# 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `818677` · 2010-10-05 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** COROLLA
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 40,000
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING, WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY FAILED TO CATCH AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL.  THE CONTACT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP.  LATER ON, WHEN THE CONTACT BACKED INTO HER DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE TO AN ESTIMATED 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE CRASHED THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR AND THE WALL ADJOINING GARAGE TO THE HOUSE. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEMS.     UPDATED 3/25/11 *CN  THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE THREE OTHER INCIDENTS WHERE THE BRAKES FAILED TO CATCH. UPDATED 10/12/11
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