Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10178650January 14, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
OCCASIONALLY, THE IGNITION DOES NOT TURN TO THE "START" POSITION. TO REMEDY THE SITUATION THE DRIVER USUALLY HAS TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MUCH EFFORT TO THE RIGHT AND TO THE LEFT. THEN THE IGNITION WILL EVENTUALLY TURN TO THE START POSITION AND THE AUTO WILL START. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178569January 12, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL * - IN OCTOBER 2006, THE CONTACT TOOK HER 2002 TOYOTA COROLLA TO A REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE SHE WAS HEARING A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE VEHICLE HAD AN ODOMETER READING OF 61, 313 MILES. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO OIL ON THE DIP STICK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DID NOT SEE AN OIL LEAK AROUND HER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO TOLD SHE WOULD NEED A NEW MOTOR FOR THE VEHICLE DUE TO OIL STARVATION, AND THAT THERE WAS A SLUDGE BUILDUP IN THE MOTOR. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE IN JUNE 2006, AT WHICH POINT THE VEHICLE HAD AN ODOMETER READING OF 56, 860 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED SHE ALSO TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT A GRINDING NOISE SHE WAS HEARING. THE DEALER TOLD HER THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE GRINDING NOISE. THE CONTACT WOULD HEAR THE NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHED SPEEDS OF 20-50 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS WHEN THE NOISE OCCURRED. THE WARRANTY DEPT HAS TOLD THE CONTACT THEY WILL NOT COVER THE FAILURE DUE TO VEHICLE NEGLECT. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT HAS ALL OF HER REPAIR ORDERS FOR THE VEHICLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178320January 10, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 45000 MILES AND HAD AIR BAG PROBLEMS. ON 9-9-06 THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS IN A CRASH, IT HAD BEEN RAINING AND SHE WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED, AND HIT A JERSEY WALL TWICE, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 12-15-06 SHE WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN SHE HIT A DOG ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE,. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT DID NOT INFLATE, AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE POLICE WERE AT BOTH CRASH SCENES AND TOOK REPORTS. ALSO, TOOK PICTURES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES A RESULT OF THE CRASH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178238January 9, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
HI, I SEE MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA FAILED IN THE GOVERNMENT CRASH COMPLIANCE TEST (FRONTAL CRASH, FMVSS208), AND PASSED AGAIN WITH A MY 2006 ONE. I GUESS THAT MEANS TOYOTA UPDATED A PART OR PARTS OF MY 2005 COROLLA, BUT I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177752January 4, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OF MY 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA LE REPEATEDLY COMES ON. WHEN CHECKED IT STATES THERE'S AN PROBLEM WITH THE O2 SENSORS OR CONVERTER SYSTEM. I HAVE HAD THESE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. I AM TOLD OTHER YEARS OF THE TOYOTA COROLLA HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE STATED THE SENSORS ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER AND THUS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GETS TRIGGERED ON. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS REPLACING BOTH O2 SENSORS THREE TIMES, AND THE CONVERTER AT LEAST TWICE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL COMES ON WITH THE SAME CODES FOR THESE SAME ISSUES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177509December 28, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
2006 TOYOTA COROLLA'S WINDSHILED WAS DEFECTIVE. *CC THE WINDSHIELD WAS DISTORTED AND EACH TIME IT WAS REPLACED THE REPLACEMENT WAS ALSO DISTORTED. THE WINDSHILED HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. NOW TOYOTA REFUSES TO HONOR THE WARRANTY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176765December 21, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS, POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS
WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT STARTED TO MAKE A RUMBLING AND RATTLING SOUND IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. I NOTIFIED TOYOTA CORPORATION AND THEY FLAT OUT REFUSED TO ASSIST ME OR OFFER ANY "GOOD FAITH" MEASURE OR ANY SERVICE WHATEVER TO ASSIST ME WITH THE DEFECT. THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL BEARING HUB ASSEMBLY WAS LEAKING AND WAS NOT DETECTABLE WHEN THE CAR WAS TAKEN FOR SERVICES AND INSPECTION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176778December 21, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT SEAT BELTS LOCK AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO PULL OUT THE SEAT BELT IT FINALLY LOCKS. HAD SEAT BELT REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AND KEEPS REPEATING. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AFTER READING THE NUMEROUS LOGS ABOUT THIS VERY PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176528December 19, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WE BOUGHT A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA VE IN SEPTEMBER. IT HAS THE BASE 1.8L ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AND ABOUT 63,000 MILES. ONE THING THE SELLER DIDN'T TELL US WAS THE CAR WAS AN OIL BURNER. NOW HERE'S THE KICKER. ON HOT OR COLD, AS IN 10 F COLD, STARTS, THERE IS NO SMOKE OR ODOR. THERE ARE NO DRIPS, PUDDLES, OR SPLASHES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OR ON THE GROUND. I HAD A SERVICE GARAGE LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID THE COMPRESSION WAS EQUAL ACROSS ALL FOUR CYLINDERS AND WELL WITHIN MANUFACTURER??S TOLERANCES. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER CLAIMED THE RINGS WERE BAD. THE CAR IS, HOWEVER, GOING THROUGH ABOUT A QUART OF OIL EVERY 250 ?? 300 MILES. I SWITCHED TO 10W ?? 40 FROM 5W ?? 30 AND DUMPED SOME RESTORE IN THE CRANKCASE, BUT NO CHANGE. CHECKING WITH SEVERAL AUTO AND TOYOTA FORUMS INDICATES THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH COROLLAS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176290December 16, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
2004 TOYOTA COROLLA FUEL FILLER FAILED ON 12/14/06 NEW FUEL FILLER HAD TO BE INSTALLED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176306December 16, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
I BOUGHT A NEW 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE WINDSHIELD WAS DISTORTED WITH WAVY AREAS IN THE GLASS. WHILE DRIVING, OBJECTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE FIELD OF GLASS WOULD RIPPLE. I HAD HEADACHES, EYE ACHING, AND EYE STRAIN WHEN TRACKING SIGNS AND OBJECTS THROUGH THE GLASS. A TOYOTA DEALER ADMITTED THE WINDSHIELD WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED THE GLASS. THE REPLACEMENT WINDSHIELD WAS DISTORTED. TOYOTA ADMITTED THAT IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IT A SECOND TIME. THE SECOND REPLACEMENT WINDSHIELD HAD DISTORTION. TOYOTA AGAIN SAID IT WAS DISTORTED, AND THE SERVICE DIRECTOR AT MY LOCAL DEALER HAD IT REPLACED A THIRD TIME. THE THIRD REPLACEMENT WINDSHIELD HAS A DISTORTION DEFECT. SHOWING THE THIRD REPLACEMENT WINDSHIELD TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY LOCAL DEALER, HE SAID THEY WOULD ORDER ME A NEW WINDSHIELD. THEN A NEW SERVICE DIRECTOR STEPPED IN AND BLOCKED THE ORDER, SAYING THE GLASS WAS NORMAL AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. HOW CAN A TOYOTA-TRAINED SERVICE MANAGER ADMIT THE PROBLEM AND RECOMMEND A REPLACEMENT WINDSHIELD, BUT THEN THE SERVICE DIRECTOR STEPS IN TO SAY THAT THE GLASS IS NORMAL. MEANWHILE, I LOOKED AT OTHER 2006 TOYOTA COROLLAS AT 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS IN PA & NY. NEW COROLLAS AT ALL THE DEALERS HAD DISTORTED WINDSHIELDS. I WROTE DOWN VIN #S OF FOUR COROLLAS WITH WINDSHIELD DISTORTION: 2TBR32E06C70XXXX; 2T1BR30E57C71XXXX; 2T1BR32E06C55XXXX; 2T1BR32E56C55XXXX. A FRIEND STOPPED AT A TOYOTA LOT ON THE WEST COAST AND FOUND 3 COROLLAS WITH SIMILAR DISTORTIONS: VIN #S: 1NXBR30E97Z77XXXX; 1NXBR30E27Z77XXXX; AND JTDBR32E77010XXXX. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM IN WINDSHIELDS OF 2006 COROLLAS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE INABILITY TO SEE CLEARLY THROUGH A DISTORTED WINDSHIELD PUTS DRIVERS AT RISK FOR ACCIDENT. WHO IS TESTING THE QUALITY OF TOYOTA GLASS TO ENSURE THAT IT MEETS OPTICAL SPECIFICATIONS AND VISUAL SAFETY STANDARDS? THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM THE DANGERS OF DISTORTED GLASS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176275December 15, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE PLATED WITH A CHROME METALLIC PLATING. METAL PLATING IS POORLY ATTACHED AND STARTS FLAKING OFF OF PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE. WHEN METAL PLATING STARTS PEELING OFF, IT IS VERY THIN AND SHARP. IT HAS RESULTED IN NUMEROUS FINGERS BEING CUT / SLICED OPEN. ONE HANDLE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. SINCE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT, THE OTHER THREE HANDLES HAVE FLAKED AND PEELED AS WELL. IN ORDER TO "FIX" TWO OF THE HANDLES, I CUT AND SCRAPED ANY REMAINING METAL PLATING OFF OF THE HANDLES TO LEAVE ONLY THE IVORY COLORED PLASTIC HANDLE. THE THIRD HANDLE IS GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE I WILL NEED TO REMOVE THE METAL PLATING SOON. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
5
Deaths:
0
#10176064December 13, 2006
WHEELS:HUB
MY 03 TOYOTA COROLLA WHEEL CAPS (HUB CAPS) FLEW OFF. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. ONE FLEW OFF AT LOW SPEEDS AT MY SONS SCHOOL. IT ALMOST HIT A SCHOOL KID. HAVE BOUGHT 3 NEW CAPS AND IT'S RANDOM. IT LOOKS LIKE THE WHEELS CAPS DON'T LOCK DOWN TO WHEEL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175423December 6, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN BETWEEN 40-50MPH ON A SECONDARY ROAD. THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A WHINING NOISE AND THE OIL LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF. THE CAR STALLED OUT IN A DRIVEWAY. TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. OPENED THE HOOD AND SMOKE CAME OUT. TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR TO MOVE IT. IT BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE NEXT MORNING THE CAR WAS TOWED TO WESTBURY TOYOTA WHERE THEY WROTE IT UP AS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. A FEW DAYS LATER THE CAR WAS INSPECTED BY AN INSPECTOR FOR THE COMPANY AND I WAS TOLD THAT A ROD WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE, CUTTING THE FUEL LINE CAUSING THE FIRE. THEY SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY DOWNSHIFTING (ON AN AUTOMATIC) AND WAS DRIVER ERROR, INVALIDATING THE WARRENTY. AT FIRST THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $13,000 TO FIX IT. THEN THEY OFFERED TO TAKE THE INSURANCE CHECK FOR $4,900 AND SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE WITH ME. THE LAST OFFER WAS TO GIVE THEM THE INSURANCE CHECK $1,000 AND THEY WOULD GIVE ME A COMPERABLE CAR. THIS I THOUGHT WAS INSURANCE FRAUD. I WILL BE WITH OUT A CAR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174172November 24, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
I HAVE TWO CLAIMS ON TOYOTA COROLLA'S. EACH VEHICLE HAD A FIRE START IN THE WHEEL WELL AREA. THE DEALER IS BLAMING BRAKE FAILURE. THE FIRST VEHICLE IS AN 06 COROLLA AND THE OTHER IS AN 04 COROLLA. NEITHER VEHICLE HAS EVER HAD ANY BRAKE WORK DONE AND BOTH HAVE VERY LOW MILES. CERTAINLY THE 06 COROLLA SHOULD BE HANDLED BY TOYOTA UNDER WARRANTY BUT SO FAR THEY ARE NOT WANTING TO HANDLE THIS LOSS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173958November 21, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SUNLIGHT DIMINISHED THE VISIBILITY OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THIS WAS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED, BUT SUGGESTED TINTING THE WINDOWS, TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF SUNLIGHT IN THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173788November 18, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT
ON 11/7/2006 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE MY VEHICLE 98 TOYOTA COROLLA REAR ENDED A CEMENT TRUCK. THE SPEED AT WHICH MY CAR WAS TRAVELING WAS 25-35 MPH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, MY SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK AND BECAUSE OF THIS MY CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. I VISITED THE URGENT CARE THE SAME DAY AND AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT I SUFFERED STRAINED LIGAMENTS AND MUSCLES IN MY NECK AND BACK AND A BRUISE AND SCRAPE ON MY CHEST. I AM STILL SUFFERING. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10173378November 13, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON MY 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA LE WITH ABOUT 60,000 MILES, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD MY MECHANIC RUN THE OBD CODE, WHICH RETURNED THE CODE OF P0446 (EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM VENT CONTROL CIRCUIT). MY MECHANIC DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE CHARCOAL CANNISTER SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS THE EMISSIONS OF THE COROLLA. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND FOUND THAT MANY COROLLA OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME SITUATION. THE REPAIR OF THIS PART ON MY COROLLA TOTALLED ABOUT $640 AND I FEEL THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE AS IT BEING REPORTED BY SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS OWNING COROLLA'S (AND OTHER MODELS OF TOYOTA). MY HOPE IS THAT TOYOTA WILL BE REQUIRED TO REIMBURSE THE COST OF REPAIRING THIS PART DUE TO THE LACK OF ATTENTION GIVEN TO A MALFUNCTIONING SYSTEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173244November 12, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN FRONT END CRASH WITH CAR GOING ABOUT 30 MPH. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10173082November 9, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE MAINTAINED THE SAME SPEED WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AT ANY SPEED THERE AFTER. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO OBSERVED NO ABNORMALITIES AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC CHECKUP AND ROAD TEST. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THERE WAS NOT A MECHANISM TO SLOW DOWNS THE SPEED AS THERE USED TO BE IN OLDER MODELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP FOR A SECOND OPINION WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS A VALVE STUCK OPEN IN THE FUEL SYSTEM AND REPAIR IT. BUT THE PROBLEM WAS PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN BECAUSE THE ONLY WAY TO REDUCE THE SPEED WAS BY DEPRESSING HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PREVENT A COLLISION. UPDATED 12/5/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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