NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2015 Toyota Corolla. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
I WAS DIVING DOWN AN INTERSTATE AND AFTER EXITING TO A STOP, THE CAR WOULD BARELY GO AFTER TURNING LEFT. AFTER A FEW MORE MILES, THE CAR JUAT STOPPED. THE ENGINE WOULD STILL RUN BUT NO ACCELERATION. AFTER HAVING THE CAR TOWED AND INSPECTED, WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION.
vehicle was going down highway. then decreased speed. then wont go at all. mechanic stated cvt transmission not working.
WAS REAR ENDED BY A TRUCK THAT WAS GOING MORE THAN 40MPH ( I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP),AND PUSHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, AND AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. I HAD RECENTLY BEEN TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO GET A TRANSMISSION FLUSH, WHEN THE MECHANIC NOTIFIED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS, AND HE INFORMED ME THAT HE FIXED THAT PROBLEM AS WELL. I ALSO HAVE A WORK ORDER THAT SHOWS THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE FIXED THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED IN MY ACCIDENT.
ALL THE ACTUATORS HAVE GONE BAD AND DO NOT WORK, AND IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX. THE CAR ONLY HAS 29000 MILES ON IT.
MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE DEALERSHIP OVER A TIMEFRAME OF A FEW YEARS THAT CONTINUES TO DETERIORATE. MOST RECENTLY, LACK OF DEALERSHIP NOTIFICATION OF SAFETY RECALL, DEALERSHIP INABILITY TO RESPOND TO SAFETY RECALL WHEN NOTIFIED FROM A 3RD PARTY SITE, DEALERSHIP VEHICULAR INSPECTION INCOMPLETE AND/OR INDICATIONS OF UNRESOLVED ISSUES, VIOLATION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY BUT DEALERSHIP EMPTYING CENTER CONSOLE CONTENTS INTO PASSENGER SEAT UNNECESSARILY (NO BUSINESS REASON TO DO SO), INSPECTION RESULTS OF MOST RECENT VISIT ENTAILED VIDEO INSPECTION OF RUST ACCUMULATION NEAR NOTATED BRAKE AREA WITH NO DIRECTION OR INSTRUCTION - BEYOND THE DRIVER NOTICING A DRIVING PROBLEM OF VIBRATION - TO WHICH THE INSTRUCTION WAS A DEALERSHIP PROCESS OF RUST BUILD UP REMOVAL BY A MACHINE (NO INTERNAL COMMUNICATION WITHIN DEALERSHIP OF ISSUE, NOTIFICATION TO DRIVER OR THOSE SERVING THE DRIVER TO SHARE ISSUE AND RECOMMENDATIONS, PROMPTING WAS THE RESULT OF DRIVER REQUESTING CLARIFICATION AT DEALERSHIP). THE SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE CAME THROUGH CARFAX (NOT FROM THE DEALERSHIP OR DEALERSHIP MEANS - BUT AS A RESULT OF ATTEMPTING TO SELL THE VEHICLE). THE SAFETY RECALL INVOLVED AN ISSUE WITH THE SEAT BELT & AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, AND WHEN DRIVER CONTACTED LOCAL DEALERSHIP MONTHS AGO- DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY, AND WAS NOT NOTIFIED WHEN ONE BECAME AVAILABLE. THE MOST RECENT OIL CHANGE VISIT "CLAIMS" TO HAVE ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM, AT THE REQUEST OF DRIVER. THIS INCIDENT REQUEST IS THREE-FOLD: (1) ADDRESS SAFETY RECALL COMMUNICATION AND PROCESS WITH DEALERSHIP; (2) ADDRESS VEHICULAR MAINTENANCE, OIL CHANGE, SERVICE, AND INSPECTION PROCESS AND INTERACTION WITH DRIVERS; AND (3) RECOMMEND TO ME (THE PERSON COMPLETING THIS COMPLAINT) A SPECIFIC MOTOR VEHICLE LOCATION (INCLUDING COMPANY NAME, MANAGEMENT, AND MECHANIC) WHERE THE VEHICLE CAN BE ADEQUATELY ASSESSED FOR SAFE DRIVING. *TR
I GOT A RECALL ABOUT MY TRANSMISSION LAST YEAR (2019) AND THEY CHECKED IT WITHIN MINUTES AND SAID IT SEEMED FINE BUT IF I HAD ANYMORE ISSUES TO BRING IT BACK. WELL THE CAR WAS MAKING SOUNDS AND I WENT TO BRYAN EASLER TOYOTA IN HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. AND SPOKE TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REGARDING MY CONCERNS SINCE THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL AND I WAS TOLD IT WASN'T,'T PROBABLY ANYTHING BAD. WELL I LEFT WENT UP THE ROAD AND TEN MINUTES LATER THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. TOYOTA TOWED IT IN AND TOOK A COUPLE OF DAYS TO CALL ME AND TELL ME THAT IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE TRANSMISSION RECALL. THAT IS BULL WHAT ELSE MAKES A TRANSMISSION JUST QUIT OUT OF THE BLUE . THERE ARE SO MANY TOYOTA COROLLA TRANSMISSIONS FAILING DUE TO BAD CVT TRANSMISSIONS AND PEOPLE WHO'S WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED ARE TRYING TO BE MADE TO PAY FOR TOYOTA CRAPPY ENGINE. I FEEL LIKE IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND TOYOTA SHOULD HONOR THE TRANSMISSION RECALL AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $6800 ON TOP OF THE $7200 I OWE NOT FOR A PILE OF JUNK. *TR
ON TWO OCCASIONS, A STATIONARY VEHICLE WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING GASOLINE FROM A FUEL LINE. DATES WERE APPROXIMATELY JULY, 2019 AND MAY, 2020. THE FUEL LINE HAD APPARENT RODENT (POSSIBLE SQUIRREL) BITE MARKS. THE CAR WAS DRIVEABLE DESPITE THE LEAKING FUEL LINE, BUT IF THE DRIVER DID NOT HAPPEN TO NOTICE THE FUEL SPILL UNDER THE CAR (PHOTO ATTACHED), THERE COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN A FIRE OTHER OTHER ISSUE DURING NORMAL OPERATIONS OF THE CAR. REPAIRS COST OVER $350 FOR EACH INSTANCE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE IN FRONT BRAKED TO MAKE A TURN AS A RESULT THE DAUGHTER CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS MADE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED WHIPLASH AND SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION THE NEXT DAY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED IN THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE, WHERE AT THIS TIME WAS AWAITING AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER TO INVESTIGATE. NO DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 20V024000 (AIR BAGS) WHICH COULD POSSIBLY BE THE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE THAT OCCURRED. VIN TOOL CONFIRM PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND LOSS MOTIVE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WALTERS TOYOTA (30 WALTERS LN, PIKEVILLE, KY 41501) TO BE DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO MANN TOYOTA (1811 US-23, PRESTONSBURG, KY 41653) TO BE DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC ALSO FAILED TO RETRIEVE A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.
PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED FILE SHOWING THE PROBLEM.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE DRIVER LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT A DEER. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT DID SUSTAIN BACK AND NECK INJURY. THE CONTACT STATED MEDIAL TREATMENT WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO BODY FACILITY FOR BODY DAMAGE. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY AS OF NOW. THE CONTACT STATED A LOCAL DEALER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE COULD BE OFFERED UNTIL THEY RECEIVED NOTICE FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF UPDATES AND STATUS OF VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43, 000.THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V024000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT DEALER DAVID BRUCE TOYOTA (555 WILLIAM R LATHAM SENIOR DR, BOURBONNAIS, IL 60914 866-756-1433) WAS CONTACT IN REGARDS TO THE AIR BAG RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE PARTS WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCE AN AIR BAG FAILURE 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTIFICATION. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *LN*JB
THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MILES PER HOUR, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT A DEER. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACTED SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURY. THE CONTACT STATED MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO FACILITY FOR BODY DAMAGE. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY AS OF NOW. THE CONTACTS STATED A LOCAL DEALER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE COULD BE OFFERED UNTIL THEY RECEIVED NOTICE FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF UPDATES AND STATUS OF VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43000. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V024000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER DAVID BRUCE TOYOTA ( 555 WILLIAM R LATHAM DR BOURBONNAIS IL 60914 866-756-1433) WAS CONTACT IN REGARDS TO THE AIRBAG RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE THE PARTS WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED AN AIRBAG FAILURE THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTIFICATION.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V024000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. CHARLES MAUND TOYOTA (8400 RESEARCH BLVD, AUSTIN, TX 78758), CONFIRMED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TOYOTA RECALLED IN JANUARY 2020, BUT HAVE NOT FIXED IT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE IN FRONT BRAKED HOWEVER, WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED HIS BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STILL DID NOT STOP UNTIL THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED AS THE RECALL REPAIR PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTICE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V024000 (AIR BAGS) AFTER THE CRASH. BOTH VEHICLES WERE ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AWAY. THE DEALER TOYOTA OF DEERFIELD BEACH (1441 S FEDERAL HWY, DEERFIELD BEACH, FL 33441 954-719-0330) DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE RECALL AT ALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A CASE WAS OPENED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,740. *DT*DT *TP
RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED MORE THAN A MONTH AGO AND STILL NO SOLUTIONS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED
DRIVER SIDE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK SYSTEM HAS FAILED! DOES NOT OPERATE USING THE FOB, THE KEY HAS TO BE INSERTED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOOR!!
SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN JSD PERFORMED ON NOV 03, 2019. THE SOFTWARE COMPONENT WAS UPDATED, HOWEVER THE SOLENOID VALVE INSPECTION AND THE VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT WAS DETERMINED AS "NOT REQUIRED". SINCE THEN THE CVT SEEMS TO HAVE STARTED TO FAIL. AT THIS POINT IN TIME THE TRANSMISSION MAKES NOISE WHILE ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. THE DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION AND SITES ISSUES WITH THE BELT IN THE CVT. *LN THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH A USED TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER INFORMED MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO HELP BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *DL
MY CAR IS NOT COVERED BY THE TOYOTA FUEL PUMP RECALL BUT I RECENTLY HAD TO HAVE TOYOTA REPLACE MY INOPERATIVE FUEL PUMP. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY, IN MY GARAGE WOULD NOT START OR RUN.
TOYOTA HAS A CURRENT RECALL FOR FUEL PUMP FAILURES BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE MY MODEL AND YEAR. THERE ARE OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES INCLUDED FROM 2015 AND COROLLAS INCLUDED BUT NOT 2015. HOWEVER ON 12/27/2019 MY FUEL PUMP FAILED WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE. THE CAR WOULDN'T START. ON 12/28/2019 MY FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED FOR $1,680.26. I AM HOPING THAT WITH YOUR INTERVENTION, MY VEHICLE COULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SO I CAN BE REIMBURSED THE $1,680.26. BEING DISABLED AND ON SOCIAL SECURITY, THE $1,680.26 IS A SIGNIFICANT EXPENSE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA CORPORATE HAVE DENIED MY REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. I HOPE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE STAYING WELL DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME. *TR
The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Corolla. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V024000 (Air Bags). The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, another vehicle T-boned the passenger's side of his vehicle. The seat belts did not restrain him, his wife, and their three minor children, upon impact. None of the air bags deployed upon impact. The contact suffered a left shoulder injury, and his wife suffered a hip injury. The three children did not sustain any injuries. The contact, his wife, and their children later received medical attention at the hospital. A police report was filed. The contact was able to drive away from the scene of the collision after roadside assistance replaced the passenger's side front tire. The dealer was made aware of the failure and requested the repair bills, the police report, and medical bills. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The manufacturer requested a demand letter but provided no further assistance. Prior to the collision, the contact's sister was also involved in another collision with the vehicle, and the same failure occurred. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.
1994 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NON DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING AUTO ACCIDENT AND SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR COSTS. *JS
HAVE REPLACED BATTERY TWICE SINCE 7/2019. BATTERY IS DRAINED IF CAR IS NOT USED FOR 4 DAYS. TOYOTA DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM. SAYS CAR MUST BE USED EVERY TWO DAYS TO KEEP BATTERY CHARGED.
IM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH GEAR SAFETY SWITCH IT DOESNT LET ME CHANGE GEARS OR GO FORWARD..IT STARTED HAPPENING WHEN I WAS OUT AT THE STORE SO IT SCARED ME.
MY TOYOTA WAS TEE BONED BY A DRIVER WHO RAN STOP SIGN. MY WIFE AND I WERE INJURED WHEN OUR AIRBAGS AND SEATBELTS FAILED TO DEPLOY PROPERLY. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH WE WERE TRAVELING AT 40MPH AND WERE HIT HARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. THE OTHER DRIVER RAN A STOP SIGN AND HIT US BROADSIDE.
PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WOBBLES WHEN ACCELERATING. HAD TOYOTA CHECK FOR PROBLEMS THEY SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS. CHANGED BRAKES AND ROTORS AND PROBLEM STILL EXIST. WAS TOLD IT WAS TIRES AND BALANCE HAD THEM CHECKED AND IT STILL WOBBLES.
THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN MY FIANCE WAS DRIVING HE REACHED BEHIND HIM AND GAVE OUR SON HIS BOTTLE AND STEERED OFF THE CITY STREET GOING STRAIGHT AND HIT A TRUCK. THE TRUCK THEN HIT TWO OTHER CARS ALL 3 WHICH WERE PARKED THE TOYOTA IS TOTALLED OUT THE AIR BAGS NEVER CAME OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHICH THEY SHOULD'VE CONSIDERING THE IMPACT.
WAS IN A ROLL-OVER ACCIDENT. A DEER JUMPED OUT IN FRONT OF ME SO I LOCKED UP THE BREAKS AND THE REAR END OF THE CAR CAME OUT FROM BEHIND ME AND I WENT INTO A DITCH AND ROLLED 3 TIMES.
WAS IN A ROLL-OVER CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. NONE OF THE SIDE AIRBAGS WENT OFF ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CAR AND THE CAR ROLLED THREE TIMES DURING THE ACCIDENT.
I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL FROM TOYOTA - REFERENCE ID JSD. THE NOTICE STATED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH PROGRAMMING WITHIN THE ECU THAT COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO ISSUES WITH THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION THAT WOULD CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO NOT WORK PROPERLY AND WOULD ALSO CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LOSE SPEED. SHORTLY AFTER RECEIVING THE NOTICE I EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING AROUND SPEEDS OF 35-40 MPH. AROUND THESE SPEEDS, TRANSMISSION WOULD RANDOMLY DOWNSHIFT TO A LOW GEAR AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY POWER TO ENGINE. NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE WHILE DRIVING - ANY ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE WOULD JUST REV THE ENGINE TO HIGH RPM - AND I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND COMPLETELY STOP THE CAR BEFORE THE CAR WOULD CORRECTLY DRIVE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES THAT MORNING. THESE FIRST EXPERIENCES OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. I CALLED TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO BRING CAR IN FOR SERVICE UNDER THE RECALL NOTICE THE SAME MORNING. WHILE DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THE HIGHWAY I EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES. TOYOTA CALLED ME LATER THAT DAY ASKING IF I HAD EXPERIENCED ANY ISSUES, AND I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE EXPERIENCES I HAD THAT MORNING WHILE DRIVING TO WORK AND WHILE DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. LATER IN THE MONTH THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE ISSUES WERE UNRELATED TO THE RECALL AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON ITS OWN SO NOTHING WAS COVERED. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNING SIGNS OF ANY ISSUES TO ALERT ME THAT SOMETHING MAY BE WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION.
VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES AN HOUR CAME TO A RED LIGHT, DEPRESSED BRAKES HAD VIRTUALLY NO RESPONSE FROM BRAKE PEDAL. BRAKES ARE FAIRLY NEW A MECHANICALLY SOUND BUT DID NOT RESPOND TO A HARD EMERGENCY STOP ATTEMPT AND RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MINOR BUMPS AND BRUISES TYPE INJURIES. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT A CONTROLLED INTERSECTION AS THE LIGHT WAS TURNING RED BUT RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE GOING ENTIRELY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND STRIKING A CROSSING VEHICLE. CROSSING VEHICLE WAS VIRTUALLY UNDAMAGED AS IT WAS A HEAVY DUTY FLATBED TOW TRUCK BUT THE COROLLA INVOLVED IS POTENTIALLY TOTALED OR NEAR TOTAL FRONT END DAMAGE
CAR STARTED HAVING PAINT PROBLEMS AT 3 YEARS OLD. PAINT MISSING ON CERTAIN PROTECTED AREAS OF CAR, WITH PRIMER ONLY (TRUNK AND HOOD AREA.) PAINT ON DRIVERS SIDE DOOR FORMED BUBBLES ON THE EDGE. PAINT SCRATCHING EASILY ON THE HOOD OF THE CAR. FIRST CAR I HAVE OWNED THAT WAS HAVING PAINT ISSUES AFTER ONLY 3 YEARS. NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS NO DIFFERENT THAN OTHER CARS I'VE OWNED. ALWAYS WELL MAINTAINED AND REGULARLY WASHED.
POSSIBLE STICKING ACCELERATOR PEDAL . WHEN SLOWLY PULLING INTO PARKING SPOT, THE CAR ACCELERATED AT MASS SPEED INTO BARRIER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING 60 MPH, HE SWERVED TO AVOID CRASHING INTO A DEER. THE VEHICLE WAS CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER CRASHING INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED WHIPLASH BUT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,408.
TOUCH SCREEN UNRESPONSIVE NEAR THE BOTTOM
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND HOLE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AND THE KEY BROKE IN THE IGNITION.
THE 'AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION' SEEMS TO HAVE AN ISSUE ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE! WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, I NOTICE THAT THE RPM GAUGE REACHES APPROXIMATELY 5,000 TO 5,250 RPMS BEFORE THE 'AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION' SHIFTS INTO THE NEXT FORWARD GEAR! THIS SITUATION HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING CITY STREETS AND DEFINITELY WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATES HIGHWAYS!!! TO BEST DESCRIBE THIS PROBLEM, IT IS BASICALLY LIKE WHEN I FIRST LEARNED HOW TO DRIVE A 'MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE' AND I DID NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND WHEN IT WAS TIME TO SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR. BECAUSE THE RPM GAUGE IS READING SO HIGH BEFORE THE 'AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION' AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTS INTO THE NEXT GEAR RATIO, IT CONCERNS ME QUITE A BIT!!! I HAD THIS SIMILAR ISSUE WHEN I OWNED A 1976 PONTIAC TRANS-AM. AFTER THE TRANSMISSION ON MY CURRENT 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA STARTED ACTING LIKE MY OLD PONTIAC TRANS-AM, I STARTED BECOMING VERY CONCERNED WITH THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE! BECAUSE ON MY OLD 1976 PONTIAC TRANS-AM WHEN THE RPM GAUGE WAS RUNNING VERY HIGH BEFORE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT TO THE NEXT GEAR RATIO, ONE DAY THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY BURNED OUT ALL THE FORWARD 'AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION' GEARS AND ALL I HAD LEFT TO GO UP A HILL WAS MY 'REVERSE GEAR'!!! WHEN I TOOK THE 1976 PONTIAC TRANS-AM INTO A PONTIAC DEALERSHIP, I WAS INFORMED THAT ALL THE FORWARD GEAR CLUTCH PLATES WERE BURNED OUT!!! SO, IF THERE ARE ANY ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLES 'AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION' THEN TOYOTA SHOULD LOOK IN TO THIS ISSUE AND MAKE THE APPROPRIATE 'RECALL(S)'! I PURCHASED THIS 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA TWO YEARS AGO. THIS PROBLEM STARTED APPROXIMATELY SIX-MONTHS AGO, OR AROUND MARCH OF 2019!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NORTH HILLS TOYOTA (7401 MCKNIGHT RD, PITTSBURGH, PA 15237, (412) 318-3000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CV HALF SHAFT ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR AN INVESTIGATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,762.
LOCK ACTUATOR FAILURE. THE ELMOR TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN HUNTINGTON BEACH CALIFORNIA TOLD ME WITH OUT PERFORMING ANY DIAGNOSTIC THAT MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER LOCK ACTUATOR IS FAILING AND DUE TO THE USE OF GEL AIR FRESHENERS.. WHICH I DO NOT USE.. BOTH FROM DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS DO NOT LOCK AND UNLOCK WITH KEY FOB OR PANEL INSIDE THE CAR DOOR. THEY DO NOT LOCK EITHER WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION. THEY ONLY UNLOCK WITH MY MECHANICALLY USE THE KEY FROM THE FOB OR I HAVE TO FLIP THE DOOR OPEN FROM INSIDE THE CAR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE IMPACT TURNED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE 360 DEGREES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SHOULDER AND HEAD INJURIES, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
SINCE PURCHASED, I HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMMING ON ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THE "GAS CAP WASNT ON ALL THE WAY". YESTERSAY, MY BRAKE, ABS AND TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE ONLY TIME THEY CLEARED WAS AFTER A SUDDEN GRID NOISE IN TRANSMISSION. FOLLOWING THIS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TOYOTA INDICATED THE CHARCOAL CANISTER FOR THE EVAP SYSTEM HAS FAILED. MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND FROM A DEALERSHIP. I SAW THAT A NUMBER OF MODELS WERE RECALLED IN 2016 FOR A CHARCOAL CANISTER FAIL AND I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE EITHER WASNT SERVICES PROPERLY OR THIS MODEL SHOULDVE BEEB INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.
REAR SEATBELT PULLED BY 8 YEAR OLD PULLED OUT FROM UNDER THE SEAT, STITCHING FAILED. WHEN TESTING OTHER 2 SEATBELTS, 1 ADDITIONAL ALSO FAILED.
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ABOUT A YEAR-AND-A-HALF AGO COLLISION AT ABOUT 25 TO 35 MILES AN HOUR AND AIRBAGS DID NOT OPEN. IT WAS A SOLID FRONT END COLLISION AND THE SEAT BELTS WORKED BUT NOT THE AIR BAGS NOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. CLEAR AND DRY WEATHER AND ROADS BUT ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DID NOT KICK IN. DRIVING ON A CITY STREET GOING STRAIGHT NOT TURNING.
TRUNK FIRE UNKNOWN CAUSE, CAR WAS PARKED
VEHICLE IS AN LE ECO MODEL WITH CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION (CVT). ENGINE RPM WILL SUDDENLY FLARE...OFTEN CLOSE TO REDLINE WITH THROTTLE IN STEADY CRUISE POSITION, REGARDLESS OF ENGINE OPERATING AND AMBIENT TEMPERATURE. VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE (SLUGGISH). IT IS SUBJECT TO A DEALER CAMPAIGN, BUT DEALER CLAIMS AN INTERNAL FAILURE AND IS BEING HIGHLY AMBIGUOUS ABOUT THE ACTUAL FAILURE. THEY SIMPLY WANT TO INSTALL A $5,000+ REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND SEEMS TO HAVE A MIND OF ITS OWN. IT IS WORSE NOW SINCE THE DEALER LOOKED AT IT. TOYOTA AND THE DEALER WILL NOT HELP THE CUSTOMER (ME) IN ANY WAY AND CLAIM THAT THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS KNOWN WITH THIS TRANSMISSION, AN ASSERTION THAT IS NOT SUPPORTED BY THE SCOPE OF INTERNET POSTINGS THAT CAN READILY BE LOCATED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. AFTER SWITCHING THE TRANSMISSION FROM PARK INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT BLOCK. THE DRIVER THEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD, NEARLY CRASHING INTO A SECOND VEHICLE. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER (DUNNING TOYOTA, 3745 JACKSON RD, ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN) WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AT 48,000 MILES. THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT IS SEALED WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW FOR BULB REPLACEMENT. YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. EVERY OTHER BULB IN THE ASSEMBLY CAN BE REPLACED. WILL WE BEGIN SEEING VEHICLES WITH NO HEADLIGHTS DUE TO THE PROHIBITIVE COST AND NO OPTION FOR BULB REPLACEMENT.
THE CAR MAKES A SCREECHING SOUND EVERY TIME I BRAKE AT THE RED LIGHT.IT'S DIFFICULT TO BRAKE COMPLETELY AND WHEN I DO, THE CAR JOLTS FORWARD EVERY TIME. THE CAR STRUGGLES TO MOVE LIKE IT'S STUCK OR SOMETHING. IT MAKES ME ANXIOUS TO DRIVE IT. I'VE STOPPED DRIVING BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT'S UNSAFE. I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT CARS, BUT I DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO ENDANGER OTHERS. I DON'T KNOW EXACT PROBLEM: UNKNOWN.
MY CAR 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA ,CLEAN TITLE AND DOESN'T HAVE ANY DAMAGE OR ACCIDENT. I HAVE IN DASHBOARD LIGHTS THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON . I WENT TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ON APRIL 01 2019,. THEY SAID YOUR CAR DOESN'T HAVE ANY SAFETY RECALL.
MY CAR IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD AND ALREADY THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, THE DISPLAY BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT WORK, A STRIP IN THE DEFROST PANEL ON THE REAR WINDOW DOESNT WORK AND THE BACK SEATS THAT FOLD DOWN CAN NOT. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS STATIONARY WHEN IT CAME ON.
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