Accelerator Stuck problems of the 2009 Toyota Corolla

18 problems related to accelerator stuck have been reported for the 2009 Toyota Corolla. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2009 Toyota Corolla based on all problems reported for the 2009 Corolla.

1 Accelerator Stuck problem

Failure Date: 04/19/2011

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Corolla. While attempting to park with the accelerator depressed, the contact noticed that the accelerator pedal remained stuck to the floor, causing the contact to crash into a tree. The contact was uninjured. The dealer advised the contact to notify the manufacturer of the failure. The manufacturer was sending an investigator to inspect the vehicle for the cause of the failure. The approximate failure was 33,500. Updated 05/20/lj.

2 Accelerator Stuck problem

Failure Date: 11/04/2010

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Corolla. While driving approximately 65 mph, the accelerator pedal became stuck in the depressed position for approximately three seconds. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. The current and failure mileages were approximately 64,000.

3 Accelerator Stuck problem

Failure Date: 04/21/2010

On April 21, 2010, while I was parking my Toyota Corolla 2009 at work, the gas pedal stayed stuck, accelerated, and I hit a car that was next to the parking space where I was trying to park and it damaged a fence. The car was damaged in the front bumper, the bonnet, the passengers side in the back and damages underneath the car is possible. On April 19, 2010, the Toyota dealer had the car because of the recall. The accident was 2 days after. I had to go to the hospital because I was and am in pain. I have a cervical support because of the accident. The Toyota dealer has my car as of today, April 24, 2010. I reported the accident to the police of mayagãœez, puerto rico. Please investigate.

4 Accelerator Stuck problem

Failure Date: 03/13/2010

I have a 2009 Toyota Corolla with a serial number starting with a "j". Toyota told me my car isn't part of the recall. I have experienced two occasions where the accelerator pedal has been stuck. Once when the car was in park about two months ago and I though it was the floor mat so I switched out floor mats since my car was not part of the recall. Then on sat, 3/13/10 I was merging on to the highway and I pressed down hard on the gas pedal to speed up because a car was beside me. All of the sudden the pedal was stuck and I continued to speed up when I let pressure off the gas pedal. I put my foot on the brake and the car wasn't stopping. Thinking I wasn't pressing hard enough I put both feet on the petal still not even slowing down. Finally, I shifted the car into neutral and could still hear the engine revving but the car slowed down quickly. Thinking that I was imaging it when the car slowed enough I shifted it back to drive and it took off again without pressing the gas pedal. I quickly shifted it back into neutral and was wondering what I was going to do and I heard a loud pop or snap with the gas pedal and then the car was fine. It stopped accelerating on it's own without me turning off the car. I checked the floor mat and it wasn't stuck. I called the Toyota dealership and they are looking at the problem but said they have been instructed not to fix anything if they can't replicate the problem because it's not part of the recall as the car I have was made in japan. I also called the Toyota general line and reported the problem. My concern is that my car won't be fixed as the warranty runs out at 30,000 miles and I have 29,000 miles on my car and the recall doesn't cover my model. I am nearly certain that Toyota hasn't recalled all of the car affected because it's not the specific gas pedal that's the problem as my car doesn't have the identified gas pedal. The problem isn't related to the gas pedal. I don't think they know what the problem is.

5 Accelerator Stuck problem

Failure Date: 02/25/2010

Since purchasing my 2009 Corolla I had to have a belt change, I had an issue with the accelerator pedal they stated was my floor mat, and then my accelerator pedal would stick. The problem with the accelerator pedal would include times of low acceleration to the pedal sticking in the depressed position even if my foot was off the accelerator. In addition, since the snow is greater this year giving me a better idea how it handles in the snow I have encountered a dangerous problem that scares me. I wrote to Toyota about it on 2/24/10 and today 2/26/10. Below is my last e-mail to them. "driving in the snow 2/25/10 I encountered several times when the traction control kicked in and I had power loss to the vehicle. It happened even on the highways. The car would slow to almost a stop. I pressed and pressed on the accelerator picking up my foot and putting down at times to see if it would help but it would continue to slow or have total power loss where I could not go. It was as if I had no power to the accelerator. The pedal was limp. It is very dangerous, especially on a highway! driving and having the car then slow or stop or almost stop to where I can't go is dangerous, please help!!!!! again, in the drop down menu below for the sub-type of vehicle Corolla is not listed as a category. My car is a 2009 Corolla". The date selected below as incident date: I selected the incident date as the date of the last time the incident occurred even though the problem has also occurred before this date.

6 Accelerator Stuck problem

Failure Date: 02/24/2010

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Corolla. The contact was driving approximately 3 mph into the driveway when the accelerator pedal became stuck. The manufacturer informed the contact to let a dealer inspect the vehicle. The dealer was called and had the vehicle towed to the dealership. The dealer inspected the vehicle and was unable to diagnose the failure. The contact was concerned since he has not had any problems with the vehicle until the dealer repaired it under the recall for the accelerator pedal 9 days before the failure occurred. The failure mileage was 12400 and the current mileage 12491 .

7 Accelerator Stuck problem

Failure Date: 02/11/2010

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while driving at 50 mph the accelerator pedal became stuck and the vehicle accelerated up 75 mph while entering the highway. The contact put the vehicle into neutral and applied the brakes but the vehicle would not slow down. The contact had to apply more pressure to the brake pedal in order to slow down the vehicle. The contact was able to slow the vehicle down and bring it to a complete stop and shut the vehicle off. The contact check the pedals to see if the floor mat may have caught the pedal but the floor mat was in place. The contact then had the vehicle towed home and soon after called the manufacturer. The manufacturer towed the vehicle to a dealer to have a diagnostic test done. The vehicle is currently at the dealer. The contact feels the accelerator pedal stuck and caused the vehicle to rapidly accelerate. Failure mileage was 24,000.

8 Accelerator Stuck problem

Failure Date: 01/22/2010

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerator pedal was stuck in the open throttle position while driving at speeds of 50 to 60 mph. The vehicle would accelerate without driver intent. The contact received notification of a recall campaign (NHTSA campaign id number 10v017000-vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal) and received repairs by an authorized dealer. After the vehicle was repaired, the failure continued to occur. The dealer could not duplicate the failure. The contact left the vehicle in possession of the dealer for fear that the vehicle would potentially be a risk. The manufacturer was contacted but was not willing to provide any further assistance. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 37,000.

9 Accelerator Stuck problem

Failure Date: 01/21/2010

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while driving at speeds of 65 mph, the accelerator pedal became stuck in the open throttle position. He was unable to stop the vehicle by depressing the brake pedal. He then put the vehicle in neutral and was able to stop the unintended acceleration. The dealer installed a reinforcement bar in order to prevent the failure from occurring again. The contact stated that the failure occurred three times after it was repaired. There were no further repairs made to the vehicle. The failure mileage was 35,371 and the current mileage was 38,372.

10 Accelerator Stuck problem

Failure Date: 01/06/2010

We were traveling at approximately 45 mph. A traffic light changed and a car was in front of us. I let off the gas to begin stopping but the accelerator stuck. I had to stomp the brake to stop the car. My wife thought I was going to hit the car in front of us.

11 Accelerator Stuck problem

Failure Date: 11/20/2009

Corolla Toyota 2009 I was driving in the freeway speed was 65 all of a sudden I felt that the accelerator pedal got stucked I couldnt put my brakes on time.

12 Accelerator Stuck problem

Failure Date: 09/23/2009

I purchased my 09 Corolla in August of 09. Since then when driving on highway, the gas pedal gets stuck at about 60mph then accelerates on its own to about 70 mph. It has happened about 10 times and I am concerned about it.

13 Accelerator Stuck problem

Failure Date: 09/21/2009

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Corolla. While attempting to proceed at a traffic light, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. He was unable to control the vehicle speed after engaging the brake pedal. He was forced to place the vehicle in neutral and shut the engine off. When he restarted the vehicle, he noticed that the rpms were rapidly increasing and that the accelerator pedal was stuck between the floor mat. He notified the manufacturer and was advised that his year, make and model vehicle was not a part of the existing recall. The floor mat was replaced. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 5,900 and the current mileage was 6,000. Updated 11/17/09.

14 Accelerator Stuck problem

Failure Date: 09/01/2009

2009 Toyota Corolla I have a file number10284648 I filed a couple of weeks ago. My car ' gas pedal did not get stuck on the floor mat . Toyota is making up a cheat excuse for the real problem the gas pedal in my car comes from way up under the dash, high on the fire wall pedal arm comes down to above the floor mats . I think you need to do your own investigating, I'll let you check my car even.

15 Accelerator Stuck problem

Failure Date: 07/18/2009

Please I need somebody to help me with my case with Toyota. I had an accident back to July in my Toyota Corolla 2009. I hit someone house with my Toyota because (accelerator and pedal were stuck and I lost the control of the car. I didn't know what went wrong not only I'm a woman and I don't know anything about "mechanic, pedal . . . Etc. When police came I tried to explain to them what cause the accident they told me that if I don't stop lying I can end up to jail. So the house owner sued me I went to a lot of procedure of lawsuit. I never knew that could happened to me. Three days after court, I received the recall letter from Toyota. I drove my car to Toyota I found out my car has 2 recalls ( accelerator and pedal). Please help me. At least Toyota can pay the woman that sued me and my medical expenses.

16 Accelerator Stuck problem

Failure Date: 04/07/2009

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Corolla. While attempting to enter the highway from an off ramp she barely pressed the accelerator pedal and the vehicle abnormally accelerated up to speeds of over 75 mph. There was a sudden increase in the engine rpms and when she attempted to apply pressure to the accelerator pedal it was stuck in the open throttle position. She attempted to depress the brakes, to no avail. She was able to engage the emergency brake and again she attempted to apply the brakes. The vehicle finally decreased in speed. A state trooper arrived to offer assistance and investigate the failure. The contact confirmed that the floor mats were not interfering with the accelerator pedal. The manufacturer was contacted and would not offer any assistance. Although there were recalls on her vehicle pertaining to the exact same failures (NHTSA campaign id numbers: 10v023000 and 10v017000: component: vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal), her VIN was not included in the recall campaign. No repairs were made to the vehicle. The failure mileage was 5,457 and the current was approximately 10,100. Updated 04/13/10.

17 Accelerator Stuck problem

Failure Date: 02/22/2009

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Corolla. While driving 45 mph and attempting to slow down the accelerator pedal was stuck to the floor and caused a crash to occur. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership although the contact previously experienced the same failure. There were no injuries. The current and failure mileages were 24000.

18 Accelerator Stuck problem

Failure Date: 02/15/2009

The description I am sending in may or may not be connected to the Toyota recalls for brakes or gas pedal sticking. My experience is that everytime I step on the brake pedal I feel something move under my feet. Sometimes it feels like something is rolling under the carpet. My floor mats are snapped into place so I know that they are not moving. I plan on taking my car to a Toyota dealer on Thursday Feb. 18, 2010. This feeling has been there since I bought the car back in August of 2009. My car is a 2009 Toyota Corolla le. They say because it was made in japan I do not have anything to worry about. We will see.



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