2005 Toyota Corolla complaints

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) COMPLAINT ABOUT AN ACCIDENT ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2009 I WAS DRIVING ON OLD HWY 75 BETWEEN SALIX AND SLOAN IN IOWA AT ABOUT 6-7 PM ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2009. MY CAR WAS A COROLLA 2005 CE [XXX] WHICH HAS 4-CYLINDER AND ABOUT 67,000 MILES ON IT. AS I WAS DRIVING ON OLD HWY 75, I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION, THE CAR LURCHED AND PULLED ME TO THE DITCH ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. I IMMEDIATELY LOOSEN THE ACCELERATION PAD BUT IT DIDN'T SLOW DOWN BUT ACCELERATED TOWARDS THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. THEN I WAS SCARED THAT IT WILL ROLL OVER IN THE DITCH AND SO I PULLED IT BACK TO THE LEFT, BUT THERE WAS A VAN COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION (NEXT LANE) AND THUS WE HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION. THE TWO OLD LADIES INCURRED LEG INJURIES AND THEY COULDN'T COME OUT OF THE VAN. THE TWO BOYS (ABOUT 4 YEARS OLD) SEEMED FINE AND CAME OUT OF THE VAN. LATER ON THE TWO OLD LADIES NEEDED TO HAVE SURGERIES AND THEY FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST ME. AT THAT TIME, I FELT THAT SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH MY COROLLA BUT I COULDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO FIND IT OUT BECAUSE I NEED THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO GET ME ANOTHER CAR FOR COMMUTING PURPOSES. HOWEVER, I FEEL THAT THIS ACCIDENT WAS DUE TO THE COROLLA THAT I WAS DRIVING AT THE MOMENT AND THUS IT WAS NOT COMPLETELY MY FAULT. COROLLA 2005 IS NOT IN THE RECALL LIST, BUT I STILL WANT TO FILE THIS REPORT AND I WILL SEEK LEGAL ADVICE IN TERMS OF LIABILITY. PLEASE CONSIDER MY COMPLAINT CAREFULLY BECAUSE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND IF THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC SHE ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE ACCELERATING UNTIL SHE WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF IT. SHE ALSO EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING INTO A DRIVEWAY, BUT WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE STOPPED. SHE DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 40,000. UPDATED 04/16/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SURGED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. UPDATED 07/13/10.*JB

I TOO HAD UNEXPECTED TROUBLE IN 2009 WITH MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA CE. I WAS WEARING UNUSUALLY WIDE WORK WORK BOOTS, AND WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR, I SOMEHOW MANAGED TO PUSH THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS TOGETHER. THE HARDER I PUSHED, THE MORE THE ENGINE RACED, BUT THE BRAKES WERE STRONGER. I WAS LUCKY, WITH A VEHICLE RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME IN A PARKING LOT. IN CANADA, IT IS NORMAL TO WEAR EVEN BIGGER, WIDER SNOW BOOTS IN THE WINTER. HAS ANYONE EVERY CONSIDERED THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE PEDALS AS A ROOT CAUSE FOR UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION? UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION [INCIDENT: 100223-000473], FEBRUARY 23, 2010, FROM TOYOTA. *TR

2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. FOR 18 MONTHS I HAVE BEEN TAKING MY CAR TO DEALER COMPLAINING OF THE IDLING PROBLEM. I CAN BE SITTING AT THE LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND SUDDENLY THE CAR BEGINS TO IDLE TO THE POINT THE CAR VIBRATES. I HAVE CHANGED GAS, HAD THE INJECTION SYSTEM CHECKED, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG EITHER WITH THE GAS LINE OR THE MOTOR. DURING THE RECENT SNOW STORM I WAS SITTING AT THE LIGHT WITH A 1/2 CAR LENGTH BETWEEN ME AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS ON LEVEL ROAD AND MY FOOT WASN'T ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR BEGAN TO IDLE FAST AND SURGED FORWARD. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND BEGAN TO SLIDE. I AM REPEATEDLY TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. HOWEVER, IT IS EITHER THE INJECTION SYSTEM, THE GAS LINE OR THE MOTOR, WHICH EVERY IT IS IT IS DANGEROUS. THEY ALSO TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES AT 30,000 BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. *TR

I OWNED A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA IT WAS WRECKED IN MAY OF 2009 THE STEERING AND BRAKES LOCKED UP ON THE CAR I TOLD MY INSURANCE COMPANY WHAT HAPPENED BUT THEY DID NOT CHECK INTO IT . I HAVE CALLED THE TOYOTA COMPANY AND THEY TOLD ME TO WRITE A LETTER I ALSO HAVE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL ATTORNEYS. I AS OF RIGHT NOW HAVE NO OTHER WAY OF TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE THE INSURANCE COMPANY DID NOT PAY THE CAR OFF COMPLETELY. *TR

THIS IS IN REGARDS TO MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE COMPUTER (BRAIN) TO THE CAR WENT OUT. JUST ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING AND I CAME TO A RED LIGHT. WHEN I STOPPED, THE CAR JUST COMPLETELY TURNED ITSELF OFF. I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT RESTART. IT HAD THE SOUNDS OF A DEAD BATTERY TRYING TO START BUT IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER. SO I WAS STUCK AT THE LIGHT UNTIL A TOW TRUCK CAME TO GET ME. UPON TAKING IT TO A REPAIR SHOP, I FOUND OUT THAT THE COMPUTER HAD GONE OUT. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THEY HAD A NOTICE OUT TO ALL MECHANICS SO IF A CAR CAME INTO THERE SHOP, THEY WOULD KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I THEN CONTACTED TOYOTA WHO TOLD ME THAT I WAS 8,000 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY THAT THEY HAD SET TO REPLACE THIS DEFECT. I TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO GET THEM TO REPLACE IT AND THEY FLAT OUT DENIED ME. I KNOW MY CAR WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I TOLD THEM THAT I FELT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, THEY JUST TOLD ME THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. MY REASONING FOR IT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE HAS TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT WHEN THAT PART GOES OUT, THE CAR WILL JUST TURN OFF AND YOU ARE STUCK. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE AT A LIGHT. WHAT IF I WAS ON THE FREEWAY? I WOULD OF BEEN STRUCK FROM BEHIND FROM THE OTHER CARS THAT WERE BEHIND ME GOING 65MPH. AFTER ARGUING WITH TOYOTA AND GETTING NOWHERE, I ENDED UP PAYING OVER $700.00 TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED SO I COULD ONCE AGAIN USE MY CAR TO GET TO WORK. I FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD OF BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS, SINCE THEY KNEW THEY HAD A

TL*THE 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD THERE WAS TOO MUCH PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. HE DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED SINCE THERE WAS A FEE INVOLVED. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL FEATURE ACTIVATED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000. UPDATED 3/12/10 *CN UPDATED 06/18/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN AND LOCKED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN. A LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE SECOND TIME SHE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, THE FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ALIGNED. NONE OF THE REPAIRS CORRECTED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA WHICH WAS PURCHASED CERTIFIED USED AT 21,000 MILES. SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 7 TIMES FOR AN ALIGNMENT. THE CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND SOMETIMES TO THE LEFT, BETWEEN 40 TO 65 MPH. I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE HIGHWAY CONDITIONS HERE IN CALIFORNIA, BUT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON MOSTLY SURFACE STREETS FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, AND THE SAME ISSUE KEEPS OCCURRING. ALSO, IN REVERSE THERE IS A LARGE KNOCKING SOUND AND ACCELERATION WHEN IT IS COLDER THAN 50 DEGREES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING BACK TO HOME AFTER WORK. THE CAR FEELS LIKE CHOKED AND STOPPED. I MANAGED TO STOPPED ON THE SIDE. CAR CAN NOT BE STARTED AGAIN. STARTER IS FINE, JUST CAN NOT START THE ENGINE. HAVE IT TOWED TO SHOP AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE FUEL PUMP WAS DEAD. SINCE THE CAR WAS ASSEMBLED IN JAPAN, THE FUEL PUMP IS $900 ON PARTS, AND LABOR IS EXTRA. I HAD THE CAR FOR 4 AND HALF YEARS, LESS THAN 50K MILES. THAT IS A PUMP INSIDE THE GAS TANK, WHICH SUPPOSE TO LAST AT LEAST 10 OR 15 YEARS. LUCKY THERE WAS NO CAR BEHIND ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED, OTHERWISE I WOULD BE HIT FROM BEHIND. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2005 COROLLA SE FEBRUARY 2009. IMMEDIATELY AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR I NOTICED THAT IT VEERED HEAVILY TO THE RIGHT AND THOUGHT MAYBE THE ALIGNMENT WAS OFF. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY TEST DROVE IT AND SAID THAT IT WAS OK. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED SO I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN AND THE TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED TO ME THAT "ALL TOYOTAS VEERED TO THE RIGHT" AND THAT DOING AN ALIGNMENT WOULD NOT HELP ANY AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. THIS HAPPENS ON ALL ROADS AT ANY SPEED, NOT JUST HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT VEERS AT 25 MPH AND THE TECH ALSO TOLD ME THAT IT WONT VEER IF I DON'T ACCELERATE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE LOGIC IN THAT. IT SEEMS TO ONLY BE GETTING WORSE I HAVE TO HOLD MY STEERING WHEEL ABOUT 10 DEGREES TO THE LEFT AT ALL TIMES WHILE DRIVING TO DRIVE STRAIGHT. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR AND NOW I AM STUCK PAYING FOR IT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO OR WHO WILL LISTEN. PLEASE HELP OR INITIATE A RECALL. THANK YOU. *TR

MALFUNCTION WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IT WAS STICKING AS I WAS ON A HIGHWAY DOING 50 MILES AND HOUR. IT INCREASED TO 70 MILES AN HOUR, AT WHICH TIME I APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT WORK I HAD TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER AND WAS DRIVING DOWN SHOULDER WHERE I PUT CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND APPLIED THE BRAKES PUT CAR INTO PARK THEN CAR FINALLY STOPPED. *TR

BOTH MY 1997 AND MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA HAVE RIMS THAT "RUST" ONTO THE CAR. BY THAT I MEAN THAT WITH THE LUG NUTS REMOVED AND A PRY BAR AND A TORCH WITH MAP GAS I AM STILL NOT ABLE TO REMOVE THE RIMS FROM THE VEHICLE. MONROE MUFFLER AND BRAKE TOOK A LARGE MALLET AND ABOUT TEN WHACKS PER WHEEL TO REMOVE THE RIMS. THIS POSES A DANGER TO ME AS I AM NOT ABLE TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE SHOULD I HAVE ONE. I AM STRANDED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE WITH THE GEAR SHIFT PLACED IN THE "DRIVE" POSITION AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS AN AGGRESSIVE ACCELERATION. THE DRIVER APPLIED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. IN ADDITION, WHENEVER IN THE "REVERSE" POSITION THE FAILURE WAS MORE PRONOUNCED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED FAILURE WHILE IN THE REVERSE AND REAR ENDED A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE MANUFACTURERS DESIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10. THE CONSUMER STATED HE PLACED THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PUT IT IN REVERSE HE BACKED INTO A TREE SHORTLY AFTER HE PURCHASED. UPDATED 05/20/10.*JB

I HAVE A 2005 COROLLA AND WHEN I BRAKE WHILE GOING OVER A BUMPY AREA OF THE ROAD MY BRAKES MAKE A SHAKING, METALLIC, RATTLING NOISE. WHEN THIS OCCURS, I DO NOT HAVE BRAKES UNTIL I HAVE PASSED OVER THAT POOR SECTION OF THE ROAD. *TR

HIGH ACCELERATION OF MOTOR. THROTTLE IS NOT RUNNING AS IT SHOULD. CONTINUES TO RUN BETWEEN TWO TO ONE & HALF RPMS CONSTANTLY. TOOK TO DEALER LAST YEAR RE PROBLEM WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF CARPET WAS UNDER PEDAL. THIS WAS TRUE AS MY CARPET HAS FASTENERS WHICH HOLD CARPET IN PLACE. HAVING READ AND REVIEWED TOYOTA SITE, IT CONFIRMED THAT THE PROBLEM IS IN THE THROTTLE. DEALER STATES NOT PART OF RECALL. ADVISE TO CONTACT TOYOTA. UNABLE TO CONTACT BY PHONE. AM IN PROCESS OF WRITING TO COMPANY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT HAS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKES MADE A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE WHENEVER THEY WERE ENGAGED. THE BRAKES PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED EVERY 10 MONTHS. THE TIRES ALSO HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY 2 YEARS EVEN THOUGH THE CONTACT HAS HAD SEVERAL ALIGNMENTS. THE FIRST TIME THE TIRES AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED, THE MILEAGE WAS 12000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42999.

TOYOTA COROLLA, WIFE COMPLAINED ABOUT INLAWS CAR STEERING BEING SLOPPY SOMETIMES. I DROVE IT TO INVESTIGATE PROBLEM. DRIVING IN STRAIGHT LINE NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PROBLEMS. WHEN DRIVING SLALOM FASHION STEERING FELT VERY SLOPPY AND SUSPECTED POWER STEERING. BROUGHT BACK TO HOME AND DID A CHECK OF TIRE PRESSURE WHICH WAS ABOUT 12 PSI IN THE BACK ON BOTH SIDES BUT FONT PRESSURE WITHIN SPEC. ADJUSTED THE REAR TIRES AND PROBLEM DISAPPEARED.. I HEARD OF NHTSA INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM AND WANTED TO REPORT MY FINDINGS THAT LOW PRESSURE CAN SEVERELY EFFECT THE STEERING ON THIS MODEL. *TR

MY TOYOTA COROLLA 2005 CARS BRAKES HAS ALWAYS MADE A NOISE. FINALLY ON 4-16-09 THE CAR TIRES WAS VERY HOT AND SMOKING. THE NEXT DAY CONTACTED GATES TOYOTA, SOUTH BEND , IN. AND HAD IT TOWED IN. THE MOUNTING DISC BRAKES, DISC BRAKE CALIPERS, PAD KIT, HOLDERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. GATES SAID THAT TOYOTA KNEW THEY HAD DEFECTIVE PARTS BUT THEY NEVER DO RECALLS SO COST US $969.27 TO HAVE FIXED EVEN THOUGH WE HAD THE EXTENDED COVERAGE. HELP US GET OUR MONEY BACK FROM WHEN WE BOUGHT THE CAR THE BRAKES SOMETIMES ACTED UP AN LIKE SKIPPED AND THAN WOULD GRAB, AND MADE NOISES, BUT WAS ALWAYS TOLD THAT WAS THAT TYPE OF BRAKES. COULD NOT GET THEM TO FIX IT. *TR

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE IT IS 5 YEARS OLD IT ONLY HAS 10,530 MILES ON IT AND LESS WHEN THE FIRST EVENT OCCURRED. LAST FALL AFTER IDLING FOR A FEW MINUTES I BACKED OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SPEED UP. I IMMEDIATELY SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED AND ASSUMED IT WAS SOMEHOW MY FAULT. I HAD A FRIEND WITH ME WHO WITNESSED THE WHOLE INCIDENT. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN MY PARKING GARAGE. SLOW SPEED AGAIN BUT MOVING FORWARD. I HAD HEARD ABOUT THE FLOOR PADS AND MINE WAS LOOSE SO I REMOVED IT. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN, IN JANUARY--THE DAY THE JETS LOST THE CHAMPIONSHIP(IT WAS BEFORE THE GAME AND NO ALCOHOL) AGAIN I WAS MANEUVERING IN MY SISTER'S DRIVE WAY AND ALMOST ENDED UP IN HER DEN. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA, AND I HAVE SOMETHING TO REPORT ABOUT THE CAR'S ELECTRONICS, EVEN THOUGH IT MAY NOT LEAD TO AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY ISSUE. THE CAR HAS A SMALL COMPARTMENT ON THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH. RECENTLY I DECIDED TO KEEP A CREDIT CARD IN THE COMPARTMENT JUST FOR CONVENIENCE AT THE GAS PUMP. AFTER A FEW DAYS/WEEKS THE CARD STOPPED WORKING. I TOOK IT IN TO THE ATTENDANT WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ID STRIP HAD BEEN CORRUPTED, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE STRIP.. I SUSPECT THAT SOMETHING BEHIND THE DASH IS EMITTING ENOUGH RADIATION TO ERASE THE STRIP. *TR

MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA, FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS, WHEN DRIVEN AT MORE THAN 55-60 MPH DOES THE FOLLOWING: 1. WAVERS OR VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN LANE SPECIALLY ON A WINDY DAY 2. THE WHEEL VIBRATES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. SHE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES WHEN SHE DROVES OVER A POTHOLE OR A BUMP IN THE ROAD. SHE WAS FORCED TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL SINCE THE VEHICLE RESPONDED AS IF IT WERE NOT GOING TO STOP. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED AND THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP WHEN THE ISSUE OCCURRED. SHE STATED THAT THE ISSUE SEEMED TO SURFACE WHEN SHIFTING (THE VEHICLE HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION). SHE NOTED THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR AND DISAPPEAR ON ITS OWN. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. SHE HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,894. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

WE HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THERE ARE OCCASIONS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT A STOP SIGN THAT THE ENGINE REVS TO A VERY HIGH RPM LEVEL. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *JB

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. SOMETIME IN MID-LATE 2007 I STARTED THE CAR UP AND AFTER IT STARTED UP THE ENGINE BEGAN RACING WHILE I WAS STILL IN PARK. I HADN'T DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL ENOUGH TO WARRANT THAT LEVEL OF ENGINE RACING. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND CALLED UP THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE I SERVICE THE CAR TO REPORT IT AND ASK WHAT I SHOULD DO. I WAS TOLD THAT PERHAPS SOMETHING WAS MOMENTARILY STICKING IN THE THROTTLE AND TO BRING IT IN IF IT RECURS. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THE SITUATION HAS NOT RECURRED, BUT I THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT IT IN LIGHT OF THE CURRENT SUA PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA VEHICLES. THE 2005 COROLLA IS NOT AMONG THE VEHICLES BEING RECALLED BY TOYOTA. MY VEHICLE HAD MAYBE 25,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT -CODE P2716 - HARD SHIFTING - JERKING WHEN SHIFTING. *TR

I WAS PARKING MY 05 COROLLA IN MY PRIVATE PARKING SPACE, FACING A SIDEWALL OF THE APARTMENT BUILDING IN WHICH I RESIDE. THE PARKING SPACE ALSO FACES A NARROW SIDEWALK AND AN EQUALLY NARROW GARDEN SPACE ALONGSIDE THE BUILDING. I DROVE IN SLOWLY, WHEN I WAS SUDDENLY AIRBORNE AND MANAGED TO TURN THE CAR TO MY RIGHT IN ORDER TO AVOID SMASHING INTO THE BUILDING, THE CAR MOVED ALONG IN THE ONLY SPACE POSSIBLE, LEAVING SCRAPES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR AND ON THE BUILDING , AND ON RIGHT, DAMAGING THE FRONTS OF TWO PARKED CARS. IN ORDER TO AVOID GOING INTO THE PUBLIC SIDEWALK OR STREET, I MANAGED TO TURN THE CAR INTO A GARDEN AREA TO MY RIGHT, DOING SOME DAMAGE TO PLANTINGS, AND ENDING UP BACK IN THE PARKING AREA, FROM WHICH I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR, THIS TIME SAFELY, INTO THE PARKING SPACE. I NOTE THAT TOYOTA DOES NOT LIST 05 COROLLAS AS SUBJECT TO THEIR CONCERN. I AM OFFERING WITNESS TO THE DANGEROUS DANCE MY 05 PERFORMED. *TR UPDATED 05/05/2010. *LJ UPDATED 05/06/10.*JB

TOYOTA COROLLA XRS 2005 GAS PEDAL STICKING. WHILE DRIVING SPEED INCREASED. I HAD TO FIGHT WITH GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL TO BRING VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. DANGER WAS IMMINENT AND I FOUGHT WITH PEDALS. IF I HAD BEEN ON AN OPEN ROAD WITH NOTHING AHEAD OF ME (GIVING ADDITIONAL TIME) I WOULD HAVE DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH. THIS IS A XRS HAVING 6 SPEED MANUAL AND LARGER ENGINE THAN STANDARD COROLLA. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 OR 4 TIMES IN THE 5 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. I AM NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED WASN'T THE RESULT OF OPERATOR ERROR BUT REPETITION OF SIMILAR EVENT INDICATES OTHER THAN OPERATOR ERROR. THE DATE INDICATED ON FORM WAS ONLY USED SO THAT I CAN CONTINUE ENTERING DATA. *TR

ECU OR ECM IN 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA DEFECTIVE, CAUSING VARIOUS PROBLEMS, MINE WAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ,BUT MY TRANSMISSION WAS OKAY THE ECU OR ECM WAS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION NOT TO SHIFT RIGHT,.UPON TALKING TO DEALERSHIP THOUSANDS OF UNITS REPLACED AND THERE ARE SEVERAL ONLINE ISSUES OF THIS PART MALFUNCTIONING,WARRANTY COVERS TO 80,000 MILES BUT IF OVER THAT IT IS A $800.00 REPAIR FOR A PART TOYOTA KNOWS IS BAD, HAD PART REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE I,DON,T FEEL THE CONSUMER SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS... *TR

P2716, ECM PROBLEM. *TR

I HIT BRAKES AT A STOP LIGHT & THE CAR ACCELERATED, HIT THE CAR IN FRONT ME & PUSHED IT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. THE SECOND TIME I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING, BUT WHEN I BRAKED IT AGAIN ACCELERATED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD GET STUCK WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH OR GREATER; HOWEVER, THE PEDAL WOULD RELEASE IT SELF AUTOMATICALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SINCE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39000.

MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA WILL STALL OR LOSE POWER AT RANDOM TIMES. IT HAS THE ENGINE LIGHT ON AND REPORTS CODES P0171 & P2716. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS. ONE TIME I WAS DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY AND WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND. ANOTHER TIME I WAS TURNING LEFT AT A INTERSECTION AND JUST MADE IT THROUGH BUT CARS WERE HONKING AND ABOUT HIT ME. DEALER INFORMED ME THERE IS A TSB FROM TOYOTA AS IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND COMMON PROBLEM. MY CAR IS OUT OF THE 8 YR OR 80,000 MILE WARRANTY SO IT WOULD BE AROUND $1000.00 TO FIX. FRUSTRATED AS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WHICH HAS SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS AND I HAVE TO PAY $1000 TO FIX THEIR ISSUE. *TR

2005 TOYOTA COROLLA LE 4 DOOR SEDAN. INCIDENT MILEAGE 106,000; CURRENT MILEAGE 108,000. HARSH SHIFT, ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WITH DTC P2716. OCCURS CONSTANTLY. CAR (ESPECIALLY IN LOW GEARS) LURCHES FORWARD AS IT SHIFTS TO THE NEXT GEAR. I HAVE TO BE EXTRA CAREFUL OF MY SPACING TO ENSURE I DON'T ACCIDENTALLY HIT SOMEONE. TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETIN TC015-07 SAYS THE ECM SHOULD BE REPLACED AT THE TUNE OF 800+ DOLLARS. ALTHOUGH I AM OVER THE 80K MILES WARRANTY FOR THE TOYOTA FEDERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY "THIS WARRANTY IS IN EFFECT FOR 96 MONTHS OR 80,000 MILES, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST, FROM THE VEHICLE?S IN-SERVICE DATE.", I DON'T THINK THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A KNOWN DEFECTIVE COMPONENT, ESPECIALLY SINCE MOST OF MY MILES ARE OPEN-HIGHWAY COMMUTING AND I AM LESS THAN THE 8 YEARS OF THE WARRANTY'S TIME LIMIT. HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING A REPLACEMENT PART THAT I CAN TRUST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE TRUNK WOULD NO LONGER OPEN USING THE RELEASE LEVER OR THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SHE WAS ADVISED WAS THAT THE RELEASING MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15184.

OUR 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA IS HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS SHIFTING (LURCHING AND STUCK GEARS), AND THE CAR IS NOW UNSAFE FOR US TO DRIVE ON THE ROAD (WE ARE LIKELY TO GET REAR-ENDED IF WE CONTINUE TO DRIVE). WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO OUR MECHANIC AND BEEN INFORMED THAT WE HAVE A DEFECTIVE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. THIS PROBLEM IS DESCRIBED IN TOYOTA'S TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TC014-06. THERE IS AN 8YR/80K MILE WARRANTY ON THIS PART, BUT OUR CAR HAS OVER 100K MILES SO TOYOTA CLAIMS THAT THEY HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OF THIS DEFECT. HOWEVER, GIVEN THE SAFETY CONCERNS WITH DRIVING THE CAR (AND OUR FEAR OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT), WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO FIX THE DEFECT AND BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING THE DEFECT. *TR

ENGINE STALLING ON 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA - HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES IN LAST TWO MONTHS OR SO. BROUGHT INTO DEALERSHIP AFTER FIRST OCCURRENCE BUT THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN/DRIVE A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA CE. STARTING LAST YEAR (2008) IT BEGAN STALLING WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME IT STALLED AS I WAS TAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO THE PARKING LOT. LATER IN THE SUMMER OF 2009 THE ECM HAD TO BE REPLACED AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE REACHED 80,000 MI. (WHICH IS JUST OVER THE WARRANTY LIMIT). I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT WAS RELATED TO THE ECM. HOWEVER, THIS FALL THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN AND THE CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON A LOCAL STREET. EVERY BUMP BEGAN TO MAKE THE LIGHTS FLICKER AND THE ENGINE STALL. SPARKS CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD EVERY TIME I HIT A DEVIATION IN THE ROAD. I WENT TO A NEARBY LOCAL SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WAS RELATED TO A BROKEN PIECE HOLDING THE BATTERY. THEY REMOVED THE BROKEN BRACKET AND THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAVE STOPPED. DURING THAT DRIVE IT PROBABLY STALLED ABOUT 10 TIMES. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED AGAIN, HOWEVER, I CANNOT EXPRESS HOW AWFUL IT WAS TO BE DRIVING WITH TWO CHILDREN IN YOUR BACK SEAT IN A VEHICLE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE SAFE WHILE IT STALLS AND YOU HAVE TO QUICKLY MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. OF COURSE TOYOTA DOES NOT HAVE ANY INTEREST IN HELPING ME WHILE I AM ABOVE MY WARRANTY. I THINK THAT THIS ISSUE ALONG WITH THE ECM NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AT WARRANTY EXPIRATION IS ENOUGH FOR ME NEVER TO PURCHASE ANOTHER TOYOTA VEHICLE EVER AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 15-20 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER TWO MINUTES SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, NOR HAS SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,164. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,800. UPDATED 01/05/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED A SECOND TIME. UPDATED 01/05/10.*JB

I AM CONTACTING ODI NHTSA ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH MY TOYOTA COROLLA 2005, REGARDING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CHARCOAL VAPOR CANISTER. BACK, IN OCTOBER 2007, MY CAR'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON (THIS WAS WHEN THE MILEAGE WAS AROUND 41,200). BY 'GLEN TOYOTA NJ' I CAME TO KNOW THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, DEW CHARCOAL CANISTER FAILURE. ALSO I WAS TOLD: BECAUSE THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED AFTER 36000 MILES, THE TOTAL REPAIR AROUND $480 WAS PAID BY ME. MY FRUSTRATION IS, THAT IT BROKE AFTER WARRANTY, BUT S L I G H T L Y OVER 36,000 MILES. I THINK, THAT ACCORDING TO FEDERAL REGULATIONS IN TOUGHENING CAR EMISSION REQUIREMENTS, AN EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN JUST TWO AND A HALF YEARS. ALSO I LEARNED THAT USA GOVERNMENT OBLIGATED ALL CAR MANUFACTURERS TO EXTEND WARRANTY FOR EXHAUST SYSTEM UP TO 80,000 MILES. IF YOU ARE IN POWER, THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY UP TO 80,000 FOR EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM DEVICES. ALSO BECAUSE OF A HUGE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINS, PARTICULARLY FOR CHARCOAL VAPOR CANISTERS TOYOTA MANUFACTURER SHOULD PRONOUNCE A RECALL. *TR SINCERELY ISAAC

AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. TOYOTA HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE A REASON AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED AND THEREFORE CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. THEY HAVE DO LITTLE TO ADDRESS OUR CONCERNS. THEY HAVE REPAIRED THE AIR BAG, WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT CREATED THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE NUMEROUS OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES WE ARE HAVING WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. GETTING ANSWERS AND ASSISTANCE FROM TOYOTA HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE. *TR

THE FRONT PASSENGER AUTOMATIC WINDOW RATTLES AND SOUNDS LIKE IT IS GOING TO CRACK WHEN WINDOW IS ROLLED UP AND DOWN ON MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 2003-2004 TOYOTAS, BUT NOT THE 2005. THE DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE WINDOW BOLT, BUT REFUSED TO REPAIR FOR FREE SINCE THE RECALL WAS FOR THE 2003-2004 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES. THE ISSUE I HAVE IS THE SAME AS DESCRIBED IN THAT RECALL NOTICE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA AND IT HAS TOYO BRAND TIRES ON IT. THE TIRES HAVE 7/32" TREAD DEPTH WHICH IS 70% OF THE NEW 10/32" TIRE TREAD DEPTH. WHILE DRIVING FROM SOUTH AUSTIN TO SAN ANTONIO (70 MILES) THE TREAD AND BELTS SEPARATED FROM THE CARCASS OF THE TIRE WITH BARE METAL WIRES SHOWING WHERE THERE ONCE WAS TREAD. THE TIRE STILL HAD AIR IN IT BUT THE TREAD WAS PEELED OFF AND THE TREAD PIECES BEGAN TO STRIKE AGAINST THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE FENDER DESTROYING THE INNER FENDER LINER, DAMAGING THE VEHICLE FENDER, BREAKING OUT THE HEADLAMP AND FOG LIGHT FROM BEHIND AND RIPPING OUT THE HOOD RELEASE CABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT THE SPEED LIMIT AND THE TIRES WHERE PROPERLY INFLATED AT THE TIME OF THE DEFECT. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY OFFERED TO TAKE 25% OFF OF A NEW SET OF TIRES. I TOOK IT TO THE TIRE DEALER THAT THEY RECOMMENDED AND THE MAN SAID THE TIRES WERE 4 YEARS OLD AND SHOULD BE REPLACED, THESE ARE THE SAME AGE AS THE CAR AND THE CAR DOESN'T NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE PHOTOS AND ESTIMATES FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR

AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH. ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT PAST OR PRESENT. NOTHING WAS HIT, NO DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR OR UNDERCARRIAGE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS DILL VALVE STEMS. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, SHE HEARD AIR COMING OUT OF THE VALVE STEM ON HER TIRES. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VALVE STEM WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 28000. UPDATED 10/29/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE TIRES ON OCT 30, 2007. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN THE CAR PORT, SHE NOTICED THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS LEAKING AIR. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SEAR AND THEY REPLACED TWO STEMS. ON MAY 0, 2009 WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE CONSUMER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS GOING FLAT. UPDATED 10/29/09.*JB

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THERE IS NO SHIELD TO PROTECT THE AC CONDENSER WHICH WAS HIT BY A ROCK AND NOW HAS A LEAK IN IT. THE COST TO REPAIR THE CONDENSER WILL RUN 500-600 DOLLARS, BUT IF THERE IS STILL NO SHIELD INSTALLED TO PROTECT THE NEW PART THEN THE SAME THING WILL PROBABLY HAPPEN AGAIN. IN MODELS AFTER 2005 TOYOTA HAS INSTALLED A PIECE TO PROTECT THE CONDENSER, THEY SHOULD BE PROVIDING THIS TYPE OF PART TO THE 2005 MODELS WITHOUT COST. *TR

WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED STRESS CRACK FROM TOP TO BOTTOM IN MIDDLE WHILE SITTING IN DRIVEWAY OF RESIDENCE. *TR

TOYOTA COROLLA 2005 : BOTH FRONT WINDOW GLASS (DRIVER AND PASSENGER) HAS COME LOOSE FROM THE HOLDING BRACKET. IT COULD BE DANGEROUS IF THE GLASS COME OFF WHILE DRIVING AND BROKE, FORTUNATELY FOR ME IT DID NOT HAPPEN. IT HAPPENED TO BOTH MY GLASSES IN 2 DIFFERENT INCIDENTS WHICH MADE ME BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING AND NEED TO BE FIXED BY THEM OR AT LEAST THIS 2005 CARS NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR 2004-COROLLA CARS (SEE BELOW LINK FOR DETAILS). THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT IS DESCRIBED IN FOLLOWING, BUT HAVE NOT INCLUDED IN THE SAME RECALL. SIMILAR TO RECALL 08V-162, LISTED IN HTTP://WWW.LEMONAUTO.COM/COMPLAINTS/1_TOYOTA_RECALLS.HTM. *TR