2009 Toyota Corolla complaints

ON JAN. 6TH, WE HIT A DEER ABOUT 10 MILES FROM HOME, AND THROUGH OUR INSURANCE HAD THE CAR TAKEN TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP WHERE IT WAS FIXED. REPAIRS WERE MADE AND A FEW MONTHS LATER THE ABS & BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WOULDN'T TURN OFF. WE CONTACTED THE INSURANCE AND THEY TOLD US TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE BODY SHOP, WHERE THEY WOULD SEND TO TOYOTA FOR REPAIRS. TOYOTA INFORMED US THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES, THE BODY SHOP ORDERED A USED LKQ ABS ACTUATOR. TWO PARTS WERE ORDERED, THE FIRST ONE BEING INCORRECT, AND WAS INSTALLED AND WE PICKED UP THE CAR. A FEW MONTHS LATER, TO AVOID BEING IN A CAR ACCIDENT, I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THE CAR PULLED HARSHLY TO THE LEFT. I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT UNTIL MY SPOUSE HAD SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID A CAR PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF HER, THE CAR LOCKED UP, THEN STARTED TO SKID TO THE LEFT ALMOST CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE SHE WAS TRYING TO AVOID. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA TO ASSESS THE PROBLEM, AGAIN, IT WAS THE ACTUATOR. ANOTHER LKQ USED ACTUATOR WAS PURCHASED AS PER OUR INSURANCE GMAC, AND IT WAS THE INCORRECT PART. THE CORRECT PART WAS ORDERED THE 2ND AND 3RD TIME, BUT BOTH WERE DAMAGED AND UNUSABLE. GMAC FINALLY ALLOWED THE BODY SHOP TO ORDER A NEW PART VIA TOYOTA. THIS IS THE 6TH ACTUATOR THAT WAS INSTALLED AND WE PICKED UP OUR CAR ON AUG. 30TH 2013. THE NEXT DAY, I DECIDED TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO TEST IF THEY WERE WORKING ACCORDINGLY, AND WAS SURPRISED T

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP, AND THE ACCELERATOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

I NOTICED LAST MONTH A "BRIEF ENGINE KNOCK/RATTLE NOISE AT COLD STARTUP. IT HAS HAPPENED EVERY COLD START SINCE LAST MONTH. I DID RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, AND FOUND A TSB-0087-09 ISSUE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. TOYOTA HAS SINCE CORRECTED THIS PROBLEMS ON THEIR 2010 MODELS - BUT DID NOTHING FOR THE CURRENT OWNERS OF THE 2009 MODELS. WITH A ENGINE ANY THING COULD HAPPEN REGARDING SAFETY!!! I BELIEVE IT IS SELFISHNESS ON THE PART OF TOYOTA, FOR WHAT I CALL A SAFETY ISSUE. THE GEAR IN THE INTAKE OR EXHAUST IS BAD IN THE ENGINE. NOT KNOWING WHAT IT COULD LEAD TOO FOR ELDERLY THAT LOVE TO DRIVE THESE VEHICLES?!!! IT IS COVERED UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY - 3 YR/60K. BUT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM DEFECT ON TOYOTAS MANUFACTURING END - IT SHOULD BE COVERED NO MATTER WHAT. MORE PEOPLE HAVE THIS ISSUE, AND PROBABLY DO NOT COMPLAIN TO THIS AGENCY. PROBABLY NEVER THINK TO - THAT IS WHY YOU MAY NOT HAVE MORE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE (TSB-0087-09). I WISH YOU WOULD ADDRESS THIS TOYOTA OVER IN JAPAN. PLEASE KEEP ME POSTED IF ANY THING WILL COME AVAILABLE FOR THE UNFORTUNATE CONSUMER!! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

SPORADICALLY THE CAR WOULD GIVE THE DRIVER THE SENSATION OF SEVERE WIND BUFFETING (CAR WOULD WIGGLE SIDE TO SIDE). THIS OCCURRED IN BOTH OD AND 3RD (NO OTHER GEARS TESTED), WITH ALL ELECTRONICS ON, THEN OFF (RADIO, CRUISE, VENT, AC, ETC.) AND BOTH ON AND OFF THE NYS THRUWAY. OCCURRENCES DID NOT CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE THOUGH IT MADE IT DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE CAR WITHIN THE LANE MARKINGS. THIS CONDITION WAS NOT NOTICED ON 55MPH MORE RURAL ROADS IN WHICH FREQUENT OR SEMI FREQUENT STOPS WERE ENCOUNTERED. OUR PLAN IS TO SECURE A HERO CAM IN AN ATTEMPT TO RECORD ACTUAL STEERING WHEEL'S (FRONT TIRES) MOTION APART FROM OPERATOR'S PHYSICAL STEERING WHEEL WITHIN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. ALTHOUGH NO LOSS OF CONTROL WAS ENCOUNTERED EACH OCCURRENCE WAS NOT ALWAYS THE SAME IN SEVERITY SO NO ASSERTIONS ARE BEING MADE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THIS CONDITION COULD YIELD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THUS PRODUCING A SEVERE ACCIDENT HARMING VEHICLES OCCUPANTS OR OTHER VEHICLE'S OCCUPANTS SHARING THE SAME ROADWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COLD AND FIRST STARTED, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE HEARD FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER REPLACED THE CAM SHAFT TIMING GEAR ASSEMBLY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED IN LESS THAN 25,000 MILES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,200. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SEATBELT LATCH IS SWITCHED WITH THE CENTER PASSENGER BELT, AND THE ONLY RECEIVER THAT WILL LATCH THE BELTS IS THE ONE IN THE POSITION OF THE CENTER PASSENGER. THE OTHER RECEIVERS SIMPLY DO NOT LATCH. ALTHOUGH THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WE HAVE NEVER HAD MORE THAN 1 PERSON IN THE REAR SEAT AND THEY ALWAYS SAT BEHIND THE DRIVER. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER, BUT WILL VERY SOON. *TR

WELL, THERE WAS A VERY LOUD RATTLE NOISE WHEN STARTING ENGINE (COLD ENGINE) I TOOK CAR TO PUENTE HILLS, CA TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AS THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A CAMSHAFT GEAR ASSEMBLY KNOWN ISSUE IN THE TOYOTAS 2009. THEY CHARGED ME ABOUT $179.00 FOR LABOR AS THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND GOES AWAY ONCE IN A WHILE, BUT CONTINUES AFTER ALL. I JUST TOOK CAR BACK TO SAME DEALER, AS THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WILL COST ABOUT $872.15 TO FIX PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE'S A RECALL OR ANY OTHER LEGAL REMEDIES I COULD TAKE IN THIS MATTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED. THE WINDOW REMAINED CLOSED AND COULD NOT BE OPENED. THE OTHER WINDOWS IN THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITHIN THE POWER WINDOW MASTER SWITCH. THE DEALER APPLIED A SPECIAL GREASE, HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED AND WAS NOT RESOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,230. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,678.

CAR HAD JUST BEEN STARTED, WAS DEPARTING A PARKING GARAGE AND POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED, FOLLOWED BY ENGINE FAILURE. CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN; BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DRAINED. ALTERNATOR HAD GONE BAD AND WAS REPLACED. *TR

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE CONSOLE ACCESSORY FUSE BLOWING OUT. *SMD WHEN THE FUSE BLEW OUT, HE WAS UNABLE TO CHARGE HIS PHONE, AND OTHER ACCESSORIES. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUSE WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE INCREASED ACCELERATION INDEPENDENTLY AND TRAVELED OVER TWO SEPARATE CURB SIDES. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED WITH FORCE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH CAUTION TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. ...UPDATED 07-24-13 *BF

DRIVER AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY AT ESTIMATED FRONTAL IMPACT OF 45 MPH.

UNABLE TO GRADUALLY AND SAFELY CORRECT VEHICLE PATH. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT PATH (STAY IN THE CENTER OF MY LANE), A MINUTE MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL OVER-CORRECTS AND MUCH TOO QUICKLY MOVES THE VEHICLE IN THE DIRECTION YOU ARE ATTEMPTING TO STEER. I HAVE PRACTICED MAKING MY STEERING MOVEMENTS EVEN SLIGHTER, BUT THIS IS MUCH TOO TEDIOUS AND ONE COULD VERY EASILY STEER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE AT SPEEDS BELOW 45 MPH, BUT IS DANGEROUS AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH. *TR

GAS INTAKE PIPE CRACKED SO WARNING LIGHT SHOWS ON DASH. TOYOTA WON'T FIX AS PAST THE THREE YEARS FROM DATE WE BOUGHT IT, WONDER IF A FIRE COULD HAPPEN? *TR

I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE AT A SAFE SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE DUE TO INSTABILITY WITH THE STEERING MECHANISM. THE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT AND AT TIMES MY WHEELS GOES OVER INTO THE OTHER LANE. AT TIMES IT FEELS I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR AND MUST APPLY THE BRAKES TO KEEP THE CAR FROM STEERING IN WHATEVER DIRECTION IT WANTS TO GO. MY REAR TIRES FEEL LIKE THEY WANT TO BYPASS THE FRONT OF MY CAR ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. TAKING AN EXIT WITH A SHARP CURVE TO THE RIGHT, I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM STEERING OFF THE ROAD ESPECIALLY WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE BEHIND ME. I HAD MY TIRES CHANGED AND A FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT, STILL THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. THE MECHANIC TEST DROVE MY CAR AFTER I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP. THE MECHANIC WROTE ON MY SALES SLIP, "VEHICLE SWAYS AT HWY SPEEDS. RECHECKED SUSPENSION, FELT NO PLAY ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS, VEHICLE DRIVES STRAIGHT WHEN IT FEELS LIKE ITS SWAYING SIDE TO SIDE. STEERING WHEEL ITSELF FEELS LOOSE." I CONSIDER MY VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE I COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING WITHIN A MATTER OF SECONDS OR IF I NEED TO CHANGE LANES AT A MUCH SLOWER SPEED THAN MOST OTHERS ARE GOING IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WITH THE AVERAGE PERSON DRIVING 10 MILES OVER THE SPEED LIMIT AND SOME UP TO 90 MILES WEAVING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC, CUTTING PEOPLE OFF, BASICALLY BEING RUDE; IT MAKES FOR A DANGEROUS SITUATION NOT ONLY FOR MYSELF BUT OTHERS ON THE ROAD. I CAN ONLY PRAY THAT I MAKE IT HOME SAFELY TO WORK AND HOME

WHEN THE CAR WAS PUT INTO DRIVE FROM NEUTRAL AFTER COMING OUT OF A CAR WASH THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL, THE CAR HIT SEVERAL CURBS WENT ACROSS A LAWN AND HIT A CONCRETE WALL WHERE THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE MINUTE THAT THE WENT INTO GEAR THE ENGINE STARTED TO RACE AS THOUGH THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK DOWN. *TR

DRIVING NORTH ON AN URBAN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH THE CAR EXPERIENCED RANDOM MOVEMENT SIMILAR TO A STRONG CROSSWIND OR LOW TIRE PRESSURE. TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS DID INDICATE LOW PRESSURE AND NEXT MORNING TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED WITH A GAUGE AND WERE AT THE RECOMMENDED PRESSURE. THERE WAS A MODERATE TO STRONG WIND FROM THE WEST BUT THE CAR MOVEMENT EVEN OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING IN A DEPRESSED ROADWAY WITH NO OBSERVABLE WIND. MY WIFE MENTIONED THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED TO HER RECENTLY. AFTER A FEW MILES THE CAR RETURNED TO NORMAL. LATER THAT EVENING WHEN GOING SOUTH, THIS SAME SYMPTOMS OCCURRED ON AND OFF OVER A 20 + MILE PERIOD. AN HOUR OR SO LATER, WHEN DRIVING EAST ON A RURAL INTERSTATE THE MOTION BEGAN AGAIN WITH THE WIND BEHIND US. AT ALL TIMES WHEN DROPPING THE SPEED TP BELOW 50 MPH THE PROBLEM CEASED. ON MAY 2, MY WIFE STATED THAT THIS SQUIRRELLY PROBLEM RECURRED DRIVING SOUTH ON A SUBURBAN INTERSTATE. TIRE SENSORS INDICATED NO TIRE PRESSURE ISSUE. LIGHT WIND FROM THE EAST. THERE HAS BEEN VERY LITTLE FREEWAY DRIVING SINCE MARCH. AFTER DISCUSSING THIS OCCURRENCE, I RECALLED ANOTHER COROLLA OWNER MENTIONING A STEERING PROBLEM. I WENT ONLINE A FOUND NUMEROUS DESCRIPTIONS OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS. *TR

CAR WAS T-BONED ON PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR. IN MONROE COUNTY, KEY LARGO, FL.ON US1. *TR

STEERING EPS MODULE IS DOWN. TOYOTA DID REPLACE THE COMPUTER FOR THE EPS ON SOME OF THE 2009 AND EARLY 2010S. BUT DID NOT RECALL. *TR

I PURCHASED AN 09 TOYOTA COROLLA X-RAY ON MARCH 28 2013 I TOOK FOR AN ALIGNMENT ON 4-9-13 BECAUSE IT WAS PULLING AND DIDN'T WANT TO STAY STRAIGHT. THEN I FIND OUT THAT THERE IS A FLAW IN THE REAR TOE AND TOYOTA IS NOT DOING ANYTHING. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED NOW. *TR

THE WATER PUMP SEIZED UP WHILE DRIVING AND SHOT THE REMAINS OF THE SERPENTINE BELT OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. THE CHANGE IN THE HANDLING WAS IMMEDIATE, AND I AM THANKFUL I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR IS NOT HIGH MILEAGE AND IS JUST OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. NO INJURIES, IT HAPPENED LATE AT NIGHT, THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS AROUND, THE JOLT DID CAUSE ME TO JERK THE WHEEL A BIT. *TR

I HAVE A LOUD KNOCK/RATTLE NOISE ON COLD STARTUP ON MY 2009 COROLLA. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BELT. BUT, AFTER REPLACING BELTS ON SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE, PROBLEM STILL PERSIST. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE ENGINE WOULD START BUT RUNNING IN ABNORMAL SOUND WITH CONSTANT BIG VIBRATIONS. LOOKING UP ONLINE TO SEE IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 2009 COROLLA, I AM SURPRISED THIS IS WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM AND THAT TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT IT AND EVEN ISSUED THE REPAIR THE BULLETIN. ACCORDING TO THE BULLETIN, THIS NOISE WAS CAUSED BY THE DEFECTIVE CAMSHAFT TIMING GEAR ASSEMBLY, WHICH AFFECT 2009-2010 COROLLA AND MATRIX. I DON'T KNOW HOW ANY OTHER OWNER WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS, AND THAT SOMEDAY IT MIGHT CAUSE BIG ACCIDENT WHEN THE ASSEMBLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY TOYOTA DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL WHEN THEY KNEW THERE IS THIS PROBLEM ON THE PARTS. I SINCERELY HOPE NHTSA WILL INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. *TR

STEERING NEEDS TO BE CONSTANTLY CORRECTED. VEHICLE DRIFTS AS THOUGH YOUR DRIVING THROUGH A WIND STORM. VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP VEHICLE STRAIT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAD STEERING CHECKED AT DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND WITH CALIBRATION. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON STEERING AND IF I HAD CONCERNS I SHOULD HAVE IT CHECKED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. I NOTICED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS TO NHTSA WITH THE SAME STEERING PROBLEMS I AM HAVING WITH THE 2009 COROLLA. *TR

TOYOTA COROLLA S 2009 TRANSMISSION/CLUTCH ISSUE / ELECTRIC STEERING WHEEL ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20TH, 2013 AT 86000 MI. EXPERIENCED SAME LACK OF ACCELERATION TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AFTER I PURCHASED IN 40 MONTH AT 79,000 MI. RIGHT AFTER I STARTED THE ENGINE, NO ACCELERATION / NO SHIFT. TERMINATED THE DRIVING IMMEDIATELY. RESTART THE ENGINE, IT ACCELERATE NORMAL. HOWEVER, AN ENGINE LIGHT CAME OUT. I DROVE MORE THAN 80 MILES TO WILLSONVILLE TOYOTA IN OR WHERE I HAD A FULL DIAGNOSIS IN EARLY MARCH THIS MONTH (CHANGED TRANSMISSION FLUID/FIRST THEY DENIED THAT IT IS TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE FREE). SERVICE MANAGER WITNESSED ENGINE LIGHT BUT REFUSED TO DIAGNOSIS RIGHT A WAY EVEN THOUGH I HAD ADDRESSED THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM LAST DECEMBER TO TOYOTA JAPAN, US AND WILLSONVILL TOYOTA. SERVICE MGR FAILED TO CHECK THE CODE FOR ENGINE LIGHT WHICH THEY COULD HAVE FIND THE CAUSE. ENGINE LIGHT DISAPPEARED IN A DAY. CALLED TOYOTA EXECUTIVE OFFICE TWICE. NO RESPOND FOR LAST 3 DAYS. NHTSA ADVICE TOYOTA CUSTOMER TO CALL TOYOTA HEADQUARTER. STEERING WHEEL ISSUE ALSO REMAINS. IT LOCKS, DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL.. LAST .5 MIN -1 MIN. THEN RETURN TO NORMAL. STEERING WHEEL ISSUE CONTINUES. DEALER REQUESTS TO BRING IN OVER NIGHTS TO DUPLICATE. HOWEVER, STEERING LOCKS AFTER ENGINE START FOR LESS THAN SEVERAL SECONDS. HOW THEY ARE GOING TO DIAGNOSIS IS IT ONLY LAST SEVERAL SECONDS? BY THE TIME THEY PUT IN THE SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS, IT IS ALREADY NORMAL. NHTSA IS ADVISING TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER TO CALL TOYOTA.

VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ON FREEWAY, ALL ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS SHUT DOWN AND I WAS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. THE CAR WOULD NOT START, AFTER $3200.00 IN REPAIRS, THE MECHANIC SAID THE PISTONS LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE FROM A 30 YEAR OLD CAR. REGULAR OIL CHANGES, WELL MAINTAINED, THIS CAR IS NOT RELIABLE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE DRIVER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED THEN CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED 04/03/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS TRAVELING EAST AT 25 MPH. AS SHE TURNED INTO HER CUL-DE-SAC THERE WERE TWO PARKED CARS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FACING EACH OTHER. SHE MOVED TO THE LEFT TO AVOID THEM . AS SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE TO REDUCE HER SPEED, AS SHE WAS NEAR HER TURN, THERE WAS A SUDDEN JERK IN THE STEERING WHEEL, QUICKLY PULLING THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT INTO THE LEFT REAR OF THE FIRST PARKED CAR. SHE HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. IT THEN MOVED SLIGHTLY AWAY FROM THE FIRST VEHICLE AND THEN THE VEHICLE WENT IN THE DIRECTION OF THE SECOND CAR. THE CONSUMER THEN HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMERS RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE RIM AND WHEEL WERE IN THE EXTREME RIGHT POSITION THAT APPEARED GREATER THAN THE WHEEL WOULD MOVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, A LOUD CRACKLING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED 04-03-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SHE JUST FOUND OUT, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, THAT WAS CAUSING A NOISE. UPDATED 06/12/14

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT TURNED ON TOGETHER. THIS IS TURNING OUT TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WHICH IS DUE TO THE CORROSION OF THE SENSORS ON THE RARE WHEELS. WITH ABS LIGHT TURNED ON, THE VEHICLE IS INCAPABLE OF APPLYING ABS WHEN REQUIRED DURING BRAKE, CREATING A HIGH SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

CAR WOULD NOT START, KEPT CRANKING, SOME TIMES WOULD SPUTTER. AFTER 10 MINUTES OR SO OF REPEATEDLY TRYING FINALLY IT STARTED BUT SPUTTERED SEVERELY FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS THEN REV UP NORMALLY. DROVE TO DEALER. HAD TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSTIC FEE OF $110 + $10.95 FOR EFI CLEANER. LEARNED SYMPTOMS WERE AS STATED IN TECH SERVICE BULLETIN TSB-0182-09 WHERE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) WOULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO MISFIRE TERRIBLY. FIX WAS TO HAVE PROGRAM UPDATE AND REFLASH ECM. THE EFI CLEANER ADDED BECAUSE MISFIRES MAY FOUL FUEL INJECTORS. DEALER SAID THEY WOULD BE NICE AND NOT CHARGE ME FOR THE REFLASH /UPDATE OF THE ECM. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN NO CHARGES AT ALL. I HEAR 8 YEARS WARRANTY ON ECM-WHAT DOES THAT INCLUDE, ONLY FLASH UPDATES AND NOT DIAGNOSTIC FEES? FOUR RECALLS AND NOW THIS. WHAT'S NEXT FOR MY 2009 COROLLA WITH <14,000 MILES AND JUST 7 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. SHAME ON TOYOTA. *TR

DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT INTERSTATE. SPEED LIMIT WAS 70 MPH. ROAD SURFACE WAS WET. DROVE OVER WATER, ENGINE ABRUPTLY SURGED, SIMILAR TO PUSHING ACCELERATOR TO FLOOR. FRONT END VEERED ABRUPTLY LEFT. I APPLIED BRAKES. CAR SPUN BACKWARDS. REAR RIGHT WHEEL MADE CONTACT WITH THE METAL CABLE-TYPE BARRIER ON LEFT SIDE OF HIGHWAY. *TR

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT TURNED ON TOGETHER. THIS IS TURNING OUT TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WHICH IS DUE TO THE CORROSION OF THE SENSORS ON THE RARE WHEELS. WITH ABS LIGHT TURNED ON, THE VEHICLE IS INCAPABLE OF APPLYING ABS WHEN REQUIRED DURING BRAKE, CREATING A HIGH SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACTED STATED SHE NOTICED WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR WHEELS ALL AROUND WERE RUSTED AS SEEN THROUGH THE HUB CAPS, WHICH HAVE CUT OUT DIVISIONS THAT ALLOW THE WHEELS TO BE VIEWED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. THEIR ONLY RESPONSE WAS IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WROTE TO THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY OFFERED TO SELL THE CONTACT NEW WHEELS FOR $700 AND GIVE HER $300 BACK. DETERIORATING, DEFECTIVE RUSTING WHEELS ARE A SAFETY HAZARD AND ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT LIVES IN FLORIDA AND KEEPS THE VEHICLE IN A GARAGE. AT 68,000 MILES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THIS DEFECT. UPDATED 02/11/13

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A POLE, AND THEN A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER STATED HER VEHICLE WAS RECALLED, THE FIRST TIME SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A FLOOR MAT PROBLEM, AND THE SECOND TIME WAS FOR AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. UPDATED 01/14/13

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH SHE HEARD A SCREECHING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE HAD OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ADDING A NEW BULB TO THE HEADLIGHTS FOR THE LOW BEAMS, THE BULBS WOULD ONLY LAST FOR TWO MONTHS BEFORE FAILING. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR MECHANIC. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

THE FRONT BRAKES PRODUCE A VERY LOUD RATTLING NOISE, WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND ITS ALMOST AS IF THE CAR IS NOT GOING TO STOP AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I AM AFRAID THE BRAKES ARE GOING TO COMPLETELY FAIL ONE DAY AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR A CHECKUP, THE DEALER INDICATED THAT TOYOTA IS INVESTIGATING THE NOISE, BUT IT MIGHT BE TOO LATE BEFORE THEY DO ANYTHING. PLEASE HELP BY INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BATTERY AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP PULLEY AS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

A WEEK AGO AFTER PICKING MY SON, I NOTICED THAT WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL OF MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA TO A CERTAIN POINT, MY WHOLE STEERING WHEEL WAS MOVING AND MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. I BROUGHT IT TO COPELAND TOYOTA THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY NEW CAR BACK IN 2008. MON. 9/10 I CALLED TO OBTAIN THE STATUS OF MY VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD A BOLT CAME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN AND THEY WERE "TRYING" TO GET THE BOLT BACK IN. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR WOULD SAY A BOLT FALLS OUT A NEW BOLT GOES IN, NOT "TRYING" TO GET BACK IN. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE WORST THAT WOULD HAPPEN IS THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN. I FILED A CLAIM WITH TOYOTA AS I AM NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY ( 1 YR AND 4,000 ML OVER). LATER MONDAY, TOYOTA STATED THAT THE BRACKET OF THE STEERING COLUMN IS THE ISSUE AND THE WHOLE UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I ASKED THE SERVICE DEPT, I WAS DEALING WITH; IF THIS FELL UNDER "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" HE TOLD ME IT DID NOT. TUESDAY 9/11, I HEARD BACK THE TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE PAYING FOR THIS AND THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BILL, THAT IS JUST OVER $2000.00. I SPOKE WITH [XXX] AT THE DEALERSHIP WHO IS THE SERVICE MANAGER & HE HIMSELF MENTIONED THAT THIS IS A "UNIQUE CASE." REGARDLESS IF IT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR NOT, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, ONE THAT IS NOT FROM NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND I CERTAINLY DID NOT CREATE. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVEN'T HAD MY CAR SERVICED THERE FOR A YEAR, EVERYONE KNOWS THAT DEALERSHIPS COSTS

CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND PARKED IN A PARKING LOT ON A NORMAL DAY, I CAME BACK TO IT TURNED THE CAR ON AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE POWER WINDOW CONTROLS ON THE DRIVER SIDE, I TURNED OF THE CAR RIGHT AWAY, THE SMOKE GOT WORSE AND THEN THERE WERE FLAMES. I WAS PICKING UP A FRIEND FROM WORK AT A CAR DEALERSHIP AND SOME PEOPLE WORKING IN THE BODY SHOP HELP ME PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE WINDOW CONTROLS, DOOR HANDLE AND DOOR TO SOME EXTANT MELTED AND WERE DESTROYED. *TR

WHEN SOMEONE SITS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIRBAG SENSOR DOES NOT CORRECTLY JUDGE WHO IS SITTING THERE. THIS IS A COME-AND-GO PROBLEM. SOMETIMES THE ERROR LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T:THE "BUCKLE SEATBELT" LIGHT FLASHES EVEN WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS BUCKLED. THE "AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT ALSO FLASHES (THE LIGHTS COME ON TOGETHER), EVEN THOUGH THE PERSON IN THE SEAT IS A NORMAL-SIZED ADULT. THE (NON-DEALER) MECHANIC ALSO TOLD US IT WAS SOMETIMES SENSING A LARGER PERSON THAN WAS THERE, SO IT COULD TURN THE AIRBAG ON WHEN IT SHOULDN'T. THIS WOULD CLEARLY BE VERY DANGEROUS IN AND ACCIDENT. *TR

MY VEHICLE STARTED EMITTING A HIGH-PITCHED WHINE NOISE ON 8/17/12. I WENT TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER FIRST THING IN THE MORNING ON 8/18/12. THE SERVICE INTAKE PERSON VERIFIED THE PRESENCE OF A WHINE NOISE BUT COULD NOT IDENTIFY ITS CAUSE, SUSPECTING THAT IT MIGHT BE THE ALTERNATOR. HE COULD NOT TAKE CAR IN UNTIL MONDAY, 8/20/12, DUE TO A STAFF SHORTAGE. SINCE I WAS NOT TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, I CONTINUED DRIVING IT. LATE THAT SAME DAY, THE VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING. I PULLED TO THE CLOSEST AUTO SERVICE; THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND IMMEDIATELY REPLACED THE FAILED WATER PUMP. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I NEEDED AN OPERABLE VEHICLE AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSED AT THAT TIME. I BELIEVE I HAVE A RIGHT TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THIS REPAIR BY THE TOYOTA DEALER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A RATTLING NOISE WHEN FIRST STARTED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAM SHAFT. THE DEALER STATED THE CAM SHAFT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED, BUT WANTED TO DO A 1,000 MILE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST INSTEAD. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE DEALER STATED THE ENGINE COULD ALSO FAIL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FIRE INSIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, HE SMELLED SMOKE. THE CONTACT THEN POURED WATER DOWN THE DOOR PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER PLANNED ON DOING SO, BUT HAD NOT YET DONE THAT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

VERY STRONG VIBRATION HAS BEEN PRESENT IN MY STEERING COLUMN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHICH TOLD ME IT WAS THE REAR STRUTS. REPLACED THEM $600.00. THE MECHANIC NOTED IN HIS NOTES THAT VIBRATION WAS STILL BAD UPON RELEASING THE CAR TO ME. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED NEW TIRES AND BALANCING. I TOOK IT ELSEWHERE AND HAD NEW TIRES AND BALANCING DONE. THE PROBLEM STILL PRESENT TODAY. I TOOK IT IN AGAIN TODAY AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOW MY ROTERS. NEW PADS, ROTERS AND ANOTHER ALIGNMENT WITH REAR BRAKES CLEANED AND RE BALANCE ANOTHER $450.00. THIS WHOLE TIME I HAVE BEEN FEELING THAT THE PROBLEM IS IN THE STEERING COLUMN. NOW I LEARN THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION REGUARDING MY MAKE AND MODEL FOR THAT YEAR. I AM TO GET MY CAR BACK THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL WANT SOMETHING INVESTIGATED IF THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON CA HWY 101 AT 7:30PM WHEN I SMELLED, THEN SAW SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM THE DRIVER-SIDE DOOR. LUCKILY, I HAD A GALLON OF DRINKING WATER WITHIN REACH. I POURED IT ON THE FIRE WHILE SWERVING TO THE MARGIN SO AS TO AVOID COLLISION. I EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND DISCONNECTED THE WINDOWS-SWITCH PANEL. APPARENTLY, A SHORT-CIRCUIT IN THE WINDOW SWITCHES IGNITED THE SOUND-INSULATION MATERIAL THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIRE-PROOF TO BEGIN WITH. THE FIRE MELTED MOST OF THE DRIVER-SIDE PLASTIC DOOR COVER AND PARTIALLY FRIED THE SWITCHES AND ASSOCIATED WIRING. I FOUND THE ARTICLE 'BURNING TOYOTA CAMRY/RAV4 WINDOW SWITCHES PROMPT NHTSA INVESTIGATION' AND MANY OTHERS THAT EXPLAINED EVERYTHING I NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO MY TOYOTA DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE CAR. I ASKED THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE CAR AT NO COST TO ME BECAUSE, OBVIOUSLY, THE FIRE RESULTED FROM AN INHERENT DEFECT. THE DEALER SAID HE WON'T REPAIR THE CAR FOR FREE. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND LEGAL COUNSEL DID NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY EITHER, AND, BASICALLY, KEPT ON HARASSING ME OVER THE FOLLOWING 3 WEEKS WITH MANY PHONE CALLS REQUESTING THAT I BRING MY CAR HERE AND THERE AT THEIR WHIM. INCIDENTALLY, THIS HARASSMENT CAUSED ME TO LOSE MY JOB. I REPORTED THAT MUCH AND MORE TO TOYOTA ON THEIR FORM. HERE IS WHAT I REQUESTED: 1.REPAIR MY CAR AND GIVE ME A LOANER AT NO COST TO ME. 2.COMPENSATE ME MONETARILY, WITH $10,000, FOR THE EXTREME 'INCONVENIENCE' YOU HAVE BEEN CAUSING ME OVE

MY HEAD RESTRAINT IN MY CAR PUSHES MY HEAD DOWN SO I CAN BARELY SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD TO DRIVE. WHICH GOVERNMENT IDIOT CAME UP WITH THIS BRILLIANT IDEA OF REDESIGNING THE HEAD RESTRAINTS SO THEY STICK OUT SO FAR. DOES HE EVEN DRIVE A CAR? THE GOVERNMENT HAS NEVER DONE ANYTHING RIGHT, AND THIS IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE. STOP FIGURING OUT YOUR EXCESSIVE PENSION PLANS AND ALL THE VACATION TIME YOU HAVE, GET OFF YOUR BUTS AND FIX THE PROBLEM YOU CAUSED. I THINK EVERYONE SHOULD SEND THEIR CHIROPRACTIC BILLS TO YOU CLOWNS. *TT

BAD SMELL (LIKE PEE) AT THE BEGINNING WHEN THE FAN IS TURNED ON. NOTHING IS CHANGED AFTER THE CABINET AIR FILTER IS REPLACED. *JS