Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. The contact was driving approximately 60 MPH with an unintended acceleration. The failure occurred after the recall repair was performed on the vehicle. The federal safety agency campaign id number was unknown. The authorized dealer was notified of the malfunction and was unable to provide further assistance. The failure mileage was 1,100. The current mileage was 2,000.
2010 Toyota Corolla acceleration complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. While the contact was driving approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle surged forward resulting in a crash that destroyed the vehicle. There was smoke coming from underneath the hood. A police report was filed which included that two people sustained injuries. The fire department did not arrive at the scene. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The failure and current mileages were 1,413.
I bought a toyota corolla 2010 le on 04/03/2010, and when I drove it on the freeway first time, I was shocked/scared the way was steering/handling. I almost had two accidents with it because of the steering issue. When I drove it on the freeway I saw that the car is loosing balance (the back car shakes), I found stability problems (as if I drive in strong winds), and big steering problems (as I learn to drive a tricky bicycle). To get and maintain an almost control on the car direction I have to focus my actions as my corolla has only two wheels like a bike. I almost act as an equilibrate for a rope dancing. The experience of driving my corolla showed that I have limited control over it, and most control I lost when I had to use sudden brakes at high speed - it was like on the ice. Back jumps and I stir in same direction; back jumps again in the other direction and I change the steering in the other direction too, and so on. These events occur almost every time I drove with speed around 60 miles/hour on the freeways that are not straight. The consequence is that I am afraid to drive my new car because I am not able to control it, and I risk an accident. I went to toyota dealer, they said that they know the situation from other customers too, but nothing they can do about it. Please investigate this issues until is not too late, and people make accidents and injure. Thank you.
I have 2010 toyota corolla (VIN# [xxx] ) purchased on oct 31 2009 from sansoneautomall, nj. There is a problem with the steering column initially which started with some unique sound, then from feb 2010 I was seriously facing steering freeze (will get harden) only 15-20% of steering moves when in 0' speed, for this I have visited my dealer service center 3 times but there is no use. Only with lot of disappointment and arguments saying "what is the reason to buy a brand new car to get problems" I was requesting to solve my problem. They simply said, there is nothing we can do if you have no other mean to commute its upto you and if you want you call toyota head quarters for this. I even spent lot of time in calling main toyota nr but simply I get voice message that "there is huge volume of call waiting please wait". I really wonder when I/anyone buy a car from dealer and if they cannot receive me assist me properly "where from I get the justice????". Recently I found two more new problems they are: in a slope road car picks-up acceleration and maintains speed as if it is cruised and once I apply break after a while the speed comes to normal position other prob- fuel indicator stuck up to full level indi' even the fuel is low. With this I'm day by day getting depressed as I spent quite lot of savings (money) on the car to avoid any hassles buying a used car, but unfortunately its a disaster to me. I request to provide me needed solution to fix my depressing situation. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla le. While driving approximately 85 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 95 MPH. The contact was able to depress the brake pedal and shift into neutral gear which allowed the vehicle to slow down and stop. The failure occurred twice. The second failure occurred when the floor mat became wedged against the accelerator pedal and would not stay mounted to the floor. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where a reinforcement bar was installed in the accelerator pedal; the floor mat was also taken out. The repairs were performed according to recall 10v017000 (vehicle speed control, accelerator pedal). The current mileage was approximately 11,200. The failure mileage was approximately 9,000. Updated 08/03/10
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. While the contact was driving approximately 5 MPH into a parking space there was an unexpected acceleration, which forced the contact to drive into the curb and crash into another vehicle. The police were not called. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer. The technician stated the vehicle was not included in the recall the federal safety agency id 10v023000, vehicle speed control, accelerator pedal the failure mileage was 5,300. The current mileage was 5,320.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. The contact stated that the vehicle made a scratching sound while driving approximately 25 MPH. The vehicle was taken to the dealer twice for diagnostic testing. The dealer repaired the accelerator pedal twice according to recall campaign id 10v017000, vehicle speed control, accelerator pedal. The approximate failure mileage was 700. The current mileage was 6,700.
While driving at 35-40mph around a curve, I has pressed on the brake pedel to reduce speed an the vehicle failed to respond, but accelerated in speed while steering became inpossible to control, it was if the vehiicle was controlling it self. I had been drove into an through a ditch an out, hitting a mailbox, concrete lined driveway exiting the first ditch an entering another also hittng a street sign as well as a mile marker sign, my seat belt failed to lock which lead my head to repeatedly hit the top of vehicles windshield as well as the steering wheel. Futhermore the airbag failed to deploy. I suffer from sever headaches, my vision in lt eye although inproved has greatly decreased, as well as memory.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. While driving approximately 40 MPH the rpms began to increase when the floor mat trapped underneath the accelerator pedal. When the clutch and brake pedals were engaged the vehicle accelerated. The floor mat released without assistance and the speed decreased. The identical failure occurred on two separate occasions. Previously the federal safety agency campaign id number 10v023000 (vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal) repair was performed on the vehicle. The failure mileage was 5,040. The current mileage was 5,095.
In sept of 2009 I bought a new 2010 toyota corolla. I have been very pleased with it until last monday march 22. Three weeks they installed the recall on this vehicle. Monday march 22 I took my wife to duke medical center for an appointment,. I pulled into the parking deck and reached for a parking ticket suddenly the cars motor revved up all on its own. My foot was onthe brake the whole time, I never touched the gas pedal. I put it into neutral and the motor was going real fast. I cut it off and put it into park. When I turned it back on it still was going fast. I cut it off and restarted it this time it was running normal. I called the dealer and they towed it in. They kept over night and said they were calling toyota. Next day they called and said it was ready that toyota gave it a bill of health. The brakes held other wise the out come could have been bad. I do not if they found anything wrong or not.
Approximately one week ago, my 2010 corolla surged forward approximately 6-8 feet after I placed in park in my work parking lot. The tachometer went to above 2000 rpms, and the cars speed went over 20 MPH before I was able to jam on the emergency brake. My foot was not on the brake or the gas pedal. I almost hit a tree. My head was thrust backwards. Three hours later the paramedics had to come to my office and rush me to the hospital as I had a tia as a result. This is the third acceleration incident with my vehicle since february 12th. The dealership has even had a specialist look at my car, and they said nothing is wrong with it. I brought the car back to the dealership today because of the above incident. The general service manager said to me quote unquote "we can find nothing wrong with your vehicle, and can not verify your complaint. You have brought the car to us four times for this same acceleration problem and there is nothing wrong with your car. We have not charged you any of these times. If you bring it to us again for the same problem, we are going to have to bill you for our time. They also charged me for the rental car today. He also stated that the media is blowing this way out of proportion, and that there is nothing wrong with any of the toyota vehicles. He said the problem is one of two things. I asked him what those two things were. He stated that they are the drivers are bad drivers and the other is it is fraud. So I said are you implying I am a lier or a bad driver and he refused to answer. I then said I am neither of the two and that I resented the implication to both. I told him my car is a death mobile and unsafe to drive, and also that I had been hurt 3 or 4 times already.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. While driving at speeds of 70 MPH with the cruise control activated, the vehicle accelerated up to speeds of 86 MPH. She was able to decrease speed by deactivating the cruise control and applying the brakes. The failure occurred twice; however, the contact assumed it was caused by driver error. The contact confirmed that she had previously received recall repairs under the federal safety agency campaign id numbers 10v017000 and 10v023000 (vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal) and had never experienced incidents of unintended acceleration before the repairs were made. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. The current and the failure mileages were 11,850.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. While driving 30 MPH in cloudy weather conditions the vehicle accelerated. The contact then engaged the brakes with excessive force, the vehicle stopped. The incident occurred after the recall repair was performed by the dealer. The manufacturer was contacted, they suggested the vehicle be taken back to the dealer. The vehicle was checked again by the dealer and they could not diagnose the failure. The failure mileage was 9,500. The current mileage was 10,000.
I bought a new 2010 corolla and was told all recalls where fixed. My gas pedal stuck coming home from work I called the dealer ship they checked there records and found that my car did not get fixed.
My toyota corolla 2010 model accelerated for no apparent reason when I was backing up my car. I shifted the gear to reverse and release the brake, and even before I pressed the accelerator my car backed up as if I have pressed the accelerator pedal real hard. I had to brake real hard to get the car under control. Since I was in a big empty parking lot no damage was done.
My toyota corolla accelerator stuck after the dealer fix it.
In october 2009 I bought a new 2010 toyota corolla from sansone route 1 toyota in avenel new jersey. February 22 2010 I brought the corolla to this dealership for a fix related to the acceleration recall. I also filed a complaint with them about the power steering. After 90 minutes they said they could not find anything wrong with the power steering.they gave me this in writing. They also wrote that they fixed the acceleration problem. I took the car and 4 minutes later I hit another car because the acceleration increased by itself. The car is being repaired by my insurance company. Toyota should be responsible for the 8600 dollars of repairs . I am injured . Is toyota responsible? My phone number is [xxx]. Please contact me and tell me what to do. I tried to reach toyota s 800 number but so far I have waited 3 hours and nobody answers. Thank you. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. The contact was driving approximately 55 MPH when the accelerator pedal released and the speed did not decrease. When the brake pedal was engaged the vehicle began to function properly. The failure occurred whenever the vehicle was in operation. The vehicle had prior recall repairs performed under the federal safety agency campaign id numbers 10v017000 and 10v023000, (vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal). The recall remedy did not correct the safety defect. The current and failure mileages were 1,600.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. When the contact applied minimal pressure to the brakes, the vehicle would accelerate at a rapid rate of speed. The contact was concerned with her safety in the vehicle and the possibility of unintended acceleration. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 1,478 and the current mileage was 1,741. Updated 04/23/10. *lj the consumer stated the vehicle lurched forward when decelerating. The consumer stated the problem was intermittent. Updated 05/05/10.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. The contact started the ignition and shifted into gear; the rpms increased to 220 with a sudden surge. Suddenly, the vehicle began to shake and vibrate with an extremely loud noise. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer. The technician was unable to duplicate the failure; however, the vehicle was under further observation. The failure occurred the following day after the federal safety agency campaign id number 10v017000 (vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal), was performed on the vehicle. The failure mileage was 4,700. The VIN was unknown.
2010 toyota corolla accelerator was stuck at 40 miles per hour. Just missed hitting another car on the entrance ramp in front of me. This car was supposedly fixed by westbury toyota in westbury, ny on february 9th. The car was brought back to the dealer today, march, 10,2010. Where the dealer told me that owners are making this whole problem up, and tried to charge me $100,00 for an electronic diagnostics test on the car. He also refused to give me a loaner car or rental car at toyota's cost while they checked the car out for a sticking accelerator pedal problem because the recall "fix" was already done on this vehicle. Obviously the "fix" did not work at all. I am afraid to drive this vehicle because it could happen again with fatal results.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. While the contact was attempting to park the vehicle, he placed the gear shift into reverse and the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning causing the contact to crash into a nearby telephone pole. No one was injured.there were no prior warnings. A police report was not filed for the incident. The vehicle had not been diagnosed by the dealership at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were 1200.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. While the contact was driving 25 MPH the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning due to the accelerator pedal sticking to the floor of the vehicle. The sudden acceleration caused the contact to crash into the rear of the vehicle in front of her. No one was injured during the crash and a police report was filed for the incident. Prior to the recent failure the contact had taken the vehicle to the dealership where recall the federal safety agency campaign id number: 10v017000 vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal and 10v023000 were performed on the vehicle. The contact noticed that after having the recall performed, the vehicle began to accelerate violently. The current and failure mileages were 150.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. The contact was driving 65 MPH and was forced to drive around an object in the road. When the contact depressed the brakes, the vehicle began to spin out of control. The contact was able to avoid a crash and control the steering wheel. The vehicle has not been inspected. The failure has not recurred. The contact received a recall letter from the manufacturer regarding the replacement bar on the accelerator pedal. The approximate failure mileage was 3500 and the current mileage was 4800.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla le. While sitting idle in the parking position, the vehicle momentarily lunged forward. While traveling at various speeds as low as 50 MPH, the vehicle would veer to the right. Also, the keyless remote, which also acts as a vehicle locator, would only operate intermittently. Often, the vehicle locator alarm would go off on without driver input. The dealer advised changing the batteries in the keyless remote. That did not correct the failure. The dealer then attempted to reprogram the keyless alarm sensor and advised the locator could only be used for short-range locating. No further repairs were performed on the vehicle. The failure and current mileages were approximately 6,300. The consumer stated the brakes did not perform as designed. Updated 07/19/10
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. Whenever the contact removed his foot from the accelerator pedal, he noticed that the vehicle would maintain its speed for a period of 5-10 seconds. Prior to the recent failure the federal safety agency recall campaign id number 10v023000, vehicle speed control, accelerator pedal and 10v017000 repairs were performed on his vehicle. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 3500. Updated 4/23/10 *cn updated 06/11/10
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. While stopped at a stop sign the vehicle rmp went up to 3,000 she had to park the vehicle for a while for it to slow down. She had experienced these failure several times. The contact stated that a few weeks after she purchased the vehicle she noticed the brakes were slow to respond when she drove 35 MPH over speed bumps or any holes. She took the vehicle to the dealer twice. The dealer stated the vehicle had been test driven and they could not duplicate the failures. The failure mileage was 10,000 and the current mileage was 12,000.
In my 2010 toyota corolla xle with 2382 miles on it, I experienced brake failure and difficulty steering while descending down a slight grade. There was no braking action when I pushed the brake pedal as far as it could go. Simultaneously heard a loud scraping sound and detected an odor. Reported incident to the dealer immediately.
I had an accident on january 27th 2010 , I have a toyota corolla 2010 with faulty accelerator pedal(recalled) my car bought on december 13 2010 from toyota dealership. I was pulling my car from my garage as usual very slow holding my foot on the brakes but this time suddenly my car accelerates so fast that the next thing I knew I was in garage door of the house across the street. I was unable stop the car immediately even after I pressed the brakes very hard. By the time it stopped the car broke the garage door of the house across the street. Luckily nobody was injured. Along the way the car brushed off the bumper of another parked unattended car and sheared off the license plate. License plate was damaged, the bumper was scratched. My car was damaged and my farmers insurance paid for repair of my car and car parked on the street. The owner of the house needed to use her car parked in her garage urgent and told me to repair garage door immediately. Same day the new garage door was installed by garage master inc. Garage door was broken beyond repair. I paid immediately by check to the garage co. I also paid for door painting. I reported this accident to the dmv. I was able to reach toyota customer experience line only in two days on january 29. Finally I was informed that my car has a faulty accelerator pedal. Case manager told me inspection will be scheduled soon. My case number #1001151635 . Since the accident I am not driving this car for safety reason. It has been parked in the garage since february 8. I am requesting compensation for all my expenses. But toyota told me to wait for an inspection as they are very busy. Today is march 5 and nothing has been done by toyota only words and promises. They are not returning calls. I asked for the e-mail of the case manager - e-mail only for local usage refuse to provide email please help as soon as possible thank you. Updated 03/17/10
I have a 2010 toyota corolla that is part of the accelerator pedal reinforcement bar recall/installation. I have noticed another problem that appears to also involve the accelerator. This vehicle has a 5 speed manual transmission. The problem occurs in both 3rd and 4th gear. This problem is not consistent meaning it is not always noticed every time I drive, I would maintain that it occurs at least 50% of the time however. Problem: I attempt to maintain a constant speed for instance in 3rd gear at 30 MPH, the vehicle feels as if it wants to speed up, I then remove some pressure from the accelerator, the vehicle then slow by jerking, I then attempt to accelerate and the vehicle jerks again, bottom line is I can not maintain a constant speed. The road conditions do not matter, flat, hill, bumpy, smooth, wet dry, 30 MPH, 31 MPH, 32, MPH etc. I cannot maintain a constant speed in 3rd and 4th gear. I am not sure of an approximate date, it has happened numerous times since I purchased the vehicle in august of 2009. I will just enter a random date below.
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