Toyota Corolla Complaints (2005)

854 consumer complaints on file.

#10323017March 31, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED WITH NO RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE LOSS CONTROL AND TRAVELED OFF OF THE ROAD INTO A GRASSY AREA AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY CENTER. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL PERFORM AN INVESTIGATION OF THE VEHICLE BRAKE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 48,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323037March 31, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY
I BOUGHT MY CAR IN 2004 BRAND NEW ZERO MILEAGES ON IT. IT IS TOYOTA COROLLA 2005. I NEVER HAD ANY FRONT END ACCIDENT. PROBLEM IS THE ORIGINAL COLOR OF MY CAR IS COMING OUT. IT STARTS COMING OFF FROM FRONT. I THINK IT HAD PAINT DEFECT. PAINT IS COMING OFF FROM DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE FRONT. THE ORIGINAL COLOR IS GRAY AND NOW SOME PARTS ARE COMING WHITE. I DONT KNOW WHAT DO TO BECAUSE IT LOOKS UGLY AND I NEVER WANTED MY CAR TO BE LIKE THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323068March 31, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FAILURE OF ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (CURRENTLY REFERED TO AS "ECU" BY TOYOTA TECHNICIANS). THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THIS COMPONENT FOR THIS VEHICLE. THIS FAILURE HAS CAUSED MY CAR TO BUCK SIGNIFICANTLY ON UPSHIFTS OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANS. PART WAS ORIGINALLY REPLACED IN 2006 UNDER GUIDELINES OF TSB TC014-06. TC015-07 REFERS TO THE SAME PROBLEM AND WAS ISSUED AFTER REPAIRS TO MY VEHICLE. TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONTINUING FAILURE OF THIS PART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322826March 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I HAVE HAD A VARIETY OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SHOW UP IN MY 2005 COROLLA CE, [XXX]. THEY BEGAN ABOUT JULY 2009 AND CONTINUE TO THIS DAY, IN JULY, THE CAR WAS HARD TO START ON HOT DAYS. IT MAY BE CORROSION AT THE BATTERY GROUND OR IT MAY BE SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS. THEN, ABOUT THE 1ST OF JANUARY, THE ELECTRIC LOCKS FAILED TO WORK. ABOUT THE 20TH OF JANUARY, THEY WORKED AGAIN. THIS SUGGESTS THAT THE ECM IS SUBJECT TO WATER EXPOSURE, AND CORROSION....WHICH WILL LEAD TO OTHER, PERHAPS DANGEROUS, FAILS. FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS, THE PASSENGER SAFETY BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON. THIS TOO, SUGGESTS SOME TYPE OF WEATHER EXPOSURE TO A FLAWED DESIGN. IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT COULD MEAN THE SAFETY BAG MIGHT TRIGGER SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION...THUS TRIGGERING AN ACCIDENT THAT COULD KILL ME, ANY PASSENGERS, AND IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING OTHER VEHICLES...RISKING THE LIVES OF MANY OTHERS. MY FINAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BEGAN ON/ABOUT 1 MARCH OF THIS YEAR. MY "ENGINE FAULT" LIGHT WENT ON AND REMAINS ON. I DID CHECK ALL FLUIDS ON THE TOP OF THE ENGINE AND FOUND THEM TO BE OKAY. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR AND IT IS NOW SITTING IN MY CAR PORT. I WON'T DRIVE IT UNTIL I CAN FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I AM EVEN AFRAID TO DRIVE IT TO THE AAMCO BUSINESS FOR THE FREE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK THAT THEY OFFER. INSTEAD, I JUST BOUGHT A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL TO HELP ME FIGURE OUT IF THE CAR IS SAFE. I ALMOST FORGOT. LAST SUMMER, THE ODOMETER SET ITSELF BACK BY ABOUT 25,000 MILES. THIS IS ANOTHER INDICATOR OF AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323175March 30, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATES ISSUES WITH AIR FILTER. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT TIMES. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HE REPLACED THE AIR FILTER HE DIDN'T EXPERIENCE ANY MORE PROBLEMS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322678March 29, 2010
STEERING
WHEN REACHING HIGHWAY SPEEDS (50 MPH AND ABOVE) THE STEERING LOSES SOME CONTROL. BECOMES WOBBILY AND CAN SHIFT AND JOLT RIGHT TO LEFT SUDDENLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322731March 29, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
2005 TOYOTA CORROLLA S, BOUGHT ON 08/28/2005. REFUSAL OF CARMAX REPORT, WHY PREVIOUS OWNER RETURNED CAR. HAD TO BRING CAR BACK AFTER A WEEK HAVING HARD START UP. DEALERSHIP STATED NEEDED NEW "UPDATE" FOR COMPUTER. A MONTH LATER BROUGHT CAR BACK SAME PROBLEM, ANOTHER "UPDATE" NEEDED THEY SAID. THREE MONTHS LATER CAR ACCELERATED ON INTERSTATE 4, BROUGT CAR BACK AND TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. THEN IN 2007 PARKING CAR AT 2 MILES PER HR CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UPHILL, NO BRAKES, SWERVED CAR TO AVOID GLASS DOORS TO A TENNANTS APT. LANDED ON TOP OF BUSH, TRIED TO REVERSE AND BUMPER WAS PULLED OFF. AFTER CAR WAS REPAIRED, CAR THEN ACCELERATED WHILE REVERSING AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, NO DAMAGE TO OTHER VEHICLE, MY REAR BUMPER HAS DENT IN RIGHT CORNER. IN 2009, EXITING OFF OF ROUTE 9 US HIGHWAY, CAR ACCELERATED WENT UP EMBANKMENT, REVERSED OFF OF EMBANKMENT AND CAME DOWN HARD OFF OF CURB DAMAGED LEFT TIRE ROD AXEL, BRAKES LOCKED, CAR IS SUPPOSE TO HAVE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322560March 28, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA WHEN IT WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND DIDNT WANT TO STOP. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. I CRASHED INTO A WALGREENS STORE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND REPAIRED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WANTED TO HAVE THE CAR INSPECTED BY TOYOTA, FOR DEFECTS, HOWEVER I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE TOWING AND THE INSPECTION . I DECLINED. *CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321789March 24, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH IN LIGHT RAIN, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO AN UNKNOWN OBJECT AND CONTINUED TO ROLLOVER. THE POLICE ARRIVED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 05/11/10.*LJ
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10321577March 23, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A BUILDING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A REASON AS TO WHY THE FAILURE OCCURRED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, IT CONTINUED TO EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LUNGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED A SECOND TIME AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,531.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321676March 23, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN @ INTERSECTION AND OR PASSING IT. I WOULD GET A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALONE WITH A ENGINE STALL @ 15MPH AND 30MPH IT REPEATS ITSELF AT THEESE SPEEDS AND @ 2500-3000RPM WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. I HAVE LOOK ONLINE TO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND HAVE FOUND AN ARTICLE "HTTP://WWW.AUTOBLOG.COM/2010/03/18/FOLLOWUP-TOYOTA-CONSIDERING-STALL-FIX-FOR-1-2M-COROLLA-AND-MATR/" I HAVE READ THE BLOG AND IT SEEMS THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHOM HAS THIS PROBLEM BUT SOME 1.2MILLION (COROLLA AND MATRIX MODELS FROM 2005, 2006 AND 2007) PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME EFFECT OF AND BAD ECU PROBLEM THAT WHAT SOUNDS LIKE TO ME A DEFECT AND MOST LIKE A HEALTH HAZARD IF LETS SAY MYSELF OR ONE OF THE 1.2MILLION PPLS WHOM ALSO HAVE THE SAME "SO CALLED BY TOYOTA - INCONVENIENCE TO OWNERS. I WOULD SAY MY LIFE IS IMPORTANT AND OTHER WOULD AGREE WITH ME. I WOULD LIKE TO TOYOTA RECALL THE PART THAT THEY KNOW IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND REPLACE IT FOR A NEW NON-DEFECTIVE PART THAT HAS THE CORRECTION APPLIED TO THEM SO THAT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEND AGAIN. AS I DO REALLY LIKE MY CAR AND WOULD LOVE TO KEEP MY FAMILY SAFE WHILE DRIVING THEIR CARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321456March 22, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THIS COMPLAINT IS CONCERNING MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA ON THE 11TH OF MARCH 2010 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES AN HOUR I WENT TO ACCELERATE TO CHANGE LANES. AS I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR MY CAR DID NOT RESPOND, AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. I TURNED THE WHEEL TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND REALIZED THAT I DID NOT HAVE POWER STEERING, THUS CONFIRMING THE OVERALL STALL. I MANAGED TO GET TO THE SHOULDER AND AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE I TRIED TO TURN THE KEY AND THE CAR CAME BACK ON. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO DON DAVIS CERTIFIED TOYOTA PARTS AND REPAIR. AFTER RUNNING A THREE HOUR DIAGNOSTIC WAS REPORTED TO ME THAT "NOTHING WAS WRONG" WITH THE CAR. THE COMPUTER SHOWED NO SIGNS OF ANY TYPE OF GLITCH OR MALFUNCTION. I RETURNED HOME, ONLY TO FIND A REPORT SEVERAL DAYS LATER ABOUT COROLLAS SUDDENLY STALLING. *TR *DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321038March 19, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON DECEMBER 24, 2009. MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA ACCELERATED FULL THROTTLE ON ITS OWN. I QUICKLY PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND THEY TOLD ME TO REMOVE THE FLOOR MAT. I TOLD THEM THE GAS PEDAL WAS ABOUT 3-4 INCHES AWAY FROM THE FLOORMAT. NEXT I CALLED AAA AND HAD THE COROLLA TOWED TO THE DEALER. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. THEY CALLED ME SATURDAY DECEMBER 26, 2009 AND TOLD ME THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE RUNNING OK NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321081March 19, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 5 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THERE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED CONTINUOUSLY. THE CONTACT PULLED INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND CONTINUED TO TRAVEL. ADDITIONALLY, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL ASSEMBLY REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321083March 19, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
DETAILS: AT 169,542 MILES MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON & DEVELOPED HARSH / JERKY AUTOMATIC GEAR CHANGES (PARK TO FIRST AND WHILE DRIVING, FIRST TO SECOND). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THIS AS A FAULTY ENGINE COMPUTER BASED ON CODE P2716. REPLACEMENT OF THE MODULE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AT A COST OF ALMOST $600 FOR THE COMPUTER ITSELF + LABOR. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2005 COROLLAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320795March 18, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STALLS THEN WONT SHIFT ALMOST REARENDED ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER. HAD IT CHECKED AND THEY SAY THE ECM IS BAD. AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320701March 18, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2003 - ENGINE STALLED; TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND INDICATED WAS COMPUTER. COMPUTER WAS REPLACED DUE TO BEING UNDER WARRANTY. 03/17/10 - COMING HOME FROM WORK AND WITHIN 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE OF GETTING ONTO HIGHWAY CAR STALLS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 25 MILES PER HOUR. EVENTUALLY ENGINE STOPPED TOTALLY. TOWED TO NEAREST FACILITY AND UPON RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS ASSESSED THAT IT WAS THE COMPUTER AGAIN. ATTEMPTING TO RESOLVE THIS W/ TOYOTA AS THIS IS A SECOND FAILURE ON THE COMPUTER. NO RESOLUTION TO DATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320770March 18, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, SUDDENLY IT ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT WOULD NOT ENGAGE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A LIGHT POLE. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES TO HER BACK. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 47,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10320782March 18, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE CROSSING LARGE INTERSECTION @ 15-20 MPH CAR LOST POWER AND TRIED TO STALL, AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT CLEARED UP, APPROX. 5 MIN. LATTER WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, ENGINE RPM DROPPED FROM IDLE ( 1000RPM) TO 450 RPM WITH ENGINE FLUTTERING TRYING TO STALL, THIS LASTED ABOUT 7-10 SECONDS THEN SUDDENLY CLEARED UP. DID NOT TAKE CAR TOYOTA AS YET, TRYING TO GET MORE INFO FROM TOYOTA ABOUT PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319774March 17, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE SUDDEN UNATTENDED ACCELERATION FM OWNER OF A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND ROLLED INTO A DITCH, WHERE IT FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS IN DEC 2009, WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE SHE HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WHEN THE SPEED WAS ABOVE 50 MPH OR IN OVERDRIVE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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