Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10062795March 22, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING. THEN WHEN I TRIED TO MAKE RIGHT TURN, I HEARD SOMETHING BROKE AND THE CAR COULDN'T MOVE. TOWED THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND FOUND THE LEFT TRANSAXLE WAS BROKEN. FORTUNATELY, THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON LOCAL STREET. IF IT WERE ON HIGHWAY, I COLD HAVE BEEN INJURIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062671March 20, 2004
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THE TOP OF MY STEERING WHEEL IS DETERIORATING. I ONLY CLEAN THE INTERIOR WITH WINDEX. NOTHING ELSE IS "BREAKING DOWN" BUT THE TOP OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED MY EMAIL TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. THE TOYOTA DEALER JUST SAID IT WASN'T COVERED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063281March 16, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW FAILED, CATCHING THE DOG'S TAIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063314March 16, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062341March 16, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE DOOR HANDLE STRUCTURE BROKE. THIS WAS SAID TO BE COMMON IN THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY RISK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062342March 16, 2004
STRUCTURE
THE CD DOOR ON THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR FELL OFF FOR NO REASON. SAFETY HAZARD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062241March 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFT LIGHT IN THE INTERIOR HAS BEEN OFF IN THE CAR SINCE I RECEIVED IT. I WAS TOLD BY MECHANICS THIS A A COMMON MANUFACTURE DEFECT WITH THIS VEHICLE AND SAFTEY HAZARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062243March 15, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT COME OUT OF HOLDER OFTEN, MUST PULL REPEATEDLY TO GET UNIT TO RELEASE. ONCE YOU GET THE SEAT BELT ON IT LOCKS OFTEN MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO TURN TO SEE REAR TRAFFIC. ?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10062266March 15, 2004
SUSPENSION:REAR
REAR SUSPENSION IS WORN OUT AFTER 28,500 MILES. THIS PRESENTS A LIKELIHOOD OF TIRE FAILURE DUE TO "CUPPING" WHICH IS WHAT HAPPENS TO A CAR TIRE WHERE THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM IS WORN OUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062110March 13, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
OIL SLUDGE IN MY 2000 COROLLA AT 60,135 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES WITH RECEIPTS TO PROVE IT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP THE DAY AFTER THE OIL PRESSURE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT NOTHING THEY CAN DO BUT REPLACE MY ENGINE BUT SAID IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY WITH ALMOST 40,000 MILES LEFT ON IT. THEY ALSO SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME TO COVER IT SINCE I DIDN'T HAVE MY OIL CHANGED AT THEIR DEALERSHIP AND WANTED TO CHARGE ME $8,000 FOR A NEW ENGINE. I HAD TO HAVE MY ENGINE REPLACED ELSEWHERE FOR $2,500. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM AND TOYOTA IS REFUSING RESPONSIBILITY!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063107March 12, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061887March 11, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
2003 TOYOTA COROLLA SURGED, HITTING BRAND NEW WASHER IN GARAGE, SURGED AGAIN, RUNNING UP PLANTER CURB HITTING TREE. TAKEN TO TOYOTA DEALER BOTH TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESS. DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE SCENARIO. WHY SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEM YET TOYOTA SAYING THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO? ALSO, HAVE PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE DROPPING OUT OF OVERDRIVE, REARVIEW MIRROR PROBLEM WITH VISOR. SO MUCH FOR THE SAYING; "YOU WON'T GET A LEMON AT TOYOTA OF ORANGE". I'M HAPPY TO SAY I HAVEN'T HAD THE SULFUR SMELL.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051995March 11, 2004
SEAT BELTS
THE SEAT BELT INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SEAT BELT SENSOR MAY HAVE MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. *NM *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060793March 9, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA LE I STARTED TO NOTICE A "ROTTEN EGG" SMELL. IT IS AWFUL AND EMBARASSING. AFTER RESEARCHING IT ON THE INTERNET, MANY MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TOLD ALL THEY CAN DO IS SWITCH BRANDS OF GAS. THAT'S NICE, BUT MY CAR SHOULDN'T SMELL LIKE ROTTEN EGGS. IT'S DISGUSTING. THERE NEEDS TO BE A FIX FOR THIS THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO PROVIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060850March 9, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2001 TOYOTA COROLLA - REGARDING SUDDEN SURGE. I HAVE NOTICED ON MANY OCCASIONS THAT MY COROLLA WILL SURGE FORWARD(FROM A STOP). I JUST EQUATED IT WITH THE DEFROSTER TURNING ON(AC PUMP). MAYBE THERE IS MORE TO IT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060870March 9, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
MY 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM TWICE. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND TOYOTA'S FIELD TECHNICAL SPECIALIST REFUSED TO BELIEVE THE CAR WOULD HAVE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF UNLESS I HAD PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. NO WAY!!!! THEY SAID IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE CAR TO HAVE PICKED UP SELF-ACCELERATION. THEY WERE UNABLE TO PINPOINT ANY PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION! I WAS LUCKY NOBODY WAS HURT OR KILLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061745March 9, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN INTERMITTENT ACCELERATION PROBLEM. VEHICLE DID NOT STOP WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. CONSUMER HAD TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060875March 9, 2004
POWER TRAIN
CAR ACCELERATED WHEN BREAKING TO A STOP AND WHILE STOPPED. THE EVENT HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN ONE DAY AND 1 TIME RECENTLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH IT AND HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060713March 8, 2004
AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY
FLASHING AIR BAG LIGHT - I PURCHASED A 1998 TOYOTA CORLOOA IN JULY 1998. BEGINING IN SEPT OF 98 I BEGAN TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE FLASHING AIR BAG LIGHT.IT WAS TAKEN ON 9/29/98, 8/18/99, 8/15/00, 8/14/01. THE LAST VISIT THE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING BEFORE I LEFT THE PARKING LOT. I HAD TO PULL IT BACK IN THE BAY FOR THEM TO RE-FIX IT. I WAS TOLD EACH TIME I TOOK IT IN THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE FUNCTIONAL EVEN IF THE LIGHT WAS FLASHING. I TOOK THE CAR BACK LAST MONTH AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PARTS BULLETIN ISSURE BY TOYOTA BACK IN 1999 THAT REQUIRED TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS TO INSTALL A WIRE HARNESS ON THESE WIRES IN ORDER TO MAKE THEM STOP BLINKING. THIS WAS NEVER DONE ON MY CAR EVEN THOUGH ALL FOUR TIMES I TOOK IT IN IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRENTY. NOW THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $200.00 TO DO THIS.I WAS ALSO TOLD AT THIS TIME THAT THE AIR BAGS ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL WHEN THE LIGHT IS FLASHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060318March 4, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE MOLDING PIECE SEPERATING FROM AROUND THE RADIO. MY CAR WAS 3 MONTHS OLD WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WORKED ON TWICE. THE SECOND TRIP IN,THE MOLDING WAS REPLACED WHICH HAS HELPED FOR THE MOST PART. AT FIRST THERE WAS A BIG GAP ON THE SIDES AND ON TOP OF THE RADIO AND MOLDING. IT STILL IS NOT 100% PERFECT AS I WOULD WISH FOR A BRAND NEW CAR BUT IT LOOKS BETTER NOW THAN IT DID IN THE BEGINNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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