Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10285822September 30, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2009 TOYOTA COROLLA I HAVE A FILE NUMBER10284648 I FILED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. MY CAR ' GAS PEDAL DID NOT GET STUCK ON THE FLOOR MAT .TOYOTA IS MAKING UP A CHEAT EXCUSE FOR THE REAL PROBLEM THE GAS PEDAL IN MY CAR COMES FROM WAY UP UNDER THE DASH, HIGH ON THE FIRE WALL PEDAL ARM COMES DOWN TO ABOVE THE FLOOR MATS . I THINK YOU NEED TO DO YOUR OWN INVESTIGATING, I'LL LET YOU CHECK MY CAR EVEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285677September 29, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH HE NOTICED A SHARP SOUND COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285698September 29, 2009
VISIBILITY
TOYOTA COROLLA 2001 S - THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WAS DEFECTIVE. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR HAS 2 NON-METAL HOLDERS TO HOLD UP THE GLASS (GLUED TO THE GLASS). ONE OF THEM GOT BROKEN THAT CAUSE THE GLASS TO GO OUT OF BALANCE AND GET STUCK WHEN ROLLING UP/DOWN. THE MOTOR GOT OVER WORKED AND FAIL SHORTLY AFTER THAT. COULD NOT FIND A PART TO REPLACE EXCEPT FOR THE WHOLE GLASS. THIS HAPPENED AROUND THE END OF 2004/ EARLY 2005. I HAD TO KEEP THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW CLOSED ALL TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285534September 28, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
RECENTLY I RECEIVED A RECALL ON MY '09 TOYOTA COROLLA STATING THERE WAS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM VACUUM PORT. THE RECALL SAYS IF MY VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN EXTREMELY LOW TEMPERATURES, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT CONDENSED MOISTURE MAY FREEZE CAUSING A POTENTIAL RISK OF BRAKE FAILURE LEADING TO AN INCREASED RISK OF A CRASH. I LIVE IN UPSTATE NEW YORK WHERE THE TEMPERATURES DROP TO FREEZING AND BELOW THIS TIME OF YEAR. AS SOON AS I RECEIVED THIS NOTICE, I CALLED THE DEALER I PURCHASED MY COROLLA FROM TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO CORRECT THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM. AFTER A GOOD 5 MINUTES OF BEING PUT ON HOLD, A REPRESENTATIVE PICKED UP AND NICELY ASKED WHAT SHE COULD DO FOR ME. I DESCRIBED THE RECALL AND WAS PUT ON HOLD AGAIN. ANOTHER 4-5 MINUTES PAST AND THEN SHE PICKED UP TO TELL ME THAT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WOULD CALL ME BACK WHEN THEY WEREN'T SO BUSY. I AM AT RETIREMENT AGE AND CAN'T RISK HAVING AN ACCIDENT. THE TOYOTA DEALERS NAME IS KENT BROWN TOYOTA IN BIG FLATS, NEW YORK. I'M NOT EVEN SURE YOU PEOPLE ARE THE RIGHT PEOPLE TO CONTACT BUT IF YOU ARE YOUR HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285267September 25, 2009
STEERING
2009 TOYOTA COROLLA DRIFTS AND WANDERS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. REQUIRES DELIBERATE AND DISTRACTING FOCUS TO KEEP CAR IN ITS LANE. ALIGNMENT WAS CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE CORRECT. DEALER INDICATED MANY OWNERS HAVE BROUGHT THEIR CARS IN FOR THIS ISSUE BUT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE, THAT IT IS THE DESIGN OF THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-331-4331. CASE MANAGER INDICATED THAT THIS WAS THE DESIGN AND THAT IF A SAFETY ISSUE WAS FOUND, A RECALL WOULD BE ISSUED, BUT AT THIS TIME THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. BELIEVE THERE IS A SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO CAR'S HIGHWAY BEHAVIOR AND DUE TO DRIVER DISTRACTION; A CAR DRIFTING AROUND THE ROAD WILL BE MORE LIKELY TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT, AND A DRIVER FOCUSED ON KEEPING THE CAR IN ITS LANE WILL BE LESS FOCUSED ON HAZARDS THAT MAY DEVELOP IN THEIR PATH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285394September 23, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM, STEERING
2009 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING THAT CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER SHE MADE A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO VEER ON ITS OWN TO THE RIGHT. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO STEER THE VEHICLE, BUT IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. SHE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT DOWN A CLIFF APPROXIMATELY 25-20 FEET DEEP, HITTING A TREE AND A FENCE BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONSUMER AND HER 2 PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE BRAKE SYSTEM, HOWEVER SHE WAS TOLD NOTHING ABNORMAL WAS FOUND WITH THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10285002September 23, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT CAME ON LAST WEEK. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THE CAR NEEDED A NEW FILLER NECK AND GAS CAP. THE DEALER SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS MAKE/MODEL CAR. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT OTHER PEOPLE DID HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. I DON'T THINK IT'S A BIG SAFETY ISSUE, HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK WHY A RECALL HASN'T BEEN DONE AND HOW TO POSSIBLY GO ABOUT INITIATING THAT PROCESS. THANK YOU FOR INPUT ON THIS...JANET BRAATZ *TR UPDATED 09/25/09 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284819September 21, 2009
TIRES
I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA AND IT HAS TOYO BRAND TIRES ON IT. THE TIRES HAVE 7/32" TREAD DEPTH WHICH IS 70% OF THE NEW 10/32" TIRE TREAD DEPTH. WHILE DRIVING FROM SOUTH AUSTIN TO SAN ANTONIO (70 MILES) THE TREAD AND BELTS SEPARATED FROM THE CARCASS OF THE TIRE WITH BARE METAL WIRES SHOWING WHERE THERE ONCE WAS TREAD. THE TIRE STILL HAD AIR IN IT BUT THE TREAD WAS PEELED OFF AND THE TREAD PIECES BEGAN TO STRIKE AGAINST THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE FENDER DESTROYING THE INNER FENDER LINER, DAMAGING THE VEHICLE FENDER, BREAKING OUT THE HEADLAMP AND FOG LIGHT FROM BEHIND AND RIPPING OUT THE HOOD RELEASE CABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT THE SPEED LIMIT AND THE TIRES WHERE PROPERLY INFLATED AT THE TIME OF THE DEFECT. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY OFFERED TO TAKE 25% OFF OF A NEW SET OF TIRES. I TOOK IT TO THE TIRE DEALER THAT THEY RECOMMENDED AND THE MAN SAID THE TIRES WERE 4 YEARS OLD AND SHOULD BE REPLACED, THESE ARE THE SAME AGE AS THE CAR AND THE CAR DOESN'T NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE PHOTOS AND ESTIMATES FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284648September 20, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I BOUGHT A TOYOTA COROLLA MARCH 2009 ,ON ABOUT SEPT. 1, 2009 I WAS DRIVING AROUND PALOS VERDES I SAW DONALD TRUPM'S GOLF COURSE.SO I PULLED IN AND DROVE THROUGH THE DROP OFF AREA AND ASK THE GUY THAT WAS OUT THERE FOR A FLYER AND HE GAVE ME ONE AND THEM I WENT TO THE STOP SIGN TO LEAVE. I WAS PULLING OUT AND I SAW A SMALL TRUCK COMING SO I JUMPED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO GET AHEAD OF TRUCK AND WHEN I LET UP ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR DIDN'T SLOW DOWN.I THEN HAD TO PUSH ON MY BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD WHILE PULLING ON THE STREWING WHELELREALLY HARD TO HELP ME PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL REAL HARD.THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP RUNNING FAST IT GOT STUCK IN PASSING GEAR MOLD AND WON'T STOP FROM REALLY RACING THE ENGINE.! WAS REAL LUCKY THERE WAS A PLACE TO PULL OF THE ROAD,SO I PULLED INTO A SMALL PARKING AREA AND PUT THE CAR INTO PARK,I TURNED THE KEY OFF AND THEM I STARED THE CAR AGAIN AND IT WAS STILL RACING THE ENGINE REALLY REALLY FAST. SO I TURNED THE KEY OFF AGAIN AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.I DIDN'T WANT TO DRIVE DOWN THE HILLS IN PALOS VERDES BECAUSE THAT WAS REALLY SCARY AND I THINK THAT IF I WASN'T USE TO BEING AROUND CAR'S WITH MY X-HUSBAND A LOT,LIKE PULLING CAR'S WITH A ROPE TO START THEM AND THEN SLAMMING ON THE BRAKE WHEN IT STARTED TO KEEP FROM RUNNING INTO THE CAR THAT WAS TOWING ME..SOME OTHER PEOPLE COULD PANIC AND HAVE A REALLY BAD ACCIDENT. SO ANY WAY I HAD A FRIEND WITH ME AND I OPENED THE HOOD AND ASK HER TO GET INTO THE DRIVERS SIT TO PUMP ON THE GAS PEDDLE I TRIED TO SEE WERE THE LINKAGE WAS TO SEE IF I COULD DO SOMETHING TO STOP THE MOTOR FROM RACING.I COULD NOT SEE WHERE THE LINKAGE WAS AND I DIDN'T WANT TAKE THE COVER OF THE MOTOR BECAUSE I HAVEN'T DONE THAT ON NEWER CAR'S.SO IGOT BACK INTO THE DRIVERS SEAT AND GOT MY PURSE OUT TO CALL THE AUTOMOBILE CLUB BUT BEFORE I DID THAT I THOUGHT I WOULD TRY STARTING THE CAR ONE MORE TIME AND IT WAS O.K. I TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA TO CHECK IT THEY COULDN'T GET TO DO THE SAME THING AND TRIED TO BLAME IT ON THE CARPET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284667September 20, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAVE 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA LE WHICH I BOUGHT IN YEAR 2000. SINCE, PAST 5 YEARS I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH WINDOWS DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE (BACK OF DRIVER SIDE) TO GO UP AND DOWN. I THOUGHT IT WAS A MOTOR PROBLEM BUT FEW DAYS AGO MY FRIEND HAD ALSO THE SAME PROBLEM. HE ALSO BOUGHT THE SAME YEAR COROLLA WITH ME DURING SAME TIME. HE HAD GOT FIXED MOTOR, BUT STILL HE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS ANY DEFECTIVE PARTS IN THIS MAKE, AND MODEL OF 2000 TOYOTA. BECAUSE OF THAT SOMETIMES, MY WINDOWS REMAINED OPEN AND WHEN IT RAINED IT HAS RUINED INTERNAL PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284491September 18, 2009
SEATS
2009 TOYOTA COROLLA INVOLVED IN REAR-END COLLISION/ DRIVERS SEAT RECLINED/ BACK OF DRIVERS SEAT BROKE IN HALF. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10284136September 16, 2009
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS A LARGE IMPRINT ON THE WINDSHIELD. AN IMPAIRMENT OF VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING INCREASES THE RISK OF VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN OFFERED TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD GLASS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. . THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283797September 13, 2009
AIR BAGS
MY DAUGHTER RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HWY, BACK ACROSS TO RIGHT SIDE OF HWY, INTO A DITCH, HIT A CULVERT, ROLLED & FLIPPED SEVERAL TIMES, TOTALED VEHICLE, AIR BAGS ON EITHER SIDE DEPLOYED. SHE WAS PROBABLY RUNNING 40-50 MPH WHEN SHE HIT THE CULVERT AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283817September 13, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH. ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT PAST OR PRESENT. NOTHING WAS HIT, NO DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR OR UNDERCARRIAGE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10283741September 12, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CURRENTLY I OWN 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA , MODEL -CE WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY USED VEHICLE AND WAS @8500 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. CAR WAS IN GOOD RUNNING CONDITION UNTIL ON 8/29/09 CAR STOPPED SUDDENLY WHILE MOVING AND SMOKES CAME OUT FROM ENGINE HOOD. WITHOUT WASTING TIME, INSURANCE COMPANY WAS CONTACTED IMMEDIATELY AND CAR WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. REPAIR SHOP PERSONNEL INSPECTED QUICKLY AND I WAS TOLD THAT WIRING OF THE HARNESS CABLE NEAR THE ENGINE HAS BEEN OVERHEATED AND SOME HAVE MELTED DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING OF SOLENOID ON THE STARTER WHICH ALSO CAUSED BATTERY TO BE OVERHEATED. I TOUCHED HOOD AND IT WAS VERY HOT. WE WERE LUCKY ON THAT DAY OTHERWISE BATTERY COULD HAVE EXPLODED SHOULD WE WOULD HAVE TRIED ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO START A VEHICLE. I HAD MY WIFE AND TWO KIDS IN THE CAR. AS OF NOW, REPAIR SHOP IS NOT SURE ABOUT TOTAL EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE AND ASKING @$736.00 INCLUDES REPLACEMENT OF BATTERY AND STARTER AS WELL AS LABOR TOWARDS FINDING, REPLACING BY SOLDERING MISC HARNESS CABLES. AFTER DOING THIS MUCH, THEY WILL CHECK AGAIN THE VEHICLE TO MAKE SURE PROBLEM IS RESOLVED, OTHERWISE THEY HAVE TO CONTINUE TO CHASE UNTIL CAR IS FIXED. THIS LEADS TO UNCERTAINTY OF COST AND RELIABILITY OF THE VEHICLE EVEN AFTER REPAIR. THIS EVENT COULD HAVE RESULTED INTO TRAGIC INCIDENT FOR MY FAMILY WHERE MY WIFE AND TWO KIDS WERE IN THE CAR DURING THE EVENT. AS OF NOW, I WAS ADVISED BY ORIGINAL CAR SELLER REP, REPAIR SHOP AND FEW FRIENDS TO SELL IT OFF IN AS IS CONDITION OR AFTER REPAIR. AS OF NOW, CAR SELLER IS OFFERING $300.00 FOR THE CAR IN AS IS CONDITION. I AM STILL WONDERING WHILE WIRES OVERHEATED SUDDENLY AND SMOKED. I JUST DID OIL CHANGE A FEW DAYS AGO. PER INSURANCE COMPANY, THIS DAMAGE IS NOT COVERED UNDER INSURANCE AND HAVE TO TAKE CARE PERSONALLY. THIS IS A HUGE COST BURDEN WITH UNKNOWN REASON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283699September 11, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE A 2010 COROLLA WHICH I BOUGHT JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING FROM THE START. WHEN YOU ARE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS IT DOES NOT KEPT A STRAIGHT LINE, IT WANDERS TO LEFT AND THE RIGHT NEEDING CORRECTION ALL OF THE TIME. IT IS VERY TIRING AND SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS. IT TALKED TO THE DEALER AND TOYOTA TO REPORT THE PROBLEM, THEY SAID IT IS A NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION AT THIS TIME, NOT SURE WHAT THIS MEANS. I HOPE THEY FIX THIS SOON OR I HOPE TO SELL IT BACK TO TOYOTA. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT IS WAS NOT ADDRESSED IN THE 2009 MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283163September 8, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DEAR SIRS, I HAD A MECHANICAL FAILURE CAUSED VEHICLE COLLISION WHERE TWO SAFETY HAZARDS SHOULD CALL PUBLIC ALERT. ON AUG. 24, 2009 AS I TRAVELED ON HIGHWAY 93 SOUTH, I SAW THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME TOOK A SUDDEN SLOW-DOWN OR STOP, ABOUT 30 FEET IN DISTANCE, EVEN AS I FLOORED THE BRAKE PEDAL, MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA DID NOT HAVE ANY BRAKE FUNCTION AT ALL, EVEN NOT A RESISTANCE FORCE AT THE PEDAL. MY VEHICLE REARED ANOTHER VEHICLE INSIDE THE TUNNEL OF 93 SOUTH, UNDER NORMAL TRAVEL SITUATION: ROAD SURFACE AND LIGHTING. AND THEN BEFORE THE DEPLOYED AIRBAG FROM THE DRIVING COLUMN COULD HAVE BLOCKED MY BODY MOVEMENT FORWARD , IT EXPLODED, THE INSIDE OF MY VEHICLE FILLED WITH SMOKE AND FUNNY SMELLS. FORTUNATELY, NOBODY GOT SERIOUS INJURED IN THE COLLISION. SINCE MY COROLLA IS A NEW CAR UNDER 4900 MILES, THIS WAS THE ONLY TIME I EXPERIENCE THE SUDDEN MECHANICAL FAILURES. MY INSURANCE COMPANY, METROPOLITAN PROPERTY, HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT SPECIFY ANY MECHANICAL FAILURES. TOYOTA NORTH AMERICA ALSO HAD THEIR PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE VEHICLE UPON RECEIVED MY REPORT TO THEM, BUT THEY MAY NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO PASS THE INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC, AS THERE IS ALSO LIABILITY ISSUE WITHIN. SO FAR NO REPAIR WORK HAS BEEN DONE TO THE VEHICLE, YET. THE SIMULTANEOUS FAILURES OF BOTH BRAKES AND AIRBAG COULD BE VERY SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARDS, PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THIS CASE AND MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. IF POSSIBLE, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD, OR LET SOME THIRD-PARTY MECHANIC TO, HAVE MY VEHICLE INSPECTED. THANKS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283335September 8, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE BRAKE PEDAL DISPLAYED MINIMAL RESISTANCE AND MOVED ANOTHER INCH WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ISSUE WAS VERY COMMON FOR SOME VEHICLES. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THE SAFETY RISK COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,700 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,243.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283338September 8, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE GEAR SHIFTED INTO "DRIVE" AND THEN IT UNEXPECTEDLY MOVED IN REVERSE. THE "ENGINE" AND "BATTERY" WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR ONE MILE AND THE IDENTICAL FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ELECTRICAL COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; ALTHOUGH, THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO HAVE CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,000. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HE WOULD RECEIVE DOCUMENTS IN THE MAIL REGARDING HIS COMPLAINT HE FILED IN SEPTEMBER 2009. UPDATED 03/22/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282864September 4, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. IS HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 SCION XD AND 2009-2010 COROLLA, COROLLA MATRIX, AND PONTIAC VIBE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 1.8L ENGINE AND ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN CERTAIN STATES. MY CONCERN IS FOR THOSE LIKE MYSELF WHO PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND OR HAS THE VEHICLE REGISTERED IN A STATE THAT IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. WHAT IF I DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO A STATE LISTED IN THE RECALL. ALSO, UNDER HARSH CONDITIONS CERTAIN PARTS OF MY STATE CAN HAVE THESE 'LOW AMBIENT TEMPERATURES'. ACCORDING TO THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V338000, THE CONSEQUENCE OF THIS DEFECT IS THAT 'THIS COULD LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR'. A SUMMARY OF THE DEFECT IS 'WHEN DRIVING UNDER CERTAIN UNIQUE CONDITIONS IN EXTREMELY LOW AMBIENT TEMPERATURES, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SUCTION PORT FOR THE BRAKE VACUUM CAN BECOME LOCKED DUE TO THE FREEZING OF CONDENSATION RESULTING FROM POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION'. THE REMEDY IS 'DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEWLY DESIGNED INTAKE AIR CONNECTOR WHICH WILL RELOCATE THE BRAKE SYSTEM VACUUM PORT. IN SUMMARY, IT WOULD SEEM LOGICAL TO ME THAT TOYOTA WOULD FIX THIS ISSUE FOR ALL VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THE RECALL, NOT JUST BASED UPON LOCATION OF PURCHASE AND OR REGISTRATION. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COST SAVINGS MEASURE VERSUS ACTUALLY BEING CONCERNED ABOUT ITS CUSTOMER'S SAFETY. WHAT CORRECTIVE ACTIONS CAN BE TAKEN? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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