# 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `801574` · 2010-07-24 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** COROLLA
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 20,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## 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 
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