Toyota Corolla Complaints (2009)

1,459 consumer complaints on file.

#10308155February 9, 2010
STEERING
WE HAVE AN 09 COROLLA XLE...THE CAR WANDERS AT SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH FROM LANE TO LANE...IT TAKES EFFORT TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT... ...TOYOTA HAS SAID IT IS THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308154February 9, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WITHIN A FEW WEEKS OF PURCHASING MY TOYOTA COROLLA 2009, I NOTICED AT BOTH SLOW AND FAST SPEEDS THE CAR DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT DEPENDING ON THE INERTIA OF THE CAR. THE CAR DOES NOT STAY IN ITS LANE -- I.E. THE CAR DOES NOT DRIVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE -- WITHOUT FULL ATTENTION AND STEADY PRESSURE OF BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL TO CORRECT THE DRIFT. ON HIGHWAYS (FROM 45MPH AND ESPECIALLY FROM 65MPH) THIS PROBLEM IS EXAGGERATED -- I.E. SMALL DRIFTS OR CORRECTIONS CAN RESULT IN SWERVING AND HAVE GREATER POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT. ON ONE OCCASION I EXPERIENCED DRIFTING OFF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO CORRECT IN TIME. HOWEVER, IT STRUCK ME AS SUCH A DANGER THAT I STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND AVOID HIGHWAYS ALTOGETHER WHEREVER POSSIBLE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ABOUT 100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 8,500. THIS COMPLAINT UPDATES A PRIOR COMPLAINT FILED FEBRUARY 4, 2010. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308152February 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I AM EXTREMELY UPSET BECAUSE MY BRAKES FAILED FOR A BRIEF (BUT SCARY) TIME TONIGHT ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. THEY ALSO MADE A VERY STRANGE NOISE. I HAVE 24,000 MILES ON THE CAR, ALMOST ALL HIGHWAY. PLEASE CALL ASAP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308145February 9, 2010
SUSPENSION, STEERING
WE OWN A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE STEERING IS TERRIBLE. ON THE HWY IT IS AS THOUGH THE WIND IS BLOWING HARD AND BLOWING THE CAR ALL OVER THE PLACE. LATELY WE WERE ON THE HWY AND WATCHED THE TREE TOPS NO WIND BUT THE CAR WAS ALL OVER THE LANE. IT IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP IT ON TRACK I WOULD SAY OVER 40MPH. I WAS DRIVING MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDCHILDREN HOME ONE EVENING AND IT JUST VEERED OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT. MY DAUGHTER ASKED ME WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED. I BELIEVE IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. PLEASE DON'T WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. I PUT THE DATE 2/1/09 BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN CONTINUOUS SINCE WE PURCHASED IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308182February 9, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2009 COROLLA SINCE MAY 2008 AND SINCE THE FIRST DAY I BOUGHT MY CAR, I HAVE HAD THIS FEELING THAT THE STEERING ON MY COROLLA IS "SUPER SENSITIVE" AND THAT IS A CHALLENGE TO KEEP THE CAR FROM VEERING TO EITHER SIDE. I HAD THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED BUT THAT DID NOT HELP A LOT. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT MAYBE IT IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE 2009 COROLLAS HAVE AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING VERSUS THE HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING IN THE EARLIER MODELS, AND SINCE I HAVE NEVER OWNED AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CAR IN THE PAST, I FEEL IT DIFFERENT BUT NOW READING ABOUT THE CHALLENGE THAT OTHER 2009 COROLLA OWNERS FACE WHEN TRYING TO KEEP IT GOING STRAIGHT, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS SOMETHING BIGGER. IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER MY 09 COROLLA WITH ONE HAND (WHICH WAS NEVER AN ISSUE WITH MY PREVIOUS CARS) AND IT IS A CHALLENGE TO PREVENT IT FROM VEERING OFF THE LANE. I HAVE TO USE A TIGHT TWO HANDED GRIP TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM MOVING TOWARDS ANOTHER... WHICH HAPPENS WITHIN SECONDS AND HAS SCARED ME WHILE DRIVING, MORE THAN JUST A COUPLE TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308178February 9, 2010
STEERING
2009 COROLLA LE......THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STEER CORRECTLY OR MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT COURSE LINE. THERE IS AN ENGINEERING ERROR IN THE 2009 COROLLA LE. THE REAR STAMPED AXLE HAS NO PROVISION FOR REAR WHEEL ALIGNMENT. TOYOTA CLAIMS THE CAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH SELF ALIGN...THIS IS NOT TRUE. THE ONLY RESOLVE FOR THE STEERING ISSUES ON THE 2009 COROLLA LE IS TO MODIFY THE VEHICLE FRAME SO THAT THE STAMPED AXLE CAN BE REPOSITIONED THEREBY BRINGING THE REAR WHEELS INTO ALIGNMENT WITH THE FRONT WHEELS. I ATTEMPTED TO WORK WITH TOYOTA CORPORATE BUT WAS SIMPLY STONEWALLED. I HAD TO HAVE A PRIVATE WHEEL AND FRAME SHOP MODIFY MY NEW TOYOTA TO CORRECT THE STEERING ISSUE. I HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTATION INCLUDING INDEPENDENT HUNTER SPECIFICATION SHEETS BOTH FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND 3RD PARTY WHEEL AND FRAME SHOPS TO VERIFY THE ISSUE AND ALSO HOW THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. AGAIN, IT IS AN ENGINEERING ISSUE WITH GRAVE POTENTIAL OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO WHICH TOYOTA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308202February 9, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A TOYOTA COROLLA 2009. MY CAR HAS SOME PROBLEM WITH ITS STEERING BECAUSE STEERING IS NOT STEADY,AND IT IS MOVING AROUND LINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308203February 9, 2010
STEERING
STEERING ISSUE WITH 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA, 25,050 MILES. WHILE TRAVELING AT 20MPH IN RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION, VEHICLE VEERED LEFT, STEERING UNRESPONSIVE, SPUN 180 DEGREES AND CAME TO REST AGAINST THE CURB ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CAR IN FRONT AND CAR TO THE REAR PASSED THROUGH SAME AREA WITHOUT INCIDENT. ALSO, VEHICLE WILL DRIFT ABRUPTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, SIMILAR TO EFFECT OF HIGH CROSSWIND OR ICE, WITH NO MOVEMENT OF STEERING WHEEL AND NONE OF THE BODY ROLL THAT USUALLY ACCOMPANIES A CROSSWIND, REQUIRES HIGH LEVEL OF ATTENTIVENESS TO AVOID CROSSING LANE BOUNDARIES. THIS BEHAVIOR IS SPORADIC, BUT A 10-MILE TRIP IS ENOUGH DISTANCE FOR SEVERAL OCCURRENCES. GIVEN THE INTERMITTENT NATURE OF THIS ISSUE, I HAVE NOT REPORTED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP NOR TO TOYOTA, SO NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AND NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307369February 8, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
MY WIFE HAS EXPERIANCED BRAKE FADE, BRAKE FAILURE AND INCONSISTANT BRAKING WITH HER 2009 COROLLA. I HAVE NOTED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY AND WARMUP OF THE OPERATING SYSTEM. THE SITUATION WAS BRIEFLY IMPROVED AFTER THE PREVIOUS RECALL FOR THE BRAKE BOOSTEDR PROBLEM BUT RETURNED IN 60 DAYS. TOYOTA SEEMS TO NOT CARE ABOUT THIS ISSUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307667February 8, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
JUST GOT MY RECALLED TOYOTA 09 GAS PEDAL FIXED ( 02/03/10) AND RAN THROUGH A RED LIGHT (02/08/10) DUE TO BRAKES NOT WORKING AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF VEHICLE. LUCKILY THERE WASN'T A CAR IN FRONT OF ME OR ANYONE GOING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. I WAS NOT DRIVING VERY FAST AND TRIED TO STOP AT LIGHT, I WAS PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT JUST FELT LIKE IT WASN'T GRABBING AND I HAD IT PUSHED TO THE FLOOR AND THEN MY CAR MADE AN ACCELERATING SOUND LIKE I REVVED IT UP AND I WENT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307271February 7, 2010
STEERING
STEERING - GENTLE TURNS OF THE WHEEL CAN RESULT IN EXAGGERATED MOTIONS. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307134February 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REPEATED PHONE CALLS TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TO TWO DEALERSHIPS WERE DISMISSED AS NORMAL...WHEN THE 2009 COROLLA IS STOPPED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSES THE PEDAL TRAVELS APPROXIMATELY TWO TO THREE INCHES DOWN TOWARDS THE FLOOR BOARD. AGAIN TWO DEALERSHIPS AND TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE STATE IT IS NORMAL *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306195February 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ABOUT 5:30PM ON THURSDAY EVENING (2/4/10), I WAS DRIVING HOME N ON SILVER LAKE BLVD & 36 ST. IT WAS LIGHTLY SNOWING, THE STREETS WERE WET AND SLIPPERY, AND I WAS DRIVING UNDER 15/MPH GOING DOWNHILL. AS I PRESSED THE BRAKES, THE CAR WENT FASTER, AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL I BADLY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND WENT OVER THE CURB. MY CAR IS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. ABOUT 2-3 MONTHS AGO, TOYOTA SENT ME A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE BRAKES, MUCH BEFORE THE NATIONWIDE TOYOTA RECALL HIT THE MEDIA. AND NOW, EVEN AFTER I DID RECALL A FEW MONTHS AGO, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT SUCH A BRAKE-RELATED INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TO ME EVER SINCE THE RECALL. I FEEL THAT THIS ACCIDENT IS RELATED TO ANOTHER BRAKE DEFECT OF THE NEWLY-REPLACED/ALTERED BRAKES, AND WOULD KINDLY ASK FOR IT TO BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10305928February 5, 2010
STEERING
STEERING ISSUES WITH THE 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. *NJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306519February 5, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
NOTICE THE STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES PULSES ONLY WHEN MY CELL PHONE IS (DOCKED) NEAR DOCKED TO THE RIGHT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. IT'S STRANGE I CAN SOMETIMES TELL IF MY BLACK BERRY IS GOING TO RING OR GET AN EMAIL. THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO SHAKE OR TRY TO STEER ON ITS OWN. THIS IS SIMILAR TO MY OTHER 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA THAT I RESOLD TO THE DEALER. I WONDER IF MORE SHIELDING IS NEEDED TO REDUCE ANY INTERFERENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306517February 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND VARIOUS SPEEDS THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,403.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306737February 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR MOVING FORWARD AS I LET UP ON THE ACCELERATOR. IT ALSO JERKS WHEN I QUICKLY REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE PEDAL FOR A FEW SECONDS AND BEFORE I PLACE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE ALTIMETER GOES UP AND DOWN SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I DO THIS AS IF IT IS STALLING OUT. IT HAS DONE THIS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR AND I HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG ACCORDING TO THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE SO I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306771February 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS DESCRIPTION IS CORRECTING MY DESCRIPTION I JUST FILED WITH YOU. AS SOON AS I STARTED DRIVING MY CAR UPON LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR, I NOTICED IT MOVED FORWARD AS IF BEING BUMPED FROM BEHIND AS I LET UP ON THE ACCELERATOR. ALSO, IF I REMOVED MY FOOT QUICKLY FROM THE PEDAL AND WAITED A FEW SECONDS BEFORE PLACING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR WOULD MAKE JERKY MOTIONS AND THE TACHOMETER (RPM) WOULD JUMP WILDLY. I DIDN'T KNOW IF THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE ACCELERATOR OR IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I BROUGHT IT TO THE TWICE FOR THE PROBLEM BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING SHOWING UP ON THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER CHECK THE FIRST TIME. THE SERVICE TECH DID HAVE TO RE-SET THE ORIGINAL SETTING ON SOMETHING AND HE TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK IF THAT DIDN'T FIX IT. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED SO I BROUGHT IT BACK THE SECOND TIME AND THE TECH RODE WITH ME AND HE ALSO FELT WHAT I WAS EXPERIENCING. HE TRIED TO EXPLAIN IT AWAY BUT I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT IT WAS THE CAR GETTING USED TO A NEW DRIVER AS HE SAID IT WAS BECAUSE IT IS STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM AND I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR FOR 1,225. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306847February 5, 2010
AIR BAGS
AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING IN CAR THAT FLIPPED OVER AND LOST CONTROL OF CAR. CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306862February 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I PURCHASED MY 09 COROLLA IN AUGUST OF 09. SINCE THEN WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, THE GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK AT ABOUT 60MPH THEN ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN TO ABOUT 70 MPH. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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