2008 Toyota Corolla: sudden unintended acceleration

Filed Apr 2, 2018 · Acceleration · CA · crash

2008 toyota corolla. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle sudden unintended acceleration. *smd the consumer stated the vehicle side swiped another vehicle. The consumer requested the to be reimbursed.

Filed Mar 8, 2015 · Acceleration · 101,250 miles · TX · crash

Was pulling into a parking place to go shopping around 1 pm. It was clear and sunny at the time of accident. There was a speed bump right before the parking spot so the car was going slow and as I pulled into the parking the spot the car suddenly accelerated causing us to hit a brick wall. I was turning left into the parking spot. Car was damaged to the front end and the wall to the strip center. My mom was 89 years old was shaken up and checked out in the hospital. Thankfully she was ok. My husband came to check the car and it was drivable so he took it to fred hass toyota in spring, texas. They told us it could be up to 2 weeks before they show up to check the car. He called toyota and filed a complaint. They gave us a claim number and told us they would call us saturday before noon. We never received a phone call and I hope they will take care of our claim. I will not be driving this car again. We are the only owners and bought it brand new with all of the service done including any recalls at fred hass toyota.

Filed Oct 1, 2014 · Acceleration · 77,000 miles · NY · crash

Tl* the contact owned a 2008 toyota corolla. The contact stated that while attempting to park, the vehicle surged forward independently. As a result, the vehicle crashed into a church gate. A police report was filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 77,000. Updated 01/12/15*lj the consumer stated the vehicle was repaired and traded in. Updated 6/3/2015

Filed Sep 22, 2014 · Acceleration, Brakes · 130,000 miles · LA

Upon starting my car, on this particular morning, I noticed a revving sound. It didn't sound like anything normally related to start-up, but I assumed that maybe it was a momentary glitch. I switched the car into reverse and the revving sound increased. It sounded as if someone had floored the accelerator. (I was later asked how many MPH. To me, it sounded as though I were going about 50 MPH.) while in reverse, and with the increasing revving sound and RPM, my brakes locked on me and the dashboard lights all came on. I was able to shift back into park and shut off the car. I contacted toyota to inquire about any recalls on my car and explained what had taken place. I was told by the corporation that there were no recalls and to bring it in for servicing to the dealership. The dealership pulled up a service history report showing that they had done a recall repair on my car several years earlier. They dismissed my claim, saying that they could find nothing wrong with my car and that it was driver error. The service manager refused to submit a report for investigation into unintended acceleration, stating that he believed that an increase in RPM is unrelated to acceleration. He also made several attempts to sell me another car. I appealed to the corporate office for toyota recall. I expressed my concern over the safety of my vehicle and the risk of continuing to operate it. Their sentiments were, "what do you want me to do?". Over a several day period, toyota stated they could find nothing- even with their advanced diagnostic process that they insisted I underwent. I took my car to a third-party certified mechanic, who was able to identify that part of the problem may have been related to a battery leak and a terminal that needed replacement. I do not feel that toyota took a genuine interest in my issue, due to the lack of opportunity to profit from my problem.

Filed Jun 18, 2014 · Acceleration, Brakes · 90,891 miles · OK · crash · 2 injuries

I was driving in the country with my daughter. I was driving slow because I had never driven that road before and there was a speed limit 30 and the 45 MPH. There was a stop sign where I needed to turn right. I started slowing down but the car would complete the stop. So, I turned right and the car suddenly accelerated and got out of control. It was accelerating and moving left and right like crazy. I tried to hold the steering wheel tight but I wasn't able to do that because it was out of control. The brakes didn't work either. There were small hills on the both sides of the road that's why the car kept driving from side to side. Probably 3000-4000 feet from the stop sign there was a big iron gate leading to the pasture. My car knocked down the whole gate and kept moving into the pasture. Finally the car hit another pole and a fence and stopped. The car is totaled. Fortunately I didn't suffer any serious injures except I suffered constant headaches for a couple of weeks and my daughter had long scratches across her throat from a seatbelt. This is a miracle that we are alive. If it had happened on a highway, it would have been really bad. Two of our church members drove 2 minutes after me so that I received help from them. They didn't witness the crash but they saw where it happened, how the place of accident looked like, and long marks that my car left on the sides of the road. Also, I got a police report where it says that the driver didn't do anything improper and there is a map of the place of the accident attached. I have contacted toyota and haven't had any response yet. First the representative said that it takes them 30 days to make a decision, later he said that it's 60 days. The inspector came and got the cdr data from the car. He didn't explain anything to me but he emailed a crash data files and said to wait a call from toyota.

Filed May 7, 2014 · Acceleration · 59,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota corolla. The contact stated that while at a stop light, the vehicle suddenly surged forward. The contact indicated that the brakes were depressed to stop the vehicle from accelerating forward while the engine erroneously continued to operate. The vehicle was taken to a the dealer, who was unable to diagnose the defect. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 59,000.

Filed Dec 20, 2012 · Acceleration · 2,000 miles · RI · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota corolla. While driving approximately 5 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated independently. The contact crashed into another vehicle and came to a stop. The vehicle was towed to an auto shop for body repair. The contact was transported to the hospital via ambulance for treatment of chest contusions, a brain concussion and injuries to the spine. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and sent a technician to inspect the vehicle. The technician was unable to determine the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 2,000.

Filed Aug 2, 2012 · Acceleration · 57,000 miles · MD

Cruise control engaged while off. I typically use cruise control every day. When I attempted to use it on 7/27, the indicator light showed "on" but it would not engage when I tried to set the vehicle speed. I turned the cruise off and retried - again the control failed to engage. After 4 attempts I gave up and left the control off. A few minutes later the car accelerated on its own (on a slight uphill incline), hard enough to drop from 4th to 2nd gear, as if the cruise control engaged. I hit the brakes and the acceleration stopped. Operation then seemed normal. After a few minutes of thought, I decided to (cautiously) check the cruise control again. It engaged and operated properly. After checking though, I turned it off. Later that day I took the car to a toyota dealership. The service department scanned the electronics, but found no errors.

Filed Jun 8, 2011 · Acceleration · 90,000 miles · FL · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota corolla. The contact was driving 25 MPH when there was a sudden acceleration with the vehicle. As the brake was being depressed, the vehicle would not slow down and crashed head into a concrete wall. The contact sustained very serious injuries to the body and was transported to a trauma unit. The contact was the only occupant in the vehicle and was wearing her seat belt at the time of the failure. The vehicle was destroyed and towed by the insurance company. A police report was available if needed. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 90,000.

Filed Feb 24, 2011 · Acceleration · 20,000 miles · KY · crash · 1 injury

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota corolla. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the contact stated that the she applied pressure to the brakes when the vehicle suddenly accelerated forward without warning and crashed. The contact sustained several bruises to various parts of the body and the wiring from the vehicle burned her arm. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer had been notified. A private mechanic performed repairs but the contact was unable to identify what repairs were done. The current mileage was unknown and the failure mileage was approximately 20,000. A police report was available. Updated 03/24/11*lj updated 03/24/11

Filed Dec 21, 2010 · Acceleration · 45,014 miles · WI · crash

My wife was entering a perpendicular parking spot, she was approximately 10 to 15 feet from a retaining wall when all of a sudden our 2008 toyota corolla accelerated. Her foot was on the brake, bringing it slowly into the parking spot, and to a stop. The car all of a sudden accelerated and sounded like some one accelerating the car if it was in park. Our daughter and grandson's were in the car. The car hit the retaining wall causing $2500 damage to the front of the car. The retaining wall was made of railroad ties. A tie was knocked out of place (also rotten) this happened on private property, so authorities were not called. The air bags did not deploy, mainly because the car went up on the wall. Had she not been turning into a parking place, she would have went straight into a crowd of families. The toyota dealer was contacted, they were not interested in checking it out. Toyota company was contacted, they pulled the data out of the computer, and checked the car out for brakes. Accelerator pedal, and floor mats, five weeks after the accident. We received a letter from toyota stating the incident was not a result of any type of manufacture design or defect. During the time I was dealing with toyota I did some internet surfing trying to find information on toyota's having unintended acceleration (vehicle speed control). While looking in a consumer protection web page, "www-odi.the federal safety agency.got.gov/complaints/results.cfm" I found that hundreds of toyota corollas have had vehicle speed control problems, like ours. They are all similar, just a little different time during driving, but most happened while coming to a stop, and with different levels of damage. Toyota is no help, it they were, they would be admitting they had a problem. The linkage between the accelerator pedal, and computer on these toyotas is electronic. It is my feeling the computer is getting a noise spike, or have a timing problem in their computer. Now I have a car that my wife won't drive. Updated ivoq 02/10/11

Filed Jul 14, 2010 · Engine · 28,500 miles · AZ

I have a 2008 toyota corolla. On four separate occasions after coming to a complete stop the engine accelerated. I immediately put the transmission into neutral and the engine RPM increased to 6000rpm. After the first occurrence I removed the floor mats at toyota's request even though they were no where near the accelerator and the condition re-occurred. Both the local and regional toyota rep checked the car and found nothing wrong. I put the floor mats back - again no where near the accelerator and on 2 july the unintended acceleration occurred again when I was on a trip. When I returned I brought the car to my local dealer they checked the car and found nothing. The regional toyota rep would not come to inspect it because the floor mats were in place - but again they are no where near the accelerator. I was told to bring it in if it happens again and to remove the floor mats. My wife and mother in law were in the car during the last incident and they were very frightened. My wife will no longer drive the car. I do not feel that the car is safe but have no choice since I cannot afford another car. The accelerator is not sticking but it is advancing to cause the higher rpms. I'm not sure why toyota does not realize this.