Vehicle Speed Control Related Problems of the 1998 Toyota Corolla

Table 1 shows six common vehicle speed control related problems of the 1998 Toyota Corolla. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle speed control (ten problems). The second most common problem is related to the cruise control (three problems).

Table 1. Vehicle Speed Control related problems of Toyota Corolla


Recently reported Vehicle Speed Control problems of the 1998 Toyota Corolla

The Vehicle Speed Control problem

The contact owns a 1998 Toyota Corolla. While driving approximately 5 mph and making a left turn, the steering wheel suddenly seized and the driver was not able to turn the vehicle. The contact also stated that the speed independently increased and caused the vehicle to crash into a second vehicle.   Read details...

The Cruise Control problem

When ever I put my cruise control on, the car will stay at the speed that I set it at for just a short while. It then starts to speed up by 2 mph and now im cruising at what I set it at +2, then it will speed up again by 2 mph, and then im cruising at what I set it at + 4 mph.   Read details...

The Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

The contact owns a 1998 Toyota Corolla. While entering a parking space at 5 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and struck another vehicle. A police report was filed by the other party. The weather was bright and sunny at the time of the crash. The current and failure mileages were 64,820.   Read details...


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