Car Accelerates On Its Own problems of the 2007 Toyota Corolla

Tl- the contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while in reverse and backing out of the driveway the vehicle suddenly experienced unintended acceleration and drove into the street before crashing into a tree and bushes. During crash the driver sustained injuries to both legs and her torso which required medical treatment. No police report was filed. The vehicle was towed away. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 100,000. Jft.

During the three months of owning a used 2007 Toyotacorolla le I have experienced three instances of sudden unintended acceleration. Twice on February 18, 2017, and once on March 9th, 2017. The second time caused damage to another car as I was parallel parking. I had changed gears from drive to reverse. The car has an automatic transmission.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. When the contact shifted the gear into park, the vehicle suddenly accelerated forward, drove over a concrete parking bump, and crashed into a fence near a patio area. The contact was able to change the gear back into park and park the vehicle. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The dealer advised the contact to notify the manufacturer. The manufacturer was to provide a third party investigation of the unintended acceleration failure. The contact was scheduled for a third party inspection for further diagnosis to determine the failure. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v286000 (air bags), but the contact did not receive a recall notice. The approximate failure mileage was 51,874.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. While stopped at a traffic light, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. In order to stop the vehicle, the contact had to depress the brake pedal with both feet. The vehicle was merged into a parking lot and towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician was unable to locate the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 72,930.

While entering a curve my car slowed down then all of a sudden accelerated to an uncontrollable speed, I tried to regain control of my car by tapping on the brakes which did not help my situation as a matter of fact it made things worse, to avoid oncoming traffic I hit a pole again at a high rate of speed which made my car spin, I am a professional school bus driver & have taken this and many other curves for years, I could not explain why this car did what it did, as a result of this crash I received a reckless driver ticket and 2 points on my license because it was a one car accident, the only explanation that the authorities could give me was hydroplane, thats not what happened it was as if this car my car of 7 years had a mind of its on and started racing.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while driving approximately 57 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and the power steering malfunctioned causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle and crash into a hill. There were no injuries. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the defect. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 62,000.

2007 Toyota Corolla. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle sudden acceleration. The consumer stated his son was killed in an accident. He stated one of the photo's from the scene, showed the shifter was in the neutral position. The consumer would like to know, if the same defect part was used in the Corolla models, that caused the vehicle to accelerate on its own.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that the vehicle abnormally and rapidly accelerated. The contact crashed into a cement handicap pole. The driver sustained spinal and neck injuries and was transported to the hospital. A police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to an auto body shop and was in the process of repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 80,000. . . Updated 10/21/11 updated 11/07/11.

2007 Toyota Corolla. Consumer states unintended acceleration the consumer stated as she was pulling into a parking space, with her foot on the brake and almost to the parking bumper, when suddenly, she heard a click and then a noise. She removed her foot from the brake and the vehicle jumped the bumper, went through some grass to a driveway and entered the parking lot. She was able to put the gear in neutral and crashed into a tree. The consumer suffered minor back pain. The vehicle was totaled.

2007 Toyota Corolla. Consumer states unintended acceleration the consumer stated as she was pulling into a parking space, with her foot on the brake and almost to the parking bumper, when all of a sudden she heard a click sound from the vehicle and then a loud noise. She took her foot off the brake, but the vehicle jumped the bumper and went through some grass to a driveway and re-entered the parking lot. The consumer was able to put the vehicle in neutral and crashed into a tree. The vehicle was totaled. The consumer suffered back injuries.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact had come to a complete stop and was attempting to shift into park when the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The vehicle went over a curb, through bushed and hit the front of a building. The rpms decreased after a few minutes. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer where it was awaiting inspection by an investigator sent by the manufacturer. The VIN was unavailable. The current and failure mileages were approximately 36,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The vehicle suddenly accelerated while driving 15 mph. The vehicle began pulling to the right forcing the contact to crash into some shrubs in order to bring the vehicle to a stop which caused damage to the front end. The contact sustained injuries to her back. The vehicle was towed to the body shop and repaired. The failure was not investigated. The manufacturer will be contacted. The failure and current mileages were 39,000. Updated 1/19/2010 the consumer stated as she neared a curve, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. To avoid crashing into a bank of trees, she quickly veered to the right of a field. The vehicle came to rest after the consumer ran into some shrubs, damaging mostly the front drivers side of the vehicle. Updated 04/20/11.

2007 Toyota Corolla was pulled into a parking spot when the car suddenly accelerated for no reason. This auto was taken to the dealer prior to accident for accelerator speeding up. The Toyota dealer was supposed to fix the accelerator problem and it happened again. This time the auto had come to a stop in parking spot, then started to accelerate - jumping the curb and hitting a tree. This is a Toyota known problem with this auto. It was not on the recall list but this problem has occurred before and should have been repaired.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while attempting to park with the brake depressed, the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The contact was able to stop the unintended acceleration and when parking the vehicle, the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the contact was informed that the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure but advised the unintended acceleration was caused by the throttle body control motor. The vehicle was not repaired. The very next day, the contact was driving at unknown speeds when the vehicle abnormally accelerated approximately twelve feet into a tree and continued to accelerate thereafter. The contact sustained injuries to the neck. A police report was available. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was contacted where he was awaiting assistance. The current and failure mileages were 29,272.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. While driving, the vehicle suddenly accelerated, side swiped another vehicle, crashed into an embankment, while it was airborne it also hit a sign and crashed into a building. The vehicle also fell 3. 5 feet from a retaining wall, crashed into a fence, down an embankment into a creek and stopped after crashing into a tree. Two passengers were injured and a police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The current and failure mileages were 53,103.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. While the contact was driving 15 mph pressure was applied to the brake pedal with a sudden acceleration and caused a crash to occur. A police report was not mentioned. There were no injuries, and the vehicle sustained damages. The manufacturer was notified, and requested taht vehicle not be repaired before an inspection was performed. The contact waited for more than two weeks without a response from the manufacturer, although several messages were left regarding the inspection date. The current failure and current mileages were 38,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. While driving 2 mph attempting to park and when the brakes were applied, the vehicle suddenly surged forward without warning. In order to stop the acceleration, the contact had to apply extreme pressure to the brakes. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. Three people drive the vehicle and all of them have experienced the unintended acceleration at different times. The VIN was not available. The approximate current and failure mileages were 40,000. Updated 04/22/10 updated 05/05/10.

Approximately Jan 26, 2010 2007 Toyota Corolla engine accelerated up to approximately 7000 rpms while my wife's foot was on brake only, car waiting for about two minutes at traffic light. Car was turned off. Car towed to Toyota dealer, dealer found nothing wrong, nothing done. Feb 12, 2010 again the car was idling, waiting for traffic to clear, to make right turn. This time engine started wildly accelerating as soon as my wife gave car a little gas, the car lurched forward rapidly, she hit another car, caused damage to both cars, no injuries. Car engine raced very fast again just after accident. Car towed to repair shop for body work only. Feb 24 just after car picked up at body shop, car was waiting in traffic to make left turn, foot on brake, engine accelerated up to 7000 rpm again, car turned off, towed back to Toyota dealer. It still sits there today, March 15. Dealer will not look at car, national Toyota tech team says they will call to set up appointment to look at car, maybe call this coming week, may not even start looking at car for several more weeks. We have not had use of car for one month, Toyota is convinced nothing is wrong, car is not recalled, Toyota seems determined to prove car problem did not cause accident, show no concern for what is causing problem. We have extended warrenty, but car is not getting fixed, we can not get rental car while car is in shop because Toyota is not being fixed. Car seems to be excellent canidate for studies, since it has had 3 sudden accelerations in a short time, two of them involving foot on brake, not accelerator, points to software problem. Toyota acts like they do not want software problem to be found.

2007 Toyota Corolla: when coming to a stop car will spontaneously accelerate and lurch forward. We have been spared any accidents but it is happening at least twice a day now and will do it when coming to a stop, and backing up. We have come close to hitting our garage and other cars because of this spontaneous acceleration problem. Failure started around 38,000 miles and is still continuing now at about 49,000 miles. Car has been to a trusted mechanic once and the Toyota dealership three times. Both said they found no problem and because we never know when the problem will occur, could not get the car to replicate it. Talked with dealership mechanics several times and all say there is nothing they can do until they can replicate the problem. Car does not fall under most recent Toyota recall, but is exhibiting similar problems to those listed in the recall.

I own a Toyota Corolla 2007. I purchased it as a brand new car. I have been encountering many life- threatening experiences for unwanted acceleration while I pushed the brake pedal in my car. I noticed that the unsafe arrangement and design of pedals engage the gas pedal while pushing the brake pedal. In one incident I hardly avoid going underneath a truck just by turning off the car. I really feel unsafe when I drive my car.

My 2007 Toyota Corolla accelerated dangerously three times . I put on brakes with all my might, put it in parked position. No damage to anything, or anyone, but the sudden acceleration was scary. It's not among the recalled models. I removed the Toyota floor mat from the driver's side. I will go back to dealer : I want them to look at the car's computer.

We have a 2007 Toyota Corolla. We experienced sudden acceleration two times in the fall of 2009. One time it was on our county road going around a curve. My wife let up on the gas and it sped up. She was able to get it under control and stopped. The other time it was in a parking lot. She had damage to the front bumper for a little under 1000. 00. No report was made since we paid for it ourselves and there was no damage to any other vehicle. We took the car into Toyota and they came to the conclusion that both incidences were driver error. We called Toyota headquarters and they say the same thing since our vehicle is not on the recall list. I don't believe it was driver error. I believe it is in the electronics of the vehicle.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that when he depressed the brake pedal, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The failure was intermittent. To stop the vehicle, he would shift into neutral and turn off the engine. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership about eight times but the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The contact called the manufacturer and filed a complaint but was told that there were no recalls. The current mileage was approximately 17,000. The failure mileage was approximately 8,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while pulling out of a driveway on a small incline, the contact depressed the brakes and the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The contact was able to stop the vehicle by applying both feet to the brake pedal and placing the vehicle into neutral. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The current is 18,080. Updated 08/17/10. The consumer stated she also had the same problem with a 2005 Toyota Corolla. She traded the 2005 and purchased a 2007 model. The consumer stated on four occasions, she experienced sudden acceleration. The dealer inspected the vehicle and stated there was nothing wrong. Updated evoq 08/25/10.

The contact owns 2007 Toyota Corolla. In October of 2008 while driving approximately 45 mph on the right side of the road the vehicle suddenly accelerated up to 80 mph without warning. He collided into a tree and the driver frontal air bag did not deploy. The insurance company did not investigate the sudden acceleration, or the air bag failure. The police report number was not available. The failure and current mileages were 10,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph and making a turn, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a ditch. The contact sustained a broken wrist and the vehicle was destroyed. The vehicle had not been inspected and the contact had not called the manufacturer when the complaint was filed. The VIN was unavailable at the time of the complaint. The failure and current mileages were 1,100.

2007 Toyota Corolla unintended acceleration. Consumer states that engine accelerated at high speed, unable to control car or brake effectively. The consumer stated since purchasing the vehicle, there was some hesitancy in starting the vehicle during summer months and jerky acceleration.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact was driving approximately 30 mph when the vehicle suddenly accelerated independently. The contact depressed the brake pedal but the vehicle would not stop. The vehicle then independently decelerated. The contact stated that the failure recurred approximately nine different times and would also occur when the vehicle was completely stopped. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician advised that the failure could be related to the recall under NHTSA campaign id number: 10v384000 (engine and engine cooling). The recall repairs were performed on the vehicle. After the recall repairs were performed, the vehicle continued to experience sudden acceleration. The vehicle was not further repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 10.

2007 Toyota Corolla se sudden acceleration when coming to a stop. This happened 3 times between Aug. 07 to Jan 08. I was able to brake firmly, while the engine revved up, but did not lurch too far ahead. Dealer(canadian) was notified and said they were unable to duplicate the problem. They looked at the car twice but didn't off any explanation. The car has been ok. Since Jan. 08 note date is approximate in Aug. 08.

2007 Toyota Corolla. Consumer states repeated sudden acceleration. The consumer stated the sudden acceleration was random and intermittent. The consumer stated he was braking from normal roadway speeds of 30-60 mph and just when the vehicle was almost stopped, the engine would race and the vehicle would try to accelerate against the brakes. Fortunately, the brakes held its position and the consumer was bale to turn the engine off. The first two times, the engine racing occurred, he tried to shift the gear into park to prevent the vehicle from moving, however that resulted in the engine rpms acting erratically, so he then turned the engine off and back on again and everything went back to normal.