Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10308135February 9, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I AM HAVING WHAT COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH MY ALMOST NEW COROLLA 2004 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH ONLY 8000 KM. IF I LEAVE THE CAR PARKED FOR SAY MORE THAN A WEEK, I THEN START IT, AND TRY TO GO FORWARD OR IN REVERSE THE CAR TAKES (LAGS) LIKE 5 OR 6 SECONDS TO SORT OF ENGAGE THE GEAR. AT FIRST IT SORT OF LIKE STARTS TO GO BUT NOT FULLY (SLIPS) AND AFTER THAT IT GOES SOLID. I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND MY EXPLANATION?? DEALER HAS PERFORMED THE HYDRAULIC TEST, RESET THE MEMORY, AND CHANGED THE ATF OIL. IT SEEMS THAT PERHAPS ONE OF THE INTERNAL VALVES TENDS TO LEEK OR IS NOT ABLE TO RETAIN THE PRESSURE OVER TIME. THE CAR HAS NOW 15000 KM. AND THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. IT TAKES MORE TIME TO FULLY ENGAGE INTO GEAR. I CAN SEE HOW A SERIOUS ACCIDENT CAN HAPPENED IF THE PERSON DRIVING THE CAR IS NOT AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND WILL TRY TO ACCELERATE TO GET THE CAR MOVING AND SUDDENLY LOOSE CONTROL OVER A SUDDEN UNWANTED ACCELERATION. I WAS NEVER CONTACTED BEFORE AND I HOPE SOMEONE IN YOUR DEPARTMENT TAKES SERIOUSLY THIS INFORMATION. THE PREVIOUS COMPLAINT (ODI NUMBER) WAS 10187863. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308106February 9, 2010
STEERING
BOUGHT MY NEW 2010 COROLLA S ON DEC. 28TH, 2009; NOTICED HOW THE STEERING WAS ODD, BUT THOUGHT IT WAS MY IMAGINATION. IT SEEMS TO DRIFT ON IT'S OWN LEFT AND RIGHT - LIKE IT'S BEING BLOWN AROUND BY A GUST OF WIND - BUT THE WIND ISN'T BLOWING! THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. EACH TIME IT DOES THIS VEERING MANEUVER I LOOK AT THE SURROUNDING TREES TO SEE IF THEY ARE BEING BLOWN TOO - BUT THEY ARE NOT. I HAVE JUST OVER 1,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN SCAMMED BY TOYOTA. THIS IS MY FIRST OFFICIAL COMPLAINT AND I WILL CALL THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308141February 9, 2010
STEERING
THE STEERING (EPS) TWITCHES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, SOMETIMES A LITTLE, SOMETIMES A LOT. IT SEEMS TO DO IT MORE IN AREAS WITH POWERLINES AND OTHER INTERFERENCE. THIS IS ALWAYS, NOT JUST ON A CERTAIN DATE. SOME DAYS IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308155February 9, 2010
STEERING
WE HAVE AN 09 COROLLA XLE...THE CAR WANDERS AT SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH FROM LANE TO LANE...IT TAKES EFFORT TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT... ...TOYOTA HAS SAID IT IS THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308167February 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2010 TOYOTA COROLLA BRAKE FAILURE WHICH WAS REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH MY PARENTS. DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THE REVIEWED BRAKES AND THERE WAS NO ISSUE. MY FATHER REPORTED TO OFFICER THAT BRAKES DID NOT WORK. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10308154February 9, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WITHIN A FEW WEEKS OF PURCHASING MY TOYOTA COROLLA 2009, I NOTICED AT BOTH SLOW AND FAST SPEEDS THE CAR DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT DEPENDING ON THE INERTIA OF THE CAR. THE CAR DOES NOT STAY IN ITS LANE -- I.E. THE CAR DOES NOT DRIVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE -- WITHOUT FULL ATTENTION AND STEADY PRESSURE OF BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL TO CORRECT THE DRIFT. ON HIGHWAYS (FROM 45MPH AND ESPECIALLY FROM 65MPH) THIS PROBLEM IS EXAGGERATED -- I.E. SMALL DRIFTS OR CORRECTIONS CAN RESULT IN SWERVING AND HAVE GREATER POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT. ON ONE OCCASION I EXPERIENCED DRIFTING OFF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO CORRECT IN TIME. HOWEVER, IT STRUCK ME AS SUCH A DANGER THAT I STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND AVOID HIGHWAYS ALTOGETHER WHEREVER POSSIBLE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ABOUT 100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 8,500. THIS COMPLAINT UPDATES A PRIOR COMPLAINT FILED FEBRUARY 4, 2010. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308152February 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I AM EXTREMELY UPSET BECAUSE MY BRAKES FAILED FOR A BRIEF (BUT SCARY) TIME TONIGHT ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. THEY ALSO MADE A VERY STRANGE NOISE. I HAVE 24,000 MILES ON THE CAR, ALMOST ALL HIGHWAY. PLEASE CALL ASAP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308145February 9, 2010
SUSPENSION, STEERING
WE OWN A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE STEERING IS TERRIBLE. ON THE HWY IT IS AS THOUGH THE WIND IS BLOWING HARD AND BLOWING THE CAR ALL OVER THE PLACE. LATELY WE WERE ON THE HWY AND WATCHED THE TREE TOPS NO WIND BUT THE CAR WAS ALL OVER THE LANE. IT IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP IT ON TRACK I WOULD SAY OVER 40MPH. I WAS DRIVING MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDCHILDREN HOME ONE EVENING AND IT JUST VEERED OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT. MY DAUGHTER ASKED ME WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED. I BELIEVE IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. PLEASE DON'T WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. I PUT THE DATE 2/1/09 BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN CONTINUOUS SINCE WE PURCHASED IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308186February 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES UNRESPONSIVE, REQUIRES DEPRESSION OF PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD BEFORE BRAKES BEGIN ENGAGING. OCCURS AT ALL SPEEDS. DEALER ADJUSTED BRAKES AND BLED LINES AND THIS ISSUE CONTINUES. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT I AM USED TO AND I HAVE TO GET USED TO IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308173February 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2010 TOYOTA COROLLA, EXPERIENCE LOUD NOISES WHEN BRAKING WHILE GOING OVER ROUGH ROAD, SPEED BUMPS OR GRATES IN THE ROAD AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308182February 9, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2009 COROLLA SINCE MAY 2008 AND SINCE THE FIRST DAY I BOUGHT MY CAR, I HAVE HAD THIS FEELING THAT THE STEERING ON MY COROLLA IS "SUPER SENSITIVE" AND THAT IS A CHALLENGE TO KEEP THE CAR FROM VEERING TO EITHER SIDE. I HAD THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED BUT THAT DID NOT HELP A LOT. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT MAYBE IT IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE 2009 COROLLAS HAVE AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING VERSUS THE HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING IN THE EARLIER MODELS, AND SINCE I HAVE NEVER OWNED AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CAR IN THE PAST, I FEEL IT DIFFERENT BUT NOW READING ABOUT THE CHALLENGE THAT OTHER 2009 COROLLA OWNERS FACE WHEN TRYING TO KEEP IT GOING STRAIGHT, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS SOMETHING BIGGER. IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER MY 09 COROLLA WITH ONE HAND (WHICH WAS NEVER AN ISSUE WITH MY PREVIOUS CARS) AND IT IS A CHALLENGE TO PREVENT IT FROM VEERING OFF THE LANE. I HAVE TO USE A TIGHT TWO HANDED GRIP TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM MOVING TOWARDS ANOTHER... WHICH HAPPENS WITHIN SECONDS AND HAS SCARED ME WHILE DRIVING, MORE THAN JUST A COUPLE TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308178February 9, 2010
STEERING
2009 COROLLA LE......THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STEER CORRECTLY OR MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT COURSE LINE. THERE IS AN ENGINEERING ERROR IN THE 2009 COROLLA LE. THE REAR STAMPED AXLE HAS NO PROVISION FOR REAR WHEEL ALIGNMENT. TOYOTA CLAIMS THE CAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH SELF ALIGN...THIS IS NOT TRUE. THE ONLY RESOLVE FOR THE STEERING ISSUES ON THE 2009 COROLLA LE IS TO MODIFY THE VEHICLE FRAME SO THAT THE STAMPED AXLE CAN BE REPOSITIONED THEREBY BRINGING THE REAR WHEELS INTO ALIGNMENT WITH THE FRONT WHEELS. I ATTEMPTED TO WORK WITH TOYOTA CORPORATE BUT WAS SIMPLY STONEWALLED. I HAD TO HAVE A PRIVATE WHEEL AND FRAME SHOP MODIFY MY NEW TOYOTA TO CORRECT THE STEERING ISSUE. I HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTATION INCLUDING INDEPENDENT HUNTER SPECIFICATION SHEETS BOTH FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND 3RD PARTY WHEEL AND FRAME SHOPS TO VERIFY THE ISSUE AND ALSO HOW THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. AGAIN, IT IS AN ENGINEERING ISSUE WITH GRAVE POTENTIAL OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO WHICH TOYOTA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308202February 9, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A TOYOTA COROLLA 2009. MY CAR HAS SOME PROBLEM WITH ITS STEERING BECAUSE STEERING IS NOT STEADY,AND IT IS MOVING AROUND LINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308198February 9, 2010
STEERING
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2010 COROLLA ON FEBRUARY 3, 2010. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TONIGHT FROM WORK AND MY CAR STARTED DRIFTING TO THE LEFT. IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD FOR ME TO STAY IN THE PROPER LANE. IT APPEARS IF THE CAR WAS DRIFTING BY ITSELF, AND I WAS ON THE VERGE OF LOSING CONTROL. BY RESEARCHING HOW TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM I NOTICED THERE WERE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME SITUATION. TOYOTA IS PUTTING MAY LIVES INTO DANGER, THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS REGARDING THIS ISSUE? IS RETURNING/EXCHANGING THIS CAR A POSSIBILITY AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE FACT I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS VEHICLE A WEEK? I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. MY FAMILY IS IN EXTREME RISK, I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO CALL ME IMMEDIATELY REGARDING THIS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308203February 9, 2010
STEERING
STEERING ISSUE WITH 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA, 25,050 MILES. WHILE TRAVELING AT 20MPH IN RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION, VEHICLE VEERED LEFT, STEERING UNRESPONSIVE, SPUN 180 DEGREES AND CAME TO REST AGAINST THE CURB ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CAR IN FRONT AND CAR TO THE REAR PASSED THROUGH SAME AREA WITHOUT INCIDENT. ALSO, VEHICLE WILL DRIFT ABRUPTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, SIMILAR TO EFFECT OF HIGH CROSSWIND OR ICE, WITH NO MOVEMENT OF STEERING WHEEL AND NONE OF THE BODY ROLL THAT USUALLY ACCOMPANIES A CROSSWIND, REQUIRES HIGH LEVEL OF ATTENTIVENESS TO AVOID CROSSING LANE BOUNDARIES. THIS BEHAVIOR IS SPORADIC, BUT A 10-MILE TRIP IS ENOUGH DISTANCE FOR SEVERAL OCCURRENCES. GIVEN THE INTERMITTENT NATURE OF THIS ISSUE, I HAVE NOT REPORTED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP NOR TO TOYOTA, SO NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AND NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308191February 9, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA CE IT STALLED AT AN INTERSECTION EFFECTING STEERING AND BRAKING AFTER IT STALLED IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE CAR TO START AND RUN. WHILE RETURNING HOME IT STALLED TWO MORE TIMES, WHILE I WAS DRIVING I ALSO NOTICE THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PASTED 20 MPH EVEN WHILE PUSHING THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN AND HARD SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308214February 9, 2010
SUSPENSION
MY 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS BEEN DRIFTING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. IF I TAKE MY EYES OFF THE ROAD FOR A SECOND TO GLANCE AT MY REAR VIEW MIRROR OR SIDE VIEW MIRRORS, THE COROLLA WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT. THE DRIFTING USUALLY BEGINS AROUND THE 40 MPH MARK. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY CLAIM THAT THEY ARE NOT FINDING ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307369February 8, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
MY WIFE HAS EXPERIANCED BRAKE FADE, BRAKE FAILURE AND INCONSISTANT BRAKING WITH HER 2009 COROLLA. I HAVE NOTED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY AND WARMUP OF THE OPERATING SYSTEM. THE SITUATION WAS BRIEFLY IMPROVED AFTER THE PREVIOUS RECALL FOR THE BRAKE BOOSTEDR PROBLEM BUT RETURNED IN 60 DAYS. TOYOTA SEEMS TO NOT CARE ABOUT THIS ISSUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307371February 8, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AS I WAS TURNING OFF A MAIN ROAD TO A STORE PARKING LOT MY VEHICLE BEGAIN TO ACCELERATE AFTER I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE. I WAS GOING ABOUT 10MPH AT THE TIME. I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY STOP THE CAR AND TURN IT OFF. AT THIS TIME, I WILL NOT ALLOW ANYONE IN MY FAMILY TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. I AM AN ENGINEER AND THERE IS NO QUESTION IN MY MIND THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN AFTER I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE AND I WAS DRIVING ON A ROAD WITH NO GRADE (FLAT ROAD).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10307509February 8, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY TOYOTA COROLLA HAS ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY SEVERAL TIMES, GENERALLY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS AROUND 32 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED IT, I REAR-ENDED A PICKUP TRUCK AFTER A RED LIGHT HAD TURNED GREEN. THE SECOND TIME, I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THE CAR SHOT BACKWARDS 30' INTO A POST (DENTING MY BUMPER AND BREAKING THE REAR DRIVERS' SIDE LIGHTS). THE THIRD TIME, NOTHING WAS BROKEN - I WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON THE ROAD - BUT IT SCARED THE BEJESUS OUT OF ME. I CALLED TOYOTA TO COMPLAIN AND THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY CAR. MY BELIEF IS THAT THERE ARE ACCELERATOR / ELECTRONICS PROBLEMS WITH THE TOYOTA COROLLA THAT THEY ARE NOT ADMITTING.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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