TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING LOST POWER AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VEER LEFT. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL AND TRAVELED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW IF THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,140.
2013 Toyota Corolla complaints
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKING DISTANCE INCREASED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A BRAKE LEAK BEHIND THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.
KNOCKING , RATTLNG, ON ROUGH STREET, 4 DOOR, LE, IN MOTION, STARTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. SCARY
TAKATA RECALL I GOT A CAR FROM TOYOTA EXPRESSWAY IN BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS EVER SINCE I GOT THE CAR FROM THEM REMIND YOU THAT TO USE THE CAR I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS I MEAN BRINGING THE CAR BACK THE SAME PROBLEMS OVER AND OVER WHICH IS THE BRAKES THE STEERING WHEEL IT FEELS LIKE IT NEEDS AN ALIGNMENT WHEN I DRIVE IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR SLIDING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND THEN NOT DOING NOTHING ABOUT THE SITUATION AND I'M GETTING FED UP BECAUSE I HAVE A DAUGHTER AND THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SO I WOULD LIKE SOMETHING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS THANK YOU ALSO I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND BEFORE THEY EVEN FIX THE VEHICLE THEY SAID THERE WAS A DEFAULT THERE WAS A LOT OF PROBLEMS GOING ON WITH THE CAR WHICH I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL THE CAR DEALERSHIP TOYOTA BUT THEY ARE NOT DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM CATASTROPHIC FAILURE
TAKATA RECALL: ON 2-28-18 AFTER I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, 6565 HEADQUARTERS DRIVE, PLANO, TX 75024 I CONTACTED MY USUAL SERVICE CENTER WHICH IS STERLING MCCALL TOYOTA (HOUSTON, TX) & TOLD THEM MY VEHICLE NEEDED AIRBAG REPLACEMENT ACCORDING TO THE LETTER. I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CONTACTED WHEN AIRBAGS WOULD BE AVAILABLE, BUT NOW IT IS JULY 13 & I STILL HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THEM. I ONLY CALLED THAT ONE TIME IN FEBRUARY BECAUSE I FORGOT ABOUT IT UNTIL NOW; HOWEVER, I GAVE THEM A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO CONTACT ME & THEY HAVEN'T.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V024000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A WHIPLASH, BACK PAINS, AND HEADACHES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A RELATIVE'S PROPERTY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.
TAKATA RECALL HAS ANNOUNCED THAT MY VEHICLE AIR BAG PASSENGER SIDE FRONTAL HAS BEEN RECALLED BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED BY ANYONE.
TL* HE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS INDICATED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V024000 (AIR BAGS). A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD, NECK, AND BACK INJURIES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
MY WIFE HAD A COLLISION AND MY COROLLA BECAME TOTAL BUT AIRBAG NEVER INFLATE
I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH TOYOTA OF HOLLYWOOD, FL AND HAVE LEFT MESSAGES FOR SERVICE ADVISORS WHO DO NOT RETURN CALLS. I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE TWO MONTHS AGO AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE ONLY WAY TO GET AN APPOINTMENT IS WITH A SERVICE ADVISOR. DO I HAVE TO TAKE TIME OUT OF MY BUSY SCHEDULE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT?
THE REAR SEAT WAS ALWAYS TOUGH TO GET IT TO STAY LOCKED IN PLACE AFTER FOLDING THE SEAT DOWN. AT 70,000 MILES, ONE HALF OF THE 60/40 SEAT WOULD NOT STAY LOCKED IN POSITION, AFTER BEING FOLDED DOWN. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE WHOLE SEAT LOCKING MECHANISM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $300. FURTHERMORE, THE PART IS ON A 'NATIONAL BACKORDER', AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THIS PART WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INSTALLATION. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A PART THAT SHOULD LAST WELL BEYOND THE USEFUL LIFE OF THE VEHICLE, AND IS A VERY ODD PART TO FAIL. THIS PART HAS BEEN TROUBLE FOR SOME TIME, AND FAILED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, BUT MEANS I CAN'T HAVE ANYONE IN THE AFFECTED PART OF THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, UNTIL THIS PART IS REPLACED.
TAKATA RECALL. STONE MOUNTAIN TOYOTA HAS BEEN EXTREMELY UNRESPONSIVE IN MY EFFORTS TO GET THE TAKATA RECALL ON MY VEHICLE ACCOMPLISHED. MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT THIS DEALERSHIP AND THEY SEEM TO TRY TO DELAY OR IMPEDE THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE AFFECTED PART. THEY CLAIM, FROM THE BEGINNING, THAT I MUST LEAVE MY VEHICLE WITH THEM OVERNIGHT TO GET THE WORK DONE. I KNOW THAT THE ACTUAL REPAIR TIME IS 10 MINUTES AND THAT THE DEALER HAS UP TO 1 1/2 HOURS TO DO THE WORK, ALSO, THE FACT THAT I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE WORK TO BE DONE SO THAT THEY CAN SCHEDULE THE NECESSARY PERSONNEL TO COMPLETE THE WORK SHOULD BE ADEQUATE FOR THEM TO DO THE WORK NEEDED. MY APPOINTMENT WAS MARCH 26, 2018 AT 3:00 PM AND WHEN I ARRIVED THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR HAD TO BE LEFT AT THE DEALERSHIP OVERNIGHT. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE SINCE I NEED THE VEHICLE TO GO TO WORK. THEY MAKE NO EFFORT TO COMPLETE THE REPAIRS IN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE ADDRESS FOR STONE MOUNTAIN TOYOTA IS 4400 US HIGHWAY 78, LILBURN, GA 30047 AND THEIR PHONE NUMBER IS 770-736-0030.
DIFFICULT TO STEER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT AND IT'S TERRIFYING TRYING TO DRIVE EVEN SHORT DISTANCES ON THE HIGHWAY OR SURFACE STREETS WITH AN ELEVATED MPH VALUE. IF I DO NOT ACTIVELY KEEP MY STEERING WHEEL TURNING TOWARDS THE RIGHT, I WILL SURELY CRASH INTO A VEHICLE IN THE NEXT LANE. EXTREMELY UNSAFE!
"TAKATA RECALL" ABS DOES NOT WORK AND WAS DIAGNOSED BY TOYOTA. TOYOTA WANTS $4500.00 TO FIX IT. CAR HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRAC OFF WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR TOYOTA DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,500.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TT *JS
TAKATA RECALL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO OPERATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4 AT ABOUT 7 PM, IT HAD BEEN A RAINY DAY WITH A LOT OF HUMIDITY, LEAVING MY PARENTS' HOUSE A BLOCK BEFORE THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THE AIR BAGS WERE ACTIVATED AND AS A RESULT OF THAT I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND I CAUGHT THE LIGHT IN RED. AS A RESULT ALMOST A FATAL ACCIDENT MY MOTHER WAS IN THE HOSPITAL IN INTENSIVE CARE FOR 3 DAYS, ME AND MY NEPHEWS WITH MANY BLOWS, THANK GOD NOT VERY SERIOUS. BUT THE PEOPLE WHO IMPACTED ME AS A RESULT OF NOT STOPPING AT THE RED LIGHT, ALSO SUFFERED MANY INJURIES. THAT I HAVE TO DO? THANK YOU
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V024000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS DROPPED OFF AT THE DEALER, BUT THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED FOUR HOURS LATER THAT THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE TIME TO REPAIR THE RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS CLOSING TIME. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT A LOANER VEHICLE WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED. UPON ARRIVAL, THE DEALER EXPRESSED THAT THERE WERE NO MORE LOANER VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THERE WAS NO ESTIMATED TIMEFRAME FOR THE REPAIR. THE DEALER INFORMATION WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
4 MONTHS AGO THEY REPLACED BOTH FRONT AXLES AND 3 MONTHS IN PASSENGER FRONT AXLE INNER PART BROKE IN HALF. HAD PART WARRANTIED AND PUT IN ANOTHER RIGHT FRONT AXLE. 2 WEEKS IN AND AXLE HAS WENT BAD AGAIN. ALL THE AXLES CANT BE BAD, THERE IS OBVIOSULY AN ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AND RIGHT FRONT AXLES. I THINK A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED.
TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA FOR MY CAR. I JUST RAN THE VIN NUMBER AND IT IS LISTED AS HAVE THE TAKATA AIRBAG AND NOW I AM CONCERNED. SHOULD I CONTACT TOYOTA DIRECTLY? THANKS, ERIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND THEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE WAS HEARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CITY TOYOTA (255 SAN PEDRO RD, DALY CITY, CA 94014) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
TAKATA RECALL I MADE AN APPOINTMENT 2 WEEKS AGO TO FIX THE PROBALEM AND THE NEXT AVAILABLE IS FEB. 24, I WOULD LIKE THIS PROBLEM TO BE FIXED SOONER OR HAVE A REPLACEMENT CAR IN THE MEANTIME. THE SAFETY RISK IS RIDICULOUS.
TAKATA CAR DETECTED LEAK IN SYSTEM HAD IT REPLACED AN IT SHOWS SAME ISSUE STEERING FAILS EVERY SO OFTEN HAVE NO CONTROL FOR A FEW SECONDS TRANSMISSION SLAMS IN GEAR OR SOMETHING WHEN GOING TO PASS
TAKATA RECALL
MY CAR IS IN RECALL LIST DUE TO AIRBAG PROBLEM. HOW TO REPLACE IT?
TOYOTA RECALL: TAKATA AIR BAG INFLATOR PURCHASED DEC 2 2016 AT RON CARTER CADILLAC. AT TIME OF PURCHASE I ASKED IF IT HAD ANY TAKATA PARTS. ANSWER WAS NO. NO MENTION OF INFLATORS BEING TAKATA! CALLED TOYOTA TO SEE IF IT HAD ANY RECALLS LAST SPRING AND I WAS TOLD I WOULD RECEIVE ANY RECALL NOTICE... I ASKED AGAIN IF ANY TAKATA PARTS AND WAS TOLD NO AGAIN BUT WOULD BE CONTACTED IF SO IN FUTURE IF RECALLS. SO TOYOTA DID KNOW THEY WERE ON MY VEHICLE ! I AM DISABLED FROM BACK INJURY PERMANENTLY AND NEED TO HAVE A SAFE CAR. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT [XXX] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.. THERE HAS BEEN SO MUCH ABOUT TAKATA AIRBAGS AND INFLATORS - HOW CAN THEY HIDE INFORMATION AND GIVE OUT FALSE INFO WHEN QUESTIONED !!! FORTUNATELY NO INCIDENTS SO FAR !!! I WILL UPDATE MY COMPLAINT WHEN I CAN. WILL PUT IN TODAY'S DATE AS RECALL WAS ON CBS NEWS THIS EVENING 1/9/2018. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
MY DAUGHTER HAS THE 2013 TOYOTA COROLLA AND SHE WAS IN A SERIOUS SITUATION. SHE WAS FOLLOWED BY 3 PEOPLE AND WHEN SHE STOPPED AND PARKED HER CAR THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKED AND BEFORE SHE KNEW IT SOMEONE OPENED HER DOOR AND DRAGGED HER OUT OF THE CAR AND SHE WAS JUMPED ON BY 3 PEOPLE. BECAUSE HER DOORS AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKED MY DAUGHTER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. IF THE DOORS DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN PARK SHE COULD HAVE BEEN SAFE. I HAVE TWO COROLLAS. ONE I DRIVE 2016 AND ONE MY DAUGHTER DRIVES 2013 AND THEY BOTH HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I THINK THEIR SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. MY DAUGHTER COULD HAVE BEEN BEATEN TO DEATH BECAUSE HER DOORS AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKED BUT SHE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. I WILL BE FILLING MORE COMPLAINTS UNTIL THIS IS RESOLVED.
TAKATA RECALL--CAR MAKE AND MODEL ARE LISTED ON RECALL LIST--LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER SAYS NO--BUT DON'T TRUST THAT STATEMENT. CHECKED WITH COLONIAL TOYOTA, INDIANA PA 15701--WAS REPEATEDLY TOLD NO.
THE BRAKE PEDAL IS POSITIONED SO THAT IT CAN CATCH THE SIDE OR SOLE OF THE DRIVER'S SHOE SO THAT THE BRAKES CANNOT BE ACTIVATED. IT CAN CAPTURE THE SHOE UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ACTIVATE THE BRAKES. WHEN NEEDING BRAKES UNDER AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, THE SHOE CAN BE TRAPPED, AND CAN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR, AND CAUSED MY MOTHER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT, BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT GET HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED, AND ONLY 3 CARS WERE DAMAGED.
TAKATA RECALL
THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON EVERY DAY FOR OVER 3 MONTHS.
TAKATA RECALL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA COROLLA EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL400-02 TIRES, SIZE: P205/55R16. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIVE LIKE ONE OF THE TIRES WAS FLAT. SUDDENLY, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TO CONSTANTLY PLACE AIR IN THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC (DRACUT TIRE SHOP, INC., 1269 LAKEVIEW AVE, DRACUT, MA 01826 (978) 957-0782), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT NO RECALL WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.
DRIVER WAS IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS GOING 25-30 MPH AND HIT A LARGER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY FOR THE DRIVER. NO PASSENGER IN CAR. DRIVER WAS PROVIDED EMERGENCY MEDIAL ATTENTION AT THE SCENE.
TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL. IT MAY SPRAY METAL DEBRIS TOWARD VEHICLE OCCUPANTS AND MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY
TAKATA RECALL NOTICE NOTHING HAPPENED
TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SLIPPING OF THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS CALLED AND TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS FINE AND THAT THE NEW SV TRANSMISSIONS HANDLE DIFFERENTLY FROM THE OLDER TRANSMISSIONS, I SHOULDN'T BE WORRIED. THEN I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES AS THEY ARE BAD. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT I RUINED THE BRAKES BY DRIVING THE CAR HARD. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN MY THIRTY FOUR YEARS OF DRIVING THAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I RUIN BRAKES. WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IT HAD 14599 MILES. WHEN I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE IT HAD 24397. LESS THAN 10,000 MILES HAD BEEN DRIVEN ON THIS VEHICLE AND I AM BEING TOLD THAT I HAVE TO SPEND 600 DOLLARS ON A BRAKE JOB. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS, DIFFERENT MAKES AND MODELS AND I HAVE NEVER EVER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES, ROTORS, PADS, DRUMS, SHOES SO SOON. I BELIEVE THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS DEFECTIVE ROTORS, DRUMS AND SHOULD BE REPLACED AT MANUFACTURERS/DEALERS COST. I OWN A 2011 KIA SPORTAGE AND DROVE THAT FOR CLOSE TO 60,000 MILES BEFORE HAVING TO DO BRAKES. THE BRAKES HAVE A PULSATING, VIBRATING WHEN BRAKING ON HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND ON CITY ROADS. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS WELL. BRAKES ON A VEHICLE WITH SUCH LOW MILES SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED SO SOON.
I WAS DRIVING TOYOTA COROLLA 2013 AND I WAS 65 M/P ON HIGHWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED (BROKEN) I HAD ONLY 39,000 MILES. I HAD TO MINION SOMETHING ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I ALMOST DIED,THE CAR IS UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS, I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP , THEY SAID YOU WARRENTY IS EXPIRED AND THEY COULD NOT FIXE THE CAR, LESS I RENEW MY WARRANTY ON 36000 MILLES FOR $1000 OR 90,000 MILES FOR $3000, SINCE I COULDN'T PAY FOR THAT I TOOK IT TO REGULAR SHOP AND I FIXE IT. AFTER I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER TO OPEN A CLAIM, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP ME BECAUSE IT DID NOT SHOW ON RECORD THAT I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER SHIP, AND THEY DECIDED TO NOT REMBOURSE YOU FOR ANY MONEY I SPEND TO FIXE IT. THE FUNNY PART, THE DEALER SAID THEY GUARANTEE 36000 MILES AND TOYOTA SAID THE GUARANTEE IS FOR 60,000 MILES AND MY CAR WAS BROKEN AND I HAD ONLY 39000 MILES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO PRODUCED AN ENGINE CODE OF P02198. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
PURCHASED VEHICLE SEPTEMBER 2015 WITH 59,000 MILES. 8 MONTHS LATER THE MASTER CYLINDER MALFUNCTIONS. BRAKE PEDAL HAS TO BE PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND MAKES A WEIRD NOISE, LIKE A CREAKING NOISE. I TAKE IT TO BE REPAIRED. THEY BLEED THE BRAKES. TEMPORARY FIX. NOVEMBER 2016, SAME PROBLEM AND I TAKE IT TO BE REPAIRED AND MASTER CYLINDER IS REPLACED. 5 MONTHS LATER, SAME PROBLEM AND THE MASTER CYLINDER IS BEING REPLACED AGAIN FOR THE 2ND TIME.
I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT TURNING,LEFT AT A BIG INTERSECTION IN POOLER, GA THERE WAS A DOUBLE TURN LANE. I TALKED MY BRAKES AS OTHER CAR NEXT TO ME WAS IN MY LANE ON THE TURN. HE ADJUSTED AND I PRECEDED UP THE INCLINED ROAD TO WHERE CARS WERE STOPPED WAITING FOR THE LIGHT. I WAS HORRIFIED AS I REALIZED MY BRAKES WAS NOT STOPPING BY THE TIME MY BRAIN COMPUTED THEY WAS NOT WORKING,WHEN THEY JUST WORKED SECONDS EARLIER. NEXT THEN I HEARD A GUN SHOT NOISE FROM AIR BAGS EXPLODING AND WAS IN THE REAR END OF AN SUV. I RECALL MY BRAKES WAS REPLACED AT 37000 MILES PAD WERE THIN AND CONSTANT BRAKE DUST DAILY ON MY RIMS. I AM FORTUNATE MINOR INJURIES AND WAS GOING AT A LOW SPEED. THIS COULD OF BEEN A FATAL ACCIDENT IF ON THE FREEWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS. MY BRAKES FAILING CAUSES ME HIGH ANXIETY AND,FEAR WHEN DRIVING NOW. INSURANCE COMPANY DOES NOT INSPECT MY BRAKES ISSUE WHICH IS DISHEARTENING SINCE THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF MY ACCIDENT. I WAS GOING ABOUT 15 TO 20 AND BRAKING TO SLOW DOWN SO I THOUGHT THEN REALIZED MY CAR WAS NOT STOPPING.
I WAS DRIVING IN COLLEGE PARK AND THIS GIRL WAS DRIVING SO RECKLESS IT SEEMED LIKE SHE WAS TRYING TO RACE SOMEONE AND SHE KEPT SWERVING IN FRONT OF ME BUT SHE ALMOST HIT ME 5 TIMES I LITERALLY I HAD TO SWERVE MY CAR TO A CROSSING LANE IN THE MIDDLE SO MUCH I WAS GETTING SO PISSED SHE WAS DRIVING CRAZY AS [XXX] I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE [XXX] IS WRONG WITH BUT SHE SHOULDN'T BE DRIVING AND SHE'S ALSO A LYFT DRIVER AND I DON'T SHE'S FIT FOR THAT BC SHE'S CRAZY. SHE ALMOST HIT ME A COUPLE TIME IF I DIDN'T SWERVE WE WOULD'VE CRASHED. I HAD MY 2 YEAR OLD IN THE BACK SEAT AND I WAS SCARED FOR HIM. PLEASE GET THAT GIRL SOME HELP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TRUNK LATCH IS DEFECTIVE - RANDOMLY OPENS. HAD IT FIXED FOR $350. OPENS WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN PARKED. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A RECALL WITH THE 2009 MODEL. HAPPENED TWICE ON 12/29/17 AND HAD IT FIXED ON 01/16/17.
TO BEGIN I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT WHEN I BOUGHT MY CAR IN 2014 THE BACK MIDDLE SEATBELT WAS ALREADY CUT. MY 12-YEAR-OLD SON WAS RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT PASSENGER SIDE. HE HAD HIS SEATBELT ON AND THEN HE STARTED COMPLAINING THAT IT WAS GETTING TIGHTER SO I PULLED OVER AND TRIED GETTING THE SEATBELT TO UNLOCK. IT WOULD NOT UNLOCK AND WAS GETTING TIGHTER. FINALLY I HAD TO GO INTO A GAS STATION AND BORROW A PAIR OF SCISSORS TO CUT THE SEATBELT SO MY SON COULD GET OUT
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE WHILE CAR IN MOTION FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS WHILE MAKING A RIGHT AND LEFT HAND TURN. *TR
THERE ARE TIMES WHEN ACCELERATING GOING AROUND A CORNER OR EVEN STRAIGHT THERE'S A PAUSE AND THAT ACCELERATION FOR AT LEAST A GOOD TWENTY FEET BUT THERE'S NOTHING THEIR IN THE ACCELERATION COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT PERSON BACK DOESN'T REALIZE THERE'S NO ACCELERATION
PREOWNED 2013 TOYOTA COROLLA IN THIS CAR HAVE A CARFAX REPORT THAT SAYS IN 2 PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYDED. AS ITS 3RD OWNER PURCHASED WITH 46958MILES I HAVE NOTICED THAT I THE VEHICLE BRAKES TO HARD. AND WHEN I STEP LIGHTLY ON THE BRAKE IT CONTINUES TO DRIVE TILL I STEP HARTER ON THE BRAKE. ITS HARDLY NOTICEABLE AND TO CATCH. 3RD ISHU IS THAT WHEN I US THE AC IT USES TOO MUCH FULE. ALSO WITH THE AC TURNED OFF IT IS STILL BLOWING OUT COOL AIR AT A LOW LEVEL THAT COULD BE SENSED BY PLACING YOUR HANDS BY THE AIR VENTS.
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