Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10368536December 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE DEBRIS FROM A DEFECTIVE BEARING THAT ATTACHED TO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368308November 30, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND SOMEONE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE WHICH THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368311November 30, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2010 STARTED HEARING SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. AT REGULAR MAINTENANCE INTERVALS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT UNUSUAL DUE TO MOISTURE BUILD UP ON BELTS. ACCEPTED EXPLANATION AT TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS. NOISE CONTINUED TO GET WORSE SO TOOK IN AGAIN ON JANUARY 17, 2010 - MILEAGE @ 50,496. TENSIONER ASSY. WAS REPLACED (NOT UNDER WARRANTY) @ A COST OF $368.18. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER THE SAME NOISE RETURNED. CONTINUED TO BRING TO THE ATTENTION OF SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT REGULAR MAINTENANCE INTERVAL 3/27/10-MILEAGE @53,192 AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE NOISE I WAS HEARING. NOISE CONTINUED AND GOT WORSE - TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP ON 8/16/10-MILEAGE @58,411, AGAIN THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE NOISE? NOISE CONTINUED EVERY DAY - ALL THE TIME. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP ON 11/26/10 - MILEAGE @61,521. THEY REPLACED TENSIONER ASSEMBLY @ NO COST AND WAS TOLD MY TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER WAS LEAKING OIL AND THE BELT TENSIONER WAS LEAKING TOO? WHAT THE [XXX]? SERVICE MANAGER SUGGESTED I CALL 1-800-331-4331 TO FILE A COMPLAIN, I DID SO ON 11/29. CASE #[XXX]. I WAS TOLD THE TENSIONER ASSEMBLY (3 YEAR/36,000MILES) WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AT THE INITIAL REPAIR AND THE TIMING CHAIN REPAIR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY EITHER (5 YEAR/60,000 MILE) WHICH WILL COST ME $173.00. MY POINT HERE IS THAT TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION ALL THE RECALLS FOR TOYOTA VEHICLES -- TOYOTA CAN'T POSSIBLY HOLD THE CONSUMER TO THE WARRANTIES THEY HAVE IN PLACE. IT IS APPARENT TO ME THAT THE PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING FOR THESE REPAIRS. AS OF TODAY, I AM STILL HEARING THE SAME NOISE WHEN I CRANK MY CAR FROM THE TENSIONER ASSEMBLY JUST REPLACED ON 11/26. TOYOTA SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR ALL THE DEFECTIVE PARTS/LABOR/AND MY PERSONAL TIME/MILEAGE TO GET THIS REPAIR DONE AND THE REPAIR TO THE TIMING CHAIN SHOULD BE AT NO COST TO ME. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS TOO. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368197November 29, 2010
STEERING
I DRIVE A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA S. STARTING TODAY I REFUELED MY CAR AND WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO MOVE. I TRIED RESTARTING IT THREE TIMES BEFORE THE STEERING WAS BACK TO THE WAY IT NORMALLY TURNS. LATER THAT DAY I STARTED MY CAR AGAIN AND HEARD A BUZZING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE POWER STEERING WENT AWAY AGAIN. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND POWER STEERING WAS BACK. AGAIN THAT DAY I STARTED MY CAR AND PROCEEDED TO BACK UP WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT AND THE WHEEL LOCKED UP TURNING LEFT AS I WAS BACKING UP. I ALMOST HIT A WALL IN A PARKING GARAGE AND HAD TO RESTART MY CAR UNTIL POWER STEERING WAS REGAINED. I MADE IT BACK TO MY OFFICE AND WILL DRIVE MY CAR STRAIGHT TO THE SELLING DEALERSHIP AFTER WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368030November 28, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
EXACTLY APPEARANCE AS IN CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI CASE NUMBER: 10311317. I AM WRITING TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT I HAVE RESOLVED AN ISSUE MYSELF BECAUSE I KNOW THAT NETHER DEALERSHIP NOR PRIVATE MECHANICS WOULD NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT TIME TO PROPERLY TROUBLESHOOT AN ISSUE. I WOULD GUESS THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN TOLERANCES BETWEEN GUIDES OF BRAKE PADS AND CYLINDER SLOTS. PADS ARE TOO TIGHT SITTING IN CYLINDER, CAUSING EXCESSIVE FORCE TO BRAKE AND GETTING THEM ALMOST GET STACKED CLOSE TO ROTOR. THIS CAUSING UNEVEN ROTOR WORMING, VIBRATION AND HUMMING SOUND. IT IS REALLY DANGEROUS. USING GRINDER I HAVE REDUCED THE SIZE OF PAD GUIDES. 2 MINUTES OF WORK. ISSUE IS GONE AND NEVER RECURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367825November 25, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON NOVEMBER 16, 2010, WHILE TRYING TO PARK MY TOYOTA COROLLA 2003, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNINTENTIONALLY CRASHING INTO A FENCE CONTINUED BY CRASHING INTO SOME WOODEN PALLETS. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE CAR. MY DAUGHTER A FEW WEEKS BEFORE NOTICED THAT THE CAR WILL STAY ACCELERATED TO A MINIMUM OF 1800RPM. THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT ACTIVATED AND I DID NOT RECEIVED MAJOR INJURY. MY NECK WAS HURTING FOR A WHILE. I WAS LUCKY BECAUSE THERE WERE TWO PROPANE TANKS FOLLOWING THE FENCE. MY SON NOTIFIED TOYOTA IN PUERTO RICO AND FILED A COMPLAINT #CR12287. HE WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS BECAUSE IT DID NOT HAVE AN ELECTRONIC FUEL CONTROL UNIT AND THAT THE GAS IN MY CAR OPERATED BY A CABLE. THE AUTO SHOP MECHANICS THAT REPAIRED ALL THE FRONT DAMAGE OF THE CAR NOTICED THE CAR ACCELERATOR TOO HIGH. ON NOVEMBER 24, 2010 THE CAR WAS PICKED UP BY MY SON AND WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA FOR INSPECTION. THE TOYOTA EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CONVINCE MY SON TO SIGN AN AUTHORIZATION TO ACCESS ALL THE DATA IN THE CAR COMPUTER MEMORY BUT WILL NOT PROVIDE A COPY OF THE DATA TO THE CUSTOMER. MY SON REFUSED TO SIGN THE RELEASE FORM. WAITING FOR THE RESULTS OF THE INSPECTION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367770November 24, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP AND WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN FOUR MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 230,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 235,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367255November 23, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOMETER WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DISPLAY THE INCORRECT MILEAGE WHICH WAS 10000, BUT THE ODOMETER DISPLAYED 0 MILES AND LATER DISPLAYED 17000. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VIN WAS REJECTED FROM THE SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367121November 22, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BROKEN RIB, FRACTURED BONE AND WHIPLASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 167,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10366973November 20, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I BOUGHT A 2010 COROLLA S MODEL IN OCT 15, WITHIN A MONTH I HAVE EXPERIENCED A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE, THIS HAPPENED WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS AND GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP AT LOW SPEED I HAVE LESS THAN 1,000 MILES AND HAVE HEARD THIS NOISE THREE TIMES. VERY CONCERNED BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367489November 19, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT REGARDING RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED JUNE 20TH AND HE STILL HASN'T BEEN NOTIFIED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366565November 17, 2010
STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO DECELERATE, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. 01/25/11*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365909November 16, 2010
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT FLASHES EVEN WHEN BELT BUCKLE IS PROPERLY ENGAGED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366375November 16, 2010
STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 11/14/10 AND CAR STARTED SLAM SHIFTING, AND DIED ON FREEWAY. THE CAR STARTED AGAIN, AND I TOOK IT TO XX IN MORENO VALLEY NEXT DAY. DEALER SAID FAULTY ECU (DTC P2716) AND THE PART MUST BE ORDERED. I ASKED IF THEY COULD PROVIDE A LOANER CAR BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR WITH A FAULTY ECM. I WAS TOLD PART WILL MOST LIKELY BE IN TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY. THE DEALER SAID A LOANER CAR WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED UNLESS THE CAR TOTALLY STOP OPERATING. I LIVE IN SAN BERNARDINO AND WORK IN MORENO VALLEY, APPROX 26 MILES ONE WAY. I HAVE AAA TOWING BASIC FOR 6 MILES. I WOULD USUALLY PURCHASE AAA SOUTHERN CA AUTOMOBILE CLUB TOWING FOR UP TO 100 MILES, BUT BECAUSE I BOUGHT A NEW RELIABLE TOYOTA, I JUST GOT THE BASIC TOWING IN CASE THE BATTERY DIED. I DON'T HAVE TOWING TO GET THE CAR TO MORENO VALLEY IN CASE IT COMPLETELY STOPS RUNNING. I'M WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY AND LOGISTICS! I DON'T TRUST THIS TOYOTA COROLLA. DEALER WILL NOT KEEP THE CAR AND GIVE ME A LOANER UNTIL THE PART ARRIVES. WILL TOYOTA BE RESPONSIBLE IF THIS CAR STALLS AGAIN IN TRAFFIC AND CAUSES AN ACCIDENT? WILL TOYOTA BE RESPONSIBLE IF THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER? WILL TOYOTA BE RESPONSIBLE IF THE TRANSMISSION BECOMES DAMAGED FROM THE HARD SHIFTING? WILL TOYOTA BE RESPONSIBLE IF THE CAR CATCHES FIRE FROM FAULTY ELECTRICAL WIRING? THIS COROLLA HAS HAD BRAKE AND STEERING PROBLEMS. BRAKE FLUID ALWAYS LOW, ALTHOUGH BRAKES VERIFIED AS REPAIRED AND OKAY BY TECHNICIAN. THE WHEEL BEARING ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL IS GOING BAD AND THE TIRE WILL NOT HOLD AIR. THE TIRE HAS BEEN EXAMINED AND IS GOOD. I SMELL ELECTRICAL BURNING ONCE IN AWHILE. THE BELT TENSIONER PULLEY BEARING BAD. OCCASIONALLY, SMELL ANTIFREEZE, WHICH INDICATES A LEAKING HEAD GASKET. WIND NOISE, WINDOWS CREAK WHEN MOVED UP/DOWN. THE LOCKS SQUEAK. THE INTERIOR RATTLES. THE PAINT JOB IS RUNNY, WELD POINTS ARE SLOPPY. CAR STALLING, SLAM SHIFTING, THEN CUTTING OFF. THE CAR HAS A LITTLE OVER 50,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366413November 16, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE CONTACT WAS REAR ENDED WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN. UPON IMPACT THE CONTACT TRIED TO PUMP HER BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SURGE FORWARD. THE CONTACT TRIED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND IT CONTINUED TO SURGE FORWARD INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. SHE RECEIVED MINOR ABRASIONS AND WAS SEEN WENT BY HER PERSONAL DOCTOR THE FOLLOWING DAY. A POLICE WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10365779November 15, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON 11/9/2010 AT 5:30 P.M., MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA CE STALLED ON I-87 (NY STATE THRUWAY--MAJOR DEEGAN) IN THE BRONX AS IT WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 55 MILES PER HOUR. THE CAR WAS OPERATING NORMALLY WHEN I LEFT WORK IN THE BRONX 20 MIN BEFORE. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. THE OIL AND BATTERY LIGHTS ALSO CAME ON. I PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND MANAGED TO GET FROM LEFT LANE TO SHOULDER. THE CAR STOPPED COMPLETELY BEFORE I COULD GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND THE BACK END OF CAR WAS SLIGHTLY ON THE ROAD. I CALLED AAA AND THEY CALLED THE OFFICIAL COMPANY WHO HAS TO TOW CARS OFF THE THRUWAY. NO TRUCK ARRIVED FOR A LONG TIME--TWO PASSERS BY STOPPED AND HELPED ME PUSH CAR ONTO SHOULDER. THE CAR LIGHTS DIMMED AND EVENTUALLY WENT OUT. THE CAR HAD PLENTY OF FUEL WHEN IT WAS BEING DRIVEN. AFTER THE CAR STOPPED, THE CAR SEEMED ELECTRICALLY DEAD AND WOULD NOT TURN OVER AT ALL. THERE WAS NO SOUND AT ALL OR ANY CRANKING OR SPUTTERING. IT SEEMED THAT THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND I WAS ONLY ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD DUE TO ITS MOMENTUM FROM BEING IN MOTION. WHEN NO TRUCK ARRIVED AFTER 45 MINUTES, I CALLED 311 FOR ASSISTANCE (NYC HELP LINE) AND THEY CONTACTED POLICE WHO CAME AND CALLED ANOTHER TRUCK AND SAT WITH ME WITH THEIR LIGHTS ON UNTIL TOW TRUCK ARRIVED AROUND 6:50 PM. IT WAS TOWED TO OFFICIAL TOWING STATION IN BRONX. THE REPAIR PEOPLE TOLD ME THE NEXT DAY IT MIGHT BE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. MY CAR IS UNDER RECALL FOR THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM). THE TOYOTA DEALERS IN BRONX SAID CARS DON'T STALL BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED THERE TO HAVE IT CHECKED. I WANTED THEM TO LOOK AT IT TO SEE IF ECM WAS THE PROBLEM. ON 11/11, WHEN I CALLED THE OFFICIAL TOWING STATION TO HAVE CAR TOWED OUT, THEY SAID IT WAS FUEL PUMP AND WANTED 1100-1200$ TO FIX IT. AS OF TODAY, I AM HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR STATION WHERE I LEAVE TO SEE IF THEY CAN DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND LET ME KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE STALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365602November 14, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY
BODY PAINT PEELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365563November 13, 2010
STEERING
MY 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA STEERING IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE CAR WANDERS AROUND THE ROAD. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE ALIGNMENT. DESPITE AN ALIGNMENT SERVICE, THE STEERING IS STILL VERY DIFFICULT AND EXHAUSTING. THE WANDERING, CORRECTIVE STEERING MEASURES THAT HAVE TO BE TAKEN AND CONSTANT VIGILANCE WHEN DRIVING ARE EXHAUSTING. IT IS A DIFFICULT CAR TO DRIVE, PARTICULARLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH NARROW ROADS AND AT THE HIGHER CRUISING SPEEDS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM THE SHOWROOM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365342November 11, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2007 TOYOTA COROLLA S SMOKES DUE TO OIL SLUDGE, VEHICLE SMOKES WHEN FIRST STARTING AND PERIODICALLY DURING THE DAY. I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WAS SLUDGED DUE TO POOR MAINTENANCE, IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THERE ARE 3245 OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS WHO WERE TOLD THE SAME THING, "HOW CAN THIS BE TRUE" ? THIS CLEARLY LOOKS TO BE A DEFECT THAT TOYOTA DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR, AND THIS LOOKS TO BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR TOYOTA OWNERS. I HEARD OF ENGINES FAILING BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, AND REPORT OF FIRES AND ENGINES SEIZING WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS, AND TOYOTA WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY ARE NOT HONORING THAT WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366095November 11, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
IN AUGUST 2010, I LEARNED ABOUT COROLLA RECALL. THEREFORE I CALLED ELK GROVE TOYOTA(916-405-8000) TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT BUT WAS INFORMED TO WAIT UNTIL I RECEIVE A NOTICE FROM TOYOTA MOTORS USA. BECAUSE I DID NOT RECEIVE A LETTER FROM TOYOTA, I HAVE EMAILED THEM ON OCTOBER 19, 2010 REQUESTING THE RECALL LETTER. TOYOTA MOTORS REPLIED STATING MY COROLLA ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED ON MARCH 13, 2008. I DO REMEMBER TOWING MY CAR TO ELK GROVE TOYOTA ON MARCH 13, 2008 BECAUSE THE ENGINE WILL NOT START. I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE NEEDED NEW PARTS AND BECAUSE OF WARRANTY THERE WILL BE NO COST TO ME. MY CONCERN IS: 1. ACCORDING TO THE RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT MADE BY THE MEDIA STATED THAT THIS DEFECT COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS MATTER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE COULD STOP WHILE DRIVING. I WAS LUCKY BECAUSE I WAS IN A PARKING LOT. 2. WHY DID TOYOTA TAKE SO LONG TO ANNOUNCE THIS ENGINE PROBLEM.?IF MY ENGINE PROBLEM WAS SIMILAR TO THIS RECALL, WHY DID THEY TAKE 2 YEARS AND 5 MONTHS TO ANNOUNCE THE RECALL? I KNOW TOYOTA HAS BEEN PENALIZED FOR THEIR SLOW DECISION TO RECALL THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM. BUT IT SEEMS THAT THEY CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEM MAKING RECALL DECISION TO ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY. TOYOTA HAS BECOME TOO BIG TOO FAST AS STATED IN THE MEDIA. I HOPE THEY WILL SERIOUSLY CONSIDER CONSUMER SAFETY RATHER THAN THEIR PROFIT BY BECOMING THE LARGEST AUTO MANUFACTURE IN THE WORLD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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