Toyota COROLLA iM Complaints

20 consumer complaints on file.

#11727487March 27, 2026
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
The contact owns a 2017 Toyota IM. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 MPH or faster, the engine started choking and the vehicle hesitated and started losing automotive power. While the vehicle was idling at a stoplight, the RPM fluctuated between 700 and 500, and the vehicle vibrated as if it was about to stall. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer approximately 3 or 4 times; however, the failure persisted. The contact researched and became aware that similar vehicles were recalled for a defective fuel pump; however, the contact’s VIN was not included. The vehicle was taken to a second dealer, Keyes Toyota (5855 Van Nuys Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91401); and the throttle body; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and a complaint was filed. The failure mileage was 16,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11670058June 29, 2025
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Originally my rear left tire had a blow out on 6/28, and when I brought the car in to have the tire changed on 6/29, Goodyear determined that the belts on all 4 tires were defective and concluded that it was a manufacturers defect. 1. Defective tires were replaced and recycled by Goodyear. 2. Safety at risk and could have led to another blowout or worse. unable to reproduce the issue. 3. Vehicle inspected by Toyota initially for the annual inspection, but unless the tires were removed they would not be able to see the bands. 4. The only time the tire pressure light came on prior to this was when I had a puncture that was repaired by Toyota. Since then there have been no other warnings. 225/45Z R17 94W DOT NUMBERS: CMH8AKM2123 CMH8AKM2223 CMH8AKM2223 CMH8AKM3023
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11626350November 20, 2024
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
A/C compressor Non-functioning A/C affects windshield defogging function. Issue was diagnosed and repair at an independent vehicle repair facility No it was not. None.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11606049August 2, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
"Precollition system malfunction" "visit your dealler". "Headlight system malfunction" " visit your dealer". Codes: B124C, C1AAO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11603447July 19, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The paint is chipping from the car
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11497609December 15, 2022
POWER TRAIN
During a routine drive on the 91 West freeway my car got stuck in gear. I was unable to move the car that was on a busy freeway that was seconds ago driving perfectly.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11489844October 18, 2022
SEAT BELTS
The contact owned a 2017 Toyota Corolla IM. The contact stated that while driving at 5 MPH, another vehicle struck the driver's side front door, causing the seat belt to forcefully retract inward on his chest. The air bags were deployed upon impact. The contact received medical attention for his chest pain and was diagnosed with two hernias. A police report was filed. The vehicle was driven to the residence by his neighbor and was deemed totaled by the insurance company. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 33,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11442929December 6, 2021
LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING, STEERING, POWER TRAIN
The steering wheel locks and unable ro drive
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11442142November 30, 2021
AIR BAGS
The contact's daughter owns a 2018 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while his daughter was at a standstill at a traffic light when another vehicle rear-ended her and pushed her forward causing her to crash into the front vehicle. The contact stated the air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustain head, neck and back injuries, had bruises around the pelvic area, due to the seat belt. The rear driver passenger (granddaughter) sustained neck and head injuries. The contact stated both seek medical attention at a near hospital. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle was towed to a body shop. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 32,365.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11441685November 25, 2021
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
ok so what had happen is the cars so call foward collision of the speific car did nit work steering wheel lock when i made a left turn and i hit a curve lane departure did not work or anything i just hit the curve and not too long ago on sept 2021 i had a fender bender and i stepped on the brakes and car still slid without even going fast
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11429313August 16, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I was driving came to a stop at red-light, car was idling and I felt a jerk from back, once light turned green car had loss of power when acceleration and didn't want to go. This incident happened on 5 different occasions starting in July 2021 into August
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11376330November 25, 2020
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE
VEHICLE STRUCK A DEAR AT APPROX. 50-55 MPH. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. VEHICLE SUFFERED DAMAGE AS FAR BACK AS THE ENGINE REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. FRONT IMPACT BAR AND CORE SUPPORT WAS NOTICEABLY BENT. HOW COULD AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOY? I WAS NOT DRIVING MY WIFE WAS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11362295October 1, 2020
AIR BAGS
MY CAR IS IM COROLLA 2017. WHEN I WAS DRIVING 2 DAYS AGO THE AIR BAG WARNING APPEARED IN THE DASHBOARD. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA TO BE CHECKED. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE THAT CONNECTS TO THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I TOLD THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT MY CAR IS ONLY MORE THAN 3 YEARS OLD WITH 32,000 MILEAGE. MY CONCERN IS MY SAFETY DRIVING A CAR WHEN THE SPIRAL CABLE ATTACHED TO THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG IS DAMAGED WHICH COULD DEACTIVATES THE AIRBAG AND CAUSED THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON. HE MENTIONED I NEED TO PAY ROUGHLY $700.00 FOR THE SPIRAL ELECTRICAL WIRE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE HE HAUD MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY ALREADY. IS IT REALLY MY FAULT IF THE SPIRAL CABLE IS DAMAGED THAT DEACTIVATES THE AIRBAG OR IS IT AN EXISTING ISSUE CONCERNING SPIRAL CABLE CONNECTED TO AIRBAGS. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11310013February 19, 2020
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING AT 65 MILES PER HOUR ON THE FREEWAY SUDDENLY THE RPM IDLE WHEN TO ALMOST 700 RPM AND QUICKLY DROPPED TO 0 RPM AND STARTED LOOSING SPEED , MY BRAKES WERE HARD TO PRESS .AND WE QUICKLY NOTICE THAT THE TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11221072June 18, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I WON'T TO KNOW WHY IT'S NOT MANDATORY FOR ALL NEWLY MANUFACTURED VEHICLES TO HAVE THE COMPUTERIZED BLIND SPOT ASSISTANCE (BSA) SYSTEM INSTALLED? THIS SYSTEM MUST BE MANDATORY THE SAME AS SEATBELTS AND AIRBAGS. VEHICLES SUCH AS THE NISSANS HAVE ADVANCED WARNING SYSTEMS FOR BLIND SPOTS. COUNTLESS MOTOR VEHICLES ACCIDENTS HAPPEN DAILY BECAUSE DRIVERS CAN'T PROPERLY SEE EXISTING TRAFFIC PRIOR TO CHANGING LANES DUE TO SIDE MIRROR BLIND SPOTS. THE DUAL/DOUBLE SIDE MIRROR MUST BE MADE AVAILABLE SO THE DEALERS OR THE INDIVIDUAL CAN REMOVE/REPLACE ALL EXISTING MIRRORS. IT NEEDS TO BE MANDATORY FOR CURRENT OWNERS OF ALL VEHICLES BEING DRIVEN TO HAVE AT LEAST THE DUAL/SPLIT MIRROR. THIS SAFETY REQUIREMENT WILL SAVE COUNTLESS LIVES EACH DAY. THESE WARNING SYSTEMS SHOULD NOT BE A LUXURY FOR ONLY THE RICH. EVERY LIFE MATTERS. THE TECHNOLOGY IS THERE AND MUST BE USED TO HELP SAVE LIVES. PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO WHOM EVER CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR CHANGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11164761January 3, 2019
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYED DURING EXTENSVE COLLISION....NONE DEPLOYED.....ALSO DRIVERS SEAT BELT DID NOT ACTIVATE DURING COLLISION. THIS VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP ON THE INTERSTATE I77.....IT WAS REAR-ENDED AT A HIGH SPEED OF ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING BACK, FRONT AND DRIVERS SIDE DAMAGE...VEHICLE IS TOTALLED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11129623September 15, 2018
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FROM A COMPLETE STOP WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE YOU CAN PUSH THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND IT WILL ACCELERATE EXTREMELY SLOW THEN WILL TAKE OFF CREATING ONE OF TWO SAFETY CONCERNS. EITHER YOU MUST FLOOR THE ACCELERATOR TO EVEN ATTEMPT TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC OR FEATHER THE ACCELERATOR AND GET RUN OVER FROM BEHIND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129624September 15, 2018
ENGINE
VEHICLE IN DRIVE STOPPED AND AT AN IDLE THE RPM WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 800 TO 400RPMS ALMOST STALLING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11114455July 30, 2018
STEERING, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2018 TOYOTA MATRIX IM THIS IS A LETTER ADDRESSING THE VEHICLES THAT ARE BEING SOLD AND DISTRIBUTED IN MY STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AS AN AMERICAN TO THIS BEAUTIFUL NATION, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, I'M APPALLED TO FIND THAT TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A. IS LOSING BUSINESS AND HAVING COPYCATS OR AS I MAY CALL THEM TOYS 'SOLD' ON BEHALF OF A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE COMPANY. AS A CHILD I NEVER PLAYED WITH TOYS AND HAVE ALWAYS HAD MY EYES IN BOOKS AND ON THE PRIZE. AS A MAN I KNOW I DON'T DESERVE A CAR THAT IS A HOT WHEEL PROTOTYPE. I WAS GRATEFUL THAT CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE EXTENDED A LOAN TO FINANCE THIS VEHICLE AND WOULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO OWNERSHIP.MY FINDINGS AND RESEARCH HAVE DETERMINED THAT I DID NOT RECEIVE WHAT TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A.;INC. IMPORTANCE IS ABOUT 'WE BUILD CARS AND TRUCKS THAT HELP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY GO PLACES RELIABLY AND SAFELY.' (HTTPS://WWW.TOYOTA.COM/USA/OUR-STORY/INDEX.HTML).THE VEHICLE I RECEIVED FROM FREEWAY TOYOTA LOCATED AT 1835 GLENDALE AVE, HANFORD, CA 93230 IS NOT WHAT TOYOTA'S LIFELONG PHILOSOPHY FOR CONSUMER'S SAFETY SHOULD BE. THE VEHICLE CAME WITH UPGRADED PARTS THAT WERE INSTALLED BY THE DEALERSHIP. I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE OR SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. AN UNUSUAL SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE HAS BEEN LINGERING FROM DAY ONE OF THE PURCHASE. I DISREGARDED THE SMELL FOR A FEW WEEKS AND ADDRESSED MY CONCERN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN GIVING ME EXTREME HEADACHES. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADVISED THE CVT TRANSMISSION IS CONFORMED TO OPERATE WITH A SMELL THAT WILL LAST FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND EVENTUALLY DISAPPEAR. TO MY DISCOVERY I FOUND THAT THERE ARE STYROFOAM PIECES THAT ARE PLACED UNDER THE FLOOR MAT, ONE DISTINCTIVELY UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL AREA WHICH IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR CONSUMERS. FROM PERSONAL USE I KNOW THAT STYRFOAM IS MAINLY USED TO KEEP LIQUIDS THAT ARE EITHER HOT OR COLD AT THE DESIRED TEMPERATURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11012228August 1, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PROBLEM WITH THE STABILITY AND ENGINE WHEN THE CAR RUN IN LOW VELOCITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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