Toyota Corolla Complaints (2009)

1,459 consumer complaints on file.

#10302551January 27, 2010
STEERING
I ALREADY FILED A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT BUT FORGOT TO MENTION THAT IF I GO PASS 40 THE CAR STEERS ON ITS OWN AS IF IT'S HYDRO PLANING ON DRY ROAD. I DRIVE ON I75 TO AND FROM WORK. SPEED LIMIT IS 70 AND WHEN I REACH THE SPEED LIMIT I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY BE CORRECTING THE STEERING OF MY CAR. *CW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302877January 27, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
2009 TOYOTA COROLLA - GAS PEDAL STICKING PROBLEM WHILE ON THE FAMILY DRIVEWAY TRAVELING AT ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR, CAR RAPIDLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AFTER I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL. PUSHING THE BRAKE DOWN AS HARD AS I COULD THE CAR CONTINUED TRAVELING FORWARD CRASHING INTO MY DAUGHTER'S CAR, THEN PUSHING HER CAR THROUGH THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GARAGE DOOR & THROUGH THE HOUSE WALL COMPLETELY DAMAGING MY DAUGHTER'S CAR (TOTALED) DESTROYING THE GARAGE DOOR WHILE SMASHING DOWN THAT PORTION OF THE HOUSE WALL. AND THEN FURTHER INSIDE COLLIDING INTO A LARGE DRYER & WASHING FINALLY COMING TO REST AGAINST AN INSIDE HOUSE WALL BEAM & CONCRETE. MY DAUGHTER WAS ALMOST HIT AS SHE WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL WHEN THE CARS CRASHED THROUGH. WE'VE ALWAYS MAINTAINED THAT IT WAS TOYOTA'S FAULT AS IT WAS WITHOUT QUESTION, A CASE OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION--THE CAR RAPIDLY ACCELERATED FORWARD ON ITS OWN, BUT TOYOTA INSISTED IT WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THEIR CAR. TOYOTA, AT MY COST AND OUR INSURANCE COMPANY, STATE FARM, MADE ALL THE REPAIRS TO THE CAR--TOYOTA REFUSED TO TAKE LIABILITY FOR INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. SO THERE WE WERE, WHO COULD REFUTE MIGHTY TOYOTA'THEY WERE THE PREMIER CAR COMPANY & THEY MADE ALMOST PERFECT CARS. OBVIOUSLY WITH THEIR 2ND RECALL IN A MATTER OF MONTHS THAT IMAGE HAS NOW BEEN SOMEWHAT DISPELLED. IN SPEAKING WITH TOYOTA TODAY I WAS ADVISED THAT MY COROLLA WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN THEIR RECALL AS I WAS ADVISED THAT THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY IN MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN JAPAN BY NIPO-DENSO AND NOT THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY INVOLVED WITH THE SO-CALLED STICKING GAS PEDAL PROBLEM, AS THAT ASSEMBLY, WAS MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES BY CTS. WHILE I APPRECIATE WHAT TOYOTA STATED ABOUT DIFFERENT ASSEMBLIES, I CAN STATE UNEQUIVOCALLY MY CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD EVEN THOUGH I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE HOLD TIME WHILE THE CAR RACED FORWARD.NO ONE INCURS SUCH DAMAGE PRESSING THE BRAKES. I WOULD ASK FOR YOUR REVIEW AND COMMENTS *CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302434January 26, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATOR DEPRESSES SLOWLY FORCING THE USE OF EXTRA BRAKE PRESSURE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10301836January 22, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WE WERE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. A TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGED AND A CAR WAS IN FRONT OF US. I LET OFF THE GAS TO BEGIN STOPPING BUT THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. I HAD TO STOMP THE BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR. MY WIFE THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10301733January 21, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
RUNAWAY TOYOTA...I WAS EXITING I-8 E ON LAKE MURRAY EXIT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WHILE SLOWING THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HIT THE CAR AHEAD WHICH IT TURN HIT THE CAR AHEAD OF IT. NO ONE HURT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300451January 20, 2010
STEERING
2009 COROLLA WANDERS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH, IT CANNOT GO IN A STRAIGHT LINE IT WANDERS THREE TO FOUR IN THE LANE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300288January 19, 2010
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE BATTERY EXPLODED AFTER THE CRASH BUT DID NOT CAUSE A FIRE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE DESTROYED. THE DRIVER HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF LESS THAN 20 MPH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS CURRENTLY AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 11,800.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299000January 11, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH OUT OF HER DRIVEWAY, SUDDENLY, THE "MALFUNCTION" INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO RODENTS EATING THE SOY BASED WIRING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE CONTINUES WITH NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,837 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298039January 4, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BATTERY WENT DEAD AFTER ONLY 9,693 MILES. CAR WAS STATIONERY IN A GARAGE AND LIGHTS WERE TURNED OFF. DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297638December 31, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN AND OUT OF GEAR WHILE TRAVELING AT CONSISTENT SPEEDS ON ROADS AND FREEWAYS WITH LITTLE GRADES. WHILE IN COMMUTER TRAFFIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION IS CONSTANTLY ENGAGED THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT GRAB AND ENGAGE EVERY TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296461December 19, 2009
STEERING
MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA WANDERS FROM SIDE TO SIDE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY MAKE CORRECTIONS WHICH IS EXHAUSTING AND A SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE INFORM TOYOTA TO ISSUE A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295739December 15, 2009
SUSPENSION, STEERING, AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING 15 MPH IN 33 DEGREE TEMP. I GAVE IT A LITTLE GAS AT THE BOTTOM OF A SMALL HILL AND MY CAR WENT IN TO A FISH TAIL. I CORRECTED THIS ABOUT 6 TIMES BEFORE I COULD NOT RECOVER. MY CAR HIT THE DITCH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND FLIPPED ON IT'S ROOF. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT MY WHEEL WOULD ALMOST TAKE CONTROL OF THE CAR BETWEEN ABOVE 30 MPH. THE CAR WOULD SWERVE ALL OVER MY LANE. I THOUGHT THIS WAS JUST ME, NOW I SEE MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM ALSO. QUESTION BEING..... COULD THE ALIGNMENT BE OFF ENOUGH FROM THE EPS PROBLEMS THAT IT COULD HAVE MADE IT POSSIBLE THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN RECOVERABLE FROM? I WOULD LIKE TOYOTA TO LOOK IN TO THIS TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM BEFORE ANOTHER FAMILY OF 5 ENDS UP UPSIDE DOWN IN A DITCH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10295431December 12, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I PURCHASED A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA IN NOVEMBER 2009. I HAD ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES SLIPPING TO THE FLOOR 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE. THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHEN I WOULD TRY TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN OR COME TO A STOP. IT HAPPENED SPORADICALLY. I HAD MANY NEAR COLLISIONS AND WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO SNOWBANKS SEVERAL TIMES TO AVOID HITTING OTHER CARS. TOYOTA KEPT SAYING NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR AFTER CHECKING THE BRAKES. IN SEPTEMBER, I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE HYDRAULIC SERVICE BRAKE RECALL. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. ON DECEMBER 8 & 9 THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR TWICE WHEN I TRIED TO STOP AT STOP SIGNS. I ALMOST GOT KILLED AVOIDING OTHER CARS AT INTERSECTIONS. ONCE AGAIN, THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO DUPLICATE THE SITUATION AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I TOLD THEM I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE CAR WHICH WILL END UP CRASHING AT SOME POINT FROM A FAULTY BRAKE SYSTEM. THEY SAID THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING. I SAID THE RECALL PART IS NOT EFFECTIVE AND THE CONSUMERS NEED TO BE AWARE. ALL I ASKED FOR WAS A NEW COROLLA AND I WOULD CONTINUE ALL MY PAYMENTS. I DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE CAR ON THE ROAD (NOR SHOULD OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS). THE DEALERSHIP IS IN BURLINGTON VERMONT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295437December 12, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA XRS AND LIVING IN NORTHERN CANADA. DURING EXTREME TEMPERATURES IN THE -30 AND ABOVE WHILE DRIVING AT 50 KM/HR OR HIGHER CLUTCH PEDAL WILL STIFFEN TO THE POINT THAT AT SOMETIMES IT WILL HESITATE TO RETURN TO POSITION AND WILL POP BACK AND CLUTCH NOT ENGAGING RIGHT AWAY CAUSING SLIPPAGE AT THAT POINT. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL STIFFENS DURING THIS TIME, I KNOW THAT THE CLUTCH AND BRAKE ARE ON THE SAME HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. CLUTCH PEDAL WILL BEGIN TO LOOSEN WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC OR STOPPED FOR EXTENDED PERIODS IDLING, AS I BELIEVE THIS IS BECAUSE THERE'S NOT MUCH COLD AIR BLOWING THROUGH THE FRONT OF VEHICLE AT SLOW SPEEDS AS IT'S WARMING THE SLAVE CYLINDER. AS IT WAS DOING THIS AT ONE POINT I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE TEMPERATURE OF THE SLAVE CYLINDER AND IT WAS EXTREMELY COLD TO TOUCH. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD LEAD TO PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURE OR EVEN WORSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND THERE ARE GOING TO INVESTIGATE IT FURTHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294114December 1, 2009
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RAPIDLY INCREASE ITS SPEED. EVEN AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. CONSEQUENTLY THE CONSUMERS MOTHER CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. HE DID NOT CONTACT THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 2,500. UPDATED 12/15/09 *BF UPDATED 01/19/10 *BF ( SON ON BEHALF OF HIS MOTHER). UPDATED 01/20/10.*JB..UPDATED 12/03/14 *BF UPDATED 5/11/15 *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10293594November 25, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY
I BOUGHT A TOYOTA COROLLA 2009 AND COUPLE MONTHS AGO I SAW PAINT PROBLEMS PAINTING AROSE IN SEVERAL PARTS I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER BUT THEY DON'T WANT FIX IT THE CAR IS ONLY 1 YEAR OLD AND THE PAINT IS CAME OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292229November 15, 2009
STEERING
STEERING ERRATIC ON HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CAR IS UNSTABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, STEERING TOO LOOSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292245November 15, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2009 TOYOTA COROLLA, "S" AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM WAS INITIALLY IDENTIFIED BY ME WHEN MY CAR WOULD NOT CATCH WHILE ON A SLOPE IN DRIVE. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ROLL BACK. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS WAS NORMAL DUE TO A LOSS OF PRESSURE, HOWEVER IT WOULD DO IT EVEN IF I BARLEY STOPPED ON A GRADUAL INCLINE FOR A FEW SECONDS. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO ROLL BACK UNLESS I HAD ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND ONE FOOT ON THE GAS WHILE TO KEEP ME STEADY TO START. THIS HAPPENED AT FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED THE CAR. RECENTLY, I MY ENGINE HAS BEEN RUNNING REALLY ROUGH AND WINDING AT A HIGH PITCH WHILE DRIVING. IT NOW INTERMITTENTLY GOES BETWEEN GEARS AND DOWNSHIFTS AUTOMATICALLY INTO GEARS THAT ARE NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THE SPEEDS TRAVELING. THIS CAUSES A DRASTIC DOWN SPEED, AND EXAMPLE IS I WILL BE ON THE FREEWAY TRAVELING SPEEDS BETWEEN 50-65 AND IT WILL DOWNSHIFT AND REDUCE MY SPEED TO 40 MPH OR LESS, THEN I WILL TRY TO ACCELERATE AND IT WILL REDLINE OUT, AS IF I AM IN NEUTRAL AND I WILL HAVE NO CONTROL TO REGAIN SPEED UNTIL IT AUTOMATICALLY PUSHES ITSELF BACK INTO GEAR, AND THEN INCREASES MY SPEED AT A RAPID PACE, WITHOUT ME PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE GAS. AT THIS POINT, I AM REQUIRED TO PLACE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO CONTROL MY SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TAKEN MY CAR BACK TWICE AND CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED IT TWICE BASED ON THE READS, BUT I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE READS ON THE COMPUTER WILL SAY THAT IT IS AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION... HOWEVER THEY CAN NOT IDENTIFY WHERE THE MALFUNCTION IS COMING FROM. PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED AND NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO FIX THIS AT THIS TIME. TOYOTA IS NOT ASSISTING WITH THE RECALL AND I AM LEFT WITH LOTS OF SHOP HOURS. THINKING ABOUT REGISTERING FOR THE LEMON LAW ABOUT MY CAR, I DRIVE APX. 1000 MILES WEEK AND MY CAR IS NOT SAVING, CONSISTENT, AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE HAVE NO CONTROL WHILE MY CAR MALFUNCTIONS. I CAN ONLY REACT TO WHAT IS HAPPENING. IT ALSO MAKES A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND, AND A HIGH WINDING SOUND WHEN REDLINING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291523November 9, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. IT ACCELERATED WHILE I WAS WAITING FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TO TURN RED TO GREEN. THE RPM SHOT UP SO I PUT IN NEUTRAL AND THEN THE RPM RAPIDLY SHOT UP TO THE RED MARK SO THE TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND PARKED IT AT MY WORK SINCE EVENING OF 11/05/09. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291345November 7, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AS AN OWNER OF 2009 COROLLA I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT RECALL FOR BRAKE FAILURE IN EXTREMELY LOW TEMPERATURES. TOYOTA HAS LIMITED ITS RECALL AND REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM ONLY TO CERTAIN STATES. I LIVE IN NW INDIANA, LESS THAN 4 MILES FROM ILLINOIS STATE LINE. ILLINOIS OWNERS WILL HAVE THEIR BRAKES FIXED; INDIANA IS NOT ON THE LIST. TOYOTA?S STATE RESTRICTION DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE. NW INDIANA HAS THE SAME WEATHER AS CHICAGO, IL AND THE SAME EXTREME LOW TEMPERATURES. ADDITIONALLY, I CONDUCT A HUGE PORTION OF MY BUSINESS AND PERSONAL MATTERS IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. I WILL HAVE TO DRIVE MY CAR KNOWING THAT BRAKES CAN FAIL ON ME ON ANY GIVEN DAY WITH THE EXTREME LOW TEMPERATURES (AND WE HAVE MONTHS OF SUCH DAYS AHEAD). HOW IS TOYOTA ALLOWED TO DISCRIMINATE BETWEEN STATES WITHOUT JUST CAUSE? WE ALL HAVE A RIGHT TO DRIVE SAFE VEHICLES. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO ENFORCE TOYOTA TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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