Toyota Corolla Complaints
11,764 consumer complaints on file.
- #10970089April 3, 2017ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR WOULD START THEN DRIVING AT 10MPH THE CAR STALLS AND THE DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATE THE DASHBOARD. PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART WITH NO PROBLEM BUT IF SOMEBODY WAS BEHIND ME IT WOULD'VE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. LAST WEEK CAR DID THE SAME THING EXCEPT I THE CAR WAS IN MOTION TOWARDS AN INTERSECTION FROM IDLE AND HAD TO QUICKLY PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTART IT AND MOVE IT BEFORE I WOULD'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN A DEADLY ACCIDENT.
- Crash:
- No
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10970176April 3, 2017AIR BAGS
"TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE HAD MY AIRBAG INFLATOR REPLACED, SO THAT MY AIRBAG WILL NOT INFLATE UNEXPECTEDLY. BUT MY MAIN CONCERN NOW IS WITH THE AIRBAG. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE A DAUGHTER THAT RIDES IN THE FRONT WITH ME. NOBODY IS TAKING CARE OF THE AIRBAG ITSELF. THERE ARE METAL FRAGMENTS IN THOSE AIRBAGS, AND IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT THOSE FRAGMENTS WILL COME SHOOTING OUT OF THOSE BAGS WHICH WILL RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY AND POSSIBLY DEATH. IT HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS. WHAT IS TOYOTA GOING TO DO ABOUT THE AIRBAGS.
- Crash:
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10970342April 3, 2017AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL I AM FRUSTRATED BY THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT IS TAKING TO GET OUR PASSENGER AIRBAG REPLACED! IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN AN INCONVENIENCE TO NOT HAVE PASSENGERS IN THE FRONT SEAT. I ALSO HAVE NOT BEEN ASSURED BY TOYOTA THAT IN A CRASH THE REAR PASSENGERS MIGHT NOT BE HIT BY SHRAPNEL RESULTING FROM A DEFECTIVE PASSENGER AIRBAG. WHY IS TOYOTA/TAKATA NOT PAYING FOR SUBSTITUTE RENTAL CARS WHILE WE AWAIT THE FIX?
- Crash:
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10970346April 3, 2017AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10970370April 3, 2017AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL IT HAS BEEN A YEAR AND NO RESOLUTION FROM DEALERSHIP, NO ACTION TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE OR RECALL HAS BEEN TAKEN
- Crash:
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10970036April 2, 2017AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10970043April 2, 2017AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL - I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE OVER A YEAR AGO REGARDING MY AIR BAGS BEING RECALLED. TO DATE TOYOTA HAS DONE NOTHING. WHEN I ASKED AT THE PUENTE HILLS TOYOTA I WAS TOLD THEY WERE WORKING ON THE ISSUE AND THAT WAS ALMOST A YEAR AGO AND THAT I WAS NOT ENTITLED TO A RENTAL CAR. THESE AIRBAGS ARE DANGEROUS AND MY TODDLER SON SIT IN THE BACK SEAT WITH ME AS THE DRIVER. IF THERE WERE TO BE AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH THE METAL SHRAPNEL THAT IS IN IT THEN BOTH HIM AND I COULD BE SEVERELY INJURED OR EVEN SUFFER DEATH. IS THIS WHAT TOYOTA WANTS ON THEIR HANDS? INJURIES OF A CHILD AND A SINGLE MOTHER? I WANT MY CAR FIXED AND I WANT IT FIXED WITHIN THE NEXT 60 DAYS. I ALSO WANT MY REPAIRS TO BE DONE BY MY MECHANIC IF AT ALL POSSIBLE BECAUSE THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AT PUENTE HILLS IS UNRELIABLE AND UNTRUSTWORTHY WITH ANY REPAIRS THEY MAKE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10969896April 1, 2017POWER TRAIN
CAR IS SPUTTERING AND HESITATES WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, IT DOES IT INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND CALLED HEADQUARTERS AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THIS MAJOR PROBLEM. THEY ARE OVERLOOKING THE PROBLEM. APPARENTLY THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA CARS AND THEY HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
- Crash:
- No
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10969911April 1, 2017ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GOOD AFTERNOON, ON BEHALF OF MY BROTHER [XXX] I AM SUBMITTING A FAULTY ECO BOOST LIGHT FIXTURE. THE WIRING IS AND HAS BEEN OFF BEFORE THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. HONESTLY AS THE CONCERN ABOUT GLOBAL EMISSIONS BEING REVISED AND EDITED DAILY, SMOG IS A CONCERN THAT I AM ATTENUATED FOR AS THE GROWTH OF TREES OUT LOCALLY IS STILL A PHOTOSYNTHETIC PROCESS. THERE ARE QUITE A FEW OTHER SERVICE RECALLS THAT MAY BE IN NEED OF ADDRESSING FOR THIS MODEL. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10969928April 1, 2017FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE CAR SHUTS DOWN AND STOPS WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TOYOTA 2 X THIS MONTH AND STILL NOT FIXED. IT WAS JUST TOWED AGAIN TODAY. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN ONCE THE CAR IS DRIVEN FOR AWHILE AND GETS WARMED UP. WHEN IT SITS FOR AWHILE IT WILL START AGAIN. I NOTICED THAT TOYOTA RECALLED SOME 2005 COROLLAS FOR ECM REPLACEMENT BUT I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL. MY RESEARCH SEEMS TO INDICATE THIS CAR IS HAVING ECM PROBLEMS. TOYOTA HAS ALREADY REPLACED FUEL REGULATOR SENSOR( 1ST TIME) AND OXYGEN SENSOR (2ND TIME) BUT AS STATED ABOVE IT HAPPENED AGAIN 3 DAYS AFTER SECOND REPAIR. MY 17 YR OLD GRAND DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR. I BELIEVE IT IS THE EMC AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THE RECALL. THIS IS DEADLY. THE CAR JUST STOPS. IMAGINE DRIVING ACROSS A BRIDGE 65 MILE AN HOUR AND YOUR CAR STOPS NO POWER NO ACCELERATION AND YOU THINK YOUR CAR HAS BEEN FIXED BY CERTIFIED TOYOTA MECHANIC. IF ON A HILL YOU CANNOT EVEN GET OFF THE ROAD. HELP!!! ONCE SHE WAS ON A STREET AND ONCE ON HIGHWAY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10969666March 31, 2017STEERING
I WAS DRIVING WITH 30 MILE/HOUR ON THE ANDERSON MILL ROAD, AUSTIN, TEXAS. ALL OF SUDDEN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HEAVY, JUST LIKE STEERING WAS LOCKED. IT'S SO DIFFICULT TO CHANGE DIRECTION. IN THIS SITUATION, I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR WHEN I TRIED TO FIND PLACE TO PARK. THIS SITUATION MAY LAST SEVERAL MINUTES, AND BECOME NORMAL. I DROVE MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA CENTER, THE TECHNICIAN TOOK FEW HOURS TO CHECK, BUT NOTHING THEY FOUND. RIGHT NOW, I AM SO AFRAID OF DRIVING.
- Crash:
- No
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10969689March 31, 2017AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS THE REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10969715March 31, 2017AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10969724March 31, 2017AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. JUNE 2016 REC'D LETTER FROM TOYOTA THAT MY CAR WAS PART OF THE RECALL AND "RECOMMENDATION" NOT TO DRIVE WITH OCCUPANT IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT UNTIL REMEDY BECOMES AVAILABLE. I STILL HAVE NOT BEEN OFFERED A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. CAN'T HAVE MY FAMILY OR FRIENDS RIDE IN FRONT. THEREFORE, MY CAR ENDS UP SITTING AND NOT BEING DRIVEN AS OFTEN AS IT SHOULD BE TO MAINTAIN GOOD PERFORMANCE OF ENGINE, HOSES, ETC. FIX IS TAKING TOO LONG. I LIVED IN FLORIDA WHEN I BOUGHT MY CAR. NOW LIVE IN NORTH CAROLINA. DOES THIS MAKE A DIFFERENCE. TOYOTA IS TAKING TOO LONG TO COME UP WITH A "FIX". THANK YOU.
- Crash:
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10969750March 31, 2017AIR BAGS
TAKATA AIRBAG. AFTER 8 YEARS, THIS POSSIBLY LETHAL COMPONENT HAS NOT BEEN REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- Crash:
- No
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10969764March 31, 2017AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 05/17/17*LJ UPDATED 07/12/2017*JS
- Crash:
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10969453March 30, 2017AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT THERE IS CURRENTLY NO REASONABLE TIME FRAME FOR THE TAKATA RECALL TO BE REMEDIED. IT IS UNREASONABLE TO EXPECT NO PERSON TO OCCUPY THE PASSENGER SEAT IN A 4 PERSON VEHICLE. THIS REQUIRES A FAMILY OF 4 TO EITHER DRIVE 2 CARS AND WASTE MONEY ON GAS OR PUT THEMSELVES AT RISK BY SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT DESPITE THE DANGER. I AM TOLD THAT A SOLUTION IS STILL APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS AWAY. I HAVE ASKED TOYOTA TO DISABLE THE AIRBAG SENSOR IN THE SEAT UNTIL THE REMEDY IS AVAILABLE AND THEY HAVE REFUSED FOR LIABILITY REASONS. THERE WAS A TIME WHEN WE DIDN'T HAVE AIRBAGS AND JUST USED SEAT BELTS. WHY CAN'T WE TREAT THIS AS SUCH. IT IS NOT REASONABLE TO EXPECT FAMILIES TO RESTRAIN FROM USING 1/4 OF THEIR CAR FOR POTENTIALLY AN ENTIRE YEAR. THERE'S NOT THE OPTION TO SELL THE CAR BECAUSE FAIR MARKET VALUE WILL NOT BE OBTAINED WITH SUCH A RECALL. IN SHORT, I WANT MY PASSENGER AIRBAG DISABLED UNTIL A REMEDY CAN BE PROVIDED. THIS IS THE LEAST TOYOTA CAN DO.
- Crash:
- No
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10969517March 30, 2017AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10969587March 30, 2017AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10969259March 29, 2017AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 06/08/17*LJ UPDATED 09/07/2017*JS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0