Toyota Corolla Complaints (2005)

854 consumer complaints on file.

#10460095May 30, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
.......TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN INDICATING THAT THE A/C CONDENSER IS NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED THE NUMBER FOR THIS REPORT IS AC002-06. HOWEVER, TOYOTA HAS REDESIGNED THE COROLLA TO CORRECTED IT IN 2007 BUT DID NOT DO ANYTHING FOR THE 2005 AND 2006 YEAR MODELS. LIVING IN THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES WHERE SUMMER TEMPERATURES REACH 120 DEGREES THIS A HEALTH HAZARD DUE TO EXTREME HEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459540May 24, 2012
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON 55 SOUTH FREEWAY EXIT FROM 91 WEST TO MY WORK, MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED RESPONDING. IT STARTED JERKING AND SUDDENLY STOPPED THE ENGINE. LUCKILY TRAFFIC WASN'T THAT FAST OTHERWISE IT COULD HAVE CREATED A BIG PILE UP BEHIND ME. I PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND STOPPED. I TRIED ABOUT 3-4 TIMES TO START, BUT IT DID NOT CRANK AT ALL. SO I CALLED THE TOW TRUCK AND TOWED TO NEARBY FIRESTONE IN ORANGE, CA. THEY FIRST SUSPECTED MAY BE THE BAD BATTERY, AND CHECKED AND REPLACE THE BATTERY BUT STILL DIDN'T START. SO THEY DID COMPLETE DIAGNOSIS AND FOUND THAT FUEL WASN'T REACHING TO THE ENGINE DUE TO FUEL PUMP FAILURE. THEY RECOMMENDED TO CHANGED THE WHOLE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY AND CHARGED ME ABOUT $1100. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE HAS BEEN KNOWN ISSUES ON 05 TOYOTA COROLLA FOR FUEL PUMP FAILURE AND THEY KNEW IN 2005 AND ISSUED NOTICE TOO. I HAVE BOUGHT THIS BRAND NEW IN '04 AUGUST FROM TOYOTA IN CLAREMONT, CA. AT LEAST THEY SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED US VIA EMAIL OR POSTAL MAIL SINCE THEY KNEW ABOUT IT, THAN I COULD HAVE GONE TO DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM CHECKED FOR IT. NOW, I AM STUCK WITH THE $1100 BILL. THAT IS RIDICULOUS HOW CARELESS TOYOTA IS. NO WONDER, THEY HAD SO MANY RECALLS LAST YEAR 2011. I JUST WANT THE TOYOTA TO KNOW ABOUT IT AND SEND ME THE MONEY I PAID TO FIRESTONE. I HAVE GOOGLED ONLINE, AND FOUND SO MANY BLOGGER WHO HAD ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMP. SO IT HAS BEEN STILL GOING ON AND TOYOTA IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY SHOULD FIX THE ISSUE RIGHT AWAY, IT'S A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. WHY THEY WAIT UNTIL PEOPLE DIE???? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458981May 18, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
AC STOPPED WORKING IN PEAK SUMMER HEAT. AFTER RESEARCHING, REALIZED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN TOYOTAS MADE BEFORE 2006. TOYOTA HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN AC002-06 WHICH IMPLIES THAT THE A/C CONDENSER IS NOT PROTECTED. THE COST TO REPLACE IS $600 AND WILL GO OUT AROUND 50K. IF YOU LOOK AT THE A/C CONDENSER ON THESE CARS VS. 2007-2009 TOYOTA HAS ADDED A PLASTIC COVER TO COVER THE HOLE LEFT IN 2005-2006. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE WARM STATES IN THE SOUTH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457083May 1, 2012
AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, GOING 30 MPH AS WELL, SUDDENLY SWITCHES ONTO THE LEFT LANE WITHOUT USING THEIR TURNING SIGNALS IN EFFORT TO AVOID THE PARKED CAR IN FRONT OF THEM, LEAVING ME LITTLE TIME TO BRAKE BEFORE CRASHING INTO THE CAR. I DRIVE A TOYOTA COROLLA 2005 AND THE HOOD WAS COMPLETELY BENT FORWARD ALONG WITH THE FRONT SIDES MAKING IT HARD TO OPEN THE FRONT DOORS, CRACKED HEAD LIGHTS, BUMPER SLIGHTLY DETACHED, AND A BROKEN RADIATOR. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT LAUNCH AT ALL EVEN THOUGH THE IMPACT REQUIRED IT. I WAS DRIVING WITH A PASSENGER WHO HURT THEIR KNEE AND I'M DEALING WITH NECK AND BACK PROBLEMS. *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10456242April 24, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, RESULTING IN HAVING NO BRAKES OR STEERING CAUSING AN ACCIDENT*TGW THE CONSUMER STATED A MONTH AFTER THE ACCIDENT, SHE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL REGARDING A PROBLEM WITH THE ECM MODULE. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE A TEST WAS PERFORMED ON THE ECM. IT WAS DETERMINED THE ECM WAS FAULTY. UPDATED 12/27/12
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10456007April 21, 2012
POWER TRAIN
CAR WAS RUNNING WITH THE SHIFT IN THE PARK POSITION FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 OR 6 MINUTES. SUDDENLY IT STARTING ROLLING FAST IN REVERSE. I WAS STANDING NEXT TO THE CAR ON THE PHONE AND WHEN IT STARTED TO ROLL DIDN'T REALIZE HOW FAST IT WAS MOVING SO I TRIED TO JUMP IN TO STOP IT. I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT IN TO THE CAR, FELL AND ROLLED UNDERNEATH IT AND THE FRONT TIRE RAN OVER THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY BODY. THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE FAST UNTIL IT CAME TO A HILL WHERE IT THEN TURNED AROUND IN TO THE FORWARD POSITION (NOT IN REVERSE) AND STARTED MOVING VERY SLOWLY UNTIL IT HIT A TREE AND STOPPED. I SUSTAINED A CRUSH INJURY TO MY RIGHT SIDE, FRACTURING ALL OF MY RIBS IN MULTIPLE PLACES (FLAIL CHEST). WAS TAKEN TO A LEVEL 1 TRAUMA HOSPITAL AND ADMITTED IN TO INTENSIVE CARE. SPENT A NUMBER OF WEEKS IN THE HOSPITAL AND A 6 MONTH RECOVERY AT HOME. STILL HAVE OPEN FRACTURES. WHEN THE CAR WAS CHECKED BY THE POLICE IT WAS STILL IN PARK WITH THE IGNITION IN THE RUNNING POSITION ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING. SOMETHING WENT SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT DAY. *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10453162March 26, 2012
AIR BAGS
ON SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 2012 THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS, THE LIGHT HAS RANDOMLY GONE ON AND OFF. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS BOUGHT ON MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT IT NEEDED THE AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING TO BE REPLACED. THE OWNER DECLINED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 111,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450737March 8, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. AFTER HAVING THE REPAIRS PERFORMED, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INTO A LOWER GEAR AND EXHIBITED A LOUD, ABNORMAL SCREECHING NOISE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 163,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450672March 7, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
LINEAR PROGRESSION OF THE OLD (UN-RESOLVED, SINCE 2007) ISSUES OF THE TOYOTA COROLLA 2005 SEDAN AND LACK OF ADEQUATE CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND RESPONSE: A. POOR WORKMAN SHIP B. MATERIAL USED C.IMPROPER QUALITY CONTROL AT THE FACTORY/SHOP FLOOR D.A COMBINATION OF ALL THE ABOVE. A COMPLAINT HAS ALSO BEEN REGISTERED WITH BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF THE SOUTHLAND, INC., CA (ID #[XXX]) AND THE COMPLETE DETAILS COULD BE PROVIDED UPON RECEIPT OF A CONTACT EMAIL ID. MOST SINCERELY, TOYOTA CUSTOMER 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
#10449870February 28, 2012
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR WAS AT A DEAD STOP (STOP SIGN) WHEN ENGINE REVVED AND CAR WANTED TO ACCELERATE WHILE FOOT WAS OFF GAS AND ON BREAK. SHIFTED CAR INTO PARK TO STOP. SHUT CAR OFF. THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN LAST 12 MONTHS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448729February 21, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN DISCONTENT CONCERNING VEHICLE REPAIRS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER RESOLVED, DESPITE PAYING FOR PARTS AND LABOR. THE CONSUMER THEN LEARNED OF A RECALL REGARDING THE ECM WHICH WAS THEN REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WROTE A LETTER TO TOYOTA REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE MONIES SPENT ON THE PREVIOUS REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER OF DENIAL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445861January 30, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA S. THE CONTACT WAS CROSSING A STOP SIGN INTERSECTION WHEN A TRUCK CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, DRAGGING THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A THIRD VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10438077December 2, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DROVE FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES MORE WHEN ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF CAUSING CAR TO RAPIDLY DECELERATE AND NEAR-MISS REAR-ENDING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438021December 1, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-95, SPEED 71 MPH, ENGINE STOPS. I CAREFULLY AND PROMPTLY PULL OVER TO RIGHT SHOULDER, CALL AAA AND HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL FIRESTONE REPAIR FACILITY. AFTER PERFORMING DIAGNOSTIC FIRESTONE INFORMS ME THE FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED AND REPLACES THE FUEL PUMP. I REQUEST AND RECEIVE THE ORIGINAL FUEL PUMP. PREVIOUSLY I HAVE OWNED 3 COROLLAS AND HAVE DRIVEN EACH OF THEM OVER 150,000 MILES WITH NO FUEL PUMP FAILURES. I AM REPORTING THIS INCIDENT BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THIS FUEL PUMP MIGHT HAVE BEEN FAULTY AND COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436367November 18, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SQUIB SPIRAL CABLE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 85,066.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428278October 3, 2011
AIR BAGS
ON NOVEMBER 12, 2009, MY PASSENGER AND I WERE REAR-ENDED AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN WE WERE STOPPED, WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO MAKE A LEFT. THE AIRBAG WARNING SAID THAT THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, BUT THEY DIDN'T AND THE AIRBAG WARNING HAD TO BE RE-CALIBRATED TO WORK PROPERLY. ON NOVEMBER, 24, 2010, WE WERE STOPPED, AND REAR-ENDED, AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2011, A LADY STOPPED VERY SUDDENLY IN FRONT OF ME. I COULD NOT STOP QUICK ENOUGH, AND REAR-ENDED HER. I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN MY COROLLA CE. THE CAR WAS TOTALED, AND THERE WAS ENOUGH FORCE THAT A BACK SEAT POPPED DOWN WITHOUT ME RELEASING IT (IT'S A POP-DOWN BACK SEAT FROM THE TRUNK). YET, NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I HAD A HEADACHE FOR THREE DAYS, MY NECK AND SHOULDERS STILL HURT, AND MY LEFT THIGH IS STILL TENDER. WHEN I PAID FOR THE VEHICLE AND SUBSEQUENT REPAIRS, ALL PARTS SHOULD HAVE WORKED INCLUDING THE AIRBAGS. THAT I AM WRITING TO YOU IS BY G-D'S GRACE, NOT TOYOTA'S. I THINK THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A MASSIVE RECALL, AND I WAS NEVER INFORMED, BUT I KNOW THAT THERE WAS ONE FROM SEARCHING THE INTERNET. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10428532September 29, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A POSSIBLE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED GAS WAS LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE. THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND RAIL HAD TO BE REPLACED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427663September 27, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
IN APRIL,2011 TOOK CAR WITH 32120 MILES INTO DEALER FOR TOYOTA ENGINE COMPUTER RECALL REPLACEMENT.. SHORTLY AFTER REPLACEMENT APP. 50 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I RETURNED TO DEALER ON 5/23/2011 MILEAGE AT THIS TIME WAS NOW 32599 AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST APP. $77 TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH WAS THE GAS CAP WHICH WAS LEAKING FUMES. I DID NOT HAVE THE WORK DONE BUT I DID HAVE THE GAS CAP CHECKED AT A CERTIFIED SMOG STATION AND CAP WAS FOUND TO BE OK. I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE ANSWERS I WAS RECEIVING SO I CALLED TOYOTA CORP. CUSTOMER SERVICE AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER AND HAVE THEM CALL ME TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. LATER THAT DAY THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED AND REQUESTED THAT I BRING THE CAR IN THAT DAY AND HE WOULD HAVE IT DIAGNOSED FOR FREE TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME THE SERVICE TECH. SAID THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM MY FUEL FILLER NECK AND GAS CAP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION AT A COST OF OVER $400. I ASKED IF THIS WAS COVERED BY TOYOTA BECAUSE THE CAR ONLY HAS 33763 MILES AND WAS TOLD NO, I LIVE IN A DRY DESERT AREA SO I DON'T SEE WHY I'M HAVING A RUST AND CORRISION PROBLEM. I ALSO ASKED IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND AGAIN WAS TOLD NO. THE TECH.TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO LEAVE THE CAR AND HE NEEDED TO ORDER THE PART. I LEFT THE CAR AND WENT HOME AND I GOGGLED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS COMMON ENOUGH THAT TOYOTA ISSUED A TSB #02206, I ALSO FOUND MANY OTHER OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM NOT ONLY WITH THE COROLLA BUT THE TOYOTA CAMRY AND TUNDRA. I CALLED BACK AND CANCELLED THE WORK AND PICKED UP THE CAR THE NEXT MORNING. I ADVISED THE TECH WHAT I FOUND ON GOOGLE BUT HE WAS NOT WILLING TO LISTEN. IT'S NOT ONLY MY FEELING BUT THE OPINION OF THE OTHERS THAT THIS IS SOMETHING TOYOTA NEEDS TO FIX AS A WARRANTY ITEM RECALL. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426631September 21, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVE-WAY. AS THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO DRIVE FROM REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OVER THE CURVE AND THROUGH A FENCE BEFORE CRASHING INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 37,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424916September 13, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE CONTROL MODULE RECALL NOTICE *TGW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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