2005 Toyota Corolla complaints

VENT AND AIR CONDITIONING CEASED TO OPERATE AFTER STOPPING FOR FUEL. *TR

AFTER HAVING MY BATTERY CHANGED 1 MONTH PRIOR, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ON. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AND ALL THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS STOPPED WORKING. (IE: RADIO, POWER WINDOWS, ALL LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD.) PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT I HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH STARTING THE CAR. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND I NOTICED THAT ALL THE INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE NOT COMING ON WHEN STARTING THE CAR. I WOULD HAVE TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTART THE CAR TWO OR THREE TIMES. WHEN I BOUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THEIR WAS A BROKEN WIRE IN RELAY BOX WHICH CAUSED THE BLOCK ASSEMBLY ? TO SHORT OUT. IT COST 1100.00 TO FIX AND IT IS ONLY GUARANTEED FOR 1 YEAR. THE CAR HAS ONLY 52,000 MILES ON IT. THIS PROBLEM SOUNDS LIKE THE PROBLEM WITH THE ECM RECALL BUT IT WAS CHANGED IN 2011. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN TOYOTA. SEEMS THAT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARE VERY PREVALENT IN TOYOTA VEHICLES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND MY CAR STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT TO A WORKSHOP NEARBY BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE BATTERY WAS OLD & HAD IT REPLACED. STILL IT WONT START. THE NEXT DAY I TOWED IT TO TEL FORD SERVICE (PRIVATE SERVICE CENTER). THEY INSPECTED AND HAD THE ECM REPLACED WITH GENUINE TOYOTA PART. NOW CAR IS RUNNING FINE. THIS CAR HAD A RECALL & ECM WAS REPLACED IN 2010 AT PAGE TOYOTA. NOW IT HAS ECM REPLACED AGAIN. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF TOYOTA CAN REIMBURSE ME THE REPLACEMENT/REPAIR COST? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR A THIRD TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V384000 (ENGINE AND COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT LESS THAN 5MPH WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. INSTEAD OF STOPPING, THE CAR ACCELERATED SUDDENLY, AND RAN INTO THE WALL 3 FEET IN FRONT OF THE PARKING SPACE. THE CAR WAS TOWED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND DETERMINED TO BE TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE CAR BUT DID NOT COME UP WITH A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT BELIEVE IT WAS A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING SOUTH AT 60MPH. SECOND CAR, GOING NORTH, ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON TO SIDE ROAD DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. BARELY HAD TIME TO APPLY BRAKES BEFORE IMPACT WITH HIS RIGHT REAR. MY DAUGHTER'S CAR HAD EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE. POLICE WERE CALLED. OTHER DRIVER CITED. INSURANCE COMPANY SAID CAR TOTALED. NOT A SINGLE AIR BAG INFLATED, IN SPITE OF FRONT END IMPACT. I REPORTED ALL OF THIS TO TOYOTA AND SENT THEM PICTURES OF THE CAR BUT THEY SEEMED UNINTERESTED. *TR

. . TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. A RELATIVE OF MINE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON MY BEHALF FROM TOYOTA FOR MY VEHICLE. MY RELATIVE SAID HE SENT IT TO ME BY MAIL. I CONTACTED TOYOTA REALLY CONCERNED BECAUSE OUT OF NOWHERE MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, MY CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AND HORN. I HAVE HAD A RECALL BEFORE WHICH WAS SERVICED IN AUGUST OF 2011. I DECIDED TO CONTACT TOYOTA ABOUT THE LETTER AND IF IT WAS OKAY TO TAKE IN CAR WITHOUT LETTER. THEY RAN MY VIN# AND STATED THAT THE RECALL FOR MY CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED. I ASKED WHY I RECEIVED A LETTER OF RECALL AND WHY OUT OF NOWHERE MY CAR IS STARTING TO HAVE SOME MALFUNCTIONS THAT CAN BE A RISK TO MY LIFE. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. THE REP AT TOYOTA SAID TO GO IN TO SERVICE CENTER-BUT I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. I NEED HELP AND WOULD LIKE THIS RESOLVED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND MY VEHICLE. *TR

WE WERE EAST-BOUND ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN A WEST-BOUND VEHICLE MADE A LEFT TURN IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF US, ACROSS OUR LANE. I BRAKE, BUT COLLIDED WITH THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS UNHURT AND HIS VEHICLE WAS STILL DRIVABLE. OUR AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MY WIFE, WHO IS 63 INCHES, 110 LBS, HAD HER RIBS CRACKED BY THE FORCE OF THE AIRBAG HITTING HER IN THE CHEST. HER SEAT WAS LOCKED IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION AT MAXIMUM DISTANCE FROM THE AIRBAG; HER SEATBELT WAS ON AND PROPERLY WORN. SHE WAS NOT HOLDING ANYTHING IN HER HANDS OR ON HER LAP. THE SPEED OF THE IMPACT WAS LOW ENOUGH THAT NEITHER OF US EVEN SUFFERED SERIOUS BRUISING FROM THE SEATBELTS. THE AIRBAG WAS THE SOLE SOURCE OF HER PHYSICAL INJURIES RESULTING FROM THE ACCIDENT. *TR

MY HUSBAND BOUGHT MY 2005 COROLLA AS A WEDDING GIFT. IT WAS SLIGHTLY USED BUT BOUGHT FROM ONE OF THE BEST TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS IN OUR TOWN. IT HAD APPROX. 18000 MILES WHEN I GOT T IN FEB OF 2007. IT WAS VERY BASIC AND A STANDARD. THE SHIFTING/CLUTCH NEVER SEEMED RIGHT FROM THE START BUT I LEARNED HOW TO DEAL WITH IT. IN FEB OF 2010, I WAS LEAVING WORK AND WAS A FEW MILES FROM HOME. I HAD NEVER IN MY MANY YEARS OF DRIVING HAD A WRECK. THE TRUCK AHEAD OF ME CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP AND AS I TRIED TO BRAKE,MY CAR SEEMED TO SPEED UP AND WENT RIGHT UP UNDER THE TRUCK. THE WHOLE FRONT END SMASHED RIGHT UP TO THE WINDSHIELD YET THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. INSURANCE DEEMED IT A TOTAL LOSS BUT IT WAS RIGHT AT THE POINT WHERE I STILL OWED AS MUCH AS THE PAY OFF SO THEY WENT AHEAD AND FIXED IT. I WAS OUT A LOT OF MONEY. THE SECOND WRECK JUST OCCURRED ON MARCH 15,2013. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A FAMILY MEMBERS RESIDENCE IN THE COUNTRY AND WAS TRAVELING ON DESERTED ROADS AT ABOUT 3:30 AM. I WENT AROUND AN S CURVE THAT I GREW UP DRIVING SO IT I WAS VERY FAMILIAR. I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN,BUT AGAIN SEEMED TO ACCELERATE. I OVER CORRECTED AND RAN THRU A DITCH AND COMPLETELY THREW A METAL FENCE. AGAIN. THE AIRBAG,WHICH ALWAYS HAD THE LIGHT ON AS IF READY TO DEPLOY,DID NOT GO OFF. I WAS HURT VERY BADLY AND APPARENTLY BLACKED OUT FOR A GOOD WHILE. THIS TIME THE INSURANCE DEEMED IT A TOTAL LOSS AND WE ARE WAITING ON A SETTLEMENT FROM OUR INSURANCE PLUS I HURT MY KNEE AND AM MEETING WITH A SURGEON NEXT WEEK

SERPENTINE BELT ON CAR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES CAR HAS ONLY 40,750 MILES ON IT FIRST REPLACED BELT AT 30,000 MILES. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL MECHANICS THAT THERE IS DEFECT WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL CAR THAT THE BELT WILL SQUEAL AND THEN STOPS AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR A FEW BLOCKS. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THIS SERPENTINE BELT MECHANISM. *TR

I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, STARTED THE CAR AND TURN THE HEATER. A COUPLE OF SECOND WENT BY I STARTED SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING. THAT MADE ME TURN OFF THE CAR AND GET OUT OF THE CAR. WHEN I GOT OUT THE CAR I DIDN'T NOTICE ANY SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. A THOUGHT CAME TO MIND THAT MAYBE IT WAS ANOTHER CAR PASSING BY. SO AS I JUST GOT IN MY CAR, WITHIN 15 SECONDS OF DRIVING OUT OF THE PARKING GARAGE I NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH AND WITHIN THE WINDOW CRACKS. I WAS SO STARTLED AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I PUT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOWN, STOPPED THE CAR AND CALL 911. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE TRAFFIC AND BECAUSE I THOUGHT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPT. CHECKED MY CAR, THEY SMELLED THE ODOR AND TOLD ME JUST TO TAKE IT TO THE SHOP. WHEN I GOT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THEY INFORMED ME THERE WASN'T A RECALL. SO I DECIDED TO RESEARCH IT AND I FOUND A ARTICLE STATING THAT THE POWER-WINDOW SWITCH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DIDN'T HAVE GREASE APPLIED EVENLY DURING PRODUCTION, CAUSING FRICTION IN THE SWITCH AND SOMETIMES SMOKE, ACCORDING TO TOYOTA. HTTP://WWW.CBSNEWS.COM/8301-505145_162-57529367/MASSIVE-TOYOTA-RECALL-DUE-TO-FAULTY-WINDOW-SWITCH/ WHICH STATED RECALLS DUE TO THE SIMILAR PROBLEM I ENCOUNTERED. I SHOWED IT TO THE TOYOTA SERVICEMAN AND HE CAME TO ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER AND STATED THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. ON FEBRUARY 19TH, 2013 I CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY COROLLA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE BRAKES WERE RELEASED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A FENCE, TWO TREES AND A SIGN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

WE HAD AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT ON AUGUST 30, 2012 IN BAYAMON, PUERTO RICO BETWEEN 11:15 TO 11:30 PM. WE RECEIVED A FIRST IMPACT ON THE LEFT BACK DOOR OF THE CAR AND ANOTHER IN THE FRONT (BUMPER) OF THE CAR, BECAUSE THE CAR IMPACT MADE IT GO ROUND AND IMPACT A FENCE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE AIRBAGS NEVER OPENED, SO WE RECEIVED INJURIES. *TR UPDATED IVOQ 11/21/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA CE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT ENGINE STARTUP, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,854 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141,058....UPDATED 10/19/12 *BF UPDATED 10/25/12

2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REGISTRATION AND EMISSION RESULTS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO REGISTER HIS VEHICLE, BECAUSE THE DMV REQUESTED A SMOG EMISSIONS COMPLIANCE LETTER STATING THE VEHICLE COMPLIED WITH OR NET US FEDERAL SAFETY AND CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS STANDARDS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN CANADA.

TOYOTA ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE (#AC002-06) BULLETIN REGARDING THE CONDENSER NOT BEING PROPERLY PROTECTED FOR THE 05 AND 06 COROLLA MODELS. THEY SAID THAT YOU COULD TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WOULD INSTALL NETTING AROUND THE CONDENSER- BUT IF IT IS ALREADY BROKEN- THEN YOU ARE OUT OF LUCK. MINE HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR TWO YEARS-NOW I AM NOW SPENDING OVER $500 TO REPLACE THE CONDENSER AND MY CO-WORKER DRIVES AN 06 MODEL AND HERS HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR A YEAR. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR PEOPLE DRIVING IN EXTREME HEAT. WE ARE TAKING A FAMILY TRIP TO NV THIS WEEKEND, SO I HAD TO BITE THE BULLET AND GET MINE FIXED, BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS. HOW CAN THEY ADMIT A DESIGN FLAW AND THEN NOT FIX IT:( ALSO- MY CAR LOST 4 HUBCAPS WITHIN 2 WEEKS FROM PURCHASING IT AND I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL OTHERS AROUND TOWN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHILE I GOT SOME CHEAP ONES TO REPLACE THE ONES I LOST- HAVING YOUR HUBCAPS FLY OFF IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE AND CONCERN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

IN APRIL 2012 I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE; THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ECM OF THE CAR. IT WAS REPLACED AND SEEMED FINE. IN JULY I HEARD A GRINDING SOUND ON MY CAR. I BROUGHT IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY FIXED THE ISSUE. IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL LINE. THEY DID A FLUSH ON ALL FLUIDS AND OTHER WORK. THE CAR WORKS GREAT. A WEEK LATER THE VEHICLE IS "CHOKING AND JERKING" WHEN I HIT THE GAS. SOUNDS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION. DEALERSHIP STATES IT IS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. THEY LOOK IT OVER AND NOW I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I'VE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR BEFORE. I WAS NOT PROVIDED INFORMATION WHEN THE CAR WAS THERE ORIGINALLY ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION; I WAS DRIVING WITH A BAD TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA EQUIPPED WITH YOKOHAMA AVID-ASCEND TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE HUSBAND WAS DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIBRATE. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED NO FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE SECOND TIME AND THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TIRES. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND AGREED TO REPLACE THE TIRES. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AT HIGH SPEEDS. ..UPDATED 08/21/2012 *JS UPDATED 08/23/12 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY DOWNSHIFTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECM WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 76,043.

.......TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN INDICATING THAT THE A/C CONDENSER IS NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED THE NUMBER FOR THIS REPORT IS AC002-06. HOWEVER, TOYOTA HAS REDESIGNED THE COROLLA TO CORRECTED IT IN 2007 BUT DID NOT DO ANYTHING FOR THE 2005 AND 2006 YEAR MODELS. LIVING IN THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES WHERE SUMMER TEMPERATURES REACH 120 DEGREES THIS A HEALTH HAZARD DUE TO EXTREME HEAT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON 55 SOUTH FREEWAY EXIT FROM 91 WEST TO MY WORK, MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED RESPONDING. IT STARTED JERKING AND SUDDENLY STOPPED THE ENGINE. LUCKILY TRAFFIC WASN'T THAT FAST OTHERWISE IT COULD HAVE CREATED A BIG PILE UP BEHIND ME. I PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND STOPPED. I TRIED ABOUT 3-4 TIMES TO START, BUT IT DID NOT CRANK AT ALL. SO I CALLED THE TOW TRUCK AND TOWED TO NEARBY FIRESTONE IN ORANGE, CA. THEY FIRST SUSPECTED MAY BE THE BAD BATTERY, AND CHECKED AND REPLACE THE BATTERY BUT STILL DIDN'T START. SO THEY DID COMPLETE DIAGNOSIS AND FOUND THAT FUEL WASN'T REACHING TO THE ENGINE DUE TO FUEL PUMP FAILURE. THEY RECOMMENDED TO CHANGED THE WHOLE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY AND CHARGED ME ABOUT $1100. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE HAS BEEN KNOWN ISSUES ON 05 TOYOTA COROLLA FOR FUEL PUMP FAILURE AND THEY KNEW IN 2005 AND ISSUED NOTICE TOO. I HAVE BOUGHT THIS BRAND NEW IN '04 AUGUST FROM TOYOTA IN CLAREMONT, CA. AT LEAST THEY SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED US VIA EMAIL OR POSTAL MAIL SINCE THEY KNEW ABOUT IT, THAN I COULD HAVE GONE TO DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM CHECKED FOR IT. NOW, I AM STUCK WITH THE $1100 BILL. THAT IS RIDICULOUS HOW CARELESS TOYOTA IS. NO WONDER, THEY HAD SO MANY RECALLS LAST YEAR 2011. I JUST WANT THE TOYOTA TO KNOW ABOUT IT AND SEND ME THE MONEY I PAID TO FIRESTONE. I HAVE GOOGLED ONLINE, AND FOUND SO MANY BLOGGER WHO HAD ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMP. SO IT HAS BEEN STILL GOING ON AND TOYOTA IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY SHOULD FIX THE ISSUE RIGHT AWAY, IT'S A

AC STOPPED WORKING IN PEAK SUMMER HEAT. AFTER RESEARCHING, REALIZED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN TOYOTAS MADE BEFORE 2006. TOYOTA HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN AC002-06 WHICH IMPLIES THAT THE A/C CONDENSER IS NOT PROTECTED. THE COST TO REPLACE IS $600 AND WILL GO OUT AROUND 50K. IF YOU LOOK AT THE A/C CONDENSER ON THESE CARS VS. 2007-2009 TOYOTA HAS ADDED A PLASTIC COVER TO COVER THE HOLE LEFT IN 2005-2006. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE WARM STATES IN THE SOUTH. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, GOING 30 MPH AS WELL, SUDDENLY SWITCHES ONTO THE LEFT LANE WITHOUT USING THEIR TURNING SIGNALS IN EFFORT TO AVOID THE PARKED CAR IN FRONT OF THEM, LEAVING ME LITTLE TIME TO BRAKE BEFORE CRASHING INTO THE CAR. I DRIVE A TOYOTA COROLLA 2005 AND THE HOOD WAS COMPLETELY BENT FORWARD ALONG WITH THE FRONT SIDES MAKING IT HARD TO OPEN THE FRONT DOORS, CRACKED HEAD LIGHTS, BUMPER SLIGHTLY DETACHED, AND A BROKEN RADIATOR. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT LAUNCH AT ALL EVEN THOUGH THE IMPACT REQUIRED IT. I WAS DRIVING WITH A PASSENGER WHO HURT THEIR KNEE AND I'M DEALING WITH NECK AND BACK PROBLEMS. *JS

2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, RESULTING IN HAVING NO BRAKES OR STEERING CAUSING AN ACCIDENT*TGW THE CONSUMER STATED A MONTH AFTER THE ACCIDENT, SHE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL REGARDING A PROBLEM WITH THE ECM MODULE. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE A TEST WAS PERFORMED ON THE ECM. IT WAS DETERMINED THE ECM WAS FAULTY. UPDATED 12/27/12

CAR WAS RUNNING WITH THE SHIFT IN THE PARK POSITION FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 OR 6 MINUTES. SUDDENLY IT STARTING ROLLING FAST IN REVERSE. I WAS STANDING NEXT TO THE CAR ON THE PHONE AND WHEN IT STARTED TO ROLL DIDN'T REALIZE HOW FAST IT WAS MOVING SO I TRIED TO JUMP IN TO STOP IT. I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT IN TO THE CAR, FELL AND ROLLED UNDERNEATH IT AND THE FRONT TIRE RAN OVER THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY BODY. THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE FAST UNTIL IT CAME TO A HILL WHERE IT THEN TURNED AROUND IN TO THE FORWARD POSITION (NOT IN REVERSE) AND STARTED MOVING VERY SLOWLY UNTIL IT HIT A TREE AND STOPPED. I SUSTAINED A CRUSH INJURY TO MY RIGHT SIDE, FRACTURING ALL OF MY RIBS IN MULTIPLE PLACES (FLAIL CHEST). WAS TAKEN TO A LEVEL 1 TRAUMA HOSPITAL AND ADMITTED IN TO INTENSIVE CARE. SPENT A NUMBER OF WEEKS IN THE HOSPITAL AND A 6 MONTH RECOVERY AT HOME. STILL HAVE OPEN FRACTURES. WHEN THE CAR WAS CHECKED BY THE POLICE IT WAS STILL IN PARK WITH THE IGNITION IN THE RUNNING POSITION ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING. SOMETHING WENT SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT DAY. *JS

ON SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 2012 THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS, THE LIGHT HAS RANDOMLY GONE ON AND OFF. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS BOUGHT ON MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT IT NEEDED THE AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING TO BE REPLACED. THE OWNER DECLINED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 111,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. AFTER HAVING THE REPAIRS PERFORMED, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INTO A LOWER GEAR AND EXHIBITED A LOUD, ABNORMAL SCREECHING NOISE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 163,900.

LINEAR PROGRESSION OF THE OLD (UN-RESOLVED, SINCE 2007) ISSUES OF THE TOYOTA COROLLA 2005 SEDAN AND LACK OF ADEQUATE CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND RESPONSE: A. POOR WORKMAN SHIP B. MATERIAL USED C.IMPROPER QUALITY CONTROL AT THE FACTORY/SHOP FLOOR D.A COMBINATION OF ALL THE ABOVE. A COMPLAINT HAS ALSO BEEN REGISTERED WITH BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF THE SOUTHLAND, INC., CA (ID #[XXX]) AND THE COMPLETE DETAILS COULD BE PROVIDED UPON RECEIPT OF A CONTACT EMAIL ID. MOST SINCERELY, TOYOTA CUSTOMER INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

CAR WAS AT A DEAD STOP (STOP SIGN) WHEN ENGINE REVVED AND CAR WANTED TO ACCELERATE WHILE FOOT WAS OFF GAS AND ON BREAK. SHIFTED CAR INTO PARK TO STOP. SHUT CAR OFF. THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN LAST 12 MONTHS.

2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN DISCONTENT CONCERNING VEHICLE REPAIRS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER RESOLVED, DESPITE PAYING FOR PARTS AND LABOR. THE CONSUMER THEN LEARNED OF A RECALL REGARDING THE ECM WHICH WAS THEN REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WROTE A LETTER TO TOYOTA REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE MONIES SPENT ON THE PREVIOUS REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER OF DENIAL. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA S. THE CONTACT WAS CROSSING A STOP SIGN INTERSECTION WHEN A TRUCK CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, DRAGGING THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A THIRD VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DROVE FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES MORE WHEN ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF CAUSING CAR TO RAPIDLY DECELERATE AND NEAR-MISS REAR-ENDING. *TR

TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-95, SPEED 71 MPH, ENGINE STOPS. I CAREFULLY AND PROMPTLY PULL OVER TO RIGHT SHOULDER, CALL AAA AND HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL FIRESTONE REPAIR FACILITY. AFTER PERFORMING DIAGNOSTIC FIRESTONE INFORMS ME THE FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED AND REPLACES THE FUEL PUMP. I REQUEST AND RECEIVE THE ORIGINAL FUEL PUMP. PREVIOUSLY I HAVE OWNED 3 COROLLAS AND HAVE DRIVEN EACH OF THEM OVER 150,000 MILES WITH NO FUEL PUMP FAILURES. I AM REPORTING THIS INCIDENT BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THIS FUEL PUMP MIGHT HAVE BEEN FAULTY AND COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SQUIB SPIRAL CABLE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 85,066.

ON NOVEMBER 12, 2009, MY PASSENGER AND I WERE REAR-ENDED AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN WE WERE STOPPED, WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO MAKE A LEFT. THE AIRBAG WARNING SAID THAT THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, BUT THEY DIDN'T AND THE AIRBAG WARNING HAD TO BE RE-CALIBRATED TO WORK PROPERLY. ON NOVEMBER, 24, 2010, WE WERE STOPPED, AND REAR-ENDED, AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2011, A LADY STOPPED VERY SUDDENLY IN FRONT OF ME. I COULD NOT STOP QUICK ENOUGH, AND REAR-ENDED HER. I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN MY COROLLA CE. THE CAR WAS TOTALED, AND THERE WAS ENOUGH FORCE THAT A BACK SEAT POPPED DOWN WITHOUT ME RELEASING IT (IT'S A POP-DOWN BACK SEAT FROM THE TRUNK). YET, NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I HAD A HEADACHE FOR THREE DAYS, MY NECK AND SHOULDERS STILL HURT, AND MY LEFT THIGH IS STILL TENDER. WHEN I PAID FOR THE VEHICLE AND SUBSEQUENT REPAIRS, ALL PARTS SHOULD HAVE WORKED INCLUDING THE AIRBAGS. THAT I AM WRITING TO YOU IS BY G-D'S GRACE, NOT TOYOTA'S. I THINK THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A MASSIVE RECALL, AND I WAS NEVER INFORMED, BUT I KNOW THAT THERE WAS ONE FROM SEARCHING THE INTERNET. *TR

2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A POSSIBLE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED GAS WAS LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE. THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND RAIL HAD TO BE REPLACED.*JB

IN APRIL,2011 TOOK CAR WITH 32120 MILES INTO DEALER FOR TOYOTA ENGINE COMPUTER RECALL REPLACEMENT.. SHORTLY AFTER REPLACEMENT APP. 50 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I RETURNED TO DEALER ON 5/23/2011 MILEAGE AT THIS TIME WAS NOW 32599 AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST APP. $77 TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH WAS THE GAS CAP WHICH WAS LEAKING FUMES. I DID NOT HAVE THE WORK DONE BUT I DID HAVE THE GAS CAP CHECKED AT A CERTIFIED SMOG STATION AND CAP WAS FOUND TO BE OK. I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE ANSWERS I WAS RECEIVING SO I CALLED TOYOTA CORP. CUSTOMER SERVICE AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER AND HAVE THEM CALL ME TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. LATER THAT DAY THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED AND REQUESTED THAT I BRING THE CAR IN THAT DAY AND HE WOULD HAVE IT DIAGNOSED FOR FREE TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME THE SERVICE TECH. SAID THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM MY FUEL FILLER NECK AND GAS CAP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION AT A COST OF OVER $400. I ASKED IF THIS WAS COVERED BY TOYOTA BECAUSE THE CAR ONLY HAS 33763 MILES AND WAS TOLD NO, I LIVE IN A DRY DESERT AREA SO I DON'T SEE WHY I'M HAVING A RUST AND CORRISION PROBLEM. I ALSO ASKED IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND AGAIN WAS TOLD NO. THE TECH.TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO LEAVE THE CAR AND HE NEEDED TO ORDER THE PART. I LEFT THE CAR AND WENT HOME AND I GOGGLED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS COMMON ENOUGH THAT TOYOTA ISSUED A TSB #02206, I ALSO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVE-WAY. AS THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO DRIVE FROM REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OVER THE CURVE AND THROUGH A FENCE BEFORE CRASHING INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 37,000.

2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE CONTROL MODULE RECALL NOTICE *TGW

I MET WITH AN ACCIDENT RECENTLY OWING TO UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION OF VEHICLE. BEFORE THIS ACCIDENT I WITNESSED THIS PROBLEM IN THE PAST AND I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA DEALER THEY TOOK SOME TIME AND SAID THAT THEY COMPLETED THE RECALL PROCEDURE BUT THE CHECK ENGINE SIGN WAS STILL ILLUMINATED AS BEFORE. AND I STILL EXPERIENCED UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE MOBILIZER SYSTEM FAILED WHICH WAS THE REPROGRAMMING OF THE KEY SYSTEM. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WERE PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED BY THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE ECM CONTROL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND COULD NOT FIND THE FAILURE FOR THE STALLING. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V384000 ( ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER STATED THEY REPLACED THE ECM BUT THE STALLING FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 10V384000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE WITHIN THE COMPUTER IMMOBILIZER UNIT. THE DEALER STATED THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUE TO THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WERE 47,277.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT LENSES WERE CLOUDED AND NO LONGER PROVIDED ENOUGH LIGHTING AT NIGHT. THE CONTACT CLEANED THE LENSES WITH A HEADLIGHT CLEANING KIT, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 09/27/11 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE AT 50 MPH OR ABOVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES FOUND WITHIN THE BRAKES AND HAD AT LEAST TEN MONTHS OF USE BEFORE NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000.

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA IN 2005, SINCE THEN I'VE NOTICED THAT IT TAKES A LONG TIME FOR AIR TO HEAT UP IN WINTER OR COOL DOWN IN SUMMER. IT SEEMS TO TAKE ATLEAST 20 MINUTES TO WARM UP BUT IT JUST STAYS MILDLY WARM. IN THE SUMMER IT TAKES ATLEAST 5-10 MINUTES TO BARELY COOL UP BUT IT NEVER GET COLD ENOUGH. *TR

GAS CAP FALLS OUT AFTER TURNING CAP 3 TO UNLIMITED CLICKS. SENDS ERROR SIGNAL FOR FUEL EMISSION LEAKS. $29 FOR NEW GAS CAP RECALLS ON 2009 VEHICLES BUT NOT 2005? *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONDENSER FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS MALFUNCTIONING AFTER BEING REPLACED ONCE IN THE PAST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CONDENSER AND VALVES WERE LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000. UPDATED 08/31/11 *BF UPDATED 09/07/11

2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH ECM *TGW WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL, SHE WAS INFORMED A PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS A COMMUNICATION ERROR BETWEEN THE ECM AND SCAN TOOL. THE DEALER SUSPECTED THE REPLACEMENT ECM WAS DEFECTIVE, SO THEY ORDERED ANOTHER ECM. THE NEXT DAY, THE REPLACEMENT ECM WAS STILL GIVING A COMMUNICATION ERROR AND IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE RECALL, THEY TECHNICIAN WOULD HAVE TO CUT IN AND FIGURE OUT WHICH WIRE WAS NOT CONNECTED. THE CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE OF $200. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS UNETHICAL FOR TOYOTA TO OFFER TO FIX A PROBLEM WITHOUT STATING UP FRONT OF A POTENTIAL COST. *JB