Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ||||||||||||||||
| 96E001000 | ROSTRA PRECISION CONTROLS | from 11/01/1995 to 12/01/1995 | E (Equipment) | 5145 | 01/02/1996 | MFR | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 01/03/1996 | 01/22/1996 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | These cruise control systems fail to hold the speed set by the driver and can accelerate above the intended set speed. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Unintended acceleration can increase the potential for a vehicle accident. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace these cruise control assemblies. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: fuel; throttle linkages and control equipment description:aftermarket cruise control system installed on certain toyota passenger vehicles and light duty pickup trucks sold in toyota dealerships serviced by southeast toyota and gulf states toyota distributors.the dealers would be located in the following states: florida, alabama, georgia, north carolina, and south carolina for southeast toyotaand texas, oklahoma, mississippi, louisiana, and arkansas for gulf states toyota.note: owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer in these affected states, on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact rostra at 1-910-276-4853 or toyota at 1-800-331-4331.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 04/01/2011 | 47000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 1996 toyota corolla. the contact stated that during rainy weather, the steering wheel would turn independently and the vehicle would accelerate from left to right abnormally before straightening. during the failure, the contact depressed the brakes but to no avail until the vehicle came to a stop independently. the vehicle was neither inspected nor repaired for the failure. the contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. the vin was unavailable. the current and failure mileage was 47,000. | |||
| 04/01/2011 | 47000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 1996 toyota corolla. the contact stated that during rainy weather, the steering wheel suddenly turned on its own and the vehicle sped to the right. the steering wheel then turned itself left and proceeded in that direction. then it went straight. during the failure, the contact depressed the brake pedal but the vehicle would not stop. the vehicle suddenly stopped on its own. the vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. the contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. the vin was unable to be entered at the time of the complaint. the current and failure mileages were 47,000-bk | |||
| 11/30/2003 | 1 | ||
| I no longer own this vehicle, but it was a 1996 toyota corolla, and i hope the information i provide here can help somehow with any current investigations. around 100,000 miles, i took my car to a non-dealer mechanic to replace my timing belt as a matter of maintenance. after this replacement, my cruise control never worked again, and i noticed that in moments of deceleration (either in braking or coasting) that the engine would suddenly race and i could feel the gas pedal pull from its resting position. please note that the model i've indicated is inaccurate -- i don't recall what the model was as i no longer own the vehicle. i've been as specific as i can be. i just thought it might prove useful. the incident date is also inaccurate as this occurred frequently enough to notice, but not often enough or severely enough to warrant my taking to a dealer. *tr | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| Ltr from congressman jo bonner on behalf of his constituent, who has concerns about the cruise control in his 1996 toyota corolla. *nj the consumer stated the consumer control did not perform as designed. the consumer stated toyota denied knowing anything about a recall. *jb | |||
| 10/01/2006 | 73000 | 1 | 05/01/1996 |
| On oct 1 2006 my toyota corolla 1996 model economy type had its accelerator stuck and i was not able to reduce the speed or brake it. and after traveling at about 70 miles per hour for . 5 minutes it felt like some thing fell from the front and the car lost all power so i was able to coast to a stop in a parking lot. then saw smoke from the hood and it burst in to flames by the time fire crew were able to stop all of the engine was one black molten mass. *nm | |||
| 11/23/2003 | 95000 | 1 | 08/08/2001 |
| Unexplained acceleration of vehicle and application of brakes not effective. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 03/02/1997 | 1 | 02/07/1996 | |
| Cruise control was missed by error while the vehicle was assembled. | |||