Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10374469January 3, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE VEHICLE I BELIEVE HAS AN ECM (ENGINE CONTROL MODULE) PROBLEM. SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT WHERE THE VEHICLE WANTED TO SHUT OFF AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ERRATIC RPM FLUCTUATION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT A STOP OR HESITATES WHEN TAKING OFF. TOYOTA HAS DONE A RECALL ON SOME OF THE 2005 THRU 2008 MODELS AND I BELIEVE THIS MODEL SHOULD BE INCLUDED SINCE IT USES THE SAME ECM AND HAS THE SAME ENGINE AS THE OTHER MODELS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373756January 2, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WAS PERFECT JUST CAME HOME FROM PICKING MY MOTHER UP..SON CAME HOME A FEW MINUTES LATER, LESS THAN FIVE MINS. AND TOLD ME MY HORN WAS MAKING A FUNNY SOUND AND CAR LIGHTS WERE FLASHING, I THEN WENT OUTSIDE TO SEE AND NOTICED LIGHTS WERE ON , AND WHEN I WENT TO SEE IF I LEFT THEM ON, I OPENED THE DOOR AND NOTICED THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR. AS I RAN INSIDE THE HOUSE TO GET WATER TO PUT FIRE OUT, I HAD MY WIFE CALL THE FIRE DEPT. AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES I CAME OUTSIDE AND SAW THE VEHICLE INTERIOR COMPLETELY ENGULFED. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY ON FIRE. THE WEATHER WAS COLD AND SNOWING WITH SALT ON THE GROUND . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373554December 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH 1,900 MILES ON IT, I PURCHASED THE VEH IN THE MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER. AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT MY RIGHT ARM WOULD COLLECT STATIC ELECTRICITY WHEN I WOULD PLACE IT ON TOP OF THE CENTER ARM REST/CONSOLE. AT FIRST I WOULD ONLY GET THE STATIC SPARK WHEN I TOUCHED THE METAL FRAME OF MY DOOR, THEN WHEN I ENTERED THE VEHICLE I WOULD ONCE AGAIN COLLECT THE STATIC ELECTRICITY ON MY RIGHT ARM FROM THE CENTER ARM REST/CONSOLE. I BEGAN TO JUST NOT PAY ATTENTION TO THE STATIC BUILD UP I WOULD GET UNTIL YESTERDAY DECEMBER 29, 2010. I EXCITED MY VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO OPEN MY GAS COMPARTMENT DOOR, AS I TOUCHED THE COMPARTMENT DOOR, I RECEIVED THE STATIC SPARK. NOW I AM BECOMING CONCERN BECAUSE IT HAPPEN WHEN I TOUCHED THE COMPARTMENT DOOR HAD IT HAPPENED A FEW SECONDS LATER I COULD HAVE BEEN PUMPING GAS. I DROVE TO THE TOYOTA DEALER NEAR MY HOME AND WAS ASKED TO SIT IN ANOTHER 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA AND I ALSO BUILD UP STATIC ELECTRICITY, THEN THEY HAD ME SIT IN A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY AND NOTHING HAPPENED. CLEARLY THE TYPE OF MATERIAL USED ON THE CENTER ARM REST/CONSOLE IS CAUSING THIS STATIC BUILD UP ON MY ARM. THE MATERIAL USED IN THE CAMRY IS NOT CAUSING THIS. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW OF ANY STATIC COMPLAINTS. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOMEONE INVESTIGATE THIS, IT ISN'T SAFE TO GO PUMP GAS WHILE HAVING STATIC ELECTRICITY. I CAN SHOW ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT HOW THE HAIRS ON MY ARM STAND UP ONCE I TOUCH THE CENTER ARM REST/CONSOLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373315December 29, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHO BOTH INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAG SPIRAL CABLE WAS DEFECTIVE. ALSO, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL YEAR VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 12/05/2011 *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373206December 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2007 TOYOTA COROLLA SUDDENLY STALLED. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM IT APPEARS TO BE A BAD ECM WHICH APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR TOYOTA COROLLAS BETWEEN THE YEARS 05 2005-2007. THIS IS POTENTIALLY A DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE THE CAR JUST DIES. MANY FORUMS HAVE STATED THAT THEY WERE FORTUNATE THAT THEY WERE NOT REAR ENDED. SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL THIS ITEM AND AVOID POTENTIAL HARM TO THE CONSUMER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372688December 28, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL REMAINED IN A DEPRESSED POSITION AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LODGE HIS FOOT UNDER THE PEDAL AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT THINKING IT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE YET THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN TWO HOURS. THE CONTACT INQUIRED WITH THE DEALER IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT NO SUCH RECALL EXISTED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE RECALL WAS A VOLUNTARY RECALL AND IT WOULD BE LEFT UP TO THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS VERY UNSAFE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER BEFORE SOMEONE WAS INJURED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,855.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372724December 28, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACTS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 60 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THEY DID NOT RESPOND, AND CONSEQUENTLY SHE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN HER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERAL LACERATIONS TO THE HEAD AS WELL AS SEVERAL BRUISES AND BODY SWELLING. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,500. UPDATED 02/23/11 *BF UPDATED 10/14/11 *JB UPDATED 12/05/2011 *LN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10372412December 26, 2010
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE FREEWAY AT A NORMAL SPEED OF ABOUT 55-65MPH, WHEN SUDDENLY MY CAR START SWERVING RIGHT AND LEFT, AND I HAVE NO WAY OF STOPPING THE CAR BUT TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT SO IT WOULD HIT THE DIVIDING WALL OF THE FREEWAY TO STOP IT MOVING. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10372909December 24, 2010
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE IN TO DEALER FOR ALIGNMENT. DEALER SAID REAR AXEL HAD TO BE SHIMMED FOR ALIGNMENT. WHEN CUSTOMER PICKED UP VEHICLE DEALER SAID ALIGNMENT WOULD BE GOOD AND SHIMS WOULD BE GOOD FOR FUTURE ALIGNMENTS. 13 MONTHS LATER AND 23,000 MILES LATER THE VEHICLE WORE OUT TO 2/32NDS 4 NEW TIRES. AT ANOTHER REPAIR CENTER OTHER THAN DOWNEAST TOYOTA ONCE THE SHIMS WERE REMOVED THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE ALIGNED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372207December 23, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOR THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V384000, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN DIRECTLY TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BECAUSE PRIOR TO BEING REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL MOMENTS AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING. THE ECM WAS REPLACED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372263December 23, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, IT REMAINED STUCK IN THE FULL THROTTLE POSITION. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND APPLIED EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL IN ORDER TO RELEASE IT. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND VERIFIED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS STICKING BUT DID NOT PROVIDE A DIAGNOSIS NOR DID THEY REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,217. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000. UPDATED 2/23/11 *CN UPDATED 05/09/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372276December 23, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH UNDER RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HYDROPLANE AND WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT THOUGHT THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SHOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED BUT THE DRIVER WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL FACILITY AND WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10372765December 21, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY USING THE CRUISE CONTROL, WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET FOR 62 MPH. THE SAME SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED A SECOND TIME, BUT I STOPPED USING THE CRUISE CONTROL. BOTH TIMES, THE CAR SLOWED DOWN WHEN I TOUCHED THE BRAKE AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED AS EXPECTED. UPDATED 01/20/11 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371991December 21, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY WIFE WAS ENTERING A PERPENDICULAR PARKING SPOT, SHE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 FEET FROM A RETAINING WALL WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN OUR 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA ACCELERATED. HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, BRINGING IT SLOWLY INTO THE PARKING SPOT, AND TO A STOP. THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN ACCELERATED AND SOUNDED LIKE SOME ONE ACCELERATING THE CAR IF IT WAS IN PARK. OUR DAUGHTER AND GRANDSON'S WERE IN THE CAR. THE CAR HIT THE RETAINING WALL CAUSING $2500 DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE RETAINING WALL WAS MADE OF RAILROAD TIES. A TIE WAS KNOCKED OUT OF PLACE (ALSO ROTTEN) THIS HAPPENED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, SO AUTHORITIES WERE NOT CALLED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, MAINLY BECAUSE THE CAR WENT UP ON THE WALL. HAD SHE NOT BEEN TURNING INTO A PARKING PLACE, SHE WOULD HAVE WENT STRAIGHT INTO A CROWD OF FAMILIES. THE TOYOTA DEALER WAS CONTACTED, THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED IN CHECKING IT OUT. TOYOTA COMPANY WAS CONTACTED, THEY PULLED THE DATA OUT OF THE COMPUTER, AND CHECKED THE CAR OUT FOR BRAKES. ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND FLOOR MATS, FIVE WEEKS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA STATING THE INCIDENT WAS NOT A RESULT OF ANY TYPE OF MANUFACTURE DESIGN OR DEFECT. DURING THE TIME I WAS DEALING WITH TOYOTA I DID SOME INTERNET SURFING TRYING TO FIND INFORMATION ON TOYOTA'S HAVING UNINTENDED ACCELERATION (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). WHILE LOOKING IN A CONSUMER PROTECTION WEB PAGE, "WWW-ODI.NHTSA.GOT.GOV/COMPLAINTS/RESULTS.CFM" I FOUND THAT HUNDREDS OF TOYOTA COROLLAS HAVE HAD VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL PROBLEMS, LIKE OURS. THEY ARE ALL SIMILAR, JUST A LITTLE DIFFERENT TIME DURING DRIVING, BUT MOST HAPPENED WHILE COMING TO A STOP, AND WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF DAMAGE. TOYOTA IS NO HELP, IT THEY WERE, THEY WOULD BE ADMITTING THEY HAD A PROBLEM. THE LINKAGE BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND COMPUTER ON THESE TOYOTAS IS ELECTRONIC. IT IS MY FEELING THE COMPUTER IS GETTING A NOISE SPIKE, OR HAVE A TIMING PROBLEM IN THEIR COMPUTER. NOW I HAVE A CAR THAT MY WIFE WON'T DRIVE. UPDATED IVOQ 02/10/11 *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371710December 21, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT REGARDING THE IMPROPER MANUFACTURING OF VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL LETTER FROM TOYOTA STATED THE ENGINE COULD STALL AT ANYTIME AND MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT HER SAFETY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372744December 21, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKE PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED THROUGH A FENCE. SHE FINALLY GOT THE VEHICLE TO STOP BEFORE CRASHING INTO THE BUILDING. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HE ACCELERATED THROUGH A FENCE CAUSING $7,566.05 IN DAMAGE TO HIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED EVEN THOUGH THE ACCIDENT WAS DUE TO DRIVER ERROR, THE VEHICLE WAS POORLY DESIGNED. THE DIFFERENTIAL IN HEIGHT BETWEEN THE GAS PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS 1 TO 1. 25 INCHES WHEN NEITHER WAS DEPRESSED. THEY CAN VERY OFTEN BE AT THE SAME HEIGHT WHEN BOTH WERE DEPRESSED TOGETHER WHICH COULD CAUSE DRIVER CONFUSION AS TO WHERE THE FOOT WOULD BE. TO ADD TO THE PROBLEM, THERE WAS A FIREWALL HUMP 1 INCH TO THE RIGHT OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS LEAVES ONLY 5.75 INCHES BETWEEN THAT WALL AND THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH SPACE TO MANEUVER HIS FOOT. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371256December 20, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCESS THE TRUNK MANUALLY WITH THE KEY AND INTERIOR TRUNK RELEASE MECHANISM; HOWEVER , THE TRUNK WOULD NOT OPEN. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION; AND THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372749December 20, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE POWER DIED WHEN I WAS ON A VERY BUSY THOROUGHFARE AT RUSH HOUR. I HAD TO CROSS SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO CRAWL TO THE SHOULDER. I WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE COMPUTER MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. I UNDERSTAND TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT HAS YET TO GIVE RECALL DETAILS TO THEIR CUSTOMERS OR TO THEIR DEALERSHIPS. WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR? I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR CAUSED ONE. IF TOYOTA WON'T MOVE ON THEIR OWN, PLEASE FORCE THEM TO ACT. LIVES ARE AT RISK!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371093December 17, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE SECOND TIME THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE ECM. THE THIRD AND FOURTH FAILURES, THE ECM WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. DECEMBER 2010, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE DEALER REPLACED A PART TO THE COMPUTER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, FILED A COMPLAINT AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370878December 16, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2009 TOYOTA COROLLA 4 CYLINDER ENGINE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN YOU PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN THE 2,000 RPM RANGE THERE IS AN AUDIBLE WHISTLE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IN THE LOWER RPMS THERE IS NO UNUSUAL SOUND AND THAT SAME GOES FOR THE HIGHER RPMS, BUT EVERY TIME THE RPM NEEDLE GOES THROUGH THE 2,000 RPM IT WHISTLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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