There are 14 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 2016 Toyota Corollain NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL UPON APPROACHING A STOP SIGN; THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SWERVED THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND HIT A POLE. DESPITE HITTING THE POLE, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND HIT ANOTHER POLE, WHICH FINALLY CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HALT. THE DRIVER'S FRONTAL AIR BAG AS WELL AS THE KNEE AIR BAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT WITH THE FIRST POLE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED SORENESS THROUGHOUT HER BODY AND HAD A MINOR CUT ON HER LIP, LEFT INDEX FINGER, AND RIGHT KNEE CAP. THE CONTACT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR HER INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE BELIEVES THE VEHICLE SHALL BE DEEMED TOTAL LOSS HOWEVER, WAS AWAITING INSPECTION BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS INITIALLY TOWED TO A TOW YARD. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT REMAINED IN THEIR POSSESSION. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. *LN CONSUMER STATED RIGHT COMPARTMENT CORNER OF AIRBAG CUT HER KNEES.*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL WHICH FAILED TO ENGAGE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A POST. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED. NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS CONTACTED. NO POLICE REPORT WAS MADE AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER INFINITI OF LAS VEGAS (5555 W SAHARA AVE, LAS VEGAS, NV 89146 (702) 829-5975) WHERE IT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DROVE AND STILL UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND AN INVESTIGATION WAS STARTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATION 600.
MY WIFE WAS PULLING AROUND OUR CUL-DU-SAC TO GO TO THE STORE, WHEN HER 2016 TOYOTA COROLLA SPORT ACCELERATED OUT-OF-CONTROL. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK TO OUR DRIVEWAY AND INTO THE GARAGE BY PUTTING HEAVY PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE. THE ENGINE WAS CONTINUING TO REV AT A VERY HIGH SPEED. HAVE CALL INTO TOYOTA DEALER, BUT DO WANT TO DRIVE IT FOR SAFETY REASONS. I JUS STARTED IT IN PARK, AND IT IMMEDIATELY REVVED TO OVER 4000 RPM.
I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT 15 MPH AND WHEN MY FOOT PRESSED THE BRAKE (FOR 2 SECONDS), THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS BEFORE BRAKING FULLY.
PER TOYOTA'S WEBSITE- (SUSPENDED) AND "REMEDY NOT AVAILABLE" SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN J0D-REMEDY NOTICE CERTAIN 2014-2017 MODEL YEAR COROLLA VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE COULD EXPERIENCE A REDUCTION OF SPEED WHILE BEING DRIVEN BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS RECEIVING AND IMPROPER PROGRAMMING.
2016 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHCLE LUNGED FORWARD INTO A GUARD RAIL. *JS
ABOUT A YEAR AFTER HAVING MY NEW CAR. IT STARTING SHIFTING HARD OUT OF GEAR WHEN I TOOK IT TO GET MAINTANCE THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. WHEN THE MAINTANCE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP. AND THEY SAID IT MIGHT BE A COMPUTER RELATED. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD DOBA TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE SO I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA TO HAVE THE FLUID CHANGE TO SEE IF THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM BUT IT DIDNT HERE RECENTLY LIKE 5 MONTHS AGO IT STARTED TO SHIFT REALLY BAD. AND WOULD KICK BACK LIKE IF IT WAS GOING TO SPEED BUT IT DOESNT MOVE ANY FASTER WONT LET ME GO PASS THE SPEED LIMIT OF 40 WHEN IN REGULAR DRIVE IT RPMS WILL GO UPP REALLY HIGH EVERY TIME IT KICKS BACK. ITS GOTTEN SO BAD I CANT DRIVE IT FAR PLACES CAUSE IT ONLY DRIVES SMOOTH IN 3RD. GEAR I CANT DRIVE IT ON HIGHWAYS CAUSE IT WONT GO UP TO THE SPEED LIMIT IN THE CITY IT RPMS TO HIGH AND THE CAR HAS A JERKY FEELING. I WAS TOLD TOYOTAS LAST A LONG TIME THATS WHY I WENT WITH TOYOTA CAUSE I NEEDED A RELIABLE CAR. BUT EVERYONE I SPOKE WITH HAS TOLD ME IT DOESNT SOUND RIGHT FOR A TOYOTAS TRANSMISION TO GO OUT AT 130000 MIOES THAT THEY ALWAYS LAST AT LEAST 300000 TO 500000 MILES SO I FEEL LIKE IT SHOULD BE RECALLED
I HAD EASED IN MY PARKING SPACE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STARTED TO EXCELERATE AND LUNGED FORWARD AND HIT THE PARKED CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO BUT WATCH HELPLESSLY. IT'S WAS LIKE THE CAR HAD A MIND OF ITS OWN. I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED. I DID PUT MY FOOT ON BRAKE IT DIDINT HELP.IT WAS 10: 15 AM. I WAS PRAKING TO PICK UP MY DOG FROM GROOMER. IT WAS ON 10/24/17. IT WAS A CLEAR MILD MORNING.I NOTIFIED OUR INSURANCE TO REPORT DAMAGE TO MY BUMPER AND THE OTHER CARS BUMPER. THEN CALLED TOYOTA DEALER AND TOOK OUR CAR IN TO TOYOGA. THEY GAVE ME A NUMBER TO CALL TO REPORT THIS AND MAKE A CLAIM. NOW WE ARE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GO AND INSPECT OUR CAR. MY HUSBAND HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO HIM JUST A FEW DAYS EARILER WHERE CAR EXCELERATED, AND HE HAD TO PUT ON EMERGENCY BRAKE.WE BOTH KNOW IT WAS NOT ANYTHING WE DID BUT IT WAS THE CARS FAULT.VERY SCARED TO EVER GET IN THAT CAR AGAIN.
I WAS PULLING IN TO PARKING SPACE AT A VERY LOW SPEED. MY CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND LUNGED INTO PARED CAR IN FRONT OF ME. CAUSING DAMAGE TO OTHER CAR AND MINE. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE BUT IT DIDINT STOP THE CAR. A COUPLE IF DAYS BEFORE THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY HUSBAND WHEN HE WAS PULLING INTO PARKING PLACE AND CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND LUNGED FORWARD. WE GOT BACK THE RESULTS FROM TOYOTA AND THE SAID THEIR WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY WON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CAR. WE ARE LEFT WITH A CAR THAT WE ARE TO AFRAID TO DRIVE. WE KNOW THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN BUT JUST DON'T KNOW WHEN.
ABOUT ONCE A MONTH FOR THE PAST 3 MONTHS, MY SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN STUCK AT 0 FOR AT LEAST 15 OR 20 MINUTES OF MY DRIVE. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES, IT SLOWLY STARTS TO INCREASE: IF I'M GOING WHAT I'D ASSUME IS 60 MPH, IT SHOWS AT 40 AND CLIMBING, AND ABOUT 20 MINUTES INTO MY COMMUTE, MY SPEEDOMETER APPEARS TO BE WORKING FINE. THIS ONLY APPEARS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR HAS JUST BEEN STARTED. I TOOK IT TO AN AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALER, WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR ON LEASE, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THAT MAKES SENSE, AS THIS ONLY HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE PER MONTH. THEY INDICATED THAT THEY CHECKED THE CAR'S COMPUTER AND NO ERROR CODES WERE FOUND, AND THAT THE SYSTEM IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 TOYOTA COROLLA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE ACCLERATOR PEDAL DEDEPRESSED, THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE IN A TIMELY MANNER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA OF YORK (1885 WHITEFORD RD, YORK, PA 17402, (717) 755-2961) WHERE NO DIAGNOSTIC FAILURE CODES WERE FOUND AND THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT AN ACCELERATION DELAY WAS EXPERIENCED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS DESIGNED TO OPERATE IN THAT MANNER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED VIA EMAIL AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1712081065. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AWAY BY THE CONTACT. THERE WERE ONE INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,800.
TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2016 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE REVERSING IN A PARKING LOT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN THE DRIVE GEAR, IT BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AGAIN. THE CONTACT STRUCK SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.
NEW 2016 TOYOTA COROLLA - AROUND THE 3,000 MILE POINT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO SHOW ANY SPEED ON 25-50 MPH NEIGHBORHOOD AND ADJOINING ROUTE, ALTHOUGH THE CAR DROVE AT SOME NON-INDICATED SPEED FOR 5 MILES. SPEEDOMETER STARTED WORKING BUT WHEN LEFT AT DEALER TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM, HAPPENED AGAIN. DEALER REPLACED THE "CLUSTER" COMPONENT CONTAINING SPEEDOMETER.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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