2009 Toyota Corolla complaints

WE HAVE AN 09 COROLLA XLE...THE CAR WANDERS AT SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH FROM LANE TO LANE...IT TAKES EFFORT TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT... ...TOYOTA HAS SAID IT IS THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING... *TR

WITHIN A FEW WEEKS OF PURCHASING MY TOYOTA COROLLA 2009, I NOTICED AT BOTH SLOW AND FAST SPEEDS THE CAR DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT DEPENDING ON THE INERTIA OF THE CAR. THE CAR DOES NOT STAY IN ITS LANE -- I.E. THE CAR DOES NOT DRIVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE -- WITHOUT FULL ATTENTION AND STEADY PRESSURE OF BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL TO CORRECT THE DRIFT. ON HIGHWAYS (FROM 45MPH AND ESPECIALLY FROM 65MPH) THIS PROBLEM IS EXAGGERATED -- I.E. SMALL DRIFTS OR CORRECTIONS CAN RESULT IN SWERVING AND HAVE GREATER POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT. ON ONE OCCASION I EXPERIENCED DRIFTING OFF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO CORRECT IN TIME. HOWEVER, IT STRUCK ME AS SUCH A DANGER THAT I STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND AVOID HIGHWAYS ALTOGETHER WHEREVER POSSIBLE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ABOUT 100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 8,500. THIS COMPLAINT UPDATES A PRIOR COMPLAINT FILED FEBRUARY 4, 2010. *TR

I AM EXTREMELY UPSET BECAUSE MY BRAKES FAILED FOR A BRIEF (BUT SCARY) TIME TONIGHT ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. THEY ALSO MADE A VERY STRANGE NOISE. I HAVE 24,000 MILES ON THE CAR, ALMOST ALL HIGHWAY. PLEASE CALL ASAP. *TR

WE OWN A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE STEERING IS TERRIBLE. ON THE HWY IT IS AS THOUGH THE WIND IS BLOWING HARD AND BLOWING THE CAR ALL OVER THE PLACE. LATELY WE WERE ON THE HWY AND WATCHED THE TREE TOPS NO WIND BUT THE CAR WAS ALL OVER THE LANE. IT IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP IT ON TRACK I WOULD SAY OVER 40MPH. I WAS DRIVING MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDCHILDREN HOME ONE EVENING AND IT JUST VEERED OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT. MY DAUGHTER ASKED ME WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED. I BELIEVE IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. PLEASE DON'T WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. I PUT THE DATE 2/1/09 BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN CONTINUOUS SINCE WE PURCHASED IT. *TR

I OWN A 2009 COROLLA SINCE MAY 2008 AND SINCE THE FIRST DAY I BOUGHT MY CAR, I HAVE HAD THIS FEELING THAT THE STEERING ON MY COROLLA IS "SUPER SENSITIVE" AND THAT IS A CHALLENGE TO KEEP THE CAR FROM VEERING TO EITHER SIDE. I HAD THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED BUT THAT DID NOT HELP A LOT. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT MAYBE IT IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE 2009 COROLLAS HAVE AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING VERSUS THE HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING IN THE EARLIER MODELS, AND SINCE I HAVE NEVER OWNED AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CAR IN THE PAST, I FEEL IT DIFFERENT BUT NOW READING ABOUT THE CHALLENGE THAT OTHER 2009 COROLLA OWNERS FACE WHEN TRYING TO KEEP IT GOING STRAIGHT, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS SOMETHING BIGGER. IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER MY 09 COROLLA WITH ONE HAND (WHICH WAS NEVER AN ISSUE WITH MY PREVIOUS CARS) AND IT IS A CHALLENGE TO PREVENT IT FROM VEERING OFF THE LANE. I HAVE TO USE A TIGHT TWO HANDED GRIP TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM MOVING TOWARDS ANOTHER... WHICH HAPPENS WITHIN SECONDS AND HAS SCARED ME WHILE DRIVING, MORE THAN JUST A COUPLE TIMES. *TR

2009 COROLLA LE......THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STEER CORRECTLY OR MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT COURSE LINE. THERE IS AN ENGINEERING ERROR IN THE 2009 COROLLA LE. THE REAR STAMPED AXLE HAS NO PROVISION FOR REAR WHEEL ALIGNMENT. TOYOTA CLAIMS THE CAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH SELF ALIGN...THIS IS NOT TRUE. THE ONLY RESOLVE FOR THE STEERING ISSUES ON THE 2009 COROLLA LE IS TO MODIFY THE VEHICLE FRAME SO THAT THE STAMPED AXLE CAN BE REPOSITIONED THEREBY BRINGING THE REAR WHEELS INTO ALIGNMENT WITH THE FRONT WHEELS. I ATTEMPTED TO WORK WITH TOYOTA CORPORATE BUT WAS SIMPLY STONEWALLED. I HAD TO HAVE A PRIVATE WHEEL AND FRAME SHOP MODIFY MY NEW TOYOTA TO CORRECT THE STEERING ISSUE. I HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTATION INCLUDING INDEPENDENT HUNTER SPECIFICATION SHEETS BOTH FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND 3RD PARTY WHEEL AND FRAME SHOPS TO VERIFY THE ISSUE AND ALSO HOW THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. AGAIN, IT IS AN ENGINEERING ISSUE WITH GRAVE POTENTIAL OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO WHICH TOYOTA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

I HAVE A TOYOTA COROLLA 2009. MY CAR HAS SOME PROBLEM WITH ITS STEERING BECAUSE STEERING IS NOT STEADY,AND IT IS MOVING AROUND LINE. *TR

STEERING ISSUE WITH 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA, 25,050 MILES. WHILE TRAVELING AT 20MPH IN RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION, VEHICLE VEERED LEFT, STEERING UNRESPONSIVE, SPUN 180 DEGREES AND CAME TO REST AGAINST THE CURB ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CAR IN FRONT AND CAR TO THE REAR PASSED THROUGH SAME AREA WITHOUT INCIDENT. ALSO, VEHICLE WILL DRIFT ABRUPTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, SIMILAR TO EFFECT OF HIGH CROSSWIND OR ICE, WITH NO MOVEMENT OF STEERING WHEEL AND NONE OF THE BODY ROLL THAT USUALLY ACCOMPANIES A CROSSWIND, REQUIRES HIGH LEVEL OF ATTENTIVENESS TO AVOID CROSSING LANE BOUNDARIES. THIS BEHAVIOR IS SPORADIC, BUT A 10-MILE TRIP IS ENOUGH DISTANCE FOR SEVERAL OCCURRENCES. GIVEN THE INTERMITTENT NATURE OF THIS ISSUE, I HAVE NOT REPORTED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP NOR TO TOYOTA, SO NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AND NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED. *TR

MY WIFE HAS EXPERIANCED BRAKE FADE, BRAKE FAILURE AND INCONSISTANT BRAKING WITH HER 2009 COROLLA. I HAVE NOTED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY AND WARMUP OF THE OPERATING SYSTEM. THE SITUATION WAS BRIEFLY IMPROVED AFTER THE PREVIOUS RECALL FOR THE BRAKE BOOSTEDR PROBLEM BUT RETURNED IN 60 DAYS. TOYOTA SEEMS TO NOT CARE ABOUT THIS ISSUE

JUST GOT MY RECALLED TOYOTA 09 GAS PEDAL FIXED ( 02/03/10) AND RAN THROUGH A RED LIGHT (02/08/10) DUE TO BRAKES NOT WORKING AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF VEHICLE. LUCKILY THERE WASN'T A CAR IN FRONT OF ME OR ANYONE GOING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. I WAS NOT DRIVING VERY FAST AND TRIED TO STOP AT LIGHT, I WAS PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT JUST FELT LIKE IT WASN'T GRABBING AND I HAD IT PUSHED TO THE FLOOR AND THEN MY CAR MADE AN ACCELERATING SOUND LIKE I REVVED IT UP AND I WENT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. *CN

REPEATED PHONE CALLS TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TO TWO DEALERSHIPS WERE DISMISSED AS NORMAL...WHEN THE 2009 COROLLA IS STOPPED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSES THE PEDAL TRAVELS APPROXIMATELY TWO TO THREE INCHES DOWN TOWARDS THE FLOOR BOARD. AGAIN TWO DEALERSHIPS AND TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE STATE IT IS NORMAL *TW

STEERING - GENTLE TURNS OF THE WHEEL CAN RESULT IN EXAGGERATED MOTIONS. *TW

ABOUT 5:30PM ON THURSDAY EVENING (2/4/10), I WAS DRIVING HOME N ON SILVER LAKE BLVD & 36 ST. IT WAS LIGHTLY SNOWING, THE STREETS WERE WET AND SLIPPERY, AND I WAS DRIVING UNDER 15/MPH GOING DOWNHILL. AS I PRESSED THE BRAKES, THE CAR WENT FASTER, AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL I BADLY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND WENT OVER THE CURB. MY CAR IS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. ABOUT 2-3 MONTHS AGO, TOYOTA SENT ME A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE BRAKES, MUCH BEFORE THE NATIONWIDE TOYOTA RECALL HIT THE MEDIA. AND NOW, EVEN AFTER I DID RECALL A FEW MONTHS AGO, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT SUCH A BRAKE-RELATED INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TO ME EVER SINCE THE RECALL. I FEEL THAT THIS ACCIDENT IS RELATED TO ANOTHER BRAKE DEFECT OF THE NEWLY-REPLACED/ALTERED BRAKES, AND WOULD KINDLY ASK FOR IT TO BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED. *TR

STEERING ISSUES WITH THE 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. *NJ

NOTICE THE STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES PULSES ONLY WHEN MY CELL PHONE IS (DOCKED) NEAR DOCKED TO THE RIGHT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. IT'S STRANGE I CAN SOMETIMES TELL IF MY BLACK BERRY IS GOING TO RING OR GET AN EMAIL. THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO SHAKE OR TRY TO STEER ON ITS OWN. THIS IS SIMILAR TO MY OTHER 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA THAT I RESOLD TO THE DEALER. I WONDER IF MORE SHIELDING IS NEEDED TO REDUCE ANY INTERFERENCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND VARIOUS SPEEDS THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,403.

CAR MOVING FORWARD AS I LET UP ON THE ACCELERATOR. IT ALSO JERKS WHEN I QUICKLY REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE PEDAL FOR A FEW SECONDS AND BEFORE I PLACE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE ALTIMETER GOES UP AND DOWN SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I DO THIS AS IF IT IS STALLING OUT. IT HAS DONE THIS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR AND I HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG ACCORDING TO THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE SO I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

THIS DESCRIPTION IS CORRECTING MY DESCRIPTION I JUST FILED WITH YOU. AS SOON AS I STARTED DRIVING MY CAR UPON LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR, I NOTICED IT MOVED FORWARD AS IF BEING BUMPED FROM BEHIND AS I LET UP ON THE ACCELERATOR. ALSO, IF I REMOVED MY FOOT QUICKLY FROM THE PEDAL AND WAITED A FEW SECONDS BEFORE PLACING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR WOULD MAKE JERKY MOTIONS AND THE TACHOMETER (RPM) WOULD JUMP WILDLY. I DIDN'T KNOW IF THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE ACCELERATOR OR IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I BROUGHT IT TO THE TWICE FOR THE PROBLEM BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING SHOWING UP ON THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER CHECK THE FIRST TIME. THE SERVICE TECH DID HAVE TO RE-SET THE ORIGINAL SETTING ON SOMETHING AND HE TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK IF THAT DIDN'T FIX IT. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED SO I BROUGHT IT BACK THE SECOND TIME AND THE TECH RODE WITH ME AND HE ALSO FELT WHAT I WAS EXPERIENCING. HE TRIED TO EXPLAIN IT AWAY BUT I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT IT WAS THE CAR GETTING USED TO A NEW DRIVER AS HE SAID IT WAS BECAUSE IT IS STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM AND I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR FOR 1,225. *TR

AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING IN CAR THAT FLIPPED OVER AND LOST CONTROL OF CAR. CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 09 COROLLA IN AUGUST OF 09. SINCE THEN WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, THE GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK AT ABOUT 60MPH THEN ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN TO ABOUT 70 MPH. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT IT. *TR

THE 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA I HAVE HAS THE SIMILAR BRAKE PROBLEM LIKE THE PRIUS, THE CAR DOES NOT SLOW DOWN AT FIRST WHEN THE BRAKE WAS PRESSED, THERE IS ALWAYS A DELAY THAT CAUSES A LONGER STOP DISTANCE. *TR

IN THE PAST YEAR, I HAVE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN 'JERKS' DURING ACCELERATION ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS, AND HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED TWICE, IN AUGUST 2009 AND IN DECEMBER 2009. IN BOTH INSTANCES, TOYOTA MECHANICS ADVISED THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY A PROBLEM. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGHOUT THE PAST YEAR, I HAVE EXPERIENCED NOTICEABLE PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, WHICH RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT THE OVERALL INTEGRITY OF THE ELECTRICS. THERE HAS BEEN VERY FREQUENT LOSS OF POWER TO THE POWER DOOR LOCKS AND MANUFACTURER'S RADIO. DURING THE INSPECTIONS, TOYOTA MECHANICS COULD NOT IDENTIFY A PROBLEM IN THIS AREA EITHER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN MOVING BACK AND FORTH UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL THE CONTACT FIRMLY ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED 6 TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE FOLLOWING DAY AND THEN DIAGNOSE THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9700 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9740. UPDATED 03/10/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/18/10

SORRY, THIS MIGHT SOUND TRITE GIVEN ALL OF THE SERIOUSNESS WITH THE TOYOTA GAS PEDAL PROBLEMS. BUT I FEEL IT NEEDS TO BE DOCUMENTED. WE PURCHASED A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHAT I NOTICED ABOUT THE GAS PEDAL IS THAT IT DOESN'T PRESS VERY SMOOTHLY, YOU HAVE TO BABY IT, OR YOU GET A JACK RABBIT START. BUT THAT IS NOT WHY I AM WRITING. WE GET MICE IN THE CAR ON A REGULAR BASIS. THERE ARE APPARENTLY GAPS THAT ALLOW FOR MICE TO GET IN. THEY CHEW ON THINGS, EAT FOOD AND PEE. IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THERE SHOULD BE GAPS BIG ENOUGH TO ALLOW THIS TYPE OF ACCESS. I LOOKED BELOW AND THERE IS A LOT OF GAP SPACE BETWEEN THE BOOT AROUND THE STEERING SHAFT. AGAIN I KNOW THIS SOUNDS TRIVIAL. BUT IF A MOUSE CAN GET IN, SO CAN OTHER CREATURES...A SNAKE? IMAGINE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HAVING SOME CRITTER APPEAR AND SCARE THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF YOU. ANYWAY, THAT IS ALL. I JUST FELT IT SHOULD BE REPORTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE SHE PUT HER FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL LIGHTLY THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 125MPH AND STOPPED WHEN IT CRASHED INTO PRIVATE HOME WALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE TOW-YARD. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOTAL THE VEHICLE. SHE WILL HAVE AN ATTORNEY INSPECT THE VEHICLE. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO ADVISE THAT THE SHE WILL HAVE LEGAL ACTIONS TAKEN. SHE RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE UPPER BODY. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10, 0000. THE POLICE REPORT INFO WAS NOT AVAILABLE. SHE ALSO STATED THAT IN MARCH OF 2008 SHE ALSO EXPERIENCED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITH THE 1999 TOYOTA AND THIS VEHICLE WAS ALSO A TOTAL LOSS.

THIS IS FOR A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. SOMETIMES, AFTER I HIT THE BRAKES, THE CAR SEEMS TO STOP GRADUALLY AND THE FRONT WHEELS TEND TO SHAKE HEAVILY. (ALMOST SEEMS LIKE THE WHEELS ARE GOING TO FALL OFF). I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE ABS KICKING IN. I AM STILL NOT SATISFIED BY THE DEALERS REMEDY. THEY BASICALLY DID NOTHING. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS MOSTLY ON WET SURFACES AND LIGHT SNOW. BUT BECAUSE OF THAT, EVERY TIME I HIT THE BRAKES, I HAVE TO PRAY THE CAR TO STOP. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. I HAVE TO PRESS MY BRAKE PEDAL HARD AND ALMOST ALL THE WAY DOWN TO MAKE MY CAR TO STOP. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT THE DEALERSHIP WANT TO CHARGE ME $89 TO LOOK AT IT. I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE BUT GOT NO RESULT. I AM ALSO SMELLING BURNING ODOR COMING FROM MY VENTS WHEN I TURN THE HEAT ON. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND ALL THEY WANT IS TO CHARGE ME MONEY TO LOOK AT MY PROBLEM. *TR

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH IDLE CONTROL ISSUES INCLUDING SLOW TO RETURN TO IDLE ON OCCASION. VEHICLE HAS HAD BRAKE VACUUM RECALL COMPLETED AND JUST TODAY THE GAS PEDAL REPAIR. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I FEEL IT IS UP IN THE FUEL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND HAVE TOLD THE DEALER THIS EACH TIME STARTING BACK ON 12/30/09. TOYOTA CORPORATE HAS GIVEN ME A CASE NUMBER BUT THE PERSON HANDLING THE CASE HAS NEVER CALLED AND IS NEVER AVAILABLE. COLD ENGINE ALWAYS HAS HIGH IDLE UP UNTIL FULL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. IT FLUCTUATES FREQUENTLY. ONCE FULL OPERATING TEMPERATURE IS REACHED IT THEN GOES TO A NORMAL IDLE BUT THEN FREQUENTLY STUMBLES AND DROPS BY 200 RPM. ON A FEW TIMES DURING EACH DRIVE OF 45 MINUTES OR MORE IT IS NOTICEABLE THAT THE RPMS ARE SLOW TO RETURN TO IDLE AND VEHICLE KEEPS SPEED WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS. *TR

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA EPS CAUSES THE CAR TO WANDER AT SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 50 MPH. THIS MAKES FOR VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND DO A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. ONCE, PRIOR TO THE EVENT IN QUESTION I HAD BRIEFLY NOTICED A LACK OF ACCELERATION. I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR JUST QUIT MOVING FORWARD. NO NOISE OR ANYTHING. BUT, IN A FEW SECONDS, I TRIED AGAIN AND IT SEEMED NORMAL SO, I DECIDED IT WAS JUST MY IMAGINATION. THEN, IN JAN /FEB I WAS COMING HOME FROM THE GYM (THANKFULLY NOT ON THE FREEWAY) ABOUT 9PM ON A CITY STREET TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE SLIGHTLY TO THE SPEED LIMIT OF 35MPH AND DISCOVERED (AGAIN, WITH NO WARNING) THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. NONE OF THE SYSTEMS WORKED STEERING ETC. BUT AT THAT SPEED I DID MANAGE TO STOP. I CALLED 911 AND THE POLICE STOPPED 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND PUSHED ME TO THE SIDE. I WAITED AN HOUR FOR AAA AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER. IT TOOK THEM A WHOLE DAY TO DECIDE IT WAS AN ELECTRONIC PROBLEM AND TO "FIX" IT. I WAS SCARED TO DRIVE IT, BUT I DID FOR MAYBE ANOTHER MONTH BEFORE DECIDING THAT HE CONSTANT FEAR OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN (MAYBE ON THE FREEWAY) WAS NOT WORTH IT. THE DEALER MADE ME A "DEAL" ON A TRADE FOR A 2010 COROLLA. I DROVE THIS CAR UNTIL 2 WEEKS AGO. I COULD NOT LIVE WITH THE ANXIETY OF HAVING ANOTHER (IN MY MIND) ELECTRONIC FAILURE. I AM ONE WHO IS CONVINCED THE TOYOTA PROBLEM IS ELECTRONIC AND NOT RELATED TO MECHANICS. I NOW HAVE A FORD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. *TR

I BROUGHT MY COROLLA 2009 IN NOV 2008 . IN FEB 2009 I TOOK IT TO LANSING ,MI DEALER SAYING BRAKES WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. I HAD HARD TIME TO STOP MY CAR. THEY SEND ME BACK SAYING NOTHING IS WRONG. THERE WAS A BRAKE RECALL FEW MONTHS LATER. I AM AGAIN FACING THE SAME PROBLEM. I AVOIDED BANGING MY CAR TWICE . I TOOK MY CAR TO TOYOTA DEALER . THE SERVICE PERSONNEL INSTEAD OF LOOKING FOR PROBLEM SAID HE CAN'T HELP ME PUT ON THE BRAKES AS IT WINTER. I TOLD THEM I WANT TO TALK TO HIS SERVICE MANAGER. THE SERVICE MANAGER ASSURED ME THAT HE WILL CHECK THE PROBLEM. THE REAR BRAKES WERE NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY . FRANKLY I CAN'T TRUST THAT CAR. I FEEL THAT CARS 2 BASIC FUNCTIONALITIES WENT WRONG. 1. BRAKE 2. GAS PEDAL. IF TOYOTA CAN'T GET 2 BASIC THINGS RIGHT THEY SHOULD STOP MAKING CARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THERE WAS AN UNINTENDED INCREASE OF ACCELERATION AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE DRIVER PULLED PARTIALLY ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE SIDE OF A BUS AND GUARD RAIL. THE DAMAGE TO THE BUS WAS MINIMAL. THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR SHIFT INTO THE "NEUTRAL" POSITION AND WAS FORCED TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGES TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE. THE POLICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS OPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V017000 ( VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL;ACCELERATOR PEDAL); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED SINCE THE MANUFACTURER WAS IN JAPAN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,200. UPDATED 03/12/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 08/30/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND CAUSED A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 24000.

ON 11/4/09 I WAS DRIVING A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. AS I APPROACHED A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT ON MCLENDREE CHURCH ROAD, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA., I TOOK MY RIGHT FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR IN ORDER TO BRAKE. INSTANTLY THE CAR SHOT FORWARD AND EVEN THOUGH I USED BOTH FEET TO BRAKE, THE CAR CONTINUED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND OUT OF CONTROL. I CROSSED A CURB AND STRUCK ON ONCOMING VEHICLE. ON JAN. 5, 2010, IN THE GWINNETT COUNTY GA. RECORDER'S COURT, I PLED "NOLO CONTENDERE" TO THE CHARGE OF "FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SAFE EQUIPMENT". *TR

I OWN A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA THAT HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS SINCE THE DAY ONE. I HAVE BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES FOR MY BRAKE PROBLEMS AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. ON SEP. 28, 2009 THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING AND SHE SAYS IT WOULD NOT STOP. NOW THAT I AM AWARE THAT OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM I AM STEPPING FORWARD TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THEIR NOT ALONE. *TR

MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND I BELIVE THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AT FAULT. I HAD MY VEHICLE INSPECTED FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS NUMEROUS TIMES BY THE DEALER AND IT WAS ALWAYS SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. WELL ON SEP. 22,2009 MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHILE I WAS PASSENGER AND SHE SAYS IT WOULD NOT STOP. NOW THAT I SEE OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS I WANT THE MANUFACTURER TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THESE PROBLEMS FOR TWO YEARS NOW AND IT FINALLY SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING IS GOING TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. IT TOOK MY CAR AND WHO KNOWS HOW MANY OTHERS. I GAVE THE DEALERSHIP MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO REMEDY THE SITUATION AT MY EXPENCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE MOST OF THE TIME WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND THE DEALER TURNED THE ROTORS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM; HOWEVER, SHE CONTINUED HEARING THE GRINDING NOISE. IN SEPTEMBER 2009, SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. SHE NO LONGER NOTICED THE NOISE; YET, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WITH A SUDDEN PULLING AND GRABBING MOTION. THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT THE ABS ACTIVATED WHICH CAUSED THAT FEELING. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. IN DECEMBER 2009, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER TOOK PICTURES AND TOLD HER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. FURTHERMORE, THE GEAR SHIFT BROKE AND THE DEALER DID NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR SIX MONTHS. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK WITH A REPRESENTATIVE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000.

OKAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. I DROVE ON INTERSTATE 75 TODAY IN FLORIDA SPEED LIMIT IS 70MPH. I WAS GOING BETWEEN 65-70 AND I CAME INCHES TO HITTING AN 18WHEELER, THANKFULLY IN MY ATTEMPT TO CONTROL THE STEERING I SLIGHTLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND OF COURSE THE COROLLA VEERED A LOT MORE TO THE RIGHT THAN I INTENDED BUT AT LEAST THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN THAT LANE. GOD WAS WITH ME. I AM AWARE OF MY CAR'S STEERING ISSUE BUT I CANNOT DRIVE AT 30MPH ON A HIGHWAY. KEEPING THE STEERING STRAIGHT IS A TASK ALL ON ITS OWN. I'M FOCUSING ON THE CAR NOT VEERING INTO ANOTHER LANE AND CAUSING A FATAL ACCIDENT WHEN I SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON THE ROAD AND DRIVING IN A NORMAL STATE RATHER THEN A PANICKY ONE. I DRIVE THIS HIGHWAY EVERYDAY AND I HAVE BEEN CLOSE MANY TIMES TO HITTING OTHER VEHICLES. I REALLY NEED THIS TO BE INVESTIGATED I AM BECOMING MORE AND MORE SCARED EVERY DAY ON MY DRIVE TO WORK. DRIVING IN THAT STATE OF MIND IS NOT SAFE. I'M CONSIDERING MY STATES LEMON LAW PETITION PROGRAM BECAUSE ITS OBVIOUS THAT TOYOTA EITHER DOESN'T CARE OR PROBABLY TO BUSY FIXING THEIR OTHER FLAWS. I'M THROUGH WITH TOYOTA I JUST WANT THEM TO TAKE BACK THEIR COROLLA I CAN CARE LESS ABOUT THE PAYMENTS I'VE MADE. THEY NEED TO TAKE THEIR CAR VOID MY LOAN BECAUSE I RATHER WALK AND HAVE MY LIFE THAN PLAY RUSSIAN RULLET IN THAT CAR. THIS IS AN EVERYDAY INCIDENT. AND ALTHOUGH NOT PHYSICALLY INJURED, I AM DEVELOPING A FEAR OF DRIVING WITH THIS CAR ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS CRAZY. I AM ONLY 25 I SHOULDN'T BE FRIGHTENED OF DR

FIRST - MY 2009 COROLLA FEELS LIKE IT DOESN'T GRIP THE ROAD. I LIVE IN FLORIDA AND IT FEELS LIKE I'M DRIVING ON ICE WHEN I GO PASS 40. IT HYDROPLANES ON DRY ROADS. SECOND - IN ORDER FOR ME TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP I NEED TO START PRESSING THE BREAK ALL THE WAY DOWN FROM LIKE A MILE BACK. THIRD - ON ONE OCCASION, AND THANKFULLY THIS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE, MY ACCELERATOR CAME UP SLOWLY. WHAT I MEAN IS THAT AFTER I LET GO OF THE ACCELERATOR, RATHER THAN THE PEDAL COMING UP INSTANTLY IT CAME UP VERY SLOW. IN GENERAL I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR AND IT'S A SHAME BECAUSE IT'S THE CAR I WANT.*CW

EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION EVEN AFTER RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE SPEED COULD BE CONTROLLED BY BREAKING AND NORMAL DRIVING RESUMED. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE RECALL AT THAT TIME AND DID NOT THINK COULD BE A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE.*CW

I ALREADY FILED A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT BUT FORGOT TO MENTION THAT IF I GO PASS 40 THE CAR STEERS ON ITS OWN AS IF IT'S HYDRO PLANING ON DRY ROAD. I DRIVE ON I75 TO AND FROM WORK. SPEED LIMIT IS 70 AND WHEN I REACH THE SPEED LIMIT I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY BE CORRECTING THE STEERING OF MY CAR. *CW

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA - GAS PEDAL STICKING PROBLEM WHILE ON THE FAMILY DRIVEWAY TRAVELING AT ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR, CAR RAPIDLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AFTER I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL. PUSHING THE BRAKE DOWN AS HARD AS I COULD THE CAR CONTINUED TRAVELING FORWARD CRASHING INTO MY DAUGHTER'S CAR, THEN PUSHING HER CAR THROUGH THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GARAGE DOOR & THROUGH THE HOUSE WALL COMPLETELY DAMAGING MY DAUGHTER'S CAR (TOTALED) DESTROYING THE GARAGE DOOR WHILE SMASHING DOWN THAT PORTION OF THE HOUSE WALL. AND THEN FURTHER INSIDE COLLIDING INTO A LARGE DRYER & WASHING FINALLY COMING TO REST AGAINST AN INSIDE HOUSE WALL BEAM & CONCRETE. MY DAUGHTER WAS ALMOST HIT AS SHE WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL WHEN THE CARS CRASHED THROUGH. WE'VE ALWAYS MAINTAINED THAT IT WAS TOYOTA'S FAULT AS IT WAS WITHOUT QUESTION, A CASE OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION--THE CAR RAPIDLY ACCELERATED FORWARD ON ITS OWN, BUT TOYOTA INSISTED IT WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THEIR CAR. TOYOTA, AT MY COST AND OUR INSURANCE COMPANY, STATE FARM, MADE ALL THE REPAIRS TO THE CAR--TOYOTA REFUSED TO TAKE LIABILITY FOR INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. SO THERE WE WERE, WHO COULD REFUTE MIGHTY TOYOTA'THEY WERE THE PREMIER CAR COMPANY & THEY MADE ALMOST PERFECT CARS. OBVIOUSLY WITH THEIR 2ND RECALL IN A MATTER OF MONTHS THAT IMAGE HAS NOW BEEN SOMEWHAT DISPELLED. IN SPEAKING WITH TOYOTA TODAY I WAS ADVISED THAT MY COROLLA WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN THEIR RECALL AS I WAS ADVISED THAT THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY IN MY CAR

ACCELERATOR DEPRESSES SLOWLY FORCING THE USE OF EXTRA BRAKE PRESSURE. *TR

WE WERE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. A TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGED AND A CAR WAS IN FRONT OF US. I LET OFF THE GAS TO BEGIN STOPPING BUT THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. I HAD TO STOMP THE BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR. MY WIFE THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. *TR

RUNAWAY TOYOTA...I WAS EXITING I-8 E ON LAKE MURRAY EXIT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WHILE SLOWING THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HIT THE CAR AHEAD WHICH IT TURN HIT THE CAR AHEAD OF IT. NO ONE HURT. *TR

2009 COROLLA WANDERS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH, IT CANNOT GO IN A STRAIGHT LINE IT WANDERS THREE TO FOUR IN THE LANE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE BATTERY EXPLODED AFTER THE CRASH BUT DID NOT CAUSE A FIRE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE DESTROYED. THE DRIVER HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF LESS THAN 20 MPH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS CURRENTLY AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 11,800.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH OUT OF HER DRIVEWAY, SUDDENLY, THE "MALFUNCTION" INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO RODENTS EATING THE SOY BASED WIRING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE CONTINUES WITH NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,837 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,200.

BATTERY WENT DEAD AFTER ONLY 9,693 MILES. CAR WAS STATIONERY IN A GARAGE AND LIGHTS WERE TURNED OFF. DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN AND OUT OF GEAR WHILE TRAVELING AT CONSISTENT SPEEDS ON ROADS AND FREEWAYS WITH LITTLE GRADES. WHILE IN COMMUTER TRAFFIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION IS CONSTANTLY ENGAGED THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT GRAB AND ENGAGE EVERY TIME. *TR