2009 Toyota Corolla complaints

MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA WANDERS FROM SIDE TO SIDE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY MAKE CORRECTIONS WHICH IS EXHAUSTING AND A SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE INFORM TOYOTA TO ISSUE A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 15 MPH IN 33 DEGREE TEMP. I GAVE IT A LITTLE GAS AT THE BOTTOM OF A SMALL HILL AND MY CAR WENT IN TO A FISH TAIL. I CORRECTED THIS ABOUT 6 TIMES BEFORE I COULD NOT RECOVER. MY CAR HIT THE DITCH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND FLIPPED ON IT'S ROOF. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT MY WHEEL WOULD ALMOST TAKE CONTROL OF THE CAR BETWEEN ABOVE 30 MPH. THE CAR WOULD SWERVE ALL OVER MY LANE. I THOUGHT THIS WAS JUST ME, NOW I SEE MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM ALSO. QUESTION BEING..... COULD THE ALIGNMENT BE OFF ENOUGH FROM THE EPS PROBLEMS THAT IT COULD HAVE MADE IT POSSIBLE THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN RECOVERABLE FROM? I WOULD LIKE TOYOTA TO LOOK IN TO THIS TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM BEFORE ANOTHER FAMILY OF 5 ENDS UP UPSIDE DOWN IN A DITCH. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA IN NOVEMBER 2009. I HAD ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES SLIPPING TO THE FLOOR 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE. THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHEN I WOULD TRY TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN OR COME TO A STOP. IT HAPPENED SPORADICALLY. I HAD MANY NEAR COLLISIONS AND WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO SNOWBANKS SEVERAL TIMES TO AVOID HITTING OTHER CARS. TOYOTA KEPT SAYING NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR AFTER CHECKING THE BRAKES. IN SEPTEMBER, I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE HYDRAULIC SERVICE BRAKE RECALL. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. ON DECEMBER 8 & 9 THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR TWICE WHEN I TRIED TO STOP AT STOP SIGNS. I ALMOST GOT KILLED AVOIDING OTHER CARS AT INTERSECTIONS. ONCE AGAIN, THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO DUPLICATE THE SITUATION AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I TOLD THEM I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE CAR WHICH WILL END UP CRASHING AT SOME POINT FROM A FAULTY BRAKE SYSTEM. THEY SAID THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING. I SAID THE RECALL PART IS NOT EFFECTIVE AND THE CONSUMERS NEED TO BE AWARE. ALL I ASKED FOR WAS A NEW COROLLA AND I WOULD CONTINUE ALL MY PAYMENTS. I DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE CAR ON THE ROAD (NOR SHOULD OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS). THE DEALERSHIP IS IN BURLINGTON VERMONT. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA XRS AND LIVING IN NORTHERN CANADA. DURING EXTREME TEMPERATURES IN THE -30 AND ABOVE WHILE DRIVING AT 50 KM/HR OR HIGHER CLUTCH PEDAL WILL STIFFEN TO THE POINT THAT AT SOMETIMES IT WILL HESITATE TO RETURN TO POSITION AND WILL POP BACK AND CLUTCH NOT ENGAGING RIGHT AWAY CAUSING SLIPPAGE AT THAT POINT. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL STIFFENS DURING THIS TIME, I KNOW THAT THE CLUTCH AND BRAKE ARE ON THE SAME HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. CLUTCH PEDAL WILL BEGIN TO LOOSEN WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC OR STOPPED FOR EXTENDED PERIODS IDLING, AS I BELIEVE THIS IS BECAUSE THERE'S NOT MUCH COLD AIR BLOWING THROUGH THE FRONT OF VEHICLE AT SLOW SPEEDS AS IT'S WARMING THE SLAVE CYLINDER. AS IT WAS DOING THIS AT ONE POINT I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE TEMPERATURE OF THE SLAVE CYLINDER AND IT WAS EXTREMELY COLD TO TOUCH. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD LEAD TO PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURE OR EVEN WORSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND THERE ARE GOING TO INVESTIGATE IT FURTHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RAPIDLY INCREASE ITS SPEED. EVEN AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. CONSEQUENTLY THE CONSUMERS MOTHER CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. HE DID NOT CONTACT THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 2,500. UPDATED 12/15/09 *BF UPDATED 01/19/10 *BF ( SON ON BEHALF OF HIS MOTHER). UPDATED 01/20/10.*JB..UPDATED 12/03/14 *BF UPDATED 5/11/15 *JS

I BOUGHT A TOYOTA COROLLA 2009 AND COUPLE MONTHS AGO I SAW PAINT PROBLEMS PAINTING AROSE IN SEVERAL PARTS I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER BUT THEY DON'T WANT FIX IT THE CAR IS ONLY 1 YEAR OLD AND THE PAINT IS CAME OFF. *TR

STEERING ERRATIC ON HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CAR IS UNSTABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, STEERING TOO LOOSE. *TR

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA, "S" AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM WAS INITIALLY IDENTIFIED BY ME WHEN MY CAR WOULD NOT CATCH WHILE ON A SLOPE IN DRIVE. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ROLL BACK. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS WAS NORMAL DUE TO A LOSS OF PRESSURE, HOWEVER IT WOULD DO IT EVEN IF I BARLEY STOPPED ON A GRADUAL INCLINE FOR A FEW SECONDS. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO ROLL BACK UNLESS I HAD ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND ONE FOOT ON THE GAS WHILE TO KEEP ME STEADY TO START. THIS HAPPENED AT FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED THE CAR. RECENTLY, I MY ENGINE HAS BEEN RUNNING REALLY ROUGH AND WINDING AT A HIGH PITCH WHILE DRIVING. IT NOW INTERMITTENTLY GOES BETWEEN GEARS AND DOWNSHIFTS AUTOMATICALLY INTO GEARS THAT ARE NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THE SPEEDS TRAVELING. THIS CAUSES A DRASTIC DOWN SPEED, AND EXAMPLE IS I WILL BE ON THE FREEWAY TRAVELING SPEEDS BETWEEN 50-65 AND IT WILL DOWNSHIFT AND REDUCE MY SPEED TO 40 MPH OR LESS, THEN I WILL TRY TO ACCELERATE AND IT WILL REDLINE OUT, AS IF I AM IN NEUTRAL AND I WILL HAVE NO CONTROL TO REGAIN SPEED UNTIL IT AUTOMATICALLY PUSHES ITSELF BACK INTO GEAR, AND THEN INCREASES MY SPEED AT A RAPID PACE, WITHOUT ME PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE GAS. AT THIS POINT, I AM REQUIRED TO PLACE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO CONTROL MY SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TAKEN MY CAR BACK TWICE AND CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED IT TWICE BASED ON THE READS, BUT I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE READS ON THE COMPUTER WILL SAY THAT IT IS AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION... HOWEVER THEY CAN NOT IDENTIFY WHERE THE MALFUNCTION IS

I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. IT ACCELERATED WHILE I WAS WAITING FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TO TURN RED TO GREEN. THE RPM SHOT UP SO I PUT IN NEUTRAL AND THEN THE RPM RAPIDLY SHOT UP TO THE RED MARK SO THE TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND PARKED IT AT MY WORK SINCE EVENING OF 11/05/09. *TR

AS AN OWNER OF 2009 COROLLA I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT RECALL FOR BRAKE FAILURE IN EXTREMELY LOW TEMPERATURES. TOYOTA HAS LIMITED ITS RECALL AND REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM ONLY TO CERTAIN STATES. I LIVE IN NW INDIANA, LESS THAN 4 MILES FROM ILLINOIS STATE LINE. ILLINOIS OWNERS WILL HAVE THEIR BRAKES FIXED; INDIANA IS NOT ON THE LIST. TOYOTA?S STATE RESTRICTION DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE. NW INDIANA HAS THE SAME WEATHER AS CHICAGO, IL AND THE SAME EXTREME LOW TEMPERATURES. ADDITIONALLY, I CONDUCT A HUGE PORTION OF MY BUSINESS AND PERSONAL MATTERS IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. I WILL HAVE TO DRIVE MY CAR KNOWING THAT BRAKES CAN FAIL ON ME ON ANY GIVEN DAY WITH THE EXTREME LOW TEMPERATURES (AND WE HAVE MONTHS OF SUCH DAYS AHEAD). HOW IS TOYOTA ALLOWED TO DISCRIMINATE BETWEEN STATES WITHOUT JUST CAUSE? WE ALL HAVE A RIGHT TO DRIVE SAFE VEHICLES. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO ENFORCE TOYOTA TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM? *TR

MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS HAD PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN JAN. 2009. IT WAS SEEMED TO DOWN SHIFT - THEY FOUND NOTHING THE HORN WENT OUT. FIXED TWO WIRES THAT WERE SEPARATED, (THEY SAID) AFTER THE WIRES WERE FIXED, IT LEFT ME IN THE ROAD, STRANDED. WOULD NOT START, MAKING A TERRIBLE NOISE. WRECKER TOWED IT IN. THEY RECALIBRATED THE COMPUTER. THEN I DROVE IT ON A TRIP FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE CALIBRATION AND WHEN I PRESSED ON BRAKE IT WOULD REV AND SEEM TO SPEED FOR A MOMENT. I TOOK IT IN AND NOTHING FOUND. LANDERS IN LITTLE ROCK, AR IS WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND TAKE IT FOR SERVICE. THERE ARE RECALLS ON MY 2009 COROLLA FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS, AND OTHER MODEL CARS OF THE COROLLA HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SURGING PROBLEM WHILE BRAKING. I'M IN A SITUATION TO WHERE I'M MAKING A PAYMENT ON A CAR THAT I'M ABSOLUTELY AFRAID TO DRIVE. PLEASE HELP ME. I KNOW THEY HAVEN'T DRIVEN THE CAR AS I HAVE. THEY ONLY TEST DRIVE AT THEIR DEALERSHIP. I'M THE ONE AT RISK. WITH THEM KNOWING THAT THE 2009 COROLLA HAS PROBLEMS, I FEEL THEY ARE PUTTING ME AND MY FAMILY IN DANGER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA . WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 74 MPH WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THEY THEN GAVE HER A LOANER, TO CONTINUE VEHICLE INSPECTION. THE DEALER HAS YET TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, AND PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1700. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1750. UPDATED 12/7/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE SECOND TIME THE INCIDENT HAPPENED, SHE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE BUMPER ON HER VEHICLE WAS DAMAMGED. UPDATED 12/08/09

REGARDING THE ACCELERATION SURGE IN TOYOTAS. WE DO NOT BELIEVE IT WAS THE FLOOR MATS! WE HAVE A 2009 COROLLA AND LAST WINTER WHEN IT WAS 2 MONTHS OLD, THE SURGE HAPPENED TO MY SON WHEN HE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. HE HAD HIS FOOT TOTALLY OFF ACCELERATOR AND NOTHING WAS CAUGHT UNDER THE ACCELERATOR. THE COROLLA DOES NOT EVEN HAVE THE TYPE OF MATS THAT ARE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS AS IN THE CAMRYS AND OTHER MODELS. THANKFULLY, HE HAD THE KNOWLEDGE PUT THE BRAKES ON HARD, SHOVE IT IN NEUTRAL AND THEN APPLIED THE BRAKES ONCE AGAIN AND TURN OFF VEHICLE. PLEASE DO NOT LET TOYOTA JUST BELIEVE THIS IS HE RESULT OF FLOORMATS. I BELIEVE IT IS MORE COMPUTER AND ACCELERATOR RELATED. IT HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE. PLEASE CONTINUE YOUR INVESTIGATION. THANK YOU. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING THE FREEWAY WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. WE WENT UP A VERY SMALL INCLINE AND THE CRUISE ADJUSTED. HOWEVER THE CRUISE WOULD NOT READJUST AT THE TOP OF THE INCLINE AND CONTINUED TO GAIN SPEED. MY HUSBAND TRIED TO BRAKE, TO NO AVAIL, JUST INCREASES IN SPEED(ACT. SPEED UNKNOWN).FINALLY, A BREAK IN TRAFFIC, SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND GUIDED THE CAR TO AN EXIT. TURNED OFF CAR, TURNED BACK ON AND ENGINE STILL RACING, FINALLY ON NEXT TRY WENT TO NORMAL. I HAVE NOT USED THE CRUISE SINCE. BUT HEARING OF OTHER TOYOTAS WITH SUA, I'M WONDERING IF THIS IS THE SAME EVEN THOUGH COROLLAS ARE NOT MENTIONED. WITHOUT A BREAK IN TRAFFIC, I'M CONVINCED THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES TO THIS INCIDENT. CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY CHECKED THE CAR WITH NO CONCLUSION TO THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT. THE MAT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE A CAUSE OF THE EVENT. WE ASSUMED THAT IT WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST TIME WE USED IT . THE CRUISE HAD BEEN ENGAGED FOR AT LEAST 50 MILES BEFORE THE EVENT. THIS WAS A TERRIFYING EVENT FOR MY HUSBAND WHO IS NORMALLY VERY CALM AND MYSELF. *TR

2009 COROLLA STEERING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS REQUIRES CONTINUES ADJUSTMENT TO KEEP IT FROM WANDERING AND AFTER ONLY A FEW MILES MY ARMS HURT FROM THE FORCES REQUIRED TO KEEP THE CAR IN THE LANE. I CAN'T DRIVE IT MORE THAN AN HOUR AT A TIME WITHOUT GETTING SEVERE PAIN IN THE WRISTS. *TR

MY MOTHER WAS IN A BAD ACCIDENT WITH A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. SHE WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN FROM A SET POSITION AND AS SHE ACCELERATED THE CAR CONTINUED TO STEER RIGHT CAUSING HER ALONG WITH HER TWO GRAND CHILDREN TO GO OVER A CURB/CLIFF AND INTO A DITCH BANK. SHE HAS BEEN IN EXTREME PAIN SINCE THE ACCIDENT. THE GRAND KIDS APPEAR TO HAVE SUFFERED MILD INJURIES. THIS IS A REAL ISSUE AND I HOPE SOMEONE PAYS ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE. TOYOTA REALLY NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS FATALLY INJURED. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR

2009 COROLLA ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING IS REALLY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND I HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY FIGHT TO KEEP THE CAR IN THE LANE OF TRAVEL.. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT A SIMPLE SNEEZE WILL CAUSE ME TO HAVE A HEAD-ON COLLISION. *TR

MY DAUGHTER LOST CONTROL OF HER 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA WHILE TRAVELING ON A WET ROAD AT A LOW SPEED. SHE STATED THAT THE CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND THEN SPUN AROUND IN 3 TIGHT LONG CIRCLES BEFORE SPINNING OUT. HAD NOTICED WHAT SEEMED LIKE A LOOSENESS IN THE STEERING ABOUT 2 WEEKS BEFORE, BUT BECAUSE I DO NOT DRIVE IT ON A REGULAR BASIS WAS CONCERNED IF IT WAS NORMAL OR NOT. I WAS CONCERNED THAT THE STEERING MAY HAVE PLAYED A ROLE IN THE ACCIDENT AND WHEN RESEARCHED ONLINE IF ANY KNOWN ISSUES, I WAS SURPRISED TO LEARN OF A # OF INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCES AND CONCERNS SIMILAR TO MINE...ALL WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF THE START OF 2009. THERE WERE MANY POSTINGS REGARDING THE STEERING IN THE TOYOTA 2009 COROLLA. I WAS EQUALLY CONCERNED TO LEARN THAT THERE IS A NEW POWER STEERING SYSTEM IN THE 2009 MODEL THAT IS DIFFERENT THAN THAT OF PRIOR YEARS. MY DAUGHTER ENDED UP GOING BEHIND A GUARDRAIL AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND I FEEL OBLIGATED TO FILE A COMPLAINT OVER MY CONCERN RELATING TO THE STEERING IN THE 2009 COROLLA. THE POSTINGS INCLUDE THAT TOYOTA COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, BUT NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM DOES NOT MEAN IT DOESN'T EXIST. RECENT NEWS EVENTS INCLUDE THAT TOYOTA ALSO DENIED HAVING A TURN-OVER PROBLEM WITH ANOTHER OF THEIR VEHICLES. WHEN WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IT HAD APPROX. 10,000 MILES ON IT AND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT IT HAD 13,876. *TR

THERE IS A STEERING PROBLEM WITH MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING THAT I BELIEVE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN 8/08. THE STRAIGHT LINE STABILITY OF THIS CAR IS TERRIBLE AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 50MPH. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. IT DRIFTS AND WANDERS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS IF IT IS BEING BUFFETED BY HIGH WINDS WHEN NO SUCH CONDITION EXISTS. IT REQUIRES DELIBERATE AND DISTRACTING FOCUS TO KEEP CAR IN ITS LANE. THE CAR GOES OFF COURSE WITH THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. IT DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE ANY NEUTRAL STEERING POSITION, YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY CORRECT THE STEERING TO KEEP THE CAR IN LANE.. IF YOU TAKE YOUR EYE OFF THE ROAD FOR A SECOND THE CAR WILL DRIFT INTO ANOTHER LANE. CERTAIN ROAD CONDITIONS, SUCH AS WORN OR TROUGHED, (GULLIED?) PAVEMENT AS WELL AS INCREASED WINDY CONDITIONS MAKE THE CAR ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. THEN YOU HAVE TO GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS IN AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE TRAVELING STRAIGHT. ACCORDING TO TOYOTA MY CAR IS IN PERFECT SHAPE. ALL STEERING TOLERANCES ARE CORRECT. THE TIRE PRESSURE HAS BEEN MONITORED AND MAINTAINED AT 30LBS AS IS RECOMMENDED BY TOYOTA SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. *TR

AS AN OWNER OF A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA, I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT A RECALL FOR BRAKE FAILURE BY TOYOTA THAT IS LIMITED TO CERTAIN STATES BASED ON WINTER TEMPERATURES. BRAKES MAY FAIL AT VERY LOW TEMPERATURES. I LIVE IN MARYLAND, AND MARYLAND IS NOT ONE OF THE STATES LISTED IN THE RECALL. I DO NOT KNOW HOW TOYOTA ARRIVED AT WHICH STATES ARE COLD AND WHICH ARE NOT. BUT I HAVE TWO SERIOUS OBJECTIONS TO THE STATE RESTRICTION. 1. WHILE SOME WINTERS ARE MILD IN MARYLAND, OTHERS ARE NOT. FOR INSTANCE, LAST WINTER WAS VERY COLD. I HAVE THE HEATING BILLS TO PROVE IT. 2. BUT BY FAR, MY MOST SERIOUS OBJECTION SHOULD BE OBVIOUS TO ANYONE. THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF A CAR IS TO TRAVEL. EVEN IF YOU LIVE IN FLORIDA AND OWN ONE OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES, DOES THIS MEAN YOU CAN NOT DRIVE TO MINNESOTA TO SPEND SEVERAL WEEKS TO VISIT FAMILY OVER THE HOLIDAYS? DOES THIS MEAN I CAN'T DRIVE TO UPSTATE NEW YORK THIS WINTER FOR A VACATION AS I HAVE PLANNED? A CAR IS NOT A HOUSE. IT IS VERY RARE THAT A HOUSE MOVES FROM STATE TO STATE WHILE IT IS VERY VERY COMMON THAT CARS DO. LOOKING AT THE VARIOUS STATE TAGS ON THE INTERSTATE 95 WILL CONFIRM THIS. THEREFORE, I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE STATE LIMITATION ON THIS RECALL - PARTICULARLY BECAUSE IT INVOLVES SOMETHING AS SERIOUS AS POSSIBLE BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PROCEED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE SPEED AFTER ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL. HE WAS FORCED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE RPMS WERE RAPIDLY INCREASING AND THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK BETWEEN THE FLOOR MAT. HE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE EXISTING RECALL. THE FLOOR MAT WAS REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000. UPDATED 11/17/09

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA - FLOOR MAT (PURCHASED AT PEPBOYS) GOT STUCK ON THE ACCELERATION PEDAL AT MAXIMUM SPEED. *TR THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE GAS LEVER INSIDE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT OPEN THE GAS LID. *JB

REAR SEAT, CENTER AND DRIVERS SIDE, SEATBELT BUCKLES ARE REVERSED. *TR

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA I HAVE A FILE NUMBER10284648 I FILED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. MY CAR ' GAS PEDAL DID NOT GET STUCK ON THE FLOOR MAT .TOYOTA IS MAKING UP A CHEAT EXCUSE FOR THE REAL PROBLEM THE GAS PEDAL IN MY CAR COMES FROM WAY UP UNDER THE DASH, HIGH ON THE FIRE WALL PEDAL ARM COMES DOWN TO ABOVE THE FLOOR MATS . I THINK YOU NEED TO DO YOUR OWN INVESTIGATING, I'LL LET YOU CHECK MY CAR EVEN. *TR

RECENTLY I RECEIVED A RECALL ON MY '09 TOYOTA COROLLA STATING THERE WAS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM VACUUM PORT. THE RECALL SAYS IF MY VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN EXTREMELY LOW TEMPERATURES, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT CONDENSED MOISTURE MAY FREEZE CAUSING A POTENTIAL RISK OF BRAKE FAILURE LEADING TO AN INCREASED RISK OF A CRASH. I LIVE IN UPSTATE NEW YORK WHERE THE TEMPERATURES DROP TO FREEZING AND BELOW THIS TIME OF YEAR. AS SOON AS I RECEIVED THIS NOTICE, I CALLED THE DEALER I PURCHASED MY COROLLA FROM TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO CORRECT THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM. AFTER A GOOD 5 MINUTES OF BEING PUT ON HOLD, A REPRESENTATIVE PICKED UP AND NICELY ASKED WHAT SHE COULD DO FOR ME. I DESCRIBED THE RECALL AND WAS PUT ON HOLD AGAIN. ANOTHER 4-5 MINUTES PAST AND THEN SHE PICKED UP TO TELL ME THAT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WOULD CALL ME BACK WHEN THEY WEREN'T SO BUSY. I AM AT RETIREMENT AGE AND CAN'T RISK HAVING AN ACCIDENT. THE TOYOTA DEALERS NAME IS KENT BROWN TOYOTA IN BIG FLATS, NEW YORK. I'M NOT EVEN SURE YOU PEOPLE ARE THE RIGHT PEOPLE TO CONTACT BUT IF YOU ARE YOUR HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA DRIFTS AND WANDERS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. REQUIRES DELIBERATE AND DISTRACTING FOCUS TO KEEP CAR IN ITS LANE. ALIGNMENT WAS CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE CORRECT. DEALER INDICATED MANY OWNERS HAVE BROUGHT THEIR CARS IN FOR THIS ISSUE BUT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE, THAT IT IS THE DESIGN OF THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-331-4331. CASE MANAGER INDICATED THAT THIS WAS THE DESIGN AND THAT IF A SAFETY ISSUE WAS FOUND, A RECALL WOULD BE ISSUED, BUT AT THIS TIME THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. BELIEVE THERE IS A SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO CAR'S HIGHWAY BEHAVIOR AND DUE TO DRIVER DISTRACTION; A CAR DRIFTING AROUND THE ROAD WILL BE MORE LIKELY TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT, AND A DRIVER FOCUSED ON KEEPING THE CAR IN ITS LANE WILL BE LESS FOCUSED ON HAZARDS THAT MAY DEVELOP IN THEIR PATH. *TR

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING THAT CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER SHE MADE A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO VEER ON ITS OWN TO THE RIGHT. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO STEER THE VEHICLE, BUT IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. SHE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT DOWN A CLIFF APPROXIMATELY 25-20 FEET DEEP, HITTING A TREE AND A FENCE BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONSUMER AND HER 2 PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE BRAKE SYSTEM, HOWEVER SHE WAS TOLD NOTHING ABNORMAL WAS FOUND WITH THE VEHICLE. *JB

I BOUGHT A TOYOTA COROLLA MARCH 2009 ,ON ABOUT SEPT. 1, 2009 I WAS DRIVING AROUND PALOS VERDES I SAW DONALD TRUPM'S GOLF COURSE.SO I PULLED IN AND DROVE THROUGH THE DROP OFF AREA AND ASK THE GUY THAT WAS OUT THERE FOR A FLYER AND HE GAVE ME ONE AND THEM I WENT TO THE STOP SIGN TO LEAVE. I WAS PULLING OUT AND I SAW A SMALL TRUCK COMING SO I JUMPED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO GET AHEAD OF TRUCK AND WHEN I LET UP ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR DIDN'T SLOW DOWN.I THEN HAD TO PUSH ON MY BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD WHILE PULLING ON THE STREWING WHELELREALLY HARD TO HELP ME PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL REAL HARD.THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP RUNNING FAST IT GOT STUCK IN PASSING GEAR MOLD AND WON'T STOP FROM REALLY RACING THE ENGINE.! WAS REAL LUCKY THERE WAS A PLACE TO PULL OF THE ROAD,SO I PULLED INTO A SMALL PARKING AREA AND PUT THE CAR INTO PARK,I TURNED THE KEY OFF AND THEM I STARED THE CAR AGAIN AND IT WAS STILL RACING THE ENGINE REALLY REALLY FAST. SO I TURNED THE KEY OFF AGAIN AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.I DIDN'T WANT TO DRIVE DOWN THE HILLS IN PALOS VERDES BECAUSE THAT WAS REALLY SCARY AND I THINK THAT IF I WASN'T USE TO BEING AROUND CAR'S WITH MY X-HUSBAND A LOT,LIKE PULLING CAR'S WITH A ROPE TO START THEM AND THEN SLAMMING ON THE BRAKE WHEN IT STARTED TO KEEP FROM RUNNING INTO THE CAR THAT WAS TOWING ME..SOME OTHER PEOPLE COULD PANIC AND HAVE A REALLY BAD ACCIDENT. SO ANY WAY I HAD A FRIEND WITH ME AND I OPENED THE HOOD AND ASK HER TO GET INTO THE DRIVERS SIT TO PUMP ON THE GAS PEDDLE I TRIED TO SE

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA INVOLVED IN REAR-END COLLISION/ DRIVERS SEAT RECLINED/ BACK OF DRIVERS SEAT BROKE IN HALF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS A LARGE IMPRINT ON THE WINDSHIELD. AN IMPAIRMENT OF VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING INCREASES THE RISK OF VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN OFFERED TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD GLASS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. . THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30.

DEAR SIRS, I HAD A MECHANICAL FAILURE CAUSED VEHICLE COLLISION WHERE TWO SAFETY HAZARDS SHOULD CALL PUBLIC ALERT. ON AUG. 24, 2009 AS I TRAVELED ON HIGHWAY 93 SOUTH, I SAW THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME TOOK A SUDDEN SLOW-DOWN OR STOP, ABOUT 30 FEET IN DISTANCE, EVEN AS I FLOORED THE BRAKE PEDAL, MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA DID NOT HAVE ANY BRAKE FUNCTION AT ALL, EVEN NOT A RESISTANCE FORCE AT THE PEDAL. MY VEHICLE REARED ANOTHER VEHICLE INSIDE THE TUNNEL OF 93 SOUTH, UNDER NORMAL TRAVEL SITUATION: ROAD SURFACE AND LIGHTING. AND THEN BEFORE THE DEPLOYED AIRBAG FROM THE DRIVING COLUMN COULD HAVE BLOCKED MY BODY MOVEMENT FORWARD , IT EXPLODED, THE INSIDE OF MY VEHICLE FILLED WITH SMOKE AND FUNNY SMELLS. FORTUNATELY, NOBODY GOT SERIOUS INJURED IN THE COLLISION. SINCE MY COROLLA IS A NEW CAR UNDER 4900 MILES, THIS WAS THE ONLY TIME I EXPERIENCE THE SUDDEN MECHANICAL FAILURES. MY INSURANCE COMPANY, METROPOLITAN PROPERTY, HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT SPECIFY ANY MECHANICAL FAILURES. TOYOTA NORTH AMERICA ALSO HAD THEIR PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE VEHICLE UPON RECEIVED MY REPORT TO THEM, BUT THEY MAY NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO PASS THE INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC, AS THERE IS ALSO LIABILITY ISSUE WITHIN. SO FAR NO REPAIR WORK HAS BEEN DONE TO THE VEHICLE, YET. THE SIMULTANEOUS FAILURES OF BOTH BRAKES AND AIRBAG COULD BE VERY SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARDS, PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THIS CASE AND MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. IF POSSIBLE, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD, OR LET SOME THIRD-PART

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE BRAKE PEDAL DISPLAYED MINIMAL RESISTANCE AND MOVED ANOTHER INCH WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ISSUE WAS VERY COMMON FOR SOME VEHICLES. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THE SAFETY RISK COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,700 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,243.

TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. IS HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 SCION XD AND 2009-2010 COROLLA, COROLLA MATRIX, AND PONTIAC VIBE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 1.8L ENGINE AND ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN CERTAIN STATES. MY CONCERN IS FOR THOSE LIKE MYSELF WHO PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND OR HAS THE VEHICLE REGISTERED IN A STATE THAT IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. WHAT IF I DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO A STATE LISTED IN THE RECALL. ALSO, UNDER HARSH CONDITIONS CERTAIN PARTS OF MY STATE CAN HAVE THESE 'LOW AMBIENT TEMPERATURES'. ACCORDING TO THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V338000, THE CONSEQUENCE OF THIS DEFECT IS THAT 'THIS COULD LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR'. A SUMMARY OF THE DEFECT IS 'WHEN DRIVING UNDER CERTAIN UNIQUE CONDITIONS IN EXTREMELY LOW AMBIENT TEMPERATURES, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SUCTION PORT FOR THE BRAKE VACUUM CAN BECOME LOCKED DUE TO THE FREEZING OF CONDENSATION RESULTING FROM POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION'. THE REMEDY IS 'DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEWLY DESIGNED INTAKE AIR CONNECTOR WHICH WILL RELOCATE THE BRAKE SYSTEM VACUUM PORT. IN SUMMARY, IT WOULD SEEM LOGICAL TO ME THAT TOYOTA WOULD FIX THIS ISSUE FOR ALL VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THE RECALL, NOT JUST BASED UPON LOCATION OF PURCHASE AND OR REGISTRATION. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COST SAVINGS MEASURE VERSUS ACTUALLY BEING CONCERNED ABOUT ITS CUSTOMER'S SAFETY. WHAT CORRECTIVE ACTIONS CAN BE TAKEN? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. SHE ORDERED A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA XLE AND IT ARRIVED IN AUGUST 2008. SHE RETURNED TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS SINCE THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STAY CENTERED IN ITS LANE AT HIGHER SPEEDS RANGING FROM 50 TO 65 MPH. SHE HAS TO GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS IN AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT. THE FAILURE INTERMITTENTLY VEERS IN EITHER DIRECTION AND REQUIRED NEARLY CONSTANT OVER CORRECTIONS. SHE OWNED ANOTHER TOYOTA FOR TWELVE YEARS AND HAS NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS KIND OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE FEELS UNSAFE WHILE DRIVING. SHE WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING AS IT IS DESIGNED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILALE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 100.

OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEMS ON 2009 COROLLA MADE FIRST OIL CHANGE AT 3111 MILES NOW 5031 MILES OIL IS BARELY SHOWING 2000 MILES IN 7 MONTHS WHERE IS THE OIL I FEEL TOYOTA HAS FUDGED BY USING 0W-20 TO 5W-20 TO PASS CAFE STANDARDS FOR FUEL MILEAGE OR THEY HAVE RING PROBLEMS A NEW CAR SHOULD NOT LOSE THIS MUCH OIL SOMETHING IS WRONG AND I DON'T WANT TO SEE CAR DAMAGED BY THERE ENGINEERING FAILURE. *TR

2009 COROLLA S STEERING CAUSES CAR TO WONDER AROUND ROAD UNSAFELY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

OFF-TRACKED DRIVER SEAT. OCCURS WHEN BRAKE APPLY, THE SEAT SHIFT FORWARD. PERIODICALLY, THE SEAT TWIST TO ONE SIDE, AND BODY CANNOT SEAT STRAIGHT. DEALERSHIP REPLACED A SEAT-TRACK, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. STEERING WHEEL WANDERS IN SPEED HIGHER THEN 50MPH. *TR

STEERING PROBLEM WITH MY NEW TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 6,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD, THE CAR GOES OFF TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT. YOU MUST CONSTANTLY KEEP ADJUSTING THE STEERING TO KEEP THE CAR IN THE LANE. THIS ALSO HAPPENS IN A CURVE. THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND AGGRAVATING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN RODE WITH ME AND I SHOWED HIM HOW THE CAR GOES OFF COURSE. THE TECHNICIAN DROVE THE CAR AND LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR WENT OFF COURSE. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THERE WASN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING, BUT THEY WOULD CHECK THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT. (THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.) I DON'T KNOW HOW HE COULD SAY THERE WASN'T A PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR WANTED TO GO OFF THE ROAD. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER A NUMBER OF TIMES. THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. I ASKED THEM TO CHECK AND OR REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING UNIT. (EPS) THEY WOULD NOT EVEN CHECK IT. I SENT EMAIL AND TALKED TO A REPRESENTATIVE AT TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS. I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THERE ISN'T ANYTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. THEY WILL NOT EVEN ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS... IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (EPS) THAT LETS THE CAR GO OFF COURSE, THIS COULD KEEP GETTING WORSE AND I WOULD LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA, THE ELECTRIC STEERING IS WAY TOO SENSITIVE. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY CORRECT THE STEERING. IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY NEUTRAL STEERING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY CORRECT IT. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA THAT HAS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLES STEERING. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (50MPH OR GREATER) THE VEHICLE WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD. THE STRAIGHT LINE STABILITY OF THIS CAR IS TERRIBLE! AND I BELIEVE IT PRESENTS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM FOR 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA OWNERS. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON YOUR WEB-SITE FROM OTHER DRIVERS AND I THINK THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2009 COROLLA XLE BECAUSE I COMMUTE TO WORK AND NEEDED SOMETHING WITH BETTER GAS MILEAGE. THE PLAN WAS TO GIVE THE CAR TO MY DAUGHTER IN TWO YEARS WHEN SHE GOES AWAY TO COLLEGE. THE CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS. I CONSTANTLY HAVE TO CORRECT THE STEERING. IT SCARES ME. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I KNOW THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG. WHAT CAN I DO. I AM SCARED TO DEATH DRIVING IT, AND I WOULD NEVER LET MY DAUGHTER DRIVE IT. *TR

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA, MANUAL 5 SPEED, WHILE IN 1ST OR 2ND GEAR, ON A SLIGHT INCLINE WILL MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. TOYOTA'S SOLUTION WAS TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I'M APPALLED THAT MY CAR WHILE IN GEAR CAN TRAVEL TWO PARKING SPOTS AND HIT ANOTHER CAR WHILE I AM NOT IN THE CAR. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IN WRITING THAT TOYOTA SAYS THAT THIS IS THE WAY THEY DESIGNED THEIR CAR. *TR

CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT (VARIABLE) AT EXPRESSWAY SPEEDS. IT'S A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER WHO SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE BUT THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. HAS DONE THIS EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT. *TR

THE STEERING ON MY 09 COROLLA WANDERS CONTINUOUSLY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. IT HAS SINCE NEW, THOUGH I DID NOT NOTICE WHILE ON THE TEST DRIVE. THE MORE WORN AND GROOVED HIGHWAYS AND WINDY CONDITIONS PRODUCE A MORE DANGEROUS FEELING, ESPECIALLY IN POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO MY DEALER, LITHIA TOYOTA IN MEDFORD SEVERAL TIMES, YET THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET YET THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG. TOYOTA IS SELLING A FAULTY AND UNSAFE VEHICLE AND IS DOING NOTHING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR

WE HAVE TAKEN IN OUR COROLLA (PURCHASED IN JANUARY 09) TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (EPS) PROBLEM. THE CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAYS. IT REFUSED TO KEEP A STRAIGHT LINE AND WE CONSTANTLY HAVE TO OVER CORRECT TO KEEP A STRAIGHT LINE ON A FLAT ROAD (DRIVING ON ICE OR IN HIGH WINDS COMES TO MIND). WE HAVE NOTICED THAT EVEN AT SLOW SPEEDS IN PARKING LOTS THAT IF THE WHEELS ARE TURNED AND THE STEERING WHEEL MOVES BACK TO CENTER THE WHEELS WILL NOT STRAIGHTEN UP AND YOU HAVE THE TURN THE WHEEL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECT TO CORRECT THE WHEELS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT AND THEY REPLACE THE STEERING RACK. THE ISSUE HAS NOT GONE AWAY AND THEY FOUND THAT TESTING THREE OTHER COROLLAS ON THE LOT ALL HAVE THE SAME EPS PROBLEM AND THEY ARE STUMPED. THEY HAVE FILED A TECH CASE WITH TOYOTA ABOUT THE EPS ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO OPENED A COMPLAINT TICKET WITH TOYOTA TMS IN CALIFORNIA 1-800-331-4331. THEY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH US AND A TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE IS GOING TO INSPECT THE CAR NEXT WEEK. IF THEY ARE UNABLE/UNWILLING TO GIVE US A RESOLUTION WE ARE GOING TO CONTACT A NC LEMON LAW LAWYER. WE JUST WANT THE CAR TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY AND FREE IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. MY WIFE IS SICK OF DRIVING IT AND HAS MOVED BACK TO OUR OLDER 2004 COROLLA. IT MAKES ME SICK KNOWING HOW MUCH WE PAID FOR THIS 2009 XLE! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE CANNOT OPEN A REAR WINDOW AND HAVE THE FRONT WINDOW CLOSED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE DRASTICALLY. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR IT BECAUSE IT WAS AN AERODYNAMIC ISSUE. CURRENTLY, THE CONTACT MUST KEEP HER WINDOWS CLOSED WHILE DRIVING UNTIL TOYOTA CAN REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,700. UPDATED 08/19/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED IF THE DRIVER'S WINDOW IS UP, AND SOMEONE IN THE BACK SEAT OPENS A WINDOW, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHAKES. UPDATED 08/20/09.*JB

INNER AND OUTER TIE ROD ENDS BENT. IT IS BRAND NEW CAR. NO DAMAGE AND NO ACCIENDENT. *TR

THE NEW 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS A STEERING PROBLEM. ON A HIGHWAY GOING FASTER THAN 60 MPH, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE WITHIN THE LANE. IF IT DEVIATES (WHICH IS NORMAL) AND A CORRECTION IS MADE, THE CAR OVER-REACTS AND THE VEHICLE VEERS TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LANE. ANOTHER CORRECTION PUTS THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE OTHER SIDE. SO THE VEHICLE MOVES SIDE TO SIDE. STRAIGHT LINE TRAVEL CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED ONLY WITH BOTH HAND FIRMLY ON THE WHEEL AND FIXING YOU EYES ON THE ROAD. THE DANGER IS WHEN YOU ARE DISTRACTED, SUCH AS LOOKING IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, ADJUSTING THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, CHANGING A RADIO STATION, REACHING FOR SUN GLASSED, ETC. THEN THE CAR HEADS OUT OF THE LANE AS A RESULT OF A CONTINUED STEERING ADJUSTMENT. THE DEALERS AND MANUFACTURER CLAIM THAT THIS IS NORMAL BECAUSE OF THE NEW FEATURE, ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. HOWEVER, THE 2010 COROLLA HAS ANOTHER STANDARD FEATURE (WHICH IS OPTIONAL FOR THE 2009): ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL. MY 2009 DOES NOT HAVE THIS FEATURE AND I WAS NEVER TOLD OF ITS POSSIBLE BENEFIT TO THE STEERING. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED THE 2009 COROLLA S IN APRIL 2008...MONTHS LATER THE SIDE PANEL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BELOW THE SEAT BELT AND SIDE AIR BAG POPPED OFF THE VEHICLE IT APPEARS THE PLASTIC PIECE THAT HOLDS IT ON IS BROKE. ALSO, THE PASSENGER DOOR MADE A FUNNY NOISE EVERYTIME I OPEN IT. I EXAMINED IT AND IT APPEARS THE BOLTS HOLDING ON THE DOOR IS COMING LOOSE. I KEEP TIGHTENING IT BUT STILL COMES LOOSE. ANOTHER PROBLEM WE HAVE HAD IS THE FUSE FOR THE CIGARETTE LIGHTERS KEEP BLOWING AND NEED REPLACED. EVEN THOUGH THESE ARE ONLY MINOR ISSUES IT STILL IS A HASSLE FOR A BRAND NEW CAR... *TR

MY NEW 2009 COROLLA CAN NOT KEEP IN A STRAIGHT LINE WHEN I AM DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. IT WANDERS LEFT AND RIGHT SO MUCH THAT I HAVE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL WITH GREAT EFFORTS, WHICH MAKES THE DRIVING SO TIRESOME. THIS PROBLEM IS ALSO REPORTED BY MANY OTHER 2009 COROLLA OWNERS. IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY DEFECT. IT IS ABSOLUTELY DANGEROUS FOR THE DRIVER AND OTHER DRIVERS WHO ARE DRIVING NEAR THE COROLLA. TOYOTA SHOULD FIX THIS HORRIBLE PROBLEM TO SAVE THE DRIVERS IN NO TIME! *TR