Car Accelerates On Its Own problems of the 2005 Toyota Corolla

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while driving 10 mph the brakes were applied and the vehicle would not slow down. The vehicle suddenly accelerated while driving in reverse causing the contact to crash into a wall. The contact was not injured during the crash. The vehicle was towed to a dealer. The dealer performed a diagnostic test and could not find a problem with the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle was very unsafe to drive and would not accept the vehicle back from the dealer. The failure mileage was 40,000. Updated 3/25/11.

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.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Corolla. The contact was driving approximately 4 mph in reverse into a driveway when sudden acceleration occurred without warning. The brake pedal was depressed; yet, the vehicle continued to accelerate and crashed into a utility pole. There were no injuries. A police report was filed for the incident. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the insurance company would investigate to determine the cause of failure. The contact stated thirty days prior to the failure, routine maintenance was performed on the vehicle. The failure mileage was 42,000. Updated 6/21/10 updated 06/24/10.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Corolla. While driving at 10mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated hitting a telephone pole tearing down two fences and a garage. The vehicle was totalled but there were no injuries. A police report was filed and is available if needed. The vehicle was towed by the insurance company. The Toyota manufacturer was called and a claim was filed. The contact was advised that a representative would come out to inspect the vehicle. The failure mileage was 5,000.

Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6) complaint about an accident on September 12, 2009 I was driving on old hwy 75 between salix and sloan in iowa at about 6-7 pm on September 12, 2009. My car was a Corolla 2005 ce [xxx] which has 4-cylinder and about 67,000 miles on it. As I was driving on old hwy 75, I experienced a sudden acceleration, the car lurched and pulled me to the ditch on the right hand side. I immediately loosen the acceleration pad but it didnt slow down but accelerated towards the right hand side. Then I was scared that it will roll over in the ditch and so I pulled it back to the left, but there was a van coming in the opposite direction (next lane) and thus we had a head-on collision. The two old ladies incurred leg injuries and they couldnt come out of the van. The two boys (about 4 years old) seemed fine and came out of the van. Later on the two old ladies needed to have surgeries and they filed a lawsuit against me. At that time, I felt that somethings wrong with my Corolla but I couldnt have a chance to find it out because I need the insurance company to get me another car for commuting purposes. However, I feel that this accident was due to the Corolla that I was driving at the moment and thus it was not completely my fault. Corolla 2005 is not in the recall list, but I still want to file this report and I will seek legal advice in terms of liability. Please consider my complaint carefully because I almost died in the accident and give me a reply as soon as possible.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Corolla. While driving at speeds of 30 mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The contact applied the brakes although the vehicle did not decrease in speed. After pressing the brakes repeatedly the vehicle finally came to a halt. The manufacturer was contacted regarding the abnormal sudden acceleration but the manufacturer did not attempt to remedy the vehicle. The failure and current mileages were under 40,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Corolla. While driving at speeds of 5 mph and attempting to pull into a parking space, the vehicle abnormally accelerated without warning. The driver was unable to stop the unintended acceleration and proceeded to crash into a building. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where unknown repairs were made to the vehicle. The dealer did not provide a reason as to why the failure occurred. After the vehicle was repaired, it continued to exhibit an unusual increase in engine rpms and the vehicle would intermittently lunge forward without warning. The dealer was contacted a second time and advised the contact that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 65,531.

2005 Toyota Corolla. Consumer states unintended acceleration caused an accident. 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.

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.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that her vehicle accelerated suddenly on an intermittent basis. The engine would rev up when the issue occurred. She stated that the issue seemed to surface when shifting (the vehicle has a manual transmission). She noted that the problem would occur and disappear on its own. She took the vehicle to the dealership and was told that they could find nothing wrong. She had not spoken with the manufacturer at the time of the complaint. The vehicle had not been repaired to-date. The current mileage was 85,894. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Corolla. While driving, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and if there was no traffic she allowed the vehicle to continue accelerating until she was able to gain control of it. She also experienced sudden acceleration while driving into a driveway, but when she applied the brakes the vehicle stopped. She did not take the vehicle to the dealer to be diagnosed. The failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage is 40,000. Updated 04/16/10. The consumer stated the vehicle surged on two other occasions. Updated 07/13/10.

2005 Toyota corrolla s, bought on 08/28/2005. Refusal of carmax report, why previous owner returned car. Had to bring car back after a week having hard start up. Dealership stated needed new "update" for computer. A month later brought car back same problem, another "update" needed they said. Three months later car accelerated on interstate 4, brougt car back and told me nothing was wrong with it. Then in 2007 parking car at 2 miles per hr car suddenly accelerated uphill, no brakes, swerved car to avoid glass doors to a tennants apt. Landed on top of bush, tried to reverse and bumper was pulled off. After car was repaired, car then accelerated while reversing and hit another vehicle, no damage to other vehicle, my rear bumper has dent in right corner. In 2009, exiting off of route 9 us highway, car accelerated went up embankment, reversed off of embankment and came down hard off of curb damaged left tire rod axel, brakes locked, car is suppose to have anti-lock brakes.

S10 appropriate handling re sudden unattended acceleration fm owner of a 2005 Toyota Corolla. The consumer stated a friend of the family was driving the vehicle, when it suddenly accelerated out of control and rolled into a ditch, where it finally came to a stop. The second incident was in Dec 2009, when the consumer was unable to stop the vehicle she had to use the emergency brake to stop. The dealer was unable to duplicate the problem. The vehicle would suddenly accelerate when the speed was above 50 mph or in overdrive.