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2017 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 2017 record →

Service Brakes
Filed Oct 26, 2021CA

When it's wet on the road or raining my car deploys and I lose control I've been telling the dealer ship since the first day I had this car they told me it's nothing yesterday when it was raining my car did it again also u I called to have my recall fixed and they said there was not any in my car??? This car is a risk I'm going to kill myself driving this car or get hurt I had 3 rental cars because I am scared to drive this car [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Structure › Body
Filed Oct 23, 2021IL

Vehicle is leaking a large amount of water/condensation on my passenger side front seat which is causing mold/mildew. I asked Toyota to take a look at it, they stated it’s not a manufactured or engineered problem, which it actually is. That is not part of a schedule maintenance issue. Wanted to charge me to take a look at it and I have an extended warranty

Unknown or Other
Filed Sep 19, 2021FL

Hi, I purchased my car in Feb 2017. but before 9 months back, it starts to have bubbles on all perimeter of the windshield. and currently have too many bubbles on that perimeter. My current Car milage is 33,000 only So, I talked to Toyota care regarding this but they denied handling this as they said this is outside of the warranty period. but I feel that this is a manufacturing defect. and that must be resolved by Toyota as there is no user reason for this bubbling happens. this happens when any manufacturing defect. Also, when I searching for a reason for such bubbling, I found that the ford car also has some issues in 2014. and ford made a correction on this. (Ref: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2011/RCMN-11V445-9034.pdf) Let me know if any other information is required from my end.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Aug 31, 2021SC

Vehicle went out of control in regards of speed when traveling downhill with cruise control on. Vehicle began heavily decelerating and accelerating along with high engine rpm. This is extremely dangerous and I am unable to use cruise control because of it.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jul 10, 2021MN

I HAD TO DRIVE AROUND 600 MILES TO AND FROM FAMILY FUNERAL. AS OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THE CRUISE CONTROL ON A DOWN HILL SLOPE GOES OUT OF CONTROL. AS I REACHED THE TOP OF A HILL AND STARTED DOWN THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD ACCELERATE TO 4000 RPM ( IT IS REALLY LOUD) THE SPEED WOULD START INCREASING AND GO 15-20 MPH OVER WHAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SPEED WAS SET AT. I HAD TO TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL TO REGAIN CONTROL OVER THE SPEED. I WAS AFRAID THAT SOMETHING MIGHT HAPPEN IF I DID NOT. WHERE IT SEEMED MY CAR SHOULD DOWN SHIFT IT WAS NOT. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE PROGRAMMING OF THE CRUISE CONTROL. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON A DECLINE. ALSO, AT ONE POINT WHEN I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE AND A CAR PASSED ME ON THE RIGHT, MY CAR SLOWED DOWN REALLY QUICKLY. IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN BEHIND ME IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS IS MY FOURTH TOYOTA AND I HAVE NEVER HAD THESE PROBLEMS BEFORE.

Wheels
Filed Jun 26, 2021LA

The clips on the front bumper above the wheel broke while driving and the bumper keeps falling off and never been in a wreck. Trying to start a class action suit because I talked to four others at the Toyota dealership who had the same problem

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jun 15, 2021WA

Car is turned off and parked in driveway. Few hours later went to start the car. Noise coming from gas tank. Fuel pump running by itself, loud and noticeable.

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 24, 202150,000 milesAZ

DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WHEN A CAR TURNED LEFT IN FRONT OF ME AT THE INTERSECTION. SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 35-45 WHEN COLLISION OCCURED. THE FRONT OF MY CAR HIT THE SIDE OF THEIR CAR. AFTER CRASH DASH SHOWED PCS MALFUNCTION SEE DEALER NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP. CAR WAS DEEMED TOTALLED AT 50K MILES. I HAVE WHIPLASH AND MODERATE BACK INJURIES. CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR RECALL ON 3/28/2021.

Structure › Body
Filed Apr 13, 202130,000 milesSC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT MOVED FORWARD AND BACKWARD WHERE THE SEAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE SUBFRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER TOYOTA OF GREENVILLE (2686 LAURENS RD, GREENVILLE, SC 29607, (864)754-7866) BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

Structure › Body
Filed Mar 25, 202195,000 milesOH

PAINT PEELING ON THIS COLOR BLUE AND TOYOTA IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM, PAINT IS CHIPPING ALL OVER THE CAR , PLACES WHERE IT SHOULD NEVER YOU CAN EVEN SEE THE ORIGINAL PRIMER THE FACTORY USES UNDERNEATH THE CAR

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 21, 202145 milesPA

I HAD A CAR ACCIDENT ON JANUARY 15, 2021. MY CAR WAS TOTALED AND NONE OF MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. MY EMERGENCY BRAKE SENSOR DIDN'T GO OFF AS WELL WHICH USUALLY ALWAYS GOES OF FOR ANY MINIMAL CLOSE OBJECT. BECAUSE OF MY AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING I CUT MY LIP OUTSIDE AND INSIDE GOING TO THE HOSPITAL AND GETTING A STITCH IN THE INSIDE OF MY LIP. I HAD A HOLE THE WIDTH OF A DIME FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL AND BLED NON STOP FROM MY NOSE AND LIP/MOUTH. THE HOSPITAL HAS IN MY CHART THE PICTURE OF THE HOLE.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 20, 2021CA

NEEDED TO RAISE CAR CAR TO REACH OIL PLUG FOR OIL CHANGE.THE SUPPLIED TIRE JACK (SISSER TYPE) AS I WAS RAISING CAR THE TIRE JACK COLLAPSED CAR CAME DOWN HARD.WAS JUST GOING TO SLIDE JACK STAND IN WHEN THIS HAPPENED.EILL NOT WORK ANYMORE.PART STAMPED MADE IN CANADA OL213 R16

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Sep 27, 20201,000 milesTX

WHEN GOING DOWN HILL, THE CRUISE CONTROL RACES THE ENGINE INTO HIGH RPM (4000+ RPM) RATHER THAN SLOWING THE ENGINE AND CONTROLLING THE CAR SPEED. IT HAS DONE THIS SINCE IT WAS NEW.

Engine
Filed Aug 31, 2020140,000 milesCA

1ST OF ALL FIX YOUR SITE I HAVE TO NOW WRITE EVERYTHING OVER AGAIN& AGAIN.FIX THIS.I WAS ON FREEWAY WEST ON I-10 TURNED OFF ON WASHINGTON ST. EXIT& WARNING LIGHT &BUZZER SHOWING BATTERY FLASHING&30 SECONDS MY P.S. LIGHT FLASHES& LOST POWER&STEERING& WAS ABLE TO VEER INTO PARKING LOT.IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED 3 MINUTES EARLIER I WOULD HAVE BEEN RUN DOWN BY HEAVY TRAFFIC.IN LESS THAN 2 MINUTES I LOST POWER& STEERING.DON,T THINK I WILL EVER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR AGAIN.AFTER REPLACING ALTANATOR-WATERPUMP-THERMOSTAT-TIMING BELT-SPARK PLUGS-CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR& CAMSHAFT SENSOR.STILL CRANKS BUT WON'T START.ENGINE ROTATES BUT WON'T TURN OVER OR START

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Aug 6, 202079,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE SHUTOFF AND WAS TOWED TO DELUCA TOYOTA (1719 SW COLLEGE RD, OCALA, FL 34471) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

Air BagsCrash2 injured
Filed Jul 20, 202027,000 milesNC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED IN 10/22/2019 HE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH THAT INCLUDED THREE VEHICLES. HIS VEHICLE AND TWO OTHER VEHICLES LOOKING TO MAKE A LEFT-HAND TURN. THE CONTACT WAS REAR ENDED AT 45 MPH AND ENDED UP CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM WHO CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THEM. THE CONTACT'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT HAD A MINOR CONCUSSION BUT THE PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE WITH INJURIES TO HER FACE AND BACK. THERE WERE NO MAJOR INJURIES WITH THE OTHER VEHICLES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY STATE FARM. THE WRECKAGE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WHERE NOT CALLED BY THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

Air BagsCrash3 injured
Filed Jul 3, 202060,000 milesCA

LOST CONTROL OF MY 2017 TOYOTA COROLLA AND HIT A UTILITYPOLE HEAD ON COLLISION AND MY AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY CAUSING MY WIFE AND KIDS INJURIES. *TR

Seat Belts › PretensionerCrash1 injured
Filed Jun 16, 202042,000 milesMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO SLAM HER HEAD INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, HEAD, NECK AND OCULAR BONE DAMAGE. THE CONTACT SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT AT AN URGENT CARE FACILITY THE NEXT DAY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V024000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED THE SAFETY FEATURES FAILURE HAS CAUSED A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. *TR

Air BagsCrash
Filed Jun 2, 20209,850 milesAZ

AS I WAS TRAVELING ON A MAJOR STREET A VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND CROSSED MY PATH , CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO HIT THE CROSSING VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I COMPLIED WITH THE RECALL, HAD VEHICLE IN FOR UPDATING BY THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE "REPAIR" WAS DONE THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO MY MISFORTUNE. *TR

Air Bags
Filed May 20, 202038,700 milesCA

MY HAS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE WITH AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING I DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL I RENEW MY REGISTRATION AND I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A AIR BAG RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL I HAVE KIDS AND THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS NOT KNOWING THAT AIR BAGS ARE NOT READY TO DEPLOY THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO ANYONE AS IT A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Power Train
Filed May 13, 2020FL

MY CAR WAS IN DRIVE AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE SO I WAS NOT ACCELERATING. I WAS IN A TURNING LANE TO ENTER A BUSINESS. MY CAR SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND THE LIGHTS ON MY DASH LIT UP. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TOOK THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION AND WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AGAIN. I'VE ALSO HAD ISSUES IN THE PAST, ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WHERE I TURN MY KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE CAR WILL NOT START. THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES (EVEN WHEN IT WAS BRAND NEW) AND NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE IT AS IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY. *TR

Air Bags
Filed May 9, 202036,000 milesCA

MY VEHICLE MAKES STRANGE NOISE AND DASH FLASHES WITH CAR SHOWED MAKING SLIGHT RIGHT TURN. THE DASH DISPLAYING COFFEE CUP WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY RECALL FOR AIRBAG AND SEAT BELTS REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE. CAR MAY BE DANGER TO SAFETY. *TR

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed May 8, 202024,500 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A 4X4 TRUCK AT 25 MPH. THE WHOLE FRONT WAS SMASHED IN AND THE ENGINE WAS PUSHED BACK INTO THE INNER CAB. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AS WELL AS THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING ALSO FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AS SHE HAD INTERNAL BLEEDING AND CONTUSIONS ALL OVER HER BODY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V02400 (AIR BAGS) A MONTH AFTER THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,500. *DT CONSUMER STATED HEADACHE BUT NO CONCUSSION. CAR WAS TOTALED.*JB

Air Bags
Filed May 1, 2020CA

REPORTED IN MARCH, TOYOTA HAS NOT PROVIDED A REPLACEMENT/RENTAL DURING THE RECALL. VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE PROGRESS GETTING HELP. BOUNCED BETWEEN DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.

Air Bags
Filed Apr 19, 2020TX

I HAVE A RECALL FROM MANUFACTURER WITH RECALL NUMBER20TB03 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER20V024 SINCE JANUARY 17 2020. AND EVERY TIME I CALL THE DEALERSHIPS THEY MENTION THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS.

Air Bags
Filed Apr 2, 2020UT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V024000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Suspension
Filed Apr 1, 202060,000 milesGA

AT 60,00 MILES I STARTED HEARING NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE UPPER STRUT MOUNT HERE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED FRONT MOUNT. NOW IT IS DOING AGAIN I'M AT A HUNDRED AND TEN THOUSAND MILES AND THAT PROBLEM STILL PERSIST SOMETHING IS GOING ON WITH THE STRUT MOUNTS FRONT STRUT MOUNTS OF THIS VEHICLE EVERY TIME I GO OVER A SPEED BUMP OR RAILROAD TRACKS IT MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE AND ALSO WHEN I'M TURNING LEFT AND RIGHT

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 31, 2020FL

I RECIEVED A LETTER ABOUT "IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL" FROM TOYOTA COMPANY. IT SAYS "INCOMPLETE OR NONDEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS AND SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS MAY OCCUR." I TOOK MY CAR TO TOYOTA OF ORLANDO DEALER TO HAVE NEW PARTS REPLACED, BUT THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE THOSE PARTS TO REPLACE FOR MY CAR. I ASKED THEM WHEN THEY HAVE NEW PARTS TO FIX MY CAR. THEY SAID THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN, JUST GO HOME AND WAIT. I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT MY SAFETY EVERY TIME I DRIVE TO WORK OR DO ERRANDS. THIS IS AN URGENT SAFETY RECALL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DON'T HAVE NEW PARTS READY TO FIX CUSTOMERS' CAR. HOW LONG WILL I HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT TO BE REPAIRED?

Air Bags
Filed Mar 17, 2020CA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V024000(AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. TOYOTA WALNUT CREEK LOCATED AT (2100 N BROADWAY, WALNUT CREEK, CA 94596) WAS CONTACTED AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 15, 202060,000 milesTX

I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN SEPTEMBER 2019, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER I WAS INFORMED OF THE RECALL. I WAS AT A STOP AND A TRUCK SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF MY CAR PUSHING ME INTO ANOTHER CAR. I WAS ON AN ENTRANCE RAMP TRYING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE IS A POLICE REPORT FILED.

Air Bags
Filed Mar 14, 2020SC

THIS RECALL MUST BE FIXED ON MY TOYOTA COROLLA LE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE IT IS A SERIES SAFETY ISSUE TO THE CONSUMER. [XXX] RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM TOYOTA MOTOR SALES ON 3/14/2020 AND THE LETTER STATED THAT A REPAIR TO THE VEHICLE WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR MORE THAN TWO MONTHS AND THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE TO ME. PLEASE LET ME KNOW BY E-MAIL WHO TO CONTACT BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND I WOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ACCIDENT AND/OR INJURY TO MY FAMILY OR ANY PASSENGERS THAT WOULD OCCUPY THE 2017 TOYOTA COROLLA DURING THE NEXT 90 DAYS WHILE WAITING FOR THE COMPANY TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE SPARTANBURG, SC DEALERSHIP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE ON THIS MATTER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Air Bags
Filed Mar 13, 2020NY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V024000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 12, 202052,000 milesFL

FIRST OCCURED AT 45K, DRIVING HOME ON CITY STREET TRAVELING STRAIGHT AT ABOUT 40MPH WHEN TRAFFIC CAME TO STOP, WENT TO BRAKE AND PEDAL DEPRESSED TO FLOOR AND CAR DID NOT STOP. WAS ABLE TO ENGINE BRAKE AND USING PARKING BRAKE TO SAFETLY STOP. TOWED TO NEAREST SHOP, AND MASTER CYLINDER HAD PREMATURE FAILURE AND REPLACED $500. NOTIFIED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS USA, NO RESOLUTION. ON 3/12/20, DRIVING HOME AND TRAFFIC CAME TO SUDDEN STOP ON 80MPH INTERSTATE TRAVELING STRAIGHT, HIT THE BRAKES AND NOTHING, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. DROVE CAR INTO MEDIAN DITCH WITH ENGINE AND PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED TO AVOID ACCIDENT. LUCKILY NO DAMAGE TO CAR OR PEOPLE, PROPERTY DAMAGE OCCURED. TOWED TO NEAREST SHOP, DIAGNOSED AGAIN WITH MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE, CAR AT 52K MILES NOW, BARELY 8K FROM LAST REPLACEMENT . NOTIFIED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS AGAIN WITHOUT RESOLUTION.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Feb 25, 202035,000 milesKY

HEADLIGHTS ARE INADEQUATE, EVEN DANGEROUS. YOU CAN SEE A DISTINCT "HORIZON LINE" IN FRONT OF THE CAR WHICH HAS A SHARP CUTOFF ABOVE WHICH THERE IS NO ILLUMINATION. IN SPITE OF THEIR EXTREME INTENSITY, THESE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATE EVERYTHING BUT THE ROAD AHEAD. MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I AM DRIVING WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS. I THOUGHT THEY WERE NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY BUT DEALER SAYS THEY LOOK OK. I HAVE SINCE OBSERVED MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS WEB SITES FOR THE COROLLA OVER SEVERAL MODEL YEARS. HERE IS ONE OF MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOUND ON THE WEB: "THE MAIN FRONT LED LOW BEAM IS A PROBLEM ON ALL TRIMS OF THIS CURRENT GENERATION. IT IS TOO BRIGHT AND BLINDS ONCOMING DRIVERS, THERE IS ALSO A HARD CUTOFF LINE IN WHICH YOU CAN'T SEE ANYTHING ABOVE IT. THEY ALSO POORLY LIGHT THE ROAD. THE BEAM GOES EVERYWHERE BUT THE ROAD. IT SEEMS THEY ARE INCORRECTLY AIMED." "WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?" ONLY ALLOWS FOR A SINGLE DATE. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. WHICH OCCURS ANYTIME YOU TRY TO DRIVE AT NIGHT.

Air Bags
Filed Feb 18, 202050,000 milesCA

HELP

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 15, 202021,933 milesCA

I WAS DRIVING ALONG A SUBURBAN STREET WITH LITTLE TRAFFIC IN NICE WEATHER WHEN I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A LIKE A LOUD EXPLOSION. I THOUGHT I GOT SHOT BY A GUN BUT I DIDN'T FEEL ANY PAIN SO I THOUGHT MY CAR WAS SHOT. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF MY VEHICLE TO CHECK THE DAMAGE, I WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. LATER ON, MY HUSBAND SAW THE SUNROOF SHATTERED IN OUR GARAGE, SOMETHING I COULD NOT SEE BECAUSE OF MY HEIGHT.

Air Bags
Filed Feb 10, 2020FL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V024000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER TOYOTA OF TAMPA BAY, 1101 E. FLETCHER AVE, TAMPA, FL 33612, CONFIRMED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Service Brakes
Filed Feb 5, 2020CA

THE CAR IS PULLING I'VE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP OVER 6 TIMES WHEN I'M DRIVING THE CAR IS SHAKING AND PULLING AND IT FEELS LIKE I'M GOING TO FLIP OVER FROM THE WIND YOU CAN GO OVER 60 ON THE FREEWAY IF A CAR IS NEXT TO YOU MY CAR WILL SHAKE WHEN I TURN I'M SO SCARD THE TIRES ARE GOING TO BREAK OFF IT'S NOT A SAFE CAR

Service Brakes
Filed Feb 5, 202097,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO (NORTHRIDGE TOYOTA, 19550 NORDHOFF ST, NORTHRIDGE, CA 91324) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE BRAKE SHIM KIT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

Air Bags
Filed Jan 31, 2020CA

CANNOT RENEW VEHICLE REGISTRATION DUE TO THE RECALL. RECALL CANNOT BE PERFORMED SINCE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT HAVE A REMEDY. I'M NOW PLACED IN A POSITION WHEREIN I MIGHT HAVE TO PAY FINES AND OTHER FEES AND NOT HAVE A VALID REGISTERED VEHICLE TO USE TO GET TO AND FROM WORK.

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 29, 202069,000 milesAZ

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT. I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN BEHIND A LINE OF CARS ON AN OFF RAMP OFF I-10EAST, EXIT 279 IN VAIL AZ. I WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER CAR WHO REPORTED THEY HIT ME GOING 60MPH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, MY SEATBELT DID NOT TENSION. I HIT MY HEAD AND FACE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. I SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CONCUSSION, WHIPLASH AND NECK INJURY.

Air Bags
Filed Jan 28, 2020TX

TOYOTA NEVER CALL AND LET ME KNOW THAT MY CAR IS ON RECALL

Air Bags
Filed Jan 22, 2020OH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V024000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. PREMIER TOYOTA OF AMHERST LOCATED AT 47190 COOPER FOSTER PARK RD, AMHERST, OH 44001, 440-985-6100) WAS CONTACTED AND IT WAS CONFIRMED PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 21, 202060,000 milesTX

HELLO, ON SEPTEMBER 4TH 2019 I WAS INVOLVED IN A THREE CAR ACCIDENT, ME BEING IN THE MIDDLE. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THIS EVENING I JUST SAW A NEW ARTICLE ABOUT MANY TOYOTA COROLLAS BEING EFFECTED. LOW AND BEHOLD MY VEHICLE WAS ONE OF THE RECALL CARS. THERE IS NO WAS TO FIX THE CAR NOW I HAD TO GET A NEW ONE WHICH IS AGAIN ON THE LIST. I HAVE CHECKED BOTH VIN'S. I WAS INJURED IN THAT CRASH AND THAT AIR BAG COULD HAVE HELPED MY HEAD NOT GOING THE WAY IT DID. I'M EXTREMELY UPSET WITH THE FACT THIS WAS NOT BROUGHT FORWARD SOONER. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE.

Air BagsCrash2 injured
Filed Jan 15, 202040 milesAZ

I REAR-ENDED SOMEONE AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED

Suspension
Filed Jan 3, 202033,090 milesWA

CLUNKING NOISE, SOMETIMES VERY NOTICEABLE WHEN GOING OVER SPEED BUMP AND TURNING STEERING TO RIGHT OR LEFT. TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TWICE. BOTH TIMES THEY SAID THE NOISE IS NORMAL. BUT INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SAYS THERE IS PROBLEM WITH CV JOINT AND BUSHING. I AM WONDERING IF THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE.

Steering
Filed Jan 1, 202066,900 milesCO

STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN WHILE DRIVING.BECAUSE OF HARD STEERING WHEEL, IT IS HARD TO TURN. I FEEL RISKY WHILE TURNING BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE A CHANCES THAT IT WON'T TURN IN TIME AND WOULD HAVE THE RISK OF COLLISION.

Air BagsCrash2 injured
Filed Dec 7, 201947,606 milesCA

DID NOT DEPLOY IN A HIGH SPEED ROLLOVER FWY ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON 10/23/18

Power Train
Filed Nov 17, 201950 milesKS

SHIFTING OF TRANSMISSION IN VEHICLE HESITATES AND/OR IS INCONSISTENT UPON SUDDEN ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THE DRIVER TO DETERMINE THE ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE VERSUS OTHER CARS ON A BUSY STREET. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS INSTANCES IN WHICH THE CAR IS NOT SHIFTING APPROPRIATELY AND I AM UNABLE TO ACCURATELY JUDGE ENTERING TRAFFIC FROM A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD ONTO A BUSY INTERSECTION AS THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES SHIFT/REACT TO THE DRIVER AND OTHER TIMES NOT. AT TIMES THE TRANSMISSION REACHES AND REMAINS AT 7, 000 RPM (IN RED) WITHOUT SHIFTING AND/OR IS SLOW IN RESPONSE TO ACCELERATION. A CAMPAIGN RECALL WAS ISSUED BY TOYOTA FOR WHICH THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE WAS REPROGRAMMED ON THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THESE ISSUES STILL REMAIN. MY ULTIMATE CONCERN IS THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF WHEN DRIVING THIS CAR AS I AM NOT ALWAYS ABLE TO PREDICT HOW IT WILL DRIVE UPON SUDDEN NEEDS TO ACCELERATE OR DECELERATE. IT IS MOST NOTABLE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, STOPS ON A HILL, OR NEED FOR INCREASED ACCELERATION GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY. WEATHER TEMPERATURE, HIGH WINDS, PASSENGER LOAD ALL SEEM TO BE VARIABLES IN HOW THE CAR SHIFTS. THE CAR DRIVES/SHIFTS INCONSISTENTLY FROM DAY TO DAY. WHEN NOT SHIFTING, IT RAISES MAJOR CONCERNS I WILL MAKE THE WRONG DETERMINATION WHEN JUDGING TRAFFIC THAT MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE CONSISTENTLY RAISED THESE CONCERNS WITH THE DEALERSHIP FROM THE TIME OF FIRST OIL CHANGE (PURCHASED NEW) TO CURRENT (31,000 MILES). TOYOTA HAS ALSO

Unknown or Other
Filed Nov 3, 2019NE

PERSONALLY I AM A RATHER TALL PERSON. THE CAR WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR TALL PEOPLE. WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH I WENT TO REST MY LEFT ANKLE TO A CLOSER SPOT ALONG THE DOOR AND SEAT. THE GAS LOCK AND TRUNK LEVER ARE IN THE SAME PLACE MY HEAL WAS, AND THE TRUNK OPENED WHILE GOING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THEY DIDN'T DESIGN THE CAR TO KEEP THE GAS LID OR TRUNK CLOSED IF ACCIDENTALLY TRIGGERED WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. MY SECOND ISSUE WITH THE CAR IS THAT IT HAS ISSUES GOING INTO PARK. THE CAR ROLLS JUST A LITTLE AND THE SHIFTER CLICKS IN A DELAYED REACTION ONCE PLACED IN PARK.

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