2005 Toyota Corolla Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE MOBILIZER SYSTEM FAILED WHICH WAS THE REPROGRAMMING OF THE KEY SYSTEM. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WERE PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED BY THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE ECM CONTROL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 10V384000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE WITHIN THE COMPUTER IMMOBILIZER UNIT. THE DEALER STATED THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUE TO THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WERE 47,277.

GAS CAP FALLS OUT AFTER TURNING CAP 3 TO UNLIMITED CLICKS. SENDS ERROR SIGNAL FOR FUEL EMISSION LEAKS. $29 FOR NEW GAS CAP RECALLS ON 2009 VEHICLES BUT NOT 2005? *KB

OVER A 8 MONTH PERIOD STARTED EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA (BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN 2005) IN JULY OF THIS YEAR, WAS FINALLY ABLE TO FUND THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED(TRANSMISSION REBUILT) THIS ISSUE AFFECTED THE DRIVABILITY AND SAFETY OF THE CAR ON THE ROAD AND IT HAD BECOME INCUMBENT TO GET NECESSARY REPAIRS DONE. *TR

2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH ECM *TGW WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL, SHE WAS INFORMED A PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS A COMMUNICATION ERROR BETWEEN THE ECM AND SCAN TOOL. THE DEALER SUSPECTED THE REPLACEMENT ECM WAS DEFECTIVE, SO THEY ORDERED ANOTHER ECM. THE NEXT DAY, THE REPLACEMENT ECM WAS STILL GIVING A COMMUNICATION ERROR AND IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE RECALL, THEY TECHNICIAN WOULD HAVE TO CUT IN AND FIGURE OUT WHICH WIRE WAS NOT CONNECTED. THE CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE OF $200. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS UNETHICAL FOR TOYOTA TO OFFER TO FIX A PROBLEM WITHOUT STATING UP FRONT OF A POTENTIAL COST. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE AT 50 MPH OR ABOVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES FOUND WITHIN THE BRAKES AND HAD AT LEAST TEN MONTHS OF USE BEFORE NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP ACCELERATING UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A WALL AT THE CONTACTS HOME. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE IT ACCELERATED A SECOND TIME AND CRASHED INTO THE A NEIGHBORS HOME. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO COLLISION SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,500.

IN APRIL,2011 TOOK CAR WITH 32120 MILES INTO DEALER FOR TOYOTA ENGINE COMPUTER RECALL REPLACEMENT.. SHORTLY AFTER REPLACEMENT APP. 50 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I RETURNED TO DEALER ON 5/23/2011 MILEAGE AT THIS TIME WAS NOW 32599 AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST APP. $77 TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH WAS THE GAS CAP WHICH WAS LEAKING FUMES. I DID NOT HAVE THE WORK DONE BUT I DID HAVE THE GAS CAP CHECKED AT A CERTIFIED SMOG STATION AND CAP WAS FOUND TO BE OK. I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE ANSWERS I WAS RECEIVING SO I CALLED TOYOTA CORP. CUSTOMER SERVICE AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER AND HAVE THEM CALL ME TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. LATER THAT DAY THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED AND REQUESTED THAT I BRING THE CAR IN THAT DAY AND HE WOULD HAVE IT DIAGNOSED FOR FREE TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME THE SERVICE TECH. SAID THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM MY FUEL FILLER NECK AND GAS CAP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION AT A COST OF OVER $400. I ASKED IF THIS WAS COVERED BY TOYOTA BECAUSE THE CAR ONLY HAS 33763 MILES AND WAS TOLD NO, I LIVE IN A DRY DESERT AREA SO I DON'T SEE WHY I'M HAVING A RUST AND CORRISION PROBLEM. I ALSO ASKED IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND AGAIN WAS TOLD NO. THE TECH.TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO LEAVE THE CAR AND HE NEEDED TO ORDER THE PART. I LEFT THE CAR AND WENT HOME AND I GOGGLED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS COMMON ENOUGH THAT TOYOTA ISSUED A TSB #02206, I ALSO FOUND MANY OTHER OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM NOT ONLY WITH THE COROLLA BUT THE TOYOTA CAMRY AND TUNDRA. I CALLED BACK AND CANCELLED THE WORK AND PICKED UP THE CAR THE NEXT MORNING. I ADVISED THE TECH WHAT I FOUND ON GOOGLE BUT HE WAS NOT WILLING TO LISTEN. IT'S NOT ONLY MY FEELING BUT THE OPINION OF THE OTHERS THAT THIS IS SOMETHING TOYOTA NEEDS TO FIX AS A WARRANTY ITEM RECALL. *TT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD UNTIL CRASHING INTO A CEMENT POST. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO HER RESIDENCE BEFORE BEING TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGE BY AN INSURANCE AGENCY. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE BUT WAS ALSO UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 23,000.

2005 TOYOTA COROLLA DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED. MY NEIGHBOR WITNESSED THE ENTIRE EVENT HE SAID HE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND SAW THAT THE WINDOW HAD EXPLODED. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY TOYOTA, THANK GOD I WASN'T IN THE CAR DRIVING, IT COULD HAVE LEAD TO A MASSIVE ACCIDENT OR SERIOUS PHYSICAL HARM FROM THE GLASS TO MYSELF. *TR

MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A GROCERY STORE IN JAN. 2011 AND AGAIN WHILE PULLING INTO MY GARAGE ON 4/13/11 THIS TIME DOING A LOT OF DAMAGE IN MY GARAGE. *TR

I OWN A SUNSHINE KIDS RADIAN XTSL WHICH WAS INSTALLED RFING IN OUR 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA USING THE "SUPER LATCH" LATCH STRAP WHICH IS SUPPOSEDLY ABLE TO BE USED UNTIL MY CHILD REACHES 80 LBS (THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT LIMIT OF THE SEAT). DUE TO THE WAY THE BUCKLE ON THE STRAP IS, WHEN MY SON'S FOOT HIT THE BUCKLE PART OF THE LATCH STRAP, IT LOOSENED TO THE POINT I COULD MOVE THE SEAT SEVERAL INCHES AT THE BELT PATH. I REINSTALLED WITH THE SEATBELT TO AVOID THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN, BUT THAT IS KIND OF ANNOYING BEING THAT ONE REASON I BOUGHT THIS SEAT WAS FOR THE "SUPER LATCH" FEATURE. I JUST FEEL IT IS NOT SAFE TO CONTINUE USING THE LATCH SINCE MY SON CAN SO EASILY TOUCH IT WITH HIS FOOT. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2005, MAKE=COROLLA, MODEL=TOYOTA). *TR

LINEAR PROGRESSION OF THE OLD (UN-RESOLVED, SINCE 2007) ISSUES OF THE TOYOTA COROLLA 2005 SEDAN AND LACK OF ADEQUATE CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND RESPONSE: A. POOR WORKMAN SHIP B. MATERIAL USED C.IMPROPER QUALITY CONTROL AT THE FACTORY/SHOP FLOOR D.A COMBINATION OF ALL THE ABOVE. A COMPLAINT HAS ALSO BEEN REGISTERED WITH BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF THE SOUTHLAND, INC., CA (ID #[XXX]) AND THE COMPLETE DETAILS COULD BE PROVIDED UPON RECEIPT OF A CONTACT EMAIL ID. MOST SINCERELY, TOYOTA CUSTOMER INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA S. TOOK VEHICLE IN 12/10 TO REPLACE PART THAT WAS DUE TO RECALL. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. TOYOTA SAID INTAKE GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. REPLACED INTAKE GASKET ON 2/26/11. ON 3/3/11, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. TOYOTA SAID THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE COMPUTER OR THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). AFTER REPAIRS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE COMPUTER HAD NOT YET ADJUSTED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL TANK TOP WAS NOT SECURED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE DIAGNOSIS BECAUSE HE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND WAS SURE THAT THE FUEL TOP WAS SECURED CORRECTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED HARD ON THE CURB. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY FLIPPED OVER IN A NEARBY DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP BUT HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED THE TYPE OF FAILURE IN THE VEHICLE BEFORE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000. UPDATED 4/4/11 *CN UPDATED 08/22/11

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL AND CRASH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,999 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,890.

I AM 76 YEARS OLD. OWN 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH 30K MILES. TOOK MY CAR TO DEALERSHIPFOR ROUTINE SERVICING AND OIL CHANGE. WAS TOLD I HAD BRAKE FLUID CONTAMINATION AND IT WOULD COST $2200. THE 2005 TOYOTA AVALON AND HIGHLANDERS WERE RECALLED FOR BRAKE FLUID LEAKS. COULD IT BE POSSIBLE MY CAR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN REGARDS TO RECALL 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). PRIOR TO HER TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE RECALL REPAIR, SHE EXPERIENCED THE DIFFICULTY SHIFTING. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, SHE NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND ADVISED HER THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 144,800.

I WAS PART OF AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE AUTOMOBILE I WAS IN CRASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. WE WERE GOING AT A HIGH ENOUGH SPEED WHERE THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT FOR A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. THE CAR WAS TOTALED BUT YET, NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFT AND JERK ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND WOULD NEED REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE CODES WERE PRODUCED BY THE DIAGNOSTIC AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ALSO NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT A CASE MANAGER WOULD BE IN TOUCH WITH THE CONTACT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR A THIRD TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V384000 (ENGINE AND COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VEER OFF INTO ANOTHER LANE AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT SIGNS IF IT WERE GOING TO STALL. ONCE THE ENGINE RECOVERED, THE STEERING WHEEL SHIFTED AND TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK INTO ITS ORIGINAL LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER THAT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

IT WAS WINDY ON JANUARY 24, 2011 I WAS ON A HIGHWAY HEADED TO GREAT FALLS,MONTANA WHEN RIGHT OUTSIDE OF HAVRE, MONTANA A SEMI-TRUCK DRIVER HAULING A LOAD DROVE BY ME AND A ROCK HIT MY CAR. I PULLED OVER IN HAVRE, NO ROCK CHIPS ON MY WINDSHIELD OF THE BODY. I OPENED THE HOOD AND ON MY A/C CONDENSER WAS A DENT. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE OKAY. BUT, SINCE THEN MY CAR LEAKS FLUID IN THE FRONT WHERE THE CONDENSER IS. THERE IS NOTHING PROTECTING THE CONDENSER FROM ANY ROCKS, ETC. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR. MY BROTHER IS A MECHANIC AND SAID IT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT BY TOYOTA. I READ ABOUT THE TSB AC002-06. AND AM DEMANDING TOYOTA FIX THE CONDENSER AND FIX THE GAP SO MY CAR WILL BE PROTECTED FROM THIS HAPPENING AGAIN. ALSO, I TOOK MY TOYOTA FOR THE LAST RECALL TO HAVRE, MT I DO NOT WANT TO GO THERE ANYMORE. I HAD A 12:30 P.M. APPOINTMENT INSTEAD THEY TOOK A WOMAN WHO WALKED IN AFTER US IN FIRST. I WAS UPSET SHE DIDN'T HAVE TO WAIT AND WE DROVE 3 HOURS TO GET THERE. THANK YOU.. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT IN USA IN 2004, AND WAS LEGALLY TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER COUNTRY IN 2010. THE RECALLS WERE NOT RECEIVED IN TIME TO TAKE ACTION AND FIX THE CAR IN USA. THE OTHER COUNTRY DOES NOT HAVE THE “KNOW HOW” TO FIX WHAT IS STATED IN THE RECALLS (TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL AND A ENGINE CONTROL MODULE RECALL). CAN YOU STOP SENDING SAFETY RECALLS IN USA AND REDIRECT THEM TO THE OTHER COUNTRY? CAN YOU PROVIDE THE “KNOW HOW” TO THE NEW COUNTRY TO FIX THE CAR? TOYOTA HAS OFFICES AND REPAIR STORES IN THE NEW COUNTRY. THE VEHICLE IS NOT REGISTERED IN USA DMV SINCE 2010, BUT IT IS IN THE NEW COUNTRYS DMV. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCESS THE TRUNK MANUALLY WITH THE KEY AND INTERIOR TRUNK RELEASE MECHANISM; HOWEVER , THE TRUNK WOULD NOT OPEN. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION; AND THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE THE TACHOMETER WOULD NOT RISE OR FALL CORRECTLY WHILE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO RECEIVE A SECOND OPINION FROM A DIFFERENT DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE ECM WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,090.

2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECTIVE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE *TGW THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED FULL DOCUMENTATION OF THE EXPENSES HE INCURRED AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE DEFECTIVE RECALLED PART. THE CONSUMER STATED TOYOTA DENIED HIS CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT.

2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT REGARDING THE IMPROPER MANUFACTURING OF VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL LETTER FROM TOYOTA STATED THE ENGINE COULD STALL AT ANYTIME AND MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT HER SAFETY. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHO BOTH INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAG SPIRAL CABLE WAS DEFECTIVE. ALSO, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL YEAR VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 12/05/2011 *LN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH UP A HILL IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE BEFORE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-95, SPEED 71 MPH, ENGINE STOPS. I CAREFULLY AND PROMPTLY PULL OVER TO RIGHT SHOULDER, CALL AAA AND HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL FIRESTONE REPAIR FACILITY. AFTER PERFORMING DIAGNOSTIC FIRESTONE INFORMS ME THE FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED AND REPLACES THE FUEL PUMP. I REQUEST AND RECEIVE THE ORIGINAL FUEL PUMP. PREVIOUSLY I HAVE OWNED 3 COROLLAS AND HAVE DRIVEN EACH OF THEM OVER 150,000 MILES WITH NO FUEL PUMP FAILURES. I AM REPORTING THIS INCIDENT BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THIS FUEL PUMP MIGHT HAVE BEEN FAULTY AND COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. *TR

I OWE A TOYOTA MATRIX 2005, WHICH WAS PURCHASED ON 11/2004. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS 23,280 MILES AND HAS BEEN ROUTINELY SERVICED AT WESTCHESTER TOYOTA SINCE ITS PURCHASE. BEFORE BRINGING MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE TO WESTCHESTER TOYOTA ON 11/11/10, THE 'CHECK ENGINE LIGHT' HAD NEVER COME ON AND MY CAR WAS NOT GENERATING THE CURRENT VIBRATING NOISE. I AM NOT QUALIFIED TO DETERMINE WHETHER WT COULD HAVE INTENTIONALLY OR INADVERTENTLY CAUSED THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR, BUT I CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THEM. BASED ON WHAT THE SERVICE MANAGER , MR. WILLIAM VESEY, INDICATED DURING MY MEETINGS WITH HIM, THE TRANSMISSION MAY HAD BEEN DAMAGED /MALFUNCTIONING ALL ALONG WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE DAMAGE/MALFUNCTION WAS NEVER DETECTED BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL ECM ON THE CAR MAY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETECT THE DAMAGE SINCE THE ECM WAS FAULTY ITSELF. FOR THIS REASON, WHEN THE ECM WAS REPLACED ON 11/11/10 DUE TO THE RECALL, THE NEW ECM WAS ABLE TO DETECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND GENERATED THE TRANSMISSION ERROR CODE. SINCE THE ECM WAS RECALLED AFTER MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND ITS MALFUNCTIONING MOST LIKELY PREVENTED THE DETECTION OF THE TRANSMISSION ERROR, I BELIEF TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. IN ADDITION , THE TRANSMISSION ALSO APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY PART WHICH MAY BE RECALLED IN THE FUTURE BASED ON THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN PROVIDED TO ME BY MR. VESEY. WESTCHESTER TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, FREE OF CHARGE INCLUDING ANY LABOR AND PARTS CHARGES. TOYOTA MOTOR SALES USA SHOULD AUTHORIZE AND COVER THE CHARGES FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. THE EARLIER RECALL OF MY CAR'S ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) WOULD HAVE ALLOWED FOR THE DETECTION OF ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHILE MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

ON 11/9/2010 AT 5:30 P.M., MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA CE STALLED ON I-87 (NY STATE THRUWAY--MAJOR DEEGAN) IN THE BRONX AS IT WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 55 MILES PER HOUR. THE CAR WAS OPERATING NORMALLY WHEN I LEFT WORK IN THE BRONX 20 MIN BEFORE. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. THE OIL AND BATTERY LIGHTS ALSO CAME ON. I PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND MANAGED TO GET FROM LEFT LANE TO SHOULDER. THE CAR STOPPED COMPLETELY BEFORE I COULD GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND THE BACK END OF CAR WAS SLIGHTLY ON THE ROAD. I CALLED AAA AND THEY CALLED THE OFFICIAL COMPANY WHO HAS TO TOW CARS OFF THE THRUWAY. NO TRUCK ARRIVED FOR A LONG TIME--TWO PASSERS BY STOPPED AND HELPED ME PUSH CAR ONTO SHOULDER. THE CAR LIGHTS DIMMED AND EVENTUALLY WENT OUT. THE CAR HAD PLENTY OF FUEL WHEN IT WAS BEING DRIVEN. AFTER THE CAR STOPPED, THE CAR SEEMED ELECTRICALLY DEAD AND WOULD NOT TURN OVER AT ALL. THERE WAS NO SOUND AT ALL OR ANY CRANKING OR SPUTTERING. IT SEEMED THAT THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND I WAS ONLY ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD DUE TO ITS MOMENTUM FROM BEING IN MOTION. WHEN NO TRUCK ARRIVED AFTER 45 MINUTES, I CALLED 311 FOR ASSISTANCE (NYC HELP LINE) AND THEY CONTACTED POLICE WHO CAME AND CALLED ANOTHER TRUCK AND SAT WITH ME WITH THEIR LIGHTS ON UNTIL TOW TRUCK ARRIVED AROUND 6:50 PM. IT WAS TOWED TO OFFICIAL TOWING STATION IN BRONX. THE REPAIR PEOPLE TOLD ME THE NEXT DAY IT MIGHT BE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. MY CAR IS UNDER RECALL FOR THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM). THE TOYOTA DEALERS IN BRONX SAID CARS DON'T STALL BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED THERE TO HAVE IT CHECKED. I WANTED THEM TO LOOK AT IT TO SEE IF ECM WAS THE PROBLEM. ON 11/11, WHEN I CALLED THE OFFICIAL TOWING STATION TO HAVE CAR TOWED OUT, THEY SAID IT WAS FUEL PUMP AND WANTED 1100-1200$ TO FIX IT. AS OF TODAY, I AM HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR STATION WHERE I LEAVE TO SEE IF THEY CAN DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND LET ME KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE STALL. *TR

I HAVE PURCHASED A SET OF 4 HANKOOK OPTIMA 727 ALL SEASON TIRES ON 12/08/09. THESE ARE RATED FOR 100,000 MILES AND I HAVE DONE ABOUT 15,000 MILES. UNTIL RECENTLY I CONSIDERED THEM EXCELLENT BUT IN NOVEMBER AND MOST RECENTLY I HAVE FOUND THEM SKIDDING ON WET SURFACES AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS 25-35 MPH. ON A PATCH OF ICE THERE WAS SKIDDING AT AROUND 10 MPH. I DID HIT THE CURB. THE ROAD GRIP SEEMS WORSE THAN OTHER ALL SEASON TIRES I HAVE USED. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AND THE PRESSURE TESTED. THERE HAS BEEN NO BLOWOUT, PUNCTURE OR SHREDDING, BUT YOUR SITE ALLOWS NO "OTHER" CATEGORY. *TR

MY ENGINE STOPPED THIS MORNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR, A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA, PART OF A 1.3 MILLION CAR 2010 RECALL. LUCKILY, I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT, MY CAR RESTARTED, AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A NEARBY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT IS BEING FIXED FREE OF CHARGE (ALTHOUGH IT'S TAKING 24-36 HOURS FOR THE PART TO BE RESTOCKED). TOYOTA'S KNOWN ABOUT HIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM SINCE 2005 - I'M FURIOUS THAT IT TOOK THEM 5 YEARS TO ISSUE A RECALL. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO A SUPERMARKET PARKING PLACE AT APPROX 5MPH SPEED, I APPLIED THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP . INSTEAD OF STOPPING CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE (HAPPENED AT 3-4 SECOND), JUMPED OVER CEMENT BARRIER (CURB), HIT THE SIGN, COLLIDING INTO ANOTHER CAR. AT THE TIME OF ACCELERATION THE SMOKE CAME OUT FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I STEERED AWAY, CAR SLOWED DOWN AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BACK TO PARKING AREA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70K. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND IS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. I CALLED TO TOYOTA AND THEY PROMISED TO GET BACK TO ME WITH THE STEPS OF HOW TO PROCEED FURTHER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND SOMEONE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS WITH THE LOCAL DEALER AWAITING INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING TO THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HIT THE SIDE OF A BUILDING. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED TWICE BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 50,500.

MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA, ITS ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED IN 2007. THEN THE CAR DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. IN 2008, AS THE LOSING CONTROL, THE CAR SLID OUT OF THE ROAD AND HIT THE TREE. IN 2009, THE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AGAIN, THIS TIME THEY CHANGED GASKET AND FOUND THE AIR CAN ENTER THE ENGINE AND CAUSED THE ENGINE PROBLEM (LOSE POWER AND CAN'T DRIVE MORE THAN 30MPH). SINCE THEN, WE EXPERIENCED SUCH PROBLEMS THREE TIMES: WHEN WE DRIVE, THE CAR CAN SUDDENLY LOSE POWER AND CAN'T DRIVE MORE THAN 30MPH, BUT IT BECOME NORMAL AND THE MECHANIC WORKER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM THE NEXT DAY. WE THINK THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEED TO REPORT TO YOUR COMPANY. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, SUDDENLY IT ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT WOULD NOT ENGAGE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A CAR AND THEN INTO A ROCK WALL. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES TO HER BACK. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT.

BOUGHT A NEW COROLLA IN 2005. FUEL PUMP FAILED AFTER ONLY 39000 MILES. CAUSED THE CAR TO ABRUPTLY STOP RUNNING. FORTUNATELY MY DAUGHTER WAS IN A PARKING LOT. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM IF IT HAD HAPPENED OUT ON THE ROAD. AFTER REPLACING HER KEYS AND ENGINE CONTROL MODULE TO NO AVAIL TOYOTA FINALLY FIGURED OUT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP CHARGED HER $1067 TO REPLACE IT. THERE IS NO WAY THESE FUEL PUMPS SHOULD BE FAILING THIS PREMATURELY.

ON NOVEMBER 12, 2009, MY PASSENGER AND I WERE REAR-ENDED AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN WE WERE STOPPED, WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO MAKE A LEFT. THE AIRBAG WARNING SAID THAT THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, BUT THEY DIDN'T AND THE AIRBAG WARNING HAD TO BE RE-CALIBRATED TO WORK PROPERLY. ON NOVEMBER, 24, 2010, WE WERE STOPPED, AND REAR-ENDED, AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2011, A LADY STOPPED VERY SUDDENLY IN FRONT OF ME. I COULD NOT STOP QUICK ENOUGH, AND REAR-ENDED HER. I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN MY COROLLA CE. THE CAR WAS TOTALED, AND THERE WAS ENOUGH FORCE THAT A BACK SEAT POPPED DOWN WITHOUT ME RELEASING IT (IT'S A POP-DOWN BACK SEAT FROM THE TRUNK). YET, NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I HAD A HEADACHE FOR THREE DAYS, MY NECK AND SHOULDERS STILL HURT, AND MY LEFT THIGH IS STILL TENDER. WHEN I PAID FOR THE VEHICLE AND SUBSEQUENT REPAIRS, ALL PARTS SHOULD HAVE WORKED INCLUDING THE AIRBAGS. THAT I AM WRITING TO YOU IS BY G-D'S GRACE, NOT TOYOTA'S. I THINK THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A MASSIVE RECALL, AND I WAS NEVER INFORMED, BUT I KNOW THAT THERE WAS ONE FROM SEARCHING THE INTERNET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE; NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V384000, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING FOR HER VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE RECALL NOTICE AND STATED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART IN STOCK AND WILL NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL HAVE IT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED WHAT THE DEALER STATED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 56398.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED WITH A PERSON WEIGHING OVER FORTY POUNDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE ECM WAS REPLACED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA AND IT STOPPED RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THIS SUDDEN STALL OF MY VEHICLE. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE FUEL PUMP. THE FUEL PUMP IS BEING REPLACED AS I WRITE THIS COMPLAINT. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT TOYOTA NO LONGER MAKES THE ORIGINAL PUMP FOR THE CAR THAT COST ABOUT $300 BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN HAVING TO SERVICE MANY CARS WITH THAT PARTICULAR FUEL PUMP PROBLEM. AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM I HAVE TO END UP PAYING ABOUT $920 FOR A NEW MODEL FUEL PUMP. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I THE CONSUMER HAS TO PAY FOR TOYOTA'S MISTAKE OF NOT PRODUCING A RELIABLE PRODUCT. WHAT IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND THE CAR JUST STALLED ON ME. I BELIEVE THAT THE FUEL PUMP FOR THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE I'M SURE THIS IS NOT THE FIRST OR LAST TIME THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN. TOYOTA SHOULD PAY THE DIFFERENCE FOR THIS MISTAKE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING, WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY FAILED TO CATCH AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL. THE CONTACT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. LATER ON, WHEN THE CONTACT BACKED INTO HER DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE TO AN ESTIMATED 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE CRASHED THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR AND THE WALL ADJOINING GARAGE TO THE HOUSE. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEMS. UPDATED 3/25/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE THREE OTHER INCIDENTS WHERE THE BRAKES FAILED TO CATCH. UPDATED 10/12/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL AND WITHIN TWO DAYS, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS PERFORMING ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.