Toyota Corolla Complaints (2005)
854 consumer complaints on file.
- #10226845May 6, 2008EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
MY COMPLAINT IS WITH MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA LE 1.8L. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW, AND SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT, THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR HAS BEEN DAMAGED BY ROCKS AND DESTROYED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE, AND PAID FOR IT OUT OF MY OWN POCKET AND GOT IT REPAIRED BY A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ($1000 REPAIR). IT WAS REPAIRED ABOUT A YEAR AGO, AND IT STOPPED WORKING AGAIN LAST FALL. I HAVE PUT OFF GETTING IT REPAIRED AGAIN FOR FEAR THAT THE REPAIR WILL ONLY LAST ANOTHER 6MONTHS TO A YEAR. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND I BELIEVE IT IS A FAULTY DESIGN ON TOYOTA'S PART. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10225847April 27, 2008FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
CAR STALLED ON INTERSTATE - TRIED TO GET AS FAR TO RIGHT SIDE AS POSSIBLE. CALLED AND WAITED FOR A TOW TRUCK, WHICH TOOK ME TO A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP. AUTO REPAIR SHOP INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED A FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT, WHICH IS STRANGE, SINCE MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA IS JUST BARELY 3 AND 1/2 YEARS OLD. COME TO FIND OUT, WHEN THEY WENT TO ORDER THE PART, THEY SAID IT WOULD COST 3 TIMES THE NORMAL AMOUNT FOR A TOYOTA COROLLA FUEL PUMP BECAUSE MINE HAPPEN TO BE MADE IN A BATCH DURING A 3 MONTH PERIOD IN WHICH THEY NO LONGER MADE THAT SAME SORT OF FUEL PUMP. I HAVE ALWAYS KEPT UP WITH MY MAINTENANCE CHECKS, SO THIS FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT SEEMS LIKE IT WAS BOUND TO HAPPEN NO MATTER HOW WELL I TOOK CARE OF MY CAR. IT'S ONLY 3 1/2 YEARS SINCE I ACQUIRED THIS COROLLA, AND I'M ALREADY REPLACING AN ITEM THAT COST ME OVER $1,500.00, WHICH IS A DAMAGE I HAD NO CONTROL OVER. I'M AFRAID THAT THIS PARTICULAR FUEL PUMP IS GOING TO BREAK AT SOME POINT AGAIN, SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE A PART THAT TOYOTA NO LONGER CONTINUED MANUFACTURING... *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10225160April 20, 2008EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, EQUIPMENT
THE A/C CONDENSER WAS REPLACED DUE TO TOYOTA'S ADMITTED DESIGN FLAW AS PER THEIR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN AC002-06 TITLED LOWER GRILLE MESH PROTECTION COVER. WHICH INFORMS AN OWNER THAT THEIR A/C CONDENSER IS UNPROTECTED WHICH WILL COST THEM $590. HOWEVER, TOYOTA FAILED TO BACK THEIR PRODUCT UP BY REIMBURSING IT. THIS IS SAFETY HAZARD IN THE SOUTHWEST BECAUSE OF THE EXTREME HEAT AND IF SOMEONE WITH CHILDREN GOES TO TURN THEIR AIR CONDITIONING ON AND IT DOES NOT WORK THIS POSES HEALTH RISKS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10218505February 19, 2008POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED A 2005 4 DOOR TOYOTA COROLLA CE FROM A DEALER HERE IN PUERTO RICO. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW. I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS VEHICLE HAS I AM GOING INTO MY 4TH YEAR THIS YEAR OF MAKING PAYMENTS. THE DEALER SUGGESTED TRANSMISSION OIL CHANGE SERVICE EVERY 15,000 MILES. MY VEHICLE HAS ALREADY OVER 72,000 HIGHWAY MILES. SO FAR I HAVE DONE 3 TRANSMISSION OIL CHANGES MAINLY BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT CHEAP. LAST DECEMBER I NOTICED THAT THE CARS TRANSMISSION AT CERTAIN PERIODS WOULD NOT SHIFT WHILE IDLING AND THEN TAKING OFF. MY CAR HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE THINKING THAT IT WAS TIME FOR AN TRANSMISSION OIL CHANGE. LAST NIGHT AGAIN I NOTICED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT. I PARKED THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, AND THEN STARTED INTO DRIVE AGAIN. FOR SOME REASON THAT SEEMS TO WORK AND FROM THEN ON THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO WORK FINE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY COLLISIONS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I WAS ACTUALLY LOOKING FOR RECALLS ON THE NHTSA FOR THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND ALL I COULD FIND WAS A RECALL FOR THE FRONT HEAD LAMPS FROM ENCO. PLS REPLY *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10216197January 27, 2008ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
SORRY IT IS NOT A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THE TENSIONER ASSEMBLY (16620-22013) WAS REPLACED BECAUSE I NOTICED A CHIRPING NOISE IN THE MOTOR AREA. THE BELT V-RIBBED (90080-91139-83 WAS REPLACED BECAUSE OF WEAR CAUSED BY TENSIONER FAILURE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10214191January 8, 2008SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 1-65 MPH, THE BRAKES LOCK UP. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED, IT FEELS AS IF THE BRAKE PEDAL IS BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC ON FOUR OCCASIONS. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE BEGAN SMOKING AND WAS VERY HOT. THE ROTORS WERE TURNED AND THEN REPLACED. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE ONCE AND STATED THAT THE RUBBER BRAKE HOSE WAS DETERIORATED. THE RUBBER BRAKE HOSE WAS REPLACED, BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000. UPDATED 01/29/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE LEFT FRONT ROTOR AND PADS WERE REPLACED AGAIN. UPDATED
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10211264December 9, 2007FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
VEHICLE, WHEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND WITH LESS THAN HALF A TANK OF GAS, WILL SUDDENLY STOP ACCELERATING, WILL NOT RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL, AND MUST BE STOPPED AND PUT IN PARK BEFORE IT WILL RESUME. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT LOSE POWER OR STALL OUT, BUT IT WILL STOP RESPONDING TO GAS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECELERATE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10211049December 6, 2007SEATS
DRIVERS SEAT SHIFTS WHEN ACCELERATING AND APPLYING BRAKES - IT BEGAN WHEN THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 7,500 MILES ON IT. I'VE HAD THE SEAT ASSEMBLY REPLACED BY TOYOTA THREE TIMES. A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED IN 2007 AND IT WAS THEN REPLACED FOR THE FOURTH TIME. THE ISSUE STILL EXISTS AND TOYOTA TOLD ME THEY WON'T FIX IT ANYMORE. I AM A LOYAL TOYOTA OWNER BUT THIS JUST MIGHT CHANGE MY MIND. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10210355November 30, 2007ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN CAR IS WARM IT TAKES 15-20 SECONDS OF ENGINE CRANKING UNTIL IT STARTS / FIRES OFF. COLD STARTS ARE FINE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10209063November 15, 2007SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
LF STRUT ON MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA LEAKING--PURCHASED CAR NEW--43K MILES. NO EXTENDED WARRANTY. DEALER WANT $380.00 FOR REPAIRS INCLUDING ALIGNMENT. REPORTED TO TOYOTA AND THEIR CASE # IS 2007 1115 0539. NOTHING OFFERED BY DEALER TOWARDS REPAIRS OR BY TOYOTA. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10208666November 12, 2007EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
ROAD DEBRIS CAUSED HOLE IN AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER. LOCATION OF UNPROTECTED CONDENSER HAS CAUSE TWO REPLACEMENTS. DEALER HAS NO ANSWER TO SOLUTION FOR PROTECTION. THIS IS THE FIRST THING I CHECK ON NEW CARS. HELP? *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10206233October 18, 2007SEATS
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HAS DEVELOPED AN ANNOYING KNOCKING NOISE THAT OCCURS MOST OFTEN WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. DEALER WAS INFORMED AND WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE NOISE. DEALER REPLACED ENTIRE SEAT FRAME AND TRACKS BUT PROBLEM RECURRED MONTHS LATER. DEALER HAS REPLACED FRAME AND TRACKS AGAIN. BUT THIS TIME THERE IS EXCESSIVE FREE PLAY OCCURRING ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SEAT BECAUSE THE TRACK LATCH DOES NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. MAJOR HEADACHE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10205464October 11, 2007ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH UP A SLIGHT HILL, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. SHE ATTEMPTED TO RE-START THE VEHICLE AND IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING FROM THE REPAIR FACILITY. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER HOME. ACCORDING TO A TSB THAT THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS A NO START CONDITION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 85,000. UPDATED 02-25-08 *BF ANOTHER DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER AT NO CHARGE. UPDATED
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10204233September 27, 2007LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
I OWN A 05 COROLLA XRS. I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH METAL TEARING ISSUES. FIRST ONE WAS THE MUFFLER BRACKET TORE OFF AND SO MY MUFFLER WAS JUST HANGING THERE. I HAD THAT WELDED AT A MUFFLER SHOP AND IT HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR NOW. SECOND IS MY TRUNK LATCH, THIS IS THE PART THAT IS BOLTED TO THE BODY OF THE CAR THAT THE TRUNK LATCHES ONTO. THIS PIECE HAS COMPLETELY TORE OUT OF THE BODY, IT HAS BEEN REWELDED A FEW TIMES BUT IT CAN'T BE WELDED ANYMORE. I KEEP IT TIED CLOSED AND CAN'T USE MY TRUNK. NOW TODAY 9-26-2007 IS THE LAST DRAW, THE MUFFLER BRACKET HAS COMPLETELY BROKE IN HALF AND NOT WERE IT WAS WELDED. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY CHEAPLY MADE CAR AND WILL NEVER BUY A TOYOTA AGAIN. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED AND THE DEALER TELLS ME IT I OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY DON'T WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH IT, I KEEP GETTING TOLD TO SEE A BODY SHOP. I DON'T HAVE $1,000.00 TO REPLACE THE REAR PANEL OF MY CAR EVERY TIME THE TRUNK LATCH DECIDES TO TEAR OUT OF THE BODY BECAUSE THE METAL IS TO THIN. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10202159September 7, 2007VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS EXITING A RESTAURANT WAITING TO TURN RIGHT ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. WHILE SITTING THERE WITH THE CAR IN DRIVE AND MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTED RACING. THE CAR SUGRED FORWARD A COUPLE OF FEET BUT I PRESSED HARDER ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND STOPPED IT AGAIN. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TAPPED THE GAS PEDAL A COUPLE OF TIMES BUT THE ENGINE KEPT RACING VERY FAST. I FINALLY PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE KEY OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR, IT SEEMED TO BE FINE EXCEPT THE IDLE SEEMED TO BE A LITTLE BIT FASTER THAN NORMAL. I TOOK THE CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALER THE NEXT DAY BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I WAS ASKED SEVERAL TIMES WHETHER MY FOOT COULD HAVE BEEN ON THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME BUT I AM ABSOLUTELY SURE THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. PLEASE REFERENCE ODI ID NUMBERS 10109072, 10173082, 10137143, 10125071, 10163070, 10200923, 10165337, 10166526 FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS RELATED TO 2005 AND 2006 COROLLAS. *TR UPDATED 01-16-08. *KB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10199444August 13, 2007UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2005 COROLLA S. IT HAD A REALLY BAD VIBRATION IN THE DASH AND COULD NOT BE DETECTED. THE DEALER REMOVED THE DASH NUMEROUS TIMES OVER A 7 WEEK PERIOD. THE VIBRATION WAS FINALLY LOCATED IN THE PILLAR(IT WAS THE DRAIN PIPE FOR THE SUNROOF). THE DASH NOW HAS A VIBRATION THAT AT 70 MPH SOUNDS LIKE A LOUD WHISTLE- VERY ANNOYING. THE DEALER WILL NOT WORK ON IT BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL 36,000 MILE WARRANTY IS PAST. I BELIEVE THAT THE ROSEBURG OREGON DEALER SHOULD STAND BEHIND THE FACT THAT THEY REMOVED THE DASH ENOUGH TO CAUSE THIS VIBRATION. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10198881August 8, 2007AIR BAGS
I WAS IN A ACIDENT LAST WEEK, SOMEONE TURNED LEFT IN FRONT OF ME. WE WERE GOING STRAIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. OUR AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, A NUMBER OF PEOPLE (RESCURE PERSONAL, AUTO REPAIR SHOP) ALL MENTIONED THAT WERE SURPRISED THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WE WERE GOING AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH, I AM NOT SURE IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS OR IF THE BAGS SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF OR IT THIS IS THE CORRECT PLACE TO REPORT IT. ALL I CAN SAY THANKS FOR SEAT BELTS, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN JUST MORE THAN JUST BRUSING. SINCERELY, *JB
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10194763June 27, 2007UNKNOWN OR OTHER
(PROBLEM - CLUTCH) PURCHASED 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA XRS IN 08/04 (NO LONGER MADE). TAKEN IT REGULARLY TO HAVE IT SVC'D AT CHARLES BARKER TOYOTA LASKIN RD - VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. I'VE HAD TO TAKE IT BACK A FEW TIMES IN BTWN THE REGULAR SCHED SVC. APPROX 39,123 MILES. PURCHASED THE PLATINUM EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN. 10NOV06 I PAID $281.27 FOR THE 30,000 MILES SVC, BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED IT. 11APR07 I PAID $252.90 FOR THE 35,000 MILES SVC, AGAIN BECAUSE I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT I NEEDED. I DO NOT DRIVE MY CAR IN A WAY THAT THE CLUTCH WOULD'VE BURNED OUT IN 3YRS. ONLINE (TOYOTAFINANCIAL.COM)/NEW VEHICLE PROTECTION PLAN COMPARISON/MANUAL TRANSMISSION- IT SHOWS EVERYTHING THAT IS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THERE ARE ITEMS LISTED FOR THE CLUTCH THAT IS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. WHEN I CALLED ABOUT THE WARRANTY (PURCHASED THROUGH TOYOTA) THEY STATED THAT NOTHING WAS COVERED. WHICH I DON'T UNDERSTAND. BECAUSE THEY'RE STATING 2 DIFFERENT THINGS. IF THE PLATINUM COVERAGE ONLINE IS NOT CORRECT, THEN THAT'S FALSE ADVERTISEMENT. FIDELITY WARRANTY SERVICES, INC. P.O. BOX 8567 DEERFIELD BEACH, FLORIDA 33443 1-800-327-5172 CONTRACT NBR. 38848636. I DON'T EXPECT THEM TO COVER THE WHOLE AMOUNT THAT WAS QUOTED. BUT THE EITHER THE DEALER OR THE WARRANTY SHOULD HELP COVER SOME OF THE EXPENSE. THE MAINTENACE OF THE CAR HAS BEEN KEPT UP. THERE'S NO REASON WHY THE CLUTCH SHOULD'VE WENT OUT IN 3YRS. I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP - ASST. SVC MGR TO CALL THE WARRANTY COMPANY. WHEN I CALLED THE WARRANTY COMPANY, I WAS TOLD THAT I WASN'T SUPPOSE TO BE CALLING THEM. SO I'M GETTING THE RUN AROUND & THE WHOLE AMOUNT IS GOING TO BE PUT ME REGARDLESS. WHICH IS UNFAIR. IT HAS NEVER BEEN HARD TO SHIFT INTO GEARS, BUT FOR THE PAST WEEKS WHEN YOU GO INTO 5TH & 6TH GEAR (THERE WAS NO GRIDING SOUND AS IF IT HAD PROBLEMS GOING INTO GEAR), THE CAR SEEM AS IF IT WAS UNABLE TO PICK UP SPEED & WHEN YOU PRESSED ON THE GAS THE MOTOR JUST SOUNDED LOUDER & THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10187548April 11, 2007STRUCTURE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN PURCHASING THE VEHICLE ON MARCH 23, 2007 THE CONTACT WAS INSTRUCTED TO COLLECT THE KEYS THE FOLLOWING WEEK. THE NEXT WEEK,THE CONTACT WAS TOLD TO PURCHASE THE KEYS FOR $200.00. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 35,000.*AK THE CONSUMER STATES WHEN PURCHASING VEHICLE THE DEALER NEVER PROVIDED HER WITH THE MASTER KEY TO THE VEHICLE, SHE WAS INSTRUCTED BY ALFREDO AT THE DEALERSHIP TO PICK THE KEY UP A WEEK LATER. AFTER 10 DAYS, THE CONSUMER DID NOT FEEL SAFE AND DID NOT TRUST THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER HAD THE KEY REPROGRAMMED FOR SAFETY REASONS. THE DEALER STATES DRIVER'S WINDOW MOLDING AND COMING APART, THE DEALER CHECKED AND ADVISED WILL CALL WHEN SPECIAL ORDER PART COMES IN. THE CONSUMER HAS PROVIDED A COPY OF THE INVOICE. UPDATE 05/04/07*TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10185678March 20, 2007SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
IN JUNE 2006 THE BRAKES ON THE 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA SUDDENLY FELT LOOSE, BUT THEY WORKED ,AND A MECHANIC FOUND NO PROBLEM. I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE DRAGGING AND REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT BEFORE I COULD GO IN FOR SERVICE THE BRAKES LOCKED IN DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS DURING RUSH HOUR. I GOT MY CAR TO A NEARBY SERVICE STATION AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND OTHER WORN-OUT PARTS. THE CAR WAS FINE FOR A FEW WEEKS, I SUBMITTED THE BRAKE WORK UNDER MY WARRANTY, THEN THE BRAKES BEGAN DRAGGING AGAIN. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY DEALERSHIP, THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM, AND TOYOTA DENIED MY CLAIM UNDER THE THEORY THAT "BRAKES AREN'T COVERED." I THINK MY MASTER CYLINDER MALFUNTIONS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS HIGH. TOYOTA HAS NO RESPONSE TO THE PROBLEM OF MY BRAKES DRAGGING AND LOCKING UP, OTHER THAN TO BLAME ME. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0