2009 Toyota Corolla Accelerator Pedal Problems
- 27
- 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 27 stored complaint records:
- 6 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- accelerator pedal · 17 records
- suddenly accelerated · 6 records
- unintended acceleration · 5 records
- speed control · 5 records
- control accelerator · 5 records
- failure mileage · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 14 |
| 30–60k mi | 5 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Accelerator Pedal · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated, causing the contact to crash into a pole, and then a parked vehicle. The contact was not injured. The vehicle was towed to a private mechanic where the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure…
Crash reported
ODI 10491696
Accelerator Pedal
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. The contact was entering a parking space driving 1 mph when there was a loud, unusual noise. Immediately, the vehicle abnormally accelerated causing her to crash into a concrete post and hit a parked vehicle. A police report was available. The dealer was notified, but offered no assistance. The manufacturer advised that an investigator would inspect the vehicle and she…
Crash reported
ODI 10369494
Accelerator Pedal
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. While driving approximately 30 mph approaching an intersection the vehicle accelerated full throttle. She applied the brakes; however, the vehicle continued to accelerate onto the emergency lane. The contact stated a passenger sustained a minor injury to the neck. The dealer performed a diagnostic test and was unable to determine what caused the failure to occur. The…
1 injury
ODI 10340943
Accelerator Pedal
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. While the contact was driving into the residence driveway at approximately 5 mph, the vehicle increased acceleration causing the vehicle to crash into the house. The contact suffered no personal injuries. A police report was filed of the incident. The estimated cost for the damages to the exterior of the house was $8,000. The vehicle sustained front end damages. The…
Crash reported
ODI 10339969
Accelerator Pedal
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. The contact stated that he previously received repairs to the accelerator pedal under nhtsa recall campaign id number 10v017000 (vehicle speed control, accelerator pedal). While driving at relatively low speeds of 3 mph and depressing the brakes, the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The contact shifted the vehicle into neutral and was able to stop the vehicle when the…
ODI 10330952
Accelerator Pedal
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. The contact stated while attempting to park with the brakes depressed, the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The vehicle went over the pavement and caused the driver's side front tire to blow out. The manufacturer advised an investigator would further inspect the vehicle. Before the failure, the contact stated when depressing the accelerator pedal, there was an unusual noise…
ODI 10329537
Accelerator Pedal · Engine And Engine Cooling
2009 toyota corolla. Consumer states several problems with vehicle *tgw the consumer stated the vehicle maintained speed of travel even after his foot was removed from the accelerator pedal. Travel speed decreased only after the vehicles regular brake had been removed. There was a spike in the rpm under normal driving conditions without change in pressure applied to the accelerator pedal. Also, there was erratic…
ODI 10330669
Accelerator Pedal
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. The contact stated while accelerating from a traffic stop, the vehicle ahead abruptly stopped. The contact was unable to brake within a reasonable time and proceeded to crash into the vehicle. The contact was not driving the vehicle but believed the vehicle did not stop due to brake failure. The dealer made repairs to the accelerator pedal and the contact had not…
ODI 10328118
Accelerator Pedal
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. While traveling at 30 mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated without engaging the accelerator pedal. The contact then shifted the vehicle into neutral gear which decreased the vehicles speed. The contact noticed that the failure did not occur until nhtsa recall # 10v017000 and 10v023000 vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal was performed on the vehicle. Diagnostic testing…
ODI 10321399
Accelerator Pedal · Electrical System
2009 toyota corolla with unintended acceleration. *kb the consumer stated he had not experienced any sudden acceleration problems with the vehicle. However, he did receive a recall notice in the mail and complied by taking the vehicle to the dealer to have the repairs done on february 17, 2010. However, on march 6, 2010, the consumer made a right turn on a street that was curvy and was relatively steep descending…
ODI 10323177
Accelerator Pedal
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. When the brakes were applied to stop the vehicle, the vehicle suddenly began to accelerate without warning, in order to stop the acceleration the contact had to pump the brakes twice. Recall id number: 10v017000-vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal repair was performed on his vehicle prior to the recent failure. There were no prior warnings. The vehicle has not been…
ODI 10316162
Accelerator Pedal
S10 appropriate handling re toyota recent recall notices, owner of several toyota vehicles experienced sudden acceleration an reported to toyota last october re her 2009 toyota corolla. *kb the consumer stated she has almost been in 3 accidents. *jb
ODI 10315400
Accelerator Pedal
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. The contact was driving approximately 3 mph into the driveway when the accelerator pedal became stuck. The manufacturer informed the contact to let a dealer inspect the vehicle. The dealer was called and had the vehicle towed to the dealership. The dealer inspected the vehicle and was unable to diagnose the failure. The contact was concerned since he has not had any…
ODI 10316627
Accelerator Pedal
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. Whenever the contact engaged the accelerator pedal, she noticed that the pedal would push against her foot and the vehicle began to surge without warning. The contact also noticed that the failure also occurred when the pedal was not depressed. Prior to the recent failure the vehicle was repaired per recall nhtsa campaign id number: 10v017000 and 10v023000 performed on her…
ODI 10316718
Accelerator Pedal
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. The contact was driving approximately 40 mph. While the vehicle was decelerating the brake pedal was engaged with no response. The contact was unable to slow the vehicle down and crashed into a tree. The contact sustained injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle has not been repaired at this time. The failure mileage was 9,630. Updated 04/16/10. *lj updated…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10319879
Accelerator Pedal
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. While driving approximately 50 to 55 mph on normal road conditions there was an unintended increase of acceleration and the vehicle failed to slow down. The driver pulled partially onto the emergency lane which caused the vehicle to crash into the side of a bus and guard rail. The damage to the bus was minimal. The contact placed the gear shift into the "neutral" position…
Crash reported
ODI 10303591
Accelerator Pedal
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. While the vehicle was at a stop with the brakes applied, the contact noticed that the brakes had begun to loose braking power and the rpms had risen to 7000. The vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact had nhtsa recall# 10v023000 vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal performed on the vehicle. Eight days after having the recall performed, the contact was…
ODI 10318445
Accelerator Pedal
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerator pedal was stuck in the open throttle position while driving at speeds of 50 to 60 mph. The vehicle would accelerate without driver intent. The contact received notification of a recall campaign (nhtsa campaign id number 10v017000-vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal) and received repairs by an authorized dealer. After the…
ODI 10321713
Accelerator Pedal
We were traveling at approximately 45 mph. A traffic light changed and a car was in front of us. I let off the gas to begin stopping but the accelerator stuck. I had to stomp the brake to stop the car. My wife thought i was going to hit the car in front of us. *tr
ODI 10301836
Accelerator Pedal
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. While the contact was parked she started the vehicle and it suddenly accelerated, causing the contact to drive over a nearby curb where the brakes were applied to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealership where the contact was informed that the failure could not be reproduced. One month after the first incident the same failure reoccurred again and the…
ODI 10318477
Accelerator Pedal
2009 toyota corolla. Consumer states sudden unintended acceleration *tgw the consumer stated she was turning into a parking place with a raised concrete parking barrier at the front of the parking spot with her foot on the brake and going very slowly, when suddenly the vehicle accelerated and jumped on top of the barrier. The consumer stated since the vehicle was designed close to the ground, it hung up on the…
Crash reported
ODI 10334830
Accelerator Pedal · Fuel System, Gasoline
2009 toyota corolla - floor mat (purchased at pepboys) got stuck on the acceleration pedal at maximum speed. *tr the consumer also stated the gas lever inside the vehicle would not open the gas lid. *jb
ODI 10286385
Accelerator Pedal
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. While attempting to enter the highway from an off ramp she barely pressed the accelerator pedal and the vehicle abnormally accelerated up to speeds of over 75 mph. There was a sudden increase in the engine rpms and when she attempted to apply pressure to the accelerator pedal it was stuck in the open throttle position. She attempted to depress the brakes, to no avail. She…
ODI 10317789
Accelerator Pedal
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. The contact was driving approximately 55 mph; proceeding to a complete stop. The engine revved during braking. Her left foot was applied to the brake pedal, and tapping the accelerator pedal with the right foot, the rpm level decreased. The vehicle was able to operate normally. The acceleration issues occurred seven different times. The vehicle was taken to an authorized…
ODI 10317208
Accelerator Pedal
2009 toyota corolla. Consumer states unintended acceleration. *tgw the consumer stated he experienced sudden acceleration after the recall was performed. The consumer stated as he was backing out of his garage, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The consumer quickly shifted the gear into neutral and applied the brake and the vehicle stopped. *jb
ODI 10323095