Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10185678March 20, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
IN JUNE 2006 THE BRAKES ON THE 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA SUDDENLY FELT LOOSE, BUT THEY WORKED ,AND A MECHANIC FOUND NO PROBLEM. I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE DRAGGING AND REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT BEFORE I COULD GO IN FOR SERVICE THE BRAKES LOCKED IN DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS DURING RUSH HOUR. I GOT MY CAR TO A NEARBY SERVICE STATION AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND OTHER WORN-OUT PARTS. THE CAR WAS FINE FOR A FEW WEEKS, I SUBMITTED THE BRAKE WORK UNDER MY WARRANTY, THEN THE BRAKES BEGAN DRAGGING AGAIN. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY DEALERSHIP, THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM, AND TOYOTA DENIED MY CLAIM UNDER THE THEORY THAT "BRAKES AREN'T COVERED." I THINK MY MASTER CYLINDER MALFUNTIONS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS HIGH. TOYOTA HAS NO RESPONSE TO THE PROBLEM OF MY BRAKES DRAGGING AND LOCKING UP, OTHER THAN TO BLAME ME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185554March 19, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
UNDER IDEAL NIGHTTIME ROAD CONDITIONS (DRY ROAD AND CLEAR VISIBILITY), I SWERVED TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR. I MISSED HITTING THE OTHER CAR, BUT WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY LOCKED UP AND PUT THE CAR INTO A SKID FROM WHICH THERE WAS NO RECOVERING. THE CAR SPUN OUT AND CAME TO REST AFTER COLLIDING WITH THE CENTER DIVIDER TWICE. THE BRAKES SHOULD NOT HAVE LOCKED UP, AS THIS CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH AN ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS). IF THE ABS HAD WORKED PROPERLY, I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND AVOIDED THE SPIN AND CONTACT WITH THE CENTER DIVIDER.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10185195March 15, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALERSHIP RAN THE DIAGNOSTIC ($90). THE REPORT INDICATED THAT THE CAR NEEDED A NEW CHARCOAL CANISTER. REPAIR MADE A LOCAL AUTO SHOP (PARTS & LABOR $370). ONE MONTH LATER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REAPPEARED. LOCAL AUTO SHOP RAN DIAGNOSTIC. REPORT INDICATED THAT THE VACUUM SWITCHING VALVE FOR THE PURGE SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING. REPAIR MADE AT LOCAL AUTO SHOP (PART & LABOR $135). *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185072March 14, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I PURCHASED A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA CE ON 06-26-06. ON 02-05-07 VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT STILL DIDN'T START. I CALLED THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND HE TOLD ME TO GET A JUMP OFF BECAUSE IT WAS THE BATTERY DUE TO THE COLD WEATHER. I GOT A JUMP OFF AND IT STILL WOULD START. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK AND HE TOLD ME TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. I DID THAT AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. WE NEEDED ALL KEYS TO SEE IF IT WAS THE KEYS AND IT WASN'T. HE THOUGHT IT WAS BAD GAS AND IT WASN'T. THEN HE SAID IT WAS THE COMPUTER. THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED AND I STILL HAVE TROUBLE CRANKING IT NOW. I WOULD TURN THE KEY AND IT WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, IT WOULD CRANK. BEFORE THIS INCIDENCE, IN JULY 2006, NOT EVEN A MONTH AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE, MY BRAKES STARTED SQUEALING AND THEY STILL DO NOW. THE ROTOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED. EACH TIME I TAKE IT FOR SERVICING, I'M TOLD THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER RELATIONS WITH NO RESPONSE. NOW I'VE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR DISPUTE SETTLEMENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184589March 9, 2007
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FREQUENT USE OF THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT MAY CAUSE THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME TANGLED AND NOT FEED THROUGH THE FEEDER PROPERLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS BODILY HARM AND/OR INABILITY TO USE SEATBELT PROPERLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184564March 8, 2007
SEATS
DRIVER SEAT MOVES FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 1/8 INCH, DEALER REPLACED SEAT ASSEMBLY, PROBLEM REMAINS, CHECKED OTHER NEW CARS ON THE DEALER LOT, ALL CARS OF SAME MODEL HAD MOVEMENT OF DRIVERS SEAT TO DIFFERENT DEGREES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183365February 23, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH 19000 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 25 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE SHOOK, AND THEN IT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE 3 TIMES, BUT HE VEHICLE DID NOT START. ON THE FOURTH ATTEMPT THE VEHICLE STARTED AND WAS DRIVEN INTO A PARKING SPACE. TOYOTA TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. TOYOTA DETERMINED THAT THE EMC WAS DEFECTIVE, AND THEY OFFERED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON DECEMBER 17, 2006 AND HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE LOCKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL SINCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19700.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183741February 20, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE CAR DOES NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM THE PEDAL**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED IN ORDER TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN, THE BRAKES MUST BE APPLIED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182745February 16, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES: IN OCTOBER OF 2002, THE FRONT DRIVER-SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE (THE SPRING INSIDE THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE THROUGH THE PLASTIC), AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FRONT PASSENGER-SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE. ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE DRIVER'S SIDE BACK SEAR DOOR HANDLE BROKE AS WELL. BOTH, DURING NORMAL USAGE OF OPENING THE DOOR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182746February 16, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE DASHBOARD IS SHOWING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE CHARCOAL CANISTER AND VSV HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I FEEL TOYOTA 800-331-4331, IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THIS CANISTER AND IS DELIBERATELY IGNORING INSTEAD OF RECALL OR FREE PARTS AND LABOR. I FOUND A SIMILAR KIND OF ISSUES RAISED BY OTHER COROLLA OWNERS ON THE NET. PLEASE DO THE NECESSARY INVESTIGATION IN THIS MATTER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182227February 10, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2005 COROLLA MAKES A NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE AN ARMY HELICOPTER IS RIGHT ABOVE THE CAR WHEN THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW IS ROLLED DOWN. IF IT IS ON THE HIGHWAY THE SOUND BECOMES UNBEARABLE. THE SOUND WILL DISAPPEAR IF ANOTHER WINDOW IS OPENED AT LEAST 4-6 INCHES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181836February 7, 2007
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
I BOUGHT TOYOTA COROLLA LE 2005 IN MARCH 2005 AT THAT TIME I GOT 3 YEAR WARRANTY/36,000 MILES AND THE AUTOMOBILE HAS 36,800 MILES AND IT IS ALREADY OUT OF WARRANTY. ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2007 AT 9:00 AM SOMETHING UNUSUAL HAPPENED TO MY CAR. I WOKE UP AROUND 8 :00 AM IN THE MORNING AND THEN I DECIDED TO BUY SOMETHING FROM THE MARKET FOR MY BREAKFAST AND WENT TO THE GARAGE AND LOOKING AT MY CAR I DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT SIDE WINDOW GLASS WAS BROKEN INTO THOUSANDS OF PIECES. FORTUNATELY MY FAMILY AND I WERE NOT INSIDE THE CAR AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT OTHERWISE WE WOULD HAVE BE HURT BY THOSE GLASS. NOW I AM SCARED OF TAKING MY SON AND WIFE INTO THE CAR BECAUSE THE OTHER GLASS MAY SHATTER AND HURT ME AN M Y FAMILY. DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IS PUTTING MY FAMILY AND ME IN DANGER OF BEING HARMED BY THE GLASS BECAUSE THE GLASS CAME WITH A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. I HAVE GONE TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN PERSON TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW GLASS. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER OF TOYOTA AND THEY DO NOT EVEN WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE IT. I THINK MOST OF THESE MODELS WINDOW GLASS COMES WITH A DEFECT SO I WOULD LIKE YOU TO TAKE A TEST IN THE LAB AND ASK THE MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE THE WINDOWS OF MY CAR. I AM REPORTING AND MAKING A COMPLAINT TO PROTECT THE CONSUMERS AND ME SO I WOULD LIKE YOU TO TAKE ANY ACTIONS AGAINST THIS MANUFACTURER. PLEASE THINK OF MY SON AND WIFE BECAUSE THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE THAT I HAVE TO TRANSPORT THEM TO DIFFERENT PLACES. RIGHT NOW I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THINKING THAT ANY TIME THIS WILL BREAK AND HURT ME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I HOPE YOUR CONSIDERATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181551February 4, 2007
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING VIOLENT COLLISION. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10181549February 4, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY TOYOTA COROLLA (1996) WAS TOTALED IN A RECENT CRASH -- BUT THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY! *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10181302February 1, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE 2000 COROLLA IS BURNING OIL AT A HIGH RATE. IT STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY THE 50,000 MILE MARK AND HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181175January 30, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
YEAR 2004: ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. $1,500 FOR REPAIR. YEAR 2007: ENGINE STOPPED. POWER STEERING PUMP MAKE NOISE. $2,000 FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE BOTH PARTS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10180750January 25, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FROM TIME TO TIME ON ITS ON DUE TO FAILURES OF THE CHARCOAL CANISTER/EVAPORATIVE SOLENOIDS. THE CHARCOAL CANISTER SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT. THE CAR WILL RUN JUST FINE (DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF FAILURE), BUT IF YOU HAVE EMISSIONS TESTING, THE CAR WILL FAIL. MANY TOYOTA OWNERS SEEM TO BE HAVING THIS SIMILAR TROUBLE DUE TO SOME FLAW IN THE TOYOTA ICU PROGRAMMING. IF YOU SEARCH ON THE NET FOR THE SIMILAR PROBLEM, MANY LINKS WILL SHOW UP. ----------------- HTTP://AUTOS.MSN.COM/RESEARCH/VIP/RELIABILITY.ASPX?YEAR=1999&MAKE=TOYOTA&MODEL=CAMRY&TRIMID=-1 ----------------- HTTP://WWW.CARTRACKERS.COM/FORUMS/LIVE/TOYOTA/600.HTML. *JB -----------------
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10180641January 24, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
WE BOUGHT A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA IN JULY OF 2004. WE HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH THE WAY THE CAR RUNS MECHANICALLY NEVER HAVING ANY ISSUES. OUR VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT 40,310 AND WE ARE EXPERIENCING A FAILURE WITH THE CHARCOAL CANISTER. IN ORDER TO PASS EMISSIONS FOR THE STATE OF NC WE HAVE TO REPLACE THIS PARTICULAR PART. SINCE OUR CAR IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER OUR BASIC 3 YEAR, 36,000 MILE WARRANTY WE ARE HAVING TO REPLACE THIS PART ON OUR OWN. THIS IS VERY DISCOURAGING SINCE OUR VEHICLE IS ONLY 4,000 MILES OVER OUR BASIC WARRANTY COVERAGE. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WITH MANY OTHER TOYOTA COROLLA VEHICLES AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE. WE FEEL THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO BECAUSE IT SEEMS ODD THAT THE CHARCOAL CANISTER FAILS AROUND THIS MILE MARKER IN NUMEROUS VEHICLES. THIS IS A COMPONENT OF THE CAR THE CONTRIBUTES TO KEEPING OUR AIR CLEAN. TOYOTA IS FAILING TO PROVIDE A CAR THAT WILL DO SO. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10179357January 22, 2007
TIRES:SIDEWALL
SIDE WALL FAILURE (BULGE) EVIDENCED ON BRIDGESTONE INSIGNIA TIRE, P19565R15. ORIGINAL TIRES ON NEW VEHICLE. SECOND INCIDENT FIRST, WAS AT ONLY 12,000 MILES. THIS IS DANGEROUS CONDITION. TWO FAILURES REQUIRE SOME AWARENESS BY MANUFACTURER. TIRE REPLACED PRIOR TO COMPLETE FAILURE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10179053January 18, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HER 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA (200 FAILURE MILEAGE) AT 25 MPH SHE CAME TO RED LIGHT. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN, BUT DID NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON ANOTHER OCCASION SHE HAD TO SWERVE TO KEEP FROM HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR, BECAUSE OF THE SAME FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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