Complaint 2155564
2012 TOYOTA COROLLA • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL • incident Dec 3, 2025
- Complaint ID
- 2155564
- Make
- TOYOTA
- Model
- COROLLA
- Model Year
- 2012
- Component
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Incident Date
- Dec 3, 2025
- Date Received
- Dec 9, 2025
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Owner Narrative
The contact owned a 2012 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while parking in a post office parking lot and depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle experienced sudden and unintended acceleration, crashed into a tree, and shut off. There was no warning light illuminated before or after the crash. There was no property damage. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained a hematoma and pain in the right arm. The contact's friend transported the contact to Urgent Care, where the contact received medical assistance. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard, where it was totaled by the insurance company. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The contact stated that she had reported a similar incident to NHTSA via mail in 2012. The failure mileage was approximately 57,000.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.