Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA
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Driver assistance reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
9
Latest Aug 27, 2010
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
7%
of 130 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
3
What this page shows
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Toyota Corolla submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming driver-assistance
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 27, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME STUCK. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PLATE IN WHICH THE TRANSMISSION WAS SITTING ON WAS BENT ABNORMALLY AND BELIEVED IT TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE STICKING ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE STICKING ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
NHTSA ID
10352357
Incident
Aug 19, 1996
Mileage
40,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 23, 2010
Crash reported1 death reported
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
NHTSA ID
10313063
Incident
Sep 26, 2004
Mileage
40,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 1, 2002
2 injuries reported
WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY VEHICLE REVVED OUT OF CONTROL. *AK
NHTSA ID
8006723
Incident
Mar 7, 2002
Driver assistance
Filed Dec 8, 1999
Crash reported
CONSUMER WAS GOING 25MPH WHILE IT WAS SUNNY OUTSIDE & CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE UP TO A HIGHER SPEED. THE ONLY WAY CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE WAS TO HIT A TREE. NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. CAR WAS TOWED, AND TOYOTA WAS CONTACTED AND WILL COME OUT TO LOOK AT VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ID
853863
Driver assistance
Filed Nov 13, 1997
WHILE PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING OWNER TO FEAR FOR SAFETY.OWNER ALSO NOTES AT THE TIME VEHICLE ACCELERATED, IT FELT LIKE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED, BUT IT WASN'T. AUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK
NHTSA ID
818980
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 29, 1997
DRIVING TO INTERSECTION, SPEED CONTROL OFF; ENGINE STARTED REVVING HIGH; SPEED CONTROL WENT ON; APPLIED BRAKES, BUT IT DID NOT DISENGAGE. VEHICLE WENT THROUGH INTERSECTION. PULLED OVER & TURNED IT OFF. RESTARTED IT & SAME PROBLEM. HUSBAND FOUND BROKEN CABLE. WILL BE TAKEN TO DEALER. *AK
NHTSA ID
814470
Incident
Jul 19, 1997
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 17, 1997
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
NHTSA ID
603292
Incident
Aug 21, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Oct 3, 1995
WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK THE VEHICLE SURGED AND WENT OVER A CURB. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
NHTSA ID
972815
Incident
Sep 20, 1995
Driver assistanceElectricalExterior lighting+3 more
Filed Jan 23, 1995
DRIVER/PASSENGER SEAT BELTS DO NOT PROPERLY RETAIN OCCUPANTS. TT
NHTSA ID
958995
Incident
Apr 22, 1994
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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