2003 Toyota Corolla VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. OCCURRED ONLY ONCE. *TR

ON 4/26/2006 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA INTO A PARKING SPOT AT HER EMPLOYMENT. THE CAR DID NOT STOP WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. SHE PRESSED THE BRAKES HARD ENOUGH TO LEAVE TIRE TRACKS ON THE CONCRETE AND DUG THROUGH GROUND AFTER JUMPING THE CURB. THE CAR DID FINALLY STOP AFTER HITTING A SMALL TREE AND BARELY MISSING A LIGHT POLE. AT THE TIME WE BELIEVED THAT THE FLOOR MATS\HAD GOT TANGLED UP AND THE HARDER SHE PRESSED ON THE BRAKES THE CAR WENT FASTER. WITH ALL THE MEDIA COVERAGE ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH STUCK GAS PEDALS AND FLOOR MATS . WE ARE NOT SURE THAT IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. *TR

2003 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX. CONSUMER STATES NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE ACCELERATOR STICKING. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED DUE TO THE ACCIDENTS, THE AXLE AND TRANSMISSION WERE DAMAGED. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST ACCIDENT, SHE TRIED TO REDUCE HER SPEED ON A CURVE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO AND CONSEQUENTLY HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE SECOND ACCIDENT, SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND AGAIN SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN SHE APPROACHED A CURVE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, SHE HIT A CURB AND THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. UPDATED 04/16/10

WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, CAR STARTED SPEEDING UP. DESPITE PUSHING THE BRAKE, THE CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. DRIVER LOST CONTROL DUE TO SPEED AND WENT OFF THE ROAD ROLLING THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA . WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH OUT OF A PARKING SPACE HIS VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO A POLE AND DAMAGED HIS VEHICLE. THE LICENSE PLATE ALSO CAME OFF. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO HIS RESIDENCE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. A CLAIM WAS ALSO FILED WITH TOYOTA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,000.

I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT/ SIGN THE CAR WILL IDLE UP. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE THE CAR WILL JUMP FORWARD. THIS HAPPENS MORE WHEN IT IS RAINING OUT. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I ASKED IF I COULD STOP IN WHEN IT IS RAINING SO THEY COULD LOOK AT IT THAN. THEY SAID YES. I STOPPED IN ON A RAINY DAY WHEN THE CAR WAS DOING IT. THE SERVICE AGENT SAID THAT CARS IDLE UP WHEN YOU USE THE DEFROSTER. THAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM BUT I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE DO IT AS TO TRY TO LEAP FORWARD. MY 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY DOES NOT DO IT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU! *TR

IN NOVEMBER OF 2009 I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 93 FROM ANDOVER IN BUMPER-TO-BUMPER TRAFFIC WHEN I SUDDENLY FOUND THAT MY CAR, A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA, WAS ACCELERATING DESPITE MY USING ALL MY ENERGY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. FOR SOME SCARY MOMENTS I WAS CERTAIN THAT I WAS GOING TO COLLIDE WITH THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. JUST AS SUDDENLY MY CAR STARTED TO BRAKE. HOWEVER, THERE HAD BEEN THE POSSIBILITY OF A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND DIRE CONSEQUENCES FOR ALL INVOLVED. I HAD NOT HAD SUCH AN EXPERIENCE WITH THE CAR BEFORE AND HAVE NOT HAD ONE SINCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT A FREEWAY AT 50 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOOR. AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. AFTER SHE SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE RESET ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. HE WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,056. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM AGAIN IN DECEMBER 2009. UPDATED EVOQ 03/25/11

WAS DRIVING MY 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA LAST NIGHT AND WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR JUST STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN - IT DID IT 2 OR 3 TIMES WHEN I PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AND MY CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE BEYOND THE SPEED THAT I HAD SET. I DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL BUT THAT DID NOT SLOW THE CAR DOWN. NEXT, I TRIED BRAKING, WHICH SLOWED THE CAR DOWN A LITTLE, THOUGH I NEEDED TO USE AN UNUSUALLY LARGE AMOUNT OF FORCE TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN. ONCE I RELEASED THE BRAKE, THE CAR BEGAN TO SPEED UP AGAIN. I MADE REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO BRAKE BUT, EVENTUALLY, THE BRAKE PEDAL LOCKED UP. AT THIS POINT, I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE REVVED (I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE MAXIMUM RPM WAS, BUT I KNOW IT WAS WELL ABOVE NORMAL DRIVING RPM). I PULLED OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I TRIED TURNING THE IGNITION ON (MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL) BUT THE ENGINE REVVED UP SO I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE CAR OFF. OVER THE NEXT 30 MINUTES, I TRIED TURNING THE CAR ON A FEW MORE TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULT. AFTER I HAD BEEN WAITING FOR 1-1.5 HOURS, A TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. THE DRIVER TURNED THE IGNITION ON AND THE CAR STARTED NORMALLY; SOMEHOW THE PROBLEM HAD RESOLVED ITSELF SO WE WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG A RESIDENTIAL STREET (35 MPH) AND I WAS STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED, I BEGAN ACCELERATING UPHILL. ONCE I REACHED MY DESIRED SPEED OF 35 MPH, I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN SPEED (I WAS STILL TRAVELING UPHILL). I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER, I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY REVVED UP, ALTHOUGH MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR; BASED ON THE SOUND OF THE ENGINE, I WOULD ESTIMATE THAT IT SURPASSED 4000 RPM. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND 15 MINUTES LATER I TURNED THE CAR ON ONLY TO MEET WITH THE SAME RESULTS. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ARRIVED, HE NOTICED THAT THE THROTTLE VALVE WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. HE CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM. A FEW DAYS LATER, I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALER. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A KINK IN THE THROTTLE CABLE THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED IT TO GET STUCK. HOWEVER, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A DEFINITIVE DIAGNOSIS BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS NOT REPEATABLE AND, THEREFORE, DID NOT REPLACE THE CABLE. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 6.5 YEARS AND THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED TWICE (THE OTHER TIME WAS IN EARLY 2008 AND OCCURRED ON A HIGHWAY). IN LIGHT OF RECENT MEDIA REPORTS ON ACCELERATION PROBLEMS IN TOYOTAS, I MUST NOTE THAT I HAVE THE ORIGINAL FLOOR MATS AND THAT THEY ARE, AND ALWAYS HAVE BEEN, PROPERLY SECURED IN PLACE. I DID NOT NOTICE WHETHER OR NOT THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK, BUT I WAS ONLY TRAVELING 35 MPH, SO THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT DEPRESSED ENOUGH TO GET CAUGHT UNDER THE FLOOR MAT. THE PARTS ARE STILL AVAILABLE SINCE I DID NOT REPLACE THE CABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE MAKING A U-TURN, HER VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO OVER 100 MPH. AS A CONSEQUENCE SHE CRASHED INTO A DUMP TRUCK, AND THEN INTO A POLE. TWO OCCUPANTS RECEIVE MINOR INJURIES. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. . HE HAD NOT CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP OR THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 57,000.

TL* THE CONTACT HAS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. AFTER PROCEEDING FROM A STOP LIGHT AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 70 MPH. EVEN AFTER BRAKE APPLICATION. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. SHE THEN SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER HOME. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND SHE WAS ADVISED THAT HER MODEL TYPE DOES NOT HAVE A DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT BETWEEN 2 TO 10 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED PAST THE LIGHT WITHOUT INTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

2003 TOYOTA COROLLA LE REVVED UP WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *KB THE CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY A GOOD AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL AND EVENTUALLY, HE SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A SAFE STOP AND THE VERY FAST IDLE WHICH MAY HAVE LASTED FOR 10 SECONDS HAD RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE WHAT THE CONSUMER HAD EXPERIENCED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SLOWING DOWN BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN SO THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN TO NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE REVVED UP. THE GEARS WERE THEN PUT INTO DRIVE AND FINALLY THE ENGINE SLOWED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE CHECKED, UPON INSPECTION THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE THROTTLE BODY HAD STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE EXPERIENCING THE SAME TYPE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER SAID IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE FLOOR MAT GETTING UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE IS STILL HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 4/6/2006 - *NM

CRUISE CONTROL, TWICE, AT LEAST NOW, ZOOMED TO MAJOR EXCELERATION WHEN I TRIED TO DEACTIVATE. (FASTER THAN IF I TRIED TO MYSELF!)

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT SUDDEN ACCELERATION ABOUT 5 TIMES. CONSUMER HAS TO STEP ON THE BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN.*AK *BF

CONSUMER STATES WHEN TRYING TO BRING CAR TO STOP, HE HAD APPLY AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FORCE TO THE BRAKE, EVEN THOUGH RIGHT FOOT REMOVED FROM GAS PEDAL ENGINE DID NOT STOP. BF THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY DURING THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE HE WAS BACKING THE VEHICLE UP AT LESS THAN 35 MPH THE FAILURE OCCURRED. AFTER THE CONSUMERS FOOT WAS MOVED FROM THE GAS PEDAL HE HAD TO FORCEFULLY APPLY THE BRAKES. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT IT WAS NECESSARY TO SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE TO BRING THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. THE CONSUMER SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR A WHILE AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND DROVE HOME WITH NO INCIDENT. *TC

THE VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD WHEN AT A STOP. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED ON. THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN INTERMITTENT ACCELERATION PROBLEM. VEHICLE DID NOT STOP WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. CONSUMER HAD TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

MY 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM TWICE. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND TOYOTA'S FIELD TECHNICAL SPECIALIST REFUSED TO BELIEVE THE CAR WOULD HAVE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF UNLESS I HAD PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. NO WAY!!!! THEY SAID IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE CAR TO HAVE PICKED UP SELF-ACCELERATION. THEY WERE UNABLE TO PINPOINT ANY PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION! I WAS LUCKY NOBODY WAS HURT OR KILLED.

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN HE IS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKES, HIS VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD. HE STATES THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN HE HAS HER DEFROSTER ON OR THE VEHICLE IS HEATING UP. HE STATES HE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER/MECHANIC HE IS TOLD THAT IT IS NORMAL. HE STATES THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR 2 YEARS, AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. HE STATES THAT HE IS TOLD THAT THERE ARE RECALLS ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT WAS IT DOES NOT INCLUDE HIS. HE STATES HE WAS TOLD THAT IT IS WITH THE CAMRY, AVALON. PLEASE HELP, BECAUSE HE STATES IT IS GETTING WORSE AND HE IS AFRAID HE WILL HAVE AN ACCIDENT OR HIT SOMEONE. *NM

WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. *AK THE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS COMPLETELY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. *SC *JB

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE SURGED,WHICH FORCED THE CONSUMER TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK TO STOP. *PH TOYOTA FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *SC *JB