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Toyota Corolla Service Brakes Safety Report | Oct 13, 2011
Reported on Oct 13, 2011
| WHEN BRAKING ENGINE SPEEDS UP, HAVING THE IMPRESSION OF LOSS OF CONTROL. THE CONDITION CAN BE REPLICATED IF MY FOOT IS RESTING ON THE EXTREME RIGHT EDGE OF THE BRAKE PAD AND THEN APPLYING THE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. WHEN BRAKING, MY SHOE COMES IN CONTACT WITH THE ACCELERATOR DEPRESSING IT SLIGHTLY, SPEEDING UP THE ENGINE. THE DRIVER'S IMMEDIATE REACTION IS TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, EXACERBATING THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS EASILY SOLVED BY INCREASING THE HEIGHT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR SIMPLY BY CHANGING THE THICKNESS OF THE BRAKE PEDAL PAD. I HAVE TESTED MY TOYOTA AVALON 1998 FOR THIS CONDITION AND FIND THAT THERE IS NO SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THAT VEHICLE. *TR | |
| Make: | Toyota |
| Model: | Corolla |
| Manufactured by: | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | KINGSPORT TN |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1NXBU4EE6AZ |
| Mileage: | 15230 miles. |
| Speed: | 40 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
| Previous Report:Service Brakes | Next Report:Fuel/propulsion System |