I WAS GOING TO PARK MY CAR IN AN EMPTY PARKING SPOT, WAS JUST IN IDLE SPEED PUTTING THE CAR INTO THE PARKING SPACE WHEN ALL OF IT SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING BY ITSELF. BECAUSE OF THE ACCELERATION MY CAR HIT THE CAR THAT WAS PARK IN FRONT OF ME, THE ACCELERATION WAS SO SUDDEN AND IT PICK UP ENOUGH SPEED AND FORCE TO MOVE THE PARK CAR THREE TO FIVE INCHES FROM ITS RESTING POINT. THAT IS HOW THE ACCIDENT HAPPEN. ALSO THE AIRBAGS DID NOT OPEN WHEN MY CAR HIT THE OTHER CAR. *TR
2012 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 2012 record →
TRAVELING WEST, A DRIVER HAD CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE HWY AND SITTING THERE WITH TURN SIGNAL, I SLOWED DOWN THINKING SHE WAS GOING TO TURN (IT APPEARED AS THOUGH SHE WAS STILL MOVING) LOOKED AT GPS SCREEN AND LOOKED UP AGAIN TO SEE THAT I WAS GOING TO HIT THE REAR OF HER SUV. COLLISION OCCURRED WITH NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR WEARING A SEAT BELT THE RESULTS WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. MY VEHICLE SUSTAINED 16,000 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE AND WAS A TOTAL LOSS. UPON INSPECTION BOTH THE AIR BAG IMPACT SENSORS WERE BROKEN. THE BODY SHOP WHO LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED CAUSING THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO FRONT END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,700.
WHILE DRIVING NORTHBOUND ON INTERSTATE I-75 HOME DURING RUSH HOUR IN THE METRO-DETROIT AREA, THE VEHICLE SPED UP IN EXCESS OF 90MPH! I ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION. THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT REACT TO MY FOOT NOT EVEN BEING ON THE PEDAL! I BRAKED AND PUMPED THE BRAKE TO ONLY CONTROL MY SPEED. WHEN I FINALLY GOT THE VEHICLE TO PARK, THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AT A HIGH RATE LIKE THE ENGINE WAS REACTING TO PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR SMELLED LIKE SMOKE FROM THE BRAKE PAD. IF IT WASN'T FOR THE BRAKE PAD, I MIGHT OF BEEN MORE SEVERELY INJURED OR WORSE. I PLAN TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO. BUT PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE HELP MY FAMILY AND I OUT.....WE HAVE A 2014 COROLLA VIN # [XXX] , ANOTHER 2008 COROLLA VIN # [XXX] , AND JUST RECENTLY A 2014 TOYOTA RAV4 VIN # [XXX] ............IT WAS A VERY SCARY ORDEAL....I'M VERY CONCERNED FOR THE WELL BEING OF MY FAMILY DRIVING THESE VEHICLES. I THOUGHT THE ISSUE WAS FIX ALREADY????? MAYBE NOT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCK SYSTEM FAILED AND CAUSED THE DOORS TO CLOSE ABRUPTLY. THE DEALER CORRECTED THE FAILURE BY REPROGRAMMING THE ELECTRONIC COMPUTER SYSTEM; HOWEVER, THE REMEDY CAUSED THE ALARM SYSTEM TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.
I RENTED A CAR FROM PAYLESS CAR RENTAL AT THE ORLANDO AIRPORT. AFTER BEING ON THE ROAD FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES, THE CAR GOT A FLAT TIRE. WE PULLED OVER CHANGED THE TIRE AND TOOK IT TO WAL MART FOR REPAIR. THE MECHANIC AT WAL MART INFORMED US THE TIRE WAS UNREPAIRABLE. THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE AT INNER WALL DAMAGE THAT HE SAID COULDN'T HAVE BEEN DONE BY US. HE INFORMED US THAT THIS TIRE WAS DRIVEN ON FLAT MANY TIMES BEFORE. I HAVE PICTURES THAT SHOW THE INNER WALL DAMAGE AND IT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE THE TIRE WAS DRY ROTTED. PAYLESS INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX. I THEN RETURNED THE CAR TO THEIR COMPANY AND HAD TO PAY FOR ONE DAY WITH THE CAR. I HAD THE CAR FOR LESS THAN A DAY (APPROX. 5 HOURS). I AM MAKING A COMPLAINT BECAUSE THEY CLEARLY DO NOT INSPECT THEIR CARS BEFORE THEY ARE RENTED OUT TO PEOPLE. I AM SO LUCKY THAT NOTHING SERIOUS HAPPENED TO US BECAUSE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM IF SOMETHING HAD. THEY ARE A TERRIBLE COMPANY. I AM REQUESTING THAT YOU LOOK INTO HOW THEY INSPECT THEIR CARS BEFORE THEY ARE GIVEN OUT TO PEOPLE. I AM SURE I AM NOT THE FIRST PERSON OR THE LAST PERSON THAT WILL HAVE THIS HAPPEN TO THEM. HOW CAN A COMPANY RUN WHEN IT GIVES PAYING CUSTOMERS LEMON'S TO DRIVE. *TR
REAR SEAT BELTS MUST CROSSOVER EACH OTHER TO BUCKLE. THIS INVOLVES THE REAR SEAT BEHIND THE DRIVER AND THE MIDDLE REAR SEAT. DEALER CAN NOT REPAIR. SAYS IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT. REQUESTED LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO SUBMIT A COMPLAINT TO TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICES. TURNING THE BUCKLES OPPOSITE OF DESIGN DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. CONSEQUENTLY UNABLE TO SAFELY SEAT BELT TWO CHILDREN IN AREA BEHIND THE DRIVER AND MIDDLE REAR SEAT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT AND THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FLICKERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1000. UPDATED 08/11/14*LJ UPDATED 08/23/2017*CT
THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS TRANSIT AND DOING EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS NOT IN MOTION I JUST GOT THIS CAR AND DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON BUT I BELIEVE THAT IT IS VERY DEFECTIVE, AND PUTS MYSELF AND MY FAMILY IN GRAVE DANGER. *TR
WHILE WAITING FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TO CHANGE AND MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND DESPITE SHIFTING TO PARK AND PULLING ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THE CAR CONTINUED TO REV VERY HIGH FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. JUST PRIOR TO ACCELERATION, THE CAR'S BRAKES BECAME VERY SOFT AND SUNK ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR AS IF SOMEONE HAD DEPRESSED THE POWER IN THE BRAKE LINE. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND WAITED FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE ENGINE RACED AGAIN AT VERY HIGH SPEEDS WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON AND THE CAR SET AT "PARK." I TURNED THE CAR OFF AGAIN AND WAITED FIVE MINUTES. THE CAR STARTED NORMALLY AND I THEN CALLED MY WIFE TO PICK ME UP. SHE DROVE THE CAR BACK HOME AND NOTICED THE BRAKES WERE VERY MUSHY AND SHE FELT A SLIGHT ACCELERATION. WE TOOK IT TO OUR TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SINCE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND ASSERTED THAT I DEPRESSED BOTH THE BRAKE AND THE GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH IS UTTERLY RIDICULOUS. WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR 18 MONTHS AND NOTHING LIKE THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED. THERE WERE MORE THAN FIVE WITNESSES TO THIS AS I HAD BLOCKED TRAFFIC AT THE LIGHT'S INTERSECTION WHILE OTHER CARS WENT AROUND ME WHILE THE CAR WAS RACING. I HAVE FILED AN INCIDENT REPORT WITH TOYOTA BUT IT DOES NOT LOOK AS IF ANYTHING WILL BE DONE WITH THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ISSUE. I AM A FORMER LAWYER AND I TAKE MY COMPLAINTS VERY SERIOUSLY. PLEASE HELP. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LOSE POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20.
AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, I BEGAN APPLYING MY BRAKES & SLOWING DOWN.AS I GOT CLOSER TO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME I APPLIED FULL PRESSURE. MY VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD & I HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. I COULD NOT SWERVE DUE TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS RESULTED IN ME REAR-ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD ONLY PURCHASED THE CAR A WEEK BEFORE! I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP & EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THEY CHECKED OUT THE BRAKING SYSTEM & SAID THAT IT WAS WORKING PROPERLY & THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THIS DID NOT SURPRISE ME AFTER READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS. AS A RESULT, I HAD TO FILE WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY WHICH RAISED MY RATES. I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS! I HAVE TO DRIVE 40 MILES, ONE WAY, TO WORK, AND I AM CONSTANTLY FEARING THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN & THAT THE RESULTS WILL BE MUCH WORSE. WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE? *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIO FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT A RODENT HAD BREACHED THE VEHICLE AND DAMAGED WIRES TO THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AS WELL AS THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,100. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN OFF OF A BUSY STREET, THE CAR SLOWED TO AN UNSAFE SPEED AND WAS DANGEROUSLY SLOW TO ACCELERATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN WITH THE MOST RECENT ON FEBRUARY 11, 2014. TOYOTA MAINTAINS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG BECAUSE IT HAPPENS AT INTERMITTENT TIMES AND CAN'T BE DUPLICATED IN THE FOUR TIMES IT HAS BEEN TAKEN IN. *TR
ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN TRYING TO PARK TOYOTA COROLLA 2012 IN A GRASS PARKING SPACE. DRIVER (ME) BEGAN TO BRAKE TO GET INTO THE DESIGNATED PARKING SPACE, THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED (AS IF IT HAS A "MIND OF ITS OWN") UNTIL IT STRUCK THE VEHICLE PARKED IN FRONT, DRIVER CONTINUED TO APPLY BRAKES BUT VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND VEHICLE CONTINUED ACCELERATING; THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE ALSO PARKED. DRIVER TRIED TO STOP THE CAR BY SHIFTING TO "PARKING" BUT IT JUST MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THE SHIFT GEAR WAS STUCK. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE COLLISION CENTER OF THE TOYOTA DEAL, AND REQUESTED AN INSPECTION TO CHECK FOR MECHANICAL FAILURES. AFTER MANY UNSUCCESSFUL FOLLOW UP CALLS, THE COLLISION CENTER MANAGER COMMUNICATED ON 02/07/2012 THAT: "THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AS THEY TESTED AND THEY COULD NOT MAKE THE CAR REPLICATE THE INCIDENT," (THE COLLISION DAMAGE REPAIRS WERE FINALIZED ON 02/06/2014.) NOTE: A RECALL NOTICE WAS PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED FOR AIRBAG SENSOR DEFECT. CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR PRIOR TO COLLISION. AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT, AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHE TRIED TO DRIVE IN REVERSE, THE PARKING GEAR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BECAUSE SHE WAS UNABLE DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED OF THE INCIDENT BUT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION SHOP AND BUT HAD NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSE OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,400.
SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE (NEW) FROM THE DEALERSHIP, MY DAUGHTER WAS GETTING BITES ALL OVER HER LEGS AND I ALSO HAD SOME BITES, WHICH IS WHY I CHECKED THE BOX INJURY--HER BITES WERE SO BAD, HER LEGS SWELLED UP AND THEY WERE GETTING INFECTED. AT THE SAME TIME, WE BEGIN NOTICING SPIDERS CRAWLING AROUND THE FRONT OF THE CAR. ON THE WAY TO DISNEY WORLD, WE ALMOST HAD A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT, KILLING SPIDERS ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WEBS APPEAR ON AND IN THE CAR. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR. I NEVER BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I JUST THOUGHT A LONE SPIDER SOMEHOW GOT IN THE CAR AND HAD HUNDREDS OF BABIES. THE MORE I KILLED THEM, THE MORE THAT SHOWED UP. DURING THIS TIME, MY DAUGHTER'S LEGS WERE GETTING BIT UP BY SOMETHING AND WE NEVER PUT "2 AND 2" TOGETHER UNTIL WE SAW THE RECALL OF THE CAMRYS BECAUSE OF SPIDERS. I AM NOW CAPTURING THE DEAD SPIDERS AS I KILL THEM TO KEEP AS PROOF AND TAKING PHOTOS. THIS IS NOT A SINGULAR INCIDENT FOR THE COROLLA BECAUSE MY SISTER'S NEIGHBOR TOLD HER WHEN THEY PURCHASED THEIR BRAND NEW 2012 COROLLA, THEY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A NIGHTMARE. A BRAND NEW CAR THAT I PAID APPROXIMATELY $17,000 FOR I DON'T WANT TO EVEN OPEN THE DOOR. PLEASE INCLUDE THE COROLLA IN THE "SPIDER RECALL". WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING IMMEDIATELY--MY DAUGHTER AND I ARE GOING TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY KILLING SPIDERS!!!!! PLEASE HELP US!!!! *TR
SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE (NEW) FROM THE DEALERSHIP, MY DAUGHTER WAS GETTING BITES ALL OVER HER LEGS AND I ALSO HAD SOME BITES, WHICH IS WHY I CHECKED THE BOX INJURY--HER BITES WERE SO BAD, HER LEGS SWELLED UP AND THEY WERE GETTING INFECTED. AT THE SAME TIME, WE BEGIN NOTICING SPIDERS CRAWLING AROUND THE FRONT OF THE CAR. ON THE WAY TO DISNEY WORLD, WE ALMOST HAD A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT, KILLING SPIDERS ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WEBS APPEAR ON AND IN THE CAR. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR. I NEVER BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I JUST THOUGHT A LONE SPIDER SOMEHOW GOT IN THE CAR AND HAD HUNDREDS OF BABIES. THE MORE I KILLED THEM, THE MORE THAT SHOWED UP. DURING THIS TIME, MY DAUGHTER'S LEGS WERE GETTING BIT UP BY SOMETHING AND WE NEVER PUT "2 AND 2" TOGETHER UNTIL WE SAW THE RECALL OF THE CAMRYS BECAUSE OF SPIDERS. I AM NOW CAPTURING THE DEAD SPIDERS AS I KILL THEM TO KEEP AS PROOF AND TAKING PHOTOS. THIS IS NOT A SINGULAR INCIDENT FOR THE COROLLA BECAUSE MY SISTER'S NEIGHBOR TOLD HER WHEN THEY PURCHASED THEIR BRAND NEW 2012 COROLLA, THEY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A NIGHTMARE. A BRAND NEW CAR THAT I PAID APPROXIMATELY $17,000 FOR I DON'T WANT TO EVEN OPEN THE DOOR. PLEASE INCLUDE THE COROLLA IN THE "SPIDER RECALL". WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING IMMEDIATELY--MY DAUGHTER AND I ARE GOING TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY KILLING SPIDERS!!!!! PLEASE HELP US!!!! *TR
I WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT WHERE I WAS T-BONED ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND PUSHED FROM THE TRAFFIC LANE ONTO SIDEWALK INTO TELEGRAM POLE. THE IMPACT WAS SO FORCEFUL THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED BUT WAS HELD TOGETHER DUE TO TINE ON WINDOW. OUTSIDE MIRROR SHATTERED AND GLASS CAME INTO CAR. I HAD SEAT BELT ON BUT SOMEHOW MANAGED TO BUMP MY HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD WHICH WAS CRACKED. SUFFERED A MILD CONCUSSION FROM CT SCAN. SO FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE, BUMPER AND PASSENGER SIDE RECEIVED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WHICH MADE THE CAR UNDRIVABLE. DURING THE COURSE OF THE FORCEFUL HIT AND BEING PUSHED ONTO THE SIDEWALK INTO THE TELEGRAM POLE, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. IN THIS VEHICLE THERE ARE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS WHICH I FEEL SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED DUE TO THE IMPACT OF THE OTHER VEHICLE (1998 DURANGO). WOULD LIKE SOME RESEARCH DONE BEFORE I TAKE FURTHER CIVIL ACTION IN REGARDS TO THE DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS. THE CAR HAS BEEN TOTALED DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND THE BENDING OF THE FRAME ON THE CAR. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO TURN LEFT BUT THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THAT CAUSED BOTH OF THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRES TO BECOME LIFTED OFF THE GROUND. AS RESULT, THE VEHICLE FLIPPED ONTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.
2012 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE DAMAGE AFTER AN ACCIDENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HER DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING, WHEN A TRACTOR TRAILER MADE A LEFT TURN, TWO CARS AHEAD OF HER. TWO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF HIS DAUGHTER HIT THEIR BRAKES EXTREMELY FAST, AND HIS DAUGHTER WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME, AND SHE HIT THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF HER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AS THEY SHOULD AND PROTECTED HIS DAUGHTER. ONLY THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS SMASHED. HOWEVER, THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS.
LAST YEAR I GOT INTO A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT WHICH I BELIEVE WAS CAUSED BY BRAKE FAILURE ON A NEW 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA LE VEHICLE I HAD PURCHASED. I INFORMED BOTH MY INSURANCE COMPANY AT THE TIME AND THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AFTER THE CRASH THAT SOMETHING HAD GONE WRONG WITH MY BRAKES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIRAL OUT OF CONTROL. IT BEGAN TO VEER IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND SWERVING ON THE HIGHWAY INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC! I WAS NOT INTOXICATED, TEXTING OR DOING ANYTHING ILLEGAL, SIMPLY ON MY WAY TO WORK.NO ONE TOOK MY COMMENT SERIOUSLY. ANYWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, I RECALL PRESSING THE BRAKE ONE MORE TIME TO STOP THE SWERVING AND THEN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL AND BEGAN TO FLIP OVER ON THE HIGHWAY AND CLIPPED ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT THEN FLIPPED OVER A FEW MORE TIMES CRASHING UPSIDE DOWN INTO A WALL. I THEN RECEIVED A CITATION FOR "IMPROPER LANE CHANGE". I WOULD NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS ENGAGE IN RECKLESS OR ERRATIC DRIVING ENDANGERING THE LIVES OF ANYONE AND ESPECIALLY NOT MY LIFE! I WAS SIMPLY TRYING TO GET TO WORK AND PRIOR TO THIS I HAD NOT HAD ANY "AT FAULT" ACCIDENTS ON MY RECORD AND I DON'T THINK IT IS FAIR THAT THESE MOTOR VEHICLE COMPANIES, SPECIFICALLY TOYOTA, CAN GET AWAY WITH SELLING DEFECTIVE VEHICLES AND IN THE END IT IS THE CONSUMER THAT MUST PAY THE CONSEQUENCE. IT IS A MIRACLE THAT I EVEN GOT OUT OF THIS ALIVE AND UPON CALLING SEVERAL ATTORNEYS RIGHT AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND ALL THE WAY UNTIL NOW, BECAUSE I AM NOT DEAD OR SER
PURCHASED COROLLA LE IN 2012. IN DECEMBER STARTED EXPERIENCING SEVERE RIGHT SIDE ABDOMINAL PAIN THAT LET TO VARIOUS DOCTORS, PROCEDURES, AND DIAGNOSTIC SURGERY. A PAIN MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST DETERMINED ON 6-12-13 THAT PAIN WAS DUE TO COROLLA'S SHORT SEATS AND PEDAL POSITIONING AND THAT IT CAUSES CHRONIC MUSCLE STRAIN IN SMALL-STATURED PEOPLE. *TR
WHEN I SET UP AND SET DOWN THE PILOT WINDOWS. IT MAKES A ESTRANGE NOISE, THIS CAR IS NEW. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN USING REVERSE, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE FAR ENOUGH FOR HER TO SEE BEHIND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INSPECTED THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING WAS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000. ..UPDATED 05/01/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPLACED THE REVERSE LIGHTS WITH SYLVANIA BLUE LIGHTS. HOWEVER, THE REVERSE ILLUMINATION STILL REMAINED INADEQUATE, IN DARK LOCATIONS.
2012 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND STEERING PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE SLOWED/BRAKED FOR A DIP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE SURGED AND THEN IDLED AT A SPEED OF 10-15 MPH, WITHOUT HER APPLYING THE GAS PEDAL. THE CONSUMER STATED DUE TO THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND HIGH IDLE SHE HAD TO USE HER BRAKE AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO DE- ACCELERATE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD VEER TO THE LEFT, WHICH MADE THE STEERING HARD TO CORRECT. THE TIRES WERE BALANCED AND CHECKED.
I BELIEVE THERE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE RELATED TO THE PLACEMENT OF THE AIR BAG SENSOR. MY WIFE AND A CO-WORKERS WIFE WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT SEVERELY DEFORMED THE FRONT OF A 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA WITHOUT TRIGGERING THE AIRBAG SENSOR. UPON INSPECTION, IT APPEARS THAT THE PORTION OF THE CAR THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR IS ATTACHED TO, MOVED OVER A FOOT AND A HALF WITHOUT TRIGGERING THE AIR BAG SENSOR. AS A FORMER ASE MASTER TECHNICIAN AND TECHNICAL EXPERT FOR THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, THIS MAY BE A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW THAT COULD ENDANGER THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OTHER 2012 COROLLA OWNERS. I FILE A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA USA AND I AM WAITING FOR THEIR RESPONSE. *TR
2012 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO GAS PEDAL PROBLEM AND WINDOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE STREAKS ON THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. CONSUMER'S HANDWRITING IS ILLEGIBLE. *JB
THE SPEED CONTROL WAS SET TO 60MPH OVER A STRETCH OF EMPTY INTERSTATE. AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERED A SLIGHT ELEVATION IN THE ROAD, THE ENGINE REVVED TO OVER 4,500 RPM AND INCREASED MY SPEED TO ALMOST 70MPH. THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION WAS UNEXPECTED AND NOT WITHIN NORMAL SPEED CONTROL OPERATING LIMITS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING A LOW PARKING SPEED, SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY, CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO A FENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOTALED AND THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 01/30/13*LJ UPDATED 1/31/2013 *JS...UPDATED 02/11/15 *BF UPDATED 02/20/15*JB
MY COMPLAINT CONCERNS THE DRIVER'S SEAT IN MY BRAND NEW 2012 COROLLA,PURCHASED ON 06/23/12. AFTER MORE THAN 9 YEARS OF BEING THE HAPPY OWNER OF A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA, I DID NOT HESITATE TO TRADE IT IN FOR A NEW AND MUCH NICER MODEL. I HAD NO IDEA IT WOULD TURN INTO A NIGHTMARE. AS IT TURNS OUT THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS SO HARD AND UNCOMFORTABLE IT HAS RESULTED IN MY DISCOVERING A SCIATICA NERVE I DIDN'T KNOW EXISTED AND THE MISALIGNMENT OF MY BACK TO THE POINT WHERE I AM NOW BEING TREATED BY A CHIROPRACTOR. I WENT BACK TO TOYOTA INITIALLY, BUT WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR AND THE SEAT WAS NOT CONSIDERED DEFECTIVE. IT WAS RECOMMEND I GO TO A PLACE THAT COULD REUPHOLSTERED THE SEAT BY POSSIBLY ADJUSTING THE PADDING. I DID. IT HELPED SOME, BUT NOT ENOUGH. I WENT BACK TO TOYOTA DETERMINED TO EXCHANGE THE CAR, BUT TO NO AVAIL SINCE THE DEAL I WAS OFFERED WAS WAY OVER MY BUDGET. I HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT PENDING WITH THE UPHOLSTER AND IN THE MEAN TIME I'M MAINTAINING BY SEEING THE CHIROPRACTOR AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. I'M IN CONSTANT PAIN AND HAVE TRIED EVERY KIND OF SEAT PADDING I COULD THINK OF, BUT NOTHING HAS WORKED. IT'S LIKE A BAD PAIR OF SHOES THAT INSTANTLY HURT WHEN YOU PUT THEM ON. UNFORTUNATELY, ONE CAN'T JUST THROW A CAR OUT AND GET A NEW ONE THAT FITS BETTER. I'M WORKING TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT BECAUSE I WORK MON.-FRI AND CAN'T TAKE TIME OFF TO DEAL WITH THIS MATTER. WEEKENDS AREN'T MUCH HELP SINCE THE UPHOLSTER ALSO ONLY WORKS MON.-FRI. FOR
AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THERE IS ANY KIND OF WIND (EG. HEAD WIND, CROSS WIND, TAIL WIND), THE VEHICLE IS ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE AND CHANGES DIRECTION WITHOUT DRIVER INPUT. ***VERY DANGEROUS***. NOTIFIED DEALER AT 5K SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS TOO MUCH AIR PRESSURE IN TIRES. THE CHANGE OF AIR PRESSURE BY THE DEALER MADE NO DIFFERENCE, AND I HAVE EXPERIMENTED WITH HIGHER, LOWER, AND 35 PSI IN ALL FOUR TIRES. WITHOUT WINDS, THE CAR DRIVES ABSOLUTELY STRAIGHT AND STABLE ON THE SAME ROADS THAT I DRIVE DAILY. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE AND DON'T BELIEVE I WILL KEEP THIS OTHERWISE NICE CAR FOR VERY LONG. *TR
AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60MPH ON INTERSTATE DRIVING, VEHICLE FEELS LIKE IT IS BEING BLOWN ALL OVER THE ROAD. VERY HARD TO KEEP VEHICLE CENTERED IN LANE EVEN ON NON WINDY DRY CONDITION DAYS. SOMETHING IN STEERING SEEMS TO BE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. VEHICLE DOES NOT FEEL SAFE ABOVE 60MPH ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS. VEHICLE SEEMS TO BLOW TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT AND VERY HARD TO STAY IN LANE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A RUBBING NOISE WHILE IT WAS TURNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE THAT NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,250 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,500.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, SHE TRIED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE THEN SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD BE SENDING FURTHER INFORMATION TO HER VIA MAIL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,400.
TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE IN THE LEFT LANE PROCEEDED TO ENTER THE RIGHT LANE, THE CONTACT SWERVED OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID A CRASH. AS A RESULT, SHE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO A POLE AND THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY CAUSING THE CONTACT HEAD TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, FACE, LEFT SHOULDER, RIBS, LEGS, AND ABDOMEN. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
APPROXIMATELY 10 WORKING DAYS HAVE PAST AFTER ARBITRATION OF THE EPS(ELECTRIC POWER STEERING) OF MY 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA S IN WHICH TODAY IN THE MAIL CAME THE DENIAL. I ENTERED INTO A CLAIM TO HAVE DON MCGILL TOYOTA OF HOUSTON PURCHASE THIS CAR BACK. PLEASE EVERYONE, THE EPS SYSTEM IS NOT A COMPONENT YOU HAVE TO ADJUST YOUR LEVEL OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE TO SUIT THEIRS. THE EPS IS UNSAFE AND WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, IT'S A SHAME THAT A DEATH OR BLOODSHED IS THE ONLY MEANS BY WHICH TOYOTA WILL OPEN THEIR EYES! SADLY THOUGH IT IS OFTEN HOW THE CONSUMER AT THE END OF THE DAY HAS HIS VOICE HEARD.. THE STEERING SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE CAN BE DOWN RIGHT DANGEROUS! YOU ARE FOOLISH TO BUY THIS CAR AND THIS IS MY LESSON LEARNED. HEED THIS WARNING FOR ANYONE WANTING TO PURCHASE THIS AUTOMOBILE. I AM NO LONGER A LOYAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER AND THE CARE AT WHICH THOSE THAT REPRESENT THE AUTOMAKER AFFORD THEIR CUSTOMERS. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAY I CAN RID MY HANDS OF THIS POTENTIALLY LETHAL AUTOMOBILE WITH IT'S UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING SYSTEM. *TR
THE DRIVER FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL, AWOKE AND TRIED TO CORRECT HIS LANE POSITION. UPON HIS ATTEMPT, THE CAR COULD NOT BE STABILIZED OR CONTROLLED. THIS WAS A FRONT END CRASH AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 50 - 55 MPH GOING THROUGH A CHAIN LINK FENCE, HITTING HUNDREDS OF STACKED LOBSTER CRATES (LIKE HITTING A BRICK WALL). THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY TOTALED, THE DRIVER HAD SEAT BELT ON. NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR SMASHED THROUGH THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND A PIECE OF WOODEN LOBSTER CRATE WITH NAILS CAME THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND INTO THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY TO THE DRIVER, SEVER FACIAL AND ELBOW LACERATIONS, AND MAJOR AMOUNTS OF GLASS FRAGMENTS IN HIS BODY. THE DRIVER WAS THE ONLY INDIVIDUAL IN THE VEHICLE. *TR
I PURCHASES A NEW 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA THIS YEAR. ON (FIRST DAY) THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALER I NOTICED THE VEHICLE TENDS TO SWAY IN THE FREEWAY. IT FEELS SIMILAR TO DRIVING ON A WINDY DAY. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWO TIMES, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEMS STILL PERSISTS. WHAT RIGHTS DOES THE CUSTOMER HAVE IN THESE TYPES OF CIRCUMSTANCES? *TR
VEHICLE STEERING HAS POOR ON-CENTER FEEL. WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN OVER 30 MPH, THE WHEEL CAN BE TURNED AN INCH RIGHT OR LEFT OF CENTER AND IT WILL NOT RETURN. THIS RESULTS IN ADDITIONAL DRIVER FATIGUE FROM STEERING CORRECTIONS TO OVERCOME THE DEAD SPOT NEAR CENTER. BRIGHT COLORED AND CHROME TRIM PANELS NEAR GEAR SHIFT CONSOLE CAUSE DISTRACTING GLARE UNDER BRIGHT SUNNY CONDITIONS. *TR
(1) 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA, 4 DOORS,4 CYLINDER. WHEN YOU DRIVE THE CAR AT A SPEED OF 65 MPH OR HIGHER THE CAR'S STEERING WHEEL ALWAYS STEER TO THE LEFT SIDE AND YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO HANDLE FIRMLY ALL THE TIME. (2) WHEN YOU ROLL THE REAR WINDOW ALL THE WAY DOWN, THE BACK WINDOW, DOESN'T MATTER WHICH ONE, YOU WILL GET A LOUD VIBRATION AND THIS WILL HURT YOUR EAR DRUMS OR EVEN CAN DAMAGE THE EAR DRUMS. *JB
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I REPORT THIS ISSUE. I LOGGED 1,500MILES ROUNDTRIP FROM HOUSTON TO EL PASO. THIS IS ALSO THE 4TH LONGEST TRIP I HAVE TAKEN IN THIS CAR. THE PROBLEM IS THE STEERING IS DANGEROUS OVER 65+ MPH! THE FRONT END OF THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT FLOATS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE ZERO FEELING OF THE ROAD FROM MY HANDS TO THE WHEELS. THE CAR TRACKS AND NEVER STAYS TRUE ON THE ROAD. THIS IS CONSTANT AND NOT INTERMITTENT WHICH MEANS I AM FOCUSING MORE ON THE STEERING ISSUE THEN ON THE TRAFFIC. I AM EITHER OVERCOMPENSATING FOR ANY SLIGHT MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO BARELY TOUCHING THE WHEEL TO KEEP THIS CAR REMOTELY DRIVING STRAIGHT IN THE CENTER OF THE LANE, AND THAT DOESN'T HELP! IT WORSENS AT SPEEDS OF 75+MPH. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT! PLEASE RECALL THIS EPS SYSTEM NOW!!! *TR
I TEST DROVE A NEW 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA LE TODAY AND WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THAT, AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (65 MPH), THE STEERING DID NOT TRACK WELL (LIKES TO DRIFT SIDEWAYS, BUT ONLY SLIGHTLY) AND MY CONSTANT STEERING CORRECTIONS SEEMED TO JERK THE VEHICLE (AND DRIVER) SIDE TO SIDE SLIGHTLY. THE SLIGHTEST STEERING CORRECTIONS CAUSED MY BODY TO JERK SLIGHTLY WITH THE CAR (MAYBE IT'S CAUSED BY A TIGHT SUSPENSION COMBINED WITH TIGHT STEERING). THIS JERKING WAS NOT A COMFORTABLE FEELING. YOU NEED TO BE "VERY" STEADY ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID WHAT SEEMS TO ME LIKE THE CAR'S OVERCORRECTIVE STEERING. I TRIED TO BE AS STEADY AS I POSSIBLY COULD AND KEPT IT UNDER REASONABLE CONTROL AND WAS REASONABLY COMFORTABLE, BUT IN MY OPINION, THIS CAR HAS SOME STEERING "PROBLEMS" (STEERING IS TOO RESPONSIVE AND POSSIBLY OVERCORRECTS). WHEN I GOT TO A TOLL BOOTH OFF RAMP, I WAS LEANING OVER AND REACHING FOR MY WALLET WHEN I OVERCORRECTED THE STEERING AND IT SCARED ME "A LOT." THAT HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE. AT LOWER SPEEDS THE COROLLA SEEMED TO STEER OK. I OWN A 99 BUICK AND HAVE NEVER FELT THIS JERKY/OVERCORRECTIVE STEERING. I ALSO TEST DROVE A 2012 HONDA CIVIC AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY KIND OF STEERING PROBLEM LIKE THE COROLLA'S, ALTHOUGH EVEN THE CIVIC HAD FASTER STEERING RESPONSE THAN MY 99 BUICK AND I HAD TO GET USED TO IT. I AM NOT AFFILIATED WITH EITHER COMPANY AND MY COMMENTS HERE ARE FACT. ONE CONCERN THAT I HAVE IS WHEN THE ROAD IS ICY OR COVERED WITH SNOW, I WOULD WORRY THAT THE JERKIN
THE COMPONENT/SYSTEM IS KNOWN IN THE INDUSTRY AS ELECTRIC POWER STERRING(EPS). I PURCHASED MY NEW COROLLA S ON 26 MARCH 2012. I TRADED IN MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA BASE THAT DID NOT HAVE EPS. MY COROLLA S WAS ORDERED AND I WAITED APPROX 2 MONTHS BEFORE IT ARRIVED. I DID NOT TEST DRIVE THE 2012 MODEL(I TRUSTED THE MODEL) AND HAVE NEVER DRIVEN A CAR WITH EPS TO MY KNOWLEDGE. SINCE I AM A PRIOR OWNER OF A COROLLA I CAN WRITE THIS WITH VERY GOOD CREDIBILITY. I STARTED NOTICING THIS OVER STEERAGE AS I BEGAN TO DRIVE THE CAR AT LENGTH AND DISTANCE AND SPEEDS UP TO AND OVER THE LIMITS HERE IN TEXAS. THIS INCLUDES MY WIFE AS WELL. HERE ON THIS FORM I HAVE ENTERED TWO DATES BUT THIS HAS BEEN FROM DAY 1. AT HIGHER SPEEDS IT IS MUCH MORE EVIDENT, AT LOWER SPEEDS NOT AS NOTICEABLE BUT NOW MY MIND IS TELLING ME TO BE CAREFUL. THE SPEED I LISTED HERE ON THIS FORM IS ONLY AN EXAMPLE I REALLY WANTED TO JUST ENTER ALL IF I COULD. I GET THE FEELING I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING SYSTEM. IT'S FAR TOO SENSITIVE. I FEEL I HAVE TO HOLD LESS THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP FROM COMPENSATING FOR ANY SLIGHT DEVIATION AS THE SYSTEM REALLY DOES WHAT IT'S SEEMS TO DO ON IT'S OWN. THIS IS DISTURBING AND QUITE DANGEROUS! I DELIVERED MY CAR 04 MAY TO THE SERVICE DEPT. TO SEE IF THEY COULD FIX THE PROBLEM. YESTERDAY 05 MAY ON A STRETCH OF OPEN HIGHWAY I EXCEEDED THE TEXAS POSTED SPEED LIMIT TO SEE WHAT EFFECTS WOULD TAKE PLACE. THIS OVERAGE GETS AMPLIFIED! THIS MAY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT! I FEEL I HAVE TO RE
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