2009 Toyota Corolla Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING IDLE AT A TRAFFIC STOP WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF HERS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AFTER THE CRASH. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THERE WERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. FOLLOWING REPAIRS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN BRAKING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROUTERS ON THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V338000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: POWER ASSIST: VACUUM). THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES WERE INOPERABLE DURING THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FAILURE AND BELIEVED THE BRAKES WERE ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

WE BOUGHT A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA IN OCT OF 2008. NOTICED THE TOUCHY STEERING, BUT WAS TOLD THAT WAS NORMAL BY THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING IT ON A SIDE STREET IN HUNTINGTON, WV WHEN SHE HIT A POT HOLE OR A MANHOLE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 15 TO 20 MPH. THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND SHE HIT A PARKED CAR. IT BROKE THE ABS WIRING HARNESS AND CAUSED $10,994.79 DAMAGE TO CAR. WE THEN FOUND OUT THAT THE TIRES WERE BALD AT 15,000 MILES AND THE BRAKES WERE VERY THIN. TOYOTA HAD JUST SERVICE THE CAR AT 13,000 MILES AND DID NOT TELL ME THE TIRES OR THE BRAKES WERE BAD. WE DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT CAUSED THE STEERING TO LOCK UP. THE REPAIR SHOP COULD NOT TELL US EITHER DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. *TR

THANK YOU NHTSA ! HELLO, I HAVE HAD EXTREME ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ON MY 2009 COROLLA. THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING ON MINE AND MANY OTHER 2009 COROLLA'S. THE CAR IS DANGEROUS! THE COROLLA SWERVES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT BY ITS SELF AND IS VERY VERY SCARY AT TIMES. A GOOD EXAMPLE WOULD BE TO IMAGINE YOUR CAR BEING HIT BY EXTREME WINDS FROM THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIMULTANEOUSLY. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN INVOLVED IN TWO ACCIDENTS IN THIS CAR. I HAVE BEEN TO THE AVONDALE TOYOTA DEALER IN ARIZONA TWICE AND THEY ALWAYS TOLD ME THE CAR WAS WITH IN SPECS. THE REGIONAL MANAGER WAS INFORMED OF MY PROBLEM YET HE WOULDN'T EVEN DRIVE MY CAR TO SEE THE PROBLEM. AS IF I WAS CRAZY OR SOMETHING, I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL CUSTOMER TO TOYOTA FOR MANY YEARS AND THIS FEELS LIKE A SLAP IN THE FACE. I AM VERY EDUCATED IN MECHANICS OF AUTOMOBILES AND HAVE DRIVEN MANY CARS. THIS IS NOT DRIVER ERROR! I ALSO HAVE TO SAY, I HAVE BEEN MORE UPSET OVER THE DENIAL OF THIS PROBLEM EVEN MORE THAN THE PROBLEM ITS SELF. IF TOYOTA WOULD HAVE LISTENED TO ME AND ACTUALLY DRIVEN MY CAR THEY PROBABLY COULD HAVE SAVED THEM A TON OF MONEY ON ALL THE RECALLS NOW. GOOD LESSON TO ALL BUSINESS'S. LISTEN TO YOUR CUSTOMERS. I AM VERY THANKFUL THIS DESIGN FLAW HAS GOTTEN SOME MEDIA ATTENTION. MAYBE NOW THEY WILL ACTUALLY LOOK INTO THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH; PROCEEDING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE ENGINE REVVED DURING BRAKING. HER LEFT FOOT WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND TAPPING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WITH THE RIGHT FOOT, THE RPM LEVEL DECREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE ACCELERATION ISSUES OCCURRED SEVEN DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURES WERE MORE PREVALENT TO OCCUR IN COLDER WEATHER TEMPERATURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,200. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800.

I PURCHASED A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA LE IN EARLY DECEMBER 2008. MUCH LIKE MY 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA LE, IT CANNOT HOLD THE ROAD ABOVE 50 TO 55 MILES PER HOUR. THE VEHICLE STILL IS UNDER 2000 MILES ON IT AND WE JUST CAME BACK FROM A 1500 MILE TRIP TO SEVERAL STATES. HERE IN NC, THE SPEED LIMIT IS 70 MPH ON MANY HIGHWAYS. I'M IN THE CAR EVERYONE ELSE IS PASSING, BECAUSE MY TOYOTA COROLLA SWERVES TO EITHER THE RIGHT OR LEFT REQUIRING CONSTANT CORRECTION AS IF ONE WAS DRIVING THROUGH A HURRICANE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT WINDY. WHEN IT IS WINDY, IT'S DANGEROUS TO GO OVER 45. MY 34 YEAR OLD SON, A MECHANICAL ENGINEER, REFUSES TO DRIVE THE CAR WHEN HE VISITS, DUE TO THE INSTABILITY OF EITHER CAR'S STEERING ISSUES. *TR

THE DESCRIPTION I AM SENDING IN MAY OR MAY NOT BE CONNECTED TO THE TOYOTA RECALLS FOR BRAKES OR GAS PEDAL STICKING. MY EXPERIENCE IS THAT EVERYTIME I STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL I FEEL SOMETHING MOVE UNDER MY FEET. SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS ROLLING UNDER THE CARPET. MY FLOOR MATS ARE SNAPPED INTO PLACE SO I KNOW THAT THEY ARE NOT MOVING. I PLAN ON TAKING MY CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALER ON THURSDAY FEB. 18, 2010. THIS FEELING HAS BEEN THERE SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR BACK IN AUGUST OF 2009. MY CAR IS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. THEY SAY BECAUSE IT WAS MADE IN JAPAN I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. WE WILL SEE. *TR

MY DAUGHTER STATED SHE WAS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME WITH THE STEERING AND KEEPING THE CAR CENTERED ON THE ROAD. SHE WENT AROUND A CURVE AND LOST CONTROL. THE CAR SPUN AROUND AND LANDED DRIVER'S SIDE DOWN, BACKWARDS IN A DITCH. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA "S" SEDAN IN THE SUMMER OF 2008. AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-6 MONTHS, I DETECTED INSTABILITY IN THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DOWN THE I-95 CORRIDOR, SOUTH OF THE WASHINGTON DC AREA. I REPORTED THIS TO CLOSE FRIENDS, BUT AFTER DISCUSSION WITH THE FRIEND, ATTRIBUTED IT TO THE NEW ELECTRIC POWER STEERING AND TO A SMALLER WHEELBASE VEHICLE THAT I'M NOT ACCUSTOMED TO DRIVING. AFTER MONITORING RECENT PRESS REPORTS THAT OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE BROUGHT TO LIGHT REGARDING THE SAME SITUATION, I FELT COMPELLED TO REPORT OUR EXPERIENCE, WHICH WAS WELL BEFORE THE RECENT, MYRIAD RECALLS ISSUED BY TOYOTA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE LIFTED BECAUSE THE STEERING WAS TOO POWERFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 0. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPPROXIMATELY 35,000.

I OWN A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA AND THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE STEERING HAS TO BE CONSTANTLY ADJUSTED TO KEEP IT FROM WONDERING OFF CENTER. THIS OCCURS AT ALL SPEEDS. IT REMINDS ME OF DRIVING A GO-CART. THE STEERING IS EXTREMELY SENSITIVE TO ANY TURNING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. IT RESPONDS MORE LIKE DRIVING WITH A JOYSTICK. THE TIRES ARE PROPERLY INFLATED. THE CAR IS NEW WITH ONLY 4,200 MILES AND HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN ON ROUGH ROADS. A TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE REP (NAPLES, FL) SAID IT IS NATURAL WITH SMALL CARS. I FIND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE WITHOUT CONSTANTLY WATCHING THE ROAD AND ADJUSTING THE STEERING. LOOKING TO THE SIDE SUCH AS READING A ROAD SIGN COULD GET ME IN A LOT OF TROUBLE. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS AT ALL TIME AND NOT ON A PARTICULAR DAY PER BELOW. *TR

AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING IN CAR THAT FLIPPED OVER AND LOST CONTROL OF CAR. CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR

WE OWN A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE STEERING IS TERRIBLE. ON THE HWY IT IS AS THOUGH THE WIND IS BLOWING HARD AND BLOWING THE CAR ALL OVER THE PLACE. LATELY WE WERE ON THE HWY AND WATCHED THE TREE TOPS NO WIND BUT THE CAR WAS ALL OVER THE LANE. IT IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP IT ON TRACK I WOULD SAY OVER 40MPH. I WAS DRIVING MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDCHILDREN HOME ONE EVENING AND IT JUST VEERED OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT. MY DAUGHTER ASKED ME WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED. I BELIEVE IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. PLEASE DON'T WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. I PUT THE DATE 2/1/09 BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN CONTINUOUS SINCE WE PURCHASED IT. *TR

I HAVE TWO RELATED CONCERNS ABOUT THE 2009 COROLLA S WITH TRACTION AND STABILITY CONTROL. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THERE IS AN UNRESOLVED SOFTWARE ISSUE WITH THE ABS / STABILITY SYSTEM. I NOTICED THE FIRST ISSUE AT ONLY 6000 MILES, RIGHT AFTER MY SECOND SERVICE AT THE TOYOTA DEALER. THEY PERFORMED THE BRAKE MANIFOLD RECALL RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V338000 DURING THAT SERVICE. THE FRONT BRAKES BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY DURING BRAKING FROM 65 MPH. IT FELT LIKE THE ROTORS WERE SEVERELY WARPED WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THIS DOES NOT OCCUR EVERY TIME. THE TOYOTA DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES AND WOULD NOT TEST THE VEHICLE ABOVE 55 MPH. EACH TIME I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR A SCHEDULED SERVICE, THE PROBLEM WOULD SUDDENLY GET WORSE AGAIN. THEY LIKE TO TIGHTEN THE REAR BRAKES EACH TIME. I ASKED THEM TO LEAVE THE REAR BRAKES ALONE AND DID NOT SEE THE NORMAL AGGRAVATION OF THE FRONT DISK PULSATION ISSUE. I DO STILL SEE SEVERE VIBRATION PERIODICALLY. THIS SYMPTOM APPEARS TO OCCUR MOST WHEN THE AMBIENT EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE IS LOWER THAN 2 DEGREES BELOW FREEZING AND ALL THE LIGHTS ARE FULLY LIT. DUE TO THE SPORADIC NATURE OF THE VIBRATION, MY CONCERN IS THAT THE ABS SYSTEM IS UNABLE TO KEEP UP OR THERE IS A VOLTAGE FLUCTUATION WITH ALL THE LIGHTS ON THAT TRIGGERS THE SYSTEM TO PULSE THE BRAKES INTENTIONALLY. I HAVE FOUND OTHERS ARE SEEING THE SAME TYPE OF ISSUE AND NOTICED THAT YOU HAVE A SIMILAR REQUEST ODI ID NUMBER: 10359202 FROM SOMEONE THAT HAS THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL WITH MANY IDENTICAL VIN NUMBER DIGITS. I CURRENTLY HAVE THE ORIGINAL PARTS ON THE VEHICLE, IF YOU NEED TO INSPECT THEM. MY SECONDARY CONCERN OCCURRED WHEN I TESTED THE EMERGENCY (HAND) BRAKE ON A LONG STRAIGHT ROAD. THE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM THREW THE VEHICLE FROM SIDE TO SIDE VIOLENTLY WHICH COULD EASILY CAUSE COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SOFTWARE ISSUE DUE TO AN 'UNFORESEEN' BUT PLAUSIBLE CONDITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE CHECKING THE OIL, SHE BECAME AWARE THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF AN OIL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CLAREMONT TOYOTA LOCATED AT 601 AUTO CENTER DR, CLAREMONT, CA 91711, (909) 542-1828, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND REQUIRED 4 QUARTS OF OIL TO BE ADDED TO THE ENGINE WEEKLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONACT E STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, SHE HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT, AND THE NOISE STOPPED. SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE IN RAINY WEATHER OR WET ROAD CONDITIONS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL HESITATION, AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THE FUEL SENSOR WAS CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 18,393. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ

WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY/ROADS THE VEHICLE WILL MAKE A SURPRISE PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. ONE THING TO NOTE WHEN TURNING THE CORNER THE STEERING WILL NOT RECOVER STRAIGHT. THE CAR IS LESS THEN A WEEK OLD. NOTICE THE PROBLEM ON MY FIRST TRIP ON THE INTERSTATE. I TOOK IT BACK FOR 2 DAYS AND THEY FIND NOTHING WRONG BUT SCOTTY SAID IT'S NORMAL FOR THIS NEW TYPE OF STEERING. YOU MUST KEEP BOTH HANDS ON WHEEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY AND ROADS THE VEHICLE WILL MAKE A SUDDEN SURPRISE PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT RANDOMLY. ONE THING TO NOTE WHEN TURNING ANY CORNER THE STEERING WHEEL WON'T RECOVER STRAIGHT AS IF IT FORGOT I TURNED. THE CAR IS LESS THAN A WEEK OLD. NOTICE THE DANGEROUS PROBLEM ON MY FIRST TRIP ON THE INTERSTATE. I LOOK IT BACK FOR SERVICE THE NEXT DAY. FOR 2 DAYS TOYOTA SERVICE CHECKED ALIGNMENT AND DROVE IT. THEY FIND THE STEERING WHEEL IN TOLERANCE. SCOTTY SAID IT'S NORMAL FOR THIS TYPE OF NEW ELECTRIC STEERING. YOU MUST KEEP BOTH HANDS ON STEERING WHEEL OR IT WILL STEER OUT OF ASSIGN LANE. AFTER A 2ND TRIP IN A WEEK OF OWNING THIS CAR DECIDED TO TEST DRIVE A DIFFERENT 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA AND DROVE JUST FINE. I ONLY WISHED MINE WOULD HAVE DROVE STRAIGHT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OF 5 MPH AND UP, THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE VERY "BOUNCY," SIMILAR TO DRIVING A ROCKING CHAIR, AS DESCRIBED BY THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. ALSO, UPON BARELY DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE AS IF SHE HAD SLAMMED HER FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WHILE TRAVELING AROUND A CURVE OR MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD MOMENTARILY ACCELERATE AND FEEL AS THOUGH THE DRIVER MIGHT LOSE CONTROL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, HOWEVER THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE TO DATE. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF HER VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,925 AND THE CURRENT WAS 88,050.

AS SOON AS I DROVE HOME IN MY NEW 2009 COROLLA I REALIZED IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER. IT IS OVERLY SENSITIVE AND REQUIRES CONSTANT RECOMPENSATION TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT. I HAVE HAD THE CAR A YEAR NOW AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I CALLED THIS PROBLEM IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. *TR

POWER STEERING SEEMS OVERLY SENSITIVE. CONSTANT MINOR CORRECTIONS TO STEERING WHEEL ARE REQUIRED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN A STRAIGHT LINE. EVEN WITH ALL THE EXTRA STEERING WHEEL CORRECTIONS, I STILL END UP WEAVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE HEARD OTHERS SAY THEY FEEL AS IF THE ARE LOSING CONTROL. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT I HAVE TO CONTROL TOO MUCH. I HAVE HAD SIX OTHER TOYOTA COROLLAS NONE OF WHICH HAD THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. THEY ARE FINE. I NOTICED THIS BEHAVIOR AS SOON AS I DROVE THE CAR HOME FROM THE DEALER ON THE DAY OF PURCHASE IN JANUARY, 2009. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THIS I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER (METRO TOYOTA, CLEVELAND, OHIO) THAT WHAT I AM EXPERIENCING IS NORMAL FOR A CAR WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. I'M NOT SO SURE. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA, A CAR THAT JUST ABOUT KILLED US. THIS CAR WONDERS FROM ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO THE OTHER. WHEN YOU GO PAST 55MPH THE CAR BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLY. I TOOK THIS CAR BACK TO THE CAR DEALER AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING ON THE CAR WAS FINE BUT STILL THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. WENT BACK A SECOND TIME AND HAD CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER DRIVE THE CAR AND SHE SAID THE CAR'S STEERING WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND SOMETHING WAS DEFINITELY WRONG WITH THE CAR, ALSO THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. DEALER SAID THE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I CALLED TOYOTA HEAD QUARTERS AND THEY SAID THE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SOME ONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED IN THESE CAR'S. I BELIEVE IT HAS TO DO WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING. MY ADVISE FOLLOW YOUR LEMON LAW PER STATE. DON'T GIVE UP.... *TR

THIS COROLLA S MODEL ALWAYS PULLS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT ON HIGHWAYS. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE SINCE THE DAY ONE. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN TURNING THE CORNER THE STEERING WILL NOT RECOVER STRAIGHT. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND FIRST THEY HAVEN'T IDENTIFY THE ISSUE. ON MY SECOND VISIT I ASKED THEM TO DRIVE ANOTHER COROLLA S WHICH WAS OK AND THE TECH GUY SAID HE NOW KNOWS WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. BUT UNFORTUNATELY HE DOESN'T KNOW THE FIX AND TOLD ME IT HAS TO COME FROM TOYOTA IT SELF. DRIVING IN THIS VEHICLE HAS BECOME VERY HARD FOR MY WIFE. I REALLY HOPE TOYOTA TOYOTA IS ACTUALLY TAKING THIS ISSUE SERIOUSLY. *TR

I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING IN MY 200 COROLLA AND IT RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND BLAMED IT ON MY POOR DRIVING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. ONCE, PRIOR TO THE EVENT IN QUESTION I HAD BRIEFLY NOTICED A LACK OF ACCELERATION. I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR JUST QUIT MOVING FORWARD. NO NOISE OR ANYTHING. BUT, IN A FEW SECONDS, I TRIED AGAIN AND IT SEEMED NORMAL SO, I DECIDED IT WAS JUST MY IMAGINATION. THEN, IN JAN /FEB I WAS COMING HOME FROM THE GYM (THANKFULLY NOT ON THE FREEWAY) ABOUT 9PM ON A CITY STREET TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE SLIGHTLY TO THE SPEED LIMIT OF 35MPH AND DISCOVERED (AGAIN, WITH NO WARNING) THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. NONE OF THE SYSTEMS WORKED STEERING ETC. BUT AT THAT SPEED I DID MANAGE TO STOP. I CALLED 911 AND THE POLICE STOPPED 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND PUSHED ME TO THE SIDE. I WAITED AN HOUR FOR AAA AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER. IT TOOK THEM A WHOLE DAY TO DECIDE IT WAS AN ELECTRONIC PROBLEM AND TO "FIX" IT. I WAS SCARED TO DRIVE IT, BUT I DID FOR MAYBE ANOTHER MONTH BEFORE DECIDING THAT HE CONSTANT FEAR OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN (MAYBE ON THE FREEWAY) WAS NOT WORTH IT. THE DEALER MADE ME A "DEAL" ON A TRADE FOR A 2010 COROLLA. I DROVE THIS CAR UNTIL 2 WEEKS AGO. I COULD NOT LIVE WITH THE ANXIETY OF HAVING ANOTHER (IN MY MIND) ELECTRONIC FAILURE. I AM ONE WHO IS CONVINCED THE TOYOTA PROBLEM IS ELECTRONIC AND NOT RELATED TO MECHANICS. I NOW HAVE A FORD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. *TR

I ORDERED A NEWLY-DESIGNED 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA XLE FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. IT ARRIVED IN AUGUST, 2009. THE DEALERSHIP HAD NO XLE MODELS ON THE LOT, SO A TEST DRIVE WAS NOT POSSIBLE. AFTER THE CAR ARRIVED, I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS PULLING INDEPENDENTLY ON THE ROAD TO THE LEFT WITHOUT JUST CAUSE. I THOUGHT MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE THE DEALERSHIP CHECK THE TIRES/STEERING/ OR ALIGNMENT ON MY NEXT VISIT. AS THE WEATHER BECAME MORE RAINY IN THE FALL, I NOTICED THAT THE CAR KEPT FEELING AS THOUGH IT WAS NOT HOLDING THE ROAD SAFELY-- PARTICULARLY AT TURNPIKE SPEED. I LIVE RELATIVELY CLOSE TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHERE I TEACH, SO I DO NOT HAVE TO USUALLY DRIVE THE TURNPIKE, BUT WHEN I DID--THE CAR 'S STEERING OR TIRES ?? FELT OUT OF CONTROL. THEN I NOTICED THAT THE TIRE SENSOR CAME ON AND I SAW THAT I HAD A FLAT TIRE WHEN I WAS AT SCHOOL. THE DEALERSHIP CAME AND TOWED THE CAR IN TO THE SHOP. THEY PATCHED IT. I THOUGHT MAYBE THAT WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT THE SENSOR KEPT COMING ON AND GOING OFF. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, EXPLAINING THE CAR WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT AND I THOUGHT MAYBE THE STEERING OR TIRES WERE NOT WORKING. THEY WORKED ON IT AGAIN AND I BOUGHT A NEW TIRE FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY BALANCED, ALIGNED, ETC. AND I PAID FOR IT. THEN IT SNOWED AND I NOTICED THAT THE SLIGHTEST AMOUNT OF SNOW INCREASED THE UNSAFE FEELING OF NOT HAVING STEERING CONTROL. I HAVE TIRES THAT ARE BRIDGESTONE/TURANZA TIRES THAT ARE RATED M/S THAT CAME WITH THE CAR PLUS THE NEW TIRE THEY REPLACED IS THE SAME KIND. PLEASE KNOW THAT WE HAVE OWNED ANOTHER TOYOTA FOR 12 YEARS AND NOTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENED. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR. I FEEL UNSAFE. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED GREAT AMOUNT OF STRESS DUE TO MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. I EXPERIENCE THE CAR SHIFTING FROM RIGHT TO LEFT AT HIGH SPEEDS (OVER 65 MPH). I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA OF ORANGE AND THEY TESTED AND LEGALLY THEY CAN ONLY GO 60MPH OR HIGHWAY SPEED-LIMIT. THEY KEPT DENYING ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR, & CAME BACK TO SPEAK WITH THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE. I WENT IN 3 TIMES PRIOR TO THIS TO SEE IF THEY COULD FIND A PROBLEM, SHE SAID THERE'S NOTHING WRONG AFTER SPECIAL 'TESTS' WERE DONE. AFTER THAT WE TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND THEY PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT WHICH HELPED A LITTLE DURING REGULAR SPEEDS. BUT I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, I RECENTLY TOOK IT IN FOR THE RE-CALL, GLAD THAT WAS FIXED, BUT AT 70-80 MPH IF I SHIFT INTO ANOTHER LINE THAT IS PUTTING MY LIFE IN GREAT DANGER! I DRIVE SLOWER BUT I LIVE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SO SOMETIMES ITS UNSAFE TO BE DRIVING AT SUCH SPEEDS. I HAVE ALSO BEEN EXPERIENCING PAINT PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, VARIOUS SCRATCHES I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY APPEAR FROM, AND MY CAR IS GARAGED MOSTLY. THERE ALSO A COUPLE OF CHIPS IN THE PAINT, I TOOK IT IN AND THEY JUST WASHED AND DETAILED THE VEHICLE, WHICH DID HELP BUT THERE'S SCRATCHES AGAIN, THE PAINT SEEMS TO BE DEFECTIVE. ANOTHER PROBLEM I'M EXPERIENCING WITH THIS VEHICLE IS RANDOMLY MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH WHEN STARTED IN THE MORNING (PARKED IN THE GARAGE WHICH ISN'T COLD AT ALL) THE WHOLE CAR VIBRATES HORRIBLE, COMING FROM THE ENGINE, AS IF ITS NOT HELD TOGETHER WELL. IT LASTS FOR AROUND A MINUTE. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID SINCE ITS NOT A CONSTANT PROBLEM THEY CANT DETECT BUT IF I LEAVE IT OVER NIGHT AND IF IT HAPPENS THEY'LL SEE, OF-COURSE IT DIDN'T HAPPEN THEY CLAIMED THEY TESTED EVERYTHING POSSIBLE AND THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ETC. NO SIGNS WHEN THE STEERING GOES CRAZY. OBVIOUSLY THIS CAR IS A DEFECT THE REASON WHY I PURCHASED A TOYOTA COROLLA WAS BECAUSE I HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH MY 2005, AND ALL THE OTHER CARS I HAVE OWNED, DON'T HAVE STEERING OR PAINT PROBLEMS. *TR

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA S WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *DT THE CONSUMER STATED ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. DUE TO THE HIGH IMPACT FROM THE OTHER VEHICLE THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS DRAGGED ABOUT 22 FEET TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HIT AGAINST THE CONCRETE CURB AND A SIGN POLE WHICH WAS ANOTHER HUGE IMPACT TO THE FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

I COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA ABOUT THE STEERING ON MY COROLLA AS SOON AS I DROVE IT THE FIRST TIME ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT AND I WAS THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID IF ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT THEY MIGHT LOOK INTO IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 25 MPH IN THE SNOW AND ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE AND TIME. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITHIN THE VEHICLE AND THERE WERE NO REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. ON A LATER DATE, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V338000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: POWER ASSIST: VACUUM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO EXHIBIT THE FAILURE WHEN DRIVING IN SNOW OR RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 06/29/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/13/10

GAS PEDAL PROBLEMS IN A 2009 TOYOTO COROLLO. STATED CAR UP INCREASE IN IDLE SPEED REMAINED LONGER THAN NORMAL. 8 MARCH 2010 DRIVING AT LOW SPEED THAN FOR NO REASON CAR SPEEDED UP.

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA LE PURCHASED 12/30/08. STEERING PROBLEMS AT HIGH SPEEDS - FEELS LIKE I'M FIGHTING TO STAY ON THE ROAD AT SPEEDS OF 55+. LIKE YOU ARE FIGHTING THE WIND AT TIMES AND OTHER TIMES LIKE THE STEERING IS JUST TOO LOOSE. HARD TO GET VEHICLE TO DRIVE STRAIGHT DOWN ROAD. VERY DANGEROUS AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT. TOOK CAR TO DEALER TO HAVE STEERING CHECKED AND WAS TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG WITH STEERING; HOWEVER, I SEE OTHERS ARE COMPLAINING OF SAME FEELING. WHAT'S UP WITH THIS CAR? *TR

I BOUGHT A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA IN NOV. 2008.I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER THAT THE STEERING WAS LOOSE(FLOATS IN AND OUT OF LANE) HARD TO DRIVE.ALSO ABOUT MPG 27 HIGHWAY.I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR INSPECTIONS ON FOUR OCCASIONS.I WAS BASICLY "BLOWN OFF"

ON JANUARY 11TH 2009 I GOT IN AN ACCIDENT IN MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON THE I-5 SOUTH IN SAN DIEGO. I NOTICED A CAR INCHING INTO MY LANE CLOSE TO HITTING ME SO I IMMEDIATELY TOOK EVASIVE ACTION AND TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL. I SKIDDED TO THE LEFT THEN TO THE RIGHT TRYING TO COUNTER STEER THE WHOLE TIME TO NO EFFECT. I HIT THE CAR THAT I WAS TRYING TO AVOID AND THEN SPUN 180 DEGREES AND SLAMMED INTO THE CENTER DIVIDER. I FEEL THAT I LOST CONTROL WAY TO EASILY. I NOTICED NOT BEING ABLE TO KEEP THE WHEEL STEADY AS WELL PRIOR TO THE CRASH. I RECEIVED WHIPLASH AND WASH TREATED AT A MILITARY HOSPITAL. *TR

ON 2009 AND LATER TOYOTA COROLLAS, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM CAUSES EXCESSIVE LIGHTNESS IN THE WHEEL AND EXCESSIVE WANDERING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS CAN CAUSE VEHICLE INSTABILITY LEADING TO A CRASH. TOYOTA SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. *TR

I OWN A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CAR IS ABOUT 9 MONTHS OLD. I NOTICED IN JANUARY 2010 THAT THE CAR IS NOT STEADY AT HIGH SPEEDS. ON THE HIGHWAY, AT ABOUT 60 MPH, THE CAR REQUIRED CONSTANT MANEUVERING OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO PREVENT IT FROM DRIFTING OFF A LANE. TO BE MORE PRECISE, EVEN WHEN I HOLD THE STEERING STEADY, THE CAR DRIFTS AND I HAVE TO BRING THE CAR BACK INTO THE LANE BY ADJUSTING THE WHEEL SLIGHTLY. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME I DRIVE, BUT HAS HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS SO FAR. THE DRIFT IS QUITE SIGNIFICANT AND SOMETHING TOYOTA CANNOT IGNORE. I HOPE TOYOTA RECOGNIZES THIS PROBLEM ASAP. *TR

BOUGHT BRAND NEW (3MILES) COROLLA LE ON FRIDAY, JAN 2, 2009. ON JAN 5, WHILE MAKING A TURN INTO A PARKING LOT, THE CAR COMPLETELY "FROZE": NO STEERING, NO ACCELERATION, NO BRAKING POSSIBLE. ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON. I CAME TO A STOP (LUCKILY, THE PARKING LOT WAS SEMI-EMPTY); TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, RESTARTED THE CAR. ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE OFF- BUT THE "CHECK ENGINE" STAYED ON. CALLED THE DEALER WHO RECOMMENDED BRINGING THE CAR TO SERVICE FOR A CHECK. DROVE THERE (7 MILES)- THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT REMAINED ON THE WHOLE TIME. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT "THE ENGINE LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON". WAS GIVEN THE CAR BACK (AFTER ROAD TEST BY THE MECHANIC AND, PRESUMABLY, A COMPUTERIZED CHECK) AND TOLD THAT "THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR". FEEL COMPLETELY UNSAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE NOW. *TR

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA LE DRIVER'S SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR HAS SIGNIFICANT DISTORTION AND DOES NOT PRESENT A CLEAR VIEW OF THE ROAD BEHIND. VERY DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT, TO JUDGE WHERE VEHICLES ARE. MIRROR APPEARS TO BE SLIGHTLY CONCAVE. CALLED DEALERSHIP, WAS TOLD THIS WAS AN INTENTIONAL "MAGNIFICATION" FEATURE. PER 49 CFR 571.111, DRIVERS SIDE MIRRORS ON CARS SOLD IN THE US MUST HAVE UNIT MAGNIFICATION, I.E. THEY MUST BE FLAT. I CANNOT FIND ANY EXEMPTION FOR TOYOTA. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2009 COROLLA SEEMS TO FLOAT ALL OVER THE ROAD AND CANT KEEP IT STRAIGHT. HAPPEN 3 TIMES TO ME. ALMOST LOST IT HAD TO STOP. I EXPERIENCE THIS AT SPEED 40 TO 50 MIL . HAVE 25000 MIL ON IT. *TR

REGARDING THE ACCELERATION SURGE IN TOYOTAS. WE DO NOT BELIEVE IT WAS THE FLOOR MATS! WE HAVE A 2009 COROLLA AND LAST WINTER WHEN IT WAS 2 MONTHS OLD, THE SURGE HAPPENED TO MY SON WHEN HE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. HE HAD HIS FOOT TOTALLY OFF ACCELERATOR AND NOTHING WAS CAUGHT UNDER THE ACCELERATOR. THE COROLLA DOES NOT EVEN HAVE THE TYPE OF MATS THAT ARE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS AS IN THE CAMRYS AND OTHER MODELS. THANKFULLY, HE HAD THE KNOWLEDGE PUT THE BRAKES ON HARD, SHOVE IT IN NEUTRAL AND THEN APPLIED THE BRAKES ONCE AGAIN AND TURN OFF VEHICLE. PLEASE DO NOT LET TOYOTA JUST BELIEVE THIS IS HE RESULT OF FLOORMATS. I BELIEVE IT IS MORE COMPUTER AND ACCELERATOR RELATED. IT HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE. PLEASE CONTINUE YOUR INVESTIGATION. THANK YOU. *TR

TRUNK LID ON TOYOTA COROLLA USES TORSION BARS FOR SUPPORT. HOWEVER IN THE FULL UP POSITION( 90 DEGREE) TO ABOUT ALMOST CLOSED ( 30 DEGREE) THE WEIGHT IS NOT COUNTER BALANCED . IN THE FULL UP POSITION IT IS PRONE TO FALL WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED FACING UP HILL ON A SLOPE AS SLIGHT AS 10 DEGREES COMMON IN PARKING LOTS FOR RAIN RUNOFF. ANY WIND OR PLACING A BAG OF CANNED GOODS IN THE TRUNK CAUSES IT TO FALL STRIKING THE OWNER IN THE HEAD ,NECK OR SHOULDERS. THIS IS HAPPENING MULTIPLE TIMES A WEEK AS I USE THE TRUNK DAILY SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN LATE DECEMBER 2008. MY OTHER VEHICLE ( 1993 FORD TAURUS) ALSO USES TORSION BARS BUT EVEN THOUGH IT IS A MUCH HEAVIER TRUNK LID IT IS STABLE IN ALL POSITIONS FROM JUST OPEN TO FULLY OPEN ( 90 DEGREE- STRAIGHT UP). I HAVE COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA AND THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIVE. I HAVE BEEN HIT BY THIS TRUNK LID NUMEROUS TIMES AS I USE THE TRUNK ON A DAILY BASIS. AS AN MALE ADULT I HAVE NOT BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED YET BUT I BELIEVE THIS POSES SERIOUS RISK OF INJURY FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN. THIS TRUNK LID AND TORSION BAR SYSTEM IS POORLY DESIGNED AND HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY. THE FORCE IS SUFFICIENT THAT ONE OCCASION IT CAUSED A BLEEDING CUT TO MY SCALP UPON IMPACT. THE DEALER IN LATE JANUARY ADDED A SMALL EXTENSION ARM THAT CONNECTS TO THE TORSION BARS BUT THIS HAD NO BENEFIT. *TR

IN THE PAST YEAR, I HAVE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN 'JERKS' DURING ACCELERATION ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS, AND HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED TWICE, IN AUGUST 2009 AND IN DECEMBER 2009. IN BOTH INSTANCES, TOYOTA MECHANICS ADVISED THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY A PROBLEM. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGHOUT THE PAST YEAR, I HAVE EXPERIENCED NOTICEABLE PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, WHICH RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT THE OVERALL INTEGRITY OF THE ELECTRICS. THERE HAS BEEN VERY FREQUENT LOSS OF POWER TO THE POWER DOOR LOCKS AND MANUFACTURER'S RADIO. DURING THE INSPECTIONS, TOYOTA MECHANICS COULD NOT IDENTIFY A PROBLEM IN THIS AREA EITHER. *TR

WITHIN A FEW WEEKS OF PURCHASING MY TOYOTA COROLLA 2009, I NOTICED AT BOTH SLOW AND FAST SPEEDS THE CAR DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT DEPENDING ON THE INERTIA OF THE CAR. THE CAR DOES NOT STAY IN ITS LANE -- I.E. THE CAR DOES NOT DRIVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE -- WITHOUT FULL ATTENTION AND STEADY PRESSURE OF BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL TO CORRECT THE DRIFT. ON HIGHWAYS (FROM 45MPH AND ESPECIALLY FROM 65MPH) THIS PROBLEM IS EXAGGERATED -- I.E. SMALL DRIFTS OR CORRECTIONS CAN RESULT IN SWERVING AND HAVE GREATER POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT. ON ONE OCCASION I EXPERIENCED DRIFTING OFF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO CORRECT IN TIME. HOWEVER, IT STRUCK ME AS SUCH A DANGER THAT I STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND AVOID HIGHWAYS ALTOGETHER WHEREVER POSSIBLE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ABOUT 100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 8,500. THIS COMPLAINT UPDATES A PRIOR COMPLAINT FILED FEBRUARY 4, 2010. *TR

2009 COROLLA S STEERING PROBLEM--DRIVING ON FREEWAY CAR WANDERS ANY ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE STEERING DOESN'T HELP I'M CONSTANTLY TRYING TO KEEP MY COROLLA WITH IN THE LANE. I'M MORE WORRIED ABOUT THE STEERING THAN THE GAS PEDAL. I TRADED IN A 2006 COROLLA FOR THIS ONE, NO PROBLEMS WITH THE 2006. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THAT THE STEERING WAS DESIGNED TO HANDLE THIS WAY. I REPORTED THE STEERING WITH IN A FEW WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. I WENT ON LINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE COROLLA. OVER THE YEAR I FOUND MYSELF COMING VERY CLOSE TO GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION BECAUSE OF CAR DRIFTING INTO THE OTHER LANE. *TR

TAKATA AIRBAG. AFTER 8 YEARS, THIS POSSIBLY LETHAL COMPONENT HAS NOT BEEN REMOVED AND REPLACED.

THE MANUFACTURER'S SUPPLIED CAR TIRE JACK DOES NOT SAFELY ENGAGE ITS CENTER NOTCH TO THE ( "PINCH WELDED" METAL SHEETS EDGE ) DESIGNATED JACK POINT POSITIONS ( FOR THE FOUR WHEEL LOCATIONS) AS INDICATED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. ONLY " ONE SIDE", THE INNER HALF OF THE JACK, MAKES CONTACT WITH THE VEHICLE, THUS MAKING LIFTING THE CAR VERY UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE. IN OTHER WORDS, THE NOTCH OF THE SUPPLIED TIRE JACK DOES NOT EVEN MAKE CONTACT WITH THE JACK POINT. I AM AFRAID THIS COULD CAUSE THE CAR TO FALL OFF THE JACK WHILE IT IS BEING LIFTED TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE WITH THE SPARE TIRE. ( I HAVE TRIED TO LIFT MY CAR WITH THE JACK AT ALL FOUR CORNERS, AND THE SUPPLIED JACK'S CENTER NOTCH DID NOT EVEN CONTACT THE JACK POINT, BUT INSTEAD LEFT INDENTATIONS OF THE INNER HALF OF THE JACK'S "SADDLE" ON MY CAR'S UNDERBODY. IN ADDITION, I HAVE READ COMPLAINTS (ONLINE) OF 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA OWNERS WHOSE CAR ACTUALLY FELL OF THE JACK WHEN IT WAS BEING USED TO LIFT/SUPPORT THE VEHICLE. I ASSUME THIS IS A POTENTIAL DANGER TO SUBSEQUENT OWNERS OF LATER COROLLA MODEL YEARS OF THE SAME DESIGN PLATFORM (2009 TO 2013) IF TOYOTA HAS NOT ALREADY SUPPLIED NEW VEHICLES WITH AN APPROPRIATELY-DESIGNED TIRE JACK OR OTHERWISE MADE IT SAFER TO LIFT THE CAR WITH THE JACK. NOTE THAT I LIFTED MY VEHICLE ON A FLAT, HARD CONCRETE GARAGE FLOOR. IN ADDITION, I BELIEVE I'VE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA SEVERAL YEARS AGO; I CALLED THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER, AND THEY DOCUMENTED MY CONCERNS. TOYOTA HAS NOT RESPONDED TO ME SINCE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.

STEERING PROBLEMS---AS SOON AS I PULLED MY NEW 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA OFF THE SALES LOTS IN DECEMBER 2008 FROM DAN CAVA TOYOTA I COULD BARELY KEEP IT ON THE ROAD. THE STEERING WAS GOING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WITHOUT ME TURNING IT. IT WAS BY FAR THE MOST DANGEROUS CAR I HAD EVER DRIVEN AND I USED TO BE A GOODYEAR DEALER. I COMPLAINED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT IT WAS NEVER FIXED. THEY SAID IT WAS THE WIND AND BUCKHANNON TOYOTA JUST LET THE AIR OUT OF THE TIRES WHEN I COMPLAINED THERE. IT WAS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM AND IF I MADE A SHARP TURN, AT TIME THE WHEELS WOULD GO AS FAR IN THAT DIRECTION THAT THEY COULD GO AND THEY CAR WOULD GO INTO A UNCONTROLLED SKID. MIND U I WAS A GOODYEAR DEALER, I KNOW ABOUT CARS. THEN I NOTICED THAT AS I PUT MORE MILES ON THE CAR IT WAS SLOWLY GETTING BETTER AND BY THE TIME I HAD 3,000 MILES ON THE CAR IT HAD QUIT. IF A LESSER EXPERIENCED DRIVER HAD BEEN DRIVING I AM SURE IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. *TR

I WAS SOMEWHAT RELIEVED TO SEE THAT THERE, IN FACT, IS AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING ON THE 2009 COROLLA. I BOUGHT MY FIRST TOYOTA IN SEPT. 2008, WHICH WAS A 2009 COROLLA. THAT WINTER, I WAS DRIVING ACROSS THE STATE DURING THE HOLIDAYS. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 75 MPH, THE SPEED LIMIT. WITH NO EXPLANATION, ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR. I HADN'T DONE ANYTHING TO LOSE CONTROL AND THERE WERE NO WEATHER ISSUES. I FOUND MYSELF SKIDDING ACROSS TWO TO THREE LANES OF INTERSTATE TRYING TO GET CONTROL BACK OF MY CAR.. I EASILY COULD HAVE FLIPPED MANY TIMES THROUGH A DITCH AND GOD KNOWS WHAT ELSE. THANKFULLY THERE WERE NO CARS ON EITHER SIDE OF ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED. TO THIS DAY IT HAS HAUNTED ME ON WHAT HAPPENED THAT DAY AS I HAVE NEVER BEEN THAT CLOSE TO WHAT I CONSIDER A "NEAR DEATH" EXPERIENCE. I EASILY COULD HAVE DIED THAT NIGHT AND I REALIZE THAT. I TOOK MY CAR IN THE NEXT DAY TO THE DEALER AND ASKED THEM TO LOOK AT IT. THEY DID AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. PLEASE DO A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. IT IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AS I EXPERIENCED IT MYSELF. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE IN CASE IT HAD ANY BEARING ON WHETHER A RECALL IS MADE OR NOT. I WILL CLOSE THIS BY SAYING THAT I CAN'T HELP BUT BE EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN TOYOTA. I HAD NEVER OWNED ONE AND BOUGHT ONE BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A RELIABLE BRAND. I'M POSSIBLY FACING MY THIRD RECALL (FIRST WAS BRAKES, SECOND THE ACCELERATOR AND POSSIBLY A THIRD WITH THE STEERING) - ALL THREE MAJOR SAFETY CONCERNS. I WILL SAY THAT I DO APPRECIATE TOYOTA'S WILLINGNESS TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT. IT IS THE CORRECT AND ETHICAL THING TO DO. PLEASE HANG IN THERE AND FIX EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED SO WE CAN ALL MOVE FORWARD SAFELY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA IN DEC. 2008. MY CAR HAD 3000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF MY GOING OFF THE ROAD IN MY CAR. MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE TRAVELING HOME IN SOME VERY COLD WEATHER AFTER CHRISTMAS SHOPPING. I WAS BEING CAREFUL DUE TO THE ROAD BEING ICY IN PLACES. WE HAD WENT UP THIS SMALL INCLINE AND AS WE TOPPED OUT I WENT TO SLOW DOWN BY LIGHTLY PRESSING ON THE BRAKE BEFORE WE GOT TO THE ICY STRETCH OF HIGHWAY, I HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO SLOW DOWN BUT BEFORE I KNEW IT WE WERE ON TOP OF THE ICY HIGHWAY SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL. WE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AT LEAST A COUPLE TIMES ON THE ROAD WITH NO CONTROL. WE WENT OFF OF THE ROAD, MISSING THE MILE MARKER BY INCHES WITH MY SIDE MIRROR. WE CONTINUED TO GO DOWN A SMALL INCLINE AND THE CAR CAME TO A REST AT A LARGE ROCK AND RABBIT BRUSH. WE WERE ONLY A FEW FEET AWAY FROM GOING INTO A BARB WIRE FENCE WHEN WE CAME TO REST. I NOW HAVE DAMAGE TO MY CAR. THE 2009 COROLLA IS AMAZING HOW THE ICE AND SNOW BUILDS UP ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE CAR. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE VACUUM ASSIST ALSO. I DO NOT UNDER STAND WHY THIS RECALL IS ONLY FOR CERTAIN STATES THAT A TOYOTA IS REGISTERED IN. THE WAY THE CAR ICES UP UNDERNEATH I CAN SEE HOW THINGS COULD POSSIBLY ICE UP AND NOT WORK CORRECTLY. WE HAVE SOME VERY COLD WEATHER IN OUR STATE OF NM AND WE ARE NOT UNDER THE RECALL. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE THINKING HERE BY TOYOTA. WE DID NOT MAKE A REPORT OF THIS BECAUSE I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS SOMETHING I DID. I HAVE PLAYED THIS EXPERIENCE IN MY HEAD SEVERAL TIMES OVER AND OVER AND I KNOW THAT I WAS DRIVING WITH CAUTION AND WAS NOT ON ICE WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKE. NOW THAT WE HEAR OF ALL THESE RECALLS WE HAVE CONCERN THAT THE CAR MAY BE UNDER A NUMBER OF RECALLS. WE DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE IN THE VEHICLE ANYMORE BUT I CANT JUST PARK MY CAR. I DID MAKE A CALL TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY WHEN I GOT HOME BUT DID NOT MAKE A CLAIM/REPORT THINKING IT WOULD BE CHEAPER TO FIX THAN GO THROUGH THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR

WE HAVE A 2009 COROLLA. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN JUMPING RIGHT FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE WHEN WE MENTION TO DEALERSHIP THEY HAVE TOLD US THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. THEY DON'T EVEN DOCUMENT IT UNLESS WE ARE DEMANDING IT. WE HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT AS OF YET BUT THE SPRING HAS BEEN PUT UNDER THE PEDAL AND IT STILL WANTS TO TAKE OFF AT TIMES. IT IS NOT CONSISTENT BUT FREQUENT ENOUGH TO BE CONCERNED. TOWNE TOYOTA REFUSES TO OWN UP TO THIS PROBLEM, THE DATE IS THE FIRST DATE WE EXPERIENCED IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STEERING THE VEHICLE. IT REQUIRED GREATER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. UNEXPECTEDLY, THE VEHICLE GRADUALLY CHANGED DIRECTION AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. WHENEVER TRAVELING 60 MPH OR GREATER, THE FAILURES WOULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY ROTATED THE TIRES AND PERFORMED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER 3 TIMES FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000. UPDATED 07/08/09 *BF UPDATED 07/08/09.*JB