NHTSA Complaint #10370132 — 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA

THIS IS TO REPORT AN ACCIDENT I WAS INVOLVED IN ON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 IN THE MORNING AROUND 4:30AM, IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ON INTERSTATE I-95 NORTHBOUND, CLOSE TO EXIT 80, WITH MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. MY CAR WAS RECALLED BACK IN LATE AUGUST 2010 AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AS SOON AS I RECEIVED THE NOTIFICATION. AFTER INSPECTING THE ENGINE, THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT A COMPUTER IN THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE. HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE MISSING PART AT THE TIME BUT INDICATED THAT I WILL RECEIVE NOTICE IN THE MAIL FOR WHEN I COULD BRING THE CAR BACK. THAT THURSDAY MORNING IT WAS RAINING AND I WAS DRIVING AROUND 50 MILES/HOUR WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE SPEED NEEDLE WENT COMPLETELY TO THE END OF THE SPEEDOMETER AND CAME BACK. IT DID THIS TWICE BEFORE SUDDENLY ACCELERATING AND SENDING THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. MY CAR HIT A TREE FROM THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE BEFORE STOPPING. THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND I INCURRED SEVERAL BODILY INJURIES AROUND THE NECK, CHEST, RIGHT SHOULDER, RIGHT HIP AND BACK. I WAS TAKEN TO THE ER RIGHT AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND BACK AGAIN YESTERDAY MONDAY OCTOBER 4, 2010 BECAUSE I COULD NOT MOVE. MY CAR IS STILL IN A TOWING LOT BUT MY INSURANCE WILL MOVE IT TO A COLLISION CENTER IN THE COMING DAYS. I BELIEVE IT MIGHT BE IMPORTANT TO INVESTIGATE THIS CRASH BUT I AM NOT SURE WHO TO CONNECT WITH DIRECTLY AND HOPE YOU CAN ADVISE. MY DIRECT LINE IS [XXX]. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).