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2006 Toyota Corolla complaints

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Air Bags
Filed May 16, 2018170,000 milesIL

I RECIEVED THE AIR BAG ERROR LIGHT COMING ON.

Air Bags
Filed May 1, 2018CO

I RECENTLY HAD TO TAKE MY CAR INTO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP BECAUSE MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. I TOLD THE SERVICE REP THAT I HAD JUST RECENTLY HAD BROUGHT IT IN ON THE RECALL ISSUED REGARDING THE AIRBAG DEFECT. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ME $131 JUST TO DIAGNOSIS IT. I ARGUED THAT IT SHOULD NOT COST ME ANYTHING SINCE THERE WAS INITIAL ISSUES WITH THE AIRBAG. I CALLED THE RECALL PEOPLE AND THEY AGREED WITH ME. I TOOK MY CAR IN AND WAS TOLD BY THE TECH THAT THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE SPIRAL COIL CABLE IN THE AIRBAG. HE SAID IT WAS A NONRELATED ISSUE, WHICH I ARGUED HOW COULD IT NOT BE IF ITS RELATED TO THE AIRBAG. HE TOLD ME THAT MY AIRBAG MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE OF THE SPIRAL COIL. I FAIL TO SEE HOW THE 2 ARE NOT INTERCONNECTED. IF ONE PART OF THE AIRBAG MANUFACTURING WAS DEFECTED THEN IT ONLY REASONS THAT OTHER PARTS OF THE AIRBAG COULD ALSO BE DEFECTIVE. SINCE THEY BOTH ARE RELATED TO DEPLOYMENT. IF THE MANUFACTURE COULD PRODUCE ONE DEFECTIVE PART OR USE DEFECTIVE MATERIAL WHY COULD IT NOT BE REASONED THAT OTHER PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE TOO. THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD BE CONCERNED WITH PUBLIC AND INDIVIDUAL SAFETY NOT PROFIT.! UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. THEY MADE AND EXPENSIVE PRODUCT AT THE COST OF THE CONSUMER (LIVES, MONEY, TIME, AND SAFETY).ALL AIRBAG ISSUES SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL UNTIL THE PROPER ISSUES IS IDENTIFIED. MAYBE THE SENSOR AND THE SPIRAL COIL ARE CONNECTED IN PROPER DEPLOYMENT. THIS N

Air Bags
Filed Apr 25, 2018OH

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. HAD TO HAVE THE SPIRAL CABLE REPLACED. IT WAS NOT PART OF A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. NOTE: IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND REPLACED BY TOYOTA.

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 18, 2018200,000 milesIL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DECELERATE, BUT ENDED UP REAR ENDING THE MERGING VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG VIOLENTLY DEPLOYED, CAUSING CHEST INJURIES TO THE CONTACT THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT ALSO NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING FACILITY AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. *TT THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BUT WAS NOT INFLATED. *JS *TR

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Feb 21, 201884,000 milesIL

ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. VEHICLE EACH TIME WAS AT VERY LOW SPEED, APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR PARK TO REVERSE, WITH LIGHT PRESSURE APPLIED TO BRAKES. ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE AND ACCELERATE, BRAKING HARDER HAD NO EFFECT, AND VEHICLE STOPPED ONLY WHEN SHIFTED TO PARK. INSTANCES OCCURRED WHILE PARALLEL PARKING OR COMING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY ONTO A BUSY STREET. ACCELERATOR WAS NOT STUCK IN DOWN POSITION, BUT ENGINE ROARED AND RACED ON ITS OWN POWER. I HAD NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE DURING THE FOUR OR FIVE SECONDS IT TOOK ME TO SHIFT INTO PARK. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON NOVEMBER 17, 2017 AFTER FIRST THREE INCIDENTS, WITH SERVICE DEPARTMENT FINDING NO PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER AGAIN ON FEBRUARY 14, 2018, AFTER TWO MORE INCIDENTS OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION. SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY SUGGESTED USER ERROR, MY CONFUSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT WAS NOT USER ERROR AND NOT FLOOR MATS STUCK UNDER GAS PEDAL. IT HAPPENED FIVE TIMES AND THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.

Air Bags
Filed Feb 7, 2018CA

GOT A NOTICE T FROM TK HOLDINGS INC.THAT TAKATA FILED CHAPTER 11 RE: AIRBAGS THAT MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR FREE

Air Bags
Filed Feb 1, 201886,000 milesTX

TAKATA RECALL: I HAVE 2006 TOYOTA CAROLA. TOYOTA REPLACED INFLATOR WHICH WAS ON RECALL. I NOW HAVE AIRBAG LIGHT ON. TOYOTA RAN TEST ON CAR ,THEY TELL ME IT IS A SINSOR BUT I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE IT MYSELF. THE NEWS REPORTS ARE LEXIS AND SEVERAL OTHERS ARE ON RECALL FOR BAD AIRBAG SENSORS. LIGHT JUST CAME ON AND IS SOMETIMES INTERMITTENT.

Air Bags
Filed Dec 27, 2017180,000 milesIL

TAKATA RECALL - AIR BAG LIGHT POPPED ON WHEN CAR WAS STATIONARY. TOOK IT INTO THE TOYOTA DEALER TO CHECK IT OUT. THE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM FROM THE DEALER IS THAT THE AIR BAG IN PASSENGER SEAT HAS AN INTERMITTENT OPEN. CAN I GET AN APPROVAL VOUCHER TO FIX THIS AIR BAG AT NO COST? THE QUOTED AMOUNT TO GET THIS FIXED IS $827.10 PLUS TAX.

Service BrakesCrash
Filed Dec 16, 2017140,000 milesMA

ON NOVEMBER 22, 2017 CLOSE TO 3 P.M., I WAS DRIVING A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA IN THE PASSING LANE ON I-90 EAST NEAR SYRACUSE, NY. THERE WAS A WHITE FORD PICKUP TRUCK DRIVING IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS A POLICE CAR'S FLASHING LIGHTS AHEAD OF US IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. BOTH THE PICKUP TRUCK AND I MOVED INTO THE RIGHT LANE. THE FORD PICKUP HIT THEIR BRAKES, AT WHICH POINT I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES. THE COROLLA SLOWED DOWN FOR A SPLIT SECOND, AND THEN THE BRAKES GAVE WAY. I WAS PUSHING DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY THE WHOLE TIME, BUT THE COROLLA CONTINUED TO GO FORWARD AT THE SAME SPEED. THE COROLLA THEN HIT THE REAR OF THE FORD PICKUP TRUCK. MY EYEGLASSES FLEW OFF MY FACE, AND MY DRIVER'S SEATBELT CAUGHT, BUT THE COROLLA FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT, THE COROLLA WAS TOTALED. HAD THE COROLLA'S BRAKES FUNCTIONED PROPERLY, I BELIEVE I WOULD HAVE COME TO A FULL STOP AND NOT HIT THE FORD PICK UP TRUCK.

Air Bags
Filed Dec 13, 2017170,000 milesCA

TAKATA RECALL AIR BAG DASHBOARD LIGHT ON BUT AIR BAGS HAVE NOT DEPLOYED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON DASH TURNS ON AND OFF SYSTEM SAYS PROBLEM WITH FUEL INJECT HEAD LIGHTS WIRE KEEPS BURNING OUT.

Unknown or Other
Filed Dec 4, 201753,000 milesCA

PULLED INTO PARKING SPACE WITH BRAKE ON AND THE CAR ACCELERATED PUSHING ME OVER A LARGE ROCK WHICH PUNCTURED TRANSMISSION PAN. HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. IF THERE WERE PEOPLE IN FRONT OF ME THEY WOULD BE DEAD.

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 21, 2017MD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK, BACK, HEAD, AND CHEST INJURIES AND BRUISES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND ATTORNEY OF THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 11, 2017147,000 milesTX

TAKATA RECALL - MY AIRBAG LIGHT WHILE DRIVING ALSO WILL COME ON WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR. IT STARTED ON SEVERAL DAYS TURNED OFF FOR A FEW DAYS AND CAME ON AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS OVER & OVER.

Unknown or Other
Filed Nov 9, 2017200,000 milesMA

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I HEARD A LOUD BANG! ILOOKED AROUND, NO CARS WERE NEAR ME, I DIDN'T NOTICE A CHANGE IN THE CAR, I SLOWED DOWN WHEN I HAD A CHANCE GOT OUT TO LOOK AT THE CAR EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE UNTIL I NOTICED A BIG HOLE IN MY SUNROOF I DIDN'T SEE A ROCK OR ANYTHING MY HEART WAS RACING. I WAS CLOSE TO AN EXIT SO PULLED OFF WHEN I GOT THE CHANCE TO A GAS STATION I HAD SOME DUCT TAPE IN THE CAR SO I TAPED UP THE GLASS SO IT WOULDN'T FALL OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I CALLED THE STATE POLICE TO REPORT THE INCIDENT THEY DIDN'T THINK IT WAS STRANGE AT ALL I THOUGHT SOMEONE MIGHT HAVE THROWN SOMETHING AT THE SUNROOF BECAUSE OTHERWISE WHY WOULD IT SHATTER. IT WAS VERY SCARY THANKFULLY MY CAR INSURANCE COVER THE COST OF REPLACING IT.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 7, 2017PA

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE BEING NOTIFIED OF AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER RECALL PERTAINING TO THE AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT WAITED SEVERAL MONTHS TO RECEIVE THE PART FROM THE DEALER (TEAM TOYOTA OF LANGHORNE, 746 E LINCOLN HWY, LANGHORNE, PA 19047, 1 (888) 467-9954). AFTER THE REPAIR, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED YEARS LATER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Structure › Body
Filed Nov 4, 201786,000 milesAZ

MY2006 TOYOTA COROLLA S I HAVE NOTICED REVVED UP AND THEN BACK DOWN WHILE IN MOTION AND NON MOTION FOR NO APPARENT REASON. PROBLEM UNKNOWN. I AM HAVING FADE PAINT ISSUES, MY HEADLIGHTS ARE SO FOGGED I CAN'T SEE AT NIGHT, AND MY DIGITAL CLOCK DIMS IN AND OUT.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 31, 201782,800 milesVA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AT 540-570-4700 IN GARRISONVILLE, VA, AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,800.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 23, 2017CA

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (KEARNY MESA TOYOTA IN SAN DIEGO, CA, 858-430-260) AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. ....UPDATED 12/11/17 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DO TO BE REPAIRED ON NOV 22, 2017. *JS *BF CONSUMER STATED KEARNY MESA TOYOTA HAD ALREADY REPAIRED THE AIRBAG. UPDATED 8/1/18*JB

Air Bags
Filed Oct 4, 20175,000 milesTN

I HAVE TRIED TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIR OF MY RECALL# 168340. MY TOYOTA DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT GET THE PARTS TO REPAIR. I HAVE CALLED AT LEAST 6 TIME OVER THE PASSED 18 MO AND STILL NO PARTS. WHEN CAN I GET REPAIR PARTS.

Unknown or Other
Filed Sep 26, 2017299,999 milesTN

ODOMETER STOPPED AT 299,999 MILES. WILL NOT TURN OVER ANY ADDITIONAL MILEAGE.

Electrical System
Filed Sep 23, 20171 milesCA

ONE DAY I WAS RETURNING FROM WORK IT WAS AROUND 3:30PM WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY RADIO DISPLAY TURND BLACK ON ME, "IF ONLY JUST 5ECONDS" THEN IT CAME YU !BACK ON BUT NOW AT NIGHT WHENEVER I TURN MY LIGHTS MMM ON THE RADIO DESPLAY TURNS DARK ALMOST. AND THE BACKUP CAMERA IS ALSO VERY DARK WHEN MY LIGHTS ARE ON.

Wheels
Filed Sep 12, 2017NV

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FACTORY SPARE WHEEL FRACTURED ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONSUMER STATED THE AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES AT 40 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS RIDING ROUGH. THE SPARE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. UPDATED 12/11/2017*JS

Air Bags
Filed Aug 26, 2017CA

AIRBAG

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 22, 2017140,000 milesTX

"TAKATA RECALL" HAD 2 ACCIDENTS IN MY TOYOTA COROLLA AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT WORKED. I'VE HAD 10 SURGERIES BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGES I GOT FROM THE ACCIDENT AND BECAUSE THE AIRBAG DIDN'T PROTECTED ME. THE CAR WAS MOVING IN THE FIRST ACCIDENT AND IT WAS A REALLY BIG ACCIDENT BUT THE AIRBAG DID NOT PROTECTED ME IT JUST THE LIGHT WENT ON AND STAYED ON.

Air Bags
Filed Aug 22, 2017KS

TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED A RECALL ON MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG BACK IN JUNE OF 2026. I WENT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON JUNE30, 2016 AND HAD IT FIXED FOR FREE A WEEK LATER MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON OR CAME ON SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IT WAS THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG NOW THAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED AND SINCE IT WASN'T RECALLED THEY WERE NOT GOING TO FIX IT I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT SO I NEVER GOT IT FIXED

Air Bags
Filed Aug 17, 201780,000 milesCA

TAKATA RECALLS FOR AIR BAGS DEFECTS

Air BagsCrash2 injured
Filed Aug 10, 2017148,209 milesPA

"TAKATA RECALL" HAD TWO ACCIDENTS WHERE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. 1 ANOTHER CAR WAS DROVE INTO THE FRONT OF MY CAR CAUSING DAMAGE. 2ND HIT AN ICE PACK AND SLID INTO BACK OF ANOTHER CAR TOTALING THE CAR. AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF.

Engine
Filed Jul 28, 2017FL

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 CORRECT THIS IN 2007 BY PROPERLY PROTECTING THE A/C CONDENSER LEAVING THE 2005-2006 CUSTOMERS IN THE DUST. TOYOTA COROLLA AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEMS ALL MODELS 2005-2006. I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA CE AND MY A/C HAS BEEN FAILING FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS, NOW I NEED HELP AND GET TOTAL REPLACEMENT OF THE A/C CONDENSER AND FULL PROTECTION.

Air Bags
Filed Jul 21, 2017150,000 milesNY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT ROCKLAND TOYOTA LOCATED AT: 618 NEW YORK ROUTE 303, BLAUVELT, NY 10913, (845) 367-4219, UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V28500 (AIR BAGS) IN DECEMBER OF 2016. LIA TOYOTA OF ROCKLAND WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Air Bags
Filed Jul 18, 2017CA

ON MY THIRD CLOCK SWITCH IN MY STEERING COLUMN IT IS THE DEVICE THAT FEEDS POWER TO THE AIR BAG FOR THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG IT SEEM THAT IF THE CAR DETECTS A SHORT OR INTERRUPTION IN THE ELECTRICAL LINE IT WILL LIGHT UP THE DASH LIGHT . FOR ME THIS HAS HAPPEN 3 TIME I AM AT 95,000. MILEAGE. REPLACING THE CLOCK SPRING SWITCH FIXES IT BUT THE PART IS NETHER A SWITCH OR A SPRING GO FIGURE. HOPE THIS HELPS

Air Bags
Filed Jul 17, 2017CA

RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED IN MARCH 2016. I CONTACTED TOYOTA SANTA MONICA (THEY ARE THE CLOSEST LOCATION TO HOME AND MOST CONVENIENT FOR WORK) AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD CALL ME TO LET ME KNOW IF THE PART WAS IN. TWO WEEKS PASSED AND I CALLED AGAIN. I WAS TOLD THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART AND WOULD GET A CALL WHEN IT CAME IN. TWO MONTHS LATER, I CALL AGAIN AND WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS BACKORDERED 4-6 WEEKS AND WOULD ONCE AGAIN RECEIVE A CALL TO LET ME KNOW WHEN I CAN BRING MY VEHICLE IN. ADMITTEDLY, THE NOTICE WAS FORGOTTEN AS I WAITED. I FOUND THE RECALL NOTICE AND CONTACTED TOYOTA SANTA MONICA ON JUNE 29, 2017 IN HOPES OF BRINGING IN MY VEHICLE ON JULY 5TH. I WAS TOLD THEY HAD ONE PART IN STOCK, BUT IF I WANT TO BRING MY CAR IN AT THAT TIME THEY WOULD HAVE TO PLACE AN ORDER. BECAUSE OF MY WORK SCHEDULE THE 5TH WAS THE BEST TIME FOR ME. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WILL THEN HAVE TO ORDER THE PART, BUT EVEN WITH THE HOLIDAY THEY SHOULD GET IT IN BY THE 5TH AND THEY WOULD CALL ME TO LET ME KNOW THE PART WAS IN FACT IN SO I COULD BRING IN MY VEHICLE. I CALLED AGAIN ON JULY 14TH AND SPOKE TO THE PARTS DEPARTMENT OF TOYOTA SANTA MONICA. NOT ONLY WAS MY NAME AND NUMBER NOT IN THE SYSTEM, THERE WAS NEVER ANY ORDERS PLACED UNDER MY NAME. I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THEY HAD PLENTY OF PARTS IN STOCK. I WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE SERVICE CENTER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WHERE NO ONE ANSWERED. JULY 17TH, I GET A HOLD OF THE SERVICE CENTER FOR TOYOTA SANTA MONICA WHERE I WAS ONCE AGAIN INFORMED THEY HAVE PL

Air Bags
Filed Jun 9, 2017163,280 milesAL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG, BUT NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (SPRING HILL TOYOTA LOCATED ON 3062 GOVERNMENT BLVD MOBILE, ALABAMA 33606) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE ON THE AIR BAG WAS FRACTURED. THE SPIRAL CABLE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,280.

Air Bags
Filed May 17, 201764,000 milesVT

TAKATA RECALL- STILL WAITING FOR THE WARRANTY WORK. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW.,

Air Bags
Filed May 11, 201767,358 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURED ONLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL, IN WHICH THE AIR BAG MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,358.

Air Bags
Filed Apr 2, 2017100,000 milesNY

TAKATA RECALL.

Air Bags
Filed Mar 10, 2017NC

I AM UPSET THAT TOYOTA CORPORATION IS INSTRUCTING THEIR DEALERS TO NOT PROVIDE LOANERS OR FREE RENTALS TO USE DURING THE ACTUAL AIRBAG REPLACEMENT. THEY EXPECT YOU TO WAIT 4 OR MORE HOURS AT THE DEALERSHIP OR INCONVENIENCE AN ADDITIONAL PERSON TO DRIVE YOU TO AND FROM YOUR WORK OR HOME, ETC. COX TOYOTA IN BURLINGTON, NC ACTUALLY HAD THE NERVE TO SUGGEST I USE MY OWN MONEY TO RENT ONE OF THEIR CARS!.I REFUSE TO BE INCONVENIENCED DUE TO THEIR NEGLIGENCE. IT ISN'T LIKE THEY HAVE CARS SITTING AROUND.

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 23, 2017CA

PAINT ON MY VEHICLE IS CHIPPING AND CLEAR COAT COMING OFF. I'VE SEEN MANY COROLLA'S THE SAME MODEL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Feb 22, 201746,000 milesFL

CAR ACCELERATES BY ITSELF DRASTICALLY MAKING ME ALMOST HIT A TREE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I MAKE THIS COMPLAIN TO TOYOTA. THEY TOLD ME THE FIRST TIME A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE ACCELERATION HAPPENS NOT IN A REGULAR BASIS BUT SPORADIC. THIS TIME IT HAPPENS WHEN I WAS GOING VERY SLOW AND THERE WERE CHILDREN PLAYING CLOSE TO MY HOME. I WAS VERY SLOW NO MORE 3 TO 5 MILES AND HOUR. I HAD TO HIT THE BREAKS VERY HARD TO STOP SINCE AS I WAS TURNING INTO THE DRIVEWAY THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN.

Steering
Filed Feb 16, 2017CT

CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN

Air Bags
Filed Jan 31, 2017WI

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000(AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE RECALL WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT WANT THE NEW TAKATA AIR BAG INFLATOR EXCHANGED WITH THE DEFECTIVE ONE. THE CONTACT HAD NO FAITH IN TAKATA'S MANUFACTURING THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 04/11/17 LJ

Air Bags
Filed Dec 25, 2016VA

NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 15V285 PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT JACK TAYLOR'S ALEXANDRIA TOYOTA, LOCATED ON 750 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22305, HAS FAILED TO REPLACE AND REMEDY THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATORS FOR MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA AND MISLED ME REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF SAID PART ASSOCIATED WITH TOYOTA'S SAFETY RECALL. THE FIRST INITIAL APPOINTMENT MADE ON NOVEMBER 3, 2016 WAS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 11, 2016. AFTER WAITING SIX HOURS AT THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS FOR MY VEHICLE. CONSEQUENTLY, I WAS ADVISED BY SERVICE CONSULTANT GERALD GERDES (HEREAFTER 'JERRY') THAT THE PART WOULD ARRIVE AT JACK TAYLOR'S IN ROUGHLY ESTIMATED FOUR TO SIX WEEKS. (SEE ATTACHMENT TITLED 'E-MAIL APPOINTMENT CONFIRMATION 1'). THEREAFTER, I CONTACTED JACK TAYLOR'S VIA PHONE ON DECEMBER 21, 2016 TO CHECK THE STATUS OF SAID PART'S ARRIVAL. AS SUCH, I WAS INFORMED THAT SAID PART HAD INDEED ARRIVED AT JACK TAYLOR'S WHEREBY THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE ADVISED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, AND THUS I SCHEDULED MY SECOND APPOINTMENT ON DECEMBER 23, 2016 FOR 1:00 PM. (SEE ATTACHMENT TITLED 'E-MAIL APPOINTMENT CONFIRMATION 2'). NOTWITHSTANDING, JERRY CONTACTED ME VIA PHONE AND INFORMED ME ABOUT THREE AND A HALF HOURS LATER (APPROXIMATELY 4:43 PM) DURING THE DECEMBER 23RD APPOINTMENT THAT THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PART. JERRY ALSO ADVISED ME THAT THEY WOULD ATTEMPT THEIR BEST EFFORTS TO LOCATE THE PART BUT THAT WAS TO NO AVAIL. THEREFORE, AF

Air Bags
Filed Nov 28, 2016IN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHT WENT OFF MOMENTS LATER. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE HEATING SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED, A BURNING ODOR EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE FROM THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 28, 2016WV

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 7, 2016136,000 milesOH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG INFLATOR WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 7, 2016OR

TAKATA RECALL I SCHEDULED A REPAIR AT TOYOTA OF PORTLAND AND WHEN I ARRIVED WAS TOLD THE PART WAS ON BACK-ORDER AND THEY WOULD ORDER IT FOR ME, WAITED TWO MONTHS AND CALLED AGAIN AND THE PART WAS APPARENTLY IN STOCK, BUT THEY COULDN'T SCHEDULE ME FOR AN APPOINT FOR ANOTHER MONTH. IT HAS BEEN 17 MONTHS SINCE THE RECALL. I AM STILL WAITING FOR A REPLACEMENT. THIS IS NOT A TIMELY FASHION.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 3, 2016PA

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) MONTHS AGO AND NOTIFIED THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE OUT OF STOCK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE VEHICLE OWNER ONCE THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A CALL FOR MONTHS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE SECOND NOTICE, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS STILL UNABLE TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIR WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 2, 2016NM

TAKATA RECALL CONTACTED THE TOYOTA DEALER THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART. CALLED THEM LAST MONTH AND THEY ACTED LIKE THEY NEVER HERD FROM US. AGAIN THEY SAID THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART AND WOULD BE IN TOUCH.

Air Bags
Filed Sep 28, 201685,000 milesHI

WENT TO RENEW SAFETY INSPECTION FOR THE STATE OF HAWAI'I, AND THEY FAILED ME FOR HAVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON. AS IT HAPPENS, THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SIDE AIRBAG ON "SELECT TOYOTA MODELS". ALTHOUGH, THEY DIDN'T APPLY IT TO MY CAR. EITHER THAT, OR THE TECHNICIAN, WHO TOOK CARE OF IT BEFORE I OWNED IT, DIDN'T ACTUALLY FIX THE ISSUE, AND JUST SIGNED OFF ON IT. I'M STILL GUESSING THAT IT NEVER GOT ADDRESSED, BECAUSE TOYOTA HASN'T ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE FOR MY VIN. THE LOCAL SERVCO TOYOTA SHOP WILL NOT FIX THE ISSUE FOR FREE, IF THERE IS NO OPEN RECALL OR I DON'T HAVE THE NOTICE IN MY HAND. IN OTHER WORDS, I WILL BE ILLEGAL TO DRIVE, IN TWO DAYS.

Air Bags
Filed Sep 27, 2016NY

I CALLED SINCE JUNE, 2016 WITH A AIR BAG RECALL AND TOYOTA IS NOT RESPONDING .WHEN I CALLED, THEY SAY THEY WILL CALL BACK BUT NEVER DID. PROBLEM STILL EXIST.

Air Bags
Filed Sep 27, 2016VA

CPSC: 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA: CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SIDE ARIBAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAUSED A PROBLEM IN THE VEHICLE. INSTEAD OF CORRECTING THE ISSUE, THE PASSENGER SIDE CONNECTOR WAS REPAIRED. *SS

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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