Car Accelerates On Its Own problems of the 2006 Toyota Corolla

On five separate occasions my 2006 Toyota Corolla experienced sudden acceleration. Vehicle each time was at very low speed, approximately 5 mph, going from park to drive or park to reverse, with light pressure applied to brakes. Engine began to race and accelerate, braking harder had no effect, and vehicle stopped only when shifted to park. Instances occurred while parallel parking or coming out of a driveway onto a busy street. Accelerator was not stuck in down position, but engine roared and raced on its own power. I had no control of vehicle during the four or five seconds it took me to shift into park. Vehicle was taken to dealer on November 17, 2017 after first three incidents, with service department finding no problem. Vehicle was brought to dealer again on February 14, 2018, after two more incidents of sudden acceleration. Service department could not replicate the problem and said they could find nothing wrong with the car. They suggested user error, my confusing the accelerator pedal with the brake pedal. It was not user error and not floor mats stuck under gas pedal. It happened five times and the vehicle is not safe to drive.

The car was in reverse with foot on the brake when it suddenly accelerated out of control. The cause was definitely unintended acceleration and is the second such incident with this car since it was purchased used in December 2015.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while at a complete stop, the vehicle erroneously accelerated and the contact crashed into a pole followed by another vehicle. There were no injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. Updated 3/28/cn the consumer was stopped at a red light, and shifter to park, when the light changed green, he shifted to drive, and the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The consumer stated the police report indicated he was rear ended and then crashed into a pole. Updated 04/24/14.

2006 Toyota Corolla. Consumer writes in regards to sudden acceleration issue. * ld the consumer stated she was pulling into a parking lot, with her foot on the brake. The vehicle revved twice and then accelerated and crashed into a store. Also, the air bag did not deploy. The vehicle totaled.

2006 Toyota Corolla. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle sudden acceleration. The consumer stated on two separate occasions, after he started the vehicle, and placed it in drive, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The dealer was unable to find any problems, and concluded it was due to driver pedal misapplication.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 to 50 mph the accelerator pedal jammed. The contact attempted to depress the brakes, but it failed to slow the vehicle down. He immediately placed the vehicle in neutral and pressed the accelerator pedal, which deactivated the sudden acceleration. The vehicle resumed normal function. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer or an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was contacted and they advised him to take the vehicle to a dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was approximately 203,000. The VIN was unavailable.

I was pulling into a parking lot, applied the brakes, and it suddenly accelerated. I hit the brakes hard and it stopped. Later, I put it in reverse, and it accelerated forward. I hit the brakes hard and it stopped. I was driving around steep hills, which I don't do a lot. I wonder if that had anything to do with it?.

While pulling into parking space, experienced sudden acceleration, while foot on brake . Unable to stop car, it jumped the curb and hit a tree. The tree stopped the car, however the wheels must have kept going, as there was dirt torn up and spewed behind the tires. Air bag did not deploy. Toyota notified. Car towed to dealer. Toyota investigation pending, which according to Toyota may take up to 2 months. Toyota said this 2006 Corolla was not on 'recall' list. They also said they will investigate but do not expect to find it to be their fault, as they said they have never found themselves to be 'at fault' when the car was not on the 'recall list'.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. While moving in reverse, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The contact was able to stop the vehicle and shift into park. When the contact put the vehicle back into the drive position, the vehicle accelerated again. The contact spoke with the dealer who stated that the computer malfunctioned. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were approximately 87,000.

Unintended acceleration. Slowed to a near stop at a red arrow. The car started to creep into the intersection, pushed harder on the brakes and it did not stop the car. The engine rpms increased. Shifted into n, went to r for a second then back to n. Rpms decreased and then the car appeared ok. Look at the floor mat and it did not appear to be out of place. First time was today. No repairs yet.

My Toyota Corolla has accelerated unexpectedly several times, generally when the temperature is around 32 degrees fahrenheit. The first time I noticed it, I rear-ended a pickup truck after a red light had turned green. The second time, I was backing out of a parking space and the car shot backwards 30' into a post (denting my bumper and breaking the rear drivers' side lights). The third time, nothing was broken - I was the only person on the road - but it scared the bejesus out of me. I called Toyota to complain and they said that there is no recall on my car. My belief is that there are accelerator / electronics problems with the Toyota Corolla that they are not admitting.

This is the second incident I've experience with an engine surge and unintended acceleration. I was driving approx. 25mph towards an intersection. The light ahead was red, so I took my foot entirely off of the accelerator and let the car coast. It gradually slowed down as it always does, nothing unusual. As I came up on the red light I applied the brakes and rolled to a soft stop. I waited at a red light with my foot resting entirely on the brake pedal. All of a sudden--the first thing I noticed was the sound--the engine roared and the car tried to race forward despite my foot on the brake. I pressed harder on the brake to no avail. The car was fighting against me wanting to race forward. There was a stopped car ahead of me and I was trying not to crash into it. In desperation I stood up on the brakes as hard as I could and the car skid. I had to steer into oncoming traffic to avoid rear ending the car in front of me. I pulled the emergency brake and the car came to a stop diagonal across two lanes of traffic. I brought the car into Toyota for a second time. Dealer ran extensive tests on electronic and engine systems and said there was nothing wrong. They stated that the computer "history" showed no record of the incident. They offered no explanation nor any remedy. I am frustrated beyond belief that Toyota is hiding behind "we can't find anything wrong" and is not trying harder to find the cause. There are no floor mats in my car, and there are no problems with the gas pedal. I would like to make very clear that my foot was entirely off of the gas pedal for at least 15 seconds prior to the failure. I am convinced that this incident was caused by a computer mis-fire or electronic malfunction that caused the engine to open full-throttle while the car was stopped and brakes engaged. Toyota does not know what is wrong, and they don't know how to fix it --this is a huge problem! peoples lives are at stake!.

My 2006 Toyota Corolla has had several episodes of unintended acceleration while going down steep mountains such as the grapevine pass near la and highway 101 between la and santa barbara. While going downhill, my 21 year old daughter tried to step on the brakes to slow down the car, but it suddenly accelerated to 90 miles an hour and she had some very very scary moments. . . We have taken the car to 2 different Toyota dealerships on several occasions and called Toyota's customer service number and service supervisors but our complaints were ignored on grounds that the 2006 Corolla was"not on the recall list" or that they could not "replicate the problem". Since the problem only happens on steep, downhill roads when my daughter steps on the brakes to slow down the car, it naturally cannot be replicated on the flat surfaces of sacramento or ontario, CA. After giving Toyota such specific information, one would hope that they would try to explore it, fix it or replace the car given the high degree of danger and the high incidence of deadly crashes in recent years. We are very frustrated with their failure to fix the problem or refund us the blue book value so that we could purchase a safer car for our child. The problem reoccur every time my daughter drives this rout to come home from college on vacations. She has adapted by driving only 55 miles per hour on the grapevine pass on the slowest lane. However, now that we are cognizant of the problem and hear about so many other people with similar complaints, we are simply terrified and want to buy her a new and a safer car. We feel totally frustrated by Toyota's failure to address the problem and by their tendency to brush it off despite the many fatalities. Please continue to put governmental pressures on Toyota and insist that they fix the problem rather than hide from it and abdicate their responsibility to their clients and other innocent drivers. Please help us and please call or email us.

March 4, 2010 2006 Toyota Corolla le. Over the last few months, I am noticing sudden acceleration of my vehicle even when I am braking the vehicle and trying to stop it. Before all these recall issues started, I thought it was just me or the road may have some downgrades. But now after seeing that thousands of other drivers are having this issue, I now feel my observation with my vehicle speeding suddenly is not an illusion. Toyota has not included 2006 Toyota Corollas in their recall list. But I strongly feel that they should also be in the list as there may be several thousands of drivers like me, feeling this sudden acceleration and not reporting it because of the prolonged process. Please have Toyota take a look at 2006 Corollas as well in their recall list.

I own a 2006 Toyota Corolla ce. I have had the same type of sudden acceleration problems that led to the two recalls you have issued on other Toyota models and years. Please institute a recall for my model and year Toyota. Updated ivoq 10/20/10.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. While entering a parking space the vehicle suddenly accelerated without intention. Consequently she rear-ended another vehicle, and then struck a telephone pole. The vehicle was completely destroyed, and none of the air bags deployed. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed away from the crash site. The failure mileage was 80,000. Updated 12/07/09 updated 12/07/09.

Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6) on the morning of 09/25/2009, I was getting ready to depress the brake pad in an attempt to park in the parking lot when my 2006 Toyota Corolla suddenly and unintended accelerated into a concrete pillar infront of the parking lot of the walgreens store at the intersection of wright and warwick streets in alma, michigan. Alma police department report number: [xxx].

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while driving 20 to 30 mph he approached the stop sign and the vehicle suddenly accelerated. He was able to bring the vehicle to a stop by applying the emergency brake. The failure was experienced twice. The manufacturer filed report 1103170949. The vehicle will be taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 68,000 and the current mileage was 106,000.

Tl- the contact owned a 2006 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while traveling approximately 70 mph and making a turn, the floor mat became lodged between the floorboard and the accelerator pedal, causing the vehicle to erroneously accelerate. The vehicle crashed through a fenced, fell off a cliff and landed in a creek. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact sustained lacerations to the leg, a concussion and a shattered collar bone. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable. The VIN was not available. Kmj.

Ltr fm (va) re sudden unintended acceleration fm owner of a 2006 Toyota Corolla. The consumer stated as she was waiting for traffic to clear with her foot on the brake, the engine surged severely. The consumer pressed hard on the brake and was able to place the gear into neutral and brought the vehicle under control. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer, but they were unable to duplicate the problem. The consumer stated she has experienced two minor surge issues since the first incident. Updated 02/15/11.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while stopped, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact did not sustain any injuries but the driver and front passenger from the other vehicle sustained injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed at an unknown location and was repaired. The repairs were unknown. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 17,572.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated the vehicle experienced sudden acceleration and caused the contact to crash into the proceeding vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the front fender was replaced; however, there was no part replaced for the acceleration failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 250 and the current mileage was 53,000. Updated 11/13/lj the consumer stated it took a total of four (4) trips to the dealer in order to repair the acceleration issue. The paint on the fender began to peel after being repainted due to the accident caused by the acceleration failure. Updated 11/18/2013.

2006 Toyota Corolla. The consumer stated the vehicle suddenly accelerated 50 yards through the intersection, over a curb, over a wooden planter and finally plowing into a concrete pillar.

On may 28, 2006, while attempting to make a routine stop in a commercial lot, the engine of the car revved, the car accelerated and jumped the concrete stop at the end of the parking space and crashed into a tree causing extensive damage along the driver's side of the car. The car was towed to the dealership who made the repairs. The dealership from whom I bought the car indicated verbally that nothing was wrong with the engine. I am certain that human error did not play a part in the car's sudden acceleration.