NHTSA Complaint #10549101 — 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE WAS TRYING TO PARK ON A CURVE, SHE BACKED UP AND WENT FORWARD TWICE, WHEN SHE FELT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE GO OVER THE WATER GRATE IN THE PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE MADE A SHIFTING SOUND AND STARTED TO LOUDLY RACE FORWARD OUT OF CONTROL. FORTUNATELY, SHE WAS GOING SLOWLY. WHEN THE MOTOR STARTED FORCEFULLY RACING, THE SPEED OF THE ENGINE INCREASED RAPIDLY, AS IF SOMEONE WAS PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONSUMER HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND PRESSED AS HARD AS SHE COULD IN AN EFFORT TO CONTROL THE INCREASING SPEED. SHE WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR TO NEUTRAL, AND THEN SHUT THE OFF THE MOTOR. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS THE THIRD TIME, THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW COMPUTER, BUT THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE, IT WOULD PREVENT THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. UPDATED 11/25/13 UPDATED 12/23/13