Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10295182December 10, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. I EXPERIENCED A STALL AT AN INTERSECTION RECENTLY. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR SEVERAL WEEKS (IT WAS BOUGHT USED WITH 11,000 MILES ON ODOMETER). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295225December 10, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5-10 MPH THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY. ALSO THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REEVE WHILE IDLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY FOR INSPECTION. SINCE THE MECHANIC COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, HE COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2629. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295043December 9, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2006 TOYOTA COROLLA SUDDENLY STALLED IN AN INTERSECTION. FORTUNATELY NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED BUT CAR WAS HARD TO RESTART AND RAN POORLY. CHECK ENGINE AND MAINTENANCE REQUIRED LIGHTS CAME ON. FAULT CODE SHOWED P0607. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER AND ECU WAS REPLACED. DEALER SAID THEY ARE BUSY REPLACING A BUNCH OF THESE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295052December 9, 2009
STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 94 COROLLA SEEMS TO HAVE A POWER FAILURE PROBLEM WHEN A WATER PUDDLE IS RUN THROUGH. MY STEERING WHEEL LOSES POWER AND MY BRAKES RESPOND VERY WEAK. THIS EFFECT LASTS AROUND 4 MIN. ANY IDEAS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295066December 9, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE STALLING ON 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA - HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES IN LAST TWO MONTHS OR SO. BROUGHT INTO DEALERSHIP AFTER FIRST OCCURRENCE BUT THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295159December 9, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING ON SURFACE STREETS AT APPROX 35 MPH. THE ENGINE IN MY 2006 COROLLA JUST TOPPED. I DESCRIBED IT AS "POWERED DOWN." I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED IT OFF, WAITED A SECOND, THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. THE CAR STARTED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. I DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE COMPUTER AND THE WHOLE THING WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MATTER WAS HANDLED ON ONE DAY FROM INCIDENT TO NEW COMPUTER. IT HA NOT HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294863December 8, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN/DRIVE A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA CE. STARTING LAST YEAR (2008) IT BEGAN STALLING WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME IT STALLED AS I WAS TAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO THE PARKING LOT. LATER IN THE SUMMER OF 2009 THE ECM HAD TO BE REPLACED AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE REACHED 80,000 MI. (WHICH IS JUST OVER THE WARRANTY LIMIT). I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT WAS RELATED TO THE ECM. HOWEVER, THIS FALL THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN AND THE CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON A LOCAL STREET. EVERY BUMP BEGAN TO MAKE THE LIGHTS FLICKER AND THE ENGINE STALL. SPARKS CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD EVERY TIME I HIT A DEVIATION IN THE ROAD. I WENT TO A NEARBY LOCAL SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WAS RELATED TO A BROKEN PIECE HOLDING THE BATTERY. THEY REMOVED THE BROKEN BRACKET AND THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAVE STOPPED. DURING THAT DRIVE IT PROBABLY STALLED ABOUT 10 TIMES. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED AGAIN, HOWEVER, I CANNOT EXPRESS HOW AWFUL IT WAS TO BE DRIVING WITH TWO CHILDREN IN YOUR BACK SEAT IN A VEHICLE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE SAFE WHILE IT STALLS AND YOU HAVE TO QUICKLY MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. OF COURSE TOYOTA DOES NOT HAVE ANY INTEREST IN HELPING ME WHILE I AM ABOVE MY WARRANTY. I THINK THAT THIS ISSUE ALONG WITH THE ECM NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AT WARRANTY EXPIRATION IS ENOUGH FOR ME NEVER TO PURCHASE ANOTHER TOYOTA VEHICLE EVER AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294867December 8, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I SAW ARTICLE ABOUT 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA STALLING PROBLEMS. WE HAVE A 2007 THAT HAS EXPERIENCED A MINOR VERSION OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE NEW. AT LOW SPEED <30MPH ENGINE RPM WILL RANDOMLY DROP FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN COME BACK UP. DOES NOT APPEAR TO OCCUR AT IDLE. PROBLEM IS WORSE WHEN COLD. DID NOT THINK IT SERIOUS UNTIL I SAW THE ARTICLE. THE ONLY THING WE HAVE DONE IS HAD OUR MECHANIC CHECK FOR ENGINE CODES, NO CODES REPORTED. WE ALSO HAVE A 2008 COROLLA THAT DOES EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294873December 8, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2006 COROLLA STALLED IN MORNING RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC. THERE WAS NO WARNING, ALL POWER WAS LOST. I WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO SIDE OF ROAD & EVENTUALLY GOT THE CAR STARTED AGAIN. I DROVE TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP & THEY REPLACED THE ECM; THEY SAID THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT, BUT NOT A RECALL. (BULLETIN # EG042-07) HAVE NOT HAD ANY OTHER PROBLEMS SINCE NEW ECM (#89661-02K21) WAS INSTALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294938December 8, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 15-20 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER TWO MINUTES SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, NOR HAS SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,164. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,800. UPDATED 01/05/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED A SECOND TIME. UPDATED 01/05/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294965December 8, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA - ON 11-24-09 TRAVELING SOUTH ON HIGHWAY 5 IN CALIFORNIA NEAR BUTTONWILOW AT APPROXIMATELY 70-75 MILES PER HOUR IN THE FAST LANE, PROBABLY WHILE ON CRUISE CONTROL, CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, HIT THE BRAKE WHICH HAD NO EFFECT, AND IF IT HAD BEEN ON CRUISE CONTROL, IT DID NOT OVERRIDE THE ACCELERATION. I BEGAN TO GET CLOSER TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I DO NOT BELIEVE I INITIALLY TRIED TO PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL. I TURNED OFF THE CAR ENGINE, THE ACCELERATION STOPPED, I HIT THE BRAKE SOMEWHAT TO GET IT DOWN TO A REGULAR SPEED, PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, STARTED IT WHILE COASTING, PUT IT BACK INTO GEAR (MANUAL TRANSMISSION), AND THE CRISIS WAS OVER. THEN, ABOUT AN HOUR LATER, WHILE ON THE GRAPEVINE PORTION OF HWY 5 AFTER THE SUMMIT, IT DID THE SAME THING WITH LESSER TRAFFIC. I PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL THIS TIME, HIT THE BRAKE, SLOWED A LITTLE, PUT IT BACK INTO GEAR AND SINCE THEN IT HAS NOT OCCURRED. SEE NEXT PARAGRAPH. OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS, THEIR HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL OCCASIONS WITH A DIFFERENT ISSUE WHERE: 1) MY FOOT HAS SLIPPED OFF THE BRAKE ONTO THE ACCELERATOR CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV WHEN IN NEUTRAL IN THE DRIVEWAY OR A STOPLIGHT (I THINK BECAUSE THE PEDALS ARE SMALL AND VERY CLOSE TO ONE ANOTHER), AND; 2) OCCASIONS WHEN THE ACCELERATOR HAS GOT STUCK UNDER THE FLOORMAT WHEN THE FLOORMAT HAD SLID FORWARD CAUSING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE. REGARDING THE HIGHWAY ACCELERATION PROBLEM, THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294974December 8, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT INTENTION. MONTHS AFTER THE FAILURE HE NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294692December 7, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL FOLLOWED BY AN UNEXPECTED ENGINE STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE COMPUTER MODULE. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50. UPDATED 01/05/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT DID NOT COME ON UNTIL AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER WAS IN THE FAST LANE WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND HE HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THE DEALER FOUND AN INTERNAL SHORT IN THE ECU. UPDATED 01/07/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294727December 7, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING A RENTAL 2010 COROLLA IN TUCSON. AS I WAS BRAKING TO A STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CAR SUDDENLY SURGED AHEAD. FORTUNATELY I WAS FAR ENOUGH FROM THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME TO STAND HARD ON THE BRAKE AND BRING THE CAR TO A STOP. SCARY!!. FLOOR MATS WERE PROPERLY SECURED AND NO WHERE NEAR THE PEDAL AREA. NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. TOYOTA HAS A PROBLEM WAY BEYOND FLOOR MATS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294757December 7, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2006 COROLLA 1.8L IDLING ROUGH AND ABOUT TO DIE AT INTERSECTION, BUT SEEMED TO 'WARM UP' AND DIDN'T HAPPEN LATER THAT DAY. NEXT MORNING SAME THING, BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS REMAINED ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294811December 7, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
RE: 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA CE, PURCHASED IN JULY 2007, APPROX. 15,000 MILES. ON 7/29/09, CAR STALLED TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (I-95) AS I NORMALLY DO. STALLED ON MY BLOCK AFTER I MADE TURN INTO STREET. AFTER A MINUTE, WAS ABLE TO RESTART WITH MINIMAL ENGINE POWER TO TRAVEL ANOTHER 100 FEET. HAD TO REPEAT THIS UNTIL I REACHED MY DRIVEWAY. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A DEFECT (WIRE FOR THE COMPUTER DISLODGED OR FELL OFF AND CAUSED THE PROBLEM). THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. NO TIME TO PULL OFF TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONLY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT APPEARED WHEN TRYING TO RESTART ENGINE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND WITHOUT SOME INDICATION THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT RESULTING IN INJURY OR WORSE. DEALER REPLACED THE PART THAT DAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294834December 7, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA TOTALLY DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. I WAS TOLD BY THE TOYOTA DEALER THE COMPUTER CHIP IN THE CAR WAS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS MY NEW CAR AND IT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO DO THAT. I AM HAVING ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294846December 7, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. ON NOVEMBER 11TH, AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO COAST THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER. THE COMPUTER, THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE, HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE I HAD APPROXIMATELY 81,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THE WARRANTY COVERED THE COMPUTER UP TO 80, 000 MILES. I PAID TO HAVE THE COMPUTER REPLACED AND TOYOTA SHOULD BE REIMBURSING ME $300 OF THE TOTAL $978 BILL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294616December 6, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
ON DECEMBER 5, 2009, I COULD NOT GET OUT OF MY VEHICLE THROUGH THE FRONT DOORS BECAUSE I COULDN'T UNLOCK THE FRONT DOORS LOCKS (MANUALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY). I HAD TO CRAWL AND GET OUT OF THE CAR THROUGH THE REAR DOOR. GOOD THING THIS IS A 4 DOOR VEHICLE. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS IF THE WHOLE SYSTEM SHUT DOWN. THIS DEFECT CAUSES THE DOORS TO BE INOPERABLE. NOW I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FEELING THAT I COULD ONE DAY BE TRAPPED AND HAVE TO BREAK A WINDOW TO GET OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294495December 4, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AND CRASHED INTO A TRUCK. THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SEAT BELT ALSO FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO SUSTAIN INJURIES. THE POLICE REPORT NUMBER IS 0470200. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY. E CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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