Toyota Corolla Complaints (2005)

854 consumer complaints on file.

#10389845March 11, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE THE TACHOMETER WOULD NOT RISE OR FALL CORRECTLY WHILE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO RECEIVE A SECOND OPINION FROM A DIFFERENT DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE ECM WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,090.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389893March 11, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS
I WAS PART OF AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE AUTOMOBILE I WAS IN CRASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. WE WERE GOING AT A HIGH ENOUGH SPEED WHERE THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT FOR A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. THE CAR WAS TOTALED BUT YET, NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386832March 8, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,999 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,890.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386571March 5, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA S. TOOK VEHICLE IN 12/10 TO REPLACE PART THAT WAS DUE TO RECALL. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. TOYOTA SAID INTAKE GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. REPLACED INTAKE GASKET ON 2/26/11. ON 3/3/11, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. TOYOTA SAID THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE COMPUTER OR THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386337March 3, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED HARD ON THE CURB. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY FLIPPED OVER IN A NEARBY DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP BUT HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED THE TYPE OF FAILURE IN THE VEHICLE BEFORE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000. UPDATED 4/4/11 *CN UPDATED 08/22/11
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10386046March 1, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFT AND JERK ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND WOULD NEED REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE CODES WERE PRODUCED BY THE DIAGNOSTIC AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ALSO NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT A CASE MANAGER WOULD BE IN TOUCH WITH THE CONTACT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384826February 28, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I AM 76 YEARS OLD. OWN 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH 30K MILES. TOOK MY CAR TO DEALERSHIPFOR ROUTINE SERVICING AND OIL CHANGE. WAS TOLD I HAD BRAKE FLUID CONTAMINATION AND IT WOULD COST $2200. THE 2005 TOYOTA AVALON AND HIGHLANDERS WERE RECALLED FOR BRAKE FLUID LEAKS. COULD IT BE POSSIBLE MY CAR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384580February 26, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL AND CRASH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10384610February 26, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP PROBLEM: I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. ONE DAY IN AUGUST 2009, I PARKED MY CAR ON THE STREET FOR A FEW HOURS AND BY THE TIME I GOT BACK TO MY CAR TO START THE ENGINE, THE CAR WASN'T ABLE TO START. I HAD TO CALL THE TOW TRUCK COMPANY TO TOW MY CAR TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. ACCORDING TO THE DIAGNOSE FROM THE AUTO SHOP, MY CAR FAILED TO START DUE TO DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384613February 26, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AIR FLOAT SENSOR OR ECM PROBLEM: IN MAY 2010, WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER WORK, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME UP, AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTE, THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO A STOP EVEN I PRESS ON THE GAS PADDLE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND TRIED STARTING IT AGAIN, AND THE CAR STARTED AGAIN AND CHECK ENGINE WAS OFF. HOWEVER, AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME UP AGAIN AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN WITHIN A FEW MINUTE TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES BEFORE I GOT HOME THAT DAY. I CALLED MY MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY TO COME TO INSPECT MY CAR. AFTER THE DIAGNOSE, THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE AIR FLOAT SENSOR AND THE AIR FILTER. AFTER THAT, MY CAR WORKED AGAIN. HOWEVER, I HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM A FEW MONTHS LATER. I HAD TO REPLACE THE AIR FLOAT SENSOR AGAIN. TWO OR THREE WEEKS AFTER THE SECOND REPLACEMENT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME UP AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT TO THE AUTO SHOP, AND THE MECHANIC FOUND PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) AND REPLACED THE ORIGINAL ECM WITH AN USED ECM. THE SECURITY LIGHT CAME UP AFTER THE ECM WAS REPLACED. ACCORDING THE MECHANIC, THE SECURITY LIGHT CAME UP BECAUSE THE USED ECM DOESN'T HAVE THE SECURITY FEATURE THAT THE ORIGINAL ECM HAS. AFTER THAT, THE ENGINE LIGHT DIDN'T COME UP AGAIN TIL ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO (FEB. 2011). AROUND THE SAME TIME, I RECEIVED AN ECM SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND HAD THE ECM REPLACED ON FEB. 19, HOPING THAT IT WILL FIX THE SECURITY LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEM. HOWEVER, BOTH THE SECURITY LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER THE REPLACEMENT THROUGH THE RECALL. THE TOYOTA DEALER SAID THE LIGHTS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL AND REFUSED TO DEAL WITH THE SECURITY LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ISSUE UNLESS I'M PAYING THEM TO DO A DIAGNOSE. I CALLED THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384394February 24, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN REGARDS TO RECALL 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). PRIOR TO HER TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE RECALL REPAIR, SHE EXPERIENCED THE DIFFICULTY SHIFTING. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, SHE NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND ADVISED HER THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 144,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383490February 13, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
BOUGHT A NEW COROLLA IN 2005. FUEL PUMP FAILED AFTER ONLY 39000 MILES. CAUSED THE CAR TO ABRUPTLY STOP RUNNING. FORTUNATELY MY DAUGHTER WAS IN A PARKING LOT. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM IF IT HAD HAPPENED OUT ON THE ROAD. AFTER REPLACING HER KEYS AND ENGINE CONTROL MODULE TO NO AVAIL TOYOTA FINALLY FIGURED OUT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP CHARGED HER $1067 TO REPLACE IT. THERE IS NO WAY THESE FUEL PUMPS SHOULD BE FAILING THIS PREMATURELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378713January 26, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
HAVE S 2005 COROLLA, FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 65,000 MI. CAR SHUT OFF SUDDENLY AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378622January 25, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED WITH A PERSON WEIGHING OVER FORTY POUNDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE ECM WAS REPLACED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375365January 10, 2011
STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VEER OFF INTO ANOTHER LANE AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT SIGNS IF IT WERE GOING TO STALL. ONCE THE ENGINE RECOVERED, THE STEERING WHEEL SHIFTED AND TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK INTO ITS ORIGINAL LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375134January 7, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER THAT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373846January 3, 2011
AIR BAGS
2005 TOYOTA COROLLA VIN # [XXX] HAD AIR BAG LIGHT GO ON 10/2009. BROUGHT TO A1 TOYOTA NEW HAVEN CT AND TOLD THERE WAS A FRONT PASSENGER SIDE PROBLEM. WAITED OVER 2 MONTHS FOR NEW AIR BAG HARNESS (CAR NOT DRIVABLE) AND HARNESS REPLACED (3400 DOLLARS). AIR BAG LIGHT WENT BACK ON 11/2010 AND BROUGHT BACK TO SAME DEALER 12/2010. CLOCKSPRING IN STEERING WHEEL REPLACED AND TENSION TIGHTENED ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WIRING AT COST OF 530 DOLLARS. AIR BAG LIGHT WENT OFF AFTER THIS REPAIR BUT WENT BACK ON AGAIN A WEEK AFTER LAST REPAIR MADE. A1 TOYOTA NOTIFIED. HAD NOTIFIED CUSTOMER SERVICE AT NATIONAL LEVEL (THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED) AND NOTIFIED REGIONAL TOYOTA OFFICE (THEY REFERRED ME BACK TO DEALER...) SO A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND CAR DEFINITELY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE... WOULD APPRECIATE YOU LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE. 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
#10373315December 29, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHO BOTH INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAG SPIRAL CABLE WAS DEFECTIVE. ALSO, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL YEAR VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 12/05/2011 *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372909December 24, 2010
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE IN TO DEALER FOR ALIGNMENT. DEALER SAID REAR AXEL HAD TO BE SHIMMED FOR ALIGNMENT. WHEN CUSTOMER PICKED UP VEHICLE DEALER SAID ALIGNMENT WOULD BE GOOD AND SHIMS WOULD BE GOOD FOR FUTURE ALIGNMENTS. 13 MONTHS LATER AND 23,000 MILES LATER THE VEHICLE WORE OUT TO 2/32NDS 4 NEW TIRES. AT ANOTHER REPAIR CENTER OTHER THAN DOWNEAST TOYOTA ONCE THE SHIMS WERE REMOVED THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE ALIGNED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371710December 21, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT REGARDING THE IMPROPER MANUFACTURING OF VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL LETTER FROM TOYOTA STATED THE ENGINE COULD STALL AT ANYTIME AND MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT HER SAFETY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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