Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10308494February 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE BRAKE OF TOYOTA COROLLA 2010 DOES NOT RESPOND EFFECTIVELY. IT IS HARD TO MAKE A COMPLETE STOP EVEN IT IS COMPLETELY PRESSED DOWN TO THE FLOOR, WHICH IS REALLY SCARY. I AM IN EL PASO, AND IT IS A HOT AREA. SO THE BRAKE RECALL ON SOME OF THE COLD STATES DOES NOT MAKE SENSE. IT SHOULD RECALL ALL OF THE COROLLA 2010 FOR BRAKE FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308502February 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE IT IS 5 YEARS OLD IT ONLY HAS 10,530 MILES ON IT AND LESS WHEN THE FIRST EVENT OCCURRED. LAST FALL AFTER IDLING FOR A FEW MINUTES I BACKED OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SPEED UP. I IMMEDIATELY SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED AND ASSUMED IT WAS SOMEHOW MY FAULT. I HAD A FRIEND WITH ME WHO WITNESSED THE WHOLE INCIDENT. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN MY PARKING GARAGE. SLOW SPEED AGAIN BUT MOVING FORWARD. I HAD HEARD ABOUT THE FLOOR PADS AND MINE WAS LOOSE SO I REMOVED IT. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN, IN JANUARY--THE DAY THE JETS LOST THE CHAMPIONSHIP(IT WAS BEFORE THE GAME AND NO ALCOHOL) AGAIN I WAS MANEUVERING IN MY SISTER'S DRIVE WAY AND ALMOST ENDED UP IN HER DEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308510February 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TOYOTA COROLLA 2006 MODEL WITH ENGINE LIGHT ON AFTER DRIVING 5 MILES. CAR WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULT OF P2716 BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. LIGHT DISAPPEARED FOR ABOUT TWELVE HOURS THAN REAPPEARED AND WAS CONSTANT FROM THAT TIME ON. THE CAR SEEMED TO HAVE HARD SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY BETWEEN 10- 30 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308501February 10, 2010
STEERING
I PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA IN DECEMBER. DURING THE TEST DRIVE I COMMENTED THAT THE STEERING FELT FUNNY, BUT THE DEALER AND I CHALKED IT UP TO THE ROAD CONDITIONS. I CONTINUE TO OBSERVE THAT THE CAR IS WEAVING BACK AND FORTH ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY. IF I HADN'T SEEN THE NEWS STORY ABOUT THIS ISSUE, I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE JUST ASSUMED THAT THE STEERING WAS "TOUCHY" FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD. NOW THAT I KNOW THAT THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE, COUPLED WITH THE GAS PEDAL ISSUE, I WILL BE CONTACTING THE DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308503February 10, 2010
STEERING
STEERING DRIFTS TO RIGHT. MUST HOLD STEERING WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS AT ALL TIMES TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT. DEALER SAID THIS IS NORMAL FOR ELECTRIC STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308518February 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
WHILE DRIVING OUR 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA ON A SLICK, SNOW-COVERED ROADWAY, A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MY WIFE STOPPED RATHER QUICKLY. SHE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 15-20 MILES PER HOUR, UPON BRAKING, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES KICKED IN AND SEEMED TO COMPLETELY DISENGAGE THE BRAKES. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FIRED SLOWLY, THE PEDAL STRONGLY RESISTED BEING PRESSED AND THE CAR KEPT ON GOING, SHE HAD TO SWERVE INTO A GAS STATION TO AVOID REAR-ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. TWO DAYS LATER, IT SNOWED AGAIN, AND I WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM ON OUR STREET. DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 20-25 MPH, I QUICKLY APPLIED THE BRAKES AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME RESISTANCE TO PRESSING OF THE BRAKES, THE SAME SLOW FIRING OF THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM, AND THE SAME FEELING OF COMPLETE DISENGAGEMENT OF THE BRAKES. THE CAR TOOK NEARLY 120 FEET TO STOP (THIS IS A VERY GROSS ESTIMATE BASED ON PROPERTY SIZES). AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE, WE TESTED THE BRAKES ON OUR TOYOTA RAV 4 ON THE SAME ROAD AND GOT SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER PERFORMANCE - THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN LESS THAN 60 FEET (AGAIN, GROSS ESTIMATE) AND DID NOT EXHIBIT THE RESISTANCE TO PRESSING OR THE SLOW FIRING OF THE ABS. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, WE WERE INFORMED THAT EVERYTHING TESTED FINE AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND NOTHING TO FIX. THE PROBLEM RECURRED AGAIN IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS TWO DAYS LATER. THE DEALER HAS OFFERED TO ALLOW US TO BRING THE CAR IN ON A DAY WHEN A REP FROM TOYOTA WILL BE PRESENT, BUT I FEEL THAT THEY DO NOT BELIEVE US, AND AM NOT OPTIMISTIC THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308517February 10, 2010
STEERING
2009 COROLLA S STEERING PROBLEM--DRIVING ON FREEWAY CAR WANDERS ANY ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE STEERING DOESN'T HELP I'M CONSTANTLY TRYING TO KEEP MY COROLLA WITH IN THE LANE. I'M MORE WORRIED ABOUT THE STEERING THAN THE GAS PEDAL. I TRADED IN A 2006 COROLLA FOR THIS ONE, NO PROBLEMS WITH THE 2006. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THAT THE STEERING WAS DESIGNED TO HANDLE THIS WAY. I REPORTED THE STEERING WITH IN A FEW WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. I WENT ON LINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE COROLLA. OVER THE YEAR I FOUND MYSELF COMING VERY CLOSE TO GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION BECAUSE OF CAR DRIFTING INTO THE OTHER LANE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308536February 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, PARKING BRAKE
I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH 55K MILES THAT ONE OF THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP AN WOULD NOT ROTATE. THE CAR COULD NOT BE MOVED AS THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL BECAME LOCKED. AFTER TOWING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY REMOVED THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS AND CLEANED DUST AND RUST FROM INSIDE THE DRUMS. LUCKILY THE REAR BRAKES DID NOT BECOME "STUCK" ON A ROADWAY WHERE THERE WAS TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308580February 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
THE BRAKE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY WHEN YOUR STOP IN A RED LIGHT OR WAITING IN DRIVE THRU RESTAURANT YOU HAVE TO PUSH REALLY HARD THE BRAKE THAT WAY THE CAR NOT MOVE IF YOU DON'T DO THAT THE CAR START MOVE FORWARD VERY SLOW YOU DON'T FEEL WHEN START MOVING I HIT OTHER CAR WAS IN FRONT OF ME IN THE DRIVE THRU AT MCDONALDS RESTAURANT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308572February 10, 2010
STEERING, TIRES
I HAVE 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. OVER SPEED 60 MILES I FEEL STEERING PROBLEM. ITS HARD TO STAY IN THE MIDDLE OF A LANE, CAR GOES BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT AT HIGH SPEEDS. IN ADDITION IF THE ROAD IS SLIPPERY, I NEED TO HANDLE STEERING VERY CAREFULLY. I DON'T THINK MY CAR IS SAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308592February 10, 2010
STEERING
I PURCHASED A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA "S" SEDAN IN THE SUMMER OF 2008. AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-6 MONTHS, I DETECTED INSTABILITY IN THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DOWN THE I-95 CORRIDOR, SOUTH OF THE WASHINGTON DC AREA. I REPORTED THIS TO CLOSE FRIENDS, BUT AFTER DISCUSSION WITH THE FRIEND, ATTRIBUTED IT TO THE NEW ELECTRIC POWER STEERING AND TO A SMALLER WHEELBASE VEHICLE THAT I'M NOT ACCUSTOMED TO DRIVING. AFTER MONITORING RECENT PRESS REPORTS THAT OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE BROUGHT TO LIGHT REGARDING THE SAME SITUATION, I FELT COMPELLED TO REPORT OUR EXPERIENCE, WHICH WAS WELL BEFORE THE RECENT, MYRIAD RECALLS ISSUED BY TOYOTA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308597February 10, 2010
STEERING
STEERING DRIFT AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS 50 MPH + HAPPENS OFF AND ON AS I'M DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, I HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT AND IT WILL START TO MERGE EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT, IT HAPPENS ON STRAIGHT ROADS AND CURVY ROADS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308608February 10, 2010
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
IN MAY 21, 2009, WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IN A 45 MPH ROAD, THE CAR SPEED SUDDENLY COULDN'T MAINTAIN AND STARTED TO DECREASE ALTHOUGH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THEN FOUND THE CAR ENGINE STALLED AND COULDN'T RESTART. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO OTHER CAR HIT HIS CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. BUT ENGINE SUDDENLY STALL WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY IN A HIGHWAY COULD BE LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM, WHICH COULD BE EVEN WORSE THAN SUDDEN ACCELERATION. I HAVE READ QCSREPORT00203 REPORT REGARDING ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEMS IN TOYOTA CONSUMER COMPLAINTS TO NHTSA. IN THIS REPORT IT STATES: IT IS FREQUENTLY POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM IS USED IN AN ENGINE IN A SPECIFIC VEHICLE ONCE THE MAKE, THE MODEL, THE MODEL YEAR, AND THE CORRESPONDING TOYOTA ENGINE FAMILY ARE IDENTIFIED. IN 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA OWNERS' MANUAL, PAGE107, IT CLEARLY STATES: IF ENGINE SPEED DOES NOT INCREASE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM SOMEWHERE IN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM. FROM THIS STATEMENT, IT TELLS THAT TOYOTA DOES AWARE THE ENGINE SUDDEN STALL PROBLEM AND THE DEFECTIVENESS OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM. TOYOTA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY ON 2007 COROLLA AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308617February 10, 2010
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA SWAYS BACK AND FORTH IN THE LANE, SOMETIMES CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO GO INTO THE LEFT OR RIGHT LANE. FOR AWHILE I THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO THE WIND OR MAYBE THE ROAD BEING UNEVEN BUT I HAVE DRIVEN ON DIFFERENT HIGHWAYS AND IT HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES. THE VEHICLE SWAYS WHEN I REACH SPEEDS OF 40+. THE WHEEL WILL BE STRAIGHT BUT THE VEHICLE WILL STILL SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I SAW THAT OTHER 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA OWNERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AND I REALIZED IT WAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE VEHICLE AND NOT JUST SURROUNDINGS SUCH AS THE WIND OR THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308630February 10, 2010
AIR BAGS, STEERING, EQUIPMENT
I WAS MAKING A ROUTINE TURN AND LOST CONTROL OF STEERING. IT ONLY HAPPENED THE ONE TIME, POLICE REPORT SAID CAR ROLLED TWO OR THREE TIMES, TOTAL LOSS TO CAR AND INJURY TO DRIVER. I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY THE CAUSE OTHER THAN I LOST CONTROL. CAN'T SAY ANY OF THE RECALLS DID OR DID NOT CAUSE THE ACCIDENT. MY PRIMARY COMPLAINT IS THAT I PAID FOR FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS, AND NONE DEPLOYED ON A CAR THAT ROLLED TWO OR THREE TIMES. WHY AM I PAYING FOR EQUIPMENT THAT IS NOT EFFECTIVE? IF A CAR ROLLS OVER AT MINIMUM THE SIDE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. I WOULD ALSO THINK THIS WOULD TRIGGER THE OTHER AIR BAGS. WITH ALL THE RECALLS HOW WOULD WE KNOW IF ANY OF THESE CONTRIBUTED TO THE CRASH? I UNDERSTAND THE ROLLOVER RATING APPLIES TO THE STABILITY OF THE CAR, BUT RATING THE SAFETY IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT SHOULD ALSO BE RATED. WHY DON'T AIR BAGS DEPLOY AUTOMATICALLY WHEN CAR HITS SIDES OR THE ROOF? WE PAID FOR SAFETY AND RELIABILITY OF THE TOYOTA, BUT IT APPEARS THAT THE EXTRA MONEY IS WASTED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10308253February 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN I QUICKLY BRAKED, THE BRAKES SHUDDERED AND MADE A LOUD SCRAPING NOISE. I NOTICED A SLOWER RESPONSE AFTER PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. EVEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE IS A NOTICEABLE AMOUNT OF VIBRATION COMING FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308258February 10, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
I BOUGHT A NEW 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA S AND REALIZED THAT I CAN'T CONTROL THE STEERING AT SPEEDS OVER 50MPH. THIS PROBLEM WAS NOTED, TO MY SALESMAN, THE SAME DAY I PURCHASED THE CAR. MY WHOLE FAMILY, INCLUDING MYSELF, MADE A LIVING SELLING CARS. I'VE DRIVEN IN MANY DIFFERENT CARS AND KNOW WHEN SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT. THE COROLLA'S STEERING IS DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER EVEN NOTED THAT THERE IS A STEERING ISSUE, BUT TOYOTA DOESN'T HAVE A FIX. I TALKED TO A REPRESENTATIVE AT TOYOTA'S CORPORATE OFFICE, BUT HE TOLD ME THEY CAN'T HELP UNTIL THEIR IS A PROBLEM. WHEN I DRIVE ON THE EXPRESS WAY THE CAR'S STEERING IS UNPREDICTABLE, UNSAFE, AND DEFECTIVE. I'M FORCED TO DRIVE THIS CAR BECAUSE IT'S MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308268February 10, 2010
STEERING
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER NEW COROLLA (2010) HOME FROM COLLEGE IN DECEMBER 2009. WHEN SHE GOT HOME SHE WAS EXTREMELY UPSET AND TOLD ME THAT SHE HAD ENCOUNTERED A STEERING PROBLEM WITH THE CAR ON HER WAY HOME -- SHE COULDN'T KEEP THE CAR CENTERED ON THE HIGHWAY AS THE CAR KEPT MOVING TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER (DECEMBER 2009) I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT ABOUT 65 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND COULD NOT KEEP THE CAR ON CENTER. IT FELT LIKE I WAS CAUGHT IN A TERRIBLE CROSSWIND, MOVING ME FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AS I TRIED TO STAY ON CENTER. I ENDED UP HAVING TO KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL JUST TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM MY DAUGHTER HAD EXPERIENCED. IN MY 30 YEARS OF DRIVING I HAVE NEVER HAD AN EXPERIENCE LIKE THAT BEFORE. IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A PROBLEM AT LOWER SPEEDS JUST HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND, TO DATE, THIS PROBLEM HAS ONLY HAPPENED THOSE TWO TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308262February 10, 2010
STEERING
THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IN MY 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA IS VERY ERRATIC AND UNSTABLE AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH AND ABOVE. IT BECOMES MUCH WORSE WHEN THE WIND IS BLOWING. I HAVE HAD A TOYOTA DEALER INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I LEASED THE VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 2009 AND THE PROBLEM HAS NEVER GONE AWAY. YESTERDAY, I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER. THEY TOLD ME TO CHECK THE TIRE AIR PRESSURE (WHICH I DO AT LEAST MONTHLY), CHECK THE SHOCKS ABSORBERS (WHICH I CAN NOT DO), AND THEN HAVE ANOTHER TOYOTA DEALER INSPECT THE CAR AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308266February 10, 2010
STEERING
THE STEERING IN MY 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA "S" IS HARD TO CONTROL AND, I FEEL UNSAFE, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CAR WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD, REQUIRING CONSTANT CORRECTION. HOWEVER, OFTEN MINOR CORRECTIONS FAIL TO HAVE ANY EFFECT, AND MAJOR CORRECTIONS RESULT IN OVERCORRECTION, OFTEN MAKING THE CAR LEAVE THE LANE. TOYOTA CLAIMS THIS IS JUST THE NATURE OF ITS "ELECTRIC" STEERING. I DISAGREE. I NO LONGER DRIVE MY CAR (BRAND NEW, MIND YOU... FEWER THAN 2,000 MILES) ON THE HIGHWAY. THE PROBLEM ISN'T PRESENT AT CITY SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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