Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10503710March 20, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
[XXX] TOYOTA CLASS ACTION SUIT CLAIM ID:[XXX] 3/18/2013 VIN [XXX] MAKE TOYOTA MODEL COROLLA (EXCEPT 2ZZ) YEAR 2006 DEFECTIVE REAR STOP LIGHT AGAIN FIXED AT REPAIR SHOP DURING ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. VIN: [XXX] YEAR: 2006 MAKE: TOYOTA MODEL: COROLLA CE / LE / S STYLE / BODY: SEDAN 4D ENGINE: 1.8L I4 EFI COUNTRY OF ASSEMBLY: CANADA INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503508March 18, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502972March 14, 2013
STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2012 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND STEERING PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE SLOWED/BRAKED FOR A DIP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE SURGED AND THEN IDLED AT A SPEED OF 10-15 MPH, WITHOUT HER APPLYING THE GAS PEDAL. THE CONSUMER STATED DUE TO THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND HIGH IDLE SHE HAD TO USE HER BRAKE AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO DE- ACCELERATE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD VEER TO THE LEFT, WHICH MADE THE STEERING HARD TO CORRECT. THE TIRES WERE BALANCED AND CHECKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503050March 14, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SERPENTINE BELT ON CAR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES CAR HAS ONLY 40,750 MILES ON IT FIRST REPLACED BELT AT 30,000 MILES. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL MECHANICS THAT THERE IS DEFECT WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL CAR THAT THE BELT WILL SQUEAL AND THEN STOPS AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR A FEW BLOCKS. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THIS SERPENTINE BELT MECHANISM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502523March 12, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, SHE ABRUPTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO AVOID CRASHING INTO A DEER AND THE BRAKES SEIZED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE ACROSS THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502255March 10, 2013
ENGINE, STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ON FREEWAY, ALL ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS SHUT DOWN AND I WAS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. THE CAR WOULD NOT START, AFTER $3200.00 IN REPAIRS, THE MECHANIC SAID THE PISTONS LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE FROM A 30 YEAR OLD CAR. REGULAR OIL CHANGES, WELL MAINTAINED, THIS CAR IS NOT RELIABLE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502101March 8, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL THE VEHICLE CONTINUES ACCELERATED FOR ABOUT ONE MINUTE AND THEN I NOTICED THAT THE RPM AND THE ENGINE START TO REDUCE SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501947March 7, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE DRIVER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED THEN CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED 04/03/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS TRAVELING EAST AT 25 MPH. AS SHE TURNED INTO HER CUL-DE-SAC THERE WERE TWO PARKED CARS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FACING EACH OTHER. SHE MOVED TO THE LEFT TO AVOID THEM . AS SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE TO REDUCE HER SPEED, AS SHE WAS NEAR HER TURN, THERE WAS A SUDDEN JERK IN THE STEERING WHEEL, QUICKLY PULLING THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT INTO THE LEFT REAR OF THE FIRST PARKED CAR. SHE HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. IT THEN MOVED SLIGHTLY AWAY FROM THE FIRST VEHICLE AND THEN THE VEHICLE WENT IN THE DIRECTION OF THE SECOND CAR. THE CONSUMER THEN HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMERS RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE RIM AND WHEEL WERE IN THE EXTREME RIGHT POSITION THAT APPEARED GREATER THAN THE WHEEL WOULD MOVE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501381March 5, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BECOME LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,200. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501096March 3, 2013
AIR BAGS
MY 20YO DAUGHTER WAS AT A STOP LIGHT COMPLETELY STOPPED. LIGHT TURNED GREEN, EVERYONE STARTED TO GO, SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE BRAKE ROLLED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER, TAPPED THE CAR AND HER AIRBAGS WENT OFF, BROKE HER JAW, DISLOCATED HER JAW, BROKE 5 TEETH IN THE BACK, AND LACERATED HER LIP. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS IN THE PASSENGERS SIDE. SHE HAD HER SEATBELT ON, HER WINDSHIELD WAS SHATTERED BY THE AIRBAGS, NO DAMAGE TO ANY OTHER PART OF THE VEHICLE. SHE HAD TO HAVE SURGERY, AND HER JAW WIRED SHUT FOR 4-6 WEEKS NOW. SHE WILL HAVE TO HAVE ROOT CANALS AND CAPS PUT ON HER TEETH AFTER HER JAW HEALS. SHE DID GO UNCONSCIOUS AT IMPACT. LUCKILY SHE HAD BRACES BEFORE AND HAD A RETAINER BRACKET ON HER LOWER TEETH WHICH THE ORAL SURGEON SAID SAVED HER TEETH BELOW OR THEY WOULD HAVE ALL BEEN OUT. I WAS SO SHOCKED THAT JUST A TAP OF THE BUMPER IN FRONT COULD CAUSE THE AIRBAGS TO GO OFF AND CAUSE SO MUCH DAMAGE TO SOMEONE'S FACE. SHE IS A FULL TIME STUDENT AND HAS TWO PART TIME JOBS, SO SHE WILL BE OUT FOR A FEW WEEKS. *TR UPDATED 3/32/13 *CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10501008March 2, 2013
AIR BAGS
I BELIEVE THERE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE RELATED TO THE PLACEMENT OF THE AIR BAG SENSOR. MY WIFE AND A CO-WORKERS WIFE WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT SEVERELY DEFORMED THE FRONT OF A 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA WITHOUT TRIGGERING THE AIRBAG SENSOR. UPON INSPECTION, IT APPEARS THAT THE PORTION OF THE CAR THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR IS ATTACHED TO, MOVED OVER A FOOT AND A HALF WITHOUT TRIGGERING THE AIR BAG SENSOR. AS A FORMER ASE MASTER TECHNICIAN AND TECHNICAL EXPERT FOR THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, THIS MAY BE A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW THAT COULD ENDANGER THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OTHER 2012 COROLLA OWNERS. I FILE A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA USA AND I AM WAITING FOR THEIR RESPONSE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10500921March 1, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE DIVIDER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD, NECK AND BACK INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10500195February 26, 2013
AIR BAGS
WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY, A VEHICLE STRUCK THE TOYOTA COROLLA AUTOMOBILE ON THE FRONT, PASSENGER SIDE. THIS COLLISION CAUSED THE COROLLA TO THEN STRIKE A MEDIAN WALL. AFTER THE SECOND IMPACT, THE COROLLA FLIPPED AT LEAST TWO (2) TIMES. THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. THE ENTIRE FRONT SIDE WAS DAMAGED IN THIS ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10500201February 26, 2013
ENGINE, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, A LOUD CRACKLING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED 04-03-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SHE JUST FOUND OUT, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, THAT WAS CAUSING A NOISE. UPDATED 06/12/14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499932February 25, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO HIGHER SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A BUILDING AND SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NOSE AND RIGHT BREAST FROM THE IMPACT OF THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS PENDING AN INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 64,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10499753February 23, 2013
SEAT BELTS
THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY LOCKED INTO THE SEAT BELT LATCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499387February 20, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, STARTED THE CAR AND TURN THE HEATER. A COUPLE OF SECOND WENT BY I STARTED SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING. THAT MADE ME TURN OFF THE CAR AND GET OUT OF THE CAR. WHEN I GOT OUT THE CAR I DIDN'T NOTICE ANY SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. A THOUGHT CAME TO MIND THAT MAYBE IT WAS ANOTHER CAR PASSING BY. SO AS I JUST GOT IN MY CAR, WITHIN 15 SECONDS OF DRIVING OUT OF THE PARKING GARAGE I NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH AND WITHIN THE WINDOW CRACKS. I WAS SO STARTLED AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I PUT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOWN, STOPPED THE CAR AND CALL 911. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE TRAFFIC AND BECAUSE I THOUGHT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPT. CHECKED MY CAR, THEY SMELLED THE ODOR AND TOLD ME JUST TO TAKE IT TO THE SHOP. WHEN I GOT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THEY INFORMED ME THERE WASN'T A RECALL. SO I DECIDED TO RESEARCH IT AND I FOUND A ARTICLE STATING THAT THE POWER-WINDOW SWITCH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DIDN'T HAVE GREASE APPLIED EVENLY DURING PRODUCTION, CAUSING FRICTION IN THE SWITCH AND SOMETIMES SMOKE, ACCORDING TO TOYOTA. HTTP://WWW.CBSNEWS.COM/8301-505145_162-57529367/MASSIVE-TOYOTA-RECALL-DUE-TO-FAULTY-WINDOW-SWITCH/ WHICH STATED RECALLS DUE TO THE SIMILAR PROBLEM I ENCOUNTERED. I SHOWED IT TO THE TOYOTA SERVICEMAN AND HE CAME TO ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER AND STATED THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. ON FEBRUARY 19TH, 2013 I CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY COROLLA VIN NUMBER WASN'T CHOSEN FOR THE RECALL. EVERY OWNER THAT OWNS A TOYOTA LISTED SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN A LETTER INFORMING THEM ABOUT THE RECALL NO MATTER WHAT VIN NUMBER WAS CHOSEN! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499418February 20, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE UNTIL CRASHING INTO A PARKED VEHICLE AT 30 MPH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10499222February 19, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A STOP SIGN AND PREPARING TO ACCELERATE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 04-03-13 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498441February 17, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH THE CAR JUST ACCELERATED AND WENT TO SPEEDS OVER 100 MPH. WHEN THE DRIVER REALIZED THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING MORE THAN HE WAS DOING HE RELEASED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR JUST CONTINUED TO GO FASTER. THERE ARE NO FLOOR MATS IN THE CAR TO GET STUCK AND THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED THE CAR JUST CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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