Toyota Corolla Complaints (2010)

1,244 consumer complaints on file.

#10344870July 23, 2010
STEERING
MY NEW 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS A PROBLEM WHEN DRIVEN ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CAR WOBBLES AND I AM CONSTANTLY STEERING TO KEEP IT GOING STRAIGHT. IT DOESN'T SEEM STABLE--AS IF IT'S BEING BUFFETED BY HIGH WINDS EVEN THOUGH IT'S A CALM DAY. I AM AFRAID IT IS GOING TO VEER OFF THE ROAD AND THEREFORE I HAVE TRIED TO AVOID DRIVING IT ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT ALL THE COROLLAS ARE LIKE THAT AND IT WILL ONLY BE FIXED IF THERE IS A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344874July 23, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. SHE WAS DRIVING 3 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE ENTIRE FRONT END AND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE DAMAGES. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WILL ALSO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 5,000. UPDATED 10/05/10 *BF UPDATED 10/07/10*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10344985July 23, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH SHE CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE AND IT WAS DESTROYED. DURING THE CRASH NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED AN INJURY TO THE LOWER BACK AND WAS UNCONSCIOUS TWO PASSENGERS SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE FACE. THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING FAST ENOUGH FOR THEM TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND IS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,100.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10344799July 22, 2010
STEERING
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A COROLLA 2010 REPLACING MY 2003 COROLLA AND ONE THING I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT MY NEW COROLLA CONSTANTLY REQUIRES MY TWO HANDS ON THE WHEEL BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE I AM DRIVING IN VERY HIGH WIND AREA, AND LET ALONE DRIVING NEXT TO A BIG TRUCKS WHICH ALMOST BECOMES VERY DANGEROUS TO CONTROL THE CAR. PLEASE LOOK INTO IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344521July 21, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD LIE IN THE COMPUTER; HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,300. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344277July 20, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT LEASED A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING OVER 40 MPH OR MORE THE STEERING WHEEL INDEPENDENTLY CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MOVE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. HE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE WITH A PREVIOUSLY LEASED TOYOTA COROLLA. THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED; YET, HE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE STEERING FAILURE WITH THE REPLACEMENT VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT THEY HAVE NOT RETURNED HIS CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 982.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343656July 16, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES AND APPROACHING A STOP, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE AHEAD OF HERS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THIS WAS THE FIRST INSTANCE OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN THE VEHICLE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 4,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342646July 12, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2010 COROLLA. THE STEERING IN THIS CAR IS NOT RIGHT AND THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO FIX .ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR WANDERS LEFT TO RIGHT. I AM ALWAYS MAKING SMALL CORRECTIONS TO KEEP THE CAR STRAIGHT. THE REAL PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR IS WHEN ITS WINDY ON THE HIGHWAY A GUST OF WIND WILL MOVE IT ENOUGH WERE ITS BORDERLINE DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342670July 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY NEW 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA, (LESS THAN 1000 MILES) ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. I WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AND GOING ABOUT 15-20 MPH. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AFTER THE FIRST CAR WAS HIT BUT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID HITTING THE SECOND CAR. MY CAR AND TWO OTHER CARS NEARBY WERE DAMAGED, BUT NO ONE WAS INJURED.. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342491July 11, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OUR 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) FREQUENTLY HESITATES AS IF ACCELERATION HAS CEASED AND THEN REACCELERATES AFTER IT APPEARS TO SWITCH GEARS. HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY AND FREEWAY SPEEDS, SEEMS TO INCREASE WITH USE OF A/C. AFTER TEST DRIVE, TOYOTA MECHANIC EXPLAINED THIS IS NORMAL AND DUE TO ELECTRICAL PARTS THAT HAVE REPLACED MECHANICAL PARTS. HE SAID CAR IS THINKING WHEN IT SWITCHES GEARS AND APPARENTLY STOPS ITS OTHER FUNCTION (I.E., MAINTAINING A STEADY SPEED) FOR A "NANOSECOND." THIS HAPPENS EVERY BLOCK OR SO IN HIGHWAY DRIVING, AND ALTHOUGH THE SPEED DOESN'T CHANGE, THE IMPULSE CHANGES ARE PHYSICALLY PERCEPTIBLE (WE CAN FEEL IT IN THE SEAT AND STEERING WHEEL, AS IF THE CAR IS JERKING). THE MECHANIC SAID THIS IS NORMAL IN NEWER CARS AS MOST HAVE GONE TO THE NEW TECHNOLOGY. THE MECHANIC'S EXPLANATION IS LOGICAL, BUT TOYOTA'S ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AS NORMAL IN NEWER MODELS OF CARS IS DISTURBING. WE DO NOT EXPERIENCE THIS IN OUR 2010 FORD FUSION. PLEASE NOTE: SEVERAL REQUIRED FIELDS ON FORM WERE NOT APPLICABLE, SUCH AS MILEAGE AT WHICH WE EXPERIENCED FAILURE, DATE OF INCIDENT, ETC. WE JUST RELATED MOST RECENT INFO IN THESE FIELDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341951July 8, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT STAY IN A STRAIGHT LINE WHILE DRIVING OVER 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT. WHILE DRIVING OVER 30 MPH IT TOOK GREATER EFFORT TO KEEP THE STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE STEERING EPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A DATE THAT THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. REPORT 1007080021 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,966.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342000July 8, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA TWO MONTHS AGO. I AM NOW RECEIVING A NOTICE OF RECALL FOR THE MAT/ACCELERATOR PROBLEM. I WAS ASSURED BY ONE SALESPERSON THAT NEW VEHICLES DID NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE. WHY DOES THE GOVERNMENT ALLOW SUCH SALES KNOWING THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS AND WHY HASN'T TOYOTA FIXED THESE PROBLEMS BEFORE SUCH SALES ARE MADE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341808July 7, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON JULY 6, 2010, I WAS DRIVING ON I-95 SOUTH NEAR THE IVES DAIRY RD. EXIT. I DRIVE A TOYOTA COROLLA '10 LE. I WAS GOING BETWEEN 65-70 MPH AND WAS IN THE NEXT TO LAST LANE. AT APPROXIMATELY 6:45AM, THE CAR'S RPM JUMPED FROM 2000-3000 TO 5000-6000. AT THIS POINT, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL...THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AUTOMATICALLY ON ITS OWN. THEN, THE RPM'S JUMPED BACK DOWN TO 2000-3000. I HAD TO CROSS THREE LANES IN ORDER TO PULL OVER. WHILE I WAS TRYING TO PULL OVER, THE CAR WAS GOING VERY SLOW, BUT THE RPM'S WERE JUMPING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN 2000-3000 TO 5000-6000. THIS OCCURRED WHILE MY FOOT WAS OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND WHILE IT WAS HOVERING OVER THE BRAKE PEDAL. I DID NOT PRESS THE BRAKES BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT TO COME TO A FULL STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF FAST MOVING TRAFFIC ON I-95. THIS EVENT OCCURRED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE CAR. THE SOUND THE CAR WAS MAKING WAS AS IF I WERE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD NOT DONE ANY OF THIS DURING THE INCIDENT. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE FOR 10 MINUTES, AND I RESTARTED THE CAR. I SLOWLY MADE MY WAY TO MY PARENTS HOUSE NEARBY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341828July 7, 2010
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE MAKING A LEFT-HAND TURN, MY WIFE, DRIVING OUR 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA, WAS STRUCK BY A DRIVER RUNNING A RED LIGHT. THE OTHER DRIVER (IN A VOLVO WAGON) DID NOT SEE THE LIGHT, NOR BREAK, STRIKING THE COROLLA ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND WHEEL AREA AT APPROX. 35-40 MPH. THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT WAS ENOUGH TO CRUMPLE THE COROLLA'S DOOR AND WHEEL AREA, LEAVING THE CAR TOTALED. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, NOT EVEN THE SIDE AIRBAGS, LEAVING MY WIFE WITH A CONCUSSION FROM THE ACCIDENT. THE 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA WAS PURCHASED NEW THIS PAST FALL, HAD ONLY 9,000 MILES ON IT AND HAD SUSTAINED NO PREVIOUS DAMAGE OR ACCIDENTS. THE MECHANICS AT THE AUTOSHOP WHERE THE CAR WAS DEEMED TOTALED SAID THAT THEY HAD NO CLUE AS TO WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW, I AM WONDERING IF THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE AIRBAGS THAT PREVENTED THEM FROM GOING OFF. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10341730July 7, 2010
STEERING
CARS ALIGNMENT IS OUT OF WHACK. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WILL TURN ON IT OWN TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT REPORTED IT TO TOYOTA AND THEY SAID WE CANT DO ANYTHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341515July 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE TO GREEN WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD INTO THE BACK END OF VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO MY FRONT END AND VERY MINOR DAMAGE TO OTHER VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341368July 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT IN RESPONSE TO A RECALL NOTICE I JUST RECEIVED FROM TOYOTA. THE NOTICE SAYS TOYOTA WILL MODIFY MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND FLOOR SURFACE IN THE DRIVER'S FOOTWELL. HOWEVER, THE RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE PROVIDING MY RECALLED 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH A BRAKE OVERRIDE SYSTEM. ACCORDING TO JAMES LENTZ, PRESIDENT OF TOYOTA USA, IN HIS TESTIMONY BEFORE CONGRESS (FEBRUARY 23, 2010), TOYOTA PROMISED TO INSTALL BRAKE OVERRIDE SYSTEMS IN RECALLED VEHICLES. MY FRIEND WHO OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY DID GET A BRAKE OVERRIDE SYSTEM, WHICH ENSURES THAT HE CAN STOP HIS VEHICLE NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TOYOTA SHOULD INSTALL A BRAKE OVERRIDE SYSTEM ON MY RECALLED VEHICLE, TOO--OTHERWISE MY CAR IS NOT AS SAFE AS OTHER RECALLED VEHICLES. HOWEVER, WHEN I CALLED TOYOTA ABOUT THIS, THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE NOT GOING TO INSTALL BRAKE OVERRIDE SYSTEMS ON COROLLAS. THIS IS WRONG AND NHTSA SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341129July 2, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE DROVE THE VEHICLE OVER 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. HE CONSTANTLY HAD TO CORRECT THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. HE HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 300. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341280July 2, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY TOYOTA 2010 COROLLA HAS BEEN RECALLED ONCE AND THE TOYOTA DEALER SAID THAT THEY DID SOMETHING ON THE BRAKE, BUT I TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM WITH MY NEW TOYOTA 2010 COROLLA IS THE NOISE SOUND WHENEVER I PUSH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ESPECIALLY WHENEVER I PUSH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT MAKES A BELL SOUND. I REPORTED TO TOYOTA DEALER 3 TIMES AND THEY SAID IT IS AIR SOUND. I AM NOT ENGINEER BUT I THINK I KNOW WHAT IS DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AIR SOUND AND BELL SOUND. NOW THE TOYOTA SENT ME AND SAID THAT ANOTHER POSSIBILITY OF RECALL ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I THINK THERE IS A REAL PROBLEM ON THIS CAR. I AM SCARE DRIVING THE NEW CAR. WHAT CAN I DO? I ASKED THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT "NOTHING WE CAN DO." IN TERMS OF SAFETY, I REALLY CONCERN THIS IS NOT JUSTMY PROBLEM BUT OUR CITIZEN'S SAFETY PROBLEM. THE WORST THING IS WHEN I DRIVE ON THE HIGH WAY. IT IS LIKE ALMOST 15 YEARS OLD CAR. THE SOUND LIKE A CRACKING AND I REALLY DOES NOT WANT TO DRIVE MY NEW TOYOTA 2010 COROLLA ON THE HIGH WAY. NOW THEY JUST SENT ME A MEMO AND IT SAID THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF RECALL ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL PROBLEM. WHAT CAN I DO? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341041July 1, 2010
STEERING
I JUST BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA 6/28/10. IT HAS SERIOUS STEERING WANDERING PROBLEMS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TODAY(7/1/10, AND THEY CONFIRMED BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. WHEN I GOT HOME, I LOOKED IT UP ON THE WEB AND SEE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. WHAT CAN I DO? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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