NHTSA Complaint #10317789 — 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA

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