NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2008 Toyota Corolla. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CORROLA. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (AIR BAGS), THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,110.
WE RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING THE AIRBAG INFLATOR MODULE ON MARCH 2, 2016. AS OF TODAY, TOYOTA STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS READY FOR ME. TWO MONTHS AGO, THEY SAID THE PARTS WOULD BE READY BY NOW, AND JUST TODAY WHEN I CALLED THEM, THEY SAID THAT THE PARTS WILL NOT BE READY UNTIL ANOTHER TWO MONTHS. HAVING A MALFUNCTION AIRBAG IS A REALLY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AND IT CAUSES ME TO BE ANXIOUS EVERYDAY WHILE DRIVING. TOYOTA HAS BEEN IRRESPONSIBLE ON THEIR END AND THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO RESOLVED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU REGARDING THE RESOLUTION.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FAULTY AIRBAG PROBLEM WAS NOT HANDLED WITHIN REASONABLE TIME FRAME. CONSUMER STATES WAS NEVER OFFERED COMPENSATION FOR THE TIME FRAME INCONVENIENCE. *SMD
I FOUND OUT THE CAR I PURCHASED FROM A DEALER IS GIVING ME PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES BEAKS AND ALIGNMENT. THE CAR HAD WRONG SIZE TIRES , THE BREAKS WERE UNEVEN ALSO WHEN I WOULD DRIVE OVER A PUDDLE IT WOULD SHAKE. I SPEND MONEY ON GETTING NEW TIRES PAYING FOR ALIGNMENT AND THE PROBLEMS CONTINUES, I FOUND THE AXLE AND POWER STEERING RACK WITH PART PROBLEMS. THAT NEED FIXING ALSO THE STEERING WHEEL IS NOT CENTERED AND THE WHEEL HUB HAS BROKEN ITS BOLTS I THINK ITS A FAULTY MANUFACTURE ISSUE. THE TMPS HAS ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH LIGHTING UP ON THE DASH BOARD AND NOT TURNING OFF TMPS I THINK IS THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE WHEELS.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V128000 (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 REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 09/30/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAGS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/04/16.*JB
TAKATA RECALL - NHTSA RECALL NO. 15V-285 AND 16V-127 I CALLED MY NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER TO SCHEDULE REPLACE OF AIR BAG MODULE BUT THE DEALER SAID IT WOULD BE 6 MONTHS BEFORE THEY COULD DO IT. THEY TOLD ME THEY ONLY GET TWO MODULES A WEEK AND THERE WAS MANY PEOPLE ON THE WAIT LIST. I PLACE MY NAME ON THE WAIT LIST BUT WAS NOT HAPPY. MY NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER IS ROCHESTER TOYOTA, 4365 CANAL PLACE, ROCHESTER, MN 55904. I FIND THAT A 6 MONTH WAIT TIME IS WAY BEYOND REASONABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECIEVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
I RECEIVED A REMEDY NOTICE FROM TOYOTA STATING THAT "TOYOTA HAS COMPLETED PARTS PREPARATION FOR VEHICLES IN YOUR GEOGRAPHIC AREA. PLEASE CONTACT ANY AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALER TO SCHEDULE AND APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THIS REMEDY PERFORMED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE". I CALLED TODAY AND WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART AND I WOULD HAVE TO BE PUT ON A WAITING LIST FOR AT LEAST 4 WEEKS. THEY SEND ME A LETTER TELLING ME THEY ARE READY THEN THEY TELL ME TO WAIT??? AND IN THE MEANWHILE I AM NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE ANYONE RIDE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT? RIDICULOUS; OBVIOUSLY NO SENCE OF URGENCY.
I RECEIVED A REMEDY NOTICE FROM TOYOTA STATING THAT "TOYOTA HAS COMPLETED PARTS PREPARATION FOR VEHICLES IN YOUR GEOGRAPHIC AREA. PLEASE CONTACT ANY AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALER TO SCHEDULE AND APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THIS REMEDY PERFORMED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE". WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER TODAY, THEY STATED THAT TOYOTA WAS ONLY ALLOWING THEM A FEW PARTS PER WEEK THEREFORE THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE PART AND IT WOULD BE 6 WEEKS BEFORE THEY RECEIVED THE PART. THE NOTICE ADVISES THAT I SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR WITH A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT UNTIL THIS IS FIXED. THE TIMEFRAME DOES NOT REFLECT THE URGENCY OF THE FIX.
TAKATA RECALL. I JUST CALLED BROADWAY TOYOTAI IN PORTLAND OREGON TO SEE ABOUT REPLACEMENT UNDER THE RECALL. THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 20 WEEKS TO GET THE PART. I DON'T THINK THIS IS A REASONABLE TIME TO REMEDY THE DEFECT.
I HAVE VISITED AND CALLED KENDALL TOYOTA IN MIAMI FIVE TIMES (TODAY INCLUDED) TO CHANGE THE AIRBAGS IN MY MATRIX AND THE ANSWER IS ALWAYS THE SAME: WE DON'T HAVE THEM, THEY ARE IN BACK ORDER. WHAT ARE WE TOYOTA OWNERS OF RECALLED AIRBAGS CAUSING DEATHS SUPPOSED TO DO?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V128000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT IN STOCK TO REPAIR FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR MODULE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
I RECEIVED THE RE-CALL NOTICE AND I HAVE BEEN CALLING OR PASSING BY AND THE TOYATA DEALER LOCATED AT NW 12 STREET AROUND 97TH AVENUE IN MIAMI, FL KEEP TELLING ME TO WAIT 3 MONTH. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE IF TOYTA IS DOING NOTHING TO FIX IT ?.
TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A "REMEDY NOTICE" FROM TOYOTA REGARDING THIS RECALL AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY TOYOTA DEALER. AFTER DROPPING MY CAR OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS RESOLVED, I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL NOTIFYING ME THAT THEY COULD NOT "FIX" THE ISSUE RELATED TO THIS RECALL. I WAS INFORMED THAT AS TOYOTA HAS LIMITED THE NUMBER OF "REMEDY KITS" TO 6 PER DEALERSHIP, PER WEEK, I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS (OR MORE) BEFORE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO "FIX" MY VEHICLE. (NEVER MIND THE FACT THAT THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS WHEN THE APPOINTMENT WAS MADE AND WASTED MY TIME, BUT THAT'S ANOTHER ISSUE). THE ORIGINAL RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT I RECEIVED FROM TOYOTA STATED "UNTIL THE REMEDY BECOMES AVAILABLE IN YOUR LOCATION, WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO NOT OPERATE THE VEHICLE WITH AN OCCUPANT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT". SO, I AM TO BE DEPRIVED OF USING THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OF MY VEHICLE FOR AN ADDITIONAL 3 MONTHS, OR MORE (AFTER HAVING RECEIVING THE REMEDY NOTICE), BECAUSE TOYOTA CHOOSES TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF PARTS AVAILABLE TO LOCAL DEALERS TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE. THAT IS RIDICULOUS. SINCE TOYOTA SENT ME A "REMEDY NOTICE" FOR THIS RECALL, I BELIEVE IT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE MY VEHICLE IS FIXED IN A TIMELY MATTER. A DELAY OF 3 MONTHS BECAUSE TOYOTA IS NOT SUPPLYING DEALERS WITH ENOUGH PARTS IS JUST INEXCUSABLE.
I CALLED A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ON JUNE 18, TO ORDER PARTS FOR A RECALL. THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD CALL ME WITH 2 TO 3 WEEKS WHEN THEY ARRIVE, OR CALL ME AND GIVE ME UPDATES AS TO WHEN THEY WOULD ARRIVE. TODAY IS AUGUST 28, AND I HAVE HEARD NOTHING. I EXPECTED THEY WOULD CALL ME, SO I FORGOT ALL ABOUT IT, BUT NOW I'M TRYING TO MAKE SURE ALL MY ERRANDS ARE DONE BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS TOMORROW, AND I AM JUST REALIZING I HAVE HAD NO CALL, NO UPDATES, NOTHING FROM THEM IN OVER 2 MONTHS. MY REGISTRATION IS DUE IN NOVEMBER, AND I WORK WITH THE DMV, AND I KNOW IF YOU DO NOT TAKE CARE OF A RECALL BEFORE YOUR TAGS ARE DUE, YOU DO NOT GET YOUR TAGS. I DON'T WANT TO BE SCRAMBLING IN TWO MONTHS FOR SOMEONE TO GET ME MY PARTS. THIS IS UTTERLY RIDICULOUS. I CAN'T DRIVE SAFELY WITH ANYONE IN MY PASSENGER SEAT BECAUSE OF THIS, AND YET, THE DEALERSHIP TAKES NO HEAT FOR THIS. THAT'S NOT RIGHT AT ALL.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
I AM CONTACTING YOU IN REGARD TO NHTSA TOYOTA AIR BAG RECALL NO: 15V-285 AND 16V-127 I RECEIVED THE SAFETY RECALL REMEDY NOTICE IN JUNE 2016 WHICH STATED 'TOYOTA HAS COMPLETED PARTS PREPARATION FOR VEHICLES IN YOUR GEOGRAPHIC AREA. 'HAVE THIS REMEDY PERFORMED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.' I CONTACTED THE DEALER, RUSSELL TOYOTA, AND WAS SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR JUNE 10, 2016. AT THE APPOINTMENT, I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT MAKE THE REPAIR BECAUSE THEY HAD TO SEE WHICH PART WAS NEEDED AND ORDER IT. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD CONTACT ME WHEN THE PART CAME IN (FP NUMBER: 04006-06102 - AIR BAG ASSY KIT). WHICH IS WHY I AM WRITING. IT HAS BEEN A MONTH SINCE I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE RECALLED DEFECT. WHEN I CALLED FOR AN UPDATE, I WAS TOLD THE PART HAD NOT BEEN RECEIVED AND THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN IT WOULD BE RECEIVED. HOWEVER, THE TOYOTA.COM/RECALL FAQ SITE STATES 'THE OWNER LETTERS WILL BE MAILED IN QUANTITIES CONSISTENT WITH PARTS AVAILABILITY AND DEALER REPAIR CAPACITY, AND IS EXPECTED TO COMPLETE BY JUNE 1, 2016' AND THE NOTIFICATIONS REFERENCED ABOVE STATE 'THE REPAIR WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS.' (SUGGESTING THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE) THEREFORE, IT IS REASONABLE TO EXPECT, 1) GIVEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM THIS DEALERSHIP, A REPLACEMENT PART FOR MY VEHICLE WOULD BE AVAILABLE AND 2) 3+ MONTHS IS AN UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REPAIR A RECALL OF THIS SEVERITY.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE AIR BAGS. 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
WE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CALLED DEALER TO SCHEDUAL REPAIR. REPAIR DEPT WANTED TO KNOW IF I HAD ORDERED PART? WHY DO I HAVE TO ORDER PART? HE DIS SAY HE WOULD ORDER AND WOULD TAKE ABOUT 6-8 WEEKS. WE HAD TO LET OUR GRANDSON TAKE OUR OTHER VEHICLE ON VACATION BECAUSE OF RECALL. DIDN'T WANT HIM DRIVING WITH OTHER PEOPLE IN CAR WITH PASSENGER AIRBAG MAYBE NOT WORKING. WHY DOES IT TAKE SO LONG TO GET A RECALL PART
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. A FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WERE NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. ...UPDATED 05/18/17 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS.UPDATED 11/1/2017*JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V128000 (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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED VIOLENTLY TO THE GROUND. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY; HOWEVER, BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FRONT AXLE FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TO BE POSITIONED OUTWARDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN AND REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE OCCURRED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES AND BRUISING TO THE RIBS, CHEST, AND LOWER TORSO. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,000.
THE DRIVER SIDE AXLE SHAFT ASSEMBLY UNEXPECTEDLY SNAPPED WHEN I WENT TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO FIRST GEAR WHEN A LIGHT FOR WHICH I WAS STOPPED TURNED GREEN. THERE WAS ENOUGH OF A CONNECTION FOR ME TO GET OFF THE BUSY RUSH HOUR ROAD BEFORE BEING STRUCK AND KILLED OR HURT BY OTHER VEHICLES. IT WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER WHERE THEY INDICATED THE SHAFT HAD SNAPPED AND REPLACED IT. THEY DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUTCH OR TRANSMISSION (5 SPEED MANUAL). THE SERVICE REP IDENTIFIED THE CAUSE AS A CUT BOOT (SHAFT SEAL) WHICH ALLOWED GREASE TO COME OUT AND DIRT TO GET INTO THE JOINT CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE REP NOTED THIS WAS "COMMON". I ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY WARNING FOR THE CONDITION. HE NOTED THERE IS NONE. THE CAR IS REGULARLY SERVICED (THIS WAS NOTED BY THE REP); NO ABNORMAL CONDITIONS WITH THE SHAFT SEAL WERE NOTED IN ANY SERVICE VISIT. A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF A AXLE SHAFT ASSEMBLY THAT RENDERS THE CAR IMMOVABLE WITHOUT WARNING IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND IS NOT COMMON. IT RISKS THE LIVES OF ANYONE IN THE CAR OR ON THE ROAD NEAR IT WHEN THE SHAFT FAILS. I HAVE NEVER HAD A AXLE SHAFT FAIL ON ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE OWNED AND DRIVEN. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT AND/OR FLAW WITH DESIGN, MATERIAL SPECIFICATION, MANUFACTURING PROCESS, AND/OR THE QUALITY OF THIS COMPONENT. I CONTACTED TOYOTA TO REPORT THE ISSUE. THEY SAID TO WORK WITH THE DEALER ON INSPECTIONS; I NOTED I HAVE. THEY DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE INHERENT LARGE SAFETY CONCERN WITH SUCH A FAILURE. I HAD THE CAR INSPECTED BY A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC A FEW DAYS FOLLOWING RETURN OF THE VEHICLE ON 6JUN2016; NO ISSUES WERE NOTED AT THIS TIME. I QUESTION THE SAFETY AND RELIABILITY OF THIS CAR GIVEN THE NATURE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS FAILURE. TOYOTA NEEDS TO REVIEW DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING TO ENSURE SUCH A UNSAFE FAILURE IS ANYTHING BUT COMMON. UNSAFE, UNRELIABLE CARS SHOULD NOT BE ACCEPTED AS COMMON.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V128000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OBTAIN SUFFICIENT PARTS FOR MORE THAN SIX MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 08/02/16*LJ
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TAKATA RECALL - I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE IN THE EMAIL WITH THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS, " UNTIL THE REMEDY IS PERFORMED WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO NOT OPERATED THE VEHICLE WITH AN OCCUPANT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT" I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER WHO TOOK MY ALL THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO COMPLETE THE RECALL AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO ORDER THE PART AND WILL CONTACT ME WHEN IT ARRIVES. IT HAS BEEN SEVERAL MONTHS AND THEY STILL DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHEN THE PART WILL ARRIVE. I CONTACTED TOYOTA DIRECTLY, AND THEY DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHEN THE PART WILL ARRIVE. I UNDERSTAND THE AMOUNT OF VEHICLES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THIS RECALL, HOWEVER THIS HAS CAUSED ME NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE INABILITY TO PUT ANYONE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR, AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THE PROBLEM WILL BE RECTIFIED.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
"TAKATA RECALL"? UNDATED LETTER FROM TOYOTA IN MAY 2016 ADVISED VEHICLE SUBJECT TO RECALL BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE AIR BAG INFLATORS. UNDATED LETTER FROM TOYOTA LATER IN MAY 2016 ADVISED THAT PARTS PREPARATION COMPLETED FOR OUR AREA AND TO SCHEDULE REPAIR WITH DEALER. ON 06 JUNE 2016 DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE AND HAD BEEN ORDERED. ON 14 JUNE, 19 JULY, & 29 JULY CHECKED WITH DEALER & PARTS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. ON 24 JUNE & 24 AUGUST CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER TO COMPLAIN THAT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE ALTHOUGH ADVISED BY TOYOTA IN MAY THAT THEY WERE. TOLD IT WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND THEY WERE DOING THE BEST THEY COULD. PROBLEM(S): TOYOTA LIED ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF PARTS; NO ONE IS TO USE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT OF CAR UNTIL REPAIRED(UPSET WIFE); READY TO SELL/TRADE CAR BUT DON'T WANT TO ENDANGER SOMEONE ELSE; FEEL THAT TOYOTA IS RELEASING PARTS TO HIGHER PRIORITY CUSTOMERS E.G. NEW CAR SALE CUSTOMERS. TOYOTA NEEDS TO TRACK PARTS FOR OUR VEHICLE AND GET IT REPAIRED NOW!
I OWN BOTH A 2004 COROLLA AND THE 2008 TOYOTA MATRIX. BOTH VEHICLES ARE ON THIS URGENT SAAFETY RECALL. MY 2004 COROLLA APPOINTMENT IS FOR 6/15 AT 8:30 AM. THIS WAS NOT SO BAD. THE 2008 COROLLA MATRIX APPOINTMENT IS FOR AUGUST 5TH AT 10:00 AM. I THINK THIS IS NOT RIGHT, TWO AND A HALF MONTHS TO CORRECT AN INPORTANT SAFETY PROBLEM LIKE THIS? THE DELLER TOLD ME THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO CORRECT A 2008. IN YOUR LETTERS YOU SAY THAT THE PARTS ARE OUT TO CERTAIN LOCATIONS. I USE THIS VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT MY GRANDCHILDREN TO SCHOOL SOFT BALL GAMES AND OTHER INPORTANT APPOINTMENT? THE PASSINGER SEAT HAS TO BE USED. WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WHEN THIS PROBLEM CAN NOT BE CORRECTED UNTIL AUGUST?
TAKATA RECALL. NHTSA RECALL NO. 15V-285 AND 16V-127. THIS INVOLVES WHAT APPEARS TO ME TO BE SLOW WALKING OF THE INSTALLATION OF THE RECALLED PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG FOR MY VEHICLE. IN RESPONSE TO THE RECALL LETTER I RECEIVED FROM TOYOTA (WHICH IS UNDATED, BUT WHICH I RECEIVED ON APRIL 15, 2016), I CALLED AND REQUESTED THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART BE ORDERED ON APRIL 18, 2016 AND I WAS ADVISED BY MY LOCAL DEALER (WOLFCHASE TOYOTA) THAT IT WOULD BE "4 TO 6 WEEKS" BEFORE THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. IT IS NOW THE 6TH WEEK AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HERE CANNOT GIVE ME ANY IDEA AS TO WHEN THE PART WILL ACTUALLY ARRIVE. ALTHOUGH I APPRECIATE THE NHTSA'S ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE THROUGH RECALL, IF IN FACT PARTS ARE NOT GOING TO BE FURNISHED TO IMPLEMENT THE REMEDY IN A TIMELY FASHION, CONSUMERS ARE LEFT PAYING THE PRICE BY HAVING TO REFRAIN FROM HAVING ANY PASSENGERS SIT IN THE FRONT (A DEFINITE HARDSHIP WHEN ONE'S FAMILY CONTAINS ENOUGH PEOPLE TO FILL THE CAR). BECAUSE CONSUMERS ARE "ON NOTICE," LIABILITY IS PRESUMABLY REDUCED OR ELIMINATED FOR BOTH TAKATA AND TOYOTA, WHILE THEY FURTHER AVOID THE COST OF RECALL IMPLEMENTATION BY JUST HAVING THE PART "ON ORDER" IN PERPETUITY.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. ...UPDATED 09/14/16 *BF *TR
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
INFLATOR RECALL. I TOOK MY CAR INTO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN EARLY MAY AND WAS TOLD THE PART WOULD BE IN BY THE END OF MAY. ON JULY 2ND THEY HAVE YET TO GET THE PART OR CONTACT ME ABOUT ANY INFORMATION. THE RECALL INFO I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL SAID IF THEY HAVE NOT DONE IT IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO FILE A COMPLAINT. I BELIEVE THAT ALMOST 2 MONTHS IS PLENTY OF TIME.
TAKATA RECALL- I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER -ARLINGTON TOYOTA- AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART TO REPLACE MY FRONT PASSENGER INFLATOR ASSEMBLY, SO I WILL HAVE TO DRIVE MY CAR UNTIL THE PART COMES IN. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. OTHER DEALERS HAVE TAKEN THE AFFECTED CAR AND PROVIDED A RENTAL CAR WHILE WAITING FOR THE NEW PARTS
NOTIFIED ON MAY 6,2016 PASSANGER AIR BAG DANGEROUS COULD EXPLODE.NO REPLACEMENT YET AS OF JUNE 1,2016.NEED TO USE PASSANGER SEAT!
I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO JOHN ROBERTS TOYOTA, MANCHESTER, TN. AND WAS PROMISED A 'AS SOON AS WE CAN' REPLACEMENT FOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THAT WAS MAY 04, 2016 AND IT IS NOW MAY 27, 2016. 'AS SOON AS WE CAN' IS OVER 23 DAYS NOW.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TAKATA RECALL THE FACT THAT YOU ARE LOSING THE USE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT FOR AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF TIME IS MORE THAN INCONVENIENT. I HAVE BEEN A COROLLA OWNER SINCE 1982. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO GET THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION CORRECTED.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V128000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TAKATA RECALL. I FEEL THAT TOYOTA IS TAKING TOO LONG TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I THINK THAT IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT THEY EXPECT PASSENGERS TO SIT IN THE BACK SEAT FOR NO TELLING HOW LONG. IF NOTHING ELSE THEY SHOULD GIVE OUT LOANER VEHICLES UNTIL THEY FIX THE AIRBAG PROBLEM!