Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10524348July 11, 2013
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA, EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK H727 TIRES, SIZE: 185/65/R14. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES BECAME FLAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE SHOP WHERE THEY INSPECTED THE TIRES AND STATED THAT SOMETHING HAD NOT ALLOWED IT TO SEAL AROUND THE RIM. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,400. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524492July 11, 2013
STEERING, ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE AND DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS: ABS, ANTI SKID SYMBOL, BATTERY AND OIL LAMP APPEARED. LOST POWER STEERING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS CEASED, IT WAS RAINING HEAVILY. DROVE APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES TO HOME. THE NEXT MORNING, CAR STARTED WITHOUT ANY ISSUES, DROVE APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET, THE SAME LIGHTS APPEARED AND POWER STEERING AGAIN CEASED. ABLE TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES TO WORK. MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH DEALERSHIP FOR AFTER WORK. CAR IMMEDIATELY STARTED WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED LIGHTS APPEARING AGAIN AND WITHOUT POWER STEERING. DROVE APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES, ALL POWER IN CAR STOPPED, AND CAR IMMEDIATELY STOPPED. WAS UNABLE TO RESTART CAR, CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE SERVICE MEMBER STATED THE CAR NEEDED A NEW ALTERNATOR. WHEN ASKED WHY THIS WOULD OCCUR WITH ONLY 25000 MILES, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO GIVE ME A RESPONSE. THE ALTERNATOR WAS COSTLY. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, PURCHASED THIS CAR IN JULY, 2009. SERVICE MY CAR REGULARLY AS SUGGESTED IN MANUAL AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. I AM DISAPPOINTED WITH NEEDING SUCH A COSTLY REPAIR AS I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS IN THE PAST WITH OTHER MAKES OF CARS. ALL OF WHICH I HAVE OWNED FOR 8 TO 10 YEARS EACH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524060July 10, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
AUTO EN OCASIONES NO ACELERA. NAGUABO AUTO REEMPLAZO COMPUTADORA (PCM). PROBLEMA CONTINUA. SE ENTIENDE QUE ES UN DEFECTO DE FABRICA SEGUN AVISO ENVIADO PERO NO SE QUIEREN RESPONSABILIZAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524216July 10, 2013
STEERING
THERE WAS NO INCIDENT AS OF THIS DATE HOWEVER THERE COULD BE IF SOMETHING IS NOT DONE. MY 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS A GLITCH IN THE POWER STEERING AND TOYOTA DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL ON IT IN THE UNITED STATES. I HAVE SEEN AN ARTICLE IN THE PAPER REGARDING TOYOTA RECALLING 185,000 VEHICLES IN JAPAN AND EUROPE DUE TO A POWER STEERING GLITCH. I HAVE SPOKEN TO TOYOTA IN CALIFORNIA ABOUT MY CAR AND MY CONCERN BUT THEY JUST TAKE MY INFORMATION AND SAY THAT THEY'LL PUT IT ON RECORD. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ME. I KNOW OF ANOTHER CUSTOMER OF VILLAGE CADILLAC AND TOYOTA IN HOMOSASSA, FLORIDA (WHICH IS WHERE MY CAR WAS SERVICED) HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF MY TOYOTA EXPRESSED A CONCERN ABOUT THE POWER STEERING. I DO KNOW THAT TOYOTA CHANGED THE POWER STEERING TO AN ELECTRICAL TYPE POWER STEERING IN LATE 2009 BUT CHANGED IT BACK TO THEIR OLD SYSTEM BY LATE 2010, THIS TELLS ME THEY KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND THIS IS 2013 AND THERE'S BEEN NO RECALL YET. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FIRST? I REALLY WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523989July 9, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WELL, THERE WAS A VERY LOUD RATTLE NOISE WHEN STARTING ENGINE (COLD ENGINE) I TOOK CAR TO PUENTE HILLS, CA TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AS THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A CAMSHAFT GEAR ASSEMBLY KNOWN ISSUE IN THE TOYOTAS 2009. THEY CHARGED ME ABOUT $179.00 FOR LABOR AS THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND GOES AWAY ONCE IN A WHILE, BUT CONTINUES AFTER ALL. I JUST TOOK CAR BACK TO SAME DEALER, AS THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WILL COST ABOUT $872.15 TO FIX PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE'S A RECALL OR ANY OTHER LEGAL REMEDIES I COULD TAKE IN THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523677July 8, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IDLE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, THE RPMS WERE HIGH AND THE TIRES WERE SPINNING AFTER THE INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) WHERE THE DEALER INSTALLED A RE-ENFORCEMENT BAR TO PREVENT POSSIBLE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 15,000. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523530July 7, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VENT AND AIR CONDITIONING CEASED TO OPERATE AFTER STOPPING FOR FUEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523557July 7, 2013
AIR BAGS
I WAS NOTIFIED THREE MONTHS AGO THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IN MY 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. I WAS TOLD THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE PART TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THEY WOULD NOTIFY ME WHEN THE PART CAME IN. I HAVE SINCE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS AND MONTHS HAVE PASSED. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM IS SERIOUS AND COULD BE FATAL TO THE INDIVIDUAL DRIVING THE CAR THERE SEEMS TO BE LITTLE CONCERN FROM TOYOTA. THERE IS NO JUSTIFICATION THAT MONTHS HAVE PASSED AND THE PROBLEM CANNOT BEEN CORRECTED. THE PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. HOW LONG MUST A OWNER WAIT UNTIL THEY CAN SAFELY DRIVE THEIR CAR? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523558July 7, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER HAVING MY BATTERY CHANGED 1 MONTH PRIOR, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ON. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AND ALL THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS STOPPED WORKING. (IE: RADIO, POWER WINDOWS, ALL LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD.) PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT I HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH STARTING THE CAR. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND I NOTICED THAT ALL THE INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE NOT COMING ON WHEN STARTING THE CAR. I WOULD HAVE TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTART THE CAR TWO OR THREE TIMES. WHEN I BOUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THEIR WAS A BROKEN WIRE IN RELAY BOX WHICH CAUSED THE BLOCK ASSEMBLY ? TO SHORT OUT. IT COST 1100.00 TO FIX AND IT IS ONLY GUARANTEED FOR 1 YEAR. THE CAR HAS ONLY 52,000 MILES ON IT. THIS PROBLEM SOUNDS LIKE THE PROBLEM WITH THE ECM RECALL BUT IT WAS CHANGED IN 2011. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN TOYOTA. SEEMS THAT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARE VERY PREVALENT IN TOYOTA VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523499July 6, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE GAS PEDAL SUCK TO THE FLOOR WHEN ACCELERATING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. I PULLED OFF ROAD, PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND SHUT MOTOR OFF. GAS PEDAL WAS STILL STUCK TO FLOOR. TRIED PULLING PEDAL UP TO NO AVAIL. TURNED IGNITION TO THE ON POSITION AND PEDAL STILL STUCK. AFTER STOMPING IT SEVERAL TIMES GAS PEDAL UNSTUCK. YOU COULD HERE SOMETHING UNDERNEATH THE HOOD RELEASE IT. DEFINITELY NOT A FLOOR MAT PROBLEM!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523341July 5, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND MY CAR STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT TO A WORKSHOP NEARBY BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE BATTERY WAS OLD & HAD IT REPLACED. STILL IT WONT START. THE NEXT DAY I TOWED IT TO TEL FORD SERVICE (PRIVATE SERVICE CENTER). THEY INSPECTED AND HAD THE ECM REPLACED WITH GENUINE TOYOTA PART. NOW CAR IS RUNNING FINE. THIS CAR HAD A RECALL & ECM WAS REPLACED IN 2010 AT PAGE TOYOTA. NOW IT HAS ECM REPLACED AGAIN. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF TOYOTA CAN REIMBURSE ME THE REPLACEMENT/REPAIR COST? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523176July 4, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
LAST YEAR I GOT INTO A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT WHICH I BELIEVE WAS CAUSED BY BRAKE FAILURE ON A NEW 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA LE VEHICLE I HAD PURCHASED. I INFORMED BOTH MY INSURANCE COMPANY AT THE TIME AND THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AFTER THE CRASH THAT SOMETHING HAD GONE WRONG WITH MY BRAKES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIRAL OUT OF CONTROL. IT BEGAN TO VEER IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND SWERVING ON THE HIGHWAY INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC! I WAS NOT INTOXICATED, TEXTING OR DOING ANYTHING ILLEGAL, SIMPLY ON MY WAY TO WORK.NO ONE TOOK MY COMMENT SERIOUSLY. ANYWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, I RECALL PRESSING THE BRAKE ONE MORE TIME TO STOP THE SWERVING AND THEN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL AND BEGAN TO FLIP OVER ON THE HIGHWAY AND CLIPPED ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT THEN FLIPPED OVER A FEW MORE TIMES CRASHING UPSIDE DOWN INTO A WALL. I THEN RECEIVED A CITATION FOR "IMPROPER LANE CHANGE". I WOULD NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS ENGAGE IN RECKLESS OR ERRATIC DRIVING ENDANGERING THE LIVES OF ANYONE AND ESPECIALLY NOT MY LIFE! I WAS SIMPLY TRYING TO GET TO WORK AND PRIOR TO THIS I HAD NOT HAD ANY "AT FAULT" ACCIDENTS ON MY RECORD AND I DON'T THINK IT IS FAIR THAT THESE MOTOR VEHICLE COMPANIES, SPECIFICALLY TOYOTA, CAN GET AWAY WITH SELLING DEFECTIVE VEHICLES AND IN THE END IT IS THE CONSUMER THAT MUST PAY THE CONSEQUENCE. IT IS A MIRACLE THAT I EVEN GOT OUT OF THIS ALIVE AND UPON CALLING SEVERAL ATTORNEYS RIGHT AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND ALL THE WAY UNTIL NOW, BECAUSE I AM NOT DEAD OR SERIOUSLY INJURED THERE IS NOTHING ANYONE CAN DO FOR ME! *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10522809July 2, 2013
AIR BAGS
I OWN A 2003 COROLLA AND TOOK THE CAR IN FOR AN AIR BAG SAFETY RECALL ON 4/15/13 AND STILL DO NOT HAVE MY CAR. I HAVE BEEN OFFERED NO ASSURANCES THAT MY VEHICLE WILL RUN THE SAME AS WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF FOR THE RECALL. I AM CONCERNED THAT WITH THE CAR'S AGE AND THE FACT THAT IT HAS BEEN SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR OVER 11 WEEKS NOW THAT MY CAR WILL NOT RUN AS WELL AS IT DID PRIOR TO ME TAKING IT IN FOR THE RECALL OVER 11 WEEKS AGO. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT RECOURSE I HAVE IF I HAVE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE CAR NOT BEING DRIVEN FOR OVER 11 WEEKS ARE APPARENT WHEN AND IF I EVER RECEIVE MY CAR BACK. IS TOYOTA ALLOWED TO JUST KEEP MY CAR INDEFINITELY? HOW LONG CAN THEY HOLD MY CAR WITHOUT SOME TYPE OF COMPENSATION? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522751July 1, 2013
STEERING
HIGHWAY DRIVING IS LIKE THE WIND IS BLOWING HARD AND BLOWING THE CAR ALL OVER THE PLACE. THE CAR WANDERS AROUND THE ROAD AND MAKES STEERING VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522618July 1, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED. THE WINDOW REMAINED CLOSED AND COULD NOT BE OPENED. THE OTHER WINDOWS IN THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITHIN THE POWER WINDOW MASTER SWITCH. THE DEALER APPLIED A SPECIAL GREASE, HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED AND WAS NOT RESOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,230. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,678.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522700July 1, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,700. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522714July 1, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ECM HAD FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522454June 30, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
CAR HAD JUST BEEN STARTED, WAS DEPARTING A PARKING GARAGE AND POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED, FOLLOWED BY ENGINE FAILURE. CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN; BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DRAINED. ALTERNATOR HAD GONE BAD AND WAS REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522457June 30, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
I AM FILING A COMPLAINT TO REPORT A BRAKE FAILURE ON MY TOYOTA COROLLA 2007 WITH 42,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. ON JUNE 25, 2013, I WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THE BRAKES BEGAN TO FAIL. TO SLOW DOWN, HE HAD TO PUSH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL GRADUALLY FURTHER AND FURTHER UNTIL IT EVENTUALLY REACHED THE FLOOR, MAKING THEN THE HISSING SOUND OF AIR FORCED THROUGH A SMALL OPENING. WE WENT INTO A PARKING LOT AND, BY THE TIME WE FOUND A SPACE, THE BRAKES WERE GONE. WE USED THE HAND-BRAKE TO STOP. TWO HOURS LATER, WHEN THE TOW TRUCK CAME, I DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKES WERE FUNCTIONAL AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY, THE DEALER, TOYOTA NORTH OF MOUNT KISCO, NY, WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE AND WAS AT A LOSS TO ADVISE ME. THE BRAKES BEING SO CRITICAL TO SAFE DRIVING AND INTERMITTENT FAILURE BEING UNACCEPTABLE, I DECIDED TO CHANGE THE MASTER CYLINDER AT OWN MY EXPENSE. REGRETTABLY, WHEN I WENT TO GET THE CAR ON JUNE 28, 1013, I WAS TOLD THAT NEITHER THE DEALER NOR TOYOTA WOULD TAKE THE MASTER CYLINDER APART TO UNDERSTAND WHY IT FAILED. AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE FUTURE SAFETY WAS LOST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522411June 29, 2013
STEERING
SINCE NEW, CAR WANDERS/DRIFTS AT SPEEDS OF OVER 65MPH. DIFFICULT TO TRACK STRAIGHT IN HIGHWAY LANE. FEELS SIMILAR TO DRIVING IN HIGH CROSSWINDS EVEN WHEN THERE ARE NONE. IN THE PRESENCE OF LARGE TRUCKS OR CROSSWINDS IT CAN FEEL VERY DANGEROUS. DEALER DOES THE STANDARD "NO PROBLEM FOUND" AND ACTS GENEROUS TO NOT CHARGE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS. THIS IS PRETTY OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE IN THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SOFTWARE. FEELS LIKE IT MIGHT BE RESPONDING TO A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT SENSOR INPUTS AND HAVING SOME DIFFICULTY DECIDING WHAT TO DO. PERHAPS IT ONLY OCCURS WITH CERTAIN COMBINATIONS OF INPUT SENSORS? THIS WOULD BE THE ONLY JUSTIFICATION FOR NOT HAVING A FULL ON RECALL. MEANWHILE, VERY DANGEROUS AT HIGH SPEEDS FOR THOSE OF US THAT DO HAVE IT! FOR REFERENCE, I DROVE AN OTHERWISE IDENTICAL 2013 COROLLA RENTAL CAR RECENTLY IN CO. AT 75MPH+ THE CAR WAS TOTALLY STABLE. THIS POINTS BACK TO THIS BEING A MODEL YEAR ISSUE AND/OR A PART COMBINATION ISSUE AS MENTIONED ABOVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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