Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10343981July 19, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA AND HAVE NOTICED A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH THE CAR VEERING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OVER 50 - 60 MPH. I AM A CAREFUL DRIVER SO IT'S NOT ME! IT'S ESPECIALLY BAD WHEN GOING AROUND A CURVE OR WHEN A SEMI TRUCK PASSES ME, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S RAINING. I JUST HAD THE TIRES RE-BALANCED, ROTATED, AND THE BRAKE ROTORS RE-SURFACED, ALL OF WHICH THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN CLEVELAND TN CLAIMED WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT IT DID NOT. I TOOK A TRIP FROM CLEVELAND TN TO ATLANTA GA ON SATURDAY AND THE CAR WAS VEERING ALL OVER THE PLACE AT CERTAIN PARTS OF THE HIGHWAY. I SORT OF WONDER IF IT'S BECAUSE OF THE BODY DESIGN THAT TOYOTA STARTED USING IN THIS MODEL OF CAR BECAUSE IT SITS HIGHER UP OFF OF THE ROAD THAN PREVIOUS COROLLAS, AND EVEN HIGHER THAN A HONDA ACCORD WHICH IS A BIGGER CAR. IT'S EITHER JUST FAULTY BODY DESIGN OR A STEERING PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344031July 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHEN IT WAS ACCELERATING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND LUNGE FORWARD REPEATEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE WAS P2716. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344073July 19, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH ON A DIRT ROAD THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A MOVING VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE DRIVER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER CHEST. THE POLICE REPORT WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DESTROYED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 10,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10344078July 19, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MPH WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE STALLED. HE WAS ABLE TO COAST ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. HE DROVE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST SEVEN TIMES. HE CALLED THE DEALER A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATE 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. HE ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL REPAIR AND THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE FLOOR MATS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VIN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343799July 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
2005 TOYOTA COROLLA STALLED IN A BAD LOCATION, I COULD OF GOT HIT! SOME MILES LATER CAR SHIFTED RUFF, SOME MILES LATER ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO THE NEAREST PLACE " AUTOZONE" TO HAVE TEST RAN, TEST RESULTS WAS CODE P2716 I'M SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR ANY WHERE!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343754July 17, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAD AN ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND THE CAR WOULD RUN ROUGH AND THE A/C WOULD NOT RUN. THEN THE CAR WOULD RUN OKAY AND THE A/C WOULD BE WORKING. I TOOK IT TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I NEED A NEW EVAP CANISTER AND NEW A/C COMPRESSOR . THIS WAS PUT ON AND I BROUGHT THE CAR HOME. THE A/C WORKED TOO WELL..WHEN THE FAN AND HEATER WERE ON THE A/C KEPT RIGHT ON RUNNING. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY REPLACED THE CONTROL AIR, COMPUTER AND STILL NOT WORKING. THEN THEY PUT ANOTHER NEW COMPUTER ON IT AND NOT WORKING. THEN THEY PULLED THE DASH AND CHECKED THE WIRING..NOTHING. THEN THEY DID REWIRING WORK, THEN THEY DID CIRCUIT WORK AND THE A/C STILL DOES NOT WORK. I WAITED FOR TWO WEEKS FOR THEM TO TELL ME WHEN AN ENG WILL COME LOOK AT THE CAR.THEY HAD THE CAR 6 OUT OF 7 WEEKS AND I FINALLY BROUGHT THE CAR HOME AND IT IS SITTING IN THE YARD..CAR IS RUNNING BUT I STILL HAVE NO A/C AND I AM STILL WAITING FOR A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP. NO ONE HAS EVER CALLED TO TELL ME ANYTHING AT ALL ABOUT THE CAR...I HAVE HAD TO CALL THEM . I LOOKED IN THE COMPUTER TO FIND THAT TOYOTA HAD A PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2006 COROLLA A/C BUT NEVER RECALLED. BUT I CAN'T GET ANYONE AT THE DEALERSHIP TO TELL ME ANYTHING AT ALL ABOUT THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343777July 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 TOYOTA COROLLA- FOR THE THIRD TIME IN 3 WEEKS THE COMPUTER ECM HAS FAILED- EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF THE CAR STALLS IN MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY. TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT IT, HAS A TSB ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343656July 16, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES AND APPROACHING A STOP, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE AHEAD OF HERS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THIS WAS THE FIRST INSTANCE OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN THE VEHICLE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 4,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343426July 15, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY VEHICLE, A TOYOTA COROLLA 2009 HAD WORKED WITHOUT PROBLEMS UP UNTIL JUNE 22, 2010. TWO RECALL BULLETINS REQUIRED WORK TO BE PERFORMED BY TOYOTA TO PREVENT POTENTIAL SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION (SUA). THE FIRST ONE WAS DONE FEBRUARY 22, 2010 (FP 78112-07050) AND THE SECOND ON JUNE 22, 2010 (FP 87268-12040) AT AUTOCENTRO TOYOTA IN SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE SECOND REPAIR I PROCEEDED TO PICK UP MY TWO GRANDCHILDREN. WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AND ONLY 42 MINUTES AFTER THE SECOND ALLEGED REPAIR THE VEHICLE COMMENCED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. WITHIN THE .8 MILES THE VEHICLE TRAVELED (CONFIRMED BY MY OLDER SON WITH HIS VEHICLE'S ODOMETER) I ATTEMPTED REPEATEDLY TO STOP THE VEHICLE TO NO AVAIL. STEPPING ON THE BRAKES WITH ALL THE FORCE I COULD MUSTER DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. I DROVE INTO A MEDIAN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH NO RESULTS. FINALLY THE VEHICLE CAME TO A TOP WHEN I REAR ENDED A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THAT VEHICLE IN TURN COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE RESULTING IN A FIVE TOTAL VEHICLE COLLISION. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE I IMPACTED SUFFERED SOME INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343088July 14, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE ENGINE ACCELERATED. I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE RPM INCREASED TO 6000RPM. AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE I REMOVED THE FLOOR MATS AT TOYOTA'S REQUEST EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE NO WHERE NEAR THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CONDITION RE-OCCURRED. BOTH THE LOCAL AND REGIONAL TOYOTA REP CHECKED THE CAR AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I PUT THE FLOOR MATS BACK - AGAIN NO WHERE NEAR THE ACCELERATOR AND ON 2 JULY THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OCCURRED AGAIN WHEN I WAS ON A TRIP. WHEN I RETURNED I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY LOCAL DEALER THEY CHECKED THE CAR AND FOUND NOTHING. THE REGIONAL TOYOTA REP WOULD NOT COME TO INSPECT IT BECAUSE THE FLOOR MATS WERE IN PLACE - BUT AGAIN THEY ARE NO WHERE NEAR THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND TO REMOVE THE FLOOR MATS. MY WIFE AND MOTHER IN LAW WERE IN THE CAR DURING THE LAST INCIDENT AND THEY WERE VERY FRIGHTENED. MY WIFE WILL NO LONGER DRIVE THE CAR. I DO NOT FEEL THAT THE CAR IS SAFE BUT HAVE NO CHOICE SINCE I CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER CAR. THE ACCELERATOR IS NOT STICKING BUT IT IS ADVANCING TO CAUSE THE HIGHER RPMS. I'M NOT SURE WHY TOYOTA DOES NOT REALIZE THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343155July 14, 2010
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER SHE WOULD SHIFT FROM PARK AND INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY JERK FORWARD OR BACKWARD. WHEN DRIVING OVER 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO JERK AND ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE UNTIL SHE WOULD DEPRESS THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ECU WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343174July 14, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING IDLE AT A TRAFFIC STOP WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF HERS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AFTER THE CRASH. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THERE WERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. FOLLOWING REPAIRS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN BRAKING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROUTERS ON THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V338000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: POWER ASSIST: VACUUM). THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES WERE INOPERABLE DURING THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FAILURE AND BELIEVED THE BRAKES WERE ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343258July 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INFREQUENTLY WOULD COME ON AND OFF STARTING IN JUNE 2010, ALONG WITH THE CAR JERKING DURING ACCELERATION AT SPEEDS OF 10, 25 AND 35. 7/7/10 I TOOK MY COROLLA INTO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM, CODE P2716. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY ENGINE COMPUTER (ECM) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FOR SAFETY PURPOSES I HAD THE ECM REPLACED. THE NHTSA HAS OPENED A DEFECT INVESTIGATION INTO THE ISSUE. THE NUMBER IS #PE09054. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343056July 13, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
COMING TO A STOP WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, I FIRST FELT RESISTANCE FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL THEN NOTHING. AT THE SAME TIME, THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN A 10 DAY PERIOD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342838July 13, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
06 COROLLA STALLED @ INTERSECTION W/ CHECK ENG LITE ON- WOULD NOT RESTART-ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED-HAD THE COMPUTER SCANNED BY A MECHANIC AND TOLD ME COMPUTER IS BAD-CAR STILL WON'T START. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342932July 13, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND WHEN PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT ADVISED THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WAS CAUSED BY THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VERY NEXT DAY, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED APPROXIMATELY TWELVE FEET INTO A TREE AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE THEREAFTER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHERE HE WAS AWAITING ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 29,272....UPDATED 02/11/15 *BF *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10342646July 12, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2010 COROLLA. THE STEERING IN THIS CAR IS NOT RIGHT AND THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO FIX .ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR WANDERS LEFT TO RIGHT. I AM ALWAYS MAKING SMALL CORRECTIONS TO KEEP THE CAR STRAIGHT. THE REAL PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR IS WHEN ITS WINDY ON THE HIGHWAY A GUST OF WIND WILL MOVE IT ENOUGH WERE ITS BORDERLINE DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342670July 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY NEW 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA, (LESS THAN 1000 MILES) ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. I WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AND GOING ABOUT 15-20 MPH. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AFTER THE FIRST CAR WAS HIT BUT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID HITTING THE SECOND CAR. MY CAR AND TWO OTHER CARS NEARBY WERE DAMAGED, BUT NO ONE WAS INJURED.. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342800July 12, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA S ON THE FREEWAY TODAY, AND SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. I HAD NO POWER STEERING OR ABS BRAKES, AND NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, I FOUND OUT THAT 2005-2009 TOYOTA COROLLAS HAVE A HUGE ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE, AND THAT UPWARDS OF 5 CARS A MONTH COME INTO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THIS SAME COMPLAINT. I FIND IT RIDICULOUS THAT EVERY REVIEW I'VE READ MENTIONS THAT THIS CAR HAS THIS PROBLEM WITH THE ECM, BUT THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT YET. ON TOP OF THE REVIEWS, THERE HAVE BEEN NEWS REPORTS ABOUT HOW TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND SAYS THAT THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT POSE AN UNREASONABLE RISK TO SAFETY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342470July 11, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2005 COROLLA S, AND THE ECU PROBLEM IS WELL-KNOWN, AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAD MY FIRST PROBLEM WITH MY ECU, AT 62K MILES, AND THANK GOD, IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE I WAS ON MY DAILY 40 MILE COMMUTE ON A HIGH-SPEED, HEAVY-TRAFFIC HIGHWAY. MY CAR JUST WOULDN'T START AT RANDOM WHEN I WAS LEAVING A STORE, THE STARTER WASN'T CRANKING, NOTHING WAS HAPPENING, JUST NOTHING WHEN I TURNED THE KEY. NO LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD, OTHER THAN THE DOOR LIGHT WHERE I HAD THE DOOR OPEN (IT WAS 95 DEGREES, AND MY POWER WINDOWS OBVIOUSLY WEREN'T WORKING). DID RESEARCH AND SAW THAT THE ECM IS A TERRIBLE PROBLEM ON 05-07 COROLLAS, AND THE TOYOTA SERVICE MAN AGREED THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. GOT IT REPLACED, AND NOT EVEN 24 HOURS AFTER PICKING IT UP FROM THE DEALER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN, STRANDING ME AT WORK WITH NO WAY TO GET HOME. THIS IS A RIDICULOUS PROBLEM, AND IT IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY HAZARD WITH MANY REPORTS OF THE CAR STOPPING WHILE PEOPLE ARE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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