Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10607409July 1, 2014
AIR BAGS
5 VEHICLE WRECK IN FAST LANE ON 6 LANE PORTION OF STATE HIGHWAY, 50 MPH ZONE. CAR IN FRONT STOPPED UNEXPECTEDLY. COROLLA STOPPED IN TIME (PREVENTING REAR END COLLISION) BUT 3 VEHICLES (INCLUDED 2 TRUCKS) BEHIND THE COROLLA COLLIDED HEAVILY AND PUSHED THE COROLLA INTO THE CAR IN FRONT. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CAR "TOTALED". SEVERE FRONT END AND REAR END DAMAGE. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED ON DRIVER SIDE OR OTHER SIDE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10607434July 1, 2014
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, A STRONG GLARE DEVELOPED FROM THE SUN REFLECTING OFF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CAUSING THE VISIBILITY OF THE SPEEDOMETER TO BE AFFECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ALTER THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,200. UPDATED 09/16/14*LJ UPDATED 1/20/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607489July 1, 2014
AIR BAGS
TOYOTA COROLLA WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROX. 30 TO 35 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN ANOTHER OLDER SMALL CAR CAME THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND HIT THE COROLLA ON THE DRIVER SIDE, SMASHING IN THE DOORS AND CAUSING THE COROLLA TO SPIN AROUND THE INTERSECTION AND FACE THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. SIDE DOORS AND QUARTER PANELS WERE DAMAGED AS WELL AS WHEELS, PLUS REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY WAS BROKEN CAUSING THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL TO BE BENT AT AN ANGLE. THE CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN FROM THE SCENE. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT NO AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL FOR INJURIES. MOST INJURIES TO THE HEAD, NECK, ARM, SIDE AND LEGS HEALED AFTER THREE WEEKS, ACCEPT FOR A SHOULD INJURY CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN ROTATING ARM. FURTHER MRIS AND OR SURGERY MAY BE NEEDED IF INJURY AND INFLAMMATION DOES NOT HEAL. CONCERN IS THAT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THAT NOW WITH NEW SENSORS BEING ADDED DURING THE $10,000 REPAIR JOB, CONCERN IS THAT THE AIRBAGS THEMSELVES WERE DEFECTIVE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10607581July 1, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND AN INJURY WAS REPORTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 254,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10606968June 30, 2014
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE VEHICLE WOULD VEER LEFT AND RIGHT. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD DELAYED ACCELERATION AND THE VECHICLE ABNORMALLY VIBRATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE SURFACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606819June 29, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND WHEN CHECK THERE IS PROBLEM WITH CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606820June 29, 2014
AIR BAGS
TOYOTA COROLLA DX 1997 THE CAR WAS SOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER IN ST LOUIS MISSOURI WHILE I WAS IN LAW SCHOOL. THE CAR HAS BEEN NOW IN FLORIDA FOR THE LAST TEN YEAR IN A WARM, EXTREMELY HUMID CLIMATE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS ADMITTED TO A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS. APPARENTLY IN HUMID CLIMATES. NOW DOES IT NOT MAKE SENSE TO CHECK OUT THE AIRBAG IF THE CAR HAS BEEN IN A HUMID CLIMATE .REGARDLESS WHERE THE CAR WAS SOLD ? OR IS THE CAR SAFE BECAUSE IT WAS SOLD SOMEWHERE ELSE AND IF THE CAR IS THEN DRIVEN IN A HUMID CLIMATE THE AIRBAG WILL WORK SINCE THE DEALERSHIP WAS IN A COLD WEATHER CLIMATE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606423June 27, 2014
AIR BAGS
I RECEIVED A SECOND SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR MY COROLLA, I SCHEDULED THE APPOINTMENT WITH AUTONATION TOYOTA IN LEESBURG FOR MONDAY, JUNE 23. WHEN I MADE THE APPOINTMENT A WEEK EARLIER, THE MECHANIC EVEN PUT ME ON HOLD TO CHECK HIS INVENTORY TO SEE THE PAR IS AVAILABLE. WHEN I SHOWED UP, THEY TOLD ME THAT TOYOTA HAS PUT A HOLD ON THIS RECALL. IS THAT CORRECT? I ASKED THEM WHY DIDN'T THEY CALL ME AND LET ME KNOW? THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO KNOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606562June 27, 2014
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT AND THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FLICKERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1000. UPDATED 08/11/14*LJ UPDATED 08/23/2017*CT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604758June 20, 2014
AIR BAGS
TOYOTA IS NOT ACTING TIMELY TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG INFLATOR MODULE. IT INDICATES NOW THAT IT MAY BE 18 MONTHS OR LONGER FROM FIRST NOTIFICATION, WHICH WAS APRIL 2013 WHERE VEHICLES WERE TO BE INSPECTED AND FIXED IF EQUIPPED WITH AFFECTED MODULE. TAKATA GAVE WRONG SERIAL NUMBERS ON THE FAULTY MODULE SO VEHICLES FIXED AND/OR NOT FIXED OR INSPECTED NEED TO BE RECALLED AS OF JUNE 11, 2014. I ATTEMPTED TO HAVE MINE FIXED AUGUST 2014, HOWEVER TOYOTA SERVICE STILL DIDN'T HAVE THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. MY DAUGHTER TOOK CAR TO COLLEGE BUT NO SERVICE DEALER WAS AVAILABLE THERE. I JUST LEARNED OF THIS 2ND RECALL WHEN MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP CANCELLED THE APPOINTMENT I HAD FOR TODAY (6/20/14) TO HAVE THE FIRST RECALL FIXED. I AM TOLD THAT THEY NEED TO REDESIGN THE PART AND WILL BE REPLACING IT IN ALL VEHICLES AFFECTED, INCLUDING THOSE WHO RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT PART UNDER FIRST RECALL. NO REDESIGN HAS BEEN DONE, NOR TO THEY KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE DONE, LIKELY MORE MONTHS! IN INTERIM I HAVE A TICKING TIME BOMB BEING DRIVEN BE A TEEN DRIVER MORE PRONE TO ACCIDENTS. I DO NOT WANT AN SAFETY DEVICE IN CAR TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY! TOYOTA HAS HAD 15 MONTHS TO FIX THIS. IT NOW HALTS THE REPAIR OF AFFECTED VEHICLES INDEFINITELY WITHOUT ANY SOLUTION OR REMEDY?! YET ARE WILLING TO FIX VEHICLE WHERE A AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON? HOW? I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA CORPORATE I COULD RECEIVE A LOANER VEHICLE IN THE INTERIM OF THIS REMEDY AND TO CONTACT MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. I DID. THEY REFUSE TO COMPLY WITH THIS REQUEST SINCE NO LIGHT IS ON MY DASHBOARD. YOUR REPORTS DO NOT INDICATE THAT A LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD (10537899, 10568848, 10585224) OCCURRED PRIOR TO INCIDENT. I LIVE IN A HUMID CLIMATE SEVERAL MONTHS OF THE YEAR ANOTHER CONCERN FOR OWNERS. TOYOTA CONTINUES TO ASK ABOUT MILES ON VEHICLE, IS THAT BECAUSE THEY ARE OLDER MODELS AND THEY SECRETLY WANT THEM TO DIE FIRST!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604830June 20, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC LOCKS AND THE DOORS DID NOT HAVE A PLACE TO INSERT A KEY, PREVENTING HER FROM OPENING THE DOOR IF THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604553June 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE MILEAGE DOES NOT MATCH CARFAX REPORT. LIKELY ODOMETER TAMPERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10599186June 18, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V133000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 03/04/15
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10599193June 18, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
I WAS DRIVING IN THE COUNTRY WITH MY DAUGHTER. I WAS DRIVING SLOW BECAUSE I HAD NEVER DRIVEN THAT ROAD BEFORE AND THERE WAS A SPEED LIMIT 30 AND THE 45 MPH. THERE WAS A STOP SIGN WHERE I NEEDED TO TURN RIGHT. I STARTED SLOWING DOWN BUT THE CAR WOULD COMPLETE THE STOP. SO, I TURNED RIGHT AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND GOT OUT OF CONTROL. IT WAS ACCELERATING AND MOVING LEFT AND RIGHT LIKE CRAZY. I TRIED TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHT BUT I WASN'T ABLE TO DO THAT BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF CONTROL. THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK EITHER. THERE WERE SMALL HILLS ON THE BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD THAT'S WHY THE CAR KEPT DRIVING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. PROBABLY 3000-4000 FEET FROM THE STOP SIGN THERE WAS A BIG IRON GATE LEADING TO THE PASTURE. MY CAR KNOCKED DOWN THE WHOLE GATE AND KEPT MOVING INTO THE PASTURE. FINALLY THE CAR HIT ANOTHER POLE AND A FENCE AND STOPPED. THE CAR IS TOTALED. FORTUNATELY I DIDN'T SUFFER ANY SERIOUS INJURES EXCEPT I SUFFERED CONSTANT HEADACHES FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND MY DAUGHTER HAD LONG SCRATCHES ACROSS HER THROAT FROM A SEATBELT. THIS IS A MIRACLE THAT WE ARE ALIVE. IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD. TWO OF OUR CHURCH MEMBERS DROVE 2 MINUTES AFTER ME SO THAT I RECEIVED HELP FROM THEM. THEY DIDN'T WITNESS THE CRASH BUT THEY SAW WHERE IT HAPPENED, HOW THE PLACE OF ACCIDENT LOOKED LIKE, AND LONG MARKS THAT MY CAR LEFT ON THE SIDES OF THE ROAD. ALSO, I GOT A POLICE REPORT WHERE IT SAYS THAT THE DRIVER DIDN'T DO ANYTHING IMPROPER AND THERE IS A MAP OF THE PLACE OF THE ACCIDENT ATTACHED. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND HAVEN'T HAD ANY RESPONSE YET. FIRST THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT IT TAKES THEM 30 DAYS TO MAKE A DECISION, LATER HE SAID THAT IT'S 60 DAYS. THE INSPECTOR CAME AND GOT THE CDR DATA FROM THE CAR. HE DIDN'T EXPLAIN ANYTHING TO ME BUT HE EMAILED A CRASH DATA FILES AND SAID TO WAIT A CALL FROM TOYOTA. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10604357June 18, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO BUSHES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598856June 17, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
OUR TOYOTA COROLLA 2006 HAD A SRS AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COME ON. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER?S AIRBAG MODULE IS ATTACHED TO A SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY WITH ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS THAT HAVE BECOME DAMAGED FROM TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DAMAGE TO THE SPINAL WIRE CAUSED THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP TO ILLUMINATE WHICH MEANS THAT THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. THE SPINAL CORD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A SIMILAR ISSUE ON OTHER COROLLAS I BELIEVE THEY ARE YEARS 2009 AND 2010 AND SO I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO SINCE IT IS HAPPENING ON OUR VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598895June 17, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V168000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE REMEDY PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598583June 16, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THE TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED HER THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 23,840.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598648June 16, 2014
ENGINE
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE ON OUR 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND INDICATES NEEDING A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER. HOWEVER, THAT IS AN EFFECT OF THE CAUSE OF EXCESSIVE BURNING OF OIL. I ADD APPROX 1-2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 250-400 MILES. IF HIGHWAY DRIVING, I EASILY ADD 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 100 MILES OF DRIVING. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH 1ZZ-FE 1.8L ENGINES FROM 1998-2002 BASED ON NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE. SINCE THIS CONDITION DOES NOT MANIFEST ITSELF UNTIL OUT OF THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, THIS WILL NEVER BE A WARRANTY OR RECALL ISSUE UNLESS TOYOTA ADMITS THERE WAS A DESIGN FLAW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598719June 16, 2014
AIR BAGS, ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES
I JUST PURCHASED MY 2005 COROLLA 3 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT AND IT WAS A FAIRLY NEW CAR BUT IT HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH IN THE FIRST MONTH I HAD IT. ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT THE WEATHER NICE AND PLEASANT & I WAS SOBERLY DRIVING HOME FROM NURSING SCHOOL IN SAN JOSE ALONG IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A 3 LANE STREET AT THE LEGAL SPEED LIMIT OF 35 MILES AN HOUR. ABOUT 600 FEET AHEAD THERE WAS A YELLOWING STOPLIGHT AND TWO CARS SLOWING DOWN NEARING THE STOPLIGHT. I PUT ON THE BRAKES NORMALLY AS I THOUGHT THERE WAS PLENTY OF SPACE TO COME TO A STOP HOWEVER IT FELT LIKE INSTEAD OF SLOWING THE CAR SUPRISINGLY SPED UP AND INSTANTLY I WAS SMELLING GUNPOWDER AFTER A SHARP PAINFUL JARRING SMACK. THE AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED AND WAS A RIPPED UP MESS FROM MY STEERING WHEEL. I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND WAS SO DAZED AND SHOCKED AND MY WRIST HAD SHATTERED REQUIRING REPARATIVE SURGERY AND REHABILITATION HOWEVER IT'S STILL NOT OK. DUE TO MY CONFUSION I DENIED MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL A FEW DAYS LATER. THIS CONFUSION STILL AFFECTS ME BADLY NOW AS I SUFFER FROM SEVERE PTSD. THE POLICE TOOK PICTURES AND A REPORT. THE PEOPLE IN THE CAR I HIT WERE TAKEN BY AMBULANCE. & RECOMMENDED I BE TAKEN AS WELL BUT I REFUSED. THE CAR HAD BEEN TOTALED WITH SEVERE BODY DAMAGE TO THE FRONT AND A BENT FRAME THAT IT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FROM THE SCENE. I WAS TERRIFIED THAT SOMEBODY EITHER TAMPERED WITH MY CAR AND BRAKES OR EITHER I WAS CLINICALLY INSANE TO MAKE IT ILLOGICALLY SPEED UP & IT WASN'T UNTIL I LEARNED OF THE RECALLS ONLY A FEW DAYS AGO THAT I REALIZED MAYBE THE ACCIDENT WASN'T ALL MY FAULT & I SHOULD REPORT IT HERE. TOYOTA CORPORATION HAS DONE NOTHING TO SEND ME NOTIFICATIONS OF ANY RECALLS OR PROBLEMS EVER. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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