NHTSA complaint: 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK WITH THE ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL REMAINED STUCK TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS SENDING AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 33,500. UPDATED 05/20/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR, TO BRAKE WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. UPDATED EVOQ 06/28/11. *JB UPDATED 2/8/12 *CN
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation