2007 Toyota Corolla complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE TIRES. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING COLUMN TO THE RIGHT, THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES SPONTANEOUSLY BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE CRASHED, BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE IS CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE FAILED INCIDENT. THE DOT NUMBER, TIRE LINE, AND TIRE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 9,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE RPMS DROPPED AND THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR HAD APPROX. 19,500 MILES ON IT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER MODULE AND THE FUEL PUMP. FOUR DAYS LATER THE CAR DIED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED A SECOND TIME AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND GASKET. THE CAR HAS 26,000 MILES ON IT NOW AND HAS NOT REPEATED THIS INCIDENT. NEEDLESS TO SAY, MY PERCEPTION OF QUALITY IS NEGATIVE. *TR

IN MARCH, 2007, I HAD AN ACCIDENT. THE REAR END OF THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN. I THOUGHT IT WAS TOTALED. SAFECO HAD IT REPAIRED. THE TRUNK DOES NOT STAY SECURE, I AM CONTINUOUSLY TAKING MY VEHICLE TO THE BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS TO THE BODY. THE BODY PARTS JUST POP IN (PLASTIC) AND THE TRUNK LID DOES NOT STAY SHUT. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED, AS WELL AS IT BEING VERY DANGEROUS WHEN I AM RIDING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE TRUNK'S LID FLOPS OPEN, CAUSING BLIND VISIBILITY . *TR

I HAD FOUR 2 YEAR OLD GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES ON MY TOYOTA COROLLA 09. THEY HAVE NEVER HAD WHAT HAS FELT LIKE PROPER TREAD/TRACTION IN RAIN LET ALONE SNOW. I ENDED UP HYDROPLAINING AND HIT A TREE, AND NOW MY CARIS A POTENTIAL TOTAL. THEY HAVE ONLY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR WHEN MY CRA HAD A 15K MILE CHECKUP, BUT THEY HAVE NOT HELD IN THE RAIN BEFORE AND I HAVE FISHTAILED WHILE GOING STRAIGHT ON ALL SORTS OF WET PAVEMENT, AND EVEN DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THEY HELD SO WELL ON DRY ROADS. NOW I HAVE A RUINED CAR FROM A RAINY DAY WHILE DRIVING FORWARD, TRYING TO STEER AWAY FROM EXCESS WATER FORMING, BUT I WAS FAR FROM IN FULL WATER, ONLY THE TWO RIGHT SIDE TIRES, WHEN I TRIED TO MOVE I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO HYDROPLANE AND CRASHED. I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE SCARED AND HORRIFIED. I WANT TO KNOW IF THESE TIRES WHICH CAME WITH MY CRA WHICH WAS BOUGHT NEW, HAVE HAD A PREVIOUS HISTORY OF PROBLEM AS I'VE NEVER SEEN THEM ON OTHER MODELS OF TOYOTAS OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL, AN 07 CE COROLLA. I COULD HAVE LOST MY LIFE DUE TO THEIR FAILURE TO HAVE ADEQUATE TRACTION AS THEY ARE ALL WEATHER. IF ANYONE COULD LET ME KNOW IF THIS IS AN ISSUE, OR OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED I NEED TO KNOW. *TR

2007 TOYOTA COROLLA ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION COMPUTER BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 128 NORTH. I WAS GOING 60 MILES PER HOUR AT 7:45AM ON MONDAY MORNING WHEN THE ENGINE TOTALLY STALLED. THAT WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD HAVE KILLED ME AND OTHERS IF THEY HIT ME. I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO GO ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT AND STOP ON THE BREAK DOWN LANE TO CALL AAA FOR A TOW TO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE THEY RUN A SCAN AND FOUND OUT THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND WORKED FINE ONCE THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER. MY COMPLAIN IS THAT THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE EASILY KILLED ME AND OTHERS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING COMING FROM MY SISTER IN LAWS HOUSE AT GRANDVIEW, WASHINGTON LEAVING AROUND 7:40 AM HEADING HOME TO SEATTLE GOING WEST TO INTERSTATE-82 ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2008 WITH MY THREE KIDS. I WAS USING MY CRUISE CONTROL AND STAYED ON THE LEFT LANE FOR ABOUT 20 TO 30 MINUTES. WE JUST LEFT YAKIMA CITY AND HEADED TO THE FRED REDMON MEMORIAL BRIDGE AT AROUND 8:30 AM GOING UP HILL, IN WHICH I SAW TWO TRACTOR-TRAILER FAR IN ADVANCE AND BOTH WERE DRIVING ON THE RIGHT LANE. THE LEFT LANE WAS OPEN AS I DROVE IN TO THE BRIDGE BUT THEN THE OTHER TRACTOR-TRAILER MADE A CHANGE TO GO TO THE LEFT LANE. I WAS PROBABLY 50 FEET AWAY WHEN THE OTHER TRACTOR-TRAILER MADE THE CHANGE TO THE LEFT LANE. I WAS CRUISING ABOUT 50 TO 60 MPH IN WHICH I HAVE TO PUT MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT I STEP ON MY GAS PEDAL BECAUSE THE CAR DID NOT SLOWDOWN A BIT. I PRESSED THE BUTTON TO TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL AND HIT THE FOOT BRAKE AGAIN AND AGAIN. I THEN REALIZED THAT MY BRAKES DID NOT WORK. AS I WAS GETTING TOO CLOSED TO THE LEFT LANE TRUCK, I PANICKED AND MADE A CHANGE TO GO TO RIGHT AND REAR-ENDED THE VOLVO TRACTOR-TRAILER. *TR

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT ON AN INTERSTATE OFF-RAMP AND REAR-ENDED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, CAR IN FRONT INTO THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF HER. WHEN I STRUCK THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, DESPITE THE INCREASED SPEED I WAS THROWN FORWARD INTO THAT CAR. SUBSEQUENTLY, I HAVE CERVICAL SPRAIN, CONCUSSION FROM HITTING THE BACK OF MY HEAD ON MY HEAD REST, POSSIBLE BRIEF LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, CEPHALGIA, AND MANY OTHER SYMPTOMS AND POSSIBLE INJURIES. THESE INJURIES MAY HAVE BEEN LESSENED IF THE FRONT AIR BAG HAD DEPLOYED AND LIMITED MY HEAD'S PATH FORWARD WITH THE IMPACT OF THE FRONT OF MY CAR INTO THE BACK OF THE OTHER CAR. *TR

IT STARTS WITH THE CAR NOT FEELING LIKE IT IS RECEIVING FUEL TO THE ENGINE, THEN A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, IT JUST DIES AND WON'T START BACK UP. FIRST TIME I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, IT JUST DIED AND I HAD IT PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I LEFT THE VEHICLE AND RETURNED HALF AN HOUR LATER IN WHICH IT DID RESTART. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN WHICH IT TURNS OUT FOUND THAT IT WAS A CENSOR THAT WAS BAD AND REPLACED. THE SECOND TIME IT STALLED ON ME, AGAIN, I COULD TELL THAT FUEL WASN'T GETTING TO THE ENGINE IN SHORT INTERVALS. THEN A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, I WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 55 MPH WHEN IT JUST DIED AND WOULDN'T START BACK UP AT ALL. IT WAS TOWED AGAIN TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAY IT WAS A BLOWN FUSE. IN BOTH INSTANCES THERE IS "POWER" TO THE VEHICLE. THE RADIO, AIR, WIPERS, FLASHERS, ETC ALL WORK FINE. BUT THE ENGINE DOESN'T WORK. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS 2007 COROLLA LE IN JULY 2008. SOON WE FOUND THAT WHEN THE CAR REACHED THE SPEED OF 70 MPH OR OVER, THERE WAS SOME HIGH-PITCHED NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT WINDOW. SINCE THIS HAPPENED A LOT, WE BROUGHT OUR CAR TO THE DEALER IN EARLY 2008. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD SEAL. THE NOISE STOPPED FOR SOME TIME. THEN NOW IT COMES BACK AGAIN IF WE DRIVE IT AROUND 75 MPH OR OVER. I DID SOME GOOGLE SEARCH. I FOUND QUITE A FEW OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MODEL/YEAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY DEALER (BILLPAGE, FALLS CHURCH, VA) THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE SEVERAL CLIENTS REPORTED IT AND BROUGHT THEIR CARS TO THE DEALER. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA S, AND I BELIEVE THERE IS A MANUFACTURER DESIGN FLAW THAT LEADS TO EXCESSIVE DEBRIS AND ROCKS THAT GAIN ACCESS THROUGH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND WILL ULTIMATELY PUNCTURE HOLES IN THE AC CONDENSER. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF HAVING A PUNCTURED HOLE IN MY AC CONDENSER. SINCE THEY SAY IT IS CAUSED BY A ROCK THE DEALERSHIP ACCEPTS NO FAULT AND THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER IT. THEY CHARGE $728 DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE CONDENSER. I AM UPSET BECAUSE I FEEL THAT TOYOTA KNOWS THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS AND HAVE DONE VERY LITTLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. MY CAR ONLY HAS 22,000 MILES ON IT YET THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE WHICH I FEEL IS THE CAUSE. THE CAR SHOULD HAVE ENOUGH PROTECTION IN THE FRONT END THAT A ROCK WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE AC CONDENSER SO EASILY. *TR

WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR CONTINUED FORWARD AS THOUGH MY FOOT WAS STILL FEEDING GAS. AS A RESULT I HIT A PARKED CAR NEXT TO THE SLOT I WAS TRYING TO PULL INTO. NO DAMAGE TO THE CAR I HIT BUT $2500 ESTIMATE FOR BODY REPAIR TO THE CAR I WAS DRIVING. I HAVE HAD INFREQUENT SIMILAR EXPERIENCES WITH THIS CAR, BUT ALWAYS IN THE PAST IT HAS BEEN MOMENTARY AND INCONSEQUENTIAL CAR WILL BE REPAIRED AND IS BEING TAKEN IN TO SERVICE FOR CORRECTION OF THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED ABOVE. *TR

2007 TOYOTA COROLLA UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. CONSUMER STATES THAT ENGINE ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEED, UNABLE TO CONTROL CAR OR BRAKE EFFECTIVELY. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS SOME HESITANCY IN STARTING THE VEHICLE DURING SUMMER MONTHS AND JERKY ACCELERATION. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL LIGHTS DIM AND THE AIR BAG ICON DIMS. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT THAT COULD NOT BE CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT REPAIRING THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL COULD CAUSE OTHER FAILURES, AND POSSIBLY A WARRANTY VIOLATION. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OUT OF POCKET. THE SPEED AND FUEL TYPE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20. UPDATED 04/08/08. *LJ

I WAS LOOKING FOR AN UNFAMILIAR ADDRESS ON A VERY STEEP HILL, AND I STOPPED BRIEFLY TO LOOK AROUND. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND, AS WOULD BE EXPECTED, ROLLED BACK A BIT WHILE MOVING FROM BRAKE TO GAS. I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND GOT NO RESPONSE; MY CAR STARTED ROLLING UNCONTROLLABLY AND SWIFTLY BACKWARD. NO GAS, NO BRAKE. I WAS ABLE TO STOP MY CAR ONLY BY PULLING THE PARKING BRAKE. I LEARNED AT THE DEALERSHIP THE MY CAR WAS DESIGNED TO DO THIS. NO KIDDING; IF YOU ROLL BACK MORE THAN A COUPLE OF INCHES WHEN YOUR CAR IS IN "DRIVE," AS YOU WILL NECESSARILY DO ON A STEEP HILL, YOUR ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY AND YOU WILL LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR CAR. THE TECH AT THE DEALERSHIP ACTED LIKE I WAS AN IDIOT FOR NOT KNOWING THIS. I ASKED "SO THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF TO SAVE THE TRANSMISSION, AT THE EXPENSE OF LIVES AND PROPERTY THREATENED BY AN UNCONTROLLABLE VEHICLE?" HE JUST SHRUGGED. IT IS A MIRACLE THAT I DID NOT HIT ANYONE OR END UP IN THE TREES. THE 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA IS AN UNSAFE CAR, AND SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, IT SURGED FORWARD AND CAUSED A MINOR CRASH. ONE YEAR LATER, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE UPHILL WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STRUCK A METAL POST. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS BEFORE THE FAILURES OCCURRED. SHE IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,700. *ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP GETTING AN OIL CHANGE. THE MECHANIC ASKED THE CONTACT TO DRIVE ONTO PLATFORM AND THE CONTACT STATES THE VEHICLE OVER ACCELERATED AND HIT A POST.*SMCH

MY CAR SUDDENLY ACELLERATED ON ITS OWN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AS WELL. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A POLE. THE BUMPER WAS SCRATCHED. HE STATED THAT THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE TOO CLOSE TO ONE ANOTHER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 02-14-08 BF * UPDATED 02/14/08 *TR

VEH PURCHASED NEW MAY, 2007. IT HAD LESS THAN 150 MILES ON IT WHEN THE 1ST INCIDENT HAPPENED. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A GRADE AT APPROX 65 MPH. THERE WAS A TRAFFIC LIGHT APPROX 350 TO 450 FT AHEAD. I KNEW I COULD NOT MAKE THE LIGHT SO I APPLIED MY BRAKES. THE TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE SEEMED TO SEIZE UP AND SURGE AND MY BRAKES WERE ALMOST USELESS. IT IS AN AUTO TRANSMISSION & ALL I COULD THINK TO DO TO STOP WAS BRAKE HARD & SHIFT INTO PARK. THIS DID STOP IT...BUT I WAS FRIGHTENED. SUBSEQUENTLY, APPROX TWO MONTHS LATER, WHILE ON VACATION OUT OF STATE, THE VEH STARTED MAKING A TICKING SOUND AS SOON AS THE ENGINE HIT 3000 RPM'S. UPON RETURNING TO CA I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND TOLD HIM ABOUT BOTH PROBLEMS. THEY SUPPOSEDLY PUT IT ON THEIR SCOPE & NO DIAGNOSES CODE APPEARED. THEY SAID THE NOISE WAS A LOOSE HOSE??? FUNNY IT ONLY TICKED AT EXACTLY 3000 RPM'S!!!. THEY COULD NOT EXPLAIN THE SEIZING AND SURGING. THIS CAR HAS NOW DONE THIS SEIZING AND SURGING THING THREE MORE TIMES. IT IS SCARY AND FRIGHTENING!! THE 2ND & 3RD TIMES, I AGAIN WAS ON A DOWN GRADE GOING AROUND 65 MPH AT AROUND 3000 RPM'S. AGAIN IT WAS A SITUATION WHERE I BRAKED THAT CAUSED THE SEIZING THEN SURGING. THE LAST & 4TH TIME THIS THING HAPPENED WAS LAST WEEK. I WAS IDLING IN A DRIVE THROUGH , WAITING FOR MY FOOD. THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE & I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. IT WAS IN THIS POSITION FOR ABOUT 5-7 MINUTES, MOVING SLOWLY FORWARD EVERY 1-2 MINUTES. IT WAS A WARMER DAY- AS I MOVED FORWARD AGAIN, I PUSHED THE

1- AN UNDETECTABLE EVENT CAUSED A SMALL HOLE IN THE FUEL LINE OF A TOYOTA COROLLA. THE AIR IN THE GARAGE WHERE THE CAR WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT WAS PERMEATED WITH THE ODOR OF GASOLINE, AND INTRODUCED THE REAL POSSIBILITY OF AN EXPLOSION. 2- THE FAILURE IS A WEAKNESS IN THE STRENGTH AND DURABILITY OF THE FUEL LINE OF TOYOTA COROLLAS. THE FUEL LINE HAD A SMALL PUNCTURE AND FILLED THE CONFINED AREA WITH GASOLINE VAPOR. 3 - TOYOTA REQUIRED A REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL LINE AND GAS TANK, CLAIMING THAT A RODENT CHEWED THROUGH THE FUEL LINE. THE NEW GAS TANK HAS THE SAME DESIGN FLAWS AND WEAKNESSES AS THE OLD GAS TANK AND CAN EASILY BE PUNCTURED. FUEL LINE PROBLEMS HAVE HAPPENED IN MORE THAN ONE TOYOTA COROLLA THAT THE COMPANY HAS OWNED; ONE OF WHICH BURST INTO FLAMES. (THESE ARE TO BE THE SUBJECTS OF SEPARATE COMPLAINTS.) THAT A RODENT (OR ANY OTHER INSIGNIFICANT CAUSE) MAY DAMAGE A FUEL LINE IN THIS WAY IS A SERIOUS WEAKNESS THAT PRESENTS A CLEAR DANGER TO ANYONE OWNING AND DRIVING THIS CAR. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR ESCALATE THIS AS A PROBLEM TO MANAGEMENT. THE TOYOTA DEALER ALSO REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE THIS FIRE HAZARD AS A PROBLEM AND COMMUNICATED THAT IT SHOULD BE ACCEPTED AS NORMAL. THE DAMAGED PLASTIC FUEL LINE IS AVAILABLE. *TR

1- AN UNDETECTABLE EVENT CAUSED A SMALL HOLE IN THE FUEL LINE OF A TOYOTA COROLLA. THE AIR IN THE GARAGE WHERE THE CAR WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT WAS PERMEATED WITH THE ODOR OF GASOLINE, AND INTRODUCED THE REAL POSSIBILITY OF AN EXPLOSION. 2- THE FAILURE IS A WEAKNESS IN THE STRENGTH AND DURABILITY OF THE FUEL LINE OF TOYOTA COROLLAS. THE FUEL LINE HAD A SMALL PUNCTURE AND FILLED THE CONFINED AREA WITH GASOLINE VAPOR. 3 - TOYOTA REQUIRED A REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL LINE AND GAS TANK, CLAIMING THAT A RODENT CHEWED THROUGH THE FUEL LINE. THE NEW GAS TANK HAS THE SAME DESIGN FLAWS AND WEAKNESSES AS THE OLD GAS TANK AND CAN EASILY BE PUNCTURED. FUEL LINE PROBLEMS HAVE HAPPENED IN MORE THAN ONE TOYOTA COROLLA THAT THE COMPANY HAS OWNED; ONE OF WHICH BURST INTO FLAMES. (THESE ARE TO BE THE SUBJECTS OF SEPARATE COMPLAINTS.) THAT A RODENT (OR ANY OTHER INSIGNIFICANT CAUSE) MAY DAMAGE A FUEL LINE IN THIS WAY IS A SERIOUS WEAKNESS THAT PRESENTS A CLEAR DANGER TO ANYONE OWNING AND DRIVING THIS CAR. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR ESCALATE THIS AS A PROBLEM TO MANAGEMENT. THE TOYOTA DEALER ALSO REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE THIS FIRE HAZARD AS A PROBLEM AND COMMUNICATED THAT IT SHOULD BE ACCEPTED AS NORMAL. THE OLD PART IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. *TR

I NOTICE THAT THE WINDSHIELD OF MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS SOME PRETTY SEVERE WRINKLES ACROSS IT WHICH DISTORT VISION. MY DEALER SAID THAT I CAN TAKE IT TO A LOCAL GLASS SHOP, AND THAT IF THEY SEE A PROBLEM WILL REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY. JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU ABOUT IT. *TR

THE JACK THAT WAS DELIVERED WITH MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA COLLAPSED TWICE WHILE I WAS CHANGING A TIRE. THE FRONT FENDER WAS DAMAGED WHILE IT BOUNCED ONTO THE TIRE. IT WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT INJURED. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THAT THE INCIDENT WAS RECORDED AT ITS NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS UNDER FILE #200710110662 AND WAS TOLD TO CONTACT THE LOCAL DEALER TO RESOLVE THE ISSUES. THE DEALER ORDERED A NEW JACK AND COMPARED IT SIDE BY SIDE WITH THE DEFECTIVE JACK IN THE NORMALLY RAISED POSITION AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS UNSTABLE. THE JACK WAS REPLACED AND THE FENDER DAMAGE RESULTED FROM THE COLLAPSED JACK WAS ALSO REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. IT IS LIKELY THAT THE SAME BATCH OF JACKS COULD HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND COULD CAUSE SIMILAR COLLAPSES THAT CAN CAUSE INJURY TO USERS. *TR

RE:: TIRE P185/65R15 ( NOT ON LIST ) ON 5/30/07 I LEASED A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA, IT CAME EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES P185/65R15 . ON 7/21/07 I WENT TO THE DEALER & TOLD THEM I WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR RETENTION IN THE TIRES. IT HAD BECOME NECESSARY WITH THIS CAR & THESE GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES TO CHECK THE TIRES WEEKLY & ADD AIR AT THAT SAME TIME. I ALSO STRONGLY FELT THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM EITHER WITH THE TIRES OR THE VALVE STEMS & ASKED THAT THEY CHECK THEM. THEY CHECKED THE TIRES & INFORMED ME THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE, MILEAGE AT THAT TIME WAS 503 MILES. SINCE I CONTINUE TO FEEL UNSAFE WITH THESE TIRES EVERY TIME I GO OUT I CHECK THE TIRES & PUT THE REQUIRED AIR IN. ON 8/17/07 I CONTACTED GOODYEAR & EXPLAINED IN DETAIL THE SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES OR THEIR MANUFACTURE GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER 918405 & SENT ME TO THE NEAREST GOODYEAR STORE TO HAVE THE TIRES & VALVE STEMS CHECKED. THE SERVICE PERSON AT THE STORE TOLD ME EVERYTHING WAS FINE WITH THE TIRES & ASKED WHAT TYPE OF A TIRE GAUGE I WAS USING & SOMETIMES THEY ARE NOT ACCURATE. AT 67 YRS OF AGE I KNOW HOW TO CHECK TIRE PRESSURE & I CAN ALSO TELL BY THE WAY THE CAR DRIVES, HANDLES, & STOPS THAT THE TIRES ARE NOT AT THE RECOMMENDED AIR PRESSURE. I DON'T DO A LOT OF DRIVING (MILEAGE NOW 956) BUT WHEN I GO BACK TO WORK I WANT TO FEEL SAFE WHILE DRIVING. I AM TERRIFIED WHEN I DRIVE THIS CAR SINCE I FEEL IT HAS EXTREME SAFETY ISSUES WHERE THESE TIRES ARE CONCERNED & I DO NOT WANT TO BECOME A STATIS

THIS IS AN ADDENDUM TO COMPLAINT ODI # 10204519.. I WAS AT DELUCA TOYOTA TODAY TO HAVE MY TIRE PROBLEM CHECKED AGAIN ( COMPLAINT ODI# 10200011), AND I EXPLAINED TO THE SERVICE PERSON GARRY BRADLEY ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO READ THE SPEEDOMETER ONCE THE TILT WHEEL WAS TILTED IN A SAFE AND COMFORTABLE POSITION FOR ME TO DRIVE.. HE EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE THIS WAS CONSIDERED A "DESIGN FLAW".. THEY GAVE ME A CAR TO DRIVE WHILE THEY WERE INSPECTING MY 2007 COROLLA AND THIS CAR A 2008 TOYOTA SOLARA HAS THE EXACT SAME "DESIGN FLAW".. ONCE THE WHEEL IS TILTED SO THAT I CAN DRIVE SAFELY AND COMFORTABLY I CAN ONLY SEE " 0-20 MPH ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SPEEDOMETER" AND ON THE RIGHT SIDE I CAN ONLY SEE " 140 MPH AND MORE", ANYTHING IN BETWEEN 20 MPH & 140 MPH IS NOT VISIBLE TO ME.. I GUESS TOYOTA IS DISCRIMINATING AGAINST ALL OF US THAT ARE SHORT OR WE SHOULDN'T DRIVE THEIR CARS IF WE WANT TO BE SAFE.. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE.. WHY PUT THE TILT WHEEL OPTION IN THEIR VEHICLES IF YOU CANNOT USE THEM SAFELY.. *TR

ON 5/30/07 I PICKED UP A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA CE..AT THE TIME OF THE TEST DRIVE I DID NOT NOTICE THIS SAFETY ISSUE & PERHAPS IT WAS DUE TO THE DISTRACTION OF THE SALES PERSON'S CONSTANT TALKING.. SINCE I AM SHORT I NEED TO MOVE THE SEAT UP FORWARD TO BE COMFORTABLE WHEN DRIVING & TO BE ABLE TO SEE CLEARLY, BUT ONCE I MOVE THE SEAT FORWARD & TILT THE STEERING WHEEL SO THAT I CAN DRIVE COMFORTABLY & SAFELY I CANNOT SEE ALL OF THE SPEEDOMETER READINGS.. ON THE LEFT I CAN SEE 0-20 MPH & ON THE RIGHT I CAN SEE 90-110 MPH ANYTHING IN BETWEEN IS NOT AT EYE LEVEL & I CANNOT SEE THE SPEEDOMETER READINGS.. WHEN I DRIVE IN ORDER TO SEE MY SPEED I NEED TO TAKE MY EYES OFF THE ROAD LOOK DOWN & UNDER THE TOP PART OF THE STEERING WHEEL.. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN DOING 70 MPH ON A PARKWAY WHICH I NEEDED TO DO & I CONSIDER IT TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS TOYOTA.. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA ACTUALLY PUT THIS OUT ON THE MARKET. HOW DID THIS VEHICLE PASS SAFETY TESTS ? ALSO, ON THIS EXACT SAME VEHICLE I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT ON THE TIRES ODI # 10200011 WHICH I AM STILL HAVING A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM WITH.. HAS TOYOTA SACRIFICED CONSUMER SAFETY FOR PRODUCTION & INCOME ? THIS IS NOT MY FIRST NEW CAR BUT IT HAS BECOME A HORRIFIC EXPERIENCE FOR ME AND I AM AFRAID THAT THESE VEHICLE PROBLEMS WILL BECOME MY STATISTIC.. COMMUNICATIONS WITH TOYOTA HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL.. *TR

ON 5/30/07 I PICKED UP A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA CE..AT THE TIME OF THE TEST DRIVE I DID NOT NOTICE THIS SAFETY ISSUE & PERHAPS IT WAS DUE TO THE DISTRACTION OF THE SALES PERSON'S CONSTANT TALKING.. SINCE I AM SHORT I NEED TO MOVE THE SEAT UP FORWARD TO BE COMFORTABLE WHEN DRIVING & TO BE ABLE TO SEE CLEARLY, BUT ONCE I MOVE THE SEAT FORWARD & TILT THE STEERING WHEEL SO THAT I CAN DRIVE COMFORTABLY & SAFELY I CANNOT SEE ALL OF THE SPEEDOMETER READINGS.. ON THE LEFT I CAN SEE 0-20 MPH & ON THE RIGHT I CAN SEE 90-110 MPH ANYTHING IN BETWEEN IS NOT AT EYE LEVEL & I CANNOT SEE THE SPEEDOMETER READINGS.. WHEN I DRIVE IN ORDER TO SEE MY SPEED I NEED TO TAKE MY EYES OFF THE ROAD LOOK DOWN & UNDER THE TOP PART OF THE STEERING WHEEL.. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN DOING 70 MPH ON A PARKWAY WHICH I NEEDED TO DO & I CONSIDER IT TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS TOYOTA.. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA ACTUALLY PUT THIS OUT ON THE MARKET. HOW DID THIS VEHICLE PASS SAFETY TESTS ? ALSO, ON THIS EXACT SAME VEHICLE I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT ON THE TIRES ODI # 10200011 WHICH I AM STILL HAVING A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM WITH.. HAS TOYOTA SACRIFICED CONSUMER SAFETY FOR PRODUCTION & INCOME ? THIS IS NOT MY FIRST NEW CAR BUT IT HAS BECOME A HORRIFIC EXPERIENCE FOR ME AND I AM AFRAID THAT THESE VEHICLE PROBLEMS WILL BECOME MY STATISTIC.. COMMUNICATIONS WITH TOYOTA HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL.. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. ON THE DAY THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPOILER WAS LOOSE ON THE VEHICLE. HE RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS PREVIOUS DAMAGE ON THE VEHICLE THAT WAS NEVER REPORTED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED NUMEROUS TIMES AND WAS INVOLVED IN CRASHES. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 11,400.

THE 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA (CE) CAR ENGINE DIDN'T PICK UP SPEED IN HIGHWAY UNTIL PULLING CAR OVER TO SHOULDER AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THIS SITUATION HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES YESTERDAY WHEN I DRIVING IT WITH MY FAMILY ON HIGHWAY I-95 IN JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA. NEXT DAY I WENT TOYOTA DEALER TO FIND OUT THE ISSUE. THEY HOOKED THE ENGINE WITH THE COMPUTER BUT DIDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I FEAR THIS WILL HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE AND MAY CAUSE LIFE THREATEN SITUATION. *TR

ON 5/30/07 I LEASED A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA, IT CAME EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES P185/65R15 . ON 7/21/07 I WENT TO THE DEALER & TOLD THEM I WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR RETENTION IN THE TIRES. IT HAD BECOME NECESSARY WITH THIS CAR & THESE GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES TO CHECK THE TIRES WEEKLY & ADD AIR AT THAT SAME TIME. I ALSO STRONGLY FELT THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM EITHER WITH THE TIRES OR THE VALVE STEMS & ASKED THAT THEY CHECK THEM. THEY CHECKED THE TIRES & INFORMED ME THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE, MILEAGE AT THAT TIME WAS 503 MILES. SINCE I CONTINUE TO FEEL UNSAFE WITH THESE TIRES EVERY TIME I GO OUT I CHECK THE TIRES & PUT THE REQUIRED AIR IN. ON 8/17/07 I CONTACTED GOODYEAR & EXPLAINED IN DETAIL THE SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES OR THEIR MANUFACTURE GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER 918405 & SENT ME TO THE NEAREST GOODYEAR STORE TO HAVE THE TIRES & VALVE STEMS CHECKED. THE SERVICE PERSON AT THE STORE TOLD ME EVERYTHING WAS FINE WITH THE TIRES & ASKED WHAT TYPE OF A TIRE GAUGE I WAS USING & SOMETIMES THEY ARE NOT ACCURATE. AT 67 YRS OF AGE I KNOW HOW TO CHECK TIRE PRESSURE & I CAN ALSO TELL BY THE WAY THE CAR DRIVES, HANDLES, & STOPS THAT THE TIRES ARE NOT AT THE RECOMMENDED AIR PRESSURE. I DON'T DO A LOT OF DRIVING (MILEAGE NOW 956) BUT WHEN I GO BACK TO WORK I WANT TO FEEL SAFE WHILE DRIVING. I AM TERRIFIED WHEN I DRIVE THIS CAR SINCE I FEEL IT HAS EXTREME SAFETY ISSUES WHERE THESE TIRES ARE CONCERNED & I DO NOT WANT TO BECOME A STATISTIC NOR DO I WANT TO KILL SOMEONE. I

2007 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH DASH BOARD CONCERNS CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE IS UNABLE TO READ THE SPEEDOMETER OR TAC ON A CLEAR DAY**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER IS VERY HARD TO READ ON A CLEAR DAY. THE CONSUMER STATED HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED HIM THERE WAS NO DEFECT. THE CONSUMER STATED HE TRIED TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT TO NO AVAIL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END CRASH WITH THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED HAND, CHEST INJURIES FROM THE SEAT BELT RETRACTION, A WHIPLASH, AND KNEE INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 9,000.

FRONT END COLLISION A T 40 MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY CHILD WAS INJURED , AND IT WAS THE SECOND TOYOTA THAT I HAVE OWNED WHERE THERE WAS A FRONT CRASH, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE CONTROL PANEL. HE STATED THAT ALL THE INDICATORS ON THE CONTROL PANEL ARE RED IN COLOR AGAINST A BLACK BACKGROUND. THE INDICATORS ARE ALSO VERY THIN. AT NIGHT, THE CONTROL PANEL IS VERY EASY TO READ. DURING THE DAY, ESPECIALLY A SUNNY DAY, THE INDICATORS ARE NOT VISIBLE AT ALL. THE CONTACT IS MOST CONCERNED WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE SPEED THAT HE IS DRIVING ON THE SPEEDOMETER. HE STATED THAT THIS IS AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 390 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30.

2007 TOYOTA COROLLA CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE DEALERSHIP LIED TO HER ABOUT THE CAR **CC THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THAT HIS GRANDDAUGHTER DID NOT KNOW TOO MUCH ABOUT CARS AND PURCHASED A NEW VEHICLE WITH POWER LOCKS AND WINDOWS. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE GRANDDAUGHTER WAS OPENING THE CAR WITH A KEY AND NOT WITH A REMOTE CONTROL OPENER. IMMEDIATELY, THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER AND INFORMED THEM OF THE PROBLEM. A DIFFERENT SALESPERSON INFORMED THEM THAT ORIGINAL SALES REP WAS NOT IN THAT DAY AND WHAT THE GRANDDAUGHTER RECEIVED WAS POWER LOCK BUT THAT IT ONLY AUTOMATICALLY LOCKS AND UNLOCKS ON THE INSIDE NOT OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. THE REMOTE CONTROL WAS AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THE REMOTE CONTROL AT NO ADDITIONAL COST AND ALSO WISHES TO RECEIVE THE $4,000 DEDUCTIBLE THAT WAS STATED ON THE MAILING FLYER, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATES THE DEDUCTIBLE WAS ONLY FOR USED CARS NOT THE NEW VEHICLES. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS HE WOULD DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CLUTCH SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE CONTACT FEELS THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING DUE TO THE CLUTCH AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING TOO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED HE HAS A PROBLEM DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH DUE TO A HUMP LOCATED ON THE FLOOR BOARD NEXT TO THE CLUTCH. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THAT WAS THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,000 MILES.

DRIVER SEAT MOVES FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 1/8 INCH, DEALER REPLACED SEAT ASSEMBLY, PROBLEM REMAINS, CHECKED OTHER NEW CARS ON THE DEALER LOT, ALL CARS OF SAME MODEL HAD MOVEMENT OF DRIVERS SEAT TO DIFFERENT DEGREES. *JB