One problem related to speed control linkage has been reported for the 2005 Toyota Corolla. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Toyota Corolla based on all problems reported for the 2005 Corolla.
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 drivers 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.