Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10322705March 29, 2010
STEERING
2010 TOYOTA COROLLA LE WHICH SUDDENLY VEERS LEFT OR RIGHT AT HIGH SPEEDS (45MPH OR GREATER). WHILE HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL PERFECTLY STRAIGHT, THE CAR WILL WANDER LEFT OR RIGHT CAUSING THE DRIVER TO CORRECT THE STEERING AND PAY EXCESSIVE ATTENTION TO SIMPLY KEEPING THE CAR IN ITS OWN LANE. THIS OCCURS ALL THE TIME WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 45MPH. NO ACCIDENT HAS TAKEN PLACE, BUT I FEAR FOR MYSELF AND MY FAMILY MEMBERS WHO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, WE HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR SPARINGLY OR ONLY FOR LOCAL DESTINATIONS WHICH DO NOT REQUIRE TAKING A HIGHWAY. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE THE SERVICE ADVISOR ADMITTED THAT THE STEERING IS "TOO SENSITIVE" CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO "WANDER" AND THAT WHILE THERE IS "NO FIX FOR IT YET [HE] HOPES FOR A FIX SOON." REGARDLESS OF THESE STATEMENTS, HE WROTE ON MY SERVICE PAPERS THAT THE VEHICLE "ROAD TESTED NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC." A MONTH LATER, I CALLED THE SERVICE ADVISOR AGAIN TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTING. I REQUESTED TO BRING IN THE CAR FOR AN ADDITIONAL REVIEW OF THE PROBLEM. HE DENIED MY REQUEST BY STATING THAT "THERE'S NO POINT IN BRINGING IN THE CAR UNTIL A FIX IS ISSUED." I THEN BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, WHICH WAS NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. THEY OUTRIGHT DENIED MY CLAIM THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND STATED ON MY SERVICE PAPERWORK THAT THE "VEHICLE DRIVES NORMAL" AND THAT THEY "CANNOT DUPLICATE THE CUSTOMER CONCERN." NO FIX HAS BEEN DONE AND THE VEHICLE SITS IN THE GARAGE VIRTUALLY UNTOUCHED (LESS THAN 800 MILES) WHEN IT WAS BOUGHT OVER 3 MONTHS AGO. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322709March 29, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2006 COROLLA 4DR SEDAN HAS A FAULTY ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (COMPUTER) THAT CAUSES COMPLETE ENGINE SHUTDOWN. DIAGNOSTIC CODE P2716 FOR THIS MODEL YEAR GETS 40,000 HITS ON GOOGLE AND YET THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS DEFECTIVE PART. DEALER REPLACEMENT WITH UPDATED ECU PART COST ME $830 ON THIS 3-YEAR OLD CAR (WE'RE AT 83K MILES SO OUT OF WARRANTY). *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322722March 29, 2010
STEERING
2010 TOYOTA COROLLA - WHEN YOU GO HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT STEERS ITSELF. I ALMOST HIT A BUS TODAY. ITS HAD THIS STEERING ISSUE SINCE THE PURCHASE DATE. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO GET SERVICED AT THE VERO BEACH,FL TOYOTA DEALER TWICE BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322716March 29, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT HALF AN HOUR, AND I WAS ON FLAT ROAD (THE AREA WAS NOT EVEN REMOTELY HILLY) WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70. THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A WHIRLING SOUND AND RPM WENT FROM 3 TO ALMOST 6. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON OR TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL, AND I WAS DRIVING ON FLAT ROAD. I BRAKED FIRMLY AND TOOK THE CAR OFF OF CRUISE CONTROL. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322731March 29, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
2005 TOYOTA CORROLLA S, BOUGHT ON 08/28/2005. REFUSAL OF CARMAX REPORT, WHY PREVIOUS OWNER RETURNED CAR. HAD TO BRING CAR BACK AFTER A WEEK HAVING HARD START UP. DEALERSHIP STATED NEEDED NEW "UPDATE" FOR COMPUTER. A MONTH LATER BROUGHT CAR BACK SAME PROBLEM, ANOTHER "UPDATE" NEEDED THEY SAID. THREE MONTHS LATER CAR ACCELERATED ON INTERSTATE 4, BROUGT CAR BACK AND TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. THEN IN 2007 PARKING CAR AT 2 MILES PER HR CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UPHILL, NO BRAKES, SWERVED CAR TO AVOID GLASS DOORS TO A TENNANTS APT. LANDED ON TOP OF BUSH, TRIED TO REVERSE AND BUMPER WAS PULLED OFF. AFTER CAR WAS REPAIRED, CAR THEN ACCELERATED WHILE REVERSING AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, NO DAMAGE TO OTHER VEHICLE, MY REAR BUMPER HAS DENT IN RIGHT CORNER. IN 2009, EXITING OFF OF ROUTE 9 US HIGHWAY, CAR ACCELERATED WENT UP EMBANKMENT, REVERSED OFF OF EMBANKMENT AND CAME DOWN HARD OFF OF CURB DAMAGED LEFT TIRE ROD AXEL, BRAKES LOCKED, CAR IS SUPPOSE TO HAVE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322735March 29, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A RECALLED 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA THAT HAD THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. I HAD A MINOR ACCIDENT ON MARCH 3RD 2010 THAT INVOLVED MY OTHER VEHICHLE, AS I WAS PUTTING MY COROLLA INTO REVERSE & IT JUMPED HARD BACKWARDS LIKE IT WAS PROPELLED I HAD BARELY TAPPED THE GAS, THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR BUMPER HIT MY OTHER CAR THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THAT ONE BUT MY COROLLA SUBSTAINTED A MINOR BUT BIG ENOUGH DENT TO THE LOWER BACK BUMPER, I CALLED THE POLICE MADE A REPORT AND NOW I AM WAITING ON SOMEONE FROM TOYOTA TO GET BACK TO MY HUSBAND AND I TO GET THIS COROLLA INSPECTED, IT CAN'T BE REPAIRED IN THE BACK UNTIL THAT IS DONE! MY HUSBAND HAS ON MANY OCCASIONS HIMSELF FELT THE CAR SURGE WHEN STEPPING ON THE PEDAL ITS HAPPENED TO HIM BACKING UP, GOING FORWARD AND DRIVING DOWN MAIN ROADS! MY CAR IS BRAND NEW THE VALUE OF IT AND WHAT WE PAY MAKES ME SICK TO EVEN KNOW THESE THINGS ARE HAPPENING! I LOVE MY TOYOTA AND HAD A BRAND NEW 2009 YARIS FOR YEAR BEFORE WE TRADED IT IN ON THIS! ANYHOW MY DEALER 'FIXED' THE PEDAL BUT THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE FIX. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY CAN DO. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY ARE SENDING SOMEONE TO INSPECT THE CAR. IF YOU CAN SEND SOMEONE TO INSPECT THE CAR, [XXX] *CN INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322553March 28, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
I HAD A RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED TO MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA ON 3/17/10 TO INSTALL A REINFORCEMENT BAR IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. SINCE THEN, I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR ACCELERATING AND/OR NOT SLOWING DOWN WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. RATHER THAN CORRECT A PROBLEM, THE RECALL REPAIR CREATED A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322560March 28, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA WHEN IT WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND DIDNT WANT TO STOP. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. I CRASHED INTO A WALGREENS STORE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND REPAIRED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WANTED TO HAVE THE CAR INSPECTED BY TOYOTA, FOR DEFECTS, HOWEVER I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE TOWING AND THE INSPECTION . I DECLINED. *CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322443March 27, 2010
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DAUGTHER WHO IS SEVENTEEN STATED THAT TOYOTA COROLLA 2007 IN WHICH SHE WAS DRIVING WAS TURNING A CORNER ON HIGHWAY 218 IN AND AROUND POLKTON ,NC WAS UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE AND WHEEL BECAME VERY LOOSE AND UNABLE TO TURN AND STEER AND WHEN ATTEMPTED TO STOP CAR BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK AND DAUGHTER EVENTUALLY WENT OVER OPPOSITE ONCOMING LANE AND OFF ROAD INTO A DITCH THANK GOD NO ONCOMING CAR WAS COMING COULD HAVE BEEN A LETHAL IF CAR WAS COMING DAUGTER HURT HER BACK IN THE ACCIDENT PLEASE HELP US THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH POWERSTEERING IN THESE TOYOTA COROLLA AND IT IS A SIGN FROM GOD ALMIGHTY AND NEEDS LOOKING IN TO THIS MATTER I DREAMED WEEKS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED THAT MY DAUGHTER HAD DIED ANDWHEN WE TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS CAR BUT YOU HAVE COMPLAINTS AND IT MUST BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE SOMETHING DANGEROUSLY HAPPENS PLEASE DONT IGNORE THIS PLEA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322454March 27, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSOR BROKE. CAR HAS LESS THAN 48,000 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322455March 27, 2010
STEERING
WE PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WE DID NOT NOTICE THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY. AFTER DRIVING IT FOR ABOUT A WEEK THE POWER STEERING WOULD START FLOATING WHEN THE WHEEL WOULD BE STRAIGHT. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF YOU DO NOT HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHT THE VEHICLE FLOATS INTO OTHER LANES AND ONTO THE SHOULDER. I HAVE TAKEN IT TWICE TO THE DEALERSHIP NOW JUST TO BE TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE IS WITHIN THEIR REQUIREMENTS AND THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. THEY REFUSE TO ADMIT THAT SOMETHING MAY BE WRONG AND STATE THAT THE COROLLA NOW HAS ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WHICH IS WHY IT FEELS THAT WAY. NO CAR SHOULD STEER YOU OFF THE ROADWAY WHEN IT IS DRIVING STRAIGHT. THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED YET AND NO ACCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY KEEP CORRECTING THE WHEEL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322504March 27, 2010
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CAR DRIFTS UNPREDICTABLY AND SUDDENLY, WITH NO APPARENT CAUSE. I HAVE NOTICED THIS AS AN ISSUE SINCE SOON AFTER PURCHASING IT IN JULY 2009. AS A RESULT OF THESE STEERING ISSUES, I HAVE OFTEN COME FRIGHTENINGLY CLOSE TO CARS IN THE LANES ON EITHER SIDE OF ME, AND I AM AFRAID THAT THIS WILL ACTUALLY CAUSE A HIGH SPEED ACCIDENT AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322507March 27, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER ON 1/04. 3/02 AND 3/12 AND EVENTUALLY REPLACED THE CONPUTER CONTROL PART ON 3/16
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322506March 27, 2010
STEERING
I PURCHASED A TOYOTA COROLLA 2009 NEW THE STEERING IS DANGEROUS. IF YOU HAPPEN TO LOOK AWAY FROM THE ROAD IN FRONT OF YOU FOR A MOMENT,YOU MAY FIND YOURSELF HEADING OUT OF YOUR LANE WHEN YOU LOOK BACK. A FRIEND OF MINE DROVE A TOYOTA COROLLA FROM THE STATE OF GEORGIA TO NEW YORK AND DIDN'T NOTICE ANY PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. I ASK HIM TO TEST DRIVE MY CAR HE NOTED IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STAY IN THE LANE THE ONE HE DROVE UP FROM GEORGIA TRACKED STRAIGHT AND TRUE. I TOOK MY COROLLA BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID EVERY THING WAS IN SPECK . I DID SOME SEARCHING ON THE WEB AND FOUND THERE HAVE BEEN SOME ACCIDENTS INVOLVING THIS CAR AND THE NHTSA HAS RECEIVED OVER 820 COMPLAINTS AT THIS TIME. PLEASE ADD MINE TO YOUR GROWING LIST. PS WITH THE GROWING NUMBER OF YOUNG KIDS USING CELL PHONES AND TEXTING THESE DAYS THEY DO NOT STAND A CHANCE IN @#$% DRIVING A CAR LIKE THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322235March 26, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR : 2007 COROLLA CE FIRST INCIDENT : ACCELORATOR WOULD GET STUCK AND IT WOULDN'T GO DOWN UNTIL I PRESS THE BREAKS REALLY HARD. IT KEPT SHAKING THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER INCIDENT I TOOK TO CABE TOYOTA OF LONG BEACH (562) 595-7411 . AND CABE TOYOTA WASTED MY TIME AND KEPT THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS AND SAID NO WORK WAS DONE BECAUSE NOTHING WAS WRONG BUT IT SEEMED LIKE THEY DID SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CAR BECAUSE WEIRD NOISES STARTED HAPPENING. SECOND INCIDENT: 03/24/2010 BREAK FAILURE ON WARDLOW BLVD TOWARDS ATLANTIC AVENUE. BREAKS DID NOT WANT TO GO DOWN. CAR KEPT GOING AFTER TRYING TO PRESS BREAKS! HAD TO SHUT DOWN CAR BY TAKING KEY OUT OF IGNITION AND PULL EMERGENCY BREAK. LUCKILY NO CAR WAS IN FRONT AND BACK. STERRING WHEEL LOCKED. AS SOON AS IT HAPPENED I CALLED CABE TOYOTA AND FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT IT. THEY TOOK THE CAR FOR LESS THEN A DAY AND TOLD ME TO PICK UP MY CAR. THE MECHANIC SAID "WE HAD IT FOR TWO DAYS AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT." AND THEY HAD A MEETING WITH THE TOYOTA AND SAID GIVE THE CAR BACK. TIME OF SUBMITTING CAR 2 PM ON 03/24/2010 . TIME I CALLED TO ASK ABOUT CAR AROUND 1:30ISH 03/25/2010. THEY ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR ONE DAY. AND ISSUED THE CAR BACK TO ME. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. I WAS SHAKING DRASTICALLY AFTER IT HAPPENED. LUCKILY MY DAUGHTER WASN'T IN THE CAR. OR I WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323080March 26, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE TOYOTA VEHICLE PROBLEMS.*TGW THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE PEDAL ASSEMBLY, BUT THE CONSUMER IS STILL AFRAID TO LET HER DAUGHTERS DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THEREFORE, IT HAS BEEN SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323081March 26, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE TOYOTA VEHICLES RECALL PROBLEM. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323092March 26, 2010
TIRES, SUSPENSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
2009 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH A RECALL FOR THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. CONSUMER IS UPSET SHE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET HER VEHICLE IN TO BE REPAIRED UNTIL MARCH 31, 2010. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE TWICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322278March 26, 2010
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE BODY SHOP TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED BASED ON THE SPEED AT WHICH THE IMPACT OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER REQUESTED PICTURES TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS INVESTIGATING THE FAILURE AS WELL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 64,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10322333March 26, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN REVERSE DOWN HIS DRIVEWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INTO A BUILDING. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND A STIFF NECK BUT DID NOT GO TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED.THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE RENTAL AGENCY. THE CONTACT ASSUMED THAT THE RENTAL AGENCY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTICS TEST AND REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3,958.*SMC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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