TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. MORE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND AFTER A FEW MOMENTS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND INJECTORS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE RESULT OF A FAILED ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE FINAL FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
2005 Toyota Corolla complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2005 record →
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP ACCELERATING UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A WALL AT THE CONTACTS HOME. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE IT ACCELERATED A SECOND TIME AND CRASHED INTO THE A NEIGHBORS HOME. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO COLLISION SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,500.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD UNTIL CRASHING INTO A CEMENT POST. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO HER RESIDENCE BEFORE BEING TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGE BY AN INSURANCE AGENCY. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE BUT WAS ALSO UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 23,000.
2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECTIVE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE *TGW THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED FULL DOCUMENTATION OF THE EXPENSES HE INCURRED AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE DEFECTIVE RECALLED PART. THE CONSUMER STATED TOYOTA DENIED HIS CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA XRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN MAKING A COMPLETE TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND THE WHEELS WOULD LOCK ABNORMALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO RESET ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST DID NOT REVEALING ANY FAILURE CODES THEREFORE, THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
2005 TOYOTA COROLLA DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED. MY NEIGHBOR WITNESSED THE ENTIRE EVENT HE SAID HE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND SAW THAT THE WINDOW HAD EXPLODED. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY TOYOTA, THANK GOD I WASN'T IN THE CAR DRIVING, IT COULD HAVE LEAD TO A MASSIVE ACCIDENT OR SERIOUS PHYSICAL HARM FROM THE GLASS TO MYSELF. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). AFTER REPAIRS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE COMPUTER HAD NOT YET ADJUSTED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL TANK TOP WAS NOT SECURED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE DIAGNOSIS BECAUSE HE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND WAS SURE THAT THE FUEL TOP WAS SECURED CORRECTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,600.
IT WAS WINDY ON JANUARY 24, 2011 I WAS ON A HIGHWAY HEADED TO GREAT FALLS,MONTANA WHEN RIGHT OUTSIDE OF HAVRE, MONTANA A SEMI-TRUCK DRIVER HAULING A LOAD DROVE BY ME AND A ROCK HIT MY CAR. I PULLED OVER IN HAVRE, NO ROCK CHIPS ON MY WINDSHIELD OF THE BODY. I OPENED THE HOOD AND ON MY A/C CONDENSER WAS A DENT. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE OKAY. BUT, SINCE THEN MY CAR LEAKS FLUID IN THE FRONT WHERE THE CONDENSER IS. THERE IS NOTHING PROTECTING THE CONDENSER FROM ANY ROCKS, ETC. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR. MY BROTHER IS A MECHANIC AND SAID IT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT BY TOYOTA. I READ ABOUT THE TSB AC002-06. AND AM DEMANDING TOYOTA FIX THE CONDENSER AND FIX THE GAP SO MY CAR WILL BE PROTECTED FROM THIS HAPPENING AGAIN. ALSO, I TOOK MY TOYOTA FOR THE LAST RECALL TO HAVRE, MT I DO NOT WANT TO GO THERE ANYMORE. I HAD A 12:30 P.M. APPOINTMENT INSTEAD THEY TOOK A WOMAN WHO WALKED IN AFTER US IN FIRST. I WAS UPSET SHE DIDN'T HAVE TO WAIT AND WE DROVE 3 HOURS TO GET THERE. THANK YOU.. *TR
I OWN A SUNSHINE KIDS RADIAN XTSL WHICH WAS INSTALLED RFING IN OUR 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA USING THE "SUPER LATCH" LATCH STRAP WHICH IS SUPPOSEDLY ABLE TO BE USED UNTIL MY CHILD REACHES 80 LBS (THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT LIMIT OF THE SEAT). DUE TO THE WAY THE BUCKLE ON THE STRAP IS, WHEN MY SON'S FOOT HIT THE BUCKLE PART OF THE LATCH STRAP, IT LOOSENED TO THE POINT I COULD MOVE THE SEAT SEVERAL INCHES AT THE BELT PATH. I REINSTALLED WITH THE SEATBELT TO AVOID THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN, BUT THAT IS KIND OF ANNOYING BEING THAT ONE REASON I BOUGHT THIS SEAT WAS FOR THE "SUPER LATCH" FEATURE. I JUST FEEL IT IS NOT SAFE TO CONTINUE USING THE LATCH SINCE MY SON CAN SO EASILY TOUCH IT WITH HIS FOOT. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2005, MAKE=COROLLA, MODEL=TOYOTA). *TR
MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A GROCERY STORE IN JAN. 2011 AND AGAIN WHILE PULLING INTO MY GARAGE ON 4/13/11 THIS TIME DOING A LOT OF DAMAGE IN MY GARAGE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE THE TACHOMETER WOULD NOT RISE OR FALL CORRECTLY WHILE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO RECEIVE A SECOND OPINION FROM A DIFFERENT DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE ECM WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,090.
I WAS PART OF AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE AUTOMOBILE I WAS IN CRASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. WE WERE GOING AT A HIGH ENOUGH SPEED WHERE THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT FOR A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. THE CAR WAS TOTALED BUT YET, NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,999 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,890.
HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA S. TOOK VEHICLE IN 12/10 TO REPLACE PART THAT WAS DUE TO RECALL. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. TOYOTA SAID INTAKE GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. REPLACED INTAKE GASKET ON 2/26/11. ON 3/3/11, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. TOYOTA SAID THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE COMPUTER OR THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED HARD ON THE CURB. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY FLIPPED OVER IN A NEARBY DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP BUT HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED THE TYPE OF FAILURE IN THE VEHICLE BEFORE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000. UPDATED 4/4/11 *CN UPDATED 08/22/11
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFT AND JERK ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND WOULD NEED REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE CODES WERE PRODUCED BY THE DIAGNOSTIC AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ALSO NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT A CASE MANAGER WOULD BE IN TOUCH WITH THE CONTACT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.
I AM 76 YEARS OLD. OWN 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH 30K MILES. TOOK MY CAR TO DEALERSHIPFOR ROUTINE SERVICING AND OIL CHANGE. WAS TOLD I HAD BRAKE FLUID CONTAMINATION AND IT WOULD COST $2200. THE 2005 TOYOTA AVALON AND HIGHLANDERS WERE RECALLED FOR BRAKE FLUID LEAKS. COULD IT BE POSSIBLE MY CAR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM? *TR
WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL AND CRASH. *TR
DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP PROBLEM: I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. ONE DAY IN AUGUST 2009, I PARKED MY CAR ON THE STREET FOR A FEW HOURS AND BY THE TIME I GOT BACK TO MY CAR TO START THE ENGINE, THE CAR WASN'T ABLE TO START. I HAD TO CALL THE TOW TRUCK COMPANY TO TOW MY CAR TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. ACCORDING TO THE DIAGNOSE FROM THE AUTO SHOP, MY CAR FAILED TO START DUE TO DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. *TR
AIR FLOAT SENSOR OR ECM PROBLEM: IN MAY 2010, WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER WORK, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME UP, AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTE, THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO A STOP EVEN I PRESS ON THE GAS PADDLE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND TRIED STARTING IT AGAIN, AND THE CAR STARTED AGAIN AND CHECK ENGINE WAS OFF. HOWEVER, AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME UP AGAIN AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN WITHIN A FEW MINUTE TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES BEFORE I GOT HOME THAT DAY. I CALLED MY MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY TO COME TO INSPECT MY CAR. AFTER THE DIAGNOSE, THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE AIR FLOAT SENSOR AND THE AIR FILTER. AFTER THAT, MY CAR WORKED AGAIN. HOWEVER, I HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM A FEW MONTHS LATER. I HAD TO REPLACE THE AIR FLOAT SENSOR AGAIN. TWO OR THREE WEEKS AFTER THE SECOND REPLACEMENT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME UP AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT TO THE AUTO SHOP, AND THE MECHANIC FOUND PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) AND REPLACED THE ORIGINAL ECM WITH AN USED ECM. THE SECURITY LIGHT CAME UP AFTER THE ECM WAS REPLACED. ACCORDING THE MECHANIC, THE SECURITY LIGHT CAME UP BECAUSE THE USED ECM DOESN'T HAVE THE SECURITY FEATURE THAT THE ORIGINAL ECM HAS. AFTER THAT, THE ENGINE LIGHT DIDN'T COME UP AGAIN TIL ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO (FEB. 2011). AROUND THE SAME TIME, I RECEIVED AN ECM SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND HAD THE ECM REPLACED ON FEB. 19, HOPING THAT IT WILL FIX THE SECURITY LIGHT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN REGARDS TO RECALL 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). PRIOR TO HER TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE RECALL REPAIR, SHE EXPERIENCED THE DIFFICULTY SHIFTING. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, SHE NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND ADVISED HER THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 144,800.
BOUGHT A NEW COROLLA IN 2005. FUEL PUMP FAILED AFTER ONLY 39000 MILES. CAUSED THE CAR TO ABRUPTLY STOP RUNNING. FORTUNATELY MY DAUGHTER WAS IN A PARKING LOT. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM IF IT HAD HAPPENED OUT ON THE ROAD. AFTER REPLACING HER KEYS AND ENGINE CONTROL MODULE TO NO AVAIL TOYOTA FINALLY FIGURED OUT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP CHARGED HER $1067 TO REPLACE IT. THERE IS NO WAY THESE FUEL PUMPS SHOULD BE FAILING THIS PREMATURELY.
HAVE S 2005 COROLLA, FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 65,000 MI. CAR SHUT OFF SUDDENLY AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT! *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED WITH A PERSON WEIGHING OVER FORTY POUNDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE ECM WAS REPLACED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VEER OFF INTO ANOTHER LANE AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT SIGNS IF IT WERE GOING TO STALL. ONCE THE ENGINE RECOVERED, THE STEERING WHEEL SHIFTED AND TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK INTO ITS ORIGINAL LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER THAT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
2005 TOYOTA COROLLA VIN # [XXX] HAD AIR BAG LIGHT GO ON 10/2009. BROUGHT TO A1 TOYOTA NEW HAVEN CT AND TOLD THERE WAS A FRONT PASSENGER SIDE PROBLEM. WAITED OVER 2 MONTHS FOR NEW AIR BAG HARNESS (CAR NOT DRIVABLE) AND HARNESS REPLACED (3400 DOLLARS). AIR BAG LIGHT WENT BACK ON 11/2010 AND BROUGHT BACK TO SAME DEALER 12/2010. CLOCKSPRING IN STEERING WHEEL REPLACED AND TENSION TIGHTENED ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WIRING AT COST OF 530 DOLLARS. AIR BAG LIGHT WENT OFF AFTER THIS REPAIR BUT WENT BACK ON AGAIN A WEEK AFTER LAST REPAIR MADE. A1 TOYOTA NOTIFIED. HAD NOTIFIED CUSTOMER SERVICE AT NATIONAL LEVEL (THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED) AND NOTIFIED REGIONAL TOYOTA OFFICE (THEY REFERRED ME BACK TO DEALER...) SO A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND CAR DEFINITELY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE... WOULD APPRECIATE YOU LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHO BOTH INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAG SPIRAL CABLE WAS DEFECTIVE. ALSO, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL YEAR VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 12/05/2011 *LN
VEHICLE IN TO DEALER FOR ALIGNMENT. DEALER SAID REAR AXEL HAD TO BE SHIMMED FOR ALIGNMENT. WHEN CUSTOMER PICKED UP VEHICLE DEALER SAID ALIGNMENT WOULD BE GOOD AND SHIMS WOULD BE GOOD FOR FUTURE ALIGNMENTS. 13 MONTHS LATER AND 23,000 MILES LATER THE VEHICLE WORE OUT TO 2/32NDS 4 NEW TIRES. AT ANOTHER REPAIR CENTER OTHER THAN DOWNEAST TOYOTA ONCE THE SHIMS WERE REMOVED THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE ALIGNED.
2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT REGARDING THE IMPROPER MANUFACTURING OF VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL LETTER FROM TOYOTA STATED THE ENGINE COULD STALL AT ANYTIME AND MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT HER SAFETY. *JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCESS THE TRUNK MANUALLY WITH THE KEY AND INTERIOR TRUNK RELEASE MECHANISM; HOWEVER , THE TRUNK WOULD NOT OPEN. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION; AND THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
IN SUMMER, COROLLA EXPERIENCE HARSH SHIFTING AND INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. ECM REPLACED IN JULY - APPROX ONE MONTH BEFORE RECALL OCCURRED. AT THE TIME OF CORRECTION, CAR WAS AT NEARLY 91,000 MILES - RESEARCH ECM ISSUES ONLINE, CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY STATED SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY HAD NO OBLIGATION TO COVER ECM REPAIR. RECALL RELEASED WITHIN ONE MONTH OF ECM REPAIR. LESS THAN 60 DAYS LATER, TOOK COROLLA BACK TO DEALERSHIP. CAR STILL EXPERIENCE HARSH SHIFTING. AFTER PAYING $225 FOR A TRANSMISSION FLUSH, AND DEALER SHIFTING TRANSMISSION MANUALLY, THE DEALER STATED ECM WORKS FINE, TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AT +$3K. RESEARCHED AND IDENTIFIED SIMILAR PROBLEM IN TOYOTA RAV4 - ECM FAILURE LED TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. FILING COMPLAINT BECAUSE I THINK TOYOTA NEEDS TO PAY FOR MY NEW TRANSMISSION. AT CURRENT TIME, TRANSMISSION NOT FIXED..WANT AN EXPLANATION, IF THE COMPONENT THAT TELLS THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT ACCURATELY ISN'T WORKING, THEN WHY DOESN'T TOYOTA RECOGNIZE THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS THE POTENTIAL TO NOT WORK PROPERLY - IF PROBLEM OCCURRED IN RAV4, WHY NOT COROLLAS? NOW THAT ECM IS FIXED, TRANSMISSION IS STILL DAMAGED FROM PRIOR ECM FAILURE. UPDATED IVOQ 02/09/11 *TR
I HAVE PURCHASED A SET OF 4 HANKOOK OPTIMA 727 ALL SEASON TIRES ON 12/08/09. THESE ARE RATED FOR 100,000 MILES AND I HAVE DONE ABOUT 15,000 MILES. UNTIL RECENTLY I CONSIDERED THEM EXCELLENT BUT IN NOVEMBER AND MOST RECENTLY I HAVE FOUND THEM SKIDDING ON WET SURFACES AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS 25-35 MPH. ON A PATCH OF ICE THERE WAS SKIDDING AT AROUND 10 MPH. I DID HIT THE CURB. THE ROAD GRIP SEEMS WORSE THAN OTHER ALL SEASON TIRES I HAVE USED. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AND THE PRESSURE TESTED. THERE HAS BEEN NO BLOWOUT, PUNCTURE OR SHREDDING, BUT YOUR SITE ALLOWS NO "OTHER" CATEGORY. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH UP A HILL IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE BEFORE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
ON 11/9/2010 AT 5:30 P.M., MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA CE STALLED ON I-87 (NY STATE THRUWAY--MAJOR DEEGAN) IN THE BRONX AS IT WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 55 MILES PER HOUR. THE CAR WAS OPERATING NORMALLY WHEN I LEFT WORK IN THE BRONX 20 MIN BEFORE. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. THE OIL AND BATTERY LIGHTS ALSO CAME ON. I PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND MANAGED TO GET FROM LEFT LANE TO SHOULDER. THE CAR STOPPED COMPLETELY BEFORE I COULD GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND THE BACK END OF CAR WAS SLIGHTLY ON THE ROAD. I CALLED AAA AND THEY CALLED THE OFFICIAL COMPANY WHO HAS TO TOW CARS OFF THE THRUWAY. NO TRUCK ARRIVED FOR A LONG TIME--TWO PASSERS BY STOPPED AND HELPED ME PUSH CAR ONTO SHOULDER. THE CAR LIGHTS DIMMED AND EVENTUALLY WENT OUT. THE CAR HAD PLENTY OF FUEL WHEN IT WAS BEING DRIVEN. AFTER THE CAR STOPPED, THE CAR SEEMED ELECTRICALLY DEAD AND WOULD NOT TURN OVER AT ALL. THERE WAS NO SOUND AT ALL OR ANY CRANKING OR SPUTTERING. IT SEEMED THAT THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND I WAS ONLY ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD DUE TO ITS MOMENTUM FROM BEING IN MOTION. WHEN NO TRUCK ARRIVED AFTER 45 MINUTES, I CALLED 311 FOR ASSISTANCE (NYC HELP LINE) AND THEY CONTACTED POLICE WHO CAME AND CALLED ANOTHER TRUCK AND SAT WITH ME WITH THEIR LIGHTS ON UNTIL TOW TRUCK ARRIVED AROUND 6:50 PM. IT WAS TOWED TO OFFICIAL TOWING STATION IN BRONX. THE REPAIR PEOPLE TOLD ME THE NEXT DAY IT MIGHT BE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. MY CAR IS UNDER RECALL FOR THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM). THE
MY ENGINE STOPPED THIS MORNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR, A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA, PART OF A 1.3 MILLION CAR 2010 RECALL. LUCKILY, I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT, MY CAR RESTARTED, AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A NEARBY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT IS BEING FIXED FREE OF CHARGE (ALTHOUGH IT'S TAKING 24-36 HOURS FOR THE PART TO BE RESTOCKED). TOYOTA'S KNOWN ABOUT HIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM SINCE 2005 - I'M FURIOUS THAT IT TOOK THEM 5 YEARS TO ISSUE A RECALL. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *TR
MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA, ITS ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED IN 2007. THEN THE CAR DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. IN 2008, AS THE LOSING CONTROL, THE CAR SLID OUT OF THE ROAD AND HIT THE TREE. IN 2009, THE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AGAIN, THIS TIME THEY CHANGED GASKET AND FOUND THE AIR CAN ENTER THE ENGINE AND CAUSED THE ENGINE PROBLEM (LOSE POWER AND CAN'T DRIVE MORE THAN 30MPH). SINCE THEN, WE EXPERIENCED SUCH PROBLEMS THREE TIMES: WHEN WE DRIVE, THE CAR CAN SUDDENLY LOSE POWER AND CAN'T DRIVE MORE THAN 30MPH, BUT IT BECOME NORMAL AND THE MECHANIC WORKER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM THE NEXT DAY. WE THINK THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEED TO REPORT TO YOUR COMPANY. *TR
I WAS PULLING INTO A SUPERMARKET PARKING PLACE AT APPROX 5MPH SPEED, I APPLIED THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP . INSTEAD OF STOPPING CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE (HAPPENED AT 3-4 SECOND), JUMPED OVER CEMENT BARRIER (CURB), HIT THE SIGN, COLLIDING INTO ANOTHER CAR. AT THE TIME OF ACCELERATION THE SMOKE CAME OUT FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I STEERED AWAY, CAR SLOWED DOWN AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BACK TO PARKING AREA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70K. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND IS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. I CALLED TO TOYOTA AND THEY PROMISED TO GET BACK TO ME WITH THE STEPS OF HOW TO PROCEED FURTHER. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND SOMEONE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS WITH THE LOCAL DEALER AWAITING INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING TO THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HIT THE SIDE OF A BUILDING. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED TWICE BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 50,500.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, SUDDENLY IT ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT WOULD NOT ENGAGE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A CAR AND THEN INTO A ROCK WALL. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES TO HER BACK. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT.
I WAS RECENTLY RAN OFF THE ROAD AND ENDED UP GOING THROUGH TREES WHICH CAUSED SEVER FRONT END DAMAGE/ CAR CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. MY 2005 TOYOTA AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE; NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V384000, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING FOR HER VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE RECALL NOTICE AND STATED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART IN STOCK AND WILL NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL HAVE IT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED WHAT THE DEALER STATED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 56398.
I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA AND IT STOPPED RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THIS SUDDEN STALL OF MY VEHICLE. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE FUEL PUMP. THE FUEL PUMP IS BEING REPLACED AS I WRITE THIS COMPLAINT. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT TOYOTA NO LONGER MAKES THE ORIGINAL PUMP FOR THE CAR THAT COST ABOUT $300 BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN HAVING TO SERVICE MANY CARS WITH THAT PARTICULAR FUEL PUMP PROBLEM. AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM I HAVE TO END UP PAYING ABOUT $920 FOR A NEW MODEL FUEL PUMP. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I THE CONSUMER HAS TO PAY FOR TOYOTA'S MISTAKE OF NOT PRODUCING A RELIABLE PRODUCT. WHAT IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND THE CAR JUST STALLED ON ME. I BELIEVE THAT THE FUEL PUMP FOR THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE I'M SURE THIS IS NOT THE FIRST OR LAST TIME THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN. TOYOTA SHOULD PAY THE DIFFERENCE FOR THIS MISTAKE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL AND WITHIN TWO DAYS, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS PERFORMING ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING, WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY FAILED TO CATCH AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL. THE CONTACT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. LATER ON, WHEN THE CONTACT BACKED INTO HER DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE TO AN ESTIMATED 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE CRASHED THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR AND THE WALL ADJOINING GARAGE TO THE HOUSE. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEMS. UPDATED 3/25/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE THREE OTHER INCIDENTS WHERE THE BRAKES FAILED TO CATCH. UPDATED 10/12/11
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER TEN MINUTES AND IT WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FACILITY FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC WAS ONLY ABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE CONNECTED TO THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE ECM CIRCUIT BOARD WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A CLAIM WAS FILE. NO OTHER ASSISTANCE OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE PUT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PUT THE GEAR IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AS IT LUNGED BACKWARDS AND HER HEAD AND PASSENGERS HEAD JERKED BACKWARDS. CONSEQUENTLY, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO AN AUTO STOPPER. THE CONSUMER THEN PUT THE GEAR IN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AGAIN LUNGING FORWARD AND THEN CRASHED INTO A LAWN TREE. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND SEAT BELT BURNS ACROSS HER CHEST AND THE CONSUMER SUFFERED FROM SEAT BELT BURNS AS WELL ACROSS HER CHEST. *JB
THE CAR JUST STARTED MAKING A WEIRD NOISE AND WHEN IT RUN THE GEARS KICK IN BUT IT KICK IN HARSHLY. *TR
ON 3/11/2010, I DROVE 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA ON THE EXIT OF HIGH WAY AT ABOUT 35 MILE PER HR. THE CAR SUDDENLY SPEED U AND HIT CONCERT BARRIER. MY CAR WAS TOTAL LOSS. I AM A GOOD DRIVE AND NEVER HAD A TICKET DURING PAST 20 YEARS. I AM SURE IT IS CAR PROBLEM. *TR
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