2004 Toyota Corolla Complaint Log

MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW LOWERS ONLY PART WAY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS LOWER THAN 70O AND THE WINDOW RATTLES WHEN THE WINDOW IS RAISED. VIN 2T1BR3244C215045 I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER, AND SPOKE WITH MR. KARIN KNAN, UNDER TOYOTA CASE # 1011110634, WHO INSTRUCTED HE WOULD BE CONTACT YOU WITH MY ISSUE; THE PARTS WERE UNDER WARRANTY FOR 3 YEARS/36K. I JUST RECEIVED A CALL FROM MY SERVICE MANAGER, WHO STATED THAT THE REPAIR AND INVESTIGATION INVOLVED REMOVING THE DOOR PANEL AND VIEWING THE WINDOW REGULATOR AND BOLTS. REQUEST YOUR CONSIDERATION OF MY VEHICLE ISSUE, SIMILAR TO THE RECALL OF DEFECT INVESTIGATION EA08-004.

TL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A RECALL REPAIR FOR THE VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR (08V162000). BEFORE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE CONTACT STATED BOTH WINDOW HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALER PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR TO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BUT NOT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DUE TO EXTENSIVE DAMAGE THAT CAN NOT BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THAT CONTACT STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT STAY CLOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WAS CLOSED UPON ARRIVING TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED TO THE CONTACT THE REGULATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. JO

CAR SUDDENLY STALLS, SOMETIMES WHILE AT A STOP BUT HAS HAPPENED WHEN MOVING. WON'T START FOR A LITTLE WHILE THEN WILL START. HAS HAPPENED 3-4 TIMES IN THE PAST 5 MONTHS. *TR

THE VEHICLE I BELIEVE HAS AN ECM (ENGINE CONTROL MODULE) PROBLEM. SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT WHERE THE VEHICLE WANTED TO SHUT OFF AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ERRATIC RPM FLUCTUATION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT A STOP OR HESITATES WHEN TAKING OFF. TOYOTA HAS DONE A RECALL ON SOME OF THE 2005 THRU 2008 MODELS AND I BELIEVE THIS MODEL SHOULD BE INCLUDED SINCE IT USES THE SAME ECM AND HAS THE SAME ENGINE AS THE OTHER MODELS

ON SEPT 1, 2010, MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA NORTH IN THE LEFT LANE(TWO LANES NORTH, TWO LANES GOING SOUTH) ON A STATE ROAD GOING APPROX. 35MPH. SHE WAS BEHIND A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. SUDDENLY FROM A COUNTY ROAD A 1995 LINCOLN MARK 8 PULLED OUT ON THE RIGHT TO CROSS THE STATE ROAD TURNING LEFT OR SOUTH. THE NISSAN SWERVED INTO THE RIGHT LANE GOING N. AND CLIPPED THE MARK 8 WHILE MY DAUGHTER SLAMMED ON HER BREAKS. THE CAR LOCKED UP, LEAVING SKID MARKS AND SHE T-BONED THE MARK 8. HER CAR WAS TOTALED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HER FRONT END WAS PUSHED TOWARD THE CABIN AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF OR MOVE. RESULTING IN SHOULDER, NECK, CHEST, BREAST, AND BACK INJURIES WITH A SWOLLEN TONGUE FROM BITING THE SIDES. THESE INJURIES ARE ALL SOFT TISSUE INJURIES WHICH WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO HEAL. SHE HAD A PASSENGER. HIS INJURIES WERE A RIGHT SWOLLEN LEG AND BACK INJURIES. (6 INJURED ALTOGETHER) MY DEEP CONCERN IS THE HISTORY ON THIS CAR IS TWO FRONTAL CAR CRASHES AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA SUDDENLY HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING, MAKING A HORRIBLE METALLIC CLANKING AS THE CAR STALLED. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST REPAIR FACILITY, THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT PIECES OF THE ENGINE LITERALLY BROKE APART AS IF THE METAL WAS FATIGUED. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT EXPLAIN HOW THIS HAPPENED WITH ONLY 117,000 MILES ON THE CAR. IT TOOK OVER A MONTH TO FIND A USED ENGINE AND SCRAPE TOGETHER THE MONEY NEEDED FOR REPAIRS. THE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, FOR A TOTAL OF $2500. I WAS ALSO FORCED TO RENT A CAR DURING THIS TIME, AND THE CAR RENTAL AMOUNT IS AROUND $600. *TR

THE 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS A DEFECTIVE FUEL FILLER NECK. THE METAL USED BY TOYOTA FOR THIS FUEL FILLER NECK IS CORRODING, CAUSING LEAKAGE OF GAS VAPORS AT THE GAS CAP. THE LEAKAGE CAUSES THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" TO COME ON, AND PEOPLE ARE FORCED TO PAY TOYOTA $400 FOR REPAIRS IN ORDER TO PASS EPA MANDATED EMISSIONS TESTING IN ORDER TO RENEW THE CAR'S REGISTRATION. IT IS CLEAR THAT THE FUEL FILLER NECK IS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT THE REPLACEMENT ONES HAVE BETTER QUALITY METAL AND WON'T CORRODE. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO PRESSURE TOYOTA TO RECALL THE COROLLAS AND TO REIMBURSE THE OWNERS WHO HAVE BEEN FORCED TO PAY FOR THIS DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE FUEL FILLER NECKS. IF THE EPA FORCES CARS TO PASS THE EMISSIONS TESTING, THEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD ALSO FORCE TOYOTA TO FIX AT THEIR EXPENSE A KNOWN DEFECT LIKE THE CORRODING METAL IN THE FUEL FILLER NECKS THAT AFFECTS THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM IN THEIR CARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE RETAINER CLIP. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE SEAT BELT CLIP ASSEMBLY FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE CONTACTS WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED AND WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH REPAIRS. THE SEAT BELTS WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

CRUISE CONTROL CAN BE ACTIVATED AT TYPICAL ROAD/HIGHWAY SPEEDS EVEN WHEN CAR IS IN NEUTRAL (ON A MANUAL TRANSMISSION). AS A RESULT, THE ACCELERATOR IS ELECTRONICALLY DEPRESSED, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV AND HIT THE REV LIMITER. THERE ARE MULTIPLE WAYS TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT THE STRESS COULD BE DAMAGING ON THE ENGINE AND THE SCENARIO COULD A MAJOR DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT WAS STRUCK BY TWO OTHER VEHICLES AND HIS VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO HIS RIBS. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY WHERE HE WAS AWAITING FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,000. UPDATED 8/2/10 *CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. UPDATED 08/09/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AT APPROXIMATELY 25MPH,THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY TWO OTHER VEHICLES TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH TO 60MPH. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE ILLINOIS STATE POLICE AND AMBULANCE RESPONDED. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH MULTIPLE FRACTURES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BODY AND SEVERE BRUISING. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR TWO DAYS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT HAD A COPY OF IT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE ON JUNE 29, 2010. THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION WOULD NOT BE KNOWN FOR FOUR TO SIX WEEKS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000.

ENGINE WILL SURGE WHEN AT A STOP AND UNLESS BRAKE IS FULLY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE MAY MOVE FORWARD. THIS SURGE IS NOT CONSISTENT, OCCURRING BETWEEN 10-20% OF THE TIME AND MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR WITHIN THE FIRST 10 SECONDS OF STOPPING AT A LIGHT OR TO PARK VEHICLE AFTER BEING ON HIGHWAYS AT HIGHER RATES OF SPEED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT; THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED HIM BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 22,000. UPDATED 07/19/10. *LJ

THE STEERING ON MY 2004 IS HARDER TO CONTROL AT SPEEDS OF ABOUT 55 AND ABOVE. IT FEELS VERY LOOSE AND "SPONGY". I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD ME IT MUST BE THE TIRES. I HAD THE TIRES REPLACED, AND THE PROBLEM REMAINS. I BELIEVE THAT THE STEERING IS SIMPLY TOO LOOSE AND NOT WELL ENOUGH CONTROLLED. I HAVE TO WORK HARDER THAN I SHOULD TO KEEP IT IN LINE. THE PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR THE LAST COUPLE YEARS. *TR

MARCH 24, 2010, I STARTED MY CAR FROM DEWDNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MISSION, BC PARKING LOT HEADING HOME IN ABBOTSFORD, BC. ABOUT 15 MINUTES ON HIGHWAY 11 HEADING ABBOTSFORD DIRECTION, I FOUND THAT I COULD NOT BRAKE THE CAR TO STOP. LUCKILY, I MANAGED TO STOP. THEN I SAW SMOKE CAME OUT FROM THE BACK WHEELS, AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LEVER WAS HIGH UP, WHICH IT HAD NOT BEEN RELEASED BEFORE I STARTED TO DRIVE. I WAS SCARED AND CALLED THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, SUNRISE TOYOTA IN ABBOTSFORD TO TOW THE CAR. THE NEXT MORNING, THE STAFF AT THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ME THAT I HAD TO PAY ABOUT $1200.00 TO FIX THE CAR MYSELF AS THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER IT DUE THE FAULT I MADE MYSELF. THEY CLAIMED THAT I SHOULD HAVE NOT UNRELEASED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, WHICH WHY IT BURNED THE WHOLE BRAKING SYSTEM. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT I FORGOT TO RELEASE THE EMERGENCY HAND BRAKE BEFORE I DROVE. THE FIRST TIME HAPPENED TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO THAT I REALIZED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT RELEASED IMMEDIATELY, AS I FELT THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO MOVE. MY CONCERN IS THAT I DID NOT FEEL ANY DIFFICULTY OR RESTRICTION TO MOVE THE CAR WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT RELEASED THIS TIME, AS I DID NOT REMEMBER IF THE RED LIGHT OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON. UNFORTUNATELY, THE CAR MOVED SMOOTHLY EVEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS UP HIGH. THAT WAS WHY I DID NOT REALIZE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT RELEASED. MY CAR IS ONLY SIX YEARS OLD, WITH 80,000KM, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING PROPERLY. I THOUGHT THAT I WAS GOING TO DIE WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WHEN I EXITED THE HIGHWAY, AS THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS BURNING OFF WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT BEING RELEASED. IT IS NOT A REASONABLE TIME FRAME FOR AN EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP FUNCTION IN FIVE OR SIX YEARS. IN OTHER WORDS, TOYOTA INC. SHOULD HAVE WARNED ALL THE DRIVERS WHO DRIVE TOYOTA COROLLA 2004 MODEL TO REPLACE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES OF THEIR CARS IN FIVE OR SIX YEARS, OTHERWISE THEY WILL RISK THEIR LIVES.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOCK ASSEMBLY FAILED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR; HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO EITHER GET IN OR OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR IT AT HIS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63,911.

WHILE IN REVERSE AND BACKING MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA INTO MY GARAGE THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND I HIT THE REAR OF THE GARAGE. I AM POSITIVE I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND DROVE OUT OF THE GARAGE . I HAD TO RUN INTO A SNOWPILE ON THE FRONT LAWN TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF I LOOKED AT THE FLOOR MAT AND SAW NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THIS SAME PROBLEM WHILE REVERSING INTO THE GARAGE HAPPENED IN SEPT 2005. AT THE TIME I JUST THOUGHT THE MISTAKE WAS MINE, NOW AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT I AM CONVINCED THERE IS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 60 MPH. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING, THE CONTACT HAD PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40000.

REAR END COLLISION INVOLVING 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA AND NISSAN XTERRA. UPON COLLISION THE CAR'S ENGINE WAS REVVING AND THE IGNITION HAD TO BE TURNED OFF TO GET THE CAR TO STOP MOVING. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE COROLLA WAS DAMAGED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NOT SURE IF THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. DEFINITELY THINK THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE COROLLA WAS TOTALED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO IDLE AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING PILLAR ALTHOUGH EXTREME PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE AFTER THE CRASH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AFTER IT COOLED DOWN. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNTIL THEY SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND THE COMPLAINT TO A CLAIM ADJUSTER WHICH COULD TAKE UP TO 10 DAYS FOR A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL AT THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,050 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,100. UPDATED 06/29/10 *BF UPDATED 07/23/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING SMELL FROM THE ENGINE AREA. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE RADIATOR WAS CRACKED; THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE IF THE BURNING SMELL WAS CAUSED BY THE CRACKED RADIATOR OR THE ENGINE OVERHEATING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,766. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

I AM HAVING WHAT COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH MY ALMOST NEW COROLLA 2004 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH ONLY 8000 KM. IF I LEAVE THE CAR PARKED FOR SAY MORE THAN A WEEK, I THEN START IT, AND TRY TO GO FORWARD OR IN REVERSE THE CAR TAKES (LAGS) LIKE 5 OR 6 SECONDS TO SORT OF ENGAGE THE GEAR. AT FIRST IT SORT OF LIKE STARTS TO GO BUT NOT FULLY (SLIPS) AND AFTER THAT IT GOES SOLID. I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND MY EXPLANATION?? DEALER HAS PERFORMED THE HYDRAULIC TEST, RESET THE MEMORY, AND CHANGED THE ATF OIL. IT SEEMS THAT PERHAPS ONE OF THE INTERNAL VALVES TENDS TO LEEK OR IS NOT ABLE TO RETAIN THE PRESSURE OVER TIME. THE CAR HAS NOW 15000 KM. AND THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. IT TAKES MORE TIME TO FULLY ENGAGE INTO GEAR. I CAN SEE HOW A SERIOUS ACCIDENT CAN HAPPENED IF THE PERSON DRIVING THE CAR IS NOT AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND WILL TRY TO ACCELERATE TO GET THE CAR MOVING AND SUDDENLY LOOSE CONTROL OVER A SUDDEN UNWANTED ACCELERATION. I WAS NEVER CONTACTED BEFORE AND I HOPE SOMEONE IN YOUR DEPARTMENT TAKES SERIOUSLY THIS INFORMATION. THE PREVIOUS COMPLAINT (ODI NUMBER) WAS 10187863. THANK YOU *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA THE OTHER DAY ON A SIDE ROAD. I WAS APPROACHING A CORNER IN THE ROAD AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF MY GAS PEDAL. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I PUSHED ON THE BREAK WHICH SLOWED THE CAR SLIGHTLY, BUT WOULDN'T STOP IT. I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS REVVING VERY LOUDLY SO I TURNED OFF THE CAR. I PROCEEDED TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND IT WAS STILL REVVING. I PULLED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND CHECK MY FLOOR MAT, AS I KNEW OF ALL THE CURRENT RECALLS IN EFFECT. THE FLOOR MAT WAS NOT IN THE WAY AND THE PEDAL APPEARED FINE. NOTHING CHANGED. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND IN ABOUT 2 HRS LATER WHEN THE TOW TRUCK GUY STARTED MY CAR, IT APPEARED FINE. IT WAS BROUGHT TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, WHOM PLAYED IF OFF AS IF MY FLOOR MAT WAS THE CAUSE AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. I THEN BROUGHT IT TO MY FATHER WHO USED TO BE A MECHANIC AND HE CHECKED ALL THE MECHANICS OF THE CAR. HE LUBED UP SOME PARTS AND CLEANED THE ACCELERATOR PLATE, HOWEVER HE STATED EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD TO HIM. AS OF TODAY THIS HAS NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. DEPRESSED BRAKE TO LIMITED AVAIL. VEHICLE PARTIALLY JUMPED PARKING CURB WHEN IT WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN INSPECTED SO, AS YET, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. THIS APPEARS TO BE SIMILAR TO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS MODEL ALONG WITH OTHER MODELS. *TR

WHILE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT THE 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA WOULD SURGE FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, ROUGHLY 4-5 A YEAR, AND IF THE BRAKE WAS NOT FIRMLY APPLIED CARS IN FRONT OF ME WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO FIX THIS AS IT WAS INCONSEQUENTIAL AT THE TIME. I AM CONCERNED THAT ONE OF THESE TIMES IT MAY NOT BE. *TR

ON JANUARY 12, 2010, MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA WAS PARKED AND RUNNING, WHILE I BROUGHT GROCERIES INTO MY HOME. WHEN I WENT BACK OUT, I DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO A DITCH CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE AND MUFFLER. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *TR

ON FEBURARY 12, 2010, MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA WAS PARKED AND RUNNING, WHILE I BROUGHT GROCERIES INTO MY HOME. WHEN I WENT BACK OUT, I DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO A DITCH CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE AND MUFFLER. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *TR

FOR THE RECALL SSC # 80A 2003-2004 FRONT DOOR GLASS BOLTS SAFETY RECALL. BECAUSE OF THE GLASS BOLTS DEFECT, THE WINDOW IS OFF TRACK AND LEAVE A GAP AT THE UPPER PORTION. IT MAKES THE RUBBER AROUND A WINDOW LOOSE AND SHRINK BECAUSE A WINDOW DOES NOT LINE UP IN THE RIGHT POSITION. THE WINDOW MOVES TO THE OUTER SIDE OF RUBBER WHICH MAKES NOISE AND SHATTER ALL THE TIME. IT ALSO AFFECT THE WEATHER STRIPPING GOES IN THE BAD SHAPE BECAUSE THE WINDOW IS NOT AT A RIGHT POSITION BETWEEN UPPER PORTION OF WINDOWS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 30-40 MPH THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW BEGAN MAKING AN UNUSUAL NOISE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE WINDOW WAS UNBALANCE AND THE PLASTIC STRIPPING WAS BEGINNING TO FRACTURE FROM THE WINDOW. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V162000 (VISIBILITY: GLASS, SIDE/REAR) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT IDENTICAL TO THE FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER REFUSED REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. I CAME TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHICH WAS RED. THERE WERE TWO CARS STOPPED AT THE LIGHT. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE TO STOP, THE ACCELERATOR STARTED ROARING AND THE BRAKE WOULD NOT GRAB. I PUSHED IT AS HARD AS I COULD AND FINALLY IT GRABBED JUST BEFORE I WOULD HAVE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I GOT TO WORK, I WAS BACKING INTO A PARKING PLACE AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. I WAS WEARING LARGE BOOTS AT THE TIME AND JUST ASSUMED MY FOOT HIT BOTH THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME BUT NOW THAT THE RECALL HAS HAPPENED, I WONDER IF IT WASN'T MY OVER SIZED BOOTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FOUL ODOR COMING FROM THE CLIMATE SYSTEM. THE CONTACT CALLED TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE CLIMATE SYSTEM. THEY ALSO TOLD HIM THAT THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WAS $1000 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. CLAIM #1001136140 WAS FILED WITH TOYOTA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. *CN UPDATED 02/18/10

ON DECEMBER 5, 2009, I COULD NOT GET OUT OF MY VEHICLE THROUGH THE FRONT DOORS BECAUSE I COULDN'T UNLOCK THE FRONT DOORS LOCKS (MANUALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY). I HAD TO CRAWL AND GET OUT OF THE CAR THROUGH THE REAR DOOR. GOOD THING THIS IS A 4 DOOR VEHICLE. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS IF THE WHOLE SYSTEM SHUT DOWN. THIS DEFECT CAUSES THE DOORS TO BE INOPERABLE. NOW I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FEELING THAT I COULD ONE DAY BE TRAPPED AND HAVE TO BREAK A WINDOW TO GET OUT. *TR

FRIGHTENING INCIDENT THAT WAS REPORTED ON MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA LE/SD 4 DR. PARKING MY VEHICLE IN A DRIVEWAY (ON A SLIGHT INCLINE), DRY CONDITIONS, AND ONLY 1 FOOT FROM A PARKED CARGO VAN. ABOUT TO PLACE FOOT ON BRAKE TO STOP COMPLETELY TO TURN CAR OFF AND FULL ACCELERATION TOOK PLACE. GAS PEDAL WENT FULL THROTTLE AND HIT THE CARGO VAN. TIRES WERE SPINNING, LEFT TIRE TRACKS. MY CAR PINNED BETWEEN A CARGO VAN AND PULLING TO THE LEFT -- SIX INCHES FROM HITTING A SUBARU OWNED BY SISTER. ACCELERATION WENT FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES AS I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES, NO RESULTS. I LOOKED DOWN TO SEE IF MY CAR MAT WAS IN THE WAY AND THE ANSWER IS NO. THREE PEOPLE CAME OUTSIDE THE HOME TO SEE WHAT THE LOUD IMPACT WAS AND WHY THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING IN THAT MANNER-- THINKING THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, THEN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE. CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE WHO THEN REFERRED ME OUT TO CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER ON MONDAY 12/7 TO INFORM THEM OF MY ORDEAL. THEY ARRANGED FOR MY CAR TO BE SERVICED BY A TECHNICIAN ON 12/15/2009 AT THE TOYOTA DEALER IN GREER, SC. I WAS TOLD TO PICK THE CAR UP AFTER 1 1/2 HOURS. I HAD CAR TOWED TO AND FROM CAR DEALER. IN JANUARY 2010, I PICKED UP A CERTIFIED LETTER FROM THE POST OFFICE THAT WAS DATED DECEMBER 23, 2009. IT STATED THAT "BASED ON OUR FINDINGS PROVIDED ABOVE, WE RESPECTFULLY DECLINE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER." THE INSPECTION WAS - PROVIDING A ROAD TEST AND THE BRAKES, HELD VEHICLE SPEED AT 10 MPH, NO LEAKAGE WITH BRAKES, AND ACCELERATION DID NOT STICK. THEY SENT ME ON MY WAY AND CLOSED THE CASE AND THANKED ME FOR MY BUSINESS AND BEING A LOYAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER! I ONLY HAD MY CAR FOR TWO YEARS. IT IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. I ULTIMATELY HAD TO GET ANOTHER VEHICLE TO GET AROUND IN. IT WAS MY ONLY VEHICLE. THERE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH MORE VEHICLES THAN THEY ARE STATING. MINE IS A 2004. *TR

10/29/09 I TURNED ON THE IGNITION AND THE ENGINED IMMEDIATELY REVVED INTO THE DANGER ZONE. I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP IT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND CHECKED THE GAS PEDDLE.....THE FLOOR MAT WAS NOWHERE NEAR THE PEDAL AND THERE WAS NO DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR TO CAUSE THIS OCCURRENCE. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND THEN RESTARTED IT. IT WAS FINE THEN...10/31/09 I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELERATION OF THERE CARS. THEY "PERFORMED TOP ENGINE CLEANING AND THROTTLE BODY CLEANING" TOLD ME THEY THOUGHT THIS WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM..CHARGED ME $176.98 AND I WAS ON MY WAY. THIS HAD HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE BUT NOT TO THIS DEGREE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5-10 MPH THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY. ALSO THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REEVE WHILE IDLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY FOR INSPECTION. SINCE THE MECHANIC COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, HE COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2629. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4300.

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ENGINE LIGHT ON POOR GAS MILEAGE TOOK TO VARIOUS AUTO REPAIR LOCATIONS TO DETERMINE PROBLEMS NUMEROUS CODES CONFIRMED BY STATE VEHICLE EMISSION TESTING FACILITY HAD TO TAKE A WAIVER PAID THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO VARIOUS AUTO SERVICE LOCATIONS TO HAVE PARTS REPLACED OFTEN THE SAME PARTS BEING REPLACED BY CAMELBACK TOYOTA SALEM BOYS AUTO REPAIR BRAKES PLUS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON CAR MAT DRIVERS SIDE KEPT GETTING CAUGHT UNDER ACCELERATOR REPLACED DUE TO SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH WHEELS BRAKES PAINT CHIPPED FLAKED OFF LIST GOES ON NOW RECALLS FOR SRS AIRBAGS AND THE LIST GOES ON. *TR

THE GLASS DOOR STACK AND BROKEN ALSO DAMAGED THE REGULATOR TOYOTA SAID THEY ONLY COVER THE BOLTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND ATTEMPTED TO STALL. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SO THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STALL AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS EXCESS CARBON BUILD UP IN THE THROTTLE BODY FROM A NEW BATTERY THAT WAS INSTALLED. THE DEALER THEN PERFORMED A THROTTLE BODY CLEANING WHICH REMOVED THE CARBON BUILD UP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WITHIN THE LAST 3 TO 4 MONTHS THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO DIAGNOSTIC TEST OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36000. UPDATED 12/03/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED IT FELT AS THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO STALL. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE INVOICE, THE DEALER STATED THE ENGINE BELT WAS GLAZED AND THE TENSIONER HAD LACK OF TENSION. UPDATED 12/14/10

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT CAME ON LAST WEEK. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THE CAR NEEDED A NEW FILLER NECK AND GAS CAP. THE DEALER SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS MAKE/MODEL CAR. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT OTHER PEOPLE DID HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. I DON'T THINK IT'S A BIG SAFETY ISSUE, HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK WHY A RECALL HASN'T BEEN DONE AND HOW TO POSSIBLY GO ABOUT INITIATING THAT PROCESS. THANK YOU FOR INPUT ON THIS...JANET BRAATZ *TR UPDATED 09/25/09 *BF

REGARDING SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN THE TOYOTA COROLLA: ALTHOUGH THIS PROBLEM HAS RECENTLY BEEN WIDELY REPORTED ON THE NEWS IN OTHER MODELS I HAVE EXPERIENCED DOZENS OF EVENTS IN THE TOYOTA COROLLA FOR AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT REASON. THE SPACING BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR IS SO CLOSE THAT ANYONE WHO HAS BIG FEET SUCH AS ME ( I WEAR A MEN'S 12 WIDE SHOE) CAN EASILY HIT THE ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME THE BRAKE IS HIT. THIS PROBLEM BECAME SUCH AN ISSUE FOR ME SINCE MY ELDERLY MOTHER OWNS 2 DIFFERENT TOYOTA COROLLA THAT I AVOID USING HER CARS WHENEVER POSSIBLE. HOWEVER BECAUSE SHE IS SO OLD AND CANNOT EASILY GET INTO CARS THAT ARE LOW TO THE GROUND BECAUSE OF THEIR SMALL WHEEL DIAMETERS I DO TAKE HER IN HER CAR AT TIMES. THERE IS HARDLY A SINGLE INSTANCE IN WHICH I DRIVE THE CAR THAT I DO NOT EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. I ALSO TRIED ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO TO BUY MY OWN TOYOTA COROLLA BUT BEING AWARE OF THE PROBLEM I ASKED THE DEALER IF HE COULD MOVE THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HE TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ANYONE WITH FEET LARGER THAN THE NORMAL. I EXPECT THAT IN JAPAN THEY MUST HAVE SMALL FEET FOR CREATING SUCH A STUPID BLUNDER. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE ROAD. I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM IN MORE THAN ONE MODEL YEAR. MY MOTHER OWNS TWO DIFFERENT MODEL YEARS. THE CAR I TEST DROVE ON THE DEALERS LOT WAS ANOTHER MODEL YEAR. SO AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT MODEL YEARS AFTER 2004 HAVE THE PROBLEM. IT CAN EASILY BE SEEN JUST BY LOOKING AT THE PEDAL SPACING. THIS BLUNDER IN DESIGN IS HARD TO BELIEVE SINCE IT IS SO STUPID. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE WAS TURNING ON TO A SIDE STREET AT ABOUT 5MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FOR THREE BLOCKS AND RAN INTO A HOUSE. THE VEHICLE REVVED UP AND WOULD NOT STOP AS CONTACT WAS DEPRESSING ON THE BRAKES BECAUSE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. SHE MAY NOT WALK AGAIN. THERE IS A POLICE REPORT AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED AND ALSO THE HOUSE THAT WAS HIT HAD TO BE DEMOLISHED BECAUSE IT WAS SO BADLY DAMAGED. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

TOYOTA IS IGNORING THE WINDOW RUN/WEATHER STRIPPING DEFECT PROBLEM ON 2004 COROLLAS. THE STRIPPING SEPARATED FROM THE WINDOW FRAME CAUSING BUCKING OF THE WINDOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT WANTED TO REPORT A FATAL ACCIDENT INVOLVING A 2004 TOYOTA CELICA. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE DRIVER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE DURING A ROLLOVER CRASH. THE VEHICLE TURNED OVER THREE TIMES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH HE NOTICED A SHARP SOUND COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90000.

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA S 5-SPEED WITH 91,000 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING THE OTHER DAY, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAD NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR AND HAVE MAINTAINED IT WELL SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE CLUTCH WAS BAD AND THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $1,036 TO REPAIR IT. AFTER SPEAKING TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND FINDING OUT THAT THE DEALERSHIP WANTED $400 MORE THAN AVERAGE TO DO THE SERVICE I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC. AFTER REMOVING THE TRANSMISSION FROM THE CAR HE INFORMED ME THAT THE CLUTCH WAS FINE AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD. I BOUGHT A TOYOTA FOR ITS SUPPOSED RELIABILITY......WHAT A JOKE. THIS IS GOING TO COST THOUSANDS TO REPAIR AND HAS EFFECTIVELY RUINED MY SUMMER VACATION PLANS. I KNOW THERE ARE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS TRANSMISSION.....I HOPE SOMETHING GETS DONE ABOUT IT. *TR -BRYAN SHEPLER

FOR ALMOST 9 MONTHS, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FUEL MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA WITHOUT THE GAS PUMP STOPPING DESPITE MY GAS TANK NOT BEING COMPLETELY FULL. THIS OCCURS ON A WEEKLY BASIS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE CAUSE FOR THIS IS A FAULTY CHARCOAL CANISTER. THIS MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE THE CORRECT DIAGNOSIS; INSTEAD THERE MAY BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE VENTILATION IN MY GAS TANK THAT IS NOT ALLOWING FUMES TO PROPERLY VENTILATE WHILE FUELING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD NO REPAIRS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE COST OF A NEW CHARCOAL CANISTER ($400) IS QUITE HIGH AND THE CHARCOAL CANISTER MAY NOT EVEN BE THE PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF ANY OTHER 2004 TOYOTA COROLLAS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AS WELL. *TR

MY DAUGHTER HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A MOTORCYCLE, WHILE DRIVING HER 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE MOTORCYCLE RIDER WAS KILLED. THE AIRBAG IN THE COROLLA DEPLOYED AND SAVED MY DAUGHTER'S LIFE. UNFORTUNATELY, SHE STILL HAS LITTLE, OR NO MEMORY OF THE ACCIDENT. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, OR WHY? THE POLICE BELIEVE SHE LOST CONTROL OF HER VEHICLE, CROSSED THE LANE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND STRUCK THE MOTORCYCLE. A WITNESS STATED HER CAR WAS GOING FAIRLY FAST. WHY WAS IT GOING SO FAST IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA? A TRAFFIC LIGHT WAS RIGHT IN FRONT HER (ABOUT 100 FEET AHEAD). AT THAT LIGHT, SHE WOULD HAVE TAKEN A SQUARE RIGHT HAND TURN, ENROUTE TO HER HOME. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SHE WAS GOING SO FAST. AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SHE LOST CONTROL OF HER CAR. SHE WAS 90% OF THE WAY HOME. IT WAS ABOUT 6:15 IN THE AFTERNOON IN THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER. A SUNNY DAY, NO CLOUDS OR PRECIP. THE CAR IS BEING HELD BY THE WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA POLICE DEPARTMENT. CAN YOU INSPECT THE VEHICLE? SHE HAD COMPLAINED TO ME ABOUT THE VEHICLE PREVIOUS TO THIS. SHE ONCE ASKED ME ADD POWER STEERING FLUID. WHEN I CHECKED, THE RESERVOIR WAS ALREADY UP TO THE FULL MARK. BEING A DAD, MY ONLY JOB WAS TO MAINTAIN THE CAR (CHANGE OIL, ETC). I VERY, VERY RARELY DROVE THE CAR. AND WHEN I DID DRIVE, IT WAS FINE. THIS COROLLA WAS REGISTERED IN MY NAME. I BOUGHT IT IN 2007 FOR MY DAUGHTER (HER FIRST CAR). I BOUGHT COROLLA'S FOR BOTH OF MY CHILDREN. I GAVE MY SON A 2001 COROLLA YEARS AGO. I'M A BIG BELIEVER IN TOYOTA QUALITY. I OWN A TACOMA MYSELF. BUT, SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT ABOUT THIS ACCIDENT. I THINK THE STEERING AND ACCELERATION SHOULD BE CHECKED, AS A MINIMUM. *TR UPDATED 05/19/10 *BF *TR UPDATED 10/04/10 UPDATED 9/27/11*CW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A VERTICAL WIRE IN THE BACK OF THE PASSENGER SEAT. WHEN AN OCCUPANT IS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE WIRE COMES THROUGH AND STICKS THEM IN THEIR BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS A WARRANTY ISSUE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $700. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT HE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR SINCE IT WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,790.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA LAST MARCH 13, 2009 AT NOON IN A CROWDED PARKING LOT IN MASON , OHIO, A SUBURB OF CINCINNATI. I WAS STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN AND AFTER THAT, I PUSHED ON MY GAS PEDAL WHEN THE CAR TOOK OFF , GOING FROM A DEAD STOP TO 60 MPH , CROSSING THE LOT SO FAST THAT I WAS LUCKY I DID NOT KILL ANYONE THAT DAY. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR AT ALL. IT WAS AS IF I WAS ON A DRAGSTRIP TRYING TO RACE! I WAS SURROUNDED BY MINIVANS AND THERE WAS A BURGER KING RESTAURANT ON THE ONE SIDE OF ME WITH A BUSY KOHL'S NEXT TO MY CAR. I WAS TERRIFIED BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR! THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK FOR ME ,AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HAD TO STOP THE CAR AS I HAD ONLY A FEW MINUTES TO STOP OR I WOULD HAVE JUMPED OVER A 4 FOOT GRASSY PARTITION BEFORE I WENT INTO A 4 LANE INTERSECTION FULL OF TRAFFIC!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WOULD HAVE CAUSED A NICE ACCIDENT AND KILLED SOMEONE OR MANY!!!!!!!!!!! I THREW THE CAR INTO "PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION RIGHT THEN" THE CAR DID A 180 DEGREE TURN LANDING NEAR THE GRASSY PARTITION!!!!!!!!! I WAS FINE BUT SO SCARED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO DO TO STOP BUT IT WORKED. I WENT TO KING'S TOYOTA AFTER THAT WHICH WAS ACROSS THE STREET. THEY CHECKED THE CAR AND SAID IT WAS A BUILDUP OF GASES IN THE CAR!!!!!!! SUCH A LIE!!!!!!! WHY DID THEY NOT KNOW WHAT WAS IT WAS?? THEY HAVE HAD COMPLAINTS SINCE 1999?????????? MY QUESTION IS WHY IS MY CAR NOT PART OF THE RECALL SINCE I HAVE HAD A SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM?? KING'S WILL LOOK AT MY CAR NEXT WEEK BUT THEY WILL MAKE ME PAY FOR REPAIRS WHEN IT'S THEIR FAULT AND IT'S NOT ON THE LIST. PLEASE HAVE THEM EXPAND THE RECALL SO THAT PEOPLE LIKE ME CAN TRUST THEIR CARS AGAIN. *CN *TR

WE OWN A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA (A MODEL NOT IN THE RECALL) BUT HAVE HAD TWO INCIDENTS OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE BRAKING AT AN INTERSECTION. *TR