2008 TOYOTA COROLLA Vehicle Speed Control Problems

2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SIDE SWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THE TO BE REIMBURSED. *JS

MY COROLLA'S ACCELERATOR STICKS FROM TIME TO TIME. THE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM WAS FOR 2009 AND LATER MODEL YEARS BUT STILL AFFECTS THE 2008 MODEL. TOYOTA WILL NOT TAKE ANY ACTION SHORT OF CHARGING TO FIX THIS ISSUE EVEN THOUGH DEATHS HAVE BEEN REPORTED FOR THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH FORCE AND THE BRAKES RESPONDED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE TO GO SHOPPING AROUND 1 PM. IT WAS CLEAR AND SUNNY AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT. THERE WAS A SPEED BUMP RIGHT BEFORE THE PARKING SPOT SO THE CAR WAS GOING SLOW AND AS I PULLED INTO THE PARKING THE SPOT THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING US TO HIT A BRICK WALL. I WAS TURNING LEFT INTO THE PARKING SPOT. CAR WAS DAMAGED TO THE FRONT END AND THE WALL TO THE STRIP CENTER. MY MOM WAS 89 YEARS OLD WAS SHAKEN UP AND CHECKED OUT IN THE HOSPITAL. THANKFULLY SHE WAS OK. MY HUSBAND CAME TO CHECK THE CAR AND IT WAS DRIVABLE SO HE TOOK IT TO FRED HASS TOYOTA IN SPRING, TEXAS. THEY TOLD US IT COULD BE UP TO 2 WEEKS BEFORE THEY SHOW UP TO CHECK THE CAR. HE CALLED TOYOTA AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THEY GAVE US A CLAIM NUMBER AND TOLD US THEY WOULD CALL US SATURDAY BEFORE NOON. WE NEVER RECEIVED A PHONE CALL AND I HOPE THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF OUR CLAIM. I WILL NOT BE DRIVING THIS CAR AGAIN. WE ARE THE ONLY OWNERS AND BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW WITH ALL OF THE SERVICE DONE INCLUDING ANY RECALLS AT FRED HASS TOYOTA. *TR

Mileage: 101,250

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CHURCH GATE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 01/12/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND TRADED IN. UPDATED 6/3/2015 *JS

Mileage: 77,000

UPON STARTING MY CAR, ON THIS PARTICULAR MORNING, I NOTICED A REVVING SOUND. IT DIDN'T SOUND LIKE ANYTHING NORMALLY RELATED TO START-UP, BUT I ASSUMED THAT MAYBE IT WAS A MOMENTARY GLITCH. I SWITCHED THE CAR INTO REVERSE AND THE REVVING SOUND INCREASED. IT SOUNDED AS IF SOMEONE HAD FLOORED THE ACCELERATOR. (I WAS LATER ASKED HOW MANY MPH. TO ME, IT SOUNDED AS THOUGH I WERE GOING ABOUT 50 MPH.) WHILE IN REVERSE, AND WITH THE INCREASING REVVING SOUND AND RPM, MY BRAKES LOCKED ON ME AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ALL CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT BACK INTO PARK AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. I CONTACTED TOYOTA TO INQUIRE ABOUT ANY RECALLS ON MY CAR AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD TAKEN PLACE. I WAS TOLD BY THE CORPORATION THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND TO BRING IT IN FOR SERVICING TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP PULLED UP A SERVICE HISTORY REPORT SHOWING THAT THEY HAD DONE A RECALL REPAIR ON MY CAR SEVERAL YEARS EARLIER. THEY DISMISSED MY CLAIM, SAYING THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR AND THAT IT WAS DRIVER ERROR. THE SERVICE MANAGER REFUSED TO SUBMIT A REPORT FOR INVESTIGATION INTO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, STATING THAT HE BELIEVED THAT AN INCREASE IN RPM IS UNRELATED TO ACCELERATION. HE ALSO MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO SELL ME ANOTHER CAR. I APPEALED TO THE CORPORATE OFFICE FOR TOYOTA RECALL. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN OVER THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE AND THE RISK OF CONTINUING TO OPERATE IT. THEIR SENTIMENTS WERE, "WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?". OVER A SEVERAL DAY PERIOD, TOYOTA STATED THEY COULD FIND NOTHING- EVEN WITH THEIR ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC PROCESS THAT THEY INSISTED I UNDERWENT. I TOOK MY CAR TO A THIRD-PARTY CERTIFIED MECHANIC, WHO WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY THAT PART OF THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO A BATTERY LEAK AND A TERMINAL THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I DO NOT FEEL THAT TOYOTA TOOK A GENUINE INTEREST IN MY ISSUE, DUE TO THE LACK OF OPPORTUNITY TO PROFIT FROM MY PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

I WAS DRIVING IN THE COUNTRY WITH MY DAUGHTER. I WAS DRIVING SLOW BECAUSE I HAD NEVER DRIVEN THAT ROAD BEFORE AND THERE WAS A SPEED LIMIT 30 AND THE 45 MPH. THERE WAS A STOP SIGN WHERE I NEEDED TO TURN RIGHT. I STARTED SLOWING DOWN BUT THE CAR WOULD COMPLETE THE STOP. SO, I TURNED RIGHT AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND GOT OUT OF CONTROL. IT WAS ACCELERATING AND MOVING LEFT AND RIGHT LIKE CRAZY. I TRIED TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHT BUT I WASN'T ABLE TO DO THAT BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF CONTROL. THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK EITHER. THERE WERE SMALL HILLS ON THE BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD THAT'S WHY THE CAR KEPT DRIVING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. PROBABLY 3000-4000 FEET FROM THE STOP SIGN THERE WAS A BIG IRON GATE LEADING TO THE PASTURE. MY CAR KNOCKED DOWN THE WHOLE GATE AND KEPT MOVING INTO THE PASTURE. FINALLY THE CAR HIT ANOTHER POLE AND A FENCE AND STOPPED. THE CAR IS TOTALED. FORTUNATELY I DIDN'T SUFFER ANY SERIOUS INJURES EXCEPT I SUFFERED CONSTANT HEADACHES FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND MY DAUGHTER HAD LONG SCRATCHES ACROSS HER THROAT FROM A SEATBELT. THIS IS A MIRACLE THAT WE ARE ALIVE. IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD. TWO OF OUR CHURCH MEMBERS DROVE 2 MINUTES AFTER ME SO THAT I RECEIVED HELP FROM THEM. THEY DIDN'T WITNESS THE CRASH BUT THEY SAW WHERE IT HAPPENED, HOW THE PLACE OF ACCIDENT LOOKED LIKE, AND LONG MARKS THAT MY CAR LEFT ON THE SIDES OF THE ROAD. ALSO, I GOT A POLICE REPORT WHERE IT SAYS THAT THE DRIVER DIDN'T DO ANYTHING IMPROPER AND THERE IS A MAP OF THE PLACE OF THE ACCIDENT ATTACHED. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND HAVEN'T HAD ANY RESPONSE YET. FIRST THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT IT TAKES THEM 30 DAYS TO MAKE A DECISION, LATER HE SAID THAT IT'S 60 DAYS. THE INSPECTOR CAME AND GOT THE CDR DATA FROM THE CAR. HE DIDN'T EXPLAIN ANYTHING TO ME BUT HE EMAILED A CRASH DATA FILES AND SAID TO WAIT A CALL FROM TOYOTA. *TR

Mileage: 90,891

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING FORWARD WHILE THE ENGINE ERRONEOUSLY CONTINUED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

Mileage: 59,000

MY WIFE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT IN FRONT OF A BAGEL SHOP AND THE CAR JUST LOST CONTROL ACCELERATING , NOT STOPPING UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A PILLAR. CAUSING EXTREME DAMAGE TO THE CAR. *JS

Mileage: 53,000

ACCELERATOR STUCK "ON" AFTER CAR STARTED AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. OWNER/DRIVER COULD NOT AVOID STRIKING OTHER VEHICLES. OWNER/DRIVER IS ASSISTED BY [XXX]ATTORNEY AT LAW [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR... UPDATED 03/19/15*BF *TR

Mileage: 55,000

SINCE, I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IT WOULD MAKE NOISE RATTLE LIKE SOMETHING WAS LOOSE. EVERY TIME I WOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE IN THEY WOULD KEEP IT THE WHOLE DAY FOR DAYS AND I WAS WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION. THEY REFUSED TO LEND ME A VEHICLE. AND AT THE END STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. MAKING IT LOOK LIKE I WAS HEARING THINGS. THE 2ND ISSUE IS WHEN I PUT IN REVERSE FOR EXAMPLE I WANT TO PARALLEL PARK AND PUT IT IN REVERSE IT GETS STUCK AND REVERSES SUPER FAST. WHEN I TOOK BACK THEY SAID THEY HEARD IT THEN THEY DID NOT. NOW THE REVERSE PART AND RATTLE NOISE IS WORSE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING AND I GO IN TO LEAVE THE CAR TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES BUT ON THE PAPER THEY WOULD ALWAYS CHANGE THE COMPLAINT TO A NEW ONE. THIS IS WHAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. AT FIRST THEY WERE NICE BUT ONCE I WAS OUT THEY WERE HELPLESS. THEN I HAD TO RETURN VARIOUS TIMES FOR A LETTER I GOT IN THE MAIL THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON "RECALL". EVER SINCE BUYING A BRAND NEW CAR FROM TOYOTA HAS BEEN A BAD EXPERIENCE BECAUSE I WAS WITH A NEW CAR BUT WITH THE CONDITIONS OF A USED CAR. AND TO TOP IT OFF THEY CHARGE ME TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. SADLY TO SAY THESE PEOPLE DON'T CAR ONCE THEY GET YOU HOOKED ON THE CAR. ONCE YOU'RE OUT YOUR ALONE AND THEY WON'T BACK UP THEIR VEHICLES. AND ANOTHER ISSUE THE BATTERIES DIED FAST AND I HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW ONE. AND SINCE THEY KNOW ONE NEEDS A CAR THEIR IS NOTHING TO DO BUT TO SUCK IT UP THIS SUCKS!! WARNING!! *TR

Mileage: 100

I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING SINCE NOVEMBER 2012 TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ABOUT WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE FEELS LIKE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GETS STUCK AND VEHICLE KEEPS ACCELERATING WITHOUT FOOT ON PEDAL. EVERY TIME I TOOK IT THE GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND ABOUT DIRTY GAS LINE AND CHARGE FOR SERVICE NOT REALLY NEEDED. IN FEBRUARY CAR BROKE TOWN BECAUSE OF SYSTEM THROTTLE WAS REPLACED AND STILL HAD SAME ACCELERATION AFTER 3 WEEKS FROM REPAIRED. WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY 2 MONTH SON AFTER DROPPING MY WIFE AT WORK AND MY CAR STARTED TO GET ACCELERATION PEDAL PROBLEM AND VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND CRASH INTO 2 PARKED VEHICLE. SON WAS OK I WAS BRUISED WITH BLACK AND BLUE AROUND SEATBELT AREA AND PELVIS AND JUST LEFT KNEE PAIN FOR NOW. WENT TO HOSPITAL FROM SCENE AND CAR WAS TOTALED. WOULD HAVE NEVER HAD PROBLEM IF DEALERSHIP LISTEN AND DIDN'T BRUSH MY CAR TO SIDE AND FIX PROBLEM CAR HAD WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 45,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP FOR BODY REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE FOR TREATMENT OF CHEST CONTUSIONS, A BRAIN CONCUSSION AND INJURIES TO THE SPINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND SENT A TECHNICIAN TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. *TR

Mileage: 2,000

I HAD MY TOYOTA COROLLA 08 SERVICED ON 4/5/11 DUE TO A RECALL FOR THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. AFTER THE TOYOTA DEALER LOOKED AT THEY DETERMINED IT DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED ACCORDING TO "LOT #7238" AND ON 8-21-2012 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 55 MPH WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM JUST CUT OFF. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF HER AT A DISTANCE AND IT STARTED TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL IT AND MANAGE TO PARK AT THE MEDIAN. SHE SAID THAT THE BREAKS DID NOT WORK AND THE POWER STEERING DID NOT WORK. SHE WAS TERRIFIED AT THAT MOMENT AND FEARED FOR HER LIFE. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THEY JUST TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL AND IT SHOULD BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY. I ASKED THE REPRESENTATIVE WHY THIS RECALL WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF THE FIRST TIME I WENT TO THE DEALER. HE HAD TOLD ME THAT AT THAT TIME IT WAS NOT NECESSARY TO CHANGE THE PART WHICH AFFECTED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. WELL THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE WASTED MY TIME, BUT LOOKING BACK THEY WERE NEGLIGENT ON THEIR PART. I COULD HAVE LOST MY LOVED ONE OR ONE OF MY BELOVED CHILDREN WHICH COULD HAVE DEVASTATING FOR ME. *TR

Mileage: 57,704

CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED WHILE OFF. I TYPICALLY USE CRUISE CONTROL EVERY DAY. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO USE IT ON 7/27, THE INDICATOR LIGHT SHOWED "ON" BUT IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN I TRIED TO SET THE VEHICLE SPEED. I TURNED THE CRUISE OFF AND RETRIED - AGAIN THE CONTROL FAILED TO ENGAGE. AFTER 4 ATTEMPTS I GAVE UP AND LEFT THE CONTROL OFF. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN (ON A SLIGHT UPHILL INCLINE), HARD ENOUGH TO DROP FROM 4TH TO 2ND GEAR, AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. I HIT THE BRAKES AND THE ACCELERATION STOPPED. OPERATION THEN SEEMED NORMAL. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF THOUGHT, I DECIDED TO (CAUTIOUSLY) CHECK THE CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN. IT ENGAGED AND OPERATED PROPERLY. AFTER CHECKING THOUGH, I TURNED IT OFF. LATER THAT DAY I TOOK THE CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SCANNED THE ELECTRONICS, BUT FOUND NO ERRORS. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON AND ARM SEPARATED FROM THE BASE DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, WHERE THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AND ARM WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURE TOOK A COMPLAINT AND OFFERED TO REIMBURSE THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,436. SM.

Mileage: 39,436

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED. WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT THEN VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND PUMPED THE BRAKES WHILE RELEASING THE CLUTCH. THE VEHICLE THEN BECAME RESPONSIVE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,742 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,782. UPDATED 09/14/11*LJ UPDATED 12/05/11

Mileage: 39,742

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THERE WAS A SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITH THE VEHICLE. AS THE BRAKE WAS BEING DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED HEAD INTO A CONCRETE WALL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED VERY SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE BODY AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A TRAUMA UNIT. THE CONTACT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN THE VEHICLE AND WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERAL BRUISES TO VARIOUS PARTS OF THE BODY AND THE WIRING FROM THE VEHICLE BURNED HER ARM. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. A PRIVATE MECHANIC PERFORMED REPAIRS BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY WHAT REPAIRS WERE DONE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ UPDATED 03/24/11

Mileage: 20,000

MY WIFE WAS ENTERING A PERPENDICULAR PARKING SPOT, SHE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 FEET FROM A RETAINING WALL WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN OUR 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA ACCELERATED. HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, BRINGING IT SLOWLY INTO THE PARKING SPOT, AND TO A STOP. THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN ACCELERATED AND SOUNDED LIKE SOME ONE ACCELERATING THE CAR IF IT WAS IN PARK. OUR DAUGHTER AND GRANDSON'S WERE IN THE CAR. THE CAR HIT THE RETAINING WALL CAUSING $2500 DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE RETAINING WALL WAS MADE OF RAILROAD TIES. A TIE WAS KNOCKED OUT OF PLACE (ALSO ROTTEN) THIS HAPPENED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, SO AUTHORITIES WERE NOT CALLED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, MAINLY BECAUSE THE CAR WENT UP ON THE WALL. HAD SHE NOT BEEN TURNING INTO A PARKING PLACE, SHE WOULD HAVE WENT STRAIGHT INTO A CROWD OF FAMILIES. THE TOYOTA DEALER WAS CONTACTED, THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED IN CHECKING IT OUT. TOYOTA COMPANY WAS CONTACTED, THEY PULLED THE DATA OUT OF THE COMPUTER, AND CHECKED THE CAR OUT FOR BRAKES. ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND FLOOR MATS, FIVE WEEKS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA STATING THE INCIDENT WAS NOT A RESULT OF ANY TYPE OF MANUFACTURE DESIGN OR DEFECT. DURING THE TIME I WAS DEALING WITH TOYOTA I DID SOME INTERNET SURFING TRYING TO FIND INFORMATION ON TOYOTA'S HAVING UNINTENDED ACCELERATION (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). WHILE LOOKING IN A CONSUMER PROTECTION WEB PAGE, "WWW-ODI.NHTSA.GOT.GOV/COMPLAINTS/RESULTS.CFM" I FOUND THAT HUNDREDS OF TOYOTA COROLLAS HAVE HAD VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL PROBLEMS, LIKE OURS. THEY ARE ALL SIMILAR, JUST A LITTLE DIFFERENT TIME DURING DRIVING, BUT MOST HAPPENED WHILE COMING TO A STOP, AND WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF DAMAGE. TOYOTA IS NO HELP, IT THEY WERE, THEY WOULD BE ADMITTING THEY HAD A PROBLEM. THE LINKAGE BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND COMPUTER ON THESE TOYOTAS IS ELECTRONIC. IT IS MY FEELING THE COMPUTER IS GETTING A NOISE SPIKE, OR HAVE A TIMING PROBLEM IN THEIR COMPUTER. NOW I HAVE A CAR THAT MY WIFE WON'T DRIVE. UPDATED IVOQ 02/10/11 *TR

Mileage: 45,014

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 15 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO PROVIDED HER WITH A 2010 MODEL VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING AN INVESTIGATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,750.

Mileage: 57,750

ON NOVEMBER 22, 2010 I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE BETWEEN TWO PARKED CARS ON THE ROOF OF A PARKING GARAGE. THE SPACE WAS STRAIGHT AHEAD OF ME AND AS I STARTED TO PULL IN AND APPLIED THE BRAKE, MY 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA ACCELERATED TO TOP SPEED CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO THE CONCRETE WALL APPROXIMATELY 18.5 FEET IN FRONT OF ME. THE CAR JUMPED THE CONCRETE PARKING BLOCK AND HIT THE 3FT. CONCRETE WALL. MY AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND THE SEAT BELT EXTENDED TO ITS LIMIT BUT DID NOT RETRACT. I WAS BRUISED AND SORE FROM THE IMPACT. THE ESTIMATE TO REPAIR MY CAR IS IN EXCESS OF $7,500. I CALLED MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH THE 2008 COROLLAS (CONTRARY TO WHAT I SEE ON THE WEBSITE) BUT THEY WILL LOOK AT IT IF I BRING IT IN AFTER IT IS FIXED. IT WAS OBVIOUS THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN AND I HAD NO CONTROL. IT WAS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE AND I DON'T THINK I WILL BE COMFORTABLE DRIVING MY CAR AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 25,438

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION. WE WERE APPROACHING THE EXIT FROM THE DENTAL SCHOOL PARKING AND HAD TO SLOW FOR ANOTHER CAR WAITING TO TURN. WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT INTO FULL ACCELERATION CAUSING US TO SWIPE THE WAITING CAR AND FORCING EXTREME EVASIVE ACTION. SITUATION WAS WITNESSED BY TRAFFIC OFFICER DIRECTING TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BODY SHOP WHERE IT WAS INVESTIGATED BY THE MANUFACTURER'S REPRESENTATIVE. NO FAULT WAS FOUND. VEHICLE WAS TRADED IN AND IS IN DEALERS POSSESSION - FOR POTENTIAL RESALE. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THERE WAS A FAULT BECAUSE THERE WAS CLEARLY NO CONTACT WITH THE ACCELERATOR DURING THE EVENT. WE REFUSED TO DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN! *TR

Mileage: 18,133

ON 1-30-10 I TOOK MY CAR FOR ITS FIRST "FREE" LUBE ETC.AND I MENTIONED A "SURGE" WHEN ACCELERATING AND ALSO AN INTERMITTENT CLUNK SOUND WHEN BRAKING. THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM. ON 1-30-10 I WAS DRIVING INTO MY GARAGE SLOWLY TO REACH A CONE I HAVE PLACED TO "STOP". ABOUT A FOOT FROM THE CONE THE ACCELERATOR SURGED INTO THE CONE, AND A CABINET AND TABLE BEHIND THE CONE WERE DAMAGED, PLUS $4653.76 DAMAGE TO MY CAR. *TR

Mileage: 29,167

S10 COMEBACK-LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM RE TOYOTA UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE AT LESS THAN 5 MPH TO EXECUTE A LEFT TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON SURGED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE AND HER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. *JB UPDATED 07/27/10*JB ADDED VIN. UPDATED 07/29/10*JB UPDATED 12/30/10.*JB UPDATED 01/07/11. *JB UPDATED 03/02/11*JB UPDATED 06/28/11.*JB THREE VOQS ON SAME VIN: 10256808,10335955,10266580 *SMCH

THIS IS AN UPDATE TO COMPLAINT # 10314227 I HAVE HAD TWO MORE SUA'S. ONE WAS IN MAY WHEN I WAS PARKED AT A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT ON A SLIGHT UPWARD SLANT. THE CAR WAS SLIGHTLY WARM. IT WAS A DRY, COOL DAY. WHEN I SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD, I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO PAUSE TO LOOK FOR TRAFFIC. THEN THE MOTOR BEGAN TO RACE AS IF SOMEONE HAD FLOORED THE ACCELERATOR AND WAS HOLDING IT THERE. AS MY FOOT REMAINED ON THE BRAKE, WHICH FORTUNATELY HELD, I LOOKED AROUND TO SEE IF ANYONE WAS WITNESSING THE EVENT SO I WOULD HAVE SOMEONE TO BACK ME UP, BUT NO ONE WAS NEAR. IT STOPPED RACING AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THEN ABRUPTLY STARTING RACING AGAIN FOR A FEW SECONDS. ALL THIS TIME I WAS IN REVERSE AND HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THEN IT SUDDENLY STOPPED. I PUT IT INTO PARK FOR A WHILE TO SEE WHAT IT WAS GOING TO DO, BUT WHEN NOTHING HAPPENED I WENT INTO REVERSE AGAIN AND THE ENGINE DID NOT RACE. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS IN THE FIRST PART OF JUNE WHEN I HAD JUST GONE ABOUT 1/8 OF A MILE AND THE CAR WAS STILL COLD. IT WAS A WARM, DRY DAY. I WAS SITTING AT A LIGHT WAITING TO GET ON THE BELTLINE WHEN I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A MOTORCYCLE NEARBY RACING ITS ENGINE. MY RADIO WAS ON PLAYING MUSIC. I HEARD IT FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN IT STOPPED. I LOOKED AROUND FOR THE MOTORCYCLE. THEN IT STARTED AGAIN. BY THIS TIME I REALIZED THAT IT WAS MY ENGINE THAT WAS RACING. BY THE TIME I CUT THE RADIO OFF, IT HAD AGAIN STOPPED. SO THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE SUA HAPPENED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RELATIVELY COLD AND WITH TWO SHORT EPISODES OF THE RACING ENGINE. I DID NOT THINK TO LOOK AT THE TACHOMETER. IT WAS TOO QUICK. AGAIN, MY FOOT NEVER LEFT THE BRAKE. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED I DROVE ON THROUGH THE TRAFFIC WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PLEASE REFERENCE THIS COMPLAINT NUMBER TO MY OTHER COMPLAINT. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE APPLYING BRAKE, CAR SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD (HARD ACCELERATION). MINOR ACCIDENT ENSUED, SEVERAL POLICE OFFICERS OBSERVED ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 18,133

ON AUG. 1, 2008 I BOUGHT A CERTIFIED USED 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH 5,420 MILES ON IT FROM MANHATTAN BEACH TOYOTA, IN MANHATTAN BEACH, CA. AFTER DRIVING IT FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, I REALIZED THERE WAS SOMETHING TROUBLING ABOUT THE ACCELERATOR. WHENEVER I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO MAKE A STANDING START -- WHEN A TRAFFIC SIGNAL TURNED GREEN, FOR EXAMPLE -- THE CAR WOULD OFTEN LURCH FORWARD IN AN UNCONTROLLABLE MANNER. I SOON TRACED THE PROBLEM TO THE POSITION OF MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. IF MY FOOT WAS IN JUST THE RIGHT POSITION -- LOW TO MIDWAY ON THE PEDAL, WITH MY HEEL CLOSEST TO THE FLOOR -- I HAD COMPLETE CONTROL. BUT IF I MISCALCULATED AND PLACED MY FOOT EVER SO SLIGHTLY HIGHER ON THE PEDAL, THE CAR WOULD LURCH FORWARD EVEN WHEN I APPLIED THE SAME PRESSURE. I COULD REGAIN CONTROL ONLY BY QUICKLY TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND/OR HITTING THE BRAKES. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT MAINTAINS MY CAR REPEATEDLY SAID I SHOULD NOT WORRY -- THAT AS THE CAR'S COMPUTER GOT USED TO MY DRIVING HABITS, IT WOULD EVENTUALLY ADJUST THE ACTION OF THE ACCELERATOR TO MY TOUCH. BUT NOTHING CHANGED. NOW I TAKE EXTRA CARE TO TRY AND GET MY FOOT IN JUST THE RIGHT SPOT BEFORE ACCELERATING FROM A STANDING START. SOMETIMES I AM SUCCESSFUL, OTHER TIMES NOT. IN ANTICIPATION OF TROUBLE, I MAKE IT A POINT TO LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN ME AND THE CAR AHEAD OF ME, SO I WON'T REAR END IT IF THE ACCELERATOR SENDS ME LURCHING FORWARD. I HAVE BECOME RESIGNED TO THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE I AM A TOYOTA FAN AND LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE ABOUT THE CAR. I NEVER THOUGHT TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS UNTIL A NEW YORK TIMES STORY INDICATED THAT OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, AND (I BELIEVE) HAD NOTIFIED YOUR AGENCY. (PLS IGNORE THE DATES I ENTERED BELOW; THE PROBLEM PERSISTS TO THIS DAY, BUT YOUR FORM WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO SO INDICATE.) *TR

Mileage: 5,570

MY TOYOTA COROLLA CE SEDAN AUTOMATIC, YR: 2008. MILEAGE 69938. WARRANTY IS OUT. 04/25/10 WHILE MY CAR WAS PARKED I STARTED ENGINE, GAS PEDAL DID NOT ACCELERATE., ENGINE HAD LOW TONE & SLOWLY WENT OFF. I TRIED 4-5 TIMES, PRESSING ON GAS PEDAL WHILE ENGINE WAS ON, SAME RESULT. FINALLY. I STARTED ENGINE, WITHOUT DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL, I BACKED UP, THEN, I PUT GEAR IN DRIVE & MOVED THE CAR FORWARD, AFTER ABT 2 MINUTES I DEPRESSED GAS PEDAL, ENGINE ACCELERATED & DROVE ON. IT HAS BEEN NORMAL EVER SINCE. I HAD PREVIOUS 2 SIMILAR CASES BUT ENGINE ACCELERATED ON 2ND TRY. 4/26/10, I REPORTED IT, AS MANUFACTURING DEFECT, TO TOYOTA DEALER & ASKED FIXING IT WITHOUT CHARGE TO ME. DEALER HAD CAR CHECKED BY A TECHNICIAN, HE COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE & SAID I SHOULD LEAVE IT FOR COMPLETE INSPECTION AT $98/HR. I TOLD CUSTOMER RELATIONS MGR I COULD NOT PAY IT. HE HAD THE CAR INSPECTED AGAIN, THIS TIME BY HEAD MECHANIC AT WORKSHOP ABT 20 MINUTES. HE SAID CAR WAS OK & COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE. 4/28/10 I FAXED ALL IN DETAIL TO TOYOTA MOTOR SALES USA INC, TORRANCE, CA, DEPT WC11 (CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER). 04/29/10, THEY EMAILED "DUE TO HIGH CONTACT VOLUME, WE ARE UNABLE TO RESPOND TO YOUR INQUIRY IN A TIMELY MANNER AND IT MAY TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS TO RECEIVE A RESPONSE TO YOUR INQUIRY". 4/27/10, I EMAILED "TOYOTA OWNERS MEMBER REGISTRATION" & REGISTERED MYSELF AS TOYOTA MEMBER. THEN, I REPORTED MY PROBLEM. 05/04/10 TOYOTA CALLED, A LADY ASKED ME TO RECOUNT MY STORY, AGAIN & AGAIN, OBVIOUSLY TRYING TO WORN ME OUT. SHE SAID SHE HAD NOT SEEN MY ORIGINAL REPORT, SO I FAXED HER COPY OF MY FAX 5/04/10 & ASKED HER HELP. 05/04/10, SHE EMAILED: I SHOULD CONTACT DEALERSHIP. "IF THE DEALERSHIP DISCOVERS A WARRANTY CONCERN, ALL FEES WILL BE COVERED, OTHERWISE YOU WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS RELATED TO THE INSPECTION....." MY QUESTION TO YOU (NHTSA-DOT"= HAVE SIMILAR CASES BEEN REPORTED TO YOU. WHAT SHALL I DO NEXT ? *TR

Mileage: 69,938

2008 TOYOTA COROLLA ACCELERATION ISSUE *GR THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HIS WIFE ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. SHE WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN TWO MONTHS LATER WHERE HIS WIFE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AS SHE APPROACHED A 4-WAY STOP SIGN. SHE HAD TO USE BOTH OF HER FEET TO STEP ON THE BRAKE, IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE FLOOR MAT. THE CONSUMER STATED NEITHER THE FLOOR MAT NOR THE GAS PEDAL CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS AN ELECTRONIC ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. *JB THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND VERIFIED THAT THE FLOOR MAT WAS SECURE AN STATED THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL WERE TOO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER CAUSING THE PROBABILITY THAT BOTH COULD HAVE BEEN STEPPED ON AT THE SAME TIME CAUSING DRIVER-ERROR. UPDATED 06/16/10. *JB THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 04/30/13

2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. LETTER FROM SENATOR DEMINT ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE TOYOTA UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS HIS WIFE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WENT UP AND OVER A CONCRETE CURB WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE, ONE TIRE EXPLODED AND THE ALIGNMENT OF THE FRONT END WAS THROWN OUT OF SPECIFICATION. IN OCTOBER 2009, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ROUTINE SERVICE AND THE CONSUMERS WIFE INFORMED THE DEALER ABOUT THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.*JB

I WAS TRAVELING LESS THAN 30 MPH AND STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT. THE MOMENT THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, MY CAR STALLED. THE ENGINE LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT WENT ON. AFTER I RESTARTED, IT DROVE ALL RIGHT FOR ANOTHER 10 MINUTES. IT STALLED OUT AGAIN AT ANOTHER STOPLIGHT. SCARED TO GO ON THE HIGHWAY, I PULLED INTO A HOTEL PARKING LOT. THE CAR MADE JERKY VIBRATIONS AND WOULD GO NO FASTER THAN 10 MPH REGARDLESS OF THE PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WAS BAD. IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND I WAS NOT CHARGED FOR THE REPLACEMENT (THANKFULLY!). *TR

Mileage: 36,000

I WAS DECELERATING WITH MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT. THERE WAS A CAR AHEAD OF ME AT THE LIGHT, AND AS I PULLED UP BEHIND IT, I PUT MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN I HIT BRAKES, I FOUND THAT THE CAR WAS NOT STOPPING AND THAT THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING. I PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE, AND PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL IT ENDED UP PUSHING ON THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. I DID EVERYTHING I COULD THINK OF TO STOP THE CAR, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO UNTIL I TURNED THE KEY OFF. AS FAR AS I KNOW, THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, NO TICKETS WERE ISSUED AND THE BUMPERS OF BOTH CARS WERE NOT DENTED, BUT HAD VERY DEEP SCRAPES ON THEM. THE MAT WAS HOOKED AT THE TIME AND WAS NOT INVOLVED AND I DIDN'T TOUCH THE GAS. I HAD MY HUSBAND FOLLOW ME TO MY DEALERSHIP, WHERE I ASKED THEM TO INSPECT THE CAR AND LET ME KNOW IF IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THEY REFUSED TO INSPECT IT AND REFERRED ME TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY. I DID THAT, BUT I ALSO TALKED TO TOYOTA'S SERVICE LINE IN CALIFORNIA AND THEY SAID THE BEST THEY COULD DO WAS ARRANGE FOR AN INSPECTION WITH RESULTS IN APPX 74 DAYS. MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAD AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTION, BUT ALL HE TOLD ME WAS THAT MY ACCELERATOR WAS NOT "CABLE". THE TOYOTA COMPANY TOLD ME I COULD GO AHEAD AND HAVE THE BODY WORK DONE AS LONG AS THE REPAIRS DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE BRAKE OR THE IGNITION. POLICE WERE CALLED AT THE SCENE, BUT DID NOT MEET WITH US. *TR

Mileage: 11,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING INTO THE PARK POSITION, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 35 MPH AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PLACED BOTH FEET ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT COULD NOT GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES BUT A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 29,300.

Mileage: 29,300

MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND I HIT THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME DESPITE BRAKING AS HARD AS I COULD

Mileage: 53,000

2008 COROLLA ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN APPROXIMATELY ONCE A WEEK SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE 10/2008. ALWAYS ON HIGHWAY, IT FEELS LIKE WHEN THE CRUISE RESUMES, THE WAY THE CAR JUST PICKS UP SPEED AS SOMETHING IS PUSHING IT, BUT THE CRUISE IS NOT ON. IT DOES SLOW DOWN WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL, SO IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE A PEDAL STICKING. SINCE RECALLS OF OTHER VEHICLES I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER I HAVE MY CAR SERVICED BY THAT IT IS SOMETHING ELECTRONICALLY AND IS NORMAL. I HAVE ASKED EVERYONE I KNOW IF THEIR CARS DO THIS, NO ONE HAS EVER EXPERIENCED THIS, EVEN SOMEONE WHOSE CAR HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SO CALLED GAS PEDAL STICKING. I'M GETTING VERY SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR AS I DRIVE 80 MILES ROUND TRIP FOR WORK. ALSO, MY BRAKES MAKE THIS LOUD CLUNK SOUND 1/2 THE TIME THEY ARE APPLIED. HAD THEM CHECKED ABOUT A YR AGO AND THEY ALSO SAID THIS IS NORMAL. AGAIN NO ONE I HAVE TALKED TO HAS THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS TRYING TO PARK MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA + STEPPED ON THE BRAKES BUT THE CAR SPED UP INSTEAD. THIS HAPPENED X 2. I HIT THE CURB VERY HARD AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. IF THE CURB HADN'T STOPPED MY CAR IT WOULD HAVE KEPT ON GOING. *TR*SM

Mileage: 8,900

2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATES CONTINUED ACCELERATION PROBLEMS AFTER CRASH. *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HER VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST AND THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. UPDATED 08/31/11.*JB

ON 8/29/08 I WAS SLOWLY ACCELERATING AS I PULLED ONTO THE HIGHWAY WHEN I EXPERIENCED WHAT I HAVE COME TO UNDERSTAND WAS AN SUA, A SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. WITH HEAD-ON TRAFFIC COMING AT ME FAST I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO TURN SHARPLY TO GET OFF THE ROAD. MY REAR AXLE WAS CAUGHT ON A BERM OF DIRT AT THE EDGE OF A CORNFIELD. BRAKING HAD NO EFFECT. AS I SAT THERE I REALIZED THE ENGINE WAS RACING WILDLY. THERE WAS NO OBSTRUCTION TO THE GAS PEDDLE, SO I HAD TO CUT OFF THE ENGINE BY TURNING THE KEY OFF. MY CAR IS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE ROAD WAS DRY, HOWEVER, IT WAS A DAMP MORNING AND CHILLY. I HAVE HAD NO RECURRENCES. I AM A SAFETY COMPLIANCE OFFICER WITH OSHA SO I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN INVESTIGATING THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM. I DO NOT FEEL THE ADDITION OF THE PLATE BEHIND THE GAS PEDAL IS THE SOLUTION. TOYOTA TOLD ME AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THAT IT WOULD DO NO GOOD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE SENSOR, SO I REALIZED THAT THEY HAD A DEFECT PROBLEM. I AM LOOKING INTO ADDING A SMART THROTTLE SOFTWARE PLUG-IN TO PROVIDE AN OVERRIDE TO THE THROTTLE. TOYOTA REFUSED TO TELL ME WHO MADE THE PART OR FROM WHOM THEY PURCHASED IT. PLEASE PROVIDE ME THAT INFORMATION IF POSSIBLE. PLEASE CONTINUE YOUR INVESTIGATION, AND I WOULD SUGGEST WIDENING IT TO INCLUDE ALL DRIVE-BY-WIRE SYSTEMS. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER RELEASING THROTTLE. UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE AND HAD ACCIDENT WITH VEHICLE AHEAD. PLENTY OF DISTANCE BETWEEN CARS TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT UNABLE TO BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP IN TIME. APPARENT THROTTLE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO 6000RPM ON MY 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA CE WHEN I WAS STOPPED. MY FOOT WAS OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND NO FLOOR MATS WERE NEAR THE ACCELERATOR. I BROUGHT IT TO MY DEALER BUT THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I REPORTED IT TO TOYOTA CORPORATE BUT THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED OTHER THEN TO SAY THAT TO TELL ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

TL*THE CONTACT RENTED A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN THE CONTACT WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BRIEFLY AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THOUGHT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE DUE TO OPERATOR ERROR. THE FOLLOWING WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PASSENGER OF THE VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH. THE CONTACT RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE RENTAL COMPANY SINCE IT WAS UNSAFE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I BACKED MY 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA OUT OF MY GARAGE, WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED LEFT. I USED THE REMOTE CONTROL TO CLOSE THE GARAGE DOOR. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, INTENDING TO PULL FORWARD AND TO THE RIGHT UP THE DRIVE. I GENTLY GAVE THE CAR SOME GAS, BUT THE CAR ACCELERATED SUDDENLY BEFORE I COULD TURN THE WHEEL. AS A RESULT, THE UNSTOPPABLE CAR SHOT OFF THE DRIVEWAY AND DOWN A SLOPE WHERE I CRASHED HEAD ON INTO A TREE. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 13,000

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA AND THE FLOOR MAT HAS GOTTEN STUCK UNDER THE GAS PEDAL, SIMILAR TO THE SITUATIONS LEADING UP TO THE RECALL ON THE 2009-2010 COROLLAS. OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW DAYS OF DRIVING, THE FLOOR MAT WILL UNHOOK FROM THE HOOK IN THE FLOORBOARD AND SLOWLY GET JUMBLED UNDER THE GAS PEDAL AS I MOVE MY FEET BY GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE CAR. I WILL PUT IT BACK ON THE HOOK AND IT GETS JUMBLED AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

MY SON WAS PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AND THE CAR SPED UP AND CRASHED THROUGH A FENCE BEFORE STOPPING AFTER BOTH FEET WERE APPLIED TO THE PEDAL. THE CAR IS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THERE WAS $4650 DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND OVER $600 DAMAGE TO THE FENCE. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

A RUN AWAY FULL THROTTLE ENGINE IN A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA (PURCHASED IN FALL OF 2007). I ACCIDENTALLY BACKED UP INTO A TREE AT 2 TO 3 MPH. THE REAR BUMPER OF THE CAR HIT THE TREE SQUARELY CAUSING NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO CAR. THE ENGINE OF THE CAR DID NOT DIE OUT AFTER THE IMPACT. UPON SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE -- THE CAR LURCHED FULL SPEED FORWARD (WITH FULL ACCELERATION) DESPITE FULL APPLICATION OF THE FOOT BRAKE AND NO APPLICATION OF THE ACCELERATOR. I QUICKLY PLACED THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE TO AVOID RUNNING INTO PEDESTRIANS, BUILDING AND TREES. AFTER INSPECTING THE CAR FOR DAMAGE AND ANY CAREFULLY PLACING THE CAR IN PARK WITH PARKING BRAKE AND FOOT BRAKE ENGAGE I RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE CAR HAS RUN NORMALLY SINCE THIS INCIDENT WHICH TOOK PLACE JULY OF 2008. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

DEFECTIVE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE IN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE SPEED DID NOT INCREASE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WHEN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURN GREEN. LOW SPEED DRIVING (LESS THAN 20 MPH) WAS USED TO REMOVE VEHICLE FROM ROAD. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE COMPUTER CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 60,210

WHEN BRAKING AND ALMOST AT A FULL STOP THE ENGINE RPM'S REV UP AND VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD. AT THOSE INSTANCES, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP EVEN WHEN I STAND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TR

Mileage: 6,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENTER A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED ONE MONTH PRIOR TO THE RECENT INCIDENT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 19,997.

Mileage: 19,998

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH OUT OF A PARKING LOT THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER IT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A BACK INJURY DURING THE CRASH BUT WAS NOT TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW WHY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,700 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,500.

Mileage: 19,500

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE, SHE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHOT BACKWARDS AT APPROX 100 MPH. THE VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER HITTING THE CEMENT POST IN FRONT OF A SUPERMARKET. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE IN THE PAST. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THE ISSUE WOULD OCCUR. SHE SPOKE WITH BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WHO WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 3,200. UPDATED 05/27/09. *LJ UPDATED 05/28/09.*JB VIN UPDATED SMCH**THREE VOQS ON SAME VIN: 10256808,10335955,10266580 *SMCH

Mileage: 3,200

2008 TOYOTA COROLLA ACCELERATED WHILE THE DRIVER STILL HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARDS AT A SPEED OF 100 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*JB UPDATED VIN SMCH**THREE VOQS ON SAME VIN: 10256808,10335955,10266580 *SMCH

FROM THE DAY OF PURCHASE, THE GAS PEDAL WAS WAY TOO HARD TO PRESS. IT IS SIMILAR TO THE TENSION OF A CLUTCH PEDAL. THE REGIONAL/DISTRICT TOYOTA SERVICE MANAGER AND THE SERVICE REPS AT THE AT KEARNY MESA TOYOTA IN SAN DIEGO STATED THE IT WAS NORMAL AND THAT ALL OF THE COROLLAS WERE THE SAME. HOWEVER, WHEN SAN DIEGO MOSSY TOYOTA SERVICE PERSONNEL WERE ASKED ABOUT THIS, THEY STATED ON 8 OR 9 JAN 09 THAT THERE HAD BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE GAS PEDAL HAVING TOO MUCH TENSION AND THAT THERE PROBABLY WOULD BE A RECALL ON IT IN THE FUTURE. WHILE THIS MAY NOT CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT, I AM SURE THAT SOMEONE WILL TRY TO ACCELERATE SLOWLY, AND BECAUSE OF THE TENSION, THEY WILL LUNGE FORWARD AND STRIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE PEDAL REQUIRES A CONSTANT AWARENESS TO AVOID LUNGING. IT IS EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO TAKE OFF ON AN INCLINE SMOOTHLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE AT 5 MPH, IT SURGED FORWARD AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT END SUSTAINED DAMAGES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 2,580 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,480. *UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH WHEN SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXECUTE A TURN, WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. UPDATED 04/05/10.*JB

Mileage: 2,480