← NHTSA complaints

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA — POWER TRAIN

crash · 811745 · 2010-09-02

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
30,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY SON WAS DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF OUR 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. STARTED THE CAR; WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, CHANGED FROM P TO R, RELEASED THE HAND BRAKE; AT THAT POINT, THE CAR TOOK OFF DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, CROSSED THE ROAD AND HIT THE TREE ON THE NEIGHBOR'S YARD AND STOPPED; DAMAGE TO REAR FENDER AND TRUNK. MY DAUGHTER NOTICED THAT MY SON HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP TILL IT HIT THE TREE. I HAD THE CAR TAKEN TO TOYOTA DEALER TO BE TESTED AND FIXED. TOYOTA RAN SOME TESTS AND INFORMED ME THAT THEY DO NOT THINK THIS WAS CAUSED BY ANY DEFECT IN THE CAR. BUT THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE ME WITH A COPY OF THE REPORT NOR CAN THEY EXPLAIN HOW THEIR TEST COULD DENY WHAT WAS WITNESSED BY THE PERSON IN THE CAR. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10353587
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown