2009 Toyota Corolla complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED FROM 5 MPH OR MORE, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD ACT AS IF IT WERE ATTEMPTING TO STALL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE ENGINE POWER AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE CONTACT'S ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED AS THE CONTACT COASTED OFF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ENGINE HARNESS. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,161.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN A VEHICLE AHEAD OF HER ABRUPTLY STOPPED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STEER TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE AND LOST CONTROL. THE STEERING WHEEL EXCESSIVELY WENT FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CEMENT MEDIAN. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO HER NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE BY HER INSURANCE COMPANY WHO DEEMED THE VEHICLE AS DESTROYED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

IT WAS RAINING ON 441 AND I WAS DOING 45MPH, ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED DRIFTING A LOT SWITCHING ME FROM ONE LANE TO ANOTHER. I COMPLETELY HYDROPLANNED. I STARTED SPINNING, ALMOST HITTING A BIG WOODEN POLE, AND I ENDED UP FALLING INTO A BIG DITCH FULL OF WATER. IT WAS THE MOST SCARY FEELING I'VE EVER HAD.THANKS GOD THERE WEREN'T ANY MORE CARS, SO I DIDN'T HIT ANYONE. AFTER THAT INCIDENT I GOT THE CAR CHECKED BY A FRIEND. THEY TOLD ME THE DEALER WAS SO IRRESPONSIBLE FOR SELLING ME THE CAR WITH 2 REAR TIRES THAT WERE ALMOST WORN OUT. I THOUGHT THAT COULD'VE BEEN THE REASON WHY I HYDROPLANNED, SO I CHANGED THE 2 REAR TIRES FOR NEW ONES AFTER THAT. AFTER DRIVING IT AGAIN, OVER A BRIDGE, THE STEERING DRIFTED AGAIN. I DIDN'T SPIN, BUT IT PULLED ME TO THE RIGHT, ENOUGH TO GOT ME SCARED AGAIN, AND IT WASN'T EVEN RAINING. AFTER THAT OTHER INCIDENT I DROVE IT MANY MORE TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY, AND EVERYTIME UNDER HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR WHEN I PASSED BY A BIG TRUCK OR ANYTHING THAT MADE THE WIND PUSH THE CAR, I KEPT FEELING THE STEERING WHEEL DRIFTING. I JUST GOT THIS TOYOTA COROLLA '09 LIKE 3 WEEKS AGO AND I CAN DEFINITELY SAY THIS VEHICLE IS SO PRONE TO DRIFTING, SPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND I THINK PEOPLE SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS DEFECT TO EITHER GET THEIR CARS FIXED OR TO NOT BUY ANY OF THESE YEAR MODEL CAR, BECAUSE IT GOES AGAINST YOUR OWN SAFETY AND OTHER PEOPLE'S. *TR

MY 2009 COROLLA WILL NOT GO EXACTLY STRAIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CLOSE, BUT NOT EXACTLY STRAIGHT. STEERING MUST HAVE A VERY MINOR CORRECTION ABOUT EVERY 3-5 SECONDS TO KEEP THE CAR IN OR NEAR THE CENTER OF THE LANE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. 1. IF THE DRIVER FAILS TO DO THE CONSTANT CORRECTION THE KEEP THE CAR IN THE LANE, THE CAR WOULD VEER OUT OF THE LANE - INCREASED POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH. 2. THE CONCENTRATION REQUIRED TO DO THE CONSTANT MINOR STEERING CORRECTION KEEPS THE DRIVER FROM OBSERVING SURROUNDINGS AND OTHER TRAFFIC - INCREASED POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH. 3. ON A LONG TRIP THE CONCENTRATION REQUIRED CORRECTING THE VEHICLE INCREASES DRIVER FATIGUE - INCREASED POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH. I READ IN THE NEWS THAT "SPOKESMAN BRIAN LYONS SAID TOYOTA BELIEVES MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS INVOLVED WANDERING FROM THE CENTER STEERING POSITION THAT DIDN'T AMOUNT TO A SAFETY PROBLEM." AND "ON JUNE 3, TOYOTA ISSUED A BULLETIN TO DEALERS TELLING THEM TO ADDRESS COMPLAINTS BY CHECKING THE TIRE PRESSURE AND ALIGNMENT. IF THOSE STEPS ARE INSUFFICIENT, THE BULLETIN TOLD DEALERS THEY COULD REPLACE THE COMPUTER THAT GOVERNS THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WITH A NEW UNIT, WHICH TOYOTA SAID HAD BEEN "RE-TUNED" WITH AN "ALTERNATIVE STEERING FEEL."". AS OF AUG 18, 2010, MY LOCAL DEALER SAYS HE KNOWS OF NO PROBLEM WITH COROLLA STEERING AND CAN NOT FIND A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT 2009-20010 COROLLA STEERING. *TR

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA STEERING ISSUE. CAR SWAYS OR "WANDERS" AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING COMPUTER WITH A "RETURNED" ONE AND THE PROBLEM ONLY BECAME WORSE. IM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY CAR DOWN THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE I CANT KEEP THE CAR STRAIGHT EVEN WITH A DEATHGRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE ENGINE COIL WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE IDENTICAL ENGINE FAILURE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE A PROBLEM. HOWEVER, DURING THE THREE FAILURE OCCURRENCES THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STARTER AND IGNITION COULD POSSIBLY CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED UPON THE PARTS ARRIVAL DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND DROVE OVER A CURB. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE YET THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE REVERSING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR UNTIL HE HAD SOMEONE MANUALLY PUSH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 10/13/10*BF UPDATED 10/19/10

MY COMPLAINT IS REGARDING THE ELECTRIC ASSISTED POWER STEERING OF MY COROLLA XRS 2009, AT AN APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 60KMH IS VERY UNSTABLE AT THE WHEEL MANEUVERING, STARTS TO MOVE UNEXPECTEDLY OR JERKING FEEL TOWARDS THE LEFT HAND SIDE OR RIGHT. *TR

STEERING NOT STRAIGHT, HAVE TO CONSTANTLY ADJUST THE STEERING TO KEEP CAR IN THE LANES. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. SINCE DAY ONE I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING FELT LOOSE. IT FEELS LIKE THE WIND IS BLOWING THE CAR AROUND AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP IT GOING STRAIGHT. I NEED TO CONSTANTLY KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR REPAIR. AT FIRST THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT I HAD SEEN AN ARTICLE ON THE INTERNET THAT SAID TOYOTA ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT WOULD ALLOW DEALERS TO DO THE REPAIR IF THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINED, THEY INVESTIGATED AND ARE SAYING NOW THEY WILL FIX IT. *TR

7-10-10 I WAS PARKING MY '09 TOYOTA COROLLA BEHIND A FORD ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AS I PRESSED THE BRAKE TO COME TO A STOP THE CAR BUCKED & THE ENGINE MADE A REVVING NOISE. MY CAR ACCELERATED INTO THE BACK OF THE FORD DAMAGING MY BUMPER AND THE FORD'S BACK BUMPER. 7-12 I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY & REPORTED THE INCIDENT. THEY SENT OUT SOMEONE TO ASSESS THE DAMAGES & TOLD ME WHERE TO TAKE MY CAR TO GET IT FIXED. I WAS TOLD TO HAVE A TOYOTA CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN CHECK THE BRAKES & INSPECT WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS. I CALLED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP & THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT LOOK AT THE CAR UNTIL THE END OF JULY. I DECIDED TO TAKE THE CAR TO GET REPAIRED FIRST & SEE IF THEY HAD A TOYOTA CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN THERE. I WAS TOLD THEY DIDN'T BUT WHILE THEY WAITED ON PARTS THEY WOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. 7-14 THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T INSPECT THE BRAKES & I WOULD HAVE TO CALL THE TOYOTA 800 NUMBER & REPORT THE INCIDENT. 7-15 I CALLED TOYOTA & RELAYED THE INCIDENT. I WAS ASKED WHAT I WANTED TOYOTA TO DO ABOUT IT. I SAID I WANTED THEM TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS & FIX IT & AS IT WAS A TOYOTA MALFUNCTION TO HAVE THEM TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ACCIDENT. A FEW DAYS LATER SOMEONE FROM TOYOTA CALLED ME & TOLD ME THAT WITHIN 10-14 DAYS AN INSPECTOR WOULD BE IN CONTACT WITH ME ABOUT LOOKING AT THE CAR. OVER A WEEK I WAS CONTINUALLY CALLING MY INSPECTOR TO TALK TO HER ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. EVERY TIME I CALLED I GOT HER VOICEMAIL & IT WOULD TAKE

I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH APPROX. 7600 MILES. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH , WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND HIT A PARKED CAR. THIS HAPPENED SO FAST I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO REACT. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND IT HAD TO TAKEN OFF ON A FLATBED. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I WAS ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND NOT A HIGHWAY. THE ONLY INJURY WAS TO MY LEFT SHOULDER FROM THE SEAT BELT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH ON A DIRT ROAD THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A MOVING VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE DRIVER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER CHEST. THE POLICE REPORT WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DESTROYED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 10,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MPH WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE STALLED. HE WAS ABLE TO COAST ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. HE DROVE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST SEVEN TIMES. HE CALLED THE DEALER A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATE 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. HE ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL REPAIR AND THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE FLOOR MATS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VIN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

MY VEHICLE, A TOYOTA COROLLA 2009 HAD WORKED WITHOUT PROBLEMS UP UNTIL JUNE 22, 2010. TWO RECALL BULLETINS REQUIRED WORK TO BE PERFORMED BY TOYOTA TO PREVENT POTENTIAL SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION (SUA). THE FIRST ONE WAS DONE FEBRUARY 22, 2010 (FP 78112-07050) AND THE SECOND ON JUNE 22, 2010 (FP 87268-12040) AT AUTOCENTRO TOYOTA IN SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE SECOND REPAIR I PROCEEDED TO PICK UP MY TWO GRANDCHILDREN. WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AND ONLY 42 MINUTES AFTER THE SECOND ALLEGED REPAIR THE VEHICLE COMMENCED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. WITHIN THE .8 MILES THE VEHICLE TRAVELED (CONFIRMED BY MY OLDER SON WITH HIS VEHICLE'S ODOMETER) I ATTEMPTED REPEATEDLY TO STOP THE VEHICLE TO NO AVAIL. STEPPING ON THE BRAKES WITH ALL THE FORCE I COULD MUSTER DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. I DROVE INTO A MEDIAN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH NO RESULTS. FINALLY THE VEHICLE CAME TO A TOP WHEN I REAR ENDED A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THAT VEHICLE IN TURN COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE RESULTING IN A FIVE TOTAL VEHICLE COLLISION. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE I IMPACTED SUFFERED SOME INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING IDLE AT A TRAFFIC STOP WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF HERS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AFTER THE CRASH. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THERE WERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. FOLLOWING REPAIRS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN BRAKING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROUTERS ON THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V338000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: POWER ASSIST: VACUUM). THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES WERE INOPERABLE DURING THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FAILURE AND BELIEVED THE BRAKES WERE ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA, PURCHASED LAST YEAR AND HAVE DRIVEN IT ONLY 7000 MILES TOTAL. I HAD GOTTEN WORK DONE ON IT WHEN I EXPERIENCED A DELAYED STOP AFTER PUTTING MY FOOT ON BRAKE. NOW I AM HAVING TO HAVE IT WORKED ON FOR THE FLOOR MAT RECALL. I WANT TO REPORT THAT I HAVE NOTICED WHEN I AM DRIVING THE STEERING IS VERY TOUCHY. I CAN FEEL MY WHEEL JERK ME ALL OVER. I FIGHT IT ON THE FREEWAY SO MUCH I DO NOT DRIVE ON THEM ANYMORE UNLESS I REALLY HAVE TO AT HIGH SPEED BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I CANNOT CONTROL THE STEERING BECAUSE IT IS SO TOUCHY! I GET PULLED ALL OF A SUDDEN TO ONE SIDE WHEN I AM ON A SLIGHT TURNING ROAD AND IT WILL ADJUST BUT INSTEAD OF STRAIGHTENING IT PULLS THE OTHER DIRECTION! IT IS AS IF I AM SKATING ON ICE AND ONE TIME I WAS MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY AND LOOKED OVER MY SHOULD TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY CARS IN MY BLIND SIDE FOR A SPLIT SECOND AND I LOOK BACK AND WAS ALMOST IN THE DITCH, THANK GOD I HAD A QUICK REFLEX AND I KNEW THEN TO ALWAYS BE AWARE OF THE CAR JERKING ME ALL OF A SUDDEN! SOMETHING HAS GOT TO BE DONE...I DID NOT BUY A BRAND NEW CAR TO PUT MYSELF OR MY KIDS LIVES IN DANGER... *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED GREAT AMOUNT OF STRESS DUE TO MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. I EXPERIENCE THE CAR SHIFTING FROM RIGHT TO LEFT AT HIGH SPEEDS (OVER 65 MPH). I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA OF ORANGE AND THEY TESTED AND LEGALLY THEY CAN ONLY GO 60MPH OR HIGHWAY SPEED-LIMIT. THEY KEPT DENYING ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR, & CAME BACK TO SPEAK WITH THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE. I WENT IN 3 TIMES PRIOR TO THIS TO SEE IF THEY COULD FIND A PROBLEM, SHE SAID THERE'S NOTHING WRONG AFTER SPECIAL 'TESTS' WERE DONE. AFTER THAT WE TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND THEY PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT WHICH HELPED A LITTLE DURING REGULAR SPEEDS. BUT I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, I RECENTLY TOOK IT IN FOR THE RE-CALL, GLAD THAT WAS FIXED, BUT AT 70-80 MPH IF I SHIFT INTO ANOTHER LINE THAT IS PUTTING MY LIFE IN GREAT DANGER! I DRIVE SLOWER BUT I LIVE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SO SOMETIMES ITS UNSAFE TO BE DRIVING AT SUCH SPEEDS. I HAVE ALSO BEEN EXPERIENCING PAINT PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, VARIOUS SCRATCHES I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY APPEAR FROM, AND MY CAR IS GARAGED MOSTLY. THERE ALSO A COUPLE OF CHIPS IN THE PAINT, I TOOK IT IN AND THEY JUST WASHED AND DETAILED THE VEHICLE, WHICH DID HELP BUT THERE'S SCRATCHES AGAIN, THE PAINT SEEMS TO BE DEFECTIVE. ANOTHER PROBLEM I'M EXPERIENCING WITH THIS VEHICLE IS RANDOMLY MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH WHEN STARTED IN THE MORNING (PARKED IN THE GARAGE WHICH ISN'T COLD AT ALL) THE WHOLE CAR VIBRATES HORRIBLE, COMING FROM THE ENGINE, AS IF ITS NOT HELD TOGETHER WELL. IT LASTS FOR AROUND A MINUTE. I TO

MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA XLE (ORIGINAL OWNER) CONTINUES TO HAVE DIFFICULTY STAYING CENTERED IN ITS LANE. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA CORPORATE MANY TIMES. I HAVE BEEN TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES REGARDING THIS CAR. TOYOTA CORPORATE TOLD ME THEY SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO CHECK THE CAR. I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO MEET THE REPRESENTATIVE NOR OBSERVE THE CHECKING OF THE CAR. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA CORPORATE THAT THIS CAR "MEETS TOYOTA'S SPECIFICATIONS". THIS MAKES TWICE THAT A "REPRESENTATIVE FROM CORPORATE" HAS CHECKED MY CAR. MY CAR STILL DOES NOT STAY CENTERED IN ITS LANE. IT HAPPENS INADVERTENTLY SO I AM NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM...I JUST KNOW THAT IT HAPPENS PARTICULARLY AT TURNPIKE SPEEDS/UNDER@CONDITIONS. AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER, I AM FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO TAKE LOCAL ROADS TO WORK. NONETHELESS, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS CAR. I SHOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE MY TOYOTA COROLLA XLE ON THE TURNPIKE WITHOUT FEARING THAT THE CAR WILL NOT STAY CENTERED IN ITS LANE... *TR

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA,THE CAR IS HARD TO KEEP STRAIT I HAVE 10K MILES ON THE CAR IT BEEN A PROBLEM FROM DAY ONE I HERE THERE ARE NO FIXES FOR THIS YET? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FULL THROTTLE. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE CONTACT STATED A PASSENGER SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY TO THE NECK. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,050 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,570. UPDATED 0824/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED A MODIFICATION TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. UPDATED 10/12/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SINCE THERE WERE SO MANY RECALLS FOR HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY FAILURES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 13,000. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA CAR WAS RECALLED FOR BRAKE PROBLEM. WHEN I HAVE THE BELOW PROBLEM, THE BRAKES WILL NOT STOP THE CAR. ENGINE REVS UP FOR NO REASON WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED. IN MY CASE, ALL ENGINE SPEED UPS OCCURRED WHEN I WAS STOPPED, AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. THE LAST TIME IT OCCURRED, I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, AND THE ENGINE SPED UP AND FORCED ME INTO THE INTERSECTION, WHERE I RAN INTO THE SIDE OF A PICKUP. THE ENGINE HAS SPED UP WHEN I FIRST STARTED THE CAR, AND THE CAR WAS IN PARK, AND MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. TOYOTA HAS LOOKED AT MY CAR AND SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. TOYOTA SAID THAT I HAD AN AFTER MARKET FLOOR MAT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THAT IS A NO/NO. WHEN THE ENGINE SPED UP WITH ME DRIVING, THERE WAS NO MAT ON THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR, EXCEPT THE TOYOTA MAT AND IT WAS RESTRAINED BY THE CLIPS. DO CAR MANUFACTURES EVER LOOK AT COMMENTS MADE MY THEIR CUSTOMERS? IN MY CASE, I WAS TOLD NO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING INTO THE RESIDENCE DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE INCREASED ACCELERATION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE HOUSE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED NO PERSONAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE ESTIMATED COST FOR THE DAMAGES TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE HOUSE WAS $8,000. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGES. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL REPAIR UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW THE EARLIEST DATE FOR THE RECALL SERVICE REPAIR WAS JULY 13, 2010. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONACT E STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, SHE HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT, AND THE NOISE STOPPED. SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE IN RAINY WEATHER OR WET ROAD CONDITIONS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL HESITATION, AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THE FUEL SENSOR WAS CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 18,393. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ

VEHICLE 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA TWITCHING AND GRINDING IN THE ELECTRIC STEERING HAVE HAD VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERS SEVERAL TIMES THEY SAY THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING TO FIX DON'T I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN IT ONLY 26000 KLIX HELP' WOULD YOU PLEASE FORWARD THIS INFO. TO HIGHWAY SAFETY TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION. *TR

PURCHASED 2009 COROLLA IN APRIL 2008 - SOME MAJOR COMPLAINTS ARE PROVIDED: (1) FAMILY DOES NOT FEEL SAFE IN CAR - A LOT OF STRESS, PAIN AND INCONVENIENCE TO CONTINUE TO HAVE CAR SERVICED - DISSATISFIED WITH CAR'S PERFORMANCE. (2) ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (EPS) - CAR SWAYS AND CANNOT STAY IN STRAIGHT LINE - NOTICEABLE ON A DAILY BASIS - DEALERSHIP TRIED TO CORRECT - STILL DRIFTING - COMPLAINED - DEALERSHIP CHANGED WHEELS/TIRES - SWAYING STILL EXISTS - DEALERSHIP SAID I JUST NEEDED TO "GET USE TO THE NEW EPS" (3) LOUD CABIN NOISE - CAR WAS ADVERTISED AS BEING QUIET - A LOT OF ROAD NOISE (4) RATTLING NOISE - MANIFOLD PAN BOLT FELL OUT - BOLT WAS REPLACED (5) INVOLUNTARY ACCELERATION - ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS REPLACED AFTER "REINFORCEMENT FIX" DID NOT WORK. (6) OWNED 2003 AND 2004 COROLLAS THAT DID NOT HAVE AS MANY PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR SEAT BELT WOULD NOT FASTEN. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE SEAT BELTS WERE MANUFACTURED IN A MANNER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS TO THE SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 23,000. UPDATED 10/27/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REFUSED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 11/01/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V023000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) IN MARCH 2010. ON JUNE 21ST WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE ABNORMALLY AND ACCELERATED UP TO 55 MPH. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXCESSIVELY VIBRATE WHILE STOPPED. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND THERE WAS A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 24,800.

STEERING REQUIRES CONSTANT DRIVER CORRECTION TO GO STRAIGHT DOWN THE HIGHWAY. CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, BUT WON'T TRACK STRAIGHT WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS OCCURS WHENEVER THE CAR IS DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHEN DRIVING ON WINDY DAYS, IT'S MORE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL BECAUSE CROSSWINDS ADD TO THE INSTABILITY. TOOK CAR DO DEALER FOR REPAIR BUT THE DEALER SAID STEERING COULDN'T BE ADJUSTED AND THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE CAR WANTS TO WANDER OUT OF LANE, AND THE CONSTANT STEERING CORRECTIONS BECOME FATIGUING ON LONG TRIPS. AS AN EXAMPLE, I DROVE IT FROM HOME TO ARIZONA AND BACK ON A VACATION, AND MY WRISTS AND FOREARMS WERE SORE FOR A WEEK AFTER THE TRIP. I'VE MADE THIS EXACT TRIP IN ANOTHER VEHICLE AND HAD NO SUCH PROBLEMS. THE OTHER VEHICLE TRACKS STRAIGHT AND THE COROLLA DOES NOT. BECAUSE MY DEALER WILL NOT HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE AND THE COROLLA HAS DEPRECIATED SIGNIFICANTLY, I AM PRETTY MUCH STUCK WITH A CAR THAT HAS A PROBLEM. I'M HOPING NHTSA MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP. THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER DRIVERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME CAR MODEL. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE TOYOTA MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE STEERING OF THESE CARS SO THAT THEY EXHIBIT THE STEERING TRAITS OF A NORMAL CAR, WHICH TENDS TO TRACK STRAIGHT, OR EVEN SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 10-20 MPH, A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ACCELERATION OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED THE SPEED RATE WOULD NOT DECREASE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT AND OPPOSING VEHICLE DRIVER WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIBS, LEFT KNEE AND SUFFERED BACK PAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SAVAGE LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH DURING RAINY WEATHER, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO THE GUARD RAIL ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS SPUN AROUND. THE CONTACT WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON EITHER IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

PROBLEM WITH ELECTRONIC STEERING SYSTEM ON 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA WHEN DRIVING WITH HIGH SPEED (60-80 MPH). THE CAR ROCKS FROM LEFT AND RIGHT AND IS HARD TO KEEP IT GOING STRAIGHT. TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR

FROM WHEN NEW THE CAR WANDERS AND DRIFTS WHEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HAVE TRIED TO GET DEALERS TO FIX WITH NO SUCCESS. WENT TO LEMON LAW ARBITRATION WITH TOYOTA BUT WAS DECLINED. DEALER WILL ONLY GIVE ABOUT $7 -$8 THOUSAND FOR TRADE, THE CAR ONLY HAS 7,600 MILES ON IT. THREE OR FOUR WEEKS AGO WAS MAKING A HARD RIGHT TURN WHEN LOST STEERING CONTROL AND RAN OFF THE ROAD AND DID SOME VEHICLE DAMAGE. AFRAID TO LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE CAR, HAVE ONLY PUT 500 MILES ON IT SINCE JANUARY 2010. UPDATED 12/09/10. *LJ UPDATED 12/17/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AFTER THE CONTACT SLOWED TO ALLOW ANOTHER VEHICLE TO TURN AND THE ENGINE REVVED AT A FAST RATE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY SLAMMING INTO THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE AN INVESTIGATOR WAS BEING SENT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME UNTIL THE INVESTIGATOR ARRIVED. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON MAY 30, 2010, THE REAR SEAT BELT BECAME INOPERABLE, CHOKING A PASSENGER DUE TO THE LATCH SYSTEM. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA S DRIFTS ALL OVER RD AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50MPH. CAR IS HARD TO CONTROL. *TR

I HAVE A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. TO BEGIN WITH THE STEERING IS EXTREMELY UNRESPONSIVE. AT LOW SPEEDS THE STEERING IS EXTREMELY LOOSE FEELING. THIS HAS RESULTED IN A COUPLE OF NEAR ACCIDENTS IN PARKING LOTS WHERE I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MANEUVER OUT OF THE WAY IN TIME. AT HIGHER SPEEDS THE STEERING IS STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO STEER. WHETHER OR NOT YOUR DRIVING FAST OR SLOW THE STEERING IS SLUGGISH AND UNRESPONSIVE. IT IS MUCH LIKE DRIVING A CAR WITH NORMAL POWER STEERING ON A SANDY BEACH. YOU SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE PROPER CONTROL. IT SEEMS LIKE THESE PROBLEMS ARE GETTING WORSE OVER TIME AS WELL. I PUT VERY FEW MILES ON THE CAR AND TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF IT AS IT IS IN ALMOST MINT CONDITION. THERE IS VERY LITTLE WEAR AND TEAR ON MY COROLLA AT 6,500 MILES. THE EXTREMELY UNRESPONSIVE STEERING ON THE 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA MAKES DEFENSIVE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT. IT MAKES COMPENSATING FOR OTHER DRIVERS ACTIONS AND MISTAKES BY AVOIDING THEM VERY DIFFICULT AND IS A DANGEROUS VEHICLE TO DRIVE AS A RESULT. *TR

TURNED ON MY 2009 COROLLA AFTER WORK AND BATTERY LIGHT WAS ON. I WENT TO TEST IT AT AUTO ZONE AND THEY SAID THE BATTERY IS NO GOOD. I CALLED KEYS TOYOTA AND THEY SAID BRING IT UP AND THEY WILL REPLACE IT. I MADE IT ABOUT 3 BLOCKS FROM AUTO ZONE AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON AND CAR STARTED TO CHUG. I TOOK THIS CAR TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT ITS A BAD ALTERNATOR, POWER STEERING, AND WATER PUMP W BATTERY CHARGING ISSUES. THIS HAPPENED ALL IN LIKE A HALF HOUR. BATTERY LIGHT NEVER CAME ON BEFORE THAT DAY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON FREEWAY. TOYOTA WAKE UP. WHAT HAPPENED TO QUALITY? MY COROLLA IS NOT EVEN 2 YEARS OLD AND HAS JUST OVER 30,000 MILES AND THIS? THE DEALERSHIP DID PAY FOR MY RENTAL AND IS FIXING THIS ISSUE FREE OF CHARGE BUT 4 THINGS WRONG IN LESS THAN 1/2 HOUR? *TR

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. DRIVING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 95 JUST SOUTH OF ELGIN, TEXAS. SPEED WAS BETWEEN 55-65 MPH. STEERING WHEEL STIFFENED BECOMING INOPERABLE, CAR VEERED RIGHT UNCONTROLLABLY AND FLIPPED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO THE DYNAMICS OF THE VEHICLE IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF THE REAR WINDOW WHENEVER SHE DRIVES IN REVERSE. DUE TO THE VISIBILITY DEFECT SHE WOULD NEED SOMEONE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO SAFELY DRIVE IN REVERSE. SHE NOTICED THE DEFECT IMMEDIATELY AFTER SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. SHE DIDN'T NOTIFY TOYOTA SINCE THEY OFFERED HER NO ASSISTANCE WITH A PRIOR REQUEST. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 8,500.

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATES SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING PLACE WITH A RAISED CONCRETE PARKING BARRIER AT THE FRONT OF THE PARKING SPOT WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND GOING VERY SLOWLY, WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND JUMPED ON TOP OF THE BARRIER. THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED CLOSE TO THE GROUND, IT HUNG UP ON THE BARRIER AND THEN FELL BACK INTO THE PARKING PLACE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS OF 140 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING STEADY, EXTREME FORCE TO THE BRAKES. THE DEALER PERFORMED A TEST DRIVE AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 10,000.

TLA*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD LOCK UP AND HE HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE SEEMED TO OCCUR ON ICY OR GRAVEL PAVEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP TWICE BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000. UPDATED 12/20/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND SENT HIM INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE SLIDE NARROWLY MISSING SEVERAL VEHICLES AND CHILDREN. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS SPEED WAS ABOUT 20 MPH WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES ON ABOUT 1/4 INCH OF SNOW WHICH HAD JUST STARTED TO FALL. THE CONSUMER STATED IT SEEMED AS THOUGH HIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEM AS OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES. UPDATED 12/21/10

THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING FILED ON BY ME AS A RESULT OF THE TERRIBLE SAFETY PROBLEMS I HAVE ENCOUNTERED SINCE PURCHASING MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA NEW FROM PERFORMANCE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN FAIRFIELD, OHIO. ON 3/27/2009 MY COROLLA SPED UP ON ITS OWN CAUSING ME TO STRIKE A PARKED VEHICLE, AND INJURING MYSELF. I CALLED THE WALTON, KENTUCKY PLANT ABOUT THIS THE FOLLOWING DAY. THEIR ADVISE TO ME WAS TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD BOUGHT IT FOR AN INSPECTION. ON APRIL 1, 2009 I DID THIS VERY THING AND I WAS TOLD BY THEIR MECHANICS THAT EVERYTHING ON MY CAR WAS FINE AND THAT IT WAS PROBABLY JUST OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLES FAULT. LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP WORRIED, AND CONCERNED I PUT MY TOYOTA COROLLA IN THE BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS. TEN DAYS LATER AFTER HAVING MY VEHICLE INSPECTED BY THEIR MECHANICS AND HAVING MY BODY REPAIRS MADE THE SAME THING OCCURRED TO ME AGAIN WHEN ON 4/11/2009 MY TOYOTA COROLLA ACCELERATED UPON ITS OWN AGAIN STRIKING A PARKED VEHICLE CAUSING ADDITIONAL INJURIES TO MYSELF AS WELL AS THIS TIME I WAS CITED BY THE POLICE, MY INSURANCE CARRIER RAISED MY RATES TO NEARLY DOUBLE THE USUAL AMOUNT, AND I AM PAYING FOR A CAR THAT I AM TERRIFIED AT THIS POINT TO BE DRIVING. WHEN I REQUESTED PRINT OUTS FROM THE DEALERSHIP OF THE MECHANICAL INSPECTION THAT WAS MADE BETWEEN AUTO ACCIDENTS THEY BECAME VERY AGITATED WITH ME, AND MY SON TO THE POINT OF COMPLETE RUDENESS. ON 22/4/2010 THEY MADE A CORRECTION ON MY TOYOTA COROLLA TO MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO FIX THE SUDDEN ACCELERA

A YEAR AGO UNDER RAINY WEATHER,DRIVING MY TOYOTA COROLLA S/09 WHEN APPROACHING THE HIGHWAY EXIT I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR BEFORE TURNING OUT TO THE MAIN WAY. I CRASHED WITH THE HIGHWAY BAR AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR GOT DAMAGE, NO AIRBAGS CAME OUT, HOWEVER I DRIVE IT LIKE THAT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ASSIST FOR THE WHOLE REPARATION AND DEAL WITH THE INSURANCE. MY DEDUCTIBLE WAS $1000 AMONG THE REPARATION. WEEKS LATER THEY CALLED ME TO PICK UP THE CAR, NOTICING THE LIGHTS FROM THE BOARD DIDN'T TURN ON. GETTING BACK TO GARAGE.THEN 6 MONTHS LATER THE HARNESS WAS REPORTED AS NON PROPERLY REPAIR WHEN AN ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON AND I GOT BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY DID REPARATION BACK WITH THE INSURANCE AS PART OF THE ACCIDENT REPARATION. THEY WERE ALL SENDING EACH OTHER AND NO ONE GAVE ANY ANSWER ABOUT WAS GOING ON WITH THE CAR. LATER, I DECIDE TO SELL THE CAR BY OWNER OR TRADE FOR ANOTHER, NOTICING THAT ALL THE MECHANICS I'D VISITED INCLUDING OTHER DEALERS ARE TELLING ME THAT THE CARE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO A FRAME DAMAGE THAT WAS NEVER REPORTED TO ME AFTER THE ENTIRE REPARATION, AND IS NOT IN THE PAPERS. I DID ALL THE RECALLS SUGGESTED BY TOYOTA THIS YEAR, BUT I'M STILL DRIVING A CAR THAT SHOULD BE REPORTED AS A TOTAL LOST DUE TO THE DAMAGE SUFFERED AT THE ACCIDENT. ADJUSTER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AT REPARATION AND THAT PEOPLE FROM THE DEALER COULDN'T SAY THE CAR WASN'T PROPERLY REPAIRED. I'M STILL PAYING FOR THE CAR, THE INCREMENT OF THE INSURANCE, AND NOBODY AT TOYOTA C

I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA THAT DRIFTS ON ITS OWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WITH NO CHANGE IN STEERING. I DRIVE 25,000 MILES A YEAR AND THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM, AND I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS A TIRE OR ALIGNMENT ISSUE! WHEN I HAD THE CAR IN FOR THE GAS PEDAL RECALL I ASKED THEM ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY STATED UNTIL THERE IS A RECALL ISSUED THEY DIDN'T HAVE A FIX. I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT THEY DIDN'T WANT TO AT LEAST LOOK AT THE PROBLEM WHILE IT WAS THERE. I LOVE THE CAR AND I'M A BIG TOYOTA FAN BUT THEY NEED TO FIX THIS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED REPAIRS TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL). WHILE DRIVING AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS OF 3 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DEALER WAS PERFORMING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE VEHICLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,000.