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Toyota Corolla Power Train Automatic Transmission Safety Report | Mar 03, 2010
Reported on Mar 03, 2010
| I HAVE A RECALLED 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA THAT HAD THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. I HAD A MINOR ACCIDENT ON MARCH 3RD 2010 THAT INVOLVED MY OTHER VEHICHLE, AS I WAS PUTTING MY COROLLA INTO REVERSE & IT JUMPED HARD BACKWARDS LIKE IT WAS PROPELLED I HAD BARELY TAPPED THE GAS, THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR BUMPER HIT MY OTHER CAR THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THAT ONE BUT MY COROLLA SUBSTAINTED A MINOR BUT BIG ENOUGH DENT TO THE LOWER BACK BUMPER, I CALLED THE POLICE MADE A REPORT AND NOW I AM WAITING ON SOMEONE FROM TOYOTA TO GET BACK TO MY HUSBAND AND I TO GET THIS COROLLA INSPECTED, IT CAN'T BE REPAIRED IN THE BACK UNTIL THAT IS DONE! MY HUSBAND HAS ON MANY OCCASIONS HIMSELF FELT THE CAR SURGE WHEN STEPPING ON THE PEDAL ITS HAPPENED TO HIM BACKING UP, GOING FORWARD AND DRIVING DOWN MAIN ROADS! MY CAR IS BRAND NEW THE VALUE OF IT AND WHAT WE PAY MAKES ME SICK TO EVEN KNOW THESE THINGS ARE HAPPENING! I LOVE MY TOYOTA AND HAD A BRAND NEW 2009 YARIS FOR YEAR BEFORE WE TRADED IT IN ON THIS! ANYHOW MY DEALER ¿FIXED¿ THE PEDAL BUT THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE FIX. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY CAN DO. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY ARE SENDING SOMEONE TO INSPECT THE CAR. IF YOU CAN SEND SOMEONE TO INSPECT THE CAR, [XXX] *CN INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) | |
| Make: | Toyota |
| Model: | Corolla |
| Manufactured by: | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Was a crash reported? | Y |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | RADCLIFF KY |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1NXBU4EEXAZ |
| Mileage: | 9000 miles. |
| Speed: | 5 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
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| Vehicle fuel: | |
| Was a police report filed? | Y |
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