Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10318793March 11, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AS I WAS DRIVING ON A DARK COUNTRY ROAD. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. THE ONLY THING THAT WAS WORKING WAS THE BATTERY. I WAS UNABLE TO START THE CAR. I HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. I PURCHASED MY CAR IN AUGUST OF 2006 AND THE COMPUTER COMPLETELY FAILED ON JANUARY 09, 2008. THE CAR ONLY HAD 20,434 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE COMPUTER FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE COMPUTER. *TR
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0
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0
#10318802March 11, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CRUISE CONTROL MECHANISM WAS SET AT 55 MPH. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CANCEL THE CRUISE CONTROL, IT WOULD NOT RESPOND AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE. HE THEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID A COLLISION; HOWEVER, HE DROVE THE VEHICLE INTO A NEARBY DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. HE DID HOWEVER REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 10V023000: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,856.
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#10318830March 11, 2010
STEERING
MY 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA STILL VEERS FROM LANE TO LANE EVEN AFTER I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND COMPLAINED. THE DEALER TOOK THE CAR IN AND "REALIGNED" THE WHEELS AND SAID IF THERE IS A RECALL, YOU CAN SHOW THAT WE AT LEAST LOOKED AT YOUR CAR. THE CAR STILL GOES FROM LANE TO LANE AND NEVER TRACKS STRAIGHT. IF MY ATTENTION GOES TO SEE IF I CAN PASS A CAR ETC, I AM HEADED TO THE OTHER LANE AND HAVE TO CORRECT RIGHT AWAY. THIS IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED-WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR-PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL!!-THERE IS SOMETHING FAULTY WITH TOYOTA'S ELECTRONIC STEERING AND I BELIEVE, AS MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM, HAVE PUT AND UNSAFE CAR ON THE ROAD. *TR
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0
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#10318861March 11, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL EXHIBITED MINIMAL RESISTANCE, CAUSING THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE TO SWAY OUTSIDE OF THE TRAVELED LANE WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HIS VEHICLE PERTAINING TO THAT TYPE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE WOULD OFTEN EXPERIENCE SUDDEN SURGING OF THE VEHICLE ENGINE UPON REMOVING HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND TRAVELING AT A STEADY SPEED ON THE FREEWAY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318884March 11, 2010
STEERING
SPECIFICALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA WILL SOMETIMES FEEL LIKE IT IS ENCOUNTERING A VERY STRONG CROSSWIND. IT HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES SINCE I OWNED THE VEHICLE, BUT IT IS INFREQUENT AND SO FAR HAS NOT CAUSED MUCH CONCERN AS FAR AS SAFETY. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA BY EMAIL FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN, IT ONLY LASTS ABOUT 2-5 SECONDS AND ALTHOUGH IT FEELS LIKE A STRONG CROSSWIND IS BLOWING, THERE HAS BEEN NO WIND. THE TIRES ARE ALSO IN GOOD SHAPE AND ARE ROUTINELY ROTATED AND BALANCED. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE OR NOT, BUT A WEB SEARCH HAS FOUND THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I AM VERY DISTURBED BY THAT, AND ESPECIALLY SINCE TOYOTA HAS CHOSEN NOT TO RESPOND TO MY COMPLAINTS. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318865March 11, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE BEEN HAVING TWO SEPARATE PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELERATION OF MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. THE FIRST PROBLEM IS WITH MY GAS PEDAL. I NOTICED THAT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS MY GAS PEDAL HAS BEEN BECOMING HARDER TO PRESS DOWN. WHEN I AM PRESSING DOWN THE GAS PEDAL I ALSO EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM OF THE VEHICLE "JUMPING" AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATING QUICKER INSTEAD OF SMOOTH ACCELERATION AS TOYOTA HAS SAID VEHICLES SHOULD HAVE. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO AND HAS ONLY BEEN GETTING WORSE THE SECOND ISSUE IS WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL. MY MOTHER ACTUALLY NOTICED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE I DID WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING MY CAR BUT I HAVE SEEN IT HAPPEN A FEW TIMES WHEN I'VE BEEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. WHEN I SET MY CRUISE CONTROL AND THERE IS ANY TYPE OF HILL MY CAR NATURALLY DECELERATES SLIGHTLY BEFORE MY CRUISE CONTROL STEPS IN AND COMPENSATES FOR THE INCLINE. WHEN I RETURN TO FLAT GROUND HOWEVER, I WOULD EXPECT MY CAR TO RETURN TO THE SPEED THAT I HAD SET MY CRUISE CONTROL TO. MOST OF THE TIME IT DOES BUT ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION INSTEAD OF PICKING BACK UP TO THE SET SPEED MY VEHICLE HAS ACTUALLY ACCELERATED FASTER THAN THE SPEED I HAD SET. THIS PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE PURCHASE OF MY VEHICLE. I DIDN'T NOTICE THESE AS A PROBLEM BECAUSE I HAD ALREADY CHECKED TO MAKE SURE MY TOYOTA WASN'T UNDER ANY CURRENT RECALLS AND IT WASN'T. MY MOTHER HOWEVER POINTED OUT THAT BOTH OF THESE THINGS ARE ABNORMAL AND I NEEDED TO TAKE THEM IN TO TOYOTA AND FILE A REPORT WITH YOU. I HAVE A SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH TOYOTA FOR 10/22/10 BUT WAS TOLD IF THEY FIND A PROBLEM WITH EITHER OF THESE THINGS IT MAY NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE MY VEHICLE ISN'T UNDER THE RECALL. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318904March 11, 2010
STEERING
I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING IN MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA S. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS GREATER THAN 55 MPH, THERE IS AN INHERENT INABILITY IN THE STEERING SYSTEM TO COMPLETELY CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY VEER TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT WITH NO INPUT FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, AS IF SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WERE BLOWING THE VEHICLE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. MAINTAINING A STRAIGHT LINE PATH AT THIS SPEED IS FAR MORE DIFFICULT AND REQUIRES FAR MORE ATTENTION THAN ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE EVER DRIVEN. WITHOUT AN IMMEDIATE REACTION TO THIS UNNATURAL FEELING STEERING SYSTEM, THE VEHICLE IS IN DANGER OF ENTERING ANOTHER LANE OR VEERING OFF THE ROAD. ALTHOUGH I HAVE SOMEWHAT GOTTEN USED TO THE VERY PECULIAR HANDLING OF THIS MODEL'S EPS AND NO LONGER FEEL IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY, I FEEL THAT A RECALL TO IMPROVE THE POORLY TUNED STEERING (AT LEAST ON THE S TRIM) IS PRUDENT AND WILL REDUCE THE NUMBER OF HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS, INJURIES, AND DEATHS. *TR
Crash:
No
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Injuries:
0
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0
#10318925March 11, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA AND STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OVER 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WILL DRIFT FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THIS WOULD MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE DRIVER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHERE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE CONTACT FELT THIS WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 200.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318941March 11, 2010
STEERING
2010 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS MAJOR ISSUES WITH STEERING. CHANGED TIRES AND ISSUES STILL PERSISTS. I CAN NOT CONTROL THE CAR UNLESS I ALWAYS OVER CORRECT THE STEERING. HARD TO KEEP IN LANES ON THE FREEWAY. ALSO BRAKES SEEMS TO BE SOFT AT TIMES AND NOT ENOUGH POWER TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318946March 11, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS SHIFTED INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE RPM'S REMAINED CONSTANT EVEN AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD TWO PRIOR RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 10V017000 AND 10V023000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL); HOWEVER, THE RECALL REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE DEFECT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 35,000.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318956March 11, 2010
STEERING
CAR WONDERS WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD OR HIGHWAY, USUALLY ABOUT 40 MPH OR FASTER, CONSTANT FEELING OF DRIFTING (FEELS LIKE THERE IS A STRONG CROSSWIND BLOWING THE CAR AROUND.) TIRE PRESSURE IS PROPER AS STATED ON DOOR JAM, AS WELL MAKES NO DIFFERENCE IN STEERING IF TIRE PRESSURE IS LOWER OR HIGHER. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10318964March 11, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND SHIFTED INTO GEAR; THE RPMS INCREASED TO 220 WITH A SUDDEN SURGE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE WITH AN EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER FURTHER OBSERVATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL), WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,700. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
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#10318983March 11, 2010
STEERING
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). I HAVE A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. I PURCHASED IT IN JULY AND REALIZED FAIRLY SOON THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME BECAUSE I HAVE DRIVEN LARGE SUV'S FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS AND I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST BECAUSE IT WAS A SMALL CAR. MY GROWN SON USED MY CAR TO GO ON A ROAD TRIP AND WHEN HE GOT HOME, HE TOLD ME I HAD A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. HE SAID HE COULD HARDLY KEEP IT ON THE ROAD. IF YOU TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF THE STEERING WHEEL FOR EVEN A SECOND, THE CAR VEERS TOWARDS THE DITCH. IT SEEMS TO MOSTLY HAPPEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I DECIDED TO DRIVE IT FOR AWHILE AS I FELT COMFORTABLE BECAUSE IT HAS A FULL WARRANTY. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, I WAS DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE ON THE INTERSTATE AND MY CAR ABRUPTLY VEERED INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND I ALMOST SIDE SWIPED THE CAR IN THE RIGHT LANE. IT WAS AS IF A HUGE BLAST OF WIND HIT ME FROM THE LEFT AND SHOVED ME INTO THE RIGHT LANE. IT SCARED ME AND I WAS SO CLOSE TO BEING IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO TOYOTA AGAIN THIS WEEK AND THEY TELL ME AGAIN....NOTHING WRONG. THE CAR IS SQUIRRELLY AND ALL OVER THE ROAD. I REALLY FEEL THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING IN THIS CAR AND I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO GO FROM HERE. [XXX] *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319008March 11, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. I STARTED THE CAR AND PUT IT ON R (REVERSE) AND STARTED TO PULL OUT OF THE PARKING STALL. BRAKE WAS REALLY HARD AND WOULDN'T GO ALL THE WAY DOWN. CAR WAS STILL MOVING REALLY SLOW. I CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION TO D AND THE CAR WAS STILL GOING BACK. BRAKE WAS STILL HARD, I PUSHED DOWN EFFECTIVELY BRINGING THE CAR TO A STOP NOW. I TURNED THE TRANSMISSION TO P (PARKING) AND THEN TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THE BRAKE BECAME LOOSE AND I COULD PUSH IT ALL THE WAY DOWN. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE AFTERWARD. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318982March 11, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), PARKING BRAKE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TOYOTA 2010 COROLLA BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WENT ON , WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITHOUT ME DOING ANYTHING. THE ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING, BRAKE, CHECK-ENGINE, PANIC MODE AND AIRBAG SYSTEM LIGHTS WENT ON. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE ALREADY, FIRST STARTING AS A BRAKE FAILURE, THEN ALMOST LEADING TO THE ACCIDENT WHEN EVERYTHING FAILED AT ONCE. ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT AND I COULDN'T ACCELERATE IN THE CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY GAVE ME RUN AROUND, THEY STILL DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT OR WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. THIS CAR IS BEYOND UNSAFE TO DRIVE, LUCKILY IT DIDN'T LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT AND INJURIES BOTH TO ME AND OTHER DRIVERS. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319029March 11, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE CAR WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON FEBRUARY 15 BY ME AND I REPORTED THE CAR PULLING TO THE RIGHT AS INTO TRAFFIC IF I WAS IN THE PASSING LANE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE MANUFACTURE KEPT THE CAR FOR TWO HOURS, RETURNED IT TO ME CLAIMING SOMETHING IN THE BRAKES WERE NOT LINED UP, BUT CLAIMED THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED AND THE BRAKES HAD BEEN "LUBRICATED". FEBRUARY 17, 2010 THE BRAKES RELEASED AFTER BEING APPLIED TO AVOID HITTING A CAR AHEAD OF MY CAR WHO HAD SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES. I REAPPLIED THE BRAKES AND HEARD AN EXTREAMLY LOUD NOISE COMMING FROM MY COROLLA, THEN THE BRAKES CAUGHT AND I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR AND FINALLY STOPPED. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319052March 11, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA BOUGHT IN JUNE 2009. I REPORTED TO DEALER ABOUT CAR NOT ACCELERATING WELL , ROAD NOISE AND CAR ENGINE NOISE HEARD INSIDE THE CAR . ALSO CAR IS HARD TO CONTROL DURING CROSS WINDS ON BRIDGE ABOVE WATER. THIS IS MY SECOND TIME BUYING NEW VEHICLE OF SAME MODEL AND MAKE. I BOUGHT MY FIRST COROLLA S IN 2003. THIS IS NOT THE VEHICLE I USED TO DRIVE. I HAVE THE DEALER INVOICE FROM JULY 2009 STATES NORMAL ACCELERATION FOUND IN ALL CONDITIONS. THIS CAR WAS TESTED BY ONE OF THEIR MECHANICS. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319074March 11, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA (PURCHASED ON 9/10/09) ON MIRAMAR, PKWY IN MIRAMAR, FLORIDA, AT 45 MILES PER HOUR A TRUCK CUT HIM OFF. WHEN HE HIT THE BRAKES TO STOP, THE ABS LOCKING SYSTEM SKIPPED AND NEVER FULLY STOPPED? HAD THE TRUCK NOT SPED UP TO HELP HIM AVOID HITTING HIM, HE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT OR EVEN KILLED. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A SCRATCHING SOUND (ABS) SINCE 2 WEEKS OF PURCHASE (500 MILES). ON THE FIRST TRIP BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 9/25/09, AFTER 5 DAYS AND AN HOUR AND 1/2 DRIVING WITH ONE OF THE MECHANICS, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE ANTI LOCKING SYSTEM, THAT IS JUST THE WAY THEY ARE. IT HAS SINCE BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP 5 DIFFERENT TIMES SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE FOR A TOTAL OF 15 DAYS THAT I HAVE COUNTED FOR THE SAME SCRATCHING NOISE AND MULTIPLE OTHER THINGS, SUCH AS THE STEERING, THE TIRES RATTLING AND BALANCING ISSUES. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TODAY (3/11/10) I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT MY HUSBAND SHOULD BRING IN THE CAR TO TRY AND DUPLICATE THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM NOT WORKING. DOES HE HAVE TO DUPLICATE ALMOST GETTING INTO A FATAL ACCIDENT IN ORDER FOR TOYOTA TO FIX THE BRAKING PROBLEM? I THINK NOT. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THEY CAN GIVE ME A PRIUS AS A LOANER. WOW!!!! I TRADED IN A 2002 BMW X5 FOR THE RELIABLE SAFE COROLLA. WHAT A HUGE MISTAKE. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319077March 11, 2010
STEERING
I CURRENTLY LEASE A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA WHICH COMMENCED ON FEBRUARY 23, 2007. I HAVE EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING SINCE DAY ONE. IT IS AS FOLLOWS: DEPENDING ON THE LEVEL OF ROAD UNEVENNESS, THE CAR DRIFTS LEFT OR RIGHT AND REQUIRES NEARLY CONSTANT CORRECTION AND THEN, OVER-CORRECTION JUST TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHTFORWARD COURSE. THE CAR DOES NOT WEAVE ERRATICALLY ALL OVER THE ROAD, BUT IT IS JUST SIMPLY A CHORE TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY IN WINDY CONDITIONS OR IN THE DRAFT OF A PASSING TRANSPORT TRUCK. I WAS VERY CONCERNED WITH THE STEERING PERFORMANCE AS BEING A SAFETY ISSUE AT THE OUTSET. I APPROACHED MY TOYOTA DEALER, AND THEN TOYOTA CANADA WITH MY PROBLEM BUT IT WAS QUITE SIMPLY SHRUGGED OFF. I HAVE SINCE "LEARNED" HOW TO DRIVE THIS CAR IN THE PAST THREE YEARS BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RID MYSELF OF THE LEASE. I HAVE SUFFERED NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES BECAUSE OF THIS CAR. MY PURPOSE IN REPORTING THIS COMPLAINT AT THIS TIME IS TO INFORM YOU THAT THE TOYOTA COROLLA STEERING ISSUES DATE BACK AT LEAST AS EARLY AS THE 2007 MODEL YEAR. INDEED, AT THE TIME IN 2007, AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET , I FOUND I WAS ONLY ONE OF MANY WHO EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY HOPE IS THAT MY EXPERIENCE MAY BE OF SOME USE TO YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318477March 10, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PARKED SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO DRIVE OVER A NEARBY CURB WHERE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. ONE MONTH AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT THE SAME FAILURE REOCCURRED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 10V017000: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE.THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AT 8000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 9000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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