2004 Toyota Corolla complaints

SUMMER 2007, WITH ABOUT 65,000 MILES ON MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA S (BOUGHT NEW), I STARTED TO NOTICE AN UNUSUAL SOUND WHEN I SHIFTED GEARS--SOUNDED A LITTLE LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE SOUND BUT VERY FAINT. SOUND SLOWLY BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED, UNTIL IT BECAME A WORRY. IT HAPPENED WHEN I USED THE CLUTCH (IT'S A MANUAL). I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM LISTEN TO IT. THEY DIDN'T HEAR IT, BUT RECOMMENDED THAT I LEAVE IT FOR SERVICE. I DID. DEALER SAID THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM. ALSO SAID THEY RARELY WORK ON MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS ANY MORE. CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES, I BROUGHT IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC PERSONALLY KNOWN TO ME. HE IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFIED IT AS A TRANSMISSION BEARING PROBLEM. THOUGHT IT WAS POSSIBLY THE PILOT BEARING. HE RECOMMEND I TAKE IT TO A TRANSMISSION PLACE FOR A LISTEN. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP CAME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION AS THE LOCAL MECHANIC. I REPORTED BACK TO MY MECHANIC WHO CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK WHETHER THERE WERE ANY SERVICE BULLETINS ABOUT TRANSMISSION BEARING PROBLEMS AND THEY SAID THERE WEREN'T. I CONTACTED THE DEALER TO REPORT THE FINDINGS OF THE TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY DIDN'T THINK THERE WAS A PROBLEM. I RETURNED TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION WORK DONE AND HE REPLACED THE BEARINGS. NO MORE UNUSUAL SOUND WHEN I SHIFT. I STILL HAVE THE OLD PART, WHICH SHOWS WEAR ON ONE OF THE BEARINGS. THE DEALER WAS NOT HELPFUL IN RESOLVING THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS EVEN LESS HELPFUL. THE REPAIR WAS VERY EXPENSI

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SHOWED EVAP FUEL LEAK. PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO CORRODED FUEL FILLER NECK. PARTS ARE BACK-ORDERED BECAUSE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. TOYOTA ISSUED A TSB ON THIS PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL YET. *TR

JUNE 24 I TOOK MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA -- VIN [XXX] --- IN FOR THE RECALL SSC # 80A 03-04 FRONT DOOR GLASS BOLTS SAFETY RECALL. THE WINDOW APPEARED TO BE IN WORKING ORDER, WHEN I PICKED IT UP. THE WINDOW CAME TO A TIGHT SEAL AT THE UPPER PART OF THE WINDOW. JUNE 25, THE WINDOW IS OFF TRACK AGAIN LEAVING A GAP AT THE UPPER PORTION WHEN THE WINDOW ROLLS UP! TOYOTA SAID THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE WEATHER STRIPPING. THE WINDOW BECAUSE IT WENT OFF TRACK BECAUSE OF A DEFECT AT THE FACTORY, MADE THE RUBBER AROUND THE WINDOW ALL LOOSE AND MAYBE AFFECTING THE WINDOW NOW. I CAN SEE HOW THE STRIPPING HAS FORMED IN A WAY THAT IT MIGHT PUSH THE WINDOW AWAY FROM THE INNER TRACK -- WHEN WINDOW GOES UP, THE STRIPPING IS LOOSE AND THE WINDOW MOVES AS GOING UP. I PERSONALLY THINK TOYOTA IS GETTING THE EASY WAY OUT OF THIS. ON A SIDE NOTE.. I ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDOW CAUSE IT SHATTERED ON ME, THANK GOD I HAD TINT ON THE WINDOW. I TOOK IT TO A PRIVATE BUSINESS, AND JUST MY LUCK, CANT FIND THE RECEIPT. SO I WON'T GET REIMBURSE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE TECHNICIAN ATTEMPTED TO ROLL DOWN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AND IT SHATTERED. THE CONTACT HAD TO REPAIR THE FAILURE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE, THE DEALER INFORMED HIM OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V162000 (VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR). THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR COSTS AND IS EXPERIENCING THIS FAILURE WITH ALL OF THE POWER WINDOWS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,400.

2004 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ONE OF THE WELDS ON THE FILLER TUBE BROKE. CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH GAS LEAKS. *KB

2004 TOYOTA COROLLA WINDOW SHATTERED DUE TO BOLT COMING OFF. CONSUMER STATES THAT THEY WOULD LIKE FULL REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS REPAIR. HE STATES THAT THEY HAVE NOW ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT. *KB

WATCHED 20/20 MAY 9TH 2008 ABOUT HOW TO CHECK FOR PRODUCTION DATE ON TIRES. CHECKED DATE ON TIRES MAY 10TH 2008. DATE IS REMOVED OR BUFFED OFF OF TWO FRONT TIRES! THE CIRCLE WHERE THE NUMBERS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE IS STILL ON THE TIRE BUT THE DATE HAS BEEN REMOVED. TWO FRONT TIRES WERE BOUGHT APRIL 22ND 2008. (I STILL HAVE THE RECEIPT). *TR

2004 COROLLA LE - PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW IS MAKING CLICKING NOISE EVERYTIME IT IS OPENED AND CLOSED. THIS FEELS AS IF SOMETHING IS STUCK IN THE WINDOW. THE WINDOW DOES NOT SLIDE SMOOTHLY. *TR

PASSENGER FRONT SIDE WINDOW SEPARATED FROM ROLLERS. POP OUT. *TR

THE WINDOWS ON MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA RATTLE AND THE WINDOW COME DOWN BY ITSELF. THE DRIVERS DOOR IS THE WORST ONE. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE POWER WINDOW HAS ALWAYS MADE POPPING & CLICKING NOISES AND IS NOW OFF TRACK AND INOPERABLE WITHOUT MANUAL ASSISTANCE. *TR

CAR ENGINE MADE NOISE , PULLED OFF HIGHWAY, TOWED TO SHOP , TOLD ENGINE DEAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $5,500.00 -VEHICLE ONLY HAS 66,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

CAR ACCIDENT:HIT A WALL AT 45M/H OR HIGHER, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND FRONT PASSENGER HAD A LOT OF BRUISES ON THE CHEST, ARM, STOMACH AND PAIN FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. DRIVER HAD AND ELBOW PROBLEM WITH PAIN AND ENABLE HIM TO LIFT HEAVY WEIGHT, BECAUSE ALL THE IMPACT FORCE WAS SUPPORTED BY HIS ARMS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC WINDOW ON MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA HAD BEEN MAKING NOISE WHEN USED, AND TODAY IT POPPED OUT OF PLACE COMPLETELY AND WILL NO LONGER OPERATE. *TR

UPON OPENING DRIVER'S POWER WINDOW, IT SHATTERED COMPLETELY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

THE BELT TENSIONER ON THIS VEHICLE HAS FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW, AND NEEDED A NEW BELT TENSIONER AT 44K. THE WORK WAS DONE AT AN AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALER, AL HENDRICKSON TOYOTA. THE SECOND BELT TENSIONER FAILURE WAS AT 78K AND THE TENSIONER WAS REPLACED AGAIN AT A TOYOTA DEALER, PALM BEACH TOYOTA. THE SECOND DEALER, PALM BEACH TOYOTA, FOUND A DEFECTIVE CLAMP ON A POWERSTEERING HOSE AFTER REPEATED POWER STEERING FAILURES SUBSEQUENT TO REPLACEMENT OF TENSIONER. BOTH TENSIONER FAILURES WERE PRECEDED BY OILY SPOTS ON DRIVEWAY UNDER TENSIONER UNIT AND WERE LIKELY CAUSED BY THE DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING HOSE CLAMP FOUND BY PALM BEACH TOYOTA ALLOWING LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID ONTO BELT AND TENSIONER ASSEMBLY. *TR

DATE 10/20/2007 THIS SATURDAY MORNING AT 9:05 AM, AFTER MASS AT THE MIAMI ARCHDIOCESES, I HAD A MOST UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE WITH MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN I MOVED TO REVERSE MY CAR FROM MY PARKING PLACE, I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN DRAMATIC INCREASE FROM THE CAR'S IDLE AND A RELEASE OF THE ACCELERATION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO MOVE BACKWARD VERY FAST. I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, BUT DID NOT STOP AND THEN, IN A FEW SECONDS TO FORWARD TO AVOID HITTING ANY PERSONS OR VEHICLES IN MY BACK IN THE CHURCH PARKING LOT. IN TOTAL ABOUT 45 FEET BACKWARD AND FORWARD, PERHAPS 30 SECONDS PLUS IN TOTAL . I THEN CRASHED ON THE WALL OF ST. MARTHA RECTORY. THE CAR WAS UNCONTROLLABLE AND THE FRONT OF MY CAR'S HOOD, FRONT DOORS WERE BADLY DAMAGED, (ESPECIALLY THE RIGHT SIDE, WHERE MY SICK WIFE SAT ) DAMAGES WITH A PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE OF $ 5864. I HAVE TWO CONCERNS: A) SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN CAR IS STARTED AND INABILITY TO STOP IT . B) NO AIR BAG SYSTEM DEPLOYMENT IN SPITE OF THE STRENGTH OF THE IMPACT AND HAVING THE ENTIRE FRONT BUMPER OF THE CAR DESTROYED. 2) I HAVE LOST MY TRUST IN MY PRESENT TOYOTA COROLLA CAR (I HAVE HAD ONE BEFORE AND A CAMRY, AND THEIR PERFORMANCE WAS SATISFACTORY). I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A VERY CAREFUL INSPECTION OF OUR VEHICLE, ITS CAPACITY FOR SUDDEN UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION, LACK OF AIR BAG PROTECTION, AND THE LIKE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. SHE STATED THAT THE DRIVER-SIDE WINDOW COMPLETELY SHATTERED WHEN SHE ROLLED IT UP. SHE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND SCRATCHES DUE TO THE GLASS BREAKAGE. THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY HALF PRICE FOR THE WINDOW REPLACEMENT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,532 MILES. THE PURCHASE DATE OF THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

WE BOUGHT A TOYOTA CORROLA MODEL 2004. SINCE WE BOUGHT IT TIL NOW, IT ALWAYS HAS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH GAS TANK (GAS TANK, GAS PUMP, GAS ROD (?-PER DEALERSHIP PERSONNEL). OUR VEHICLE USED MAINLY TO COMMUTE A SHORT DISTANCE FROM HOME TO WORK AND VICE VERSA. THE ODOMETER WAS CURRENTLY ABOUT 31,000 PLUS MILES. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. ON JUNE 1, 2007, THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY WORKED, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER ILLUMINATED. ON JUNE 4, 2007, WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL AND OVER A RAILROAD TRACK, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. SHE TRIED NOT TO PUT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE IN FEAR THAT THE ENGINE WOULD FAIL AGAIN. WHEN SHE REACHED THE END OF THE HILL, SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE ENGINE FAILED. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE INSTANTLY. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF FOR A PERIOD OF TWENTY MINUTES AND IN THAT TIME FRAME, THE VEHICLE FAILED EVERY THREE MINUTES. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO ONE IS EVER IN THE VEHICLE WITH HER WHEN IT FAILS AND SHE IS AFRAID THAT SHE MAY CAUSE A CRASH. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 55,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,980.

I HAD A RAPID ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITH MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA YESTERDAY. THE ENGINE RPM WENT TO ABOUT 50,00RPM. BEFORE ANY DAMAGE OCCURRED I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN STARTING UP AGAIN THERE SEEMED TO BE NO PROBLEM. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER AND AFTER CHECKING OUT THE VEHICLE THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. *TR

I AM HAVING WHAT COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH MY ALMOST NEW COROLLA 2004 WITH ONLY 8000 MILES. IF I LEAVE THE CAR PARKED FOR SAY MORE THAN A WEEK, I THEN START IT, AND TRY TO GO INTO REVERSE THE CAR TAKES (LAGS) LIKE 5 OR 6 SECONDS TO SORT OF ENGAGE THE GEAR. AT FIRST IT SORT OF LIKE STARTS TO GO BUT NOT FULLY (SLIPS) AND AFTER THAT IT GOES SOLID IN TO REVERSE. I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND MY EXPLANATION?? DEALER HAS PERFORMED THE HYDRAULIC TEST, RESET THE MEMORY, AND CHANGED THE OIL. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH 31000 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 15 MPH WITH FOOT ON THE GAS PEDALTHE VEHICLE RACED UP TO 35 MPH, AND THE RPMS RACED BETWEEN 4 AND 5 ON THE GAUGE. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKE AS HARD AS HE COULD, AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL. HE ALSO APPLIED THE GAS, ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO STOP IDLING. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER BEING LOOKED AT CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000.*AK UPDATED 04/30/07. *JB

SIDE WALL FAILURE (BULGE) EVIDENCED ON BRIDGESTONE INSIGNIA TIRE, P19565R15. ORIGINAL TIRES ON NEW VEHICLE. SECOND INCIDENT FIRST, WAS AT ONLY 12,000 MILES. THIS IS DANGEROUS CONDITION. TWO FAILURES REQUIRE SOME AWARENESS BY MANUFACTURER. TIRE REPLACED PRIOR TO COMPLETE FAILURE.*JB

2004 TOYOTA COROLLA FUEL FILLER FAILED ON 12/14/06 NEW FUEL FILLER HAD TO BE INSTALLED. *JB

I HAVE TWO CLAIMS ON TOYOTA COROLLA'S. EACH VEHICLE HAD A FIRE START IN THE WHEEL WELL AREA. THE DEALER IS BLAMING BRAKE FAILURE. THE FIRST VEHICLE IS AN 06 COROLLA AND THE OTHER IS AN 04 COROLLA. NEITHER VEHICLE HAS EVER HAD ANY BRAKE WORK DONE AND BOTH HAVE VERY LOW MILES. CERTAINLY THE 06 COROLLA SHOULD BE HANDLED BY TOYOTA UNDER WARRANTY BUT SO FAR THEY ARE NOT WANTING TO HANDLE THIS LOSS. *JB

I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA (45,000 MILES) AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, (READ CODE P0456, EMISSION CONTROL EVAP SMALL LEAK). MY INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THERE WERE MANY OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND TOYOTA HAS CORRECTED THIS PROBLEM WITH REPLACING THE FUEL FILLER TUBE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE (APPROX. $300.00). SHOULD THIS NOT BE A RECALL DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING ONLY 2YRS OLD AND A EMISSION PROBLEM, THAT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER CONSUMERS? I FEEL TOYOTA SHOULD STEP UP AND REPLACE PART AT NO COST TO OWNER, THE CAR IS TOO NEW TO HAVE PROBLEMS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH TOWARD AN INTERSECTION, THE CONTACT FELT LIGHTHEADED, AND COLLIDED WITH AN IMMOBILE VEHICLE AT THE STOP SIGN. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES, PRIOR TO THE COLLISION, BUT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, HOWEVER THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINED THE CONTACT. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A STRAINED NECK. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE PRESENT BUT THE CONTACT REFUSED TO BE TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATED THE AIR BAGS SHOULD DEPLOY AT A MINIMUM OF 25 MPH. THE POLICE OFFICER ORDERED THE VEHICLE NOT TO BE DRIVEN BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS COULD SUDDENLY DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP TO BE LATER BE INSPECTED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER WOULD BE CONTACTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE'S REAR RIGHT AXLE WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE REAR RIGHT TIRE WAS WEARING OUT ABNORMALLY AND WAS REPLACED AND ALIGNED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSIS TO REPAIR THE REAR RIGHT AXLE. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE CONTACT AFFIRMED THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE FULLY DEPRESSED, VEHICLE CONTROL COULD NOT BE COMPLETELY MAINTAINED, AND THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT STABILITY POWER.*AK

2004 TOYOTA COROLLA DRIVE BELT CRACKED AT ABOUT 5K MILES I HAVE A 2004 COROLLA WHICH IS MAINTAINED REGULARLY AT DARCARS TOYOTA OF SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND. WHEN I HAD MY CAR OIL CHANGED AT MILEAGE 53200, THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD AND SHOWED ME THAT MY CAR'S DRIVE BELT HAS MANY, MANY CRACKS ON IT. THEY TOLD ME I NEED TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW BELT AND WILL BE CHARGED $210. TOYOTA OFFICIALLY RECOMMENDS AN INITIAL INSPECTION OF DRIVE BELT AT 60K/72 MONTHS, 15K THEREAFTER. IT MEANS BEFORE 60K MILES THERE SHOULD BE FINE. I SENT AN EMAIL TO TOYOTA AND ASKED THEM IF MY CAR HAS A QUALITY PROBLEM. IN THEIR REPLY, THEY REFUSED TO ANSWER MY QUESTION. TOYOTA IS FAMOUS FOR THEIR VEHICLE EXCELLENT QUALITY, BUT IT LOOKS NOT IN MY CASE. *NM

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA FROM SAN DIEGO TO DALLAS. ABOUT 60 MILES EAST OF YUMA, AZ THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN THIS CAR. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO YUMA AND A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION REPLACED BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION HAD GROUND ITSELF TO PIECES AND THERE WERE PIECES OF THIS IN THE TRANSMISSION PAN. WE HAD TO PAY $3000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. WE DO NOT BELIEVE A 3 YEAR OLD TOYOTA WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION SHOULD GO OUT AT 75,000 MILES. *NM

MY CAR ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS WILL NOT START AS WELL.....THERE IS NO CRANKING WHATSOEVER. ALTHOUGH UPON TURNING THE KEY ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD LIGHT UP IN A NORMAL MANNER, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. AFTER EITHER A FEW TRIES OR ROLL STARTING THE VEHICLE (MANUAL TRANSMISSION)....IT WILL START. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER ONCE AND THEY ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY, THEN THE STARTER *WHICH THEY PROCEEDED TO REPLACE, THEN AFTER A FEW DAYS THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN....I AM BRINGING IT BACK TO THE DEALER. *JB

A/C FAILED, STOPPED COOLING, THE CLUTCH IS INOPERATIVE, A/C CLUTCH DOES NOT ENGAGE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAS FILLER TUBE HAD RUST DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO COATED THE FILLER TUBE WITHOUT REMOVING THE RUST. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE REPAIR PERFORMED BECAUSE THE RUST COULD DETERIORATE THE TUBE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A GAS LEAK.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA AND WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE TIRE WALL BECAME TOTALLY DETROYED PRESENTING SLASHES THREE INCHES LONG IN THE SIDE WALLS. THE TIRE WAS BEYOND REPAIR. THE SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED ONE YEAR PRIOR.

MY CAR ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS WILL NOT START AFTER TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THERE IS NO CRANKING WHATSOEVER. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF TURNING THE KEY, THE CAR FINALLY STARTED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THE FIRST INCIDENT AND THE NOTHING WRONG COULD BE DETECTED. IN APRIL 2006, IT HAS OCCURRED AGAIN AS THE CAR WILL NOT START UNTIL SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. I AM TAKING THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN ON MONDAY, APRIL 17TH, 2006 TO FIND OUT WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH THE CAR. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PLACING THE ENGINE INTO DRIVE, THE ENGINE REVVED HIGH AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BRICK GARAGE WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT WITH ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE GARAGE. THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED SINCE THIS HAPPENED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. THE VEHICLE REMAINS AT THE SCENE OF THE INCIDENT AND HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED.

DROVE CAR TO WORK ON DAY OF ACCIDENT WITH NO INCIDENTS. PARKED VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 5 HOURS THEN DROVE IT AGAIN FOR ABOUT 1 HALF HOUR THEN PARK. AT 5:00 P.M. LEFT THE OFFICE TO GO HOME. ON THE WAY HOME I MADE TOW STOPS, ONE AT THE POST OFFICE AND ANOTHER AT MY SISTER'S HOUSE. UPON LEAVING MY SISTER'S, I PROCEED TO GO UP HILL. WHEN I GOT TO THE TOP OF THE HILL WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL I PROCEEDED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN LOW GEAR AS I AM ACCOUSTOMED TO WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL WHICH I WAS ABOUT TO DO. AS I PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR, IT ACCELERATED TO TOP SPEED GOING DOWN THE HILL. I LOOKED DOWN TO MAKE SURE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL...IT WAS. THE VEHICLE BEGAN RACING DOWN HILL. I APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES BUT IT DID NOT HOLD. I DECIDED TO TRY TO STEADY THE VEHICLE WITH BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL AS I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE TO NO AVAIL. I CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE BOUNCED FROM SIDE TO SIDE THEN HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND BECOME AIRBORNE. THE VEHICLE DROPPED IN A DITCH BOUNCED AGAIN THEN CRASHED INTO A DIRT EMBANKMENT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET AT WHICH TIME BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. ON JANUARY 6, 2006 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA DEALER HERE ON ISLAND FOR FULL SERVICE. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE CHANGED AS INDICATED ON MY WORK ORDER AND THE BACK BRAKES WERE CLEANED AND ADJUSTED. ON MARCH 6, 2006, I WENT IN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO REPORT THE ACCIDENT DESCRIBING WHAT HAPPENED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT THE PROBLEM.

I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR 2 YEARS NOW, EVERY TIME I TAKE THE CAR INTO THE DEALER I SHOW THEM THE GAP AND THE WARPING UP OF THE CONSOLE ABOVE THE RADIO. STILL UNTIL THIS DAY, THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. IT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE AND MORE OF THE TOP CONSOLE IS POPPING UP CAUSING A RATTLING NOISE. I ALSO SMELL THAT BAD EGG/ SULFUR SMELLING ORDER WHEN I USE THE AC OR THE HEAT. I AM SURE THIS CANT BE GOOD FOR ANYONE'S HEALTH. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH BOTH OF THESE COMPLAINTS. FACTORY RECALL? *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 COROLLA THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNED IN FRONT OF ME. WE COLLIDED. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH BEFORE I STARTED BRAKING A COUPLE MOMENTS BEFORE IMPACT, SO I IMAGINE I WAS GOING AT LEAST 30-35 AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF MY VEHICLE; IT WAS UNDRIVEABLE AFTER. COMPLAINT: NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN MY COROLLA! THE OTHER CAR WAS GOING LESS THAN 10 MPH WHEN OUR CARS COLLIDED, BUT HER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE TOYOTA WEBSITE SAYS THAT AIRBAGS WON'T DEPLOY UNLESS IT IS A "SEVERE FRONTAL COLLISION". WHAT QUALIFIES AS "SEVERE"? NO RESPONSE YET FROM TOYOTA DEALER.

MY CAR HAS BEEN MAKING A LOUD NOISE, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING OVER 40 MPH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THE CAR NEEDS A REPLACED REAR WHEEL, BEARING, AND HUB. MY CAR IS A 2004 WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES. I'VE SEEN THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2002 COROLLAS WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM. *JB

WHEN PARKING THE CAR THE CAR ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. I LOOKED DOWN TO MAKE SURE MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE GAS - MY FOOT WAS PLANTED ON THE BRAKE. I HAD TO BRAKE AS HARD AS A I COULD TO KEEP THE CAR FROM REAR ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT AS THE ENGINE ALL ON ITS OWN DRAGGED THE CAR FORWARD. THE CAR WAS MOVING AT ABOUT TWO MILES AN HOUR WHEN THIS TOOK PLACE. THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO 4000 RPMS WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE ON THE GAS AND SIMPLY DRAGGED THE CAR FORWARD. *JB

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY 2004 COROLLA-S. HE HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL SET FOR 75 MPH. I LOOKED DOWN AT THE SPEEDOMETER BECAUSE IT SEEMED HE WAS SPEEDING UP AND NOTICED THE SPEED AT 90 MPH. HE COULDN'T TAKE IT OFF CRUISE CONTROL SO HE HIT THE BRAKES AND A SHORTLY AFTER THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT CAME OFF. WE DID START SLOWING DOWN WHEN HE USED THE BRAKES. *JB

I WAS DRIVING A TOYOTA 2004 COROLLA ON THE HIGHWAY @ 60 MPH. ALL THE CAR WINDOWS WERE OPEN. THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS/TRUCKS NEAR THE CAR. I PUSHED THE BUTTON TO CLOSE THE WINDOWS. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WENT UP TO APPROX. 6" FROM THE TOP OF THE WINDOW AND STOPPED. I PUSHED THE BUTTON TO TURN IT DOWN. THE WINDOW RETURNED DOWN. I AGAIN PUSHED THE BUTTON TO CLOSE THE WINDOW. AS THE WINDOW WAS RAISED TO APPRROX 6" FROM THE TOP, THE GLASS EXPLODED. I DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHO SAID SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS AND WAS NOT ABLE TO GIVE A REASON FOR THE OCCURRENCE. THE WINDOW WAS REPLACED. I AM AFRAID TO TOUCH THE WINDOW AS WHEN THE GLASS EXPLODED, MY HAND WAS CUT, SOME OF THE GLASS WAS IN MY LAP. I WAS WEARING SUNGLASSES WHICH I THINK PROVIDED SOME PROTECTION. WHEN I SAW THE BACK OF THE CAR THERE WAS GLASS ON THE FLOOR AND BACK SEAT. FORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T PANIC WHEN THE GLASS EXPLODED. I AM FRIGHTENED TO THINK OF THE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES IF I DID. ARE THERE ANY REASONS FOR THIS TYPE OF OCCURRENCE? THERE WASN'T ANY UNUSUAL SOUND WHEN I PUSHED THE WINDOW BUTTONS. IS THERE A PROBLEM W THE TOYOTA 2004 COROLLA? THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *JB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR SUDDENLY SWERVED/VEERED AND I HAD TO FIGHT FOR CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I BARELY AVOIDED HAVING AN ACCIDENT. IT HAD RAINED THE NIGHT BEFORE BUT WAS NOT RAINING WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN JANUARY 2004. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED, IT WAS A SUNNY DAY THIS SUMMER. I WAS ON A CITY STREET AND AGAIN DRIVING STRAIGHT WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY SWERVED. I HAD A PASSENGER IN THE CAR WITH ME. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN THE SPRING OF 2004, A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. I HAD JUST COMPLETED A LANE SWITCH AND WAS GOING STRAIGHT WHEN THE CAR SWERVED/VEERED. I ALMOST COLLIDED WITH THE MEDIAN. AFTER THIS THIRD OCCURRENCE, I KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND BROUGHT IT IN. AFTER A 5 MINUTE ROAD TEST, THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM I WAS DESCRIBING. THE DEALER TOLD ME IF I WANTED TO PAY FOR AN INSPECTION, THEY CAN FURTHER INSPECT THE CAR TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. I ASKED THEM TO GO AHEAD BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER JUST CALLED AND INFORMED ME THAT AFTER A 15 MINUTE INSPECTION, THEY DID NOT SEE ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. MY PROBLEM IS SIMILAR TO THAT IN COMPLAINT #10127778. PLEASE LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM. *JB

DT: WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE AT 50 MPH ON SMOOTH ROAD THERE WAS A HISSING COMING FROM THE SUN ROOF. THE GLASS FROM THE SUN ROOF FLEW OFF, AND THE CONSUMER SAW THE GLASS BEHIND THE CAR IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR.T HE SUN ROOF WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME WHEN IT FLEW OFF. THE GLASS CAME OFF IN ONE PIECE AND THEN BROKE ON THE GROUND. THEN, THE OWNER PULLED OVER AND LOOKED AT THE SUN ROOF. HE TOOK THE CAR HOME, THEN TO THE CAR TO DEALER . THE CONSUMER WAS UNSURE WHAT CAUSED IT, AND THE DEALERSHIP HASN'T TOLD THE CONSUMER THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP WILL REPLACE THE SUN ROOF. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD OTHER PROBLEMS WITH CAR BUT WAS UPSET WITH DEALERSHIP FOR CHARGING FOR A RENTAL CAR.*AK

I WAS BRAKING FOR A STOPLIGHT. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE WITH THE RPMS RISING ABOVE 4000 BEFORE I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. I HAD TO PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I COULD AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO HOLD THE CAR AT THE INTERSECTION. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAD HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS EARLIER. DURING THAT INCIDENT, THE ENGINE RACED TO OVER 6,000 RPMS BEFORE I SHUT OFF THE IGNITION. AFTER BOTH INCIDENTS, I TOOK THE CAR TO LITHIA TOYOTA IN REDDING, CA. BOTH TIMES THEY SAID THAT NO ERROR CODES WERE SET AND SINCE THE CAR ENGINE DID NOT RACE DURING THE TEST DRIVES, THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY STATED THA THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF ANY OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES BEHAVING IN THIS MANNER, YET I FOUND 25 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE 2004 CAMRY ON THIS WEBSITE, AND 21 SUCH COMPLAINTS FOR 2002 THROUGH 2005 MODEL YEAR COROLLAS.

WINDSHIELD IS VERY SUSCEPTABLE TO CRACKS. ORIGINAL WINDSHIELD WAS HIT WITH A VERY SMALL PEBBLE WHILE DRIVING AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS (40-45MPH). IMMEDIATELY A CRACK TRAVELED ACROSS THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE WINDSHIELD. ONE WEEK LATER, THE SAME INSTANCE OCCURRED AND A SMALL PEBBLE CREATED A SPIDER WEB-LIKE CRACK.

MY 2004 TOYOTA CORROLLA SEEMS TO BE STEERING IMPROPERLY. UPON TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO A STRAIGHT POSITION THE WHOLE CAR SEEMS TO SWERVE AND BECOME ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE. I HAVE JUST BARELY AVOIDED SERVERAL ACCIDENTS AND IN WET CONDTIONS THE PROBLEM IS WORSE. I REPLACED THE TIRES AND HAD THEM CHECK THE ALIGNMENT ON THE VEHICLE AND IT STILL CONTINUES TO BE AN ISSUE. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE HAD AT LEAST FOUR OTHER PERSONS DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THEY ALL HAVE COMMENTED ON THE STEERING/CONTROL PROBLEM EVEN PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE NOTICE THE PROBLEM AS YOU CAN FEEL IT WHILE DRIVING OR RIDING IN THE VEHICLE. MY DEALER ALSO STATES THEY DID NOT SEE ANY BROKEN OR LOOSE PARTS THAT WOULD CAUSE THE CONTROL PROBLEM.