Toyota Corolla Complaints (2007)

836 consumer complaints on file.

#10320236March 16, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2007 TOYOTA COROLLA: WHEN COMING TO A STOP CAR WILL SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATE AND LURCH FORWARD. WE HAVE BEEN SPARED ANY ACCIDENTS BUT IT IS HAPPENING AT LEAST TWICE A DAY NOW AND WILL DO IT WHEN COMING TO A STOP, AND BACKING UP. WE HAVE COME CLOSE TO HITTING OUR GARAGE AND OTHER CARS BECAUSE OF THIS SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION PROBLEM. FAILURE STARTED AROUND 38,000 MILES AND IS STILL CONTINUING NOW AT ABOUT 49,000 MILES. CAR HAS BEEN TO A TRUSTED MECHANIC ONCE AND THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES. BOTH SAID THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM AND BECAUSE WE NEVER KNOW WHEN THE PROBLEM WILL OCCUR, COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO REPLICATE IT. TALKED WITH DEALERSHIP MECHANICS SEVERAL TIMES AND ALL SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO UNTIL THEY CAN REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CAR DOES NOT FALL UNDER MOST RECENT TOYOTA RECALL, BUT IS EXHIBITING SIMILAR PROBLEMS TO THOSE LISTED IN THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319927March 15, 2010
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN TRAVELING AT 20 MPH ,THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A INTERNAL MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24000. UPDATED 5/12/10 *CN THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING PUMP. UPDATED 05/20/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320013March 15, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WE HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WE HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY USING OUR CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN WE CAME TO THE EXIT, MY HUSBAND STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND WE STOPPED AT THE LIGHT. WE WERE SITTING THERE WITH THE ENGINE IDLING, MY HUSBAND'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE MOTOR ROARED AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD. HE STEPPED HARD ON THE BRAKE AND IT STOPPED. SCARED US TO SAY THE LEAST. IT HAS NOT OCCURRED AGAIN, BUT SOMETIMES WHEN WE ARE ON THE HIGHWAY, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND IT ACCELERATES, IT WILL NOT BACK OFF AND THE CAR WILL CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE UNTIL WE STEP ON THE BRAKE. IF YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE AND DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL THE ACCELERATION WILL STOP. IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT INCIDENTS WE FELT WE SHOULD REPORT THESE INCIDENTS. WE READ THE REPORT ON THE RUNAWAY PRIUS AND THAT YOU COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE INCIDENT. I AM CONVINCED, BASED ON OUR EXPERIENCE THAT YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE INCIDENT. WE FEEL STRONGLY, BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR OWN VEHICLE THAT IT IS A COMPUTER/ELECTRICAL PROBLEM OF SOME SORT AND THAT IT COULD BE CONNECTED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL. AS I SAID IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN, BUT I WONDER IF IT WILL AT SOME POINT. WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE THAT NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF US OR WE WOULD HAVE HIT THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319589March 14, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
APPROXIMATELY JAN 26, 2010 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA ENGINE ACCELERATED UP TO APPROXIMATELY 7000 RPMS WHILE MY WIFE'S FOOT WAS ON BRAKE ONLY, CAR WAITING FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. CAR WAS TURNED OFF. CAR TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALER, DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG, NOTHING DONE. FEB 12, 2010 AGAIN THE CAR WAS IDLING, WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR, TO MAKE RIGHT TURN. THIS TIME ENGINE STARTED WILDLY ACCELERATING AS SOON AS MY WIFE GAVE CAR A LITTLE GAS, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD RAPIDLY, SHE HIT ANOTHER CAR, CAUSED DAMAGE TO BOTH CARS, NO INJURIES. CAR ENGINE RACED VERY FAST AGAIN JUST AFTER ACCIDENT. CAR TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP FOR BODY WORK ONLY. FEB 24 JUST AFTER CAR PICKED UP AT BODY SHOP, CAR WAS WAITING IN TRAFFIC TO MAKE LEFT TURN, FOOT ON BRAKE, ENGINE ACCELERATED UP TO 7000 RPM AGAIN, CAR TURNED OFF, TOWED BACK TO TOYOTA DEALER. IT STILL SITS THERE TODAY, MARCH 15. DEALER WILL NOT LOOK AT CAR, NATIONAL TOYOTA TECH TEAM SAYS THEY WILL CALL TO SET UP APPOINTMENT TO LOOK AT CAR, MAYBE CALL THIS COMING WEEK, MAY NOT EVEN START LOOKING AT CAR FOR SEVERAL MORE WEEKS. WE HAVE NOT HAD USE OF CAR FOR ONE MONTH, TOYOTA IS CONVINCED NOTHING IS WRONG, CAR IS NOT RECALLED, TOYOTA SEEMS DETERMINED TO PROVE CAR PROBLEM DID NOT CAUSE ACCIDENT, SHOW NO CONCERN FOR WHAT IS CAUSING PROBLEM. WE HAVE EXTENDED WARRENTY, BUT CAR IS NOT GETTING FIXED, WE CAN NOT GET RENTAL CAR WHILE CAR IS IN SHOP BECAUSE TOYOTA IS NOT BEING FIXED. CAR SEEMS TO BE EXCELLENT CANIDATE FOR STUDIES, SINCE IT HAS HAD 3 SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS IN A SHORT TIME, TWO OF THEM INVOLVING FOOT ON BRAKE, NOT ACCELERATOR, POINTS TO SOFTWARE PROBLEM. TOYOTA ACTS LIKE THEY DO NOT WANT SOFTWARE PROBLEM TO BE FOUND. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319390March 13, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. TWICE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A PERIOD OF 24 HOURS AND THEN WENT OFF FOR A WEEK. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER. I AM REPORTING THIS AS I KNOW THERE IS SERIOUS CONCERN ABOUT THE COMPUTER ELECTRONIC SYSTEM IN THE TOYOTAS. I THOUGHT THIS PIECE OF INFORMATION MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317588March 12, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
2007 TOYOTA COROLLA EXPERIENCING THROTTLE SURGING. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF SUDDENLY. HE APPLIED THE BRAKE AS HARD AS HE COULD, BUT BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPPED IT CRASHED INTO A HEAVY TOOL BOX AND SOME OTHER CONTAINERS AND INTO THE BACK WALL OF THE GARAGE. THE BUMPER WAS DAMAGED. THE SECOND TIME, WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY TOOK OFF AGAIN. HE IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKE FORCEFULLY, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP BEFORE HE REACHED THE STREET. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE. THE THIRD TIME, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD IN THE MIDST OF STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS SPACE BETWEEN IT AND THE CAR AHEAD, SO HE WAS ABLE TO STOP BEFORE CONTACT. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED HE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR AND IGNITION. HE HAD FOUR DIFFERENT BATTERIES IN THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. HE WAS TOLD THAT THE FIRST TWO HAD BAD CELLS IN THEM. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318865March 11, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE BEEN HAVING TWO SEPARATE PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELERATION OF MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. THE FIRST PROBLEM IS WITH MY GAS PEDAL. I NOTICED THAT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS MY GAS PEDAL HAS BEEN BECOMING HARDER TO PRESS DOWN. WHEN I AM PRESSING DOWN THE GAS PEDAL I ALSO EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM OF THE VEHICLE "JUMPING" AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATING QUICKER INSTEAD OF SMOOTH ACCELERATION AS TOYOTA HAS SAID VEHICLES SHOULD HAVE. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO AND HAS ONLY BEEN GETTING WORSE THE SECOND ISSUE IS WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL. MY MOTHER ACTUALLY NOTICED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE I DID WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING MY CAR BUT I HAVE SEEN IT HAPPEN A FEW TIMES WHEN I'VE BEEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. WHEN I SET MY CRUISE CONTROL AND THERE IS ANY TYPE OF HILL MY CAR NATURALLY DECELERATES SLIGHTLY BEFORE MY CRUISE CONTROL STEPS IN AND COMPENSATES FOR THE INCLINE. WHEN I RETURN TO FLAT GROUND HOWEVER, I WOULD EXPECT MY CAR TO RETURN TO THE SPEED THAT I HAD SET MY CRUISE CONTROL TO. MOST OF THE TIME IT DOES BUT ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION INSTEAD OF PICKING BACK UP TO THE SET SPEED MY VEHICLE HAS ACTUALLY ACCELERATED FASTER THAN THE SPEED I HAD SET. THIS PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE PURCHASE OF MY VEHICLE. I DIDN'T NOTICE THESE AS A PROBLEM BECAUSE I HAD ALREADY CHECKED TO MAKE SURE MY TOYOTA WASN'T UNDER ANY CURRENT RECALLS AND IT WASN'T. MY MOTHER HOWEVER POINTED OUT THAT BOTH OF THESE THINGS ARE ABNORMAL AND I NEEDED TO TAKE THEM IN TO TOYOTA AND FILE A REPORT WITH YOU. I HAVE A SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH TOYOTA FOR 10/22/10 BUT WAS TOLD IF THEY FIND A PROBLEM WITH EITHER OF THESE THINGS IT MAY NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE MY VEHICLE ISN'T UNDER THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319077March 11, 2010
STEERING
I CURRENTLY LEASE A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA WHICH COMMENCED ON FEBRUARY 23, 2007. I HAVE EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING SINCE DAY ONE. IT IS AS FOLLOWS: DEPENDING ON THE LEVEL OF ROAD UNEVENNESS, THE CAR DRIFTS LEFT OR RIGHT AND REQUIRES NEARLY CONSTANT CORRECTION AND THEN, OVER-CORRECTION JUST TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHTFORWARD COURSE. THE CAR DOES NOT WEAVE ERRATICALLY ALL OVER THE ROAD, BUT IT IS JUST SIMPLY A CHORE TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY IN WINDY CONDITIONS OR IN THE DRAFT OF A PASSING TRANSPORT TRUCK. I WAS VERY CONCERNED WITH THE STEERING PERFORMANCE AS BEING A SAFETY ISSUE AT THE OUTSET. I APPROACHED MY TOYOTA DEALER, AND THEN TOYOTA CANADA WITH MY PROBLEM BUT IT WAS QUITE SIMPLY SHRUGGED OFF. I HAVE SINCE "LEARNED" HOW TO DRIVE THIS CAR IN THE PAST THREE YEARS BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RID MYSELF OF THE LEASE. I HAVE SUFFERED NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES BECAUSE OF THIS CAR. MY PURPOSE IN REPORTING THIS COMPLAINT AT THIS TIME IS TO INFORM YOU THAT THE TOYOTA COROLLA STEERING ISSUES DATE BACK AT LEAST AS EARLY AS THE 2007 MODEL YEAR. INDEED, AT THE TIME IN 2007, AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET , I FOUND I WAS ONLY ONE OF MANY WHO EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY HOPE IS THAT MY EXPERIENCE MAY BE OF SOME USE TO YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318500March 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25MPH THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TRAVEL HIGHER THAN A SPEED OF 25MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT HAD THE ECU REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316490March 10, 2010
SUSPENSION, STEERING
CONSUMER HAS STATED THAT HIS 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318016March 9, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 2000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317469March 7, 2010
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA ACCELERATED DANGEROUSLY THREE TIMES . I PUT ON BRAKES WITH ALL MY MIGHT, PUT IT IN PARKED POSITION. NO DAMAGE TO ANYTHING, OR ANYONE, BUT THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WAS SCARY. IT'S NOT AMONG THE RECALLED MODELS. I REMOVED THE TOYOTA FLOOR MAT FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I WILL GO BACK TO DEALER : I WANT THEM TO LOOK AT THE CAR'S COMPUTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317092March 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY CAR'S ACCELERATION AND CRUISE CONTROL MECHANISMS. SOMETIMES, IF I'VE BEEN USING MY CRUISE CONTROL, AND I'M COASTING, THE THROTTLE WILL SUDDENLY ENGAGE ON ITS OWN AND REV AS IF THE GAS WAS FLOORED. IN SECONDS THE TACHOMETER WILL CLIMB TOWARD THE REDLINE. EVERY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED (ABOUT 5 TIMES) I'VE HIT THE CLUTCH AND IT HAS STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. I'VE NEVER BEEN IN ANY DANGER YET, AND IT USUALLY JUST LEAVES ME SCRATCHING MY HEAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315438March 4, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION
2007 TOYOTA COROLLA POOR STEERING ISSUE*CW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SWERVED BACK AND FORTH AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. THEY DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE NEEDED A REAR END ALIGNMENT. THE SECOND TIME THE CONSUMER WENT BACK TO THE DEALER, HE COMPLAINED OF WOBBLY STEERING, SO THE DEALER BALANCED THE TIRES. THE THIRD TIME, WAS THE SAME AS THE SECOND TIME WITH THE STEERING. THE FIFTH TIME, THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER HE STATED THE PROBLEM WAS WORSE AND SEEMED TO GET MORE WORSE AFTER AN INTERSTATE TRIP OF 50 MPH OR WHEN THE TIRES HEATED UP. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT LOWS SPEED, IT SEEMED TO WOBBLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER WENT BACK TO THE DEALER THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES WERE OUT OF BALANCE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THE RIMS COULD BE THE CAUSE OF THE POOR STEERING. THE DEALER AGREED TO REPLACE ONE OF THE TIRES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM WAS STILL NOT RESOLVED. THE CONSUMER WENT TO GET A SECOND OPINION AND THEY AGREED THERE WAS A STEERING ISSUE. THE CONSUMER WENT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER AND THEY AGREED TO REMOVE THE TIRES AND RIMS FROM THE VEHICLE. THE NEW TIRES AND RIMS HELPED, BUT THE VEHICLE STILL SWAYED, BUT NOT AS BAD AS BEFORE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE READ A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE WHERE A PERSON WHO WORKED IN A CALIFORNIA PLANT THAT MADE TOYOTA COROLLA'S WAS IN TROUBLE FOR MAKING ACCUSATIONS ABOUT OTHERS PASSING OFF FAULTY FRONT ENDS. THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. *JB UPDATED 04/14/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316230March 3, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 COROLLA I LOST POWER TO THE ENGINE ON A BUSY INTERSECTION. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. GOT TOWED TO A GARAGE. RECEIVED THE CODE P0607. RESEARCHED AND FOUND A TSB ON THIS ISSUE TSB EG042-07. MY CAR IS AT 94000 MILES AND THE TSB ONLY COVERS UP TO 80,000. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2006 AND 2007 TOYOTA'S. I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE AND A TICKET WAS GENERATED FOR MY CASE. THE DISTRICT MANAGER SAID SHE WOULD DO NOTHING TO REPLACE THIS PART. SO MUCH FOR HELPING A (FORMER) RELIABLE TOYOTA OWNER. A RECALL WAS NEVER DONE. I NOW NEED TO REPLACE A COMPUTER FOR $900 ON A 3 YEAR OLD CAR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I SEE MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. I SEE THAT THE NHTSA HAS BEGUN AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS. I HOPE THAT TOYOTA DOES NOT GET AWAY WITH THIS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316415March 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE COROLLA 2007 "S MODEL" STOPPED OR DIED ON THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND COULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316110March 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY AFTER HE REMOVED HIS FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 03/26/10. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316163March 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT RENTED A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE DRIVER STATED THAT THE RENTAL COMPANY TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS NO NEED TO WORRY SINCE THEY RECENTLY HAD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315509March 2, 2010
STEERING
IN THE PAST 2 1/2 YEARS I RENTED TWO TOYOTA COROLLA'S FROM HERTZ CAR RENTAL. THEY BOTH HAD SEVERE STEERING PROBLEMS. THEY WOULD VEER ONE WAY, SAY RIGHT FOR EXAMPLE. A SMALL STEERING WHEEL TURN TO THE LEFT DID NOTHING AND THE CAR KEPT GOING RIGHT. THEN ANOTHER SMALL TURN TO THE LEFT AND THE CAR WOULD VEER SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. IN THE FIRST CASE, IN CALIFORNIA, WHEN THE CAR VEERED LEFT I HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER CAR IN THE LANE TO THE LEFT. AFTER STRAIGHTEN THINGS OUT WITH THE OTHER DRIVER AND THE POLICE, I TOOK THE STILL-DRIVABLE CAR, NO LONGER WITH A LEFT SIDE MIRROR TO A HERTZ AGENCY AND EXCHANGED IT FOR A FORD AUTOMOBILE. IT STEERED FINE. FOR THE SECOND TIME, A YEAR LATER, I THOUGHT (INCORRECTLY) THAT THE FIRST CAR WAS ACCIDENTALLY OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND I RENTED ANOTHER TOYOTA COROLLA FROM A HERTZ AGENCY IN FLORIDA. IT VEERED ALL OVER THE ROAD TOO. POLICEWOMAN STOPPED ME AND SAID I HAD BEEN REPORTED AS DRIVING ERRATICALLY. WHEN SHE LEARNED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE CAR SHE TOLD ME TO GET TO THE NEAREST PHONE AND CALL HERTZ (80 MILES AWAY) AND HAVE THEM BRING ME ANOTHER CAR. ACTUALLY, I WENT TO THE NEAREST MOTEL AND CALLED HERTZ FROM THERE. IT TOOK UNTIL THE NEXT DAY FOR THEMTO BRING A DIFFERENT CAR, NOT A TOYOTA. IT STEERED FINE. THOSE COROLLA'S WERE DANGEROUS. I RENTED THEM BECAUSE I OWNED AN OLD 1993 TOYOTA COROLLA AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL CAR AND CERTAINLY HAD NO STEERING DIFFICULTIES. DATES BELOW ARE APPROXIMATE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315590March 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AN INCREASE IN ACCELERATION WITH MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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