Toyota Corolla Complaints (2009)

1,459 consumer complaints on file.

#10334639June 4, 2010
STEERING
2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. DRIVING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 95 JUST SOUTH OF ELGIN, TEXAS. SPEED WAS BETWEEN 55-65 MPH. STEERING WHEEL STIFFENED BECOMING INOPERABLE, CAR VEERED RIGHT UNCONTROLLABLY AND FLIPPED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10334263June 2, 2010
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO THE DYNAMICS OF THE VEHICLE IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF THE REAR WINDOW WHENEVER SHE DRIVES IN REVERSE. DUE TO THE VISIBILITY DEFECT SHE WOULD NEED SOMEONE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO SAFELY DRIVE IN REVERSE. SHE NOTICED THE DEFECT IMMEDIATELY AFTER SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. SHE DIDN'T NOTIFY TOYOTA SINCE THEY OFFERED HER NO ASSISTANCE WITH A PRIOR REQUEST. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 8,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334830June 2, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATES SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING PLACE WITH A RAISED CONCRETE PARKING BARRIER AT THE FRONT OF THE PARKING SPOT WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND GOING VERY SLOWLY, WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND JUMPED ON TOP OF THE BARRIER. THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED CLOSE TO THE GROUND, IT HUNG UP ON THE BARRIER AND THEN FELL BACK INTO THE PARKING PLACE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334113June 1, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS OF 140 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING STEADY, EXTREME FORCE TO THE BRAKES. THE DEALER PERFORMED A TEST DRIVE AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332679May 28, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 10,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332312May 26, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TLA*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD LOCK UP AND HE HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE SEEMED TO OCCUR ON ICY OR GRAVEL PAVEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP TWICE BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000. UPDATED 12/20/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND SENT HIM INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE SLIDE NARROWLY MISSING SEVERAL VEHICLES AND CHILDREN. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS SPEED WAS ABOUT 20 MPH WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES ON ABOUT 1/4 INCH OF SNOW WHICH HAD JUST STARTED TO FALL. THE CONSUMER STATED IT SEEMED AS THOUGH HIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEM AS OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES. UPDATED 12/21/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332207May 25, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING FILED ON BY ME AS A RESULT OF THE TERRIBLE SAFETY PROBLEMS I HAVE ENCOUNTERED SINCE PURCHASING MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA NEW FROM PERFORMANCE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN FAIRFIELD, OHIO. ON 3/27/2009 MY COROLLA SPED UP ON ITS OWN CAUSING ME TO STRIKE A PARKED VEHICLE, AND INJURING MYSELF. I CALLED THE WALTON, KENTUCKY PLANT ABOUT THIS THE FOLLOWING DAY. THEIR ADVISE TO ME WAS TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD BOUGHT IT FOR AN INSPECTION. ON APRIL 1, 2009 I DID THIS VERY THING AND I WAS TOLD BY THEIR MECHANICS THAT EVERYTHING ON MY CAR WAS FINE AND THAT IT WAS PROBABLY JUST OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLES FAULT. LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP WORRIED, AND CONCERNED I PUT MY TOYOTA COROLLA IN THE BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS. TEN DAYS LATER AFTER HAVING MY VEHICLE INSPECTED BY THEIR MECHANICS AND HAVING MY BODY REPAIRS MADE THE SAME THING OCCURRED TO ME AGAIN WHEN ON 4/11/2009 MY TOYOTA COROLLA ACCELERATED UPON ITS OWN AGAIN STRIKING A PARKED VEHICLE CAUSING ADDITIONAL INJURIES TO MYSELF AS WELL AS THIS TIME I WAS CITED BY THE POLICE, MY INSURANCE CARRIER RAISED MY RATES TO NEARLY DOUBLE THE USUAL AMOUNT, AND I AM PAYING FOR A CAR THAT I AM TERRIFIED AT THIS POINT TO BE DRIVING. WHEN I REQUESTED PRINT OUTS FROM THE DEALERSHIP OF THE MECHANICAL INSPECTION THAT WAS MADE BETWEEN AUTO ACCIDENTS THEY BECAME VERY AGITATED WITH ME, AND MY SON TO THE POINT OF COMPLETE RUDENESS. ON 22/4/2010 THEY MADE A CORRECTION ON MY TOYOTA COROLLA TO MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO FIX THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM, AND TOLD ME TO REMOVE MY DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR MAT THAT I WOULD BE RECEIVING A NEW ONE FOR SAFETY REASONS. I DID THIS BUT STILL AS OF YET HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY SUCH FLOOR MAT FOR MY CAR. ON 5/19/2010 MY SON AND I TOOK MY COROLLA IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION WHEN WE WERE TOLD OF A BRAKE RECALL THAT MY CAR NEEDED WHICH WOULD ONLY TAKE 40 MINUTES TO ACCOMPLISH. I TOLD THEM TO FIX IT PLEASE. I HAVE COMPLIED IN EVERY WAY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10331390May 20, 2010
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
A YEAR AGO UNDER RAINY WEATHER,DRIVING MY TOYOTA COROLLA S/09 WHEN APPROACHING THE HIGHWAY EXIT I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR BEFORE TURNING OUT TO THE MAIN WAY. I CRASHED WITH THE HIGHWAY BAR AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR GOT DAMAGE, NO AIRBAGS CAME OUT, HOWEVER I DRIVE IT LIKE THAT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ASSIST FOR THE WHOLE REPARATION AND DEAL WITH THE INSURANCE. MY DEDUCTIBLE WAS $1000 AMONG THE REPARATION. WEEKS LATER THEY CALLED ME TO PICK UP THE CAR, NOTICING THE LIGHTS FROM THE BOARD DIDN'T TURN ON. GETTING BACK TO GARAGE.THEN 6 MONTHS LATER THE HARNESS WAS REPORTED AS NON PROPERLY REPAIR WHEN AN ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON AND I GOT BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY DID REPARATION BACK WITH THE INSURANCE AS PART OF THE ACCIDENT REPARATION. THEY WERE ALL SENDING EACH OTHER AND NO ONE GAVE ANY ANSWER ABOUT WAS GOING ON WITH THE CAR. LATER, I DECIDE TO SELL THE CAR BY OWNER OR TRADE FOR ANOTHER, NOTICING THAT ALL THE MECHANICS I'D VISITED INCLUDING OTHER DEALERS ARE TELLING ME THAT THE CARE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO A FRAME DAMAGE THAT WAS NEVER REPORTED TO ME AFTER THE ENTIRE REPARATION, AND IS NOT IN THE PAPERS. I DID ALL THE RECALLS SUGGESTED BY TOYOTA THIS YEAR, BUT I'M STILL DRIVING A CAR THAT SHOULD BE REPORTED AS A TOTAL LOST DUE TO THE DAMAGE SUFFERED AT THE ACCIDENT. ADJUSTER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AT REPARATION AND THAT PEOPLE FROM THE DEALER COULDN'T SAY THE CAR WASN'T PROPERLY REPAIRED. I'M STILL PAYING FOR THE CAR, THE INCREMENT OF THE INSURANCE, AND NOBODY AT TOYOTA CARES ABOUT THE FRAME DAMAGE ISSUE. AT THE LAST REPARATION DUE TO THE HARNESS, THEY DIDN'T GAVE ANY WORK PAPER SAYING THEY GET RID OF PRINTER PAPER. THINGS SHOULDN'T BE LIKE THIS WHEN SAFETY IS FIRST THING WHEN DRIVING A CAR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331125May 19, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA THAT DRIFTS ON ITS OWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WITH NO CHANGE IN STEERING. I DRIVE 25,000 MILES A YEAR AND THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM, AND I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS A TIRE OR ALIGNMENT ISSUE! WHEN I HAD THE CAR IN FOR THE GAS PEDAL RECALL I ASKED THEM ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY STATED UNTIL THERE IS A RECALL ISSUED THEY DIDN'T HAVE A FIX. I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT THEY DIDN'T WANT TO AT LEAST LOOK AT THE PROBLEM WHILE IT WAS THERE. I LOVE THE CAR AND I'M A BIG TOYOTA FAN BUT THEY NEED TO FIX THIS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330952May 18, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED REPAIRS TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL). WHILE DRIVING AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS OF 3 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DEALER WAS PERFORMING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE VEHICLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330765May 17, 2010
STEERING
CAN'T KEEP CAR FROM WANDERING ALL OVER ROAD SIDE TO SIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330805May 17, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING MALFUNCTIONED; THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT, SPUN AROUND AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THERE WERE WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE CONTACT SUFFERED WHIPLASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 18,000. UPDATED 07/19/10.*LJ UPDATED 07/23/10*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10330585May 15, 2010
STEERING
MY 2009 COROLLA STEERING IS TERRIBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IT WANDERS ALL OVER MY LANE REQUIRING CONSTANT STEERING WHEEL CORRECTION. THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE IT IS IT FEELS LIKE A HUGE GUST OF WIND IS CONSTANTLY BLOWING THE CAR AROUND AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40MPH. I'VE HAD AN INDEPENDENT SHOP CHECK THE ALIGNMENT AND THEY SAY ITS FINE. NOW THAT I'VE STARTED INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM IT SEEMS THERE ARE A LOT OF COROLLA OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR BUT ALL OF THE OTHER COROLLA OWNERS SAY THEY WERE TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT WAS JUST THE WAY THAT CAR HANDLES. PLEASE MAKE TOYOTA FIX THIS PROBLEM ON THESE CARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330485May 14, 2010
STEERING
I NOTICE AN ISSUE WITH MY POWER STEERING ON MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. WHEN I EXCEED 70 MPH IT FEELS LIKE MY CAR IS CAUGHT IN HIGH WINDS AND I NOTICE THE STEERING DRIFT FROM SIDE TO SIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330203May 12, 2010
STEERING
2009 TOYOTA COROLLA STEERING DRIFTS BADLY ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR HAS TO BE CONSTANTLY CORRECTED TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT LINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330669May 11, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE MAINTAINED SPEED OF TRAVEL EVEN AFTER HIS FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TRAVEL SPEED DECREASED ONLY AFTER THE VEHICLES REGULAR BRAKE HAD BEEN REMOVED. THERE WAS A SPIKE IN THE RPM UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS WITHOUT CHANGE IN PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ALSO, THERE WAS ERRATIC IDLING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITHOUT THE CONSUMER TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329986May 11, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING A HEAD ON CRASH AT 70 MPH FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CAR WAS SMASHED AGAINST CONCRETE MEDIAN BARRIER TWICE AND SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER STATED ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT WHEN IT CUT IN FRONT OF A TRACTOR TRAILER. THAT VEHICLE THEN SPUN AROUND AND HIT THE CONSUMER HEAD ON. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE THEN SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT THE CONCRETE MEDIAN BARRIER AND WAS TOSSED AROUND AND HIT THE BARRIER A SECOND TIME BEFORE FINALLY STOPPING IN THE FAR LEFT EMERGENCY LANE. UPDATED IVOQ 06/18/10. *JB *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10329998May 11, 2010
STEERING
2009 COROLLA TOYOTA STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10329537May 10, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WENT OVER THE PAVEMENT AND CAUSED THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE TO BLOW OUT. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED AN INVESTIGATOR WOULD FURTHER INSPECT THE VEHICLE. BEFORE THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND THE DEALER TIGHTENED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE REPAIR POTENTIALLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 12,015.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329538May 10, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY SLOW IN ACCELERATING AND WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WAS WATER IN THE FUEL TANK AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDINGLY AND THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO EXHIBIT A SPORADIC 'BUMP' WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION WAS MISFIRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,457 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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