Toyota Corolla Complaints (2010)

1,244 consumer complaints on file.

#10312696February 22, 2010
STEERING
WE PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CAR WILL DRIFT OR VEER TO LEFT AND SOMETIMES TO THE RIGHT. THE STEERING APPEARS UNSTABLE. WE HAVE RETURNED THE CAR TWICE TO BE FIXED AND WERE ADVISED IT IS OK. MY HUSBAND DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM SIMILAR TO DRIVING AN OLD CAR WITH BAD TIE RODS OR WHERE THE BALL JOINTS WERE SHOT. HE WILL NOT ALLOW MYSELF OF MY DAUGHTER WHO WE BOUGHT THE CAR FOR, TO DRIVE IT. WE ARE FEARFUL OF IT DRIFTING OR VEERING INTO ANOTHER CAR OF SEMI ON THE HIGHWAY. NOTE THIS IS A FREQUENT OCCURRING PROBLEM. THIS BEGAN ON JANUARY 12 WHEN WE PURCHASED IT AND HAS CONTINUED. *TR
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#10312719February 22, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM EXTREMELY UPSET WITH TOYOTA. I PURCHASED MY FIRST EVER TOYOTA, A 2010 COROLLA XRS. WHAT DID A GET FOR MY MONEY? A MULTITUDE OF SEVERE SAFETY PROBLEMS. A DEATH TRAP THAT I AM STUCK WITH. CAN'T SELL IT, CAN'T TRADE IT, STUCK WITH DRIVING IT. A GREAT FIRST IMPRESSION, LET ME TELL YOU. TOYOTA SHOULD BE MANDATED TO REFUND OUR MONEY 100% IN FULL FOR KNOWINGLY SELLING DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS. *TR
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#10312929February 22, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I BOUGHT MY TOYOTA COROLLA S ON DECEMBER 30, 2009. WITHIN A WEEK OF PURCHASING THE CAR, I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN TO FEEL SPONGY AND NON-RESPONSIVE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS INITIALLY TOLD THAT THIS MODEL HAD A LONGER BRAKE TRAVEL THAN PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS. I PERSISTED IN GETTING THE DEALER TO ADJUST THE REAR LININGS AND BLEED THE BRAKES AND THIS SEEMED TO HELP SOMEWHAT. BUT AS THE BRAKES WEAR, I CAN FEEL THE PROBLEM OCCURRING AGAIN. THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DIFFICULT TO MODULATE, HAS A SPONGY, NON-LINEAR FEEL THAT INCREASES BRAKING DISTANCES AND MAKES THE CAR MORE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. I FEEL THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THESE CARS THAT SHOULD BE RECTIFIED IMMEDIATELY BY TOYOTA. *TR
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#10312593February 22, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I AM HAVING A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES IN MY TOYOTA COROLLA 2010 VEHICLE IT HAS LESS THEN 5,000 MILES AND YET THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE PRACTICALLY PUSHED TO THE FLOOR TO WORK, THEY SEEM TO BE NOT WORKING PROPERLY , ESPECIALLY ON ICE COLD DAYS. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT AND LET ME TELL YOU I AM A VERY CAUTIOUS DRIVER AND AM SCARED THAT EVENTUALLY MY BRAKES WILL NOT STOP AND I WILL BE KILLED OR WORSE YET KILL ANOTHER PERSON BY HITTING THEM WITH MY CAR. I NOTICED A RECALL BACK IN AUGUST ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE BUT NOT FOR CARS SOLD IN PA. IT GETS VERY COLD HERE TOO. THEY SHOULD HAVE RECALLED ALL OF THESE VEHICLES BEFORE THEIR ARE LOTS OF DEATHS. *TR
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#10312594February 22, 2010
STEERING
2010 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH 10,100 MILES, STEERING SUDDENLY PULLS LEFT OR RIGHT RANDOMLY FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME, THEN STOPS JUST AS SUDDENLY. IT OCCURS MORE SO AT FASTER SPEEDS, BUT WILL ALSO HAPPEN AROUND 20-30 MPH. DIFFICULT TO STAY IN LANE AS IT DRIFTS EXTREMELY EASILY. TENDS TO FAVOR PULLING RIGHT OVER LEFT, BUT DOES BOTH. HAVE TO PHYSICALLY PULL BACK TO COUNTERACT PULLING. ALSO VERY EASY TO OVERCORRECT AND LOOK LIKE YOU ARE SWERVING. HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE AND MORE OFTEN IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS. CAR WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED ON MAY 24, 2009. *TR
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#10312606February 22, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SINCE PURCHASING THIS CAR, THE BRAKES HAVE "LOCKED UP" OCCASIONALLY. WE TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA TO HAVE THIS CHECKED LAST WEEK; THEY PERFORMED TWO RECALLS AND STATED THAT THE CAR WAS DRIVING PROPERLY. SINCE THEN, THE BRAKES HAVE LOCKED UP TWICE. I LIKEN IT TO HOW YOUR CAR FEELS WHEN THERE IS LOW TRACTION - BUT THE LOW TRACTION LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON AND I AM NOT DRIVING ON ICE, GRAVEL, ETC. I AM ALWAYS ON CLEAR ASPHALT. THE CAR MAKES A "METALLIC HUMMING" SOUND AND THE BRAKES LOCK UP FOR APPROXIMATELY 4-5 SECONDS, DURING WHICH TIME I CANNOT STOP. LUCKILY, 90% OF THE TIME WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THERE IS NO ONE IN FRONT OF ME; HOWEVER, LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING IN DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH AND I SLID INTO THE INTERSECTION. *TR
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#10312486February 21, 2010
STEERING
FEB. 14 2010, I BOUGHT NEW TOYOTA COROLLA 2010. I DIDN'T TEST THIS CAR( I TRUSTED THE QUALITY OF TOYOTA), AND THAN I DROVE IT HOME. ON THE WAY, I FELT SOMETHING WRONG ABOUT THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN I WAS DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY DIFFICULT TO BE CONTRAL. PULL RIGHT OR LEFT SIDE A LITTLE, STEERING WHEEL CANOT TURN BACK. WHEN I AM DRIVING, I HAVE TO USE TWO HANDS HOLD TTHE STEERING WHEEL ALL THE TIME, I FEEL VERY HEAVY, UNCOMFORTABLE, DANGER, TIRED. I TEST THIS CAR ON THE HIGHWAY, IT CAN'T GO STRAIGHT EVEN IN 2 SECONDS!! FEB. 15 2010, MY WIFE BROUGHT THIS CAR TO DEALER, THEY TOLD MY WIFE CAN'T RETURN IT, BUT CAN CHANGE IT NEXT DAY. I THOUGHT ONLY THIS CAR NO GOOD, SO I AGREED TO CHANGE IT. FEB. 16 2010, MY WIFE AND ME WENT TO THE DEALER AND CHANGED ANOTHER CAR. I TESTED IT AND FELT BETTER THAN THE FIRST ONE. BUT AFTER 2 DAYS, THE SAME PROBLEM COMING, RIGHT NOW I CAN'T RETURN IT. I CALL THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME ALL THE SAME, THAT IS NOT PROBLEM!!!. I AM NOT PROFESSOR TO CAR, I AM JUST BUYER. I FEEL THIS STEERING WHEEL OF TOYOTA 2010 COROLLA VERY BAD AND DRIVING DANGER. *TR
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#10312549February 21, 2010
STEERING, AIR BAGS
MY NEW 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS A PROBLEM WHEN DRIVEN ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CAR WOBBLES AND I AM CONSTANTLY STEERING TO KEEP IT GOING STRAIGHT. IT DOESN'T SEEM STABLE--AS IF IT'S BEING BUFFETED BY HIGH WINDS EVEN THOUGH IT'S A CALM DAY. I AM AFRAID IT IS GOING TO VEER OFF THE ROAD AND THEREFORE I HAVE TRIED TO AVOID DRIVING IT ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT ALL THE COROLLAS ARE LIKE THAT AND IT WILL ONLY BE FIXED IF THERE IS A RECALL. I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP THIS CAR IF THIS IS NOT FIXED BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIRBAG RECALL HAS EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO BE REPAIRED. UPDATED 7/7/17*JS
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#10312546February 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2009 TOYOTA COROLLA ACCELERATES BY ITSELF. *TR
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#10312306February 20, 2010
STEERING
WE HAVE PURCHASED NEW 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA S MODEL IN NOVEMBER 2009. WE NOTICED WIGGLING AND UNSTABLE FEEL IN STEERING WHEEL. WE THOUGHT SINCE WE HAD OTHER LUXURY CAR BEFORE, WE ARE JUST NOT USE TO DRIVING A CHEAPER CAR. BUT AS TIMES GO BY, IT IS GOING OUT OF ITS DRIVING LANE UNCONTROLLABLY. WE REALLY HAVE TO HOLD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHT TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT. *TR
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#10312315February 20, 2010
STEERING
STEERING ON 2010 COROLLA. MY 2010 COROLLA WANDERS WHEN YOU TRY TO KEEP IT IN A STRAIGHT LINE. I HAVE TO CONSTANT TRY TO KEEP IT FROM WANDERING. I NOTICE THIS WHEN I FIRST GOT IT IN NOVEMBER 2009, BUT WHEN I HEARD IT ON THE NEWS, I KNEW IT JUST WAS NOT ME. *TR
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#10312314February 20, 2010
STEERING
CAR STEERING DRIFTS WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FOR ANY DISTANCE. *TR
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#10312317February 20, 2010
STEERING
WE HAD A COROLLA 2010. MY WIFE SAID SHE HAD SOME DIFFICULTY TO TURN TO THE LEFT AND SWITCH TO THE LEFT LANE ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
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#10312354February 20, 2010
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR IT'S 3 MONTH CHECKUP, I INFORMED THEM THAT I WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING. I TOLD THEM THAT THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT BECAUSE WHEN DRIVING OVER 45MPH THE CAR PULLS TO ONE SIDE AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN A SINGLE LANE ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I DESCRIBED THE BRAKING ISSUES WITH THE CAR, THEY TOLD ME THAT "THE BRAKES ARE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT I HAVE BEEN USED TO WITH OTHER VEHICLES. THE BRAKES DON'T SEEM TO ENGAGE UNTIL THE PEDAL IS AT THE FLOOR BOARD. WHEN THEY WERE READY TO TURN THE CAR BACK OVER TO ME THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DID AN ALIGNMENT ON THE CAR AND THAT THEY ADJUSTED THE REAR BRAKES AND BLED THE LINES. I NOTICED THAT WHEN THEY "TEST DROVE" THE CAR THEY ONLY WENT 3 MILES. THAT DISTANCE, IN THE PART OF TOWN WHERE THE DEALER IS LOCATED DOESN'T EVEN GET THE CAR UP TO 40 MPH. THE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT OF THE CAR DRIFTING IS STILL THERE. NOW THE BRAKES HOP AND CHATTER WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AT SPEEDS OF APPX 45 MPH, AND WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR TENDS TO CREEP FORWARD EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES ARE FULLY ENGAGED. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE SOLELY ON THE TOYOTA REPUTATION, AND NOW I AM SORRY THAT I DID. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE ON NOVEMBER 2,2009 AND AM STILL WAITING TO HEAR ANYTHING FROM TOYOTA REGARDING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RECALL/REPAIR. I SHOULD HAVE GONE WITH MY FIRST INSTINCT AND BOUGHT THE DODGE INSTEAD OF THE TOYOTA. *TR
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#10312359February 20, 2010
STEERING
2010 TOYOTA COROLLA S PURCHASED IN DECEMBER 2009. I REPORTED TO TOYOTA THE FACT THAT MY CAR'S STEERING SEEMS TO WANDER ALL OVER ON THE POST-PURCHASE SURVEY SENT TO ME. IT HAPPENS DAILY ON MY WORK COMMUTE OF 35 MILES ONE WAY. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE, THERE HAS BEEN NO CONTACT. *TR
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#10312371February 20, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2010 TOYOTA COROLLA W/GAS PEDAL THAT STICKS VERY OFTEN DURING INITIAL ACCELERATION. HAS DONE THIS PROBABLY 100-200 TIMES SINCE PURCHASING IN SEPTEMBER. *TR
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#10312379February 20, 2010
STEERING
I RECENTLY LEASED A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. MY PROBLEM IS OVER THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 12 YEARS NOW, AND THIS VEHICLE IS TOTALLY UNSTABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FROM 40MPH AND ABOVE. WHEN I SAY UNSTABLE I MEAN THE STEERING IS TOO LIGHT FOR FEEL, AND THE CAR HAS A HORRIBLE TENDENCY TO SWAY INTO ANOTHER LANE. EVERY HIGHWAY TRIP IS A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS ADVENTURE. I READ THAT THIS MAY BE BECAUSE OF ELECTRIC STEERING INSTALLED ON RECENT MODEL COROLLAS...I AM AT A LOSS BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THE DEALER IS GOING TO DO ANYTHING FOR THE STEERING, AND I REALLY HAVE A STRONG FEELING IT IS NOT THE TIRES OR BRAKES THAT TOYOTA IS CLAIMING, THAT AFFECTS THE STEERING. I FEEL THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO WORK THERE WAY AROUND THIS ISSUE. I NEED HELP AS I HAVE JUST GOT INTO MY LEASE, OVERALL I STILL THINK ITS A GOOD CAR BUT NOT WITH THIS STEERING, IT TRULY IS SCARY TO DRIVE ON ANY HIGHWAY. *TR
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#10312380February 20, 2010
STEERING
2010 TOYOTA COROLLA - STEERING WHEEL MOVES RIGHT OR LEFT AUTOMATICALLY ABOVE SPEED OF 40 MPH. *TR
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#10312427February 20, 2010
STEERING
CAR DOES WANDER WHILE HOLDING STEERING WHEEL STEADY. IT CAN GO EITHER TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW ON NOVEMBER 2 2009. I DIDN'T PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEM TILL A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT CARRIED THE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER FOR THE PROBLEM. *TR
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#10312429February 20, 2010
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
PURCHASED A NEW 2010 COROLLA 4-DOOR SEDAN S; IMMEDIATELY A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AND STEERING WAS NOTICED UPON FIRST LONG DRIVE. WHEN DEPRESSED THE BRAKES WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. STEERING THE CAR IN A STRAIGHT LINE DOWN THE FREEWAY WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT CONSTANT CORRECTIONS, I CALL IT NERVOUS STEERING, WHICH AFTER MORE THAN 50 MILES BECAUSE VERY STRESSFUL AND TIRING. PURCHASE DATE 8-22-09. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALERSHIP LOCATED IN VICTORVILLE, CALIFORNIA EARLY SEPT 09. THE BRAKES WERE EXAMINED AND AFTER CERTAIN CORRECTIONS THE BRAKE PEDAL IS BETTER BUT NOT PERFECT. AS FOR THE STEERING..THE TECHNICIAN SAYS IT'S WITHIN NORMAL PARAMETERS...WHAT EVERY THAT MEANS. THERE IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM; AFTER REVIEWING THE VEHICLE BROCHURE REGARDING THE STEERING SYSTEM IT READS "ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) HELPS GIVES COROLLA STEERING RESPONSE THAT'S EFFORTLESSLY ACCURATE" HOWEVER NOTHING COULD MORE FROM THE TRUTH. IT'S BEEN MY EXPERIENCE AFTER 7000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER...THAT WHEN STEERING THE CAR DOWN THE HIGHWAY...THE CAR WILL LITERALLY LEAVE THE LANE YOUR DRIVING IN WHICH REQUIRES STEERING CORRECTION TO KEEP IT IN THE DRIVING LANE YOU'RE TRAVELING. THE BROCHURE FURTHER READS THAT "EPS ALSO ELIMINATES HYDRAULIC-ASSIST COMPONENTS THAT CAN REDUCE FUEL ECONOMY" HOWEVER I WOULD SAY AT WHAT COST...IF THIS NEW SYSTEM RENDERS THE STEERING PROCESS A VERY NERVOUS AND TIRING EXPERIENCE FOR THE DRIVER. A FATIGUED DRIVER IS AN UNSAFE DRIVER...I CREDIT THE FAULT WITH THIS NEW SYSTEM "EPS" AS A POTENTIAL DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. IT'S MY ASSESSMENT AFTER OWNING THIS VEHICLE NOW 6 MONTHS...THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO REVISIT THIS "EPS" SYSTEM AND CONSIDER RETURNING TO THE FORMER HYDRAULIC-ASSIST COMPONENTS...IT MAY MORE COSTLY FOR THEM TO BUILD...BUT AT LEAST IT WORKED. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE IT HAD A REPUTATION FOR SAFETY AND RELIABILITY HOWEVER IT'S BEEN THE ABSOLUTE WORST PURCHASE EVER IMAGINED. *TR
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