Toyota Corolla Complaints (2007)

836 consumer complaints on file.

#10334432June 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE PLACING THE SELECTOR IN DRIVE FROM THE REVERSE POSITION. THE CONTACT STATED THE SELECTOR FELT AS IF IT WERE LOOSE BEFORE REVERSING. THE DEALER ADVISED HE HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED A FAILURE SIMILAR TO HERS AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,000. UPDATED 7/20/10 *CN UPDATED 07/23/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332601May 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2007 COROLLA STALLED AT AN INTERSECTION. I WAS WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I CALLED A FRIEND WHO HELPED ME PUSH MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I THEN CALLED AAA AND THEY CAME AND TOWED MY CAR TO A CAR SERVICE. THIS HAPPENED AT 8:30PM TODAY AND SO THE CAR SERVICE WAS ALREADY CLOSED AND I WILL HAVE TO WAIT TILL FRIDAY MORNING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT CAUSED THIS. IT WAS A HARROWING AND TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE AND I FEARED FOR MY SAFETY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330983May 18, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THREE TIMES, MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING IT. AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN I STARTED IT A AGAIN, THE CAR DROVE FINE. THIS IS A DEFECT. I TOOK CARE OF THE CAR. PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330751May 17, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH 30K MILES ON IT. TWO WEEKS AGO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING ROUGHLY. AFTER A WHILE IT WOULD START RUNNING OK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. I TOOK IT TO JIFFY LUBE THINKING THAT IT WAS LOW ON TRANSMISSION FLUID AND IT WAS NOT. THIS CONTINUED FOR TWO WEEKS AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING. THEY REPLACED THE ECM UNDER WARRANTY. I LOOKED THIS PROBLEM UP ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS WIDESPREAD AND VERY DANGEROUS IN CERTAIN INSTANCES. THE WEB SITE THAT I VISITED IS HTTP://WWW.TOYOTANATION.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=201631&PAGE=3. I STRONGLY URGE YOUR ORGANIZATION TO GET ON TOP OF THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THESE VEHICLES. MY CONCERN NOW IS THAT HOW LONG WILL THE NEW ECM LAST AND IS IT SAFE. IS THE SAME COMPANY MANUFACTURING THE REPLACEMENT ECMS? I BELIEVE DELCO MANUFACTURED THE ORIGINALS. CAN DELCO BE FORCED TO CLOSE THEIR DOORS FOR ENDANGERING THE PUBLIC? SHAME ON TOYOTA! I WON'T BUY ANOTHER ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330399May 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2007 COROLLA LE, AUTO TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHIFT VIOLENTLY. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR BECAME SLUGGISH. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ECU WAS BAD AND REPLACEMENT WAS NEEDED. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND TOYOTA RELEASED A TSB IN 2007. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE ECU ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE REPLACEMENT WAS BAD AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330220May 12, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY COROLLA 2007 STOPPED ON THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SUDDENLY ON AND BATTERY LIGHT IS ALSO ON WITHOUT ANY WARNING. AFTER TWO MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO TURN ON AND DREW ONE BLOCK TO A MECHANIC SHOP AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK BATTERY AND OTHER PROBLEMS. MECHANIC SAID BATTERY IS WEAK, HE RECOMMENDED TO CHANGE BATTERY, BUT HE SAID SOME OTHER PROBLEMS MAY EXIST. I ASKED HIM TO CHANGE BATTERY. HE CHANGED AND IT STARTED OK. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AFTER I DREW THREE SIGNALS, CAR STOPPED ON THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AGAIN WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SUDDENLY ON WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND BATTERY LIGHT IS ALSO ON. I TOWED THE CAR TO DEALER. AS PER INVOICE THEY DID FOLLOWING WORK. ?P0607- ECM SHORTENED, REPLACED ECM AND RE-CHECKED: OPERATES AS DESIGNED?. MY CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY, THEY DID NOT CHARGE FOR PARTS AND SERVICE. I STRONGLY BELIEVE IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. IF THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ON FREEWAY, THAT COULD BE DANGEROUS AND LEAD TO FATAL CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329907May 11, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2007 COROLLA LE HAD 59.5K MILES WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT LIT. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I STOPPED BY AUTOZONE AND THEY READ THE CODE IT STATED REPLACE THE ECU. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ECU. THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING SINCE I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 1992 TOYOTA PESAO AND FROM 24K TO 250K MILES I NEVER ONCE HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE OR THE ELECTRONICS. NOW THIS CAR IS BLOWING UP COMPUTERS AT 60K? LAST TIME I BUY A TOYOTA! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328731May 4, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OUR 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA'S ENGINE LIGHT HAD BEEN ON FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN WHILE MY HUSBAND AND DAUGHTER WERE GOING 60 MPH DOWN THE ROAD THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START. THANK GOD HE WAS ON A COUNTRY ROAD AND NOT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC! HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO A SHOP TO FIND OUT A FEW DAYS LATER THAT THE ECM IS OUT!!! TALKING TO TOYOTA RIGHT NOW TO SEE IF THEY WILL PAY TO REPLACE. I SEE THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR TOYOTA COROLLAS. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL YET? SOMEONE COULD BE HURT OR EVEN KILLED WITH THIS PROBLEM! PLEASE HELP BEFORE THIS HAPPENS TO SOMEONE. TOYOTA NEEDS TO GET ON THIS ASAP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328745May 4, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR: 2007 COROLLA LE. INCIDENTS: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE I WAS ON A RAMP TO MERGE INTO THE HIGH WAY ON MAY 1 2010. THE CAR WOULDN'T SPEED UP WHEN I HIT THE GAS PEDAL. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE DIED. TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, THE CAR CRANKED BUT FAILED TO START. ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY MORNING (5/3/2010). TRIED TO GET THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP. WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. ENGINE DIED AFTER DRIVING FOR 1 MILE. COULDN'T STARTED IT. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALER. BAD ENGINE CONTROL UNIT WAS IDENTIFIED AND REPLACED. THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION SHOULD THE CAR SHUT DOWN SUDDENLY AT HIGH SPEED OR ON A BUSY STREET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328084April 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE ECM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS WAITING TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAFETY RELATED DEFECT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,002. UPDATED 6/19/10 *CN UPDATED 07/19/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327878April 28, 2010
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2007 TOYOTA COROLLA REAR-ENDED IN COLLISION RESULTING IN THE 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT - THE 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGE BROKE, NOT RESTRAINING THE PASSENGER IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10327778April 27, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA DIED WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, I RESTARTED IT AND WHEN I SHIFTED IT BACK INTO GEAR IT MADE A HARD CLUNK AND WOULD NOT GET OVER APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES PER HOUR. I GOT THE CARE HOME AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. AFTER READING THE OWNERS MANUAL IT EXPLAINED THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE GAS CAP POSSIBLY. REMOVED AND REINSTALLED IT THE CAR SEEMED TO RUN FINE, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THE NEXT DAY I WAS DRIVING AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED, THE CAR HAVE NOW DONE THIS SEVERAL TIME. I DID READ ON THE INTERNET THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND SOME PEOPLE WERE TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE OF IMPROPER MAINTENANCE. I NOT THAT NOT TO BE TRUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327617April 26, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY, I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE TO TURN AND THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN. COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT, AND TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT WAS FINE. ARRIVED HOME IN THE DRIVEWAY, MY HUSBAND OPENED THE HOOD AND ASKED ME TO TURN THE CAR ON, LEFT IT RUNNING AND IT SHUT DOWN IN ABOUT 3 MINUTES. THIS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. CALLED THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. HAD THE CAR TOWED AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327623April 26, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAD JUST STARTED MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA IN A PARKING LOT, I BACKED OUT OF A MY PARKING SPACE, AND PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 3-4 MPH, WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE TO STOP. THE CAR CONTINUED TO LURCH FORWARD. EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. I APPLIED MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE, BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE. I HAD TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK, IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR. I THEN LOOKED DOWN AT THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS. MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT DEPRESSED IN ANYWAY, HOWEVER THE ENGINE RPM'S CONTINUED TO INCREASED. I HAD TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF TO STOP THE ENGINE SPEED FROM INCREASING. I TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY, BUT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326758April 21, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES BUT A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP BUT THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAD NOT OCCURRED SINCE THE FIRST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,750.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318704April 19, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THE LOSS OF 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA THAT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT DUE TO THE GAS PEDAL STICKING. THE CONSUMER HIT A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THE CONSUMER DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE UNTIL AFTER THE ACCIDENT. *JB THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. UPDATED 08/26/13
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10326227April 18, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I PURCHASED A TOYOTA COROLLA IN APRIL OF 2007 AND RETURNED IT FOR SERVICE IN MAY OF 2007 OR ONE MONTH LATER AS STATE ON THE SERVICE REPORT,"CUSTOMER STATE THE CAR FEELS LIKE THE CAR WANTS TO KEEP GOING AFTER LET OF THE GAS TAKES MORE EFFORT TO SLOW THE CAR". THE DEALER STATED THAT NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. HOWEVER, I HAVEN'T BEEN INFORMED OF ANY RECALLS OR CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. I REPORTED THIS 3 YEARS AGO. I WILL STILL AT TIMES GET THE BRAKES FIGHTING THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM. I HAVE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTATION FROM THE DEALER ON THE CLAIM. *TR UPDATED 09/15/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326043April 16, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, SIDE SWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE, CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT, WHILE IT WAS AIRBORNE IT ALSO HIT A SIGN AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE VEHICLE ALSO FELL 3.5 FEET FROM A RETAINING WALL, CRASHED INTO A FENCE, DOWN AN EMBANKMENT INTO A CREEK AND STOPPED AFTER CRASHING INTO A TREE. TWO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 53,103.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10325842April 15, 2010
SUSPENSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA WHICH I BOUGHT IN NOVEMBER 2006. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS OUT OF MY VEHICLE, FROM COSMETICS, TO VIBRATING STEERING WHEEL, AIR CONDITIONING ISSUES, LEAKING STRUTS, ALIGNMENT ISSUES, AND MOST RECENTLY THE ECM. I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE, AND RIGHT BEFORE I TURNED INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION MY CAR SHOOK, AND THEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. ALL OF THE LIGHTS AND SERVICE INDICATORS CAME ON, AND THEN SHUT OFF LEAVING ONLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I TRIED TO START MY VEHICLE AGAIN, BUT NOTHING. MY FRIEND HAD TO HELP ME TO PUSH THE VEHICLE INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. THERE, I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AGAIN, AND SO I HEADED HOME. JUST AS I GOT TO MY HOUSE, THE CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN, AND RIGHT BEFORE IT SHUT OFF, IT WOULDN'T EVEN GIVE GAS. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A NEARBY SHOP, AND AFTER CHECKING THE ENTIRE CAR AND DOING A DIAGNOSTIC, I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ECM AND THAT IT WOULD COST 650 TO REPAIR (AND THAT'S FOR A USED/REBUILT ONE). I CALLED TOYOTA, AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY UP TO 80,000 MILES. I AM JUST UNDER 80,000 MILES THANK GOD. THE GUY I SPOKE WITH SOUNDED AS IF HE WASN'T SURPRISED OF THE ISSUE. I AM HAVING MY VEHICLE TOWED TO TOYOTA TODAY, AND I GUESS WILL SEE HOW THIS ALL PANS OUT. THE BAD PART ABOUT IT ALL IS, WHAT IF THEY FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT HAPPENS AGAIN? AND WHAT OTHER ISSUES ARE THERE THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT AND THEIR CONSUMERS DON'T. PLUS, WHO IS GOING TO PAY FOR PEOPLES TIME OFF WORK FOR THESE REPAIRS, AND THEIR INCONVENIENCES? AT THIS POINT I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN TOYOTA! I WANTED TO PURCHASE THE 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA NEXT, OR THE LEXUS RX320, BUT I WILL DEFINITELY PASS ON THAT NOW! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325382April 13, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE GETTING ON THE FREEWAY MY CAR LOST ALMOST ALL ACCELERATION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY TURNED OFF CAR, RESTATED IT AND IT SOUNDED, FELT NORMAL. I DROVE 11 MILES HOME. NEXT DAY: DRIVING TO TOYOTA 2MILES AWAY, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, CAR SHUTS DOWN AT INTERSECTION IN TRAFFIC, BLOCKS FROM TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. CAR STALLS 4 MORE TIMES TO DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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