NHTSA Complaint #10317208 — 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA

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.