Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / COROLLA / 2003

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004296966 Incident Date: Aug, 26 2004
Consumer's City: HACKENSACK Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: COROLLA Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:pedals and linkages
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2T1BR32E63C Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 20 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 13 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Intermittently the vehicle lunged or accelerated upon final parking with foot off accelerator and on brake. the vehicle jumped over a couple feet. the dealership inspected the vehicle several times and found nothing wrong. *ak the brakes failed to hold. the consumer stated that over the past year she experienced engine surges and the vehicle lunging forward upon braking. the vehicle was taken in for service and they admitted they did not know how to fix this problem. consumer was told she had a design flaw in her vehicle where the brake and the accelerator were designed too close. *tc *jb