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2010 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 · 27 records
  • speed control · 9 records
  • control accelerator · 9 records
  • failure occurred · 8 records
  • suddenly accelerated · 5 records
  • brake pedal · 5 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi20

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • October 7, 2012 · 25,000 miles

    Accelerator Pedal · Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle, it suddenly accelerated crashing into the back of a house. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred after the vehicle had been repaired under nhtsa recall campaign id number: 10v023000 (vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal). The vehicle was destroyed. No injuries were reported. The manufacturer was made aware of…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10479582

  • February 8, 2011

    Accelerator Pedal

    2010 toyota corolla. Attorney writes on behalf of client who experienced sudden unintended acceleration *tgw the consumer removed his foot from the accelerator and applied both feet to the brake, and by using the emergency brake, he was able to put the vehicle into neutral and brought the vehicle to a safe stop. *jb

    ODI 10385062

  • December 1, 2010

    Accelerator Pedal · Engine And Engine Cooling · Torque Converter

    2010 toyota corolla. Consumer states several concerns regarding this vehicle *tgw the consumer stated at times when applying the brake lightly, they grab abruptly. At times, when accelerating from a stop, he had no control over the amount acceleration delivered to the vehicle. The speed would increase more than desired. At speeds above 35 mph, when in overdrive, the engine speed would suddenly drop. The dealer…

    ODI 10370008

  • October 15, 2010

    Accelerator Pedal

    2010 toyota corolla. Consumer states issue regarding floor mat recall. *tgw the consumer believed the sudden acceleration problem was beyond the floor mats. He believed the problem was electronic. The consumer stated his mother took her vehicle to the dealer in compliance with the recall. *jb

    ODI 10360901

  • August 20, 2010 · 2,248 miles

    Accelerator Pedal

    Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. The contact was braking from 15-20 mph when the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The contact abruptly applied the brakes and made a sharp left turn as the vehicle came to a stop. The police were contacted in regards to the failure. A police report was available. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer yet they were unable to duplicate the failure. The dealer made…

    ODI 10351813

  • July 16, 2010 · 3,630 miles

    Accelerator Pedal · Steering · Suspension

    Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. The vehicle was previously repaired under nhtsa campaign id number: 10v023000 (vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal). The contact stated that after repairs, the vehicle would hesitate intermittently when attempting to accelerate from a complete stop or when accelerating while in motion at low speeds. The contact attempted to apply more force to the pedal but the…

    ODI 10345837

  • June 3, 2010

    Accelerator Pedal

    2010 toyota corolla. Consumer states discontent with toyota and the handling of recalls and reports problems with acceleration *tgw the consumer stated she took her vehicle to the dealer back in feb 2010 after hearing the disappointing news about toyota defects. The consumer stated she never received a recall notice as the dealer said she would within a few days of the news breaking. She had to constantly call the…

    ODI 10334843

  • June 2, 2010 · 40 miles

    Accelerator Pedal · Steering

    Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. The contact was driving up an incline approximately 55 mph, the contact applied extreme force numerous times to the accelerator pedal before acceleration would occur. The failure occurred after the recall remedy repair was performed on the vehicle associated with nhtsa campaign id number 10v017000 (vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal). In addition, there were several…

    ODI 10357780

  • May 14, 2010 · 2,500 miles

    Accelerator Pedal

    Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. While approaching a stop sign with his foot on the brake, the contact stated that the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a fence. The contact suffered back injuries. A police report was filed. The contact filed a complaint with the manufacturer. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the local dealership march 22, 2010 for the accelerator pedal…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10334936

  • May 10, 2010

    Accelerator Pedal · Suspension · Tires

    2010 toyota corolla. Consumer states several problems with the vehicle related to tires and accelerator *tgw the consumer stated she had to take the vehicle back to the dealer several times to get air in the tires and to have the wobbling of the vehicle examined. The consumer stated on may 10, 2010, the accelerator pedal became stuck when she attempted to stop at a red light. The vehicle was hesitant to stop. The…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10336968

  • April 19, 2010 · 3,865 miles

    Accelerator Pedal · Service Brakes, Hydraulic

    Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. The contact was driving at approximate speeds of 20-25 mph and approaching a traffic stop. As he proceeded to accelerate from the stop, the vehicle would not respond. Suddenly, there was an unusual increase in engine rpms and the vehicle abnormally accelerated at a rapid rate of speed. The contact placed the vehicle in neutral and engaged the emergency brake to stop the…

    ODI 10334105

  • March 22, 2010 · 11,850 miles

    Accelerator Pedal

    Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. While driving at speeds of 70 mph with the cruise control activated, the vehicle accelerated up to speeds of 86 mph. She was able to decrease speed by deactivating the cruise control and applying the brakes. The failure occurred twice; however, the contact assumed it was caused by driver error. The contact confirmed that she had previously received recall repairs under…

    ODI 10321702

  • March 21, 2010 · 5,040 miles

    Accelerator Pedal

    Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. While driving approximately 40 mph the rpms began to increase when the floor mat trapped underneath the accelerator pedal. When the clutch and brake pedals were engaged the vehicle accelerated. The floor mat released without assistance and the speed decreased. The identical failure occurred on two separate occasions. Previously nhtsa campaign id number 10v023000 (vehicle…

    ODI 10323001

  • March 8, 2010 · 1,600 miles

    Accelerator Pedal

    Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. The contact was driving approximately 55 mph when the accelerator pedal released and the speed did not decrease. When the brake pedal was engaged the vehicle began to function properly. The failure occurred whenever the vehicle was in operation. The vehicle had prior recall repairs performed under nhtsa campaign id numbers 10v017000 and 10v023000, (vehicle speed control:…

    ODI 10319689

  • March 6, 2010 · 4,700 miles

    Accelerator Pedal

    Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. The contact started the ignition and shifted into gear; the rpms increased to 220 with a sudden surge. Suddenly, the vehicle began to shake and vibrate with an extremely loud noise. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer. The technician was unable to duplicate the failure; however, the vehicle was under further observation. The failure occurred the following day…

    ODI 10318964

  • March 6, 2010 · 150 miles

    Accelerator Pedal

    Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. While the contact was driving 25 mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning due to the accelerator pedal sticking to the floor of the vehicle. The sudden acceleration caused the contact to crash into the rear of the vehicle in front of her. No one was injured during the crash and a police report was filed for the incident. Prior to the recent failure the contact…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10318389

  • March 2, 2010 · 15,000 miles

    Accelerator Pedal

    Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. The driver stated that the rpms increased excessively while driving 35 mph. The driver depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle accelerated. A different driver stated that she was at a traffic light and after depressing the accelerator pedal lightly the vehicle accelerated. The contact was also driving 15 mph and the vehicle failed to come to a complete stop after she…

    ODI 10316033

  • February 26, 2010

    Accelerator Pedal

    Toyota safety concern *gr the consumer stated the accelerator pedal reinforcement bar was installed in the vehicle. However, three weeks later, when attempting to stop at an intersection, the vehicle continued to accelerate through the intersection. *jb

    ODI 10327454

  • February 26, 2010 · 275 miles

    Accelerator Pedal

    Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. The driver stated that toyota has refused to install the brake override although that is a part of the recall repair. He doesn't agree since his vin is a part of the recall. The contact also stated that the driver does not feel safe driving the vehicle and would like for him to take the vehicle back to the dealer. The current mileage was 275 miles. Updated 03/29/10 *bf…

    ODI 10315227

  • February 18, 2010 · 3,589 miles

    Accelerator Pedal · Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip

    Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. He took the vehicle to the dealer to have the accelerator pedal replaced on february 18, 2010. A few days after the vehicle was repaired he attempted to stopped at a traffic light with his foot on the brake pedal. While driving 45 mph he noticed that the rmps increased and decreased when the vehicle attempted to accelerate and lunge forward. He took the vehicle back to the…

    ODI 10316340

  • February 16, 2010 · 17,467 miles

    Accelerator Pedal

    Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. The contact received recall notice 10v023000, vehicle speed control, accelerator pedal and had the vehicle repaired accordingly. The contact was not satisfied with the repair since the dealer only replaced the washer in the accelerator pedal. The contact called the manufacturer to request a new accelerator pedal but the manufacturer offered no assistance. The contact had…

    ODI 10327559

  • February 12, 2010 · 2,376 miles

    Accelerator Pedal

    Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. While driving at various speeds of 3 mph or more, there would be a sudden increase in the rpms without warning. While depressing the accelerator pedal, the pedal would often return to the idle position very slowly. There would also be instances when the vehicle would feel as if it was losing power while traveling downhill, at any speed, also causing a sudden increase in…

    ODI 10310092

  • January 28, 2010 · 9,000 miles

    Accelerator Pedal

    Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla le. While driving approximately 85 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 95 mph. The contact was able to depress the brake pedal and shift into neutral gear which allowed the vehicle to slow down and stop. The failure occurred twice. The second failure occurred when the floor mat became wedged against the accelerator pedal and would not stay mounted to the floor. The…

    ODI 10324497

  • January 27, 2010 · 275 miles

    Accelerator Pedal

    I had an accident on january 27th 2010 , i have a toyota corolla 2010 with faulty accelerator pedal(recalled) my car bought on december 13 2010 from toyota dealership. I was pulling my car from my garage as usual very slow holding my foot on the brakes but this time suddenly my car accelerates so fast that the next thing i knew i was in garage door of the house across the street. I was unable stop the car…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10317128

  • January 15, 2010 · 15 miles

    Accelerator Pedal

    Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. The contact stated that the recall to repair the accelerator pedal under recall 10v023000 was performed on the vehicle on january 15, 2010 and february 15, 2010. Neither of the repairs worked and the vehicle still accelerates. The contact stated that every time she drives the vehicle now, the vehicle accelerates on it on. The failure mileage was 15 and the current mileage…

    ODI 10345388