Toyota Corolla Complaints (2009)

1,459 consumer complaints on file.

#10312543February 21, 2010
STEERING
I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING IN MY 200 COROLLA AND IT RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND BLAMED IT ON MY POOR DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312346February 20, 2010
STEERING
BOUGHT A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA IN APRIL 2009 AND HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING AS THE CAR WILL NOT DRIVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE AND WANDERS ON THE ROAD. DRIVER MUST FIGHT THE STEERING AT ALL TIMES TO KEEP IT IN THE DRIVING LANE. TOYOTA SAYS IT IS NORMAL AND WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312411February 20, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
OUR 2009 COROLLA WAS TAKEN TO MELODY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL REINFORCEMENT BAR INSTALLATION ON 2-8-10. FOUR DAYS AFTER THE REPAIR, MY HUSBAND TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE HE HEARD A WHINE NOISE FROM ENGINE. AFTER THE CAR WAS BEING EXAMINED, SERVICE ADVISOR VERIFIED THIS IS A NORMAL NOISE - NO REPAIR NEEDED. MY HUSBAND FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE ANNOYING NOISE. HE STATES THAT HE NEVER HEARD SUCH A NOISE BEFORE THE RECALL. RIGHT NOW WHENEVER HE STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE NOISE OCCURRED. WE WOULD BE HAPPY IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SCHEDULE AN INSPECTION IN OUR AREA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312417February 20, 2010
STEERING
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD OUR 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA TO THE LIST OF CARS WITH A STEERING PROBLEM. AT LOW SPEEDS IT SEEMS TO WORK JUST FINE. IT IS WHEN TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY THAT THE CAR SEEMS TO HAVE A MIND OF ITS OWN. IT TAKES CONSTANT EFFORT TO KEEP THE CAR IN THE LANE AND AFTER LANE CHANGES OR SLIGHT CURVES THE CAR WILL OFTEN SHOOT FURTHER IN THE DIRECTION OF THE TURN AND HAS TO BE CAUGHT AND PULLED BACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311949February 19, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA IS SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC, MAYBE 20MPH I WAS BRAKING AND REALIZED THAT I WAS GETTING CLOSE TO THE TOYOTA TUNDRA IN FRONT OF ME. AND IT FRIGHTENED ME BECAUSE I ALMOST HIT THE TRUCK. I HAD TO PRESS MY BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE IT WAS GRABBING AND IT MADE AN AWFUL NOISE AND I STOPPED JUST SHY OF HITTING THE TUNDRA. I MADE A CALL TO TOYOTA LAST YEAR BUT I WASN'T ONE OF THE STATES THAT THEY CONSIDERED TO GET AMBIENT LOW TEMPERATURES. WELL WE GOT INTO THE LOW 20'S AND TEENS MANY OF NIGHTS AND LAST NIGHT WAS IN THE 30'S WITH FROST ON THE CAR. HOW COLD DOES IT HAVE TO BE? I HAVE HAD MY WASHER FLUID FREEZE UP A FEW TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311954February 19, 2010
STEERING
CONSTANT FIGHTING WITH STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP VEHICLE ON PATH! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311959February 19, 2010
STEERING
MY TOYOTA COROLLA 2009 HAS A STRANGE HISSING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES FEEL DISCONNECTED WITH THE ROAD. I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE STEERING, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311969February 19, 2010
STEERING, TIRES
2009 TOYOTA COROLLA S. SPECIAL ORDERED AND PURCHASED IN 2008. WE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP QUICKLY AFTER PURCHASE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE STRAIGHT-LINE DRIVEABLITY OF THE CAR. THE PROBLEM WAS MORE NOTICEABLE ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CAR HAS TO BE CONSTANTLY CORRECTED LEFT AND RIGHT JUST TO BE KEPT STRAIGHT ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD. MY WIFE AND I BOTH ARE SCARED OF THIS CAR. I JUST FEEL LIKE I'M GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF THIS CAR AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. IT'S WORSE WHEN THERE'S A CROSS WIND ON THE INTERSTATE. IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME WE DRIVE THIS CAR. WE WORK ON OPPOSITE SHIFTS AT THE SAME PLACE, IN THE NEXT COUNTY. SO SHE DRIVES IT BACK AND FORTH THE FIRST HALF OF THE DAY AND I DO THE SAME THE SECOND HALF OF THE DAY. IT'S ALMOST ALL ON THE INTERSTATE. IT'S VERY STRESSFUL GETTING THIS CAR DOWN THE ROAD. SO, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COMPARED IT TO ANOTHER COROLLA ON THEIR LOT AND THEY DROVE THE SAME. THEY FIXED NOTHING. GAVE NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY IT WOULD DRIVE LIKE IT DID. SO WE FEEL HELPLESS AND WE HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO KEEP DRIVING IT AND PAYING FOR IT. MY WIFE DRIVES OUR KIDS IN THIS COROLLA AND IT WORRIES ME EVERYTIME THAT SHE'S GOING TO CRASH IT. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS SINCE THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. IT'S CURRENTLY GOT A LITTLE OVER 21K MILES ON IT AND IT STILL DRIVES LIKE IT DID WHEN WE BOUGHT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312030February 19, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. UNEXPECTEDLY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WANDER INTO ANOTHER LANE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL INTO ONE DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATED 03/19/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STEER MOSTLY TO THE LEFT FOR A FEW SECONDS. UPDATED 09/21/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312037February 19, 2010
STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA WHICH WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WHILE DRIVING HOME THE DEALER AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 60 MPH, THERE WAS MINIMAL RESISTANCE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. HE HAD TO CONTINUE MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL SIX INCHES BACK AND FORTH AND FROM LEFT TO RIGHT IN ORDER TO KEEP THE WHEEL STRAIGHT WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. HE EXPERIENCED THE "LOOSE" FEELING IN THE STEERING WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY EVERY TIME HE DROVE THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY IN WINDY WEATHER CONDITIONS. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,500. UPDATED 04/13/10. *LJ THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON FOUR OCASSIONSS. THE DEALER FOUND A SMALL LEAK IN THE EVAP SYSTEM. UPDATED 10/12/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312032February 19, 2010
STEERING
COROLLA WAS PURCHASED NEW WITH ABOUT 100 MILES. THE DAY AFTER THE PURCHASE I DROVE IT ABOUT 1500 MILES TO FLORIDA. ALONG THE WAY, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I SOON OBSERVED THAT IT WAS NOTICEABLY DRIFTING SIDE TO SIDE WITHIN THE TRAVEL LANE. NO AMOUNT OF ATTENTION COULD PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING. WITHOUT SAYING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE, A SECOND DRIVER BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION AS THEY TOO NOTICED IT. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO SUGGESTED THAT IT WAS SIMPLY A "LIGHT" CAR BUT THOUGHT WE SHOULD BRING IT TO A DEALER TO BE CHECKED OUT. WE HAD A TOYOTA DEALER LOOK IT OVER TO MAKE SURE NOTHING WAS LOOSE OR WRONG. NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE WRONG WITH THE CAR. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES BUT PRIMARILY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312156February 19, 2010
STEERING
2009 COROLLA STEERING FAILURE - PLEASE BRING THIS ISSUE TO LIGHT. MY POWER STEERING JUST FAILED AND I HAD TO HAVE BOTH THE STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING COMPUTER REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312193February 19, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN BRAKING TO COME TO A STOP, IF THERE IS ANY TYPE OF IMPERFECTION IN THE ROADWAY, SUCH AS A SMALL POTHOLE, WHEN HITTING THE POTHOLE AND BRAKING AT THE SAME TIME, IT CAUSES THE FRONT END TO GET LOOSE AND THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE SOMETIMES SEVERELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312194February 19, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN STARTING TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE FOR THE FIRST TIME OF THE DAY, AND IT IS COLD OUT, WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE REAR BRAKES MAKE VERY LOUD CLUNKING NOISES LIKE SOMETHING IS BROKEN INSIDE THE BRAKE ASSEMBLIES ON BOTH REAR WHEELS. I FEEL AS IF THE BRAKES ARE FAILING, AND THIS COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO SOMETHING WORSE IN THE FUTURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312184February 19, 2010
STEERING
THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST TWICE SINCE I BOUGHT THE TOYOTA COROLLA 2009. WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT(ON AN INTERSTATE) IT FEELS AS IF WE ARE SLIDING ON BLACK ICE AND HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING. I HAVE NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL IN GENERAL HAS BECOME VERY LOOSE AND DOESN'T DRIVE AS TIGHTLY AS IT ONCE DID A FEW MONTHS AGO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312232February 19, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, PARKING BRAKE
PLEASE I NEED SOMEBODY TO HELP ME WITH MY CASE WITH TOYOTA. I HAD AN ACCIDENT BACK TO JULY IN MY TOYOTA COROLLA 2009. I HIT SOMEONE HOUSE WITH MY TOYOTA BECAUSE (ACCELERATOR AND PEDAL WERE STUCK AND I LOST THE CONTROL OF THE CAR. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WENT WRONG NOT ONLY I'M A WOMAN AND I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT "MECHANIC, PEDAL ... ETC. WHEN POLICE CAME I TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO THEM WHAT CAUSE THE ACCIDENT THEY TOLD ME THAT IF I DON'T STOP LYING I CAN END UP TO JAIL. SO THE HOUSE OWNER SUED ME I WENT TO A LOT OF PROCEDURE OF LAWSUIT. I NEVER KNEW THAT COULD HAPPENED TO ME. THREE DAYS AFTER COURT, I RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER FROM TOYOTA. I DROVE MY CAR TO TOYOTA I FOUND OUT MY CAR HAS 2 RECALLS ( ACCELERATOR AND PEDAL). PLEASE HELP ME. AT LEAST TOYOTA CAN PAY THE WOMAN THAT SUED ME AND MY MEDICAL EXPENSES. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312225February 19, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DRIFTED TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN 180 DEGREES AND CRASH INTO A GUARD RAIL. MOMENTS LATER A SECOND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACTS VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,400. UPDATED 05/07/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/18/10*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312244February 19, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES PER HOUR, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SPEAK WITH THE MANUFACTURER BUT HAD NOT RECEIVED A CALL BACK. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,688.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312264February 19, 2010
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA IT "FLOATED" INTO THE LANE NEXT TO ME. I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO "FLOAT" INTO THE RIGHT LANE NEXT TO ME. I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE FAR LEFT AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TURN TO THE RIGHT. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND WHEN I STARTED TO DRIVE AGAIN THE VEHICLE DROVE FINE. THE ROADWAY WAS DRY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312266February 19, 2010
STEERING
OUR 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER ON THE HIGHWAY. CONSTANTLY HAVE TO MAKE CORRECTIONS TO KEEP IT IN THE LANE. THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM AND NOT A SINGLE INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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