Toyota Corolla Complaints (2010)
1,244 consumer complaints on file.
- #10330325May 13, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I BOUGHT A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA S IN JUNE OF 2009. WHENEVER I WOULD BE DRIVING ON ROUGH AND UNEVEN ROADS AND HAD TO USE MY BRAKES THEY WOULD NOT WORK. THE CAR WOULD KEEP MOVING FORWARD WITHOUT SLOWING DOWN WHEN I WOULD APPLY MY BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED ALL OF THE TIME EVEN AFTER I TOOK MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO INSPECT AND FIX THE PROBLEM. I TOLD THEM ABOUT THIS WHEN I WOULD TAKE MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND THE MECHANIC ASSURED ME THAT IF THERE WERE ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY BRAKES THAT THEY WOULD FIND IT AND FIX IT BECAUSE THEY DO A COMPLETE CHECK OF MY CAR AND IT FUNCTIONS WHEN THE DO THE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND CAR DIAGNOSTIC. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED AND I HAD ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON MY CAR 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. MY CAR WAS ALSO TAKEN TO THE SAME TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM DURING TIMES IT DID NOT NEED MAINTENANCE AND AFTER TAKING MY ENTIRE BREAK SYSTEM APART AND STILL NOT FINDING ANYTHING, THEY TOLD ME THAT EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE. HOWEVER, THIS WAS NOT THE CASE BECAUSE THE FIRST UNEVEN ROAD I DROVE ON MY BREAKS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY AND THE VSC SYMBOL IMMEDIATELY CAME ON AND MY CAR STARTED MAKING THIS CONSTANT ANNOYING BEEPING SOUND THAT WOULDN'T GO AWAY. THEREFORE I CALLED TOYOTA TELLING THEM ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID TO BRING THE CAR BACK, SO I DID. THEY SAID THEY FOUND A LEAK IN ONE OF MY HOSES. SOMETHING THAT THEIR CAR DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER NEVER CAUGHT WHEN I INITIALLY COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHICH EXISTED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. AFTER GETTING THE CAR BACK THIS TIME THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO IMPROVE A LITTLE BUT WAS STILL MOVING FORWARD WHEN I WOULD BREAK ON UNEVEN AND ROUGH ROADS.....I ALSO TOLD THE TOYOTA PEOPLE THAT THE BREAK PROBLEM THE PRIUS WAS HAVING SEEMED TO BE THE SAME BRAKE PROBLEM MY COROLLA WAS HAVING. ALTHOUGH I AM AWARE THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM IN THE PRIUS IS PROBABLY DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF MY COROLLA, BECAUSE THE PRIUS IS A HYBRID. PERHAPS THERE IS A CONNECTION. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10330022May 11, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
2010 TOYOTA COROLLA LE HAS BRAKE PROBLEM ON BUMPY ROADS. THE BRAKE SEEMS TO HAVE HIT SOMETHING WHEN THE CAR BUMPS DUE TO ROAD CONDITIONS, AND AFFECTS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BRAKING. A FRIEND WHO HAS THE EXACT MODEL ALSO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. HAVE COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND WAS LOOKED AT, BUT SAYING EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM EXISTS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10329741May 10, 2010STEERING
I PURCHASED MY TOYOTA COROLLA LE 2010 IN AUGUST 2009. WE FOUND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY AND THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES SKIPPED/SHIFTED ON FREEWAY. WE REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA BEFORE THEIR MASSIVE RECALL. WE TOOK IT TO STERLING MCCALL TOYOTA IN HOUSTON SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY INSISTED THERE WAS NO ALIGNMENT PROBLEM, EVEN A THIRD-PARTY MECHANICS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND IDENTIFIED THERE WAS ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. THE STEERING WHEEL HAS TO BE PLACED SLANTED TO THE LEFT SIDE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO GO STRAIGHT. IT WAS SO OBVIOUS THAT ANYONE YOU CAN NOTICE IT. THE CAR DEALER AND THE TOYOTA US HEADQUARTER TOLD US THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THIS HAS BE A SECURITY CONCERN AND WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE WITH TOYOTA BUT HAS FAILED TO. I URGE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER TO ENSURE CONSUMER SAFETY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10329236May 7, 2010STEERING, SUSPENSION
I'M ALSO MAKING A FOLLOWUP TO MY ORIGINAL COMPLAINT #10302584. THESE COROLLA'S HAVE A SERIOUS BUILT IN PROBLEM! YOU (ODI) STARTED AN INVESTIGATION IN FEB. STATING 168 COMPLAINTS ON THE STEERING IN 09 AND 10 COROLLAS, THERE ARE NOW ALMOST 500!!! 95% OF THEM SAY THE SAME THING! CAR WANDERS, FEELS LIKE IT'S WINDY WHEN IT'S NOT, CAR STEERS ON ITS OWN, WANDERS BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT, FEELS LIKE IT',HYDROPLANING, CONSTANT CORRECTION NEEDED, FEELS LIKE I DON'T HAVE CONTROL, AND ON AND ON AND ON. WHY DON'T YOU HAVE TOYOTA SEND A QUESTIONNAIRE OUT TO COROLLA OWNERS AND ASK THEM HOW THEIR CAR DRIVES ON THE HIGHWAY? I SAW A FRIEND DRIVING ONE ALMOST IDENTICAL TO MINE TODAY AND ASKED HIM HOW HIS HANDLED ON THE ROAD AND HE DESCRIBED THE SAME FEELING. I SUGGESTED HE TELL THE DEALER AND ALSO FILE A REPORT ON THIS SITE. THE DEALER SAYS TOYOTA IS INVESTIGATING BUT NOTHING IS HAPPENING YET. COULDN'T ODI SPEED THIS UP A LITTLE. I TOOK MINE IN AT 400 MILES AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG AND OFFERED ME 14000 TRADE IN AGAINST A USED CAMRY (I PAID 17800) NOW , AT 7000 MILES THEY OFFER 12500 I'M BLEEDING BAD AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. PLEASE HELP ME AND OTHER COROLLA OWNERS. THANKS FOR LISTENING TO MY RANT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10329266May 7, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE CONSTANTLY EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITH THE VEHICLE WHICH WOULD SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD. THE CONTACT ALSO HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,700. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,700.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10329264May 7, 2010STEERING
JUST PURCHASED NEW 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA 4 DAYS AGO AND I'M HAVING STEERING DIFFICULTY AT SPEEDS OF 60+ MPH. THE CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP CENTERED IN THE LANE AND IT CONSTANTLY SWAYS LEFT AND RIGHT. STEERING CORRECTION IS NEEDED EVERY FEW SECONDS TO PREVENT UNINTENDED LANE CHANGES. IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR IS BEING BOUNCED AROUND BY STRONG WINDS, BUT NO WIND IS PRESENT. THE CAR FEELS OUT OF CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND I AM VERY CONCERNED AS TO ITS SAFETY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10328533May 4, 2010STEERING, SUSPENSION
LETTER FROM SENATOR TESTER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE TOYOTA (DIRECT RESPONSE TO BILLINGS OFFICE) THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT OUT OF THE LANE HE WAS DRIVING IN. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT AT TIMES. DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STEERED FINE, BUT IT WAS HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHERE THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE DEALER PATCHED A TIRE AND ROTATED THEM, BUT THE STEERING PROBLEM CONTINUED. ANOTHER DEALER DISCOVERED ONE OF THE TIRES HAD 5 PSI MORE THAN THE OTHER TIRES, THEY ALSO MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE REAR END. THE CONSUMER WAS THEN ADVISED TO PUT WEIGHT IN THE TRUNK AND TO GET SNOW TIRES. AFTER THE WORK WAS COMPLETED IT SEEMED A LITTLE BETTER, BUT THE VEHICLE STILL WANDERED INTO THE NEXT LANE. THE CONSUMER WENT BACK TO THE FIRST DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE STEERING ISSUE WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10328785May 4, 2010ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
BOUGHT NEW DEC 18, 2009. TOYOTA COROLLA LE 14 MILES. WHEN YOU GO TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. THE ENGINE SOME TIMES ACTS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL. YOU TOUCH THE BRAKES JUST AS YOU COME TO A DEAD STOP. THE ENGINE RPMS WILL DROP TO ABOUT 300 RPMS THE ENGINE WILL SHUTTER ALL MOST DIE AND THEN GO BACK TO NORMAL RPMS ABOUT 500 TO 600 HUNDRED. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. YOU CAN NOT MAKE THE CAR DO THIS. YOU MAY DRIVE IT 5 TIMES AND IT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT. YOU DRIVE IT THE NEXT TIME AND IT WILL DO IT THREE TIMES IN A ROLL WHEN YOU STOP. IT HAS DONE THIS FROM THE TIME IT WAS NEW. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10328282April 30, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND STARTED VEERING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TOL ACCELERATE AND VEER LEFT TO RIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL DURING THE ENTIRE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED ACCELERATING AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT A CASE MANAGER WOULD CONTACT HER WITHIN TWO DAYS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 4,741. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10328063April 29, 2010AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD PROVIDE NO ASSISTANCE AND ADVISED TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILES WERE 2,700.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10327829April 28, 2010STEERING
I JUST TOOK MY BRAND NEW 2010 COROLLA ON THE HIGHWAY FOR THE FIRST TIME LAST WEEKEND. IT WAS AS IF WIND WAS BLOWING THE CAR BACK AND FORTH. IF YOU LEFT THE WHEEL IN ONE PLACE, THE CAR WOULD STILL VEER AS IF YOU WERE SLIGHTLY TURNING THE WHEEL ONE WAY OR THE OTHER (CONSTANT CORRECTION REQUIRED). ALSO, ON THE TRIP BACK I HAD A FULL CAR WITH 5 NORMAL SIZED INDIVIDUALS. THE CAR VEERING WAS MUCH WORSE. IT WAS AS IF THE TIRES WERE VERY LOW ALSO. JUST A FEELING OF NOT HAVING CONTROL OVER THE CAR. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10327454April 28, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TOYOTA SAFETY CONCERN *GR THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL REINFORCEMENT BAR WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THREE WEEKS LATER, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10327883April 28, 2010STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES SHAKE AND SURGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT; THE PROBLEM WAS STILL ONGOING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,400.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10327820April 27, 2010ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING MY COROLLA, EVEN I DO NOT HIT THE GAS PEDAL, THE RPM STAYS AROUND 2000 AND SOMETIMES IT STARTED TO STUCK AROUND 3000 RPM FOR 15 TO 30 SECONDS THAN GOES TO NORMAL. I HAD DIFFICULTY TO SLOW DOWN IN BUSY TRAFFIC, BECAUSE EVEN I HIT THE BRAKES IT DOES NOT CUT THE GAS SO THE ENGINE STILL TRIES TO RUN AND THE CAR STILL TENDS TO GO, SO I AM NOT ABLE TO SLOW DOWN OR IT TAKES TIME TO SLOW DOWN. I AM DRIVING MY TOYOTA IN THE 5TH GEAR AND AROUND 3000 RPM. WHEN I NEED A SUDDEN STOP, I LET GO THE GAS PEDAL AND HIT THE BRAKE. THE ETCS COMMANDS HIGH IDLE EVEN I HIT THE BREAKS; THE PISTONS ARE STILL WORKING (THE ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING IN GEAR) WITH 3000 RPM SO I AM NOT ABLE TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. HOW COME ECM WOULD COMMAND FOR HIGH IDLE FROM TIME TO TIME? HOW CAN I STOP THE CAR OR SLOW DOWN IN NEED WHILE ECM IS COMMANDING HIGH IDLE? IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE A PROPER CONTROL ON THE CAR WHEN ECM COMMANDS HIGH IDLE. WHO CAN GIVE ME GUARANTEE THAT IT WOULD NOT GET STUCK IN HIGHER IDLES? (BECAUSE IT USED TO STUCK AROUND 2000 RPM AND RIGHT NOW IT ALSO STARTED STICKING AROUND 3000 RPM). WHEN I GET CLOSE TO A CURB OR TO AN EXIT I STOP HITTING THE GAS PEDAL ASSUMING THE CAR WILL GET SLOW BUT SINCE IT STICKS AT HIGH RPMS THE CAR DOES NOT GET SLOWER WHEN IT IS IN THE GEAR. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10327472April 27, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. SUDDEN ACCELERATION *GR THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE HE HAS HAD TWO ACCIDENTS DUE TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS BACKING OUT OF HIS GARAGE, WHEN HALF WAY DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO BACK UP IN THE STREET AND WENT ACROSS THE ROAD AND HIT A CURB, WHERE IF FINALLY STOPPED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE, AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, BUT WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, NOTHING HAPPENED. INSTEAD, IT KEPT GOING UNTIL HE HIT A TRUCK THAT WAS DOUBLE PARKED BEHIND HIM. AS THE CONSUMER PU THE GEAR INTO PARK, SO HE COULD TALK TO THE OWNER OF THE TRUCK, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN, ALMOST HITTING THE PARK VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER. AS HE REPEATEDLY APPLIED THE BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, NOTHING HAPPENED SO HE FORCED THE GEAR TO PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND FINALLY THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS RIGHT WRIST WAS A LITTLE SORE FROM FORCING THE GEAR INTO PARK AND HE COULDN'T LIFT ANYTHING FOR A DAY OR TWO. JB
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10327504April 26, 2010STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS RE-ALIGNED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND THAT IT WOULD TAKE TIME TO GET USED TO DRIVING IT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 0. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,400. UPDATED 6/17/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT FROM SIDE TO SIDE. UPDATED 07/15/10.*JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10327521April 26, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY CAR ENGINE REVS UP TO ABOUT 3000 RPM WHILE IN PARK, HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE THE PEDAL WAS FIXED DUE TO A RECALL. RECALL PEDAL WORK COMPLETED 02/11/10 FIRST INCIDENT OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ON 3/5/10 TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP NO PROBLEMS FOUND, SECOND INCIDENT OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ON 4/3/10 TOOK TO DEALERSHIP NO PROBLEMS FOUND. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10327559April 26, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 10V023000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDINGLY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE REPAIR SINCE THE DEALER ONLY REPLACED THE WASHER IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO REQUEST A NEW ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,467. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10327614April 26, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH 19,000 MILES. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN TWICE FOR A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS BUT NONE HAVE EVER FELT SO UNRESPONSIVE WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES, ESPECIALLY IN THE EVENT OF A FAST STOP. THE DEALERS TELL ME THIS IS NORMAL FOR VACUUM ASSISTED BRAKES. A BRAKE PEDAL THAT GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR WHEN STOPPING AND REQUIRES DANGEROUS DISTANCES TO FULLY STOP IS NOT NORMAL, AND IF TOYOTA HAS DESIGNED THE SYSTEM TO FUNCTION LIKE THIS THEY HAVE A BAD DESIGN FOR A MAJOR VEHICLE SAFETY FUNCTION. THE BRAKING SYSTEM IN THE 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA MAY BE A DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW. YOU MAY NEED TO EVALUATE THIS FUNCTION OF THE TOYOTA. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10327139April 23, 2010STEERING
I PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA S 4/22/10 .ON THE 70 MILE DRIVE HOME , I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WANDERED ALOT AS IF IT WERE BEING BUFFETED BY WIND. AT TIMES THE CAR WOULD EVEN CROSS THE CENTER LINE INTO ONCOMING CARS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THIS STEERING. MY 2009 DIDN'T HAVE THIS ISSUE. IF ANY POLICEMAN WERE FOLLOWING ME ,THEY WOULD PROBABLY ASSUME I WAS DRUNK. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0