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2009 TOYOTA COROLLA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 799643 · 2010-07-15

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
7,746
Speed
60 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY VEHICLE, A TOYOTA COROLLA 2009 HAD WORKED WITHOUT PROBLEMS UP UNTIL JUNE 22, 2010. TWO RECALL BULLETINS REQUIRED WORK TO BE PERFORMED BY TOYOTA TO PREVENT POTENTIAL SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION (SUA). THE FIRST ONE WAS DONE FEBRUARY 22, 2010 (FP 78112-07050) AND THE SECOND ON JUNE 22, 2010 (FP 87268-12040) AT AUTOCENTRO TOYOTA IN SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE SECOND REPAIR I PROCEEDED TO PICK UP MY TWO GRANDCHILDREN. WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AND ONLY 42 MINUTES AFTER THE SECOND ALLEGED REPAIR THE VEHICLE COMMENCED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. WITHIN THE .8 MILES THE VEHICLE TRAVELED (CONFIRMED BY MY OLDER SON WITH HIS VEHICLE'S ODOMETER) I ATTEMPTED REPEATEDLY TO STOP THE VEHICLE TO NO AVAIL. STEPPING ON THE BRAKES WITH ALL THE FORCE I COULD MUSTER DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. I DROVE INTO A MEDIAN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH NO RESULTS. FINALLY THE VEHICLE CAME TO A TOP WHEN I REAR ENDED A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THAT VEHICLE IN TURN COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE RESULTING IN A FIVE TOTAL VEHICLE COLLISION. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE I IMPACTED SUFFERED SOME INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10343426
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