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2005 TOYOTA COROLLA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 823304 · 2010-11-01

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
69,889
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS PULLING INTO A SUPERMARKET PARKING PLACE AT APPROX 5MPH SPEED, I APPLIED THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP . INSTEAD OF STOPPING CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE (HAPPENED AT 3-4 SECOND), JUMPED OVER CEMENT BARRIER (CURB), HIT THE SIGN, COLLIDING INTO ANOTHER CAR. AT THE TIME OF ACCELERATION THE SMOKE CAME OUT FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I STEERED AWAY, CAR SLOWED DOWN AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BACK TO PARKING AREA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70K. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND IS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. I CALLED TO TOYOTA AND THEY PROMISED TO GET BACK TO ME WITH THE STEPS OF HOW TO PROCEED FURTHER. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10363525
Machine
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