NHTSA Complaint #10369494 — 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE DRIVING 1 MPH WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD, UNUSUAL NOISE. IMMEDIATELY, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO A CONCRETE POST AND HIT A PARKED VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT AN INVESTIGATOR WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND SHE WOULD BE CONTACT ONCE THE INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000. UPDATED 3/8/11 *CN THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE.