Three problems related to cruise control have been reported for the 2001 Toyota Corolla. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Toyota Corolla based on all problems reported for the 2001 Corolla.
We were traveling from TX to SC using cruise control (cc) on my 2001 Toyota Corolla le. Heat was noted on the cc switch on 2/16/05. On 2/17/2005 the cruise control was engaged at 75 mph. The cc failed to disengage when brakes were applied; cc failed to disengage at the switch. The acceleration would not stop despite brake application. The transmission selector was put into neutral and the car was stopped with foot and emergency brakes the engine continued to race at high rpms until the engine was turned off. An I-10 alabama law enforcement agent disabled the cc by removing the cc fuse disconnecting something at the throttle body. This incident nearly caused a high speed collision. The Corolla 1nxbr12e5z534307 will be serviced at the Toyota dealership in florence, SC.
I had been driving north on the maine turnpike with my cruise control on. It was a clear night and the roads were dry. As I approached the toll both I tried to turn my cruise control off, the car did not respond. I then turned the cruise control system off and the car was still not responding. I hit the brakes and was still unable to slow the car down. I then put the car in neutral and slammed on the brakes and was still unable to get the car to respond. At that point I was too close to the toll both to try to switch lanes and was unable to stop the car and hit the car in the toll plaza in front of me. After the impact, the car eventually coasted to a stop. Until this happened, I had no problem with anything on the car. The car has not been used since the accident, in fact has not been repaired until now. There were some injuries in this case. I have a shoulder injury, which I am still tring to get resolved. I want the incident to be reported due to the seriousness of being unable to disengage the cruise control system. An accident report was filed with the maine state police bureau of motor vehicles accident section. Dt.
The "cruise" light appears in the instrument panel when the cruise control is turned on, but not activated. When the control is activated, and controling the speed of the vehicle, there is no change in the information in the instrument panel. I believe it should be clear to the driver when the control is active, controling the speed of the vehicle. Perhaps the "cruise" light should only be on when the system is active. Or, an additional light to tell the driver the system is active.