Toyota Corolla Complaints
11,764 consumer complaints on file.
- #10763116September 11, 2015AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 11/09/15*LJ THE CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER, AND HAD THE RECALL PERFORMED. UPDATED 05/04/16. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10763169September 11, 2015AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. MA 10/25/15
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10763207September 11, 2015AIR BAGS
FAMILY INVOLVED IN A REAR-END COLLISION WHERE THE THE AIR BAG HOUSING CAME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN BUT THE BAG ITSELF DID NOT DEPLOY. THE HOUSING SWUNG AROUND DURING THE WRECK AND HIT THE DRIVER'S ARM RESULTING IN MINOR INJURY (BRUISING). I AM A POLICE OFFICER AN HAVE WORKED DOZENS OF WRECKS AND HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN. I CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS ALL OF THE TIME WHICH I AM DOUBTFUL OF. I HAVE PICTURES TO BETTER ILLUSTRATE THE MALFUNCTION...UPDATED 09-29-15 *BF....UPDATED 10-27-15 *BF *CN
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10763244September 11, 2015ENGINE
RECENTLY NOTICED THE NOISE COMES FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFTER START AND DURING DRIVING. DURING 5K MAINTENANCE SERVICE, I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE WATER PUMP FAILED AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN GENTALLY UNDER NORMAL CONDITION AT LESS THAN 55000 MILE AND 6.5 YEARS. THE REPAIR IS NOT COVERED BY THE 10-YEAR POWERTRAN WARRANTY COMES WITH THE PURCHASE. HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10762812September 10, 2015AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 11/09/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 1/20/2016*JS UPDATED 01/25/16. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10762831September 10, 2015AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10762882September 10, 2015AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10762925September 10, 2015AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. UPDATED 11/04/15*LJ
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10762912September 10, 2015AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10763002September 10, 2015AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10762639September 9, 2015AIR BAGS
RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE (AUG'15) FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATOR WHICH IN THE EVENT OF A RUPTURE (AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT), METAL FRAGMENTS COULD PASS THROUGH THE AIR BAG CUSHION MATERIAL, STRIKING THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. SINCE THIS WAS JUST A NOTICE AND NOT A REQUEST TO FIX THE SAFETY RECALL, I HAVE WAITED OVER A MONTH AND HAVE YET TO RECEIVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. WHEN I CALLED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TODAY (9/9/15), THEY TOO HAVE NOT HEARD ABOUT ANY UPDATES TO REPAIRING THE CAR. DUE TO THE SERIOUS NATURE OF THIS RECALL AND HUGE INCONVENIENCE OF NOT ALLOWING ANYONE TO SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF AN ECONOMY CAR, I WANTED TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. I BELIEVE THIS IS WAY TOO LONG TO NOT HEAR ANYTHING FROM TOYOTA ABOUT A REPAIR.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10762663September 9, 2015AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,850. UPDATED 11/09/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. UPDATED 2/3/2016*JS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10762682September 9, 2015AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE RECALL PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10762730September 9, 2015VISIBILITY/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
- #10763632September 9, 2015AIR BAGS
AIR BAG ISSUE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10762081September 8, 2015AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE THAT CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, FLIPPED OVER, AND LANDED ON ITS ROOF. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V85000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. ...UPDATED 01/20/16 *BF *CN
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10762116September 8, 2015AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN MAY OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10762134September 8, 2015AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD THAT HOUSED THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY WAS COMING APART. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DASHBOARD LOOKED AS IF IT WERE COMING APART WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS HOUSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10762163September 8, 2015AIR BAGS
THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REFERENCE TO THE TOYOTA RECALL DESCRIBED BELOW (PER HTTP://WWW.TOYOTA.COM/RECALL). THE RECALL DATE WAS JUNE 16, 2015 (TODAY'S DATE IS 08 SEPTEMBER 2015) AND TOYOTA HAS FAILED TO REMEDY THE DEFECT WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME BECAUSE THE REMEDY PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE FOR MY VIN. DESCRIPTION THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATORS WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO HAVE A POTENTIAL FOR THE INTRUSION OF MOISTURE OVER TIME. DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS COULD CREATE EXCESSIVE INTERNAL PRESSURE WHEN THE AIR BAG IS DEPLOYED AND CAUSE THE INFLATOR TO RUPTURE. IN THE EVENT OF AN INFLATOR RUPTURE, METAL FRAGMENTS COULD PASS THROUGH THE AIR BAG CUSHION MATERIAL, STRIKING AND POTENTIALLY SERIOUSLY INJURING THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS IN A CRASH. REMEDY TOYOTA IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON OBTAINING THE REMEDY PARTS FOR SUBSEQUENT PHASES OF THIS SAFETY RECALL. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED AS REMEDY PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE. WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, TOYOTA DEALERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG INFLATOR MODULE AT NO CHARGE TO THE VEHICLE OWNER.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10762194September 8, 2015AIR BAGS
I OWN A 2010 SIMILAR MODEL AND I HAVE JUST RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE AIRBAG WIRING HARNESS. IN AUGUST, I PURCHASED A 2011 TOYOTA CORROLLA. I WAS DRIVING IT HOME AND NOTICED THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE LAMP HAS STAYED CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED SINCE THE DATE I NOTICED IT. THIS MIMICS THE BEHAVIOUR INDICATED IN THE RECALL NOTICE ON MY 2010 MODEL.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0