Car begins to accelerate at a high rate. Rpms spike.

- North Scituate, RI, USA

Our 19 year old daughter was driving the vehicle on the morning of the accident. She was exiting a shopping center complex and although the vehicle's acceleration pedal was slightly pressed the vehicle would not accelerate and acted as the brakes were depressed in place of the accelerator. The vehicle suddenly lunged forward out of control and would not respond when she applied the brakes. The vehicle spun around headed in the opposite direction striking a tree head on with the passenger side of the vehicle. The problem is a result of a defective acceleration system which has been denied by Toyota. There are no floor mats in the vehicle which could have caused the car to accelerate without her intending to.

- Candler, NC, USA

This happened June 28, 2016. While driving under 35 mph speed limit, car speed suddenly accelerated, I hit the brake pedal hard several times, no response, vehicle continued at high speed, vehicle now running left and right uncontrollably, got hold of the hand brake and pulled it up hard, vehicle slowed down just in time before the road ended to a sharp left turn. I was on city road and luckily there was no other vehicle at the time.

- Sebring, FL, USA

I was on the highway and using cruise control. When I tried to turn it off, the light went off, but the vehicle continued to hold speed. The I tried to engage the cruise control and decelerate/accelerate, but the only effect was accelerating up to 80mph. Stepping on the brakes only slowed the vehicle down and didn't disengage the cruise control. I tried to shift the gears to neutral and still no effect except the engine revving to the red line. So I floored the brakes and could only slow the vehicle down to 20mph. Worried about what else may happen, I exited the highway and turned on to a street. Seeing no other options, I chose to just turn the engine off. At that point the power brakes stopped working and the car was still rolling. So I shifted the gear to park and we stopped abruptly.

- St. Paul, MN, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Scion Xa. While driving 15 mph the throttle became stuck and the speed increased which caused the contact to crash into the curb, the tire blew out and the front fender was damaged. No one was injured and no police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to her residence. A report was filed with the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 19,868. Updated 04/01/10. Updated 08/31/10

- South San Franciso, CA, USA

Sudden acceleration incident. First time it happened. 2006 Scion Xa. Driving back from N.M. on I-25. Going approx. 65 mph. Was passing car on right when came to a hill. Had to accelerate. Suddenly car engine revved up, made a loud noise and rapidly accelerated. I couldn't slow it down because the brakes wouldn't work. I managed to get around the car and tried to slow down the car so that I could get off on the right shoulder and stop the car. Somehow managed to slow the car enough (I'm not sure how because the brakes wouldn't work) to get off on the right shoulder. Pulled the emergency brake to stop the car and turned it off. Tried to start it again, and it was doing the same thing. Turned it off and waited for awhile. Finally turned the car back on, and it was operating normally. Managed to get to my destination safely. Haven't taken it to Toyota. Not sure they would do anything.

- El Paso, TX, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Scion Xa. While driving 5 mph, the vehicle accelerated to 15 mph. The brake pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle would not stop and crashed into a tree. The vehicle was restarted and the throttle was fully engaged. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they stated that the failure was due to the aftermarket rostra cruise control switch. The failure previously occurred without a crash and the dealer previously recommended that the cruise control be disconnected. The cruise control was not disconnected because the dealer stated that the failure had been repaired. The failure mileage was 13,200 and current mileage was 13,200. Updated 3/4/08 updated 03/04/08

- Arlington, VA, USA