2009 Toyota Corolla VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

My 2009 Toyota Corolla is once again exhibiting undesired acceleration. Toyota has deemed this vehicle repaired in response to the recall that covered this issue. I was told it was caused by the floormat which it obviously was not. The accelerator pedal sticks and they will not fix it under the previous recall. Is there any steps I can take to get this situation resolved? I was told the car is no longer under warranty so any repairs regarding this issue would be put on me.

AT RANDOM TIMES THE CAR BEGINS TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN WITH NO INTERFERENCE TO THE PEDAL. IT WILL KEEP ACCELERATING UNTIL I HIT THE PEDAL AND PULL UP ON THE PEDAL WITH MY FOOT. IN NEUTRAL THE ENGINE WILL REV UP TO OVER 6,000 RPM AND CONTINUE GOING UP. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING A NORMAL SPEED AND IS RANDOM.

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING. *LD *JS

ON 21 OCTOBER 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 AM, I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITH MY 2009 COROLLA. I WAS PARKING THE CAR IN THE PARKING LOT AT THE EMBASSY SUITES HOTEL IN NORMAN, OK WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. I REVERSED THE VEHICLE TO STRAIGHTEN IT UP IN IN A PARKING SPACE; THEN, I PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE TO PULL FORWARD. AS THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL FORWARD, IN AN INSTANT, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE SELF -ACCELERATED TO FULL THROTTLE. WITH MY LEFT FOOT ON THE FOOT REST PEDAL (DEAD PEDAL) AND RIGHT FOOT FULLY DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FUNCTIONED PROPERLY MAKING AN AUDIBLE CLICKING SOUND AS THE CAR CONTINUED DARTING FORWARD AT FULL THROTTLE. WITH THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY A 30 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE CURB IN FRONT OF THE PARKING SPACE, THE FORWARD MOMENTUM OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FULLY ENGAGED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL BOUNCED OVER THE CURB, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL STOPPED AGAINST THE CURB AND THE ENGINE SELF-DECELERATED. AS THE ENGINE DECELERATED, AN AUDIBLE CLICKING SOUND COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THAT STOPPED AS THE ENGINE RETURNED TO AN IDLE. I HAVE NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE TO SELF-ACCELERATE TO FULL THROTTLE, NOR CAN I EXPLAIN WHY IT SELF-DECELERATED BACK TO AN IDLE. POSSIBLY, THE VEHICLE HITTING THE CURB WITH THE DRIVER'S FRONT WHEEL AND BOUNCING OVER THE CURB COULD HAVE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SELF-DECELERATE. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT. HAD A PERSON BEEN WALKING IN FRONT OF MY CAR IN THE PARKING LOT DURING THE SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION EVENT, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IF NOT KILLED. THE FOWLER TOYOTA DEALERSHIP OF NORMAN, OK EVALUATED THE VEHICLE AND CONCLUDED THE INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY MISAPPLICATION OF PEDAL. AN EDR WAS DOWNLOADED, EVALUATED AND INCONCLUSIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND SLOWING DOWN TO 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD AND JERK. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

I WAS STOPPED AT A CROSS SECTION. STARTED TO TURN LEFT, GAVE THE CAR GAS AND THE PETAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO ACCELERATION. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHUT THE CAR OFF, STARTED IT AND TRIED TO REV UP THE ENGINE. NOTHING HAPPENED. HAD IT TOWED TO MY LOCAL GARAGE.

MY WIFE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND WHEN SHE HIT HER BRAKES THE CAR TOOK OFF JUST LIKE BEEN REPORTED WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND WITNESS EVEN SAW HER BRAKE LIGHTS ON AND THE CAR WAS PUT IN PARK AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING VERY HIGH LIKE THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK WIDE OPEN. THIS CAR WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL AND THE PEDAL AND FLOOR MATS WERE REPLACED. IT APPEARS THERE STILL AN ISSUE WITH THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. NOW WE HAVE TO FIX THE DAMAGE TO OUR CAR AND THEN ONE SHE HIT. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED WHY CARS ARE STILL HAVING THIS ISSUE SOMEONE COULD OF DIED BECAUSE OF THIS FLAW IN THE CAR.

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WITH 2 CHILDREN IN BACK, WHEN CAR HIT 60 MPH... IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN TO 90 MPH AND WOULD NOT STOP (HAD FOOT ALL WAY DOWN ON BREAK). AFTER PROB 30 SECONDS, THE ACCELERATOR WENT DOWN AND I PULLED OFF THE NEAREST EXIT. IF THERE WAS MORE TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY, THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT ME AND MY CHILDREN WOULD HAVE CRASHED AND BEEN KILLED.

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH ON A PARKING LOT WITH A SLIGHT INCLINE WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY SURGED. I WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE TRAVELED FORWARD ABOUT 6 TO 10 FEET. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE COROLLA WITH A FRIEND IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. SHE ENTERED THE DRIVEWAY AT A LOCAL STRIP MALL. SHE PROCEEDED TO TURN LEFT INTO A PARKING STALL AND WAS PREPARING TO APPLY THE BRAKES WHEN THE COROLLA SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND MOUNTED A RAISED LANDSCAPED AREA IN FRONT OF THE STALL. THE COROLLA TRAVELED ABOUT 15 FEET BEFORE IT STRUCK A LARGE, METAL, ELECTRICAL UTILITY BOX AND STOPPED. BOTH MY DAUGHTER AND HER FRIEND WERE SEAT BELTED AND WERE NOT INJURED. SKID MARKS ON THE ASPHALT PAVEMENT APPEAR TO INDICATE THAT THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WAS LOCKED AS THE COROLLA ACCELERATED. INVESTIGATORS FROM TOYOTA AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE COROLLA AND COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. I WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THIS WAS THE ONLY INSTANCE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I NO LONGER OWN THE CAR..UPDATED 11/03/14 *BF UPDATED 8/5/2015*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE FORWARD APPROXIMATELY ONE FOURTH OF A MILE BEFORE IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,931.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO WORK. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE CABLE NOT BEING CONNECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT WAS LATER NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V168000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS SLOWING OR STOPPING FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. I WAS SLOWLY APPROACHING THE OTHER VEHICLE. I DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT FOR SOME REASON MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP, AND MY CAR RAN INTO THE BACK OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FLOOR MATS WERE CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 11/14/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE FLOOR MAT BECAME STUCK ON FOUR OCCASIONS. UPDATED 11/04/15.*JB UPDATED 11/08/16.*JB

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE WAS TRYING TO PARK ON A CURVE, SHE BACKED UP AND WENT FORWARD TWICE, WHEN SHE FELT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE GO OVER THE WATER GRATE IN THE PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE MADE A SHIFTING SOUND AND STARTED TO LOUDLY RACE FORWARD OUT OF CONTROL. FORTUNATELY, SHE WAS GOING SLOWLY. WHEN THE MOTOR STARTED FORCEFULLY RACING, THE SPEED OF THE ENGINE INCREASED RAPIDLY, AS IF SOMEONE WAS PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONSUMER HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND PRESSED AS HARD AS SHE COULD IN AN EFFORT TO CONTROL THE INCREASING SPEED. SHE WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR TO NEUTRAL, AND THEN SHUT THE OFF THE MOTOR. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS THE THIRD TIME, THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW COMPUTER, BUT THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE, IT WOULD PREVENT THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. UPDATED 11/25/13 UPDATED 12/23/13

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 MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER STATED HER VEHICLE WAS RECALLED, THE FIRST TIME SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A FLOOR MAT PROBLEM, AND THE SECOND TIME WAS FOR AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. UPDATED 01/14/13

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE INCREASED ACCELERATION INDEPENDENTLY AND TRAVELED OVER TWO SEPARATE CURB SIDES. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED WITH FORCE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH CAUTION TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. ...UPDATED 07-24-13 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

ON MAY 30,2012 WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH 27,000 MILES , WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS, DOWN ROUTE ONE IN PEABODY, MASSACHUSETTS IN HEAVY FAST LANE TRAFFIC THE AUTO, FOR NO REASON SLOWED TO ALMOST A STOP AND COULD NOT BE ACCELERATED. WITH THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AS NO ONE SEEMED TO RECOGNIZE THE MEANING OF HAZARD LIGHTS.I LET THE CAR REST AND WHEN I STARTED IT EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE AND I DROVE TO REVERE WITHOUT A PROBLEM. I PARKED THE CAR IN THE NORTHGATE SHOPPING MALL AND WHEN I RETURNED A FEW HOURS LATER THE AUTO WAS TOTALLY DEAD AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO WINTHROP. THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE DEAD BATTERY THAT THEY REPLACED AT A COST OF $129.00. THEY TOLD US TO DRIVE LOCALLY FOR A WHILE. SO FAR THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED. WHAT STARTED OUT A $20,000.00 PURCHASE FOR SAFETY AND RELIABILITY HAS BECOME SOMETHING ELSE. WE WOULD LIKE AN EXPLANATION ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WE UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. WE ARE NOW IN A SITUATION OF TRADING THE 2009 COROLLA ,(SOMETHING WE CANNOT AFFORD) OR SELLING IT TO SOME UNSUSPECTING PERSON, SOMETHING WE DO NOT CARE TO DO. EVEN IF IT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN THE SEEDS OF FEAR HAVE BEEN PLANTED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON FEBRUARY 23, 2012, I LOST ACCELERATION WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. NO OTHER PROBLEMS WERE ENCOUNTERED AT THAT TIME. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEIR DIAGNOSIS WAS AS FOLLOWS: "CONNECTED SCAN TOOL AND FOUND CODE P0121 THROTTLE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR SWITCH A CIRCUIT RANGE PERFORMANCE, PERFORMED INSPECTION AND FOUND INTERNAL MALFUNCTION IN THROTTLE BODY SENSOR, REPLACED THROTTLE BODY, RETESTED WORKING NORMAL AT THIS TIME" I AM IN POSSESSION OF THE DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. ON FEBRUARY 24, 2012, I CALLED TOYOTA AND REPORTED MY INCIDENT. THEY PROVIDED ME WITH THE CASE NUMBER 1202242199. ACCORDING TO TOYOTA, THEY HAVEN'T HEARD OF THIS ISSUE IN THE PAST, BUT TO ME IT IS UNREASONABLE THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SHOULD FAIL SO SOON. WHILE MY CAR IS NEARLY 4 YEARS OLD WITH JUST OVER 74,000 MILES, MOST OF THOSE MILES ARE FROM DRIVING CONSTANT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BECAUSE I HAVE A 60 MILE ROUND TRIP COMMUTE TO WORK. ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011, THE THROTTLE BODY WAS SERVICED TO REMOVE CARBON BUILD UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK WITH THE ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL REMAINED STUCK TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS SENDING AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 33,500. UPDATED 05/20/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR, TO BRAKE WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. UPDATED EVOQ 06/28/11. *JB UPDATED 2/8/12 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITH GREAT FORCE, AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF A PARKED VEHICLE REAR PUSHING THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH MERGING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, SHE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BECAME STUCK. AFTER THE ACCELERATOR RELEASED ITSELF SHE DROVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AND INFORMED HER TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS THAT INCLUDED HER VIN. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HER THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD CONTACT HER WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR RELATED WARRANTIES ON HER VEHICLE. SHE RECEIVES A CALL BACK FROM THE MANUFACTURER WHO INFORMED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000. UPDATED 3/21/11 *CN THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 05/09/11

AS I WAS BRAKING FOR A RED LIGHT AND JUST BEFORE I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, MY 2009 COROLLA (DRIVEN ONLY 6,700 MILES) SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. I HAD TO PUSH DOWN ON THE BRAKE WITH ALL MY FORCE TO KEEP THE CAR FROM SURGING INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF US, WITH THE MOTOR RACING AS FAST AS I HAVE EVER HEARD IT. I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED IT OFF. WHEN I STARTED UP AGAIN, THE MOTOR RAN PROPERLY. IF MY FOOT HAD NOT ALREADY BEEN ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE CAR SURGED, HOWEVER, I NEVER WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP IT FROM CRASHING. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND TWO DAYS LATER A TOYOTA ENGINEER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. AND THERE MOST DEFINITELY WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT WHEN IT SURGED. HOW CAN I BE SURE IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN? *TR