2004 Toyota Corolla Complaint Log

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PLACING THE ENGINE INTO DRIVE, THE ENGINE REVVED HIGH AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BRICK GARAGE WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT WITH ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE GARAGE. THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED SINCE THIS HAPPENED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. THE VEHICLE REMAINS AT THE SCENE OF THE INCIDENT AND HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT WOULD NOT LOCK IN PLACE WHEN ADJUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO MADE AN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE FAILURE BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLACE THE SEAT BRACKET. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE AGE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE SEAT WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

DROVE CAR TO WORK ON DAY OF ACCIDENT WITH NO INCIDENTS. PARKED VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 5 HOURS THEN DROVE IT AGAIN FOR ABOUT 1 HALF HOUR THEN PARK. AT 5:00 P.M. LEFT THE OFFICE TO GO HOME. ON THE WAY HOME I MADE TOW STOPS, ONE AT THE POST OFFICE AND ANOTHER AT MY SISTER'S HOUSE. UPON LEAVING MY SISTER'S, I PROCEED TO GO UP HILL. WHEN I GOT TO THE TOP OF THE HILL WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL I PROCEEDED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN LOW GEAR AS I AM ACCOUSTOMED TO WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL WHICH I WAS ABOUT TO DO. AS I PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR, IT ACCELERATED TO TOP SPEED GOING DOWN THE HILL. I LOOKED DOWN TO MAKE SURE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL...IT WAS. THE VEHICLE BEGAN RACING DOWN HILL. I APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES BUT IT DID NOT HOLD. I DECIDED TO TRY TO STEADY THE VEHICLE WITH BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL AS I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE TO NO AVAIL. I CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE BOUNCED FROM SIDE TO SIDE THEN HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND BECOME AIRBORNE. THE VEHICLE DROPPED IN A DITCH BOUNCED AGAIN THEN CRASHED INTO A DIRT EMBANKMENT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET AT WHICH TIME BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. ON JANUARY 6, 2006 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA DEALER HERE ON ISLAND FOR FULL SERVICE. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE CHANGED AS INDICATED ON MY WORK ORDER AND THE BACK BRAKES WERE CLEANED AND ADJUSTED. ON MARCH 6, 2006, I WENT IN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO REPORT THE ACCIDENT DESCRIBING WHAT HAPPENED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT THE PROBLEM. WHEN I ASKED WHAT WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEY TOLD ME THEY DID NOT KNOW AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE A SPECIALIST FROM PUERTO RICO FLY IN TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM THEM. *NM

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 COROLLA THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNED IN FRONT OF ME. WE COLLIDED. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH BEFORE I STARTED BRAKING A COUPLE MOMENTS BEFORE IMPACT, SO I IMAGINE I WAS GOING AT LEAST 30-35 AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF MY VEHICLE; IT WAS UNDRIVEABLE AFTER. COMPLAINT: NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN MY COROLLA! THE OTHER CAR WAS GOING LESS THAN 10 MPH WHEN OUR CARS COLLIDED, BUT HER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE TOYOTA WEBSITE SAYS THAT AIRBAGS WON'T DEPLOY UNLESS IT IS A "SEVERE FRONTAL COLLISION". WHAT QUALIFIES AS "SEVERE"? NO RESPONSE YET FROM TOYOTA DEALER.

MY CAR HAS BEEN MAKING A LOUD NOISE, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING OVER 40 MPH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THE CAR NEEDS A REPLACED REAR WHEEL, BEARING, AND HUB. MY CAR IS A 2004 WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES. I'VE SEEN THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2002 COROLLAS WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM. *JB

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. ON DEC. 24, 2005 THE STEERING PULLED AWAY TO THE NEXT LANE CAUSING IT TO HYDROPLANE. IT SEEMS LIKE A GHOST JUST TAKES OVER THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THANK GOD NO DEATHS. AFTER THE CAR WAS REPAIRED, I CONTINUED DRIVING IT. IN 2006, THE WHEEL CONTINUED TO SWIFT TO THE NEXT LANE, LIKE IT'S PULLING AWAY FROM YOU. IF YOU ARE NOT GRIPPING THE WHEEL TIGHTLY, THE CAR WILL JUMP INTO THE NEXT LANE. I ALWAYS MAKE SURE NO ONE IS DRIVING IN THE NEXT LANE IN CASE THE CAR STARTS PULLING. I HAD THE CAR INSPECTED, BUT TOYOTA SAID NOTHING IS WRONG TO MAKE SURE I GET MY WHEEL ALIGNMENTS. I TOLD THEM I ALWAYS GET WHEEL ALIGNMENTS AND TIRES CHANGED OFTEN SINCE I DRIVE ALOT. THE PROBLEM OCCURS MOSTLY WHEN YOU ACCELERATE SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 40 MPH WHILE GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE. ALSO THE STEERING WHEELS JUMPS TO THE NEXT LANE ESPECIALLY WHEN ITS HIGHLY WINDY ON THE INTERSTATE AND RAINING. WHEEL ALIGNMENTS DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WHEN I GOT ONE DONE IN 2008, THE PROBLEM HAPPENED RIGHT WHEN I PULLED OUT FROM GETTING AN ALIGNMENT. THE PROBLEM ALSO OCCURS IN WINDY CONDITIONS WHEN TRAVELING OVER BRIDGES OR HIGH ALTITUDES. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES UNTIL THIS DAY IN 2010. *TR

WHEN PARKING THE CAR THE CAR ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. I LOOKED DOWN TO MAKE SURE MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE GAS - MY FOOT WAS PLANTED ON THE BRAKE. I HAD TO BRAKE AS HARD AS A I COULD TO KEEP THE CAR FROM REAR ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT AS THE ENGINE ALL ON ITS OWN DRAGGED THE CAR FORWARD. THE CAR WAS MOVING AT ABOUT TWO MILES AN HOUR WHEN THIS TOOK PLACE. THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO 4000 RPMS WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE ON THE GAS AND SIMPLY DRAGGED THE CAR FORWARD. *JB

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY 2004 COROLLA-S. HE HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL SET FOR 75 MPH. I LOOKED DOWN AT THE SPEEDOMETER BECAUSE IT SEEMED HE WAS SPEEDING UP AND NOTICED THE SPEED AT 90 MPH. HE COULDN'T TAKE IT OFF CRUISE CONTROL SO HE HIT THE BRAKES AND A SHORTLY AFTER THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT CAME OFF. WE DID START SLOWING DOWN WHEN HE USED THE BRAKES. *JB

I WAS DRIVING A TOYOTA 2004 COROLLA ON THE HIGHWAY @ 60 MPH. ALL THE CAR WINDOWS WERE OPEN. THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS/TRUCKS NEAR THE CAR. I PUSHED THE BUTTON TO CLOSE THE WINDOWS. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WENT UP TO APPROX. 6" FROM THE TOP OF THE WINDOW AND STOPPED. I PUSHED THE BUTTON TO TURN IT DOWN. THE WINDOW RETURNED DOWN. I AGAIN PUSHED THE BUTTON TO CLOSE THE WINDOW. AS THE WINDOW WAS RAISED TO APPRROX 6" FROM THE TOP, THE GLASS EXPLODED. I DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHO SAID SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS AND WAS NOT ABLE TO GIVE A REASON FOR THE OCCURRENCE. THE WINDOW WAS REPLACED. I AM AFRAID TO TOUCH THE WINDOW AS WHEN THE GLASS EXPLODED, MY HAND WAS CUT, SOME OF THE GLASS WAS IN MY LAP. I WAS WEARING SUNGLASSES WHICH I THINK PROVIDED SOME PROTECTION. WHEN I SAW THE BACK OF THE CAR THERE WAS GLASS ON THE FLOOR AND BACK SEAT. FORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T PANIC WHEN THE GLASS EXPLODED. I AM FRIGHTENED TO THINK OF THE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES IF I DID. ARE THERE ANY REASONS FOR THIS TYPE OF OCCURRENCE? THERE WASN'T ANY UNUSUAL SOUND WHEN I PUSHED THE WINDOW BUTTONS. IS THERE A PROBLEM W THE TOYOTA 2004 COROLLA? THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. SHE NOTICED THAT WHEN THE MILEAGE WAS 40,000, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT DRIVE NORMALLY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER ALIGNED THE VEHICLE, REPLACED THE TIRES, TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND THE STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. SHE ALSO TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE PEP BOYS FOR AN ALIGNMENT AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR SUDDENLY SWERVED/VEERED AND I HAD TO FIGHT FOR CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I BARELY AVOIDED HAVING AN ACCIDENT. IT HAD RAINED THE NIGHT BEFORE BUT WAS NOT RAINING WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN JANUARY 2004. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED, IT WAS A SUNNY DAY THIS SUMMER. I WAS ON A CITY STREET AND AGAIN DRIVING STRAIGHT WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY SWERVED. I HAD A PASSENGER IN THE CAR WITH ME. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN THE SPRING OF 2004, A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. I HAD JUST COMPLETED A LANE SWITCH AND WAS GOING STRAIGHT WHEN THE CAR SWERVED/VEERED. I ALMOST COLLIDED WITH THE MEDIAN. AFTER THIS THIRD OCCURRENCE, I KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND BROUGHT IT IN. AFTER A 5 MINUTE ROAD TEST, THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM I WAS DESCRIBING. THE DEALER TOLD ME IF I WANTED TO PAY FOR AN INSPECTION, THEY CAN FURTHER INSPECT THE CAR TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. I ASKED THEM TO GO AHEAD BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER JUST CALLED AND INFORMED ME THAT AFTER A 15 MINUTE INSPECTION, THEY DID NOT SEE ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. MY PROBLEM IS SIMILAR TO THAT IN COMPLAINT #10127778. PLEASE LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM. *JB

DT: WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE AT 50 MPH ON SMOOTH ROAD THERE WAS A HISSING COMING FROM THE SUN ROOF. THE GLASS FROM THE SUN ROOF FLEW OFF, AND THE CONSUMER SAW THE GLASS BEHIND THE CAR IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR.T HE SUN ROOF WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME WHEN IT FLEW OFF. THE GLASS CAME OFF IN ONE PIECE AND THEN BROKE ON THE GROUND. THEN, THE OWNER PULLED OVER AND LOOKED AT THE SUN ROOF. HE TOOK THE CAR HOME, THEN TO THE CAR TO DEALER . THE CONSUMER WAS UNSURE WHAT CAUSED IT, AND THE DEALERSHIP HASN'T TOLD THE CONSUMER THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP WILL REPLACE THE SUN ROOF. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD OTHER PROBLEMS WITH CAR BUT WAS UPSET WITH DEALERSHIP FOR CHARGING FOR A RENTAL CAR.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND IT BEGAN TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY UNTIL THE WINDOW DISLODGED FROM THE DOOR PANEL AND BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE WINDOW WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CONTACT HAD THE WINDOW REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. APPROXIMATELY FOUR YEARS LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED BUT THE WINDOW WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION INSIDE OF THE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REGULATOR FAILED. THE DEALER COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V162000, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

MY 2004 TOYOTA CORROLLA SEEMS TO BE STEERING IMPROPERLY. UPON TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO A STRAIGHT POSITION THE WHOLE CAR SEEMS TO SWERVE AND BECOME ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE. I HAVE JUST BARELY AVOIDED SERVERAL ACCIDENTS AND IN WET CONDTIONS THE PROBLEM IS WORSE. I REPLACED THE TIRES AND HAD THEM CHECK THE ALIGNMENT ON THE VEHICLE AND IT STILL CONTINUES TO BE AN ISSUE. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE HAD AT LEAST FOUR OTHER PERSONS DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THEY ALL HAVE COMMENTED ON THE STEERING/CONTROL PROBLEM EVEN PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE NOTICE THE PROBLEM AS YOU CAN FEEL IT WHILE DRIVING OR RIDING IN THE VEHICLE. MY DEALER ALSO STATES THEY DID NOT SEE ANY BROKEN OR LOOSE PARTS THAT WOULD CAUSE THE CONTROL PROBLEM.

MY 2004 COROLLA LE IS THE FIRST VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED THAT HAS CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN I AM DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, IT HOLDS A STEADY SPEED. WHEN THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS AN INCLINE, SUCH AS A BRIDGE OR A HILL, IT WILL DOWNSHIFT AND CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE WELL BEYOND THE SPEED SET. EVERY INSTANCE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SIMPLY DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL WITHIN 5 TO 10 MPH ABOVE THE SET SPEED, BUT IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE AS LONG AS IT WAS ON THE INCLINE. THINKING THIS IS HOW CRUISE CONTROL WORKED, NOT HAVING USED IT BEFORE, I NEVER TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND SIMPLY TURN IT OFF WHEN ENCOUNTERING AN INCLINE.. IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT TOYOTA ACCELERATION ISSUES, I THOUGHT THIS INFORMATION WOULD BE USEFUL TO NHTSA. *TR

I WAS BRAKING FOR A STOPLIGHT. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE WITH THE RPMS RISING ABOVE 4000 BEFORE I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. I HAD TO PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I COULD AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO HOLD THE CAR AT THE INTERSECTION. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAD HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS EARLIER. DURING THAT INCIDENT, THE ENGINE RACED TO OVER 6,000 RPMS BEFORE I SHUT OFF THE IGNITION. AFTER BOTH INCIDENTS, I TOOK THE CAR TO LITHIA TOYOTA IN REDDING, CA. BOTH TIMES THEY SAID THAT NO ERROR CODES WERE SET AND SINCE THE CAR ENGINE DID NOT RACE DURING THE TEST DRIVES, THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY STATED THA THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF ANY OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES BEHAVING IN THIS MANNER, YET I FOUND 25 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE 2004 CAMRY ON THIS WEBSITE, AND 21 SUCH COMPLAINTS FOR 2002 THROUGH 2005 MODEL YEAR COROLLAS.

MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA SURGES FOR 1-2 SECONDS WHILE AT STOP OR RED LIGHT. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO TAKE OFF BY ITSELF. THIS HAPPENS MORE OFTEN IN WARM WEATHER THAN COLD WEATHER. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEAR AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME IT IS NORMAL. THIS CAN BE OVER ALL SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

WINDSHIELD IS VERY SUSCEPTABLE TO CRACKS. ORIGINAL WINDSHIELD WAS HIT WITH A VERY SMALL PEBBLE WHILE DRIVING AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS (40-45MPH). IMMEDIATELY A CRACK TRAVELED ACROSS THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE WINDSHIELD. ONE WEEK LATER, THE SAME INSTANCE OCCURRED AND A SMALL PEBBLE CREATED A SPIDER WEB-LIKE CRACK.

THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.

A VEHICLE MADE A LEFT TURN ACROSS THE HIGHWAY IN FRONT OF ME. MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED FROM THE IMPACT TO THE FRONT LEFT. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET IN EUGENE OREGON WHEN I PULLED MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR. THE CAR FAILED TO DECELERATE. I PUMPED THE ACCELERATOR TO NO EFFECT. I LOOKED DOWN AT THE ACCELERATOR AND SAW THE FLOOR MAT WEDGED UNDER THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE MAT OUT AND SLOW THE CAR DOWN. LATER IN INSPECTING THE MAT, I SAW FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT THERE WERE TWO HOOKS DESIGNED TO HOLD THE MAT IN PLACE. ONE OF THE HOOKS HAD BECOME DISENGAGED CAUSING THE MAT TO MOVE AND BECOME LODGED FIRMLY BENEATH THE ACCELERATOR. I HAD BEEN FORTUNATE IN AVOIDING AND ACCIDENT. YEARS LATER THE MAT RECALL OF OTHER TOYOTA MODELS WAS MADE. THE 2004 COROLLA WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I CONTACTED BOTH THE MAIN COMPANY AND MY LOCAL DEALER. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO PUT THE MAT IN MY TRUNK. THE COMPANY NEVER MADE A RECALL OF THIS MODEL IN SPITE OF THE ISSUE BEING IDENTICAL TO THOSE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT TOYOTA'S LACK OF ACTION EVER SINCE. AFTER HEARING WHAT HAPPENED WITH GM, I DECIDED THAT I HAD NOT NOTIFIED THE PROPER AUTHORITIES SINCE NOTHING WAS DONE. THE 2004 COROLLA SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THE INITIAL RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE FLOOR MATS. TOYOTA, LIKE GM, FAILED TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION AND SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. PEOPLE MAY HAVE BEEN INJURED OR DIED FROM THIS LACK OF ACTION AND AS LONG AS A RECALL HAS NOT HAPPENED THAT DANGER CONTINUES TO EXIST. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA CE IN JULY 2004 AND TODAY THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. MY GIRLFRIEND HAS A 2002 TOYOTA COROLLA, AND SHE TOLD ME , AFTER I BOUGHT MINE, THAT ENGINE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON FOR NO DISCERNIBLE REASON A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. DEALER CHARGED HER FOR A PART AND LABOR ON HER NEW CAR TO FIX THE ENGINE LIGTH PROBLEM.*AK THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A KNOWN MODEL PROBLEM. WHY DOESN'T HE MANUFACTURER FIX IT BEFORE SELLING THE CAR?

COROLLA S 2004, KIT ON BOTTOM NEAR FOG LIGHTS SEEMS TO ALWAYS PEEL OFF ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE, THE KIT IS NOT CUSTOM IT IS STOCK WHEN BOUGHT WITH A 2004 S TYPE COROLLA. I HAD IT FIXED ONE TIME BY A FRIENDLY BODY SHOP, THEY THOUGHT IT WAS THAT I HAD HIT A BUMP OR CURVE SO AFER THEY FIXED IT IT I RELIZED THE OTHER SIDE DID THE SAME THING BUT THIS TIME I DOUBLE CHECKED THAT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE UNDER PART OF THE KIT OR ANY SCRATCHES AND I WAS RIGHT, I THINK THE CAR WAS NOT WELL ASSEMBLED. *AK

CONSUMER REQUEST FOR A SEAT BELT EXTENDER FOR 2005, 4DR COROLLA LE. *BF *JB

DT: CONTACT STATES THAT THERE WAS A REPORT ON A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA REGARDING THE EXCESSIVE SULFUR DIOXIDE ODOR. CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEALER THREE TIMES, THEY REPLACED THE CONVERTER AND THE AIR FILTER, THIS DID NOT RID THE CAR OF THE SMELL.*AK

AT FIRST I NOTICED THE GAS TANK WOULD NOT FILL PROPERLY. I THOUGHT IT WAS NOT VENTING PROPERLY, BUT I HAD A TECHNICIAN CHECK IT OVER. EVENTUALLY, THEY REPLACED THE FUEL FILL GAUGE (TO NO AVAIL, MIGHT I ADD). THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, AND I HAD THE CAR CHECKED AGAIN. FINALLY, THEY DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CHARCOAL FILTER. UNFORTUNATELY, I REPORTED THE INCIDENT BEFORE MY WARRANTY WAS UP, BUT THE DEALER'S SERVICE STATION DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT UNTIL AFTERWARDS. ALL IN ALL, BETWEEN SERVICE AND PARTS, THIS HAS COST ME ABOUT $500. THE OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, AND I WILL SEE TOMORROW MORNING IF THIS CHARCOAL FILTER MALFUNCTION IS REALLY THE PROBLEM. I IMAGINE IT IS, SINCE I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEM ON THE NEWER COROLLAS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE BACK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON ONE OTHER OCCASION WHEN THE CONTACT WAS HIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT DID NOT INDICATE IF THERE WERE ANY INJURIES IN BOTH INCIDENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

WHEN I STOP THE CAR WHEN I'M DRIVING E.G. AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CAR PULLS FORWARD WHEN I BRAKE. THIS OCCURS LIKE 70% OF THE TIME. I TRIED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH TOYOTA AND THEY TELL ME THAT THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY FOR MY VEHICLE. SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW, I THOUGHT IT WAS MY IMAGINATION BUT I CAME TO A REALIZATION THAT IT IS MY CAR. *TR

TL- WHILE DRIVING A RENTED 2004 PONTIAC MONTANA WEST BOUND ON BRIDGE AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH A TOYOTA COROLLA DRIVING EAST BOUND CAME OVER THE MEDIUM INTO HIS LANE AND COLLIDED HEAD INTO HIS VEHICLE. THERE WAS TWO FATALITIES THE DRIVER IN THE TOYOTA COROLLA, AND HIS FRONT SEAT PASSENGER, HE AND THE OTHER TWO PASSENGERS WERE ALSO INJURED. HE STATED THIS COMPLAINT IS ON THE TOYOTA COROLLA. HE BELIEVED THE DRIVER IN THE 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS NOT ABLE BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE\\ GAS PEDAL AND BRAKES, OR ELECTRONIC CONTROL. FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL 70564001, FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROLS INVESTIGATOR REPORT F050FF004415, FLORIDA CRASH REPORT 70987110. THE MILEAGE INFORMATION FOR THE 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA WAS NOT AVAILABLE. LI UPDATED 05/10/10 *BF UPDATED 08/23/10 UPDATED 9/28/11*CW

CAR HAS SMELL LIKE ROTTEN EGGS, SULFER TYPE, HAD CAR REPAIRED AND STILL SMELLS. *JB

VEHICLE IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST THE OWNER AND TOLD THE OWNER THAT SHE'LL HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO COMPLAIN OF A ROTTEN EGG SMELL. THE DEALERS RESPONSE WAS A HIGH SULFUR CONTENT IN THE FUEL THAT COULD NOT BE FULLY ELIMINATED *JB

CAR HAS ROTTEN EGG SMEL WHEN HEAT IS TURNED ON. CONTACTED TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THAT IT'S A CONSEQUENCE OF THE GAS AND THAT THEY WILL TRY TO FIX IT BUT THAT IT WILL PROBABLY NOT WORK. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AFTER PAYING FOR A NEW CAR.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUSTAIN MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 25 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER STRUCK HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND RECEIVED AN INJURY REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION.*AK

2004 TOYOTA COROLLA FUEL FILLER FAILED ON 12/14/06 NEW FUEL FILLER HAD TO BE INSTALLED. *JB

I HATE THE FACT THAT THE ENGINE LIGHTS COMES ON AND MY CAR IN UNDER MANUFACTURER WARRANTY AND I HAVE TO PAY TO FIND OUT WHY MY LIGHT CAME ON THE EXCUSE AFTER PAYING 50.00 DOLLARS IN MY GAS TOP WAS LOOSEN THAT WAS BULL IT CAME ON AGAIN. SO WHY WHEN I LEFT THE TOP OFF INTENTIONALLY IT DIDN'T COME ON AGAIN?*AK

2004 TOYOTA COROLLA LE WITH 13000 MILES AND EQUIPED WITH FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS. *AKALL FOUR AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN WITH A TOTAL OF 3 FRONT COLLISION AND 4 ROLL OVERS ON AN INTERSTATE TRAVELLING 55 MPH.

THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ON THE 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA STARTED EMITTING A SULFUR DIOXIDE ODOR.*MR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED BUT THE SMELL PERSISTED. THE VENT FLAP IN THE TRUNK WAS ALSO REPLACED BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP EITHER. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED A SECOND SMELL WAS PRESENT WHICH SMELLED LIKE ASH OR SMOKE. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE SECOND SMELL AND THEY ALSO RECOMMENDED THE CONSUMER CHANGED GAS BECAUSE THERE WAS HIGH SULFUR IN THE GAS. *JB

CARBON MONOXIDE IS GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER, AND CONSUMER WILL TAKE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION.*AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT WHEN HEARING THREE BEEPS COMING FROM THE CAR, THE CAR DIED. SHE TRIED TO RESTART IT BUT CAR WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. CONSUMER THEN TURNED ON HAZARD LIGHTS WHICH FLASHED QUICKLY THEN TURNED OFF. CONSUMER GOT OUT OF THE CAR, LOOKED BACK, AND SAW FIRE COMING OUT OF THE BOTTOM, WHICH THEN SPREAD TO THE HOOD AND WINDSHIELD. THIS WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUNROOF GLASS SEPARATED FROM THE SUNROOF MECHANISM. *BF THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE GLUE USED TO HOLD THE GLASS TO THE METAL WAS FAULTY. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE RENTAL. *SC

FOUL EGG/SULFUR SMELL WHILE CAR IS OPERATING. SMELL IS NOTICEABLE IN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF CAR. AT TIMES, THIS SMELL IS SO STRONG THAT I BEGIN TO FEEL ILL. RETURNED TO DEALER. DEALER INSTRUCTED ME TO TRY DIFFERENT GASOLINES. THIS DID NOT WORK. RETURNED TO DEALER. REPEATEDLY SPOKE WITH SERVICE MANAGER, ETC. THE SUGGESTION TO CHANGE GASOLINE WAS ALL THE DEALER COULD OFFER. THIS HAS NOT WORKED AND I'M CONCERNED THAT THE SULFUR SMELL MAY BE CAUSING A HEALTH PROBLEM.

I BOUGHT A TOYOTA COROLLA 2004 SEDAN FROM GORDIE BOUCHER NISSAN, 10606 W. ARTHUR AVENUE, WEST ALLIS, WISCONSIN, PHONE NO. 414-543-1234 ON SEPT. 27TH. THE CAR WAS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, AND BOTH MY HUSBAND, JOY JOSEPH AND I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT THE HEAD RESTS FOR THE BACK SEATS WERE MISSING. WHEN WE FOUND THAT WE BROGHT THIS TO THE DEALER'S ATTENTION. THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO GET US TWO HEAD RESTS FOR THE BACK. MY HUSBAND WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AS WE STILL HAVE THE FULL WARRANTY FROM TOYOTA, AND THEY ARE ALSO NOT WILLING TO PROVIDE US WITH THE HEAD RESTS. I KNOW THAT IN A COLLISSION IT WILL BE DANGEROUS TO HAVE PASSENGERS IN THE BACK SEAT WHERE THEY WILL HAVE SEVERE NECK INJURIES. BEFORE SOMETHING SEVERE HAPPENS, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE HEAD RESTS IN PLACE. PLEASE HELP ME IN GETTING THIS RESOLVED.

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT. CONSUMER TRIED TO UNLOCK THE SEAT BELT NUMEROUS TIMES BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. CONSUMER CUT THE SEAT BELT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK *TC

APPEARS THAT THE DRL SYSTEM MANDATED BY DOT CAN NOT BE DEACTIVATED. ALL MILITARY INSTALLATIONS MADATE THAT A VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS BE TURNED OFF WHEN OING THROUGH THE SECURITY CHECK POINTS. CURRENTLY ON A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE. CAN NOT FIND A DEALER WHO WILL MODIFY THE SYSTEM DUE TO DOT REGULATIONS. DOT, DOD, AND HOMELAND SECURITY NEED TO INVOKE A MANDATORY REQUIREMENT THAT ALL VEHICLE MANUFACTURER'S PROVIDE AN OVERRIDE SWITCH. NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ARE GROWING AND I AM MORE THAN SURE THAT CITATIONS WILL BE ISSUED. GETTING FRUSTRATED TRYING TO EXPLAIN THAT THE HEADLIGHTS CAN NOT BE TURNED OFF.*AK

TOOK MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA LE TO DEALER WITH COMPLAINT OF STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AT 60-70 MPH. DEALER STATED THAT I NEEDED SPACERS (RINGS) INSTALLED ON MY WHEELS (WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR I ORDERED THE OPTION OF ALLOY WHEELS AND APPARENTLY THE DEALER NEVER INSTALLED THEM TO FIT PROPERLY.*AK

I TOOK MY 2004 TOYOTA IN FOR SERVICE FOR STEERING PROBLEMS 8 TIMES, BETWEEN THE DATE OF PURCHASE IN APRIL 2004 AND SEPTEMBER 2004. I WAS DRIVING ON I-75 ON THE SOUTHBOUND SIDE IN WILDWOOD FLORIDA, ON A DRY SUNNY DAY - THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE CONTROL, AFTER I MOVED TO THE LEFT TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH A CAR INCOMING FROM MY RIGHT SIDE - THERE WAS SMALL CONTACT BY THE UNKNOWN VEHICLE, WHICH CONTINUED. I WAS UNABLE TO STEER OUT OF THE PROBLEM, AT FIRST, AND THE CAR WENT TO THE LEFT SIDE PARKING STRIP. WHEN I TAPPED THE BRAKE TO SLOW THE CAR, IT DID NOT LOSE SPEED. I BEGAN TO STEER OUT OF LEFT LANE, ONTO THE HIGHWAY, BUT THEN WHILE I WAS STEERING RIGHT, THE CAR STEERED ITSELF TO THE LEFT. I AM CERTAIN THAT THE CAR FAILED TO ALLOW THE CRUISE CONTROL TO RELEASE. I REPORTED ALL OF THIS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THIS WAS IGNORED BY TOYOTA. THE REPORTS OF THE PROBLEM USING THE LEMON LAW WERE ALSO DENIED, AND TOYOTA WOULD NOT SUPPORT ME WHEN I MADE CONTACT WITH THEM ON SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, BETWEEN APRIL 2004 (ON PURCHASE) AND THE INCIDENT. THE SERVICE MANAGERS AT GATORLAND TOYOTA REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. I PURCHASED THIS IN OCALA, FLORIDA. THE OWNER OF THAT DEALERSHIP ALSO REFUSED TO LISTEN WHEN I WROTE AND SPOKE TO HIM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM THAT DEALERSHIP. I HAVE ALL OF THE MATERIAL THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO TOYOTA, AND TO ARBITRATION. IT WAS A VIBRATION AND STEERING PROBLEM THAT I REPORTED, HOWEVER, I BELIEVED AT TIME, THAT THE CAR MAY HAVE HELD THE DEALER (DELUCA, IN OCALA FLORIDA) INSTALLED CRUISE CONTROL THAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED. THIS WAS LIKELY A PEDAL PROBLEM. AT THE TIME, I THOUGHT IT WAS CRUISE. I TOOK THE CAR TO DELUCA TOYOTA REQUESTING REPAIR ABOUT 5 TIMES (HAVE DOCUMENTS) AND TO GAINESVILLE, FL TOYOTA, 3X, & WITH A SCHEDULED REPRESENTATIVE (REGIONAL) INSPECTION. THE ALL REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM. THE CLAIMED TO HAVE ALIGNED THE FRONT END & BALANCED TIRES (A VIBRATION ISSUE). NO CHANGE. THEY THEN REFUSED. *TR

THE ACCURACY OF THE VEHICLE'S ODOMETER IS POOR. *NM *TC

UNEXEPECTED SURGE OF CAR AT A TRAFFIC STOP. I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH 7500 MILES, AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK WITH MY FOOT SECURELY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IN DRIVE WHEN THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A MAJOR REAR END ACCIDENT OR A PEDESTRIAN FATALITY. ANYONE WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM PLEASE CALL ME (AL) AT 203-929-6856. *AK

WHILE SITTING IN THE REAR SEAT WITH LEGS EXTENDED OUT THE PASSENGERS FOOT WAS BADLY CUT ON A SHARP INSTRUMENT WHICH WAS USED TO MOVE THE SEAT BACK AND FORTH. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE BLOOD IN THE VEHICLE DID BELONG TO THE PASSENGER. TOYOTA STILL HAS THE VEHICLE IN THEIR POSSESSION. HOWEVER, NOTHING WAS DONE. *AK