Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10156112April 26, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SOMETIMES MY CAR WILL NOT START THE FIRST OR SECOND TIME THAT I TURN THE KEY. ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE IT IS TRYING TO TURN OVER BUT DOES NOT START. I HAVEN'T EVER HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE THE CAR DOESN'T START AT ALL - SOMETIMES IT JUST TAKES A FEW TRIES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157293April 26, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE CONSUMER'S 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA BEGAN TO EXHIBIT ENGINE PROBLEMS FOUR MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. *NM THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE HAD INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE AND IT WOULD REQUIRE REBUILDING THE ENGINE. THE REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155462April 17, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
MY CAR ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS WILL NOT START AFTER TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THERE IS NO CRANKING WHATSOEVER. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF TURNING THE KEY, THE CAR FINALLY STARTED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THE FIRST INCIDENT AND THE NOTHING WRONG COULD BE DETECTED. IN APRIL 2006, IT HAS OCCURRED AGAIN AS THE CAR WILL NOT START UNTIL SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. I AM TAKING THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN ON MONDAY, APRIL 17TH, 2006 TO FIND OUT WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH THE CAR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154132March 28, 2006
STRUCTURE
2006 COROLLA INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS DARK RED POINTERS AND A BLACK BACKGROUND WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO READ ON BRIGHT DAYS. *TS *NM***NAR***
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149222March 28, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN STARTED. THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED THE SERVICE BULLETIN, NHTSA ITEM #10017318, FOR EXTENDED CRANK CONDITION, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. UPDATED 02/24/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153776March 27, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PLACING THE ENGINE INTO DRIVE, THE ENGINE REVVED HIGH AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BRICK GARAGE WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT WITH ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE GARAGE. THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED SINCE THIS HAPPENED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. THE VEHICLE REMAINS AT THE SCENE OF THE INCIDENT AND HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153682March 25, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
AUTOMATIC TENSIONER FAILED. BEARING MAKES TERRIBLE SQUEAKING SOUND WHEN COLD. GETTING WORSE AS MONTHS GO BY. ALSO WORSE IN COLD, WET WEATHER. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER. THEY SAID IT'S NOT COVERED IN BASIC WARRANTY. DIDN'T GET EXTENDED WARRANTY. IS THIS RIGHT? SEEMS LIKE A DEFECTIVE PART. SEEMS LIKE IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY. HAVE SEEN SAME PROBLEM WITH 2 OTHER CORROLLA'S FROM SIMILAR YEARS. WHY DOESN'T TOYOTA REPLACE THIS PART AS PART OF REGULAR WARRANTY? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153712March 25, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE ROLLING TO A STOP BETWEEN TRAFFIC SIGNALS FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY REVVED ITSELF UP AND BOLTED FORWARD CREATING A 3 VEHICLE ACCIDENT. I HIT THE BRAKE WHEN I FELT THE INITIAL SURGE, BUT STILL HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. SEAT BELTS WERE WORN IN EACH VEHICLE AND MY AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. MY VEHICLE HAS SUFFERED OVER $4,500 IN DAMAGE AND WON'T RUN WHILE IT SITS AT AN AUTO BODY SHOP, THE NOSE AND BUMPER ARE BADLY DAMAGED. I WAS TOLD THIS SOUNDS LIKE "UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION" . THE VEHICLE IS AWAITING THE PARTS FOR REPAIRS. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10153596March 24, 2006
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH BUZZ SOUND AND AT 70 MPH RATTLING SOUND.. SERVICE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSIS :: EXCESSIVE PLAY IN REAR HUB BEARINGS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153625March 24, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT BOTH AIR BAGS ON MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER A HEAD ON COLLISION. MY VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10153435March 22, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SLOWING DOWN BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN SO THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN TO NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE REVVED UP. THE GEARS WERE THEN PUT INTO DRIVE AND FINALLY THE ENGINE SLOWED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE CHECKED, UPON INSPECTION THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE THROTTLE BODY HAD STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE EXPERIENCING THE SAME TYPE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER SAID IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE FLOOR MAT GETTING UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE IS STILL HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 4/6/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153260March 20, 2006
STEERING, SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A U-TURN AT 5 MPH OR LESS THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE IN THE STEERING AND WHILE GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS THERE IS A SQUEAKING NOISE NOTICED COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, ALL THE DOOR TRIM HAS DETACHED AND THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE CRACKING AND BREAKING. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152271March 9, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DROVE CAR TO WORK ON DAY OF ACCIDENT WITH NO INCIDENTS. PARKED VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 5 HOURS THEN DROVE IT AGAIN FOR ABOUT 1 HALF HOUR THEN PARK. AT 5:00 P.M. LEFT THE OFFICE TO GO HOME. ON THE WAY HOME I MADE TOW STOPS, ONE AT THE POST OFFICE AND ANOTHER AT MY SISTER'S HOUSE. UPON LEAVING MY SISTER'S, I PROCEED TO GO UP HILL. WHEN I GOT TO THE TOP OF THE HILL WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL I PROCEEDED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN LOW GEAR AS I AM ACCOUSTOMED TO WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL WHICH I WAS ABOUT TO DO. AS I PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR, IT ACCELERATED TO TOP SPEED GOING DOWN THE HILL. I LOOKED DOWN TO MAKE SURE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL...IT WAS. THE VEHICLE BEGAN RACING DOWN HILL. I APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES BUT IT DID NOT HOLD. I DECIDED TO TRY TO STEADY THE VEHICLE WITH BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL AS I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE TO NO AVAIL. I CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE BOUNCED FROM SIDE TO SIDE THEN HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND BECOME AIRBORNE. THE VEHICLE DROPPED IN A DITCH BOUNCED AGAIN THEN CRASHED INTO A DIRT EMBANKMENT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET AT WHICH TIME BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. ON JANUARY 6, 2006 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA DEALER HERE ON ISLAND FOR FULL SERVICE. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE CHANGED AS INDICATED ON MY WORK ORDER AND THE BACK BRAKES WERE CLEANED AND ADJUSTED. ON MARCH 6, 2006, I WENT IN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO REPORT THE ACCIDENT DESCRIBING WHAT HAPPENED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT THE PROBLEM. WHEN I ASKED WHAT WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEY TOLD ME THEY DID NOT KNOW AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE A SPECIALIST FROM PUERTO RICO FLY IN TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM THEM. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152105March 7, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DOUGLAS P185/65R14BL XTRAC TIRE - TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE ON THE INSIDE OF RIGHT FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. TIRES PURCHASED AT WALMART, ALTHOUGH UNDER WARRANTY, WALMART CLAIMS THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152136March 7, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR 2 YEARS NOW, EVERY TIME I TAKE THE CAR INTO THE DEALER I SHOW THEM THE GAP AND THE WARPING UP OF THE CONSOLE ABOVE THE RADIO. STILL UNTIL THIS DAY, THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. IT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE AND MORE OF THE TOP CONSOLE IS POPPING UP CAUSING A RATTLING NOISE. I ALSO SMELL THAT BAD EGG/ SULFUR SMELLING ORDER WHEN I USE THE AC OR THE HEAT. I AM SURE THIS CANT BE GOOD FOR ANYONE'S HEALTH. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH BOTH OF THESE COMPLAINTS. FACTORY RECALL? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152157March 7, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, AIR BAGS, PARKING BRAKE
ON JANUARY 7, 2006 AT ABOUT 2:30 A.M. MY DAUGHTER, [XXX] DROVE BACK HOME TO SAN MATEO FROM SANTA CRUZ IN A TOYOTA COROLLA LE OF 2003 WITH A[XXX] AND [XXX]. AS SHE DROVE ON HIGHWAY 17 NEAR SAN JOSE SHE TRIED TO STEP ON THE FOOT BRAKE TO MAINTAIN SAFETY CONTROL AT THE SPEED LIMIT OF 35 MILES PER HOUR WHILE GOING DOWN THE WINDING SLOPE. HOWEVER THE CAR SEEMED TO HAVE NO BRAKE AND STARTED SPINNING WITH THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRONT FIRST HIT THE CENTRAL CONCRETE DIVIDER THEN THE TAIL ALSO HIT THE DIVIDER AND THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED. NO THIRD PARTY WAS INJURED AND NO PROPERTY WAS DAMAGED WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT MY DAUGHTER GOT SOME BRUISES ON HER LEFT THIGH AND THE CAR ENDED UP WITH A TOTAL LOSS. MY DAUGHTER THEN UNBUCKLED HERSELF FROM THE CAR SEAT AND CALLED THE POLICE WITH HER CELL PHONE THROUGH WHICH SHE WAS ADVISED TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED AT THE SCENE THE DRIVER SAID TO MY DAUGHTER THAT THE CAR GOT NO BRAKE AND HE HAD TO PUT ADDITIONAL CHAINS AND STOPPERS TO SECURE THE CAR WHILE TOWING. SURPRISINGLY NONE OF THE AIRBAGS IN THE CAR WAS DEPLOYED IN THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO MY RECORDS, THE CAR WAS FULLY SERVICED BY THE DEALER, TOYOTA 101 IN REDWOOD CITY JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AND AS RECENT AS A WEEK AGO THAT I HAD THE CAR'S ENGINE BELT CHANGED ALSO BY TOYOTA 101 BEFORE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. IN VIEW OF THE FOREGOING I SUSPECT THAT THERE MUST BE SOME DEFECT IN THE CAR SAFETY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE AIRBAGS AND FOOT BRAKE. I AND MY INSURANCE ADJUSTER TRIED TO CONTACT THE MANAGER OF TOYOTA 101 BY PHONE FOR NUMEROUS TIMES BUT TO NO AVAIL. I SINCERELY HOPE THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT CAN HELP AND BRING THIS MATTER TO THE ATTENTION OF TOYOTA 101 WHO SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH AN INCIDENT DUE TO THE DEFECT. *JB UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10151826March 5, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
I AM EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS W/MY DASH AND SPOILER(DOESN'T LIGHT UP FULLY, CAUSING DIFFICULTY TO SEE GRAPHICS DURING NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING DRIVING.) ALL FUSES HAVE BEEN CHECKED/REPLACED, HOWEVER THIS PROBLEM STILL PERSIST. ADVISED PER DEALERSHIP TO DISCONNECT SPOILER LIGHT DUE TO IT "ONLY BEING COSMETIC". ALSO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS W/ODORS FROM AIR CONDITIONING COMING INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I WAS ADVISED THESE ODORS WOULD SUBSIDE, DUE TO SERVICE MAINTENANCE OF AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. THESE EXPENSES HAVE PROVEN TO BE COSTLY. NEVER HAVE I BEEN ADVISED/NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. EVEN DURING REPAIR FROM DEALERSHIP,I WASN'T ADVISED THE ABOVE ITEMS WERE BEING QUESTIONED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151724March 3, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE HOOD CAME UNLOCKED AND HIT THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE HOOD, FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELD, ROOF AND TRIM, FENDER PANEL AND HINGES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. IT WAS DETERMINED THE HOOD LATCH WAS WORN AND WAS NOT PROPERLY CATCHING THE STRIKER. UPDATED 03/29/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151753March 3, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
ROCK ENTERED FRONT GRILL AREA AND PUNCTURED AC UNIT RELEASING ALL OF THE FREON INTO THE AIR. REPAIR COST $700 EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. FEEL LIKE MORE PROTECTION SHOULD BE IN THAT AREA. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151963February 28, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1995 TOYOTA WAGON SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. *TS *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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