Tl* the contact owned a 2004 toyota corolla. The contact stated while reversing out of the driveway with the brakes engaged, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a house. The contact did not sustain any injuries. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The technician deemed the vehicle as destroyed. The manufacturer was made aware of failure. The failure mileage was 50,000. The VIN was not available.
2004 Toyota Corolla: sudden unintended acceleration
25 of the 477 complaints about the 2004 Toyota Corolla describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 25
- of this car's complaints
- 5%
- typical mileage
- 43,100
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. The contact stated that while depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The contact was unable to stop the vehicle until crashing into a parked vehicle at 30 MPH. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained injuries to the neck and the vehicle was towed to the dealer for repairs. The dealer inspected the vehicle and could not determine what caused the acceleration failure. The VIN was not available. The failure and the current mileages were 70,000.
I was about to stop when vehicle suddenly accelerated. Luckily there no one or property in the way before I could get the car to stop. Problem only occurred once. Will stop driving the car for now.
Sudden acceleration of my 2004 toyota corolla resulting in an accident. This year was not a recall year.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. While the contact was driving approximately 6 MPH into a parking space, the vehicle lunged forward with a sudden increase of acceleration. The vehicle jumped a curb and crashed into a nearby building. There was no personal injury and a police report was filed. The exterior body of the vehicle sustained severe damages and was towed to a local collision shop. The cause of the failure had not been determined. The failure mileage was 39,000.
I drive a 2004 toyota corolla and I have had many incidents of unintended acceleration. In every case it has been in winter, which is when I wear large soled boots. It is simply a matter of the brake being placed too close to the accelerator so that if I step on the right side of the brake my boot simultaneously depresses the accelerator. My car is manual transmission so there is also a clutch. I don't know if the brake and accelerator are particularly close together in a manual transmission model. I have never had an accident but it is somewhat alarming when it happens and I can imagine someone who does not understand why it is happening having an accident. Or I could too -- the natural response upon unintended acceleration is to continue depressing the brake, which in this case just continues the acceleration. I am including a date below because it is required to send the form. In fact I have no idea of the dates but it happens a couple of time per year.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. While the contact was driving approximately 10 MPH and attempted to make a left turn with her foot on the brake pedal, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a tree. The air bags did not deploy but there were no injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was repaired. The contact called the manufacturer who stated that they would send someone to inspect the vehicle which the contact was awaiting. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.
Tl* the contact owned a 2004 toyota corolla. The contact stated that while driving on wet pavement at approximately 25mph,the vehicle accelerated without driver intent. The contact's vehicle was struck by two other vehicles traveling approximately 55mph to 60mph. The air bags never deployed. The illinois state police and ambulance responded. The contact was taken to the hospital with multiple fractures on the left side of his body and severe bruising. The contact was in the hospital for two days. A police report was filed and the contact had a copy of it. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was contacted and a case was filed. The manufacturer sent an investigator to inspect the vehicle on june 29, 2010. The results of the investigation would not be known for four to six weeks. The failure mileage was approximately 61,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The contact was unable to maintain control of the vehicle and proceeded into heavy traffic. The contact was struck by two other vehicles and his vehicle came to a stop. The contact suffered injuries to his ribs. A police report was available. The vehicle was towed by the contact's insurance company where he was awaiting further investigation into the cause of the failure. The failure and current mileages were 61,000. Updated 8/2/10 *cn the consumer also stated the air bags did not deploy. Updated 08/09/10
While in reverse and backing my 2004 toyota corolla into my garage the car suddenly accelerated and I hit the rear of the garage. I am positive I did not have my foot on the gas pedal. The engine was still racing when I put it in drive and drove out of the garage . I had to run into a snowpile on the front lawn to stop the vehicle. After the engine was turned off I looked at the floor mat and saw nothing wrong with it. This same problem while reversing into the garage happened in sept 2005. At the time I just thought the mistake was mine, now after the second incident I am convinced there is a mechanical problem with the car.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. While the contact was driving 30 MPH the vehicle suddenly accelerated up to 60 MPH. In order to stop the vehicle from accelerating, the contact had pressed the accelerator and brake pedal simultaneously. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer and there were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 40000.
2004 toyota corolla--driving on right most lane at speed about 25 miles because snowing had started . Date 02-12-2008 on I 96 east near inkster , exit. Suddenly car turned into left lane and accelerated to very high speed. Crossed 3 left lanes and crashed on to concrete barrier between east and west lanes. Due to start of snowing ,all traffic was moving very slow. So all cars in other lanes stopped. My corolla did not hit any other vehicle. Police gave ticket for speeding. (-police dept-livonia, mi-police. Car was total wreck with front damage and chasis bending outward on right side. Car was taken to troy collision , troy , mi. Citizen insurance declared " total ". Though I was not injured , it is close to worst crash and I had to buy new car spending $10,000 extra. I had no answer for sudden acceleration and vehicle turning and crashing. Now I know this was exactly what is reported now-sudden acceleration and car going out of control -a defect in the car.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2004 Toyota Corolla sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 2004 Toyota Corolla?
25 of 477 owner complaints about the 2004 Toyota Corolla (5%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 2010.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2004 Toyota Corolla?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2004 Toyota Corolla
No deployment 32Airbag light 26Check engine light 14Stalling 8Won't start 7Adaptive cruise 6Grinding brakes 5Fuel smell 5
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