Toyota Corolla Complaints (2009)

1,459 consumer complaints on file.

#10308974February 12, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
IN EARLY 2009 , ONE WINTER NIGHT, I WAS RETURNING HOME AFTER A NIGHT OUT, IT HAS SNOWING AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW ZERO. MY DRIVEWAY IS ABOUT 50 FEET LONG AND COVERED WITH SNOW AND MAY BE SOME ICE AND THEREFORE BECOME SLIPPERY. FROM THE CURB, I ACCELERATE SLIGHTLY TO GET OVER ONTO THE DRIVEWAY, AND THEN I BRAKE IMMEDIATELY ONCE ON THE DRIVEWAY. THIS IS WHEN I REALLY SUDDENLY FOR NO REASON THE CAR IS ACCELERATING QUICKLY AND IS GOING TO HIT MY GARAGE. I BRAKE HARD AND FIND THE CAR CONTINUE ACCELERATING UNTIL IT HIT THE BACK OF MY STAND ALONE GARAGE AND CRACKED A FEW 2 BY 4 PILLARS. MY CAR SUFFER NO DAMAGE. WHEN I REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA ONLINE, I GOT NO RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA CANADA OTHER THAN THIS, I AM VERY HAPPY ABOVE MY COROLLA AND I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER BRAKE PROBLEM SINCE THEN. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310067February 12, 2010
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
WE PURCHASED A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA LAST SPRING FROM COLEMAN'S TOYOTA IN ROCKVILLE, MD. IN AUGUST, WE HAD A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. THE TEMPORARY DRIVER'S FLOOR PAD BECAME LOOSE AND CREPT OVER THE ACCELERATOR, MAKING IT NECESSARY TO STOP THE CAR AND REMOVE THE PAD. AT THAT TIME, WE HAD NOT HEARD OR SEEN ANY NEWS ABOUT A RECALL, BUT WERE TOLD BY OUR COLEMAN'S SALESMAN THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $200 FOR FRONT SEAT FLOOR PADS THAT WOULD BE CLIPPED ON THE FLOOR. HE SAID TOYOTA DID NOT CONSIDER ATTACHABLE FLOOR PADS STANDARD EQUIPMENT IN THE PRICE OF A CAR. HE FINALLY SOLD ME ATTACHABLE PADS FOR $40 ON SEPT. 18, 2009. WE HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM SINCE THEN, BUT WE WONDER WHY NHTSA WOULD ALLOW A CAR DEALER TO SELL ANY CAR WITHOUT FIRMLY PLACED FLOOR PADS ARE PART OF THE STICKER PRICE. IT IS NOW FEB. 12, 2010, AND WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ACCELERATOR PROBLEM. MY WIFE IS FRIGHTENED TO USE THE CAR ON ANY MAJOR HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308652February 11, 2010
STEERING
I BOUGHT A NEW TOYOTA COROLLA ON 5-27-09 FROM FIESTA TOYOTA IN LAWTON OK. I CALLED THEM TO TELL THEM IT DID NOT DRIVE GOOD AS MY LAST COROLLA AND I TOOK IT BACK TO THEM ON 7-13-09 AND THEY KEPT IT ALL DAY AND SAID IT WAS THE ELECTRIC STEERING. IT WONDERS OVER THE ROAD ESPECIALLY IF THE ROAD IS NOT A GOOD WIDE SMOOTH ROAD. THEY WORKED ON THE STEERING AND SAID IT WAS ALL THEY COULD DO. I GOT AND BROUGHT IT HOME AND THEN I CALLED THEM TO TELL THEM I WAS DIS-SATISFIED AND WAS GOING TO BRING IT BACK. I HAVE NOT TOOK IT BACK AS THEY SAID THEY HAD ALL THEY COULD DO. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS STEERING PROBLEM. I HOPE YOU CHECK INTO THIS LETTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308708February 11, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND ON TIME. AFTER PRESSING THE BRAKE, CAR DID NOT STOP ON TIME AND HIT A SMALL POLE IN FRONT OF THE STORE AND HAD FRONTAL BUMPER DAMAGE. AT FIRST I DID NOT KNOW THE REASON. NOW I KNOW THE RECALL ON TOYOTAS DUE TO BRAKE DEFECTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308802February 11, 2010
STEERING
STEERING ON 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA IS LOOSE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FEELS LIKE TRUCKS PASSING YOU ALL THE TIME. I COMPLAINED TO SEVERAL DEALERS, THEY TOLD ME I WOULD GET USED TO IT AS IT IS ELECTRONIC STEERING. NOW I SEE I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308844February 11, 2010
STEERING
MY TOYOTA COROLLA/S/L HAS HAD STEERING PROBLEMS SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR VEERS/SWERVES TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT LIKE YOU WERE DRIVING IN A WIND STORM. THIS IS MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS CAR. IT'S A 2009 WITH 20,000 ON IT AND EVERY SINGLE TIME SHE BRINGS IT FOR A OIL CHANGE SHE TELLS THE MECHANIC TO CHECK THE ALIGNMENT BECAUSE SHE HAS A HARD TIME STEERING IT ON THE HIGHWAY. WHICH THAT IS THE ONLY DRIVING SHE REALLY DOES. SHE COMMUTES TO COLLEGE. I AM VERY WORRIED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308847February 11, 2010
STEERING
STEERING 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA, VEHICLE CONTINUALLY FEELS AS IF IT'S BEING BUFFETED BY WINDS, IT WANDERS FROM CENTER OF LANE AND READILY VEERS FROM STRAIGHT TRAJECTORY WHILE CHECKING OVER SHOULDER FOR TRAFFIC DURING LANE CHANGES. CONDITION IS UNNERVING AND UNCOMFORTABLE, HAZARDOUS FOR YOUNG OR INATTENTIVE DRIVERS. PURCHASED VEHICLE JULY 28 2008 AND THIS IS A CONTINUOUS CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308321February 10, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW WHILE DRIVING IN THEIR 09 TOYOTA COROLLA, EXPERIENCED UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION; ON A STRAIGHT PIECE OF DRY PAVEMENT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHOOT INTO THE ONCOMING LANE (A CONDITION KNOWN AS TORSIONAL STEERING BY SOME) ON A 2 WAY TRAFFIC ROAD STRIKING A CAR IN THE ONCOMING LANE AND THUS CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THERE WERE ONLY SLIGHT INJURIES. THOUGH THE WHEELS WERE POINTED STRAIGHT AHEAD, THE CAR VEERED LEFT AS THE CAR UNCONTROLLABLY SPED UP. MY SON-IN-LAW STATES THAT HIS FOOT WAS NOT ON THE PEDAL. THE ACTION INITIATED AFTER HE DEPRESSED THE PEDAL TO ACCELERATE ALONG WITH OTHER TRAFFIC. THE CAR WAS REPAIR BY THE INSURANCE BUT STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM. IT HAS ONLY DONE IT THE TIME THAT THE CAR WAS INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT AND MY DAUGHTER AND SON IN LAW HAVE BEEN RELUCTANT TO USE IT SINCE THE ACCIDENT SO THUS WE HAVE NOT HAD THE EXPERIENCE RECUR. YES THE ORIGINAL PART IS AVAILABLE AND STILL ON THE VEHICLE, THOUGH TOYOTA IS SCHEDULED TO EITHER REPAIR IT OR REPLACE IT SOON. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308327February 10, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY CAR ALWAYS SHIFTS TO THE LEFT. I THOUGHT IT'S AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM, SO I SENT MY CAR TO AUTO CHECK TO ADJUST THE ALIGNMENT. AFTER SERVICE, THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. I DON'T HAVE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308310February 10, 2010
SUSPENSION, STEERING
I HAVE A WANDERING PROBLEM WITH MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. I HAVE TRIED NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENT TO NO AVAIL. AT HIGHWAY IT TENDS TO WANDER AROUND THE LANE EVEN WITH NO WIND PRESENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308316February 10, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CAR IS ABOUT 9 MONTHS OLD. I NOTICED IN JANUARY 2010 THAT THE CAR IS NOT STEADY AT HIGH SPEEDS. ON THE HIGHWAY, AT ABOUT 60 MPH, THE CAR REQUIRED CONSTANT MANEUVERING OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO PREVENT IT FROM DRIFTING OFF A LANE. TO BE MORE PRECISE, EVEN WHEN I HOLD THE STEERING STEADY, THE CAR DRIFTS AND I HAVE TO BRING THE CAR BACK INTO THE LANE BY ADJUSTING THE WHEEL SLIGHTLY. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME I DRIVE, BUT HAS HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS SO FAR. THE DRIFT IS QUITE SIGNIFICANT AND SOMETHING TOYOTA CANNOT IGNORE. I HOPE TOYOTA RECOGNIZES THIS PROBLEM ASAP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308361February 10, 2010
STEERING
MY 2009 COROLLA HAS ALWAYS FELT AS IF IT WERE WANDERING AS I WAS DRIVING. I TOLD MY SALES PERSON AND HE FELT I WAS JUST NOT USED TO IT AS I HAD BEEN DRIVING A NEW TOYOTA TUNDRA THAT IS MUCH BIGGER. I HAVE DRIVEN SMALL TOYOTAS SINCE THE 70'S SO I THINK THIS IS NOT THE CASE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS FOR A YR AND 1/2 NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308368February 10, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA, THE VEHICLE DRIFTS WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD IN A STRAIGHT LINE OFF CENTER. TOYOTA HAS DONE A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND STATE THAT ALL IS ACCORDING TO SPEC. I OWN A TOYTOA 4RUNNER 2003 AND IT TRACKS STRAIGHT AND TRUE ON THE SAME ROADWAY. I DRIVE A FORD POLICE INTERCEPTOR AT WORK AND I ALSO DRIVES STRAIGHT AND TURN ON THE SAME ROADWAYS. CONSUMER REPORTS MAGAZINE ALSO REPORTS IN THEIR TEST THAT THE COROLLA 2009 WAS VAGUE ON CENTER DURING THEIR TEST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308349February 10, 2010
STEERING
I PURCHASED A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA S MODEL ON MARCH 23, 2008. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE I HAVE NOTICED THAT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE CAR MOVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD. FOR SOME REASON THERE IS A LOT OF "EXTRA PLAY" IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH FORCES THE DRIVER TO CONTINUALLY MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT AND RIGHT TO KEEP THE CAR GOING STRAIGHT. THIS IS THE 3RD COROLLA I HAVE OWNED IN MY LIFETIME AND I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE LIKE THIS. IT SEEMS THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A FAULTY DESIGN PLAN USED WHEN TOYOTA MANUFACTURED THIS NEW MODEL VEHICLE. CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME HOW I SHOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND WHAT MY NEXT STEPS MIGHT BE? THANK YOU! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308352February 10, 2010
STEERING
MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA S VEERS (AS IF HIT BY HARSH WIND) WHILE DRIVING 60+ MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS DRIVING OUT OF STATE ON A HIGHSPEED HIGHWAY WHEN I NOTICED THE PROBLEM. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS TO KEEP MY CAR IN MY LANE. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE PROBLEM OCCUR AT HIGH SPEEDS SO I HAVE BEEN DRIVING SLOWER SINCE THEN. I FOUND OUT YESTERDAY THAT THERE MAY BE ANOTHER POSSIBLE RECALL AND THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308376February 10, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I OWN A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA THAT HAS HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF NOT STARTING. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START AFTER SITTING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, HOWEVER, IT WILL START AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO DO SO. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN APRIL 2008. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN THE SHOP ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE AND THEY TELL ME THEY CANNOT FIND A CAUSE FOR THIS. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED FOUR OTHER TIMES THAT I DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE GARAGE SINCE THEY INFORMED ME THEY COULD NOT FIX IT IF IT WOULD NOT REPEAT THE BEHAVIOR. THE OCCURRENCE IS VERY SPORADIC AND THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THE LAST TIME IT WAS IN THE GARAGE THEY PLACED A FUEL ADDITIVE IN THE GAS TANK TO FIX THE PROBLEM... STILL NO RESOLVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308385February 10, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. I NOTICED THAT IN HIGH SPEED (60 MPH) SOME TIMES IT IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE CAR IN LANE AND AT HIGH SPEED IT DRIFTS. I WAS DRIVING TO MISSISSIPPI FROM ATLANTA AND NOTICED THE DRIFT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308432February 10, 2010
STEERING
2009 TOYOTA COROLLA STEERING COMPLAIN. 1. DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE CAR IN A STRAIGHT POSITION WHILE DRIVING. 2. LOOKS LIKE IT IS LAGGING BEHIND WHEN TURNING OR DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT POSITION. 3. IN A SPLIT SECOND, YOU FEEL THAT YOU ARE NOT IN CONTROL OF THE STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308457February 10, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHEN I START THE CAR THE ENGINE NOISE ALTERNATED BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW. THE RPM WAS FLUCTUATING A LOT EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS ONLY BEING HEATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308471February 10, 2010
STEERING
I BOUGHT TOYOTA COROLLA 2009 A YEAR AGO. AND AFTER 2 WEEKS I BOUGHT I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE STEERING WHEEL BY FEELING THE SURVEY FORM AND EVEN I WENT TO THE DEALER TO CHECK THIS FOR ME. THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY VERY BAD.... WHEN YOU DRIVE YOU CAR MORE THAN 50 MILE PER HOUR.... IT IS VERY HARD TO KEEP THE LANE STRAIGHT.... YOU HAVE TO GRAB THE WHEEL REALLY HARD... YOU FEEL SWINGING LEFT AND RIGHT WHEN YOU DRIVE THIS CAR IN A HIGHWAY. STARTING FROM WEEK 1. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE STEERING WHEEL OF THIS CAR. I WAS EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM TOYOTA FOLLOWING MY COMPLAINT.... BUT I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING. I AM STILL DRIVING THIS CAR WITH LESS CONFIDENCE AND SCARED EVERY SINGLE TIME I DRIVE. I NEVER FELT DRIVING A NEW CAR FOR A SINGLE DAY. SERIOUSLY, THESE TOYOTA COROLLA 2009 MODEL NEEDS TO BE CHECKED FOR THE STEERING WHEEL. SINCE I HAVE ALREADY BOUGHT IT I CAN'T TO ANYTHING BUT I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE MY COMPLAINTS HEARD BY TOYOTA AND FIX THE ISSUE. THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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