Toyota Corolla Complaints (2010)

1,244 consumer complaints on file.

#11490878October 25, 2022
ENGINE
The timing chain broke while the vehicle was in motion. Per multiple online sources, many of reported that the VVTi malfunction can cause premature wearing of the timing chain. There were only 140K miles on the vehicle. The vehicle was inspected by two Toyota dealerships. There were no warning signs of this happening. The car stopped running in the middle of an intersection.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11476297July 28, 2022
STEERING, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel was making abnormal sounds and also vibrating. The contact stated that upon depressing the brake pedal gradually, the steering wheel and brake pedal would vibrate. Additionally, the contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring while driving. The contact stated that the traction control warning light would illuminate intermittently and would cause the vehicle to shut off inadvertently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where all four ignition coils were replaced. The contact stated that the vehicle was no longer losing motive power and stalling; however, the steering failure persisted. The dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11462126April 25, 2022
AIR BAGS
The contact owned a 2010 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at an undetermined speed, another vehicle entered her lane. The vehicle went into a 360 turn and crashed into a telephone pole. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained injuries to her knee and struck her head on the steering wheel. Medical attention was provided. A police report was filed. The vehicle was deemed a total loss by the insurance company. There were no reported fires. The vehicle was towed to an independent lot. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 203,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11453104February 20, 2022
AIR BAGS
I was on a highway exit ramp (exit 5 off Northbound I-395) when my airbags deployed (driver and both sides). My car veered off the asphalt and then quickly I got control and continued out of traffic on a residential side road just off Route 7 westbound. My car then abruptly stoped. I managed to restart it a couple of times and run it just enough to get it off the road . I have attached photos. There does not appear to be any resulting damage to the body of the car. There were no outstanding recalls on the vehicle. I have reported the incident to my insurance (Geico).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11444587December 21, 2021
AIR BAGS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER CLOCKSPRING/SPIRAL CASSETTE
On 11/10/2014 , we had our recall regarding our 2010 Corolla airbags corrected at our dealership with the replacement of the sub-assembly spiral cable. Our mileage at the time was 27382 miles. Just recently at 58,000 miles we have to pay $775 to replace that same spiral cable. This seems somewhat financially onerous since this is obviously not a wear and tear item , but one crucial to the vehicle's innate safety and one that does not appear to hold up well. I do not believe vehicle owners should be required to subsidize Toyota's defective equipment.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11438700October 29, 2021
VISIBILITY/WIPER
The windshield wipers stop mid cycle. At anytime while driving. If I wiggle them they will resume function. In heavy rain losing wipers and visibility is a huge safety issue. Sometimes they won’t even work when I turn them on and then they will all of a sudden turn on.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11438560October 28, 2021
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
On 10/27/2021, the car was enroute to work when the sunroof glass completely departed the vehicle and hit the road surface immediately behind where it shattered completely. There was no surrounding traffic to endanger thankfully. On inspection, the sunroof frame shows deep corrosion and clear evidence of de-bonding over a lengthy period. We had been hearing wind noise for quite awhile but were unaware of the exact nature and location of it. No water leaks have been noticed. Research subsequently found the Webasto Hollandia 700 recall. Serial number of our unit is squarely in the recalled serial range.We are trying to get it taken care of with the company; no success at contacting them thus far.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11437258October 18, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Was drive west down Gooding Ave in Bristol,R.I 02809 when my vehicle idle surged and car was going over 50mph with out my foot on the accelerator.. when trying to control the vehicle I couldn't even use the brakes stepping on the brake would not slow down the vehicle I ended up side swiping a vehicle at a traffic light and proceeded through the intersection through a fence onto a person's lawn Clearly this was a unintended acceleration issue
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11433581September 20, 2021
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
There have been multiple times where the car accelerates on it's own, suddenly. The latest was last evening. It usually happens when I'm just going to accelerate slighting (at a stop sign, or end of the driveway) where I give it just a little gas, and the car accelerates much more quickly than intended. I've looked for a recall, but cannot find one for this. Please advise.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11432600September 11, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
My check ingine light came on. I had noticed the slippery when wet light came on and the vcs light also came on. Since the Catalytic Converter seemed to be the problem. The gentleman at AutoZone diagnosed the car and told me about Catalytic clean. I used that and the lights went off. I believe I was sold a crappy car. The dealership did nothing to replace or look at it. I had not even put 2000 miles on the car since purchased.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11425885July 21, 2021
STEERING
Power steering goes out while operating the car then come back
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11412692April 14, 2021
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND SUGGESTED REPLACING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11407060April 8, 2021
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AND APPROACHING A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LARICHE TOYOTA (920 PLAZA ST, FINDLAY, OH 45840) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11405406March 29, 2021
ENGINE
I CHANGE OIL REGULARLY EVERY 5000 MILES. AT 187,775 MILES CHANGED OIL AND ONLY 1.25QT CAME OUT. NEXT OIL CHANGE ROUGHLY 192,000 ONLY 2QT CAME OUT. OIL CAPACITY IS AROUND 4.4 QT. NO OIL LEAKS SO THIS ENGINE IS BURNING OIL 2QT EVERY 5000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11397559February 23, 2021
VISIBILITY/WIPER
STARTED MY CAR THIS MORNING (36 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT) AND THE REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN GEAR TO START BACKING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11397280February 22, 2021
ENGINE
USING ENGINE OIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388462January 16, 2021
AIR BAGS
I WAS HIT BY A DRIVER GOING AT LEAST 20 MPH LEAVING MY VEHICLE TOTALED AND MYSELF INJURED. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. I WAS IN A ROTARY GOING 10-15MPH AND THE OTHER VEHICLE (TRUCK) STRUCK FROM THE FRONT/SIDE AREA.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11373207November 5, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION ' ENGINE REVVING ' FRI ' 10/9/20 ' IN STOP &SHOP PARKING LOT APPROXIMATELY 5:00 PM (AFTER VISITING CARDI) ' LADY WITH 2 SMALL CHILDREN - 1-CARRYING, 1-IN HAND WALKING, WANTED TO CROSS IN FRONT OF ME ' I STOPPED AND WAVED HER ON ' CAR WHEN I STOPPED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY STARTED REVVING TO THE MAXIMUM FOR 10-15 SECONDS (ESTIMATE) ' I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THE ENGINE SLOWED TO NORMAL IDLING. NO FOOT ON GAS PEDAL / NO CARPET 'INTRUSION' TO INTERFERING WITH GAS PEDAL ' WHICH I CONVEYED TO BOCH TOYOTA SERVICE REP AND SERVICE DIRECTOR AND SHOWED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SET UP TOYOTA BOCH REPORTED AND COORDINATED ANALYSIS WITH TOYOTA NATIONAL ' CASE ' TAS # 202880278 ' I DID A VERBAL REPORT THAT BOCH TOYOTA RECORDED ON THEIR FORM FOR THIS TO JEAN A ' DESCRIBING THE ABOVE IN DETAIL BOCH AND NATIONAL DID A JOINT ANALYSIS INCLUDING SIMULTANEOUS VIDEO ANALYSIS ' CONCLUDED THAT ' PEDAL HAD 'MISAPPLICATION' ' THIS IS WRONG ' AND I REPEATED TO BOCH PEOPLE (2) WHAT HAPPENED AS WE 3 STOOD LOOKING INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11366865October 28, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I DELIVER FOR DOORDASH AND I WAS MAKING MY THIRD DELIVERY OF THE MORNING. AS I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT TO PARK MY CAR I TRIED TO OUT MY CAR INTO PARK LIKE I HAD BEEN ALL MORNING EXCEPT THIS TIME I COULDN'T PUT MY CAR INTO PARK. AFTER I FINISHED THE DELIVERY I WENT BACK OUT TO MY CAR TO GET BACK ON THE ROAD AND I COULDN'T TAKE MY CAR OUT OF PARK. IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS JAMMED AND THE GEAR STUCK WOULD BARELY BUDGE. MY FIRST INSTINCT WAS TO LOOK ONLINE TO SEE IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER CARS LIKE MINE AND MANY ARTICLES POPPED UP OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO THEIR CAR. MY CAR HAS ZERO PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION, GEAR BOX OR ANYTHING IN THE PAST AND IT'S NEVER MADE ANY ODD NOISES EITHER. I BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR AND NOT SOMETHING THAT I CAUSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11362138October 1, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR SUDDENLY ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AT ONCE BRAKE LIGHTS,ABS LIGHTS,POWER STEERING LIGHTS,AND SPEEDOMETER. I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY RIPPED ME OFF SAID THEY HAD NO CLUE WHAT WAS WRONG. *LN*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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