# 2009 Toyota Corolla accelerates on its own

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-toyota-corolla-accelerates-on-its-own/131002>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** corolla, toyota\
**Created:** [December 17, 2018, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-toyota-corolla-accelerates-on-its-own/131002 "2018-12-17T17:59:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![emmanuel24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bb73d2/32.png) [@emmanuel24](https://community.cartalk.com/u/emmanuel24)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-toyota-corolla-accelerates-on-its-own/131002/1 "2018-12-17T17:59:26Z")

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My car accelerates on its own.When the car is even not in motion the engine sound increases like i have increased pressure on the accelerator.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 8:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-toyota-corolla-accelerates-on-its-own/131002/2 "2018-12-17T20:57:47Z")

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I suggest you get it in to a mechanic so they can take a good look at it. This can be dangerous.