Toyota Corolla Complaints (2008)

314 consumer complaints on file.

#10314227February 25, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON 8/29/08 I WAS SLOWLY ACCELERATING AS I PULLED ONTO THE HIGHWAY WHEN I EXPERIENCED WHAT I HAVE COME TO UNDERSTAND WAS AN SUA, A SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. WITH HEAD-ON TRAFFIC COMING AT ME FAST I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO TURN SHARPLY TO GET OFF THE ROAD. MY REAR AXLE WAS CAUGHT ON A BERM OF DIRT AT THE EDGE OF A CORNFIELD. BRAKING HAD NO EFFECT. AS I SAT THERE I REALIZED THE ENGINE WAS RACING WILDLY. THERE WAS NO OBSTRUCTION TO THE GAS PEDDLE, SO I HAD TO CUT OFF THE ENGINE BY TURNING THE KEY OFF. MY CAR IS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE ROAD WAS DRY, HOWEVER, IT WAS A DAMP MORNING AND CHILLY. I HAVE HAD NO RECURRENCES. I AM A SAFETY COMPLIANCE OFFICER WITH OSHA SO I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN INVESTIGATING THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM. I DO NOT FEEL THE ADDITION OF THE PLATE BEHIND THE GAS PEDAL IS THE SOLUTION. TOYOTA TOLD ME AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THAT IT WOULD DO NO GOOD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE SENSOR, SO I REALIZED THAT THEY HAD A DEFECT PROBLEM. I AM LOOKING INTO ADDING A SMART THROTTLE SOFTWARE PLUG-IN TO PROVIDE AN OVERRIDE TO THE THROTTLE. TOYOTA REFUSED TO TELL ME WHO MADE THE PART OR FROM WHOM THEY PURCHASED IT. PLEASE PROVIDE ME THAT INFORMATION IF POSSIBLE. PLEASE CONTINUE YOUR INVESTIGATION, AND I WOULD SUGGEST WIDENING IT TO INCLUDE ALL DRIVE-BY-WIRE SYSTEMS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313750February 24, 2010
SUSPENSION, STEERING
PURCHASED MY COROLLA '08 MODEL 6 PM ON DEC. 7TH '08. DURING THE FOLLOWING WEEK I CALLED THE DEALER BECAUSE I WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY KEEPING THE CAR IN A STRAIGHT LINE IT FELT LIKE THE WIND WAS BLOWING ME LEFT THEN RIGHT. BUT THERE WASN'T WIND. LIKE IT WAS POSSESSED, IT VEERED OFF ROAD ON DECEMBER 29TH, 2008. THE TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE FENDER CRUMPLED WHICH LEFT A DENT. SCARED ME TO DEATH, I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER REPAIR SHOP AND THEY MADE IT LOOK LIKE IT WAS MY FAULT AND THAT WHAT I WAS SAYING WAS IMPOSSIBLE. THE REPAIR TECH TOOK THE CAR FOR A RIDE AND SUGGESTED NEW TIRES IN THE FRONT. THEY GAVE ME 1 TIRE FOR WHICH THEY TRIED CHARGING ME WITH AN ATTITUDE, I ARGUED THE POINT THAT IT WAS THE CAR'S FAULT AND NOT MINE. TO SHUT ME UP THEY AGREED TO PAY FOR THE TIRE AND LET ME LEAVE WITH A CAR THAT WEAVES IN AND OUT AT ITS OWN DISCRETION, LIKE IT HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. I CALLED AGAIN TO TOYOTA DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY AND WAS TOLD AND I QUOTE, TO BRING THE CAR BACK ON A DAY WITHOUT OUT WIND SO THAT THE MECHANIC COULD TEST DRIVE IT. WHAT A JOKE! FINALLY ON A DAY WITH HEAVY RAIN THE CAR SPUN ME OUT AND I CALLED THE DEALER TO COMPLAIN THAT THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS ON SKATES AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR EVALUATION WHEN IT WASN'T RAINING OR WINDY. AGAIN A JOKE! I CONTINUED TO TRY TO DRIVE THIS CAR BUT ONLY TO GET ME TO WORK WHICH IS 20 MINUTES FROM MY HOUSE ON A CITY ROAD. I DON'T DRIVE ON THE HWY BECAUSE I COULDN'T CONTROL THE CAR. THE WEEKEND OF VALENTINES DAY 2010 MY HUSBAND TOOK US TO ASHEVILLE NC. THE CAR ALMOST DROVE US INTO A TRACTOR TRAILER, LUCKILY MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING WHO CAN LIFT 60LBS IN 1 ARM. HE SAVED OUR LIVES. ON FEB18TH WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM WERE LEAVING IT THERE AND WILL GET A RIDE HOME THAT WE DIDN'T CARE ABOUT IT AND WOULD CALL A LAWYER FINALLY A NICE MAN AT TOYOTA GOT THE POINT AND HELPED US BY TRADING IN THE CAR FOR A NEW '10 TOYOTA COROLLA, DISAPPOINTING WE GOT BELOW VALUE FOR THE CAR BUT MY LIFE IS SAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312910February 22, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER RELEASING THROTTLE. UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE AND HAD ACCIDENT WITH VEHICLE AHEAD. PLENTY OF DISTANCE BETWEEN CARS TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT UNABLE TO BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP IN TIME. APPARENT THROTTLE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10312272February 19, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO 6000RPM ON MY 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA CE WHEN I WAS STOPPED. MY FOOT WAS OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND NO FLOOR MATS WERE NEAR THE ACCELERATOR. I BROUGHT IT TO MY DEALER BUT THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I REPORTED IT TO TOYOTA CORPORATE BUT THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED OTHER THEN TO SAY THAT TO TELL ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311177February 17, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING PROBLEM WITH MY 2008 COROLLA. STEERING WAS STRUCK AT ONE POSITION AND I HAD TO TOW MY CAR TO TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER. THEY INFORMED SOME KIND OF BELT PROBLEM. BUT FROM THAT DAY I AM NOT CONVINCED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311220February 17, 2010
STEERING
2007 TOYOTA COROLLA - POWER STEERING UNIT LEAKS BAD RACK-N-PINION UNIT AFTER ONE YEAR OF DRIVING AND 37K MILES. TOYOTA WOULD NOT HONOR REPAIRS SINCE I WAS OVER WARRANTY BY 1K - EVEN THOUGH IT WAS NOTICED ONE MONTH PRIOR AND BEFORE THE 36K MARK. THEY SAID SINCE I DIDN'T SERVICE IT AT TOYOTA THEY WOULD NOT ADDRESS IT *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311227February 17, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
YESTERDAY MORNING I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY UP TO A STOP SIGN. I DOWNSHIFTED AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT COME TO A STOP. I HAD TO ROLL THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I CONTINUED ON. I WAS DRIVING 30 MPH IN A 40 MPH ZONE. I AGAIN SLOWED DOWN AND DOWNSHIFTED TO TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY. THE BRAKES AGAIN FAILED. IT FELT AS THOUGH I COULD NOT PRESS DOWN HARD ENOUGH ON THE BRAKES TO STOP. I COULD NOT TURN OUT OF THE WAY OF A GARBAGE CAN AND PILE OF ROCKS, JUST MISSING A MAILBOX. THERE IS NOW MINOR, COSMETIC DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS INCONSISTENTLY OCCURRED OVER THE LAST YEAR. SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, I BROUGHT IT BACK DUE TO THE BRAKES NOT FEELING RIGHT, AND A METAL ON METAL SOUND THAT OCCURRED WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES. TOYOTA LOOKED AT THE BRAKES AND SAID THAT THEY WERE BEHAVING NORMALLY. AGAIN, THIS MORNING I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN BECAUSE I COULD NOT CONTROL IT IN YESTERDAY'S INCIDENT. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT TOYOTA LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE, TEST DROVE IT WITH ME, BUT THE ISSUE DID NOT OCCUR SO THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311267February 17, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
DRIVING ON MY WAY TO WORK WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH MY BRAKES DID NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, CAUSING ME TO CRASH IN TO A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10310973February 16, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT RENTED A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN THE CONTACT WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BRIEFLY AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THOUGHT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE DUE TO OPERATOR ERROR. THE FOLLOWING WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PASSENGER OF THE VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH. THE CONTACT RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE RENTAL COMPANY SINCE IT WAS UNSAFE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311137February 16, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I BACKED MY 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA OUT OF MY GARAGE, WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED LEFT. I USED THE REMOTE CONTROL TO CLOSE THE GARAGE DOOR. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, INTENDING TO PULL FORWARD AND TO THE RIGHT UP THE DRIVE. I GENTLY GAVE THE CAR SOME GAS, BUT THE CAR ACCELERATED SUDDENLY BEFORE I COULD TURN THE WHEEL. AS A RESULT, THE UNSTOPPABLE CAR SHOT OFF THE DRIVEWAY AND DOWN A SLOPE WHERE I CRASHED HEAD ON INTO A TREE. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310392February 14, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, WITHOUT APPARENT REASON (I.E. NOT BEHIND ON MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE). SHORTLY AFTER, ENGINE STARTED STALLING; FIRST TIME JUST FELL LIKE ENGINE WAS BEING SLUGGISH AND NEEDED TO GIVE MORE GAS TO GET POWER; SECOND TIME, CAR NEARLY FELL STILL (DOWN TO A COUPLE OF MPH'S), EVEN WHEN APPLYING SERIOUS GAS (AND CLEARLY HITTING HIGH RPM & ENGINE ROARING LOUDLY). JUST MANAGED TO PULL THE CAR ASIDE. WHEN TOWTRUCK ARRIVED 30 MINUTES LATER, PROBLEM HAD DISAPPEARED... (FOR NOW). A QUICK CHECK ON GOOGLE SOUNDS LIKE THIS MAY BE DUE TO MANY CAUSES, FROM SIMPLE AIR INTAKE SENSOR, TO MORE SERIOUS ECM PROBLEMS. EITHER WAYS, HAVING YOUR ENGINE STALL SUDDENLY SEEMS PRETTY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IF THIS HAPPENS IN BUSY TRAFFIC. PLAN TO HAVE THIS CHECKED OUT IMMEDIATELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308348February 10, 2010
SUSPENSION, STEERING
MY CAR WANDERS SIDE TO SIDE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON INTERSTATE AND HIGHWAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308441February 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES WERE REPORTED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER IN 12/08. THEY DISMISSED THE COMPLAINT. IN FEB. 2009, THE CAR BRAKES DID NOT WORK AND THE CAR CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE POLICE REPORT CLEARLY STATES THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TAKEN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER, AGAIN, THE DEALER DISMISSED THE COMPLAINT SAYING EVERYTHING WAS OK. THE DEALER AND THE SALES AND TECHNICAL SPECIALIST. SAID THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK AND ALLUDED TO THE AGE OF THE DRIVER AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE WITH STUCK GAS PEDAL BUT THEY NEVER CHECKED OR MENTIONED THIS AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE. AS A CONSUMER, THIS WOULD NOT EVEN OCCUR TO ME. I CAN SIMPLY STATE THAT THE CAR CRASHED BECAUSE THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. TOYOTA REFUSES TO CHECK TO SEE IF THE 2008 COROLLA ALSO HAS PROBLEMS WITH STICKY GAS PEDALS WITH THIS VEHICLE. WE NEED YOUR HELP IN INSURING OUR SAFETY BECAUSE WE ARE AFRAID THAT TOYOTA WILL NOT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308270February 10, 2010
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK DURING DECEMBER. THERE WAS A HORRIBLE SNOW STORM AND WE HAD TO DRIVE THROUGH SOME HEAVY SNOW AND SKIDDED A FEW TIMES BUT GAINED CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE OUT OF THAT AREA AND CLEAR UP SNOW WE SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 15 MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND A LIGHT CAME ON AND SAID TO PULL CAR OVER AND CALL TOYOTA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I CALLED AND THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE BATTERY. I CHECKED THE BATTERY AND IT WAS FINE. IT WAS CHARGED NORMALLY. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED LATELY BUT I AM A BIT WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING AROUND IN ICY CONDITIONS INCASE IT HAPPENS AGAIN!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307933February 9, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA AND THE FLOOR MAT HAS GOTTEN STUCK UNDER THE GAS PEDAL, SIMILAR TO THE SITUATIONS LEADING UP TO THE RECALL ON THE 2009-2010 COROLLAS. OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW DAYS OF DRIVING, THE FLOOR MAT WILL UNHOOK FROM THE HOOK IN THE FLOORBOARD AND SLOWLY GET JUMBLED UNDER THE GAS PEDAL AS I MOVE MY FEET BY GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE CAR. I WILL PUT IT BACK ON THE HOOK AND IT GETS JUMBLED AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307339February 7, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2010, MY TOYOTA COROLLA SKID ON THE ROAD WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. *TW
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306555February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER NEW (ONE MONTH OLD) 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA (BASIC 4-DOOR SEDAN) ON A LOCAL EXPRESSWAY WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT BRAKED ABRUPTLY. MY WIFE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT COULD NOT BRING THE CAR TO A COMPLETE HALT EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TWO VEHICLES. SHE COMPLAINED THAT THE BRAKES WERE "LOOSE". WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY, BUT THEY TOLD US THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. WE LEFT THINKING MAYBE IT WAS OUR DRIVING- THOUGH WE ARE VERY SAFE DRIVERS. SINCE THEN, WHENEVER I DROVE THE VEHICLE, A NUMBER OF TIMES I FOUND THAT THE CAR DOES NOT STOP WHEN I BRAKE, AND I USUALLY HAVE TO SWERVE TO THE SIDE TO AVOID THE CAR IN THE FRONT. WE HAVE FOUND THIS PROBLEM WHEN WE ARE DRIVING USUALLY BETWEEN 35-45MPH SPEED. NOW WITH TOYOTA DISCOVERING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES IN 2009-10 VEHICLES, I SUSPECT THIS PROBLEM ALSO EXISTS IN THE 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA VEHICLES AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305748February 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY SON WAS PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AND THE CAR SPED UP AND CRASHED THROUGH A FENCE BEFORE STOPPING AFTER BOTH FEET WERE APPLIED TO THE PEDAL. THE CAR IS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THERE WAS $4650 DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND OVER $600 DAMAGE TO THE FENCE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304086February 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
A RUN AWAY FULL THROTTLE ENGINE IN A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA (PURCHASED IN FALL OF 2007). I ACCIDENTALLY BACKED UP INTO A TREE AT 2 TO 3 MPH. THE REAR BUMPER OF THE CAR HIT THE TREE SQUARELY CAUSING NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO CAR. THE ENGINE OF THE CAR DID NOT DIE OUT AFTER THE IMPACT. UPON SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE -- THE CAR LURCHED FULL SPEED FORWARD (WITH FULL ACCELERATION) DESPITE FULL APPLICATION OF THE FOOT BRAKE AND NO APPLICATION OF THE ACCELERATOR. I QUICKLY PLACED THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE TO AVOID RUNNING INTO PEDESTRIANS, BUILDING AND TREES. AFTER INSPECTING THE CAR FOR DAMAGE AND ANY CAREFULLY PLACING THE CAR IN PARK WITH PARKING BRAKE AND FOOT BRAKE ENGAGE I RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE CAR HAS RUN NORMALLY SINCE THIS INCIDENT WHICH TOOK PLACE JULY OF 2008. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304484February 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DEFECTIVE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE IN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE SPEED DID NOT INCREASE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WHEN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURN GREEN. LOW SPEED DRIVING (LESS THAN 20 MPH) WAS USED TO REMOVE VEHICLE FROM ROAD. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE COMPUTER CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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