Toyota Corolla Complaints (2006)

840 consumer complaints on file.

#10727028June 24, 2015
AIR BAGS, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP REGARDING AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL, AND ENGINE FEELING HOT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON....I DID NOT HAVE MONEY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC NOR THE MAINTENANCE THEY SUGGESTED.. AROUND $1500. I ASSUMED THEY CHECKED THE AIRBAGS, BUT THOUGHT IT ODD THAT THEY DID NOT GIVE ME ANY PAPERWORK. THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726230June 19, 2015
POWER TRAIN
MY CAR MADE A SOUND LIKE ROCKS IN A BLENDER AND STOPPED MOVING FORWARD. I SHIFTED IN TO NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO A STOP. THE SOUND WAS FROM THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.I TRIED TO SHIFT BACK INTO GEAR (DRIVE) BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET IT TO GO INTO DRIVE AND THE SOUND THE TRANS WAS MAKING WAS TO SAY THE LEAST HORRIBLE . AT THE TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS HEADING FOR THE ON RAMP TO INTERSTATE 90. I HAD FOUR CHILDREN IN THIS CAR AND CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT THE OUTCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ONE MINUTE LATER!!! I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND DID NOT RESTART IT.I HAD TOWED TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED!! $3600.00 FOR A TRANSMISSION AND MY CAR HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN 53000 MILES! THIS IS MY 8TH TOYOTA AND POSSIBLY LAST!! I WILL SEE WHAT TOYOTA HAS TO SAY. SO FAR ,THEIR ONLY OFFER(YOUR TRANSMISSION IS BAD). NO REASON WHY!! THIS IS NOT THE QUALITY OWNERS OF THIS CAR BRAND HAVE COME TO RELY ON!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715768May 11, 2015
ENGINE
I WAS WESTBOUND ON BROWARD BLVD. IN BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, WHEN THE CAR SURGED AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. BOTH OCCUPANTS IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WERE INJURED. TWO OTHER INCIDENTS OF THIS NATURE HAVE HAPPENED. ONE ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO IN 2011 AND ONE ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY 2015. ALSO, THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS TIMES THAT ACCELERATOR PADDLE SEEMS TO DEPRESS BY IT SELF SPEEDING UP THE VEHICLE. I BECAME AWARE OF A PENDING INVESTIGATING THE DOT NHTSA IS CONDUCTING UNDER CASE DP-14-003, OPENED ON 09/19/14, BY INVESTIGATOR STEPHEN MCHENRY ABOUT LOW SPEED SURGING INVOLVING MY YEAR VEHICLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10715645May 11, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY SON WAS DRIVING, I WAS A PASSENGER. HE PULLED INTO THE EMORY, VA POST OFFICE PARKING LOT AND BEGAN TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE. I WAS WATCHING HIM CLOSELY AS I WAS TEACHING HIM TO DRIVE. WE WERE GOING VERY SLOWLY WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE POST OFFICE, SEVERELY DAMAGING THE BUMPER OF THE CAR. I CAN UNEQUIVOCALLY STATE THAT HE WAS BEGINNING TO APPLY THE BRAKES WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. YESTERDAY I GOT A CHECK FOR $20.46 FOR WHAT IS SAID TO BE A SETTLEMENT FOR ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH THE TOYOTA. I WAS TOTALLY UNAWARE OF THIS ISSUE UNTIL THIS CHECK CAME. WHY DID TOYOTA NOT CONTACT ME. WE WERE LUCKY THAT ONLY THE CAR WAS DAMAGED, AND NOT THE PASSENGERS. THE COST OF THE BUMPER REPAIR WAS APPROXIMATE $3500, PLUS I AM SURE AN INSURANCE RATE INCREASE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713963May 1, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE DATE AND MILEAGE I LIST ARE APPROXIMATE. AT FIRST WE THOUGHT THIS WAS AN ISSUE RELATED TO BRAKES NOT RELEASING, NOW WE SEE IT IS RELATED TO A GAS PEDAL/THROTTLE ISSUE. WHAT HAPPENS IS WHEN TAKING OFF THE CAR WOULD FALL FLAT, LIKE BRAKES STICKING. NOW THE PROBLEM IS WORSENING, AND IT IS APPARENT THAT THE ENGINE IS NOT RESPONDING, THAT IS, NO RPM'S BUILDING. IT IS NOT THE BEHAVIOR OF AN ENGINE HESITATING. IT IS RUNNING FINE, JUST UNRESPONSIVE. NOW A FEW DAYS AGO MONDAY MAY 27, 2015 I HAD AN ISSUE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT CLIMB OVER 15 MPH FOR ABOUT 1/2 MILE. NO MISSFIRE, NO SIGNS OF ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. I HAD THE GAS PEDAL DOWN ABOUT 1/2 WAY FOR THE CAR TO EVEN MOVE. THE CAR WAS RECENTLY AT MIDAS. THEY SEEN NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712216April 22, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF FOR FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND THE BEEPING WON'T STOP UNLESS I PULL THE SEATBELT OUT AND LATCH IT IN PLACE AND THEN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SAYS "AIRBAG OFF"???? PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU. EVEN IF SOMEONE IS SITTING AND BELTED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIRBAG INDICATOR SAYS OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706242April 17, 2015
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REVERSE AND MOVED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POST. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. MA 07/30/15 UPDATED 10/5/2017*CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689405February 19, 2015
AIR BAGS
MY DAD BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 2006 AND HE GAVE ME THE CAR IN 2013. THIS CAR HAS HIT DEAR HEAD ON IN TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED ON EITHER OCCASION. BOTH CAR DEAR CRASHED HAPPENED WHEN MY DAD WAS DRIVING. ON 2/1/15 I GOT INTO MY CAR AND WAS GOING TO GO ON AN ERRAND. I STARTED THE CAR AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. MY DAD CHECKED THE ERROR CODE ON THE CAR AND FOUND IT WAS B1181 WHICH IS THE SAME CODE YOU HAVE RECALLS ON THE 2010-2011 COROLLAS. I BELIEVE THAT MY AIRBAG FAILURE IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE EARLIER 2 COLLISIONS, WHEN THE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THE CAR-DEER ACCIDENTS, AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680485February 2, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
I DID NOT USE THE CAR THE WHOLE SATURDAY UNTIL 8 PM. IT WAS A VERY COLD DAY IN NY. I STARTED DRIVING AND THE BRAKES WORKED FINE FOR THE FIRST 4 MINUTES, BUT AFTER THAT I WAS GOING DOWNHILL AND THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING (THEY GOT HARD TO PRESS) AND THE MORE THAT I PRESSED THEM THE RPM BECAME LOWER, I WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL, PRESSING THE GAS AND THEN THE BRAKES FINALLY WORKED BUT THEN THE CAR TURNED OFF BY ITSELF. TOYOTA HAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR COROLLA'S 09/10 BUT NOT FOR 06 SO WHEN I CALLED THEM THE REFUSED TO HELP EVEN THOUGH I TOLD THEM I ALMOST KILLED MYSELF, BEING ABLE TO STOP JUST A FEW FEET AWAY FROM AN INTERSECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680040January 30, 2015
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN, TWO TREES AND CAME TO A STOP AFTER CRASHING INTO A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE VEHICLE HAD THREE FLAT TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY A FLAT BED BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,715.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679034January 26, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA HORN JUST STOPPED WORKING ONE DAY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIRBAG WAS FAULTY AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I ASSUMED THAT IT (THE AIRBAG) WOULD BE REPLACED AT TOYOTA'S EXPENSE, BECAUSE OF THERE MANY AIRBAG RECALLS. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE, TOYOTA IS CLAIMING THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT ON THE AIRBAG RECALL LIST. SO, I CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE AND OF COURSE I RECEIVED THE "SORRY WE CAN'T HELP YOU STATEMENT"! THIS IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM, SO HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT TOYOTA GET TO CHOOSE WHAT AIRBAGS SHOULD BE ON THERE RECALL LIST? BEWARE ALL TOYOTA OWNERS!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664589December 16, 2014
AIR BAGS
CAR WAS REAR ENDED AT STOP LIGHT, AIR BAG LIGHTS CAME ON, BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, LIGHTS STAY ON. THE 2005 MODEL HAD AN AIR BAG RECALL, THE 2006 DID NOT, WE BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD CHECK THIS OUT UNDER THIS RECALL AT THEIR EXPENSE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663520December 11, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE RED WARNING AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. NOTHING HAPPENED, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BUT THE RED AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON AND IS STILL ON TODAY. I CALLED THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN VALDOSTA BY INTERSTATE 75 AND SPOKE WITH A MECHANIC ABOUT THE AIRBAG LIGHT THAT WAS STAYING ON. HE TOLD ME THERE WAS NO DANGER OF THE AIRBAG BEING DEPLOYED BUT IF I WANTED TO GET IT CHECKED OUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE WORK. HE ASSURED ME THERE WAS NO DANGER OF THE AIRBAGS NOT WORKING PROPERLY JUST BECAUSE THE RED AIRBAG LIGHT WAS STAYING ON (ON THE DASHBOARD). I DID NOT GET HIS NAME BUT I TRUSTED HIS KNOWLEDGE. NOW THAT THE AIRBAG DANGEROUS RECALLS ARE IN THE NEWS I AM CONCERNED FOR POSSIBLE SAFETY. THE RED AIRBAG LIGHT IS STILL ON. I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY KIND OF DANGER FOR ME. (I PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM THE ABOVE DEALERSHIP IN EARLY 2007) THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660345November 23, 2014
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
I WAS COMING UP ON A CURVE ON AN ICY ROAD WHEN MY BACK END SPUN OUT AND I FISH TAILED AND LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR. I ENDED UP IN A DITCH FIRST HEAD ON AT FULL SPEED, I BELIEVE TO BE AROUND 40 MPH AND MY AIR BAGS DID NO DEPLOY, WHEN I OPENED MY EYES AGAIN I WAS FACING THE ROAD. I DO NOT KNOW HOW MY CAR GOT SPUN AROUND TO FACE THE ROAD, AND I DO NOT KNOW WHY MY AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST ACCIDENT THIS CAR HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN, AND THE LAST ONE MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EITHER AND MY WHOLE FRONT END WAS A MESS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659371November 19, 2014
AIR BAGS
OUR TOYOTA COROLLA 2006 HAD A SRS AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COME ON. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER?S AIRBAG MODULE IS ATTACHED TO A SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY WITH ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS THAT HAVE BECOME DAMAGED FROM TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DAMAGE TO THE SPINAL WIRE CAUSED THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP TO ILLUMINATE WHICH MEANS THAT THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. THE SPINAL CORD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THERE IS A SIMILAR ISSUE ON OTHER COROLLAS I BELIEVE THEY ARE YEARS 2009 AND 2010 AND SO I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO SINCE IT IS HAPPENING ON OUR VEHICLE AND PROBABLY OTHERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659406November 19, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
BRAKES DO NOT STOP VEHICLE, BRAKES HAVE TO BE APPLIED TO THE FLOOR TO STOP VEHICLE. ENGINE SURGES WHILE AT STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT. WHEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE OR REVERSE VEHICLE TAKES OFF QUICKLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654545November 12, 2014
STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I NOTICED THAT MY STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN SO THAT "12" WOULD GO FARTHER RIGHT THAN "2" OR LEFT THAN "10". I FOUND THAT EVEN WITHIN THAT "10" TO "2" RANGE, THE CAR WAS NOT FOLLOWING MY STEERING FAST ENOUGH TO MAKE TURNS AND CURVES AS QUICKLY AS IT USUALLY DOES. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN SHARPLY TO STAY ON THE ROAD. TEN MINUTES LATER, I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE ROAD IN ORDER TO DIRECT THE WHEELS INTO MY DRIVEWAY. DURING ALL OF THIS, IT SEEMED THAT BOTH ACCELERATION AND BRAKES WERE LESS RESPONSIVE THAN USUAL. PRECEDING THE ENTIRE EVENT, THE ENGINE HAD MADE SOME CLACKING/CLANGING/BANGING NOISES AND THE HEAT BEGAN TO BLOW ONLY COLD AIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653639November 8, 2014
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
MY WIFE WAS COMING BACK HOME AFTER DROPPING OUR 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AT THE SCHOOL. AT A SIGNAL, WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AFTER A RED LIGHT STOP, THE STEERING WHEEL GOT STUCK IN THE RIGHT-TURNED POSITION ITSELF. IT COULD NOT BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE STRAIGHT POSITION FROM THE RIGHT-TURNED POSITION. IN FACT, BRAKES ALSO DIDN'T WORK AT THE SAME TIME. AS CAR WAS VERY SLOW (AS IT HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER THE STOP FOR MAKING THE RIGHT TURN AT THE RED LIGHT SIGNAL), MY WIFE, EVEN THOUGH PANICKED, QUICKLY HIT HARD AT THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH RELEASED THE STEERING WHEEL FROM STUCK POSITION. AFTER THIS SHE WAS ABLE TO BRING THE STEERING WHEEL BACK TO STRAIGHT-WHEEL POSITION AND APPLY THE BRAKES TOO. WE ARE NOT SURE IF WE'D RUN INTO THIS SITUATION AGAIN SO HAVEN'T DRIVEN THE CAR SINCE THEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649134October 29, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS
2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION ISSUE.* LD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT, WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE REVVED TWICE AND THEN ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A STORE. ALSO, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE TOTALED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10650016October 26, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES ON MY CAR ALMOST EVERY 1 YEAR AND A HALF BECAUSE YOU COULD HERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES LIKE THEY ARE METAL TO METAL. ALSO HAVE IN SIDE DOME LIGHT PROBLEMS THE LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON WHEN THE DOORS ARE OPEN THE SWITCH WORKS WHEN THE DOORS ARE CLOSED AND ON ALL THE TIME. CLOCK HAS A SHORT COMES ON FOR 10 MINUTES THEN GOES OUT FOR MONTHS THEN MAYBE COME ON THE OFF FOR MONTHS. VERY UP HAPPY WITH TOYOTA COROLLA LE 2006 SHOULD NOT HAVE PROBLEMS WITH A CAR THAT IS 6 YEARS OLD NOW I HAD IT 8 YEARS AND STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE 0-2 SENSORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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