Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10308316February 10, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CAR IS ABOUT 9 MONTHS OLD. I NOTICED IN JANUARY 2010 THAT THE CAR IS NOT STEADY AT HIGH SPEEDS. ON THE HIGHWAY, AT ABOUT 60 MPH, THE CAR REQUIRED CONSTANT MANEUVERING OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO PREVENT IT FROM DRIFTING OFF A LANE. TO BE MORE PRECISE, EVEN WHEN I HOLD THE STEERING STEADY, THE CAR DRIFTS AND I HAVE TO BRING THE CAR BACK INTO THE LANE BY ADJUSTING THE WHEEL SLIGHTLY. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME I DRIVE, BUT HAS HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS SO FAR. THE DRIFT IS QUITE SIGNIFICANT AND SOMETHING TOYOTA CANNOT IGNORE. I HOPE TOYOTA RECOGNIZES THIS PROBLEM ASAP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308319February 10, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY NEW TOYOTA COROLLA 2010 - WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (60+ MPH), THE VEHICLE WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN START TO WANDER BACK AND FORTH IN THE LANE, FOR A FEW HUNDRED YARDS. THEN AS QUICKLY AS IT STARTED, IT STOPS. THE WANDERING HAS ALMOST CREATED 4 COLLISIONS SO FAR. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT, AS THESE PROBLEMS ARE HAPPENING AT HI SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308361February 10, 2010
STEERING
MY 2009 COROLLA HAS ALWAYS FELT AS IF IT WERE WANDERING AS I WAS DRIVING. I TOLD MY SALES PERSON AND HE FELT I WAS JUST NOT USED TO IT AS I HAD BEEN DRIVING A NEW TOYOTA TUNDRA THAT IS MUCH BIGGER. I HAVE DRIVEN SMALL TOYOTAS SINCE THE 70'S SO I THINK THIS IS NOT THE CASE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS FOR A YR AND 1/2 NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308368February 10, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA, THE VEHICLE DRIFTS WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD IN A STRAIGHT LINE OFF CENTER. TOYOTA HAS DONE A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND STATE THAT ALL IS ACCORDING TO SPEC. I OWN A TOYTOA 4RUNNER 2003 AND IT TRACKS STRAIGHT AND TRUE ON THE SAME ROADWAY. I DRIVE A FORD POLICE INTERCEPTOR AT WORK AND I ALSO DRIVES STRAIGHT AND TURN ON THE SAME ROADWAYS. CONSUMER REPORTS MAGAZINE ALSO REPORTS IN THEIR TEST THAT THE COROLLA 2009 WAS VAGUE ON CENTER DURING THEIR TEST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308348February 10, 2010
SUSPENSION, STEERING
MY CAR WANDERS SIDE TO SIDE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON INTERSTATE AND HIGHWAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308365February 10, 2010
STEERING
STEERING ON 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA IS VAGUE, RESULTING IN DIFFICULTY IN MAINTAINING LANE WHEN DRIVING OVER 45 MPH. CONSTANT CORRECTION IS REQUIRED. SUGGEST LOOKING AT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THIS VEHICLE AND 2009 PONTIAC VIBE (WHICH WE ALSO OWN, AND IS BUILT ON SAME PLATFORM) WHICH DOES NOT EXHIBIT SAME DEGREE OF DRIVING DIFFICULTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308349February 10, 2010
STEERING
I PURCHASED A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA S MODEL ON MARCH 23, 2008. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE I HAVE NOTICED THAT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE CAR MOVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD. FOR SOME REASON THERE IS A LOT OF "EXTRA PLAY" IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH FORCES THE DRIVER TO CONTINUALLY MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT AND RIGHT TO KEEP THE CAR GOING STRAIGHT. THIS IS THE 3RD COROLLA I HAVE OWNED IN MY LIFETIME AND I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE LIKE THIS. IT SEEMS THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A FAULTY DESIGN PLAN USED WHEN TOYOTA MANUFACTURED THIS NEW MODEL VEHICLE. CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME HOW I SHOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND WHAT MY NEXT STEPS MIGHT BE? THANK YOU! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308352February 10, 2010
STEERING
MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA S VEERS (AS IF HIT BY HARSH WIND) WHILE DRIVING 60+ MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS DRIVING OUT OF STATE ON A HIGHSPEED HIGHWAY WHEN I NOTICED THE PROBLEM. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS TO KEEP MY CAR IN MY LANE. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE PROBLEM OCCUR AT HIGH SPEEDS SO I HAVE BEEN DRIVING SLOWER SINCE THEN. I FOUND OUT YESTERDAY THAT THERE MAY BE ANOTHER POSSIBLE RECALL AND THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308376February 10, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I OWN A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA THAT HAS HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF NOT STARTING. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START AFTER SITTING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, HOWEVER, IT WILL START AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO DO SO. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN APRIL 2008. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN THE SHOP ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE AND THEY TELL ME THEY CANNOT FIND A CAUSE FOR THIS. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED FOUR OTHER TIMES THAT I DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE GARAGE SINCE THEY INFORMED ME THEY COULD NOT FIX IT IF IT WOULD NOT REPEAT THE BEHAVIOR. THE OCCURRENCE IS VERY SPORADIC AND THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THE LAST TIME IT WAS IN THE GARAGE THEY PLACED A FUEL ADDITIVE IN THE GAS TANK TO FIX THE PROBLEM... STILL NO RESOLVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308385February 10, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. I NOTICED THAT IN HIGH SPEED (60 MPH) SOME TIMES IT IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE CAR IN LANE AND AT HIGH SPEED IT DRIFTS. I WAS DRIVING TO MISSISSIPPI FROM ATLANTA AND NOTICED THE DRIFT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308404February 10, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA THAT IS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL, BUT I EXPERIENCE JERKING ON ACCELERATION THE FIRST 1 TO 2 MILES EACH DAY. THE JERKY ACCELERATION OCCURS ON FLAT SURFACES. IT SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN ON COLD STARTS FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY ACCELERATOR OR THE ELECTRONICS MAY BE DEFECTIVE. ALSO, IT IS HARD TO CONTROL THE STEERING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR ROAMS INTO OTHER LANES EASILY. I AM CONCERNED THAT SOME PARTS ON MY VEHICLE MAY NEED TO BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308452February 10, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION
2010 COROLLA LE . THIS CAR CAN NOT BE DRIVEN IN A STRAIT LINE ON THE HIGHWAY ! IT SEEMS TO CONSTANTLY DRIFT TO THE LEFT AND THEN TO THE RIGHT . CAR HAS 2000 MILES ON IT NOW BUT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE DAY ONE . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308432February 10, 2010
STEERING
2009 TOYOTA COROLLA STEERING COMPLAIN. 1. DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE CAR IN A STRAIGHT POSITION WHILE DRIVING. 2. LOOKS LIKE IT IS LAGGING BEHIND WHEN TURNING OR DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT POSITION. 3. IN A SPLIT SECOND, YOU FEEL THAT YOU ARE NOT IN CONTROL OF THE STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308441February 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES WERE REPORTED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER IN 12/08. THEY DISMISSED THE COMPLAINT. IN FEB. 2009, THE CAR BRAKES DID NOT WORK AND THE CAR CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE POLICE REPORT CLEARLY STATES THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TAKEN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER, AGAIN, THE DEALER DISMISSED THE COMPLAINT SAYING EVERYTHING WAS OK. THE DEALER AND THE SALES AND TECHNICAL SPECIALIST. SAID THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK AND ALLUDED TO THE AGE OF THE DRIVER AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE WITH STUCK GAS PEDAL BUT THEY NEVER CHECKED OR MENTIONED THIS AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE. AS A CONSUMER, THIS WOULD NOT EVEN OCCUR TO ME. I CAN SIMPLY STATE THAT THE CAR CRASHED BECAUSE THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. TOYOTA REFUSES TO CHECK TO SEE IF THE 2008 COROLLA ALSO HAS PROBLEMS WITH STICKY GAS PEDALS WITH THIS VEHICLE. WE NEED YOUR HELP IN INSURING OUR SAFETY BECAUSE WE ARE AFRAID THAT TOYOTA WILL NOT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308461February 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY TOYOTA COROLLA 2005 CARS BRAKES HAS ALWAYS MADE A NOISE. FINALLY ON 4-16-09 THE CAR TIRES WAS VERY HOT AND SMOKING. THE NEXT DAY CONTACTED GATES TOYOTA, SOUTH BEND , IN. AND HAD IT TOWED IN. THE MOUNTING DISC BRAKES, DISC BRAKE CALIPERS, PAD KIT, HOLDERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. GATES SAID THAT TOYOTA KNEW THEY HAD DEFECTIVE PARTS BUT THEY NEVER DO RECALLS SO COST US $969.27 TO HAVE FIXED EVEN THOUGH WE HAD THE EXTENDED COVERAGE. HELP US GET OUR MONEY BACK FROM WHEN WE BOUGHT THE CAR THE BRAKES SOMETIMES ACTED UP AN LIKE SKIPPED AND THAN WOULD GRAB, AND MADE NOISES, BUT WAS ALWAYS TOLD THAT WAS THAT TYPE OF BRAKES. COULD NOT GET THEM TO FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308467February 10, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
ON 2/8/10 TOYOTA PERFORMED A RECALL REPAIR OF THE GAS PEDAL ON MY 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS FINISHED, I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE IDLE SPEED WAS HIGHER AND THE VEHICLE TOOK LONGER TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308457February 10, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHEN I START THE CAR THE ENGINE NOISE ALTERNATED BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW. THE RPM WAS FLUCTUATING A LOT EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS ONLY BEING HEATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308481February 10, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2006 COROLLA STALLS WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. I LET THE CAR REST FOR ABOUT 30 MINS. AND THEN I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN FOR ABOUT 20 MINS. AT WHICH TIME IT STALLED AGAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ISSUE TURNED OUT TO BE A BAD ECM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308482February 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION IS FROM A NARRATIVE WRITTEN WITHIN 3 HOURS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. AROUND 5:30PM ON 12/10/2008 I WAS DRIVING HOME AROUND 2-3 MILES PER HOUR DUE TO TRAFFIC CONGESTION. THE SKY WAS DARK AND IT WAS LIGHTLY RAINING. THE TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 60-65 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, SO ICE WAS NOT PRESENT ON THE ROAD. THE LARGE SEMI TRUCK DIRECTLY AHEAD OF ME SLOWED DOWN TO A STOP, SO I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE. MY BRAKES DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE AN EFFECT, SO I PUSHED ON THE BRAKES HARDER. THE BRAKES STILL HAD NO EFFECT. I IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED THE CAR INTO THE 'PARK' GEAR AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. NEITHER THE SHIFTING THE GEARS NOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD ANY EFFECT ON THE CAR'S MOTION, MY CAR KEPT MOVING FORWARD. I EVENTUALLY STOPPED WHEN I SMASHED INTO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK, WHICH CAUSED ABOUT $5K OF FRONT END DAMAGE FOR MY CAR AND NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK. THE TIME BETWEEN WHEN I NOTICED THE CAR WAS NOT STOPPING TO WHEN MY CAR HIT THE TRUCK WAS AROUND 2-3 SECONDS. AFTER THINKING ABOUT THESE EVENTS AFTERWARD, I DIDN'T REMEMBER HEARING THE TRANSMISSION GRIND DUE TO THE FACT THE CAR WAS IN THE 'PARK', BUT CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. AFTER THE COLLISION, THE TRUCK AHEAD OF ME LEFT AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. MY CAR STAYED STATIONARY NOW THAT ITS MOMENTUM WAS LOST. I SHIFTED THE CAR BACK INTO 'DRIVE' AND SLOWLY DROVE HOME (AROUND 20-25 MPH). THE BRAKES WORKED LIKE NORMAL AND I DIDN'T HEAR ANY NOISE WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON 01/10/2009. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE CAR AND FOUND THE BRAKES WERE IN 'NORMAL WORKING CONDITION'. THE MECHANIC HYPOTHESIZED THAT THE CAUSE FOR THE BRAKE FAILURE WAS EITHER THE BRAKE FLUID OVERHEATED OR DRIVER ERROR. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT EITHER HYPOTHESIS. NO REPAIR WAS RECOMMENDED AND NO PARTS WERE REPLACED. I AM CONFIDENT I DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND NOT THE ACCELERATOR, SO I SUSPECT THERE MIGHT BE SOME OTHER PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES. THE BRAKES HAVE NOT FAILED SINCE THIS INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308471February 10, 2010
STEERING
I BOUGHT TOYOTA COROLLA 2009 A YEAR AGO. AND AFTER 2 WEEKS I BOUGHT I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE STEERING WHEEL BY FEELING THE SURVEY FORM AND EVEN I WENT TO THE DEALER TO CHECK THIS FOR ME. THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY VERY BAD.... WHEN YOU DRIVE YOU CAR MORE THAN 50 MILE PER HOUR.... IT IS VERY HARD TO KEEP THE LANE STRAIGHT.... YOU HAVE TO GRAB THE WHEEL REALLY HARD... YOU FEEL SWINGING LEFT AND RIGHT WHEN YOU DRIVE THIS CAR IN A HIGHWAY. STARTING FROM WEEK 1. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE STEERING WHEEL OF THIS CAR. I WAS EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM TOYOTA FOLLOWING MY COMPLAINT.... BUT I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING. I AM STILL DRIVING THIS CAR WITH LESS CONFIDENCE AND SCARED EVERY SINGLE TIME I DRIVE. I NEVER FELT DRIVING A NEW CAR FOR A SINGLE DAY. SERIOUSLY, THESE TOYOTA COROLLA 2009 MODEL NEEDS TO BE CHECKED FOR THE STEERING WHEEL. SINCE I HAVE ALREADY BOUGHT IT I CAN'T TO ANYTHING BUT I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE MY COMPLAINTS HEARD BY TOYOTA AND FIX THE ISSUE. THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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