2003 Toyota Corolla Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 65
- 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 65 stored complaint records:
- 23 indicate a crash
- 12 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- cruise control · 15 records
- accelerator pedal · 8 records
- brake pedal · 8 records
- foot brake · 6 records
- failure mileage · 6 records
- slow down · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 12 |
| 60–100k mi | 11 |
| 100–150k mi | 8 |
| 30–60k mi | 7 |
| 150–400k mi | 7 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
I was parking at about 3 mph, took my foot off the accelerator pedal and pressed down on the brake pedal to slowly ease the car to a stop at the parking spot. The vehicle jolted forward and accelerated. I hit a pole and the vehicle sustained terrible frontend damage. I have a 2003 toyota corolla and it is over 188,000 miles.
Crash reported
ODI 11088952
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
We were parked in a parking lot. My wife got into the car, put her foot on the brake to take the car out of park, and put the car in reverse. The car accelerated rapidly backward with the engine revving and no effect from the brakes, and hit a pole. With the engine still racing, my wife then put the car in drive, still with her foot on the brake, and it sped forward running into the back of a pickup truck. The…
Crash reported
ODI 10957607
Vehicle Speed Control
My 2003 toyota corrola (odometer reading approx. 230,000 miles) never had this problem till this year around march when my wife noticed that the car suddenly accelarated and she couldn't reduce the speed by braking. Fortunately there was no accident, and the problem went away suddnely as it came. This thing happened twice afterwards the car was taken to sears auto center, natick, ma and they cleaned a dirty…
ODI 10807117
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. When the brake pedal was released, the vehicle accelerated quickly without warning. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 183,500.
ODI 10787624
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I experienced a stuck accelerator pedal in my 2003 corolla.i tried to kick the pedal loose and could not.i ended up grabbing the key and shutting the engine down to avoid losing control on the snow covered road and hitting traffic in front of me.i later determined that the throttle linkage had lost normal freedom of movement in the cold weather,even though i had cleaned the inside of the throttle body some months…
ODI 10670826
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. While reversing at 3 mph, the vehicle accelerated independently without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 136,000. The vin was not available.
ODI 10661607
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. While reversing at 3 mph, the vehicle accelerated without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 136,000. The vin was not available.
ODI 10661396
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl-the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. The contact stated that while at a stop sign, the vehicle accelerated independently and the brakes failed causing the contact to lose control of the vehicle. As a result, the contact crashed into ten vehicles and into a concrete wall where the vehicle came to a stop. A police report was filed. The contact sustained whiplash injuries to the neck and back including numerous…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10670699
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
While i was driving on the highway to work, driving at approximately 70-75 mph, i started to brake. Instead of decreasing in speed, my car accelerated and everytime i would push the brake, my car would increase in speed (unintended acceleration). Within the span of about 3 months, this incident has occurred a total of 5-6 times, making it very unsafe to drive. *js
ODI 10669313
Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. The contact stated that while starting the ignition, the air bag warning indicator illuminated continuously. The contact referenced nhtsa campaign id number: 3v133000 (air bags); however the remedy part remained unavailable. On a separate occasion, the vehicle accelerated unexpectedly when the gear was shifted into reverse. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic…
ODI 10532307
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. The contact stated that while driving at low speeds, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The contact stated that the brakes were depressed but the vehicle did not respond. The vehicle did not stop until the contact crashed into a tree. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact's right foot was partially severed and the contact's left foot was fractured. As a result, the contact…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10511387
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Camelback toyota took care of a recall on the wiring harness and since that date i have had numerous problems - lost my keyless entry, lost my speedometer, lost my horn. D & b auto found some problems at the tune of $428.70 (got my horn, speedometer and keyless entry working again - this was 8/12/13). Then approximately september or october, my car would start lurching and felt like it went into neutral and i would…
ODI 10702997
Vehicle Speed Control
Letter from congressman on behalf of constituent re sudden uncontrolled acceleration of a toyota corolla automobile dot/i#2011-2068. *kb the consumer stated she was traveling at the posted speed limit, when the sign ahead indicated to reduce speed ahead. The consumer reduced her speed to the posted limit by pressing down on the brake. As she attempted to brake, the vehicle continued to increase in speed and a loud…
ODI 10420272
Accelerator Pedal · Vehicle Speed Control
2003 toyota corolla. Consumer states problems with vehicle accelerating. *tgw the consumer stated she was traveling at the posted speed limit, when the sign ahead indicated to reduce speed ahead. The consumer reduced her speed to the posted limit by pressing down on the brake. As she attempted to brake, the vehicle continued to increase in speed and a loud noise was present. The consumer stated she continued to…
ODI 10414271
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
On november 16, 2010, while trying to park my toyota corolla 2003, the vehicle accelerated unintentionally crashing into a fence continued by crashing into some wooden pallets. I am the original owner of the car. My daughter a few weeks before noticed that the car will stay accelerated to a minimum of 1800rpm. The air bags were not activated and i did not received major injury. My neck was hurting for a while. I was…
Crash reported
ODI 10367825
Vehicle Speed Control
Sudden acceleration on 2003 toyota corolla. Just returned from first road trip with this car, from oregon to colorado, and car suddenly accelerated. It happened 5 times - 3 of the times while the car was in cruise control. In particular - while going up hill -- the car picks up speed to get over the hill but after reaching the top, car fails to slow down and only after hitting brakes several times would the…
ODI 10363816
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. The contact was driving 5 mph and attempting to park when the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The contact was unable to control the vehicle and crashed into the cinder block wall, knocking a hole into the cinder block. The vehicle crashed into the wall with such force that is also caused a portion of the cinder block to shoot through a neighboring wood fence, fracturing…
Crash reported
ODI 10356613
Frontal · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on cruise control on a highway (approx. 60mph) in my 2003 toyota corolla s. Suddenly, it started accelerating on its own and started swerving. I hit the brake pedal and attempted to counter-steer but lost control of the car and crashed front-end into the guard rail, then the car started spinning and i believe it must have hit the guard-rail further down. The front is demolished, the driver side was…
Crash reported
ODI 10342534
Vehicle Speed Control
While attempting to park in a mall parking lot at a lot speed, the engine accelerated without using the gas pedal. This occurred twice within a span of 30 minutes. I was able to apply the foot brake, emergency brake and shift the vehicle into park without incident. Then i turned the car off. I then started the car after shutting it down and the car ran normally. *tr
ODI 10342388
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. While driving at speeds of 45 mph, the cruise control light illuminated. She was unable to deactivate the cruise control since the rpms began increasing excessively. The vehicle abnormally accelerated and would not stop despite her attempts to apply the brakes. The contact was able to shift into neutral gear and continue to apply the brakes. There was smoke present in the…
Crash reported · Fire reported · 1 injury
ODI 10325665
Vehicle Speed Control
2003 toyota corolla le automatic transmission 4 door. First time incident. Westbound highway 401 near woodstock ontario with cruise control @ 100 kmh in right lane and slightly accelerated to middle lane to avoid merging incoming traffic from roadside gas station. Accelerator pedal went to floor without driver assistance. Strong braking did not stop car. Stomping on accelerator did not stop car. Turning off cruise…
ODI 10312424
Vehicle Speed Control
The cruise control on my wife's 2003 toyota corolla has acted up on occasion while driving on interstate highways. When using "resume" the car would accelerate well past the previous set point. Mostly this was a minor annoyance as the car doesn't have a big enough engine to take off like a rocket, and switching off the cruise control and restarting it seems to cure the problem. I never was able to figure out the…
ODI 10310828
Vehicle Speed Control
I own a 2003 toyota corolla s manual that for the first time in 9 years has accelerated uncontrollably. I started the car and put it in the first gear and it drove normally, but when pushed on the clutch switching to the second gear the rpm went up high above 4000. I made sure that i wasn't pushing on the accelerator. I checked if the floor mat was in contact with the accelerator but it wasn't. I put it in neutral…
ODI 10381675
Vehicle Speed Control
My car accelerated by itself while i was driving in a rotary and resulted in a head on collision with a guard rail. It continued to accelerate even after it hit the first guard rail and caused me to hit a second guard rail. This crash resulted in injuries and completely totaled my 2005 toyota corolla. I filed a complaint with toyota as well as an accident report with the police department and the massachusetts rmv…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10314895
Vehicle Speed Control
Purchased new 2003 toyota corolla le in 2003 and new 2006 toyota corolla le in 2006. From 2003 thru 2006 six incidents occurred with vehicle stopped and my foot on the brake pedal not on accelerator pedal where engine raced as if cruise control kicked into "resume" and vehicle began to accelerate. By reflex, i shifted into park or shut turned off the ignition key to control the vehicle. I reported the incidents to…
ODI 10304946