Issue ID | 768898 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10313063 |
Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
Brand | TOYOTA |
Model | COROLLA |
Model Year | 1993 |
File date | 26/09/04 |
Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Tl* 1993 toyota corolla. When the driver attempted to move the vehicle from one parking space to another, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a tree. The frontal air bag deployed causing internal injuries that killed the driver on impact. The manufacturer sent an investigator to diagnose the failure. The investigation concluded that the vehicles sudden acceleration mileage was 18 mph when it crashed into the tree. The current and failure mileages were 40,000. A police report was filed. Updated 03/14/10 *bf updated04/16/10. *lj document written in spanish. Updated 10/12/10 updated 9/21/2011*cw |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 40000 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
City and State | MIAMI , FL |
VIN pattern | JT2AE09E5P0XXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
Was medical attention required? | |
Was part original equipment? | |
No. of injured persons | |
No. of fatalities | 1 |
Date of purchase | 26/12/92 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
Number of cylinders | 4 |
Drive train type | FWD |
Transmission type | AUTO |
Vehicle speed | 20 |
DoT tire identifier | |
Tire size | |
Location of tire code | |
Type of tire failure code | |
Was defective tire repaired? | |
Date of manufacture | |
Type of child seat code | |
Type of restraint | |
Dealer's name | KENDALL TOYOTA |
Dealer's telephone number | |
Dealer's city | MIAMI |
Dealer's state code | FL |
Dealer's ZIP code | 33156 |