Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10297359December 29, 2009
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
I JUST HAD THE FLOOR MAT ACCELERATION HAPPEN TO ME IN MY 2007 COROLLA. I WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT, SO MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE... THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED SO I THREW THE SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE MAT OUT FROM UNDER THE ACCELERATOR AND MY CAR CONTINUED TO SLIDE LIKE IT WAS ON ICE AND THEN CAME TO A STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297407December 29, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. VEHICLE WAS PARKED, STARTED AND THEN PUT IN REVERSE. UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE IN REVERSE THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. SEEMS AS IF THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. VEHICLE HIT A MAILBOX AND THEN STOPPED. SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED APPROX 1 MONTH LATER. AGAIN LOW VEHICLE SPEED AND NO ACCIDENT REPORTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296877December 24, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PROBLEM: SQUEEZING / GRINDING NOISE IN BRAKES WHICH SOMETIMES HAPPENS AS ONE DRIVES SLOWLY AND BRAKES. THE PROBLEM STARTED AFTER I HAD THE CAR FOR 2 AND 3 QUARTERS YEARS. TOYOTA TECHNICIAN LOOKED AT THE PROBLEM 2 TIMES AND MENTIONED THAT EVERYTHING IS NORMAL. AFTER THAT A TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE CALLED ME AND MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKES ARE FINE AND THAT A CERTAIN REPAIR AT MY COST COULD BE DONE. WHEN I ASKED THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TO EXPLAIN IN WRITING WHAT THE EXACT PROBLEM IS AND HOW TO SOLVE IT AND SHE AGREED TO DO SO. PREVIOUS COMMUNICATION HAD ALSO BE IN WRITING. BUT TOYOTA HAS NOT DONE SO AS TO DATE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE EXACT MODEL IS TOYOTA RUNX, BASED ON TOYOTA COROLLA 4 DOORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296810December 23, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
THIS ABOUT A TIRE CALLED RIKEN RAPTOR'S. I NOW HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TWICE WHERE THE TOP PART OF THE TIRE COMES OFF THE SIDE WALLS, IT HAPPENED IN AUGUST AS WELL. THE TIRES WERE PERFECTLY FINE AS FAR AS AIR GOES AS I MAINTAIN MY CAR. BUT FOR A 2ND ONE TO HAVE HAPPENED TO ME TELLS ME THERE IS A PROBLEM AND I WOULD HOPE SOMEONE WOULD LOOK INTO THIS. I FOUND A THREAD VIA GOGGLE THAT HAD MANY OF THE EXACT SAME ISSUE ON THESE TIRES. MICHILEN IS THE MFG OF THEM AND THEY JUST TELL PEOPLE ITS A CASE OF TO LITTLE AIR. HOW WOULD THEY KNOW 1ST OF ALL AND I DO KNOW IT WAS INFLATED CORRECTLY. I TRIED CALLING THE RETAILER BUT GOT NO WHERE SO TRYING HERE SO AS NO ONE ELSE GETS HURT FROM THESE TIRES. I WAS LUCKY ONLY A FENDER LINER AND MINOR BODY DAMAGE AFTER IT BLEW OF AT 65MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296549December 21, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:VALVE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE VALVE STEMS ARE INSTALLED ON A SET OF SUMOTOMO TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WENT FLAT DUE TO A FAULTY VALVE STEM. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO THE FAILURE, AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF A VALVE STEM RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296608December 21, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT A FREEWAY AT 50 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOOR. AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. AFTER SHE SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE RESET ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. HE WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,056. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM AGAIN IN DECEMBER 2009. UPDATED EVOQ 03/25/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296437December 19, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2007 TOYOTA COROLLA STALLED A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN DOWNTOWN RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC. WOULD START BACK UP, BUT ONLY IDLE FOR 30 SEC. AND DIE AGAIN. HAD TO HAVE TOWED TO DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM). THIS APPEARS TO BE A WAY TO COMMON PROBLEM AS DISCUSSED ON THE TOYOTA FORUMS. SEEMS TO OCCUR WITH MID-30K MILEAGE. MINE HAD 34,800 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296461December 19, 2009
STEERING
MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA WANDERS FROM SIDE TO SIDE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY MAKE CORRECTIONS WHICH IS EXHAUSTING AND A SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE INFORM TOYOTA TO ISSUE A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296465December 19, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION,THE BRAKES SLIPPED: THEY DID NOT HOLD, AND MY CAR CRASHED INTO CAR ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE INTERSECTION. PRIOR TO THAT EVENT THERE HAD BEEN A LOUD, METALLIC CLATTER WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AGGRESSIVELY. THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP FOR MAJOR REPAIRS.*TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296325December 18, 2009
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
HAD A CAR ACCIDENT. MY 08 TOYOTA COROLLA FLIPPED AND SPUN. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SEATBELT LATCH GOT BROKEN. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296335December 18, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DECEMBER 17, 2009 THE ECM UNIT FAILED IN OUR 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. ENGINE CUT OFF. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. THERE WAS AN ANGEL ON MY DAUGHTER'S SHOULDER AS SHE WAS ON A LOW TRAFFIC CITY STREET WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY IT COULD'VE BEEN DEADLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296271December 17, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE TRUNK WOULD NO LONGER OPEN USING THE RELEASE LEVER OR THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SHE WAS ADVISED WAS THAT THE RELEASING MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15184.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295739December 15, 2009
SUSPENSION, STEERING, AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING 15 MPH IN 33 DEGREE TEMP. I GAVE IT A LITTLE GAS AT THE BOTTOM OF A SMALL HILL AND MY CAR WENT IN TO A FISH TAIL. I CORRECTED THIS ABOUT 6 TIMES BEFORE I COULD NOT RECOVER. MY CAR HIT THE DITCH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND FLIPPED ON IT'S ROOF. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT MY WHEEL WOULD ALMOST TAKE CONTROL OF THE CAR BETWEEN ABOVE 30 MPH. THE CAR WOULD SWERVE ALL OVER MY LANE. I THOUGHT THIS WAS JUST ME, NOW I SEE MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM ALSO. QUESTION BEING..... COULD THE ALIGNMENT BE OFF ENOUGH FROM THE EPS PROBLEMS THAT IT COULD HAVE MADE IT POSSIBLE THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN RECOVERABLE FROM? I WOULD LIKE TOYOTA TO LOOK IN TO THIS TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM BEFORE ANOTHER FAMILY OF 5 ENDS UP UPSIDE DOWN IN A DITCH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10295927December 15, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I CURRENTLY HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. IT FREQUENTLY SHUTS COMPLETELY OFF. SEVERAL TIMES I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN OR SIGNAL LIGHT AND IT DIES. I PUT IT INTO PARK AND IT DOES EVENTUALLY START UP AGAIN. MY HUSBAND WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY, ON THE ON-RAMP, AND THE CAR DIED. THIS HAS HAPPENED THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296024December 15, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE READ ABOUT ISSUES CONCERNING TOYOTAS STALLING OUT. I HAVE A 2001 COROLLA AND MY CAR HAS STALLED OUT 4 TIMES IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS. THERE WAS NO PRECURSOR THAT WAS SIMILAR TO EACH EVENT. EACH TIME I WAS IN A PARKING GARAGE OR SLOWING TO STOP AT A STOPLIGHT. HOWEVER, I SHUDDER TO THINK IF THIS HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295625December 14, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
HAD BEEN DRIVING MY CAR FOR 10 MINUTES WHEN THE LIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER. I STARTED TO SLOW AND THEN THE CAR DIED. THERE WASN'T ANY POWER AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS VERY LIGHT TRAFFIC AT 0613 AND NO ONE HIT MY CAR. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. MY PARENTS ARRIVED WITHIN 15 MINUTES. MY DAD CLEANED THE BATTERY TERMINALS AND THE BATTERY DID SPARK. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. A FEW PEOPLE HELPED US PUSH THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. TOWED TO CLOSEST, REPUTABLE, MECHANIC. MAIN FUSIBLE LINK BLOWN. WIRING W/O RATING. MECHANIC CALLED TOYOTA AND THERE WASN'T ANY LITERATURE AVAILABLE TO GIVE MECHANIC THE RATING. TOYOTA REFUSED TO SEND WIRING DIAGRAM. MECHANIC FOUND ONLINE AND STILL NO INFO ON RATING. REPLACED WITH HEAVIEST RATING AVAILABLE. PROBLEM FIXED AND UNABLE TO DUPLICATE WHAT CAUSED PROBLEM. MOST CONCERNING IS THAT MECHANIC CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. CAR THEN TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY WERE ALSO UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM AND CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS MOST UNHELPFUL, IMPLYING THAT I HAD SOMEHOW CAUSED THE PROBLEM. ALSO, INDICATED THAT I SHOULD HAVE GONE TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FIRST. CAR NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY SO I HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO DO GO TO THEM FOR SERVICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295431December 12, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I PURCHASED A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA IN NOVEMBER 2009. I HAD ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES SLIPPING TO THE FLOOR 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE. THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHEN I WOULD TRY TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN OR COME TO A STOP. IT HAPPENED SPORADICALLY. I HAD MANY NEAR COLLISIONS AND WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO SNOWBANKS SEVERAL TIMES TO AVOID HITTING OTHER CARS. TOYOTA KEPT SAYING NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR AFTER CHECKING THE BRAKES. IN SEPTEMBER, I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE HYDRAULIC SERVICE BRAKE RECALL. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. ON DECEMBER 8 & 9 THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR TWICE WHEN I TRIED TO STOP AT STOP SIGNS. I ALMOST GOT KILLED AVOIDING OTHER CARS AT INTERSECTIONS. ONCE AGAIN, THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO DUPLICATE THE SITUATION AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I TOLD THEM I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE CAR WHICH WILL END UP CRASHING AT SOME POINT FROM A FAULTY BRAKE SYSTEM. THEY SAID THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING. I SAID THE RECALL PART IS NOT EFFECTIVE AND THE CONSUMERS NEED TO BE AWARE. ALL I ASKED FOR WAS A NEW COROLLA AND I WOULD CONTINUE ALL MY PAYMENTS. I DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE CAR ON THE ROAD (NOR SHOULD OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS). THE DEALERSHIP IS IN BURLINGTON VERMONT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295437December 12, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA XRS AND LIVING IN NORTHERN CANADA. DURING EXTREME TEMPERATURES IN THE -30 AND ABOVE WHILE DRIVING AT 50 KM/HR OR HIGHER CLUTCH PEDAL WILL STIFFEN TO THE POINT THAT AT SOMETIMES IT WILL HESITATE TO RETURN TO POSITION AND WILL POP BACK AND CLUTCH NOT ENGAGING RIGHT AWAY CAUSING SLIPPAGE AT THAT POINT. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL STIFFENS DURING THIS TIME, I KNOW THAT THE CLUTCH AND BRAKE ARE ON THE SAME HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. CLUTCH PEDAL WILL BEGIN TO LOOSEN WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC OR STOPPED FOR EXTENDED PERIODS IDLING, AS I BELIEVE THIS IS BECAUSE THERE'S NOT MUCH COLD AIR BLOWING THROUGH THE FRONT OF VEHICLE AT SLOW SPEEDS AS IT'S WARMING THE SLAVE CYLINDER. AS IT WAS DOING THIS AT ONE POINT I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE TEMPERATURE OF THE SLAVE CYLINDER AND IT WAS EXTREMELY COLD TO TOUCH. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD LEAD TO PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURE OR EVEN WORSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND THERE ARE GOING TO INVESTIGATE IT FURTHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295338December 11, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA, WITH INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATION OF THE CAR. I TOOK IT IN AND THE DEALER IS SAYING THAT THERE IS NOT PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATION OF THE CARE. BUT THEY SAID THERE IS A BAD THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND THAT IT WOULD COST WE $1200.00 TO REPAIR. (THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 3 OF 4 TIMES IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. THEY ARE SAY IS CODE # P0121. THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR OUT OF RANGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295400December 11, 2009
POWER TRAIN
OUR 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA IS HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS SHIFTING (LURCHING AND STUCK GEARS), AND THE CAR IS NOW UNSAFE FOR US TO DRIVE ON THE ROAD (WE ARE LIKELY TO GET REAR-ENDED IF WE CONTINUE TO DRIVE). WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO OUR MECHANIC AND BEEN INFORMED THAT WE HAVE A DEFECTIVE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. THIS PROBLEM IS DESCRIBED IN TOYOTA'S TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TC014-06. THERE IS AN 8YR/80K MILE WARRANTY ON THIS PART, BUT OUR CAR HAS OVER 100K MILES SO TOYOTA CLAIMS THAT THEY HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OF THIS DEFECT. HOWEVER, GIVEN THE SAFETY CONCERNS WITH DRIVING THE CAR (AND OUR FEAR OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT), WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO FIX THE DEFECT AND BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING THE DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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