Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10314473February 26, 2010
STEERING
BOUGHT NEW COROLLA 2010 FOR MY WIFE ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO. I THOUGHT RIGHT FROM THE FIRST DRIVE THAT ITS STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY SENSITIVE, THAT IS, EVEN SMALL MOTIONS OF THE STEERING WHEEL APPEAR TO GET AMPLIFIED TO RELATIVELY LARGER DIRECTIONAL CHANGES ON THE MOVING CAR. HOWEVER, MY WIFE DID NOT THINK SO. TYPICALLY, HOWEVER, SHE DRIVES IT AT SLOW SPEEDS, LIKE, AT MOST 40 MPH, AS SHE AVOIDS HIGHWAYS. WE HAVE NEVER DRIVEN IT AT HIGHER SPEEDS LIKE 65-70 MPH WHERE I UNDERSTAND SOME OTHER COROLLAS START MEANDERING. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM I AM DESCRIBING ABOVE. BUT AFTER HAVING READ ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEMS TO 2010 COROLLAS, WHICH ARE RECENTLY SO MUCH IN THE NEWS, I THOUGHT WE SHOULD REPORT IT TOO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314483February 26, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
CORRECTION AND ADDITION TO MY 1ST COMPLAINT. YESTERDAY I HAD TO DRIVE MY HUSBAND HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL AND UNFORTUNATELY I HAD TO GET ON THE HWY. THE CAR ROAD HOME WAS MORE WORRISOME THAN HIS SURGERY! THE EPS IN THE 2010 COROLLA IS JUST AS DANGEROUS AS THE OTHER COROLLA I HAD BEFORE IT. ITS BLOWING ALL OVER THE ROAD, TAKING ME INTO OTHER LANES, I ALMOST HIT OTHER CARS ON THE HWY, MY HUSBAND GOT ALL DISTRESSED IN THE CAR AND BEGGED ME TO GET HIM HOME SO HE COULD GET OUT OF MY CAR WHICH HE NOW HAS DUBBED A DEATH TRAP. THE CAR BASICALLY VEERS IN AND OUT OF THE LANE YOUR IN. ITS LIKE TRYING TO DRIVE IN THE ROAD RUTS ONLY THERE WASN'T ANY BECAUSE OUR STRETCH OF HWY HAD JUST BEEN PAVED WITH BLACK TAR AND ALL WAS FLAT AND NICE ON THE ROAD SURFACE BUT THE CAR STILL TOOK ME ALL OVER AND IM NOT ALONE WHEN I SCREAM TO YOU PLEASE IM BEGGING YOU TO COME TO MY HOUSE AND DRIVE MY CAR!!!!! I CAN GUARANTEE YOU WILL RECALL THIS MODEL AS WELL!!! THIS IS DANGEROUS!!! NO PERSON SHOULD HAVE TO GET SEE TO THERE CAR BLOWING AROUND LIKE A KITE IN THE SKY. IM BEGGING YOU PLEASE COME DRIVE MY CAR!!! THIS IS DANGEROUS AND I FEEL LIKE IM GOING TO DIE IN THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314497February 26, 2010
STEERING
2009 TOYOTA COROLLA LE REQUIRES EXCESSIVE CONCENTRATION TO STEER AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH ON IMPERFECT HIGHWAYS OR IN WINDY CONDITIONS. I NOTICED THIS IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE AND HAD THE CAR IN TO GET ALIGNED BY BRUNSWICK TOYOTA. THE ALIGNMENT HELPED ONLY SOMEWHAT. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE IT TESTED IN MARYSVILLE LAST SPRING, HOWEVER THE TRACK WAS IN GOOD CONDITION AND THE RUNS OVER 50MPH WERE SHORT. I DON'T BELIEVE IT WAS A REALISTIC TEST. COMPARED TO MY OTHER CARS (ONE BEING A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK UP WHICH STEERS BETTER) THIS ONE REQUIRES FULL ATTENTION AND IF CHANGING RADIO STATIONS ON A HIGHWAY WITH LOTS OF HEAVY TRUCK USE COULD CAUSE A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER TO VEER INTO ANOTHER LANE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314548February 26, 2010
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MILE, THE STEERING WHEEL JUST VEER IN ONE DIRECTION, CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR. TOW IT TO THE DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314526February 26, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEAR IN REVERSE THE GEARS FAILED. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT IN REVERSE AND IT LUNGED FORWARD. SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO FIRST, SECOND, OR THIRD GEAR. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHO STATED THAT THE SOLENOID CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER FILED REPORT NUMBER 1002148-131 AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. SHE WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 101,044.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314575February 26, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL AND CAR STOPPED. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO TOYOTA. THEY FIXED IT IMMEDIATELY AND STATED IN WAS A COMPUTERFAILURE. I WAS LUCKY TO BE IN A PARKING LOT. IF ON A HIGHWAY I WOULD BE DEAD AS THE CAR DIED EACH TIME I RESTARTED IT AND STEPPED ON THE GAS. TOYOTA DEALER STATED IT WAS A COMPUTER FAILURE. MY FRIEND HAS THE SAME CAR AND SAME YEAR. SAME THING HAPPENED TO HER. DIAGNOSIS AGAIN COMPUTER FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314553February 26, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OF 5 MPH AND UP, THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE VERY "BOUNCY," SIMILAR TO DRIVING A ROCKING CHAIR, AS DESCRIBED BY THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. ALSO, UPON BARELY DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE AS IF SHE HAD SLAMMED HER FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WHILE TRAVELING AROUND A CURVE OR MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD MOMENTARILY ACCELERATE AND FEEL AS THOUGH THE DRIVER MIGHT LOSE CONTROL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, HOWEVER THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE TO DATE. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF HER VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,925 AND THE CURRENT WAS 88,050.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314348February 26, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2010 TOYOTA COROLLA REQUESTING INFORMATION*CW THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW IF HER VEHICLE WAS EFFECTED BY THE RECALL? CAN THE VEHICLE STILL BE DRIVEN AND WHEN SHOULD SHE TAKE IT TO THE DEALER? RECALL 10V017000. *JB UPDATED 03/08/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314587February 26, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIFT. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT APPEARED TO BE SAFE AT THIS TIME AND SHE MAY NEED SOME TIME GETTING ADJUSTED TO ELECTRONIC STEERING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314588February 26, 2010
STEERING
I WAS SOMEWHAT RELIEVED TO SEE THAT THERE, IN FACT, IS AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING ON THE 2009 COROLLA. I BOUGHT MY FIRST TOYOTA IN SEPT. 2008, WHICH WAS A 2009 COROLLA. THAT WINTER, I WAS DRIVING ACROSS THE STATE DURING THE HOLIDAYS. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 75 MPH, THE SPEED LIMIT. WITH NO EXPLANATION, ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR. I HADN'T DONE ANYTHING TO LOSE CONTROL AND THERE WERE NO WEATHER ISSUES. I FOUND MYSELF SKIDDING ACROSS TWO TO THREE LANES OF INTERSTATE TRYING TO GET CONTROL BACK OF MY CAR.. I EASILY COULD HAVE FLIPPED MANY TIMES THROUGH A DITCH AND GOD KNOWS WHAT ELSE. THANKFULLY THERE WERE NO CARS ON EITHER SIDE OF ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED. TO THIS DAY IT HAS HAUNTED ME ON WHAT HAPPENED THAT DAY AS I HAVE NEVER BEEN THAT CLOSE TO WHAT I CONSIDER A "NEAR DEATH" EXPERIENCE. I EASILY COULD HAVE DIED THAT NIGHT AND I REALIZE THAT. I TOOK MY CAR IN THE NEXT DAY TO THE DEALER AND ASKED THEM TO LOOK AT IT. THEY DID AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. PLEASE DO A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. IT IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AS I EXPERIENCED IT MYSELF. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE IN CASE IT HAD ANY BEARING ON WHETHER A RECALL IS MADE OR NOT. I WILL CLOSE THIS BY SAYING THAT I CAN'T HELP BUT BE EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN TOYOTA. I HAD NEVER OWNED ONE AND BOUGHT ONE BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A RELIABLE BRAND. I'M POSSIBLY FACING MY THIRD RECALL (FIRST WAS BRAKES, SECOND THE ACCELERATOR AND POSSIBLY A THIRD WITH THE STEERING) - ALL THREE MAJOR SAFETY CONCERNS. I WILL SAY THAT I DO APPRECIATE TOYOTA'S WILLINGNESS TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT. IT IS THE CORRECT AND ETHICAL THING TO DO. PLEASE HANG IN THERE AND FIX EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED SO WE CAN ALL MOVE FORWARD SAFELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314653February 26, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I'VE HAD TWO RECALLS DONE ON MY 209 COROLLA. THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKES. I'VE NOTICED THAT MY GAS PEDAL MAKES THIS WHISTLE EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE. SHORTLY, AFTER THE BRAKE RECALL I'VE NOTICED A DIFFERENCE IN MY BRAKES. THE BRAKE WAS MUSHY, I HAD TO PRESS HARDER ON THE BRAKE JUST TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND WHEN STEP ON THE BRAKES, ITS NOT SMOOTH AND MY CAR WOULD PULL FORWARD. I WENT BACK TO TOYOTA SERVICES TO RECHECK MY BRAKES ONLY 4-6 DAYS AFTER I HAD THE BRAKE RECALL DONE. THEY SAID, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY BRAKES. ITS BEEN 5 DAYS SINCE THE LAST VISIT AND I JUST RECENTLY REARED ENDED SOMEONE. LUCKILY IT WAS JUST A FENDER BENDER BUT I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH THAT IT WAS NOTHING SERIOUS. THE LADY WHO I HAD REARED ENDED HAD A 8-11 MONTH CHILD WITH HER. I KNEW MY BRAKES FELT DIFFERENT, I KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG BUT TOYOTA FAILED TO SEE THAT. I AM REALLY UPSET WITH TOYOTA. I COULD OF LOST MY LIFE ALONG WITH THE LADY AND HER INFANT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314661February 26, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY WIFE WAS DROPPING OFF OUR CHILDREN AT OUR NEIGHBORS HOUSE (WHERE THEY CATCH THE SCHOOL BUS) AND WHEN SHE TURNED THE CAR AROUND IN THEIR DRIVEWAY IT UNEXPECTATLY TOOK OFF ON HER. OUR COROLLA CRASHED INTO OUR NEIGHBORS LARGE SUV WHICH WAS NO MORE THAN 10 FEET OR SO IN FRONT OF THE COROLLA AND PUSHED IT THROUGH THE WALL IN THEIR GARAGE. THE COROLLA, THEIR SUV, AND THE WALL OF THEIR GARAGE WERE ALL DAMAGED (ABOUT $8,000 TOTAL). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314684February 26, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. IN OCTOBER OF 2008 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 80 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. HE COLLIDED INTO A TREE AND THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DID NOT INVESTIGATE THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION, OR THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE POLICE REPORT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314688February 26, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA SURGES FOR 1-2 SECONDS WHILE AT STOP OR RED LIGHT. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO TAKE OFF BY ITSELF. THIS HAPPENS MORE OFTEN IN WARM WEATHER THAN COLD WEATHER. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEAR AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME IT IS NORMAL. THIS CAN BE OVER ALL SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314680February 26, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 60 MPH THE POWER STEERING IS CAUSING THE CAR TO WANDER OUT OF THE LANE EVEN WHEN I HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES SINCE JANUARY 2009, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST AND HAS NOT IMPROVED. I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER 2/26/2010 AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL TOYOTA TOLD THEM A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD US THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM EVEN AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 36,000 MILES. I HAVE 14,000 MILES ON THE CAR NOW, DO I HAVE TO WAIT FOR AN ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN? THE CAR CHANGES LANES ON ITS OWN AND IT IS HARD TO CONTROL IT AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314736February 26, 2010
STEERING
I AM STILL WAITING FOR TOYOTA TO RECALL MY CAR REGARDING THE POWER STEERING OR THE PROBLEMS WITH IT. AS MANY HAVE INDICATED/COMPLAINED, THE POWER STEERING OF MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA IS SO FRUSTRATING AND NERVE WRACKING. IT'S VERY UNSTABLE AT HIGH SPEED. IT FEELS LIKE THERE'S ALWAYS A HIGH GUSH OF WIND PUSHING MY CAR LEFT AND RIGHT. IF SAFETY IS WHAT TOYOTA IS ALL ABOUT, I THINK THE DRIVERS OF THESE CARS, I FOR ONE OF THEM, DON'T FEEL SAFE AT ALL. I'M ALWAYS NERVOUS THINKING THAT MY CAR WOULD PULL ON EITHER SIDE AT ANYTIME. I HOPE THAT THEY STILL HAVE A RECORD OF MY COMPLAINT. BROUGHT MY CAR TO TWO DEALERSHIP AND BOTH OF THEM CONFIRMED THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR, WHEN IN FACT THERE IS. I HOPE THAT WHOEVER IS INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE TRY TO DRIVE MY COROLLA SO THAT THEY FIND OUT THEMSELVES THE PROBLEM THAT WE'RE HAVING. THE CAR IS VERY UNSAFE. IMAGINE SOMEONE WHO IS A NEW DRIVER DRIVING THIS CAR? I THINK THEY'D HAVE A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN. &TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314738February 26, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE ENGINE ON MY 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA S HAD THE TIMING CHAIN JUMP, THE ENGINE SUFFERED DAMAGED VALVES, 3 PISTONS WERE BROKEN AND DAMAGED OTHERS. MY CAR HAD ONLY SLIGHTLY OVER 66,000 MILES ON IT. THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A TOYOTA ENGINE GOING BAD WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. IT WAS LUCKY THIS HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET AND NOT ON THE FREEWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314040February 25, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THERE ARE DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES WHICH COMPELS ME TO WRITE THIS COMPLAIN FORM. IT IS ABOUT A 2007 COROLLA WHICH I OWN. I WAS EXPERIENCING ACCELERATION PROBLEM ABOUT THIS CAR. TO PUT IT MORE PRECISELY THE CAR HAS A TENDENCY TO ACCELERATE AT DIFFERENT RATE. I AM SURE IT IS NOT BECAUSE OF CHANGING SHIFTS BECAUSE I ALSO HAVE ANOTHER COROLLA OF THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL. AT FIRST WHEN I START THE CAR AND SHIFT TO DRIVE MORE THE CAR HAS A TENDENCY TO JUMP WHICH IS MORE LIKE WHEN YOU CHANGE A MOTORCYCLE GEAR WITHOUT CLUTCHING. AND WHILE I ACCELERATE, SOMETIMES THE GAS PEDAL JUST GOES DOWN BUT THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE. WHEN I EXPERIENCED THIS I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM OF THE CAR BUT IT IS HOW SOME COMPUTER CHIP IN THE CAR BEHAVES. THIS WAS IN 2008. IN 2009, I DOUBT GAINED STRENGTH WHEN I WAS TAKING MY COUSIN SISTER AND HER FRIEND TO MY COUSINS WEDDING. I WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE LEVELED ROAD IN INTESTATE HIGHWAY AND THEY EVEN RAISED THE QUESTION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. STILL I EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM. THOUGH I BELIEVE THAT ITS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM BECAUSE THE EXPERIENCE WHICH I HAVE WITH ONE CAR IS UNUSUAL COMPARED TO THE OTHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314062February 25, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2009 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS VERY QUICK STEERING.IT WILL MOVE SIDEWAYS IF THE DRIVER IS NOT PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION.THE STEERING REMINDS ME OF DRIVING A 1960 VW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314072February 25, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH HE WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN THE CENTER LANE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE LANE. THE TOYOTA DEALER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO PICK UP HIS VEHICLE AND PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 714.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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