The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Scion Tc. While parked, the vehicle accelerated without notice. The vehicle was also moved forward while the brake pedal was depressed. The contact also stated that the throttle became stuck. The vehicle was towed to a dealer who could not diagnose the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 79,300.

- Abingdon, MD, USA

While driving down the highway on the way to work the car suddenly went into idle. The car would not accelerate making it difficult to get it out of the way, luckily I was on the road in the early morning when traffic was sparse. Upon consulting my local Toyota dealer they stated it is the throttle body which is common in this motor. I have found that I am not the only person to have this issue and really think it should be investigated as this is an extreme safety issue and a recall should be issued.

- Tarpon Springs, FL, USA

I own a Scion xa, my dealer insists there is nothing wrong. The car lunges and suddenly accelerates and sometimes, it is hard to get it to slow back down the tachometer lunges past 4. I do not have floor mats. The dealer insists it is me not the car. This car accelerates suddenly and it has happened several times. Something is definitely wrong with this car. One time I couldn't control the speed at all nor would the brakes work. I am not making this up.

- Mission, KS, USA

I took a 2006 Scion Tc in for a mechanic to investigate the cause of a "check engine" warning light. During his test drive, the vehicle reportedly unexpectedly accelerated and raced almost out of control. Per the mechanic, feedback from Toyota suggested the incidence was caused by a defective throttle body/sensor. According to the mechanic, the replacement part now offered by Toyota reflects significant modifications when compared to the original equipment.

- Katy, TX, USA

Apr 4, 2007 4:06 am us/pacific 3 killed in single-car crash in whittier, California three people were killed when a car lost control in whittier and slammed into a tree. Police said Wednesday that the victims of a solo-vehicle crash in whittier that left three people dead and two others hospitalized ranged in age from 18 to their early 20S. The crash occurred about 7 P.M. Tuesday on colima road North of Mar vista street, whittier police officer diana salazar said. Jennifer unzueta, albert velasquez and josh gutierrez were killed, salazar said. Unzueta was an 18-year-old whittier resident; velasquez, 19, was from whittier; and gutierrez was a 19-year-old pico rivera resident, according to the coroner's office. The driver, an 18-year-old woman identified as xenia guerra, remained hospitalized in stable condition at uci medical center, salazar said. Hector saenz, in his early 20S, was airlifted to county-usc medical center, and was hospitalized in stable condition, salazar said. Guerra, who had four passengers in the Toyota Scion, told police she lost control of the compact car. There were no witnesses, but salazar said the Toyota was coming down a hill from a wilderness area when the accident occurred. It was not clear what caused the crash, but drivers often come down the hill at dangerously high speeds, salazar said. The scene was cleared around 3:10 a.M. Wednesday, whittier police sgt. A. ruiz said.

- Mendon, MA, USA

Vincent butto (20) of magnolia, Delaware was killed when he lost control of Toyota Scion on January 15th, 2009. Preliminary investation by the Delaware state police state vincent failed to stop going through an intersection, the car rolled over several times and that excessive speed was a factor in the accident

- Mendon, MA, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Scion Tc. While traveling at a speed of 70 mph using the cruise control the contact attempted to brake and noticed that the vehicle had suddenly accelerated, causing the contact to crash into a nearby dirt embankment. The contact was injured during the crash and the vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer had been contacted but no repairs had been made. The failure and current mileages were 26000.

- Redlin, CA, USA

In May 2007 I had a rear end accident with another car where my car would not stop when I put on the brake. The other car moved forward and my car still would not stop and hit it again. It finally stopped when I put it in park. It seemed to me the accelerator was overpowering the brake. It happened on two other occasions. I have taken it to the Toyota dealership twice for it to investigated, once after the accident and again last year. They could not duplicate it and told me the car uses drive by wire technology and it was impossible for what I am experiencing to be occurring. Now the service manager will not even return my calls. Calls to Toyota customer relations were met with you need to call Scion customer relations and when they transfer me the call disconnects. I own a 2006 Scion Tc. I took the drs. Side floor mat out last summer and now with all the press and Toyota saying there is nothing wrong with my car I am afraid to drive it. I owe more than it is worth, so I am finding difficulty in even replacing it.

- Lancaster, CA, USA