2009 Toyota Corolla Complaint Log

I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE STEERING IS NOT RIGHT.IT FEELS AS THOUGH I AM IN GUSTY WIND WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS,IT ALSO SHIFTS TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER NEVERTHELESS; THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 6,700. UPDATED 08/03/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD TWO ACCIDENTS ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. UPDATED 08/09/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN STEERING TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A BUILDING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTICS TEST AND THE DEALER STATED THAT HE/SHE WOULD CALL THE CONTACTS INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 28,000. UPDATED 05/11/10. *LJ

I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT HALF AN HOUR, AND I WAS ON FLAT ROAD (THE AREA WAS NOT EVEN REMOTELY HILLY) WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70. THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A WHIRLING SOUND AND RPM WENT FROM 3 TO ALMOST 6. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON OR TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL, AND I WAS DRIVING ON FLAT ROAD. I BRAKED FIRMLY AND TOOK THE CAR OFF OF CRUISE CONTROL. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. TO STOP THE ACCELERATION THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 17000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT ENGAGING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT THEN SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL GEAR WHICH DECREASED THE VEHICLES SPEED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL NHTSA RECALL # 10V017000 AND 10V023000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS BEING PERFORMED BY THE DEALER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5050.

ON 3/18/10 MY SON WAS DRIVING OUR 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. HE ACCELERATED ONTO THE INTERSTATE AND DROVE FOR NEARLY A MILE. HE WAS USING THE BLUE TOOTH PHONE THAT IS BUILT IN TO THE CAR. HE HUNG UP FROM THE CALL AND WITHIN SECONDS THE CARS RPM QUICKLY INCREASED FOR AT LEAST 10 -20 SECONDS. THE VSC, CK ENGINE, AND TRAC LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. HE TOOK HIS FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND IT FELT LIKE IT WAS ALL THE WAY BACK, NOT STICKING BUT THE RPM'S WERE RACING.- AND GOING ABOUT 70 MPH. HE PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL- IT IS A MANUAL AND PULLED OVER. THE RPM WAS STILL RACING. HE SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN HE TURNED IT BACK ON THE RPM WAS NORMAL BUT THE WARNING LIGHTS STAYED ON. THE CAR HAD THE RECALL REPAIRS COMPLETED ON FEB. 19, 2010. HE CONTACTED THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY ASKED HIM TO DRIVE IT IN, WHICH HE DID. THEY CHECKED HIS FLOOR MATS AND THERE WAS NOT AN ISSUE WITH THEM. THEY HAVE OPENED A SERVICE REPAIR WITH TOYOTA CORP. THE CAR IS AT THE DEALER AT THIS TIME. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE CAR HAS DONE THIS. *TR

ON MY 2009 COROLLA, I HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH SLIGHT ACCELERATION AND SUDDEN RPM INCREASE WHILE THE ACCELERATOR IS NOT BEING APPLIED, AND USUALLY WHEN THE BRAKE IS BEING ENGAGED. THIS MAINLY HAPPENS WHILE GOING DOWNHILL AND IT CAUSES A FORWARD MOTION JERK IN THE CAR THAT IS FELT BY ALL PASSENGERS. I HAVE HAD THE RECALL REGARDING THE METAL ACCELERATOR PATCH, FIXED. I HAVE ALSO TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP SINCE THE RECALL FIX TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AND I WAS INFORMED THAT ALL TOYOTA CARS DO 'THIS' AND THAT IT IS NORMAL. THEY DID HOOK MY CAR UP FOR A HEALTH DIAGNOSTIC WHICH SHOWED NOTHING ABNORMAL. I HAVE DRIVEN A LARGE NUMBER OF CARS WHICH INCLUDE OTHER TOYOTAS, AND I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS PHENOMENA. I HAVE ALSO HAD MULTIPLE THIRD PARTIES IN MY CAR AND THEY HAVE SHOWN SURPRISE AND CONCERN WHEN THE CAR EXHIBITED THIS BEHAVIOR. I DO NEED TO SAY THAT I HAVE NEVER FELT LIKE I HAVE LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR WHILE THIS OCCURS. HOWEVER, BASED ON RECENT ACCOUNTS FROM OTHER PEOPLE THAT OWN TOYOTAS, AND COROLLAS SPECIFICALLY, I AM NOT INCLINED TO TAKE A 'WAIT AND SEE' APPROACH TO THIS MATTER. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS ON AN ALMOST DAILY BASIS, SOMETIMES MULTIPLE INSTANCES IN ONE DAY WITH 8-10 SEPARATE INSTANCES BEING THE MOST COUNTED IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD OF TIME. THE MECHANIC THAT RAN THE HEALTH DIAGNOSTICS (3/18/10) TOLD ME THAT GIVEN THE NUMBER OF COMPUTERS THAT 'RUN MY CAR' THERE COULD BE A NUMBER OF THINGS GOING ON THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN BUT THAT ANY ABNORMALITIES WOULD COME UP ON THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEM, ONCE THE TESTS WERE RUN. NOTHING APPARENTLY SHOWED UP. APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE BELOW SHOWS THE DATE THAT THIS LAST OCCURRED IN MY VEHICLE, BUT SINCE THERE IS NOT AN OPTION FOR DATE RANGE, IT IS NOT GOING TO ACCURATELY REFLECT THE AMOUNT OF TIME THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON (WHICH HAS BEEN ALMOST THE WHOLE TIME I HAVE OWNED THE CAR, 2 YEARS IN JULY 2010). *TR

I HAD A RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED TO MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA ON 3/17/10 TO INSTALL A REINFORCEMENT BAR IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. SINCE THEN, I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR ACCELERATING AND/OR NOT SLOWING DOWN WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. RATHER THAN CORRECT A PROBLEM, THE RECALL REPAIR CREATED A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *CN

HAD RECALL WORK COMPLETED ON MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA ON MARCH 13TH, 2010 REGARDING ACCELERATOR PEDAL. NO PROBLEMS AT ALL PRIOR TO RECALL WORK. ON MARCH 15TH, 2010 THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED TO RETURN TO ITS PROPER POSITION AFTER IT WAS DEPRESSED. I WAS PULLING INTO THE GARAGE AND GOING VERY SLOW AND BRAKING EASILY STOPPED THE CAR. I TAPPED THE PEDAL QUICKLY AND IT APPARENTLY RETURNED TO PROPER (NOT DEPRESSED / FULL OUT) POSITION.THE FLOOR MAT IN THE CAR IS AFTERMARKET AND DOES NOT IN ANY WAY INTERFERE WITH THE PEDAL. WILL CONTACT DEALER WHO PERFORMED RECALL WORK AND HAVE THEM RECHECK PEDAL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME IF YOU THINK IT NECESSARY. *TR

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA; SAME STEERING ISSUES (AT HIGHWAY SPEED) NOTED BY OTHER DRIVERS. STEERING FEELS UNSTABLE, AT TIMES CAR FEELS AS THOUGH IT MIGHT VEER INTO ANOTHER LANE. HAPPENS REGULARLY. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH A SERIAL NUMBER STARTING WITH A "J". TOYOTA TOLD ME MY CAR ISN'T PART OF THE RECALL. I HAVE EXPERIENCED TWO OCCASIONS WHERE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS BEEN STUCK. ONCE WHEN THE CAR WAS IN PARK ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO AND I THOUGH IT WAS THE FLOOR MAT SO I SWITCHED OUT FLOOR MATS SINCE MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THEN ON SAT, 3/13/10 I WAS MERGING ON TO THE HIGHWAY AND I PRESSED DOWN HARD ON THE GAS PEDAL TO SPEED UP BECAUSE A CAR WAS BESIDE ME. ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE PEDAL WAS STUCK AND I CONTINUED TO SPEED UP WHEN I LET PRESSURE OFF THE GAS PEDAL. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR WASN'T STOPPING. THINKING I WASN'T PRESSING HARD ENOUGH I PUT BOTH FEET ON THE PETAL STILL NOT EVEN SLOWING DOWN. FINALLY, I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND COULD STILL HEAR THE ENGINE REVVING BUT THE CAR SLOWED DOWN QUICKLY. THINKING THAT I WAS IMAGING IT WHEN THE CAR SLOWED ENOUGH I SHIFTED IT BACK TO DRIVE AND IT TOOK OFF AGAIN WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. I QUICKLY SHIFTED IT BACK INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS WONDERING WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO AND I HEARD A LOUD POP OR SNAP WITH THE GAS PEDAL AND THEN THE CAR WAS FINE. IT STOPPED ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN WITHOUT ME TURNING OFF THE CAR. I CHECKED THE FLOOR MAT AND IT WASN'T STUCK. I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE LOOKING AT THE PROBLEM BUT SAID THEY HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED NOT TO FIX ANYTHING IF THEY CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT'S NOT PART OF THE RECALL AS THE CAR I HAVE WAS MADE IN JAPAN. I ALSO CALLED THE TOYOTA GENERAL LINE AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS THAT MY CAR WON'T BE FIXED AS THE WARRANTY RUNS OUT AT 30,000 MILES AND I HAVE 29,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THE RECALL DOESN'T COVER MY MODEL. I AM NEARLY CERTAIN THAT TOYOTA HASN'T RECALLED ALL OF THE CAR AFFECTED BECAUSE IT'S NOT THE SPECIFIC GAS PEDAL THAT'S THE PROBLEM AS MY CAR DOESN'T HAVE THE IDENTIFIED GAS PEDAL. THE PROBLEM ISN'T RELATED TO THE GAS PEDAL. I DON'T THINK THEY KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *TR

I OWN A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA S. I TEST DROVE THIS VEHICLE LOCALLY AND DID NOT THINK TO DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY. I PLACED AN ORDER OF THIS VEHICLE SHORTLY AFTER THE TEST DRIVE TO GET PREFERRED COLOR INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF CAR. I NOTICED A COUPLE DAYS AFTER WHEN TAKING IT ON THE HIGHWAY, AT ABOUT 60-65 MPH IT SWAYS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT OF LANE. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR A YEAR NOW AND THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I GO OVER 60 MPH ON THE 94 HIGHWAY. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I DRIVE MOSTLY LOCALLY FOR THIS REASON. WHEN I DO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY I ALWAYS NEED TO BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS AND PAY EXTRA ATTENTION TO STEERING AND IT WORRIES ME ESPECIALLY ON DAYS WHEN IT IS REAL WINDY AND IT MAKES IT REAL DIFFICULT FOR ME TO STEER. I HAVE TALKED TO TOYOTA DEALERS ABOUT THIS ISSUE I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOTHING TO BE CONCERNED WITH AND THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF "ROAD CROWN". I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS THE ISSUE AND AM VERY CONCERNED. *TR

I OWN A TOYOTA COROLLA YEAR 2009 WHICH IS SUBJECT TO RECALL FOR THE GAS PEDAL AND THE FLOOR MAT (AS PER TOYOTA WEBSITE) I HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY DEALER HUDSON TOYOTA ON 03/12/2010 TO HAVE IT FIXED. WHEN I GOT THERE, MY DEALER REFUSED TO SERVICE MY CAR CLAIMING THAT THE PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED YET BY THE COMPANY. PLEASE ADVISE ME AS TO WHAT SHOULD I DO . THANKS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE INCREASED ACCELERATION WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A MAILBOX. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE WAS A ONE TIME OCCURRENCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH IN RAINY CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE STARTED STEERING TO THE RIGHT ALTHOUGH SHE WAS DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT DIRECTION. SHE HAD NOTICED THAT THE STEERING FELT LOOSE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE IF THE VEHICLE ALSO ACCELERATED AND STEERED TO THE RIGHT OR IF THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS THE STEERING AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED SO QUICKLY. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,800. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE TRAVELING ON A TWO-LANE ROADWAY AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. HE ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO DRIVER INPUT. THE VEHICLE THEN PROCEEDED OFF THE ROADWAY AND INTO AN EMBANKMENT OF SAND. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED OR NOT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED BY AN AUTHORIZED POLICE OFFICER.

THE VEHICLE STEERING IS VERY SENSITIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALSO WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PASSES THE CAR THE COROLLA BECOMES VERY UNSTABLE AND IS DIFFICULT HOLD IN THE LANE. THE STEERING HAS BEEN LIKE THIS SINCE NEW AND THE DEALER SAYS THEY CAN DO NOTHING TO FIX IT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS SHIFTED INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE RPM'S REMAINED CONSTANT EVEN AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD TWO PRIOR RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 10V017000 AND 10V023000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL); HOWEVER, THE RECALL REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE DEFECT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 35,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CRUISE CONTROL MECHANISM WAS SET AT 55 MPH. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CANCEL THE CRUISE CONTROL, IT WOULD NOT RESPOND AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE. HE THEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID A COLLISION; HOWEVER, HE DROVE THE VEHICLE INTO A NEARBY DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. HE DID HOWEVER REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 10V023000: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,856.

EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW I ALWAYS NOTICED THAT THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I AM SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AND PUT ON THE BRAKES, I FEEL THE CAR SURGES BEFORE IT STOPS. WE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT THAT TIME WHEN THE CAMRY/LEXUS FLOOR MAT INCIDENTS WERE IN THE NEWS. I THINK THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THAT AND OUR BRAKES WERE FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP. BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS TO THIS DAY. I ALSO FEEL AN ENGINE SURGE ON MY SISTER'S NEW 2013 COROLLA. *TR

ON MARCH 8, 2010 I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA, OF WHICH I AM THE FIRST OWNER. I WAS GOING ABOUT 35 MPH AND I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE TO ABOUT 45 MPH. THEN I RELEASED THE GAS AND PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN, BUT KEPT GOING 45. AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF PRESSING HARD ON THE BRAKES, I PULLED THE HANDBRAKE AND SHIFTED THE CAR INTO PARK. THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED. I THEN CALLED A TOWING COMPANY AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THEY INSPECTED THE CAR AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE. *TR

ON, MARCH 7, 2010 AROUND 6:30PM, GOING ON THE HIGHWAY, WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA MODEL LE, WENT TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL. I WAS ON THE FAR RIGHT LANE, HEADING FROM TOA BAJA TO MAYAGUEZ ON PR-22. REACHING ARECIBO, BY HIGHWAY MARK (KM 74.2) THE CAR STEERING WENT TOTALLY TO THE LEFT AND IN FRACTIONS OF SECONDS MY CAR INVADED THE LEFT LANE DOING A 180 DEGREE TURN, HAD CARS COMING MY WAY AND JUST WHEN I TOUGH THE OTHER CAR WAS GOING TO HIT ME. THE STEERING ON THE CAR WENT COMPLETELY THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND THE CAR ROLLED AGAIN AND I WAS GOING OVER THE GREEN AREA CRAZY FAST. NO CONTROL, SPINNING AGAIN OVER THE GRASS AREA ON THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, HEADING RIGHT INTO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, CARS COMING AT 65 MPH OR MORE. THEN THE CAR HIT A STREET SIGN THAT CHANGED THE CAR TRAJECTORY AND THEN CAME TO A STOP ON THE GREEN AREA ON THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR ENDED ALL COVERED ON GRASS, MUD AND IMPACTED BY THE STREET SIGN THAT POSSIBLY PREVENTED MY CAR FROM INVADING THE LANES ON THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER THE TOYOTA COROLLA STEERED VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLE SECONDS BEFORE. I HAVE TO SAY, THIS WAS AN EXTREME SITUATION THAT FOR WHO KNOWS REASON, ALL HAPPENED IN A SPLIT SECOND WITHOUT WARNING AND ALL THE VIOLENT EXTREME MOVEMENTS HAPPENED WITHOUT MY CAR IMPACTING OTHER CARS ON THE HIGHWAY, BUT CLEARLY I WAS VERY LUCKY. AT THE MOMENT OF THE INCIDENT, A PASSENGER WAS WITH ME IN THE CAR AND THEN CAN CONFIRM HAS WITNESS OF THE EXTREME CAR EXPERIENCE WE ENDURED. *TR

CAR IS WANDERING AND DIFFICULT TO KEEP STRAIGHT ON THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT FEELS LIKE THE WIND IS BLOWING IT SIDE TO SIDE EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO WIND. THIS IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM AND MAKES DRIVING THE CAR TIRING AND DIFFICULT. *TR

TOYOTA COROLLA 2009. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR OVER ONE YEAR, AND I MUST SAY THAT THE DESIGN OF THE FRONT HEADRESTS IS FLAWED. VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND NOT ERGONOMIC AT ALL. THE HEADRESTS ANGLE FORWARD (AND ARE NOT ADJUSTABLE), PUSHING THE DRIVER'S HEAD/NECK 45DEGREES FORWARD. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS, AND IT GIVES ME NECK STRAIN, AND PUTS UPPER CHEST IN CLOSED POSITION, PROMOTING POOR POSTURE, BREATHING AND VIEW OF THE ROAD. THE 'ACTIVE RESTRAINT' FEATURE IS SUPPOSED TO PUSH THE HEADRESTS EVEN FURTHER FORWARD IN CASE OF A COLLISION..I SUSPECT A NECK INJURY WOULD OCCUR IN CASE OF COLLISION (HEAD SNAPPING FORWARD PAST 45DEGREES). *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT ON THE MAIN DRIVEWAY LEADING OUT OF PARKING LOT. I WAS STUCK BY A TRUCK IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. THE OTHER DRIVERS TRUCK STRUCK MY BACK WHEEL TAKING MOST OF THE IMPACT. WHEEL PHYSICALLY LOOKS STRAIGHT AND DOES NOT SHOW ANY WOBBLE WHEN WATCHING IT DRIVE. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED YET I COULD NOT STEER OR BRAKE MY VEHICLE. ALMOST AS IF EVERYTHING FROZE WHEN I WAS IMPACTED. VEHICLES POWER WAS STILL ON BUT NOTHING WORKED AFTER IMPACT. I ENDED UP CRASHING INTO SHOPPING CARTS AND CURB AFTER IMPACT BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER IF I WAS NOT IN A PARKING LOT. I WOULD BE DEAD IF THIS WAS ON A HIGHWAY. *TR

CAN'T KEEP CAR FROM WANDERING ALL OVER ROAD SIDE TO SIDE. *TR

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, HE DID RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL AND COMPLIED BY TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE ON FEBRUARY 17, 2010. HOWEVER, ON MARCH 6, 2010, THE CONSUMER MADE A RIGHT TURN ON A STREET THAT WAS CURVY AND WAS RELATIVELY STEEP DESCENDING TOWARD AN INTERSECTION. HE GENTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES 2-3 TIMES DURING THE DESCENT TO MAINTAIN A SPEED OF 15-20 MPH. AT NO TIME DID HE DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR DURING THE DESCENT AND THE ENGINE WAS IDLING AS THE VEHICLE COASTED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL. WHEN HE APPROACHED A FOUR-WAY STOP SIGN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL NORMALLY TO COME TO A FULL STOP. INSTANTLY, THE ENGINE RACED AND ROARED. THE CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. HE RESTARTED THE ENGINE WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE GEAR SELECTOR IN NEUTRAL AND IT STARTED WITH THE SAME ROAR. HE TURNED IT OFF AGAIN AND WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES. HE DECIDED TO TRY ONE MORE TIME AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED IN NORMAL MODE. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS GARAGED, THE DOORS WERE BARELY KEPT LOCKED. OVER THE LAST 6-9 MONTHS ABOUT ONCE A MONTH WHEN THE CONSUMER ENTERED THE GARAGE, HE DISCOVERED THE DOORS WERE LOCKED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM WAS BEING RANDOMLY ACTIVATED. *JB

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I HAVE A TOYOTA COROLLA 2009, I HAVE REPORTED TO NORTH TOWN TOYOTA IN BUFFALO NEW YORK OF MY CAR HAVING A STEERING PROBLEM. WHEN DRIVING THE CAR IT IS CONSTANTLY FIGHTING YOUR STEERING. IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE WHERE THE RACK MEETS THE PINION, THAT THEY BOUNCE AND SEPARATE CAUSING IT TO NOT STEER PROPERLY. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT TOYOTA IS NOT GOING TO FIX PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING YET, OF COURSE IT IS OUR ONLY VEHICLE, AND WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE IT. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING. THEY HAVE ADDRESSED THE PEDDLE RECALL, AS WELL AS REPAIRED A FAILED LEFT REAR ABS SPEED SENSOR, AND BEARING, BUT WHEN I ASKED THAT THEY DO BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT AT THE SAME TIME THEY REFUSED, NOW MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT WHEN IT FAILS. I AM NOT AN UNEDUCATED PERSON I HAVE A MECHANICAL DEGREE, AND HAVE WORKED IN SEVERAL INDUSTRIAL PLANTS DEALING IN INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE, IT IS STANDARD PRACTICE, THAT WHEN A BEARING FAILS, AND THERE ARE MORE THAN ONE IN THE SAME AREA, YOU REPLACE THEM ALL AT THE SAME TIME, JUST LIKE WHEN ONE CV BOOT FAILS ON THE SEARING COLUMN THEY ALWAYS REPLACE THEM IN PAIRS, AS WELL AS BRAKE PADS, DRUMS AND ROTORS. [XXX] *TR

CAR WOULD NOT START. TOWED TO DEALER. CAR STARTED @ DEALER. ADVISOR SAID THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO FIVE OTHER CARS IN THE LAST 30 DAYS. *TR

THE CAR EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION THAT RESULTED IN CAR DAMAGE AND PERSONAL INJURIES. *TR

I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY BRAKES ON MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA S HAVE BEEN NOT AS RESPONSIVE AS I WOULD ASSUME OR WANT THEM TO BE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WHEN IT IS RAINY OR WET, OR EVEN DAMP OUTSIDE. I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT WHEN IT WAS WET MY BRAKES SOUND LIKE THEY ARE GRINDING WHEN I STOP AND STOPPING DISTANCE IS SIGNIFICANTLY ELONGATED. FINALLY ON ONE RAINY DAY MY BRAKES FAILED AS I CRASHED INTO THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. IN ANY USUAL CIRCUMSTANCE I WOULD HAVE HAD ENOUGH TIME TO COMPLETELY STOP, HOWEVER MY BRAKES COMPLETELY DEPRESSED TO THE GROUND AND FELT THAT THEY HARDLY SLOWED MY CAR, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND INJURY TO MYSELF. I HAVE BROUGHT MY COROLLA INTO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE BREAKS LOOKED AT AND THEY SAID THEY WERE COMPLETELY FINE, HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE CIRCUMSTANCE UNDER WHICH MY BRAKES FAILED, THEREFORE RESULTING IN THEM SAYING THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES. I HAVE HAD ALL OF THE RECALLS DONE ON MY CAR AND I STILL NOTICE THAT THE BRAKES ARE NOT FUNCTIONING AS THEY SHOULD. *TR

MONTH: FEBRUARY AND MARCH 2010 WEATHER: DRY ROADS SPEED: LESS THAN 35MPH ON TWO OCCURRENCES, I TRIED TO BRAKE TO STOP MY CAR. THE BRAKES MADE A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE, AND THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN. I RELEASED THE BRAKE AND THEN PRESSED IT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AT WHICH POINT THE CAR STOPPED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SEEMED VERY UNCONCERNED ABOUT IT. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA LE IN MARCH OF 2009. MY CAR WASN'T RECALLED FOR FLOORMATS OR A STICKY GAS PEDAL BUT WAS RECALLED FOR A VACUUM BOOSTER HOSE RECALL. MY CAR IS A JAPANESE UNIT AND WASN'T SUBJECT TO THOSE RECALLS. IM WRITING TO YOU BECAUSE THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING IN THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. THE STEERING IS EXTREMELY SENSITIVE TO MINOR INPUTS, WANDERS, AND DOESN'T SEEM STABLE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AS THIS CAR ISN'T SAFE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING, IN ORDER TO STOP THE ACCELERATION THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES TWICE. RECALL ID NUMBER: 10V017000-VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 19000. UPDATED 4/5/10 *CN UPDATED 05/14/10.*JB

MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA SWAYS FROM ONE SIDE OF LANE TO THE OTHER AND OSCILLATES UP AND DOWN. THIS STARTED FIRST WEEK OF MARCH. DEALER CHECKED AND SAYS MANY COROLLAS OF SAME YEAR ARE DOING IT. MY DRIVER DAUGHTER IS A NEW DRIVER, CAR FEELS UNSAFE TO ME (EXPERIENCE 30+ YEARS DRIVER). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE STICKY PEDAL RECALL. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE . THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILES WERE 4,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA XLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RE-ENFORCEMENT BAR WAS REPLACED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL HAVING THE SAME ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS RELEASED THE VEHICLE KEEPS ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM TIME TO TIME BEFORE THE REPAIR, NOW THE VEHICLE DOES IT ALL THE TIME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 5000. UPDATED 4/23/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE AT 40 MPH. UPDATED 05/05/10. *JB

I HAD PURCHASED A "CERTIFIED" PRE OWNED TOYOTA 2009 COROLLA XRS WHICH WAS SOLD WITH A FAULTY GAS PEDAL WHICH I NOTICED AFTER DIVING THE VEHICLE FOR A WEEK. THE DEALER CONFIRMED IT WAS FAULTY AND HAD IT SERVICED. MUCH TO MY SHOCK, AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE STEERING, I LEARNED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE STEERING WHEEL BUT THE FACT THAT THE CAR WAS SOLD WITH BALD TIRES. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN DID NOT REALIZE IT THE CAR WAS SOLD THE MONTH BEFORE AND WAS JUST AS SHOCKED AND EMBARRASSED BY THE MATTER. TOYOTA HAD NO REGARD FOR LIFE KNOWING THAT I WAS DRIVING THE DEFECTIVE VEHICLE IN TREACHEROUS, SNOW BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. I ASKED TO HAVE THE CAR REINSPECTED AND RECERTIFIED. I WAS TOLD I WOULD RECEIVE A PHONE CALL WHEN THEY WOULD HAVE A RENTAL CAR AVAILABLE DURING THE REINSPECTION. APPARENTLY, THERE IS NO SENSE OF URGENCY AS I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE A CALL.*TR

CAR DOES NOT STEER STRAIGHT OF FREEWAYS NEEDS CONSTANT ATTENTION OR ELSE GOES INTO NEXT LANE. *TR

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE TOYOTA RECENT RECALL NOTICES, OWNER OF SEVERAL TOYOTA VEHICLES EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION AN REPORTED TO TOYOTA LAST OCTOBER RE HER 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS ALMOST BEEN IN 3 ACCIDENTS. *JB

THE STEERING IN MY COROLLA DOES NOT FEEL RIGHT . IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY FEEL TO IT AT ALL. PLEASE RECALL THIS VEHICLE AND MAKE TOYOTA FIX ITS PROBLEMS. EPS WAS PUT IN THIS CAR TO SAVE MONEY FOR TOYOTA. IT DID NOTHING FOR THE CONSUMERS. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA-VIN# [XXX]. ON 02/13/10 I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR THE RECALL WITH THE GAS PEDAL,THEY INSTALLED THE ACCELERATOR REINFORCEMENT BAR INSTALLATION. I IDD N OT HAVE A GAS PEDDLE PROMBLE BUT BROUGHT THE CAR IN BECAUSE OF THE RECALL. SINCE THEN I NOW HAVE A PROBLEM WHEN I COME TO A FULL STOP AND PUSH DOWN ON GAS PEDAL TO GO MY PEDAL GETS STUCK I NEED TO PRESS HARD TO GET IT MOVING WHICH I NEVER HAD THIS BEFORE. I CALLED TOYOTA TODAY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND I HAVE A APPT. MARCH 11/10 TO CHECK IT OUT. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA, PURCHASED LAST YEAR AND HAVE DRIVEN IT ONLY 7000 MILES TOTAL. I HAD GOTTEN WORK DONE ON IT WHEN I EXPERIENCED A DELAYED STOP AFTER PUTTING MY FOOT ON BRAKE. NOW I AM HAVING TO HAVE IT WORKED ON FOR THE FLOOR MAT RECALL. I WANT TO REPORT THAT I HAVE NOTICED WHEN I AM DRIVING THE STEERING IS VERY TOUCHY. I CAN FEEL MY WHEEL JERK ME ALL OVER. I FIGHT IT ON THE FREEWAY SO MUCH I DO NOT DRIVE ON THEM ANYMORE UNLESS I REALLY HAVE TO AT HIGH SPEED BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I CANNOT CONTROL THE STEERING BECAUSE IT IS SO TOUCHY! I GET PULLED ALL OF A SUDDEN TO ONE SIDE WHEN I AM ON A SLIGHT TURNING ROAD AND IT WILL ADJUST BUT INSTEAD OF STRAIGHTENING IT PULLS THE OTHER DIRECTION! IT IS AS IF I AM SKATING ON ICE AND ONE TIME I WAS MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY AND LOOKED OVER MY SHOULD TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY CARS IN MY BLIND SIDE FOR A SPLIT SECOND AND I LOOK BACK AND WAS ALMOST IN THE DITCH, THANK GOD I HAD A QUICK REFLEX AND I KNEW THEN TO ALWAYS BE AWARE OF THE CAR JERKING ME ALL OF A SUDDEN! SOMETHING HAS GOT TO BE DONE...I DID NOT BUY A BRAND NEW CAR TO PUT MYSELF OR MY KIDS LIVES IN DANGER... *TR

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA CAR WAS RECALLED FOR BRAKE PROBLEM. WHEN I HAVE THE BELOW PROBLEM, THE BRAKES WILL NOT STOP THE CAR. ENGINE REVS UP FOR NO REASON WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED. IN MY CASE, ALL ENGINE SPEED UPS OCCURRED WHEN I WAS STOPPED, AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. THE LAST TIME IT OCCURRED, I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, AND THE ENGINE SPED UP AND FORCED ME INTO THE INTERSECTION, WHERE I RAN INTO THE SIDE OF A PICKUP. THE ENGINE HAS SPED UP WHEN I FIRST STARTED THE CAR, AND THE CAR WAS IN PARK, AND MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. TOYOTA HAS LOOKED AT MY CAR AND SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. TOYOTA SAID THAT I HAD AN AFTER MARKET FLOOR MAT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THAT IS A NO/NO. WHEN THE ENGINE SPED UP WITH ME DRIVING, THERE WAS NO MAT ON THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR, EXCEPT THE TOYOTA MAT AND IT WAS RESTRAINED BY THE CLIPS. DO CAR MANUFACTURES EVER LOOK AT COMMENTS MADE MY THEIR CUSTOMERS? IN MY CASE, I WAS TOLD NO. *TR

I AM STILL WAITING FOR TOYOTA TO RECALL MY CAR REGARDING THE POWER STEERING OR THE PROBLEMS WITH IT. AS MANY HAVE INDICATED/COMPLAINED, THE POWER STEERING OF MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA IS SO FRUSTRATING AND NERVE WRACKING. IT'S VERY UNSTABLE AT HIGH SPEED. IT FEELS LIKE THERE'S ALWAYS A HIGH GUSH OF WIND PUSHING MY CAR LEFT AND RIGHT. IF SAFETY IS WHAT TOYOTA IS ALL ABOUT, I THINK THE DRIVERS OF THESE CARS, I FOR ONE OF THEM, DON'T FEEL SAFE AT ALL. I'M ALWAYS NERVOUS THINKING THAT MY CAR WOULD PULL ON EITHER SIDE AT ANYTIME. I HOPE THAT THEY STILL HAVE A RECORD OF MY COMPLAINT. BROUGHT MY CAR TO TWO DEALERSHIP AND BOTH OF THEM CONFIRMED THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR, WHEN IN FACT THERE IS. I HOPE THAT WHOEVER IS INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE TRY TO DRIVE MY COROLLA SO THAT THEY FIND OUT THEMSELVES THE PROBLEM THAT WE'RE HAVING. THE CAR IS VERY UNSAFE. IMAGINE SOMEONE WHO IS A NEW DRIVER DRIVING THIS CAR? I THINK THEY'D HAVE A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN. &TR

CAR WAS SURGING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED HE PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND IT TOOK OFF WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BY INSTALLING A CHIP, HOWEVER THE ACCELERATION FAILURE HAD HAPPENED AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS CALLED AND THE DEALER INSTRUCTED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK SO THE VEHICLE CAN BE INSPECTED . THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURE HAD NOT BEEN CALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE FROM PARK GEAR, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO AN EMBANKED OF SNOW. IN ORDER TO THE STOP THE ACCELERATION THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OF MANUALLY USING THE IGNITION SWITCH. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE THE CONTACT HAD THE RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 AND 10V023000 PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE.THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 5000.

I'VE HAD TWO RECALLS DONE ON MY 209 COROLLA. THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKES. I'VE NOTICED THAT MY GAS PEDAL MAKES THIS WHISTLE EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE. SHORTLY, AFTER THE BRAKE RECALL I'VE NOTICED A DIFFERENCE IN MY BRAKES. THE BRAKE WAS MUSHY, I HAD TO PRESS HARDER ON THE BRAKE JUST TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND WHEN STEP ON THE BRAKES, ITS NOT SMOOTH AND MY CAR WOULD PULL FORWARD. I WENT BACK TO TOYOTA SERVICES TO RECHECK MY BRAKES ONLY 4-6 DAYS AFTER I HAD THE BRAKE RECALL DONE. THEY SAID, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY BRAKES. ITS BEEN 5 DAYS SINCE THE LAST VISIT AND I JUST RECENTLY REARED ENDED SOMEONE. LUCKILY IT WAS JUST A FENDER BENDER BUT I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH THAT IT WAS NOTHING SERIOUS. THE LADY WHO I HAD REARED ENDED HAD A 8-11 MONTH CHILD WITH HER. I KNEW MY BRAKES FELT DIFFERENT, I KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG BUT TOYOTA FAILED TO SEE THAT. I AM REALLY UPSET WITH TOYOTA. I COULD OF LOST MY LIFE ALONG WITH THE LADY AND HER INFANT. *TR