Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10311412February 17, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2006 COROLLA ABRUPTLY TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE I WAS DOING 65-70MPH IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC. LUCKILY I PULLED OVER SAFELY. THE ENGINE WOULD BARELY START, BUT IT RAN ROUGH/ VERY WEAKLY AND DIE. THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE, SO IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND FIXED SAME DAY, UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS GIVEN A RECEIPT THAT STATED TSB (TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN) EGO42-07. THE RECEIPT INDICATED THAT MY CAR'S ECM WAS REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT ECM, I ASSUME A MORE RELIABLE ONE. I KNOW FROM A CO-WORKER THAT THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT. THIS SHOULD REALLY BE A RECALL BECAUSE WHAT IF I WAS PASSING SOMEONE ON THE HIGHWAY OR TURNING LEFT! IT COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY, REALLY BAD. I WROTE TOYOTA A COMPLAINT, AND GOT A GENERIC RESPONSE, BUT I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. I WOULD HAVE REPORTED THIS EARLIER, BUT I JUST LEARNED ABOUT NHTSA. THANK YOU! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311439February 17, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA. HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2008 AND SINCE THEN HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE VEHICLE ACTED AS IF IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT SPECIFICALLY WHILE DRIVING OVER 50 MPH IT BECAME CONSISTENT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT AND ADVISED HIM THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE A REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE YET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000. UPDATED 3/30/2010
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311444February 17, 2010
STEERING
THE CAR OVERSTEERED AND FISHTAILED YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN. AS A RESULT, I ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR IN THE LANE TO MY RIGHT. I WAS GOING ABOUT 25 MPH OR LESS ON DRY, NORMAL ASPHALT PAVEMENT, IN NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS, AFTER FREEWAY DRIVING IN LOS ANGELES CA. IN A SEPARATE INCIDENT, I FOUND THE STEERING TO BE DANGEROUSLY VAGUE WHEN I WAS DRIVING AROUND 70 MPH DOWNHILL ON A STEEP AND CURVY MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY (I-15 IN NEVADA, ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTH OF LAS VEGAS) IN DARK. THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, WITH THE STEERING BEING EXTREMELY LIGHT AND VAGUE. I CHECKED THE WHEEL VS. TIRE MOVEMENT OF MY CAR. IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE AN EXCESSIVE FREEPLAY ISSUE -- IN FACT THERE WAS NO FREEPLAY. IT APPEARS THAT THEY MADE THE STEERING WAY TOO LIGHT AND, ON TOP OF IT, VERY NONLINEAR -- THAT IS VERY SLOW STEERING RESPONSE AT THE CENTER. BECAUSE OF THIS THE CAR DOESN'T IMMEDIATELY STEER UNLESS YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL ABOUT TWO INCHES. I'M SURE TOYOTA DID THIS WITH SAFETY IN MIND -- SO THAT THE CAR CAN'T BE SUDDENLY STEERED -- BUT THE END RESULT WAS UNSAFE STEERING INSTEAD. IT'S UNSAFE BECAUSE THE STEERING IS SO VAGUE THAT PEOPLE CAN UNINTENTIONALLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT NOT IMMEDIATELY CHANGING THE CAR'S DIRECTION BUT THEN IN A SECOND OR TWO CAR MAY VEER OUT OF CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311484February 17, 2010
STEERING
AT SPEED IT IS DIFFICULT TO STEER AND CONTROL MY 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA S. IT "DRIFTS" FROM SIDE-TO-SIDE. IF I DO NOT USE BOTH HANDS, THE CAR DRIFTS FROM THE LANE MARKER, AND AT TIMES INTO THE NEXT LANE (TO MY LEFT). I HAVE TO OVERCOMPENSATE AND CORRECT TO THE RIGHT SO THAT I DO NOT STRIKE SOMEONE. THE STEERING FEELS VERY LOOSE. I FIRST NOTICED THIS CHARACTERISTIC A FEW WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE (APPROXIMATELY 12-20-09. THEIR IS NOT ONE PARTICULAR INCIDENT, BUT RATHER IT IS A PERSISTENT CHARACTERISTIC OF THE STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311495February 17, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WE OWN A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA CE. THE CAR WAS FUNCTIONING FINE MOST OF THE TIME HOWEVER IT SOMETIMES SHUTS DOWN ITS ENGINE IMMEDIATELY WITH OR WITHOUT MUCH NOTICE. SOMETIMES THE ENGINE APPEARS TO BE JERKING OFF BEFORE IT STARTS TO DIE DOWN, BUT IT'S NOT ALWAYS THE CASE. WE HAVE ASKED SEVERAL MECHANICS ABOUT THE PROBLEM (AND HAVE REPLACED MANY PARTS) BUT NO ONE CAN GIVE A DEFINITE ANSWER FOR THE PROBLEMS. ONE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE COMPUTER, AND THERE IS NOTHING HE CAN DO ABOUT IT BUT TO REPLACE THE WHOLE COMPUTER. WE HAVE NOT YET INVOLVED IN ANY CRASHES OR ACCIDENTS (YET) BECAUSE WE ONLY USE THE CAR LOCALLY SINCE WE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE PROBLEM. USUALLY WE STAY AT THE SLOWER LANE AND IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER WHEN THE ENGINE DIES DOWN. IT HAPPENS LIKE ONCE A MONTH OR SO. ANY IDEA HOW TO GET TOYOTA RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311503February 17, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. I HAVE NOTICED MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE STEERING "WANDERING". WHEN WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WE WERE TOLD ABOUT THE NEW ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. I HAVE NOT LIKED THE STEERING SINCE DAY ONE BUT I THOUGHT THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT WAS. WHEN DRIVING THE CAR THE VEHICLE DOES "WANDER" FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH TO KEEP THE CAR GOING STRAIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311510February 17, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA LE SEEMS TO WANDER RANDOMLY LEFT OR RIGHT. IT IS DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL IN A STRAIGHT LINE WITHOUT FREQUENT ADJUSTMENT TO THE STEERING COLUMN. IT FEELS LIKE I AM DRIVING ON A WINDY DAY AND THE CAR IS BEING TOSSED AROUND. ACTUALLY, ANY WIND AT ALL ONLY MAKES THE MATTER MUCH WORSE. ALMOST FEELS LIKE THE REAR END OF THE CAR HAS A SLIGHT FISHTAILING. THIS IS ALL MOST NOTICEABLE AT 45 MPH AND ABOVE. LOCAL SERVICE DEPT. COULD NOT LOOK AT IT FOR THREE WEEKS. I WILL NOT LET MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVE THIS CAR. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR ONLY SIX WEEKS AND WOULD SURELY GIVE IT BACK IF I COULD. DISAPPOINTED THAT I DID NOT GET A RESPONSE TO MY EMAILS SENT TO TOYOTA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311513February 17, 2010
STEERING
VEHICLE HARD TO HANDLE AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH. WILL NOT GO STRAIGHT, CAR WONDERS FROM SIDE TO SIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311515February 17, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA WHICH WAS PURCHASED CERTIFIED USED AT 21,000 MILES. SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 7 TIMES FOR AN ALIGNMENT. THE CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND SOMETIMES TO THE LEFT, BETWEEN 40 TO 65 MPH. I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE HIGHWAY CONDITIONS HERE IN CALIFORNIA, BUT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON MOSTLY SURFACE STREETS FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, AND THE SAME ISSUE KEEPS OCCURRING. ALSO, IN REVERSE THERE IS A LARGE KNOCKING SOUND AND ACCELERATION WHEN IT IS COLDER THAN 50 DEGREES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311518February 17, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ( 1QT. PER 1K) FOR 09 TOYOTA COROLLA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311508February 17, 2010
STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
EVER SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA I HAVE NOTICED STEERING DIFFICULT. I READ BLOGS AT THE TIME AND IT SEEMED FROM WHAT I READ, THAT THIS WAS JUST A DRAW BACK OF THE CAR, SO I LET IT GO. I FEEL I NEED TO REPORT IT NOW. THE STEERING FEELS WAY TO RESPONSIVE TO EVEN THE SLIGHTEST HAND MOVEMENT OF THE WHEEL, OR BUMP IN THE ROAD. BECAUSE THE SUSPENSION ON THIS MODEL IS SO STIFF, A BUMP IN THE ROAD CAN CAUSE MY HAND TO MOVE A TINY BIT, RESULTING IN THE CAR MOVING MUCH MORE THAN ONE WOULD EXPECT FROM LITTLE MOVEMENT. THE BEST WAY TO SUM UP THE PROBLEM IS THIS; IT IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO JUST GO STRAIGHT, OR HOLD THE WHEEL STILL FOR A SECOND. YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY MOVE SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT JUST TO KEEP IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR LANE. GOING AROUND CURVES SMOOTHLY IS DIFFICULT AS WELL. IF IT IS WINDY THIS PROBLEM IS 10 FOLD, AND DOWN RIGHT DANGEROUS. I HAVE ALREADY SKIDDED OFF A SNOWY HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE CAR SO EASILY FISH TAILED WHILE TRYING TO CORRECT MY STEERING. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO DAMAGE, HAD THERE BEEN VEHICLE IN THE LANE NEXT TO MINE, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A HORRIFIC CRASH. IN MY 17 YEARS OF DRIVING I HAVE NEVER FISH TAILED BEFORE. THE ALIGNMENT AND TIRES HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND ARE FINE. I HAD THE BRAKE RECALL DONE BEFORE THE ABOVE MENTIONED INCIDENT. THERE DOESN'T FEEL TO BE AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE. THE CAR DOES NOT PULL. THE STEERING JUST SEEMS FAR TOO SENSITIVE, THIS COMBINED WITH IT'S ODD AERODYNAMIC RESPONSE, AND BUMPY RIDE MAKE THE STEERING FEEL VERY UNSAFE AT TIMES. EVEN WHEN IT DOESN'T FEEL DANGEROUS, IT IS TIRING TO HAVE TO CONSTANTLY ADJUST THE WHEEL RIGHT AND LEFT JUST TO KEEP IT IN LANE. I'VE NEVER HAD A STEERING ISSUE LIKE THIS WITH ANY OTHER CAR. THERE IS ALSO THE OVERWHELMING SMELL OF SULFUR IN THE PASSENGER CABIN SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK, SEEMS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER DOESN'T HANDLE IT WELL. TOOK IT TO A DEALER FOR THE SULFUR ISSUE AND THEY SAID THAT'S NORMAL. MAKES ME LIGHT HEADED AT TIMES, ON TOP OF JUST STINKING UP MY NEW CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311517February 17, 2010
STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA THAT IS PART OF THE GAS PEDAL RECALL. I BELIEVE IT MAY ALSO HAVE THE STEERING ISSUE AS WELL. I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY STEERING IS ALL OVER THE PLACE, IT TAKES 2 HANDS TO GENERALLY RUN SMOOTHLY. MY HUSBAND COMPLAINS ABOUT IT MORE, I JUST LOVE MY CAR SO I DEFENDED IT BUT NOW THAT I HAVE HEARD THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM, I THINK IT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT ALITTLE CLOSER. MY OTHER ISSUE IS THAT WHEN WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK IN JAUNARY IN REGARDS TO THE GAS PEDAL THEY VERY NICELY INFORMED US THAT THEY WERE REPAIRING THE MORE EXPENSIVE VEHICLES FIRST AND THEN WOULD SCHEDULE ME AN APPOINTMENT. IS THAT ALLOWED? NO OFFENSE, BUT MY LIFE IS JUST AS VALUABLE AS A CAMRY, 4 RUNNER, OR OTHER VEHICLE THAT THEY CONSIDER MORE EXPENSIVE. I WANTED A TOYOTA COROLLA SO BAD AND NOW I WOULD DO ANYTHING TO GET RID OF IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311523February 17, 2010
STEERING
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CAR HAS A VERY LOOSE STEERING SYSTEM. WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT SPEEDS UNDER 45 MPH THE STEERING IS VERY UNRESPONSIVE AND EXTREMELY LIGHT TO TURN. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR WILL MOVE AROUND THE LANE WITHOUT MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR SEEMS TO PULL FROM SIDE TO SIDE SIMILAR TO THE ALIGNMENT BEING OUT OF LINE, BUT IT GOES BOTH WAYS IN AN ALMOST JERKY MOTION. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THIS MAY HAVE BEEN CHANGES IN THE ROAD CONDITIONS, BUT THE CAR WILL DO IT ON COMPLETELY SMOOTH AND FLAT PAVEMENT. NO CORRECTIVE ACTIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311505February 17, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE ONE OF THE NOTORIOUS TOYOTA COROLLA. THE GAS PEDAL HAS BE FIXED-MAYBE BUT I NOW NOTICE AN EXTREMELY TOUCHY STEERING. IT SEEMS TO TURN OK BUT ON THE STRAIGHT AWAY YOU HAVE TO KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL TIGHTLY IT JERKS FROM RIGHT TO LEFT ALWAYS! THE FASTER YOU GO THE MORE PRONOUNCED. I USED TO LIVE IN PHILA AND REMEMBER WHAT IT FELT LIKE DRIVING ON ICE THIS IS QUITE SIMILAR. VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN YOUR OWN LANE. YOU GUYS NEED TO LOOK INTO THIS. I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THIS MESS FROM AND ASKED TO COME IN AND HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. WE'LL SEE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310737February 16, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON 27JAN10, I DROVE HOME AND PARKED THE CAR UNDER THE CARPORT BEFORE AN ICE STORM HIT OKLAHOMA WITH NO ISSUES. ON FRIDAY 29JAN10, I HAD TO MOVE MY CAR TO SHOVEL THE SNOW FROM THE DRIVEWAY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I MADE SURE EVERYTHING (DEFROSTER, FAN, ETC) WERE OFF AND TRIED AGAIN. IT WOULDN'T START AND SOUNDED LIKE THE ENGINE WAS ALMOST STARTING BUT NOT QUITE. I TRIED A 3RD TIME AND IT FINALLY STARTED. ALL THREE ATTEMPTS WERE SEVERAL SECONDS LONG. THE DASHBOARD WOULD NOT LIGHT UP AND AFTER ABOUT 5 SECONDS, IT FINALLY LIT UP BUT THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND VSC ICON LIGHT WERE ON AND THE VSC OFF LIGHT WAS FLASHING. I LET IT WARM UP FOR A WHILE AND THE LIGHTS STILL DID NOT GO AWAY. I MOVED THE CAR TO GET THE SNOW OUT OF THE WAY AND PARKED IT IN THE SAME PLACE AGAIN. THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, 1FEB10, I DROVE TO WORK WITH THE SAME 3 LIGHTS LIT UP ON ROADS THAT HAD SOME ICE. I FISHTAILED IN TWO INTERSECTIONS AND I'VE FELT THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL KICK IN ON WET ROADS LAST YEAR BUT IT NEVER KICKED IN THAT DAY SO I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT I DID NOT HAVE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. I DROVE TO WORK AND FIRED OFF AN E-MAIL TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP BUT I COULD NOT COME IN UNTIL WEDNESDAY 3FEB10 AND BY THEN, THE LIGHTS WENT AWAY ON THEIR OWN. THEY DID, HOWEVER, FIND A CODE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A "CAMSHAFT TIMING" CODE OR SOMETHING OF THAT SORT BUT THE ORIGINAL CODE THAT CAUSED THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT TO COME ON WAS ALREADY KICKED OUT OF MEMORY. THIS WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME THIS EVER HAPPENED. THE DEALERSHIP RESET THE CODE FOR THE CAMSHAFT TIMING CODE BUT NOTHING ELSE WAS DONE EXCEPT RECORD IT IN MY FILE AT MY REQUEST IN CASE IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM COME UP WHEN IT'S COLD AND WET. FOR YOUR INFORMATION, THE OKLAHOMA MESONET SITE SAYS THAT THE HIGH/LOW TEMPERATURES ARE: 27JAN10 66F/43F, 28JAN10 46F/28F, AND 29JAN10 25F/19F. WE HAD RAIN AT FIRST, THEN SLEET, THEN SNOW DURING THAT PERIOD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310732February 16, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED HIS VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND AS HE TURNED THE IGNITION ON WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO A CEMENT WALL. THE VEHICLE'S FRONT FENDERWAS BADLY DAMAGED.THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS INJURED BUT DID NOT GO TO THE HOSPITAL.THE POLICE WAS NOT CALLED BEFORE TOWING THE VEHICLE FROM THE SCENE TO A BODY REPAIR CENTER. AT THAT TIME OF THE COMPLAINT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER.THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CALLED. THERE WAS ONLY NORMAL MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,479 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 116,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10310744February 16, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP 75 MPH WHILE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND BRING IT TO A COMPLETE STOP AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT CHECK THE PEDALS TO SEE IF THE FLOOR MAT MAY HAVE CAUGHT THE PEDAL BUT THE FLOOR MAT WAS IN PLACE. THE CONTACT THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME AND SOON AFTER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE CONTACT FEELS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE. FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310741February 16, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION. SUDDENLY, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO BLINK. THE WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN CLEANED ICE AND SNOW FROM THE SPEED SENSOR CONNECTION. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRICAL WIRES EXHIBITED CORROSION WHICH WERE CLEANED. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AS A RESULT OF PREMATURE WEAR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,979. JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310753February 16, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE 50MPH USING THE CRUISE CONTROL SHE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE LATE TO ENGAGE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FISH TAIL AND CRASH INTO A MAIL BOX POST. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310861February 16, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION IN A 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA. MERGING ONTO 35W S AT COUNTY C. ACCELERATED FOR MERGE. TOOK FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR AFTER MERGING. CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. PRESSED ON BRAKE AND PUT ON HAND BRAKE. THIS ONLY SLOWED ACCELERATION. I GOT OVER TO THE FAST LANE. CAR WAS DOING MORE THAN 70 MPH AT THIS STAGE. I DECIDED TO TAKE FOOT OFF BRAKE, RELEASE HAND-BRAKE AND PRESS DOWN ACCELERATOR PEDDLE. THIS INCREASED ACCELERATION, BUT ON TAKING FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR, THE CAR SLOWED. AT THIS STAGE I HAD MISSED MY EXIT FOR HIGHWAY 280. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE HIGHWAY WAS NOT BUSY AT THE TIME. DATE IS VERY APPROXIMATE. INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING WINTER OF 2001 OR WINTER OF 2002 OR WINTER OF 2003. I STILL DRIVE THE SAME CAR AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY INCIDENT SIMILAR SINCE. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, I HAD PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AS FAR AS THE FLOOR. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE BEEN MORE RESTRAINED WITH PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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