2005 Toyota Corolla VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ON 4/27/09, MY 2005 COROLLA WAS TOWED TO CARSON TOYOTA. BECAUSE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70MPH I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, VEHICLE WENT INTO IDLE MODE. THE TOYOTA DEALER SAID IT WAS A DEFECTIVE 02 SENSOR. ON 2/25/2010 MY COROLLA WAS RETURNED TO CARSON TOYOTA AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THIS TIME MY WIFE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING ON THE CITY STREETS. TOYOTA SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP WHEN THE ISSUE OCCURRED. SHE STATED THAT THE ISSUE SEEMED TO SURFACE WHEN SHIFTING (THE VEHICLE HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION). SHE NOTED THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR AND DISAPPEAR ON ITS OWN. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. SHE HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,894. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A BUILDING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A REASON AS TO WHY THE FAILURE OCCURRED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, IT CONTINUED TO EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LUNGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED A SECOND TIME AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,531.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 5 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THERE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED CONTINUOUSLY. THE CONTACT PULLED INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND CONTINUED TO TRAVEL. ADDITIONALLY, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL ASSEMBLY REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

ON DECEMBER 24, 2009. MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA ACCELERATED FULL THROTTLE ON ITS OWN. I QUICKLY PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND THEY TOLD ME TO REMOVE THE FLOOR MAT. I TOLD THEM THE GAS PEDAL WAS ABOUT 3-4 INCHES AWAY FROM THE FLOORMAT. NEXT I CALLED AAA AND HAD THE COROLLA TOWED TO THE DEALER. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. THEY CALLED ME SATURDAY DECEMBER 26, 2009 AND TOLD ME THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE RUNNING OK NOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, SUDDENLY IT ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT WOULD NOT ENGAGE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A LIGHT POLE. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES TO HER BACK. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 47,000.

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE SUDDEN UNATTENDED ACCELERATION FM OWNER OF A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND ROLLED INTO A DITCH, WHERE IT FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS IN DEC 2009, WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE SHE HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WHEN THE SPEED WAS ABOVE 50 MPH OR IN OVERDRIVE.

THE CAR SUDDENLY SPED UP TO 30 MILES AN HOUR WITHOUT APPLYING THE GAS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT 10MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE TEARING DOWN TWO FENCES AND A GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND IS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD COME OUT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. SOMETIME IN MID-LATE 2007 I STARTED THE CAR UP AND AFTER IT STARTED UP THE ENGINE BEGAN RACING WHILE I WAS STILL IN PARK. I HADN'T DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL ENOUGH TO WARRANT THAT LEVEL OF ENGINE RACING. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND CALLED UP THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE I SERVICE THE CAR TO REPORT IT AND ASK WHAT I SHOULD DO. I WAS TOLD THAT PERHAPS SOMETHING WAS MOMENTARILY STICKING IN THE THROTTLE AND TO BRING IT IN IF IT RECURS. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THE SITUATION HAS NOT RECURRED, BUT I THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT IT IN LIGHT OF THE CURRENT SUA PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA VEHICLES. THE 2005 COROLLA IS NOT AMONG THE VEHICLES BEING RECALLED BY TOYOTA. MY VEHICLE HAD MAYBE 25,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) COMPLAINT ABOUT AN ACCIDENT ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2009 I WAS DRIVING ON OLD HWY 75 BETWEEN SALIX AND SLOAN IN IOWA AT ABOUT 6-7 PM ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2009. MY CAR WAS A COROLLA 2005 CE [XXX] WHICH HAS 4-CYLINDER AND ABOUT 67,000 MILES ON IT. AS I WAS DRIVING ON OLD HWY 75, I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION, THE CAR LURCHED AND PULLED ME TO THE DITCH ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. I IMMEDIATELY LOOSEN THE ACCELERATION PAD BUT IT DIDN'T SLOW DOWN BUT ACCELERATED TOWARDS THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. THEN I WAS SCARED THAT IT WILL ROLL OVER IN THE DITCH AND SO I PULLED IT BACK TO THE LEFT, BUT THERE WAS A VAN COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION (NEXT LANE) AND THUS WE HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION. THE TWO OLD LADIES INCURRED LEG INJURIES AND THEY COULDN'T COME OUT OF THE VAN. THE TWO BOYS (ABOUT 4 YEARS OLD) SEEMED FINE AND CAME OUT OF THE VAN. LATER ON THE TWO OLD LADIES NEEDED TO HAVE SURGERIES AND THEY FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST ME. AT THAT TIME, I FELT THAT SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH MY COROLLA BUT I COULDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO FIND IT OUT BECAUSE I NEED THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO GET ME ANOTHER CAR FOR COMMUTING PURPOSES. HOWEVER, I FEEL THAT THIS ACCIDENT WAS DUE TO THE COROLLA THAT I WAS DRIVING AT THE MOMENT AND THUS IT WAS NOT COMPLETELY MY FAULT. COROLLA 2005 IS NOT IN THE RECALL LIST, BUT I STILL WANT TO FILE THIS REPORT AND I WILL SEEK LEGAL ADVICE IN TERMS OF LIABILITY. PLEASE CONSIDER MY COMPLAINT CAREFULLY BECAUSE I ALMOST DIED IN THE ACCIDENT AND GIVE ME A REPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND IF THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC SHE ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE ACCELERATING UNTIL SHE WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF IT. SHE ALSO EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING INTO A DRIVEWAY, BUT WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE STOPPED. SHE DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 40,000. UPDATED 04/16/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SURGED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. UPDATED 07/13/10.*JB

I TOO HAD UNEXPECTED TROUBLE IN 2009 WITH MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA CE. I WAS WEARING UNUSUALLY WIDE WORK WORK BOOTS, AND WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR, I SOMEHOW MANAGED TO PUSH THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS TOGETHER. THE HARDER I PUSHED, THE MORE THE ENGINE RACED, BUT THE BRAKES WERE STRONGER. I WAS LUCKY, WITH A VEHICLE RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME IN A PARKING LOT. IN CANADA, IT IS NORMAL TO WEAR EVEN BIGGER, WIDER SNOW BOOTS IN THE WINTER. HAS ANYONE EVERY CONSIDERED THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE PEDALS AS A ROOT CAUSE FOR UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION? UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION [INCIDENT: 100223-000473], FEBRUARY 23, 2010, FROM TOYOTA. *TR

MALFUNCTION WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IT WAS STICKING AS I WAS ON A HIGHWAY DOING 50 MILES AND HOUR. IT INCREASED TO 70 MILES AN HOUR, AT WHICH TIME I APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT WORK I HAD TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER AND WAS DRIVING DOWN SHOULDER WHERE I PUT CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND APPLIED THE BRAKES PUT CAR INTO PARK THEN CAR FINALLY STOPPED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE WITH THE GEAR SHIFT PLACED IN THE "DRIVE" POSITION AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS AN AGGRESSIVE ACCELERATION. THE DRIVER APPLIED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. IN ADDITION, WHENEVER IN THE "REVERSE" POSITION THE FAILURE WAS MORE PRONOUNCED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED FAILURE WHILE IN THE REVERSE AND REAR ENDED A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE MANUFACTURERS DESIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10. THE CONSUMER STATED HE PLACED THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PUT IT IN REVERSE HE BACKED INTO A TREE SHORTLY AFTER HE PURCHASED. UPDATED 05/20/10.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A NEARBY POLE. THE CONTACT THEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE THEN RAPIDLY ACCELERATED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE THEN CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AS A RESULT. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56,000.

I HIT BRAKES AT A STOP LIGHT & THE CAR ACCELERATED, HIT THE CAR IN FRONT ME & PUSHED IT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. THE SECOND TIME I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING, BUT WHEN I BRAKED IT AGAIN ACCELERATED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD GET STUCK WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH OR GREATER; HOWEVER, THE PEDAL WOULD RELEASE IT SELF AUTOMATICALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SINCE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND SOMEONE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS WITH THE LOCAL DEALER AWAITING INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

I WAS PULLING INTO A SUPERMARKET PARKING PLACE AT APPROX 5MPH SPEED, I APPLIED THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP . INSTEAD OF STOPPING CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE (HAPPENED AT 3-4 SECOND), JUMPED OVER CEMENT BARRIER (CURB), HIT THE SIGN, COLLIDING INTO ANOTHER CAR. AT THE TIME OF ACCELERATION THE SMOKE CAME OUT FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I STEERED AWAY, CAR SLOWED DOWN AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BACK TO PARKING AREA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70K. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND IS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. I CALLED TO TOYOTA AND THEY PROMISED TO GET BACK TO ME WITH THE STEPS OF HOW TO PROCEED FURTHER. *TR

I WAS PARKING MY 05 COROLLA IN MY PRIVATE PARKING SPACE, FACING A SIDEWALL OF THE APARTMENT BUILDING IN WHICH I RESIDE. THE PARKING SPACE ALSO FACES A NARROW SIDEWALK AND AN EQUALLY NARROW GARDEN SPACE ALONGSIDE THE BUILDING. I DROVE IN SLOWLY, WHEN I WAS SUDDENLY AIRBORNE AND MANAGED TO TURN THE CAR TO MY RIGHT IN ORDER TO AVOID SMASHING INTO THE BUILDING, THE CAR MOVED ALONG IN THE ONLY SPACE POSSIBLE, LEAVING SCRAPES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR AND ON THE BUILDING , AND ON RIGHT, DAMAGING THE FRONTS OF TWO PARKED CARS. IN ORDER TO AVOID GOING INTO THE PUBLIC SIDEWALK OR STREET, I MANAGED TO TURN THE CAR INTO A GARDEN AREA TO MY RIGHT, DOING SOME DAMAGE TO PLANTINGS, AND ENDING UP BACK IN THE PARKING AREA, FROM WHICH I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR, THIS TIME SAFELY, INTO THE PARKING SPACE. I NOTE THAT TOYOTA DOES NOT LIST 05 COROLLAS AS SUBJECT TO THEIR CONCERN. I AM OFFERING WITNESS TO THE DANGEROUS DANCE MY 05 PERFORMED. *TR UPDATED 05/05/2010. *LJ UPDATED 05/06/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN THE CONTACT SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT 1 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 19,652. UPDATED 07/14/09 *BF UPDATED 07/15/09.*JB

I WAS EXITING A RESTAURANT WAITING TO TURN RIGHT ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. WHILE SITTING THERE WITH THE CAR IN DRIVE AND MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTED RACING. THE CAR SUGRED FORWARD A COUPLE OF FEET BUT I PRESSED HARDER ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND STOPPED IT AGAIN. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TAPPED THE GAS PEDAL A COUPLE OF TIMES BUT THE ENGINE KEPT RACING VERY FAST. I FINALLY PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE KEY OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR, IT SEEMED TO BE FINE EXCEPT THE IDLE SEEMED TO BE A LITTLE BIT FASTER THAN NORMAL. I TOOK THE CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALER THE NEXT DAY BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I WAS ASKED SEVERAL TIMES WHETHER MY FOOT COULD HAVE BEEN ON THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME BUT I AM ABSOLUTELY SURE THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. PLEASE REFERENCE ODI ID NUMBERS 10109072, 10173082, 10137143, 10125071, 10163070, 10200923, 10165337, 10166526 FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS RELATED TO 2005 AND 2006 COROLLAS. *TR UPDATED 01-16-08. *KB

THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPLAINT PREVIOUSLY REPORTED 10137143 - MAKING A TURN FROM A PARKING SPACE, DROVE TO OPPOSITE CURB, FOOT ON BRAKE, SHIFT TO REVERSE, BACK UP SLOWLY TO CURB, WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, TURNED WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO LEFT TO GO DOWN STREET, SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE, CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD TOWARD CURB AT EXCESSIVE SPEED IN 3-4 SECONDS FROM A STOPPED POSITION, FRONT OF CAR HIT CURB AND CEMENT BRICKS FORMING A SQUARE BORDER AROUND A TINY, THIN TREE, CAR STOPPED WITH FOOT ON BRAKE,FRONT UNDERSIDE OF CAR WAS DAMAGED, BAR BENT, RADIATOR DENTED, LEAKING, NO A/C; PREVIOUS WEEK HAD NOTICED CAR WAS IDLING FASTER UPON STARTING (LIKE A WINTER IDLE, NOT A SUMMER IDLE) BUT IDLE SLOWED BY ITSELF WHEN DRIVING; CAR WAS TAKEN TO COLLISION REPAIR, AFTER INSURANCE ADJUSTER CAME, DAMAGED PARTS REPLACED; EXTENSIVE DAMAGE; ONE PASSENGER IN FRONT SEAT, SEAT BELT RESTRAINT CAUSED CHEST SORENESS FOR A FEW HOURS. *NM

MAKING A HALF-U TURN; PULLED OUT OF PARKING SPOT AND SLOWLY DROVE TO OPPOSITE SIDE; PUT CAR IN REVERSE, FOOT ON BRAKE, SLOWLY BACKING UP TOWARD CURB; FOOT STILL ON BRAKE, CAR STANDING STILL, TURNED STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO LEFT TO PROCEED, PUT INTO DRIVE....CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD AT EXCESSIVE SPEED AND HIT CURB AND BRICKS AROUND A TINY TREE AND STOPPED...ALL IN A MATTER OF 3-4 SECONDS. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FRONT BEHIND THE BUMPER WAS BENT AND SMASHED, DRIPPING FLUID, BENT BARS....NOTICED WHEN CAR WAS STARTED IN PAST FEW WEEKS THAT THE IDLE WAS FASTER THAN USUAL (SIMILAR TO A WINTER IDLE) NOT A SUMMER IDLE, BUT THE IDLE SLOWED DOWN BY ITSELF; CAR WAS TAKEN TO AUTO REPAIR AND DAMAGED PARTS REPLACEMENT. *NM