NHTSA Complaint #10930355 — 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT THE GEAR, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 18 MPH IN REVERSE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BODY WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.