2010 Toyota Corolla complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE DRIVING IN THE CITY AT 30-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD DOWNSHIFT WHEN SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL; IT WOULD SLOW DOWN AS WELL AS IF THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. ALSO, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, THE ABS WOULD SUDDENLY ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES FOR THE DOWNSHIFTING PROBLEM BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE BRAKING PROBLEM BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,400. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING INTO PARKING SPACE AT 3 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THERE WAS A SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING WHICH CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGES. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND THE POLICE WERE NOT CALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE DAMAGES FOR $5,000. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE FAILURE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THEY FOUND NO FAILURE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ACCESSORY BELT BROKE IN THE ENGINE. THE CHARGING SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, INSTRUCTING HER TO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE BELT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE DEALER WOULD PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,600.

2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS CONCERN REGARDING THE ENGINE SURGE PROBLEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE BEGAN RACING. HER FOOT WAS ALREADY ON THE BRAKE, BUT SHE HAD TO INCREASE BRAKE PRESSURE AND PLACED THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL, THEN TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEMS. *JB

2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATES ISSUE REGARDING FLOOR MAT RECALL. *TGW THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM WAS BEYOND THE FLOOR MATS. HE BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS ELECTRONIC. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS MOTHER TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE RECALL. *JB

2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED SUDDEN ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE CRASHED INTO A WALL AT A VERY LOW SPEED. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED TOYOTA REFUSED TO SHARE THE DRIVABILITY REPORT WHICH WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. TOYOTA WROTE THE CONSUMER A LETTER STATING THERE WERE NO DEFECTS. UPDATED 10/20/11.*JB

BOUGHT A NEW 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA S. DROVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE STEERING IS HORRIBLE. THE CAR WILL VEER TO THE RIGHT, THEN WITH A SMALL CORRECT, WILL PULL TO THE LEFT. YOU GET IT GOING STRAIGHT THEN IT WILL PULL ONE WAY OR THE OTHER ALL BY ITSELF. KIND OF LIKE IT IS REALLY WINDY, BUT TODAY WAS A CALM DAY. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING, A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? SOMEONE TO DIE? *TR

BOUGHT BRAND NEW 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA IN MAY 2009. WHEN DRIVING ON FREEWAY FEELS LIKE CAR WILL CHANGE LANE AUTOMATICALLY. ALSO FEELS LIKE DRIVING CAR IN THE WINDY CONDITION. WHEN YOU LEAVE THE STEERING WHEEL, I THINK CAR IS SUPPOSE TO GO STRAIGHT, BUT CAR PULLS EITHER ON RIGHT OR LEFT SIDE. *TR

2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH CRUISE CONTROL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED DURING THE FIRST FEW MONTHS WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED AND SET AT 60 AND 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE . SHE IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. THE UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION NOT ONLY HAPPENED WHEN GONG UP SMALL HILLS, BUT IT ALSO HAPPENED ONCE ON A LEVEL HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPEEDOMETER ROSE ABOVE THE CRUISE CONTROL SPEED SETTING. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO REVERE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER REPAIRED NOR DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,380. UPDATED 1/25/11 *CN UPDATED 02/07/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN VIBRATED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE WHERE THEY INSPECTED THE SUSPENSION AND RE BALANCING THE TIRES BUT THE VIBRATION CONTINUED. THE DEALER STATED THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

TOYOTA 2010 COROLLA. SUDDEN ACCELERATOR PROBLEM: AFTER HAVING THE RECALL UPDATE TO OUR COROLLA, A FEW MONTHS LATER, WE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITH OUR CAR. FROM A PARKED POSITION NEXT TO THE CURB, WE PUT OUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THEN PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK AWAY FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF US, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND PROCEEDED TO JUMP OVER A CURB AND HIT A TREE NEXT TO US ON THE SIDE WALK. AGAIN, THIS WAS WHEN THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE, SO THE ACCELERATION WAS GOING BACKWARDS, WITH OUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE. AFTER TAKING OUR CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR CONSULTATION ON SEPT 7TH, THEY INDICATE THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND WE WOULD NEED TO CONTACT TOYOTA DIRECTLY ON THIS PROBLEM. IT IS NOW NEARLY A MONTH LATER, AND WE STILL HAVE NOT BEEN "VISITED" BY THE TOYOTA ENGINEERING TEAM. WE WERE ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER BY TOYOTA AND TOLD TO WAIT TO HEAR FROM THEM. WE ARE STILL WITHOUT OUR CAR AND WAITING SOME KIND OF FORMAL INSPECTION FROM THE TOYOTA CORPORATE TEAM. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER IS TRYING TO HELP AS WELL AND IS ALSO CONTACTING TOYOTA CORPORATE FOR ASSISTANCE. THIS IS NOT FAIR TO BE WITHOUT OUR CAR AND SOME REASSURANCE FROM TOYOTA THAT THIS WON'T HAPPENED AGAIN TO OUR CAR. AS OF THIS DATE OCTOBER 1, 2010, NO INSPECTION HAS TAKEN PLACE ON OUR CAR. WE'RE STILL WAITING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. SHE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS LOCATED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT NO LONGER FELT SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 1,200.

WHILE MERGING INTO THE LEFT LANE ON THE MEADOWBROOK PKWY., MY 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH (8,300 MILES AT THE TIME), ACCELERATOR STUCK. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED. I PANICKED, LOOKED DOWN, AND SAW THE PEDAL STUCK ALL THE WAY DOWN. AFTER A FEW SECONDS I JAMMED ON THE BRAKES, & THE PEDAL RELEASED. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS WAS DUE TO THE FLOOR MAT. MY MAT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. THIS CAR FROM THE BEGINNING HAD "POOR PICK-UP". BY THAT, I MEAN IT WAS VERY SLOW WHILE TRYING TO MERGE ONTO PKWY'S TO THE POINT THAT I ALWAYS HAD TO FLOOR IT. I ALSO FROM TIME TO TIME HEARD A VERY SLIGHT CLICK WHILE STEPPING ON THE ACC. PEDAL. BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME, IT ACTUALLY STUCK ON ME. I OWNED A 2005 COROLLA BEFORE THIS CAR, & IT WAS NOTING LIKE THIS CURRENT CAR. I ALSO OWNED A 1999 CAMRY, & A 2003 4-RUNNER. UNTIL NOW, I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN A STOPPED POSITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED TO LOSE PRESSURE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TO FADE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM. ANOTHER DEALER CONFIRMED THAT INFORMATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600. UPDATED 01/24/11 *BF UPDATED 04/21/11

I BOUGHT A NEW 2010 COROLLA LE THE FOURTH OF APRIL 2010; TEST DROVE IT ETC. EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE JUST FINE I DID A LONG TRIP TO THE NIAGARA FALLS TRIP APPROX 1600 MILES ROUND TRIP. DURING THE TRIP, I COULD TELL SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE STEERING. I FOUND THAT I HAD TO FOCUS ON THE ROAD BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD SLOWLY CHANGE LANES. I THOUGH IT WAS THE WIND OR SOMETHING ELSE. I HAVE TO DRIVE MY CAR 80 MILES EVERY DAY IT IS A CONTINUOUS BATTLE WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES, ONE OF THE TECHNICAL GUYS HAS LAUGH ON MY FACE AND TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO DRIVE YOUR CAR WITH TWO HANDS AND FOCUS ONE HUNDRED PERCENT ON THE ROAD. THAT MEANS YOU CAN OPEN YOUR WINDOWS, TURN ON THE RADIO, ETC. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ALREADY PERFORMED THREE ALIGNMENTS ON THE CAR AND THEY COULD FIND ANYTHING AND THE CAR STILL HAS THE SAME ISSUE. LIKE THE TECHNICAL PEOPLE ON TOYOTA SAY 'WE CAN FIX IT IF WE CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM'. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING UP AN INCLINE APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED EXTREME FORCE NUMEROUS TIMES TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEFORE ACCELERATION WOULD OCCUR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). IN ADDITION, THERE WERE SEVERAL TIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND WANDER UNINTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN SIX TIMES SINCE THE RECALL REPAIR DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT CONCERN OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40.

PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA USED FROM A TOYOTA DEALER WITH UNDER 5000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE THIRD DAY I OWNED IT THE BRAKES BEGAN TO MAKE EXCESSIVE NOISE. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THREE SEPARATE DEALERS ALL WHO FAIL TO RECOGNIZE OR FIX THE PROBLEM THE BRAKES SOMETIMES SHUDDER ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT OR IF BRAKING ON A SLIGHT CURVE. AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT HAS BEEN MADE TO TOYOTA. THE NOISE IS EXCESSIVE AND LOUD AND TYPE OF NOISE YOU WOULD HEAR AFTER 30,000 MILES WHEN IN NEED OF BRAKE REPLACEMENT. ON THE THIRD VISIT TO A DEALER, A TECHNICIAN RODE IN THE CAR AND POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED THE NOISE. THEY THEN CLAIMED TO HAVE TAKEN APART THE WHEELS/BRAKES ONLY TO CLAIM THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM AND REFUSED TO REPLACE THE BRAKES UNDER THE EXISTING WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. BECAUSE THE BRAKES MAKE SUCH A LOUD NOISE SO FREQUENTLY, IT WOULD SEEM THE CAR MAY BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. ALSO, ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS PURCHASED THROUGH THE TOYOTA DEALER AND AS AN OWNER I WAS REGISTERED WITH THEIR ONLINE OWNER SITE, I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THE LATEST SAFETY RECALL, AND DIDN'T FIND OUT UNTIL THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN A THIRD TIME FOR THE BRAKE ISSUE. THE PROBLEM REMAINS ONGOING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE VEERED OUT OF ITS LANE AND CRASHED HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED HOWEVER, HER PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST AND NECK. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS ALSO INJURED. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO ASSIST. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUND THE VEHICLE LOCKED IN FIRST GEAR WHEN THEY ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE IT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE POSSESSION OF THE CONTACTS INSURANCE COMPANY WHO WOULD LATER INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000.

2010 TOYOTA COROLLA, 4 MONTHS OLD UNDER 5000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A CAR WASH TO EVALUATE A SCRATCH FOUND AFTER GOING THROUGH THE WASH. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE THE CARWASH RUNNING WITH THE DRIVERS DOOR OPEN FOR 1 TO 2 MINUTES AND WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED TO LOOK AT THE SCRATCH ON THE DOOR THE CAR SHIFTED INTO GEAR AND ACCELERATED MOVING APPROX 10 FEET AND CRASHING INTO A BOLLERSTER. NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR AND THIS WAS WITNESSED BY THE OWNER AND CAR WASH MANAGER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECOME VERY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SWERVE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR AND HER SMALL CHILD WOULD COMPLAIN OF BACK PAIN DURING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, STATING THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED NEW TIRES AND RIMS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BRAND NEW AND SHOULD NOT NEED NEW RIMS AND TIRES. THE CONTACT BELIEVED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, SHE WAS PUTTING HER FAMILY AT RISK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

POOR STEERING CONTROL ESPECIALLY IN WINDY CONDITION EVER SINCE NEW 9/2009 CAR WILL NOT GO STRAIGHT IN WINDY CONDITION. *TR

WHEN DRIVING MY 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA ON THE HIGHWAY, THE STEERING WILL SUDDENLY DRIFT FROM SIDE TO SIDE GIVING THE SENSATION THAT I AM HYDROPLANING OR THAT MY TIRES ARE BALD, EVEN THOUGH THE ROADS ARE COMPLETELY DRY. LUCKILY, NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET, BUT IT IS VERY DISCONCERTING AND VERY SCARY. I COULD EASILY SEE SOMETHING HAPPENING IF I WERE TO OVERCOMPENSATE AND STEER TO THE OTHER DIRECTION. THIS WOULD BE EASY TO DO BECAUSE THE STEERING FEELS SO LOOSE. I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING YET. IT'S SUCH A NEW CAR THAT I'M NOT SURE WHAT I CAN DO - UNTIL SOMETHING ACTUALLY FAILS, WHICH WOULD BE TOO LATE. I REALLY HOPE NHTSA RESEARCHES THIS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLES ALARM HAD SUDDENLY ACTIVATED, SECONDS LATER THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO TURN TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A DITCH. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 9243.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN THE CONTACT DROVE THROUGH A RED LIGHT AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ABRUPTLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SPUN AROUND, THE CONTACT WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AND THE SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE DUE TO A MINOR NECK INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED AN INVESTIGATOR TO FURTHER INSPECT THE FAILURE. THE INVESTIGATOR FOUND THAT BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH DAMAGE TO THE ROCKER PANEL AND THE B PILLAR, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED TWICE PRIOR TO THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ECM WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,600.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. TO STOP THE VEHICLE, HE WOULD SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP ABOUT EIGHT TIMES BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT BUT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000....UPDATED 02/11/15 *BF UPDATED 6/11/2015 *JS

CAR: TOYOTA COROLLA BASE 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION 2010 I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW FROM A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND IT IMMEDIATELY HAD PROBLEMS WITH SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. FROM THE 2ND DAY THAT I HAD THE CAR, WITH 54 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, THE WHOLE CAR WOULD SHAKE AND SHUDDER AS I PUT THE GEAR INTO REVERSE. THE GEAR WOULD CLUNK INTO REVERSE, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO SHAKE AND SHUDDER AND IT IS SOMETIMES DIFFICULT TO EVEN GET IT TO ENGAGE. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME REASON WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. A CASE WAS OPENED WITH A FIELD BRANCH AND CLOSED WITH THE CONCLUSION THAT THE CAR WAS OPERATING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. THE PROBLEM WAS REPRODUCIBLE BY MYSELF IN FRONT OF THE MANAGER, THE SERVICE WRITER AND THE TECHNICIANS AT THE DEALERSHIP ALL DROVE IT AND WERE ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE SAME ISSUE. THEY SAY THAT ALL THE COROLLA CARS DO THAT AND THAT IT IS NORMAL. THE PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSED TO THE GEAR GRINDING WHEN TRYING TO ENGAGE NOW. THE CLUTCH IS COMPLETELY PRESSED DOWN AND THE GEAR IS MOVED INTO REVERSE AND IT GRINDS TWICE BEFORE FINALLY ENGAGING. NO PARTS WERE REPLACED, NO WORK WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IT IS DIFFICULT TO PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE WHICH CAUSES PROBLEMS WITH EVERYDAY DRIVING AND MAKES IT DANGEROUS TO NOT BE ABLE TO REVERSE AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE IF NECESSARY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UNLOAD THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY CLOSED ON THE CONTACT INJURING HIS HEAD. THE VEHICLE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14000. UPDATED 12/15/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED TO HIS KNOWLEDGE, TOYOTA DID NOT INSTALL ANY TYPE OF SUPPORT MECHANISM. UPDATED 12/27/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING FROM 15-20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ABRUPTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES AND MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN AS THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER YET THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER MADE MODIFICATIONS TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BY SHAVING IT DOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) WHERE A REINFORCEMENT BAR WAS INSTALLED. THE CONTACT STATED SHE NO LONGER FELT SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,248 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,263. UPDATED 11/21/11 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN HE LOWERED THE REAR POWER WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE OUT OF THE REARVIEW MIRROR BECAUSE OF THE HARD VIBRATION. THE FAILURE WORSENED AS THE CONTACT INCREASED SPEED. IN ADDITION, THE FAILURE WOULD CAUSE THE KEYLESS REMOTE SENSOR TO FAIL. THE CONTACT TEST DROVE ANOTHER 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA TO DETERMINE IF THE FAILURE WAS LIMITED TO HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE CONTACT AND STATED THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN THE FAILURE BEFORE THEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN SHE WAS ADVISED THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL ON THE VEHICLE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000-ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD MODIFY THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AS PER THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE RECALL. WHEN THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BACK, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NOT MODIFIED AND THE DRIVER FLOOR MAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE FLOORBOARD BY VELCRO. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE RECALL WAS SPECIFICALLY FOR THE FLOOR MATS, WHICH THE CONTACT DISPUTED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACTIVATING THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

JUST PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA S ON JULY 23, 2010. THE STEERING DID NOT SEEM RIGHT. AT ONE WEEK I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY GAVE IT AN ALIGNMENT, WHICH DID NOT REALLY IMPROVE THE STEERING. IT IS HORRIBLE ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY ARMS HURT FROM TRYING TO KEEP IT IN THE LANE. THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME UNTIL I STARTED TO INVESTIGATE, AND FOUND OUT ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. IT MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU DO NOT HAVE CONTROL OF THE CAR. IT SWERVES FROM SIDE TO SIDE. TIRED PUTTING MORE AIR IN THE TIRES, DOES NOT HELP. I HAVE NOT EVEN MADE MY FIRST PAYMENT YET. I HAVE CALLED CORPORATE OFFICES, AND AM AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THEM. WE NEED TO START A CLASS ACTION SUIT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES AND RELEASING, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLUNK NOISE. THE NOISE HAD NOT CAUSED A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE BUT THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IN THE FUTURE, THE VEHICLE COULD POSSIBLY EXHIBIT A BRAKING FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITHIN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A FAILURE DID NOT EXIST IN THE VEHICLE BUT WAS NOTICED WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY ACCRUED 1 MILE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION BY APPLYING THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN SPEED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT AND ANOTHER PASSENGER WERE INJURED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND ARMS. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000. UPDATED 11/16/10. *LJ

I OWNED A 2009 COROLLA AND THE ACCELERATOR SURGED IN CHARLOTTE N.C, IN MARCH OF 2010. I TRADED FOR A 2010 COROLLA, THIS CAR HAS AS SERIOUS PROBLEMS. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MY INSURANCE AGENT TWICE LAST WEEK, ASKING IF HE HAD ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT STEERING CONTROL. THIS CAR, AT SPEEDS OF 45MPH AND UP MOVES ABOUT THE LANE ABRUPTLY AND IS NOT EASY TO CORRECT. IT IS REALLY EASY TO OVERCORRECT. THE CAR FEELS AS IF THERE IS LOTS OF PLAY IN THE STEERING AND MOVES TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. IT IS A CONSTANT ORDEAL TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. LAST WEEK I PULLED OVER ALONGSIDE I85 IN SALISBURY N.C. TO GATHER MYSELF. I BELIEVE THIS CAR WARRANTS A RECALL. I'M RELUCTANT TO DRIVE IT, BUT IT IS THE ONLY CAR I HAVE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS FURTHER. *TR

LOOSE STEERING, AND BOUNCY SUSPENSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN WHILE HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE BARELY MISSED STRIKING A PEDESTRIAN AND THEN CRASHED INTO A CONVENIENCE STORE WALL. THE CRASH WAS RECORDED ON THE STORE VIDEO CAMERA. TOYOTA WAS CONTACTED AND FILED CASE # 1008061785. THIS IS THE THIRD OCCURRENCE AND HAPPENED TWO TIMES BEFORE THE RECALL REMEDY FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V023000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE THIRD FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY WAS ISSUED. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE AND WILL NOT BE DRIVEN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 9,000. UPDATED 11/05/10. *LJ

WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE THE STEERING WHEEL TEND TO LOCK UP AND VERY HARD TO TURN. THEN AT THE STOP SIGN, WHEN PROCEEDING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND VERY HARD TO TURN AS IF IT WAS LIKE A NON-POWER STEERING. *TR

2010 TOYOTA COROLLA STEERING IS TOO SENSITIVE AND YOU CAN'T KEEP THE CAR STRAIGHT IN YOUR LANE. *TR

ON SUNDAY AUGUST 2, 2010 AROUND 4 A.M., I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY APPROXIMATELY 60/MPH. I WAS ABOUT TO EXIT WHEN I REALIZED THERE WAS AN ABANDONED VEHICLE BLOCKING MY EXIT LANE. IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT OR TO THE LEFT. I DIRECTLY HIT THE CAR GOING AT A SPEED ABOUT 55/MPH. MY BUMPER CAME OFF AND WAS STUCK TO THE ABANDONED CAR WITH THE REST OF THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DESTROYED. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH NOW I AND MY PASSENGERS IN THE ACCIDENT FEEL UNSAFE. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURIES BUT WE WERE REALLY LUCKY. I HAVE NOT EVEN HAD MY VEHICLE 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA FOR 2 WEEKS AND IT CONCERNS ME THAT THERE CAN BE OTHER EFFECTS. I HAVE BEEN IN OTHER CAR ACCIDENTS BEFORE GOING AT A LOWER SPEED AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED RIGHT AWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE, BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 10/13/10*BF UPDATED 10/19/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 40 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE AND VSC SERVICE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER REPAIRS WHILE BRAKING FROM SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT APPLIED REPEATED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND THE ABS ENGAGED UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR UNTIL THE VEHICLE STALLED. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION MOMENTARILY BEFORE THE CHECK ENGINE AND VSC LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THE NEW TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, IT CAUSED THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,550 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,740. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ UPDATED 02/07/11 *BF

DRIVING 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA MANUAL TRANS ON INTERSTATE ON 8/2/10 AT 2:30 P.M. HAD CRUISE CONTROL ON GOING 70 MPH. ENGAGED CLUTCH, SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND BRAKED IN PREPARATION TO STOP FOR TRAFFIC JAM AHEAD. BRAKE DID NOT ENGAGE AND VEHICLE CONTINUED AT 70 MPH WITHOUT TOUCHING ACCELERATOR. CONTINUED ATTEMPTS TO BRAKE, DOWNSHIFT, TURN OFF CRUISE CONTROL WITH NO DECREASE IN SPEED. INITIALLY UNABLE TO DOWNSHIFT BUT THEN DID GET INTO LOWER GEAR BUT WITH NO RESULTING DECREASE IN SPEED, NOR DID THE ENGINE MAKE ANY NOISE INDICATING THAT I HAD DOWNSHIFTED. I WAS ABLE TO GET ONTO SHOULDER WHERE I CONTINUED TO GO 70 MPH.I THEN GOT OFF AT AN EXIT THAT HAD AN INCLINE. PART WAY UP THE HILL FELT SOMETHING DISENGAGE AND THE CAR SLOWED- NOT JUST DUE TO THE INCLINE I THINK. I WAS THEN ABLE TO PUT ON EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE CAR STOPPED. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES I TRIED THE BRAKES AGAIN AND THEY WORKED. I DID NOT REENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL AFTER THIS. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS OCCURRED AFTER I HAD TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR BOTH TOYOTA RECOMMENDED RECALLS REGARDING THE FLOOR MATS AND PUTTING A MODIFICATION IN THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN I WENT IN FOR RECALLS I ASKED ABOUT PLACEMENT OF A COMPUTER BRAKE OVERRIDE SYSTEM AND WAS FIRST TOLD THAT FIX WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE, THEN TOLD IT WAS NOT RELEVANT TO MY CAR, AND, AFTER THE ABOVE EVENT TOLD AGAIN THAT TOYOTA DID NOT YET HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE TO DO THIS FIX ON COROLLAS. THE DEALERSHIP HAVE THUS FAR BEEN UNPLEASANT AND SUGGESTING THAT I MIGHT NOT BE TELLING THE

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF OVER 50MPH THE VEHICLE STARTS TO DRIFT AND CONSTANT STEERING INPUT IS REQUIRED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN THE CORRECT LANE. IT WAS ONLY WHEN THE SPEED WAS REDUCED DID I FEEL THAT I HAD REGAINED ENOUGH CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE TO STEER IT RIGHT. *TR

I DRIVE A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. AS I PROCEEDED DOWN MY STREET AT ABOUT 25MPH, I SUDDENLY HEARD A BEEPING NOISE AND NOTICED THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ON MY DASH. A FEW SECONDS LATER, I LOST CONTROL OF MY STEERING. THE CAR SLID TO THE RIGHT, INTO A DITCH. I TRIED TO STEER LEFT TO BRING THE CAR OUT OF THE DITCH, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AS FAR AS I COULD TO THE LEFT, AND IT SLOWLY PULLED THE CAR OUT OF THE DITCH. ALL OF THIS HAPPENED IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. *TR

MY 07 TOYOTA COROLLA S STARTED STALLING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR STARTED AND WAS FINE. THE NEXT DAY THE SAME THING HAPPENED. WHEN I WENT TO START THE CAR AGAIN STALLED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY FIT ME RIGHT IN EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE BUSY, WHICH I APPRECIATED VERY MUCH. THIS ALL HAPPENED AT APPROXIMATELY 62,000 MILES. LUCKILY THE CAR WAS STILL COVERED UNDER 8 YR/80000 MILES WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V023000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR WHEN ACCELERATING WHILE IN MOTION AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY MORE FORCE TO THE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO INCREASE IN SPEED. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS MODIFIED WHEN REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL AND THE CONTACT STATED IT WAS DIFFICULT TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THEY COULD INSTALL A NEW ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE DEALER WAS UNSURE IF THE REPAIR WOULD CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER RESET THE INTERNAL COMPUTER BUT DID NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS TO THE PEDAL ITSELF. THE FAILURES CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,630 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,444. UPDATED 12/01/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD. UPDATED 12/13/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL TO REPAIR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL UNDER RECALL 10V023000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE ON JANUARY 15, 2010 AND FEBRUARY 15, 2010. NEITHER OF THE REPAIRS WORKED AND THE VEHICLE STILL ACCELERATES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY TIME SHE DRIVES THE VEHICLE NOW, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON IT ON. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 3000. UPDATED 09/28/10 *BF UPDATED 10/01/10*JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN I BEGAN TO APPROACH A RED LIGHT AT INTERSECTION, I APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN, HOWEVER, THE CAR BEGAN TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE. THIS REQUIRED ME TO PASS TWO VEHICLES WAITING AT RED LIGHT IN ORDER TO AVOID COLLISION. REMEMBERING WHAT TOYOTA CO SAID TO DO WHEN THEIR VEHICLES ARE SPEEDING OUT OF CONTROL, I PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND CONTINUED TO APPLY BRAKES, WHICH HAD NO EFFECT WHATSOEVER. I CONTINUED TO SPEED DOWN DOUBLE-LINED ROAD, PASSING VEHICLES IN MY LANE. THEN WHEN OTHER VEHICLES WERE COMING IN OTHER LANE IN MY DIRECTION, I WAS FORCED TO SLAM FULL SPEED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME IN MY LANE. THIS CAUSED MY VEHICLE AND THAT VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER. WHEN MY FAMILY AND I HAD FIRST HEARD OF THE RECALLS WITH TOYOTA IN FEBRUARY OF 2010, WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK CAR TO TOYOTA DEALER IN FL WHERE WE VACATIONED FOR THE WINTER. WE WERE ASSURED THAT SINCE OUR VIN# INDICATED IT WAS JAPANESE-MADE, WE WERE NOT PART OF THE STICKING ACCELERATOR RECALL. THEY TOLD US TO REMOVE DRIVER-SIDE FLOORMAT ANYWAY, WHICH WE IMMEDIATELY DID. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE TOOK EVERY PRECAUTION POSSIBLE, AND AS MY CAR WAS CAREENING OUT OF CONTROL, I DID EVERYTHING I WAS SUPPOSED TO DO AND IT DID NOT MATTER. AND PLEASE DO NOT INSULT VICTIMS OF THESE TRAGEDIES BY INDICATING THAT IT IS POSSIBLY DRIVER ERROR. CLEARLY THERE IS SOMETHING MAJOR WRONG HERE AND THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD. *TR