Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10340943July 1, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FULL THROTTLE. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE CONTACT STATED A PASSENGER SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY TO THE NECK. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,050 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,570. UPDATED 0824/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED A MODIFICATION TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. UPDATED 10/12/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10340981July 1, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SINCE THERE WERE SO MANY RECALLS FOR HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY FAILURES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 13,000. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341020July 1, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL CAN BE ACTIVATED AT TYPICAL ROAD/HIGHWAY SPEEDS EVEN WHEN CAR IS IN NEUTRAL (ON A MANUAL TRANSMISSION). AS A RESULT, THE ACCELERATOR IS ELECTRONICALLY DEPRESSED, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV AND HIT THE REV LIMITER. THERE ARE MULTIPLE WAYS TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT THE STRESS COULD BE DAMAGING ON THE ENGINE AND THE SCENARIO COULD A MAJOR DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341041July 1, 2010
STEERING
I JUST BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA 6/28/10. IT HAS SERIOUS STEERING WANDERING PROBLEMS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TODAY(7/1/10, AND THEY CONFIRMED BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. WHEN I GOT HOME, I LOOKED IT UP ON THE WEB AND SEE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. WHAT CAN I DO? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341176June 30, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATES FAILED ENGINE CONTROL MODULE *TGW AT 86,000 THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED SHIFTING PROPERLY. WHEN GOING UPHILL ON A STEEP INCLINE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD DOWNSHIFT AS USUAL TO CLIMB THE HILL. HOWEVER, AFTER REACHING THE CREST AND STARTING DOWNHILL, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT AGAIN TO THE PROPER GEAR. THE ENGINE WOULD RACE AND FINALLY A PROPER SHIFT WOULD OCCUR. THEN AT 86,870 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND IT WOULD SUDDENLY SHIFT WITH A STRONG JERK. THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH WHICH STATED TO SEEK SERVICE. THE TECHNICIAN RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FOUND THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TOYOTA INFORMED THE CONSUMER THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE HIM BECAUSE, THE REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340747June 30, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AT APPROXIMATELY 25MPH,THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY TWO OTHER VEHICLES TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH TO 60MPH. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE ILLINOIS STATE POLICE AND AMBULANCE RESPONDED. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH MULTIPLE FRACTURES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BODY AND SEVERE BRUISING. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR TWO DAYS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT HAD A COPY OF IT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE ON JUNE 29, 2010. THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION WOULD NOT BE KNOWN FOR FOUR TO SIX WEEKS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10340808June 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON 24 JUNE 2010 I DROVE 1331 MILES BACK FROM VIRGINIA WITH NO ISSUES. THE NEXT EVENING, MY PERMITTED 15 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA A MERE HALF MILE FROM OUR HOME WHEN MY CAR BEGAN TO SHUTTER AND LOSE POWER. THE ACCELERATOR WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND THEN THE CAR SHUT DOWN TAKING WITH IT ALL LIGHTS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CAR DID RESTART BUT INSTANTLY DIED LEAVING US ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AT NIGHT WITH NO LIGHTS AND UNABLE TO MOVE. FORTUNATELY I WAS WITH HIM AND WE WERE NOT IN TRAFFIC, AS HE IS INEXPERIENCED AND WOULD NOT HAVE REACTED WELL IF THIS HAD HAPPENED TO HIM ON THE ROAD UNACCOMPANIED IN ANY TYPE OF TRAFFIC. WE PUSHED THE CAR HOME THE MILE AND PARKED IT FOR THE NIGHT. THE NEXT MORNING THE CAR STARTED, RAN FOR ONE MINUTE, BOGGED AND DIED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATED. I APPLIED A RENTED SCAN TOOL AND CAME BACK WITH A P0607 TROUBLE CODE WITH INDICATED A BAD ECU. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO TOYOTA AND WAS REPAIRED WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ECU FOR $993.40. I AM OVER THE EMISSION WARRANTY OF 80,000 MILES PER THEIR TSB WITH 94,000, SO THIS IS OUT OF MY POCKET. THIS IS FRUSTRATING AS THE INTERNET IS LITTERED WITH STORIES OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHERS. I AM GLAD THAT I MADE IT HOME BEFORE THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED AND IT APPEARS THAT TOYOTA HAS BEEN LUCKY AS WELL. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND OCCURS WITH NO WARNING. I JUST HOPE SOMEONE DOESN'T HAVE TO DIE AS A RESULT OF A WELL KNOWN BAD BATCH OF ECU'S, BEFORE THE PROBLEM IS FIXED BY A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340848June 30, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, EQUIPMENT
IN 2007, I HAD PURCHASED A TOYOTA COROLLA LE. I HAD NOT NOTICED THIS PROBLEM UNTIL 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM LIES WITH THE AIRBAG NOT FLUSHED WITH THE DASHBOARD AND CREATES DIPS AND VALLEYS. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS SUNK INTO THE DASHBOARD. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE DEALER, THEY REPLACED THE AIRBAG AND TOLD ME TO LET IT SIT FOR A WHILE AND THE AIRBAG AND DASHBOARD WOULD ALIGN. HOWEVER, AFTER LETTING IT SIT FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS, IT IS STILL THE SAME CONDITION. ON ALMOST EVERY OIL CHANGE, I WOULD COMPLAIN ABOUT THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WOULD ADVISE ME TO GIVE IT SOME MORE TIME. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER SATISFACTION DEPARTMENT AND THEY RESEARCHED THE CASE. IN THE END, THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER SATISFACTION DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE SOLD MANY 2007 COROLLA'S THAT ARE KNOWN TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG. THEY CANNOT GUARANTEE ME THAT BECAUSE THE AIRBAG SINKS INTO THE DASH, IT WILL DEPLOY WHEN IT NEEDS TO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340570June 29, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STRUCTURE, TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR ALL SEASON TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING IDLE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED RESULTING IN A CRASH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE BODY DAMAGE ONLY. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES WHERE AN UNKNOWN SERVICE WAS PERFORMED ON THE THROTTLE. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR SINCE THE THROTTLE REPAIR. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE TIRES EXHIBITED PREMATURE WEAR. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AND THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN BRAKING DISTANCE AND IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, HE WOULD HAVE TO APPLY STEADY, REPEATED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES BEFORE THEY WOULD ENGAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340130June 29, 2010
TIRES
2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATES ACCIDENT DUE TO TIRE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACT ERRATIC. AS THE VEHICLE WENT FROM SIDE TO SIDE, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT AND THEN FLEW INTO ANOTHER MOTORIST WINDSHIELD. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340677June 29, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON 1-30-10 I TOOK MY CAR FOR ITS FIRST "FREE" LUBE ETC.AND I MENTIONED A "SURGE" WHEN ACCELERATING AND ALSO AN INTERMITTENT CLUNK SOUND WHEN BRAKING. THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM. ON 1-30-10 I WAS DRIVING INTO MY GARAGE SLOWLY TO REACH A CONE I HAVE PLACED TO "STOP". ABOUT A FOOT FROM THE CONE THE ACCELERATOR SURGED INTO THE CONE, AND A CABINET AND TABLE BEHIND THE CONE WERE DAMAGED, PLUS $4653.76 DAMAGE TO MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340691June 29, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TWICE, UPON SEVERE BRAKING FROM FREEWAY SPEEDS MY 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA EXPERIENCED SEVERE INSTABILITY AND WANDERED ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY. MY TOYOTA DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE BRAKES WERE OPERATING AS DESIGNED, BUT BLAMED THE INSTABILITY ON THE LACK OF ABS OR SKID CONTROL ON MY VEHICLE. I THINK ALL VEHICLES SHOULD STOP IN A STRAIGHT LINE WITHOUT THESE AIDS, AS ALL MY PREVIOUS AUTOMOBILES DATING BACK TO 1936 ALL HAVE DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340714June 29, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I STARTED THE ENGINE AND SLOWLY DRIVE BECAUSE ITS A DOWNHILL POSITION AND I NOTICE AN ENGINE LIGHT CAME FROM THE DASHBOARD , AND DECIDED TO STOP BUT IT WON'T STOP. THE CAR KEEP RUNNING AND TRIED TO PRESS THE BRAKE BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT WON'T STOP. UNTIL I DECIDED TO CRASH THE CAR TO THE GATE OF HOUSE IN ORDER TO MAKE THE CAR STOP AND THEN , I SUSTAIN INJURIES, CUTS , BRUISES. I BELIEVE THE ACCIDENT IS CAUSE BY SUDDEN ACCELERATION/ DEFECTIVE PART OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10340448June 28, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, A PRECEDING VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPPED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MODERATE INJURIES TO HER NECK AND SHOULDERS. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL FRONT END DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND PARKED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,607. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10340443June 28, 2010
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT STAY BALANCED IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THE VEHICLE WOULD VEER IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS WORSE WHEN DRIVING IN SNOW OR WINDY WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE DEALER TEST DROVE AND WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. AN INVESTIGATOR WAS SENT ON BEHALF OF THE MANUFACTURER TO FURTHER INSPECT THE FAILURE. THE INVESTIGATOR PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION AND ADVISED THERE WERE NO FAILURES. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES WOULD FEEL SPONGY AND WOULD OFTEN FALL FARTHER INTO THE FLOORBOARD THAN NORMAL. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO APPLY STEADY, REPEATED PRESSURE IN ORDER FOR THEM TO WORK PROPERLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITHIN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340455June 28, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
ENGINE WILL SURGE WHEN AT A STOP AND UNLESS BRAKE IS FULLY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE MAY MOVE FORWARD. THIS SURGE IS NOT CONSISTENT, OCCURRING BETWEEN 10-20% OF THE TIME AND MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR WITHIN THE FIRST 10 SECONDS OF STOPPING AT A LIGHT OR TO PARK VEHICLE AFTER BEING ON HIGHWAYS AT HIGHER RATES OF SPEED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340505June 28, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
MY TOYOTA COROLLA IS 4 YRS OLD WITH ONLY 18,000 MILES AND I AM HAVING THE STRAP ON THE FUEL TANK REPLACED BECAUSE IT HAS RUSTED OUT. I WAS COMING BACK FROM A TRIP THIS WEEKEND WHEN IT STARTED TO DRAG AND MAKE NOISE. THIS IS COSTING ME 331.00 FOR NEW PARTS AND REPAIR. CONSIDERING THE AGE OF MY CAR AND THE MILEAGE THIS DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT TO ME. ARE COROLLAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE TUNDRAS WITH GAS STRAPS RUSTING OUT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340297June 27, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN SET ON CRUISE CONTROL AND GOING UPHILL THE CAR ACCELERATES EXCESSIVELY TO MORE THAN 5 MPH OVER SET SPEED LIMIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340207June 26, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2009 TOYOTA COROLLA CAR WAS RECALLED FOR BRAKE PROBLEM. WHEN I HAVE THE BELOW PROBLEM, THE BRAKES WILL NOT STOP THE CAR. ENGINE REVS UP FOR NO REASON WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED. IN MY CASE, ALL ENGINE SPEED UPS OCCURRED WHEN I WAS STOPPED, AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. THE LAST TIME IT OCCURRED, I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, AND THE ENGINE SPED UP AND FORCED ME INTO THE INTERSECTION, WHERE I RAN INTO THE SIDE OF A PICKUP. THE ENGINE HAS SPED UP WHEN I FIRST STARTED THE CAR, AND THE CAR WAS IN PARK, AND MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. TOYOTA HAS LOOKED AT MY CAR AND SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. TOYOTA SAID THAT I HAD AN AFTER MARKET FLOOR MAT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THAT IS A NO/NO. WHEN THE ENGINE SPED UP WITH ME DRIVING, THERE WAS NO MAT ON THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR, EXCEPT THE TOYOTA MAT AND IT WAS RESTRAINED BY THE CLIPS. DO CAR MANUFACTURES EVER LOOK AT COMMENTS MADE MY THEIR CUSTOMERS? IN MY CASE, I WAS TOLD NO. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340247June 26, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN
I HAD MY 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA IN PARK AND RUNNING TO COOL THE CAR'S INTERIOR WITH THE AIR CONDITION ON. I WAS OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. I DECIDED TO TURN THE CAR OFF ( I WAS STANDING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND REACHED IN AND TURNED THE KEY OFF. INSTANTLY MY CAR WENT INTO A ROLL. I JUMPED IN AND HIT THE BRAKE AND STOPPED THE CAR (SETTING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE) THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STILL IN THE PARK POSITION. AFTER I CALMED DOWN I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE PUT IT IN REVERSE AND BACKED THE CAR INTO THE DRIVEWAY AGAIN. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SEEMED TO NOT BELIEVE ME BUT SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING IT IN, IN 4 DAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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