NHTSA Complaint #10653698 — 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10653698 |
| Vehicle | 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA |
| Component | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 73,318 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
WHILE TRAVELING NW ON HWY 99 THROUGH MERCED CA AT 08:30 AM NOV. 9, 2014, I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF MY CAR WHILE IN CRUISE MODE GOING UP THE RAMP JUST AT THE NW EDGE OF MERCED. IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE TILL THE RPM GAUGE WAS INTO THE RED. AT THE SAME TIME, I WAS VERY TENSE, MANEUVERING IN TRAFFIC WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES IN AN EFFORT TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP, WHICH HEATED UP UNTIL THEY WERE BARELY WORKING. I SHUT THE MOTOR OFF WHILE IN DRIVE AND TURNED IT BACK ON A FEW TIMES AND EACH TIME THE ENGINE WENT RIGHT INTO HIGH REV MODE AGAIN. I FINALLY PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO N AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ABOUT A MILE OR SO FROM WHERE THE PROBLEM STARTED, REGAINED MY COMPOSURE AND ALLOWED THE CAR TO SIT A FEW MINUTES. I TRIED THE ENGINE STARTER AND THINGS SEEMED NORMAL AGAIN SO I CAUTIOUSLY EXITED THE HIGHWAY ABOUT A 1/4 MILE FROM WHERE I HAD STOPPED. THINGS CONTINUED TO ACT NORMALLY SO I CAME BACK HOME 18 MILES AND HAD NO MORE PROBLEMS. WHAT DO I DO WITH THIS CAR? KEEP DRIVING IT THIS WAY? TAKE IT BACK TO TOYOTA? THEY DID THE RECALL REPAIR FOR THIS PROBLEM ALREADY, YET NOW THIS!! VERY TROUBLING! *TR
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