2014 Toyota Corolla Acceleration Problems

Mileage when the problem started

• Under 25k
  1875%
• 25k–50k
  28%
• 50k–75k
  28%
• 75k–100k
  14%
• 100k–150k
  00%
• 150k+
  14%

Owner reports

Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2014 Toyota Corolla owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration several times. The engine surged and the vehicle proceeded to accelerate with the brake pedal depressed, which LED to two crashes. During the first crash, the vehicle surged in reverse and accelerated with the brake pedal depressed and crashed into a tree. When the gear was placed into drive, the engine continued to surge and the vehicle crashed into the wall of a house. The second crash occurred while attempting to park. The engine surged and the vehicle proceeded to crash into the garage wall. The contact did not suffer any injuries. The dealer inspected the vehicle and advised that the vehicle was operating as normal. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 48.

I was driving my car on a crowded city street. It was rush hour and the traffic was sort of stop and go. After a stop, I accelerated my car to about 25 m/h following the car before me, then I noticed my car was going faster than I intended and approaching the car ahead. I applied the brakes in a normal manner, however, the car did not slow down and continued to accelerate. Feeling something was wrong, I slammed on the brakes, but it was not early enough to stop before rear-ending the car. Even after the crash and stop, my car's engine was continuing revving up until I turned off the engine by turning the key. I had a dash cam on my Corolla and the accident was recorded with clear movie and sound.

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 Toyota Corolla. While pulling into a parking space, the vehicle accelerated and crashed into a cement brick structure when the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle landed on top of the cement brick structure, which caused the front driver side tire to explode. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence where it was not diagnosed or repaired. A police report was filed and there were no injuries reported. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 12,300. Updated 02/12/16

Tl* the contact owned a 2014 Toyota Corolla. While driving around a mall parking lot, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the vehicle violently accelerated. The brakes failed to stop the vehicle and it crashed into a boulder. The contact sustained a fractured sternum and a fractured back that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 200,000.

While going down a winding road, the car unexpectedly accelerated at a very high speed and veered to the right and the body was damaged costing over $4000. It was towed back to the dealer; they allegedly placed it on a scanner and claimed nothing was wrong with the vehicle because it not show any 'codes.' I have become familiar with the recent recalls and acceleration problems with this model and would like Toyota to perform a more thorough inspection.

I was pulling into a parking space & slowing down. I turned left into the space and, of course, had my foot on the brake and my car suddenly accelerated on it's own. I kept pushing on the brake but it kept going. The higher than usual curb at the shopping center, I suppose, is what stopped the car, though my foot repeatedly kept pushing the brake. I tried to drive it home but it was not working. We had it towed to Toyota in rockwall. They had someone look at it. The person that looked at it called my home to get my story but asked my husband what took place. I didn't get the message till the next day. When I was getting ready to call him back, my husband told me that he called and said he did not need to talk to me. How can you legitimately tell me what I say happened did not happen when you haven't even talked to me. I was the only one in the car, not my husband. …

Jsd recall. Car involuntarily accelorates. Bouncing of rmp, revving and sticking at high rev. Team Toyota deemed the transmission unserviceable and refused to do the jsd recall. While highway driving, intersection accelloration car revs and slows down. Advised the CVT trans needs to be replaced at 5500.00. Car is at 55,000 miles and is apparently over the 5 year factory warrantee by 6 days at time it was brought in for service. Issue only started happening in October 2018, 1 month before the factory warrantee ran out. I was out of town for 10 days and brought the car in for service upon my return and was advised the CVT trans needed replacing before they would do a recall. Picked car up and it was 500 times worse than when I dropped it off 4 days earlier. I have owned more than 2 toyotas and never had an issue. …

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 Toyota Corolla. While driving less than 30 MPH from a cul-de-sac, the vehicle accelerated at a high rate of speed independently. The accelerator pedal was stuck and would not release. The vehicle crashed into a tree. None of the air bags deployed. The brakes were applied with force, but failed to stop the vehicle. The driver sustained back and neck pain. The passenger sustained chest pains. Both occupants received medical treatment. The insurance company was notified of the crash and was to tow the vehicle to inspect the cause of the failure. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the crash. A police report was filed. The manufacturer issued 32 tsbs for the electrical system and two for the brake system. The failure mileage was not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that the check engine indicator illuminated. While driving at unknown speeds, the accelerator pedal was applied and traveled to the floorboard. The vehicle failed to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the codes were reset. The mechanic referred the contact to a dealer. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer (bill walsh Toyota, 4000 n columbus street, ottawa, il 61350) where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and opened case number: 181200125. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not included in a recall nor was it under warranty. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 70,777.

The car sometimes has a hesitation problem from a dead stop; especially when making a left turn. This creates a scary situation due to I never know when it's going to happen so I have to wait quite awhile for oncoming traffic to spread out much further then normal (about 50 car lengths) sometimes this is not practical so I have to chance it & hope not to get broadsided. The dealership is of no help & I doubt if they have written it down the 2 times I reported it. This problem has happened over 50 times over the last 21 months & started in month # 1. The dealership said that Toyota had a new style transmission & that might be the problem but that is doubtful because the engine RPM's don't come up. The symptoms appear to be a fuel starving problem.

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