Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10325896April 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. 3/1/2010-ENGINE CUTS OUT/STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. RETRIEVED CODES P0606 AND P0456. BROUGHT TO LOCAL SERVICE AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS ECM FAILURE. SERVICE REP STATES THAT IT HAS TO GO TO TOYOTA BECAUSE ECM IS ON TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN EXTENDED WARRANTY. 3/2/1010-TOYOTA NASHUA SERVICE RETRIEVED CODES P0606 AND P0607 REPLACED ECM COST $640.36. 3/4/2010 ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BROUGHT BACK TO TOYOTA SERVICE WITH SAME CODES. THEY CLEARED CODES WITH NO REPAIR. 4/13/2010 ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND BROUGHT BACK TO TOYOTA SERVICE. RETRIEVED CODE P0606 AND P0607. REPLACED REAR OXYGEN SENSOR. $259.35. 4/14/2010 ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND BROUGHT BACK TO TOYOTA SERVICE. CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED. KEPT CAR OVER NIGHT. AWAITING REPAIR DIAGNOSIS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS CAR STALLS ON HIGHWAYS AT 65MPH WITH LITTLE TIME TO GET TO BREAKDOWN LANE. RISK OF SERIOUS TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AGAIN AND GET WARRANTY EXTENDED BEYOND 80K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325608April 14, 2010
STEERING
ON MARCH 6, 2010 I PURCHASED A NEW 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. I DROVE HOME APPROX. 50 HIGHWAY MILES AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THE STEERING SEEMED VERY DIFFERENT. THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL RESULTED IN THE CAR WANDERING RIGHT TO LEFT. I WAS AWARE THAT THE CAR HAD EPS BUT IN NO WAY AWARE THAT THERE HAD BEEN PROBLEMS REPORTED SIMILAR TO THE ONE THAT I WAS EXPERIENCING. PERHAPS RATHER THAN A SLIGHT MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL, SOME ISSUE CAUSED THE NEED TO CONTINUOUSLY STEER THE VEHICLE. IN ANY EVENT I THOUGHT THAT THE EPS WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT ONE HAD TO GET ACCUSTOMED TO. HOWEVER, NOW THAT I AM AWARE THAT I AM NOT ALONE IN HAVING THIS EXPERIENCE, I FELT THAT I SHOULD COMPLETE THIS REPORT. DRIVING LONG DISTANCES ON THE HIGHWAY IS NOT A PLEASURE IN THIS VEHICLE. THAT IS ABOUT IT, THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325637April 14, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED SUBSTANTIALLY FARTHER INTO THE FLOORBOARD THAN USUAL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO OFFER A REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,885. UPDATED 05/19/2010. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325665April 14, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHE WAS UNABLE TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL SINCE THE RPMS BEGAN INCREASING EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT STOP DESPITE HER ATTEMPTS TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND CONTINUE TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THERE WAS SMOKE PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE AS IT BEGAN TO DECREASE IN SPEED TO 15 MPH. SINCE THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, SHE THEN JUMPED FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE AS THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED AND PLOWED INTO A SNOW BANK BEFORE STOPPING. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL BODY DAMAGE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DESTROYED DUE TO HER SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL GEAR FROM THE PARK POSITION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM TOYOTA WAS SCHEDULED TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. THE INVESTIGATOR COULD FIND NO FAILURES WITHIN THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 118,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10325729April 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 TOYOTA COROLLA GOING 60 MILES PER HOUR ON A HIGHWAY SUDDENLY WENT TO 30 MILES PER HOUR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. LUCKILY NO ONE TOO CLOSE FOLLOWING THE CAR. DROVE TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THE NEXT DAY THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER FOR THE SECOND TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325755April 14, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY SISTER WAS DRIVING WHEN SHE WAS ABOUT TO PARK THE CAR IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK AND SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN IT CRASH A TUBE. WHICH SHE PROCEEDED TO REPORT TO THE INSURANCE AGENCY AND DID THE REPORT AND CALL THE POLICE, BUT POLICE SAID HAD TO CALL THE INSURANCE. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAD HAPPEN WHEN USING THE CAR. THEN I TOOK THE CAR TO A TOYOTA AGENCY TO HAVE THE CAR BE FIX BY THIS FACTORY DEFAULT. WHICH THEY TOLD ME WERE ONLY GOING TO FIX THE FACTORY ISSUE WITH THE PEDAL BUT WOULDN'T FIX THE FRONT BUMPER DAMAGE THAT THE CAR PRESENTS BECAUSE OF THE CRASH. I DIDN'T AGREE IN THAT SINCE THIS WAS THE CAR FACTORY DEFECT WHICH LED TO THE CRASH AND THE AGENCY HAD TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGE OF THE CAR AND ALL THAT INVOLVES. WHICH I CONTACT DIRECTLY TOYOTA AND THEY ONLY TOLD ME TO ACCESS THIS WEBSITE TO DO THE COMPLAINT ONLINE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325543April 13, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
REPLACED THREE DENSO STARTERS IN 1/2010, 9/2006, AND 9/2003 IN '99 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH ONLY 90K MILEAGE IN CAR. I BELIEVE THESE STARTERS ARE DEFECTIVE BECAUSE IN 2003 MECHANIC REPLACED ORIGINAL DENSO STARTER WITH REMANUFACTURED DENSO. I HAD 42K MILEAGE ON CAR. HE INSPECTED THE STARTER AND THE INVOICE STATES THAT THE STARTER WAS DEFECTIVE. I EMAILED DENSO SALESPERSON TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE PRODUCT AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. HE SAID NO BECAUSE THERE IS ONLY 12K WARRANTY ON STARTER. AGAIN I HAD A STARTER REPLACED IN 2006, AND 2010. SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG THAT I AM REPLACING STARTERS EVERY THREE YEARS. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A STARTER IN MY LIFE. I WANT THIS COMPANY INVESTIGATED AND WANT MY MONEY BACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325563April 13, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I PUSHED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO PASS ANOTHER CAR . WHEN I DID THE GAS PEDAL STARTED ACCELERATING TO A HIGHER AND HIGHER SPEED. I KEPT PATTING ON THE GAS PEDAL WITH RAPID HITS , UNTIL IT FINALLY UN STUCK. IT FINALLY RELEASED BUT IT TOOK SOME EFFORT. MY NEXT STEP WOULD HAVE BEEN TO TURN OFF THE KEY. THE RPM'S ON THE MOTOR WENT VERY HIGH. I NEW IF I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL I WOULD HAVE BLOWN THE MOTOR. THE RPM'S WOULD HAVE RED LINED FOR SURE. IT HASN'T DONE IT SINCE BUT IT IS FRIGHTENING TO SAY THE LEAST. I KNOW FOR A FACT , THE FLOOR MATT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT !!!! PERIOD! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325575April 13, 2010
STEERING
PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA LE AT THE END OF DECEMBER 2009...IN ADDITION TO THE FLOOR MAT RECALL (OFFICIAL RECALL NOTICE, FOR SAME, FINALLY RECEIVED FROM TOYOTA CORP. IN TODAY'S MAIL) & THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION PROBLEM (ALREADY HAD PART RETROFITTED TO GAS PEDAL; EVEN THOUGH TOYOTA NEVER SENT A RECALL NOTICE)...AN ONGOING PROBLEM STILL EXISTS WITH THE AUTOMATIC STEERING: WHEN DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, HAVING TO "WRESTLE" WITH THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO KEEP THE CAR WITHIN THE LANE; CONSTANT MOVEMENT / VEERING OF VEHICLE BECAUSE OF UNUSUAL / UNACCEPTABLE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION. STRESSFUL DRIVING DUE TO HAVING TO GRIP THE WHEEL WHICH IS IN CONSTANT MOTION; FEARFUL OF LOSING CONTROL OF THE AUTOMOBILE WHILE TRAVELING AT 65+ MPH IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. HAVE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS THUS FAR, TO FIND OUT IF THEY CAN RECTIFY THIS ISSUE. BEING TOLD THAT TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS HAS NOT SENT A REPAIR RECOMMENDATION TO THEIR DEALERS & THE SERVICE DEPTS, CURRENTLY, DO NOT KNOW HOW TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I'M FULLY AWARE THAT TOYOTA ISSUED A PRESS RELEASE STATING THAT THEY ARE "INVESTIGATING" THIS PROBLEM; UNFORTUNATELY, JUST NOT FAST ENOUGH. REQUESTING THAT NHTSA REQUIRE A DEADLINE DATE FOR TOYOTA TO COME UP WITH A "FIX" FOR THE AUTOMATIC STEERING PROBLEM(S) EVIDENT IN THIS MODEL VEHICLE & A RECALL BE ISSUED FOR SAME. IT IS AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITION & COULD CAUSE CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENTS, IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325345April 13, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ON MY 2009 COROLLA. IT HAPPENED ONCE. I CALLED TOYOTA TO REPORT INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325342April 13, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT ENGAGING AS NORMAL AND ALSO BEGAN TO "CHATTER" WHEN SHE PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER HAD TO PULL CLOSE TO A MEDIAN ON HER LEFT SIDE BECAUSE THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AS EXPECTED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT PRESENT DURING THIS INCIDENT WHICH WAS THE FIRST FAILURE REGARDING THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 24,000. UPDATED 07/19/10 *BF UPDATED 07/21/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325379April 13, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING SMELL FROM THE ENGINE AREA. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE RADIATOR WAS CRACKED; THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE IF THE BURNING SMELL WAS CAUSED BY THE CRACKED RADIATOR OR THE ENGINE OVERHEATING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,766. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325382April 13, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE GETTING ON THE FREEWAY MY CAR LOST ALMOST ALL ACCELERATION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY TURNED OFF CAR, RESTATED IT AND IT SOUNDED, FELT NORMAL. I DROVE 11 MILES HOME. NEXT DAY: DRIVING TO TOYOTA 2MILES AWAY, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, CAR SHUTS DOWN AT INTERSECTION IN TRAFFIC, BLOCKS FROM TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. CAR STALLS 4 MORE TIMES TO DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325387April 13, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH SHE OPENED THE WINDOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE WINDOW CLOSED. THE ELECTRIC WINDOW MOTOR WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE IDENTICAL FAILURE HAS RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 23,000. VWB UPDATED 06/17/10. *LJ UPDATED 07/16/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325443April 13, 2010
SUSPENSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS VEHICLE WAS AT A REPAIR SHOP, HE WAS INFORMED THAT ALL FOUR STRUTS WERE LEAKING. WHEN HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, HE WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE STRUTS TO LEAK AND THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH REPAIR EXPENSES. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45,670.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325438April 13, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THE RPMS WOULD RACE UP AND DOWN FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLING. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW COMPUTER AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP SO THAT THE DEALER COULD LOOK AT IT AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 33,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325457April 13, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE LIFTED BECAUSE THE STEERING WAS TOO POWERFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 0. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPPROXIMATELY 35,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325078April 12, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD RESULTING IN A CRASH THAT DESTROYED THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED WHICH INCLUDED THAT TWO PEOPLE SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DID NOT ARRIVE AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 1,413.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10325127April 12, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH SLIGHT PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHICH CAUSED THE SPEED RATE TO INCREASE RAPIDLY; AND UPON RELEASE OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL A RAPID DECREASE OCCURRED. THERE WAS PRIOR RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. ADDITIONALLY, A LOUD GRINDING NOISE CAME FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND TO INCREASE THE SOUND OF THE RADIO LOUDER WHILE DRIVING TO AVOID THE GRINDING NOISE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325149April 12, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ENGINE SOFTWARE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 26,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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