Manufacturer: NEW UNITED MOTOR MANUFACTURING, INC.
Manufacturer Id: 1062
Model: Corolla
Model Year: 1998
Note: Manufactured by NUMMI, but marketed by Toyota for 1NX.
Plant City: Fremont
Plant Company Name: New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc.
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: California
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: ZZE110L
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE CONTACT APPLIED EXTREME FORCE IN ORDER TO DEPRESS ON THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
1998
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE LEFT, AS IF IT WERE SLIPPING ON ICE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN AFTER MOVING ACROSS FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC AND WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER A BACK, LEFT WRIST, HAND, BRUISES AND A CONCUSSION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT TO THE LEFT FROM TIME TO TIME. SHE HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 85,000.