2006 Toyota Corolla Cruise Control Problems

Your car's check engine light comes on and off, and two mechanics couldn't identify the cause. While driving, you pressed the gas pedal to the floor but the car wouldn't accelerate normally—maxing out at 55 mph on a flat road and only reaching 45 mph going uphill, consuming half a tank of gas for 15 miles. The car eventually reached highway speed only when going downhill with the pedal fully depressed. The issue may involve the engine control system, fuel delivery, or transmission not responding properly to throttle input.

I WAS SLOWLY PULLING UP THE DRIVEWAY TO PARK BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THE COROLLA SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD. IT ACCELERATED QUICKLY AND I COULDN'T STOP IT. IT CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF THE OTHER VEHICLEWAAQ. BOTH VEHICLES SUSTAINED DAMAGE BUT THE COROLLA'S IS SIGNIFICANT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND SIMULTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH WITHOUT WARNING, FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT A FAILURE CODE COULD NOT BE LOCATED. THE DEALER ALSO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. *TT*JB CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY NHTSA TO CONTACT ATTORNEY GENERAL OF PA. *JB

ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. VEHICLE EACH TIME WAS AT VERY LOW SPEED, APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR PARK TO REVERSE, WITH LIGHT PRESSURE APPLIED TO BRAKES. ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE AND ACCELERATE, BRAKING HARDER HAD NO EFFECT, AND VEHICLE STOPPED ONLY WHEN SHIFTED TO PARK. INSTANCES OCCURRED WHILE PARALLEL PARKING OR COMING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY ONTO A BUSY STREET. ACCELERATOR WAS NOT STUCK IN DOWN POSITION, BUT ENGINE ROARED AND RACED ON ITS OWN POWER. I HAD NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE DURING THE FOUR OR FIVE SECONDS IT TOOK ME TO SHIFT INTO PARK. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON NOVEMBER 17, 2017 AFTER FIRST THREE INCIDENTS, WITH SERVICE DEPARTMENT FINDING NO PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER AGAIN ON FEBRUARY 14, 2018, AFTER TWO MORE INCIDENTS OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION. SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY SUGGESTED USER ERROR, MY CONFUSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT WAS NOT USER ERROR AND NOT FLOOR MATS STUCK UNDER GAS PEDAL. IT HAPPENED FIVE TIMES AND THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.

CAR ACCELERATES BY ITSELF DRASTICALLY MAKING ME ALMOST HIT A TREE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I MAKE THIS COMPLAIN TO TOYOTA. THEY TOLD ME THE FIRST TIME A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE ACCELERATION HAPPENS NOT IN A REGULAR BASIS BUT SPORADIC. THIS TIME IT HAPPENS WHEN I WAS GOING VERY SLOW AND THERE WERE CHILDREN PLAYING CLOSE TO MY HOME. I WAS VERY SLOW NO MORE 3 TO 5 MILES AND HOUR. I HAD TO HIT THE BREAKS VERY HARD TO STOP SINCE AS I WAS TURNING INTO THE DRIVEWAY THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN.

MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH ODOMETERS IN TOYOTA 2006. IT IS THE FEDERAL LAW THAT MANDATE FUNCTIONAL ODOMETER. IT APPEARS THAT DIGITAL GAUGE IN SOME TOYOTA CARS WAS PROGRAMMED TO DISCONNECT ODOMETER AT 299999 MILLAGE. NOT ONLY THE REPLACEMENT OF ODOMETER COST $600.00 BUT THE NEW ODOMETER WILL HAVE TO BE SET AT 0 ZERO MILLAGE WHICH IS INCORRECT AND FRAUDULENT. TOYOTA ODOMETER FOR WHATEVER AND UNKNOWN REASON DON'T GO PASS 300000 MILES. HOW OTHERWISE THE OWNER SHOULD KEEP A TRACK OF MILLAGE. TOYOTA DOESN'T SEEMS TO RECOGNIZE THIS DEFECT AS A REASON FOR RECALL AND/OR REIMBURSEMENT. SO FAR VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION WITH MILLAGE STACKED AT 299999.

THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. THE CAUSE WAS DEFINITELY UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND IS THE SECOND SUCH INCIDENT WITH THIS CAR SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED USED IN DECEMBER 2015.

I HAD MY BRAKE APPLIED AND WAS STOPPING ON CITY STREET AND ENGINE STARTED RACING AND IT HIT THE VAN AHEAD. WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO THE PARK POSITION HOPING TO STOP THE RACING ENGINE, BUT, IT DIDN'T STOP. I AM SEEKING POSSIBLE SOURCE OF PROBLEM AS I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IT HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN 34,000 MILES. CAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED BUT I WANT TO BE SURE I CAN HAVE IT FIXED SO I DON'T INJURE OR KILL ANYONE,

THE DATE AND MILEAGE I LIST ARE APPROXIMATE. AT FIRST WE THOUGHT THIS WAS AN ISSUE RELATED TO BRAKES NOT RELEASING, NOW WE SEE IT IS RELATED TO A GAS PEDAL/THROTTLE ISSUE. WHAT HAPPENS IS WHEN TAKING OFF THE CAR WOULD FALL FLAT, LIKE BRAKES STICKING. NOW THE PROBLEM IS WORSENING, AND IT IS APPARENT THAT THE ENGINE IS NOT RESPONDING, THAT IS, NO RPM'S BUILDING. IT IS NOT THE BEHAVIOR OF AN ENGINE HESITATING. IT IS RUNNING FINE, JUST UNRESPONSIVE. NOW A FEW DAYS AGO MONDAY MAY 27, 2015 I HAD AN ISSUE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT CLIMB OVER 15 MPH FOR ABOUT 1/2 MILE. NO MISSFIRE, NO SIGNS OF ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. I HAD THE GAS PEDAL DOWN ABOUT 1/2 WAY FOR THE CAR TO EVEN MOVE. THE CAR WAS RECENTLY AT MIDAS. THEY SEEN NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT WORK (CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY EAST BAY IN HAYWARD CA) AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT INSTEAD OF STOPPING, IT WENT OVER THE CURB, CROSSED THE WALKWAY, BROKE THROUGH AND KNOCKED OVER A LARGE BUSH, ROLLED DOWN AN INCLINE FOR 3-4 YARDS, AND STOPPED WHEN IT STRUCK A TREE. I BELIEVE THE INCIDENT APPEARS SIMILAR TO THE CURRENT INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER DP14003. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A POLE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. UPDATED 3/28/14*CN UPDATE: THE CONSUMER WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, AND SHIFTED TO PARK, WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED GREEN, SHE SHIFTED TO DRIVE, AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE POLICE REPORT INDICATED SHE WAS REAR ENDED AND THEN CRASHED INTO A POLE. UPDATED 04/24/14

I WAS PARKING IN MY TANDEM PARKING SPOT BEHIND MY HUSBAND'S CAR. I TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR AND THEN STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO FINISH PARKING. WHEN MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I PRESSED HARDER ON THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, AND STOPPED WHEN IT HIT MY HUSBAND'S CAR. THE HOOD, BUMPER, GRILL, AND FRONT FENDERS ON MY CAR WERE DAMAGED. THE BUMPER ON HIS CAR WAS CRACKED. I AM CERTAIN I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE AND NOT THE ACCELERATOR. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA. THEY DID AN EDR INVESTIGATION ON MY CAR BUT COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR FIND EVIDENCE OF SUA. THE PERSON WHO DID THE INSPECTION TOLD ME HE DEEMED IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. TOYOTA TAKES ABOUT 3-4 WEEKS TO CLOSE THE CASE FROM THE TIME OF INSPECTION. I WAS STILL CONCERNED FROM BACKGROUND INFORMATION I HAD READ ABOUT SUA (THAT OFTEN IT CANNOT BE DETECTED OR REPLICATED) AND DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE. I TRADED IN THE CAR AND PURCHASED A NEW CAR (A HONDA THIS TIME), AND WAS UP FRONT WITH THEM ABOUT THE INCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY INCREASED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE AND TRAVELED OVER A CONCRETE PARKING BARRIER BEFORE CRASHING INTO THE FRONT END OF AN UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED, WHICH CAUSED BURNS TO THE CONTACT'S LEFT ARM, BRUISED RIBS AND INJURIES TO THE CHEST AREA. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED IN AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,500.

2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AFTER HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, AND PLACED IT IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEMS, AND CONCLUDED IT WAS DUE TO DRIVER PEDAL MISAPPLICATION.

I BACKED MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA INTO A FRIEND'S DRIVEWAY, AND THEN PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE TO STRAIGHTEN IT A BIT. THE CAR SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING SHOT ACROSS THE STREET (PERHAPS AT 45-50 MPH), WENT OVER A 6" HIGH CEMENT RETAINING CURBING, AND ACROSS A LAWN INTO ANOTHER DRIVEWAY. ALL THE WHILE I HAD MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE (NOT THE GAS PEDAL). I SWERVED THE WHEEL TO AVOID HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE, AND THE HOUSE. I FINALLY GOT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, AND AT LAST THE BRAKES ENGAGED, AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AVOIDING A PICK-UP TRUCK IN THE DRIVEWAY AND A TREE. DURING THIS ENTIRE TIME THE ENGINE WAS LOUDLY REVVING. OTHER THAN 3 SHREDDED TIRES AND 2 RUINED RIMS, THE CAR SEEMS TO BE INTACT. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND HOPE FOR A SUCCESSFUL RESOLUTION. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, HOWEVER, SAID THAT SINCE IT IS NOT UNDER RECALL THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. MEANWHILE I WILL BE FEARFUL EVERY TIME I GET BEHIND THE WHEEL, WHICH I HAVE YET TO DO! 3 NEW TIRES AND 2 NEW RIMS IS A SMALL PRICE TO PAY - IT COULD HAVE BEEN MY LIFE! HAD CARS BEEN PASSING BY ON THIS NORMALLY BUSY STREET, OR CHILDREN WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK ON THEIR WAY HOME FROM SCHOOL - OTHER LIVES AS WELL COULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN..THIS WAS A TERRIFYING EVENT! JUDGING FROM ALL OF THE SIMILAR STORIES WRITTEN REGARDING THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR, TOYOTA NEEDS TO DO A RECALL TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM ONCE AND FOR ALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE FLOOR MAT BECAME LODGED BETWEEN THE FLOORBOARD AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED THROUGH A FENCED, FELL OFF A CLIFF AND LANDED IN A CREEK. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO THE LEG, A CONCUSSION AND A SHATTERED COLLAR BONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 TO 50 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL JAMMED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES, BUT IT FAILED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. HE IMMEDIATELY PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHICH DEACTIVATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 203,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER OF THE SECOND VEHICLE SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER TO REPORT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,600. ..UPDATED 02-10-15 *BF *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT, APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. I HIT THE BRAKES HARD AND IT STOPPED. LATER, I PUT IT IN REVERSE, AND IT ACCELERATED FORWARD. I HIT THE BRAKES HARD AND IT STOPPED. I WAS DRIVING AROUND STEEP HILLS, WHICH I DON'T DO A LOT. I WONDER IF THAT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WHILE SITTING IDLE IN A PARKING SPACE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED WHEN IT SURGED FORWARD UNTIL THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND THE IGNITION WAS SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 TO 30 MPH HE APPROACHED THE STOP SIGN AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. HE WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP BY APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER FILED REPORT 1103170949. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA, WITH APROX. 70,000 MILES ON IT.IN A PARKING LOT SEARCHING FOR A PARKING SPACE, WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, DRIVER TURNED TO PULL INTO A PERPENDICULAR TO DRIVE LANE PARKING SLOT. WITH FOOT STILL ON BRAKE, ENGINE SUDDENLY WENT TO FULL THROTTLE FIVE FEET FROM CURB, EVEN WITH BOTH FEET ON BRAKE PEDDLE, CAR WOULD NOT STOP. ENGINE OVERPOWERED BRAKES, CAR CAME TO A STOP AFTER HITTING CONCRETE/BRICK TWO FOOT SQUARE POLE. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, HOOD HIT WINDSHIELD ALONG WITH AIR BAGS BREAKING WINDSHIELD INTO MANY SHARDS OF GLASS. ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE AND FRONT WHEELS CONTINUED TO SPIN UNTIL IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES HOWEVER THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. POLICE WERE SUMMONED, PERSONAL INFORMATION WAS TAKEN, NO CHARGES WERE ISSUED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS MODERATELY DAMAGED. THE OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVED IN THE CRASH WAS NOT DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY ANY FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 36,000. UPDATED 10/21/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE MOVING IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND SHIFT INTO PARK. WHEN THE CONTACT PUT THE VEHICLE BACK INTO THE DRIVE POSITION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AGAIN. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 87,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT, BOTH THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR BECAUSE OF HIS FOOT, A SIZE TEN, WAS FAIRLY LARGE. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND ONCE THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE, THE BRAKES WERE UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH SPACE BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000. UPDATED 05/13/10. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH IN A PARKING LOT. UNEXPECTEDLY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO FIVE PARKED VEHICLES. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGES. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT THE TIME OF THE IMPACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000. *CORRECTION: AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT INFLATE. DRIVER TOLD POLICE THAT HIS SHOE WAS STUCK IN THE ACCELERATOR* SMCH...UPDATED 02/11/15 *BF UPDATED 10/2/2015*JS

2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED 50 YARDS THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, OVER A CURB, OVER A WOODEN PLANTER AND FINALLY PLOWING INTO A CONCRETE PILLAR. *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO YIELD FOR A VEHICLE AHEAD OF HIM WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL FROM SPEEDS OF 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DID THIS REPEATEDLY UNTIL COMING TO A STOP WITHOUT DRIVER INTERFERENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND AN INVESTIGATOR TO FURTHER EVALUATE THE FAILURE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY REFUSED ANY REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE UNTIL THEY WERE CONTACTED BY THE MANUFACTURER WITH A DETERMINATION OF THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,640.

LTR FM (VA) RE SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FM OWNER OF A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE WAS WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE SURGED SEVERELY. THE CONSUMER PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS EXPERIENCED TWO MINOR SURGE ISSUES SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. UPDATED 02/15/11

MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS HAD SEVERAL EPISODES OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE GOING DOWN STEEP MOUNTAINS SUCH AS THE GRAPEVINE PASS NEAR LA AND HIGHWAY 101 BETWEEN LA AND SANTA BARBARA. WHILE GOING DOWNHILL, MY 21 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TRIED TO STEP ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR, BUT IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 90 MILES AN HOUR AND SHE HAD SOME VERY VERY SCARY MOMENTS... WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO 2 DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND CALLED TOYOTA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND SERVICE SUPERVISORS BUT OUR COMPLAINTS WERE IGNORED ON GROUNDS THAT THE 2006 COROLLA WAS"NOT ON THE RECALL LIST" OR THAT THEY COULD NOT "REPLICATE THE PROBLEM". SINCE THE PROBLEM ONLY HAPPENS ON STEEP, DOWNHILL ROADS WHEN MY DAUGHTER STEPS ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR, IT NATURALLY CANNOT BE REPLICATED ON THE FLAT SURFACES OF SACRAMENTO OR ONTARIO, CA. AFTER GIVING TOYOTA SUCH SPECIFIC INFORMATION, ONE WOULD HOPE THAT THEY WOULD TRY TO EXPLORE IT, FIX IT OR REPLACE THE CAR GIVEN THE HIGH DEGREE OF DANGER AND THE HIGH INCIDENCE OF DEADLY CRASHES IN RECENT YEARS. WE ARE VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THEIR FAILURE TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR REFUND US THE BLUE BOOK VALUE SO THAT WE COULD PURCHASE A SAFER CAR FOR OUR CHILD. THE PROBLEM REOCCUR EVERY TIME MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS ROUT TO COME HOME FROM COLLEGE ON VACATIONS. SHE HAS ADAPTED BY DRIVING ONLY 55 MILES PER HOUR ON THE GRAPEVINE PASS ON THE SLOWEST LANE. HOWEVER, NOW THAT WE ARE COGNIZANT OF THE PROBLEM AND HEAR ABOUT SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, WE ARE SIMPLY TERRIFIED AND WANT TO BUY HER A NEW AND A SAFER CAR. WE FEEL TOTALLY FRUSTRATED BY TOYOTA'S FAILURE TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM AND BY THEIR TENDENCY TO BRUSH IT OFF DESPITE THE MANY FATALITIES. PLEASE CONTINUE TO PUT GOVERNMENTAL PRESSURES ON TOYOTA AND INSIST THAT THEY FIX THE PROBLEM RATHER THAN HIDE FROM IT AND ABDICATE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO THEIR CLIENTS AND OTHER INNOCENT DRIVERS. PLEASE HELP US AND PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL US. *TR

MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA AND WAS PULLING INTO HER PARKING PLACE AT HER APARTMENT (ESTIMATED MOVING ONLY SEVERAL MPH). WHEN SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR TO BRAKE, THE CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD ACCELERATING VERY FAST, JUMPED THE CURB, AND CRASHED THROUGH THE BUILDING WALL AND INTO A NEIGHBOR'S APARTMENT. THE CAR STRUCK THE TENANT INSIDE, CAUSING EXTENSIVE INJURIES. THE POLICE SURMISED HER FOOT HIT THE ACCELERATOR, BUT SHE KEPT REPEATING 'THE CAR SUDDENLY JUMPED FORWARD ON ITS OWN'. LACKING EVIDENCE TO THE CONTRARY, WE HAD NO WAY TO QUESTION THE POLICE'S REPORT; HOWEVER, IN MY MOTHER'S RECOUNTING THE EXPERIENCE, IT DIDN'T SEEM TO MAKE ANY SENSE. THEN, AS WE HAVE SEEN OTHERS RECENTLY RECOUNTING SIMILAR EXPERIENCES AND WATCHING VIDEOS ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA VEHICLES, WE REALIZED THAT THIS SEEMED TO BE EXACTLY WHAT OUR MOTHER EXPERIENCED. FURTHERMORE, BOTH MY SISTER AND MY NIECE BOTH RECENTLY DROVE MY MOTHER'S CAR ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND BOTH EXPERIENCED SUDDEN RAPID ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. THE PROBLEM THEY EXPERIENCED WAS SO UNSETTLING, THAT THEY WARNED MY MOTHER TO KEEP THE CRUISE CONTROL TURNED OFF. THESE EXPERIENCES COMBINED WITH REPORTS THAT PROBLEMS WITH EARLIER MODELS OF TOYOTA VEHICLES THAN THE 2009-2010 RECALLED MODELS LED US TO BELIEVE THAT OUR MOTHER'S ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN UNCOVERED WITH TOYOTA VEHICLES. *TR

MARCH 4, 2010 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, I AM NOTICING SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF MY VEHICLE EVEN WHEN I AM BRAKING THE VEHICLE AND TRYING TO STOP IT. BEFORE ALL THESE RECALL ISSUES STARTED, I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME OR THE ROAD MAY HAVE SOME DOWNGRADES. BUT NOW AFTER SEEING THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHER DRIVERS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE, I NOW FEEL MY OBSERVATION WITH MY VEHICLE SPEEDING SUDDENLY IS NOT AN ILLUSION. TOYOTA HAS NOT INCLUDED 2006 TOYOTA COROLLAS IN THEIR RECALL LIST. BUT I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD ALSO BE IN THE LIST AS THERE MAY BE SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DRIVERS LIKE ME, FEELING THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND NOT REPORTING IT BECAUSE OF THE PROLONGED PROCESS. PLEASE HAVE TOYOTA TAKE A LOOK AT 2006 COROLLAS AS WELL IN THEIR RECALL LIST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION THE ENGINE BEGAN TO IDLE AND THE RPMS INCREASED. WHEN THE SHIFTER WAS IN THE "DRIVE" POSITION THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK WITHOUT WARNING. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RELEASED IMMEDIATELY ONCE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FORTY SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR DIFFERENT COMPONENT DEFECTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 07/28/10. *LJ

CAR: 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA S. PROBLEM: UNEXPECTED REDUCED BRAKING POWER. OCCURRENCE: 1 TO 2 TIMES EVERY 6 MONTHS. DESCRIPTION: BRAKES ONLY APPLY ABOUT 50 TO 70 % NORMAL STOPPING POWER. LOW BRAKING POWER UNTIL BRAKE PEDAL HAS BEEN DEPRESSED SEVERAL TIMES. NEAR REAR-END COLLISION OCCURRED ABOUT 3 MILES FROM HOME AT ABOUT 7:10 AM ON 3/3/10. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) ON THE MORNING OF 09/25/2009, I WAS GETTING READY TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PAD IN AN ATTEMPT TO PARK IN THE PARKING LOT WHEN MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA SUDDENLY AND UNINTENDED ACCELERATED INTO A CONCRETE PILLAR INFRONT OF THE PARKING LOT OF THE WALGREENS STORE AT THE INTERSECTION OF WRIGHT AND WARWICK STREETS IN ALMA, MICHIGAN. ALMA POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT NUMBER: [XXX] *TR

TL*HE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES AND THERE WERE ALSO FRONT END DAMAGES. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD TO GET IN CONTACT WITH THE CORPORATE OFFICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10400. UPDATED 04/16/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/24/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STOPPED WORKING. WHEN HE PUT THE CAR IN PARK THE RPM 'S STARTING MOVING FRANTICALLY. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART IT LATER THAT DAY. THE CONTACT DID TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS ELECTRONIC MARGINAL WAS NOT READING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT THEN CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL AND THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT INFORMED HIS INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED; HOWEVER, IT IS AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 90,000.

DRIVING IN TOWN BETWEEN STOP LIGHTS WHEN CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. STEERED RIGHT HITTING BANK BUILDING TO AVOID HITTING CAR AND GOING INTO INTERSECTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHENEVER HE IS DRIVING AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND HE DEPRESSES THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TESTED TWICE AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND THEY TOLD THE CONTACT IF THE DEALER CANNOT FIND THE FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE HAD NO PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

MY WIFE HAD A MAJOR ACCIDENT LAST WEEK IN SEAVILLE,NJ. SHE WAS DRIVING A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA S. THE WEATHER WAS COLD OUTSIDE BUT IT WAS NOT SNOWING. SHE HAD AMPLE OF DISTANCE AND TIME TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. SHE HIT ON THE BRAKES WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED YELLOW. THE CAR STILL KEPT ON GOING AND DID NOT SLOW DOWN. SHE SLAMMED THE BRAKES REAL HARD AND THE CAR STILL KEPT ON GOING. FINALLY THE CAR STOPPED WHEN IT HIT 2 TRUCKS ON CROSS TRAFFIC. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. MY WIFE WAS RUSHED TO THE ER DIRECTLY FROM THE ACCIDENT SCENE. POLICE WAS ON SITE. SHE WAS HURT PRETTY BAD IN HER NECK, LOWER BACK, SHOULDER FOOT ETC. I WOULD NEVER BUY A TOYOTA AGAIN. BOTH HER AND MY CONFIDENCE IS LOST IN TOYOTA. GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE STRICTER WITH EXAMINING CARS. HER CAR WAS NOT IDENTIFIED AS PART OF RECALL. I WOULD ASK THE GOVERNMENT TO INFORM OTHER 2006 TOYOTA OWNERS TO BE VERY CAREFUL. UPDATED 03/08/10

ON 3, AUGUST 2009, I DROPPED OFF MY TOYOTA COROLLA, YEAR 2006, TO POWER TOYOTA, IRVINE, CA DUE TO THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY LUNGES FORWARD WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS BARELY TOUCHED. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR, THE VEHICLE STILL LUNGES FORWARD WHEN BARELY TOUCHING GAS PEDAL. THUS, IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO SERVICE, ASKED TO HAVE THE ISSUE LUNGING FORWARD LOOKED AT AGAIN. POWER TOYOTA SERVICE TEAM ASSIGNED A MECHANIC TO RIDE ALONG WITH ME FOR A TEST DRIVE. DURING THE TEST DRIVE, THE MECHANIC AGREED THE LUNGING FORWARD FROM A DEAD STOP IS NOT NORMAL AND WE DROVE BACK TO POWER TOYOTA FACILITY. ONCE ARRIVED AT TOYOTA, THE MECHANIC WENT TO TALK TO HIS SUPERVISOR AND A DIFFERENT MECHANIC CAME OUT AND LOOKED AT THE CAR. THE SECOND MECHANIC STATED 'THIS IS NORMAL FOR TOYOTA', DISMISSING THE FIRST MECHANICS OBSERVATIONS. I ASKED FOR THE FIRST MECHANIC, THE SECOND MECHANIC STATED 'THE MECHANIC (FIRST) IS NOT AVAILABLE. IF I WISH, I COULD HAVE THE ELECTRONIC ACCELERATOR PARTS REPLACED, BUT I WILL NEED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR/SERVICE AND THE EXPENSE WILL NOT BE COVERED BY TOYOTA. RECENTLY I CONTACTED POWER TOYOTA TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE MY VEHICLE'S ACCELERATOR SYSTEM INSPECTED, POWER TOYOTA SAID 'SINCE THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, I WILL NEED TO CONTACT TOYOTA'S CONSUMER DEPARTMENT, POWER TOYOTA CANNOT DO ANYTHING'. THUS, CONTACTED TOYOTA CONSUMER DEPARTMENT AND VERBALLY MADE A COMPLAINT ON SAID ISSUE. 'VEHICLE ABRUPTLY LUNGES FORWARD WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PETAL IS BARELY TOUCHED. WITH RECENT INFORMATION RELEASED BY TOYOTA ON COROLLA ACCELERATOR SYSTEMS (OTHER TOYOTA MODELS ARE INCLUDE) AND RECALLS. I AM FORMALLY ASKING TOYOTA MOTOR SALES SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO CRITICALLY INSPECT MY VEHICLE'S ACCELERATOR'S ELECTRONIC AND MECHANICAL SYSTEM AND REPLACE ALL PARTS IN QUESTION, TO ENSURE OCCUPANTS SAFETY. HOW AND WHERE CAN I HAVE MY VEHICLE'S ACCELERATOR SYSTEM INSPECTED, AT THIS TIME, TOYOTA HAS NOT CONTACT ME ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

MY TOYOTA COROLLA HAS ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY SEVERAL TIMES, GENERALLY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS AROUND 32 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED IT, I REAR-ENDED A PICKUP TRUCK AFTER A RED LIGHT HAD TURNED GREEN. THE SECOND TIME, I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THE CAR SHOT BACKWARDS 30' INTO A POST (DENTING MY BUMPER AND BREAKING THE REAR DRIVERS' SIDE LIGHTS). THE THIRD TIME, NOTHING WAS BROKEN - I WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON THE ROAD - BUT IT SCARED THE BEJESUS OUT OF ME. I CALLED TOYOTA TO COMPLAIN AND THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY CAR. MY BELIEF IS THAT THERE ARE ACCELERATOR / ELECTRONICS PROBLEMS WITH THE TOYOTA COROLLA THAT THEY ARE NOT ADMITTING.

COULD NOT CONTROL GAS ACCELERATION ON 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. *TR

THE 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF OUR GARAGE AS MY HUSBAND WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK IT. HE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING APPLIED WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS. ON FOUR OCCASIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED A CRASH OCCURRED EACH TIME. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKES CAUSED THE FAILURE SINCE THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE FLOOR MAT OR THE STICKY PEDAL RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,664.

THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT I'VE EXPERIENCE WITH AN ENGINE SURGE AND UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 25MPH TOWARDS AN INTERSECTION. THE LIGHT AHEAD WAS RED, SO I TOOK MY FOOT ENTIRELY OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR AND LET THE CAR COAST. IT GRADUALLY SLOWED DOWN AS IT ALWAYS DOES, NOTHING UNUSUAL. AS I CAME UP ON THE RED LIGHT I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND ROLLED TO A SOFT STOP. I WAITED AT A RED LIGHT WITH MY FOOT RESTING ENTIRELY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALL OF A SUDDEN--THE FIRST THING I NOTICED WAS THE SOUND--THE ENGINE ROARED AND THE CAR TRIED TO RACE FORWARD DESPITE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I PRESSED HARDER ON THE BRAKE TO NO AVAIL. THE CAR WAS FIGHTING AGAINST ME WANTING TO RACE FORWARD. THERE WAS A STOPPED CAR AHEAD OF ME AND I WAS TRYING NOT TO CRASH INTO IT. IN DESPERATION I STOOD UP ON THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD AND THE CAR SKID. I HAD TO STEER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO AVOID REAR ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE CAR CAME TO A STOP DIAGONAL ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO TOYOTA FOR A SECOND TIME. DEALER RAN EXTENSIVE TESTS ON ELECTRONIC AND ENGINE SYSTEMS AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THEY STATED THAT THE COMPUTER "HISTORY" SHOWED NO RECORD OF THE INCIDENT. THEY OFFERED NO EXPLANATION NOR ANY REMEDY. I AM FRUSTRATED BEYOND BELIEF THAT TOYOTA IS HIDING BEHIND "WE CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG" AND IS NOT TRYING HARDER TO FIND THE CAUSE. THERE ARE NO FLOOR MATS IN MY CAR, AND THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS PEDAL. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE VERY CLEAR THAT MY FOOT WAS ENTIRELY OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL FOR AT LEAST 15 SECONDS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. I AM CONVINCED THAT THIS INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A COMPUTER MIS-FIRE OR ELECTRONIC MALFUNCTION THAT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OPEN FULL-THROTTLE WHILE THE CAR WAS STOPPED AND BRAKES ENGAGED. TOYOTA DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG, AND THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT --THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM! PEOPLES LIVES ARE AT STAKE! *TR

I WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON I-80 AT APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MILES PER HOUR DURING LIGHT RAIN. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL A FEW TIMES, BUT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS NON-RESPONSIVE. I REALIZED I WOULD SOON BE APPROACHING THE CAR AHEAD OF ME, SO I LOOKED IN MY MIRRORS AND OVER BOTH SHOULDERS TO DETERMINE THE LOCATIONS OF OTHER VEHICLES. I WANTED TO CHANGE LANES SO THAT I HAD MORE TIME TO ATTEMPT OTHER CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. WHEN I BEGAN THE LANE CHANGE AND WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT AND I HIT THE CENTER DIVIDE HEAD-ON. THE ACCIDENT STALLED THE MOTOR. A HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER ARRIVED ON SCENE, BUT AFTER ARRIVING HAD TO LEAVE TO GO TO A MAJOR-INJURY CRASH. *TR

2006 TOYOTA COROLLA "S" / 52760 MILES I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AND APPROACHING A RED STOP LIGHT, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND WAS NEARLY AT A COMPLETE STOP (COULD NOT HAVE BEEN GOING MORE THAN 2-3MPH). ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE SURGED AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD--DESPITE THE FACT THAT I THE BRAKES WERE BEING PRESSED. I IMMEDIATELY PRESSED HARDER ON THE BRAKES AND GOT NO REACTION, SO I JAMMED BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I COULD, THE WHEELS LOCKED AND I SKID APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET! I HAD TO STEER OUT OF THE WAY OF REAR-ENDING THE STOPPED CAR AHEAD OF ME. ALL OF THIS HAPPENED IN ABOUT A THREE SECOND TIME FRAME. IT WAS LITERALLY A MIRACLE THAT I DID NOT RAM INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. ONCE THE CAR CAME TO A STOP, EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL AGAIN, AND THE CAR DROVE FINE AS IF NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND SOLE DRIVER OF THIS CAR AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS. IT WAS AS IF SOME OUTSIDE FORCE HAD CONTROL OVER THE CAR AND I COULD NOT STOP IT. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUSLY INJURY OR DEATH. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY TOYOTA SERVICE DEPT. AND THE TECHNICIAN I SPOKE TO TOLD ME HE "NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING" OR THAT "MAYBE PERHAPS THE FLOOR MAT WAS INVOLVED". I CURRENTLY HAVE NO FLOOR MATS IN THIS VEHICLE SO THAT WAS NOT THE CAUSE. I AM BRINGING THE CAR INTO TOYOTA. HOWEVER IN RESEARCHING THIS INCIDENT ONLINE, I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THIS SUDDEN LURCHING AND LOSS OF CONTROL. TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS NOW! *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA CE. I HAVE HAD THE SAME TYPE OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEMS THAT LED TO THE TWO RECALLS YOU HAVE ISSUED ON OTHER TOYOTA MODELS AND YEARS. PLEASE INSTITUTE A RECALL FOR MY MODEL AND YEAR TOYOTA. *TR UPDATED IVOQ 10/20/10

SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA - ON 11-24-09 TRAVELING SOUTH ON HIGHWAY 5 IN CALIFORNIA NEAR BUTTONWILOW AT APPROXIMATELY 70-75 MILES PER HOUR IN THE FAST LANE, PROBABLY WHILE ON CRUISE CONTROL, CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, HIT THE BRAKE WHICH HAD NO EFFECT, AND IF IT HAD BEEN ON CRUISE CONTROL, IT DID NOT OVERRIDE THE ACCELERATION. I BEGAN TO GET CLOSER TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I DO NOT BELIEVE I INITIALLY TRIED TO PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL. I TURNED OFF THE CAR ENGINE, THE ACCELERATION STOPPED, I HIT THE BRAKE SOMEWHAT TO GET IT DOWN TO A REGULAR SPEED, PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, STARTED IT WHILE COASTING, PUT IT BACK INTO GEAR (MANUAL TRANSMISSION), AND THE CRISIS WAS OVER. THEN, ABOUT AN HOUR LATER, WHILE ON THE GRAPEVINE PORTION OF HWY 5 AFTER THE SUMMIT, IT DID THE SAME THING WITH LESSER TRAFFIC. I PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL THIS TIME, HIT THE BRAKE, SLOWED A LITTLE, PUT IT BACK INTO GEAR AND SINCE THEN IT HAS NOT OCCURRED. SEE NEXT PARAGRAPH. OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS, THEIR HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL OCCASIONS WITH A DIFFERENT ISSUE WHERE: 1) MY FOOT HAS SLIPPED OFF THE BRAKE ONTO THE ACCELERATOR CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV WHEN IN NEUTRAL IN THE DRIVEWAY OR A STOPLIGHT (I THINK BECAUSE THE PEDALS ARE SMALL AND VERY CLOSE TO ONE ANOTHER), AND; 2) OCCASIONS WHEN THE ACCELERATOR HAS GOT STUCK UNDER THE FLOORMAT WHEN THE FLOORMAT HAD SLID FORWARD CAUSING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE. REGARDING THE HIGHWAY ACCELERATION PROBLEM, THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT INTENTION. MONTHS AFTER THE FAILURE HE NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50000.

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA MATRIX. AT ABOUT 40K I BEGAN NOTICING WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL FROM A STOP THAT IT SOMETIMES LAGGED, OTHER TIMES THE PEDAL SEEMED VERY TOUCHY AND TO TAKE OFF EXCESSIVELY, CAUSING PASSENGERS TO NOTICE THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THIS OCCURS SPONTANEOUSLY BUT AT LEAST ONCE EVERY 14 DAYS. IT IS ALWAYS FROM A STOP SUCH AS AT A LIGHT OR DRIVEWAY, AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVING EVEN A FEW FEET BUT IT HAS NEVER OCCURRED ON THE INITIAL PRESS WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST CRANKED AND MOVED, ONLY AFTER THE WHEELS HAVE MOVED. AS A SIDE NOTE, THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED AT ABOUT 77K AND THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE. I HAVE THE OEM FLOOR MATS WITH THE LATCH SYSTEM THAT HOLDS THE MAT IN PLACE. I HAVE NEVER HAD THE PEDAL APPEAR TO EVEN TOUCH THE MAT. WHILE I HAVE NEVER HAD THE TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE OF HAVING THE PEDAL STICK AND CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE, I AM HOPING THAT THIS INFORMATION WILL HELP THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUES COME TO LIGHT. THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS PEDAL AND THE COMPUTER TELLING THE THROTTLE WHEN AND HOW MUCH TO OPEN. PLEASE DO NOT LET THIS FALL SOLELY ON THE FLOOR MATS. THERE IS MORE TO THE STORY! *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. IT HAS A HISTORY OF SURGE PROBLEM EXACTLY LIKE THE SURGE ISSUE ACKNOWLEDGED BY TOYOTA ON THE LEXUS. HOWEVER, TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM WITH ISSUE ON 2006 COROLLA. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN TO SERVICE TWICE WITH THIS ISSUE. I WAS ALMOST THROWN INTO 50 MILE PER HR TRAFFIC. *TR

ON MAY 28, 2006, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A ROUTINE STOP IN A COMMERCIAL LOT, THE ENGINE OF THE CAR REVVED, THE CAR ACCELERATED AND JUMPED THE CONCRETE STOP AT THE END OF THE PARKING SPACE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE ALONG THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CAR. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO MADE THE REPAIRS. THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHOM I BOUGHT THE CAR INDICATED VERBALLY THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. I AM CERTAIN THAT HUMAN ERROR DID NOT PLAY A PART IN THE CAR'S SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE COMING TO A STOP IN A PARKING LOT THE ENGINE REVVED THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. WHEN THE VEHICLE LUNCHED FORWARD IT ROLLED OVER THE CONCRETE SLAB USED AT THE END OF PARKING SPACES AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. THE FRONT BUMPER AND THE DRIVER SIDE MIRRORS WERE REPLACED AND THE DENTS IN THE VEHICLE WERE FIXED HOWEVER THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE VEHICLE LURCHING FORWARD. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ON THE SCENE.