2005 Toyota Corolla Complaint Log

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS BEING MOVED, THE WINDOW INSIDE THE DOOR RATTLES AND SLIGHTLY MOVES. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 43,000. UPDATED 09/02/09.*JB

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HAS DEVELOPED AN ANNOYING KNOCKING NOISE THAT OCCURS MOST OFTEN WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. DEALER WAS INFORMED AND WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE NOISE. DEALER REPLACED ENTIRE SEAT FRAME AND TRACKS BUT PROBLEM RECURRED MONTHS LATER. DEALER HAS REPLACED FRAME AND TRACKS AGAIN. BUT THIS TIME THERE IS EXCESSIVE FREE PLAY OCCURRING ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SEAT BECAUSE THE TRACK LATCH DOES NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. MAJOR HEADACHE. *TR

A/C CONDENSER FAILURE. DESIGN FAILURE. HAD TO REPLACE UNIT TWICE BEFORE I MADE MY OWN SHIELD.. NO HELP FROM DEALER. YOU WOULD THINK THAT IF THEY HAD A DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND FIXED IT ON THE NEXT YEARS MODEL THAT THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF ANY PRIOR COMPLAINTS.. JUST SHOWS THAT SERVICE AND CUSTOMER RETENTION IS NOT PART OF THEIR CREED. MY RECOMMENDATION TO MY FRIENDS HAS THIS STORY WITH IT NOW THAT I KNOW THAT OTHERS ARE IN THE SAME SITUATION. GOOD LUCK. HELLO NISSAN AND HONDA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN PURCHASING THE VEHICLE ON MARCH 23, 2007 THE CONTACT WAS INSTRUCTED TO COLLECT THE KEYS THE FOLLOWING WEEK. THE NEXT WEEK,THE CONTACT WAS TOLD TO PURCHASE THE KEYS FOR $200.00. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 35,000.*AK THE CONSUMER STATES WHEN PURCHASING VEHICLE THE DEALER NEVER PROVIDED HER WITH THE MASTER KEY TO THE VEHICLE, SHE WAS INSTRUCTED BY ALFREDO AT THE DEALERSHIP TO PICK THE KEY UP A WEEK LATER. AFTER 10 DAYS, THE CONSUMER DID NOT FEEL SAFE AND DID NOT TRUST THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER HAD THE KEY REPROGRAMMED FOR SAFETY REASONS. THE DEALER STATES DRIVER'S WINDOW MOLDING AND COMING APART, THE DEALER CHECKED AND ADVISED WILL CALL WHEN SPECIAL ORDER PART COMES IN. THE CONSUMER HAS PROVIDED A COPY OF THE INVOICE. UPDATE 05/04/07*TR

I BOUGHT TOYOTA COROLLA LE 2005 IN MARCH 2005 AT THAT TIME I GOT 3 YEAR WARRANTY/36,000 MILES AND THE AUTOMOBILE HAS 36,800 MILES AND IT IS ALREADY OUT OF WARRANTY. ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2007 AT 9:00 AM SOMETHING UNUSUAL HAPPENED TO MY CAR. I WOKE UP AROUND 8 :00 AM IN THE MORNING AND THEN I DECIDED TO BUY SOMETHING FROM THE MARKET FOR MY BREAKFAST AND WENT TO THE GARAGE AND LOOKING AT MY CAR I DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT SIDE WINDOW GLASS WAS BROKEN INTO THOUSANDS OF PIECES. FORTUNATELY MY FAMILY AND I WERE NOT INSIDE THE CAR AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT OTHERWISE WE WOULD HAVE BE HURT BY THOSE GLASS. NOW I AM SCARED OF TAKING MY SON AND WIFE INTO THE CAR BECAUSE THE OTHER GLASS MAY SHATTER AND HURT ME AN M Y FAMILY. DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IS PUTTING MY FAMILY AND ME IN DANGER OF BEING HARMED BY THE GLASS BECAUSE THE GLASS CAME WITH A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. I HAVE GONE TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN PERSON TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW GLASS. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER OF TOYOTA AND THEY DO NOT EVEN WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE IT. I THINK MOST OF THESE MODELS WINDOW GLASS COMES WITH A DEFECT SO I WOULD LIKE YOU TO TAKE A TEST IN THE LAB AND ASK THE MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE THE WINDOWS OF MY CAR. I AM REPORTING AND MAKING A COMPLAINT TO PROTECT THE CONSUMERS AND ME SO I WOULD LIKE YOU TO TAKE ANY ACTIONS AGAINST THIS MANUFACTURER. PLEASE THINK OF MY SON AND WIFE BECAUSE THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE THAT I HAVE TO TRANSPORT THEM TO DIFFERENT PLACES. RIGHT NOW I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THINKING THAT ANY TIME THIS WILL BREAK AND HURT ME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I HOPE YOUR CONSIDERATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *JB

WE BOUGHT A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA IN JULY OF 2004. WE HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH THE WAY THE CAR RUNS MECHANICALLY NEVER HAVING ANY ISSUES. OUR VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT 40,310 AND WE ARE EXPERIENCING A FAILURE WITH THE CHARCOAL CANISTER. IN ORDER TO PASS EMISSIONS FOR THE STATE OF NC WE HAVE TO REPLACE THIS PARTICULAR PART. SINCE OUR CAR IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER OUR BASIC 3 YEAR, 36,000 MILE WARRANTY WE ARE HAVING TO REPLACE THIS PART ON OUR OWN. THIS IS VERY DISCOURAGING SINCE OUR VEHICLE IS ONLY 4,000 MILES OVER OUR BASIC WARRANTY COVERAGE. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WITH MANY OTHER TOYOTA COROLLA VEHICLES AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE. WE FEEL THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO BECAUSE IT SEEMS ODD THAT THE CHARCOAL CANISTER FAILS AROUND THIS MILE MARKER IN NUMEROUS VEHICLES. THIS IS A COMPONENT OF THE CAR THE CONTRIBUTES TO KEEPING OUR AIR CLEAN. TOYOTA IS FAILING TO PROVIDE A CAR THAT WILL DO SO. *NM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 1-65 MPH, THE BRAKES LOCK UP. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED, IT FEELS AS IF THE BRAKE PEDAL IS BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC ON FOUR OCCASIONS. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE BEGAN SMOKING AND WAS VERY HOT. THE ROTORS WERE TURNED AND THEN REPLACED. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE ONCE AND STATED THAT THE RUBBER BRAKE HOSE WAS DETERIORATED. THE RUBBER BRAKE HOSE WAS REPLACED, BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000. UPDATED 01/29/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE LEFT FRONT ROTOR AND PADS WERE REPLACED AGAIN. UPDATED

HI, I SEE MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA FAILED IN THE GOVERNMENT CRASH COMPLIANCE TEST (FRONTAL CRASH, FMVSS208), AND PASSED AGAIN WITH A MY 2006 ONE. I GUESS THAT MEANS TOYOTA UPDATED A PART OR PARTS OF MY 2005 COROLLA, BUT I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 45000 MILES AND HAD AIR BAG PROBLEMS. ON 9-9-06 THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS IN A CRASH, IT HAD BEEN RAINING AND SHE WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED, AND HIT A JERSEY WALL TWICE, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 12-15-06 SHE WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN SHE HIT A DOG ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE,. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT DID NOT INFLATE, AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE POLICE WERE AT BOTH CRASH SCENES AND TOOK REPORTS. ALSO, TOOK PICTURES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES A RESULT OF THE CRASH. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. MORE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND AFTER A FEW MOMENTS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND INJECTORS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE RESULT OF A FAILED ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE FINAL FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH 19000 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 25 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE SHOOK, AND THEN IT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE 3 TIMES, BUT HE VEHICLE DID NOT START. ON THE FOURTH ATTEMPT THE VEHICLE STARTED AND WAS DRIVEN INTO A PARKING SPACE. TOYOTA TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. TOYOTA DETERMINED THAT THE EMC WAS DEFECTIVE, AND THEY OFFERED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON DECEMBER 17, 2006 AND HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE LOCKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL SINCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19700.*AK

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE 210 FWY GOING EAST. I WAS DRIVING IN THE FAST LANE AND THERE WAS A BIG RIG TO THE RIGHT OF MY VEHICLE TRAVELING IN THE SAME DIRECTION. OUT OF NO WHERE MY CAR BEGAN FISH TAILING. I WAS FIGHTING HARD WITH MY STEERING WHEEL AS TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH THE BIG RIG NEXT TO ME. I NEARLY REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND AGAIN OUT OF NO WHERE MY CAR BEGAN FISH TAILING VIOLENTLY WORSE THAN BEFORE. AT THAT TIME I WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. MY STEERING WHEEL PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT, SPINNING MY CAR AROUND INTO THE CARPOOL LANE IMPACTING THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE INTO THE CENTER DIVIDER AND BOUNCING OFF CAUSING THE REAR OF MY CAR TO SWING AND HIT THE CENTER DIVIDER A SECOND TIME . THE CAR THEN CAME TO A STOP LEAVING MY CAR FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO GET ACROSS THE LANES AND PULL MY CAR OFF OF THE FREEWAY. AS THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED SINCE THE DAMAGES WERE TOO EXTENT FOR THE CAR TO DRIVE. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANOTHER OCCURRENCE OF THE CAR FISHTAILING OUT OF CONTROL WITH NO EXPLANATION. DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE WERE REPAIRED THROUGH THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR

THE 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS A DEFECTIVE TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM IN THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE'S AIR CONDITIONING ACTIVATES OR WHILE ON THE TWO DEFROST SETTINGS ARE ON, AT IDLE SPEEDS THE VEHICLE SURGES OR ACCELERATES FORWARD TO THE EXTENT IT OVERRIDES THE BRAKING ACTION AT A STOPPED POSITION. *NM

I OWN A 05 COROLLA XRS. I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH METAL TEARING ISSUES. FIRST ONE WAS THE MUFFLER BRACKET TORE OFF AND SO MY MUFFLER WAS JUST HANGING THERE. I HAD THAT WELDED AT A MUFFLER SHOP AND IT HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR NOW. SECOND IS MY TRUNK LATCH, THIS IS THE PART THAT IS BOLTED TO THE BODY OF THE CAR THAT THE TRUNK LATCHES ONTO. THIS PIECE HAS COMPLETELY TORE OUT OF THE BODY, IT HAS BEEN REWELDED A FEW TIMES BUT IT CAN'T BE WELDED ANYMORE. I KEEP IT TIED CLOSED AND CAN'T USE MY TRUNK. NOW TODAY 9-26-2007 IS THE LAST DRAW, THE MUFFLER BRACKET HAS COMPLETELY BROKE IN HALF AND NOT WERE IT WAS WELDED. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY CHEAPLY MADE CAR AND WILL NEVER BUY A TOYOTA AGAIN. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED AND THE DEALER TELLS ME IT I OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY DON'T WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH IT, I KEEP GETTING TOLD TO SEE A BODY SHOP. I DON'T HAVE $1,000.00 TO REPLACE THE REAR PANEL OF MY CAR EVERY TIME THE TRUNK LATCH DECIDES TO TEAR OUT OF THE BODY BECAUSE THE METAL IS TO THIN. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS SOON AS THE DRIVER SEAT BELT WAS BUCKLED. THEN, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE SIDE OF A DUMP TRUCK AND NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED. HOWEVER THE LEFT SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH AND WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT AT THAT TIME OF THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED. UPDATED 09/19/06. *JB

IN JUNE 2006 THE BRAKES ON THE 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA SUDDENLY FELT LOOSE, BUT THEY WORKED ,AND A MECHANIC FOUND NO PROBLEM. I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE DRAGGING AND REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT BEFORE I COULD GO IN FOR SERVICE THE BRAKES LOCKED IN DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS DURING RUSH HOUR. I GOT MY CAR TO A NEARBY SERVICE STATION AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND OTHER WORN-OUT PARTS. THE CAR WAS FINE FOR A FEW WEEKS, I SUBMITTED THE BRAKE WORK UNDER MY WARRANTY, THEN THE BRAKES BEGAN DRAGGING AGAIN. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY DEALERSHIP, THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM, AND TOYOTA DENIED MY CLAIM UNDER THE THEORY THAT "BRAKES AREN'T COVERED." I THINK MY MASTER CYLINDER MALFUNTIONS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS HIGH. TOYOTA HAS NO RESPONSE TO THE PROBLEM OF MY BRAKES DRAGGING AND LOCKING UP, OTHER THAN TO BLAME ME. *AK

AT 53,000 MILES, FUEL PUMP WENT OUT AT AN ABSURD PRICE OF $771.00 AFTER BEING STUCK ON THE ROAD I HAD TO CALL A TOW

MY COROLLA STALLED IN A FLOODED STREET THAT WAS VISIBLY PASSABLE FOR OTHER VEHICLES, BOTH SMALL AND LARGE. AS A RESULT OF THE EXPOSURE TO THE WATER, THE CAR EXPERIENCED A MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE. DURING A DISCUSSION WITH A REPRESENTATIVE AT THE DEALERSHIP, I LEARNED THAT THE AIR-IN-TAKE SYSTEM IS LOCATED RELATIVELY LOW TO THE GROUND "ON THE BUMPER." THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE CAR FAILING TO PERFORM DURING RELATIVELY MINOR FLOODING CONDITIONS. *JB

MY 2005 COROLLA MAKES A NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE AN ARMY HELICOPTER IS RIGHT ABOVE THE CAR WHEN THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW IS ROLLED DOWN. IF IT IS ON THE HIGHWAY THE SOUND BECOMES UNBEARABLE. THE SOUND WILL DISAPPEAR IF ANOTHER WINDOW IS OPENED AT LEAST 4-6 INCHES. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A BUILDING AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD, LEG, KNEE, TEETH AND CHEST INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO BODY REPAIR CENTER AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V350000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATES AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. CONSUMER REQUESTS AN INVESTIGATION OF 2005 COROLLA DESIGN FLAWS. *TGW THE TOYOTA RESPONDED TO THE CONSUMER BY WRITING; THE ACCIDENT DID NOT FALL WITHIN THE PARAMETERS FOR DEPLOYMENT. THE TYPE OF INJURIES THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. A BROKEN STERNUM AND RIB WAS A COMMON INJURY SUSTAINED BY AN OCCUPANT WHEN THE SEAT BELT LOCKS UP AND RESTRAINS THEM. *JB

DRIVERS SEAT SHIFTS WHEN ACCELERATING AND APPLYING BRAKES - IT BEGAN WHEN THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 7,500 MILES ON IT. I'VE HAD THE SEAT ASSEMBLY REPLACED BY TOYOTA THREE TIMES. A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED IN 2007 AND IT WAS THEN REPLACED FOR THE FOURTH TIME. THE ISSUE STILL EXISTS AND TOYOTA TOLD ME THEY WON'T FIX IT ANYMORE. I AM A LOYAL TOYOTA OWNER BUT THIS JUST MIGHT CHANGE MY MIND. *TR

WARM ENGINE STARTING: I BOUGHT A NEW 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA LE FROM FUNKS TOYOTA, MANITOBA, CANADA. ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS A LOT OF CRANKING IS REQUIRED BEFORE THE CAR STARTS WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM. A NUMBER OF OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS REPORTED ON VARIOUS FORUMS ON THE INTERNET. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS JUST NORMAL TO CRANK FOR LONGER PERIOD OCCASIONALLY. *NM

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA WHICH WAS PURCHASED CERTIFIED USED AT 21,000 MILES. SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 7 TIMES FOR AN ALIGNMENT. THE CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND SOMETIMES TO THE LEFT, BETWEEN 40 TO 65 MPH. I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE HIGHWAY CONDITIONS HERE IN CALIFORNIA, BUT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON MOSTLY SURFACE STREETS FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, AND THE SAME ISSUE KEEPS OCCURRING. ALSO, IN REVERSE THERE IS A LARGE KNOCKING SOUND AND ACCELERATION WHEN IT IS COLDER THAN 50 DEGREES. *TR

ROAD DEBRIS CAUSED HOLE IN AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER. LOCATION OF UNPROTECTED CONDENSER HAS CAUSE TWO REPLACEMENTS. DEALER HAS NO ANSWER TO SOLUTION FOR PROTECTION. THIS IS THE FIRST THING I CHECK ON NEW CARS. HELP? *TR

SOMETIMES MY CAR WILL NOT START THE FIRST OR SECOND TIME THAT I TURN THE KEY. ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE IT IS TRYING TO TURN OVER BUT DOES NOT START. I HAVEN'T EVER HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE THE CAR DOESN'T START AT ALL - SOMETIMES IT JUST TAKES A FEW TRIES. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH BUZZ SOUND AND AT 70 MPH RATTLING SOUND.. SERVICE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSIS :: EXCESSIVE PLAY IN REAR HUB BEARINGS. *JB

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT BOTH AIR BAGS ON MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER A HEAD ON COLLISION. MY VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *JB

ROCK ENTERED FRONT GRILL AREA AND PUNCTURED AC UNIT RELEASING ALL OF THE FREON INTO THE AIR. REPAIR COST $700 EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. FEEL LIKE MORE PROTECTION SHOULD BE IN THAT AREA. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION THAT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE OTHER VEHICLE IN THE ACCIDENT WAS IMMOBILE. THERE WAS PRE-IMPACT BRAKING BY THE CONTACT, THE SEAT BELT WAS WORN AND THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A CONCUSSION TO THE HEAD.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER 5 MINUTES FOLLOWING EVERY STALLING INCIDENT. ADDITIONALLY, THE ENGINE SOMETIMES REQUIRED SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE STARTING AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, ALTHOUGH THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA WHEN IT WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND DIDNT WANT TO STOP. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. I CRASHED INTO A WALGREENS STORE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND REPAIRED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WANTED TO HAVE THE CAR INSPECTED BY TOYOTA, FOR DEFECTS, HOWEVER I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE TOWING AND THE INSPECTION . I DECLINED. *CN

MY DAUGHTER DROVE A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA, SHE WAS IN A WRECK TODAY THAT TOTALED HER CAR, TAKING THE FRONT END OF HER CAR OFF, SHE WAS HIT BY A COMMERCIAL SIZE WRECKER THAT LOST CONTROL, HER AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THEY SHOULD HAVE. TOYOTA HAS TO LOOK INTO WHY THE AIR BAGS DO NOT WORK ON THESE CARS. MY DAUGHTER BRANDY MCNAMEE IS GOING TO BE OK BUT HAD THE TRUCK HIT HER MORE TO HER SIDE INSTEAD OF THE PASSENGER SIDE SHE WOULD HAVE SUFFERED WITH NO AIR BAGS. THANK YOU BETTY. *NM

DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON 405 FREEWAY JUST NORTH OF SPRINGDALE EXIT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 45 MPH IN SLOW LANE (LANE FURTHEST AWAY FROM CENTER DIVIDER). CAR SUDDENLY STARTS TO SLOW DOWN AND NOTICED THAT CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND TACHOMETER READS 0 (ZERO) RPM. SWITCH ON EMERGENCY BLINKERS AND TRANSITION TO EMERGENCY LANE TO THE RIGHT. COME TO COMPLETE STOP, GLANCE AT TACHOMETER AND NOW IT IS READING ABOUT 900 RPM (NORMAL IDLE). TRY TO ACCELERATE TO RESUME TRIP BUT CAR IS EXTREMELY SLUGGISH. BRAKE AND COME TO COMPLETE STOP AGAIN. PLACE TRANSMISSION IN PARK, STOP ENGINE, AND RE-START ENGINE. PLACE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE, NOW ACCELERATES NORMALLY AND MERGE WITH TRAFFIC. CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON. MILEAGE AROUND 26045 MILES. TIME ABOUT 4:. STARTED TRIP ABOUT 1 HOUR 15 MINUTES BEFOREHAND. TRAVELED ABOUT 35 MILES. FUEL TANK ABOUT 2/3 (TWO-THIRDS) FULL WITH 87 OCTANE GASOLINE. LAST PURCHASE FROM UNION 76. HAVE FOLLOWED ALL RECOMMENDED MANUFACTURERS MAINTENANCE ACCORDING TO OWNER'S MANUAL. NO NON-MANUFACTURER INSTALLED ACCESSORIES ADDED. EXTERNAL AMBIENT TEMPERATURE ABOUT 60-65 DEGREES F. HAVE MADE APPOINTMENT WITH SOUTH COAST TOYOTA (REGULAR SERVICE DEALER USED) TO BRING CAR IN FIRST THING 2/2/2006 FOR INSPECTION, ETC. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN STARTED. THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED THE SERVICE BULLETIN, NHTSA ITEM #10017318, FOR EXTENDED CRANK CONDITION, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. UPDATED 02/24/06. *JB

2005 TOYOTA COROLLA HIT THE REAR END OF ANOTHER AUTOMOBILE ON THE FREEWAY. DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH. THERE WAS SEVERE DAMAGE TO FRONT END OF THE 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT INFLATE ON IMPACT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED THE CAR TOTALED AND TOOK POSSESSION. ALSO ON 2/28/2005 THE SAME 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, WHICH DAMAGE THE PASSENGER DOOR AND FRONT END OF THE AUTOMOBILE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT INFLATE ON IMPACT. *JB

I WAS DRIVING (IN AREA WHERE APPARENTLY A LOT OF ACCIDENTS HAPPEN AT THIS PARTICULAR INTERSECTION) AND I CAME TO A STOP SIGN - COULD ONLY TURN RIGHT OR LEFT...LOOKED LEFT - SAW NO ONE, THEN LOOKED RIGHT - SAW A TRUCK WAY IN THE DISTANCE...SO I ACCELERATED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND BOOM! I WAS HIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE (THE SIDE WHERE I SAW NO ONE) - NEVER SAW IT COMING, CAR WAS COMPLETELY TOTALED, AND MY LEFT CLAVICLE WAS BROKEN IN 5 PLACES. SIDE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED, FRONT AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED AND NOT SURE IF I HIT MY HEAD...BUT I LOST CONSCIOUSNESS FOR A LITTLE WHILE. I DIDN'T THINK TO REPORT IT - NOR DID I REALIZE THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM, UNTIL NOW WHEN I'M RESEARCHING CARS AND SAW THAT SOMEONE ELSE HAD THIS SAME INCIDENT/PROBLEM. I WILL CALL TOYOTA AND REPORT IT ASAP. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL FEATURE ACTIVATED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000. UPDATED 3/12/10 *CN UPDATED 06/18/10

I HAVE A TOYOTA COROLLA 2005 MODEL PURCHASED IN OCT. 2004. I WAS GOING TO WORK ONE MORNING, PULLING INTO THE PARKING GARAGE, I COASTED UP THE INCLINE TIL I SLOWED, TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR TO GIVE IT A PUSH, AND THE CAR SURGED FORWARD, NOT JUST A LITTLE, A LOT! I TRIED TO STOP BUT ONLY WENT FASTER, SMASHING INTO THE CONCRETE WALL AHEAD OF ME, TOO FAST TO MAKE THE TURN. MY CARS FRONT END SUSTAINED 5000.00 IN DAMAGES, UNDRIVABLE. WAS IN THE SHOP FOR OVER A MONTH. I WAS APPREHENSIVE ABOUT DRIVING FOR A LONG TIME, ONLY PARKED ON THE STREET WITH PLENTY OF ROOM. THE ACCELERATOR STILL SURGES, BUT I'VE ACCLIMATED TO THE HANDLING OF THE CAR TO AVOID OTHER ACCIDENTS, STILL A COUPLE OF TIMES HAVE BEEN CLOSE. ANYWAY, THIS WAS MENTIONED TO MY SERVICE DEPT AT TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PROBLEMS OF THIS NATURE, THAT WAS IN 2006. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION ON A DIRT ROAD AT SLOW SPEED. RIGHT WHEELS GOT IN SOFT DIRT, CAR SKIDDED, SHE BRAKED AND TRIED TO STEER OUT OF SKID. THE CAR TURNED AROUND BACKWARDS, SLID TO ALMOST A STOP, SLOWLY ROLLED ON TO LEFT SIDE, THEN ON ROOF. CAR WAS TOTALED, SHE WAS NOT INJURED. WE AT FIRST ASSUMED ROLLOVER OCCURRED BECAUSE BRAKING DURING SKID CAUSED THE ENGINE TO DIE LOCKING THE FRONT WHEELS CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. HOWEVER THIS DOES NOT EXPLAIN WHY THE CAR ROLLED AT SUCH A SLOW SPEED. ROLL OCCURRED ON FAIRLY LEVEL GROUND. WE LATER INSPECTED THE CAR AND FOUND BOTH LEFT TIRES FLAT WITH BEADS SEPARATED. IT APPEARS THAT SLIDING SIDEWAYS CAUSED THE BEADS TO BREAK, THE TIRES WENT INSTANTLY FLAT AND THE WHEELS DUG INTO THE DIRT CAUSING THE SLOW 1/2 ROLLOVER. NOTE: TIRES WERE 165/65R15 GOODYEAR INTEGRITY. THIS SIZE WAS NOT AVAILABLE IN THE FORM. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS T-BONED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 40 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES, CONCUSSIONS, AND SPRAINS FROM HEAD TO LEGS. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY CLAIMED THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DUE TO THE SPEED AND ANGLE AT WHICH SHE WAS HIT. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE VEHICLE HIT A STEEL RAMP THAT HAD BEEN LEFT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE IMPACT WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO TOTAL THE VEHICLE. TUPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS I DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED TO INFORM THEM OF THE INCIDENT. *AK

MAKING A HALF-U TURN; PULLED OUT OF PARKING SPOT AND SLOWLY DROVE TO OPPOSITE SIDE; PUT CAR IN REVERSE, FOOT ON BRAKE, SLOWLY BACKING UP TOWARD CURB; FOOT STILL ON BRAKE, CAR STANDING STILL, TURNED STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO LEFT TO PROCEED, PUT INTO DRIVE....CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD AT EXCESSIVE SPEED AND HIT CURB AND BRICKS AROUND A TINY TREE AND STOPPED...ALL IN A MATTER OF 3-4 SECONDS. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FRONT BEHIND THE BUMPER WAS BENT AND SMASHED, DRIPPING FLUID, BENT BARS....NOTICED WHEN CAR WAS STARTED IN PAST FEW WEEKS THAT THE IDLE WAS FASTER THAN USUAL (SIMILAR TO A WINTER IDLE) NOT A SUMMER IDLE, BUT THE IDLE SLOWED DOWN BY ITSELF; CAR WAS TAKEN TO AUTO REPAIR AND DAMAGED PARTS REPLACEMENT. *NM

THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPLAINT PREVIOUSLY REPORTED 10137143 - MAKING A TURN FROM A PARKING SPACE, DROVE TO OPPOSITE CURB, FOOT ON BRAKE, SHIFT TO REVERSE, BACK UP SLOWLY TO CURB, WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, TURNED WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO LEFT TO GO DOWN STREET, SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE, CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD TOWARD CURB AT EXCESSIVE SPEED IN 3-4 SECONDS FROM A STOPPED POSITION, FRONT OF CAR HIT CURB AND CEMENT BRICKS FORMING A SQUARE BORDER AROUND A TINY, THIN TREE, CAR STOPPED WITH FOOT ON BRAKE,FRONT UNDERSIDE OF CAR WAS DAMAGED, BAR BENT, RADIATOR DENTED, LEAKING, NO A/C; PREVIOUS WEEK HAD NOTICED CAR WAS IDLING FASTER UPON STARTING (LIKE A WINTER IDLE, NOT A SUMMER IDLE) BUT IDLE SLOWED BY ITSELF WHEN DRIVING; CAR WAS TAKEN TO COLLISION REPAIR, AFTER INSURANCE ADJUSTER CAME, DAMAGED PARTS REPLACED; EXTENSIVE DAMAGE; ONE PASSENGER IN FRONT SEAT, SEAT BELT RESTRAINT CAUSED CHEST SORENESS FOR A FEW HOURS. *NM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD GET STUCK WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH OR GREATER; HOWEVER, THE PEDAL WOULD RELEASE IT SELF AUTOMATICALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SINCE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39000.

2005 TOYOTA CORROLLA S, BOUGHT ON 08/28/2005. REFUSAL OF CARMAX REPORT, WHY PREVIOUS OWNER RETURNED CAR. HAD TO BRING CAR BACK AFTER A WEEK HAVING HARD START UP. DEALERSHIP STATED NEEDED NEW "UPDATE" FOR COMPUTER. A MONTH LATER BROUGHT CAR BACK SAME PROBLEM, ANOTHER "UPDATE" NEEDED THEY SAID. THREE MONTHS LATER CAR ACCELERATED ON INTERSTATE 4, BROUGT CAR BACK AND TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. THEN IN 2007 PARKING CAR AT 2 MILES PER HR CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UPHILL, NO BRAKES, SWERVED CAR TO AVOID GLASS DOORS TO A TENNANTS APT. LANDED ON TOP OF BUSH, TRIED TO REVERSE AND BUMPER WAS PULLED OFF. AFTER CAR WAS REPAIRED, CAR THEN ACCELERATED WHILE REVERSING AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, NO DAMAGE TO OTHER VEHICLE, MY REAR BUMPER HAS DENT IN RIGHT CORNER. IN 2009, EXITING OFF OF ROUTE 9 US HIGHWAY, CAR ACCELERATED WENT UP EMBANKMENT, REVERSED OFF OF EMBANKMENT AND CAME DOWN HARD OFF OF CURB DAMAGED LEFT TIRE ROD AXEL, BRAKES LOCKED, CAR IS SUPPOSE TO HAVE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. *CN

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH NOTICED LOUD SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM MOONROOF, UNDER 75 MPH IF THERE ARE STRONG CROSS WINDS. ALSO, A RATTLE NOISE FROM THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP ONCE BACK IN TOWN AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE NOISE FROM THE MOONROOF SINCE THERE WERE NO WINDS OVER HERE AND HARD TO FIND INTERSTATES CLOSE BY WITH SPEED LIMIT OF 75 MPH. THEY DID DUPLICATE THE RATTLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND PLACED FELT IN THE DOOR TO MAKE THE DOOR CONFORM BETTER. THEY ARE ALSO ORDERING A NEW SEAL BECAUSE THAT ONE IS DEFORMED IN TWO PLACES TOWARDS THE TOP. WE WILL SEE IF THAT WILL FIX IT. NOW THE MOONROOF IS RATTLING LOUDLY SO THEY WILL BE LOOKING AT THAT WHEN THEY REPLACE THE PART ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. SINCE MY DEALERSHIP OVER HERE CANNOT DUPLICATE THE NOISE, WE WILL BE TAKING IT TO GRAND JUNCTION DEALERSHIP WHERE WE ALWAYS HERE IT BECAUSE THE INTERSTATE HAS A SPEED LIMIT OF 75 MPH AND ALWAYS HAVE STRONG CROSS WINDS. I AM STILL HOPING THESE RATTLING NOISES AND VERY LOUD SQUEALING CAN BE FIXED. THE NOISES ARE VERY ANNOYING WHILE DRIVING. (NM

THIS COMPLAINT IS BASED ON TWO INSTANCES OF MY COROLLAS CONDENSER BREAKING DOWN BECAUSE OF ROCKS HITTING IT WHILE DRIVING. LAST YEAR MY WIFE ASKED ME TO LOOK AT THE AC OF OUR COROLLA AS THE AC WAS NOT BLOWING COLD AIR. SHE TOOK IT TO THE TOTOYA DEALER IN DUNCANVILLE, TX AND THEY TOLD US THAT THE CONDENSER WAS NOT COVERED AND WE HAD TO PAY $600 TO FIX. WE CHOSE TO BUY THE CONDENSER ELSEWHERE AND TO INSTALL IT MYSELF. NOW A ABOUT A YEAR LATER, WE RAN OUT OF COLD AIR AGAIN. I DID NOT THINK IT WAS THE CONDENSER. WHAT IS THE LIKELIHOOD THAT A REPLACED NEW CONDENSER GOES BAD. WE WENT TO AUTO ZONE TO GET A RECHARGE KIT AND SEALER. AFTER APPLYING THEM THERE STILL WAS NO COLD AIR AND THEIR IS A VISIBLE LEAK ON THE FRONT REGION WHERE THE FIRST CONDENSER ALSO SUFFERED DAMAGE. SEARCHING FOR REPLACEMENTS ON THE INTERNET I CAME ACROSS SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND NO SOLUTION FROM TOYOTA OTHER THAN TO PAY TO REPLACE THE CONDENSER. TOYOTA EVEN ADMITS THIS IN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN AC002-06 "LOWER GRILLE MESH PROTECTION COVER." IN THE INTRO IT READS SOME CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE DAMAGE TO THE A/C CONDENSER IF THE VEHICLE IS USED REGULARLY. I DO NOT BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THEY SHOULD HAVE FIXED SO I DON'T HAVE TO REPLACE MY CONDENSER EVERY YEAR OR MAYBE MORE FREQUENTLY. THEY SHOULD PAY TO REPAIR MY DAMAGE AND TO INSTALL THE COVER TO PROTECT IT FROM NOW ON. OUR IS COROLLA 2005. *TR

WARM ENGINE STARTING: I BOUGHT A NEW 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA LE FROM TOYOTA CENTRAL, LOS ANGELES, CA, USA. ON A NUMBER OF OCASSIONS WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM, STARTING IT WOULD CAUSE A LOT OF CRANKING BEFORE IT STARTED. A NUMBER OF OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS REPORTED ON VARIOUS FORUMS ON THE INTERNET. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS, AND THE LATEST INCIDENT DATE IS REPORTED IN THE "INCIDENT DATE" FIELD OF THIS FORM.

WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO APPLY GAS PEDAL AND 2005 COROLLA BARELY MOVED. CONSUMER THEN SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. *TS WHEN THE CONSUMERS WIFE PARKED AND EXITED THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS BURNING AND SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE WHEEL AND WAS RED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. UPON INSPECTION, THEY DID CONFIRM THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. THE MECHANIC REMOVED THE FRONT WHEELS AND FOUND THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE PADS DISCOLORED AND THE ROTORS WERE DEEPLY SCORED FROM THE HEAT. THE BRAKE BOOSTER PUSH ROD WERE FOUND PROTRUDING INTO THE BRAKE MASTER AND THE ISSUE WAS WITH THE CALIPER . ON OCT 21, 2005 THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AGAIN. *JB