Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10217783February 12, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
2006 TOYOTA COROLLA (MILEAGE 36,191) : ON THE WAY TO DEALER FOR A SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON (FIRST TIME SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE). DEALER INVESTIGATED AND INDICATED HAD I NOT BROUGHT THE CAR IN WHEN I DID, I WOULD HAVE EXPERIENCED A NO-START CONDITION. DEALER REPLACED THE ECM MODULE. REPLACEMENT MODULE COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216805February 3, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
PURCHASED A USED 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA IN 2006, WHICH HAD [UNKNOWN TO ME] A TOYOTA EXTENDED WARRANTY IN FORCE. ABOUT ONE YEAR LATER, AT APPROXIMATELY 67,000 MILES, THE ENGINE DEVELOPED A "ROD KNOCK" AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, BY ATKINSON TOYOTA IN BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION TEXAS. COST $6000. THE DEALER COULD NOT FILE FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR US SINCE WE WERE UNAWARE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND SO DID NOT FILE FOR TRANSFER. MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT THE TIME, AND REPORTED SIMPLY THAT THE LOW OIL INDICATOR CAME ON AND THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING. THE VEHICLE HAS NO WARNING INDICATORS REGARDING OIL LEVEL OR LIFE [AS DOES GM AND OTHERS], SO THAT THE 'WORD ON THE STREET' IS THAT IF THE OIL INDICATOR COMES ON, YOUR ENGINE IS ALREADY RUINED. MY SON AND I CHANGED THE OIL IN THE VEHICLE, AND IT HAD ONLY BEEN DRIVEN ABOUT 4,000 MILES SINCE THE PREVIOUS OIL CHANGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216601January 31, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE COMPUTER QUITS AND CAR STOPPED RUNNING AS I WAS DRIVING. I WAS ALMOST BROADSIDED. THE LIGHTS TURN OFF, THE STEERING LOCKS AND EVERYTHING JUST SHUT DOWN. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT DAVID MAUS TOYOTA, THE COMPUTERS ARE HAVING A PROBLEM IN THE 2003-2006 COROLLAS. THERE IS NO RECALL ON THESE ITEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216514January 30, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, IT SURGED FORWARD AND CAUSED A MINOR CRASH. ONE YEAR LATER, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE UPHILL WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STRUCK A METAL POST. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS BEFORE THE FAILURES OCCURRED. SHE IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,700. *ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP GETTING AN OIL CHANGE. THE MECHANIC ASKED THE CONTACT TO DRIVE ONTO PLATFORM AND THE CONTACT STATES THE VEHICLE OVER ACCELERATED AND HIT A POST.*SMCH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217145January 29, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2008 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH SEVERAL BRAKE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKE CALIPER ALMOST FELL OFF. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES NEEDED A SHIM KIT AND THEN TOLD THE CONSUMER THEY ONLY CHECKED ONE SIDE NOT BOTH. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216197January 27, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
SORRY IT IS NOT A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THE TENSIONER ASSEMBLY (16620-22013) WAS REPLACED BECAUSE I NOTICED A CHIRPING NOISE IN THE MOTOR AREA. THE BELT V-RIBBED (90080-91139-83 WAS REPLACED BECAUSE OF WEAR CAUSED BY TENSIONER FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215525January 21, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR SUDDENLY ACELLERATED ON ITS OWN. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215233January 17, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES, STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AS WELL. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A POLE. THE BUMPER WAS SCRATCHED. HE STATED THAT THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE TOO CLOSE TO ONE ANOTHER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 02-14-08 BF * UPDATED 02/14/08 *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215084January 16, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA, THE VEHICLE GASOLINE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER OUT OF TRAFFIC WITH NO INCIDENT. I HAVE GREAT CONCERN FOR SAFETY OF OTHERS SINCE I NORMALLY DRIVE ON THE MAJOR INTERSTATES. I TRIED TO RESTART BUT NO RESULTS. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOLLED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS THE ECM OR THE ENGINE COMPUTER THAT FAILED. THIS INCIDENT IS SIMILAR TO NHTSA INVESTIGATION, #PE05029 DATED MAY 31, 2005, WHERE GASOLINE/ELECTRIC HYBRID VEHICLES GASOLINE ENGINES WOULD STALL. FACTS FOUND THAT ANALYSIS OF THE WARRANTY DATA INDICATED THAT OVER 97% OF VEHICLES EXPERIENCING A GAS ENGINE STALL RESULTED FROM AN ISSUE WITH THE PROGRAM LOGIC IN THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) SYSTEM. MAJOR CONCERN IS SAFETY ON MAJOR INTERSTATES AT HIGH SPEEDS AND THE VEHICLE STALLING OUT WITH NO WARNING. THE OTHER CONCERN IS THAT IT COST ME $1,229.69 TO REPLACE THE ECM, PLUS $80.25 TO HAVE IT TOLLED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214191January 8, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 1-65 MPH, THE BRAKES LOCK UP. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED, IT FEELS AS IF THE BRAKE PEDAL IS BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC ON FOUR OCCASIONS. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE BEGAN SMOKING AND WAS VERY HOT. THE ROTORS WERE TURNED AND THEN REPLACED. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE ONCE AND STATED THAT THE RUBBER BRAKE HOSE WAS DETERIORATED. THE RUBBER BRAKE HOSE WAS REPLACED, BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000. UPDATED 01/29/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE LEFT FRONT ROTOR AND PADS WERE REPLACED AGAIN. UPDATED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214244January 8, 2008
POWER TRAIN, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEH PURCHASED NEW MAY, 2007. IT HAD LESS THAN 150 MILES ON IT WHEN THE 1ST INCIDENT HAPPENED. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A GRADE AT APPROX 65 MPH. THERE WAS A TRAFFIC LIGHT APPROX 350 TO 450 FT AHEAD. I KNEW I COULD NOT MAKE THE LIGHT SO I APPLIED MY BRAKES. THE TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE SEEMED TO SEIZE UP AND SURGE AND MY BRAKES WERE ALMOST USELESS. IT IS AN AUTO TRANSMISSION & ALL I COULD THINK TO DO TO STOP WAS BRAKE HARD & SHIFT INTO PARK. THIS DID STOP IT...BUT I WAS FRIGHTENED. SUBSEQUENTLY, APPROX TWO MONTHS LATER, WHILE ON VACATION OUT OF STATE, THE VEH STARTED MAKING A TICKING SOUND AS SOON AS THE ENGINE HIT 3000 RPM'S. UPON RETURNING TO CA I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND TOLD HIM ABOUT BOTH PROBLEMS. THEY SUPPOSEDLY PUT IT ON THEIR SCOPE & NO DIAGNOSES CODE APPEARED. THEY SAID THE NOISE WAS A LOOSE HOSE??? FUNNY IT ONLY TICKED AT EXACTLY 3000 RPM'S!!!. THEY COULD NOT EXPLAIN THE SEIZING AND SURGING. THIS CAR HAS NOW DONE THIS SEIZING AND SURGING THING THREE MORE TIMES. IT IS SCARY AND FRIGHTENING!! THE 2ND & 3RD TIMES, I AGAIN WAS ON A DOWN GRADE GOING AROUND 65 MPH AT AROUND 3000 RPM'S. AGAIN IT WAS A SITUATION WHERE I BRAKED THAT CAUSED THE SEIZING THEN SURGING. THE LAST & 4TH TIME THIS THING HAPPENED WAS LAST WEEK. I WAS IDLING IN A DRIVE THROUGH , WAITING FOR MY FOOD. THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE & I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. IT WAS IN THIS POSITION FOR ABOUT 5-7 MINUTES, MOVING SLOWLY FORWARD EVERY 1-2 MINUTES. IT WAS A WARMER DAY- AS I MOVED FORWARD AGAIN, I PUSHED THE A/C BUTTON TO CIRCULATE SOME AIR. SUDDENLY, THE CAR SURGED FORWARD..MADE AN AWFUL SOUND & NO AMOUNT OF BRAKING SEEMED TO HOLD IT . AGAIN, AS WITH THE VERY FIRST TIME, THIS BROUGHT THE CAR INTO CONTROL! I WORK OUT OF TOWN AND DEPEND ON HAVING A CAR....BUT I AM GETTING SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR. I HAVE APPROX 8,500 MILES ON IT NOW. I DON'T KNOW IF I TRUST THE DEALER TO TAKE THIS MATTER SERIOUSLY & WOULD REALLY LIKE TOYOTA'S HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213034December 28, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
1- AN UNDETECTABLE EVENT CAUSED A SMALL HOLE IN THE FUEL LINE OF A TOYOTA COROLLA. THE AIR IN THE GARAGE WHERE THE CAR WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT WAS PERMEATED WITH THE ODOR OF GASOLINE, AND INTRODUCED THE REAL POSSIBILITY OF AN EXPLOSION. 2- THE FAILURE IS A WEAKNESS IN THE STRENGTH AND DURABILITY OF THE FUEL LINE OF TOYOTA COROLLAS. THE FUEL LINE HAD A SMALL PUNCTURE AND FILLED THE CONFINED AREA WITH GASOLINE VAPOR. 3 - TOYOTA REQUIRED A REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL LINE AND GAS TANK, CLAIMING THAT A RODENT CHEWED THROUGH THE FUEL LINE. THE NEW GAS TANK HAS THE SAME DESIGN FLAWS AND WEAKNESSES AS THE OLD GAS TANK AND CAN EASILY BE PUNCTURED. FUEL LINE PROBLEMS HAVE HAPPENED IN MORE THAN ONE TOYOTA COROLLA THAT THE COMPANY HAS OWNED; ONE OF WHICH BURST INTO FLAMES. (THESE ARE TO BE THE SUBJECTS OF SEPARATE COMPLAINTS.) THAT A RODENT (OR ANY OTHER INSIGNIFICANT CAUSE) MAY DAMAGE A FUEL LINE IN THIS WAY IS A SERIOUS WEAKNESS THAT PRESENTS A CLEAR DANGER TO ANYONE OWNING AND DRIVING THIS CAR. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR ESCALATE THIS AS A PROBLEM TO MANAGEMENT. THE TOYOTA DEALER ALSO REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE THIS FIRE HAZARD AS A PROBLEM AND COMMUNICATED THAT IT SHOULD BE ACCEPTED AS NORMAL. THE DAMAGED PLASTIC FUEL LINE IS AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212978December 27, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
1- AN UNDETECTABLE EVENT CAUSED A SMALL HOLE IN THE FUEL LINE OF A TOYOTA COROLLA. THE AIR IN THE GARAGE WHERE THE CAR WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT WAS PERMEATED WITH THE ODOR OF GASOLINE, AND INTRODUCED THE REAL POSSIBILITY OF AN EXPLOSION. 2- THE FAILURE IS A WEAKNESS IN THE STRENGTH AND DURABILITY OF THE FUEL LINE OF TOYOTA COROLLAS. THE FUEL LINE HAD A SMALL PUNCTURE AND FILLED THE CONFINED AREA WITH GASOLINE VAPOR. 3 - TOYOTA REQUIRED A REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL LINE AND GAS TANK, CLAIMING THAT A RODENT CHEWED THROUGH THE FUEL LINE. THE NEW GAS TANK HAS THE SAME DESIGN FLAWS AND WEAKNESSES AS THE OLD GAS TANK AND CAN EASILY BE PUNCTURED. FUEL LINE PROBLEMS HAVE HAPPENED IN MORE THAN ONE TOYOTA COROLLA THAT THE COMPANY HAS OWNED; ONE OF WHICH BURST INTO FLAMES. (THESE ARE TO BE THE SUBJECTS OF SEPARATE COMPLAINTS.) THAT A RODENT (OR ANY OTHER INSIGNIFICANT CAUSE) MAY DAMAGE A FUEL LINE IN THIS WAY IS A SERIOUS WEAKNESS THAT PRESENTS A CLEAR DANGER TO ANYONE OWNING AND DRIVING THIS CAR. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR ESCALATE THIS AS A PROBLEM TO MANAGEMENT. THE TOYOTA DEALER ALSO REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE THIS FIRE HAZARD AS A PROBLEM AND COMMUNICATED THAT IT SHOULD BE ACCEPTED AS NORMAL. THE OLD PART IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212991December 27, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
1- THERE WAS AN ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE CAR. 2- SMOKE CAME IN FROM DASHBOARD VENTS; SECONDS AFTER THAT THE BRAKES FAILED; FLAMES CAME IN THROUGH THE DASHBOARD VENTS THEN THE CAR BURST INTO FLAMES CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HAVE TO LEAP FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION. MOMENTS LATER THE CAR EXPLODED AND WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. 3 - THE CAR WAS UNRECOGNIZABLE AFTER THE EXPLOSION AND COMPLETELY TOTALED. THE TIRES AND ALL NON-METAL PARTS OF THE CAR WERE GONE. WE HAVE REQUESTED A REPORT AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM FROM THE TOYOTA DEALER AND FROM TOYOTA. TO DATE, THERE HAS BEEN NO WRITTEN RESPONSE OR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THIS EVENT. THE CHARRED REMAINS OF THE AUTOMOBILE WERE REVIEWED BY A TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE, AND AFTERWARD THE TOYOTA DEALER COMMUNICATED VERBALLY THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL THE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION. THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING FILED NOW AS THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH FUEL LINES IN OTHER SUBSEQUENTLY OWNED COROLLAS; AND THAT TOYOTA AND THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP HAVE INDICATED NO CONCERN FOR THE SERIOUS COROLLA FUEL LINE PROBLEMS THAT PRESENTS A CLEAR DANGER TO ANYONE OWNING AND DRIVING THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10212701December 26, 2007
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE CRACKED RESULTING IN THE INABILITY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212634December 24, 2007
SEATS
IN A REAR END COLLISION BOTH FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED BACKWARDS AND LANDED IN THE FULLY RECLINED POSITION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10212419December 20, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
MY 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA HAD A HEAD GASKET FAILURE WHICH ACCORDING TO THE SHOP FOREMAN WAS VERY COMMON FAILURE AT A COSTS TO US OF $931.66. IT SEEMS THE GASKET FAILS ON THE REAR OF THE ENGINE IN FRONT OF THE GLOVE BOX. THE FAILURE IS SO COMMON NO TEST WERE PERFORMED SUCH AS LOOKING FOR COOLANT IN THE OIL, ACCORDING TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SHOP FOREMAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212473December 20, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
VEHICLES INFRONT OF ME STEPPED ON BRAKES SUDDENLY. I APPLIED MY BRAKES WITH NO RESPONSE. TAPPED SEVERAL TIMES AGAIN AND TRIED HOLDING DOWN WITH NO RESPONSE AGAIN. TRIED TO SWERVE INTO SUICIDE LANE TO AVOID HITTING CAR THAT WAS 30 YARDS IN FRONT OF ME AND WAS FORCED TO HIT CAR AS VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP OR EVEN SLOW DOWN. BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212056December 17, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 40 MPH. THE CONTACT RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO REAPPLY THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WOULD NOT MOVE. AFTER 30 SECONDS, THE PEDAL MOVED SLIGHTLY, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER. WHILE AT THE DEALER, THE GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE REMAINS AT THE DEALER AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FRONT LICENSE PLATE WAS DENTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212141December 17, 2007
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR INTEGRITY, SIZE 175/70R13 TIRES. THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE TIRES WERE WARPED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THIS BY FIRST LOOKING AT THE FRONT TIRE, WHICH INDICATED THAT THEY WERE WEARING OUT. THE TIRES WERE CHECKED, ROTATED, AND BALANCED. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE FRONT TIRES WORE OUT. SHE TOOK THE TIRES TO THREE DIFFERENT PLACES AND THEY ALL STATED THAT THE TIRES HAD A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. GOODYEAR STATED THAT SHE COULD RECEIVE NEW TIRES FOR $39.48 PER TIRE, WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE THE NECESSARY SERVICES TO REPLACE THE TIRE. SHE DID NOT ACCEPT THE OFFER BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 27,000. UPDATED 01-13-08. *KB UPDATED 01/15/08 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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