2017 Toyota Corolla: sudden unintended acceleration

Filed Sep 10, 2023 · MA · crash · 1 injury

Twice within one month my Corolla experienced Sudden Unintended Acceleration. The first time I had just entered the parking lot of my local Star Market. I stopped for a man in the crosswalk and was just about to ease off the break when I saw a woman approaching the crosswalk so I stayed on my break. Suddenty the car revved up and went forward. I think it was so loud the woman heard it and stopped. My car returned to normal operation within maybe five seconds and as I drove by the woman, I yelled there was something wrong. Went home and scheduled an appointment with Toyota. It took a few days for them to check my car. I think this type of issue brings in the next level up of repair. I was told they went over everything and could find nothing wrong. My car was safe to drive. I drove it for exactly one month and it did the same thing. This time I was inching my way into a parking space that was up against a wall. Nowhere near the gas. I was maybe a couple of feet from the wall when the car accelerated again. The engine really revved up again and I went into the wall. The car was drivable, and I got it right back to Toyota. It is still sitting there pending investigation. I am waiting to hear from someone from their liability department. I'm not sure what will happen, but I know I will not drive that car again. My biggest concern is that Toyota will claim I'm elderly and hit the gas, not the brake. That is not what happened.

Filed May 27, 2022 · Acceleration · 55,000 miles · MN · crash

The contact owns a 2017 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine revved and the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration. The vehicle crashed into a concrete barrier while turning into a parking space. The contact was not able to depress the brake pedal in time to stop the vehicle. No air bags were deployed. No injury was sustained and no medical attention was received. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a body shop; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The vehicle was not deemed totaled by the insurance company. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.

Filed Nov 17, 2019 · Transmission · 50 miles · KS

Shifting of transmission in vehicle hesitates and/or is inconsistent upon sudden acceleration or deceleration, making it difficult for the driver to determine the acceleration of the vehicle versus other cars on a busy street. There have been numerous instances in which the car is not shifting appropriately and I am unable to accurately judge entering traffic from a residential neighborhood onto a busy intersection as the car will sometimes shift/react to the driver and other times not. At times the transmission reaches and remains at 7, 000 RPM (in red) without shifting and/or is slow in response to acceleration. A campaign recall was issued by toyota for which the transmission software was reprogrammed on the vehicle; however, these issues still remain. My ultimate concern is the safety of my children and myself when driving this car as I am not always able to predict how it will drive upon sudden needs to accelerate or decelerate. It is most notable in stop and go traffic, stops on a hill, or need for increased acceleration getting on the highway. Weather temperature, high winds, passenger load all seem to be variables in how the car shifts. The car drives/shifts inconsistently from day to day. When not shifting, it raises major concerns I will make the wrong determination when judging traffic that may cause an accident. I have consistently raised these concerns with the dealership from the time of first oil change (purchased new) to current (31,000 miles). Toyota has also reviewed; however, I am concerned there is bias in the true operation of the vehicle as there comment was "driving as designed'. It was stated by toyota that it costs several million dollars to update the software and that it would not be updated until enough of these cases were known. I am submitting this request for an independent review of the transmission issues in this model year.

Filed Mar 17, 2018 · Brakes · 3,000 miles · TX · crash · 1 injury

On october 22, 2017, while at a complete stop behind 3 other vehicles. The first vehicle was stopped at a stop sign, my foot was on the brakes, because I was at a complete stop, was hit from behind by a truck. The car lunged forward towards the car in front of me, and I mashed my foot on the brake to stop it, but it would not stop. My car kept accelerating forward, while I was frantically kept mashing my brakes to the floor. The toyota corolla never stopped until I pulled up the emergency brake. This is a brand new car, that I purchased only since june of 2017. I was terrified while my kept going, and was injured from the car hitting me from behind.

Filed Mar 24, 2017 · Acceleration, Brakes · 4,400 miles · CA · crash · 2 injuries

On 3/22/17 I was driving an enterprise rental car into an apartment complex and pulled in front of the leasing office to park. While stepping on the brake pedal the car did not stop and it suddenly accelerated causing the car to crash into the pillars of the leasing office with force. Airbags deployed and my passenger and I had to crawl out of the rear passenger door to escape the vehicle. We are lucky to be alive and escape with minor injuries. There are drag skid marks on the ground from the rear wheels. Upon collision the engine shut off even though the key was in the run position..