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2009 TOYOTA COROLLA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 801574 · 2010-07-24

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
20,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

7-10-10 I WAS PARKING MY '09 TOYOTA COROLLA BEHIND A FORD ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AS I PRESSED THE BRAKE TO COME TO A STOP THE CAR BUCKED & THE ENGINE MADE A REVVING NOISE. MY CAR ACCELERATED INTO THE BACK OF THE FORD DAMAGING MY BUMPER AND THE FORD'S BACK BUMPER. 7-12 I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY & REPORTED THE INCIDENT. THEY SENT OUT SOMEONE TO ASSESS THE DAMAGES & TOLD ME WHERE TO TAKE MY CAR TO GET IT FIXED. I WAS TOLD TO HAVE A TOYOTA CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN CHECK THE BRAKES & INSPECT WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS. I CALLED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP & THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT LOOK AT THE CAR UNTIL THE END OF JULY. I DECIDED TO TAKE THE CAR TO GET REPAIRED FIRST & SEE IF THEY HAD A TOYOTA CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN THERE. I WAS TOLD THEY DIDN'T BUT WHILE THEY WAITED ON PARTS THEY WOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. 7-14 THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T INSPECT THE BRAKES & I WOULD HAVE TO CALL THE TOYOTA 800 NUMBER & REPORT THE INCIDENT. 7-15 I CALLED TOYOTA & RELAYED THE INCIDENT. I WAS ASKED WHAT I WANTED TOYOTA TO DO ABOUT IT. I SAID I WANTED THEM TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS & FIX IT & AS IT WAS A TOYOTA MALFUNCTION TO HAVE THEM TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ACCIDENT. A FEW DAYS LATER SOMEONE FROM TOYOTA CALLED ME & TOLD ME THAT WITHIN 10-14 DAYS AN INSPECTOR WOULD BE IN CONTACT WITH ME ABOUT LOOKING AT THE CAR. OVER A WEEK I WAS CONTINUALLY CALLING MY INSPECTOR TO TALK TO HER ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. EVERY TIME I CALLED I GOT HER VOICEMAIL & IT WOULD TAKE

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10345033
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