Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10307597February 8, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA S. OCASSIONALLY WHEN I'M BRAKING, MY CAR DOESN'T WANT TO BRAKE. IT MAKES A GRINDING FEELING UNDER MY FOOT. THEN I HAVE TO QUICKLY APPLY THE BRAKE AGAIN TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FLUKE AT FIRST OR DUE TO THE ROAD BEING WET, BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY, AND THE PAVEMENT WAS DRY. LUCKILY I DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST SECOND TO BRAKE, AND I DON'T TAILGATE. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307631February 8, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA LAST MARCH 13, 2009 AT NOON IN A CROWDED PARKING LOT IN MASON , OHIO, A SUBURB OF CINCINNATI. I WAS STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN AND AFTER THAT, I PUSHED ON MY GAS PEDAL WHEN THE CAR TOOK OFF , GOING FROM A DEAD STOP TO 60 MPH , CROSSING THE LOT SO FAST THAT I WAS LUCKY I DID NOT KILL ANYONE THAT DAY. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR AT ALL. IT WAS AS IF I WAS ON A DRAGSTRIP TRYING TO RACE! I WAS SURROUNDED BY MINIVANS AND THERE WAS A BURGER KING RESTAURANT ON THE ONE SIDE OF ME WITH A BUSY KOHL'S NEXT TO MY CAR. I WAS TERRIFIED BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR! THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK FOR ME ,AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HAD TO STOP THE CAR AS I HAD ONLY A FEW MINUTES TO STOP OR I WOULD HAVE JUMPED OVER A 4 FOOT GRASSY PARTITION BEFORE I WENT INTO A 4 LANE INTERSECTION FULL OF TRAFFIC!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WOULD HAVE CAUSED A NICE ACCIDENT AND KILLED SOMEONE OR MANY!!!!!!!!!!! I THREW THE CAR INTO "PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION RIGHT THEN" THE CAR DID A 180 DEGREE TURN LANDING NEAR THE GRASSY PARTITION!!!!!!!!! I WAS FINE BUT SO SCARED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO DO TO STOP BUT IT WORKED. I WENT TO KING'S TOYOTA AFTER THAT WHICH WAS ACROSS THE STREET. THEY CHECKED THE CAR AND SAID IT WAS A BUILDUP OF GASES IN THE CAR!!!!!!! SUCH A LIE!!!!!!! WHY DID THEY NOT KNOW WHAT WAS IT WAS?? THEY HAVE HAD COMPLAINTS SINCE 1999?????????? MY QUESTION IS WHY IS MY CAR NOT PART OF THE RECALL SINCE I HAVE HAD A SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM?? KING'S WILL LOOK AT MY CAR NEXT WEEK BUT THEY WILL MAKE ME PAY FOR REPAIRS WHEN IT'S THEIR FAULT AND IT'S NOT ON THE LIST. PLEASE HAVE THEM EXPAND THE RECALL SO THAT PEOPLE LIKE ME CAN TRUST THEIR CARS AGAIN. *CN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307635February 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING ON 210 FWY. GOING EAST, SPEED WAS APPROX. 70, WHEN CAR STALLED, AKA DIED. THE CAR TURNED OFF AND SLOWED DOWN, MAKING US SLAM ON HAZARDS AND BRAKES. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE PAST WEEK. WE TOOK IT TO CROWN TOYOTA AND FOUND OUT THE ECU IS BAD. BUT THEY THEN PROCEED TO TELL US ITS ONLY COVERED FOR UP TO 80,000 MILES. THEY THEN PROCEED TO TELL US ITS A PROBLEM ON SOME COROLLAS, BUT NOT ALL. SO THERE IS NO RECALLS, SO WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307667February 8, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
JUST GOT MY RECALLED TOYOTA 09 GAS PEDAL FIXED ( 02/03/10) AND RAN THROUGH A RED LIGHT (02/08/10) DUE TO BRAKES NOT WORKING AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF VEHICLE. LUCKILY THERE WASN'T A CAR IN FRONT OF ME OR ANYONE GOING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. I WAS NOT DRIVING VERY FAST AND TRIED TO STOP AT LIGHT, I WAS PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT JUST FELT LIKE IT WASN'T GRABBING AND I HAD IT PUSHED TO THE FLOOR AND THEN MY CAR MADE AN ACCELERATING SOUND LIKE I REVVED IT UP AND I WENT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307271February 7, 2010
STEERING
STEERING - GENTLE TURNS OF THE WHEEL CAN RESULT IN EXAGGERATED MOTIONS. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307280February 7, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA I BOUGHT NEW. WITH 17,000+ MILES ON IT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THIS EVENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON A HEAVILY TRAVELED ROAD AT 45 MPH. THE CAR'S SPEED IMMEDIATELY DROPPED TO 15 MPH. I AVOIDED ACCIDENT AND INJURY, BUT WAS HORRIFIED AT THE THOUGHT I COULD HAVE BEEN ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE NEXT DAY I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. I FOUND IT ODD THAT THE SERVICE WRITER DIDN'T EVEN BLINK ABOUT THIS, AND THAT A NEW ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WAS READILY AVAILABLE. THE EXPERIENCE MADE ME THINK THIS MUST BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307339February 7, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2010, MY TOYOTA COROLLA SKID ON THE ROAD WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. *TW
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307134February 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REPEATED PHONE CALLS TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TO TWO DEALERSHIPS WERE DISMISSED AS NORMAL...WHEN THE 2009 COROLLA IS STOPPED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSES THE PEDAL TRAVELS APPROXIMATELY TWO TO THREE INCHES DOWN TOWARDS THE FLOOR BOARD. AGAIN TWO DEALERSHIPS AND TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE STATE IT IS NORMAL *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306865February 6, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AS I WAS COMING DOWNHILL ON STEEP MT. HELIX AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, THE CAR ACCELERATED INSTEAD OF REDUCING THE SPEED, AT THAT MOMENT I COULD CLEARLY HEAR THE ROTATION ACTUALLY INCREASING. I HAD TO PRESS IT HARDER AND CONTROL THE WHEEL TO GET IT TO REDUCE THE SPEED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 OTHER TIMES WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL IN THE 2 MONTHS I HAVE OWNED THIS 2010 COROLLA. THE NEXT MORNING I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAITED FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR FOR THE CAR TO BE INSPECTED AND THE PEDAL ACCELERATOR RECALL ISSUE FIXED, BUT THE SERVICE STAFF TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKES WERE FINE AND THEY HAD RUN OUT OF THE RECALL PARTS. THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME A TIME TABLE WHEN THE PARTS WERE GOING TO ARRIVE. I ALSO CONTACTED 2 OTHER DEALERSHIPS LATER THAT DAY, AND THE ONLY ANSWER I GOT WAS THAT " WE WERE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT", NOBODY KNEW WHEN SAID PARTS WERE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307087February 6, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND MY ACCELERATOR DIDN'T WORK. THE ENGINE WAS STILL ON BUT WHEN I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR IT DIDN'T REGISTER THAT I WAS PRESSING THE FOOT. TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT SOME ECM - ENGINE CONTROL COMPONENTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE COMPUTER. DIDN'T THINK IT NECESSARY TO DO A RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS ONLY IN SOME CARS. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307097February 6, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS A DEFECT BUT I JUST WANT TO FILE A COMMENT I HAVE WITH MY VEHICLE. I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA S MADE IN 7/2002. THE THING I HAVE EXPERIENCING AND STILL AM IS THAT MY VEHICLE WILL LURCH WHEN IT COMES TO A STOP AND ENGINE IDLE SPEED CHANGES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCE THIS WITH OTHER CARS I HAVE DRIVEN. I ALSO DIDN'T KNOW IF THIS IS A DEFECT OR NOT BACK THEN UNTIL I START READING THE NEWS ABOUT THE RECALL AND OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM MY MODEL THAT IS NOT DUE TO THE CURRENT RECALL. HERE IS THE LINK TO THE NEWS I HAVE READ ABOUT: HTTP://WWW.CNBC.COM/ID/35269950 THERE IS A QUOTE FROM SOMEONE THAT EXPERIENCE THE SAME THING AS I DID BUT DID NOT STATE THE YEAR AND MODEL. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307118February 6, 2010
POWER TRAIN
I WAS CHANGING LANES FROM THE LEFT HAND LANE TO THE RIGHT HAND LANE IN A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE VEHICAL ACCELERATED SUDDENLY LEFT THE ROAD WENT THROUGH THE CABLE BARRIER AND OVER TURNED IN OPPOSING LANES. I WAS KNOCKED UNCONCIOUS. THIS HAPPENED AT 6:00 ON 7/15/2009 ON I 10 IN BORNE, TX. *CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10307114February 6, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I AM EXTREMLY WORRIED AFTER THE NEWS CAME OUT REGARDING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION FOR TOYOTA CARS. I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA LE FOR MY WIFE AND I AM ASKING IF I HAVE THE RIGHT TO RETURN IT SINCE TOYOTA HASN'T REALLY SOLVED THIS PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE HALTED THE SALE FOR THIS CAR. NEITHER MY WIFE OR I HAVE DRIVEN IT SINCE THE NEWS CAME OUT AS WE ARE WORRIED, AS MY CHILDREN ARE WORRIED, ABOUT BEING IN A CAR THAT MAY HAVE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS AT ANY TIME. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306193February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
1) EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE: I PURCHASED A NEW 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA ON JAN 1ST 2010. I DROVE THE CAR FOR 1 APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH BEFORE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE/ACCELERATION. ON JAN 30, 2010 I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WOULD SOMETIMES ACCELERATE INITIALLY BEFORE BRAKING WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE. ON FEB 2, 2010 I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION ON INTERSTATE 5 JUST AFTER THE LA JOLLA VILLAGE DR ENTRANCE. TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY, MOVING AT AN AVERAGE SPEED OF 20MPH. WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED, I HIT THE BRAKE AND MY CAR ACCELERATED INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY UNDRIVABLE AND IN THE REPAIR SHOP. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306195February 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ABOUT 5:30PM ON THURSDAY EVENING (2/4/10), I WAS DRIVING HOME N ON SILVER LAKE BLVD & 36 ST. IT WAS LIGHTLY SNOWING, THE STREETS WERE WET AND SLIPPERY, AND I WAS DRIVING UNDER 15/MPH GOING DOWNHILL. AS I PRESSED THE BRAKES, THE CAR WENT FASTER, AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL I BADLY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND WENT OVER THE CURB. MY CAR IS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. ABOUT 2-3 MONTHS AGO, TOYOTA SENT ME A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE BRAKES, MUCH BEFORE THE NATIONWIDE TOYOTA RECALL HIT THE MEDIA. AND NOW, EVEN AFTER I DID RECALL A FEW MONTHS AGO, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT SUCH A BRAKE-RELATED INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TO ME EVER SINCE THE RECALL. I FEEL THAT THIS ACCIDENT IS RELATED TO ANOTHER BRAKE DEFECT OF THE NEWLY-REPLACED/ALTERED BRAKES, AND WOULD KINDLY ASK FOR IT TO BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10306219February 5, 2010
STEERING
I PURCHASED 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA S IN NOVEMBER OF 2009, AND SINCE THEN I AM HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. I CAN NOT KEEP THE VEHICLE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON THE FREEWAY, I THINK IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306237February 5, 2010
STEERING
I BOUGHT MY 2010 COROLLAS ON JAN 13TH. WHEN I DROVE IT HOME FOR THE FIRST TIME, I FOUND IT WAS VERY HARD TO KEEP IT IN THE CENTER OF THE LANE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I HAD TO KEEP ADJUSTING MY STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER TWO DAYS LATER. THEY MADE SOME ADJUST AND IT IS NOT THAT BAD NOW, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I THINK THIS PROBLEM IS MORE SERIOUS THAN THE GAS PEDAL PROBLEM, BECAUSE THIS AFFECT DRIVING IMMEDIATELY AND DIRECTLY. TOYOTA SAYS THAT THIS IS HOW EPS IS DESIGNED, AND WE HAVE TO ADAPT OURSELVES. BUT NO MATTER HOW THE STEERING SYSTEM IS DESIGNED, MOVING STRAIGHT FORWARD SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306299February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. SHE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES WHEN SHE DROVES OVER A POTHOLE OR A BUMP IN THE ROAD. SHE WAS FORCED TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL SINCE THE VEHICLE RESPONDED AS IF IT WERE NOT GOING TO STOP. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED AND THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305928February 5, 2010
STEERING
STEERING ISSUES WITH THE 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. *NJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306407February 5, 2010
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
I OWN A 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA. 3 OR 4 YEARS AGO I THREW AWAY MY DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT BECAUSE I HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT SLIDING UNDER GAS PEDAL AND THE PEDAL WOULD THEN STICK. AS OF NOW I HAVE NO FLOOR MAT AND THAT HAS RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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