Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10328745May 4, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR: 2007 COROLLA LE. INCIDENTS: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE I WAS ON A RAMP TO MERGE INTO THE HIGH WAY ON MAY 1 2010. THE CAR WOULDN'T SPEED UP WHEN I HIT THE GAS PEDAL. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE DIED. TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, THE CAR CRANKED BUT FAILED TO START. ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY MORNING (5/3/2010). TRIED TO GET THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP. WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. ENGINE DIED AFTER DRIVING FOR 1 MILE. COULDN'T STARTED IT. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALER. BAD ENGINE CONTROL UNIT WAS IDENTIFIED AND REPLACED. THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION SHOULD THE CAR SHUT DOWN SUDDENLY AT HIGH SPEED OR ON A BUSY STREET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328740May 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED AND ACCELERATED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT; THE ENGINE RESET ITSELF. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE MATS WERE PROBABLY THE CAUSE OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT PULLED THE MATS AWAY FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE FAILURE HAD NOT OCCURRED SINCE. SHE ALSO CALLED THE MANUFACTURER IN JANUARY 2010 AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. UPDATED 09/21/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/23/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328519May 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2008 TOYOTA COROLLA ACCELERATION ISSUE *GR THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HIS WIFE ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. SHE WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN TWO MONTHS LATER WHERE HIS WIFE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AS SHE APPROACHED A 4-WAY STOP SIGN. SHE HAD TO USE BOTH OF HER FEET TO STEP ON THE BRAKE, IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE FLOOR MAT. THE CONSUMER STATED NEITHER THE FLOOR MAT NOR THE GAS PEDAL CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS AN ELECTRONIC ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. *JB THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND VERIFIED THAT THE FLOOR MAT WAS SECURE AN STATED THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL WERE TOO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER CAUSING THE PROBABILITY THAT BOTH COULD HAVE BEEN STEPPED ON AT THE SAME TIME CAUSING DRIVER-ERROR. UPDATED 06/16/10. *JB THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 04/30/13
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328785May 4, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
BOUGHT NEW DEC 18, 2009. TOYOTA COROLLA LE 14 MILES. WHEN YOU GO TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. THE ENGINE SOME TIMES ACTS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL. YOU TOUCH THE BRAKES JUST AS YOU COME TO A DEAD STOP. THE ENGINE RPMS WILL DROP TO ABOUT 300 RPMS THE ENGINE WILL SHUTTER ALL MOST DIE AND THEN GO BACK TO NORMAL RPMS ABOUT 500 TO 600 HUNDRED. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. YOU CAN NOT MAKE THE CAR DO THIS. YOU MAY DRIVE IT 5 TIMES AND IT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT. YOU DRIVE IT THE NEXT TIME AND IT WILL DO IT THREE TIMES IN A ROLL WHEN YOU STOP. IT HAS DONE THIS FROM THE TIME IT WAS NEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328788May 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ON MARCH 8, 2010 I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA, OF WHICH I AM THE FIRST OWNER. I WAS GOING ABOUT 35 MPH AND I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE TO ABOUT 45 MPH. THEN I RELEASED THE GAS AND PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN, BUT KEPT GOING 45. AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF PRESSING HARD ON THE BRAKES, I PULLED THE HANDBRAKE AND SHIFTED THE CAR INTO PARK. THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED. I THEN CALLED A TOWING COMPANY AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THEY INSPECTED THE CAR AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328876May 4, 2010
STEERING
2009 TOYOTA COROLLA, 29,000 MILES, THE STEERING LOCKED UP, ALMOST GOT IN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. I FINALLY GOT THE CAR PULLED OVER. THE BATTERY WAS THEN DEAD. I HAD IT TOWED IN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHEREI BOUGHT IT. THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328482May 3, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
COMPLAINT ON 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA: "ECU" ENGINE CONTROL UNIT. OUR 2005 COROLLA'S ECU FAILED ONCE AT APPROX 40K MILES (4K OVER WARRANTY). THE UNIT FAILED COMPLETELY CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR ALSO SHIFTED GEARS RANDOMLY WHEN RESTARTED, INCLUDING SHIFTING ITSELF INTO REVERSE WHILE IN DRIVE! WE HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW UNIT AS IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT WAS REPLACED WITH NEWER ECU (I THINK FROM AN 06 COROLLA). HOWEVER, NOW AT 80K IT JUST FAILED AGAIN (THAT'S 40K ON THE ECU AGAIN). IT FAILED WHILE IT WAS IN DRIVE, AGAIN CAUSING A LOSE OF POWER. ONCE AGAIN WE WILL HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE IT. I'VE NEVER FILED A REPORT BEFORE. BUT APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I WAS INSTRUCTED BY THIS WEBSITE TO FILE A REPORT. HTTP://WWW.TOYOTANATION.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=201631&PAGE=4. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328559May 3, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS PARKED (MOTOR RUNNING) IN MY 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA IN FRONT OF A FRIENDS HOUSE WAITING FOR HIM TO PICK ME UP AND GO TO LUNCH WHEN MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED . MY WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN AND I WAS HIT IN THE FOREARM BY THE BAG. I NEED YOUR GUIDANCE ON DETERMINING THE WHAT CAUSED THIS SITUATION AND HOW TO PROCEED WITH THE REPAIRS. I HAVE TALKED TO TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVES HERE IN PUERTO RICO AND THEY ADVISED ME THEY HAD NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INCIDENT AND IF I WANTED TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY I WOULD HAVE TO DO IT ON MY OWN. I WAS LEFT WITH THE FEELING THAT WARE AND TARE, MILEAGE AND CAR AGE ARE THE FACTORS CAUSING THE FAILURE. IF THIS IS SO TOYOTA SHOULD ALERT THEIR CLIENTS TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM AFTER A CERTAIN MILEAGE AND /OR CAR AGE. BECAUSE I AM NOT A MECHANIC I TOLD THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVES I WOULD CONTACT YOU TO REPORT THE INCIDENT AND THEIR ASSERTION THEY HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY AT ALL REGARDING THIS MATTER. I REGISTERED A POLICE COMPLAINT AND IT WAS CLASSIFIED AS NOT DUE TO AN ACCIDENT. PRESENTLY MY CAR IS AT MY MECHANICS GARAGE BUT NO WORK IS BEING DONE TO IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328587May 3, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 COROLLA STALLED, DID NOT RESTART EASILY AND "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328707May 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2005 COROLLA LE PURCHASED IN SEPT 2005. WAS GOING HOME TODAY FROM WORK. I WAS DRIVING SLOW (THX GOD) BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC. WHEN I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN WHEN SEEING A CAR IN FRONT ON ME, THE BRAKES WON'T RESPOND. I PUSHED THE BRAKES COUPLE TIMES BUT IT WON'T SLOW DOWN. SO I REAR ENDED A TRUCK. MY CAR FRONT END IS IN PRETTY BAD SHAPE BUT SINCE IT WASN'T AT A HIGH SPEED THE FRAME SEEMS TO BE OK. OF COURSE THE TRUCK INFRONT OF ME BARELY HAS A SCRATCH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328709May 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
DATE: MAY 4, 2009-I JUST PURCHASED A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA LE AND HAVE HAD IT FOR 7 DAYS BEFORE HAVING TO RETURN IT TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED DUE TO A WANDERING FEELING IN THE STEERING AND MOVEMENT OF THE CAR WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAPPENED TO ME ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS DURING THE 7 DAYS I HAD IT VERY SCARY AND UNSAFE! I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS THE ROAD, A FLAT TIRE, OR THE WIND BLOWING MY CAR BUT AFTER 3 SEPARATE AND DIFFERENT CONDITIONS I KNOW IT IS NOT JUST ME IT IS THE CAR AND AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I SEE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS AS WELL!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328441May 2, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4/18/10 CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL WHILE WE WERE DRIVING 4/24/10 ENGINE STALLED RIGHT AFTER IT WAS TURNED ON & THEN HALF A BLOCK AWAY AT INTERSECTION. BOTH TIMES CAR RE-STARTED 4/27/10 ENGINE STALLED WHEN I CAME TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN AT MAJOR INTERSECTION. WAS ABLE TO RE-START RIGHT AWAY 5/1/10 ENGINE STALLED 3 TIMES WITHIN A ONE MILE DISTANCE. THE 3RD TIME WAS WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR ROAD & NEEDED TO COAST TO SHOULDER. HAD TO WAIT BEFORE ENGINE WOULD RE-START. AT FIRST WE THOUGHT I HAD BOUGHT BAD GAS OR THE GAS CAP WASN'T ON TIGHT. I BOUGHT GOOD GAS & THEN AFTER YESTERDAY REALIZED SOMETHING MAJOR WAS WRONG. I WAS CHECKING ON LINE THIS MORNING & FOUND OTHER TOYOTA COROLLAS THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH STALLING OUT...THE EMC?? DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALER THIS AFTERNOON, SUNDAY, & WILL BE THERE FIRST THING TOMORROW MORNING TO TALK WITH SERVICE DEPT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328186April 30, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING @ 60MPH WHEN THE ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I HAD NO POWER STEERING AND DUE TO NO POWER ASSIST BRAKES THE CAR WAS MORE DIFFICULT TO STOP. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING ALONG AND HAVE THAT HAPPEN. I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE ON A COUNTRY ROAD WITH NO OTHER TRAFFIC. HAD I BEEN ON A BUSY INTERSTATE AT 70MPH IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY PROBLEMATIC. TOYOTA HAS SAID THAT THE ECM NEEDS REPLACED AND THAT THE ENGINE CUT OFF ON THEM AS WELL WHEN THEY TRIED IT. IT DID RESTART THE FOLLOWING DAY BUT I WAS TOO AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AGAIN AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328266April 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE BATTERY HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 26,000. UPDATED 6/21/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED TWICE. UPDATED 06/25/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328282April 30, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND STARTED VEERING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TOL ACCELERATE AND VEER LEFT TO RIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL DURING THE ENTIRE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED ACCELERATING AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT A CASE MANAGER WOULD CONTACT HER WITHIN TWO DAYS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 4,741. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328289April 30, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOCK ASSEMBLY FAILED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR; HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO EITHER GET IN OR OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR IT AT HIS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63,911.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314278April 29, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATES AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. CONSUMER REQUESTS AN INVESTIGATION OF 2005 COROLLA DESIGN FLAWS. *TGW THE TOYOTA RESPONDED TO THE CONSUMER BY WRITING; THE ACCIDENT DID NOT FALL WITHIN THE PARAMETERS FOR DEPLOYMENT. THE TYPE OF INJURIES THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. A BROKEN STERNUM AND RIB WAS A COMMON INJURY SUSTAINED BY AN OCCUPANT WHEN THE SEAT BELT LOCKS UP AND RESTRAINS THEM. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10328060April 29, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2005 TOYOTA COROLLA L.S. I HAVE BEEN INFORMING AT LEAST 3 DEALERS THAT THE BRAKES SEEM PROBLEMATIC. THE SQUEAKING' WAS CONTINUOUS SINCE PURCHASE, AND AFTER SERVICE[S] NOW THE SQUEAKING STOPPED, YET EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST COMES ON THE FRONT HUBCAPS. WHEN I TELL TOYOTA ABOUT IT ... THEY SAID, WELL YOU HAVE REBUILT BRAKES.? NOT SO... NEVER DID THAT TO THIS CAR.? [XXX] 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
#10328063April 29, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD PROVIDE NO ASSISTANCE AND ADVISED TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILES WERE 2,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328084April 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE ECM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS WAITING TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAFETY RELATED DEFECT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,002. UPDATED 6/19/10 *CN UPDATED 07/19/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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