Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10320614March 18, 2010
STEERING
2009 TOYOTA COROLLA; SAME STEERING ISSUES (AT HIGHWAY SPEED) NOTED BY OTHER DRIVERS. STEERING FEELS UNSTABLE, AT TIMES CAR FEELS AS THOUGH IT MIGHT VEER INTO ANOTHER LANE. HAPPENS REGULARLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320617March 18, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2009 MY 2002 TOYOTA COROLLA CE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INTO MY GARAGE WALL CAUSING THE CAR TO BE TOTALED (LOSS OF OVER 7,000) PER FARMERS INSURANCE. [XXX] AT THAT TIME WAS UNAWARE OF ANY ISSUES WITH TOYOTA'S - THE FLOOR MAT SITUATION WAS JUST COMING OUT. I REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA ON 10/2/09 INCIDENT [XXX]AND THEY HAD SAID THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS REPORTED ON THE 2002 COROLLA'S. I DID REPURCHASED A NEW 2010 AND NOW WITH ALL THE ISSUES I FEEL UNSAFE WHEN DRIVING THIS CAR BUT AM LEFT LIKE MANY OTHERS STUCK WITH IT. TOYOTA HAD A GOOD REPUTATION AND I WISH THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE RESOLVED. JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW SO THIS WILL SOMEHOW HELP IN THE ONGOING SEARCH FOR AN ANSWER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)*TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320851March 18, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE TOYOTA VEHICLE PROBLEMS FWD COPY OF POLICE REPORT DOCUMENTING AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING BRAKING FAILURE AND BELIEVE TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS ARE STILL SELLING DEFECTIVE VEHICLES. *TGW 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES FAILED WHICH CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO TWO GUARDRAILS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10320628March 18, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY TOYOTA COROLLA 2010 MODEL ACCELERATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHEN I WAS BACKING UP MY CAR. I SHIFTED THE GEAR TO REVERSE AND RELEASE THE BRAKE, AND EVEN BEFORE I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR MY CAR BACKED UP AS IF I HAVE PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL REAL HARD. I HAD TO BRAKE REAL HARD TO GET THE CAR UNDER CONTROL. SINCE I WAS IN A BIG EMPTY PARKING LOT NO DAMAGE WAS DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320633March 18, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2-17-10 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA STALLED ON 4 LANE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO RENT A CAR. WENT BACK TO THE CAR AND IT STARTED AND RAN FINE FOR A FEW DAYS. THEN STARTED STALLING AGAIN. ONCE WHEN ON INTERSTATE I-26 I WAS IN PASSING LANE DOING 65 MPH AND IT STALLED AND I HAD TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD. I WAS ALMOST RUN OVER BY IRATE MOTORIST. IF THAT'S NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. PROBLEM BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND IT WOULD STALL EVERY 10-15 MILES. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC ON 3-15-10 AND HE INSTALLED A NEW OXYGEN SENSOR AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE FOR THE NEXT 100 MILES. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON AND THE MECHANIC SUSPECTS THE ECM IS THE PROBLEM. NOW I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. DON'T KNOW IF USED PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320660March 18, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON MY 2009 COROLLA, I HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH SLIGHT ACCELERATION AND SUDDEN RPM INCREASE WHILE THE ACCELERATOR IS NOT BEING APPLIED, AND USUALLY WHEN THE BRAKE IS BEING ENGAGED. THIS MAINLY HAPPENS WHILE GOING DOWNHILL AND IT CAUSES A FORWARD MOTION JERK IN THE CAR THAT IS FELT BY ALL PASSENGERS. I HAVE HAD THE RECALL REGARDING THE METAL ACCELERATOR PATCH, FIXED. I HAVE ALSO TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP SINCE THE RECALL FIX TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AND I WAS INFORMED THAT ALL TOYOTA CARS DO 'THIS' AND THAT IT IS NORMAL. THEY DID HOOK MY CAR UP FOR A HEALTH DIAGNOSTIC WHICH SHOWED NOTHING ABNORMAL. I HAVE DRIVEN A LARGE NUMBER OF CARS WHICH INCLUDE OTHER TOYOTAS, AND I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS PHENOMENA. I HAVE ALSO HAD MULTIPLE THIRD PARTIES IN MY CAR AND THEY HAVE SHOWN SURPRISE AND CONCERN WHEN THE CAR EXHIBITED THIS BEHAVIOR. I DO NEED TO SAY THAT I HAVE NEVER FELT LIKE I HAVE LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR WHILE THIS OCCURS. HOWEVER, BASED ON RECENT ACCOUNTS FROM OTHER PEOPLE THAT OWN TOYOTAS, AND COROLLAS SPECIFICALLY, I AM NOT INCLINED TO TAKE A 'WAIT AND SEE' APPROACH TO THIS MATTER. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS ON AN ALMOST DAILY BASIS, SOMETIMES MULTIPLE INSTANCES IN ONE DAY WITH 8-10 SEPARATE INSTANCES BEING THE MOST COUNTED IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD OF TIME. THE MECHANIC THAT RAN THE HEALTH DIAGNOSTICS (3/18/10) TOLD ME THAT GIVEN THE NUMBER OF COMPUTERS THAT 'RUN MY CAR' THERE COULD BE A NUMBER OF THINGS GOING ON THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN BUT THAT ANY ABNORMALITIES WOULD COME UP ON THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEM, ONCE THE TESTS WERE RUN. NOTHING APPARENTLY SHOWED UP. APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE BELOW SHOWS THE DATE THAT THIS LAST OCCURRED IN MY VEHICLE, BUT SINCE THERE IS NOT AN OPTION FOR DATE RANGE, IT IS NOT GOING TO ACCURATELY REFLECT THE AMOUNT OF TIME THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON (WHICH HAS BEEN ALMOST THE WHOLE TIME I HAVE OWNED THE CAR, 2 YEARS IN JULY 2010). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320667March 18, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAD A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA THAT STALLED REPEATEDLY WHILE THE CAR WAS AT HIGH SPEEDS. HAMER TOYOTA NEVER SAID ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THIS CAR. THIS WAS JUST ONE MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THAT CAR. THIS WAS THE MOST DANGEROUS INCIDENTS. I NO LONGER OWN THE CAR FOR THE REASON IT KEPT BREAKING DOWN, AND I FELT UNSAFE AND FEARED FOR MY DAUGHTER AT THE TIME WHO DROVE WHEN THIS WAS HAPPENING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320701March 18, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2003 - ENGINE STALLED; TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND INDICATED WAS COMPUTER. COMPUTER WAS REPLACED DUE TO BEING UNDER WARRANTY. 03/17/10 - COMING HOME FROM WORK AND WITHIN 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE OF GETTING ONTO HIGHWAY CAR STALLS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 25 MILES PER HOUR. EVENTUALLY ENGINE STOPPED TOTALLY. TOWED TO NEAREST FACILITY AND UPON RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS ASSESSED THAT IT WAS THE COMPUTER AGAIN. ATTEMPTING TO RESOLVE THIS W/ TOYOTA AS THIS IS A SECOND FAILURE ON THE COMPUTER. NO RESOLUTION TO DATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320693March 18, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH ATTEMPTING TO PARK AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. IN ORDER TO STOP THE ACCELERATION, THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THREE PEOPLE DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND ALL OF THEM HAVE EXPERIENCED THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000. UPDATED 04/22/10 *BF UPDATED 05/05/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320695March 18, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN THE CONTACT WAS AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. WHEN SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC, IT SHUT OFF FOUR TIMES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD APPEAR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ECM AND MASS AIR FILTER CENSOR AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320698March 18, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE SO THAT THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER ILLUMINATED; HOWEVER, WITHIN A WEEK THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ABS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320705March 18, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLS OR LOOSES POWER WHEN DRIVING , COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320734March 18, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
OUR 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS TWICE MYSTERIOUSLY ACCELERATED. FIRST IN '07 CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO AUTO AND PROPERTY. DEALER DIDN'T TAKE SERIOUSLY AND CLAIMED DRIVER ERROR THAT HE HAD FOOT ON ACCELERATOR INSTEAD OF BRAKE. CAR WAS REPAIRED AND RETURNED. ON 1/11/10 IT ACCELERATED A SECOND TIME WHILE I WAS GOING DOWNHILL WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. STOPPED CAR BY THROWING INTO NEUTRAL. TOYOTA WAS NOTIFIED AND GIVEN CASE NUMBER [XXX] . DEALER CHECKED CAR ON 1/15/10 AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. HAVE DOCUMENTATION BUT ARE UNABLE TO CONTACT TOYOTA FOR FOLLOW-UP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320720March 18, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CAR ACCELERATED INSTEAD OF STOPPING WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP. THE CAR SPED OFF ON ITS OWN AND CRASHED AGAINST THE FENCE ON MARCH 10, 2010. THE ACCELERATION OF THE CAR ON ITS OWN IS NOT NEW, BUT HAS NOT RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320744March 18, 2010
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON 3/18/10 MY SON WAS DRIVING OUR 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. HE ACCELERATED ONTO THE INTERSTATE AND DROVE FOR NEARLY A MILE. HE WAS USING THE BLUE TOOTH PHONE THAT IS BUILT IN TO THE CAR. HE HUNG UP FROM THE CALL AND WITHIN SECONDS THE CARS RPM QUICKLY INCREASED FOR AT LEAST 10 -20 SECONDS. THE VSC, CK ENGINE, AND TRAC LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. HE TOOK HIS FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND IT FELT LIKE IT WAS ALL THE WAY BACK, NOT STICKING BUT THE RPM'S WERE RACING.- AND GOING ABOUT 70 MPH. HE PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL- IT IS A MANUAL AND PULLED OVER. THE RPM WAS STILL RACING. HE SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN HE TURNED IT BACK ON THE RPM WAS NORMAL BUT THE WARNING LIGHTS STAYED ON. THE CAR HAD THE RECALL REPAIRS COMPLETED ON FEB. 19, 2010. HE CONTACTED THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY ASKED HIM TO DRIVE IT IN, WHICH HE DID. THEY CHECKED HIS FLOOR MATS AND THERE WAS NOT AN ISSUE WITH THEM. THEY HAVE OPENED A SERVICE REPAIR WITH TOYOTA CORP. THE CAR IS AT THE DEALER AT THIS TIME. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE CAR HAS DONE THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320760March 18, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2007 TOYOTA COROLLA LE 41K MILES BOUGHT USED A MONTH AGO.. I BEEN EXPERIENCING VERY SIMILAR BEHAVIORAL PATTERNS AS NOTED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: PE09054 . WHILE DRIVING THE CAR NORMALLY AROUND 40MPH+ AND SOMETIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VERY RANDOMLY ENGINE STALLS OR SLOWLY LOWERS TO ABOUT 2000 RPM ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON.. I TRIED TO GIVE IT MORE GAS BUT ENGINE WON'T PICK UP ABOVE 2000RPM. I PULL OVER TO THE SIDE. SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. THEN RESTARTS THE CAR WITH NO ISSUES, ENGINE LIGHT TURNS OFF AND I CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY AGAIN.. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST 2 TIMES IN MY DAILY COMMUTE (30 MINUTES ONE WAY) .. AND IS GETTING MORE AND MORE FREQUENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320770March 18, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, SUDDENLY IT ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT WOULD NOT ENGAGE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A LIGHT POLE. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES TO HER BACK. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 47,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10320782March 18, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE CROSSING LARGE INTERSECTION @ 15-20 MPH CAR LOST POWER AND TRIED TO STALL, AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT CLEARED UP, APPROX. 5 MIN. LATTER WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, ENGINE RPM DROPPED FROM IDLE ( 1000RPM) TO 450 RPM WITH ENGINE FLUTTERING TRYING TO STALL, THIS LASTED ABOUT 7-10 SECONDS THEN SUDDENLY CLEARED UP. DID NOT TAKE CAR TOYOTA AS YET, TRYING TO GET MORE INFO FROM TOYOTA ABOUT PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320789March 18, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TOYOTA COROLLA'S ENGINE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART REPLACED ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320364March 17, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
EXITING PARKING LOT ONTO HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE ENTERED THE ROAD INTO THE PATH OF A TRACTOR TRAILER. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1

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