We have classified the 11 complaints from 1999 Toyota Corolla about VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL into the following categories.
Driving down the highway at 60mph the car just accelerated and went to speeds over 100 mph. when the driver realized the car was accelerating more than he was doing he released the gas pedal and the car just continued to go faster. there are no floor mats in the car to get stuck and the gas pedal was not depressed the car just continued to accelerate. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 toyota corolla. the contact stated that while entering a parking space, the vehicle accelerated independently and traveled over a curb. the vehicle did not stop until crashing into bushes. there were no injuries and a police report was not filed. the contact stated that the failure had occurred prior to the crash. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. the failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 95,000. *tr
1999 toyota corolla accelerator stuck and could not be stopped even when applying brake. driver did not know to place gear in neutral. crashed into rear of pickup at approximately 30 mph triggering both air bags. car was totaled and driver suffered minor injuries. driver female, age 85 was taken to hospital for evaluation. no sign of mini-stroke. at that time floor mats were suspect. floor mat was in proper place. however, driver suspects stuck accelerator. according to insurance company, car has been sold for parts and not available for inspection. accelerator had not stuck prior to this event. *tr
1999 toyota corolla. 1. i have experienced sudden acceleration in my 1999 toyota corolla. even hitting the breaks would not stop the acceleration. this would go on for 1-2 seconds. 2. usually occurred when i was driving 60-65 mph, after hitting the gas continuously for sometime without hitting the break. 3. it happened too infrequently. my husband, who also drove this car, did not experience this. *tr
The department of transportation website has no recall information about the toyota corolla. the corolla is not listed among the choices for a toyota vehicle. i have a 1999 corolla le. *jb
In 2004 during the winter my 1999 toyota corolla le accelerator extremely fast as if the accelerator was floored. i immediately put the car in neutral and coasted to the side of the road where i put the car in park and shut the engine off. i checked the floor mats as my first troubleshooting attempt. the floor mats were ok. i started my car again and again it accelerated at a high speed. at that point i was still on the side on the road and my car was in park. i pumped the accelerator several time and finally the car idle at a normal speed. it has not happen since that day. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 toyota corolla. the contact stated that after braking to a stop, the vehicle would surge forward abnormally. the contact stated that she would have to shift the vehicle into second gear in order for the vehicle to remain idle. the vehicle was not inspected by a dealer or an independent mechanic. the manufacturer was not contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 31,000. the current mileage was approximately 150,000. the vin was unavailable.
While driving into a parking garage car started revving very high plunged foward into a wall. while on level ground consumer was putting car in reverse revved realy loud, and it lunged foward before consumer could get vehicle in reverse, then jumped the curb. *ak there were two incidents, one in 1999 and another in 2000. during both incidents engine revved loudly and the vehicle lunged. *yh
While driving 10 mph and making a turn, the vehicle suddenly accelerated up 25-30 mph and hit a tree. upon frontal impact, driver's and passenger's airbags did not deploy which did not protect the occupant. prevouisly had electrical problemswhich caused the door locks/ windows and the radio to become inoperative. please provide further information and vin#. *ak