# 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `904875` · 2012-02-13 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** COROLLA MATRIX
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Speed:** 2 mph
## Narrative
FROM MY APARTMENT PARKING SPACE I HAD TO MAKE A U TURN. GENTLY PUT MY FOOT ON ACCELERATOR, APPROX. @2MPH, TURNING RIGHT, MATRIX BEGAN TO GO FASTER, PUT MY FOOT QUICKLY ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR ACCELERATED AT A HIGHER SPEED CRASHING ME INTO A BRICK WALL, ALL WITHIN PARKING AREA. ESTIMATE OF DAMAGE WAS $6,000.00, FRAME SEVERELY BENT, BUMPER & HOOD DESTROYED. SIDE FRONT FENDERS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGED. THE FRONT IMPACT WAS VERY FAST, NO AIR BAG WENT OFF. REAR SIDE PANELS POPPED OFF.  *TR
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