Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING, MISSISSIPPI, INC.
Manufacturer Id: 1145
Model: Corolla
Model Year: 2015
Note: Manufactured by NUMMI, but marketed by Toyota for 1NX.
Plant Company Name: Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Inc
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Mississippi
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: ZRE172L
TPMS: Direct
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
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COMPONENT
Complaint
2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. SUDDEN ACCELERATION *GR THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE HE HAS HAD TWO ACCIDENTS DUE TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS BACKING OUT OF HIS GARAGE, WHEN HALF WAY DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO BACK UP IN THE STREET AND WENT ACROSS THE ROAD AND HIT A CURB, WHERE IF FINALLY STOPPED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE, AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, BUT WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, NOTHING HAPPENED. INSTEAD, IT KEPT GOING UNTIL HE HIT A TRUCK THAT WAS DOUBLE PARKED BEHIND HIM. AS THE CONSUMER PU THE GEAR INTO PARK, SO HE COULD TALK TO THE OWNER OF THE TRUCK, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN, ALMOST HITTING THE PARK VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER. AS HE REPEATEDLY APPLIED THE BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, NOTHING HAPPENED SO HE FORCED THE GEAR TO PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND FINALLY THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS RIGHT WRIST WAS A LITTLE SORE FROM FORCING THE GEAR INTO PARK AND HE COULDN'T LIFT ANYTHING FOR A DAY OR TWO. JB
