Toyota Corolla Complaints (2015)

220 consumer complaints on file.

#10762730September 9, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN DRIVING THE TOYOTA COROLLA S 2015 AT NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING DOWNHILL, HALF OF THE WINDSHIELD IS DARK HORIZONTALLY FROM THE MIDDLE UP. SOME DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS MAY EXPERIENCE MORE DEPENDING ON THE HEIGHT OF THE PERSON DRIVING OR RIDING IN THE VEHICLE. THE WINDSHIELD APPEARS TO GO COMPLETELY DARK IN SOME CASES AND IS VERY SCARY! THIS IS MY DADS CAR AND HE IS 67 YEARS OLD AND IS SCARED TO DRIVE AT NIGHT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I AM 36 YEARS OLD AND AT THE TIME I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST HIM COMPLAINING. HOWEVER, I DROVE THE CAR TONIGHT 9/9/2015 AND IT WAS SCARY TO GO DOWNHILL, AND THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED VERY SOON BEFORE SOMEONE GETS BADLY HURT OR KILLED. IF YOU TURN THE HIGH BEAMS ON YOU DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS DOES NOT HELP WHEN YOU HAVE TO TURN BACK OFF THE HIGH BEAMS DUE TO ANOTHER CAR COMING TOWARDS YOU OF COURSE. ANOTHER PERSON DESCRIBED IT VERY WELL ON THIS SITE HTTPS://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/ HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS SENT IN BY CULLMAN, AL, USA AND HE OR SHE DESCRIBED IT BEST BELOW: "THE LOW-BEAM LIGHT DESIGN ON THE LENS COVER CUTS OFF THE TOP VIEW OF LIGHT AT NIGHT TIME. YOU SEE LIGHT FROM THE GROUND UP BUT ONLY HALFWAY UP. FROM THERE YOU ONLY SEE DARKNESS. IT LOOKS LIKE A HALF-LIT MOON BEAM FROM THE GROUND UP. YOU ONLY SEE THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE TREES IT IS LIKE A STRAIGHT LINE DRAWN BETWEEN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR VIEW IN FRONT OF THE CAR. WHITE ON THE BOTTOM HALF AND BLACK ON THE TOP HALF. I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE MY CAR AROUND CURVES AND LULLS IN THE ROADS. YOUR NIGHT VISION IS EXTREMELY LIMITED. IT IS VERY STRAINING TO HAVE TO LOOK AHEAD AND AT THE SAME TIME YOU HAVE TO KEEP TWO DIFFERENT COLORS SEPARATED."
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760652September 1, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THERE HAS BEEN NO INCIDENT OR ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT. I BOUGHT A 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA 8/29/15. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS I NOTICE THAT THE WINDSHIELD APPEARS TO HAVE A DEFECT IN THE GLASS. THE GLASS APPEARS TO HAVE VARYING DEGREES OF THICKNESS AS IT SLIGHTLY DISTORTS THE IMAGE YOU SEE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THERE IS A WAVE APPEARANCE WHEN LOOKING THROUGH THE GLASS. THIS IS VERY DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO CAUSES YOUR EYES TO STRAIN WHILE KEEPING YOUR EYES ON THE ROAD AND THEREFORE IS CAUSING MIGRAINES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760217August 30, 2015
ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKES. OUT OF NOWHERE THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD EXTREMELY FAST. FORCED TO HIT AN CAR IN FRONT OF ME WITHIN A CAR OR TWO, DISTANCE WISE. AFTER THE INCIDENT THE RPM GAUGE FLUCTUATES FROM LOW TO HIGH. IN ADDITION, ONCE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED CAR SLOWS DOWN AND ECO ACTIVATES, THEN AFTER ABOUT 5 SECONDS CAR ACCELERATOR EXTREMELY FAST.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749233August 17, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I LIFTED UP THE REAR SEAT IN ORDER TO INSTALL SEAT COVERS. THE BAR THAT IS BOLTED TO THE FLOOR (INTERIOR) AND ATTACHES TO THE REAR SEATS WAS RUSTED, AND EACH HINGE (ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES) WAS RUSTED AS WELL. CAR WAS PURCHASED IN JUNE OF 2015 AND IS A 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747185August 8, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
I RENTED THIS CAR (TOYOTA COROLLA 2015) AND WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH ALL THE DETAILS. MY PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH MANY CARS OVER THE YEARS NEVER BROUGHT ME AN AWARENESS THAT THE TRUNK LID COULD POTENTIALLY DAMAGE MY HEAD, NECK, OR BACK IN A SEVERE AND POSSIBLY LONG LASTING WAY. I NATURALLY OPENED THE TRUNK LID, BENT IN TO PULL OUT MY BAG, AND WHAM! THE LID SLAMS DOWN ON ME.ONE OF THE MOST DAMAGING PARTS IS THE LATCH WHICH PROTRUDES PAST THE TRUNK'S EDGE AND FORMS A TRIANGLE SHAPE. THIS IS WHAT CONCENTRATED THE BLOW DIRECTLY INTO MY SPINE. I HAVE SEEN COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM, "TRUNK LID WONT STAY IN UPRIGHT POSITION" DATING BACK TO 2009. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN FIXED YEARS AGO BEFORE IT WAS ABLE TO INJURE ME? AND HOW MANY UNSUSPECTING PEOPLE WILL CONTINUE TO BE INJURED IN THE FUTURE? THIS IS WHY I AM TAKING THE TIME TO EXPRESS MY ANGER, FRUSTRATION, AND DISGUST. PLEASE I AM CALLING THIS OUT, DO SOMETHING! TOYOTA DESERVES A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10746978August 7, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE VIEW MIRRORS EXHIBITED A GLARE FROM THE DASHBOARD WHICH DISTORTED THE VISIBILITY. THE REFLECTION WAS PERMANENT AND OCCURRED EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO SUNLIGHT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734509July 16, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FILING A COMPLAINT ON BEHALF OF OUR INSURED/POLICYHOLDER. SHE WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY IN REVERSE AND FOOT APPLIED ON BRAKE, AT THIS TIME THE ACCELERATOR BEGAN SURGING AND THE VEHICLE WHILE IN REVERSE AND BRAKE BEING PRESSED WENT UP IN SPEED TO POSSIBLY 35 MILES PER HOUR AND ACROSS THE STREET, HIT CURB AND JUMPED CURB, AND THE REAR END ULTIMATELY STRUCK A TREE AND CAME TO A REST IN THE OPPOSING HOME'S YARD. RESEARCH ONLINE SUCH AS THE LATIMES.COM SHOWS THAT THIS YEAR/MAKE/MODEL HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF ACCELERATOR SURGING OCCURRING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730294June 25, 2015
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
I OWN A 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA S PREMIUM. IT HAS THE RADIO SYSTEM WITH BLUE TOOTH AND GPS. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHILE I AM LISTENING TO THE RADIO AND THE GPS COMES ON GIVING DIRECTIONS, THE RADIO DOES NOT FADE SO THE RADIO AND THE GPS ARE TALKING OVER EACH OTHER AND I CAN'T UNDERSTAND THE GPS. BECAUSE OF THE CONFUSION OF BOTH VOICES I HAVE MADE THE WRONG TURN WHICH HAS ALMOST LED TO ACCIDENTS. 1-800 TOYOTA CLAIMS THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM BUT, EVEN MY DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AGREES THERE IS. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS BUT, NOTHING IS REALLY BEING DONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724853June 11, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, AIR BAGS, WHEELS
I WAS DRIVING BRAND NEW VEHICLE ONLY 2 HOURS OLD . I WAS IN EXTREME RIGHT LANE WHEN TRACTOR TRAILER FROM MIDDLE LANE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LANES ,INTO MY LANE SEVERELY IMPACTING DRIVERS SIDE OF VEHICLE NO SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO A SUDDEN UNEXPECTED SLOW DOWN AND I IMPACTED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND AGAIN NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ALSO WHEN TRACTOR TRAILER HIT ME I IMMEDIATELY HIT BRAKES AND BOTH FRONT TIRES EXPLODED. NO SAFETY ITEMS IN CAR DEPLOYED CAUSING ME TO HAVE MULTIPLE INJURIES
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10714844May 13, 2015
EQUIPMENT
2015 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NO KEY FOB CAME WITH THE VEHICLE ONLY AN ENTRY KEY. *SMD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714791May 5, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE D DISAPPEARED FROM ODOMETER AND THE ECHO LIGHT STARTED FLASHING LOST ALL POWER TO CAR AS IT STALLED. WHEN THE D REAPPEARED THE POWER TO VEHICLE CAM BACK ON. BEEN DOING IT EVER SINCE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, BECAUSE THE COMPUTER COULD NOT LOCATE AN ISSUE NOTHING WAS DONE THEY TRIED SENDING ME ON MY WAY. THEY SAID THEY TEST DOVE IT BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I THEN INSISTED THAT ANOTHER TEST DRIVE WITH ME IN CAR. IT STARTED DOING IT RIGHT AWAY AT 35-40 MPH. TOOK CAR BACK IN SHOP FOUND OUT COMPUTER CONNECTED TO TRANSMISSION WAS SHORTING OUT. ONE MECH. SAID HE SEEN IT ONE TIME BEFORE. I THINK THAT INFO SHOULD HAVE BEEN PASSED AROUND TO REST ON MECH TO KNOW ABOUT. I'M STILL DRIVING THE CAR HAVING SAME ISSUE WAITING FOR A ME COMPUTER TO BE DELIVERED. THEY SHOULD HAVE KEPT THE CAR GAVE ME A LOANER. I COME 25 MILES ONE WAY TO WORK I'M TAKING CITY STREETS TO KEEP OF FREEWAY BECAUSE I CANNOT KEEP THE SPEED WITH TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713754April 30, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LOW-BEAM LIGHT DESIGN ON THE LENS COVER CUTS OFF THE TOP VIEW OF LIGHT AT NIGHT TIME. YOU SEE LIGHT FROM THE GROUND UP BUT ONLY HALFWAY UP. FROM THERE YOU ONLY SEE DARKNESS. IT LOOKS LIKE A HALF-LIT MOON BEAM FROM THE GROUND UP. YOU ONLY SEE THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE TREES IT IS LIKE A STRAIGHT LINE DRAWN BETWEEN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR VIEW IN FRONT OF THE CAR. WHITE ON THE BOTTOM HALF AND BLACK ON THE TOP HALF. I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE MY CAR AROUND CURVES AND LULLS IN THE ROADS. YOUR NIGHT VISION IS EXTREMELY LIMITED. IT IS VERY STRAINING TO HAVE TO LOOK AHEAD AND AT THE SAME TIME YOU HAVE TO KEEP TWO DIFFERENT COLORS SEPARATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705844April 15, 2015
AIR BAGS
I GOT THE CRASH FROM PASSENGER SIDE, SO THEY REPLACED TWO DOORS. BUT, SIDE AIRBAG WAS NOT DEPLOYED. SO, MY WIFE WAS SMASHED TO THE WINDOW. FORTUNATELY. SHE WAS NOT HURT MUCH. HOW DOES SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOY? HOW MUCH IS THE ACCIDENT CAN DEPLOY? THEY, TOYOTA, ARE NOT ANSWER TO ME. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10702777March 31, 2015
AIR BAGS
MY VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF A STOPPED VEHICLE AFTER I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES. MY ENTIRE FRONT END WAS EXTREMELY DAMAGED. MY 14 YEAR OLD AVERAGE SIZED DAUGHTER WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY CAR WAS EXTREMELY DAMAGED (THE ENTIRE FRONT END---HOOD AND ALL. IT WAS SMOKING AFTER THE CRASH).
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683364February 13, 2015
STEERING
IMMEDIATE ATTENTION REQUIRED RE:2015 TOYOTA COROLLA ? DANGEROUS STEERING FAILURE DEAR NHTSA, ON DECEMBER 8, 2014, I PURCHASED A NEW 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA. ON FEBRUARY 9, 2015, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO OPERATE WHILE I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN, LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. TURNING THE WHEEL CAUSED NO INPUT TO THE WHEELS. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT ?THE COMPUTER BECAME OVERWHELMED.? THANKFULLY THERE WAS NOT A WRECK. AFTER STOPPING, THERE WERE NO WARNINGS LIGHTS OR MESSAGES. I CLICKED EVERY DISPLAY FEATURE IN AN ATTEMPT TO DECIPHER WHAT HAD GONE SO WRONG WITH MY NEW CAR. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, WAITED A MOMENT, AND IT TURNED IT BACK ON AT WHICH TIME THE STEERING WHEEL WARNING SIGN APPEARED. I WAS ILL AND HAD A DOCTOR?S APPOINTMENT, SO I REACHED OUT TO TOYOTACARE AS SOON AS MY APPOINTMENT CONCLUDED. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT AUTONATION HAS ALWAYS PROVIDED TOPNOTCH SERVICE, AND THEY HAVE CONTINUED TO DO SO THROUGH THIS DANGEROUS, DISAPPOINTING AND PUZZLING FAILURE. THEIR SERVICE TECHNICIAN ADVISED ME THAT THE PART IS BACKORDERED AND LET ME KNOW IT WILL BE AT LEAST ONE WEEK BEFORE THE PART ARRIVES AND IS INSTALLED. TODAY, THEY TOLD ME THAT TOYOTA ENGINEER CAME TO INSPECT THE CAR AND THAT TOYOTA IS TAKING THE APPARENTLY DEFECTIVE PART FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. IF YOU WISH TO INSPECT THE CAR, PLEASE TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. THE CAR IS AT: AUTONATION TOYOTA SOUTH 4800 S INTERSTATE 35 FRONTAGE RD AUSTIN TX 78745 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682998February 12, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND FAILED TO ROTATE WHILE I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. USING MY FULL WEIGHT I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AND THANKFULLY ONCOMING TRAFFIC AVOIDED HITTING ME. TOYOTA TOWED MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR ONLY TWO MONTHS, AND IT WAS PURCHASED WITH LESS THAN 10 MILES. AFTER A DAY OF TESTING, I WAS TOLD THAT AN ELECTRICAL ITEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE PIECE HAS TO BE REPLACED AND IS ON BACKORDER. IT WAS AN EXTREMELY SCARY INCIDENT AND UNBELIEVABLE CONSIDERING THE AGE OF MY VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680323February 1, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON DECEMBER 24TH 2014 I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE (2014 TOYOTA COROLLA S) IN (D) AND WAS TRYING TO SLOW DOWN, BECAUSE THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME BRAKE. WHEN I DEPRESSED MY BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND CONTINUED TO BRAKE AND IT EVENTUALLY SLOWED ME DOWN. I SHIFTED BACK INTO (D) AND CONTINUED ON MY WAY, ALTHOUGH SHAKEN UP. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE GOOD, THERE WAS NO RAIN OR ICE ON THE ROAD THAT DAY. I CHECKED MY FLOOR MATS TO SEE IF THEY WERE STICKING TO THE ACCELERATION PEDAL WHEN I GOT INTO THE DRIVEWAY, BUT I DID NOT NOTICE ANY SUCH DEFECT WITH THE FLOOR MATS STICKING TO THE PEDAL. A FEW WEEKS LATER DRIVING TO WORK ON 01/20/2015 AROUND THE SAME SPEED ON THE SAME ROAD CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE GAVE ME UNWANTED ACCELERATION AGAIN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE. I PERFORMED THE SAME WAY I HAD PREVIOUSLY, I ENTERED INTO NEUTRAL AND BRAKED, EXCEPT THIS TIME I CAME WITHIN INCHES OF THE VEHICLE FORWARD OF ME. THE NEXT DAY ON 01/21/2015 WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THE VEHICLE AGAIN PERFORMED THE EXACT SAME MALFUNCTION AS THE PREVIOUS DAY. ON ALL DAYS THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE FINE AND SHOULD HAVE NOT AFFECTED THE VEHICLES PERFORMANCE. I DECIDED TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD LEASED THE VEHICLE. I SET UP AN APPOINTMENT AND HAD LEFT IT THERE 01/24/2015-01/26/2015. I RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BACK ON 01/26/2015 AND THE MASTER MECHANIC FOUND NO DEFECTS. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER WOULD CONTACT ME. AFTER HE HAD NOT FOR A FEW DAYS, I DECIDED TO CALL HIM. I HAD GOTTEN HIS VOICEMAIL AND LEFT A MESSAGE. TO DATE I HAVE STILL NOT RECEIVED A CALL BACK FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER. I HAVE DECIDED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AND BEGIN A VEHICLE SAFETY COMPLAINT. I WOULD LIKE THIS MATTER RESOLVED BEFORE MYSELF OR ANYONE ELSE BECOMES INJURED OR WORSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676467January 19, 2015
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
STOPPED AT STOP LIGHT TO MAKE LEFT HAD TURN. WAS WAVED ON BY DRIVER IN OPPOSITE LANE AS I STARTED TO MAKE THE TURN I WAS HIT BY ON COMING CAR. UPON IMPACT ALL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, INCLUDING SIDE AIR BAGS WHICH SHOULDN'T OF HAPPENED SINCE THE IMPACT OF THE CAR WAS IN THE FRONT. THE SIDE AIR BAG HIT THE PASSENGER WHICH CAUSED HIM TO BE INJURED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10672376January 14, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS IS AN ENTERPRISE RENTAL VEHICLE WHICH I HAD JUST PICKED UP FROM ENTERPRISE IN MECHANICSBURG, PA. AS I WAS PULLING INTO MY GARAGE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT HAD NOT YET PRESSED DOWN ON IT TO APPLY THE BRAKE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND RACED FORWARD. I QUICKLY APPLIED THE BRAKES AND IT STOPPED SHORT OF HITTING ITEMS INSIDE THE GARAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10672382January 14, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS IS AN ENTERPRISE RENTAL VEHICLE WHICH, FOR THE SECOND TIME, ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, GEAR IN REVERSE AND FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT NOT APPLYING THE BRAKE YET WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER SEVERAL FEET. THERE WAS NOTHING BEHIND THE VEHICLE SO NOTHING WAS DAMAGED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Toyota Corolla