2004 Toyota Corolla

What owners report most often

1. Air bags256
2. Vehicle speed control61
3. Engine and engine cooling46
4. Electrical system27
5. Visibility27
6. Fuel system21
7. Other or unspecified19
8. Gasoline17

Recalls and investigations

1. Air bags, frontal, passenger side, inflator moduleOct 17, 2019

   Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2010-2016 4Runner, 2003-2006 Tundra, 2003-2013 Corolla, 2009-2010 Corolla Matrix, 2004-2005 RAV4, 2002-2007 Sequoia, 2011-2013 Sienna, 2008-2012 Scion xB, 2008-2009 Lexus IS-F, 2007-2012 Yaris and Lexus ES350, 2010-2017 Lexus GX460, 2002-2010 Lexus SC430, 2006-2012 Lexus IS250 and IS350 and 2010-2015 Lexus IS250C and IS350C vehicles. These vehicles had their driver or passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

   An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

   Toyota will notify owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front driver inflator, front passenger airbag inflator, the airbag assembly, or the front passenger airbag sub-assembly and inflator. The recall began November 20, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are J0A, J0B, and J0C. Lexus' numbers for this recall are JLI, JLJ, and JLK.

   Campaign 19V741000 on NHTSA.gov

2. Air bags, frontal, passenger side, inflator moduleAug 28, 2019

   Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2003-2008 Corolla, 2005-2008 Corolla Matrix, and Pontiac Vibe vehicles equipped with a front passenger air bag assembly replaced under a prior recall. The air bag may not unfold as designed during inflation under high temperature conditions, possibly resulting in the air bag not inflating properly.

   An improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.

   Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac Vibe owners will be notified by GM. Dealers will replace the front passenger air bag assembly or sub-assembly, free of charge. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's numbers for this recall are K1Q and K0Q. Pontiac owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-762-2737. GM's number for this recall is N192273760.

   Campaign 19V627000 on NHTSA.gov

3. Air bags, frontal, passenger side, inflator moduleDec 12, 2018

   Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2002-2005 Lexus SC and Toyota Sequoia, 2003-2005 Toyota Corolla and Tundra, and 2003-2007 Pontiac Vibe vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation.

   An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

   Toyota will notify the Toyota and Lexus owners. General Motors will notify the Pontiac Vibe owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, or replace the air bag assembly that includes an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began January 23, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371, Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987 or Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. Toyota's numbers for these recalls are J0A (Zone A Toyota), J0B (Zone B Toyota), J0C (Zone C Toyota), JLI (Zone A Lexus), JLJ (Zone B Lexus), and JLK (Zone C Lexus). Note: This recall includes vehicles that have had their air bag previously replaced under an earlier air bag campaign.

   Campaign 18V883000 on NHTSA.gov

4. Air bagsMay 13, 2015

   Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified the agency on May 13, 2015, that they are recalling 2005-2007 Lexus SC, Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Sequoia, and Pontiac Vibe, and 2005-2006 Toyota Tundra vehicles that were originally sold, or ever registered, in Florida, along the Gulf Coast, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Saipan and American Samoa. On June 16, 2015 Toyota expanded the recall to cover an additional 769,055 vehicles, including certain model year 2002-2004 Lexus SC, Toyota Sequoia, 2003-2004 Toyota Corolla Matrix, Toyota Corolla, Pontiac Vibe, and Toyota Tundra vehicles, as well the vehicles covered by the May 13, 2015 notification in the portions of Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas that were not previously included. The inflators in the front passenger air bags are susceptible to rupture in the event of a crash necessitating the deployment of the front passenger air bag.

   In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

   2003-2004 Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles that are recalled under both 15V-043 and 15V-286 are under a Do Not Drive advisory. Owners of these vehicles are advised not to drive their vehicles until the recall remedy has been completed. Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac Vibe owners will be notified by GM. Dealers will replace the passenger side front air bag, free of charge. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota began the recall on July 13, 2015. Pontiac Vibe owners may contact GM at 1-800-762-2737. GM began the recall on June 29, 2015. NOTE: This recacll supersedes recall 14V-655 in its entirety. For vehicles located in the U.S. states not listed above, please see Toyota recall 15V-285 which covers all other U.S. states.

   Campaign 15V286000 on NHTSA.gov

5. Air bagsMay 13, 2015

   Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified the agency on May 13, 2015 that they are recalling certain model year 2004 Sequoia vehicles manufactured August 18, 2003, to August 19, 2004, and 2003-2004 Tundra vehicles manufactured March 18, 2003, to August 25, 2004. On June 16, 2015, Toyota expanded the recall to include an additional 1,270,468 vehicles, including model year 2002-2003 and 2005-2007 Sequoia, 2005-2006 Tundra, 2003-2007 Corolla, 2003-2007 Corolla Matrix, 2003-2007 Pontiac Vibe and 2002-2007 Lexus SC vehicles. This is to address a safety defect in the passenger side frontal air bag inflator which may produce excessive internal pressure causing the inflator to rupture upon deployment of the air bag. This recall addresses both the passenger side frontal air bags that were originally installed in the vehicles, as well as replacement air bags that may have been installed as replacement service parts. A replacement air bag may have been installed, as one example, if a vehicle had been in a crash necessitating the replacement of the passenger side frontal air bag.

   In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

   2003-2004 Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles that are recalled under both 15V-043 and 15V-285 are under a Do Not Drive advisory. Owners of these vehicles are advised not to drive their vehicles until the recall remedy has been completed. Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac Vibe owners will be notified by GM. Dealers will replace the front passenger air bag. The recall began on July 13, 2015. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Pontiac owners may call 1-800-762-2737. NOTE: This recall supersedes recall 14V-312 in its entirety.

   Campaign 15V285000 on NHTSA.gov

6. Air bags, frontalJan 28, 2015

   Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 Toyota Corolla vehicles manufactured December 28, 2001, to May 2, 2004, 2003-2004 Toyota Corolla Matrix vehicles manufactured January 6, 2002, to April 29, 2004, 2003-2004 Avalon vehicles manufactured June 5, 2002, to December 20, 2004, and 2003-2004 Pontiac Vibe vehicles manufactured January 18, 2002, to April 27, 2004. Due to electrical noise, a component in the air bag control module may fail, causing the front air bags, side air bags, and/or seatbelt pretensioners to deploy inadvertently while the vehicle is being operated.

   Inadvertent deployment of the air bags or the seat belt pretensioners increases the risk of an injury or crash.

   Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac Vibe owners will be notified by GM. Dealers will replace the air bag control module, free of charge. The recall began on August 24, 2015. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. GM issued an interim notification to owners on March 27, 2015. The recall began on August 24, 2015. Pontiac owners may call 1-800-620-7668. Note: This recall supersedes recalls 13V-029 and 14V-147. Vehicles that had a noise filter installed as the remedy for one of those campaigns need to have the air bag control module replaced under this campaign.

   Campaign 15V043000 on NHTSA.gov

7. Air bagsJan 30, 2013

   Toyota is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles and 2003-2004 Pontiac Vibe vehicles. The supplemental restraint system (SRS) circuits are susceptible to internal shorting. The electrical short may create an abnormal current flow and increased heat which can damage the circuits. This could result in an inadvertent deployment of the front airbags and/or seat belt pretensioners.

   Inadvertent deployment of the airbags or the seat belt pretensioners may increase the risk of injury and the possibility of a vehicle crash.

   Toyota will re-notify their owners who have already had their vehicles repaired with a noise filter, but did not receive a new airbag control module, and General Motors will re-notify theirs. Dealers previously installed a supplemental harness containing an electrical filter between the airbag control module and its wire harness, free of charge. Dealers will replace the airbag control module, free of charge. The recall began on March 13, 2013. The manufacturer has not yet provided a schedule for second notices. For more information, Toyota owners may call 1-800-331-4331 and Pontiac owners may call 1-800-620-7668.

   Campaign 13V029000 on NHTSA.gov

8. Exterior lighting, headlightsMay 11, 2009

   DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

   DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

   DOPE, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOPE, INC. AT 1-626-272-1798.

   Campaign 09E025000 on NHTSA.gov

9. Exterior lightingApr 7, 2009

   SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

   DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

   SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.

   Campaign 09E012000 on NHTSA.gov

10. Visibility, glass, side/rearApr 10, 2008

    TOYOTA IS RECALLING 662,178 MY 2003-2004 COROLLA, COROLLA MATRIX AND PONTIAC VIBE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH POWER WINDOWS. THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER DOOR GLASS BOLTS MAY LOOSEN AND COME OFF, CAUSING THE DOOR GLASS TO SEPARATE FROM THE WINDOW REGULATOR. DUE TO THE COMPONENTS BECOMING LOOSE AND POSSIBLY RATTLING, AN ABNORMAL NOISE MAY BE HEARD FROM THE DRIVER AND /OR FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WHEN OPERATING THE POWER WINDOWS.

    THE DOOR GLASS MAY SEPARATE FROM THE WINDOW REGULATOR, BIND AND SHATTER DURING OPERATION OF THE POWER WINDOWS, CAUSING DRIVER DISTRACTION AND/OR INJURY.

    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER DOOR GLASS BOLTS WITH NEWLY DESIGNED BOLTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 16, 2008 TO TOYOTA OWNERS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 21, 2008, FOR PONTIAC OWNERS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-888-270-9371 OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668.

    Campaign 08V162000 on NHTSA.gov

11. Exterior lightingJul 17, 2006

    CERTAIN TRADESONIC COMBINATION LAMPS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED PASSENGER VEHICLES. COMBINATION LAMPS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

    LACK OF AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS IN THE LAMPS WILL DECREASE LIGHTING VISIBILITY TO OTHER DRIVERS AND MAY POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

    TRADESONIC WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JULY 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TRADESONIC AT 626-934-8884.

    Campaign 06E064000 on NHTSA.gov

12. Exterior lighting, headlightsMar 13, 2006

    CERTAIN ANZO COMBINATION HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS WHICH FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."

    WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

    ANZO WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE HEADLAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN MAY 9, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ANZO USA AT 909-468-3688.

    Campaign 06E023000 on NHTSA.gov

13. WheelsOct 6, 2003

    ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FACTORY ALUMINUM ALLOY WHEELS, THE LUG NUT(S) MAY NOT SECURE THE WHEEL PROPERLY TO THE HUB ASSEMBLY DUE TO OVER-DRILLING OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FIVE LUG NUT HOLES ON THE ALLOY WHEEL. IF THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD IN THIS CONDITION, THE LUG NUT(S) COULD POTENTIALLY LOOSEN.

    IN THE WORST CASE, THE STUD BOLT(S) MAY FRACTURE, WHICH MAY RESULT IN THE SEPARATION OF THE WHEEL FROM THE HUB ASSEMBLY AND LEAD TO A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

    DEALERS WILL INSPECT ALL FOUR FACTORY ALUMINUM ALLOY WHEELS AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE ANY FOUND TO BE OUT OF SPECIFICATIONS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 27, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.

    Campaign 03V366000 on NHTSA.gov

Representative owner complaints: vehicle speed control

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1. Air bags, Vehicle speed control, Mar 17, 2010, crash

   REAR END COLLISION INVOLVING 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA AND NISSAN XTERRA. UPON COLLISION THE CAR'S ENGINE WAS REVVING AND THE IGNITION HAD TO BE TURNED OFF TO GET THE CAR TO STOP MOVING. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE COROLLA WAS DAMAGED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NOT SURE IF THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. DEFINITELY THINK THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE COROLLA WAS TOTALED. *TR

2. Steering, Vehicle speed control, Mar 16, 2010, crash

   MY DAUGHTER HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A MOTORCYCLE, WHILE DRIVING HER 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE MOTORCYCLE RIDER WAS KILLED. THE AIRBAG IN THE COROLLA DEPLOYED AND SAVED MY DAUGHTER'S LIFE. UNFORTUNATELY, SHE STILL HAS LITTLE, OR NO MEMORY OF THE ACCIDENT. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, OR WHY? THE POLICE BELIEVE SHE LOST CONTROL OF HER VEHICLE, CROSSED THE LANE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND STRUCK THE MOTORCYCLE. A WITNESS STATED HER CAR WAS GOING FAIRLY FAST. WHY WAS IT GOING SO FAST IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA? A TRAFFIC LIGHT WAS RIGHT IN FRONT HER (ABOUT 100 FEET AHEAD). AT THAT LIGHT, SHE WOULD HAVE TAKEN A SQUARE RIGHT HAND TURN, ENROUTE TO HER HOME. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SHE WAS GOING SO FAST. AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SHE LOST CONTROL OF HER CAR. SHE WAS 90% OF THE WAY HOME. IT WAS ABOUT 6:15 IN THE AFTERNOON IN THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER. A SUNNY DAY, NO CLOUDS OR PRECIP. THE CAR IS BEING HELD BY THE WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA POLICE DEPARTMENT. CAN YOU INSPECT THE VEHICLE? SHE HAD COMPLAINED TO ME ABOUT THE VEHICLE PREVIOUS TO THIS. SHE ONCE ASKED ME ADD POWER STEERING FLUID. WHEN I CHECKED, THE RESERVOIR WAS ALREADY UP TO THE FULL MARK. BEING A DAD, MY ONLY JOB WAS TO MAINTAIN THE CAR (CHANGE OIL, ETC). I VERY, VERY RARELY DROVE THE CAR. AND WHEN I DID DRIVE, IT WAS FINE. THIS COROLLA WAS REGISTERED IN MY NAME. I BOUGHT IT IN 2007 FOR MY DAUGHTER (HER FIRST CAR). I BOUGHT COROLLA'S FOR BOTH OF MY CHILDREN. I GAVE MY SON A 2001 COROLLA YEARS AGO. I'M A BIG BELIEVER IN TOYOTA QUALITY. I OWN A TACOMA MYSELF. BUT, SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT ABOUT THIS ACCIDENT. I THINK THE STEERING AND ACCELERATION SHOULD BE CHECKED, AS A MINIMUM. *TR UPDATED 05/19/10 *BF *TR UPDATED 10/04/10 UPDATED 9/27/11*CW

3. Vehicle speed control, Mar 15, 2010

   WHEN I STOP THE CAR WHEN I'M DRIVING E.G. AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CAR PULLS FORWARD WHEN I BRAKE. THIS OCCURS LIKE 70% OF THE TIME. I TRIED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH TOYOTA AND THEY TELL ME THAT THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY FOR MY VEHICLE. SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW, I THOUGHT IT WAS MY IMAGINATION BUT I CAME TO A REALIZATION THAT IT IS MY CAR. *TR

4. Vehicle speed control, Mar 15, 2010, crash

   TL- WHILE DRIVING A RENTED 2004 PONTIAC MONTANA WEST BOUND ON BRIDGE AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH A TOYOTA COROLLA DRIVING EAST BOUND CAME OVER THE MEDIUM INTO HIS LANE AND COLLIDED HEAD INTO HIS VEHICLE. THERE WAS TWO FATALITIES THE DRIVER IN THE TOYOTA COROLLA, AND HIS FRONT SEAT PASSENGER, HE AND THE OTHER TWO PASSENGERS WERE ALSO INJURED. HE STATED THIS COMPLAINT IS ON THE TOYOTA COROLLA. HE BELIEVED THE DRIVER IN THE 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS NOT ABLE BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE\\ GAS PEDAL AND BRAKES, OR ELECTRONIC CONTROL. FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL 70564001, FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROLS INVESTIGATOR REPORT F050FF004415, FLORIDA CRASH REPORT 70987110. THE MILEAGE INFORMATION FOR THE 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA WAS NOT AVAILABLE. LI UPDATED 05/10/10 *BF UPDATED 08/23/10 UPDATED 9/28/11*CW

5. Fuel system, Gasoline, Vehicle speed control, Mar 15, 2010, crash

   WHILE IN REVERSE AND BACKING MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA INTO MY GARAGE THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND I HIT THE REAR OF THE GARAGE. I AM POSITIVE I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND DROVE OUT OF THE GARAGE . I HAD TO RUN INTO A SNOWPILE ON THE FRONT LAWN TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF I LOOKED AT THE FLOOR MAT AND SAW NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THIS SAME PROBLEM WHILE REVERSING INTO THE GARAGE HAPPENED IN SEPT 2005. AT THE TIME I JUST THOUGHT THE MISTAKE WAS MINE, NOW AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT I AM CONVINCED THERE IS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. *TR

6. Vehicle speed control, Mar 14, 2010, crash

   ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK, HIT HANDICAPPED STANCHION AT BJ`S WAREHOUSE IN FARMINGDALE,NY. HAD TO TURN OFF IGNITION. IT HAPPENED ONCE. HAD THE DAMAGE REPAIRED AT FARMINGDALE AUTO COLLISION COSTING $587 NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT THIS PEDAL, DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE CAUSE WAS . *TR

7. Vehicle speed control, Mar 9, 2010

   I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA THE OTHER DAY ON A SIDE ROAD. I WAS APPROACHING A CORNER IN THE ROAD AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF MY GAS PEDAL. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I PUSHED ON THE BREAK WHICH SLOWED THE CAR SLIGHTLY, BUT WOULDN'T STOP IT. I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS REVVING VERY LOUDLY SO I TURNED OFF THE CAR. I PROCEEDED TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND IT WAS STILL REVVING. I PULLED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND CHECK MY FLOOR MAT, AS I KNEW OF ALL THE CURRENT RECALLS IN EFFECT. THE FLOOR MAT WAS NOT IN THE WAY AND THE PEDAL APPEARED FINE. NOTHING CHANGED. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND IN ABOUT 2 HRS LATER WHEN THE TOW TRUCK GUY STARTED MY CAR, IT APPEARED FINE. IT WAS BROUGHT TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, WHOM PLAYED IF OFF AS IF MY FLOOR MAT WAS THE CAUSE AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. I THEN BROUGHT IT TO MY FATHER WHO USED TO BE A MECHANIC AND HE CHECKED ALL THE MECHANICS OF THE CAR. HE LUBED UP SOME PARTS AND CLEANED THE ACCELERATOR PLATE, HOWEVER HE STATED EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD TO HIM. AS OF TODAY THIS HAS NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

8. Air bags, Vehicle speed control, Mar 4, 2010, crash

   TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO IDLE AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING PILLAR ALTHOUGH EXTREME PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE AFTER THE CRASH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AFTER IT COOLED DOWN. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNTIL THEY SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND THE COMPLAINT TO A CLAIM ADJUSTER WHICH COULD TAKE UP TO 10 DAYS FOR A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL AT THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,050 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,100. UPDATED 06/29/10 *BF UPDATED 07/23/10*JB

9. Vehicle speed control, Mar 2, 2010

   TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 60 MPH. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING, THE CONTACT HAD PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40000.

10. Vehicle speed control, Electronic stability control (ESC), Feb 26, 2010

    MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA SURGES FOR 1-2 SECONDS WHILE AT STOP OR RED LIGHT. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO TAKE OFF BY ITSELF. THIS HAPPENS MORE OFTEN IN WARM WEATHER THAN COLD WEATHER. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEAR AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME IT IS NORMAL. THIS CAN BE OVER ALL SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

11. Vehicle speed control, Feb 23, 2010

    MY 2004 COROLLA LE IS THE FIRST VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED THAT HAS CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN I AM DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, IT HOLDS A STEADY SPEED. WHEN THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS AN INCLINE, SUCH AS A BRIDGE OR A HILL, IT WILL DOWNSHIFT AND CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE WELL BEYOND THE SPEED SET. EVERY INSTANCE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SIMPLY DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL WITHIN 5 TO 10 MPH ABOVE THE SET SPEED, BUT IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE AS LONG AS IT WAS ON THE INCLINE. THINKING THIS IS HOW CRUISE CONTROL WORKED, NOT HAVING USED IT BEFORE, I NEVER TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND SIMPLY TURN IT OFF WHEN ENCOUNTERING AN INCLINE.. IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT TOYOTA ACCELERATION ISSUES, I THOUGHT THIS INFORMATION WOULD BE USEFUL TO NHTSA. *TR

12. Vehicle speed control, Feb 23, 2010

    I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. I CAME TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHICH WAS RED. THERE WERE TWO CARS STOPPED AT THE LIGHT. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE TO STOP, THE ACCELERATOR STARTED ROARING AND THE BRAKE WOULD NOT GRAB. I PUSHED IT AS HARD AS I COULD AND FINALLY IT GRABBED JUST BEFORE I WOULD HAVE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I GOT TO WORK, I WAS BACKING INTO A PARKING PLACE AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. I WAS WEARING LARGE BOOTS AT THE TIME AND JUST ASSUMED MY FOOT HIT BOTH THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME BUT NOW THAT THE RECALL HAS HAPPENED, I WONDER IF IT WASN'T MY OVER SIZED BOOTS. *TR

13. Vehicle speed control, Feb 22, 2010, crash

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE WAS TURNING ON TO A SIDE STREET AT ABOUT 5MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FOR THREE BLOCKS AND RAN INTO A HOUSE. THE VEHICLE REVVED UP AND WOULD NOT STOP AS CONTACT WAS DEPRESSING ON THE BRAKES BECAUSE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. SHE MAY NOT WALK AGAIN. THERE IS A POLICE REPORT AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED AND ALSO THE HOUSE THAT WAS HIT HAD TO BE DEMOLISHED BECAUSE IT WAS SO BADLY DAMAGED. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

14. Fuel system, Gasoline, Vehicle speed control, Feb 16, 2010, crash

    2004 TOYOTA COROLLA--DRIVING ON RIGHT MOST LANE AT SPEED ABOUT 25 MILES BECAUSE SNOWING HAD STARTED . DATE 02-12-2008 ON I 96 EAST NEAR INKSTER , EXIT. SUDDENLY CAR TURNED INTO LEFT LANE AND ACCELERATED TO VERY HIGH SPEED. CROSSED 3 LEFT LANES AND CRASHED ON TO CONCRETE BARRIER BETWEEN EAST AND WEST LANES. DUE TO START OF SNOWING ,ALL TRAFFIC WAS MOVING VERY SLOW. SO ALL CARS IN OTHER LANES STOPPED. MY COROLLA DID NOT HIT ANY OTHER VEHICLE. POLICE GAVE TICKET FOR SPEEDING. (-POLICE DEPT-LIVONIA, MI-POLICE. CAR WAS TOTAL WRECK WITH FRONT DAMAGE AND CHASIS BENDING OUTWARD ON RIGHT SIDE. CAR WAS TAKEN TO TROY COLLISION , TROY , MI. CITIZEN INSURANCE DECLARED " TOTAL ". THOUGH I WAS NOT INJURED , IT IS CLOSE TO WORST CRASH AND I HAD TO BUY NEW CAR SPENDING $10,000 EXTRA. I HAD NO ANSWER FOR SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND VEHICLE TURNING AND CRASHING. NOW I KNOW THIS WAS EXACTLY WHAT IS REPORTED NOW-SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND CAR GOING OUT OF CONTROL -A DEFECT IN THE CAR. *TR

15. Vehicle speed control, Feb 13, 2010

    TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AS SHE DROVE INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND NEARLY CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE UNTIL SHE APPLIED EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER SINCE SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE WAS $90. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 3/24/10 *CN UPDATED 05/17/10.*JB

16. Vehicle speed control, Feb 8, 2010

    I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA LAST MARCH 13, 2009 AT NOON IN A CROWDED PARKING LOT IN MASON , OHIO, A SUBURB OF CINCINNATI. I WAS STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN AND AFTER THAT, I PUSHED ON MY GAS PEDAL WHEN THE CAR TOOK OFF , GOING FROM A DEAD STOP TO 60 MPH , CROSSING THE LOT SO FAST THAT I WAS LUCKY I DID NOT KILL ANYONE THAT DAY. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR AT ALL. IT WAS AS IF I WAS ON A DRAGSTRIP TRYING TO RACE! I WAS SURROUNDED BY MINIVANS AND THERE WAS A BURGER KING RESTAURANT ON THE ONE SIDE OF ME WITH A BUSY KOHL'S NEXT TO MY CAR. I WAS TERRIFIED BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR! THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK FOR ME ,AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HAD TO STOP THE CAR AS I HAD ONLY A FEW MINUTES TO STOP OR I WOULD HAVE JUMPED OVER A 4 FOOT GRASSY PARTITION BEFORE I WENT INTO A 4 LANE INTERSECTION FULL OF TRAFFIC!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WOULD HAVE CAUSED A NICE ACCIDENT AND KILLED SOMEONE OR MANY!!!!!!!!!!! I THREW THE CAR INTO "PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION RIGHT THEN" THE CAR DID A 180 DEGREE TURN LANDING NEAR THE GRASSY PARTITION!!!!!!!!! I WAS FINE BUT SO SCARED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO DO TO STOP BUT IT WORKED. I WENT TO KING'S TOYOTA AFTER THAT WHICH WAS ACROSS THE STREET. THEY CHECKED THE CAR AND SAID IT WAS A BUILDUP OF GASES IN THE CAR!!!!!!! SUCH A LIE!!!!!!! WHY DID THEY NOT KNOW WHAT WAS IT WAS?? THEY HAVE HAD COMPLAINTS SINCE 1999?????????? MY QUESTION IS WHY IS MY CAR NOT PART OF THE RECALL SINCE I HAVE HAD A SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM?? KING'S WILL LOOK AT MY CAR NEXT WEEK BUT THEY WILL MAKE ME PAY FOR REPAIRS WHEN IT'S THEIR FAULT AND IT'S NOT ON THE LIST. PLEASE HAVE THEM EXPAND THE RECALL SO THAT PEOPLE LIKE ME CAN TRUST THEIR CARS AGAIN. *CN *TR

17. Vehicle speed control, Feb 3, 2010

    WHILE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT THE 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA WOULD SURGE FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, ROUGHLY 4-5 A YEAR, AND IF THE BRAKE WAS NOT FIRMLY APPLIED CARS IN FRONT OF ME WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO FIX THIS AS IT WAS INCONSEQUENTIAL AT THE TIME. I AM CONCERNED THAT ONE OF THESE TIMES IT MAY NOT BE. *TR

18. Vehicle speed control, Feb 3, 2010

    FRIGHTENING INCIDENT THAT WAS REPORTED ON MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA LE/SD 4 DR. PARKING MY VEHICLE IN A DRIVEWAY (ON A SLIGHT INCLINE), DRY CONDITIONS, AND ONLY 1 FOOT FROM A PARKED CARGO VAN. ABOUT TO PLACE FOOT ON BRAKE TO STOP COMPLETELY TO TURN CAR OFF AND FULL ACCELERATION TOOK PLACE. GAS PEDAL WENT FULL THROTTLE AND HIT THE CARGO VAN. TIRES WERE SPINNING, LEFT TIRE TRACKS. MY CAR PINNED BETWEEN A CARGO VAN AND PULLING TO THE LEFT -- SIX INCHES FROM HITTING A SUBARU OWNED BY SISTER. ACCELERATION WENT FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES AS I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES, NO RESULTS. I LOOKED DOWN TO SEE IF MY CAR MAT WAS IN THE WAY AND THE ANSWER IS NO. THREE PEOPLE CAME OUTSIDE THE HOME TO SEE WHAT THE LOUD IMPACT WAS AND WHY THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING IN THAT MANNER-- THINKING THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, THEN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE. CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE WHO THEN REFERRED ME OUT TO CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER ON MONDAY 12/7 TO INFORM THEM OF MY ORDEAL. THEY ARRANGED FOR MY CAR TO BE SERVICED BY A TECHNICIAN ON 12/15/2009 AT THE TOYOTA DEALER IN GREER, SC. I WAS TOLD TO PICK THE CAR UP AFTER 1 1/2 HOURS. I HAD CAR TOWED TO AND FROM CAR DEALER. IN JANUARY 2010, I PICKED UP A CERTIFIED LETTER FROM THE POST OFFICE THAT WAS DATED DECEMBER 23, 2009. IT STATED THAT "BASED ON OUR FINDINGS PROVIDED ABOVE, WE RESPECTFULLY DECLINE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER." THE INSPECTION WAS - PROVIDING A ROAD TEST AND THE BRAKES, HELD VEHICLE SPEED AT 10 MPH, NO LEAKAGE WITH BRAKES, AND ACCELERATION DID NOT STICK. THEY SENT ME ON MY WAY AND CLOSED THE CASE AND THANKED ME FOR MY BUSINESS AND BEING A LOYAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER! I ONLY HAD MY CAR FOR TWO YEARS. IT IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. I ULTIMATELY HAD TO GET ANOTHER VEHICLE TO GET AROUND IN. IT WAS MY ONLY VEHICLE. THERE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH MORE VEHICLES THAN THEY ARE STATING. MINE IS A 2004. *TR

19. Vehicle speed control, Feb 1, 2010, crash

    WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. DEPRESSED BRAKE TO LIMITED AVAIL. VEHICLE PARTIALLY JUMPED PARKING CURB WHEN IT WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN INSPECTED SO, AS YET, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. THIS APPEARS TO BE SIMILAR TO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS MODEL ALONG WITH OTHER MODELS. *TR

20. Vehicle speed control, Jan 27, 2010, crash

    2004 TOYOTA COROLLA WAS TOTAL ON 9/11/07 IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE IT ACCELERATED IN REVERSE IN A PARKING LOT AND SMASHED INTO A TRACTOR TRAILER. MY FORMER WAS DRIVING IT AND SAID IT JUST TOOK OFF ON HER. (WE FIRED HER SHORTLY AFTER THIS INCIDENT AND SHE LEFT THE USA)*CW

21. Vehicle speed control, Jan 2, 2010

    REGARDING SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN THE TOYOTA COROLLA: ALTHOUGH THIS PROBLEM HAS RECENTLY BEEN WIDELY REPORTED ON THE NEWS IN OTHER MODELS I HAVE EXPERIENCED DOZENS OF EVENTS IN THE TOYOTA COROLLA FOR AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT REASON. THE SPACING BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR IS SO CLOSE THAT ANYONE WHO HAS BIG FEET SUCH AS ME ( I WEAR A MEN'S 12 WIDE SHOE) CAN EASILY HIT THE ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME THE BRAKE IS HIT. THIS PROBLEM BECAME SUCH AN ISSUE FOR ME SINCE MY ELDERLY MOTHER OWNS 2 DIFFERENT TOYOTA COROLLA THAT I AVOID USING HER CARS WHENEVER POSSIBLE. HOWEVER BECAUSE SHE IS SO OLD AND CANNOT EASILY GET INTO CARS THAT ARE LOW TO THE GROUND BECAUSE OF THEIR SMALL WHEEL DIAMETERS I DO TAKE HER IN HER CAR AT TIMES. THERE IS HARDLY A SINGLE INSTANCE IN WHICH I DRIVE THE CAR THAT I DO NOT EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. I ALSO TRIED ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO TO BUY MY OWN TOYOTA COROLLA BUT BEING AWARE OF THE PROBLEM I ASKED THE DEALER IF HE COULD MOVE THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HE TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ANYONE WITH FEET LARGER THAN THE NORMAL. I EXPECT THAT IN JAPAN THEY MUST HAVE SMALL FEET FOR CREATING SUCH A STUPID BLUNDER. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE ROAD. I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM IN MORE THAN ONE MODEL YEAR. MY MOTHER OWNS TWO DIFFERENT MODEL YEARS. THE CAR I TEST DROVE ON THE DEALERS LOT WAS ANOTHER MODEL YEAR. SO AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT MODEL YEARS AFTER 2004 HAVE THE PROBLEM. IT CAN EASILY BE SEEN JUST BY LOOKING AT THE PEDAL SPACING. THIS BLUNDER IN DESIGN IS HARD TO BELIEVE SINCE IT IS SO STUPID. *TR

22. Vehicle speed control, Jun 10, 2009, crash

    TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEPT IT OVERNIGHT. THEY FOUND NO FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. ONCE AGAIN, NO FAILURES WERE FOUND. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE OCCUPANTS IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WERE INJURED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST PAIN FROM THE SEAT BELT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY MADE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE; THEREFORE, IT WAS REPLACED WITH A 2006 COROLLA. CURRENTLY, THE 2006 COROLLA IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES AS THE 2004 MODEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE COULD BRING IN THE VEHICLE AND PAY $98 PER HOUR FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE CONTACT IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 22,000. UPDATED 7/1/09 *CN UPDATED 07/07/09.*JB

23. Air bags, Vehicle speed control, Oct 24, 2007, crash

    DATE 10/20/2007 THIS SATURDAY MORNING AT 9:05 AM, AFTER MASS AT THE MIAMI ARCHDIOCESES, I HAD A MOST UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE WITH MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN I MOVED TO REVERSE MY CAR FROM MY PARKING PLACE, I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN DRAMATIC INCREASE FROM THE CAR'S IDLE AND A RELEASE OF THE ACCELERATION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO MOVE BACKWARD VERY FAST. I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, BUT DID NOT STOP AND THEN, IN A FEW SECONDS TO FORWARD TO AVOID HITTING ANY PERSONS OR VEHICLES IN MY BACK IN THE CHURCH PARKING LOT. IN TOTAL ABOUT 45 FEET BACKWARD AND FORWARD, PERHAPS 30 SECONDS PLUS IN TOTAL . I THEN CRASHED ON THE WALL OF ST. MARTHA RECTORY. THE CAR WAS UNCONTROLLABLE AND THE FRONT OF MY CAR'S HOOD, FRONT DOORS WERE BADLY DAMAGED, (ESPECIALLY THE RIGHT SIDE, WHERE MY SICK WIFE SAT ) DAMAGES WITH A PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE OF $ 5864. I HAVE TWO CONCERNS: A) SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN CAR IS STARTED AND INABILITY TO STOP IT . B) NO AIR BAG SYSTEM DEPLOYMENT IN SPITE OF THE STRENGTH OF THE IMPACT AND HAVING THE ENTIRE FRONT BUMPER OF THE CAR DESTROYED. 2) I HAVE LOST MY TRUST IN MY PRESENT TOYOTA COROLLA CAR (I HAVE HAD ONE BEFORE AND A CAMRY, AND THEIR PERFORMANCE WAS SATISFACTORY). I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A VERY CAREFUL INSPECTION OF OUR VEHICLE, ITS CAPACITY FOR SUDDEN UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION, LACK OF AIR BAG PROTECTION, AND THE LIKE. *TR

24. Vehicle speed control, May 3, 2007

    I HAD A RAPID ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITH MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA YESTERDAY. THE ENGINE RPM WENT TO ABOUT 50,00RPM. BEFORE ANY DAMAGE OCCURRED I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN STARTING UP AGAIN THERE SEEMED TO BE NO PROBLEM. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER AND AFTER CHECKING OUT THE VEHICLE THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. *TR

25. Vehicle speed control, Apr 9, 2007

    TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH 31000 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 15 MPH WITH FOOT ON THE GAS PEDALTHE VEHICLE RACED UP TO 35 MPH, AND THE RPMS RACED BETWEEN 4 AND 5 ON THE GAUGE. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKE AS HARD AS HE COULD, AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL. HE ALSO APPLIED THE GAS, ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO STOP IDLING. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER BEING LOOKED AT CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000.*AK UPDATED 04/30/07. *JB