NHTSA Complaint #10637103 — 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA

WHILE DRIVING NORTHBOUND ON INTERSTATE I-75 HOME DURING RUSH HOUR IN THE METRO-DETROIT AREA, THE VEHICLE SPED UP IN EXCESS OF 90MPH! I ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION. THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT REACT TO MY FOOT NOT EVEN BEING ON THE PEDAL! I BRAKED AND PUMPED THE BRAKE TO ONLY CONTROL MY SPEED. WHEN I FINALLY GOT THE VEHICLE TO PARK, THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AT A HIGH RATE LIKE THE ENGINE WAS REACTING TO PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR SMELLED LIKE SMOKE FROM THE BRAKE PAD. IF IT WASN'T FOR THE BRAKE PAD, I MIGHT OF BEEN MORE SEVERELY INJURED OR WORSE. I PLAN TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO. BUT PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE HELP MY FAMILY AND I OUT.....WE HAVE A 2014 COROLLA VIN # [XXX] , ANOTHER 2008 COROLLA VIN # [XXX] , AND JUST RECENTLY A 2014 TOYOTA RAV4 VIN # [XXX] ............IT WAS A VERY SCARY ORDEAL....I'M VERY CONCERNED FOR THE WELL BEING OF MY FAMILY DRIVING THESE VEHICLES. I THOUGHT THE ISSUE WAS FIX ALREADY????? MAYBE NOT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR