Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10311201February 17, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, HE NOTICETHAT THE METRIC POWER STEERING DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO LUNGE FORWARD AND THE CONTACT HAD TO CORRECT THE STEERING WHEEL SO IT WOULD MOVE OUT OF THE LANE. THE DEALER TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESPOND IN THAT WAY. HE HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO DATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 120.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311183February 17, 2010
STEERING
2009 TOYOTA COROLLA S DRIFTS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AT HWY SPEED. AS IF DRIVING IN STRONG WIND. WONDERD WHY WRISTS SORE AFTER 30 MINUTE COMMUTE. READ ABOUT EPS PROBLEMS AND ALLOWED THE CAR TO TAKE ITS COURSE ON QUIET FREEWAY. SURE ENOUGH THE CAR PULLED FAIRLY STRONGLY LEFT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311216February 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE SHUT OFF AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND LATER TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS A CHIP IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 03/12/10. *LJ UPDATED 07/09/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311218February 17, 2010
STEERING
STEERING WANDERS BACK AND FORTH AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311220February 17, 2010
STEERING
2007 TOYOTA COROLLA - POWER STEERING UNIT LEAKS BAD RACK-N-PINION UNIT AFTER ONE YEAR OF DRIVING AND 37K MILES. TOYOTA WOULD NOT HONOR REPAIRS SINCE I WAS OVER WARRANTY BY 1K - EVEN THOUGH IT WAS NOTICED ONE MONTH PRIOR AND BEFORE THE 36K MARK. THEY SAID SINCE I DIDN'T SERVICE IT AT TOYOTA THEY WOULD NOT ADDRESS IT *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311214February 17, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2003 TOYOTA COROLLA LE, 48,000 MILES, ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO LACK OF OIL CIRCULATION IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. RESULT WAS A COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND THE OIL CHANGED AT REGULAR INTERVALS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311229February 17, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE LEFT, AS IF IT WERE SLIPPING ON ICE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN AFTER MOVING ACROSS FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC AND WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER A BACK, LEFT WRIST, HAND, BRUISES AND A CONCUSSION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT TO THE LEFT FROM TIME TO TIME. SHE HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 85,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10311249February 17, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO CONTROL. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. HE HAD TO PULL THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH IN ORDER FOR IT TO CONTINUE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TOW END ALIGNMENT WAS A LITTLE OFF. THE DEALER ALIGNED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311255February 17, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF AND HARD TO TURN IN ALL DIRECTIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING PROPERLY AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE CONTACT HAS NOTICED THE FAILURE SINCE THE DAY HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,126.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311227February 17, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
YESTERDAY MORNING I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY UP TO A STOP SIGN. I DOWNSHIFTED AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT COME TO A STOP. I HAD TO ROLL THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I CONTINUED ON. I WAS DRIVING 30 MPH IN A 40 MPH ZONE. I AGAIN SLOWED DOWN AND DOWNSHIFTED TO TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY. THE BRAKES AGAIN FAILED. IT FELT AS THOUGH I COULD NOT PRESS DOWN HARD ENOUGH ON THE BRAKES TO STOP. I COULD NOT TURN OUT OF THE WAY OF A GARBAGE CAN AND PILE OF ROCKS, JUST MISSING A MAILBOX. THERE IS NOW MINOR, COSMETIC DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS INCONSISTENTLY OCCURRED OVER THE LAST YEAR. SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, I BROUGHT IT BACK DUE TO THE BRAKES NOT FEELING RIGHT, AND A METAL ON METAL SOUND THAT OCCURRED WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES. TOYOTA LOOKED AT THE BRAKES AND SAID THAT THEY WERE BEHAVING NORMALLY. AGAIN, THIS MORNING I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN BECAUSE I COULD NOT CONTROL IT IN YESTERDAY'S INCIDENT. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT TOYOTA LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE, TEST DROVE IT WITH ME, BUT THE ISSUE DID NOT OCCUR SO THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311263February 17, 2010
SUSPENSION, STEERING
IN MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA, THE STEERING IS FINICKY AT SPEEDS ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR. IT CONSTANTLY FEELS LIKE IT IS BEING DRIVEN IN WINDY CONDITIONS AND WANDERS IN THE LANE, REQUIRING CONSTANT STEERING CORRECTION. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN MAY 2008; IN JUNE I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT HAD ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. THEY SAID THE 'LIGHT' STEERING FEEL WAS NORMAL AND NO FIX WAS PRESCRIBED. I THEN WROTE A LETTER OF COMPLAINT TO TOYOTA AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. SINCE THEN, I HAVE JUST HAD TO GET USED TO IT AND BE CONSCIENCE OF IT WHILE BEHIND THE WHEEL. I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT IT WAS UNSAFE AS ANY TIME I TAKE MY EYES OFF THE ROAD, THE CAR VEERS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT RANDOMLY. NOW I HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE THAT IT MIGHT NOT BE 'NORMAL,' BUT A NATIONAL CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311261February 17, 2010
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
FEW PROBLEMS WITH MY COROLLA 09. POWER STEERING PROBLEMS, FEELS VERY LOOSE AND TURNS BY ITSELF SOMETIMES, LUCKILY SO FAR NO ACCIDENTS BUT IS A REAL ISSUE. BRAKES MAKES A NOISE WHEN REVERSING OR SOMETIMES GOING FORWARD, I HAVE TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT BOTH ISSUES, BUT SO FAR THEY SAYS IT'S UP TO TOYOTA STANDARDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311235February 17, 2010
STEERING
THE STEERING ON THIS VEHICLE IS HAZARDOUS. I HAVE EXPLAINED IT TO THE DEALER ON AT LEAST 2 PREVIOUS OCCASIONS AS BEING "HYPER-SENSITIVE". WHILE DRIVING IF YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL IS EXAGGERATED AND THE CAR BEGINS TO VEER LEFT OR RIGHT. TRYING TO COMPENSATE THE VEERING ONLY EXACERBATES THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311267February 17, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
DRIVING ON MY WAY TO WORK WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH MY BRAKES DID NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, CAUSING ME TO CRASH IN TO A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10311288February 17, 2010
STEERING
BOUGHT 2010 COROLLA IN SEPT 2009, NEW FROM FACTORY. NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMED VERY LOOSE AND UNRESPONSIVE FROM THE DAY WE TOOK POSSESSION. TOLD SALESPERSON WHO SAID IT WAS 'NORMAL'. NEWS MEDIA NOW REPORTS STEERING ISSUES WITH 2010 COROLLAS - FILING COMPLAINT TO REGISTER WITH ODI. NO CRASH OCCURRED, BUT STEERING SHOULD NOT BE THAT LOOSE ON A NEW CAR. PLANNING TO TAKE INTO DEALER NEXT MONTH FOR EVAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311299February 17, 2010
STEERING
TOOK DELIVERY OF MY NEW 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA ON JANUARY 13TH, 2010. I AM EXPERIENCING STEERING PROBLEMS WHERE THE CAR DRIFTS/SHIFTS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITHOUT ANY INPUT. FEELS LIKE A STIFF WIND PUSHING THE CAR FROM ONE SIDE TO ANOTHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311301February 17, 2010
STEERING
2007 TOYOTA COROLLA WANDERS AT HIGH SPEEDS. VERY MUCH LIKE GETTING PUSHED BY HIGH WINDS. I FIND MY SELF FIGHTING TO KEEP LANE POSITION. NEW PREMIUM TIRES AND ALIGNMENT FROM REPUTABLE TIRE DEALER HAS NOT CHANGED THE BEHAVIOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311279February 17, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A TOYOTA COROLLA 2007, THE POWER STEERING LOCKS UP CAUSING ME TO BUMP IT ON THE GUTTER. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311310February 17, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. SHE NOTICED THAT WHEN THE MILEAGE WAS 40,000, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT DRIVE NORMALLY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER ALIGNED THE VEHICLE, REPLACED THE TIRES, TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND THE STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. SHE ALSO TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE PEP BOYS FOR AN ALIGNMENT AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311317February 17, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW TOYOTA COROLLA 2003 MODEL IN NOV 2002. AROUND A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, IT STARTED PRODUCING AN UNUSUAL SOUND WHENEVER I HIT THE BRAKES. IT HAS SINCE PROGRESSED FROM A BARELY AUDIBLE (EXCEPT TO THE DRIVER) "KNOCKING" SOUND TO,AT SOME POINT, A VERY NERVE-WRACKING "THE CAR IS GOING TO BREAK APART" KIND OF SOUND WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. I CALLED THE DEALER TO CHECK IF IT WAS A COMMON COMPLAINT AND THEY SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF A SIMILAR CASE. I ALSO ASKED A FORMER TOYOTA MECHANIC, NOW RUNNING HIS OWN PRIVATE SHOP, TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM; HIS ONLY ANSWER WAS THAT IT WAS A COMMON COMPLAINT FOR COROLLAS FROM 2003, SINCE THEY RE-DESIGNED THE CAR THAT YEAR. EVEN HIS OWN ASSISTANT MECHANIC HAD A LATER TOYOTA COROLLA WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE, AND THEY HAVE GIVEN UP TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL MECHANICS ASSESS THE SOUND, OPEN UP THE BRAKES, RECOMMEND AND CHANGED PADS, EVEN ROTORS. THE SOUND DISAPPEARS WHEN THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN NEWLY "OPENED" AND TAKEN DOWN FOR CLEANING, BUT AFTER A WEEK OR SO, THE SOUNDS RETURN, ALTHOUGH THE MECHANICS HAVE REPEATEDLY TOLD ME THAT THE CAR BRAKES WORK WELL AND ARE SAFE. BUT DON'T THE SOUNDS INDICATE A PROBLEM IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM MAYBE? I ONLY WRITE NOW BECAUSE OF A NEWS ITEM THIS MORNING THAT SAID TOYOTA PLANS TO RECALL COROLLAS FOR A BRAKE-RELATED PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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