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2010 Toyota Corolla complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2010 record →

Structure
Filed Apr 8, 20102,501 milesMD

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THROUGH A CAR WASH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING THROUGH THE SUNROOF AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER RESTATED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES BUT INSTRUCTED THE CONTACT TO HAND WASH THE VEHICLE INSTEAD OF TAKING IT THROUGH A CAR WASH; THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWELVE 12-15 VEHICLES OUT OF 20. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,501. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,000.

Seats
Filed Apr 8, 2010AR

2010 TOYOTA COROLLA, WITH DEFECTIVE SEAT AND STEERING APPARATUS. I HAVE EXPRESSED MY CONCERN WITH THE MANUFACTURE AND THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO RESOLUTION. *TR

Steering
Filed Apr 8, 20102,500 milesNJ

I HAVE 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA (VIN# [XXX] ) PURCHASED ON OCT 31 2009 FROM SANSONEAUTOMALL, NJ. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN INITIALLY WHICH STARTED WITH SOME UNIQUE SOUND, THEN FROM FEB 2010 I WAS SERIOUSLY FACING STEERING FREEZE (WILL GET HARDEN) ONLY 15-20% OF STEERING MOVES WHEN IN 0' SPEED, FOR THIS I HAVE VISITED MY DEALER SERVICE CENTER 3 TIMES BUT THERE IS NO USE. ONLY WITH LOT OF DISAPPOINTMENT AND ARGUMENTS SAYING "WHAT IS THE REASON TO BUY A BRAND NEW CAR TO GET PROBLEMS" I WAS REQUESTING TO SOLVE MY PROBLEM. THEY SIMPLY SAID, THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO IF YOU HAVE NO OTHER MEAN TO COMMUTE ITS UPTO YOU AND IF YOU WANT YOU CALL TOYOTA HEAD QUARTERS FOR THIS. I EVEN SPENT LOT OF TIME IN CALLING MAIN TOYOTA NR BUT SIMPLY I GET VOICE MESSAGE THAT "THERE IS HUGE VOLUME OF CALL WAITING PLEASE WAIT". I REALLY WONDER WHEN I/ANYONE BUY A CAR FROM DEALER AND IF THEY CANNOT RECEIVE ME ASSIST ME PROPERLY "WHERE FROM I GET THE JUSTICE????". RECENTLY I FOUND TWO MORE NEW PROBLEMS THEY ARE: IN A SLOPE ROAD CAR PICKS-UP ACCELERATION AND MAINTAINS SPEED AS IF IT IS CRUISED AND ONCE I APPLY BREAK AFTER A WHILE THE SPEED COMES TO NORMAL POSITION OTHER PROB- FUEL INDICATOR STUCK UP TO FULL LEVEL INDI' EVEN THE FUEL IS LOW. WITH THIS I'M DAY BY DAY GETTING DEPRESSED AS I SPENT QUITE LOT OF SAVINGS (MONEY) ON THE CAR TO AVOID ANY HASSLES BUYING A USED CAR, BUT UNFORTUNATELY ITS A DISASTER TO ME. I REQUEST TO PROVIDE ME NEEDED SOLUTION TO FIX MY DEPRESSING SITUATION. INFORMATI

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Apr 7, 20105,300 milesCA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE THERE WAS AN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION, WHICH FORCED THE CONTACT TO DRIVE INTO THE CURB AND CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE POLICE WERE NOT CALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL NHTSA ID 10V023000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,300. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,320.

Steering
Filed Apr 6, 201020 milesTX

I TRADED IN MY 2009 COROLLA LE AND PURCHASED A 2010 COROLLA LE TWO WEEKS AGO. WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I AM HAVING A VERY DIFFICULT TIME KEEPING THE CAR FROM WANDERING. IT FEELS VERY MUCH LIKE I AM DRIVING IN A STRONG CROSS WIND ALTHOUGH THIS OCCURS DURING ALL WIND CONDITIONS. THIS CAR IS EXACTLY LIKE THE CAR I TRADED IN EXCEPT THAT MY OLD CAR DIDN'T HAVE THIS STEERING ISSUE. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM TOYOTA ABOUT A FIX AND THAT THEY WERE CERTAIN THAT THEY COULDN'T FIX MY PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. I WAS TOLD TO INQUIRE AGAIN WHEN I BRING MY CAR IN FOR IT'S 5,000 MILE OIL CHANGE. HOPEFULLY I'LL STILL BE ALIVE TO COMPLAIN AT THAT TIME. *TR

Steering
Filed Apr 6, 20105,400 milesFL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT FELT THE VEHICLE PULLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE CONTACT COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE FOR FAILURE. SUBSEQUENT VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP STILL PROVIDED NO REASON FOR THE FAILURE. THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED WHEN THE CONTACT DROVE OVER 50 MPH. SHE STATED THAT SHE COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLES STEERING. THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT THE PULLING SENSATION WAS NORMAL AS THE VEHICLE WAS GRIPPING THE ROAD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,400. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,600. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Wheels
Filed Apr 6, 2010700 milesVA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A SCRATCHING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT TWO WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE STILL OCCURRED AFTER REPAIRS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 700. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,700.

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Apr 6, 2010700 milesVA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A SCRATCHING SOUND WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TWICE ACCORDING TO RECALL CAMPAIGN ID 10V017000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,700.

Steering
Filed Apr 5, 20109,800 milesTX

STEERING CONCERN WITH 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA; COMPLAINT CONSISTS PRIMARILY WITH THE POINTS; EXPERIENCED OF BEING BUFFETED VIA A STRONG WIND WOULD BE AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION. OFTEN CORRECTING MOVEMENT OF THE CAR, AS IF ALIGNMENT IS NON-EXISTENT. DRY STEERING NOISE & VIBRATION ON TURNING AT SPEED OF 10, 30, 40 MAX MPH. *TR

SteeringCrash
Filed Apr 5, 20103,437 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V023000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE VERY NEXT DAY, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A CURB WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AT AN APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL UNCONTROLLABLY BEGAN VEERING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WITHOUT DRIVER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO REPAIRS AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE OWNER STATED THAT HE WOULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE OVER 1700 MILES. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3,437.

Steering
Filed Apr 5, 2010300 milesCA

2010 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. STEERING ISSUES AS NOTED BY OTHERS - GOING STRAIGHT/STAYING IN LANE, PULLS TO EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT AND WANDERS, FLOATS, FEELS LIKE A WIND GUST HITTING THE CAR ETC. AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ALTHOUGH IT IS MORE NOTICEABLE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40MPH. THIS CAUSES AN UNSTABLE FEELING AND NEED FOR DRIVER TO CORRECT. CAR WAS PURCHASED ON 3/31 AND I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER AT THIS TIME. MAKING ARRANGEMENTS TO DO SO. CAR HAS LESS THAN 400 MILES. HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE. *TR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Apr 5, 20108,500 milesMI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH, THE CONTACT ABRUPTLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHIN MOMENTS. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,600.

Suspension
Filed Apr 4, 201023,000 milesMI

OUR 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD LIKE YOU ARE DRIVING IN A HEAVY CROSS WIND. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS THE ROAD BUT WE DRIVE APPROX. 3000 MILES A MONTH ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT ROADS AND IS THE SAME. *TR

Steering
Filed Apr 3, 20103,000 milesCT

MY 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA PULLS LIKE THE ALIGNMENT IS OFF BUT ON BOTH SIDES REGARDLESS OF ROAD GRADE. GALE TOYOTA OF ENFIELD, CT WERE I BOUGHT THE CAR FIRST SAID IT JUST NEEDED TO BE BROKEN IN, THEN WHEN THEY WERE FIXING THE ACCELERATION RECALL I TOLD THEM IT'S STILL THERE THEY SAID THAT'S NORMAL, FINALLY THEY DID THE ALIGNMENT AND SAID ITS FINE. STILL HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. AS I RITE THIS, LYNCH TOYOTA OF MANCHESTER ACTUALLY TEST DROVE IT AND CONFIRMED THAT THE CAR IS ALMOST UN-DRIVABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TWO HANDS ARE NEEDED AT ALL TIMES OVER 40MPH. I WILL SEE WHAT THEY COME UP WITH WHEN I RETURN TO PICK THE CAR UP TODAY. THIS PROBLEM IS ONGOING AND CONSTANT REGARDLESS OF THE DATE OF INDECENT ENTERED.

Unknown or Other
Filed Apr 2, 2010VT

2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT OVER TOYOTA DEFECTS AND RECALLS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE NO LONGER FEELS SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND WOULD LIKE FOR TOYOTA TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK.*JB

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 1, 2010700 milesIN

WHILE DRIVING AT 35-40MPH AROUND A CURVE, I HAS PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDEL TO REDUCE SPEED AN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND, BUT ACCELERATED IN SPEED WHILE STEERING BECAME INPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL, IT WAS IF THE VEHIICLE WAS CONTROLLING IT SELF. I HAD BEEN DROVE INTO AN THROUGH A DITCH AN OUT, HITTING A MAILBOX, CONCRETE LINED DRIVEWAY EXITING THE FIRST DITCH AN ENTERING ANOTHER ALSO HITTNG A STREET SIGN AS WELL AS A MILE MARKER SIGN, MY SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK WHICH LEAD MY HEAD TO REPEATEDLY HIT THE TOP OF VEHICLES WINDSHIELD AS WELL AS THE STEERING WHEEL. FUTHERMORE THE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. I SUFFER FROM SEVER HEADACHES, MY VISION IN LT EYE ALTHOUGH INPROVED HAS GREATLY DECREASED, AS WELL AS MEMORY.

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Mar 31, 20105,040 milesFL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE WHEN THE FLOOR MAT TRAPPED UNDERNEATH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WHEN THE CLUTCH AND BRAKE PEDALS WERE ENGAGED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE FLOOR MAT RELEASED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE AND THE SPEED DECREASED. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. PREVIOUSLY NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V023000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,040. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,095.

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 31, 201012,600 milesWI

I HAVE OWNED MY NEW 2010 COROLLA FOR SIX MONTHS. TODAY, MY TECHNICIAN FOUND THE CRANK SENSOR WAS LEAKING OIL. TOYOTA DEALER WILL EXAMINE MY CAR THIS EVENING. I SEE THAT IN 2006, THIS TOYOTA PART WAS RECALLED ON THE ECHO. I AM SUSPICIOUS THAT THIS LATER MODEL IS FAILING IN THE SAME WAY.

Steering
Filed Mar 31, 20105,750 milesIL

2010 TOYOTA COROLLA - THE CAR HAS POOR STEERING. IT DRIFTS ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY. REQUIRES CONSTANT CORRECTION LIKE I AM DRIVING IN HEAVY WINDS. I BROUGHT IT INTO A TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY CLAIM THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY SAY I NEED TO GET USED TO ELCTRONIC ASSISTED STEERING. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT FOR FOUR MONTHS NOW, AND I CANNOT "GET USED TO IT".

Electrical System
Filed Mar 30, 2010SC

I HAVE 2010 COROLLO SPORT IF I AM DRIVING ON 45 MILE/HOUR AND HIT THE BRAKE THEN REMOVE MY LEG FROM THE BRAKE. THE CAR MAINTAIN SPEED OF 20-25 MILE/H FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES. I TOOK TO THE DEALER THEY TEST IT AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THIS HAPPENS. AND THEY TOLD ME THIS IS A NORMAL BEHAVIOR, AND I KNOW IT IS NOT

Steering
Filed Mar 29, 20104 milesCA

2010 TOYOTA COROLLA LE WHICH SUDDENLY VEERS LEFT OR RIGHT AT HIGH SPEEDS (45MPH OR GREATER). WHILE HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL PERFECTLY STRAIGHT, THE CAR WILL WANDER LEFT OR RIGHT CAUSING THE DRIVER TO CORRECT THE STEERING AND PAY EXCESSIVE ATTENTION TO SIMPLY KEEPING THE CAR IN ITS OWN LANE. THIS OCCURS ALL THE TIME WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 45MPH. NO ACCIDENT HAS TAKEN PLACE, BUT I FEAR FOR MYSELF AND MY FAMILY MEMBERS WHO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, WE HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR SPARINGLY OR ONLY FOR LOCAL DESTINATIONS WHICH DO NOT REQUIRE TAKING A HIGHWAY. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE THE SERVICE ADVISOR ADMITTED THAT THE STEERING IS "TOO SENSITIVE" CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO "WANDER" AND THAT WHILE THERE IS "NO FIX FOR IT YET [HE] HOPES FOR A FIX SOON." REGARDLESS OF THESE STATEMENTS, HE WROTE ON MY SERVICE PAPERS THAT THE VEHICLE "ROAD TESTED NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC." A MONTH LATER, I CALLED THE SERVICE ADVISOR AGAIN TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTING. I REQUESTED TO BRING IN THE CAR FOR AN ADDITIONAL REVIEW OF THE PROBLEM. HE DENIED MY REQUEST BY STATING THAT "THERE'S NO POINT IN BRINGING IN THE CAR UNTIL A FIX IS ISSUED." I THEN BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, WHICH WAS NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. THEY OUTRIGHT DENIED MY CLAIM THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND STATED ON MY SERVICE PAPERWORK THAT THE "VEHICLE DRIVES NORMAL" AND THAT THEY "CANNOT DUPLICATE THE CUSTOMER CONCERN." NO FIX HAS BEEN DONE AND THE VEHICLE SITS IN THE GARAGE VIRTUALLY UNTOUCHED (LESS TH

Steering
Filed Mar 29, 2010FL

2010 TOYOTA COROLLA - WHEN YOU GO HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT STEERS ITSELF. I ALMOST HIT A BUS TODAY. ITS HAD THIS STEERING ISSUE SINCE THE PURCHASE DATE. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO GET SERVICED AT THE VERO BEACH,FL TOYOTA DEALER TWICE BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. *CN

Power Train › Automatic TransmissionCrash
Filed Mar 29, 20109,000 milesKY

I HAVE A RECALLED 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA THAT HAD THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. I HAD A MINOR ACCIDENT ON MARCH 3RD 2010 THAT INVOLVED MY OTHER VEHICHLE, AS I WAS PUTTING MY COROLLA INTO REVERSE & IT JUMPED HARD BACKWARDS LIKE IT WAS PROPELLED I HAD BARELY TAPPED THE GAS, THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR BUMPER HIT MY OTHER CAR THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THAT ONE BUT MY COROLLA SUBSTAINTED A MINOR BUT BIG ENOUGH DENT TO THE LOWER BACK BUMPER, I CALLED THE POLICE MADE A REPORT AND NOW I AM WAITING ON SOMEONE FROM TOYOTA TO GET BACK TO MY HUSBAND AND I TO GET THIS COROLLA INSPECTED, IT CAN'T BE REPAIRED IN THE BACK UNTIL THAT IS DONE! MY HUSBAND HAS ON MANY OCCASIONS HIMSELF FELT THE CAR SURGE WHEN STEPPING ON THE PEDAL ITS HAPPENED TO HIM BACKING UP, GOING FORWARD AND DRIVING DOWN MAIN ROADS! MY CAR IS BRAND NEW THE VALUE OF IT AND WHAT WE PAY MAKES ME SICK TO EVEN KNOW THESE THINGS ARE HAPPENING! I LOVE MY TOYOTA AND HAD A BRAND NEW 2009 YARIS FOR YEAR BEFORE WE TRADED IT IN ON THIS! ANYHOW MY DEALER 'FIXED' THE PEDAL BUT THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE FIX. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY CAN DO. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY ARE SENDING SOMEONE TO INSPECT THE CAR. IF YOU CAN SEND SOMEONE TO INSPECT THE CAR, [XXX] *CN INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Steering
Filed Mar 27, 2010500 milesIL

WE PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WE DID NOT NOTICE THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY. AFTER DRIVING IT FOR ABOUT A WEEK THE POWER STEERING WOULD START FLOATING WHEN THE WHEEL WOULD BE STRAIGHT. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF YOU DO NOT HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHT THE VEHICLE FLOATS INTO OTHER LANES AND ONTO THE SHOULDER. I HAVE TAKEN IT TWICE TO THE DEALERSHIP NOW JUST TO BE TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE IS WITHIN THEIR REQUIREMENTS AND THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. THEY REFUSE TO ADMIT THAT SOMETHING MAY BE WRONG AND STATE THAT THE COROLLA NOW HAS ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WHICH IS WHY IT FEELS THAT WAY. NO CAR SHOULD STEER YOU OFF THE ROADWAY WHEN IT IS DRIVING STRAIGHT. THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED YET AND NO ACCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY KEEP CORRECTING THE WHEEL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING.

Steering
Filed Mar 27, 2010AL

WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CAR DRIFTS UNPREDICTABLY AND SUDDENLY, WITH NO APPARENT CAUSE. I HAVE NOTICED THIS AS AN ISSUE SINCE SOON AFTER PURCHASING IT IN JULY 2009. AS A RESULT OF THESE STEERING ISSUES, I HAVE OFTEN COME FRIGHTENINGLY CLOSE TO CARS IN THE LANES ON EITHER SIDE OF ME, AND I AM AFRAID THAT THIS WILL ACTUALLY CAUSE A HIGH SPEED ACCIDENT AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE.

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 26, 2010DC

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE TOYOTA VEHICLE PROBLEMS.*TGW THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE PEDAL ASSEMBLY, BUT THE CONSUMER IS STILL AFRAID TO LET HER DAUGHTERS DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THEREFORE, IT HAS BEEN SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 26, 2010NC

IN SEPT OF 2009 I BOUGHT A NEW 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. I HAVE BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH IT UNTIL LAST MONDAY MARCH 22. THREE WEEKS THEY INSTALLED THE RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. MONDAY MARCH 22 I TOOK MY WIFE TO DUKE MEDICAL CENTER FOR AN APPOINTMENT,. I PULLED INTO THE PARKING DECK AND REACHED FOR A PARKING TICKET SUDDENLY THE CARS MOTOR REVVED UP ALL ON ITS OWN. MY FOOT WAS ONTHE BRAKE THE WHOLE TIME, I NEVER TOUCHED THE GAS PEDAL. I PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL AND THE MOTOR WAS GOING REAL FAST. I CUT IT OFF AND PUT IT INTO PARK. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON IT STILL WAS GOING FAST. I CUT IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT THIS TIME IT WAS RUNNING NORMAL. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOWED IT IN. THEY KEPT OVER NIGHT AND SAID THEY WERE CALLING TOYOTA. NEXT DAY THEY CALLED AND SAID IT WAS READY THAT TOYOTA GAVE IT A BILL OF HEALTH. THE BRAKES HELD OTHER WISE THE OUT COME COULD HAVE BEEN BAD. I DO NOT IF THEY FOUND ANYTHING WRONG OR NOT. *TR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Mar 25, 201075 milesCA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED WHICH TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND STRUCK A POLE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGES. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER IN WHICH THERE WERE NO SERVICE REPAIRS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,600.

Vehicle Speed Control1 injured
Filed Mar 25, 20105,400 milesVT

APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK AGO, MY 2010 COROLLA SURGED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 6-8 FEET AFTER I PLACED IN PARK IN MY WORK PARKING LOT. THE TACHOMETER WENT TO ABOVE 2000 RPMS, AND THE CARS SPEED WENT OVER 20 MPH BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO JAM ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE BRAKE OR THE GAS PEDAL. I ALMOST HIT A TREE. MY HEAD WAS THRUST BACKWARDS. THREE HOURS LATER THE PARAMEDICS HAD TO COME TO MY OFFICE AND RUSH ME TO THE HOSPITAL AS I HAD A TIA AS A RESULT. THIS IS THE THIRD ACCELERATION INCIDENT WITH MY VEHICLE SINCE FEBRUARY 12TH. THE DEALERSHIP HAS EVEN HAD A SPECIALIST LOOK AT MY CAR, AND THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY BECAUSE OF THE ABOVE INCIDENT. THE GENERAL SERVICE MANAGER SAID TO ME QUOTE UNQUOTE "WE CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH YOUR VEHICLE, AND CAN NOT VERIFY YOUR COMPLAINT. YOU HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO US FOUR TIMES FOR THIS SAME ACCELERATION PROBLEM AND THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH YOUR CAR. WE HAVE NOT CHARGED YOU ANY OF THESE TIMES. IF YOU BRING IT TO US AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BILL YOU FOR OUR TIME. THEY ALSO CHARGED ME FOR THE RENTAL CAR TODAY. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE MEDIA IS BLOWING THIS WAY OUT OF PROPORTION, AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH ANY OF THE TOYOTA VEHICLES. HE SAID THE PROBLEM IS ONE OF TWO THINGS. I ASKED HIM WHAT THOSE TWO THINGS WERE. HE STATED THAT THEY ARE THE DRIVERS ARE BAD DRIVERS AND THE OTHER IS IT IS FRAUD. SO I SAID ARE YOU IMPLYING I AM A LIER OR A

Steering
Filed Mar 24, 20101,000 milesNC

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT REMAIN IN A STRAIGHT POSITION. OCCASIONALLY, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT DIRECTION WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Mar 24, 201011,850 milesFL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO SPEEDS OF 86 MPH. SHE WAS ABLE TO DECREASE SPEED BY DEACTIVATING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT ASSUMED IT WAS CAUSED BY DRIVER ERROR. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT SHE HAD PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED RECALL REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 10V017000 AND 10V023000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED INCIDENTS OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION BEFORE THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 11,850.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 22, 20109,500 milesMA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH IN CLOUDY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT THEN ENGAGED THE BRAKES WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE, THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, THEY SUGGESTED THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED AGAIN BY THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

Steering
Filed Mar 22, 20103,300 milesTX

.THE STEERING ON MY 2010 COROLLA IS HARD TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE IT IS WANDERING ON THE ROAD AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO CORRECT. THE PROBLEM IS MUCH WORSE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ABOVE 60MPH. DRIVING THE CAR IN CROSSWINDS IS DIFFICULT AND SCARY DUE TO THE "FLOATING" FEEL OF THE STEERING. *DT

Steering
Filed Mar 21, 2010192 milesWA

STEERING TOO SENSITIVE. MOST NOTABLE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. WONT TRACK CORRECTLY. WANTS TO DRIFT EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. CORRECTION ONLY MAKES THE CAR DRIFT THE OTHER WAY. MUST BE VERY ATTENTIVE OR CAR COULD DRIFT INTO OTHER LANE. CONDITION SINCE NEW. DEALERSHIP HAS VERIFIED THE PROBLEM BUT CANT SEEM TO FIX IT. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE TWICE FOR THIS CONDITION. *TR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Mar 21, 201011,144 milesCA

IN TRYING TO STOP A 2010 TOYOTA (WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION) THE BRAKES HAD A METALLIC RATTLE AS THEY ENGAGED, THEN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THEY BECAME DIS-ENGAGED CAUSING THE CAR TO MOVE FORWARD ABOUT FIVE FEET BEFORE RE-ENGAGING AND STOPPING THE CAR. DURING THIS EVENT THE BRAKES HAD BEEN APPLIED AT ALL TIMES AND THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED. *TR

Steering
Filed Mar 20, 201010 milesTX

WE PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA LESS THAN A MONTH AGO FROM A TEXAS DEALER IN NORTH HOUSTON. IMMEDIATELY UPON DRIVING HOME WE NOTICED A "MEANDERING" OF THE FRONT END, DIFFICULTY IN KEEPING THE CAR IN ITS LANE AT HIGH SPEEDS. IT FELT LIKE DRIVING A CAR DURING A WINDY DAY. AS IT WAS A WINDY DAY WE THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. IT BEHAVED AS YOU WOULD EXPECT AT HIGH SPEEDS, ON THE FREEWAY, ON A WINDY DAY. THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE IS THAT IT NEEDS CONSTANT CORRECTION TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT PATH WHILE STEERING; CONSTANT SMALL ADJUSTMENTS TO KEEP IT IN ITS LANE. THE PROBLEM IS EXACERBATED AT HIGH SPEEDS AS SMALL ADJUSTMENTS SEEM TO BE AMPLIFIED. AND A SMALL ADJUSTMENT TO THE RIGHT FOR EXAMPLE, WHILE THE VEHICLE MEANDERS TO THE RIGHT, CREATES AN EXAGGERATED MOVEMENT TO THE RIGHT; KIND OF A DOUBLING OF THE EVENT. SO IF YOU ARE CORRECTING MOVEMENT TO THE LEFT, BY ADJUSTING TO THE RIGHT, AND THE MECHANICAL PROBLEM KICKS IN WITH MORE RIGHT MOVEMENT, YOU GET A BIG SHIFT IN THE VEHICLE, THE NEED TO MAINTAIN ATTENTION TO THE STEERING IS CONSTANT. YOUR HANDS ARE ALWAYS AT THE 10 O'CLOCK, 2 O'CLOCK POSITION, AND ALWAYS MAKING CORRECTIONS TO THE FRONT END MEANDERING. AT HIGH SPEEDS IT IS MORE PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE THE MECHANICAL REACTIONS GET AMPLIFIED AT HIGH SPEEDS. AT LOW SPEEDS THE PROBLEM EXISTS, YOU STILL HAVE TO REACT, BUT YOU HAVE MORE REACTION TIME BEFORE THE VEHICLE MOVES TO AN UNCOMFORTABLE POSITION WITHIN THE LANE. WHERE THIS EVENT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IS ON TWO LANE ROAD

Electrical System
Filed Mar 19, 201097,000 milesCA

MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA HAD A FAILED ECM WHICH CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME AND STALL THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, MY VEHICLE HAD HIGH RPM AND SHIFTING GEAR PROBLEMS AS WELL. THE FAILED ECM ISSUE WAS DISCOVERED BY A SPECIFIC CODE FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY WERE CERTAINLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM HOWEVER TOLD ME THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO RECALL THE ISSUE. I CALLED TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY INFORMED SINCE MY MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE WARRANTY WOULD ONLY COVER UP TO 80,000 MILES. I ENDED UP GETTING THE ECM REPLACED FOR ABOUT $800 AT CARMAX WHICH WAS $700 CHEAPER THAN WHAT TOYOTA WANTED TO CHARGE. I CALLED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS AGAIN TO COMPLAIN AND WAS LEFT WITH NO RESOLUTION. AFTER MY RESEARCH ONLINE, THIS WAS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM TO TOYOTA HOWEVER THEY FAILED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THIS ISSUE OCCURRED TO MANY VEHICLES AS LOW AS 35000 MILES UNDER WARRANTY AND STILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR OUT OF WARRANTY OVER 80000 MILES. I FEEL IF THEY HAD A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, I WOULD HAVE NEVER HAD THESE ISSUES WITH MY CAR BEING STALLED AND HAVING TO REPLACE THE ECM. I RECENTLY READ AN ARTICLE IN NEWS ABOUT YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN REGARDS TO INVESTIGATION OF THIS ISSUE AND HOPE TOYOTA CAN RECOGNIZE TO ACCEPT THIS FAILED RECALL. I HAVE ALSO FOUND MANY OTHER TOYOTA CUSTOMERS WHO ARE ALL OVER THE INTERNET SHARING SIMILAR FEEDBACK. HTTP://WWW.TOYOTANATION.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=201631 I AM HOPING THAT YOUR TEAM CAN HOLD TOYOTA ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS POOR DECISION OF

Steering
Filed Mar 19, 2010GA

AT THIS POINT, I WOULDN'T NECESSARILY CLASSIFY IT AS A DEFECT, BUT AS I HAVE READ WITH REGARDS TO OTHER OWNERS, MY 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA LE (WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) ALSO EXHIBITS "LIGHT" STEERING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DRIVERS REALLY HAVE TO PAY CONSTANT CLOSE ATTENTION WHENEVER DRIVING ABOVE 45 MPH IN ORDER TO AVOID MOVING OR "WANDERING" OUT OF YOUR LANE WITH THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. IN OTHER WORDS, THE STEERING ON THIS AUTOMOBILE IS EXTREMELY SENSITIVE, ESPECIALLY ABOVE 45 MPH. AS, SUCH, WHENEVER I AM DRIVING MORE THAN TWO HOURS AT A TIME, I GET EXTREMELY FATIGUED. IN MY OPINION, A VARIABLE ASSIST POWER STEERING SYSTEM, BASED ON VEHICLE SPEED, WOULD HAVE BEEN A MORE APPROPRIATE TYPE OF POWER STEERING SYSTEM TO ENGINEER INTO THIS CAR. I AM NOT SURE IF THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DONE SINCE THIS AUTOMOBILE UTILIZES AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM IN PLACE OF THE TYPICAL HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. *TR

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 18, 2010CO

MY TOYOTA COROLLA 2010 MODEL ACCELERATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHEN I WAS BACKING UP MY CAR. I SHIFTED THE GEAR TO REVERSE AND RELEASE THE BRAKE, AND EVEN BEFORE I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR MY CAR BACKED UP AS IF I HAVE PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL REAL HARD. I HAD TO BRAKE REAL HARD TO GET THE CAR UNDER CONTROL. SINCE I WAS IN A BIG EMPTY PARKING LOT NO DAMAGE WAS DONE. *TR

Steering
Filed Mar 18, 201040 milesPA

I JUST BOUGHT A NEW 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. UPON TAKING IT UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED THE FIRST TIME I NOTED A "DRIFTING" IN THE STEERING THAT SEEMED UNUSUAL (CAR RIDES FINE FOR A WHILE THEN DRIFTS RIGHT OR LEFT CAUSING YOU TO OVER STEER IT BACK). I DROVE IT FOR THE REST OF THE DAY AND THE NEXT DAY AND AM CERTAIN THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE STEERING. THE DEALER SAID IT IS THE NEW ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING BUT IT SURE SEEMS UNSTEADY. SOMETHING IS WRONG AND THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 18, 20102,000 milesNC

I BOUGHT A NEW 2010 COROLLA AND WAS TOLD ALL RECALLS WHERE FIXED. MY GAS PEDAL STUCK COMING HOME FROM WORK I CALLED THE DEALER SHIP THEY CHECKED THERE RECORDS AND FOUND THAT MY CAR DID NOT GET FIXED. *TR

Steering
Filed Mar 17, 2010982 milesFL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. ONE WEEK AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT STEERING FAILURES. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD CONSTANTLY MOVE BACK AND FORTH WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ATTEMPTED TO ALIGN THE STEERING WHEEL BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO OPERATE IN THAT MANNER. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 982 AND THE CURRENT WAS 6,220. UPDATED 05/06/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS VERY UNSTABLE. ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE DEALER PERFORMED TWO ALIGNMENTS, BUT IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. UPDATED 07/16/10.*JB

Steering
Filed Mar 17, 20104,020 milesIA

I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN SOME ISSUES REPORTED ON POWER STEERING IN 2010 COROLLAS, AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED SOMETHING LIKE THIS. WE HAVE NOTICED "WANDERING" WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY QUITE OFTEN. IT WILL WANDER ONE DIRECTION AND THEN WHEN YOU STRAIGHTEN IT BACK OUT, IT WILL DO IT AGAIN. IT WILL GO BOTH DIRECTIONS, SO IT'S NOT ALIGNMENT. I DECIDED TO PAY VERY CAREFUL ATTENTION LAST TIME I DROVE IT. WHILE GOING HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60MPH, I WAS HEADING STRAIGHT, ON A STRAIGHT ROAD. I FELT THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTEN UP A LITTLE AND THEN THE WHEEL ITSELF TURNED ABOUT 1 INCH FROM WHERE I WAS HOLDING IT. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN ABOUT A 5 MILE STRETCH AND THEN IT STOPPED. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY MORE ISSUES WITH IT THE REST OF MY TRIP, WHICH WAS ABOUT 160 MILES. I HAVE CALLED OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN SO THEY COULD INSPECT. I GOT IT BACK THE NEXT DAY AND ONLY A FEW MILES WERE PUT ON AND THEY CLAIMED NOTHING WAS WRONG, SO WE HAVE NOT HAD ANYTHING DONE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. *TR

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 16, 20102,000 milesDE

MY TOYOTA COROLLA ACCELERATOR STUCK AFTER THE DEALER FIX IT. *TR

Steering
Filed Mar 16, 20102,400 milesKY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 40-50 MPH THE VEHICLE SLIGHTLY PULLS TO THE LEFT DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE OCCURRENCE HAS CONTINUED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 2,400.

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 16, 2010OH

LTR FWD EMAIL FM (OH) RE RECENT MEDIA ATTENTION RE TOYOTA BRAKING AND SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, FM OWNER OF A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. *TGW THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FOR HER 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, AND IS NOW CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Mar 16, 201013,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 55-60 MPH DOWN AN INCLINE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE WITH A LOUD CLICKING NOISE DURING BRAKING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTIES. THE DEALER STATED THE CLICKING NOISE WAS A NORMAL RESPONSE. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE SHAKING MOTION. THE VEHICLE HA NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. UPDATED 8/2/10 *CN THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED TWICE. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE. UPDATED 08/11/10

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Mar 15, 20101,600 milesNJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RELEASED AND THE SPEED DID NOT DECREASE. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE HAD PRIOR RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 10V017000 AND 10V023000, (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE RECALL REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE SAFETY DEFECT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1,600.

Electrical System
Filed Mar 15, 20104,200 milesMA

I HAVE LEASED A 2010 COROLLA IN JULY 2010 IT NOW HAS APPROX. 4200 MILES ON IT I CONTINUE TO HAVE UNEXPLAINED WHAT APPEARS TO BE ELECTRONIC OR COMPUTER SOFTWARE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. ONE INSTANCE WAS I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, BUT THE CAR DID NOT MOVE, BUT THE ENGINE REVVED WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. I THEN PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO DRIVE AND THE CAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. I THEN DROVE APPROX 6 MILES ROUND TRIP AND RETURNED HOME, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AND MY HANDS WERE TOUCHING NOTHING I WAS READING SOMETHING THAT I HAD IN MY HAND AND THE HIGH BEAMS POPPED ON THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, IT WAS FAIRLY LIGHT OUT SO I DON'T IMAGINE THAT IS A FEATURE, IT WAS A BIT OVERCAST AND CLOUDY. THE ODOMETER AT SOME POINT CHANGED FROM DISPLAYING MILES WITH 10THS AND ONLY DISPLAYS FULL NUMBER MILES, I THINK IT WAS AFTER I ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE ALARM BUTTON ON THE REMOTE KEY THAT IT CHANGED BUT I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE. I ALSO BELIEVE THE CAR'S COMPUTER WAS NOT PROPERLY SET UPON DELIVERY, OR THEY PUT IN A SOFTWARE UPGRADE WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE INVOICE SHOWS THEY DID A COMPUTER RESET. THE RECALL FIX HAS ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED ON THIS VEHICLE, AND I AM NOW UNABLE TO GET A RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA, I HAVE BEEN WAITING 3 DAYS SINCE I REPORTED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE, AND TODAY I CAN NOT GET THROUGH TO TOYOTA OR THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO HIGH CALL VOLUME. *TR

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 15, 2010FL

FAILURE OF THE MANUFACTURER TO COME TO THE ASSISTANCE OF THE CONSUMER. *TR

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