Accelerator depresses slowly forcing the use of extra brake pressure.

- Bronx, NY, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Corolla. While driving, the vehicle began to rapidly increase its speed. Even after repeated brake application the vehicle would not stop. Consequently the consumers mother crashed into another vehicle. The driver was injured and the air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The vehicle was being inspected by the insurance company. He did not contact the dealer or the manufacturer. The current and failure mileages were approximately 2,500. Updated 12/15/09 updated 01/19/10 ( son on behalf of his mother). Updated 01/20/10...updated 12/03/14 updated 5/11/15

- Stephens City, VA, USA

2009 Toyota Corolla, "S" automatic transmission. The problem was initially identified by me when my car would not catch while on a slope in drive. The transmission would roll back. The dealership said this was normal due to a loss of pressure, however it would do it even if I barley stopped on a gradual incline for a few seconds. This has caused me to roll back unless I had one foot on the brake and one foot on the gas while to keep me steady to start. This happened at from the time I purchased the car. Recently, I my engine has been running really rough and winding at a high pitch while driving. It now intermittently goes between gears and downshifts automatically into gears that are not appropriate for the speeds traveling. This causes a drastic down speed, and example is I will be on the freeway traveling speeds between 50-65 and it will downshift and reduce my speed to 40 mph or less, then I will try to accelerate and it will redline out, as if I am in neutral and I will have no control to regain speed until it automatically pushes itself back into gear, and then increases my speed at a rapid pace, without me putting my foot on the gas. At this point, I am required to place my foot on the brake to control my speeds. The dealership has taken my car back twice and claimed to have fixed it twice based on the reads, but I have had the same problem. The reads on the computer will say that it is an electrical malfunction... however they can not identify where the malfunction is coming from. Parts have not been replaced and no repairs have been made to fix this at this time. Toyota is not assisting with the recall and I am left with lots of shop hours. Thinking about registering for the lemon law about my car, I drive apx. 1000 miles week and my car is not saving, consistent, and is a safety issue since have no control while my car malfunctions. I can only react to what is happening. It also makes a loud clunking sound, and a high winding sound when redlining.

- Wilsonville, OR, USA

Regarding the acceleration surge in Toyota. We do not believe it was the floor mats! we have a 2009 Corolla and last winter when it was 2 months old, the surge happened to my son when he was driving the vehicle. He had his foot totally off accelerator and nothing was caught under the accelerator. The Corolla does not even have the type of mats that are considered dangerous as in the Camry and other models. Thankfully, he had the knowledge put the brakes on hard, shove it in neutral and then applied the brakes once again and turn off vehicle. Please do not let Toyota just believe this is he result of floormats. I believe it is more computer and accelerator related. It has not occurred since. Please continue your investigation. Thank you.

- Eagan, MN, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Corolla. While driving 50 mph the vehicle accelerated to 74 mph without any prior warnings. After a few minutes the vehicle began to decelerate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the technicians were unable to duplicate the failure. They then gave her a loaner, to continue vehicle inspection. The dealer has yet to identify the cause of the failure, and provide a remedy. The failure mileage was 1700. The current mileage was 1750. Updated 12/7/09 the consumer stated the second time the incident happened, she hit another vehicle and the bumper on her vehicle was damamged. Updated 12/08/09

- Cusseta, GA, USA

We were driving the freeway with the cruise control on. We went up a very small incline and the cruise adjusted. However the cruise would not readjust at the top of the incline and continued to gain speed. My husband tried to brake, to no avail, just increases in speed(act. Speed unknown).finally, a break in traffic, shifted to neutral and guided the car to an exit. Turned off car, turned back on and engine still racing, finally on next try went to normal. I have not used the cruise since. But hearing of other Toyota with sua, I'm wondering if this is the same even though Corollas are not mentioned. Without a break in traffic, I'm convinced there could have been serious consequences to this incident. Contacted Toyota and they checked the car with no conclusion to the cause of the event. The mat did not appear to be a cause of the event. We assumed that it was the cruise control because it was the first time we used it. The cruise had been engaged for at least 50 miles before the event. This was a terrifying event for my husband who is normally very calm and myself.

- Hilliard, OH, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Corolla. While attempting to proceed at a traffic light, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. He was unable to control the vehicle speed after engaging the brake pedal. He was forced to place the vehicle in neutral and shut the engine off. When he restarted the vehicle, he noticed that the rpms were rapidly increasing and that the accelerator pedal was stuck between the floor mat. He notified the manufacturer and was advised that his year, make and model vehicle was not a part of the existing recall. The floor mat was replaced. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 5,900 and the current mileage was 6,000. Updated 11/17/09

- Centreville , VA, USA

2009 Toyota Corolla I have a file number10284648 I filed a couple of weeks ago. My car ' gas pedal did not get stuck on the floor mat.Toyota is making up a cheat excuse for the real problem the gas pedal in my car comes from way up under the dash, high on the fire wall pedal arm comes down to above the floor mats. I think you need to do your own investigating, I'll let you check my car even.

- Artesia, CA, USA

I bought a Toyota Corolla March 2009, on about Sept. 1, 2009 I was driving around palos verdes I saw donald trupm's golf course.so I pulled in and drove through the drop off area and ask the guy that was out there for a flyer and he gave me one and them I went to the stop sign to leave. I was pulling out and I saw a small truck coming so I jumped on the accelerator to get ahead of truck and when I let up on the accelerator the car didn't slow down.I then had to push on my brakes as hard as I could while pulling on the strewing whelelreally hard to help me push the brake pedal real hard.the car would not stop running fast it got stuck in passing gear mold and won't stop from really racing the engine.! was real lucky there was a place to pull of the road, so I pulled into a small parking area and put the car into park, I turned the key off and them I stared the car again and it was still racing the engine really really fast. So I turned the key off again and I didn't know what to do.I didn't want to drive down the hills in palos verdes because that was really scary and I think that if I wasn't use to being around car's with my X-husband a lot, like pulling car's with a rope to start them and then slamming on the brake when it started to keep from running into the car that was towing me..some other people could panic and have a really bad accident. So any way I had a friend with me and I opened the hood and ask her to get into the drivers sit to pump on the gas peddle I tried to see were the linkage was to see if I could do something to stop the motor from racing.I could not see where the linkage was and I didn't want take the cover of the motor because I haven't done that on newer car's.so igot back into the drivers seat and got my purse out to call the automobile club but before I did that I thought I would try starting the car one more time and it was O.K. I took the car to Toyota to check it they couldn't get to do the same thing and tried to blame it on the carpet.

- Artesia, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Corolla. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle continued to accelerate when the brake pedal was depressed. The contact must exert great force to the brake pedal in order for the vehicle to come to a complete stop. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but they could not duplicate or determine the cause of the failure. The contact is in the process of notifying the manufacturer. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 17,000 and current mileage was 17,556.

- Melrose, MA, USA