2011 Toyota Corolla: sudden unintended acceleration

Filed Sep 9, 2020 · Acceleration, Electrical · 190,000 miles · LA

To whom it may concern, we have experienced anomalous behavior in our vehicle that we believe is due to malware. We were referred to report this from the public service announcement: https://www.ic3.gov/media/2016/160317.aspx#fn1 1. Our engine will suddenly accelerate and decelerate without our foot pressing on the accelerator to cause this change. It will also slowly change when cruising at a constant speed, the car will increase speed gradually with very light pressure on it. 2. Our cruise control will reset the speed at various times, we will be going 70 MPH on the interstate and it will gradually slow down without us disabling it with a brake press or switching it off. (my wife does not use the cruise control and cannot verify this.) 3. Our radio will turn on suddenly without pressing the power button. 4. Our radio will eject a cd without us having the radio on. 5. Our air conditioner light will turn on and off intermittently without us turning it off. (I cannot verify this although my wife has observed this behaviour.) 6. Our air conditioner will function intermittently. Sometimes it will operate normally and other times it is completely nonfunctional. Occasionally it will work at lesser levels but is still functional. Respectfully, norman and monique mapes

Filed Dec 7, 2016 · Acceleration, Airbags · 100,000 miles · OH · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota corolla. The contact stated that after attempting to apply the brake pedal to shift the gear, the vehicle accelerated to approximately 18 MPH in reverse without warning. The vehicle crashed into a building. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed and a police report was filed. The contact did not receive any injuries. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the body was damaged and needed to be repaired. The contact stated the dealer did not provide an explanation as to why the vehicle accelerated without warning. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed Feb 12, 2015 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 145,000 miles · PR · crash

I was getting out a parking in reverse, suddenly the car accelerated without control crashing with the car was behind in the other extreme in the parking. Damages:1-bumper, right and left of the rear sides of my car 2-back, front, and sides of the car which my car stopped.

Filed Nov 17, 2014 · Acceleration · 35,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota corolla. While stopped at a red light with the brakes engaged, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The vehicle continued to accelerate after the brake pedal was depressed and the lever was shifted into park. The transmission had to be shifted into neutral and the engine had to be turned off in order for the acceleration to stop. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 35,000. Updated 01/12/15

Filed Jun 5, 2014 · Acceleration, Engine · VA

2011 toyota corolla. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle sudden acceleration. *smd the consumer stated when he removed his foot from the accelerator, the engine would sometimes continue running at the same RPM, not decreasing and coasting as he would expect. As time progressed, the issue became more frequent and the decrease in RPM sometimes came 30 seconds after pressure was lifted from the accelerator pedal.

Filed Feb 6, 2014 · Acceleration · 42,703 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota corolla. The contact stated that the vehicle suddenly accelerated while driving in reverse and continued to accelerate while in drive gear. The dealer performed a diagnostic test which did not indicate a failure code and stated that the vehicle was operating as designed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 42,703 and the current mileage was 46,000. Updated 4/3/14*cn