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
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
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. while driving at 15 mph, the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle accelerated independently. as a result, the contact crashed into a building and the air bags failed to deploy. the contact sustained head, leg, knee, teeth and chest injuries that required medical attention. a police report was filed. the vehicle was taken to an auto body repair center and repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v350000 (air bags). the failure mileage was unknown.
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
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
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.
2005 toyota corrolla s, bought on 08/28/2005. refusal of carmax report, why previous owner returned car. had to bring car back after a week having hard start up. dealership stated needed new "update" for computer. a month later brought car back same problem, another "update" needed they said. three months later car accelerated on interstate 4, brougt car back and told me nothing was wrong with it. then in 2007 parking car at 2 miles per hr car suddenly accelerated uphill, no brakes, swerved car to avoid glass doors to a tennants apt. landed on top of bush, tried to reverse and bumper was pulled off. after car was repaired, car then accelerated while reversing and hit another vehicle, no damage to other vehicle, my rear bumper has dent in right corner. in 2009, exiting off of route 9 us highway, car accelerated went up embankment, reversed off of embankment and came down hard off of curb damaged left tire rod axel, brakes locked, car is suppose to have anti-lock brakes. *cn
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 25 mph on normal road conditions the vehicle maintained the same speed without depressing the accelerator pedal. the problem persisted at any speed there after. there were no warning lights illuminated prior the incident. the vehicle was taken to the dealership who observed no abnormalities after a diagnostic checkup and road test. the dealer also stated there was not a mechanism to slow downs the speed as there used to be in older models. the vehicle was taken to a different dealership for a second opinion who determined there was a valve stuck open in the fuel system and repair it. but the problem was persisted. the manufacturer was contacted who referred the contact to a dealership. the contact expressed concern because the only way to reduce the speed was by depressing hard on the brake pedal to prevent a collision. updated 12/5/2006 - *nm
As i was pulling into a parking space, my toyota corolla (2005) surged forward and caused me to hit into the front bumper of another parked vehicle. i had my foot on the brake at the time of the surge. witnesses said that they saw my car slowly enter the parking spot then suddenly shoot forward. two witnesses said the car made a strange sound similar to a manual car shifing gears. my car is an automatic. i had the car towed to the dealer who said that they could find nothing wrong with the car. there was no damage to my car but the other vehicle's bumper had a scratch.
The brakes failed, causing the vehicle to crash into a wall while attempting to park in a garage. also, power steering did not work during inclement weather, making the ability to maintain control of the vehicle difficult. manufacturer was contacted by consumer.*ak prior to the accident, the brakes locked up and skidded in dry road conditions. vehicle surged forward when attempting to stop vehicle. when the power steering failed the battery light came on. dealer found nothing wrong and no adjustments were made. after vehicle came back from dealer's inspection there was a grinding/scretching noise. consumer had to take vehicle back to dealer and found that the backing plate behind the rotors was bent. backing plate was bend back into place. consumer felt grinding noise was not a result of accident and/or damages occured to vehicle. *tt
While pulling into a parking space, the vehicle surged forward causing the vehicle to crash into a building. the consumer's foot was rested firmly on the brake when the incident occurred. *sc the consumer and passenger were injured. *jb
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