Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | |||
| 04/25/2010 | 69938 | ||
| 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, padding 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 diagnoze 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 diagnoze 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 registeration & 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 warrantable 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 ? | |||