Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 08/19/1996 | 40000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1993 toyota corolla. the contact stated that they have had two have the transmission replaced three times on the vehicle and feels this is in some way connected to the fact that the gas pedal is getting stuck. the dealer looked at the transmission and stated that the plate the transmission sitting on is bent. the dealer stated that the only way this could be would a manufacturing problem. this has been an ongoing issue since the contact has owned the vehicle, but the dealer has never been able to pinpoint the problem of the gas pedal getting stuck. the failure mileage 40000 and the current mileage was 170000.rl | |||
| 09/26/2004 | 4000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1993 toyota corolla. when the driver attempted to move the vehicle from one parking space to another, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a tree. the frontal air bag deployed causing internal injuries that killed her on impact. the manufacturer sent an investigator to diagnose the failure. the investigation concluded that the vehicles sudden acceleration mileage was 18 mph when it crashed into the tree. the current and failure mileages were 40,000. a police report was filed. updated 03/14/10 *bf updated04/16/10. *lj | |||
| While pulling into parking space vehicle suddenly accelerated, causing owner to fear for safety.owner also notes at the time vehicle accelerated, it felt like cruise control was activated, but it wasn't. ause has not been determined. *ak | |||
| 08/21/1996 | 1 | 08/20/1993 | |
| Sudden acceleration, causing accident. | |||
| 09/20/1995 | |||
| When putting the car in park the vehicle surged and went over a curb. please describe. tt | |||
| 06/13/1994 | 1 | ||
| Engine surges while in park/driving at speed below 50 mph/coasting to slowdown. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| 03/07/2002 | 0 | ||
| While backing out of driveway vehicle revved out of control. *ak | |||
| Consumer was going 25mph while it was sunny outside & car began to accelerate up to a higher speed. the only way consumer was able to stop vehicle was to hit a tree. no injuries sustained. car was towed, and toyota was contacted and will come out to look at vehicle. *ak | |||
| 07/19/1997 | 0 | ||
| Driving to intersection, speed control off; engine started revving high; speed control went on; applied brakes, but it did not disengage. vehicle went through intersection. pulled over & turned it off. restarted it & same problem. husband found broken cable. will be taken to dealer. *ak | |||