Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10378180January 21, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE BRAKES AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE LOCATED SO CLOSE TO ONE ANOTHER THAT THE CONTACTS FOOT WOULD GET STUCK BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS WHEN SLOWING DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377167January 19, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART NEEDED TO MAKE REPAIRS WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF THE PART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO MAKE RECALL REPAIRS WAS STILL UNAVAILABLE FOUR MONTHS AFTER INITIALLY CONTACTING THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 03/02/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. UPDATED 03/08/11*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377193January 19, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING OUR 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA, WITH APROX. 70,000 MILES ON IT.IN A PARKING LOT SEARCHING FOR A PARKING SPACE, WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, DRIVER TURNED TO PULL INTO A PERPENDICULAR TO DRIVE LANE PARKING SLOT. WITH FOOT STILL ON BRAKE, ENGINE SUDDENLY WENT TO FULL THROTTLE FIVE FEET FROM CURB, EVEN WITH BOTH FEET ON BRAKE PEDDLE, CAR WOULD NOT STOP. ENGINE OVERPOWERED BRAKES, CAR CAME TO A STOP AFTER HITTING CONCRETE/BRICK TWO FOOT SQUARE POLE. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, HOOD HIT WINDSHIELD ALONG WITH AIR BAGS BREAKING WINDSHIELD INTO MANY SHARDS OF GLASS. ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE AND FRONT WHEELS CONTINUED TO SPIN UNTIL IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES HOWEVER THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. POLICE WERE SUMMONED, PERSONAL INFORMATION WAS TAKEN, NO CHARGES WERE ISSUED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377077January 18, 2011
WHEELS
2009 TOYOTA COROLLA RIMS RUSTING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376807January 15, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON MONDAY JANUARY 11, 2011 IT BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND A LOUD NOISE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. DROVE THE CAR TO A AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHO STATED THE ENGINE HAD SLUDGE AND THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. THIS AUTO REPAIR SHOP PERFORMED A OIL CHANGE IN SEPT 2010 AND NOTED SOME SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. THE REPAIR SHOP RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE ENGINE AS IT WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. I SPENT $5397 TO HAVE A JASPER REMANUFACTORED ENGINE INSTALLED IN THE TOYOTA. I DECIDED TO PERFORM AN INTERNET SEARCH TO SEE IF THERE WERE OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE TOYOTA ENGINE IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT TOYOTA RECALLS. I DISCOVERED AN ARTICLE THAT REFERENCED ODI'S INVESTIGATION OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA ENGINE 1ZZ-FE. THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT OIL CHANGES SHOULD BE DONE EVERY 2,000 MILES AND NOT THE 5,000 MILES INDICATED IN THE TOYOTA MANUAL. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST PROBLEM I'VE HAD WITH THE TOYOTA COROLLA. IN 2009 THE CAR'S DASHBOARD WIRE SHORTED OUT BEHIND THE WHEEL CAUSING THE FUSES TO BLOW. I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. I'VE ALWAYS PURCHASED HONDA IN THE PAST AND HAVE A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A TOYOTA EVER AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376629January 14, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I FILED A COMPLAINT, ODI NUMBER 10313597 TO BRING ATTENTION TO A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS CONDITION WITH MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. AS STATED IN THE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT, MY VEHICLES ECU (ENGINE COMPUTER) FAILED WHILE IN TRAFFIC 2 TIMES ON THIS VEHICLE. I WAS PLEASED TO FIND OUT THAT A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE WAS INITIATED FOR MY MODEL YEAR COROLLA. CALLED TOYOTA FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE RECALL AND THEY SAID THAT MY VIN NUMBER VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. I TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO THE OPERATOR THAT MY VEHICLE'S ECU HAD FAILED TWICE AND HAD BEEN REPLACED BY A DEALERSHIP. SHE COULD NOT GIVE ME A REASON WHY MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. CALLED DEALER TO FIND OUT IF THE LAST ECU WAS AN UPDATED ONE THAT WOULD NOT FAIL AND THE PARTS GUY THOUGHT IT WAS.I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT TO SEE IF THE RECALL CAN BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE SO IF THE CURRENT COMPUTER DOES FAIL, THAT I CAN GET IT REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL. WHEN THESE COMPUTERS FAIL THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE DIES AND IS HARD TO RESTART. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME, DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND THIS CAN BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376701January 14, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ON JANUARY12, 2011 AT 3:45PM MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL AND UP THE DRIVEWAY TO PARK. HER 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA WOULD NOT STOP AND IT DROVE THROUGH A FLOWER BED AND INTO OUR HOME. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO HER VEHICLE AS WELL AS OUR HOME. THE AIR BEG DID NOT DEPLOY AND SHE WAS NOT INJURED. SHE CALLED ME IMMEDIATELY AND SAID "DADDY... THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP". SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE WITH ONE FOOT AND THEN BOTH FEET IN AN EFFORT TO GET THE CAR TO STOP.THE TOYOTA COROLLA ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE ISSUE ARE MORE THAN A COINCIDENCE.IF MY DAUGHTER IS INNOCENT OF NEGLIGENCE, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THOSE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE PAY FOR THE DAMAGES THAT WE HAVE INCURRED AND CLEAR MY DAUGHTERS NAME OF ANY WRONGDOING. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376721January 14, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE EXHIBITED AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN RPMS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES THE RPMS WOULD EITHER DECREASE OR INCREASE RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RPMS WERE OPERATING NORMALLY AND THERE WERE NO REPAIRS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THAT HE SHOULD CONTACT ANOTHER DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION ON THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376535January 13, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AS SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFTED OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD RETURN HER CALL WITHIN ONE BUSINESS DAY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,979. UPDATED 02/23/11*LJ UPDATED 07/01/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376560January 13, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY AFTER IT WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED HE STATED THAT THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED GEARS "LIKE A ROCKET". HE NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFTED WITH EXTREME RESISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND REPLACED THE ECM ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2009. HE REFERENCED RECALL 10V384000, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING AND WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,002.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376425January 12, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED DURING BRIGHT CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT COULD NOT READ THE SPEEDOMETER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO REPAIR FOR THAT TYPE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,995 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376448January 12, 2011
SUSPENSION
2009 COROLLA SEEMS TO FLOAT ALL OVER THE ROAD AND CANT KEEP IT STRAIGHT. HAPPEN 3 TIMES TO ME. ALMOST LOST IT HAD TO STOP. I EXPERIENCE THIS AT SPEED 40 TO 50 MIL . HAVE 25000 MIL ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375365January 10, 2011
STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VEER OFF INTO ANOTHER LANE AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT SIGNS IF IT WERE GOING TO STALL. ONCE THE ENGINE RECOVERED, THE STEERING WHEEL SHIFTED AND TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK INTO ITS ORIGINAL LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375270January 9, 2011
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2009 COROLLA SEEMS TO FLOAT ALL OVER THE ROAD AND CAN'T KEEP IT STRAIGHT. JUST TODAY THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. UNTIL NOW I THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE WIND OR MY TIRES. I PURCHASED NEW TIRES BUT STILL THE SAME PROBLEM OF WONDERING ALL OVER THE ROAD. I EXPERIENCE THIS AT ALL SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375788January 7, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TAKING ACTION OF TOYOTA REGARDING SAFETY RECALL IS CONDUCTED VERY SLOWLY. I HAD GOT THE RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA AROUND SEPTEMBER 2010 IN THIS LETTER NOTIFIED THAT TOYOTA WILL SEND THE SECOND RECALL NOTICE WHEN THE REPLACEMENT PART IS READY. TOYOTA WILL BEGIN MAILING THE SECOND OWNER LETTER IN LATE NOVEMBER 2010. I HAD CALLED AND STOPPED BY AT TOYOTA (CENTRAL FLORIDA TOYOTA) SO MANY TIMES FOR ASKING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WHEN CAN I GET THE VEHICLE FIXED. ALL THE SERVICE ADVISORS AT THIS TOYOTA DEALER SAID THE SAME ANSWERS, YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE SECOND LETTER FROM TOYOTA AND YOU CAN DRIVE THE CAR REGULARLY IF YOU DONT HAVE ANY PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED. I HAVE TO WAIT APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS FOR THE SECOND LETTER FROM TOYOTA. ON THE 4TH OF JANUARY 2011, MY CAR HAD GOT A PROBLEM. AT THE MEANTIME, MY WIFE DROVE THE CAR AND MY DAUGHTER, 9 YEARS OLD WAS ON BROAD. THE ENGINE WAS STOPPED WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO CARS FOLLOW US AND WE WERE NOT ON THE FREEWAY. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO CENTRAL FLORIDA TOYOTA DEALER FOR GETTING FIXED AND THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) WAS REPLACED. WE ARE NOT SURE WHETHER THIS PROBLEM WILL BE OCCURRED AGAIN. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, THEREFORE, THE SAFETY RECALL REMEDY CONDUCTED BY TOYOTA SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED MORE EFFICIENTLY AND FASTER THAN THEY DO RIGHT NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375134January 7, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER THAT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374926January 6, 2011
STEERING
STEERING COLUMN YOKE IS LOOSE OR SLIPPING. I'M AFRAID IT WILL FAIL TOTALLY AND CAUSE ACCIDENT OR INJURY. LOCAL DEALER WANTS $370 TO FIX IT BUT EVEN THOUGH IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY I THINK THEY SHOULD REPLACE IT AND THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD LOOK INTO FORCING A RECALL IF NEEDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374130January 4, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND LOST POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND CRASHED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 75,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374651January 4, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT RENTED A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE ACCELERATED, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE ENGINE AREA. THE RPMS INCREASED SUDDENLY AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT TO THE LEFT SIDE INSTEAD OF FORWARD. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES RESULT OF THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT AN INVESTIGATION OF THE BLACK BOX DID NOT INDICATE ANY VEHICLE MALFUNCTION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 22,350.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10373846January 3, 2011
AIR BAGS
2005 TOYOTA COROLLA VIN # [XXX] HAD AIR BAG LIGHT GO ON 10/2009. BROUGHT TO A1 TOYOTA NEW HAVEN CT AND TOLD THERE WAS A FRONT PASSENGER SIDE PROBLEM. WAITED OVER 2 MONTHS FOR NEW AIR BAG HARNESS (CAR NOT DRIVABLE) AND HARNESS REPLACED (3400 DOLLARS). AIR BAG LIGHT WENT BACK ON 11/2010 AND BROUGHT BACK TO SAME DEALER 12/2010. CLOCKSPRING IN STEERING WHEEL REPLACED AND TENSION TIGHTENED ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WIRING AT COST OF 530 DOLLARS. AIR BAG LIGHT WENT OFF AFTER THIS REPAIR BUT WENT BACK ON AGAIN A WEEK AFTER LAST REPAIR MADE. A1 TOYOTA NOTIFIED. HAD NOTIFIED CUSTOMER SERVICE AT NATIONAL LEVEL (THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED) AND NOTIFIED REGIONAL TOYOTA OFFICE (THEY REFERRED ME BACK TO DEALER...) SO A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND CAR DEFINITELY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE... WOULD APPRECIATE YOU LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE. 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

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