Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10350342August 18, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE BRAKING FROM APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER YET THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AFTER HEAVY PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK UNTIL THE IGNITION WAS SHUT OFF. WHEN RESTARTING, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVED FROM THE LOCATION AND WAS NOT EXAMINED OR REPAIRED. UPDATED 11/23/10 *CN UPDATED 11/30/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350390August 18, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES AND RELEASING, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLUNK NOISE. THE NOISE HAD NOT CAUSED A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE BUT THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IN THE FUTURE, THE VEHICLE COULD POSSIBLY EXHIBIT A BRAKING FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITHIN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A FAILURE DID NOT EXIST IN THE VEHICLE BUT WAS NOTICED WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY ACCRUED 1 MILE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350417August 18, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 TOYOTA COROLLA DX SEDAN. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK AT 3 MPH. THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE MORE RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT THEN ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE THEN INDEPENDENTLY DECREASED IN SPEED BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND DIRECTED HIM TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER TO REPORT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER LODGED THE CONTACT'S COMPLAINT BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN THE VEHICLE ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350451August 18, 2010
STEERING
MY 2009 COROLLA WILL NOT GO EXACTLY STRAIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CLOSE, BUT NOT EXACTLY STRAIGHT. STEERING MUST HAVE A VERY MINOR CORRECTION ABOUT EVERY 3-5 SECONDS TO KEEP THE CAR IN OR NEAR THE CENTER OF THE LANE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. 1. IF THE DRIVER FAILS TO DO THE CONSTANT CORRECTION THE KEEP THE CAR IN THE LANE, THE CAR WOULD VEER OUT OF THE LANE - INCREASED POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH. 2. THE CONCENTRATION REQUIRED TO DO THE CONSTANT MINOR STEERING CORRECTION KEEPS THE DRIVER FROM OBSERVING SURROUNDINGS AND OTHER TRAFFIC - INCREASED POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH. 3. ON A LONG TRIP THE CONCENTRATION REQUIRED CORRECTING THE VEHICLE INCREASES DRIVER FATIGUE - INCREASED POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH. I READ IN THE NEWS THAT "SPOKESMAN BRIAN LYONS SAID TOYOTA BELIEVES MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS INVOLVED WANDERING FROM THE CENTER STEERING POSITION THAT DIDN'T AMOUNT TO A SAFETY PROBLEM." AND "ON JUNE 3, TOYOTA ISSUED A BULLETIN TO DEALERS TELLING THEM TO ADDRESS COMPLAINTS BY CHECKING THE TIRE PRESSURE AND ALIGNMENT. IF THOSE STEPS ARE INSUFFICIENT, THE BULLETIN TOLD DEALERS THEY COULD REPLACE THE COMPUTER THAT GOVERNS THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WITH A NEW UNIT, WHICH TOYOTA SAID HAD BEEN "RE-TUNED" WITH AN "ALTERNATIVE STEERING FEEL."". AS OF AUG 18, 2010, MY LOCAL DEALER SAYS HE KNOWS OF NO PROBLEM WITH COROLLA STEERING AND CAN NOT FIND A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT 2009-20010 COROLLA STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349977August 17, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION BY APPLYING THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN SPEED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT AND ANOTHER PASSENGER WERE INJURED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND ARMS. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000. UPDATED 11/16/10. *LJ
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10349523August 16, 2010
STEERING
I OWNED A 2009 COROLLA AND THE ACCELERATOR SURGED IN CHARLOTTE N.C, IN MARCH OF 2010. I TRADED FOR A 2010 COROLLA, THIS CAR HAS AS SERIOUS PROBLEMS. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MY INSURANCE AGENT TWICE LAST WEEK, ASKING IF HE HAD ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT STEERING CONTROL. THIS CAR, AT SPEEDS OF 45MPH AND UP MOVES ABOUT THE LANE ABRUPTLY AND IS NOT EASY TO CORRECT. IT IS REALLY EASY TO OVERCORRECT. THE CAR FEELS AS IF THERE IS LOTS OF PLAY IN THE STEERING AND MOVES TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. IT IS A CONSTANT ORDEAL TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. LAST WEEK I PULLED OVER ALONGSIDE I85 IN SALISBURY N.C. TO GATHER MYSELF. I BELIEVE THIS CAR WARRANTS A RECALL. I'M RELUCTANT TO DRIVE IT, BUT IT IS THE ONLY CAR I HAVE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS FURTHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349591August 16, 2010
STEERING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
2009 TOYOTA COROLLA STEERING ISSUE. CAR SWAYS OR "WANDERS" AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING COMPUTER WITH A "RETURNED" ONE AND THE PROBLEM ONLY BECAME WORSE. IM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY CAR DOWN THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE I CANT KEEP THE CAR STRAIGHT EVEN WITH A DEATHGRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349616August 16, 2010
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF HER. THE CONTACT STATED SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF HER WAS FLIPPED AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. SHE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK WITH ADDITIONAL BRUISING. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10349661August 16, 2010
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE RETAINER CLIP. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE SEAT BELT CLIP ASSEMBLY FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE CONTACTS WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED AND WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH REPAIRS. THE SEAT BELTS WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349684August 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DEAR TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE, I REQUEST PROMPT REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES IN THE AMOUNT OF $656.47 INCURRED DUE TO THE MALFUNCTIONING OF THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE IN MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA LAST MONTH. WHILE A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ULTIMATELY REPLACED THE ECM AT NO COST, I INCURRED RENTAL CAR EXPENSES FOR THE TIME I WAS WITHOUT MY COROLLA, AND PAID PARTS AND LABOR IN THE AMOUNT OF $521.76 TO MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO INITIALLY REPLACE A TRANSMISSION SOLENOID WHICH HAD GONE BAD DUE TO THE FAILING ECM. I WILL NOT EVEN DESCRIBE THE AMOUNT OF MY TIME THAT TOYOTA WASTED BY FAILING TO NOTIFY ME, AS THE OWNER OF A CAR MODEL KNOWN BY TOYOTA TO FREQUENTLY HAVE PREMATURE ECM FAILURE, OF THIS ISSUE SO THAT I COULD RESOLVE IT AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY. IN EARLY JULY I EXPERIENCED DIFFICULT AND JERKING SHIFTING OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN MY TOYOTA. I BROUGHT IT TO MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD TRANSMISSION SOLENOID (CODE P2716), AND SUBSEQUENTLY DETERMINED THAT THE SOLENOID HAD GONE BAD DUE TO THE ECM FAILING. AT THAT POINT, CONCERNED ABOUT THE STATE OF MY TRANSMISSION, I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ECM IS COVERED UP TO 8 YEARS/80,000 MILES, AND THAT IF THE SOLENOID HAD GONE BAD AS A RESULT OF THE FAILING ECM, THE SOLENOID REPLACEMENT, TOO, WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ECM AT NO CHARGE. I BELIEVE THAT THE OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES I INCURRED, AS WELL AS THE CONSIDERABLE INCONVENIENCE I ENDURED, WOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF TOYOTA HAD SHARED PROACTIVELY WITH ITS CUSTOMERS THE FACT THAT FAILING ECMS ARE UNUSUALLY COMMON IN COROLLAS. IF TOYOTA HAD REPORTED THIS INFORMATION TO ME, I WOULD HAVE RECOGNIZED THE SYMPTOMS DEMONSTRATED BY MY CAR, AND WOULD HAVE BROUGHT IT TO A DEALERSHIP IN THE FIRST INSTANCE TO BE FIXED. INSTEAD, I SPENT TIME AND MONEY USING A TRUSTED INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, AND LEARNED OF THE LARGER ECM PROBLEM THROUGH HIM AND THROUGH INDEPENDENT RESEARCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349393August 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SUDDENLY MY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I WENT TO GET IT CHECKED OUT I WAS TOLD IT WAS A DTC P2716 CODE, A HARSH SHIFT AND M.I.L. "ON" PROBLEM. SINCE I HAD DONE MY RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS PROBLEM TO BE COMMON IN 2005 TOYOTA COROLLAS, I EXPECTED THEM TO REPLACE THE ECM FOR ME. HOWEVER, GIVEN THAT MY CAR WAS JUST PAST 89,000 MILES AND THE WARRANTY ENDED AT 85,000, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING TOYOTA WOULD DO. MY CAR EXHIBITS THE HARSH SHIFT PROBLEM REGULARLY AND NOW MY PLATES HAVE COME UP FOR RENEWAL AND I CANNOT PASS AN EMISSIONS TEST GIVEN MY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT BEING ON. I CANNOT AFFORD TO JUST REPLACE THE UNIT AND I BELIEVE THAT SINCE TOYOTA IS AWARE IT IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, THEY SHOULD BE RECALLING THE PART FOR CONSUMER SATISFACTION. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL TOYOTA CONSUMER SINCE I BEGAN DRIVING BUT I HAVE LOST MY RESPECT FOR THE COMPANY GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF MY NEWEST TOYOTA AND HOW THEY HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY UNCOOPERATIVE IN HELPING RECTIFY THE SITUATION (KNOWING IT IS A DEFECT ON THEIR PART). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349457August 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2008 TOYOTA COROLLA COMES WITH ANTI-THEFT PROTECTION. THERE IS A FLASHING RED LIGHT NEAR THE IGNITION WHICH STOPS FLASHING AFTER WE INSERT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THIS IS THE ENGINE IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM. SOMETIMES (RARELY), WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT AFTER I INSERT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION THE LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING AND THE CAR DOES NOT START. THIS IS PROBABLY BECAUSE THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR THINKS THAT THE WRONG KEY HAS BEEN INSERTED. AGREED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS ONLY RARELY, BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS I CANNOT START THE CAR AND I GET STRANDED. I THEN HAVE TO TAKE HELP FROM FRIENDS TO PICK ME UP FROM WHEREVER I GET STRANDED. I HAD PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW, I CERTAINLY DO NOT EXPECT THIS QUALITY FROM A NEW VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349175August 13, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE ENGINE COIL WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE IDENTICAL ENGINE FAILURE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE A PROBLEM. HOWEVER, DURING THE THREE FAILURE OCCURRENCES THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STARTER AND IGNITION COULD POSSIBLY CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED UPON THE PARTS ARRIVAL DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349179August 13, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILING AND LEAKING OIL. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED TWO YEARS AGO AND NOW IT HAD FAILED AGAIN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $1200. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REITERATE THAT THIS FAILURE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349288August 13, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS A DEFECTIVE FUEL FILLER NECK. THE METAL USED BY TOYOTA FOR THIS FUEL FILLER NECK IS CORRODING, CAUSING LEAKAGE OF GAS VAPORS AT THE GAS CAP. THE LEAKAGE CAUSES THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" TO COME ON, AND PEOPLE ARE FORCED TO PAY TOYOTA $400 FOR REPAIRS IN ORDER TO PASS EPA MANDATED EMISSIONS TESTING IN ORDER TO RENEW THE CAR'S REGISTRATION. IT IS CLEAR THAT THE FUEL FILLER NECK IS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT THE REPLACEMENT ONES HAVE BETTER QUALITY METAL AND WON'T CORRODE. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO PRESSURE TOYOTA TO RECALL THE COROLLAS AND TO REIMBURSE THE OWNERS WHO HAVE BEEN FORCED TO PAY FOR THIS DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE FUEL FILLER NECKS. IF THE EPA FORCES CARS TO PASS THE EMISSIONS TESTING, THEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD ALSO FORCE TOYOTA TO FIX AT THEIR EXPENSE A KNOWN DEFECT LIKE THE CORRODING METAL IN THE FUEL FILLER NECKS THAT AFFECTS THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM IN THEIR CARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349054August 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2006 COROLLA SPORT WITH 52,000 MILES ON IT. YESTERDAY IN MY WAY HOME IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAFFIC. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED ME TODAY STATING THAT THE COMPUTER OR ECM HAD TO BE REPLACED. ACCORDING TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE09054 NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER : N/A MAKE / MODELS : MODEL/BUILD YEARS: TOYOTA / COROLLA 2006 TOYOTA / COROLLA MATRIX 2006 WONDERING HOW MANY OWNERS OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE HAD SAME PROBLEMS, YET TOYOTA HAS NOT ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX THESE ISSUES. SERIOUS ACCIDENTS COULD HAPPEN IF THESE ISSUES ARE NOT ADDRESSED IN TIMELY MANNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349092August 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING IN AFTERNOON COMMUTER TRAFFIC IN WASHINGTON, DC, WHEN, WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, MY CAR "HICCUPED" ONCE AND DIED. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT, BUT AS I DROVE THROUGH THE GREEN LIGHT, MY CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, SLOW DOWN, THEN STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR, BUT IT WOULDN'T GO OVER 25 MPH, THEN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY SLOWED AND STALLED OUT AGAIN. AFTER THAT, IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY 10 TRIES TO GET THE ENGINE TO TURN OVER AND THE CAR TO START ONLY LONG ENOUGH TO MOVE IT 50 FEET OR SO TO A SAFER AREA. THE PROBLEM, ACCORDING TO TOYOTA, IS A FAULTY COMPUTER (ECM) THAT THE COMPANY WAS AWARE OF BUT DID NOT DIRECTLY NOTIFY OWNERS OF. (BASED ON WHAT THE TOYOTA REPAIR PERSON SAID, THIS PROBLEM MIRRORS WHAT IS REPORTED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE09054 AND TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TC015-07 - HARD SHIFT AND STALLING). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348750August 11, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. HE WAITED TWO MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND HAD BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348501August 10, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BREAK PEDAL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE GAS CAP, THE TRANSMISSION AND AN UNKNOWN CHARCOAL CANISTER WERE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY A WEEK AND A HALF LATER THE VEHICLE AGAIN BEGAN TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED HER THEY BELIEVE THE AMPLIFIER WAS DRAINING POWER FROM THE BATTERY WHICH MAY BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE AMPLIFIER WAS REMOVED BY THE AUTHORIZED DEALER. UPON RECEIVING THE VEHICLE IT CONTINUED TO INTERMITTENTLY STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT SHE WAS UNSURE IF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURES CONTINUE TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,816 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,955.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348569August 10, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VISIBILITY
THE PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENSES ARE CLOUDED AND YELLOWED AND, AS A RESULT, OBSCURES THE BRIGHTNESS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE HEADLIGHTS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR DRIVING AT NIGHT AS THE HEADLIGHT IS DIMMED TO ONCOMING CARS AS WELLS AS IT LESSENS VISIBILITY FOR THE DRIVER. IT SHOULD NOT BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE OWNER TO HAVE THE HEADLIGHT LENSES REPLACED WHEN THE CLOUDINESS COULD BE DUE TO POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE MATERIALS AS THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED TO ANY OTHER CAR THAT I'VE OWNED AND ANY THAT BELONG TO OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS. THE LENSES HAVE GRADUALLY CLOUDED STARTING ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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