Toyota Corolla Complaints (2007)

836 consumer complaints on file.

#10408595June 23, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SAFETY ISSUE: I HAVE 2007 ( NEW FROM THE DEALER) COROLLA HAS ONLY 46K MILES, I REPLACED THE BRAKES AT 31K. AT THE END OF 2009 WHEN THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED I WAS SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT FOR A TWO YEAR OLD CAR WITH ONLY 31K. I DID REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS TO PROTECT THE CAR. YESTERDAY, THE CAR HAD A GRINDING NOISE, SO I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE LEFT PAD WAS COMPLETELY GONE, I WAS SURPRISED, BECAUSE IT IS ONLY HAS 15K SINCE THE LAST TIME HE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, HE TOLD ME THAT THE CALIPER WAS STUCK AND CAUSED THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE MOISTURE ENTERED THE BRAKE DISC AND FROZE THE DISK AND FROZE THE CALIPERS AND CAUSED THIS. THE CAR HAS ONLY 46K AND TO CHANGE THE BRAKES TWICE THERE IS SOME DESIGN AND SAFETY ISSUE WITH MOISTURE GETTING INTO THE CALIPER. IT IS TOYOTA'S DESIGN AND ALL COROLLA 'S IN THE USA NEED TO BE FIXED, TO KEEP MOISTURE FROM GETTING INTO THE CALIPER AND CAUSING IT TO STICK. IT IS PUBLIC SAFETY. I DID NOT FIX THE CAR WITH THE DEALER BECAUSE HE WAS SO IGNORANT AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE TOYOTA SERVICE AT THIS DEALER AND I WILL ELEVATE THAT TO A HIGHER LEVEL WITH A DISTRICT ATTORNEY BECAUSE IT IS PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AND MY FAMILY AND THE PUBLIC. UPDATED IVOQ 08/30/11 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406801June 14, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE THEN INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY NINE DIFFERENT TIMES AND WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE RELATED TO THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405500June 7, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT AN OXYGEN SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND THE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE WIRING HARNESS WHICH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400633May 12, 2011
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND THE SERPENTINE BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRER WHERE PERFORMED. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN WEEK AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE FOUR FUEL INJECTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. AFTER THE REPAIRS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THERE WERE PARTICLES IN THE FUEL LINE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FUEL LINE WOULD BE FLUSHED AND THE PARTIALS WOULD BE REMOVED.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THE FAILURE DID NOT PERTAIN TO THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,400. DS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399998May 11, 2011
CHILD SEAT, CHILD SEAT:BASE
REGULAR USE OF THE GRACO SNUGRIDE 32 AND BASE IN 2007 COROLLA. THE CARSEAT WILL FLIP SIDEWAYS BUT REMAIN INSTALLED IN THE BASE. IT HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH NOW THAT THE BABY IS 17 LBS IT CAN OCCUR ON A SHORT TRIP, LESS THAT 10 MINUTES IN THE CAR. THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES AS A RESULT OF THE FLIPPING. THE CARSEAT BASE IS REINSTALLED WEEKLY AT MINIMUM IN ATTEMPT TO DECREASE THE FREQUENCY THAT THE CAR SEAT FLIPS. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THEIR RECOMMENDATION WAS "IF THE CAR SEAT IS NOT FITTING SAFE IN THE MIDDLE SEAT, THEN YOU WOULD WANT TO USE ONE OF THE SIDE SEATS WITH THE LATCH SYSTEM." TOYOTA RECOMMENDS THE CARSEAT BE INSTALLED IN THE CENTER SEAT HOWEVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397113April 22, 2011
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
CURTAIN AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT. A FULL SIZE CHEVY VAN STRUCK THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR INJURING MY DAUGHTER. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10393103March 28, 2011
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
AT APPROXIMATELY 2200, ON MARCH 17, 2011, MY DAUGHTER WAS OPERATING MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA S WHEN SHE LEFT 7-11 AND ATTEMPTED TO CROSS CENTERVILLE TPKE WHEN A 95 CHEVY VAN STRUCK HER DRIVER SIDE PUTTING HER UNCONSCIOUS. SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO NORFOLK GENERAL HOSPITAL VIA CHESAPEAKE EMS. THE SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT THE CRASH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10386956March 9, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE V BELT WHICH WAS A PART OF THE ENGINE. THE BELT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED AT 14,000 MILES AND HAD FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE HAD TO PAY $192 FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE PREVIOUS REPAIR PARTS WERE ONLY GUARANTEED FOR A YEAR. THE CONTACT WILL HAVE TO PAY THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,215. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF UPDATED 1/5/12 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384410February 24, 2011
VISIBILITY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE REAR WINDOW SUDDENLY EXPLODED. THE REAR DEFROSTER HAD JUST BEEN ACTIVATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381129February 8, 2011
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE STRUTS FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO SCREWS TO SECURE THE STRUTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,400. UPDATED 3/14/11 *CN UPDATED 04/22/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382021February 8, 2011
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING ON 2 LANE BLACKTOP ROAD, DOG IN MY PATH OF TRAVEL, FIRMLY APPLIED THE BRAKES, CAR WAS PULLED TO THE RIGHT, WENT OFF THE ROAD AND CONTINUED TO TRAVEL PARALLEL UNTIL I STRUCK A GRAVEL ENTRY DRIVEWAY TO A FIELD WITH THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE AND THEN FLIPPED END OVER END 3 TIMES ACCORDING TO WITNESS FINALLY RESTING ON ITS TOP. UPON LOOKING AT THE SCENE, THERE WAS ONE (1)BLACK SKID MARK. THE HIGHWAY WAS DRY, THERE WAS A VERY SLIGHT INCLINE IN THE ROAD AND IT WAS A STRAIGHT STRETCH. THE WEATHER WAS OVERCAST. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD NOT INVESTIGATE MY COMPLAINT AND INSISTED THAT I SWERVED. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY "CHECKED THE BRAKES" ON THE TOTALLED CAR AND THE HEADLIGHT OPERATION. I HAD CALLED THEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAD GONE WRONG. IN THEIR REPORT THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES OR HEADLIGHTS. I HAD REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON AT THE SAME LOCATION (AN AREA WHERE MY CELL PHONE COVERAGE WOULD GO OUT). THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED NEAR AN AIRPORT WHICH WAS ANOTHER AREA WHERE MY CELL PHONE COVERAGE WOULD GO OUT. SINCE I HAD FRACTURED MY STERNUM AND HAD THE DISCOLORED IMPRINT OF THE TURN SIGNAL ON MY CHEST, I THOUGHT THAT THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED ON FIRST IMPACT. I QUESTIONED THE BRAKES AND ELECTRONIC/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THEIR REPORT IS DATED 11/11/2008 AND DOES NOT INDICATE A FILE OR COMPLAINT NUMBER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10381849February 5, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER PULLING ALONG SIDE OF PARKED VEHICLES AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STEER THE VEHICLE BACK INTO A STREET PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE SELF ACCELERATED BACKWARDS AND SIDESWIPED A PARKED VEHICLE, CROSSED THE SIDEWALK HITTING A PEDESTRIAN TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET CRASHED THROUGH AN IRON FENCE AND SLAMMED INTO A BUILDING. THIS ALL OCCURRED IN LESS THAN 15 SECONDS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10378606January 25, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS EXHIBITING AN ABNORMAL GROWLING NOISE. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER ADVISED THAT HE WOULD RECEIVE A SECOND NOTIFICATION WHEN THE PARTS NEEDED FOR RECALL REPAIRS HAD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD PROGRESS AND AFFECT OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE OR THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLES THAT WERE ON THE ASSEMBLY LINE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS FIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED TIME FRAME OF WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,400. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AND GASKET. UPDATED 04/29/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373206December 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2007 TOYOTA COROLLA SUDDENLY STALLED. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM IT APPEARS TO BE A BAD ECM WHICH APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR TOYOTA COROLLAS BETWEEN THE YEARS 05 2005-2007. THIS IS POTENTIALLY A DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE THE CAR JUST DIES. MANY FORUMS HAVE STATED THAT THEY WERE FORTUNATE THAT THEY WERE NOT REAR ENDED. SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL THIS ITEM AND AVOID POTENTIAL HARM TO THE CONSUMER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372724December 28, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACTS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 60 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THEY DID NOT RESPOND, AND CONSEQUENTLY SHE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN HER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERAL LACERATIONS TO THE HEAD AS WELL AS SEVERAL BRUISES AND BODY SWELLING. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,500. UPDATED 02/23/11 *BF UPDATED 10/14/11 *JB UPDATED 12/05/2011 *LN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10372749December 20, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE POWER DIED WHEN I WAS ON A VERY BUSY THOROUGHFARE AT RUSH HOUR. I HAD TO CROSS SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO CRAWL TO THE SHOULDER. I WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE COMPUTER MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. I UNDERSTAND TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT HAS YET TO GIVE RECALL DETAILS TO THEIR CUSTOMERS OR TO THEIR DEALERSHIPS. WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR? I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR CAUSED ONE. IF TOYOTA WON'T MOVE ON THEIR OWN, PLEASE FORCE THEM TO ACT. LIVES ARE AT RISK!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370152December 15, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE BEGAN TO SPEED UP BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. *KB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHILE WAITING AT A LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THE CONSUMER HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM, AND THEN ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED HIM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS MADE AND TO SEE WHY THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE ECU NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370517December 14, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
IN MARCH 2007, I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW TOYOTA COROLLA. MORE THAN THREE MONTHS AGO MY CAR STARTED HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS WHEN I TRY TO TURN TO CAR ON. FIRST THE CAR ENGINE DID NOT TURN ON RIGHT AWAY, SO I HAD TO KEEP TRYING TO TURN IT ON, THEN THE CAR DID NOT TURN ON AT ALL. I GOT STOCK AT THE SUPERMARKET PARKING LOT ONE DAY BECAUSE THE CAR WAS DEAD. I TOOK IT TO HAVE A BATTERY CHECK AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE BATTERIES OF THE CAR WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, SO THE PROBLEM WAS THE ENGINE OF THE CAR. COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, I RECEIVED A LETTER BY TOYOTA EXPLAINING ME THAT THEY RECALLED MY CAR WITH A MAJOR PROBLEM IN THE ENGINE, THE LETTER STATED THAT I NEEDED TO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE MY CAR ENGINE CAN TURN OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER TO HAVE THEN CHECK THE CAR, AND THEY DID NOT EVEN TOUCH MY CAR, THEY TOLD ME THAT WHEN MY CAR TURN OFF AGAIN, TO CALL THEM OR HAVE MY CAR TOLL TO THEIR PLACE. TWO DAYS AFTER I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE CAR STARTED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. IT MAKES A WEAR SOUND WHEN I PUT MY KEYS IN THE ENGINE AND TRY TO TURN THE CAR ON. I TAKE ANY TRIES BEFORE THE CAR TURN ON, SO I CALLED TOYOTAS CORPORATE NUMBER AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND IT DID IT; HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT EVEN TOUCH MY CAR. THEY LEAVED PARKED ON A SIDE OF THE LOT AND THEY WAITED MORE THAN TWO HOURS TO TELL ME AGAIN THAT I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE CAR DOES NOT TURN ON AGAIN SO THEY CAN TAKE A LOOK OF THE ENGINE. THEY TOLD ME THAT TOYOTA IS WORKING ON A RESOLUTION FOR MY PROBLEM AND BY THE END OF NOVEMBER, I WILL GET A SECOND LETTER FROM TOYOTA STATING THE SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM AND TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP SO THEY CAN FIX IN. TODAY IS DECEMBER 14, 2010 AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY OTHER COMMUNICATION FROM TOYOTA. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN MY CAR BECAUSE I HAVE TO KIDS AND I'M AFRAID THAT SOMETHING CAN HAPPEN TO US WHILE I AM DRIVING MY UNSAFE CAR. I REQUEST AN ACTION FROM TOYOTA BECAUSE I AM PAYING FOR A CAR THAT I AM NOT USING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366375November 16, 2010
STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 11/14/10 AND CAR STARTED SLAM SHIFTING, AND DIED ON FREEWAY. THE CAR STARTED AGAIN, AND I TOOK IT TO XX IN MORENO VALLEY NEXT DAY. DEALER SAID FAULTY ECU (DTC P2716) AND THE PART MUST BE ORDERED. I ASKED IF THEY COULD PROVIDE A LOANER CAR BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR WITH A FAULTY ECM. I WAS TOLD PART WILL MOST LIKELY BE IN TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY. THE DEALER SAID A LOANER CAR WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED UNLESS THE CAR TOTALLY STOP OPERATING. I LIVE IN SAN BERNARDINO AND WORK IN MORENO VALLEY, APPROX 26 MILES ONE WAY. I HAVE AAA TOWING BASIC FOR 6 MILES. I WOULD USUALLY PURCHASE AAA SOUTHERN CA AUTOMOBILE CLUB TOWING FOR UP TO 100 MILES, BUT BECAUSE I BOUGHT A NEW RELIABLE TOYOTA, I JUST GOT THE BASIC TOWING IN CASE THE BATTERY DIED. I DON'T HAVE TOWING TO GET THE CAR TO MORENO VALLEY IN CASE IT COMPLETELY STOPS RUNNING. I'M WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY AND LOGISTICS! I DON'T TRUST THIS TOYOTA COROLLA. DEALER WILL NOT KEEP THE CAR AND GIVE ME A LOANER UNTIL THE PART ARRIVES. WILL TOYOTA BE RESPONSIBLE IF THIS CAR STALLS AGAIN IN TRAFFIC AND CAUSES AN ACCIDENT? WILL TOYOTA BE RESPONSIBLE IF THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER? WILL TOYOTA BE RESPONSIBLE IF THE TRANSMISSION BECOMES DAMAGED FROM THE HARD SHIFTING? WILL TOYOTA BE RESPONSIBLE IF THE CAR CATCHES FIRE FROM FAULTY ELECTRICAL WIRING? THIS COROLLA HAS HAD BRAKE AND STEERING PROBLEMS. BRAKE FLUID ALWAYS LOW, ALTHOUGH BRAKES VERIFIED AS REPAIRED AND OKAY BY TECHNICIAN. THE WHEEL BEARING ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL IS GOING BAD AND THE TIRE WILL NOT HOLD AIR. THE TIRE HAS BEEN EXAMINED AND IS GOOD. I SMELL ELECTRICAL BURNING ONCE IN AWHILE. THE BELT TENSIONER PULLEY BEARING BAD. OCCASIONALLY, SMELL ANTIFREEZE, WHICH INDICATES A LEAKING HEAD GASKET. WIND NOISE, WINDOWS CREAK WHEN MOVED UP/DOWN. THE LOCKS SQUEAK. THE INTERIOR RATTLES. THE PAINT JOB IS RUNNY, WELD POINTS ARE SLOPPY. CAR STALLING, SLAM SHIFTING, THEN CUTTING OFF. THE CAR HAS A LITTLE OVER 50,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365342November 11, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2007 TOYOTA COROLLA S SMOKES DUE TO OIL SLUDGE, VEHICLE SMOKES WHEN FIRST STARTING AND PERIODICALLY DURING THE DAY. I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WAS SLUDGED DUE TO POOR MAINTENANCE, IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THERE ARE 3245 OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS WHO WERE TOLD THE SAME THING, "HOW CAN THIS BE TRUE" ? THIS CLEARLY LOOKS TO BE A DEFECT THAT TOYOTA DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR, AND THIS LOOKS TO BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR TOYOTA OWNERS. I HEARD OF ENGINES FAILING BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, AND REPORT OF FIRES AND ENGINES SEIZING WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS, AND TOYOTA WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY ARE NOT HONORING THAT WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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