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2009 TOYOTA COROLLA — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES

crash · 832006 · 2010-12-21

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES

Severity

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

Narrative

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKE PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED THROUGH A FENCE. SHE FINALLY GOT THE VEHICLE TO STOP BEFORE CRASHING INTO THE BUILDING. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HE ACCELERATED THROUGH A FENCE CAUSING $7,566.05 IN DAMAGE TO HIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED EVEN THOUGH THE ACCIDENT WAS DUE TO DRIVER ERROR, THE VEHICLE WAS POORLY DESIGNED. THE DIFFERENTIAL IN HEIGHT BETWEEN THE GAS PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS 1 TO 1. 25 INCHES WHEN NEITHER WAS DEPRESSED. THEY CAN VERY OFTEN BE AT THE SAME HEIGHT WHEN BOTH WERE DEPRESSED TOGETHER WHICH COULD CAUSE DRIVER CONFUSION AS TO WHERE THE FOOT WOULD BE. TO ADD TO THE PROBLEM, THERE WAS A FIREWALL HUMP 1 INCH TO THE RIGHT OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS LEAVES ONLY 5.75 INCHES BETWEEN THAT WALL AND THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH SPACE TO MANEUVER HIS FOOT. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10372744
Machine
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