66 of the 972 complaints about the 2005 Toyota Corolla are about the throttle and cruise control — 7% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 40,000 miles.
66
Complaints
36
Crashes
0
Fires
13
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I had the airbag repaired during the recall. However, the airbag warning light remains on. In addition, the speedometer has stopped at 299,999 although the trip meter still works. The paint is peeling and the roof is rusting which is classic for toyota.
NHTSA complaint #11493829 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT NO LONGER BUCKELS ,AND THE SPEED IS TO SLOW IS BEEN LIKE THAT SINCE WE GET THE CAR.
NHTSA complaint #11100098 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AS IT INCREASED IN RPMS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATE 01/13/16 MA THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT THE THICK CARPETING MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE INCREASED ENGINE POWER.
NHTSA complaint #10787329 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A BUILDING AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD, LEG, KNEE, TEETH AND CHEST INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO BODY REPAIR CENTER AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V350000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
NHTSA complaint #10693678 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON A TRIP TO SOUTH CAROLINA FROM NEW JERSEY INTERSTATE DRIVING I EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. ISSUE IS : WHEN I COME UP ON SLOWER TRAFFIC AND HIT THE BRAKE THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES AS IT SHOULD BUT WHEN I LET UP OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES RAPIDLY ON IT'S ON WITHOUT HITTING THE RESUME LEVER. THINKING QUICK I TURNED THE CRUISE OFF. THIS HAPPENED 6 TIMES ON THE ROUND TRIP I FINALLY QUIT USING THE CRUISE. THE TOYOTA DEALER SAID THERE IS NO RECALL OR ANYTHING FOR THIS ISSUE. I'M TELLING YOU THIS IS UNSAFE AS HELL! I HAVE AN EXTENSIVE MECHANICAL BACKGROUND, I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYBODY SAYS! I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER SAW IT HAPPEN TO.
NHTSA complaint #10652073 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SEVERAL EPISODES OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, AND SEVERAL OTHERS WHILE DRIVING.
NHTSA complaint #10640289 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I TURNED ON MY CAR AND IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ITSELF, THE INDICATOR STOPPED AND HELD ON 4,000 RPM.
NHTSA complaint #10575855 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AUTO EN OCASIONES NO ACELERA. NAGUABO AUTO REEMPLAZO COMPUTADORA (PCM). PROBLEMA CONTINUA. SE ENTIENDE QUE ES UN DEFECTO DE FABRICA SEGUN AVISO ENVIADO PERO NO SE QUIEREN RESPONSABILIZAR.
NHTSA complaint #10524060 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT LESS THAN 5MPH WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. INSTEAD OF STOPPING, THE CAR ACCELERATED SUDDENLY, AND RAN INTO THE WALL 3 FEET IN FRONT OF THE PARKING SPACE. THE CAR WAS TOWED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND DETERMINED TO BE TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE CAR BUT DID NOT COME UP WITH A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT BELIEVE IT WAS A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT.
NHTSA complaint #10513940 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY HUSBAND BOUGHT MY 2005 COROLLA AS A WEDDING GIFT. IT WAS SLIGHTLY USED BUT BOUGHT FROM ONE OF THE BEST TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS IN OUR TOWN. IT HAD APPROX. 18000 MILES WHEN I GOT T IN FEB OF 2007. IT WAS VERY BASIC AND A STANDARD. THE SHIFTING/CLUTCH NEVER SEEMED RIGHT FROM THE START BUT I LEARNED HOW TO DEAL WITH IT. IN FEB OF 2010, I WAS LEAVING WORK AND WAS A FEW MILES FROM HOME. I HAD NEVER IN MY MANY YEARS OF DRIVING HAD A WRECK. THE TRUCK AHEAD OF ME CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP AND AS I TRIED TO BRAKE,MY CAR SEEMED TO SPEED UP AND WENT RIGHT UP UNDER THE TRUCK. THE WHOLE FRONT END SMASHED RIGHT UP TO THE WINDSHIELD YET THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. INSURANCE DEEMED IT A TOTAL LOSS BUT IT WAS RIGHT AT THE POINT WHERE I STILL OWED AS MUCH AS THE PAY OFF SO THEY WENT AHEAD AND FIXED IT. I WAS OUT A LOT OF MONEY. THE SECOND WRECK JUST OCCURRED ON MARCH 15,2013. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A FAMILY MEMBERS RESIDENCE IN THE COUNTRY AND WAS TRAVELING ON DESERTED ROADS AT ABOUT 3:30 AM. I WENT AROUND AN S CURVE THAT I GREW UP DRIVING SO IT I WAS VERY FAMILIAR. I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN,BUT AGAIN SEEMED TO ACCELERATE. I OVER CORRECTED AND RAN THRU A DITCH AND COMPLETELY THREW A METAL FENCE. AGAIN. THE AIRBAG,WHICH ALWAYS HAD THE LIGHT ON AS IF READY TO DEPLOY,DID NOT GO OFF. I WAS HURT VERY BADLY AND APPARENTLY BLACKED OUT FOR A GOOD WHILE. THIS TIME THE INSURANCE DEEMED IT A TOTAL LOSS AND WE ARE WAITING ON A SETTLEMENT FROM OUR INSURANCE PLUS I HURT MY KNEE AND AM MEETING WITH A SURGEON NEXT WEEK. THAT CAR WAS NOTHING BUT TROUBLE AND I AM HAPPY TO B RID OF IT BUT FEEL WE ALL DESERVE JUSTICE FOR ALL THE MANY ERRORS TOYOTA HAS GIVEN THIS VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #10508714 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE BRAKES WERE RELEASED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A FENCE, TWO TREES AND A SIGN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000.
NHTSA complaint #10484923 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVE-WAY. AS THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO DRIVE FROM REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OVER THE CURVE AND THROUGH A FENCE BEFORE CRASHING INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 37,000.
NHTSA complaint #10426631 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I MET WITH AN ACCIDENT RECENTLY OWING TO UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION OF VEHICLE. BEFORE THIS ACCIDENT I WITNESSED THIS PROBLEM IN THE PAST AND I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA DEALER THEY TOOK SOME TIME AND SAID THAT THEY COMPLETED THE RECALL PROCEDURE BUT THE CHECK ENGINE SIGN WAS STILL ILLUMINATED AS BEFORE. AND I STILL EXPERIENCED UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #10422424 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP ACCELERATING UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A WALL AT THE CONTACTS HOME. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE IT ACCELERATED A SECOND TIME AND CRASHED INTO THE A NEIGHBORS HOME. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO COLLISION SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,500.
NHTSA complaint #10408501 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD UNTIL CRASHING INTO A CEMENT POST. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO HER RESIDENCE BEFORE BEING TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGE BY AN INSURANCE AGENCY. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE BUT WAS ALSO UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 23,000.
NHTSA complaint #10402806 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED HARD ON THE CURB. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY FLIPPED OVER IN A NEARBY DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP BUT HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED THE TYPE OF FAILURE IN THE VEHICLE BEFORE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000. UPDATED 4/4/11 *CN UPDATED 08/22/11
NHTSA complaint #10386337 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL AND CRASH.
NHTSA complaint #10384580 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER THAT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10375134 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS PULLING INTO A SUPERMARKET PARKING PLACE AT APPROX 5MPH SPEED, I APPLIED THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP . INSTEAD OF STOPPING CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE (HAPPENED AT 3-4 SECOND), JUMPED OVER CEMENT BARRIER (CURB), HIT THE SIGN, COLLIDING INTO ANOTHER CAR. AT THE TIME OF ACCELERATION THE SMOKE CAME OUT FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I STEERED AWAY, CAR SLOWED DOWN AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BACK TO PARKING AREA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70K. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND IS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. I CALLED TO TOYOTA AND THEY PROMISED TO GET BACK TO ME WITH THE STEPS OF HOW TO PROCEED FURTHER.
NHTSA complaint #10363525 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND SOMEONE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS WITH THE LOCAL DEALER AWAITING INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.
NHTSA complaint #10363511 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING TO THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HIT THE SIDE OF A BUILDING. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED TWICE BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 50,500.
NHTSA complaint #10362830 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, SUDDENLY IT ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT WOULD NOT ENGAGE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A CAR AND THEN INTO A ROCK WALL. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES TO HER BACK. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #10361652 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING, WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY FAILED TO CATCH AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL. THE CONTACT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. LATER ON, WHEN THE CONTACT BACKED INTO HER DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE TO AN ESTIMATED 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE CRASHED THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR AND THE WALL ADJOINING GARAGE TO THE HOUSE. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEMS. UPDATED 3/25/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE THREE OTHER INCIDENTS WHERE THE BRAKES FAILED TO CATCH. UPDATED 10/12/11
NHTSA complaint #10359358 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE PUT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PUT THE GEAR IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AS IT LUNGED BACKWARDS AND HER HEAD AND PASSENGERS HEAD JERKED BACKWARDS. CONSEQUENTLY, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO AN AUTO STOPPER. THE CONSUMER THEN PUT THE GEAR IN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AGAIN LUNGING FORWARD AND THEN CRASHED INTO A LAWN TREE. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND SEAT BELT BURNS ACROSS HER CHEST AND THE CONSUMER SUFFERED FROM SEAT BELT BURNS AS WELL ACROSS HER CHEST.
NHTSA complaint #10356492 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A NEARBY POLE. THE CONTACT THEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE THEN RAPIDLY ACCELERATED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE THEN CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AS A RESULT. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56,000.
NHTSA complaint #10346881 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY WOULD NOT ENGAGE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE BACK OF HIS GARAGE. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE INCIDENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WA INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40000.
NHTSA complaint #10344253 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD RESULTING IN A CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. ONE PASSENGER IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 45,000. UPDATED 11/03/10.
NHTSA complaint #10330336 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES FROM 5 MPH, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE UNTIL THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THERE COULD BE A LINKAGE DEFECT IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR MAT AND HAS NOT HAD ANY FURTHER UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ISSUES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 11/03/10.
NHTSA complaint #10330079 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
COMPLAINT ON 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA: "ECU" ENGINE CONTROL UNIT. OUR 2005 COROLLA'S ECU FAILED ONCE AT APPROX 40K MILES (4K OVER WARRANTY). THE UNIT FAILED COMPLETELY CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR ALSO SHIFTED GEARS RANDOMLY WHEN RESTARTED, INCLUDING SHIFTING ITSELF INTO REVERSE WHILE IN DRIVE! WE HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW UNIT AS IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT WAS REPLACED WITH NEWER ECU (I THINK FROM AN 06 COROLLA). HOWEVER, NOW AT 80K IT JUST FAILED AGAIN (THAT'S 40K ON THE ECU AGAIN). IT FAILED WHILE IT WAS IN DRIVE, AGAIN CAUSING A LOSE OF POWER. ONCE AGAIN WE WILL HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE IT. I'VE NEVER FILED A REPORT BEFORE. BUT APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I WAS INSTRUCTED BY THIS WEBSITE TO FILE A REPORT. HTTP://WWW.TOYOTANATION.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=201631&PAGE=4.
NHTSA complaint #10328482 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE POLICE ARRIVED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 7/16/10 *CN UPDATED 07/22/10
NHTSA complaint #10327118 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.