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 - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | ||||||||||||||||
| 10V023000 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. | V (Vehicle) | 1093000 | 03/16/2010 | MFR | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 01/27/2010 | 01/28/2010 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Toyota is recalling certain model year 2008-2010 highlander, model year 2009-2010 corolla, venza and matrix passenger vehicles. the accelerator pedal can get stuck in the wide open position due to its being trapped by an unsecured or incompatible driver's floor mat. this recall is an expansion of a campaign of 3.8 million other toyota vehicles announced in 2009 for the same issue (see 09v-388). | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | A stuck open accelerator pedal may result in very high vehicle speeds and make it difficult to stop the vehicle, which could cause a crash, serious injury or death. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Toyota will modify or replace the accelerator pedals on the subject vehicles. floor surface modifications are also being considered and will be included for any model for which it is deemed appropriate. initially, dealers will be instructed on how to reshape the accelerator pedal for the repair. as replacement parts with the same shape as the modified pedal become available, they will be made available to the dealers for the repair. customers who have had the pedal reshape remedy completed will have the opportunity to receive a new pedal if they desire, after replacement pedals become available. in addition, toyota will replace any toyota all-weather floor mat in a subject vehicle with a newly designed mat, free of charge. for those customers who have the previous design all-weather floor mat but do not need or want the newly designed all-weather floor mat, toyota will recover the previous design all-weather floor mat and reimburse its price. the safety recall began march 16, 2010. owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Toyota recall no. 9lg/90l.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
| 10V017000 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 01/02/2008 to 01/22/2010 | V (Vehicle) | 2230661 | 03/16/2010 | MFR | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 01/21/2010 | 01/21/2010 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Toyota is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 avalon, model year 2007-2010 camry, model year 2009-2010 corolla, corolla matrix, rav4, model year 2010 highlander, model year 2008-2010 sequoia, and model year 2007-2010 tundra vehicles. due to the manner in which the friction lever interacts with the sliding surface of the accelerator pedal inside the pedal sensor assembly, the sliding surface of the lever may become smooth during vehicle operation. in this condition, if condensation occurs on the surface, as may occur from heater operation (without a/c) when the pedal assembly is cold, the friction when the accelerator pedal is operated may increase, which may result in the accelerator pedal becoming harder to depress, slower to return, or, in the worst case, mechanically stuck in a partially depressed position. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The accelerator pedal may become hard to depress, slow to return to idle, or, in the worst case, mechanically stuck in a partially depressed position, increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install a reinforcement bar in the accelerator pedal which will allow the pedal to operate smoothly. gm will notify owners for the pontiac vibe please see 10v-018. this service will be performed free of charge. the safety recall is expected to begin early february and will be completed in late april 2010. owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Toyota safety recall no. aoa. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||||
| TSB-0087-12 | 06/13/2012 | 10045140 | Toyota: accelerator pedal sensor assembly information regarding the inspection, removal, and installation, if lubrication or oil, is applied. *pe | 08/21/2012 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
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| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ||||||
| RQ10003 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 02/16/2010 | UNINTENDED ACCELERATION | |||
| On september 26, 2007, toyota filed a defect information report and notified nhtsa that some of its model year (my) 2007 and 2008 lexus e350 and toyota camry vehicles could experience unintended and uncontrolled acceleration due to interference between the optional all weather floor mat offered on those vehicles and the vehicles' accelerator pedal.this decision was influenced by an office of defects investigation (odi) engineering analysis.this recall was designated 07e082.two years later, on october 5, 2009, toyota filed a defect information report and notified nhtsa that a number of its my 2004-2009 lexus and toyota vehicles may also experience unintended and uncontrolled acceleration due to interference between the accelerator pedal and the driver's floor mat.this recall was designated 09v388.several months later, on january 27, 2010, toyota filed an amended, or supplemental, defect information report and expanded the population of vehicles to include additional my 2008-2010 toyota and lexus vehicles.since this expansiontook place in a different calendar year, this recall was designated 10v023.separately on january 21, 2010, toyota filed a defect information report and notified nhtsa that certain toyota vehicles and certain pontiac vibe vehicles contained a safety defect in the accelerator pedal assembly that may cause the accelerator pedal to become harder to depress, slower to return, or in the worse case, mechanically stuck in a partially depressed position.nhtsa designated this recall 10v017.in total, the four recalls cover over 7.6 million toyota and lexus vehicles as well as the pontiac vibe product made by new united motor manufacturing, inc., a venture of toyota and general motors corporation.nhtsa requires additional information from toyota to more fully understand and evaluate, among other things, whether the scope of the recalls identified above (makes, models and model years) is sufficiently broad.the agency is seeking to determine whether toyota viewed the underlying defects too narrowly as interference between the accelerator pedal and the driver | ||||||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | ||||||
| RQ10003 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 02/16/2010 | UNINTENDED ACCELERATION | |||
| On september 26, 2007, toyota filed a defect information report and notified nhtsa that some of its model year (my) 2007 and 2008 lexus e350 and toyota camry vehicles could experience unintended and uncontrolled acceleration due to interference between the optional all weather floor mat offered on those vehicles and the vehicles' accelerator pedal.this decision was influenced by an office of defects investigation (odi) engineering analysis.this recall was designated 07e082.two years later, on october 5, 2009, toyota filed a defect information report and notified nhtsa that a number of its my 2004-2009 lexus and toyota vehicles may also experience unintended and uncontrolled acceleration due to interference between the accelerator pedal and the driver's floor mat.this recall was designated 09v388.several months later, on january 27, 2010, toyota filed an amended, or supplemental, defect information report and expanded the population of vehicles to include additional my 2008-2010 toyota and lexus vehicles.since this expansiontook place in a different calendar year, this recall was designated 10v023.separately on january 21, 2010, toyota filed a defect information report and notified nhtsa that certain toyota vehicles and certain pontiac vibe vehicles contained a safety defect in the accelerator pedal assembly that may cause the accelerator pedal to become harder to depress, slower to return, or in the worse case, mechanically stuck in a partially depressed position.nhtsa designated this recall 10v017.in total, the four recalls cover over 7.6 million toyota and lexus vehicles as well as the pontiac vibe product made by new united motor manufacturing, inc., a venture of toyota and general motors corporation.nhtsa requires additional information from toyota to more fully understand and evaluate, among other things, whether the scope of the recalls identified above (makes, models and model years) is sufficiently broad.the agency is seeking to determine whether toyota viewed the underlying defects too narrowly as interference between the accelerator pedal and the driver | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 01/13/2013 | 74118 | 1 | |
| Driving on a straight interstate. speed limit was 70 mph. road surface was wet. drove over water, engine abruptly surged, similar to pushing accelerator to floor. front end veered abruptly left. i applied brakes. car spun backwards. rear right wheel made contact with the metal cable-type barrier on left side of highway. *tr | |||
| 01/13/2013 | 74118 | ||
| Driving on a straight interstate. speed limit was 70 mph. road surface was wet. drove over water, engine abruptly surged, similar to pushing accelerator to floor. front end veered abruptly left. i applied brakes. car spun backwards. rear right wheel made contact with the metal cable-type barrier on left side of highway | |||
| 12/24/2012 | |||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. the contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph, the vehicle erroneously accelerated, causing the contact to crash into a parked vehicle. the contact was not injured. the vehicle was towed to a private mechanic where the failure could not be duplicated. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. the failure mileage was not available. | |||
| 12/24/2012 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. the contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph, the vehicle erroneously accelerated, causing the contact to crash into a parked vehicle. the contact was not injured. the vehicle was towed to a private mechanic where the failure could not be duplicated. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. the failure mileage was not available. kmj | |||
| 12/24/2012 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. the contact stated that while while driving approximately 25 mph, the vehicle erroneously accelerated causing the vehicle to crash into a parked car. the vehicle was towed to a private mechanic where the failure could not be replicated. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. the failure mileage was not available. mh | |||
| 11/25/2011 | 25000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. the contact was traveling 5 mph when the vehicle suddenly surged forward without warning, causing the contact to crash into the rear of a preceding vehicle. the contact suffered na injury to his foot as a result. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the current mileage was 28,000 and the failure mileage was 25,000. | |||
| 02/10/2012 | 110000 | ||
| I have had this corolla for about 3 years, average about 700 miles per week - drive it daily. i have had no significant issues with it until the past month or so in which i have experienced two sudden acceleration events. in both cases i was traveling at a very low speed, about 10 mph or so in parking lots. while coasting / braking with my foot on the brake pedal, suddenly it was as if the brake pedal turned into an accelerator pedal! i felt all of the back-pressure the brake pedal normally has leave and it went almost completely down to the floor. at the very same instant the engine revved and began to accelerate and the car leaped forward. in both cases this lasted only a few seconds then things went back to normal. there were no indicator lights on the panel warning of anything wrong. in both cases my foot was clearly on the brake pedal and nowhere near the accelerator pedal. i visually inspected the floor mat and there was absolutely no interference between it and the accelerator pedal. this car has already had all of toyota's recall remedies applied to it and could be easily ascertained by examining the maintenance records at butler toyota of macon, georgia. i would like it if someone could examine the car's computer (not the toyota people for obvious reasons)to see if these events were recorded or not. until now i have liked this car very much in every way. however, considering all of the recent reports and now my personal experiences twice i am very much concerned about the car's safety. | |||
| 11/25/2011 | 25000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. the contact was traveling 5 mph when the vehicle suddenly surged forward without warning, causing the contact to crash into the rear of a preceding vehicle. the contact suffered na injury to his foot as a result. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the current mileage was 28,000 and the failure mileage was 25,000. | |||
| 02/10/2012 | 110000 | ||
| I have had this corolla for about 3 years, average about 700 miles per week - drive it daily. i have had no significant issues with it until the past month or so in which i have experienced two sudden acceleration events. in both cases i was traveling at a very low speed, about 10 mph or so in parking lots. while coasting / braking with my foot on the brake pedal, suddenly it was as if the brake pedal turned into an accelerator pedal! i felt all of the back-pressure the brake pedal normally has leave and it went almost completely down to the floor. at the very same instant the engine revved and began to accelerate and the car leaped forward. in both cases this lasted only a few seconds then things went back to normal. there were no indicator lights on the panel warning of anything wrong. in both cases my foot was clearly on the brake pedal and nowhere near the accelerator pedal. i visually inspected the floor mat and there was absolutely no interference between it and the accelerator pedal. this car has already had all of toyota's recall remedies applied to it and could be easily ascertained by examining the maintenance records at butler toyota of macon, georgia. i would like it if someone could examine the car's computer (not the toyota people for obvious reasons)to see if these events were recorded or not. until now i have liked this car very much in every way. however, considering all of the recent reports and now my personal experiences twice i am very much concerned about the car's safety. | |||
| 12/05/2011 | 124000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. the contact was driving 55 mph when the brakes were applied but the brakes did not respond and the vehicle abnormally accelerated. the front tires released smoked and the vehicle was turned around several times before coming to a stop in a dirt area. the front tires, rotors and cables were damaged. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed a diagnostic and located the failure at the accelerator pedal. the vehicle was repaired. the dealer modified the accelerator, replaced the rotors and the cables. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure and the current mileage was 124,000. kmj | |||
| 12/05/2011 | 124000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. the contact stated while driving at 55mph when the brake was applied the brake did not respond and the vehicle suddenly accelerated. the front tires released smoked. the vehicle turned around several times before coming to a stop in a dirt area. the vehicle front tires rotors, and cables was damaged. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed a diagnostic, which located the failure at vehicle accelerator pedal. the vehicle was repaired. the dealer modified the accelerator, replaced the rotors, and cables. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure and the current mileage was 124,000. li | |||
| 04/19/2011 | 33500 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. while attempting to park with the accelerator depressed, the contact noticed that the accelerator pedal remained stuck to the floor, causing the contact to crash into a tree. the contact was uninjured. the dealer advised the contact to notify the manufacturer of the failure. the manufacturer was sending an investigator to inspect the vehicle for the cause of the failure. the approximate failure was 33,500. | |||
| 04/19/2011 | 33500 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. the contact was involved in a crash. while attempting to park, with the accelerator depressed, the contact noticed that the accelerator pedal remained stuck to the floor, causing the contact to hit a tree. the dealer advised the contact to notify the manufacturer. the manufacturer was sending an investigator to inspect the vehicle. the approximate failure was 33,500. there was no police report taken. bw | |||
| 03/09/2011 | 36000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. while driving in reverse with the brake depressed the vehicle suddenly accelerated with great force, and crashed into the rear end of a parked vehicle rear pushing the vehicle out of the parking space. the failure mileage was 36,000 and the current mileage was 39,000. | |||
| 03/09/2011 | 36000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. while reversing with the brake depressed the vehicle suddenly accelerated with great force, and crashed into a parked vehicle rear end pushing the vehicle out of park position. the failure mileage was 36,000 and the current mileage was 39,000. li | |||
| 04/06/2011 | 47150 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. while driving approximately 25 mph the accelerator stop working. he stated when he engaged the accelerator the engine would not rev. the check engine light illuminated on the dashboard. the contact referenced service bulletin tc015-07 for model year 2006 an ecm failure and stated this was the same failure he was experiencing. the vehicle had not been taken to the dealer for the failure. he called the dealer and was advised the vehicle was no longer under warranty. the contact has an appointment for april 8, 2011. the failure mileage was 47,150 and the current mileage was 47,171. vwb | |||
| 03/18/2011 | 6700 | ||
| As i was braking for a red light and just before i came to a complete stop, my 2009 corolla (driven only 6,700 miles) suddenly accelerated. i had to push down on the brake with all my force to keep the car from surging into the car ahead of us, with the motor racing as fast as i have ever heard it. i put the car into neutral and turned it off. when i started up again, the motor ran properly. if my foot had not already been on the brake when the car surged, however, i never would have been able to stop it from crashing. the car was towed to the dealership, and two days later a toyota engineer said there was nothing wrong with it. i am now afraid to drive the car. and there most definitely was something wrong with it when it surged. how can i be sure it will not happen again? | |||
| 10/15/2010 | 55000 | ||
| Car accelerates unexpectedly while in cruise control. while driving at 70 mph car engine rpm's suddenly jumps to over 4000 rpm's, car speeds up 5-10 mph. if cruise is turned off, acceleration stops and the vehicle drives as normal. | |||
| 02/01/2011 | 57000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. while driving 35 mph and merging into oncoming traffic and she depress the accelerator pedal it went straight to the floor and was stuck. after the accelerator released itself she pull to the side of the road and contacted the dealer. she took the vehicle to the dealer whio offered no assistance and informed her to contact the toyota manufacturer due to no recalls that included her vin. the toyota manufacturer was contacted and informed her that a representative will contact her within a couple of hours. they informed her there was no recalls or warranty on her vehicle. she receives a call back from the manufacturer who informed her to take the vehicle back to the dealer for inspection. the vin was unavailable. the failure mileage was 57,000...mw | |||
| 10/15/2009 | 16000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. while driving 5 mph attempting to park with the brake engaged the vehicle accelerated. she stated the brakes were engaged as forceful as possible but the vehicle crashed into a fence. the contact stated the accident was in february 2009. the contact stated she had no injures. a police report was filed. she stated there was property damages to the fence that was later replaced and her vehicle had front bumper damages. the contact stated her bumper was replaced by a local body shop. the contact stated before the accident she had problems with the vehicle stopping she contacted the dealer and she was advised that she just needed to get familiar with the vehicle brakes. she contacted the manufacturer and filed a complaint. the contact stated the accident happen before three recalls were done on the vehicle. after the recalls she stated she had not experienced any failures. the failure mileage was 16,000 and the current mileage was 26,000. vwb | |||
| 01/23/2011 | 8000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. while taking the vehicle out of the garage at 3 mph she stated there was sudden acceleration. the engine rpm only increased rapidly but the vehicle did not move. the contact stated she was depressing the brake continously but the vehicle was just standing still even though the rpm increased. the dealer was called and she was waiting on a return call. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 8,000.-mw | |||
| 10/15/2009 | 16000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. while driving 5 mph attempting to park with the brake engaged the vehicle accelerated. she stated the brakes were engaged as forceful as possible but the vehicle crashed into a fence. the contact stated the accident was in february 2009. the contact stated she had no injures. a police report was filed. she stated there was property damages to the fence that was later replaced and her vehicle had front bumper damages. the contact stated her bumper was replaced by a local body shop. the contact stated before the accident she had problems with the vehicle stopping she contacted the dealer and she was advised that she just needed to get familiar with the vehicle brakes. she contacted the manufacturer and filed a complaint. the contact stated the accident happen before three recalls were done on the vehicle. after the recalls she stated she had not experienced any failures. the failure mileage was 16,000 and the current mileage was 26,000. vwb | |||
| 01/23/2011 | 8000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. while taking the vehicle out of the garage at 3 mph she stated there was sudden acceleration. the engine rpm only increased rapidly but the vehicle did not move. the contact stated she was depressing the brake continously but the vehicle was just standing still even though the rpm increased. the dealer was called and she was waiting on a return call. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 8,000.-mw | |||
| 12/24/2010 | 57855 | ||
| Tl. the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. the contact stated while driving 50 mph in the rain the vehicle suddenly accelerated. the contact stated the vehicle did not go faster but the vehicle would not slow down by using the brakes. the contact had to stick his foot underneath the accelerator pedal to pull it up and shift the vehicle into neutral in order for the vehicle to stop. the contact remove the floor mat from the driver side and continued to drive the vehicle. the vehicle suddenly accelerator again two hours after the first occurrence. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer. the contact explained to the dealer there is a vehicle speed control recall and wanted the vehicle repaired. the dealer informed the contact there is no recall on the vehicle. the contact called the manufacturer and the manufacturer stated there is a voluntary recall on the vehicle and it's up to the dealer to repair the vehicle. the contact stated this vehicle is very unsafe and needs to be repaired by the manufacturer before someone get injured. the failure mileage was 57,855. jo | |||
| 10/09/2010 | 15600 | ||
| I was driving on the highway using the cruise control, when the car suddenly accelerated to 80 mph. the cruise control was set for 62 mph. the same sudden acceleration occurred a second time, but i stopped using the cruise control. both times, the car slowed down when i touched the brake and the cruise control disengaged as expected. | |||
| 11/11/2010 | 10000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. the contact was involved in a crash. while pulling into a parking space driving approximatley 1 mph, the contact stated that she heard a loud noise when the vehicle accelerated without warning causing her to hit a concrete post. the vehicle had previously been repaired under nhtsa campaign id: (10v017000 -vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal); however, the vehicle continued to accelerate. the dealer was notified, but offered no assistance. the manufacture was informed and the contact is awaiting the results from the investigation. a police report was available. the vehicle was not repaired. the current and failure mileages was approximately 10,000. bw | |||
| 11/04/2010 | 64000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a owns a 2009 toyota corolla. while driving approximately 65 mph the accelerator pedal got stuck in the depressed position for approximately 3 seconds. the vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed and was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 64,000. sm. | |||
| 10/17/2010 | 28000 | ||
| Tl -the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. while the contact was driving approximately 5 mph approaching a traffic stop signal, the brake pedal was engaged and the vehicle accelerated unexpectedly. the vehicle would not slow down and traveled over a curb into a utility pole. a police report was filed of the incident. the vehicle was completely destroyed and towed to a storage facility. there was no personal injury. the manufacturer was notified and they informed that an engineer would inspect the vehicle. the failure mileage was 28,000. js | |||
| 11/04/2010 | 64000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a owns a 2009 toyota corolla. while driving approximately 65 mph the accelerator pedal got stuck in the depressed position for approximately 3 seconds. the vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed and was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 64,000. sm. | |||
| 10/17/2010 | 28000 | ||
| Tl -the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. while the contact was driving approximately 5 mph approaching a traffic stop signal, the brake pedal was engaged and the vehicle accelerated unexpectedly. the vehicle would not slow down and traveled over a curb into a utility pole. a police report was filed of the incident. the vehicle was completely destroyed and towed to a storage facility. there was no personal injury. the manufacturer was notified and they informed that an engineer would inspect the vehicle. the failure mileage was 28,000. js | |||
| 09/01/2010 | 20000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla sport. while the contact was driving approximately 70 mph, there was an unintended increase of acceleration. the brakes were engaged and the vehicle continued to travel at an excessively high speed rate. the vehicle traveled uncontrollably off of the road into a cement barrier. the contact sustained whiplash injury. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer. the failure mileage was under 20,000. js | |||
| 06/06/2010 | 41000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. while the contact was driving into the residence driveway at approximately 5 mph, the vehicle increased acceleration causing the vehicle to crash into the house. the contact suffered no personal injuries. a police report was filed of the incident. the estimated cost for the damages to the exterior of the house was $8,000. the vehicle sustained front end damages. the vehicle was repaired for the body damages. the contact notified the authorized dealer and scheduled an appointment for the recall repair under nhtsa campaign number 10v017000 (vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal. the contact was displeased to know the earliest date for the recall service repair was july 13, 2010. the failure mileage was approximately 41,000. the vin was unavailable. js | |||
| 05/04/2010 | 17000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. while the contact was driving approximately between 10-20 mph, a sudden increase in acceleration occurred without warning. when the brakes were engaged the speed rate would not decrease causing the vehicle to crash into another vehicle. the contact and opposing vehicle driver were transported to the hospital. the contact sustained injuries to the ribs, left knee and suffered back pain. the vehicle was completely destroyed and towed to a savage lot. the vehicle was in the process of being investigated by the insurance company. the failure mileage was approximately 17,000. the vin was unavailable. js | |||
| 06/10/2010 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. the contact stated that the vehicle was almost stopped to let another vehicle turn and when she went to accelerate the vehicle accelerated without driver intent and started making a very load revving noise. the owner put the shifter in neutral and turned the vehicle off and the vehicle was still accelerating. the owner finally got it stopped by slamming the shifter it into park and it finally stopped next to a ditch. the vehicle was taken to toyota and they are sending an investigator to inspect the car. in the mean time the dealer called the owner and advised her to come drive the vehicle home. the contact does not feel the vehicle is safe to drive. the failure mileage is unknown. rd | |||
| 04/02/2009 | 1000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. while the cruise control was set at 75mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated up 140mph. he applied the brake until the vehicle slow down. the dealer test drove the vehicle. the dealer stated nothing was wrong with the vehicle. the failure mileage was 1,000 and the current mileage was 70,000. li | |||
| 05/28/2010 | 10000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. the contact stated that while driving at 5 mph and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. the vehicle had not been inspected at the time of the complaint. the current and failure mileages were approximately 10,000. | |||
| 03/27/2009 | 8000 | ||
| This complaint is being filed onby me as a result of the terrible safety problems i have encountered since phurscing my 2009 toyota corolla new from perfomance toyota dealership in fairfield, ohio. on 3/27/2009 my corolla sped up on its on causing me to strike a parked vehicle, and injuring myself. i called the walton, kentucky plant about this the following day. their advise to me was to take my vehicle to the dealership where i had bought it for an inspection. on april 1, 2009 i did this very thing and i was told by their mehanics that everything on my car was fine and that it was probobly just operator of the vehiles fault. leaving the dealership worried, and concerned i put my toyota corolla in the body shop for repairs. ten days later after having my vehile inspected by their mechanics and having my body repars made the same thing occured to me again when on 4/11/2009 my toyota corolla accelorated upon its own again striking a parked vehicle causing additional injuries to myself as weell as this time i was cited by the police, my insurance carrier raised my rates to nearly double the usual amount, and i am paying for a car that i am terrified at this point to be driving. when i requested print outs from the dealership of the mechanical inspection that was made bettween auto accidents they became very agitated with me, and my son to the point of complete rudness. on 22/4/2010 they made a crretion on my toyota corolla to make an attempt to fix the sudden acceloration proble, and told me to remove my drivers side floor mat that i would be recieving a new one for safteys reasons. i did this but still as of yet have not recieved any such floor mat for my car. on 5/19/2010 my son and i took my corolla in for an oil change and tire rotation when we were told of a brake recall that my car needed which would only take 40 minutes to accomplish. i told them to fix it please.i have compliied in every way. | |||
| 04/30/2010 | 1 | ||
| Toyota corolla sport vin #[xxx]--called germain toyota in columbus ohio to schedule my repair after receiving notice and they told me this was not the notice to get car fixed it was simply the notice to remove the mat because they didn't have the parts to fix my accelerator at this time. i told them they were wrong and i had already received the remove your mat notice and this was the recall. the guy was rude and i choose not to argue. *tr | |||
| 04/15/2010 | 22000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. when starting the vehicle in the park position, the engine began idling extremely high and exhibiting an unusual increase in engine rpms. the vehicle was not taken to an authorized dealer or repair shop for a diagnosis of the failure. the failure has not recurred. the failure and current mileages were 22,000. updated 05/19/2010.*lj | |||
| 10/08/2009 | 39000 | 1 | |
| I pushed on the gas pedal to pass another car . when i did the gas pedal started accelerating to a higher and higher speed. i kept patting on the gas pedal with rapid hits , until it finally un stuck. it finally released but it took some effort. my next step would have been to turn off the key. the rpm's on the motor went very high. i new if i put the car in neutral i would have blown the motor. the rpm's would have red lined for sure. it hasn't done it since but it is frightening to say the least. i know for a fact , the floor matt had nothing to do with it !!!! period! *tr | |||
| 04/13/2010 | |||
| Unintended acceleration on my 2009 corolla. it happened once. i called toyota to report incident. | |||
| 02/15/2010 | 34000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. the contact was driving approximately 40 mph slight pressure was applied to the accelerator pedal which caused the speed rate to increase rapidly; and upon release of the accelerator pedal a rapid decrease occurred. there was prior recall repair performed on the vehicle before the failure. the nhtsa campaign id number was unknown. additionally, a loud grinding noise came from the front end of the vehicle when the brake pedal was engaged. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and informed that there was no problem with the vehicle and to increase the sound of the radio louder while driving to avoid the grinding noise. the failure mileage was 34,000. the current mileage was 35,800. | |||
| 04/11/2010 | |||
| I own 2 2009 toyota corollas, 2 months ago i took both of them in for the recall. i was just made aware of the floor mat with accelerator petal safety recall campain.. toyota, failed to inform consumers that this was an issue they have know about it for months. not only did they keep this information from trusted consumers, they are also participating in deceptive practices. i received 2 notification of the recalls for both of my cars. i noticed that on none of the documents i received or on the envelope is any indication of a date. there is no date on the letter. so it leaves us as consumers at the vulnerability of the company, because we cannot show proof of when we received the notification. toyota must stop this type of practice. this is not human. | |||
| 11/15/2009 | 16000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. the contact stated while utilizing the cruise control at speeds of 65 mph, the vehicle abnormally accelerated. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer but the failure could not be duplicated. the were no repairs made to the vehicle. the failure mileage was 16,000 and the current mileage was 18,500. | |||
| 01/07/2010 | 10021 | 1 | 12/21/2009 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. while the contact was driving approximately 20 mph coming to a complete stop, there was a rough and extremely low engine idle. the failure was sporadic. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer. the technician was unable to duplicate the failure and stated that there was no remedy for the experienced failure. the failure mileage was 10,021. updated 05/25/10*bf the consumer stated the check engine light illuminated and the oxygen sensor had to be replaced. updated 05/27/10.*jb | |||
| 04/02/2010 | 6000 | ||
| While driving at speeds between 55 and 60 mph, the car- without my foot near the accelerator- experienced a surge in acceleration. this happened at a time after i was using cruise control but had turned it off because i was coming too close to the car in front of me and needed to slow down. as i released my foot off the accelerator and moved it to the break, the engine revved dramatically. once speeds reached over 65 (within one or two seconds) i broke and was able to slow the vehicle down and keep it in control. the accelerator pedal reinforcement bar recall was performed on 2/17/10. took it to dealer, the found no problem and was unable to replicate the situation. | |||
| 04/01/2010 | 8000 | ||
| Vehicle continues to have acceleration problem after recall performed. when slowing down - without gas or braking - at 20-25mph it speeds up to maintain that speed (maybe more) and becomes difficult to brake - as though it wants to continue at speed. this happens frequently and is easy to recreate - just slow down and watch it go.... it's dangerous - i have almost rear-ended other cars on a few occasions. have appt with toyota of winter haven fl today. | |||
| 03/20/2010 | 7100 | ||
| I had been driving on the highway for about half an hour, and i was on flat road (the area was not even remotely hilly) with cruise control set at 70. the engine began making a whirling sound and rpm went from 3 to almost 6. my foot was not on or touching the gas pedal, and i was driving on flat road. i braked firmly and took the car off of cruise control. toyota dealership did not find any problems. | |||
| 03/17/2010 | 21400 | 1 | |
| I had a recall repair performed to my 2009 toyota corolla on 3/17/10 to install a reinforcement bar in the accelerator pedal. since then, i have experienced problems with the car accelerating and/or not slowing down when i take my foot off of the accelerator pedal. rather than correct a problem, the recall repair created a serious safety problem. *cn | |||
| 01/21/2010 | 35371 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. the contact stated that while driving at speeds of 65 mph, the accelerator pedal became stuck in the open throttle position. he was unable to stop the vehicle by depressing the brake pedal. he then put the vehicle in neutral and was able to stop the unintended acceleration. the dealer installed a reinforcement bar in order to prevent the failure from occurring again. the contact stated that the failure occurred three times after it was repaired. there were no further repairs made to the vehicle. the failure mileage was 35,371 and the current mileage was 38,372. | |||
| 03/19/2010 | 17000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. while the vehicle was stopped at a stop light the vehicle suddenly began to accelerate without warning. to stop the acceleration the contact had to turn the vehicle off. the vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership and there were no prior warnings. the current and failure mileages were 17000. | |||
| 01/22/2010 | 1 | ||
| S10 appropriate handling re toyota vehicle problems fwd copy of police report documenting an accident involving braking failure and believe toyota dealerships are still selling defective vehicles. *tgw 2009 toyota corolla. the consumer stated the brakes failed which caused her to crash into two guardrails. | |||
| 03/10/2010 | 40000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. the contact was driving approximately 5 mph backing out of the driveway. the brakes failed to engage when pressure was applied. the vehicle increased acceleration without warning and crashed into a mailbox. there were no injuries. the failure was a one time occurrence. the failure and current mileages were 40,000. | |||
| 03/13/2010 | 28900 | 1 | |
| I have a 2009 toyota corolla with a serial number starting with a j. toyota told me my car isn't part of the recall. i have experienced two occasions where the accelerator pedal has been stuck. once when the car was in park about two months ago and i though it was the floor mat so i switched out floor mats since my car was not part of the recall. then on sat, 3/13/10 i was merging on to the highway and i pressed down hard on the gas pedal to speed up because a car was beside me. all of the sudden the pedal was stuck and i continued to speed up when i let pressure off the gas pedal. i put my foot on the brake and the car wasn't stopping. thinking i wasn't pressing hard enough i put both feet on the petal still not even slowing down. finally, i shifted the car into neutral and could still hear the engine revving but the car slowed down quickly. thinking that i was imaging it when the car slowed enough i shifted it back to drive and it took off again without pressing the gas pedal. i quickly shifted it back into neutral and was wondering what i was going to do and i heard a loud pop or snap with the gas pedal and then the car was fine. it stopped accelerating on it's own without me turning off the car. i checked the floor mat and it wasn't stuck. i called the toyota dealership and they are looking at the problem but said they have been instructed not to fix anything if they can't replicate the problem because it's not part of the recall as the car i have was made in japan. i also called the toyota general line and reported the problem. my concern is that my car won't be fixed as the warranty runs out at 30,000 miles and i have 29,000 miles on my car and the recall doesn't cover my model. i am nearly certain that toyota hasn't recalled all of the car affected because it's not the specific gas pedal that's the problem as my car doesn't have the identified gas pedal. the problem isn't related to the gas pedal. i don't think they know what the problem is. *tr | |||
| 03/12/2010 | 5000 | 1 | |
| I own a toyota corolla year 2009 which is subject to recall for the gas pedal and the floor mat (as per toyota website) i have scheduled an appointment with my dealer hudson toyota on 03/12/2010 to have it fixed. when i got there, my dealer refused to service my car claiming that the parts have not been provided yet by the company. please advise me as to what should i do . thanks *tr | |||
| 02/15/2010 | 3500 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. the vehicle was repaired per recall nhtsa campaign id numbers 10v023000 and 10v017000: vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal. shortly thereafter, the vehicle would exhibit instances of unintended acceleration without driver intent. the dealer could not duplicate the failure. no additional repairs were made to the vehicle. the failure mileage was 3,500 and the current was 4,295. | |||
| 01/12/2010 | 32500 | 1 | |
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. while attempting to pass another vehicle at speeds of 35 mph, the vehicle abnormally accelerated. he was able to maintain control of the vehicle. the dealer could not duplicate the failure and advised him that although there was a recall for the failure, his vin was not included (nhtsa campaign id number 10v017000: vehicle speed control, accelerator pedal. any repairs made to the vehicle would be at the owner | |||
| 07/21/2009 | 1 | ||
| My 2009 toyota corolla bought in june 2009. i reported to dealer about car not accelerating well , road noise and car engine noise heard inside the car . also car is hard to control during cross winds on bridge above water. this is my second time buying new vehicle of same model and make. i bought my first corolla s in 2003. this is not the vehicle i used to drive. i have the dealer invoice from july 2009 states normal acceleration found in all conditions. this car was tested by one of their mechanics. *tr | |||
| 02/01/2010 | 49000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. while driving at speeds of 60 mph, the steering wheel exhibited minimal resistance, causing the front end of the vehicle to sway outside of the traveled lane without driver intent. the failure would occur intermittently. the dealer stated that there were no recalls on his vehicle pertaining to that type of failure. the contact also stated that he would often experience sudden surging of the vehicle engine upon removing his foot from the accelerator pedal and traveling at a steady speed on the freeway. the approximate failure mileage was 49,000 and the current mileage was 52,000. | |||
| 03/09/2010 | 26400 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. the cruise control mechanism was set at 55 mph. when he attempted to cancel the cruise control, it would not respond and the vehicle proceeded to accelerate. he then shifted into neutral gear in an attempt to avoid a collision; however, he drove the vehicle into a nearby ditch. the vehicle was towed to the dealer. the dealer test drove the vehicle and could not duplicate the failure. he did however replace the accelerator pedal under recall campaign (nhtsa campaign id 10v023000: vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal). the failure mileage was 26,400 and the current mileage was 26,856. | |||
| 05/29/2008 | 1500 | 1 | |
| I purchased a new 2009 toyota corolla le from sunnyvale toyota on 9 march 2008 . this is the third new toyota corolla / geo prism that i've purchased; all similarly equipped with automatic transmission and cruise control. on may 29, 2008, while attempting to pull into a parking spot, the '09 corolla suddenly and unexpectedly accelerated while i was braking in order to come to a stop in a parking lot. the vehicle jumped the parking berm and almost hit a tree before i could come to a complete stop, slam the gearshift into park and turn the key to the off position. severe surging has occurred in normal in town traffic, with the cruise control disengaged, three or four times since the initial incident occurred. there is no forewarning or consistency in this pattern of sudden and unexpected acceleration. according to the toyota, the vin falls outside of the current recall range and therefore does not warrant investigation into the cause for these incidents. i feel that this vehicle poses a safety threat to myself, as well as other drivers, and that the cause of the sudden acceleration should be diagnosed and repaired prior to anyone being injured or worse. *tr | |||
| 03/09/2010 | |||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. while traveling on a two-lane roadway at speeds of 50 mph, the vehicle abnormally accelerated. he attempted to put the vehicle in neutral but the vehicle did not respond to driver input. the vehicle then proceeded off the roadway and into an embankment of sand. it was unknown if the vehicle was destroyed or not. the current and failure mileages were unknown. the complaint was filed by an authorized police officer. | |||
| 02/12/2010 | 30000 | ||
| Tl*the contact previously owned a 2009 toyota corolla. the contact stated that she rear ended another vehicle when she approached a traffic light. her foot was on the brake pedal but the vehicle suddenly lunged forward. there were no injuries. a police report was filed. she took the vehicle to the dealership to be inspected and the dealer told her that they found nothing wrong. the vehicle accelerated up to 64 mph which she attributed to the unintended acceleration and as she depressed the brake pedal the vehicle did not slow down. the contact was given a citation for speeding when the vehicle accelerated on its own. after a week, she was approaching a traffic light and when she tried to apply the brakes, the vehicle continued to move forward which caused her to rear end another vehicle. there were no injuries. a police report was filed. she took the vehicle back to the dealership, told them that she refused to drive the vehicle and they gave her allowed her to trade the vehicle in for another one. the current mileage was approximately 34,000. the failure mileage was approximately 30,000. | |||
| 09/01/2009 | 9000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. after the vehicle was started, the rpms rapidly increased and her foot was not on the accelerator or brake pedal. the failure recurred after she stopped at a traffic light. the dealer stated that whenever the engine was cold the rpms increase. since the gas pedal was replaced the failure has not recurred. the steering has become difficult to control while making left and right turns. the failure mileage was 9,000 and the current mileage was 12,000. | |||
| 08/16/2009 | 11205 | 1 | |
| I started up my 2009 toyota corolla, then with my foot on the brake, i put the cars gear into reverse. the car started backing up, accelerating uncontrollably. the brake would not stop the car. i never touched the accelerator from the time i started the car. the car stopped when it ran into another parked vehicle. i took the car to the toyota dealership in bradford, pa. the service manager told me that there was nothing wrong with the car. he said that i stepped on the brake too hard and that disables the anti-lock brakes. they refused to look at the car. there were no floormats in my vehicle. the toyota dealership will not look at my car because they say that it is not covered by the recall because its vin number begins with a j, which means it was manufactured in japan. i am scared to drive it because i have already had the acceleration problem once and crashed. *tr | |||
| 11/20/2009 | 22200 | 1 | |
| Corolla toyota 2009 i was driving in the freeway speed was 65 all of a sudden i felt that the accelerator pedal got stucked i couldnt put my brakes on time. *tr | |||
| 10/31/2009 | 13500 | 1 | |
| My car is a 2009 toyota corolla le it was driven on october 31, 2009 when the gas pedal sped up and crashed towards the front vehicle. a police report. after this occurred around jan. 2010 i heard the corollas were doing a recall about the gas pedal and i figured thats what happened to me. i contacted toyota and its been three weeks since i last heard from them. there is a claim opened but i dont know anything about my car or whats going to happen. *tr | |||
| 05/01/2009 | |||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. the contact stated she took her vehicle in for the acceleration recall but she is still experiencing the acceleration problem, the vehicle is still picking up speed. the contact stated she had to keep pressing the brakes and it eventually slows down, however the vehicle will feel like it's going to stall out on her. the contact also stated when putting the vehicle in reverse it makes a popping/knocking sound. the contact states when she decelerates and then tries to accelerate again her vehicle will hesitate and then jerk. the contact stated the dealer says they cannot do anything about this. the failure mileage was unknown and the current is 27,000. | |||
| 02/26/2010 | 5000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. when the contact attempted to place the vehicle into drive from park gear, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning causing the vehicle to crash into an embanked of snow. in order to the stop the acceleration the vehicle had to be turned of manually using the ignition switch. no one was injured and a police report was not filed. prior to the recent failure the contact had the recall nhtsa campaign id number: 10v017000 and 10v023000 performed on the vehicle.the vehicle had not been diagnosed by the dealership and there were no prior warnings. the current and failure mileages were 5000. | |||
| 03/02/2010 | 5000 | 1 | |
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla xle. the contact stated that the re-enforcement bar was replaced on the gas pedal and the vehicle is still having the same acceleration problems. the contact stated that when the gas pedal is released the vehicle keeps accelerating. the contact stated that the vehicle accelerated from time to time before the repair, now the vehicle does it all the time. the failure and current mileages was 5000. updated 4/23/10 *cn the consumer stated the vehicle failed to decelerate at 40 mph. updated 05/05/10. *jb | |||
| 05/15/2008 | 0 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. she stated that while driving at 65 mph, the vehicle accelerated on its own. she lost control of the steering. she was able to pullover to the side of the road, but she noticed that the vehicle wanted to still take off on its own. she turned off the vehicle and turned it back on. after a couple of minutes the vehicle operated normally and she took the vehicle to the dealer and the dealer reset the computer. the acceleration problem with the vehicle was not repaired and had occurred once again. this had occurred three additional times. there were repairs done to the vehicle and she is still experiencing the problem. the failure mileage was unknown and current mileage was 30000. | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| 2009 toyota corolla car suddenly lurched*cw the consumer stated while pulling into a vacant parking space, the vehicle suddenly lurched forward at full throttle pushing him back into the seat from the sudden acceleration. even though, he tried to react quickly, the vehicle hit a curb then went over the curb and traveled 3 feet beyond before he was able to stop the vehicle by putting the gear into neutral and hard braking. the consumer exited the vehicle to check for damage, but there wasn't any. he noticed that the revved engine was idling at a normal speed. the consumer didn't believe what he experienced was an accelerator issue, rather a problem with the mpu and control circuit for the fuel and air mixture. *jb | |||
| 02/19/2010 | 16000 | 1 | |
| I own a 2009 toyota corolla. on 2/19/10 the car accelerated and i was ultimately collided with another vehicle. *tr | |||
| 12/22/2009 | 11557 | 1 | |
| Purchased a 2009 toyota corolla on jan. 31, 2009. immediately noticed unwanted acceleration, the car wanted to go when stopped unless the brake was applied hard and did not slow down immediately when foot was taken off the gas pedal. gas pedal did not always come all the way up when foot taken off, but would pop up if brakes applied hard. cruise control did not work properly. mentioned concern several times to toyota service dept. they told me that what i was describing was normal for those cars. the car was in an accident on 12/22/09. hit another car from behind. i think that the not slowing down immediately when foot taken off gas pedal was a contributing factor to the accident. there were no injuries but the car was badly damaged. toyota sent recall notice but said vin#'s beginning in j not affected. our car begins with j. recently send letters to toyota and waiting for reply. *tr | |||
| 03/01/2009 | 8100 | 1 | |
| On 2/26/10 i brought my 2009 toyota corolla le to north hills toyota/scion service center at 711 browns lane pgh pa 15237 to have the recall work performed. as per the work order #tocs162571, the work performed was: installing accelerator pedal reinforcement bar, brake inspection, installing intake air tube connector kit. up until that time, i had not experienced any problems. on 3/1/10 at 10:25am, the 2009 toyota corolla abruptly accelerated to over 7,000 rpms while my foot was applied to brake as i was coming to a stop at a red light. the car continued to move despite applying extra pressure to the brake with my foot. i then turned the car off with the key, put it in park, waited approx. 1 minute, and restarted the car. the acceleration was much worse than the first time and the needle on the tachometer again went to over 7,000 rpms and the engine sounded like a jet engine. i immediately turned to engine off again. the police were then called as the car was blocking traffic. the officer and myself pushed the car to side of road without starting it. aaa eventually towed the car to north hills toyota/scion service center. on 3/2/10, deana hicks of the service dept. called to say, upon inspection, they found nothing wrong with the car. i asked them to examine the car further and a service tech. took it home over night in an attempt to replicate the problem and could not. at this point we were told we could take the car back. *tr | |||
| 06/23/2009 | 1 | ||
| Driver was coming out of driveway slowly. all of a sudden , car was in the middle of the road and was hit in the driver's door. 2009 corolla was totaled. *tr | |||
| 03/02/2010 | 4000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. the contact stated after the vehicle had been repaired for the sticky pedal recall. the contact continued to experience the unintended acceleration failure with the vehicle . the current and failure miles were 4,000. | |||
| 01/02/2009 | 8900 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 02/25/2010 | 21980 | 1 | |
| On 2/25/10, i experienced the toyota sudden acceleration problem with my 2009 toyota corolla le. i was on the way home from work in the late afternoon and depressed the accelerator to gain speed and change lanes. i was traveling i71 north in cincinnati, ohio. the car downshifted and immediately ran full throttle. the brake system is also affected by this problem as i was unable to totally stop the car. the engine ran up over 7500 rpm, so i placed the car in neutral as i was instructed through the media. i was losing speed and i still needed to get over 3 lanes of traffic to a safe spot on the berm. i placed the car back in gear and was rapidly going over 80 mph. i was able to get over and when i tried to slow the car while in gear, i couldn't get it below 45 mph with both feet pushing hard on the brake pedal. i again put the car in neutral and was able to get off the road. the engine was again running at full throttle while i was in park. i turned on the 4 way flashers and turned off the engine. i waited and tried to start the car again so my wife could hear it on the phone and again it ran full throttle. about 15 minutes later the tow truck driver started the car and it ran normally. the kings toyota dealer informed me that my car was not on the gas pedal recall list. after having a toyota field engr. look at my car it was determined that no problem could be found, that the computer health report showed no problem in the history file and the was released back to me on 3/2/10 with a no problem found diagnosis. they assured me that my car was safe to drive and put my family in. bunk!!!! i no longer want this car, i would like to be released from the remaining 13 months of my lease and i will look for another car and not a toyota. i was fortunate that i never was injured or that i injured some else. i have been experiencing harsh pain in my neck, shoulders and arms since the incident due to fighting to control the vehicle. i am going to see my doctor. *tr | |||
| 02/26/2010 | 22000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. the contact stated he put the vehicle in reverse and it took off with unintended acceleration. the recall repair was done on the accelerator pedal by installing a chip, however the acceleration failure had happened again. the dealer was called and the dealer instructed the contact to bring the vehicle back so the vehicle can be inspected . the toyota manufacture had not been called. the failure mileage was 22,000. | |||
| 02/09/2010 | 18899 | 1 | |
| I had a car accident. i was driving a 2009 toyota corolla. my gas feed stuck causing me to collide with to other cars. i had the repairs done at toyota. *tr | |||
| 02/18/2010 | 0 | 1 | |
| Vehicle was exiting the washington grand complex. due to there being no damage to the exit gate it appears the driver or the vehicle accelerated crossing ridgewood rd and for an unknown reason was not able to come to a stop striking 71 ridgewood rd causing structural damage. *tr | |||
| 02/26/2010 | 14000 | 1 | |
| Car was surging. *tr | |||
| 01/18/2010 | 41000 | 1 | |
| Complete brake failure (14 months worth) and acceleration over 85-95 mph (with complete brake failure). i was injured at the time of the acceleration incident and the brakes failed completely. it occurred on january 18th, 2010. the car accelerated to 85-95 mph, and the pedal stuck. i had complete brake failure. i did not know what to do, and called my work. they told me to stick the car into neutral, and they connected me to 911. i was injured as my chest hit the steering wheel several times. i am resubmitting this complaint on the 2009 corolla i owned as it looks like the brake failure issue i filed with your agency was never investigated. i looked up the odi number today, and nothing was reported on it for followup. *tr | |||
| 02/25/2010 | 1 | ||
| I've had two recalls done on my 209 corolla. the accelerator and the brakes. i've noticed that my gas pedal makes this whistle every time i accelerate. shortly, after the brake recall i've noticed a difference in my brakes. the brake was mushy, i had to press harder on the brake just to come to a complete stop, and when step on the brakes, its not smooth and my car would pull forward. i went back to toyota services to recheck my brakes only 4-6 days after i had the brake recall done. they said, they could not find anything wrong with my brakes. its been 5 days since the last visit and i just recently reared ended someone. luckily it was just a fender bender but i was lucky enough that it was nothing serious. the lady who i had reared ended had a 8-11 month child with her. i knew my brakes felt different, i knew there was something wrong but toyota failed to see that. i am really upset with toyota. i could of lost my life along with the lady and her infant. *tr | |||
| 01/30/2009 | |||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. while driving at various speeds of 5 mph and up, the vehicle would drive very bouncy, similar to driving a rocking chair, as described by the contact. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where they could not duplicate the failure. also, upon barely depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle would abnormally accelerate as if she had slammed her foot on the accelerator pedal. while traveling around a curve or making a left or right turn, the vehicle would momentarily accelerate and feel as though the driver might lose control. the manufacturer was contacted, however they would not assist. no repairs were made to the vehicle to date. the contact was unaware if her vehicle was under recall. the failure mileage was 1,925 and the current was 88,050. | |||
| 02/25/2010 | 1 | ||
| Since purchasing my 2009 corolla i had to have a belt change, i had an issue with the accelerator pedal they stated was my floor mat, and then my accelerator pedal would stick. the problem with the accelerator pedal would include times of low acceleration to the pedal sticking in the depressed position even if my foot was off the accelerator. in addition, since the snow is greater this year giving me a better idea how it handles in the snow i have encountered a dangerous problem that scares me. i wrote to toyota about it on 2/24/10 and today 2/26/10. below is my last e-mail to them. driving in the snow 2/25/10 i encountered several times when the traction control kicked in and i had power loss to the vehicle. it happened even on the highways. the car would slow to almost a stop. i pressed and pressed on the accelerator picking up my foot and putting down at times to see if it would help but it would continue to slow or have total power loss where i could not go. it was as if i had no power to the accelerator. the pedal was limp. it is very dangerous, especially on a highway! driving and having the car then slow or stop or almost stop to where i can't go is dangerous, please help!!!!! again, in the drop down menu below for the sub-type of vehicle corolla is not listed as a category. my car is a 2009 corolla. the date selected below as incident date: i selected the incident date as the date of the last time the incident occurred even though the problem has also occurred before this date. *tr | |||
| 02/02/2010 | 15000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. while the contact was driving 30 mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated causing him to crash into an object which destroyed the vehicle. the contact injured his shoulder during the crash and a police report was filed. the vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership and there were no prior warnings. the current and failure mileages were 15000. | |||
| 01/15/2010 | 20000 | 1 | |
| Cruise control throws you back in your seat as soon as it kicks in going up a small incline. we've never had a cruise control that throws you violently back in your seat. it only happens when the cruise control is on - we feel it is an electronic problem. the toyota dealer says they haven't had any complaints; we don't use our cruise control anymore just in case one day the brakes won't make the cruise kick out. this is the first new car we purchased in thirty years and now it's been recalled and the safety of this car is now in question. very disappointing! *tr | |||
| 10/16/2008 | 8000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. the contact was driving at 65 mph. the contact was switching into the left lane when the vehicle started to accelerate excessively without warning. the contact also stated that power steering malfunctioned and caused the vehicle to pull to the right when she pulled the wheel to the left. the contact also stated that she heard a small tapping noise under the hood. the dealer was notified; however, an appointment has not been scheduled. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 8,000. | |||
| 12/20/2008 | 3000 | 1 | |
| I was driving my 2009 toyota corolla in dec. 2008. my car had 3000 miles on it at the time of my going off the road in my car. my daughter and i were traveling home in some very cold weather after christmas shopping. i was being careful due to the road being icy in places. we had went up this small incline and as we topped out i went to slow down by lightly pressing on the brake before we got to the icy stretch of highway, i had plenty of time to slow down but before i knew it we were on top of the icy highway spinning out of control. we spun out of control at least a couple times on the road with no control. we went off of the road, missing the mile marker by inches with my side mirror. we continued to go down a small incline and the car came to a rest at a large rock and rabbit brush. we were only a few feet away from going into a barb wire fence when we came to rest. i now have damage to my car. the 2009 corolla is amazing how the ice and snow builds up on the undercarriage of the car. i know there is a recall for the vacuum assist also. i do not under stand why this recall is only for certain states that a toyota is registered in. the way the car ices up underneath i can see how things could possibly ice up and not work correctly. we have some very cold weather in our state of nm and we are not under the recall. i do not understand the thinking here by toyota. we did not make a report of this because i thought maybe it was something i did. i have played this experience in my head several times over and over and i know that i was driving with caution and was not on ice when i applied my brake. now that we hear of all these recalls we have concern that the car may be under a number of recalls. we do not feel comfortable in the vehicle anymore but i cant just park my car. i did make a call to my insurance company when i got home but did not make a claim/report thinking it would be cheaper to fix than go through the insurance company. *tr | |||
| 03/30/2009 | 22172 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. he stated that while driving at 45 mph on a rainy day the vehicle surged forward while having his foot on the brake and applying a lot of pressure. the vehicle was very hard to control, the steering turned very loosely and then he crashed. he sustained lower back injuries and the vehicle was destroyed. toyota will be contacted to report the crash. prior to this crash he had experienced this issue 2 additional times. the failure and current mileage was 22172. | |||
| 02/08/2010 | 1 | ||
| Our 2009 corolla was taken to melody toyota dealership for recall - accelerator pedal reinforcement bar installation on 2-8-10. four days after the repair, my husband took the vehicle back to the dealership because he heard a whine noise from engine. after the car was being examined, service advisor verified this is a normal noise - no repair needed. my husband feel very uncomfortable with the annoying noise. he states that he never heard such a noise before the recall. right now whenever he step on the gas pedal, the noise occurred. we would be happy if you would like to schedule an inspection in our area. *tr | |||
| 07/18/2009 | 24000 | 1 | |
| Please i need somebody to help me with my case with toyota. i had an accident back to july in my toyota corolla 2009. i hit someone house with my toyota because (accelerator and pedal were stuck and i lost the control of the car. i didn't know what went wrong not only i'm a woman and i don't know anything about mechanic, pedal ... etc. when police came i tried to explain to them what cause the accident they told me that if i don't stop lying i can end up to jail. so the house owner sued me i went to a lot of procedure of lawsuit. i never knew that could happened to me. three days after court, i received the recall letter from toyota. i drove my car to toyota i found out my car has 2 recalls ( accelerator and pedal). please help me. at least toyota can pay the woman that sued me and my medical expenses. *tr | |||
| 06/01/2009 | 3000 | 1 | |
| This is a follow up to a previous complaint. i felt compelled to do so after reading other issues people were having with there toyota corollas (s). i purchased this car june 1st 2009. three weeks after purchase i noticed something was wrong with the paint. i took it to the dealers, the service dept manager looked at it and said it was due to the environment, the sales guy told me it was due to tree sap and the third time i took it the sales manager said it was from bird crap ( it's garaged most of the time). weeks later i was hit by a concrete truck, at first thought it was the trucks fault but not real sure now because of the difficult steering with this car. at the time of the accident there was no air bag deployment. i had the car repaired by a private shop, they couldn't understand why the airbag did not deploy. while my car was there they looked at the paint. i have a black car with large white spots and was told there was a problem with the clear coat and it would cost around 4,000 to fix it. i again went to the dealership and was told this time that's what happens when you buy a black car. i have filed a complaint with toyota and we all know where that has got me. i filed a complaint with the consumer complaint agency and toyota failed to respond. boy, for a reliable care the only thing i can rely on is poor quality and a death trap. i have a dodge and will drive it before this death trap. good luck trying to do a lane change and looking into the blind spots. i have almost hit cars on my right while attempting to do a lane change more times than i can count. *tr | |||
| 02/06/2010 | 36000 | 1 | 10/14/2008 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2002 toyota corolla. while driving 40 mph, the vehicle acclerated, crashed into another vehicle and was impacted on the passenger side. the air bags deployed and the vehicle was destroyed. the contact was taken to the hospital but did not sustain major injuries. the contact stated that the vehicle made a left turn own it's own and caused the crash to occur and that the power steering was faulty. the failure mileage was 36,000. updated 05/10/10*jb | |||
| 12/19/2009 | 9300 | 1 | |
| Driving my 2009 toyota corolla westbound and was approaching an intersection where the light was red. i slowed down on my approach to the traffic light and applied the brakes to stop car for the red light. the car slowed but would not stop. the light was still red and in the intersection was a man making a left hand turn to travel eastbound in his suv. he saw me coming sped up his vehicle (also giving me the finger) i swerved to my right to avoid an accident. i had driven through the red light because the car would not stop. i took my foot off the brake and immediately the car accelerated without me touching the gas pedal. i applied pressure to the brake again and brought the car back to the speed limit. this incident occurred shortly after toyota made the announcement about problems with their floor mats. i stopped the car and checked my floor mat and it was not in the way at all of the accelerator pedal. *tr | |||
| 05/17/2009 | 14000 | 1 | |
| Gas pedal in my 2009 toyota corolla stuck while my daughter was backing up and caused her to go into a tree causing $7,000 in damages to my car, which my insurance paid for and she is paying higher insurance from the accident. also my car does have steering problems driving over 50 mph. *tr | |||
| 07/01/2009 | 1 | ||
| I have a 2009 toyota corolla that is part of the gas pedal recall. i believe it may also have the steering issue as well. i have noticed that my steering is all over the place, it takes 2 hands to generally run smoothly. my husband complains about it more, i just love my car so i defended it but now that i have heard there may be a problem, i think it should be looked at alittle closer. my other issue is that when we called the dealership back in jaunary in regards to the gas pedal they very nicely informed us that they were repairing the more expensive vehicles first and then would schedule me an appointment. is that allowed? no offense, but my life is just as valuable as a camry, 4 runner, or other vehicle that they consider more expensive. i wanted a toyota corolla so bad and now i would do anything to get rid of it. *tr | |||
| 10/25/2009 | 34000 | 1 | |
| As i approached a stoplight the car started accelerating. i quickly put the car in neutral and watched the tach slowly keep going up. i reached down and pulled up on the gas pedal and got no reaction so i turned the ignition off. when i turned it back on it was ok then. *tr | |||
| 05/09/2008 | 18000 | ||
| Tl* the contact previously owned a 2009 toyota corolla. the contact stated that the vehicle is a 5 speed and it had acceleration problems with a manual transmission. the vehicle was involved in a crash because even though the vehicle was not in gear the vehicle kept accelerating. the contact no longer owns the vehicle. the vin was unavailable.the current and failure mileages were18000. | |||
| 11/16/2009 | 30000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. the contact stated as he was driving at 60-70mph the vehicle accelerated. as he depressed the brakes the vehicle slowed down. the contact called the dealer and was told his vehicle was not included in the recall and does not have any failures because his vin number starts with a j'. the vin number was unknown at the time of the complaint. the failure mileage was 30,000. | |||
| 02/11/2010 | 24600 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. the contact stated while driving at 50 mph the accelerator pedal became stuck and the vehicle accelerated up 75 mph while entering the highway. the contact put the vehicle into neutral and applied the brakes but the vehicle would not slow down. the contact had to apply more pressure to the brake pedal in order to slow down the vehicle. the contact was able to slow the vehicle down and bring it to a complete stop and shut the vehicle off. the contact check the pedals to see if the floor mat may have caught the pedal but the floor mat was in place. the contact then had the vehicle towed home and soon after called the manufacturer. the manufacturer towed the vehicle to a dealer to have a diagnostic test done. the vehicle is currently at the dealer. the contact feels the accelerator pedal stuck and caused the vehicle to rapidly accelerate. failure mileage was 24,000. | |||
| 02/15/2009 | 31100 | 1 | |
| The description i am sending in may or may not be connected to the toyota recalls for brakes or gas pedal sticking. my experience is that everytime i step on the brake pedal i feel something move under my feet. sometimes it feels like something is rolling under the carpet. my floor mats are snapped into place so i know that they are not moving. i plan on taking my car to a toyota dealer on thursday feb. 18, 2010. this feeling has been there since i bought the car back in august of 2009. my car is a 2009 toyota corolla le. they say because it was made in japan i do not have anything to worry about. we will see. *tr | |||
| 11/28/2009 | 14000 | 1 | |
| My daughter and son-in-law while driving in their 09 toyota corolla, experienced uncontrolled acceleration; on a straight piece of dry pavement, causing the vehicle to shoot into the oncoming lane (a condition known as torsional steering by some) on a 2 way traffic road striking a car in the oncoming lane and thus causing a major accident. there were only slight injuries. though the wheels were pointed straight ahead, the car veered left as the car uncontrollably sped up. my son-in-law states that his foot was not on the pedal. the action initiated after he depressed the pedal to accelerate along with other traffic. the car was repair by the insurance but still has the original problem. it has only done it the time that the car was involved in the accident and my daughter and son in law have been reluctant to use it since the accident so thus we have not had the experience recur. yes the original part is available and still on the vehicle, though toyota is scheduled to either repair it or replace it soon. *tr | |||
| 06/16/2009 | 30000 | 1 | |
| The 2009 toyota corolla that was purchased in 2009 accelerated, on it's on accord while pulling out of the garage. this caused the car to increase in speed so quickly that the car hit the natural gas meter located next to the house.the force of this impact combined with the acceleration caused major damage. the gas meter began to leak and the force of impact and continuing acceleration of the vehicle, literally ripped a gash in the side of the car, approx 5 feet long. this gash was caused by the regular on the gas meter. (the meter is well out of the way of the path and has never been a problem. it has been in this location for decades. the vehicle only stopped because it was forced to, as the small section of the gas meter which impacted the car was unable to continue ripping into the car. as it finally came to a point where the door ended and the passenger side front quarter panel began. this was not reported to the police, as this happened on our private property. in addition,we saw no point in reporting it to nhtsa as we could not fathom that it was even the cars fault. as perplexed as we were that this happened, until recently, we have never been able to explain why such damage would be caused by pulling out of the driveway at such a slow speed, or even how we managed to hit the gas meter. with the given news of the sudden acceleration recall, we now have a very clear picture as to what happened. the vehicle was never repaired as the cost of this repair is going to be more than we can afford at the moment. additionally, the gas meter began to leak and had to immediately be turned off and an emergency repair call to the gas company was made. the regulator on the meter was replaced, but we were without gas in the house for a short period. thankfully, the house did not explode. we are very concerned about this as this car is driven 80 miles a day to go to work and return daily. *tr | |||
| 09/23/2009 | 9500 | 1 | |
| I purchased my 09 corolla in august of 09. since then when driving on highway, the gas pedal gets stuck at about 60mph then accelerates on its own to about 70 mph. it has happened about 10 times and i am concerned about it. *tr | |||
| 07/21/2009 | 885 | 1 | |
| This description is correcting my description i just filed with you. as soon as i started driving my car upon leaving the dealership after purchasing the car, i noticed it moved forward as if being bumped from behind as i let up on the accelerator. also, if i removed my foot quickly from the pedal and waited a few seconds before placing my foot on the brake, the car would make jerky motions and the tachometer (rpm) would jump wildly. i didn't know if the problem was in the accelerator or in the electrical system. i brought it to the twice for the problem but they couldn't find anything showing up on the diagnostic computer check the first time. the service tech did have to re-set the original setting on something and he told me to bring it back if that didn't fix it. the problem still existed so i brought it back the second time and the tech rode with me and he also felt what i was experiencing. he tried to explain it away but i couldn't believe that it was the car getting used to a new driver as he said it was because it is still having the problem and i have driven the car for 1,225. *tr | |||
| 07/21/2009 | 885 | 1 | |
| Car moving forward as i let up on the accelerator. it also jerks when i quickly remove my foot from the pedal for a few seconds and before i place my foot on the brake and the altimeter goes up and down several times when i do this as if it is stalling out. it has done this every time i drive the car and i had it to the dealership twice but they couldn't find anything wrong according to the diagnostic machine so i still have the problem. *tr | |||
| 01/05/2010 | 900 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. while driving 60 mph and various speeds the cruise control failed to disengage when the brake pedal was applied. the vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. the failure mileage was 900 and the current mileage was 12,403. | |||
| 02/04/2010 | 18240 | 1 | |
| About 5:30pm on thursday evening (2/4/10), i was driving home n on silver lake blvd & 36 st. it was lightly snowing, the streets were wet and slippery, and i was driving under 15/mph going downhill. as i pressed the brakes, the car went faster, and did not stop until i badly hit the car in front of me and went over the curb. my car is a 2009 toyota corolla. about 2-3 months ago, toyota sent me a recall notice for the brakes, much before the nationwide toyota recall hit the media. and now, even after i did recall a few months ago, this is the second time that such a brake-related incident has happened to me ever since the recall. i feel that this accident is related to another brake defect of the newly-replaced/altered brakes, and would kindly ask for it to be further investigated. *tr | |||
| 01/01/2009 | 300 | 1 | |
| In the past year, i have experienced sudden | |||
| 12/30/2009 | 18000 | 1 | |
| 2009 toyota corolla with idle control issues including slow to return to idle on occasion. vehicle has had brake vacuum recall completed and just today the gas pedal repair. problem still exists. i feel it is up in the fuel control systems and have told the dealer this each time starting back on 12/30/09. toyota corporate has given me a case number but the person handling the case has never called and is never available. cold engine always has high idle up until full operating temperature. it fluctuates frequently. once full operating temperature is reached it then goes to a normal idle but then frequently stumbles and drops by 200 rpm. on a few times during each drive of 45 minutes or more it is noticeable that the rpms are slow to return to idle and vehicle keeps speed without touching the gas. *tr | |||
| 11/01/2009 | 10000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. while she put her foot on the accelerator pedal lightly the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 125mph and stopped when it crashed into private home wall. the vehicle was towed to the tow-yard. the insurance company total the vehicle. she will have an attorney inspect the vehicle. she contacted the manufacturer to advise that the she will have legal actions taken. she received injuries to the upper body. the current and the failure mileage was 10, 0000. the police report info was not available. she also stated that in march of 2008 she also experienced the sudden acceleration with the 1999 toyota and this vehicle was also a total loss. | |||
| 01/20/2009 | 40000 | 1 | |
| I was driving my 2009 toyota corolla. once, prior to the event in question i had briefly noticed a lack of acceleration. i pressed on the accelerator and nothing happened. the car just quit moving forward. no noise or anything. but, in a few seconds, i tried again and it seemed normal so, i decided it was just my imagination. then, in jan /feb i was coming home from the gym (thankfully not on the freeway) about 9pm on a city street traveling about 30 mph. i tried to accelerate slightly to the speed limit of 35mph and discovered (again, with no warning) that my car would not move forward. none of the systems worked steering etc. but at that speed i did manage to stop. i called 911 and the police stopped 3 lanes of traffic and pushed me to the side. i waited an hour for aaa and had the car towed to the toyota dealer. it took them a whole day to decide it was an electronic problem and to fix it. i was scared to drive it, but i did for maybe another month before deciding that he constant fear of it happening again (maybe on the freeway) was not worth it. the dealer made me a deal on a trade for a 2010 corolla. i drove this car until 2 weeks ago. i could not live with the anxiety of having another (in my mind) electronic failure. i am one who is convinced the toyota problem is electronic and not related to mechanics. i now have a ford. thank you for your attention. *tr | |||
| 02/22/2009 | 24000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. while driving 45 mph and attempting to slow down the accelerator pedal was stuck to the floor and caused a crash to occur. the vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership although the contact previously experienced the same failure. there were no injuries. the current and failure mileages were 24000. | |||
| 01/27/2010 | 7200 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. while driving approximately 50 to 55 mph on normal road conditions there was an unintended increase of acceleration and the vehicle failed to slow down. the driver pulled partially onto the emergency lane which caused the vehicle to crash into the side of a bus and guard rail. the damage to the bus was minimal. the contact placed the gear shift into the neutral position and was forced to apply excessive force to the brake pedal. the vehicle stopped accelerating after several attempts. the vehicle sustained damages to the body of the vehicle on the passenger and drivers side. the police was called to the scene. there were no personal injuries. the vehicle was operable. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. there was a recall under nhtsa campaign id number 10v017000 ( vehicle speed control;accelerator pedal); however, the vin was excluded since the manufacturer was in japan. the failure mileage was 7,200. updated 03/12/10. *lj | |||
| 09/22/2009 | 40000 | 1 | |
| My vehicle was involved in an accident and i belive that the manufacturer was at fault. i had my vehicle inspected for brake problems numerous times by the dealer and it was always said nothing was wrong. well on sep. 22,2009 my mother was driving my car while i was passenger and she says it would not stop. now that i see others are experiencing the same problems i want the manufacturer to be held responsible because i have been dealing with these problems for two years now and it finally seems like something is going to be done about it. it took my car and who knows how many others. i gave the dealership many opportunities to remedy the situation at my expence. *tr | |||
| 09/22/2009 | 40000 | 1 | |
| I own a 2009 toyota corolla that has been giving me problems since the day one. i have been in the dealership many times for my brake problems and they have been unable to resolve the issue. on sep. 28, 2009 the vehicle was involved in an accident my mother was driving and she says it would not stop. now that i am aware that others are experiencing this problem i am stepping forward to let everyone know that their not alone. *tr | |||
| 11/04/2009 | 12000 | 1 | |
| On 11/4/09 i was driving a 2009 toyota corolla. as i approached a red traffic light on mclendree church road, lawrenceville, ga., i took my right foot off the accelerator in order to brake. instantly the car shot forward and even though i used both feet to brake, the car continued at a high rate of speed and out of control. i crossed a curb and struck on oncoming vehicle. on jan. 5, 2010, in the gwinnett county ga. recorder's court, i pled nolo contendere to the charge of failure to maintain safe equipment. *tr | |||
| 05/20/2009 | 1000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. the contact noticed a grinding noise most of the time when she depressed the brake pedal. she took the vehicle to the dealer who stated that they could not find anything wrong with it. the failure continued to occur and the dealer turned the rotors to remedy the problem; however, she continued hearing the grinding noise. in september 2009, she took the vehicle to the dealer who replaced the brake pads and rotors. she no longer noticed the noise; yet, the brake pedal extended to the floor with a sudden pulling and grabbing motion. the dealer told her that the abs activated which caused that feeling. she also stated that the vehicle would suddenly accelerate on an intermittent basis. in december 2009, the driver crashed into a brick wall when the vehicle suddenly accelerated. there were no injuries. the dealer took pictures and told her that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. furthermore, the gear shift broke and the dealer did not repair the vehicle for six months. she called the manufacturer and was unable to speak with a representative. the current mileage was approximately 17,000. the failure mileage was approximately 1,000. | |||
| 01/12/2010 | 14100 | ||
| First - my 2009 corolla feels like it doesn't grip the road. i live in florida and it feels like i'm driving on ice when i go pass 40. it hydroplanes on dry roads. second - in order for me to come to a complete stop i need to start pressing the break all the way down from like a mile back. third - on one occasion, and thankfully this only happened once, my accelerator came up slowly. what i mean is that after i let go of the accelerator, rather than the pedal coming up instantly it came up very slow. in general i don't feel safe driving this car and it's a shame because it's the car i want.*cw | |||
| 09/06/2009 | 12000 | ||
| Experienced sudden acceleration even after releasing the accelerator pedal. the speed could be controlled by breaking and normal driving resumed. i was not aware of the recall at that time and did not think could be a serious defect in the vehicle.*cw | |||
| 11/10/2009 | 12200 | 1 | |
| Accelerator depresses slowly forcing the use of extra brake pressure. *tr | |||
| 11/30/2009 | 2500 | 1 | 04/01/2009 |
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. while driving, the vehicle began to rapidly increase its speed. even after repeated brake application the vehicle would not stop. consequently the consumers mother crashed into another vehicle. the driver was injured and the air bags did not deploy. a police report was filed. the vehicle was being inspected by the insurance company. he did not contact the dealer or the manufacturer. the current and failure mileages were approximately 2,500. updated 12/15/09 *bf updated 01/19/10 *bf ( son on behalf of his mother). updated 01/20/10.*jb | |||
| 11/14/2009 | 32000 | 1 | |
| 2009 toyota corolla, s automatic transmission. the problem was initially identified by me when my car would not catch while on a slope in drive. the transmission would roll back. the dealership said this was normal due to a loss of pressure, however it would do it even if i barley stopped on a gradual incline for a few seconds. this has caused me to roll back unless i had one foot on the brake and one foot on the gas while to keep me steady to start. this happened at from the time i purchased the car. recently, i my engine has been running really rough and winding at a high pitch while driving. it now intermittently goes between gears and downshifts automatically into gears that are not appropriate for the speeds traveling. this causes a drastic down speed, and example is i will be on the freeway traveling speeds between 50-65 and it will downshift and reduce my speed to 40 mph or less, then i will try to accelerate and it will redline out, as if i am in neutral and i will have no control to regain speed until it automatically pushes itself back into gear, and then increases my speed at a rapid pace, without me putting my foot on the gas. at this point, i am required to place my foot on the brake to control my speeds. the dealership has taken my car back twice and claimed to have fixed it twice based on the reads, but i have had the same problem. the reads on the computer will say that it is an electrical malfunction... however they can not identify where the malfunction is coming from. parts have not been replaced and no repairs have been made to fix this at this time. toyota is not assisting with the recall and i am left with lots of shop hours. thinking about registering for the lemon law about my car, i drive apx. 1000 miles week and my car is not saving, consistent, and is a safety issue since have no control while my car malfunctions. i can only react to what is happening. it also makes a loud clunking sound, and a high winding sound when redlining. *tr | |||
| 01/03/2009 | 3000 | 1 | |
| Regarding the acceleration surge in toyotas. we do not believe it was the floor mats! we have a 2009 corolla and last winter when it was 2 months old, the surge happened to my son when he was driving the vehicle. he had his foot totally off accelerator and nothing was caught under the accelerator. the corolla does not even have the type of mats that are considered dangerous as in the camrys and other models. thankfully, he had the knowledge put the brakes on hard, shove it in neutral and then applied the brakes once again and turn off vehicle. please do not let toyota just believe this is he result of floormats. i believe it is more computer and accelerator related. it has not occurred since. please continue your investigation. thank you. *tr | |||
| 10/22/2009 | 1700 | 3 | 11/05/2008 |
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla . while driving 50 mph the vehicle accelerated to 74 mph without any prior warnings. after a few minutes the vehicle began to decelerate. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the technicians were unable to duplicate the failure. they then gave her a loaner, to continue vehicle inspection. the dealer has yet to identify the cause of the failure, and provide a remedy. the failure mileage was 1700. the current mileage was 1750. updated 12/7/09 *cn the consumer stated the second time the incident happened, she hit another vehicle and the bumper on her vehicle was damamged. updated 12/08/09 | |||
| 04/17/2009 | 2590 | 1 | |
| We were driving the freeway with the cruise control on. we went up a very small incline and the cruise adjusted. however the cruise would not readjust at the top of the incline and continued to gain speed. my husband tried to brake, to no avail, just increases in speed(act. speed unknown).finally, a break in traffic, shifted to neutral and guided the car to an exit. turned off car, turned back on and engine still racing, finally on next try went to normal. i have not used the cruise since. but hearing of other toyotas with sua, i'm wondering if this is the same even though corollas are not mentioned. without a break in traffic, i'm convinced there could have been serious consequences to this incident. contacted toyota and they checked the car with no conclusion to the cause of the event. the mat did not appear to be a cause of the event. we assumed that it was the cruise control because it was the first time we used it . the cruise had been engaged for at least 50 miles before the event. this was a terrifying event for my husband who is normally very calm and myself. *tr | |||
| 09/21/2009 | 5900 | 1 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. while attempting to proceed at a traffic light, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. he was unable to control the vehicle speed after engaging the brake pedal. he was forced to place the vehicle in neutral and shut the engine off. when he restarted the vehicle, he noticed that the rpms were rapidly increasing and that the accelerator pedal was stuck between the floor mat. he notified the manufacturer and was advised that his year, make and model vehicle was not a part of the existing recall. the floor mat was replaced. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 5,900 and the current mileage was 6,000. updated 11/17/09 | |||
| 09/01/2009 | 5000 | 1 | |
| 2009 toyota corolla i have a file number10284648 i filed a couple of weeks ago. my car ' gas pedal did not get stuck on the floor mat .toyota is making up a cheat excuse for the real problem the gas pedal in my car comes from way up under the dash, high on the fire wall pedal arm comes down to above the floor mats . i think you need to do your own investigating, i'll let you check my car even. *tr | |||
| 09/01/2009 | 5027 | 1 | |
| I bought a toyota corolla march 2009 ,on about sept. 1, 2009 i was driving around palos verdes i saw donald trupm's golf course.so i pulled in and drove through the drop off area and ask the guy that was out there for a flyer and he gave me one and them i went to the stop sign to leave. i was pulling out and i saw a small truck coming so i jumped on the accelerator to get ahead of truck and when i let up on the accelerator the car didn't slow down.i then had to push on my brakes as hard as i could while pulling on the strewing whelelreally hard to help me push the brake pedal real hard.the car would not stop running fast it got stuck in passing gear mold and won't stop from really racing the engine.! was real lucky there was a place to pull of the road,so i pulled into a small parking area and put the car into park,i turned the key off and them i stared the car again and it was still racing the engine really really fast. so i turned the key off again and i didn't know what to do.i didn't want to drive down the hills in palos verdes because that was really scary and i think that if i wasn't use to being around car's with my x-husband a lot,like pulling car's with a rope to start them and then slamming on the brake when it started to keep from running into the car that was towing me..some other people could panic and have a really bad accident. so any way i had a friend with me and i opened the hood and ask her to get into the drivers sit to pump on the gas peddle i tried to see were the linkage was to see if i could do something to stop the motor from racing.i could not see where the linkage was and i didn't want take the cover of the motor because i haven't done that on newer car's.so igot back into the drivers seat and got my purse out to call the automobile club but before i did that i thought i would try starting the car one more time and it was o.k. i took the car to toyota to check it they couldn't get to do the same thing and tried to blame it on the carpet. *tr | |||
| 06/15/2008 | 17000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle continued to accelerate when the brake pedal was depressed. the contact must exert great force to the brake pedal in order for the vehicle to come to a complete stop. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, but they could not duplicate or determine the cause of the failure. the contact is in the process of notifying the manufacturer. the vin was unavailable. the failure mileage was 17,000 and current mileage was 17,556. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 10/03/2009 | 1 | ||
| 2009 toyota corolla. consumer states sudden unintended acceleration *tgw the consumer stated she was turning into a parking place with a raised concrete parking barrier at the front of the parking spot with her foot on the brake and going very slowly, when suddenly the vehicle accelerated and jumped on top of the barrier. the consumer stated since the vehicle was designed close to the ground, it hung up on the barrier and then fell back into the parking place. the consumer took the vehicle to the dealer for an inspection, but they were unable to find anything wrong. *jb | |||
| 05/18/2010 | 57000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. the contact stated that he previously received repairs to the accelerator pedal under nhtsa recall campaign id number 10v017000 (vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal). on a later date, while driving at relatively low speeds of 3 mph and depressing the brakes, the vehicle abnormally accelerated. the contact shifted the vehicle into neutral and was able to stop the vehicle by braking. the contact drove the vehicle to the dealer where he was awaiting a diagnosis of the failure. the failure and current mileages were 57,000. | |||
| 04/29/2010 | 3 | 04/29/2009 | |
| 2009 toyota corolla. consumer states several problems with vehicle *tgw the consumer stated the vehicle maintained speed of travel even after his foot was removed from the accelerator pedal. travel speed decreased only after the vehicles regular brake had been removed. there was a spike in the rpm under normal driving conditions without change in pressure applied to the accelerator pedal. also, there was erratic idling while the vehicle was in park without the consumer touching the accelerator pedal. the consumer continued to experience problems with the accelerator pedal after the recall was performed. *jb | |||
| 05/01/2010 | 12015 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. the contact stated while attempting to park with the brakes depressed, the vehicle abnormally accelerated. the vehicle went over the pavement and caused the driver | |||
| 04/01/2010 | 21700 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. the contact stated while accelerating from a traffic stop, the vehicle ahead abruptly stopped. the contact was unable to brake within a reasonable time and proceeded to crash into the vehicle. the contact was not driving the vehicle but believed the vehicle did not stop due to brake failure. the dealer made repairs to the accelerator pedal and the contact had not experienced the failure since. a police report was available. the failure mileage was 21,700 and the current mileage was 22,500. | |||
| 03/06/2010 | 1 | 04/04/2008 | |
| 2009 toyota corolla with unintended acceleration. *kb the consumer stated he had not experienced any sudden acceleration problems with the vehicle. however, he did receive a recall notice in the mail and complied by taking the vehicle to the dealer to have the repairs done on february 17, 2010. however, on march 6, 2010, the consumer made a right turn on a street that was curvy and was relatively steep descending toward an intersection. he gently applied the brakes 2-3 times during the descent to maintain a speed of 15-20 mph. at no time did he depress the accelerator during the descent and the engine was idling as the vehicle coasted to the bottom of the hill. when he approached a four-way stop sign at the bottom of the hill, he depressed the brake pedal normally to come to a full stop. instantly, the engine raced and roared. the consumer immediately shifted the automatic transmission into neutral and turned the engine off. he restarted the engine with his foot on the brake pedal and the gear selector in neutral and it started with the same roar. he turned it off again and waited a couple of minutes. he decided to try one more time and the vehicle operated in normal mode. the consumer also stated since the vehicle was garaged, the doors were barely kept locked. over the last 6-9 months about once a month when the consumer entered the garage, he discovered the doors were locked. the consumer believed the electronic door locking system was being randomly activated. *jb | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| 2009 toyota corolla with unintended acceleration. consumer states that she and her husband are not happy with the corrections. *kb the consumer stated the vehicle accelerated while attempting to park. after the vehicle was returned, the word check appeared on the dashboard, then it went out and the srs light illuminated. *jb | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| 2009 toyota corolla. consumer states unintended acceleration. *tgw the consumer stated he experienced sudden acceleration after the recall was performed. the consumer stated as he was backing out of his garage, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. the consumer quickly shifted the gear into neutral and applied the brake and the vehicle stopped. *jb | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 2 | ||
| 2009 toyota corolla with a recall for the unintended acceleration. consumer is upset she will not be able to get her vehicle in to be repaired until march 31, 2010. *kb the consumer stated she had to replace the tires on the vehicle twice. | |||
| 01/22/2010 | 37000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. the contact stated that the vehicle accelerator pedal was stuck in the open throttle position while driving at speeds of 50 to 60 mph. the vehicle would accelerate without driver intent. the contact received notification of a recall campaign (nhtsa campaign id number 10v017000-vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal) and received repairs by an authorized dealer. after the vehicle was repaired, the failure continued to occur. the dealer could not duplicate the failure. the contact left the vehicle in possession of the dealer for fear that the vehicle would potentially be a risk. the manufacturer was contacted but was not willing to provide any further assistance. the vin was unavailable. the failure mileage was 37,000. | |||
| 03/19/2010 | 5050 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. while traveling at 30 mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated without engaging the accelerator pedal. the contact then shifted the vehicle into neutral gear which decreased the vehicles speed. the contact noticed that the failure did not occur until nhtsa recall # 10v017000 and 10v023000 vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal was performed on the vehicle. diagnostic testing was being performed by the dealer when the complaint was filed. the vin was not available. the failure and the current mileage was 5050. | |||
| 02/22/2010 | 9630 | 1 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. the contact was driving approximately 40 mph. while the vehicle was decelerating the brake pedal was engaged with no response. the contact was unable to slow the vehicle down and crashed into a tree. the contact sustained injuries. a police report was filed. the vehicle has not been repaired at this time. the failure mileage was 9,630. updated 04/16/10. *lj updated 04/30/10.*jb | |||
| 12/17/2009 | 8000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. while the contact was parked she started the vehicle and it suddenly accelerated, causing the contact to drive over a nearby curb where the brakes were applied to stop the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to the dealership where the contact was informed that the failure could not be reproduced. one month after the first incident the same failure reoccurred again and the vehicle was towed to the dealership where nhtsa recall number 10v017000: vehicle speed control, accelerator pedal was performed on the vehicle.the vin was not available. the failure mileage was at 8000 and the current mileage is 9000. | |||
| 01/25/2010 | 25000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. while the vehicle was at a stop with the brakes applied, the contact noticed that the brakes had begun to loose braking power and the rpms had risen to 7000. the vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact had nhtsa recall# 10v023000 vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal performed on the vehicle. eight days after having the recall performed, the contact was driving 20mph and the vehicle had suddenly accelerated without warning. in order to stop the acceleration the contact had to shift the vehicle into neutral. the vehicle was taken back to the dealership where the contact was informed that the failure could not be reproduced. the current and failure mileages were 25000. | |||
| 04/07/2009 | 5457 | 1 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. while attempting to enter the highway from an off ramp she barely pressed the accelerator pedal and the vehicle abnormally accelerated up to speeds of over 75 mph. there was a sudden increase in the engine rpms and when she attempted to apply pressure to the accelerator pedal it was stuck in the open throttle position. she attempted to depress the brakes, to no avail. she was able to engage the emergency brake and again she attempted to apply the brakes. the vehicle finally decreased in speed. a state trooper arrived to offer assistance and investigate the failure. the contact confirmed that the floor mats were not interfering with the accelerator pedal. the manufacturer was contacted and would not offer any assistance. although there were recalls on her vehicle pertaining to the exact same failures (nhtsa campaign id numbers: 10v023000 and 10v017000: component: vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal), her vin was not included in the recall campaign. no repairs were made to the vehicle. the failure mileage was 5,457 and the current was approximately 10,100. updated 04/13/10.*jb | |||
| 02/16/2009 | 800 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. the contact was driving approximately 55 mph; proceeding to a complete stop. the engine revved during braking. her left foot was applied to the brake pedal, and tapping the accelerator pedal with the right foot, the rpm level decreased. the vehicle was able to operate normally. the acceleration issues occurred seven different times. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for the identical failures on three separate occasions. the technician stated that there were no problems with the vehicle. nhtsa recall campaign id number 10v017000 (vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal) was related to the failure. the vin was not included in the recall. the failures were more prevalent to occur in colder weather temperatures. the manufacturer was notified. the vehicle has not been repaired at the time of the complaint. the current mileage was 14,200. the failure mileage was 800. | |||
| 02/23/2010 | 33700 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. whenever the contact engaged the accelerator pedal, she noticed that the pedal would push against her foot and the vehicle began to surge without warning. the contact also noticed that the failure also occurred when the pedal was not depressed. prior to the recent failure the vehicle was repaired per recall nhtsa campaign id number: 10v017000 and 10v023000 performed on her vehicle. the current and failure mileages were 33700. | |||
| 02/24/2010 | 12400 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. the contact was driving approximately 3 mph into the driveway when the accelerator pedal became stuck. the manufacturer informed the contact to let a dealer inspect the vehicle. the dealer was called and had the vehicle towed to the dealership. the dealer inspected the vehicle and was unable to diagnose the failure. the contact was concerned since he has not had any problems with the vehicle until the dealer repaired it under the recall for the accelerator pedal 9 days before the failure occurred. the failure mileage was 12400 and the current mileage 12491 . | |||
| 03/02/2010 | 19000 | 1 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. when the brakes were applied to stop the vehicle, the vehicle suddenly began to accelerate without warning, in order to stop the acceleration the contact had to pump the brakes twice. recall id number: 10v017000-vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal repair was performed on his vehicle prior to the recent failure. there were no prior warnings. the vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. the current and failure mileages were 19000. updated 4/5/10 *cn updated 05/14/10.*jb | |||
| 03/01/2010 | 1 | 03/01/2009 | |
| S10 appropriate handling re toyota recent recall notices, owner of several toyota vehicles experienced sudden acceleration an reported to toyota last october re her 2009 toyota corolla. *kb the consumer stated she has almost been in 3 accidents. *jb | |||
| 01/06/2010 | 18700 | 1 | |
| We were traveling at approximately 45 mph. a traffic light changed and a car was in front of us. i let off the gas to begin stopping but the accelerator stuck. i had to stomp the brake to stop the car. my wife thought i was going to hit the car in front of us. *tr | |||
| 07/23/2009 | 20000 | 1 | |
| 2009 toyota corolla - floor mat (purchased at pepboys) got stuck on the acceleration pedal at maximum speed. *tr the consumer also stated the gas lever inside the vehicle would not open the gas lid. *jb | |||