Toyota Corolla Complaints (2009)

1,459 consumer complaints on file.

#10313668February 24, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE VEHICLE ALARM WOULD NOT OPERATE ON THE VEHICLE AND ALL OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE UNKNOWN TO THE CONTACT. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE HORN WOULD NOT OPERATE. SHE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE DEALER TO MAKE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT, TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR HER REQUEST TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 1,652. UPDATED 04/16/10. *LJ UPDATED 05/10/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313711February 24, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING SEEMS OVERLY SENSITIVE. CONSTANT MINOR CORRECTIONS TO STEERING WHEEL ARE REQUIRED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN A STRAIGHT LINE. EVEN WITH ALL THE EXTRA STEERING WHEEL CORRECTIONS, I STILL END UP WEAVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE HEARD OTHERS SAY THEY FEEL AS IF THE ARE LOSING CONTROL. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT I HAVE TO CONTROL TOO MUCH. I HAVE HAD SIX OTHER TOYOTA COROLLAS NONE OF WHICH HAD THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. THEY ARE FINE. I NOTICED THIS BEHAVIOR AS SOON AS I DROVE THE CAR HOME FROM THE DEALER ON THE DAY OF PURCHASE IN JANUARY, 2009. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THIS I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER (METRO TOYOTA, CLEVELAND, OHIO) THAT WHAT I AM EXPERIENCING IS NORMAL FOR A CAR WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. I'M NOT SO SURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313825February 24, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BOTH MY WIFE AND I HAVE HAD A FAILURE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH IN OUR 2009 COROLLA TO SHUT OFF WHEN RELEASING THE KEY ON TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313858February 24, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA XLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE AXLE WHILE MAKING A TURN AND DRIVING IN REVERSE. MULTIPLE AUTHORIZED DEALERS DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND ONLY ONE OF THEM INFORMED HER WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE ELECTRIC STEERING. THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT HER SITUATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER TIRES ALSO CONTINUED TO LOSE AIR. A DIFFERENT DEALER STATED THAT SHE NEEDED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. LAST WEEK THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT IF THE DEALER DID NOT ASSIST HER TO FIND A DIFFERENT DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312949February 23, 2010
STEERING
AS A CURRENT OWNER OF A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA I BELIEVE THAT THE STEERING ISSUE IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. WHILE I HAVE NOT HAD ANY SERIOUS PROBLEM, THE CAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ON A WINDY DAY IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE. IT SEEM THAT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE FEED BACK TO THE DRIVER DOES NOT ALLOW FOR GOOD CONTROL WHEN HIT WITH A GUST OF WIND. THIS CAR EVEN ON A GOOD DAY NEEDS TO BE DRIVEN WITH GREAT CARE TO KEEP IT IN ITS LANE. I AM SURE THIS IS NOT THE LAST WE WILL HEAR OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312986February 23, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT INTO THE OTHER LANES, UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 14,400. UPDATED 03/11/10 *BF UPDATED 05/13/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313025February 23, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DRIVE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH WHEN IT BEGAN DRIFTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000. UPDATED 3/17/10 *CN UPDATED 05/20/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313091February 23, 2010
STEERING
I OWNED A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA FOR ONLY 2 WEEKS BECAUSE I SOLD IT. THE STEERING WAS HORRIBLE, ON THE FREEWAY YOU HAD TO CONSTANTLY STAY ALERT TO KEEP IT IN A STRAIGHT LINE IT WAS LIKE DRIVING A 20 YEAR OLD CAR. I FELT I SHOULD SAY SOMETHING WITH THE LATEST PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313108February 23, 2010
STEERING
ON JANUARY 11TH 2009 I GOT IN AN ACCIDENT IN MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON THE I-5 SOUTH IN SAN DIEGO. I NOTICED A CAR INCHING INTO MY LANE CLOSE TO HITTING ME SO I IMMEDIATELY TOOK EVASIVE ACTION AND TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL. I SKIDDED TO THE LEFT THEN TO THE RIGHT TRYING TO COUNTER STEER THE WHOLE TIME TO NO EFFECT. I HIT THE CAR THAT I WAS TRYING TO AVOID AND THEN SPUN 180 DEGREES AND SLAMMED INTO THE CENTER DIVIDER. I FEEL THAT I LOST CONTROL WAY TO EASILY. I NOTICED NOT BEING ABLE TO KEEP THE WHEEL STEADY AS WELL PRIOR TO THE CRASH. I RECEIVED WHIPLASH AND WASH TREATED AT A MILITARY HOSPITAL. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10313120February 23, 2010
STEERING
I NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING ON MY COROLLA. THE CAR HAD 12,116 MILES ON IT WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM I EXPERIENCED WAS THAT IT SEEMED THAT I HAD TO WRESTLE WITH THE WHEEL TO KEEP THE CAR FROM DRIFTING SIDE TO SIDE. IT HAD NOT HAPPENED DURING THE FIRST 12,000 MILES. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313132February 23, 2010
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH OR MORE, STEERING BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL IN MY CAR. IT JERKS TO BOTH THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT WITH NO WARNING. I THOUGHT IT WAS MY TIRE ALIGNMENT AT FIRST BUT THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313450February 23, 2010
STEERING
I RECENTLY READ ABOUT THE POWER STEERING ISSUE BEING PROBED IN 2009-10 TOYOTA COROLLAS. THE SYMPTOMS THAT I READ ABOUT ARE EXACTLY WHAT I EXPERIENCE IN MY 2009 COROLLA. WHEN I AM AT HIGHER SPEEDS, IT FEELS LIKE IT IS BEING BLOWN BY REALLY STRONG WIND AND AT TIMES I HAVE TO FIGHT TO KEEP IT GOING STRAIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312704February 22, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH ON A RAINY DAY THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHILE HAVING HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND APPLYING A LOT OF PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS VERY HARD TO CONTROL, THE STEERING TURNED VERY LOOSELY AND THEN HE CRASHED. HE SUSTAINED LOWER BACK INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. TOYOTA WILL BE CONTACTED TO REPORT THE CRASH. PRIOR TO THIS CRASH HE HAD EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE 2 ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22172.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10312759February 22, 2010
STEERING
SINCE MAY 2009, MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA DRIFTS ON THE HIGHWAY LEFT OR RIGHT. I HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL VERY TIGHT, AND STILL THE CAR DRIFTS. I HAVE USED THE STOCK RIMS, NEW RIMS, ORIGINAL TIRES, SNOW TIRES AND NEW TIRES. HAVE HAD FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENTS DONE, AND NOTHING. NOW THAT I AM HEARING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME. BUT GOT NEW TIRES ON 2/19/2010, AND THE SAME THING. I DRIVE 80 MILES ROUND TRIP EACH DAY TO WORK AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY. ALL IT TAKES IS ONE LOOK AWAY, AND YOU ARE DRIFTING. THIS CAR DOES THIS ALL THE TIME. I AM GOING TO ASK THE DEALER TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, SINCE THERE ARE MORE COMPLAINTS NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312792February 22, 2010
STEERING
PURCHASED TOYOTA COROLLA 2009 AND EVER SINCE HAD STEERING PROBLEMS ON HIGHWAY. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR WANTS TO GO ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY BY ITSELF. IT IS EXALTING TO DRIVE ANY DISTANCE ON THE HIGHWAY. I AM CONSTANTLY FIGHTING WITH THE STEERING JUST TO KEEP THE CAR STRAIGHT. I DO NOT DRIVE IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF MY CAR VEERING AROUND AND DO NOT WANT A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312860February 22, 2010
STEERING
ON FEBRUARY 11, 2010, WHEN I WAS DRIVING OUR NEW 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA FROM WILMINGTON TO PHILLY ON I95 AND MY HUSBAND WAS SITTING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. WE FEEL OUR VEHICLE WAS CONTINUOUSLY VIBRATING. THE CAR VIBRATE JUST LIKE THE EARTHQUAKE. OUR SPEED IS ONLY 55 MILES AN HOUR. AND THERE IS NO WIND IN THAT DAY. IT IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL AND WE WERE SCARED, SO WE SLOWLY TAKE THE BRAKE AND STOP THE CAR TO INSPECT, WE DID NOT FIND ANYTHING UNUSUAL. THEN WE KEPT DRIVING IT ON THE I95, WE FELT THE SAME VIBRATION. REGARDING TO THE SAFETY CONSIDERATION, WE LEFT THE HIGHWAY AND WE ARE AFRAID OF DRIVING IT ON HIGHWAY RIGHT NOW. I CONSULTED WITH SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE SOME KNOWLEDGE ON CAR, THEY TOLD ME IT IS SOME PROBLEM WITH THE STEER SYSTEM. I AM COMMUNICATING WITH MY DEALERS AND TRYING TO GET THE FEEDBACK FROM THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312867February 22, 2010
STRUCTURE, SEATS
I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW TOYOTA COROLLA 2009. SINCE THE DATE THE CAR WAS TAKEN FROM THE DEALER, THE PASSENGER SEAT KEEPS SINKING LOWER WITHOUT TOUCHING ANYTHING. THIS CAUSES THE MIRRORS TO GET OUT OF FOCUS SINCE THE POSITION OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT CHANGES, CAUSING A HAZARD WHEN EMERGENT LANE CHANGING IS REQUIRED. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER OVER SIX TIMES. THEY DENY THERE IS A PROBLEM AND HAVE NOT TAKEN CARE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312924February 22, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA IN DEC. 2008. MY CAR HAD 3000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF MY GOING OFF THE ROAD IN MY CAR. MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE TRAVELING HOME IN SOME VERY COLD WEATHER AFTER CHRISTMAS SHOPPING. I WAS BEING CAREFUL DUE TO THE ROAD BEING ICY IN PLACES. WE HAD WENT UP THIS SMALL INCLINE AND AS WE TOPPED OUT I WENT TO SLOW DOWN BY LIGHTLY PRESSING ON THE BRAKE BEFORE WE GOT TO THE ICY STRETCH OF HIGHWAY, I HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO SLOW DOWN BUT BEFORE I KNEW IT WE WERE ON TOP OF THE ICY HIGHWAY SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL. WE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AT LEAST A COUPLE TIMES ON THE ROAD WITH NO CONTROL. WE WENT OFF OF THE ROAD, MISSING THE MILE MARKER BY INCHES WITH MY SIDE MIRROR. WE CONTINUED TO GO DOWN A SMALL INCLINE AND THE CAR CAME TO A REST AT A LARGE ROCK AND RABBIT BRUSH. WE WERE ONLY A FEW FEET AWAY FROM GOING INTO A BARB WIRE FENCE WHEN WE CAME TO REST. I NOW HAVE DAMAGE TO MY CAR. THE 2009 COROLLA IS AMAZING HOW THE ICE AND SNOW BUILDS UP ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE CAR. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE VACUUM ASSIST ALSO. I DO NOT UNDER STAND WHY THIS RECALL IS ONLY FOR CERTAIN STATES THAT A TOYOTA IS REGISTERED IN. THE WAY THE CAR ICES UP UNDERNEATH I CAN SEE HOW THINGS COULD POSSIBLY ICE UP AND NOT WORK CORRECTLY. WE HAVE SOME VERY COLD WEATHER IN OUR STATE OF NM AND WE ARE NOT UNDER THE RECALL. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE THINKING HERE BY TOYOTA. WE DID NOT MAKE A REPORT OF THIS BECAUSE I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS SOMETHING I DID. I HAVE PLAYED THIS EXPERIENCE IN MY HEAD SEVERAL TIMES OVER AND OVER AND I KNOW THAT I WAS DRIVING WITH CAUTION AND WAS NOT ON ICE WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKE. NOW THAT WE HEAR OF ALL THESE RECALLS WE HAVE CONCERN THAT THE CAR MAY BE UNDER A NUMBER OF RECALLS. WE DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE IN THE VEHICLE ANYMORE BUT I CANT JUST PARK MY CAR. I DID MAKE A CALL TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY WHEN I GOT HOME BUT DID NOT MAKE A CLAIM/REPORT THINKING IT WOULD BE CHEAPER TO FIX THAN GO THROUGH THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312494February 21, 2010
STEERING
MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA KEEPS PULLING LEFT - IT IS PARTICULARLY OBVIOUS (AND MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE)WHEN DRIVING 55MPH+ ON THE HIGHWAY. I WENT TO MY DEALERSHIP, REPORTED THE PROBLEM AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK ON IT LAST WEEK. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE ALIGNMENT OF THE CAR. HOWEVER, THEY ROTATED MY TWO FRONT TIRES - WHICH DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. MY CAR KEEPS PULLING LEFT WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS (55 MPH+) ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS HASN'T CAUSED AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT IT DOES MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312524February 21, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. CAR IS HARD TO KEEP IN STRAIGHT LINE. POWER STEERING OVER CORRECTS WITH THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT RIGHT OR LEFT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. WHILE TRAVELING ON I 40 IN A ONE LANE CONSTRUCTION ZONE NEAR WINSTON SALEM N.C. ON OCTOBER 16TH 2009, I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT . I THEN HAD TO CORRECT BY TURNING BACK TO THE LEFT. WHEN I TURNED LEFT THE STEERING OVER CORRECTED CAUSING ME TO STRIKE A CONSTRUCTION CONE WITH MY LEFT MIRROR. THE GLASS IN THE MIRROR BROKE AND I REPLACED IT AT MY EXPENSE. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS KEEPING THE CAR IN A STRAIGHT LINE WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 40 - 60 MILES PER HOUR EVER SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. I TRAVEL THOUSANDS OF MILES EVERY YEAR DRIVING SEVERAL MAKES OF VEHICLES. THIS VEHICLE IS THE ONLY ONE I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH. AFTER HEARING OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, I BELIEVE THIS IS EITHER A DESIGN PROBLEM OR AN EQUIPMENT FAILURE AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY TOYOTA IN ORDER TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS OR DEATHS CAUSED BY THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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