2001 Toyota Corolla Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 12
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 12 stored complaint records:
- 5 indicate a crash
- 4 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- cruise control · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Frontal · Vehicle Speed Control
I am a slow driver and obey speed limits. I knew i was coming up to a stop sign on a [redacted], and i always do a real stop, not a slow down and creep forward. A block or two prior to the accident, i passed several police cars and even an unsafe driver would have carefully obeyed the traffic laws. I have no memory of the couple of seconds immediately prior to and during the accident, and my first moment i saw what…
Crash reported
ODI 10304811
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 toyota corolla. The contact was attempting to park the vehicle. A sudden acceleration occurred and the vehicle crashed into a building. The front end of the vehicle bumper sustained damages, and no personal injuries. The vehicle was towed to an auto body shop with repairs performed. There was no mention of a police report filing. The failure mileage was 60,000. According to the letter the…
Crash reported
ODI 10322161
Vehicle Speed Control
Entered freeway driving 2001 toyota corolla. Accelerated to 70 mph and while moving into the left-hand lane, gas pedal would not release and tried braking but they would not engage and steering wouldn't release. Went into the median and rolled over three times. Completely totaled the car and i was taken by ambulance to nearby hospital when i was evaluated and released. Have had 10 surgeries since accident including…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10310841
Vehicle Speed Control
While driving down an incline, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. *jb the vehicle was taken to the dealer but they were unable determine the cause. *nm
ODI 10092195
Vehicle Speed Control
2001 toyota corolla - regarding sudden surge. I have noticed on many occasions that my corolla will surge forward(from a stop). I just equated it with the defroster turning on(ac pump). Maybe there is more to it?
ODI 10060850
Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle gradually became less responsive to depression of the accelerator over a period of a couple months and has now died several times. It was not noticeable at first to the usual driver of the vehicle but was immediately noticed by another driver. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and they did not try very hard to fix the problem. It's currently, and has been for 2 months now, at a shop but still cannot…
ODI 10045336
Vehicle Speed Control
I had been driving north on the maine turnpike with my cruise control on. It was a clear night and the roads were dry. As i approached the toll both i tried to turn my cruise control off, the car did not respond. I then turned the cruise control system off and the car was still not responding. I hit the brakes and was still unable to slow the car down. I then put the car in neutral and slammed on the brakes and was…
3 injuries
ODI 769086
Vehicle Speed Control
2001 toyota corolla would not stop was going backwards and crashed into house. Nov 12. 2009. I turned the engine off halfway through the travel from point a to point b. *tr
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10311898
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · Vehicle Speed Control
Driver was trying to park the car, thus the car was travelling at very low speed. Car suddenly surged after the driver applied the brake. Car went over the cement tire stopper, up a small hill, hit a wall, and stopped. This cannot possibly have been caused by the driver hitting the accelerator pedal. This is a serious safety problem. We will contact the dealer and the manufacturer on july 16, 2001. *ak
ODI 748511
Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control
While backing out of a parking space consumer noticed a noise. Depressed brakes and noise got louder. Then vehicle acclerated, causing vehicle to run into wall. *ak consumer states that the acceleration took place while she was switching into drive from reverse, even though brake was pressed, vehicle continued to move, airbags deployed causing the windshield to break, consumer was slightly bruised and bumped due to…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 891865
Gasoline · Headlights · Tires · Vehicle Speed Control
When traveling down hill with the dealer installed cruise control on, vehicle will chug as if it is losing power or out of gas. Also, when it's raining. When vehicle is traveling on an incline, tires will spin. Cruise control will decelerate.*ak consumer states headlights are adjusted too low, hesistation feeling when traveling slightly down hill, dealer adjusted throttle cable but condition still exsists.*yd
ODI 8005340
Vehicle Speed Control
The "cruise" light appears in the instrument panel when the cruise control is turned on, but not activated. When the control is activated, and controling the speed of the vehicle, there is no change in the information in the instrument panel. I believe it should be clear to the driver when the control is active, controling the speed of the vehicle. Perhaps the "cruise" light should only be on when the system is…
ODI 740969