Toyota Corolla Complaints (2005)

854 consumer complaints on file.

#10183365February 23, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH 19000 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 25 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE SHOOK, AND THEN IT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE 3 TIMES, BUT HE VEHICLE DID NOT START. ON THE FOURTH ATTEMPT THE VEHICLE STARTED AND WAS DRIVEN INTO A PARKING SPACE. TOYOTA TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. TOYOTA DETERMINED THAT THE EMC WAS DEFECTIVE, AND THEY OFFERED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON DECEMBER 17, 2006 AND HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE LOCKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL SINCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19700.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183741February 20, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE CAR DOES NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM THE PEDAL**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED IN ORDER TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN, THE BRAKES MUST BE APPLIED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182227February 10, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2005 COROLLA MAKES A NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE AN ARMY HELICOPTER IS RIGHT ABOVE THE CAR WHEN THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW IS ROLLED DOWN. IF IT IS ON THE HIGHWAY THE SOUND BECOMES UNBEARABLE. THE SOUND WILL DISAPPEAR IF ANOTHER WINDOW IS OPENED AT LEAST 4-6 INCHES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181836February 7, 2007
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
I BOUGHT TOYOTA COROLLA LE 2005 IN MARCH 2005 AT THAT TIME I GOT 3 YEAR WARRANTY/36,000 MILES AND THE AUTOMOBILE HAS 36,800 MILES AND IT IS ALREADY OUT OF WARRANTY. ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2007 AT 9:00 AM SOMETHING UNUSUAL HAPPENED TO MY CAR. I WOKE UP AROUND 8 :00 AM IN THE MORNING AND THEN I DECIDED TO BUY SOMETHING FROM THE MARKET FOR MY BREAKFAST AND WENT TO THE GARAGE AND LOOKING AT MY CAR I DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT SIDE WINDOW GLASS WAS BROKEN INTO THOUSANDS OF PIECES. FORTUNATELY MY FAMILY AND I WERE NOT INSIDE THE CAR AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT OTHERWISE WE WOULD HAVE BE HURT BY THOSE GLASS. NOW I AM SCARED OF TAKING MY SON AND WIFE INTO THE CAR BECAUSE THE OTHER GLASS MAY SHATTER AND HURT ME AN M Y FAMILY. DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IS PUTTING MY FAMILY AND ME IN DANGER OF BEING HARMED BY THE GLASS BECAUSE THE GLASS CAME WITH A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. I HAVE GONE TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN PERSON TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW GLASS. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER OF TOYOTA AND THEY DO NOT EVEN WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE IT. I THINK MOST OF THESE MODELS WINDOW GLASS COMES WITH A DEFECT SO I WOULD LIKE YOU TO TAKE A TEST IN THE LAB AND ASK THE MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE THE WINDOWS OF MY CAR. I AM REPORTING AND MAKING A COMPLAINT TO PROTECT THE CONSUMERS AND ME SO I WOULD LIKE YOU TO TAKE ANY ACTIONS AGAINST THIS MANUFACTURER. PLEASE THINK OF MY SON AND WIFE BECAUSE THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE THAT I HAVE TO TRANSPORT THEM TO DIFFERENT PLACES. RIGHT NOW I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THINKING THAT ANY TIME THIS WILL BREAK AND HURT ME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I HOPE YOUR CONSIDERATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10180641January 24, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
WE BOUGHT A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA IN JULY OF 2004. WE HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH THE WAY THE CAR RUNS MECHANICALLY NEVER HAVING ANY ISSUES. OUR VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT 40,310 AND WE ARE EXPERIENCING A FAILURE WITH THE CHARCOAL CANISTER. IN ORDER TO PASS EMISSIONS FOR THE STATE OF NC WE HAVE TO REPLACE THIS PARTICULAR PART. SINCE OUR CAR IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER OUR BASIC 3 YEAR, 36,000 MILE WARRANTY WE ARE HAVING TO REPLACE THIS PART ON OUR OWN. THIS IS VERY DISCOURAGING SINCE OUR VEHICLE IS ONLY 4,000 MILES OVER OUR BASIC WARRANTY COVERAGE. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WITH MANY OTHER TOYOTA COROLLA VEHICLES AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE. WE FEEL THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO BECAUSE IT SEEMS ODD THAT THE CHARCOAL CANISTER FAILS AROUND THIS MILE MARKER IN NUMEROUS VEHICLES. THIS IS A COMPONENT OF THE CAR THE CONTRIBUTES TO KEEPING OUR AIR CLEAN. TOYOTA IS FAILING TO PROVIDE A CAR THAT WILL DO SO. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178320January 10, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 45000 MILES AND HAD AIR BAG PROBLEMS. ON 9-9-06 THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS IN A CRASH, IT HAD BEEN RAINING AND SHE WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED, AND HIT A JERSEY WALL TWICE, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 12-15-06 SHE WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN SHE HIT A DOG ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE,. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT DID NOT INFLATE, AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE POLICE WERE AT BOTH CRASH SCENES AND TOOK REPORTS. ALSO, TOOK PICTURES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES A RESULT OF THE CRASH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178238January 9, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
HI, I SEE MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA FAILED IN THE GOVERNMENT CRASH COMPLIANCE TEST (FRONTAL CRASH, FMVSS208), AND PASSED AGAIN WITH A MY 2006 ONE. I GUESS THAT MEANS TOYOTA UPDATED A PART OR PARTS OF MY 2005 COROLLA, BUT I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173082November 9, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE MAINTAINED THE SAME SPEED WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AT ANY SPEED THERE AFTER. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO OBSERVED NO ABNORMALITIES AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC CHECKUP AND ROAD TEST. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THERE WAS NOT A MECHANISM TO SLOW DOWNS THE SPEED AS THERE USED TO BE IN OLDER MODELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP FOR A SECOND OPINION WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS A VALVE STUCK OPEN IN THE FUEL SYSTEM AND REPAIR IT. BUT THE PROBLEM WAS PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN BECAUSE THE ONLY WAY TO REDUCE THE SPEED WAS BY DEPRESSING HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PREVENT A COLLISION. UPDATED 12/5/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171765October 24, 2006
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS A DEFECTIVE TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM IN THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE'S AIR CONDITIONING ACTIVATES OR WHILE ON THE TWO DEFROST SETTINGS ARE ON, AT IDLE SPEEDS THE VEHICLE SURGES OR ACCELERATES FORWARD TO THE EXTENT IT OVERRIDES THE BRAKING ACTION AT A STOPPED POSITION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167142August 31, 2006
AIR BAGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS SOON AS THE DRIVER SEAT BELT WAS BUCKLED. THEN, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE SIDE OF A DUMP TRUCK AND NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED. HOWEVER THE LEFT SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH AND WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT AT THAT TIME OF THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED. UPDATED 09/19/06. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10165602August 16, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
AT 53,000 MILES, FUEL PUMP WENT OUT AT AN ABSURD PRICE OF $771.00 AFTER BEING STUCK ON THE ROAD I HAD TO CALL A TOW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162563July 17, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION THAT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE OTHER VEHICLE IN THE ACCIDENT WAS IMMOBILE. THERE WAS PRE-IMPACT BRAKING BY THE CONTACT, THE SEAT BELT WAS WORN AND THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A CONCUSSION TO THE HEAD.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10161647July 6, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY COROLLA STALLED IN A FLOODED STREET THAT WAS VISIBLY PASSABLE FOR OTHER VEHICLES, BOTH SMALL AND LARGE. AS A RESULT OF THE EXPOSURE TO THE WATER, THE CAR EXPERIENCED A MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE. DURING A DISCUSSION WITH A REPRESENTATIVE AT THE DEALERSHIP, I LEARNED THAT THE AIR-IN-TAKE SYSTEM IS LOCATED RELATIVELY LOW TO THE GROUND "ON THE BUMPER." THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE CAR FAILING TO PERFORM DURING RELATIVELY MINOR FLOODING CONDITIONS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157830May 18, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WARM ENGINE STARTING: I BOUGHT A NEW 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA LE FROM FUNKS TOYOTA, MANITOBA, CANADA. ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS A LOT OF CRANKING IS REQUIRED BEFORE THE CAR STARTS WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM. A NUMBER OF OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS REPORTED ON VARIOUS FORUMS ON THE INTERNET. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS JUST NORMAL TO CRANK FOR LONGER PERIOD OCCASIONALLY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156112April 26, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SOMETIMES MY CAR WILL NOT START THE FIRST OR SECOND TIME THAT I TURN THE KEY. ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE IT IS TRYING TO TURN OVER BUT DOES NOT START. I HAVEN'T EVER HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE THE CAR DOESN'T START AT ALL - SOMETIMES IT JUST TAKES A FEW TRIES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149222March 28, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN STARTED. THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED THE SERVICE BULLETIN, NHTSA ITEM #10017318, FOR EXTENDED CRANK CONDITION, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. UPDATED 02/24/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153596March 24, 2006
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH BUZZ SOUND AND AT 70 MPH RATTLING SOUND.. SERVICE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSIS :: EXCESSIVE PLAY IN REAR HUB BEARINGS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153625March 24, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT BOTH AIR BAGS ON MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER A HEAD ON COLLISION. MY VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10151753March 3, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
ROCK ENTERED FRONT GRILL AREA AND PUNCTURED AC UNIT RELEASING ALL OF THE FREON INTO THE AIR. REPAIR COST $700 EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. FEEL LIKE MORE PROTECTION SHOULD BE IN THAT AREA. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150977February 23, 2006
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
I WAS DRIVING (IN AREA WHERE APPARENTLY A LOT OF ACCIDENTS HAPPEN AT THIS PARTICULAR INTERSECTION) AND I CAME TO A STOP SIGN - COULD ONLY TURN RIGHT OR LEFT...LOOKED LEFT - SAW NO ONE, THEN LOOKED RIGHT - SAW A TRUCK WAY IN THE DISTANCE...SO I ACCELERATED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND BOOM! I WAS HIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE (THE SIDE WHERE I SAW NO ONE) - NEVER SAW IT COMING, CAR WAS COMPLETELY TOTALED, AND MY LEFT CLAVICLE WAS BROKEN IN 5 PLACES. SIDE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED, FRONT AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED AND NOT SURE IF I HIT MY HEAD...BUT I LOST CONSCIOUSNESS FOR A LITTLE WHILE. I DIDN'T THINK TO REPORT IT - NOR DID I REALIZE THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM, UNTIL NOW WHEN I'M RESEARCHING CARS AND SAW THAT SOMEONE ELSE HAD THIS SAME INCIDENT/PROBLEM. I WILL CALL TOYOTA AND REPORT IT ASAP. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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