The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerated without the accelerator pedal being applied while driving at lower speeds. On four occasions when the vehicle accelerated a crash occurred each time. There were no injuries. The contact has taken the vehicle to the dealer twice who stated that the brakes caused the failure since they were unaware of the floor mat or the sticky pedal recall. The contact stated that the failure could potentially cause serious injuries to occur. The failure mileage was 9,664.

- Andover, MA, USA

This is the second incident I've experience with an engine surge and unintended acceleration. I was driving approx. 25mph towards an intersection. The light ahead was red, so I took my foot entirely off of the accelerator and let the car coast. It gradually slowed down as it always does, nothing unusual. As I came up on the red light I applied the brakes and rolled to a soft stop. I waited at a red light with my foot resting entirely on the brake pedal. All of a sudden--the first thing I noticed was the sound--the engine roared and the car tried to race forward despite my foot on the brake. I pressed harder on the brake to no avail. The car was fighting against me wanting to race forward. There was a stopped car ahead of me and I was trying not to crash into it. In desperation I stood up on the brakes as hard as I could and the car skid. I had to steer into oncoming traffic to avoid rear ending the car in front of me. I pulled the emergency brake and the car came to a stop diagonal across two lanes of traffic. I brought the car into Toyota for a second time. Dealer ran extensive tests on electronic and engine systems and said there was nothing wrong. They stated that the computer "history" showed no record of the incident. They offered no explanation nor any remedy. I am frustrated beyond belief that Toyota is hiding behind "we can't find anything wrong" and is not trying harder to find the cause. There are no floor mats in my car, and there are no problems with the gas pedal. I would like to make very clear that my foot was entirely off of the gas pedal for at least 15 seconds prior to the failure. I am convinced that this incident was caused by a computer mis-fire or electronic malfunction that caused the engine to open full-throttle while the car was stopped and brakes engaged. Toyota does not know what is wrong, and they don't know how to fix it --this is a huge problem! peoples lives are at stake!

- Sausalito, CA, USA

I was traveling westbound on I-80 at approximately 55-60 miles per hour during light rain. I took my foot off the gas pedal but the car continued to accelerate. I pushed the brake pedal a few times, but the braking system was non-responsive. I realized I would soon be approaching the car ahead of me, so I looked in my mirrors and over both shoulders to determine the locations of other vehicles. I wanted to change lanes so that I had more time to attempt other corrective actions. When I began the lane change and while my vehicle was continuing to accelerate, the vehicle spun out and I hit the center divide head-on. The accident stalled the motor. A highway patrol officer arrived on scene, but after arriving had to leave to go to a major-injury crash.

- Davis, CA, USA

2006 Toyota Corolla "S" / 52760 miles I was driving on a city street and approaching a red stop light, I applied the brakes and was nearly at a complete stop (could not have been going more than 2-3mph). All of a sudden without warning, the engine surged and the car lurched forward--despite the fact that I the brakes were being pressed. I immediately pressed harder on the brakes and got no reaction, so I jammed both feet on the brake pedal as hard as I could, the wheels locked and I skid approximately 10 feet! I had to steer out of the way of rear-ending the stopped car ahead of me. All of this happened in about a three second time frame. It was literally a miracle that I did not Ram into the car ahead of me. Once the car came to a stop, everything seemed normal again, and the car drove fine as if nothing ever happened. I am the original owner and sole driver of this car and have never experienced anything like this. It was as if some outside force had control over the car and I could not stop it. This could have caused seriously injury or death. I immediately called my Toyota service dept. And the technician I spoke to told me he "never heard of such a thing" or that "maybe perhaps the floor mat was involved". I currently have no floor mats in this vehicle so that was not the cause. I am bringing the car into Toyota. However in researching this incident online, I am not the only person who has experienced this sudden lurching and loss of control. Toyota needs to address this now!

- Sausalito, CA, USA

I own a 2006 Toyota Corolla ce. I have had the same type of sudden acceleration problems that led to the two recalls you have issued on other Toyota models and years. Please institute a recall for my model and year Toyota. Updated IVOQ 10/20/10

- Albany, ND, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. While driving 55 mph with the cruise control activated, the vehicle began to accelerate without intention. Months after the failure he noticed the check engine warning light illuminated on the instrument control panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealership and the engine control module was replaced. The current and failure mileages were 50000.

- Merrill, WI, USA

Sudden acceleration at highway speeds in 2006 Toyota Corolla - on 11-24-09 traveling South on highway 5 in California near buttonwilow at approximately 70-75 miles per hour in the fast lane, probably while on cruise control, car began to accelerate, hit the brake which had no effect, and if it had been on cruise control, it did not override the acceleration. I began to get closer to the car in front of me. I do not believe I initially tried to put the car into neutral. I turned off the car engine, the acceleration stopped, I hit the brake somewhat to get it down to a regular speed, put the car into neutral, started it while coasting, put it back into gear (manual transmission), and the crisis was over. Then, about an hour later, while on the grapevine portion of hwy 5 after the summit, it did the same thing with lesser traffic. I put it into neutral this time, hit the brake, slowed a little, put it back into gear and since then it has not occurred. See next paragraph. Over the past 3 years, their have been a number of additional occasions with a different issue where: 1) my foot has slipped off the brake onto the accelerator causing the engine to rev when in neutral in the driveway or a stoplight (I think because the pedals are small and very close to one another), and; 2) occasions when the accelerator has got stuck under the floormat when the floormat had slid forward causing the car to accelerate. Regarding the highway acceleration problem, this was not the case.

- Cupertino, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. While entering a parking space the vehicle suddenly accelerated without intention. Consequently she rear-ended another vehicle, and then struck a telephone pole. The vehicle was completely destroyed, and none of the air bags deployed. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed away from the crash site. The failure mileage was 80,000. Updated 12/07/09 updated 12/07/09.

- Derry, NH, USA

I have a 2006 Toyota Corolla. It has a history of surge problem exactly like the surge issue acknowledged by Toyota on the Lexus. However, Toyota refuses to acknowledge problem with issue on 2006 Corolla. My car has been in to service twice with this issue. I was almost thrown into 50 mile per hr traffic.

- Mechanicsville, VA, USA

: the contact stated while driving various speeds and releasing the accelerator pedal the vehicle only slowed to 30 mph. Also, when depressing the brake pedal there was a extended stopping distance. Furthermore, the odometer had become inoperable. The vehicle was driven to the dealer where the cause of the problems could not be determined. Updated 11/30/2006 -

- Baton Rouge, LA, USA

On May 28, 2006, while attempting to make a routine stop in a commercial lot, the engine of the car revved, the car accelerated and jumped the concrete stop at the end of the parking space and crashed into a tree causing extensive damage along the driver's side of the car. The car was towed to the dealership who made the repairs. The dealership from whom I bought the car indicated verbally that nothing was wrong with the engine. I am certain that human error did not play a part in the car's sudden acceleration.

- Kill Devil Hills, NC, USA

My wife was behind the wheel of her 2006 Toyota Corolla le and was backing slowly out of a parking space (her foot was resting on the brake pedal) when she and another driver bumped rear bumpers (speed was about 2 mph), my wife shifted the transmission into drive, the engine raced the car leaded forward up and over a cement parking curb and into a plate glass window of a health spa (ymca). It was a miracle that no one in the spa was seriously hurt. The car was totaled, my wife was devastated and emotionally a wreck. The car was inspected for mechanical defects by a state inspector. None were found.

- Exeter, RI, USA

The contact stated while coming to a stop in a parking lot the engine revved the vehicle lunged forward. When the vehicle lunched forward it rolled over the concrete slab used at the end of parking spaces and crashed into a tree. The vehicle was towed to dealer. The front bumper and the driver side mirrors were replaced and the dents in the vehicle were fixed however the dealer was unable to determine the cause of the vehicle lurching forward. A police report was filed on the scene.

- Kill Devil Hills, NC, USA