Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10334936June 7, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED BACK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP MARCH 22, 2010 FOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MODIFICATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 2,500 UPDATED 07/27/10*JB ...UPDATED 02/11/15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE APPROACHED A STOP A STOP SIGN,: TRAVERSED THE INTERSECTION, ENTERED THE PARKING LO, TRAVERSED A LAWN AND THEN STUCK A FENCE. UPDATED 03/02/15*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10335130June 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, SITTING STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMS TO FADE AWAY INTERMITTENTLY. YOU ONLY LOOSE ABOUT 1-2" OF PEDAL HEIGHT, BUT THE CAR WILL START TO ROLL FORWARD IF YOU DO NOT NOTICE IT AND APPLY MORE PEDAL PRESSURE TO STOP THE CAR. I AM ASE CERTIFIED IN BRAKES AND IT HAS A BAD MASTER CYLINDER. TOYOTA STATES THE THIS IS A "NORMAL" CONDITION FOR THIS VEHICLE AND REFUSES TO WARRANTY THIS ISSUE. THIS VEHICLE HAS 4800 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334741June 5, 2010
STEERING
2009 TOYOTA COROLLA S DRIFTS ALL OVER RD AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50MPH. CAR IS HARD TO CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334749June 5, 2010
STEERING, TIRES
I HAVE A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. TO BEGIN WITH THE STEERING IS EXTREMELY UNRESPONSIVE. AT LOW SPEEDS THE STEERING IS EXTREMELY LOOSE FEELING. THIS HAS RESULTED IN A COUPLE OF NEAR ACCIDENTS IN PARKING LOTS WHERE I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MANEUVER OUT OF THE WAY IN TIME. AT HIGHER SPEEDS THE STEERING IS STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO STEER. WHETHER OR NOT YOUR DRIVING FAST OR SLOW THE STEERING IS SLUGGISH AND UNRESPONSIVE. IT IS MUCH LIKE DRIVING A CAR WITH NORMAL POWER STEERING ON A SANDY BEACH. YOU SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE PROPER CONTROL. IT SEEMS LIKE THESE PROBLEMS ARE GETTING WORSE OVER TIME AS WELL. I PUT VERY FEW MILES ON THE CAR AND TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF IT AS IT IS IN ALMOST MINT CONDITION. THERE IS VERY LITTLE WEAR AND TEAR ON MY COROLLA AT 6,500 MILES. THE EXTREMELY UNRESPONSIVE STEERING ON THE 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA MAKES DEFENSIVE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT. IT MAKES COMPENSATING FOR OTHER DRIVERS ACTIONS AND MISTAKES BY AVOIDING THEM VERY DIFFICULT AND IS A DANGEROUS VEHICLE TO DRIVE AS A RESULT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334755June 5, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TURNED ON MY 2009 COROLLA AFTER WORK AND BATTERY LIGHT WAS ON. I WENT TO TEST IT AT AUTO ZONE AND THEY SAID THE BATTERY IS NO GOOD. I CALLED KEYS TOYOTA AND THEY SAID BRING IT UP AND THEY WILL REPLACE IT. I MADE IT ABOUT 3 BLOCKS FROM AUTO ZONE AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON AND CAR STARTED TO CHUG. I TOOK THIS CAR TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT ITS A BAD ALTERNATOR, POWER STEERING, AND WATER PUMP W BATTERY CHARGING ISSUES. THIS HAPPENED ALL IN LIKE A HALF HOUR. BATTERY LIGHT NEVER CAME ON BEFORE THAT DAY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON FREEWAY. TOYOTA WAKE UP. WHAT HAPPENED TO QUALITY? MY COROLLA IS NOT EVEN 2 YEARS OLD AND HAS JUST OVER 30,000 MILES AND THIS? THE DEALERSHIP DID PAY FOR MY RENTAL AND IS FIXING THIS ISSUE FREE OF CHARGE BUT 4 THINGS WRONG IN LESS THAN 1/2 HOUR? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334567June 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING RECURRING BRAKE AND STEERING FAILURES. REPEATED PRESSURE WOULD HAVE TO BE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,020.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334628June 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES ON MY 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA, THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO MOMENTARILY SURGE BEFORE SLOWING DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON OTHER OCCASIONS AS WELL. THE DURATION OF THE SURGING SENSATION IS VERY BRIEF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334636June 4, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WAS DRIVING TOYOTA COROLLA 2005 OUT OF A PARKING LOT WHEN ENGINE STALLED, AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. NO WARNING SIGNS OR FLASHING LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD PRIOR TO ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. POWER COULD NOT BE REGAINED. BROUGHT TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD ECM HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF A FAILED COMPONENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334639June 4, 2010
STEERING
2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. DRIVING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 95 JUST SOUTH OF ELGIN, TEXAS. SPEED WAS BETWEEN 55-65 MPH. STEERING WHEEL STIFFENED BECOMING INOPERABLE, CAR VEERED RIGHT UNCONTROLLABLY AND FLIPPED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10334658June 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION:REAR
1999 TOYOTA COROLLA PURCHASED IN VERMONT JAN. 1999, MOVED TO NC IN JULY, 2008, WITH ABOUT 101,000 MILES. DRIVER WAS AT DOCTOR'S OFFICE PARKING LOT AUG '08-STARTED THE VEHICLE, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARDS, POOL OF BRAKE FLUID ON GROUND. REFILLED RESERVOIR, AND AS SOON AS PEDAL WAS PRESSED, BRAKE FLUID SPRAYED OUT. TOWED TO LOCAL GARAGE, WHERE MECHANIC SHOWED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE TO REAR BRAKES WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND JUST RUPTURED UNDER PEDAL PRESSURE. HE SPLICED ON A 1-2 FOOT SECTION WHERE THE RUST WAS WORST. ON 6/03/2010, THE SAME HAPPENED ON THE OPPOSITE REAR BRAKE LINE IN OUR DRIVEWAY. CAR WAS TOWED TO TOYOTA OF NEW BERN, NC. BY AAA, WITH A DETAILED NOTE TO REPLACE THAT RUPTURED LINE. AFTER A $207.00 INFLATED BILL, THAT LINE WAS ALSO SPLICED, AND THE REPAIR INVOICE NOTED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED REPLACEMENT FROM SEVERE RUST. ASKED THE DEALERSHIP OWNER TO RECONSIDER THE 2 HOUR CHARGE OF $90.00 PER HOUR, BUT HE WAS OBSTINATE STATING HE HAD A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY HE HAD TO PAY FOR, AND WOULD NOT COMPROMISE WITH THE INITIAL $90. ESTIMATE GIVEN THE PREVIOUS DAY. THIS UNDERCARRIAGE RUST RUNS THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. NO GARAGE WILL ALIGN THE 4 WHEELS FOR FEAR OF SNAPPING SOMETHING. I'VE REPLACED THE LEAKING GAS TANK AND FILLER NECK TWO YEARS AGO FOR THE SAME MASSIVE CORROSION. THESE CORROSION ISSUES POSE A VERY REAL THREAT TO LIFE SHOULD THE BRAKES FAIL ON THESE NORTHERN VEHICLES DRIVEN ON SALTED WINTER ROADS. TOYOTA OF NEW BERN, NC OWNER APPARENTLY IS TRYING TO MAKE UP FOR HIS DROP IN SALES DUE TO RECALL ISSUES BY OVERCHARGING HIS REPAIR CUSTOMERS. WHEN THE SERVICE DEPT. REP PHONED TO CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THE VEHICLE TOWED, HE INFORMED ME THERE WAS AN INITIAL $90. DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE BEFORE BEGINNING THE WORK. I OBJECTED, AS I HAD TOLD HIM TO REPAIR THAT SPECIFIC BRAKE LINE, AND HE COUNTERED WITH, "BUT THAT INCLUDES A FREE 23 POINT CHECK." I SAID NO WAY, & HIS MGR. AGREED WITH ME. YEAH, RIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334843June 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATES DISCONTENT WITH TOYOTA AND THE HANDLING OF RECALLS AND REPORTS PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BACK IN FEB 2010 AFTER HEARING THE DISAPPOINTING NEWS ABOUT TOYOTA DEFECTS. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AS THE DEALER SAID SHE WOULD WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF THE NEWS BREAKING. SHE HAD TO CONSTANTLY CALL THE DEALER TO GET HER VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE TWO MONTHS AFTER THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334842June 3, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER REQUESTS COMPENSATION *TGW THE CONSUMER DID NOT STATE A DEFECT. SHE WAS UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE CURRENT RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334432June 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE PLACING THE SELECTOR IN DRIVE FROM THE REVERSE POSITION. THE CONTACT STATED THE SELECTOR FELT AS IF IT WERE LOOSE BEFORE REVERSING. THE DEALER ADVISED HE HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED A FAILURE SIMILAR TO HERS AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,000. UPDATED 7/20/10 *CN UPDATED 07/23/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334450June 3, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SQUEAK FROM ENGINE IN 3/4/08 WITH 15,800 MILES. I CAN ONLY HEAR OUT OF ONE EAR SO THIS SQUEAK WAS ONLY EVIDENT WHEN I WAS NEXT TO A BUILDING (DRIVE THRU AT BANK). NOT SCREAMING LIKE FAN BELTS TEND TO DO. TOYOTA SAID "BELT GLAZED OVER CAUSING BELT TO SLIP AT PULLEYS, REPLACED BELT, NOISE NO LONGER PRESENT AT THIS TIME." NOW AT 33,359 THE ECM HAD TO BE FIXED AND THEY SAID "THE DRIVE BELT TENSIONER AND DRIVE BELT NEED TO BE REPLACED COSTING OVER $400." THE SAME BELT THAT WAS REPLACE A LITTLE OVER 15,000 MILES BEFORE. I DID NOT HAVE THEM DO THE WORK BUT IT WILL HAVE TO BE FIXED BECAUSE IF THE BELT BREAKS THEN THE CAR IS DEAD, MUCH LIKE THE ECM PROBLEM (WHICH WAS A LARGE PAIN IN THE...). THERE WILL BE AN INCIDENT IF I DON'T GET IT FIXED. AND AGAIN I CANNOT HEAR A SQUEAK UNLESS A REALLY LISTEN OR AGAIN I PULL UP TO A BUILDING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334237June 2, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WITH NO WARNING, CAR STALLED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD, RESTARTED MOMENTS LATER WITH NO POWER, NOT REVVING OVER 2000 RPMS. 15- 20 MIN LATER WILL RUN FOR SHORT TIME, 3- 10 MILES, BUT THEN STALLS AGAIN. THE ENGINE GIVES NO WARNING IT'S ABOUT TO STALL. LEADING UP TO THIS SERIES OF EVENTS WAS NO WARNING AT ALL. SCANNED OBDII CODE P0607 CAME UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334263June 2, 2010
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO THE DYNAMICS OF THE VEHICLE IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF THE REAR WINDOW WHENEVER SHE DRIVES IN REVERSE. DUE TO THE VISIBILITY DEFECT SHE WOULD NEED SOMEONE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO SAFELY DRIVE IN REVERSE. SHE NOTICED THE DEFECT IMMEDIATELY AFTER SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. SHE DIDN'T NOTIFY TOYOTA SINCE THEY OFFERED HER NO ASSISTANCE WITH A PRIOR REQUEST. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 8,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334257June 2, 2010
VISIBILITY
AS DRIVER WINDOW RAISES IT INCREASING MOVES OUT OF TRACK; DOES NOT STOP UNTIL OUT OF THE UPPER TRACK AND GLASS IS TOUCHING THE METAL DOOR FRAME. IT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER THE MONTHS. MAKES NOISES. 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA USES SAME POWER WINDOW SYSTEM AS THE RECALLED 2003-2004 COROLLAS, WHICH WERE RECALLED FOR SAME PROBLEM. SAFETY ISSUES. TOYOTA SAID IF THE WINDOW BOLTS BECOME LOOSE, MOTORISTS MAY HEAR AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE DRIVER OR FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WHILE OPERATING THE POWER WINDOWS AND WINDOW BECOME STUCK. TOYOTA SAID THAT MY 1999, EVEN THOUGH EXHIBITING THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS, IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY/RECALL AND REFUSED TO CONSIDER THE ISSUE. TOYOTA CASE # [XXX]. NHTSA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE POWER WINDOW ISSUES FOR ALL COROLLA YEARS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334830June 2, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATES SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING PLACE WITH A RAISED CONCRETE PARKING BARRIER AT THE FRONT OF THE PARKING SPOT WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND GOING VERY SLOWLY, WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND JUMPED ON TOP OF THE BARRIER. THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED CLOSE TO THE GROUND, IT HUNG UP ON THE BARRIER AND THEN FELL BACK INTO THE PARKING PLACE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334005June 1, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS MODERATELY DAMAGED. THE OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVED IN THE CRASH WAS NOT DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY ANY FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 36,000. UPDATED 10/21/10
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334028June 1, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARRANT. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A POLE AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER BACK, CHEST, SHOULDER AND ANKLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING AN ASSESSMENT OF THE DAMAGES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 7,192.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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