2011 Toyota Corolla Complaints

2011 Toyota Corolla Complaints posted on NHTSA web site:

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Date Complaint Filed: 04/29/2013
Component(s): POWER TRAIN

Date of Incident: 04/23/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10509947

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE7BC...

SUMMARY:

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE RPM READING DECREASED AS THE VEHICLE JERKED ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,677. KMJ

Date Complaint Filed: 04/23/2013
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 04/22/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10509289

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF THE EXACT WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. 

Date Complaint Filed: 04/15/2013
Component(s): STEERING

Date of Incident: 03/31/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10508215

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

I HAVE A 2011 COROLLA LE WHICH HAS 12K MILES ON IT. TILL 12K EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND I LOVED THIS CAR VERY MUCH. WHILE RETURNING FROM A ROAD TRIP (550 MILES ONE WAY) I STARTED NOTICING LOOSING CONTROL ON THE STEERING AND THE VEHICLE STARTED WANDERING ALL OVER THE LANE. I THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS ON THAT DAY. BUT I GOT TIRED FREQUENTLY DUE TO THIS AND HAD TO TAKE MANY BREAKS. THEN I TRIED TO REACH SOME TOYOTA DEALER ON THE WAY BUT THEY HAD NO SERVICE DUE TO EASTER SUNDAY. SOMEHOW I MANAGED TO REACH BACK TO MY HOME. IT WAS REALLY A DANGEROUS DRIVE ESPECIALLY WHEN HUGE TRUCKS WERE PASSING BY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON THE NEXT DAY. THEY TOOK THE CAR AND TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I COULDN'T AGREE TO THEM. I TOOK THE CAR AND AGAIN NOTICED THE PROBLEM ON HIGH WAYS. AFTER A WEEK I TOOK THE CAR AGAIN TO THE SAME DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY VERIFIED THE CAR WITH DIFFERENT SET OF DRIVERS AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING. I CALLED UP TOYOTA AND REGISTERED A COMPLAINT. BUT THEY SAID WITHOUT REPORT FROM THE DEALER THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER. THEY ALSO REPEATED THE SAME AS NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. NOW I AM NOT SURE WHAT SHOULD I DO TO GET THIS PROBLEM SOLVED. I REALLY FEEL THAT SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE STEERING AND I AM LOOSING CONTROL. STEERING FEELS MUCH LIGHTER AND LOOSER THAN BEFORE AND I FEEL IT IS DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS.

Date Complaint Filed: 03/25/2013
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 03/25/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10504498

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH AND ABOVE AT ANY CRUISE SPEED WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL NOT ON, THE VEHICLE TENDS TO DECELERATE AND ACCELERATE BACK AT THE CRUISE/RPM SPEED AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON. MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 03/08/2013
Component(s): FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 11/08/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10502101

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE1BC...

SUMMARY:

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL THE VEHICLE CONTINUES ACCELERATED FOR ABOUT ONE MINUTE AND THEN I NOTICED THAT THE RPM AND THE ENGINE START TO REDUCE SPEED. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 02/26/2013
Component(s): AIR BAGS

Date of Incident: 04/11/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10500195

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:Yes
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:1
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDBU4EE2B9...

SUMMARY:

WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY, A VEHICLE STRUCK THE TOYOTA COROLLA AUTOMOBILE ON THE FRONT, PASSENGER SIDE. THIS COLLISION CAUSED THE COROLLA TO THEN STRIKE A MEDIAN WALL. AFTER THE SECOND IMPACT, THE COROLLA FLIPPED AT LEAST TWO (2) TIMES. THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. THE ENTIRE FRONT SIDE WAS DAMAGED IN THIS ACCIDENT. *TR

 

Date Complaint Filed: 02/08/2013
Component(s): POWER TRAIN

Date of Incident: 02/02/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10496903

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDBU4EE4B9...

SUMMARY:

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 75MPH, WHILE ON AN INCLINE, EITHER APPROACHING THE HILL DOWN/UP THE VEHICLE BEGIN TO VIOLENTLY JERK BACK AND FORTH (BUMPER TO BUMPER). I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON WEDNESDAY 06 FEB 2013, ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED AND I WAS ACCUSED OF WASTING THEIR TIME. MAINTENANCE MANAGER DIDN'T ATTEMPT TO RECREATE ISSUE I EXPERIENCED ON AN INCLINE, BUT INSTEAD TEST DROVE IT ON A FLAT SURFACE ABOUT 2 MILES, THE MAINTENANCE TEAM CHECKED THE FLUIDS AND COMPUTER.. STATED ON MAINTENANCE SLIP THAT MY TRANSMISSION FLUID IS DISCOLORED AND WOULD NEED TO BE FLUSHED SOON, COMPUTER HAD NO ERROR CODES. AFTER I WAS VERBALLY BERATED BY THE MAINTENANCE MANAGER, I EXPLAINED THAT I WOULD INSTALL A VIDEO CAMERA IN MY VEHICLE TO RECORD THE EVENTS I WAS EXPERIENCING, UPON ASKING IF I RECORDED THE ISSUE, WOULD THEY THEN TAKE ACTION AND REPAIR MY VEHICLE, I WAS LAUGHED AT AND ESSENTIALLY TOLD THAT THEY WOULD FIND A WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT TOYOTA WAS NOT AT FAULT. I WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER DEALERSHIP OUT-OF-STATE, THAT FLUID SHOULD NOT BE DISCOLORED UNDER 65K MILES AND THAT THERE WAS AN OBVIOUS ISSUE. AFTER NO FURTHER ACTION WAS TAKEN, I CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE AND FILED A COMPLAINT, UPPER MANAGEMENT AT MY DEALERSHIP THEN OFFERED TO DO A RIDE ALONG, ON 12 FEB 2013. *TR

 

Date Complaint Filed: 02/06/2013
Component(s): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ENGINE

Date of Incident: 01/22/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10496633

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:Yes
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

· IT OCCURRED IN OUR PARKING AT 11.30PM, 24 HRS AFTER THE LAST TIME WE DROVE. · WE DIDN'T INSTALL ANYTHING IN THE CAR. · THE CAR HAD MIRRORS THAT FOLD AND IMMOBILIZER (INSTALLED BY TOYOTA HERE IN ISRAEL) · THE GLASSES EXPLODED TO THE OUTSIDE (ACCORDING TO THE FIREMAN) · THE FIRE STARTED NEAR OR AT THE BATTERY (ACCORDING TO THE FIREMAN) · THE FIRE MOVED FROM THE FRONT PART, TO THE PASSENGERS PART (ACCORDING TO THE FIREMAN). *TR

 

Date Complaint Filed: 01/29/2013
Component(s): ENGINE , STEERING , SUSPENSION

Date of Incident: 09/01/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10495041

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE6BC...

SUMMARY:

2011 TOYOTA COROLLA: HAVE HAD CAR ALIGNED 2 TIMES DUE TO EXCESSIVE PULLING TO THE RIGHT, THEREFORE TIRES HAVE WORN UNEVENLY AND NOW NEED TO BE REPLACED AT 17,000 MILES. THE EDGES OF THE TIRES WORE OUT BEFORE 11,000 MILES. I ADDRESSED THE ISSUE TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO AT FIRST TOLD ME I HAD TO PAY FOR THE ALIGNMENT; THEN I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE ALIGNED UNDER WARRANTY. IT HAD TO BE ALIGNED A SCOND TIME DUE TO CONTINUOUS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS I HAVE TO PAY FOR TIRES OUT-OF-POCKET, EVEN THOUGH I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD AT LEAST PRO-RATE A NEW SET OF TIRES. SECOND ISSUE IS THE ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AND UNEVENLY. IT IDLES ROUGH, AND SINCE I PAID TO HAVE THE INJECTORS CLEANED, IT GETS WORSE GAS MILEAGE THAN EVER. I NOW HAVE THE CAR IN THE DEALERSHIP SHOP AGAIN TO FIX THE IDLE. THEY JUST CALLED AND SAID THE Y HAD TO REPLACE AND RESET THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. I EXPECTED THE CAR TO PERFORM BETTER AND TIRES TO LAST MORE THAN A YEAR, AS I PURCHASED THE CAR DEC. 2012. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 01/17/2013
Component(s): AIR BAGS

Date of Incident: 01/08/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10493277

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:Yes
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:1
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE7BC...

SUMMARY:

I WAS HIT BY A BIG RIG TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 20MPH WHILE STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY, THE BIG RIGS IMPACT FORCED ME INTO THE BACK OF AN F150XL, CAUSING SIGNIFCANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

 

Date Complaint Filed: 12/14/2012
Component(s): ENGINE , SERVICE BRAKES , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 08/29/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10488825

 

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011 

• Crash:Yes
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE9BC...

SUMMARY:

APPROX. A WEEK AFTER THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH ON 08/29/2011. THIS VEHICLE WAS CRASHED DUE TO AN HIGHER THAN USUAL REV WHICH DELAYS THE TIME FOR A VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP. THE REV ON THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT DECLINE SOMETIMES WHEN RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR. THE VEHICLE CAME WITH TOYOTA CAR SO I HAVE WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES TO HAVE A MULTI POINT INSPECTION AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS PERFECTLY FINE. THEY WERE UNABLE TO "DUPLICATE" THE ISSUE. FEELING LIKE THERE IS NOTHING I COULD DO I GAVE UP AND JUST CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT WITH EXTRA CAUTION AND MAKE PAYMENTS ON MY LEASE TILL THE TERM WAS OVER. ABOUT A YEAR LATER AT 11,000 ON MY RECENT SERVICE VISIT THE TOYOTA MECHANIC TOLD ME I NEEDED NEW BRAKES. HE STATED THAT THIS WAS UNUSUAL AT THIS MILEAGE AND BRAKES SHOULD BE FINE, BUT ON MY CAR THE BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY GONE. NOW I HAVE ABOUT 12,800 MILES, AND THE ENGINE REVVING IS STARTING TO INTERFERE WITH MY ABILITY TO CONTROL THE SPEED OF MY VEHICLE. THE EXCESSIVE ENGINE REV IS THE CULPRIT THAT CAUSES MY BRAKES BEING USED HEAVILY. AFTER I RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE AND THE BRAKE HAS TO WORK EXTRA HARD TO STOP THE CAR. I HAVE CONTACTED SOUTH EAST TOYOTA FINANCE AND THEY JUST EMPATHIZED WITH MY SITUATION. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE MECHANIC TOOK THREE HOURS TO LOOK AT THE CAR AND REFERRED ME TO A SALES REPRESENTATIVE WHO TRIED TO SELL ME A NEW 2013 TOYOTA COROLLA TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I REFUSED TO BUY A NEW CAR AND LEFT THE DEALERSHIP. I AM NOT AN MECHANIC BUT I SUSPECT IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLLING THE SPEED, WHICH IS CAUSING MY SPEED TO NOT DECREASE. THIS CAUSES THE BRAKES TO TAKE AN EXTRA LOAD AND CAUSES FIRST AND SECOND GEAR TO CONFLICT AT TIMES. THIS ISSUE IS GETTING WORSE AS TIMES GOES BY. *TR

 

Date Complaint Filed: 12/05/2012
Component(s): STEERING

Date of Incident: 08/19/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10487431

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDBU4EE9B9...

SUMMARY:

I AM WRITING TO REPORT AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SAFETY DEFECT WITH MY 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW AND NOTICED, DURING MY FIRST TRIP ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CENTER LANE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND THE FASTER THE VEHICLE SPEED THE MORE PRONOUNCED THE DRIFT BECAME. ROAD SMOOTHNESS DID NOT SEEM TO MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. I ASSUMED THAT SINCE THIS IS MY FIRST VEHICLE WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IT MUST JUST TAKE ME SOME GETTING ACCUSTOMED TO DRIVING IT. HAVING DRIVEN IT FOR 18 MONTHS, IN VARIED WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS, I AM NOW CONVINCED IT IS A SAFETY DEFECT AS IT CAUSES ME MUCH FATIGUE TO DRIVE IT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR MORE THAN APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES DUE TO CONSTANT STEERING INPUTS REQUIRED JUST TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN THE LANE. ON 3 DECEMBER 2012 I PRESENTED THE VEHICLE TO MY TOYOTA DEALER FOR WARRANTY REPAIR AND WAS DENIED FOR THE FOLLOWING REASON "TEST DROVE VEHICLE. HIGH WINDS AND POOR STREET CONDITIONS SEEM TO HAVE MORE AFFECT ON SMALLER VEHICLES THAN LARGER HEAVIER ONES. CHECKED ALIGNMENT IN SPEC AND TIRE PRESSURES ARE GOOD AS WELL." THE TEST DRIVE WAS LESS THAN 10 MILES IN DURATION. *TR

 

Date Complaint Filed: 11/30/2012
Component(s): STEERING , WHEELS

Date of Incident: 09/05/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10486609

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

 

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE6BC...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT AIR NEEDED TO BE ADDED TO THE TIRES. THE CONTACT ADDED AIR TO THE TIRES HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 1/24/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING ALSO HAD A DEFECT. STEERING WAS DIFFICULT AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ABRUPTLY. UPDATED 2/6/2013*JS

Name	Description	Size(KB)

Date Complaint Filed: 10/17/2012
Component(s): SERVICE BRAKES

Date of Incident: 10/13/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10480850

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:Yes
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA FROM ENTERPRISE RENTAL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND MOVING TO THE NEXT LANE, THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF WATER AS SHE DEPRESS THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE STARTED SPINNING AROUND CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO THE RETAINER WALL. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WAS BADLY DAMAGED AND ALL THE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND THE POLICE WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE RENTAL VEHICLE SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,689.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 09/21/2012
Component(s): STRUCTURE

Date of Incident: 09/21/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10476701

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDBU4EE3B9...

SUMMARY:

VEHICLE HOOD RELEASED INTO THE UP POSITION FOR NO APPARENT REASON ON THE FREEWAY. FORTUNATELY, THE SAFETY LATCH PREVENTED THE HOOD FROM FLYING OPEN COMPLETELY. *TR

 

Date Complaint Filed: 09/18/2012
Component(s): STEERING

Date of Incident: 09/15/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10475764

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDBU4EE0B9...

SUMMARY:

9/15/12 COMPLETE VEHICLE FAILURE DUE TO POWER STEERING AXLE AND SEALS FAILURE DURING 45 MPH TEST MODE BY A SHERIFF'S DEPUTY...VEHICLE INOPERABLE HAD TO BE TOWED...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING FOR FUTURE TOYOTA COROLLA OWNERS IN ANY EMERGENCY SITUATION ...CALL [XXX](SARASOTA SHERIFF'S DRIVING SCHOOL PROGRAM...ASK FOR [XXX] FOR MORE DETAILS AND OFFICER [XXX]TESTIMONY.) INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

 

Date Complaint Filed: 09/12/2012
Component(s): STEERING , SUSPENSION

Date of Incident: 07/29/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10475237

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE6BC...

SUMMARY:

THE CAR IS WANDERING SIDEWAYS AND YOU HAVE TO REALLY CONTROL AND FOCUS ON KEEPING THE WHEEL STRAIGHT TO STAY ON LANE. THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE IT IS LIKE YOU ARE ALWAYS DRIVING ON WINDY WEATHER WITH SEVERE WIND GUSTS. THIS HAPPENS ON HIGHWAY, WITH A SPEED OF 60 MPH OR HIGHER. THE ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT COULD BE THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT BUT AFTER THEY ALIGNED IT AND CHECKED IT, THE PROBLEM REMAINS. I LIVE IN AN AREA WHERE WE GET SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW DURING WINTER AND I AM AFRAID OF MY SAFETY BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

 

Date Complaint Filed: 08/27/2012
Component(s): SEAT BELTS

Date of Incident: 08/27/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10472585

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDBU4EE0B9...

SUMMARY:

REAR SEAT BELTS MUST CROSSOVER EACH OTHER TO BUCKLE. THIS INVOLVES THE REAR SEAT BEHIND THE DRIVER AND THE MIDDLE REAR SEAT. TOYOTA WILL NOT REPAIR, OR ADMIT IT IS A DEFECT. ALSO LOCAL DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO SUBMIT A COMPLAINT TO CORPORATE OFFICES. *TR

 

Date Complaint Filed: 08/21/2012
Component(s): FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Date of Incident: 08/14/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10471778

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDBU4EE9B9...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 08/14/2012
Component(s): ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Date of Incident: 07/11/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10470547

 

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE1BC...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE ENGINE RPMS DECREASED BY 300 AND BRAKING DECREASED NOTICEABLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN REPAIR UNDER NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: 10042602 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE) WHICH INCLUDED RE-FLASHING THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000. ..UPDATED 11/28/12 *BF UPDATED 12/03/12

 

Date Complaint Filed: 08/14/2012
Component(s): ENGINE , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 07/12/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10470536

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:Yes
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE1BC...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE AFTER RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE HAD TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS AND SPEED SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO SENT AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINEER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED 01/02/2013*LJ UPDATED1/9/2013 *JS

 

Name	Description	Size(KB)

Date Complaint Filed: 07/30/2012
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 07/17/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10468246

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE0BC...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 15 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND THE KEY WAS HOT WHILE IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 07/21/2012
Component(s): STEERING

Date of Incident: 06/23/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10466864

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE8BC...

SUMMARY:

I RECENTLY TOOK A TRIP FROM THE SOUTH TO THE MID WEST. THE ROADS ARE MUCH STRAIGHTER AND THE SPEED LIMIT IS HIGHER. I HAD BEEN NOTICING THAT THE CAR DRIFTS BACK AND FORTH ON THE HIGHWAY BUT HADN'T PAID IT MUCH ATTENTION UNTIL WE WENT NORTH. WHILE DOING 70-75MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAYS THAT ARE STRAIGHT FOREVER THE CAR WAS INCREDIBLY HARD TO KEEP STRAIGHT. WHEN I GOT HOME IT WAS DUE FOR REGULAR SERVICE AND I ADDRESSED MY CONCERN WITH THE STEERING. THEY "DID" AN ALIGNMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP, AFTER I PICKED UP MY CAR AND TOOK IT ON THE HIGHWAY 24 HRS LATER I NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT STRAIGHT. THE "T" TOYOTA SYMBOL ON THE WHEEL HAD TO BE SLANTED TO THE LEFT IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO DRIVE STRAIGHT. IF YOU HELD THE WHEEL STRAIGHT THE CAR WAS DRIVING OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT! THE DRIFTING SIDE TO SIDE WAS WORSE THAN EVER!!!!! I HAVE SINCE TAKEN MY COROLLA TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP ABOUT 5 TIMES NOW (ALTHOUGH THEY HAVEN'T PROPERLY RECORDED THAT IN THE COMPUTER, THEY SHOW ITS ONLY BEEN ABOUT 3), TAKEN THE LEAD SERVICE TECH AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP FOR A RIDE IN MY CAR AND THEY COMPLETELY AGREED WITH ME THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS OFF, NOTICEABLY! THEY HELD MY CAR FOR A WEEK AND REPLACED THE "STEERING COMPUTER" AND SAID THAT SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY DROVE IT AFTER IT WAS "FIXED" AND RETURNED THE CAR TO ME. I THEN DROVE IT DOWN THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 30 MIN LATER AND IT IS STILL FREAKING CROOKED!!!!!! TOYOTA CORP AND THE PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP ARE MAKING ME FEEL LIKE I'M CRAZY AND THAT ITS NORMAL! THIS IS NOT NORMAL! IT WAS NOT CROOKED BEFORE I TOOK IT IN AND IT IS NOT FIXED!! THERE IS A LEMON LAW IN THIS STATE! THIS IS MY FIRST BRAND NEW CAR AND FIRST TOYOTA AND THIS IS THE WORST EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER HAD WITH A CAR AND WILL NOT BUY ONE AGAIN! UNBELIEVABLE! *TR

 

Date Complaint Filed: 07/07/2012
Component(s): STEERING

Date of Incident: 09/23/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10464536

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE3BC...

SUMMARY:

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FROM 65-80 MPH THIS VEHICLE TAKES CONSTANT EFFORT TO KEEP IN A STRAIGHT LINE, IT FEELS AS IF YOU ARE ALWAYS DRIVING ON A WINDY DAY EVEN WHEN IT IS NOT. THE STEERING IN TOO SENSITIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND EVEN THE SMALLEST MOVEMENTS CAUSE THE CAR TO MOVE ALOT. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THIS WITHIN A WEEK OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL AND WOULD NOT EVEN TAKE A LOOK AT IT. I NOTIFIED TOYOTA WITH WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE AND GOT NOT ANSWER FROM THEM EITHER, VERY FRUSTRATING ON A BRAND NEW CAR. I WISH I WOULD HAVE TEST DROVE IT ON THE INTERSTATE BEFORE I BOUGHT IT. IF THEY COULD FIX THE STEERING THIS WOULD BE AN ENJOYABLE VEHICLE, BUT ON THIS CAR WEARS YOU OUT ON INTERSTATE DRIVES. PLEASE COME OUT WITH SOME KIND OF UPDATE ON THE STEERING FOR THIS VEHICLE! *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 06/19/2012
Component(s): ENGINE

Date of Incident: 03/01/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10462280

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:Yes
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE PASSENGER NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AS BLACK SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM THE HOOD, FOLLOWED BY FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY THE FIRE WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 13,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 05/07/2012
Component(s): AIR BAGS

Date of Incident: 05/05/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10457661

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:Yes
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:1
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

TL* THE DRIVER OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END CRASH IN WHICH SHE CRASHED INTO A STOPPED VEHICLE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING LOT AND WAS AWAITING EXAMINATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. 

Date Complaint Filed: 05/01/2012
Component(s): SERVICE BRAKES

Date of Incident: 10/13/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10457086

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE2BC...

SUMMARY:

I AM CURRENTLY FINDING OUT IN A CHECK OUT OF MY VEHICLE BRAKES /ALIGNMENT BY AN DIFFERENT SOURCE MECHANICALLY SINCE OCT. 13, 2011, [XXX]. THAT THE CORRECTIONS TO MY FAULTY/DEFECT BRAKES AT PURCHASE CONTRIBUTED TO MY HAVING OF AN FRONT/REAR ALIGNMENTS PROBLEMS NOW. MY VEHICLE SIT UP MONTH TO MONTH, IN MY DISTRUST OF THE FAULTY/DEFECT BRAKES REPAIR WORK. CERTAINLY, CANNOT HAVE OF AN FRONT/REAR ALIGNMENT FROM SITTING UP MONTH TO MONTH. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

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Date Complaint Filed: 04/30/2012
Component(s): SEAT BELTS

Date of Incident: 04/23/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10456896

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE5BC...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LATCHES WERE TANGLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGN IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE REAR SEAT BELT LATCHES WOULD CROSS ONE ANOTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 03/04/2012
Component(s): STEERING

Date of Incident: 03/04/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10450193

 

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE8BC...

SUMMARY:

UPDATE!. ON 11/25/11 I WROTE: NOV 25, 2011 - THE VILLAGES, FL - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL THIS IS A NEW CAR PURCHASE (W/200 MI). AT 60-75 MPH (AND NOTICEABLE ALSO AT SLOWER SPEEDS ON OTHER ROADS) ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR'S STEERING WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD, IT CANNOT STAY ON A STRAIGHT LINE EVEN IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS NOT MOVED. T ---------------------------------------------------- UPDATE 3/2/12 - I HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM FOR ME IS NOT LOOSENESS OR WANDERING FROM LOOSENESS IT'S AN OVERLY TIGHT STEERING SITUATION CAUSING TRACKING FLUCTUATIONS... MOST CARS HAVE SOME SLACK OR 'LOOSENESS' WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT AT HIGHER SPEEDS... FOR SAFETY. HUMANS BREATHE AND MOVE THEIR BODIES AND HEADS ALL THE TIME. THIS ALL TRANSLATES TO SMALL NATURAL MOVEMENTS IN THE ARMS AND HANDS. IF THE STEERING AT HIGHER SPEEDS IS SO TIGHT THAT THE LEAST MOVEMENT ON THE STEERING TRANSLATES TO WHEEL MOVEMENT (IMAGINE A GO CART AT 75 MPH) , THEN WHILE IT'S GREAT AT 30-45MPH (FOR TIGHT RESPONSIVE STEERING) - IT MAKES FOR AN UNMANAGEABLE STRUGGLE AT HIGHER SPEEDS TO CONTROL THE STEERING. THE CAR STEERING IS REACTING TO THE SMALLEST MOVEMENTS... THINK... FLYING A SLOWER CESSNA 172 WHERE LARGE STEERING MOVEMENTS CAUSE SLOW TURNS, YET IN A MILITARY JET A MINUTE MOVEMENT OF THE STICK CAUSES TIGHT RADICAL CHANGES. MOST HUMANS ARE NOT JET PILOTS AND WE NEED SOME 'SLACK' AT HIGH SPEEDS...OTHERWISE OVER-CORRECTIONS COULD CAUSE STEERING OSCILLATION AND LOSS OF CONTROL (CRASH). PERHAPS TOYOTA COUNTERED THE 'LOOSENESS' COMPLAINTS OF 2009/2010 WITH OVERLY TIGHT STEERING IN 2011. BUT TOYOTA GUYS, DO YOU ACTUALLY DRIVE YOUR CARS? NO REAL ENGINEER WOULD CALL THE STEERING ACCEPTABLE. IT'S REALLY A SERIOUS PROBLEM. JUST COPY WHAT BMW DOES. THEIR STEERING IS TIGHT, NATURAL AND YET TOTALLY CONTROLLABLE. CAN I PLEASE HAVE A NEW STEERING? PLEASE? FOR MY WIFE'S SAFETY? *TR

 

Date Complaint Filed: 02/13/2012
Component(s): STEERING , SUSPENSION

Date of Incident: 12/01/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10447717

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDBU4EE6B9...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VEERED TOWARDS THE LEFT AND RIGHT WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO BECOME MORE ACCUSTOMED TO THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800. UPDATED 02/27/12 *BF

 

Date Complaint Filed: 02/10/2012
Component(s): ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING , STEERING

Date of Incident: 02/10/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10447394

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDBU4EE4B9...

SUMMARY:

ENGINE TRIES TO STALL AT SPEEDS OF 50 TO 40, MORE AT 40.WHEN THIS OCCURS THE RPM NEEDLE JUMPS UP PAST 3 THEN DROPS TO BELOW ONE COMES UP AND JUMPS. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAD JUST RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA,IT RECOMMENDED IT BE FLASHED TO STOP WHAT THEY SAID WAS A MISS FIRE, THIS WAS DONE ON 12/05/11. I DROVE IT HOME IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN,SO I TOOK IT BACK IN THEY REFLASHED IT SAID THAT IT WOULD BE ALRIGHT. NOT SO IT CONTINUES TO MISFIRE AND ACT LIKE IS FIXING TO STALL.I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN THE HEAD OF SERVICE DROVE IT SAID IT WAS JUMPING IN AND OUT OF OVERDRIVE JUST DRIVE IT DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT .WELL IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE SO I TOOK IT BACK IN THE SERVICE GUY SAID AFTER DRIVING IT WAS THE BEST DRIVING COROLLA HE HAD BEEN IN ,COURSE I KNEW THAT WAS NOT SO CAUSE TO THIS DAY IT KEEPS TRYING TO STALL IN TRAFFIC.THE STEERING SEEMS TO BE GETTING HARD TO CONTROL IT WEAVES MORE THAN IT SHOULD LIKE THE FRONT END IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT BUT IF YOU LET GO IT TRACKS STRAIGHT. I AM REALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR IF IT DOES STALL IN TRAFFIC THERE IS GOING TO BE A SERIOUS WRECK.I CONTACTED TOYOTA THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALLS ON THE COROLLA NOT TRUE MY PAPER WORK SHOWS THEY DID A SERVICE RECALL TO THE DEALERS. WHAT SHOULD I DO NEXT? I USE THIS CAR TO DRIVE MY 87 YEAR OLD MOTHER TO THE STORE AND DOCTOR GOD FORBID IT STALLS WITH ME DRIVING HER SOMEWHERE.I AM PAYING GOOD MONEY FOR SOMETHING I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE,IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT I BOUGHT THIS THINKING IT WAS A RELIABLE SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION AND IT'S NOT IT'S SCARY. I FEEL THIS CAR HAS A MAJOR COMPUTER ISSUE, IT'S GOING TO TURN OUT TO BE SERIOUS. *TR

 

Date Complaint Filed: 02/06/2012
Component(s): STEERING

Date of Incident: 12/15/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10446833

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDBU4EE6B9...

SUMMARY:

WHEN I TEST DROVE THIS COROLLA, TOOK IT ON THE HIGHWAY BUT ONLY GOT TO A SPEED OF ABOUT 65 MPH BECAUSE WE GOT ON ONE ENTRANCE AND OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT. SHORT HIGHWAY DRIVE. AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, I TOOK AT 150 MILE TRIP TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN FROM WHERE I LIVE. THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS FIGHTING THROUGH A WINDY DAY (THERE WAS NO WIND) AND THE CAR WAS ALL OVER THE ROAD. I WAS SO TIRED BY THE TIME I GOT TO MY DESTINATION! I TOOK THE CAR TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WERE NO BULLETINS ARE RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO GET USED TO IT. THEY RESET THE "FLASH" OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND IT HELPED FIX THE FEELING THAT I WAS DRIVING ON ICE. BUT THE STEERING IS NOT BETTER. I SAW ON SEVERAL FORUMS THERE ARE OTHER 2011 COROLLA'S WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT IS SCARY, I AM A FEMALE, AND I HATE THIS CAR! I CAN'T SELL IT BECAUSE I OWE TOO MUCH ON IT. WHAT IS MY NEXT STEP??? *TR

 

Date Complaint Filed: 02/03/2012
Component(s): STEERING

Date of Incident: 01/14/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10446598

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE1BC...

SUMMARY:

PURCHASED MY 3RD COROLLA ON 01/14/2011. IT IS A 2011 LE. I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS VERY INDEPENDENT FROM THE ROAD, IT FEELS LIKE I AM DRIVING IN SERIOUS WIND, WHEN THERE IS NO WIND. I DO NOT LIKE THE FEEL AND IT FEELS VERY UNSAFE. I AM NOT DRIVING A VIDEO ARCADE GAME, I AM ACTUALLY BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A MOVING AUTOMOBILE, BUT, HAVE THE FEEL OF DRIVING THE VIDEO ARCADE GAME WITH A VERY SLOPPY AND UNRESPONSIVE FEEL. THIS IS NOT A GOOD EXPERIENCE. MY PREVIOUS COROLLA MODELS WERE A 1986 LE, WHICH I DROVE UNTIL PURCHASING THE 2005 CE MODEL. I DROVE A 2007 RAV4 FOR 10 MOS BEFORE PURCHASING THE 2011 LE. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED AND WILL FIGHT TO HAVE THIS FIXED IMMEDIATELY AND WOULD NEVER ALLOW ANYONE ELSE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER. *KB

 

Date Complaint Filed: 01/04/2012
Component(s): EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Date of Incident: 05/19/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10442415

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS HIS FAULT. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 5,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 12/30/2011
Component(s): POWER TRAIN , SEATS

Date of Incident: 12/01/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10441804

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE5BC...

SUMMARY:

TRANSMISSION SHIFT 1ST TO 2ND GEAR IS HARD, ALL OTHER SHIFTS ARE FINE. SOMETIMES THE TRANSMISSION "CHOKES" AND YOU GET A HARD BANG IN THE DRIVETRAIN. ALSO, THE DRIVER'S SEAT DOESN'T LOCK PROPERLY, SOMETIMES I HAVE TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES REALLY HARD IN ORDER TO GET THE SEAT FRONT-TO-REAR ADJUSTER TO LOCK OR "CLICK" INTO PLACE. THE SEAT ALSO SQUEAKS WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION, AND I WEIGH ONLY 175 LBS. CAR HAS ABOUT 3000 MILES TODAY, AND THE SALES DEALER WILL NOT SCHEDULE ME FOR AN APPOINTMENT ON MY ONLY DAY OFF FROM WORK (SATURDAY) SO I GUESS I WILL HAVE TO TAKE A PERSONAL DAY OFF DURING THE WEEK BECAUSE APPARENTLY AN OIL CHANGE IS MORE IMPORTANT. *KB

Date Complaint Filed: 12/23/2011
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 09/01/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10441117

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE8BC...

SUMMARY:

MORE NOTICEABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TAKE FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAR MAINTAINS CONSTANT SPEED AS IF CRUISE CONTROL IN ENGAGED (CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ACTIVATED). UNABLE TO COAST TO REDUCE SPEED. HAVE TO FIRMLY PRESS BRAKE PEDAL TO DISENGAGE. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. TOYOTA SERVICING DEALER ADVISED ME THAT THE CARE WAS OPERATING PROPERLY AND THAT THIS WAS A DESIGNED SAFETY FEATURE. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 12/23/2011
Component(s): POWER TRAIN

Date of Incident: 06/01/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10441076

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE9BC...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK BACK AND FORTH WHILE DECELERATING. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONSTANTLY AND WAS MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 40-50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 12/22/2011
Component(s): STEERING

Date of Incident: 11/11/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10440811

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE5BC...

SUMMARY:

2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RASPING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE NOISE WAS NORMAL WITH AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM. *JB

Date Complaint Filed: 12/07/2011
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 07/01/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10438856

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE1BC...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-60 MPH AND RELEASING, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASE BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT DECREASE IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING IN THAT MANNER FOR ECONOMICAL REASONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 12/05/2011
Component(s): EQUIPMENT , SEAT BELTS

Date of Incident: 11/29/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10438626

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

Equipment Brand NamePart No. or Model No.Production Dates

• TOYOTATRAILER HARNESS -

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

REAR CAR SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK IN NEW TOYOTA COROLLA 2011 SE. MY DAUGHTER FELL DOWN 2 TIMES IN WEEK. *TR

 

Date Complaint Filed: 11/25/2011
Component(s): STEERING , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 11/23/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10437290

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

THIS IS A NEW CAR PURCHASE (W/200 MI). AT 60-75 MPH (AND NOTICEABLE ALSO AT SLOWER SPEEDS ON OTHER ROADS) ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR'S STEERING WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD, IT CANNOT STAY ON A STRAIGHT LINE EVEN IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS NOT MOVED. TRUCKS PASSING BY DO NOT APPEAR TO GREATLY EFFECT STEERING. WIND WAS NOT AN ISSUE. THIS, NOT A LOOSENESS BUT RATHER INACCURATE STEERING, CAUSES A WANDERING WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THE CAR WILL WANDER INTO ANOTHER LANE OR OFF THE ROAD INTO A POTENTIAL CRASH. THE DRIVER IS 57, WITH 200-300K MILES DRIVING EXPERIENCE IN MERCEDES TO BMW TO VOLVOS TO GM TO OTHER TOYOTAS TO FORD CARS - W/O AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A REAL AND SERIOUS PROBLEM WHICH MAY CAUSE DEATHS. THERE APPEARS TO BE LITTLE CONTROL BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE STEERING. THE TIRES HAVE THE PROPER AIR PRESSURE (GOODYEAR). I REPEAT, THIS IS THE MOST DANGEROUS NEW CAR I HAVE DRIVEN SINCE 1968. THAT'S PROBLEM #1. PROBLEM #2, A LESSER PROBLEM BUT ALSO RIDICULOUS.. IS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. YOU CANNOT KEEP THE SPEED CONSTANT AT 45-50 MPH. HOLDING THE ACCELERATOR STEADY THE ENGINE SPEED, AS SHOWN IN THE TACHOMETER ,WILDLY JUMPS UP AND DOWN AT WILL, INTERMITTENTLY, RPM GOING FROM 1600 TO 2200. IF YOU HOLD STEADY IT DROPS TO 1600, IF YOU THEN DEPRESS THE PEDAL THE SMALLEST POSSINE ABOUT, IT JUMPS TO 2200, THEN BACK TO 1600. OTHER TIMES THE SAME ACTION WORKS AS YOU WOULD EXPECT A LINEAR PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR WOULD COMMAND A LINEAR INCREASE IN SPEED. THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION SPEED CONTROL IS ALL OVER THE PLACE WITH NO FEEDBACK TO THE DRIVER. LOOK... I HAVE EXAMINED THIS ON EMPTY ROADS. IT'S THE MOST RIDICULOUS CONTROL SYSTEM I HAVE EVER USED. IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE AND IT'S POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. I CANNOT BELIEVE IT WOULD PASS SAFETY STANDARDS> PLEASE CORRECT THESE 2 ISSUES BEFORE DEATHS OCCUR. I WILL SWEAR TO THIS. *TR

 

Date Complaint Filed: 11/18/2011
Component(s): STEERING

Date of Incident: 11/16/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10436361

 

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE2BC...

SUMMARY:

VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH. IT FEELS LIKE THERE IS CONSTANT SIDE WINDS PUSHING THE CAR AROUND. THIS CAUSES THE DRIVER TO CONSTANTLY ADJUST THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH IS EXTREMELY SENSITIVE. A VERY SMALL MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO CORRECT THE CONSTANT DRIFTING CAUSES THE CAR TO VEER. IF THE DRIVER HOLDS THE STEERING WHEEL IN ONE POSITION FOR MORE THAN A COUPLE OF SECONDS THE CAR WILL CHANGE LANES OR LEAVE THE ROAD. *TR

 

Date Complaint Filed: 11/14/2011
Component(s): ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING , FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , POWER TRAIN

Date of Incident: 09/30/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10435627

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDBU4EE4B9...

SUMMARY:

SINCE LEASING THIS BRAND NEW 2011 COROLLA, I NOTICED THAT AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 40MPH AND 60MPH THE CAR WOULD FEEL AS IF IT WAS DECELERATING, AKIN TO BEING BUFFETED BY STRONG HEADWINDS, ALTHOUGH THE SPEED DID NOT REFLECT IT. I DRIVE MOSTLY AROUND A CITY THAT HAS MANY ZONES WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 40MPH, SO I WAS EXPERIENCING THIS PHENOMENON A LOT. BY THE TIME I HAD 250 MILES ON THE CAR, I KNEW THAT IT WAS NOT JUST A QUIRK, AND I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE PERSON WHO BOOKED ME IN FOR SERVICE SAID THAT HE HAD NEVER HEARD ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BUT I HAD DONE SOME RESEARCH AND SAW THAT MANY 2011 COROLLA OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOLD HIM TO CHECK ONLINE. I ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT APPALLING MILEAGE - I WAS AVERAGING LESS THAN 20MPG - AND HE SAID THAT HE WOULD GET THEIR TECHNICIANS TO FOCUS ON THE TWO ISSUES. WITHIN 30 MINUTES HE WAS BACK TO SAY THAT NOT ONLY HAD HE FOUND THE DECELERATION ISSUE ONLINE, HE FOUND IT ON TOYOTA'S OWN SERVICE WEBSITE, AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE COMPANY HAD ISSUED AN OFFICIAL SERVICE BULLETIN. IT IS NOT SHOWING THAT ONE WAS ISSUED ON THIS SITE, BUT I HAVE SEEN IT, AND THE DEALERSHIP WERE ABLE TO REPROGRAM THE CAR'S COMPUTER (THEY CALLED IT A "FLASH"). THE CONCLUSION WAS THAT THE POOR GAS MILEAGE WAS BEING CAUSED BY THE MISTIMING, AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE SOFTWARE UPDATE. IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE, CALL YOUR DEALERSHIP AND DEMAND THAT THEY FIND THE BULLETIN ON TOYOTA'S OWN SITE. IT'S THERE! MY CAR IS NOW DRIVING MUCH BETTER AND THE GAS MILEAGE IS IMPROVING...SLOWLY. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 10/27/2011
Component(s): POWER TRAIN

Date of Incident: 07/12/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10433000

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE2BC...

SUMMARY:

INTERMITTENT DECELERATION ISSUE: WHILE DRIVING AND I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS TO SLOW DOWN, THE CAR MAINTAINS THE SPEED AND DOES NOT DECELERATE UNTIL I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. TAKES FEW MINUTES TO DECELERATE FROM 60 TO 40, IF YOU NOT GONNA STEP ON BRAKE CAR STILL GOING WITH THE SAME SPEED, AND RPM DOES NOT DROPS. SO UNSAFE. SCARY TO DRIVE!!!! *TT

 

Date Complaint Filed: 10/25/2011
Component(s): FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Date of Incident: 10/09/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10432811

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE6BC...

SUMMARY:

AT SPEEDS GENERALLY ABOVE 40 MPH THE ENGINE CONSTANTLY SURGES. IT SURGES EVEN WHILE ON CRUISE CONTROL. THE SURGES ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A FLUCTUATION OF 400 RPMS. ONE ONE OCCASION, I WAS SLOWING IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE IT WAS SURGING - I HAD TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES AS AT THAT VERY MOMENT IT WAS ON AN INCREASE IN RPM'S. *TT

 

Date Complaint Filed: 10/22/2011
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 10/12/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10432452

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDBU4EE7B9...

SUMMARY:

JUST LEASED A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN AT A STEADY CRUISING SPEED, ANYWHERE ABOVE 35, THERE IS A SCARY INTERMITTENT DRAGGING OR RESISTANCE, AND THEN SURGE IN SPEED, ALONG WITH CRAZY FLUCTUATION IN RPMS, THAT IS UNCONTROLLABLE. IN ADDITION, WHEN LETTING UP ON THE ACCELERATOR TO PREPARE TO STOP, THE CAR LOCKS IN ON THE CURRENT SPEED, EVEN AT HIGH SPEED AND GOING UPHILL, AND DOES NOT SLOW UNTIL THE BRAKE IS FIRMLY APPLIED. IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS BEING CONTROLLED BY A MALFUNCTIONING CRUISE CONTROL, EXCEPT THE CRUISE CONTROL IS TURNED OFF. I A¿¿M SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR! *TR

 

Date Complaint Filed: 10/20/2011
Component(s): STEERING

Date of Incident: 10/07/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10432271

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDBU4EE6B9...

SUMMARY:

THIS VEHICLE WONDERS IN THE LANE AT 70 MPH AND WHEN THE WIND IS BLOWING IT IS VERY HARD TO KEEP IN THE LANE. THIS VEHICLE WOULD BE VERY UNSAFE IN THE RAIN. I DRIVE VEHICLES FOR A LIVING AND THIS IS THE WORSE DRIVING VEHICLE I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED. TEST DRIVES UNDER 55 MPH WILL NOT REVEAL THE PROBLEM. FOLLOWING A TRACTOR TRAILER ON THE INTERSTATE WILL FEEL LIKE SOMEONE IS SHAKING YOU IN YOUR SEAT. SOME TURBULENCE ARE EXPECTED BUT THIS IS OVERWHELMING. BEING PUSHED FROM CENTER LINE TO SIDE LINE WILL MAKE YOU NERVOUS TRYING TO HANG ON. IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON TAKING A TRIP, BE PREPARED TO FIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL THE ENTIRE TIME. TOYOTA SAYS THIS IS FACTORY SPECS AND THERE IS NOT CORRECTION NEEDED. SHOP FOREMAN AT TOYOTA TOLD ME IT IS A BIG PROBLEM BUT TOYOTA SAYS IT IS FACTORY SPECS SO THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I HAVE OWNED A TOYOTA SINCE 1974 AND HAVE NEVER HAD ONE THAT DROVE THIS WAY. PROBLEMS ARE ON THE WAY WITH THIS STEERING I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT. FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN SHOULD NOT TAKE THEM ON VACATION IN THIS VEHICLE. I DROVE ANOTHER ONE THAT WAS A MIRROR IMAGE OF THIS ONE AND IT DID THE SAME THING. THIS IS A TOYOTA COROLLA LE EDITION. *TR

 

Date Complaint Filed: 10/14/2011
Component(s): SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Date of Incident: 10/11/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10430155

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE2BC...

SUMMARY:

OF OCT 11TH, 2011. MY TOYOTA COROLLA-S 2011, VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN APPROACHED OF AN STOP SIGN AND, KEPT ON GOING OF THE VEHICLE BRAKES HAD FAILED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKES WAS USED TO STOP OF THE VEHICLE. *TR OF OCT 13TH, 2011. TEAM TOYOTA MAINTENANCE SERVICE OF BATON ROUGE, LA., MADE OF THE REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE FROM 9:30AM UNTIL 4:30PM OF MECHANICAL BRAKES FAILURE. THIS IS AN SAFETY ISSUE!

 

Date Complaint Filed: 10/13/2011
Component(s): SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Date of Incident: 10/13/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10430066

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE2BC...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA S. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GRINDING HEARD FROM THE BRAKES. THE DEALER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,500. UPDATED 11/17/11 *BF WHEN THE CONSUMER APPROACHED A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE DEALER TURNED THE FRONT ROTORS AND REPLACED THE PADS. UPDATED 12/16/11

Date Complaint Filed: 10/13/2011
Component(s): STEERING

Date of Incident: 07/13/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10430003

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4E50BC...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH OR MORE, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT REMAIN STRAIGHT AND WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SWAY BACK AND FORTH ABNORMALLY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 09/13/2011
Component(s): FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 07/04/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10425328

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE1BC...

SUMMARY:

I PURCHASED MY 2011 TOYOTA S MODEL ON JULY 4TH 2011. ON THE DRIVE HOME I NOTICED A DRAGGING FEELING BUT THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS ME AT FIRST GETTING USED TO THE CAR. BUT ON A DAILY BASIS THE CAR WOULD RANDOMLY PULL BACK, SO I STARTED TO PAY ATTENTION AND NOTICED THAT PRETTY RANDOMLY BUT MOSTLY BETWEEN 40 -60 MPH THE CAR RPM'S WOULD DROP ANYWHERE BETWEEN 200-600 RPM'S (QUICK JUMP DOWN) AND THEN BACK UP CAUSING THE CAR TO DRAG AS IF THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THIS IS GOING ON A LEVEL ROAD AT A CONSTANT SPEED - THIS IS NOT NORMAL AN DOESN'T FEEL SAFE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM (SURPRISE, SURPRISE)! I TOLD THEM THERE WAS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM AND I DIDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING MY KIDS AROUND IN IT. THEY ASKED ME TO COME BACK AND TEST DRIVE WITH THE TECHNICIAN WHICH I DID. THE TECH NOTICED AND FELT THE PROBLEM- THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR ABOUT 1 WEEK AND CALLED ME BACK AND SAID TOYOTA KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND IS DILIGENTLY WORKING ON IT THAT IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH A FLASH DRIVE BUT THAT TOYOTA WAS BEING EVASIVE ON THEIR ANSWERS. I CALLED THE DEALER BACK ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER AND THEY DID NOT RESPOND TO ME. THIS CAR IS SO ANNOYING TO DRIVE AND DOESN'T FEEL SAFE AT ALL. I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE AND FILED ANOTHER CLAIM AND WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CONTACTED IN 48 HOURS- THIS DID NOT HAPPEN. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED, THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM HERE AND I HAVE NEVER DRIVEN A CAR THAT DOES THIS. I OWNED A COROLLA DX BEFORE AND I LOVED THAT CAR BUT I BOUGHT IT IN 1993. THIS PROBLEM HAS TO GET FIXED, IF THEY KNOW ABOUT IT WHAT COULD BE TAKING SO LONG TO COME UP WITH SOLUTION. ARE THEY GOING TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED (I.E.THE PRIUS SITUATION SURGING FORWARD)? NOT ACCEPTABLE! *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 09/11/2011
Component(s): ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 03/31/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10424649

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE1BC...

SUMMARY:

I PICKED UP THIS NEW LEASE CAR MARCH 8, 2011 & NOTICED THIS ISSUE AT THE END OF MARCH WITH ABOUT 50 MILES ON THE ODOMETER; CAR NOW HAS 1000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER.. I NOTICED THAT ALWAYS AROUND 40 MPH THE ENGINE ALMOST STOPS AS IF I WERE DRIVING STANDARD SHIFT (WHICH I AM NOT) & SOMEONE DOWNSHIFTED INTO ANOTHER GEAR, OR IF THE SPEED CONTROL WAS ON (NEVER USE IT) & IT CAME OUT OF THE SET SPEED.. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I KIND OF IGNORED IT BUT THEN WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I STOPPED AT THE DEALER GETTEL TOYOTA WHERE I PICKED UP THIS LEASE CAR & THE PERSON IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME "NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS GETTING USED TO MY DRIVING HABITS & THAT IF SOMETHING WERE WRONG ENGINE/DASH LIGHTS WOULD GO ON" (PP).. SO I WENT MY WAY KEEPING HIS WORDS IN MIND.. THIS PROBLEM STILL EXISTS WITH 1000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER & WHILE I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT IT I DIDN'T RAISE ANY RED FLAGS UNTIL NOW I SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY TOYOTA COROLLA OWNER HAVING THIS ISSUE WHICH LEADS ME TO THINK ITS ANOTHER "TOYOTA DESIGN FLAW".. I LEARNED THAT TERM "DESIGN FLAW" FROM TOYOTA WHEN I HAD MY 2007 COROLLA & FILED MANY LEMON LAW COMPLAINTS ON IT & TOYOTA WOULD REPEAT THOSE WORDS IN THEIR RESPONSES SINCE TOYOTA DOESN'T PARTICIPATE IN LEMON LAW NEGOTIATIONS THEY TOLD ME.. I HAVE BEEN LEASING CARS SINCE 2002 & THIS IS MY SECOND TOYOTA LEASE WHICH I WASN'T GOING TO DO AGAIN SINCE I HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY 2007 COROLLA BUT I LIKED THE DESIGN OF THE NEWER MODEL & COULDN'T BEAT THE DEAL TOYOTA KEPT GIVING ME TO TAKE ANOTHER CAR FROM THEM.. NOW THAT I AM READING ABOUT OTHER OWNERS HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE OF THE SPEED DECELERATION I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE MAY BE A "DESIGN FLAW" WITH THE TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE MECHANICS.. ALTHOUGH THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL OF THE TIME IT DOES CONSISTENTLY HAPPEN AT 40 MPH & IS QUITE NOTICEABLE SINCE THE CAR ALMOST JERKS FORWARD WHEN IT OCCURS. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. UPDATED 10/18/11 *TR

 

Date Complaint Filed: 09/05/2011
Component(s): SEATS , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , STRUCTURE , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 03/28/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10423812

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE3BC...

SUMMARY:

WHEN CAR HITS BUMPS FRAME ON CAR MAKES A NOISE . ALSO YOU CAN SEE IT GIVE OR MOVE. CAR HAS A TOUGH RIDE TO IT FOR A LE MODEL. BOTTOM OF SEAT ON CAR IS TO SHORT. BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS TO FAR TO THE RIGHT IT NEEDS TO BE ALITTLE MORE TO LEFT ALSO THEIR TO CLOSE TOGETHER. MAKES SEAT BOTTOM TO THE RIGHT (NEEDS TO BE STRAIGHTER)TO MATCH PEDALS. I THINK DASHBOARD IS TO LOW. THE BODY NOISES HAPPEN MORE WITH ONE PERSON IN THE CAR. ALSO ON HOT DAYS AND VERY COLD DAYS DASH HAS A CRACK SOUND TO IT. THE CAR IS QUIETER ON RAINY DAYS LIKE A NORMAL CAR. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 08/15/2011
Component(s): POWER TRAIN

Date of Incident: 08/15/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10419521

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDBU4EE8BJ...

SUMMARY:

THE ENGINE SEEMS TO HAVE A MIND OF IT'S OWN BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. WHEN TRYING TO GO AT AN EVEN SPEED ON A LEVEL ROAD THE CAR BUCKS AND KICKS, THE THROTTLE SPEEDS UP ON IT'S OWN, THEN SLOWS DOWN. I SEE VARIATIONS OF ABOUT 500 RPM ON THE TACHOMETER. SOMETIMES WHEN LETTING OFF THE THROTTLE PEDAL AT THESE SPEEDS THE CAR KEEPS GOING AND DOESN'T GET THE MESSAGE IT'S SUPPOSED TO SLOW DOWN. THIS IS SCARY, IT'S ALMOST LIKE THE CAR THINKS IT'S ON CRUISE CONTROL WHEN IT'S NOT AT ALL. *TR

 

Date Complaint Filed: 08/01/2011
Component(s): ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Date of Incident: 04/01/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10417330

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDBU4EEXBJ...

SUMMARY:

MY BRAND NEW CAR (53 MILES ON IT) SEEMS TO LOOSE POWER WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT 40 TO 50 MPH. I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR MAINTAINING THE SPEED AND IT FEELS AS IF SOMEONE ELSE IS STEPPING ON THE BRAKE. YOU CAN FEEL THE SURGE OF THE POWER LOSS .IT DROPS QUICKLY BY ITSELF. ALSO WHEN MAINTAING THE SPEED OF 60 TO 65 ON THE FREEWAY I WILL LET OFF THE ACCELERTOR AND MY CAR MAINTAINS THAT SPEED AS IF I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL ON.IT DRIVES QIUTE A DISTANCE BEFORE EVER SLOWING DOWN. I TOOK IT TO DEALER BUT THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. BECAUSE I KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM!!!!! AND IF THEY TOOK IT FOR A DRIVE AS THEY SAID THEY DID (SEVERAL TIMES) THERE IS NO WAY THEY COULD NOT HAVE NOTICED THE BOGGING DOWN OF THE ENGINE.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 07/27/2011
Component(s): ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING , FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , POWER TRAIN

Date of Incident: 07/01/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10416035

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE5BC...

SUMMARY:

MY NEW 2011 COROLLA LE MIGHT HAVE A SAFETY DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION OR FUEL SYSTEM. WHETHER AT FREEWAY OR LOCAL, I CAN FEEL THE PULL-BACK WHILE DRIVING. ACCORDINGLY, THE RPM WAS FOUND TO BE FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 100-400RPM DROPPING INSTANTLY (1-2S). IT HAPPENED A LOT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE DEALER SERVICE TECHNICIANS DUPLICATED MY CONCERN (SUDDEN PULL-BACK). THEY EVEN FOUND THE PULL-BACK (OR RPM DROPS DOWN SUDDENLY) IN CRUISE CONTROL AT 60 MILES. THEN THEY OPENED THE CASE AND GOT THE FIELD TECHNICAL SPECIALISTS CHECK THIS PROBLEM. IT TAKES ONE WEEK AND THE REPORT SAID THAT "OTHER VEHICLES ARE CHECKED AND SAME THINGS OBSERVED. THIS VEHICLE WAS OPERATED AS DESIGNED AND NO REPAIR NECESSARY." BUT THE WEIRD THING IS THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER (HE IS THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS COMMUNICATED BETWEEN THESE SPECIALISTS AND ME) THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY ALSO THINK SOMETHING WAS WRONG (POSSIBLE SOFTWARE). THEY OFFERED ME A COUPLES OF MONTH PAYMENT CREDIT (700-1000$). AND THEY TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THEY CAN'T FIX IT AND HAVE TO HAVE THAT DONE IN JAPAN. IT TAKES A WHILE. NOW THE SERVICE MANAGER RECOMMENDED ME TO CLAIM TO THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND GET MY MONEY BACK. BUT THE TOYOTA CASE MANAGER IS BAD. HE INSISTED THAT IN TOYOTA'S POSITION, NOTHING WAS WRONG. HE DECLINED MY REQUEST. NOW, IT IS STILL IN THE PROCESSING. BUT I AM AFRAID THAT IT IS HARD TO GET MY MONEY BACK. I ALSO FOUND THE SAME COMPLAINT ONLINE. PLEASE HAVE A CHECK. SEE THE POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2011/TOYOTA/COROLLA/

Date Complaint Filed: 07/29/2011
Component(s): SEAT BELTS

Date of Incident: 06/16/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10415622

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDBU4EE3B9...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THE SEAT BELT WARNING ALARM WAS TO LOW FOR THEM TO HEAR. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VOLUME COULD NOT BE INCREASED. THE CONTACT STATED DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE HE COULD FORGET TO PUT ON HIS SEAT BELT, LEAVE THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION, OR POTENTIALLY LEAVE THE HEADLIGHTS ON. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 09/28/11*LJ THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THAT THEY COULD NOT RAISE THE TONE OF THE SEAT BELT WARNING SYSTEM. UPDATED 12/30/11

Date Complaint Filed: 07/27/2011
Component(s): SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , STEERING

Date of Incident: 07/06/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10415422

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE6BC...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS WONDERING AND HE HAD TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL BACK INTO PLACE. HE ALSO STATED THAT WHEN HE RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT EVERYTHING HE DESCRIBED WERE NORMAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 551. UPDATED 10/4/11 *CN UPDATED 10/31/11

 

Date Complaint Filed: 07/24/2011
Component(s): POWER TRAIN

Date of Incident: 05/18/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10414927

 

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDBU4EE9BJ...

SUMMARY:

I PURCHASED THE CAR 4/22/11, TWO WEEKS LATER IT BEGAN JERKING AND BUCKING. I THOUGHT IT WAS ME SO AT FIRST I DID NOT SAY ANYTHING. AFTER SOME TIME IT BECAME A REGULAR OCCURRENCE. THEN ON 2 OCCASIONS IT ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN. EVEN WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES IT WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN. FINALLY IT DID BUT I WAS SCARED I WAS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO STOP. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND, OF COURSE, IT DID NOT DO IT. THEY CHECKED IT AND TOLD ME ALL WAS NORMAL. TWO DAYS LATER THE JERKING AND BUCKING RETURNED AND IT DROVE ITSELF AGAIN JUST THE OTHER DAY. THE JERKING AND BUCKING OCCURS BETWEEN 40 AND50 MPH. HOWEVER, THE OTHER DAY IT OCCURRED AT 35 AND 55. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE TACH. DIPS AND DIVES AND THE MPG GAUGE DROPS TO 99.9 . NO WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. THIS CAR SCARES ME !!!!!!!!! I HAVE FOUND OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND DOING ALL THE SAME THINGS I AM DOING INCLUDING THIS REPORT BUT TO NO AVAIL. TOYOTA IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED THEM TO REPORT THIS ON TUESDAY 7/19/11 THEY GAVE ME A CASE # AND TOLD ME A MANAGER WOULD CALL ME BY FRIDAY. I RECEIVED NO CALL. *TR

 

Date Complaint Filed: 07/17/2011
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 07/05/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10413236

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDBU4EE2B9...

SUMMARY:

I PURCHASED A NEW 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA, AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED AN ISSUE WITH VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE VEHICLE MAINTAINS SPEED/RPM EVEN AFTER REMOVING YOUR FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR. THE ISSUE IS MOST VISIBLE WHEN THE CAR IS TRAVELLING IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND THE TRANSMISSION IS IN THE HIGHEST GEAR. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THIS IS EXPECTED BEHAVIOR. IN MY VIEW IT IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE CAR DOES NOW SLOW DOWN. THIS ISSUE IS NOT SPORADIC, BUT RATHER PERSISTENT... IT ALWAYS BEHAVES THIS WAY. *TR

 

Date Complaint Filed: 07/16/2011
Component(s): POWER TRAIN

Date of Incident: 07/02/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10413115

 

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE8BC...

SUMMARY:

IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE WE NOTICED A TRANSMITTION PROBLEM WHERE THERE WAS A FLUXUATION OF RPM WHILE DRIVING AT 40 - 65 MPH. THE COMPUTER IS TELLING THE TRANSMITTION TO SHIFT FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON. IT CAN NOT FIND A CRUSE GEAR TO REMAIN AT SPEED. *TT

 

Date Complaint Filed: 07/13/2011
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 07/12/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10412090

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
 

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDBU4EE0BJ...

SUMMARY:

2011 TOYOTA COROLLA MAINTAINS THE SPEED/RPM WHEN THE FOOT IS OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IT HAPPENS AT ALL SPEED, BUT IT MOSTLY VISIBLE AT 60MPH AND ABOVE. THE CAR WILL MAINTAIN THE SPEED, AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED! WHEN GOING DOWNHILL, EVEN BRAKING IS NOT ENOUGH AND I HAD TO RESULT TO PLACING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL, IN ORDER TO DROP THE SPEED. LAWRENCE TOYOTA (NJ) TECHNICIAN/MECHANIC TEST DROVE MY CAR AND CONFIRMED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT OPERATING NORMALLY. YET, AFTER THEY (DEALERSHIP) CONTACTED TOYOTA SUPPORT IN CALIFORNIA, I WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY?! TOYOTA REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX/RECALL 2011 COROLLA'S. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. SOMEONE WILL CRASH THEIR CAR AND POSSIBLY DIE BECAUSE THE CAR WON'T DECELERATE, WHEN FOOT IS OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. HERE IS A LINK TO A FORUM WHERE OWNERS OF 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA DESCRIBE EXACTLY THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE CAR. HTTP://WWW.COROLLAFORUM.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?P=285#POST285 *TR

 

Date Complaint Filed: 07/12/2011
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 06/03/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10411939

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE6BC...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SPEED INCREASED AND DECREASED INDEPENDENTLY. WHEN THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECREASE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD BECOME HARDER TO DEPRESS. THE VEHICLE WAS TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED AND TESTED THE FAILURE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE REPRESENTATIVE WAS SENT BY THE MANUFACTURER TO FURTHER INSPECT THE VEHICLE BUT THE REPRESENTATIVE WAS ALSO UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ONCE AGAIN AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND A SECOND REPRESENTATIVE TO THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR UP TO 65 MPH.                

 

Date Complaint Filed: 07/11/2011
Component(s): STEERING

Date of Incident: 07/04/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10411806

All Products Associated with this Complaint

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE2BC...

SUMMARY:

2011 TOYOTA COROLLA S, STEERING PROBLEMS. FEEL LIKE OFF-CENTER, NOT EASY TO KEEP CAR IN LINE. NOT SO NICE TO HAVE THIS FEELING ON BRAND NEW CAR. *TT

Date Complaint Filed: 07/07/2011
Component(s): ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC , TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 06/10/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10410859

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE0BC...

SUMMARY:

AROUND 250-300 MILES I WENT OVER A DIP IN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND WENT TO HIT THE BRAKES WHILE TAKING A TURN THAT WAS APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT WHEN THE BRAKES WOULD NOT LET ME PUSH THEM DOWN AND WOULD GIVE ME FEEDBACK AS IF ABS WAS ACTIVE. AFTER A COUPLE SECONDS I WAS ABLE TO REAPPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TO STOP. THIS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF EIGHT TIMES IN 2,100 MILES. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN SOME CLOSE CALLS, AND ALL THE INCIDENTS HAPPENED AFTER HITTING A DIP WHILE TRYING TO REDUCE MY SPEED FROM OVER 50 MPH TO THE TIME OF HITTING THE DIPS. IT FEELS LIKE ABS IS ACTIVATING, AND IN TURN NOT ALLOWING ME TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. ANOTHER INCIDENT HAPPENED AS I WAS GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY APPROACHING TRAFFIC AND I WENT OVER A DIP ON THE FREEWAY AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO STOP FOR ABOUT A COUPLE OF SECONDS. I REGAINED BRAKES WITH ENOUGH TIME TO MAKE A STOP, BUT I WOULD SAY IT WAS A SAFE STOP. I HAD ANOTHER INCIDENT WHERE THE BRAKES FAILED AS I WAS EXITING A FREEWAY AND I WOULD NOT APPLY MY BRAKES FOR THE FIRST TURN, AND I COULD ONLY APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AFTER I STARTED TO ENTER THE SECOND TURN COMING WITHIN INCHES OF COLLIDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THESE NEAR ACCIDENTS WERE ENOUGH FOR ME TO REPORT IT TO TOYOTA. AFTER BRINGING IT TO TOYOTA, THEY TESTED THE CAR FOR 15 MILES AND TOLD ME IT WAS FUNCTIONING AS IT WAS ENGINEERED TO. I AM POSITIVE THAT THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I BOUGHT IT ON 5/23/11 WITH 10 MILES ON IT, AND DROVE IT A TOTAL OF 2,150 MILES. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 06/15/2011
Component(s): POWER TRAIN , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 04/01/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10408049

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDBU4EE1BJ...

SUMMARY:

INTERMITTENT DECELERATION ISSUE: WHILE DRIVING AND I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS TO SLOW DOWN, THE CAR MAINTAINS THE SPEED AND DOES NOT DECELERATE UNTIL I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, SOMETIMES I HAVE TO PUMP BRAKE TO BRING SPEED DOWN. FOR LACK OF BETTER DESCRIPTION, IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS ON CRUISE CONTROL. I HAVE BEEN BACK TO THE TOYOTA DEALER THREE TIMES AND AFTER TEST DRIVING AND RUNNING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WAS TOLD THIS IS ¿NORMAL¿?

 

Date Complaint Filed: 06/20/2011
Component(s): STEERING

Date of Incident: 06/15/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10407651

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDBU4EE5B9...

SUMMARY:

MY 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA STARTED TO WANDER AND DRIFT ON THE ROAD AFTER REACHING SPEEDS OF AROUND 50 TO 60 MPH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG BUT SAID THEY CONTACTED TOYOTA AND WERE TOLD TO ALIGN THE FRONT END. AFTER THE ALIGNMENT, OR WHATEVER THEY REALLY DID, IT WAS BETTER BUT STILL AT 50 TO 60 MPH IF YOU MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AT ALL, THE CAR DRIFTS AND WANDERS LIKE THE REAR END IS ON ICE. VERY SCARRY. NOT MUCH BETTER. **TT

 

Date Complaint Filed: 05/18/2011
Component(s): STEERING

Date of Incident: 05/08/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10403003

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDBU4EE9B9...

SUMMARY:

AT ABOUT 55MPH-60MPH, THE CAR BECOMES DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CAR BECOMES VERY UNSTABLE AND WILL NOT HOLD THE ROAD WELL. THE CAR JERKS QUICKLY BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE LANE, FEELING ALMOST AS IF ONE WERE DRIVING IN HIGH WINDS; HOWEVER, THIS STEERING ISSUE WILL OCCUR AT EVERY HIGH SPEED AND EVEN WITHOUT WIND PRESENT. THE STEERING IS TOO SENSITIVE AND WILL EASILY MOVE INTO ANY OTHER LANE DESPITE HOLDING THE WHEEL STILL. THIS CAR FEELS LIKE THE STEERING HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN, WHICH IS ESPECIALLY FRIGHTENING WHILE DRIVING PAST OTHER CARS ON FREEWAYS DUE TO DIMINISHED DRIVER CONTROL. AT LOWER SPEEDS, STEERING IS FINE, BUT BECOMES DANGEROUS AT HIGHER SPEEDS. VERY SCARY TO DRIVE.

Date Complaint Filed: 05/12/2011
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 02/05/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10400661

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE7BC...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND AS HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ANTICIPATION THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY EXPLAINED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE FOR THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING DOWNHILL WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE ABNORMALLY, CAUSING A SLIGHT JERK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,600. THE CONSUMER STATED HE NOTICED WHEN HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR, THE TACH INCREASED TO 300 RPM AND THEN TO 400 RPM. UPDATED 07/29/11

Date Complaint Filed: 05/09/2011
Component(s): STEERING

Date of Incident: 05/08/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10399518

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE2BC...

SUMMARY:

WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH ANY KIND OF WIND THE CAR IS HARD TO STEER, IT HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN, IT WILL START TO GO TO ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER. *TR

 

Date Complaint Filed: 04/28/2011
Component(s): STEERING

Date of Incident: 04/28/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10398175

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE5BC...

SUMMARY:

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 60 MPH WITH WINDY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO MOVE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO ISSUES AND THAT HE NEEDED TO GET USED TO DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,100 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

 

Date Complaint Filed: 04/04/2011
Component(s): STEERING

Date of Incident: 04/02/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10394172

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. STEERING VERY HARD TO KEEP ON THE ROAD. WANDERS AND JERKS WHEEL VERY HARD AND TURNS BY ITSELF IN THE WIND.. LOSS OF CONTROL.. UNABLE TO KEEP THE CAR IN THE SAME LANE AS IT STEERS WHEREVER IT WANTS TO GO. CONDITIONS WORSENED BY WIND AND PASSING TRACTOR TRAILERS.. HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. IT OVER STEERS WHEN YOU ONLY WANT IT TO TURN A LITTLE BIT.. VERY SCARY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 04/03/2011
Component(s): FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Date of Incident: 03/28/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10394103

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDBU4EE2BJ...

SUMMARY:

TOYOTA COROLLA THROTTLE STICKS REGULARLY, NO INCIDENT BUT VERY SCARY TO DRIVE. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 03/25/2011
Component(s): STEERING

Date of Incident: 03/01/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10392891

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTACOROLLA2011

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDBU4EE8B9...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WOULD BECOME UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80. UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN