Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10310424February 15, 2010
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN LIGHT TO MODERATE WIND THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTION. VEHICLE WILL CONTINUALLY WANDER AND REQUIRES CONSTANT CORRECTION TO MAINTAIN DESIRED DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310434February 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, MY GAS PEDAL LOCKED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD JUST PASS A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU OR COMPUTER) SHUT DOWN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR HAS 83,000 MILES, 3,000 MILES OVER THE 8YR/80,000 MILE FEDERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE ERROR THAT TOYOTA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO CORRECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310441February 15, 2010
STEERING
2009 TOYOTA COROLLA STEERING IS EXTREMELY LIGHT AND REQUIRES CONSTANT CORRECTION TO HOLD A STRAIGHT LINE. EVEN ON A CALM DAY IT IS LIKE DRIVING IN A HEAVY WIND. ON A WINDY DAY SPEED MUST BE REDUCED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. IF YOU RUN THE TIRES AT RECOMMENDED PRESSURE IT IS EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. ABOUT 32 LBS IS OPTIMUM BUT STILL WORK. THIS WAY SINCE PURCHASE. IF YOU LIT THE STEERING DRIFT GO TOO FAR A SUDDEN CORRECTION CAUSES AN OVERSTEER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310459February 15, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2002 TOYOTA COROLLA AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT HANDLE CAN BE SHIFTED BY ACCIDENTALLY TOUCH. THERE IS NO NEED TO PUSH DOWN THE LOCK BUTTON FOR CHANGING THE GEAR FROM "D" TO "N" OR OTHERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310536February 15, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON 4/26/2006 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA INTO A PARKING SPOT AT HER EMPLOYMENT. THE CAR DID NOT STOP WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. SHE PRESSED THE BRAKES HARD ENOUGH TO LEAVE TIRE TRACKS ON THE CONCRETE AND DUG THROUGH GROUND AFTER JUMPING THE CURB. THE CAR DID FINALLY STOP AFTER HITTING A SMALL TREE AND BARELY MISSING A LIGHT POLE. AT THE TIME WE BELIEVED THAT THE FLOOR MATS\HAD GOT TANGLED UP AND THE HARDER SHE PRESSED ON THE BRAKES THE CAR WENT FASTER. WITH ALL THE MEDIA COVERAGE ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH STUCK GAS PEDALS AND FLOOR MATS . WE ARE NOT SURE THAT IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310585February 15, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE DESCRIPTION I AM SENDING IN MAY OR MAY NOT BE CONNECTED TO THE TOYOTA RECALLS FOR BRAKES OR GAS PEDAL STICKING. MY EXPERIENCE IS THAT EVERYTIME I STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL I FEEL SOMETHING MOVE UNDER MY FEET. SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS ROLLING UNDER THE CARPET. MY FLOOR MATS ARE SNAPPED INTO PLACE SO I KNOW THAT THEY ARE NOT MOVING. I PLAN ON TAKING MY CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALER ON THURSDAY FEB. 18, 2010. THIS FEELING HAS BEEN THERE SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR BACK IN AUGUST OF 2009. MY CAR IS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. THEY SAY BECAUSE IT WAS MADE IN JAPAN I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. WE WILL SEE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310575February 15, 2010
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1999 TOYOTA COROLLA ACCELERATOR STUCK AND COULD NOT BE STOPPED EVEN WHEN APPLYING BRAKE. DRIVER DID NOT KNOW TO PLACE GEAR IN NEUTRAL. CRASHED INTO REAR OF PICKUP AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH TRIGGERING BOTH AIR BAGS. CAR WAS TOTALED AND DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. DRIVER FEMALE, AGE 85 WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION. NO SIGN OF MINI-STROKE. AT THAT TIME FLOOR MATS WERE SUSPECT. FLOOR MAT WAS IN PROPER PLACE. HOWEVER, DRIVER SUSPECTS STUCK ACCELERATOR. ACCORDING TO INSURANCE COMPANY, CAR HAS BEEN SOLD FOR PARTS AND NOT AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. ACCELERATOR HAD NOT STUCK PRIOR TO THIS EVENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10310588February 15, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CAR VIOLENTLY JERKS OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER. THIS HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCURRENCE AND A CASE WAS OPENED BY OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP WITH TOYOTA WHO CLAIMED THAT "A TRANSMISSION CANNOT FAIL IN ONE OF THOSE CARS". THE MODULE ON THE TRANSMISSION WAS RE-CALIBRATED ONCE, AS REQUIRED BY A PREVIOUS SERVICE BULLETIN. I WAS TOLD TO COME BACK WHEN THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AGAIN. I DID NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR, SO I TRADED IT IN AT THE FIRST OPTION I HAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310625February 15, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
RE MY 2007 COROLLA CE. DRIVING WITH MY HUSBAND IN MY 2007 COROLLA IN 8/09 WAS MAKING RIGHT TURN OUT OF RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION ONTO HEAVY TRAFFIC ROADS DURING RUSH HOUR. WITH NO WARNING ENGINE LITERALLY STOPPED DEAD AS I WAS MOVING INTO LANE AND PERHAPS 20% OF WAY INTO LANE. ENGINE HAD BEEN RUNNING FINE BEFORE THAT WITH ABSOLUTELY NO INDICATION OF PROBLEM. FORTUNATELY--WHEN ENGINE STOPPED DEAD--FRONT OF CAR WAS NOT FULLY IN LANE INTO WHICH I WAS TURNING AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC COULD MOVE AROUND ME. TURNED OFF IGNITION, LET SET FOR PERHAPS 60 SECONDS; WAS ABLE TO RE-START ENGINE; CAR STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME, DRIVING 1.2 MILES. GARAGED OVERNIGHT; CAR STARTED NEXT MORNING BUT DIED HALFWAY OUT OF GARAGE. AFTER 5-10 MINUTES STARTED AGAIN BUT DIED AFTER DRIVING 30 YARDS. HAD TOWED TO DEALER; LEARNED THERE'D BEEN A "DEALER'S TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN IN 9/08, TSB EGO42-07, IN RE DEFECTIVE PART, TO QUOTE SERVICE MGR "BAD BATCH OF ECM'S IN "SOME" 2007 TOYOTAS." DEALERS WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE INFORMED CUSTOMERS OF THIS DEFECTIVE ECM WHEN THEY BROUGHT COROLLAS IN FOR SERVICE. PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAD THIS COROLLA SERVICED AT 2 DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS BETWEEN 9/08 AND 8/09, DATE OF INCIDENT, AND NEITHER INFORMED ME OF THIS TSB. MY HUSBAND AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THIS INCIDENT AND, SINCE I TRANSPORT MY 4 YR OLD NEPHEW, HE, TOO, HAD BEEN AT RISK. DEALERSHIP REP SHRUGGED ... COULD HAVE CARED LESS. THIS DEFECT SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN A MERE TSB ... THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL AND COROLLA OWNERS SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. ONLINE RESEARCH AT THE TIME INDICATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN COROLLAS WHICH HAD DIED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, SO WE WERE PROBABLY FORTUNATE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC FOR US. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310656February 15, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA DOES THE FOLLOWING WHEN BRAKING, IF A POTHOLE(S) OR BUMP(S) IN THE ROAD IS HIT (WHILE BRAKING AT THE SAME TIME), THE CAR FAILS TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP UNTIL THE AREA OF THE POTHOLES OR BUMPS IS PASSED. THE BRAKE PEDAL JERKS FORWARD AS IT APPEARS THAT THE BRAKES ARE FAILING TO ENGAGE OR DOES ITS JOB OF SLOWING OR STOPPING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM MANY TIMES SINCE DAY ONE, BUT I THOUGHT THAT IT'S A SUSPENSION PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310670February 15, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
FLOOR MAT MOVED AND HINDER THE GAS PEDAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310407February 15, 2010
STEERING
MY CAR WANDERS WHEN I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY, MAKING IT HARD TO STAY IN LANES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310274February 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2009 COROLLA DEVOLED A SHUDDERING OR STALLING WHEN DEPRESSING CLUTCH COMING TO A STOP WHICH ALSO DROPS RPMS FROM 900 TO A LITTLE UNDER 800 WHEN CAR STOPS CAUSING THE CAR TO RUN ROUGH AND THIS DROP HAPPENS ALL THE TIME BUT IT MAY DROP SLOW OR FAST NOT THE SAME EVERY TIME THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT 5000 MILES WITH OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM ASSOCIATED BY TOYOTA REFLASHING ECM PER TCB WHICH ONE WEEK LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON #3CLY CDE SHOWING MISS FIRE TECH ERASED CODE MISSING ANY DIAGNOSIS CARE STILL ACTING UP GULF STATE TOYOTA TECH SAYS ERASE ECM STILL NOT CHANGED DEALER CANT FIND CODE DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX . LAST VISIT TO DEALER WAS 2-10-2010 DEALER CHAMPION TOYOTA HOUSTON T713-943-7780 SERVICE MGR AND GEN MGR CAR RAN FINE UNTIL OILCONSUMPTION AND REFLASHING ECM CAR HAS 7139 MILES ON IT I AM NOT PLEASED AND WONDER IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310318February 14, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE WITH THE GEAR SHIFT PLACED IN THE "DRIVE" POSITION AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS AN AGGRESSIVE ACCELERATION. THE DRIVER APPLIED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. IN ADDITION, WHENEVER IN THE "REVERSE" POSITION THE FAILURE WAS MORE PRONOUNCED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED FAILURE WHILE IN THE REVERSE AND REAR ENDED A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE MANUFACTURERS DESIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10. THE CONSUMER STATED HE PLACED THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PUT IT IN REVERSE HE BACKED INTO A TREE SHORTLY AFTER HE PURCHASED. UPDATED 05/20/10.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310340February 14, 2010
STEERING
SAFETY PROBLEM WITH STEERING WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON 2009 COROLLA WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CAR TENDS TO VEER TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG A CURVE, APPARENTLY DUE TO THE VAGUE, UNRESPONSIVE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM. THIS CAUSES A SENSE OF LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE NEED TO HOLD ON TIGHTLY TO THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP THE CAR FROM VEERING OUTSIDE OF THE LANE. THIS IS CONSIDERED TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I DON'T SEE HOW THIS CAN BE REMEDIED BY ANY ADJUSTMENT OR REPAIR EXCEPT TO RECALL THE CAR ITSELF AND TAKE IT OFF OF THE ROAD. THIS OCCURRED THE FIRST DAY I DROVE THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310392February 14, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, WITHOUT APPARENT REASON (I.E. NOT BEHIND ON MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE). SHORTLY AFTER, ENGINE STARTED STALLING; FIRST TIME JUST FELL LIKE ENGINE WAS BEING SLUGGISH AND NEEDED TO GIVE MORE GAS TO GET POWER; SECOND TIME, CAR NEARLY FELL STILL (DOWN TO A COUPLE OF MPH'S), EVEN WHEN APPLYING SERIOUS GAS (AND CLEARLY HITTING HIGH RPM & ENGINE ROARING LOUDLY). JUST MANAGED TO PULL THE CAR ASIDE. WHEN TOWTRUCK ARRIVED 30 MINUTES LATER, PROBLEM HAD DISAPPEARED... (FOR NOW). A QUICK CHECK ON GOOGLE SOUNDS LIKE THIS MAY BE DUE TO MANY CAUSES, FROM SIMPLE AIR INTAKE SENSOR, TO MORE SERIOUS ECM PROBLEMS. EITHER WAYS, HAVING YOUR ENGINE STALL SUDDENLY SEEMS PRETTY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IF THIS HAPPENS IN BUSY TRAFFIC. PLAN TO HAVE THIS CHECKED OUT IMMEDIATELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310389February 14, 2010
STEERING
UNINTENDED VEERING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT FEELS LIKE A GUST OF WIND HITTING THE CAR ALL THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310395February 14, 2010
STEERING
09 COROLLA STEERING PROBLEM FEELS LIKE ITS BINDING AND WONT HOLD A STRAIT LINE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN GRANBURY TEXAS DEC.21, 09 THEY DROVE IT 55 MILES AND SAID THE FRONT END WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT DECLARED IT FIXED. THE CAR STILL HAS A PROBLEM . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310401February 14, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY OR ROADS THE IS ABOVE 50 MPH, MY CAR STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO MAKE A UNUSUAL MOVEMENTS ,IT FEELS LIKE DON'T HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE I RECENTLY HAD A INCIDENT, IT WAS A MONDAY MORNING WENT I WAS DRIVING ON A PARKWAY ABOUT 55 MPH WENT MY VEHICLE STAR TO PULL TO MY RIGHT THEM LEFT AND WAS VERY HARD TO STAY IN A STRAIGHT LINE SO I STOP AND CALL MY DEALER AND HAVE THEM CHECK IT OUT BUT NOTHING HAVE BEEN DONE TO MY CAR.SINCE I BUY MY CAR I FELT THIS PROBLEM AND I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES ALL READY AND THEY SAY IS A ENGINEER PROBLEM AND BECAUSE IS A SPORT CAR ,SO AFTER I READ ABOUT THIS ISSUE OVER THE INTERNET I'M VERY SURE I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE I WILLING TO PROVIDE MY CAR FOR A DEEP INSPECTION BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL SECURE WITH THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310127February 13, 2010
STEERING
FROM THE DAY I PURCHASE THE CAR (A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA) AND DROVE IT OFF THE LOT WITH ONLY 16 MILES. I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WOULD CONSTANTLY OVER CORRECT AND ATTEMPT TO DRIFT OUTSIDE ITS LANE AT HIGH SPEEDS (ABOVE 45 MPH). AT FIRST, I THOUGHT IT WAS SIMPLY A NEW CAR BREAKING IN AND MY BROTHER'S CAR (A 2008 MAZDA 3) SHOW THE SAME BEHAVIORS BUT QUICKLY WENT AWAY THE MORE HE DROVE (AROUND THE 500 MILE MARK). HOWEVER, THIS DID NOT OCCUR IN MY VEHICLE AND I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING TO DEAL WITH THE OVERLY SENSITIVE STEERING OF THE CAR. THIS IS HAS AN AFFECT OF TIRING ME OUT FROM ALL THE OVER CORRECTION. CURRENTLY, I HAVE GARAGED THE TOYOTA AWAITING WORD FROM THE DEALER ON THE GAS PEDAL REPAIRS AND USING MY OLDSMOBILE. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. I HOLD NO ILL WILL TOWARDS THE DEALERS, IN FACT I FEEL BAD THAT THEY ARE CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE. I CERTAINLY WOULD LIKE TOYOTA TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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