Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10436651November 21, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO ACCELERATE AT ALL SPEEDS. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED UNTIL THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS AGAIN INFORMED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436339November 18, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 60MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT FELT LIKE THERE WAS SOMETHING STUCK UNDER THE WHEELS OF MY CAR. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. IT WOULDN'T GO INTO ANY GEAR AFTER THAT, BUT LUCKILY, I WAS IN NEUTRAL SO IT COULD BE TOWED. THE SHOP I TOOK IT TO SAID THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 2003 COROLLAS WITH THE 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. IT COST ME $3,700 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION (AND LABOR) FROM TOYOTA, WHICH WILL MOST LIKELY END UP WITH THE SAME FAILURE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND MY CAR HAS 92,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE KEPT UP ON ALL THE MAINTENANCE; THERE IS NO REASON THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. I HAVE MAILED A COMPLAINT TO TOYOTA CORPORATION AND AM AWAITING A RESPONSE. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE FOR THE ROAD AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436361November 18, 2011
STEERING
VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH. IT FEELS LIKE THERE IS CONSTANT SIDE WINDS PUSHING THE CAR AROUND. THIS CAUSES THE DRIVER TO CONSTANTLY ADJUST THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH IS EXTREMELY SENSITIVE. A VERY SMALL MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO CORRECT THE CONSTANT DRIFTING CAUSES THE CAR TO VEER. IF THE DRIVER HOLDS THE STEERING WHEEL IN ONE POSITION FOR MORE THAN A COUPLE OF SECONDS THE CAR WILL CHANGE LANES OR LEAVE THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436367November 18, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SQUIB SPIRAL CABLE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 85,066.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435627November 14, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN
SINCE LEASING THIS BRAND NEW 2011 COROLLA, I NOTICED THAT AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 40MPH AND 60MPH THE CAR WOULD FEEL AS IF IT WAS DECELERATING, AKIN TO BEING BUFFETED BY STRONG HEADWINDS, ALTHOUGH THE SPEED DID NOT REFLECT IT. I DRIVE MOSTLY AROUND A CITY THAT HAS MANY ZONES WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 40MPH, SO I WAS EXPERIENCING THIS PHENOMENON A LOT. BY THE TIME I HAD 250 MILES ON THE CAR, I KNEW THAT IT WAS NOT JUST A QUIRK, AND I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE PERSON WHO BOOKED ME IN FOR SERVICE SAID THAT HE HAD NEVER HEARD ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BUT I HAD DONE SOME RESEARCH AND SAW THAT MANY 2011 COROLLA OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOLD HIM TO CHECK ONLINE. I ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT APPALLING MILEAGE - I WAS AVERAGING LESS THAN 20MPG - AND HE SAID THAT HE WOULD GET THEIR TECHNICIANS TO FOCUS ON THE TWO ISSUES. WITHIN 30 MINUTES HE WAS BACK TO SAY THAT NOT ONLY HAD HE FOUND THE DECELERATION ISSUE ONLINE, HE FOUND IT ON TOYOTA'S OWN SERVICE WEBSITE, AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE COMPANY HAD ISSUED AN OFFICIAL SERVICE BULLETIN. IT IS NOT SHOWING THAT ONE WAS ISSUED ON THIS SITE, BUT I HAVE SEEN IT, AND THE DEALERSHIP WERE ABLE TO REPROGRAM THE CAR'S COMPUTER (THEY CALLED IT A "FLASH"). THE CONCLUSION WAS THAT THE POOR GAS MILEAGE WAS BEING CAUSED BY THE MISTIMING, AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE SOFTWARE UPDATE. IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE, CALL YOUR DEALERSHIP AND DEMAND THAT THEY FIND THE BULLETIN ON TOYOTA'S OWN SITE. IT'S THERE! MY CAR IS NOW DRIVING MUCH BETTER AND THE GAS MILEAGE IS IMPROVING...SLOWLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434876November 8, 2011
POWER TRAIN
CAR IS A 5 SPEED AND HAD AN INCREASING "GROWL" IN TRANSMISSION IN 2,3,AND 5TH GEAR. AFTER RESEARCH, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN 5 SPEED COROLLA'S, MATRIX, AND PONTIAC VIBE WHICH ALL USE THE C59 5 SPEED TRANSMISSIONS. OVER $1000 TO REPAIR IF CAUGHT EARLY ENOUGH. THIS IS/WAS MY 5TH TOYOTA, AND WILL BE MY LAST ALSO!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434368November 6, 2011
EQUIPMENT, AIR BAGS
A HIT ON DRIVERS DOOR INVOLVING A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA IN WHICH THE SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY RESULTING IN A SHOULDER INJURY TO DRIVER. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10433860November 1, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
BATESVILLE, IN, 6 PM, DRY, LEVEL GROUND STARTED AFTER 2 HR. STANDING, EXITED LOT TO STOP SIGN, BRAKED; ENGINE RACED AGAINST BRAKE, SLOWED WHEN SHIFTED D-N-D WITH BRAKE APPLIED. AFTER TWO BLOCKS, AT RED SIGNAL, DID IT AGAIN. EIGHT SUBSEQUENT OCCURRENCES, MOST RECENT INVOLVING " REDLINING" OF THE TACHOMETER AND INABILITY TO RETARD BY THE MEANS GIVEN ABOVE. FOUR OF THESE HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST SEVEN WEEKS. PRESENT MILEAGE 16,677. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433690October 31, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PURCHASED THE CAR JAN. 2011, WITHIN THE FIRST 2 WEEKS, I HAD THE FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH VIBRATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN APPLYING ON UNEVEN SURFACE. IN ADDITION TO THE VIBRATION THERE IS A HESITATION IN BRAKING. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, MOSTLY ON UNEVEN SURFACES. LAST WEEK I HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY FOR A DEER AND I REALLY NOTICED HOW LONG IT TOOK TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE NOISE (ALMOST LIKING GRINDING) WAS VERY LOUD AND THE PEDAL VIBRATED. I HAVE ALREADY TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ASSURED ME THE BRAKES WERE FINE. I HAVE JUST MADE MY SECOND APPOINTMENT. HOW DO I ENSURE THEY FIX THIS TO PROPER SAFETY STANDARDS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433742October 31, 2011
AIR BAGS
ON OCT 30TH, I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, A VAN GOING APPROX 30-35MPH HIT MY DRIVERS SIDE, MY FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID MY SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS OR SRS AIR BAGS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10432982October 27, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETECT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000. UPDATED 11/29/11 *CN A POLICE REPORT WAS PROVIDED. UPDATED 12/07/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433000October 27, 2011
POWER TRAIN
INTERMITTENT DECELERATION ISSUE: WHILE DRIVING AND I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS TO SLOW DOWN, THE CAR MAINTAINS THE SPEED AND DOES NOT DECELERATE UNTIL I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. TAKES FEW MINUTES TO DECELERATE FROM 60 TO 40, IF YOU NOT GONNA STEP ON BRAKE CAR STILL GOING WITH THE SAME SPEED, AND RPM DOES NOT DROPS. SO UNSAFE. SCARY TO DRIVE!!!! *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432860October 26, 2011
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, I IMMEDIATELY FELT AN AWKWARDNESS WITH THE BRAKES. ANYTIME I BEGAN TO STOP & THE ROAD WAS LESS THAN PERFECT, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP & I SEEMED TO SLIDE TO A STOP. THE FEELING WAS ALMOST LIKE STOPPING ON GRAVEL OR HYDROPLANING, JUST NO CONTROL FELT. WHEN I COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS, I WAS TOLD THAT'S HOW THE NEW BRAKES ARE (I HAD PREVIOUSLY OWNED AN OLDER VEHICLE) & THE BRAKE INSPECTION FOUND NOTHING. I HAVE BEEN IN TWO MVAS PRIOR, ONCE I WAS REAR ENDED & THE OTHER TIME SOMEONE RAN A STOP SIGN & HIT ME. 10/12/11 I REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE & WAS ALSO REAR ENDED IN THE PROOCESS. WHEN I WENT TO BRAKE SUDDENLY THAT DAY, THE CAR SLID INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I AM A VERY CONSCIENTIOUS DRIVER. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TOLD THAT WHEN SOMEONE REAR ENDS ANOTHER VEHICLE, IT IS AUTOMATICALLY THEIR FAULT. I HAVE SINCE PURCHASED ANOTHER NEW VEHICLE, DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER, AND BEING TOLD THE TOYOTA BRAKES WERE RIGHT, COULDN'T BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH. 10/10/11 I HAD LAB WORK PERFORMED & WAS DIAGNOSED AS BEING PREGNANT. THIS ACCIDENT TWO DAYS LATER, THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, EITHER. THE HOOD OF THE CAR CAME IN THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD ON ME, THE CAR HAS BEEN DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THERE WERE TWO FAULTY TOYOTA PARTS THAT FAILED ME AND MY UNBORM CHILD THAT DAY-THE BRAKES AND THE AIRBAGS. I GET TO HAVE SURGERY 10/28/11 TO REMOVE THE NOW NONVIABLE CHILD FROM MY WOMB. I EQUATE THIS LOSS TO THE FAILURES ON TOYOTA'S PART. *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10432811October 25, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AT SPEEDS GENERALLY ABOVE 40 MPH THE ENGINE CONSTANTLY SURGES. IT SURGES EVEN WHILE ON CRUISE CONTROL. THE SURGES ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A FLUCTUATION OF 400 RPMS. ONE ONE OCCASION, I WAS SLOWING IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE IT WAS SURGING - I HAD TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES AS AT THAT VERY MOMENT IT WAS ON AN INCREASE IN RPM'S. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432452October 22, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
JUST LEASED A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN AT A STEADY CRUISING SPEED, ANYWHERE ABOVE 35, THERE IS A SCARY INTERMITTENT DRAGGING OR RESISTANCE, AND THEN SURGE IN SPEED, ALONG WITH CRAZY FLUCTUATION IN RPMS, THAT IS UNCONTROLLABLE. IN ADDITION, WHEN LETTING UP ON THE ACCELERATOR TO PREPARE TO STOP, THE CAR LOCKS IN ON THE CURRENT SPEED, EVEN AT HIGH SPEED AND GOING UPHILL, AND DOES NOT SLOW UNTIL THE BRAKE IS FIRMLY APPLIED. IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS BEING CONTROLLED BY A MALFUNCTIONING CRUISE CONTROL, EXCEPT THE CRUISE CONTROL IS TURNED OFF. I A''M SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432320October 21, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE POWER STEERING WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT AND THERE WAS ALSO A NOISE IN THE STEERING AS WELL. THE VEHICLE AS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432271October 20, 2011
STEERING
THIS VEHICLE WONDERS IN THE LANE AT 70 MPH AND WHEN THE WIND IS BLOWING IT IS VERY HARD TO KEEP IN THE LANE. THIS VEHICLE WOULD BE VERY UNSAFE IN THE RAIN. I DRIVE VEHICLES FOR A LIVING AND THIS IS THE WORSE DRIVING VEHICLE I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED. TEST DRIVES UNDER 55 MPH WILL NOT REVEAL THE PROBLEM. FOLLOWING A TRACTOR TRAILER ON THE INTERSTATE WILL FEEL LIKE SOMEONE IS SHAKING YOU IN YOUR SEAT. SOME TURBULENCE ARE EXPECTED BUT THIS IS OVERWHELMING. BEING PUSHED FROM CENTER LINE TO SIDE LINE WILL MAKE YOU NERVOUS TRYING TO HANG ON. IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON TAKING A TRIP, BE PREPARED TO FIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL THE ENTIRE TIME. TOYOTA SAYS THIS IS FACTORY SPECS AND THERE IS NOT CORRECTION NEEDED. SHOP FOREMAN AT TOYOTA TOLD ME IT IS A BIG PROBLEM BUT TOYOTA SAYS IT IS FACTORY SPECS SO THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I HAVE OWNED A TOYOTA SINCE 1974 AND HAVE NEVER HAD ONE THAT DROVE THIS WAY. PROBLEMS ARE ON THE WAY WITH THIS STEERING I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT. FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN SHOULD NOT TAKE THEM ON VACATION IN THIS VEHICLE. I DROVE ANOTHER ONE THAT WAS A MIRROR IMAGE OF THIS ONE AND IT DID THE SAME THING. THIS IS A TOYOTA COROLLA LE EDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10431094October 19, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
LETTER FROM SENATOR HAGAN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT, RE DEFECTIVE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE IN HIS 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO NOT STOP OR JUST COMPLETELY STALL WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER STATED HE DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE, UNTIL A WEEK AFTER PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS. HE IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10431054October 18, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND ALMOST TO THE PARKING BUMPER, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN SHE HEARD A CLICK SOUND FROM THE VEHICLE AND THEN A LOUD NOISE. SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE JUMPED THE BUMPER AND WENT THROUGH SOME GRASS TO A DRIVEWAY AND RE-ENTERED THE PARKING LOT. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED BACK INJURIES. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10430650October 18, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AT APPROXIMATELY 0600 ON THE ABOVE DATE I EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT AND NEAR UNCONTROLLABLE MOMENTARY DISRUPTURE OF THE ABS/ESC SYSTEMS OF MY 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY, STEERING LOCKED AND ABS AND ESC CONTROL LIGHTS ON DASH LIT UP WHILE I WAS MAKING THE TRANSITION FROM IH37 SOUTH TO IH35 SOUTH IN SAN ANTONIO, TX. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL BY LETTING OFF OF THE BRAKES AND THROTTLE THUS COASTING THROUGH THE LEFT HAND TURN AND BARELY MISSING THE RETAINING WALL. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, THE FIRST WAS ONLY DAYS AFTER PURCHASE OF CAR. LOCAL DEALER MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL STATED "WE CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR." DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF MCCOLLUMS TOYOTA FIVE OTHER TIMES ALL WITH THE SAME "WE CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG" REPLY. COMPLAINTS OF SOFT BRAKE PEDAL BROUGHT A SIMILAR "THAT'S NORMAL" RETORT EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR SERVICE. AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, FRONT ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE FOUND TO HAVE WORN/GROVED APPROXIMATELY 1/8" DEEP PER SIDE (NOT REPORTED BY DEALER), NOT FROM METAL TO METAL CONTACT BUT JUST WEAR FROM PADS FRICTION MATERIAL. PADS STILL HAD 1/2" OF FRICTION MATERIAL ON EACH. REPLACEMENT OF ROTORS AND PADS FROM AUTO ZONE MADE THINGS BETTER UNTIL NOW. REQUEST ABS/ESC SOFTWARE BE CHECKED ON ALL 2008 TO 2012 COROLLA/SCION TC MODELS ALONG WITH CHECK OF MATERIALS USED IN PADS AND THE ROTORS. OEM ROTORS TAKEN OFF CAR WILL BE AVAILABLE UNTIL 15 JAN 2012. 36,000 MILES ON A SET OF ROTORS AND PADS ARE A LITTLE EXTREME WHEN I HAVE OVER 125,000 ON MY GM'S ROTORS AND 165,000 ON MY FORD'S ROTORS WITH PADS NEEDING REPLACEMENT AROUND 45 TO 55 K. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Toyota Corolla