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2007 TOYOTA COROLLA — AIR BAGS

crash · 830935 · 2010-12-15

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS

Severity

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

Narrative

2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE BEGAN TO SPEED UP BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. *KB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHILE WAITING AT A LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THE CONSUMER HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM, AND THEN ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED HIM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS MADE AND TO SEE WHY THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE ECU NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10370152
Machine
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