Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10126838June 28, 2005
AIR BAGS
DT: CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AT 45 MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE ADJUSTER TOLD CONSUMER THAT HE SAW THIS ALL THE TIME, THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN CRASHES OR THEY DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A T-BONE CRASH. THE OTHER VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND IT T-BONED THE OTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. CONSUMER WAS FEARFUL THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS HESITANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN FEARING THAT THE AIRBAGS WOULD FAIL AGAIN AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. TOYOTA HAS BEEN VERY UNCOOPERATIVE AND HUNG UP ON THE CONSUMER. *AK THE MANUFACTURER CONCLUDED THAT THE AIR BAGS OPERATED AS DESIGNED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126614June 26, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
A FEW WEEKS BACK MY CAR'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONE (THIS WAS WHEN THE MILEAGE WAS AROUND 40,500). SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SO I TOOK IT TO A AAA CERTIFIED REPAIR SHOP FOR INVESTIGATION. I LATER CAME TO KNOW THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS DUE TO CHARCOAL CANISTER FAILURE. SINCE THE CHARCOAL CANISTER CAN ONLY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DEALER SO I LATER INQUIRED ABOUT THE REPAIR COST. THE TOTAL REPAIR ESTIMATE WAS TOLD TO ME AROUND $480 WHICH PROMPTED ME TO SEARCH THE WEB ABOUT SIMILAR REPAIR ISSUES. I CAME ACROSS SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS RELATED TO CHARCOAL CANISTER FOR MANY TOYOTA VEHICLES. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN THE CAR TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER FOR REGULAR OIL-CHANGES,ETC. I WAS ALARMED THAT SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE CAR WOULD FAIL JUST A COUPLE THOUSAND MILES AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION. SO I CALLED THE TOYOTA ASSISTANCE AT 800-331-4331 ON 6/3/2005 (REFERENCE # [XXX]). I WAS TOLD THAT THE DEALER WOULD CONTACT ME SOME TIME WITHIN THE NEXT 3-4 DAYS BUT THAT NEVER HAPPENED. UPON CALLING THE TOYOTA ASSISTANCE CENTER TODAY AGAIN (6/16/05) I CAME TO KNOW THAT THE DEALER HAD NEVER BOTHERED CALLING ME AND HAD INSTEAD JUST LEFT A NOTIFICATION IN THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM THAT THE REGIONAL CENTER HAD REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION IN THIS REGARD. MY OTHER CAR IN THE HOUSEHOLD IS AROUND 70,000 MI AND IT HAD NEVER HAD ANY SUCH PROBLEM. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF THE TOYOTA LOOKS INTO THE CHARCOAL CANISTER FAILURE ISSUES MORE SERIOUSLY AND PROVIDES RELIEF IN THAT REGARD. A PART OF SUCH IMPORTANCE AND COST SHOULD NOT FAIL WITHIN SUCH LOW MILES. I HAVE CONTACTED THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL,TRADE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION IN THIS REGARD AS WELL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126577June 25, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
REAR DOOR LOCKS (RR,RL) HAVE INEXPLICABLY SEIZED AND DO NOT OPERATE IN EITHER A LOCKING OR UNLOCKING CAPACITY. MECHANICAL SEIZURE WITHIN THE LOCK ASSEMBLIES MAKES OPERATION OF LOCKS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT CONSIDERING THE MINIMAL TEXTURE AFFORDED ON THE LOCK LEVER. OUT OF FEAR OF BLOWING A FUSE OR RELAY, I HAVE DISCONNECTED THE ASSEMBLIES MANUALLY AND NOW HAVE MINIMAL POWER LOCKING CAPABILITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126503June 24, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
SMELL OF GASOLINE. FOUND A STREAM OF GASOLINE SQUIRTING FROM A CRACK IN THE GAS TANK ON TO THE EXHAUST PIPE HEAT BARRIER. UPON EXAMINATION OF TANK FOUND A DEFECT IN THE GAS TANK MANUFACTURING PROCESS. IT LOOKED LIKE DURING THE STAMPING OF THE SHEET METAL, A PORTION OF THE METAL FOLDED OVER CAUSING A WEAKEN AREA OF ABOUT 1 INCH WHERE THE METAL IS BENT OVER ON ITSELF. I REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE GAS TANK WITH A NEW ONE PURCHASED FROM TOYOTA AND IT LASTED ABOUT 18 MONTHS BEFORE IT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS A PROBLEM SEEING THIS DEFECT IN THE NEW TANK BECAUSE OF THE UNDERCOATING APPLIED.I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A HAZARDOUS DEFECT BECAUSE THE LEAK OCCURS JUST ABOVE THE THE EXHAUST PIPE RADIANT HEAT SHEILD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126176June 22, 2005
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, ACCORDING TO REPAIR SHOP WAS DEFECT FROM COMPANY. LESS THAN 115 MILES LATER THE ENGINE GOES. ACCORDING TO SERVICE MANAGER AND MASTER TECHNICIAN, ENGINE LOOKED GREAT AND COULD FIND NO PROBLEM UNTIL DISCOVERED THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS WARPED AND WAS A "COMMON PROBLEM" . ENGINE AND TRANSIMISSION GONE WITHIN 115 MILES OF EACH OTHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125993June 21, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
AT FIRST I NOTICED THE GAS TANK WOULD NOT FILL PROPERLY. I THOUGHT IT WAS NOT VENTING PROPERLY, BUT I HAD A TECHNICIAN CHECK IT OVER. EVENTUALLY, THEY REPLACED THE FUEL FILL GAUGE (TO NO AVAIL, MIGHT I ADD). THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, AND I HAD THE CAR CHECKED AGAIN. FINALLY, THEY DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CHARCOAL FILTER. UNFORTUNATELY, I REPORTED THE INCIDENT BEFORE MY WARRANTY WAS UP, BUT THE DEALER'S SERVICE STATION DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT UNTIL AFTERWARDS. ALL IN ALL, BETWEEN SERVICE AND PARTS, THIS HAS COST ME ABOUT $500. THE OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, AND I WILL SEE TOMORROW MORNING IF THIS CHARCOAL FILTER MALFUNCTION IS REALLY THE PROBLEM. I IMAGINE IT IS, SINCE I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEM ON THE NEWER COROLLAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120333June 20, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
DT: 88 TOYOTA, SAFETY BELT PLASTIC COVER CAME OFF ON DRIVERS' SIDE ,AND WHEN CLIPPED IT WON'T COME OFF UNLESS CONSUMER JABBED A SHARP OBJECT INTO IT TO GET IT TO OPEN. ( IT TAKES ABOUT 2 MINUTES). *AK *SB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125378June 15, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES
MY 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS ITS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON FOR THE TWO YEARS. THE CODE IS P0446/0441 AND WHEN WINTER COMES IT GOES AWAY AND RE APPEARS IN SUMMER. I FIRST NOTICED THAT AROUND 36000 MILES. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS A CANISTER PROBLEM, BUT COULD BE SOMETHING ELSE AND I SEE THAT THERE A LOT OF TOYOTA OWNERS WHO ARE SEEING THE SAME COMPLIANT. ALSO FOR THE LAST 2 DAYS I SEE THAT THE SEAT BELT NOT PUT SIGN START TO FLASH EVEN IF YOU HAVE THE SEAT BELT ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125201June 14, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I PURCHASED A COROLLA CE IN OCT 2003. I HAD NOT HAD THE CAR MORE THAN A MONTH WHEN I STARTED TO SMELL A SULFER(ROTTEN EGG) SMELL. I COTINUED TO SMELL THIS AND IT DID NOT GO AWAY SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SHOWED ME A BULITEN THAT STATED IT WAS NOT THE CONVERTER. THE DEALER THEN TOLD ME THAT AMERICAN GAS HAS TOO MUCH SULFER CONTENT AND THE TOYOTA ADDMISSIONS WERE AT A HIGHER LEVEL THEN THE AMERICAN GAS. I NOW HAVE 15,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THE SMELL IS STILL THERE. I WENT TO TRADE IT IN TODAY TO GET A COROLLA S MODEL. THE DEAL IS NOT MADE YET, BECAUSE I HAVE READ THAT THE 2005 COROLLAS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125071June 13, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, MY TOYOTA COROLLA (2005) SURGED FORWARD AND CAUSED ME TO HIT INTO THE FRONT BUMPER OF ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AT THE TIME OF THE SURGE. WITNESSES SAID THAT THEY SAW MY CAR SLOWLY ENTER THE PARKING SPOT THEN SUDDENLY SHOOT FORWARD. TWO WITNESSES SAID THE CAR MADE A STRANGE SOUND SIMILAR TO A MANUAL CAR SHIFING GEARS. MY CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO MY CAR BUT THE OTHER VEHICLE'S BUMPER HAD A SCRATCH.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124996June 11, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN BACK WINDOWS ARE DOWN IN THE CAR, IT CREATES A SONIC PRESSURE AND HURTS YOUR EARS, WHICH COULD LEAD TO PERMANENT EARING LOSS. THIS WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO ME WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124543June 8, 2005
SEAT BELTS
DT: CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE DOOR MOUNTED SEAT BELT. THE SHOULDER BELT COMES TO THE RIGHT SIDE AND CONNECTS TO THE DOOR. THE DOOR OPENS UP, AND CONSUMER IS NOT BELTED IN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124422June 7, 2005
SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
PURCHASED NEW, 9/03/02. AT 15,470 MILES, THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILED. DEALER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN LESS THAN ONE DAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119781June 3, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
CONTACT STATES: STARTER STUCK, COULDN'T SHUT OFF IGNITION. THEN SMOKE BEGAN TO COME OUT OF THE VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE O DEALER, AND REPAIRS WERE DONE @ A COST OF $1,300. CAR WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED. IN THE PAST, WHILE TURNING KEY, ENGINE WOULDN'T START. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. SERVICE RECORDS STATED STARTER SHORTED OUT AND STARTER WIRES BURNED. REPLACED STARTER. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124735June 2, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ON THE 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA STARTED EMITTING A SULFUR DIOXIDE ODOR.*MR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED BUT THE SMELL PERSISTED. THE VENT FLAP IN THE TRUNK WAS ALSO REPLACED BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP EITHER. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED A SECOND SMELL WAS PRESENT WHICH SMELLED LIKE ASH OR SMOKE. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE SECOND SMELL AND THEY ALSO RECOMMENDED THE CONSUMER CHANGED GAS BECAUSE THERE WAS HIGH SULFUR IN THE GAS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123815June 1, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON PERIODICALLY DESPITE 2 PREVIOUS WIRING REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122477May 31, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, EQUIPMENT
ON JULY OF 1999, I WAS DRIVING MY 1993 TOYOTO COROLLA WHEN I WAS RUN OFF THE ROAD BY ANOTHER DRIVER, THUS CAUSING ME TO HIT A GUARD RAIL ,AND THE CEMENT HIGHWAY DIVIDER, MY AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND MY PASSENGER RECEIVED PERMANENT DAMAGE TO HIS FINGER, I RECEIVED BURNS ON MY STOMACH, ARMS AND 5 FRACTURED RIBS, ALSO WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED THE PLASTIC FROM THE STEERING COLUMN FLEW OFF CUT ME IN MY LIP, CAUSING PERMANENT DAMAGE. I ALSO RECEIVED SEVERE BRUSING AND PERMANENT NERVE DAMAGE IN MY CHEST . MY CAR HAD NO WARNING SIGNS ABOUT THE DANGER OF THE AIR BAG, AND I ALONG WITH MY PASSENGER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. I RETAINED A LAWYER AND I WROTE TOYOTA AND TO THIS DATE NO ONE RESPONDED, I JUST FOUND YOUR WEBSITE TODAY. I ALSO HAVE PICUTURES OF MY INJURIES. I FEEL THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A WARNING SIGNS, AND THE FORCE OF THE AIR BAG SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SO GREAT , THUS PREVENTING ME FROM SUSTAINING SO MANY PERMANENT INJURIES. I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY TOYOTA NEVER ANSWERED MY LETTER. I RETAINED AN ATTORNEY AND STATED THAT THE AIR BAG COMPANIES HAVE GOOD LAWYERS AND I WOULD NOT WIN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10122123May 25, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I NOTED A POPPING SOUND WHICH SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM MY CIGARETTE LIGHTER. ( SOUNDED LIKE THE POP SOUND WHEN THE LIGHTER IS READY FOR USE) HOWEVER I DID NOT PUSH IN THE LIGHTER TO USE IT, I JUST IGNORED THE SOUND, BUT DID HEAR IT ONE MORE TIME BEFORE ARRIVING AT MY DESTINATION, PARKING AND LEAVING MY VEHICLE. THANK GOD I HAD FORGOT MY MILITARY ID AND HAD TO RETURN TO MY VEHICLE WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY VEHICLE THERE WERE FLAMES SHOOTING UP FROM INSIDE MY VEHICLE. I QUICKLY RAN BACK TO MY OFFICE AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF SEVERAL OTHER CO WORKERS, WE EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE USING FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. AFTER CLOSER EXAMINATION OF THE FIRES LOCATION, I CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE SAME AREA OF THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER, BEHIND THE CONSOLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121867May 23, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
IN THE MORNING, I FOUND THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PIPE BELOW REAR PASSENGER SEAT AREA OF MY CAR. THE BACKYARD I PARKED MY CAR WAS COVERED BY GASOLINE. I TOWED MY CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALER AND LEARNED THAT THERE WAS INTERNAL CRACK IN THE FUEL PIPE LINE CONNCETED THE BODY AND THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PIPE UNDER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121954May 23, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I HAD A SUBSTANTIAL FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. AS A RESULT MY FACE AND ARMS HIT THE STEERING WHEEL.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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