2004 Toyota Corolla VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FELT STUCK. IN 2007, A CRASH OCCURRED WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AFTER THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED ABRASIONS AND CONTUSIONS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

THE CAR ACCELERATED ON OWN IN THE REVERSE MODE AS I WAS PARKING IN A GARAGE PARKING SPACE. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO MY ATTEMPTS OF DEPRESSING THE BRAKE.

SUDDEN VEHICLE ACCELERATION: THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THIS CAR. THE FIRST TIME IT RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THAT WAS REPORTED IN NHTS COMPLAINT # 10405593 ON 6/ 6/ 11. THE SECOND TIME AN ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED(ALSO HAPPENED WHILE PARKING) IN 2013. THIS THIRD TIME I WAS AGAIN TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH MY FOOT BOTH OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKE AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN UNINTENDED INCREASE IN RPMS AND ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO BREAK BUT NOT BEFORE HITTING HARD AND GOING OVER THE PARKING BUMPER IN THE PARKING GARAGE. AS AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA AND THEY TOOK NO RESPONSIBILITY AND SAID ALL WAS OK(ON 12/12/14). I WANT TO DOCUMENT THIS INCIDENT IN CASE A FUTURE INCIDENT RESULTS IN A FATALITY OR SERIOUS INCIDENT FOR WHICH TOYOTA WOULD BE LIABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT FULL SPEED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A CEMENT BLOCK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A COLLISION REPAIR SHOP, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

IT STOPPED AT 299999 AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. WILL NOT REGISTER MILES. THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS TO BE INSTALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A HOUSE. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DEEMED THE VEHICLE AS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET IN EUGENE OREGON WHEN I PULLED MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR. THE CAR FAILED TO DECELERATE. I PUMPED THE ACCELERATOR TO NO EFFECT. I LOOKED DOWN AT THE ACCELERATOR AND SAW THE FLOOR MAT WEDGED UNDER THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE MAT OUT AND SLOW THE CAR DOWN. LATER IN INSPECTING THE MAT, I SAW FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT THERE WERE TWO HOOKS DESIGNED TO HOLD THE MAT IN PLACE. ONE OF THE HOOKS HAD BECOME DISENGAGED CAUSING THE MAT TO MOVE AND BECOME LODGED FIRMLY BENEATH THE ACCELERATOR. I HAD BEEN FORTUNATE IN AVOIDING AND ACCIDENT. YEARS LATER THE MAT RECALL OF OTHER TOYOTA MODELS WAS MADE. THE 2004 COROLLA WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I CONTACTED BOTH THE MAIN COMPANY AND MY LOCAL DEALER. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO PUT THE MAT IN MY TRUNK. THE COMPANY NEVER MADE A RECALL OF THIS MODEL IN SPITE OF THE ISSUE BEING IDENTICAL TO THOSE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT TOYOTA'S LACK OF ACTION EVER SINCE. AFTER HEARING WHAT HAPPENED WITH GM, I DECIDED THAT I HAD NOT NOTIFIED THE PROPER AUTHORITIES SINCE NOTHING WAS DONE. THE 2004 COROLLA SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THE INITIAL RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE FLOOR MATS. TOYOTA, LIKE GM, FAILED TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION AND SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. PEOPLE MAY HAVE BEEN INJURED OR DIED FROM THIS LACK OF ACTION AND AS LONG AS A RECALL HAS NOT HAPPENED THAT DANGER CONTINUES TO EXIST. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK. I HAD IT REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND ABOUT A MONTH LATER IT WENT OUT AGAIN. WHEN I CALLED BACK, THEY SAID THEY WOULD REPAIR IT, BUT IT WOULD NOT BE FREE OF CHARGE. SEEMED LIKE THE REPAIR SHOULD HAVE LASTED IF IT TRULY WAS FIXED. HAVEN'T HAD CRUISE SINCE AND IT WAS SO NICE FOR LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE CONTACT APPLIED EXTREME FORCE IN ORDER TO DEPRESS ON THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET TO APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO DISABLE THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND AND INSTEAD, ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL INTO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE BUT THE VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT RESPOND AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD AN ENGINEER INSPECT THE VEHICLE WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,771.

I WAS ABOUT TO STOP WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. LUCKILY THERE NO ONE OR PROPERTY IN THE WAY BEFORE I COULD GET THE CAR TO STOP. PROBLEM ONLY OCCURRED ONCE. WILL STOP DRIVING THE CAR FOR NOW. *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS YEAR WAS NOT A RECALL YEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH ATTEMPTING TO PARK WHEN THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. SHE THEN CRASHED INTO A TREE WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS PENDING AN INVESTIGATION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 43,100.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 6 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WITH A SUDDEN INCREASE OF ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE JUMPED A CURB AND CRASHED INTO A NEARBY BUILDING. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE EXTERIOR BODY OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGES AND WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL COLLISION SHOP. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND SOMEONE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE WHICH THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA THE OTHER DAY ON A SIDE ROAD. I WAS APPROACHING A CORNER IN THE ROAD AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF MY GAS PEDAL. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I PUSHED ON THE BREAK WHICH SLOWED THE CAR SLIGHTLY, BUT WOULDN'T STOP IT. I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS REVVING VERY LOUDLY SO I TURNED OFF THE CAR. I PROCEEDED TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND IT WAS STILL REVVING. I PULLED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND CHECK MY FLOOR MAT, AS I KNEW OF ALL THE CURRENT RECALLS IN EFFECT. THE FLOOR MAT WAS NOT IN THE WAY AND THE PEDAL APPEARED FINE. NOTHING CHANGED. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND IN ABOUT 2 HRS LATER WHEN THE TOW TRUCK GUY STARTED MY CAR, IT APPEARED FINE. IT WAS BROUGHT TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, WHOM PLAYED IF OFF AS IF MY FLOOR MAT WAS THE CAUSE AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. I THEN BROUGHT IT TO MY FATHER WHO USED TO BE A MECHANIC AND HE CHECKED ALL THE MECHANICS OF THE CAR. HE LUBED UP SOME PARTS AND CLEANED THE ACCELERATOR PLATE, HOWEVER HE STATED EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD TO HIM. AS OF TODAY THIS HAS NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA LAST MARCH 13, 2009 AT NOON IN A CROWDED PARKING LOT IN MASON , OHIO, A SUBURB OF CINCINNATI. I WAS STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN AND AFTER THAT, I PUSHED ON MY GAS PEDAL WHEN THE CAR TOOK OFF , GOING FROM A DEAD STOP TO 60 MPH , CROSSING THE LOT SO FAST THAT I WAS LUCKY I DID NOT KILL ANYONE THAT DAY. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR AT ALL. IT WAS AS IF I WAS ON A DRAGSTRIP TRYING TO RACE! I WAS SURROUNDED BY MINIVANS AND THERE WAS A BURGER KING RESTAURANT ON THE ONE SIDE OF ME WITH A BUSY KOHL'S NEXT TO MY CAR. I WAS TERRIFIED BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR! THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK FOR ME ,AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HAD TO STOP THE CAR AS I HAD ONLY A FEW MINUTES TO STOP OR I WOULD HAVE JUMPED OVER A 4 FOOT GRASSY PARTITION BEFORE I WENT INTO A 4 LANE INTERSECTION FULL OF TRAFFIC!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WOULD HAVE CAUSED A NICE ACCIDENT AND KILLED SOMEONE OR MANY!!!!!!!!!!! I THREW THE CAR INTO "PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION RIGHT THEN" THE CAR DID A 180 DEGREE TURN LANDING NEAR THE GRASSY PARTITION!!!!!!!!! I WAS FINE BUT SO SCARED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO DO TO STOP BUT IT WORKED. I WENT TO KING'S TOYOTA AFTER THAT WHICH WAS ACROSS THE STREET. THEY CHECKED THE CAR AND SAID IT WAS A BUILDUP OF GASES IN THE CAR!!!!!!! SUCH A LIE!!!!!!! WHY DID THEY NOT KNOW WHAT WAS IT WAS?? THEY HAVE HAD COMPLAINTS SINCE 1999?????????? MY QUESTION IS WHY IS MY CAR NOT PART OF THE RECALL SINCE I HAVE HAD A SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM?? KING'S WILL LOOK AT MY CAR NEXT WEEK BUT THEY WILL MAKE ME PAY FOR REPAIRS WHEN IT'S THEIR FAULT AND IT'S NOT ON THE LIST. PLEASE HAVE THEM EXPAND THE RECALL SO THAT PEOPLE LIKE ME CAN TRUST THEIR CARS AGAIN. *CN *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT; THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED HIM BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 22,000. UPDATED 07/19/10. *LJ

TL- WHILE DRIVING A RENTED 2004 PONTIAC MONTANA WEST BOUND ON BRIDGE AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH A TOYOTA COROLLA DRIVING EAST BOUND CAME OVER THE MEDIUM INTO HIS LANE AND COLLIDED HEAD INTO HIS VEHICLE. THERE WAS TWO FATALITIES THE DRIVER IN THE TOYOTA COROLLA, AND HIS FRONT SEAT PASSENGER, HE AND THE OTHER TWO PASSENGERS WERE ALSO INJURED. HE STATED THIS COMPLAINT IS ON THE TOYOTA COROLLA. HE BELIEVED THE DRIVER IN THE 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS NOT ABLE BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE\\ GAS PEDAL AND BRAKES, OR ELECTRONIC CONTROL. FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL 70564001, FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROLS INVESTIGATOR REPORT F050FF004415, FLORIDA CRASH REPORT 70987110. THE MILEAGE INFORMATION FOR THE 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA WAS NOT AVAILABLE. LI UPDATED 05/10/10 *BF UPDATED 08/23/10 UPDATED 9/28/11*CW

WHEN I STOP THE CAR WHEN I'M DRIVING E.G. AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CAR PULLS FORWARD WHEN I BRAKE. THIS OCCURS LIKE 70% OF THE TIME. I TRIED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH TOYOTA AND THEY TELL ME THAT THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY FOR MY VEHICLE. SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW, I THOUGHT IT WAS MY IMAGINATION BUT I CAME TO A REALIZATION THAT IT IS MY CAR. *TR

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK, HIT HANDICAPPED STANCHION AT BJ`S WAREHOUSE IN FARMINGDALE,NY. HAD TO TURN OFF IGNITION. IT HAPPENED ONCE. HAD THE DAMAGE REPAIRED AT FARMINGDALE AUTO COLLISION COSTING $587 NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT THIS PEDAL, DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE CAUSE WAS . *TR

WHILE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT THE 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA WOULD SURGE FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, ROUGHLY 4-5 A YEAR, AND IF THE BRAKE WAS NOT FIRMLY APPLIED CARS IN FRONT OF ME WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO FIX THIS AS IT WAS INCONSEQUENTIAL AT THE TIME. I AM CONCERNED THAT ONE OF THESE TIMES IT MAY NOT BE. *TR

FRIGHTENING INCIDENT THAT WAS REPORTED ON MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA LE/SD 4 DR. PARKING MY VEHICLE IN A DRIVEWAY (ON A SLIGHT INCLINE), DRY CONDITIONS, AND ONLY 1 FOOT FROM A PARKED CARGO VAN. ABOUT TO PLACE FOOT ON BRAKE TO STOP COMPLETELY TO TURN CAR OFF AND FULL ACCELERATION TOOK PLACE. GAS PEDAL WENT FULL THROTTLE AND HIT THE CARGO VAN. TIRES WERE SPINNING, LEFT TIRE TRACKS. MY CAR PINNED BETWEEN A CARGO VAN AND PULLING TO THE LEFT -- SIX INCHES FROM HITTING A SUBARU OWNED BY SISTER. ACCELERATION WENT FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES AS I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES, NO RESULTS. I LOOKED DOWN TO SEE IF MY CAR MAT WAS IN THE WAY AND THE ANSWER IS NO. THREE PEOPLE CAME OUTSIDE THE HOME TO SEE WHAT THE LOUD IMPACT WAS AND WHY THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING IN THAT MANNER-- THINKING THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, THEN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE. CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE WHO THEN REFERRED ME OUT TO CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER ON MONDAY 12/7 TO INFORM THEM OF MY ORDEAL. THEY ARRANGED FOR MY CAR TO BE SERVICED BY A TECHNICIAN ON 12/15/2009 AT THE TOYOTA DEALER IN GREER, SC. I WAS TOLD TO PICK THE CAR UP AFTER 1 1/2 HOURS. I HAD CAR TOWED TO AND FROM CAR DEALER. IN JANUARY 2010, I PICKED UP A CERTIFIED LETTER FROM THE POST OFFICE THAT WAS DATED DECEMBER 23, 2009. IT STATED THAT "BASED ON OUR FINDINGS PROVIDED ABOVE, WE RESPECTFULLY DECLINE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER." THE INSPECTION WAS - PROVIDING A ROAD TEST AND THE BRAKES, HELD VEHICLE SPEED AT 10 MPH, NO LEAKAGE WITH BRAKES, AND ACCELERATION DID NOT STICK. THEY SENT ME ON MY WAY AND CLOSED THE CASE AND THANKED ME FOR MY BUSINESS AND BEING A LOYAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER! I ONLY HAD MY CAR FOR TWO YEARS. IT IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. I ULTIMATELY HAD TO GET ANOTHER VEHICLE TO GET AROUND IN. IT WAS MY ONLY VEHICLE. THERE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH MORE VEHICLES THAN THEY ARE STATING. MINE IS A 2004. *TR

MY 2004 COROLLA LE IS THE FIRST VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED THAT HAS CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN I AM DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, IT HOLDS A STEADY SPEED. WHEN THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS AN INCLINE, SUCH AS A BRIDGE OR A HILL, IT WILL DOWNSHIFT AND CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE WELL BEYOND THE SPEED SET. EVERY INSTANCE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SIMPLY DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL WITHIN 5 TO 10 MPH ABOVE THE SET SPEED, BUT IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE AS LONG AS IT WAS ON THE INCLINE. THINKING THIS IS HOW CRUISE CONTROL WORKED, NOT HAVING USED IT BEFORE, I NEVER TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND SIMPLY TURN IT OFF WHEN ENCOUNTERING AN INCLINE.. IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT TOYOTA ACCELERATION ISSUES, I THOUGHT THIS INFORMATION WOULD BE USEFUL TO NHTSA. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. I CAME TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHICH WAS RED. THERE WERE TWO CARS STOPPED AT THE LIGHT. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE TO STOP, THE ACCELERATOR STARTED ROARING AND THE BRAKE WOULD NOT GRAB. I PUSHED IT AS HARD AS I COULD AND FINALLY IT GRABBED JUST BEFORE I WOULD HAVE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I GOT TO WORK, I WAS BACKING INTO A PARKING PLACE AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. I WAS WEARING LARGE BOOTS AT THE TIME AND JUST ASSUMED MY FOOT HIT BOTH THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME BUT NOW THAT THE RECALL HAS HAPPENED, I WONDER IF IT WASN'T MY OVER SIZED BOOTS. *TR