Toyota Corolla Complaints (2009)

1,459 consumer complaints on file.

#10311596February 17, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
GAS PEDAL IN MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA STUCK WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS BACKING UP AND CAUSED HER TO GO INTO A TREE CAUSING $7,000 IN DAMAGES TO MY CAR, WHICH MY INSURANCE PAID FOR AND SHE IS PAYING HIGHER INSURANCE FROM THE ACCIDENT. ALSO MY CAR DOES HAVE STEERING PROBLEMS DRIVING OVER 50 MPH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311597February 17, 2010
STEERING
MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA STEERING WILL DRIFT THE CAR OFF A STRAIGHT LINE AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF AROUND 60 MPH AND CROSS OVER LANES. CONSTANT EFFORT IS REQUIRED TO KEEP THE CAR WITHIN THE LANE ON HIGHWAY. THIS PROBLEM EXIST AFTER DELIVERY OF MY NEW COROLLA, COMPLAINT TO DEAL ON FIRST SERVICE BUT WAS BRUSHED OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311344February 17, 2010
STEERING, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I BOUGHT A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA IN NOV. 2008.I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER THAT THE STEERING WAS LOOSE(FLOATS IN AND OUT OF LANE) HARD TO DRIVE.ALSO ABOUT MPG 27 HIGHWAY.I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR INSPECTIONS ON FOUR OCCASIONS.I WAS BASICLY "BLOWN OFF"
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311170February 17, 2010
STEERING
8-10 INSTANCES OVER 2 YEARS WITH A 2009 COROLLA DRIFTING WHILE TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT HIGHWAY, AS IF A STRONG WIND WAS BLOWING WHEN THERE WAS IN FACT NO WIND. THE STEERING WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY LIGHT AND UNRESPONSIVE, PROMPTING ME TO IMMEDIATELY SLOW DOWN. IT ALMOST FELT LIKE HYDROPLANING, BUT AGAIN, THERE WERE NO ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AS SUCH. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO DATE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT UNTIL HEARING ABOUT THE COROLLA POWER STEERING INVESTIGATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311174February 17, 2010
STEERING
I BOUGHT A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA FOR MY WIFE BECAUSE OF ITS SAFETY FEATURES. WE NOTICE D THE STEERING WAS STIFF, BUT THE SALES PERSON ASSURED US IT WOULD BE BETTER THE MORE WE USE IT. IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR AND NO IMPROVEMENT IN THE STEERING, IT IS STILL STIFF AND TENDS TO DRIFT. WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN APRIL OF 2008 AND IT ONLY HAS A LITTLE OF 5,000 MILE ON IT BECAUSE MY WIFE DOES NOT LIKE DRIVING IT DUE TO THE STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311185February 17, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AS I APPROACHED A STOPLIGHT THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING. I QUICKLY PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND WATCHED THE TACH SLOWLY KEEP GOING UP. I REACHED DOWN AND PULLED UP ON THE GAS PEDAL AND GOT NO REACTION SO I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON IT WAS OK THEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311182February 17, 2010
STEERING
STEERING PROBLEMS---AS SOON AS I PULLED MY NEW 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA OFF THE SALES LOTS IN DECEMBER 2008 FROM DAN CAVA TOYOTA I COULD BARELY KEEP IT ON THE ROAD. THE STEERING WAS GOING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WITHOUT ME TURNING IT. IT WAS BY FAR THE MOST DANGEROUS CAR I HAD EVER DRIVEN AND I USED TO BE A GOODYEAR DEALER. I COMPLAINED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT IT WAS NEVER FIXED. THEY SAID IT WAS THE WIND AND BUCKHANNON TOYOTA JUST LET THE AIR OUT OF THE TIRES WHEN I COMPLAINED THERE. IT WAS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM AND IF I MADE A SHARP TURN, AT TIME THE WHEELS WOULD GO AS FAR IN THAT DIRECTION THAT THEY COULD GO AND THEY CAR WOULD GO INTO A UNCONTROLLED SKID. MIND U I WAS A GOODYEAR DEALER, I KNOW ABOUT CARS. THEN I NOTICED THAT AS I PUT MORE MILES ON THE CAR IT WAS SLOWLY GETTING BETTER AND BY THE TIME I HAD 3,000 MILES ON THE CAR IT HAD QUIT. IF A LESSER EXPERIENCED DRIVER HAD BEEN DRIVING I AM SURE IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311183February 17, 2010
STEERING
2009 TOYOTA COROLLA S DRIFTS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AT HWY SPEED. AS IF DRIVING IN STRONG WIND. WONDERD WHY WRISTS SORE AFTER 30 MINUTE COMMUTE. READ ABOUT EPS PROBLEMS AND ALLOWED THE CAR TO TAKE ITS COURSE ON QUIET FREEWAY. SURE ENOUGH THE CAR PULLED FAIRLY STRONGLY LEFT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311218February 17, 2010
STEERING
STEERING WANDERS BACK AND FORTH AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311255February 17, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF AND HARD TO TURN IN ALL DIRECTIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING PROPERLY AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE CONTACT HAS NOTICED THE FAILURE SINCE THE DAY HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,126.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311263February 17, 2010
SUSPENSION, STEERING
IN MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA, THE STEERING IS FINICKY AT SPEEDS ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR. IT CONSTANTLY FEELS LIKE IT IS BEING DRIVEN IN WINDY CONDITIONS AND WANDERS IN THE LANE, REQUIRING CONSTANT STEERING CORRECTION. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN MAY 2008; IN JUNE I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT HAD ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. THEY SAID THE 'LIGHT' STEERING FEEL WAS NORMAL AND NO FIX WAS PRESCRIBED. I THEN WROTE A LETTER OF COMPLAINT TO TOYOTA AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. SINCE THEN, I HAVE JUST HAD TO GET USED TO IT AND BE CONSCIENCE OF IT WHILE BEHIND THE WHEEL. I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT IT WAS UNSAFE AS ANY TIME I TAKE MY EYES OFF THE ROAD, THE CAR VEERS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT RANDOMLY. NOW I HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE THAT IT MIGHT NOT BE 'NORMAL,' BUT A NATIONAL CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311261February 17, 2010
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
FEW PROBLEMS WITH MY COROLLA 09. POWER STEERING PROBLEMS, FEELS VERY LOOSE AND TURNS BY ITSELF SOMETIMES, LUCKILY SO FAR NO ACCIDENTS BUT IS A REAL ISSUE. BRAKES MAKES A NOISE WHEN REVERSING OR SOMETIMES GOING FORWARD, I HAVE TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT BOTH ISSUES, BUT SO FAR THEY SAYS IT'S UP TO TOYOTA STANDARDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311235February 17, 2010
STEERING
THE STEERING ON THIS VEHICLE IS HAZARDOUS. I HAVE EXPLAINED IT TO THE DEALER ON AT LEAST 2 PREVIOUS OCCASIONS AS BEING "HYPER-SENSITIVE". WHILE DRIVING IF YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL IS EXAGGERATED AND THE CAR BEGINS TO VEER LEFT OR RIGHT. TRYING TO COMPENSATE THE VEERING ONLY EXACERBATES THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311343February 17, 2010
STEERING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY LOOSE AND HAD A LOT OF "PLAY" IN IT. ALSO, HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD RECEIVE A MPG RATING OF 35 FOR THE HIGHWAY. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE ONLY RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 27 MPG. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED CONCERNING THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311368February 17, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE FONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR COULD BE OPENED WHENEVER THE DOOR WAS ENGAGED IN THE LOCK OR UNLOCK POSITION. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED HIM THAT ALL VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH THAT FUNCTION. A VOICEMAIL MESSAGE WAS LEFT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE SAFETY HAZARD AND HE IS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 12,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311383February 17, 2010
STEERING
2009 COROLLA POWER STEERING MAKE NOISE AND NOT SMOOTH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311439February 17, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA. HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2008 AND SINCE THEN HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE VEHICLE ACTED AS IF IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT SPECIFICALLY WHILE DRIVING OVER 50 MPH IT BECAME CONSISTENT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT AND ADVISED HIM THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE A REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE YET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000. UPDATED 3/30/2010
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311444February 17, 2010
STEERING
THE CAR OVERSTEERED AND FISHTAILED YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN. AS A RESULT, I ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR IN THE LANE TO MY RIGHT. I WAS GOING ABOUT 25 MPH OR LESS ON DRY, NORMAL ASPHALT PAVEMENT, IN NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS, AFTER FREEWAY DRIVING IN LOS ANGELES CA. IN A SEPARATE INCIDENT, I FOUND THE STEERING TO BE DANGEROUSLY VAGUE WHEN I WAS DRIVING AROUND 70 MPH DOWNHILL ON A STEEP AND CURVY MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY (I-15 IN NEVADA, ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTH OF LAS VEGAS) IN DARK. THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, WITH THE STEERING BEING EXTREMELY LIGHT AND VAGUE. I CHECKED THE WHEEL VS. TIRE MOVEMENT OF MY CAR. IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE AN EXCESSIVE FREEPLAY ISSUE -- IN FACT THERE WAS NO FREEPLAY. IT APPEARS THAT THEY MADE THE STEERING WAY TOO LIGHT AND, ON TOP OF IT, VERY NONLINEAR -- THAT IS VERY SLOW STEERING RESPONSE AT THE CENTER. BECAUSE OF THIS THE CAR DOESN'T IMMEDIATELY STEER UNLESS YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL ABOUT TWO INCHES. I'M SURE TOYOTA DID THIS WITH SAFETY IN MIND -- SO THAT THE CAR CAN'T BE SUDDENLY STEERED -- BUT THE END RESULT WAS UNSAFE STEERING INSTEAD. IT'S UNSAFE BECAUSE THE STEERING IS SO VAGUE THAT PEOPLE CAN UNINTENTIONALLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT NOT IMMEDIATELY CHANGING THE CAR'S DIRECTION BUT THEN IN A SECOND OR TWO CAR MAY VEER OUT OF CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311503February 17, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. I HAVE NOTICED MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE STEERING "WANDERING". WHEN WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WE WERE TOLD ABOUT THE NEW ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. I HAVE NOT LIKED THE STEERING SINCE DAY ONE BUT I THOUGHT THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT WAS. WHEN DRIVING THE CAR THE VEHICLE DOES "WANDER" FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH TO KEEP THE CAR GOING STRAIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311518February 17, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ( 1QT. PER 1K) FOR 09 TOYOTA COROLLA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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