Toyota Corolla Complaints
11,764 consumer complaints on file.
- #10331943May 24, 2010STEERING
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA XLE. I HAVE NOTICED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE IS IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER NORMALLY. APPARENTLY THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS OVERSENSITIVE OR SOMETHING BECAUSE YOU CANNOT KEEP THE CAR GOING STRAIGHT WITH NORMAL STEERING INPUT. IF A HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER WERE TO FOLLOW THIS CAR FOR ANY DISTANCE, HE WOULD THINK THE DRIVER WAS IMPAIRED. I HAVE OWNED TOYOTA VEHICLES FOR 20 YEARS AND HAVE BEEN VERY SATISFIED, BUT THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10331823May 23, 2010STEERING
HIGH SPEED STEERING IS VERY SENSITIVE. MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH. OVERSTEERING IS COMMON. THE CAR CHANGES LANES WITH JUST 1/2" OF MOVEMENT ON THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10331854May 23, 2010STEERING, TIRES
I JUST BOUGHT A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA LESS THAN 30 DAYS AGO. I BELIEVE THE STEERING IS EITHER GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR AT LEAST CAUSE US TO GET A TICKET FROM DRIFTING IN AND OUT OF OUR LANE OF TRAFFIC. I AM 32 YEARS OLD AND HAVE BOUGHT AND DROVE TONS OF VEHICLES SO I AM NOT AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER. I OWN A 1988 TOYOTA PICKUP THAT IS EASIER TO KEEP IN A STRAIGHT LINE THAN THIS CAR. BEFORE I WAS READY TO PURCHASE THE CAR I DID SOME RESEARCH AND SAW SOME COMPLAINTS ABOUT HOW HARD IT WAS TO KEEP THEM DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST PEOPLE JUMPING ON THE TOYOTA RECALL BANDWAGON TRYING TO GET SOMETHING FOR NOTHING. I ALSO FIGURED IT WOULD BE A PERFECT TIME TO BUY A TOYOTA AND GET A DEAL BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS THEY ARE HAVING. WHEN I MENTIONED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER WHILE TEST DRIVING THE CAR HE SAID " I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING. IT PROBABLY WILL JUST TAKE SOME GETTING USED TO." IT HAS BEEN A MONTH AND THEIR IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. IT IS VERY VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN A STRAIGHT LINE. IT IS ALMOST SO SENSITIVE THAT JUST PUTTING YOUR HANDS WHEEL WILL CAUSE A SLIGHT CHANGE IN DIRECTION. THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP THE CAR IN A STRAIGHT LINE DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD IS TO TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF THE WHEEL. IF IT IS WINDY THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO CORRECT FOR DIRECTIONAL CHANGES THAT ARE NOT HAPPENING. IT DRIFTS HORRIBLY BAD DURING EVEN SMALL WINDS. I KNOW IT IS NOT JUST MY DRIVING HABITS. WE JUST MOVED FROM PALMER ALASKA AND ROUTINELY DROVE A 1990 FORD ESCORT, AND THE 1988 TOYOTA PICKUP IN WINDS OVER 50 MILES AN HOUR WITH EFFECTS LESS THAN THOSE IN THE 2010 COROLLA. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10331702May 22, 2010STEERING
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) [XXX] MAY 21, 2010 HERITAGE TOYOTA SHELBURNE RD. DEAR HERITAGE TOYOTA, I AM RETURNING THE TOYOTA COROLLA I PURCHASED FROM YOU LESS THAN 30 DAYS AGO. I EXPECT A FULL REFUND AS PROVIDED BY STATE AND FEDERAL STATUTES. I FIND IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT TRACK STRAIGHT. IT TOO READILY REDIRECTS ITSELF FROM A STRAIGHT PATH, DRIFTING ALTERNATELY FROM TO RIGHT OR LEFT. MY DRIVING TIME IS SPENT INTENSELY CONCENTRATING ON CORRECTING THE RIGHT AND LEFT ADJUSTMENT THE VEHICLE HAS MADE ON ITS OWN. IT FEELS LIKE I AM DRIVING ON RAILS THAT I DO NOT HAVE CONTROL OVER OR THAT I AM DRIVING ON THE CREST OF A SEVERELY CROWNED ROAD AND THAT I MUST CONSTANTLY REDIRECT THE VEHICLE BACK UPHILL TO THE TOP PF THE CROWN.. THE STEERING DOES NOT HAVE A SWEET NEUTRAL SPOT; IT IS AS IF THE VEHICLE IS ALWAYS TRYING TO TURN AND IT MY JOB TO CORRECT ITS TURNING. THIS HAPPENS ON ALL ROADS AND AT ALL SPEEDS. IT HAPPENS BOTH WHEN I AM HOLDING ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND CONCENTRATING ON CORRECTING, AND ALSO WHEN I RELAX MY GRIP FROM THE WHEEL AND LET THE CAR 'TRACK' ON ITS OWN. THERE IS NO TIME I AM NOT WORKING TO KEEP THE CAR ON THE ROAD. IN ADDITION TO THE TYPICAL/USUAL TASK (THE JOY OF DRIVING) OF STEERING TO KEEP THE CAR ON THE ROAD, I AM FORCED TO ALSO STEER TO COMPENSATE FOR THE RANDOM TURNS THE VEHICLE MAKES ON IT OWN. I THOUGHT THE STEERING WOULD 'WEAR-IN' BUT I THINK IT IS GETTING WORSE. THE LAST STRAW HAPPENED YESTERDAY (WHILE I WAS OUT OF TOWN), WHEN MY WIFE DROVE IT FOR THE FIRST TIME, SHE CALLED ME TO ASK ME, 'WHAT I HAD DONE TO THE STEERING, BECAUSE SHE HAD DIFFICULTY KEEPING THE CAR ON THE ROAD.' NOTE: I DROVE MY OLD CAR ON THIS TRIP TO BOSTON BECAUSE THE 2010 COROLLA IS TOO TIRING AND THUS UNSAFE TO DRIVE LONG DISTANCE. [XXX] *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10331613May 21, 2010ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT FOLLOWED BY AN ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY AND WAS MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) WAS DEFECTIVE. THE ECM WAS REPLACED BY A LOCAL DEALER UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,300. UPDATED 07/26/10. *LJ U[DATED 08/16/10*JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10331390May 20, 2010AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
A YEAR AGO UNDER RAINY WEATHER,DRIVING MY TOYOTA COROLLA S/09 WHEN APPROACHING THE HIGHWAY EXIT I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR BEFORE TURNING OUT TO THE MAIN WAY. I CRASHED WITH THE HIGHWAY BAR AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR GOT DAMAGE, NO AIRBAGS CAME OUT, HOWEVER I DRIVE IT LIKE THAT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ASSIST FOR THE WHOLE REPARATION AND DEAL WITH THE INSURANCE. MY DEDUCTIBLE WAS $1000 AMONG THE REPARATION. WEEKS LATER THEY CALLED ME TO PICK UP THE CAR, NOTICING THE LIGHTS FROM THE BOARD DIDN'T TURN ON. GETTING BACK TO GARAGE.THEN 6 MONTHS LATER THE HARNESS WAS REPORTED AS NON PROPERLY REPAIR WHEN AN ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON AND I GOT BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY DID REPARATION BACK WITH THE INSURANCE AS PART OF THE ACCIDENT REPARATION. THEY WERE ALL SENDING EACH OTHER AND NO ONE GAVE ANY ANSWER ABOUT WAS GOING ON WITH THE CAR. LATER, I DECIDE TO SELL THE CAR BY OWNER OR TRADE FOR ANOTHER, NOTICING THAT ALL THE MECHANICS I'D VISITED INCLUDING OTHER DEALERS ARE TELLING ME THAT THE CARE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO A FRAME DAMAGE THAT WAS NEVER REPORTED TO ME AFTER THE ENTIRE REPARATION, AND IS NOT IN THE PAPERS. I DID ALL THE RECALLS SUGGESTED BY TOYOTA THIS YEAR, BUT I'M STILL DRIVING A CAR THAT SHOULD BE REPORTED AS A TOTAL LOST DUE TO THE DAMAGE SUFFERED AT THE ACCIDENT. ADJUSTER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AT REPARATION AND THAT PEOPLE FROM THE DEALER COULDN'T SAY THE CAR WASN'T PROPERLY REPAIRED. I'M STILL PAYING FOR THE CAR, THE INCREMENT OF THE INSURANCE, AND NOBODY AT TOYOTA CARES ABOUT THE FRAME DAMAGE ISSUE. AT THE LAST REPARATION DUE TO THE HARNESS, THEY DIDN'T GAVE ANY WORK PAPER SAYING THEY GET RID OF PRINTER PAPER. THINGS SHOULDN'T BE LIKE THIS WHEN SAFETY IS FIRST THING WHEN DRIVING A CAR. *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10331480May 20, 2010STEERING
2010 TOYOTA COROLLA STEERING UNSTABLE TO DRIVE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10331125May 19, 2010STEERING
I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA THAT DRIFTS ON ITS OWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WITH NO CHANGE IN STEERING. I DRIVE 25,000 MILES A YEAR AND THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM, AND I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS A TIRE OR ALIGNMENT ISSUE! WHEN I HAD THE CAR IN FOR THE GAS PEDAL RECALL I ASKED THEM ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY STATED UNTIL THERE IS A RECALL ISSUED THEY DIDN'T HAVE A FIX. I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT THEY DIDN'T WANT TO AT LEAST LOOK AT THE PROBLEM WHILE IT WAS THERE. I LOVE THE CAR AND I'M A BIG TOYOTA FAN BUT THEY NEED TO FIX THIS! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10330952May 18, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED REPAIRS TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL). WHILE DRIVING AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS OF 3 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DEALER WAS PERFORMING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE VEHICLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10330983May 18, 2010ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THREE TIMES, MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING IT. AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN I STARTED IT A AGAIN, THE CAR DROVE FINE. THIS IS A DEFECT. I TOOK CARE OF THE CAR. PLEASE HELP! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10331011May 18, 2010STEERING
BASICALLY, THE CAR LOSES ALL ITS BALANCE WHEN YOU HIT ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY. STEERING BECOMES VAGUE. THE CAR DRIFTS LEFT OR RIGHT, AS IF A REALLY STRONG WIND HITS THE SIDES. INSTEAD OF GETTING HEAVIER, STEERING BECOMES SO LIGHT, YOU CAN'T KEEP THE CAR IN THE LANE. IN TWO RECENT OCCASIONS, I ALMOST HIT THE CARS WHICH WERE DRIVING NEXT TO ME, IN THEIR LANES. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10331109May 18, 2010STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 AND A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. BOTH OF THEM HAVE SIMILAR HANDLING ISSUES, SPECIFICALLY A TENDENCY TO UNPREDICTABLY DART TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT. IN OTHER WORDS, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE (YES, EVEN ON STRAIGHT ROADS!). I HAVE HAD THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED ON BOTH CARS, AND REPLACED TIRES. NEITHER OF THESE ACTIONS HAS HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE HANDLING. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS ON WET, SNOWY OR SLICK ROADS. BACK IN OCTOBER, 2009, A TOYOTA TECHNICIAN CHECKED OUT MY 2010 COROLLA, AND TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A HANDLING CHARACTERISTIC OF COROLLAS. HE SAID THAT TOYOTA WANTED TO MAKE THE CAR HANDLE QUICKER, SO THEY SET THE CAMBER (OR CASTER--I FORGET WHICH) AT THE FACTORY SO THAT IT HANDLES QUICKER IN TURNS BUT IT ALSO IS NOT AS STABLE WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICIAN, IT CAN'T BE ADJUSTED. I'M GOING TO GET RID OF THE 2006 COROLLA SHORTLY BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A DEATH TRAP AND I DON'T WANT MY FAMILY IN IT. IN SLICK ROADS IT HAS GOTTEN OUT OF CONTROL TWICE. LEST YOU THINK I'M NUTS, I'VE DRIVEN FRONT WHEEL CARS SINCE 1975 AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF AN ISSUE UNTIL I GOT THESE CARS. SO DON'T TELL ME IT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE LIGHT CARS--THAT'S BALONEY! I'VE HAD OTHER LIGHT CARS THAT DIDN'T ACT LIKE THESE DO. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10330754May 17, 2010STEERING
I PURCHASED A 2010 COROLLA IN AUGUST 2009. I DID NOT TEST DRIVE THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY BUT RATHER IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE DEALERSHIP. ONCE I STARTED DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY, I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING SEEMED TOO LOOSE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR 5000 MILE CHECK AND COMPLAINED ABOUT IT, I WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING MECHANISM WAS FINE. I CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTLY DRIVING THE CAR IN SPEEDS GREATER THAN 50 - 55 MILES PER HOUR. I DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE TO DESCRIBE IT BUT IT FEELS LIKE I HAVE LITTLE CONTROL OVER THE CAR. I DEFINITELY HAVE TO USE TWO HANDS TO CONTROL THE CAR AND A SNEEZE OR CHANGING A RADIO STATION CAUSES THE CAR TO DRIFT OR SWERVE INTO ANOTHER LANE. THE CAR DOESN'T FEEL TIGHT TO THE ROAD, IT FEELS LIKE IT IS HYRDOPLANING. DRIVING IN A STIFF WIND IS CHALLENGING. ON THE 10,000 MILE CHECK UP, I COMPLAINED AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT MY COMPLAINT HAD BEEN NOTED. I QUESTION THE SAFETY OF THE CAR. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10330751May 17, 2010POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH 30K MILES ON IT. TWO WEEKS AGO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING ROUGHLY. AFTER A WHILE IT WOULD START RUNNING OK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. I TOOK IT TO JIFFY LUBE THINKING THAT IT WAS LOW ON TRANSMISSION FLUID AND IT WAS NOT. THIS CONTINUED FOR TWO WEEKS AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING. THEY REPLACED THE ECM UNDER WARRANTY. I LOOKED THIS PROBLEM UP ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS WIDESPREAD AND VERY DANGEROUS IN CERTAIN INSTANCES. THE WEB SITE THAT I VISITED IS HTTP://WWW.TOYOTANATION.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=201631&PAGE=3. I STRONGLY URGE YOUR ORGANIZATION TO GET ON TOP OF THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THESE VEHICLES. MY CONCERN NOW IS THAT HOW LONG WILL THE NEW ECM LAST AND IS IT SAFE. IS THE SAME COMPANY MANUFACTURING THE REPLACEMENT ECMS? I BELIEVE DELCO MANUFACTURED THE ORIGINALS. CAN DELCO BE FORCED TO CLOSE THEIR DOORS FOR ENDANGERING THE PUBLIC? SHAME ON TOYOTA! I WON'T BUY ANOTHER ONE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10330765May 17, 2010STEERING
CAN'T KEEP CAR FROM WANDERING ALL OVER ROAD SIDE TO SIDE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10330770May 17, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE MOVING IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND SHIFT INTO PARK. WHEN THE CONTACT PUT THE VEHICLE BACK INTO THE DRIVE POSITION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AGAIN. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 87,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10330805May 17, 2010STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING MALFUNCTIONED; THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT, SPUN AROUND AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THERE WERE WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE CONTACT SUFFERED WHIPLASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 18,000. UPDATED 07/19/10.*LJ UPDATED 07/23/10*JB
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10330605May 16, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES GO INTO A CHATTER, WHEN WET, AT LOW SPEEDS, AND DO NOT STOP THE CAR VERY WELL. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10330585May 15, 2010STEERING
MY 2009 COROLLA STEERING IS TERRIBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IT WANDERS ALL OVER MY LANE REQUIRING CONSTANT STEERING WHEEL CORRECTION. THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE IT IS IT FEELS LIKE A HUGE GUST OF WIND IS CONSTANTLY BLOWING THE CAR AROUND AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40MPH. I'VE HAD AN INDEPENDENT SHOP CHECK THE ALIGNMENT AND THEY SAY ITS FINE. NOW THAT I'VE STARTED INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM IT SEEMS THERE ARE A LOT OF COROLLA OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR BUT ALL OF THE OTHER COROLLA OWNERS SAY THEY WERE TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT WAS JUST THE WAY THAT CAR HANDLES. PLEASE MAKE TOYOTA FIX THIS PROBLEM ON THESE CARS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10330586May 15, 2010ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA CE HAS BEEN RANDOMLY STALLING ON ME WHEN I TURN, WHEN IM AT RED LIGHTS, WHEN IM ACCELERATING AND WHEN IM SLOWING DOWN WITH NO RHYME OR REASON. IT JUST STARTED ONE DAY AND CONTINUES TO DO AT RANDOM TIMES AND WITH RANDOM FREQUENCY. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND THERE IS NO WAY TO DETERMINE WHEN MY GAS PEDAL WILL QUIT WORKING, NO NOISE TO LET ME KNOW IT IS ABOUT TO OR HAS HAPPENED, NO OVERHEATING OF THE ENGINE, NO SPIKES IN THE RPMS OR ANYTHING, IT JUST DOES IT. I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT THE OTHER NIGHT AT 11PM WHEN I WAS AT A RED LIGHT AND WENT TO ACCELERATE AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE, THE PERSON BEHIND ME ALMOST REAR-ENDED ME BECAUSE OF THIS. I WAS ABLE TO TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THE COMPUTER WAS READING IT WAS A FUEL ACTUATOR ISSUE. THEY ADVISED ME TO CONTACT TOYOTA SINCE THAT IS THE SAME FAILURE THAT IS BEING RECALLED ON ALL THE OTHER VEHICLES. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT TOYOTA WHICH HAVEN'T RESOLVED ANYTHING YET, SO MY CAR IS STILL STALLING AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RESOLVE IT AS OF YET. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0