10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
39 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
16 / 0
Average Mileage:
50,849 miles

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problem #33

Feb 252008

Corolla 4-cyl

  • 14,000 miles
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla le. The contact was driving approximately 10 mph in a parking lot. Unexpectedly, the vehicle accelerated and crashed into five parked vehicles. There were no personal injuries. A police report was filed for the incident. The vehicle was towed to an auto body shop and sustained severe damages. The air bags deployed at the time of the impact. The failure mileage was 14,000. *correction: Air bags deployed but did not inflate. Driver told police that his shoe was stuck in the accelerator* smch...updated 02/11/15 updated 10/2/2015

- Maineville, OH, USA

problem #32

Jul 142006

Corolla 4-cyl

  • miles
2006 Toyota Corolla. The consumer stated the vehicle suddenly accelerated 50 yards through the intersection, over a curb, over a wooden planter and finally plowing into a concrete pillar.

- San Francisco, CA, USA

problem #31

Mar 042010

Corolla

  • 80,640 miles
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. The contact attempted to yield for a vehicle ahead of him while depressing the brake pedal from speeds of 10 mph. The vehicle abnormally accelerated and crashed into the preceding vehicle. The vehicle did this repeatedly until coming to a stop without driver interference. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that they would send an investigator to further evaluate the failure. The insurance company refused any repairs to the vehicle until they were contacted by the manufacturer with a determination of the cause of failure. The failure and current mileages were 80,640.

- Kingston , MA, USA

problem #30

Aug 012007

Corolla 4-cyl

  • 8,250 miles
Ltr fm (va) re sudden unintended acceleration fm owner of a 2006 Toyota Corolla. The consumer stated as she was waiting for traffic to clear with her foot on the brake, the engine surged severely. The consumer pressed hard on the brake and was able to place the gear into neutral and brought the vehicle under control. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer, but they were unable to duplicate the problem. The consumer stated she has experienced two minor surge issues since the first incident. Updated 02/15/11

- Mechanicsville, VA, USA

problem #29

Jan 152010

Corolla

  • 50,000 miles
My 2006 Toyota Corolla has had several episodes of unintended acceleration while going down steep mountains such as the grapevine pass near la and highway 101 between la and santa barbara. While going downhill, my 21 year old daughter tried to step on the brakes to slow down the car, but it suddenly accelerated to 90 miles an hour and she had some very very scary moments... we have taken the car to 2 different Toyota dealerships on several occasions and called Toyota's customer service number and service supervisors but our complaints were ignored on grounds that the 2006 Corolla was"not on the recall list" or that they could not "replicate the problem". since the problem only happens on steep, downhill roads when my daughter steps on the brakes to slow down the car, it naturally cannot be replicated on the flat surfaces of sacramento or Ontario, ca. After giving Toyota such specific information, one would hope that they would try to explore it, fix it or replace the car given the high degree of danger and the high incidence of deadly crashes in recent years. We are very frustrated with their failure to fix the problem or refund us the blue book value so that we could purchase a safer car for our child. The problem reoccur every time my daughter drives this rout to come home from college on vacations. She has adapted by driving only 55 miles per hour on the grapevine pass on the slowest lane. However, now that we are cognizant of the problem and hear about so many other people with similar complaints, we are simply terrified and want to buy her a new and a safer car. We feel totally frustrated by Toyota's failure to address the problem and by their tendency to brush it off despite the many fatalities. Please continue to put governmental pressures on Toyota and insist that they fix the problem rather than hide from it and abdicate their responsibility to their clients and other innocent drivers. Please help us and please call or email us.

- Sacramento, CA, USA

problem #28

Aug 242008

Corolla

  • 14,700 miles
My mother was driving a 2006 Toyota Corolla and was pulling into her parking place at her apartment (estimated moving only several mph). When she took her foot off of the accelerator to brake, the car suddenly lurched forward accelerating very fast, jumped the curb, and crashed through the building wall and into a neighbor's apartment. The car struck the tenant inside, causing extensive injuries. The police surmised her foot hit the accelerator, but she kept repeating 'the car suddenly jumped forward on its own'. lacking evidence to the contrary, we had no way to question the police's report; however, in my mother's recounting the experience, it didn't seem to make any sense. Then, as we have seen others recently recounting similar experiences and watching videos acceleration problems with Toyota vehicles, we realized that this seemed to be exactly what our mother experienced. Furthermore, both my sister and my niece both recently drove my mother's car on the expressway and both experienced sudden rapid acceleration while driving with the cruise control engaged. The problem they experienced was so unsettling, that they warned my mother to keep the cruise control turned off. These experiences combined with reports that problems with earlier models of Toyota vehicles than the 2009-2010 recalled models led us to believe that our mother's accident was caused by this sudden acceleration problem that has been uncovered with Toyota vehicles.

- Toledo, OH, USA

problem #27

Jan 102010

Corolla

  • miles
March 4, 2010 2006 Toyota Corolla le. Over the last few months, I am noticing sudden acceleration of my vehicle even when I am braking the vehicle and trying to stop it. Before all these recall issues started, I thought it was just me or the road may have some downgrades. But now after seeing that thousands of other drivers are having this issue, I now feel my observation with my vehicle speeding suddenly is not an illusion. Toyota has not included 2006 Toyota Corollas in their recall list. But I strongly feel that they should also be in the list as there may be several thousands of drivers like me, feeling this sudden acceleration and not reporting it because of the prolonged process. Please have Toyota take a look at 2006 Corollas as well in their recall list.

- Macedonia, OH, USA

problem #26

Sep 252009

Corolla

  • 24,000 miles
Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) on the morning of 09/25/2009, I was getting ready to depress the brake pad in an attempt to park in the parking lot when my 2006 Toyota Corolla suddenly and unintended accelerated into a concrete pillar infront of the parking lot of the walgreens store at the intersection of wright and warwick streets in alma, Michigan. Alma police department report number: [xxx]

- Mount Pleasant, MI, USA

problem #25

Mar 032010

Corolla

  • 47,000 miles
Car: 2006 Toyota Corolla S. problem: Unexpected reduced braking power. Occurrence: 1 to 2 times every 6 months. Description: Brakes only apply about 50 to 70 % normal stopping power. Low braking power until brake pedal has been depressed several times. Near rear-end collision occurred about 3 miles from home at about 7:10 am on 3/3/10.

- Denver, CO, USA

problem #24

Feb 072009

Corolla

  • 37,500 miles
I stepped on gas pedal and car stopped. This happened three times in a couple of minutes. The car was towed to Toyota. They fixed it immediately and stated in was a computerfailure. I was lucky to be in a parking lot. If on a highway I would be dead as the car died each time I restarted it and stepped on the gas. Toyota dealer stated it was a computer failure. My friend has the same car and same year. Same thing happened to her. Diagnosis again computer failure.

- Millis, MA, USA

problem #23

Oct 082005

Corolla

  • 20,000 miles
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while driving 60 mph the steering swerved to the right. The failure occurred intermittently and became uncontrollable when it stayed in the center lane. Whenever he engaged the accelerator pedal, the vehicle would not move. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they could not duplicate the failure. The failure has occurred on several occasions and each time the dealer was unable to diagnose of duplicate the failure. The failure mileage was 20,000.

- San Diego, CA, USA

problem #22

Feb 222010

Corolla

  • 90,000 miles
The contact owns 2006 Toyota Corolla. The contact was driving at 65 mph and the accelerator pedal stopped working. When he put the car in park the RPM 's starting moving frantically. The contact turned the vehicle off and then back on and the vehicle started. The vehicle stalled when the contact attempted to restart it later that day. The contact did take the vehicle to the authorized dealer. The dealer stated that his electronic marginal was not reading the accelerator pedal. The contact then called the manufacturer and they informed him that his VIN was not related to the recall and that his vehicle was no longer under warranty. The contact informed his insurance company and they stated that there was nothing that could be done. The vehicle has not been repaired; however, it is at an authorized dealer. The failure and current mileage were 90,000.

- Grandview, MO, USA

problem #21

Mar 162007

Corolla 4-cyl

  • 8,000 miles
He contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. He stated that while driving 40 mph and applying the brakes, the vehicle accelerated on its own and crashed into another vehicle. There were minor injuries and there were also front end damages. A police report is available and the vehicle was repaired. The dealer was contacted and they stated that they had to get in contact with the corporate office. The failure mileage was 8000 and the current mileage was 10400. Updated 04/16/10. Updated 08/24/10

- Pittsburgh, PA, USA

problem #20

Feb 222010

Corolla

  • 58,000 miles
Driving in town between stop lights when car accelerated on its own. Steered right hitting bank building to avoid hitting car and going into intersection.

- Ireland, WV, USA

problem #19

Nov 252009

Corolla

  • 44,000 miles
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated whenever he is driving and approaching a stop sign and he depresses the brake the vehicle accelerate forward. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was tested twice and they cannot duplicate the failure. The contact was told to continue driving the vehicle because there was no failure with the vehicle. The Toyota manufacturer was called and they told the contact if the dealer cannot find the failure with the vehicle the vehicle had no problem. The failure mileage was 44,000.

- Pasadena , CA, USA

problem #18

Feb 092010

Corolla 4-cyl

  • 44,000 miles
My wife had a major accident last week in seaville, NJ. She was driving a 2006 Toyota Corolla S. the weather was cold outside but it was not snowing. She had ample of distance and time to stop the vehicle at the traffic light. She hit on the brakes when the light turned yellow. The car still kept on going and did not slow down. She slammed the brakes real hard and the car still kept on going. Finally the car stopped when it hit 2 trucks on cross traffic. The driver side air bag deployed. My wife was rushed to the er directly from the accident scene. Police was on site. She was hurt pretty bad in her neck, lower back, shoulder foot etc. I would never buy a Toyota again. Both her and my confidence is lost in Toyota. Government should be stricter with examining cars. Her car was not identified as part of recall. I would ask the government to inform other 2006 Toyota owners to be very careful. Updated 03/08/10

- Egg Harbor Township, NJ, USA

problem #17

Aug 032009

Corolla

  • 16,364 miles
On 3, August 2009, I dropped off my Toyota Corolla, year 2006, to power Toyota, irvine, ca due to the vehicle abruptly lunges forward when accelerator pedal is barely touched. When I picked up the car, the vehicle still lunges forward when barely touching gas pedal. Thus, immediately brought the car back to service, asked to have the issue lunging forward looked at again. Power Toyota service team assigned a mechanic to ride along with me for a test drive. During the test drive, the mechanic agreed the lunging forward from a dead stop is not normal and we drove back to power Toyota facility. Once arrived at Toyota, the mechanic went to talk to his supervisor and a different mechanic came out and looked at the car. The second mechanic stated 'this is normal for Toyota', dismissing the first mechanics observations. I asked for the first mechanic, the second mechanic stated 'the mechanic (first) is not available. If I wish, I could have the electronic accelerator parts replaced, but I will need to pay for the repair/service and the expense will not be covered by Toyota. Recently I contacted power Toyota to make an appointment to have my vehicle's accelerator system inspected, power Toyota said 'since the vehicle is not included in the recall, I will need to contact Toyota's consumer department, power Toyota cannot do anything'. thus, contacted Toyota consumer department and verbally made a complaint on said issue. 'vehicle abruptly lunges forward when the accelerator petal is barely touched. With recent information released by Toyota on Corolla accelerator systems (other Toyota models are include) and recalls. I am formally asking Toyota motor sales service department to critically inspect my vehicle's accelerator's electronic and mechanical system and replace all parts in question, to ensure occupants safety. How and where can I have my vehicle's accelerator system inspected, at this time, Toyota has not contact me on this issue.

- Torrance, CA, USA

problem #16

Feb 032010

Corolla

  • 130,000 miles
My Toyota Corolla has accelerated unexpectedly several times, generally when the temperature is around 32 degrees Fahrenheit. The first time I noticed it, I rear-ended a pickup truck after a red light had turned green. The second time, I was backing out of a parking space and the car shot backwards 30' into a post (denting my bumper and breaking the rear drivers' side lights). The third time, nothing was broken - I was the only person on the road - but it scared the bejesus out of me. I called Toyota to complain and they said that there is no recall on my car. My belief is that there are accelerator / electronics problems with the Toyota Corolla that they are not admitting.

- Granger, IN, USA

problem #15

Sep 162009

Corolla

  • miles
The 2006 Toyota Corolla crashed into the back of our garage as my husband was attempting to park it. He stepped on the brake and the car accelerated.

- Radnor, PA, USA

problem #14

Jan 212009

Corolla

  • 40 miles
Could not control gas acceleration on 2006 Toyota Corolla.

- Bud, WV, USA

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