2007 TOYOTA COROLLA Complaints

TOYOTA SENDS RECALL NOTICES. FOR THE PAST YEAR DEALER KEEPS TELLING US THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO MAKE THE REPAIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE KEEP CALLING, THEY KEEP TELLING US THEY CAN'T MAKE THE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA DIRECTLY, TOYOTA DID NOT SEEM INTERESTED IN PROBLEM.

KEY CAN BE REMOVED WHILE CAR IS OUT OF PARK. IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE TO BE TURNED ALL THE WAY OFF TO REMOVE IT. IT CAN BE REMOVED WHILE IN POSITION FOR THE RADIO PLAYING WHILE NOT RUNNING. HAVEN'T TRIED THIS WHILE MOVING FOR OBVIOUS REASONS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE AIR BAG. THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000. UPDATED 03/07/2017*LJ *CN

AFTER NEARLY 2 MONTHS THAT TOYOTA REPLACED THE INFLATOR , THE LIGHT OF MY AIRBAG COMES ON, CALLED TOOTA HEADQUARTERS, THEY REFER ME TO MY LOCAL DEALER WHICH THEY SAID IS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALLED , HOW DO I KNOW IS NOT RELATED?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2007. TWO MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE FACTORY ALARM SYSTEM ENGAGED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE ALARM FAILURE. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2011, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ON FEBRUARY 21, 2012, A WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE PARKED. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THE DEALER PRODUCED A FAILURE CODE DETECTED FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH LOCK UP AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY BE REPLACED. ON FEBRUARY 24, 2012, AN ECM RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. ALSO IN 2012, THE CONTACT NOTICED RUST ON THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AND SMALL WHITE CIRCLES (THE SIZE OF BASKETBALLS) ON THE REAR BUMPER AND TRUNK. TWO YEARS LATER, LEOPARD LIKE SPOTS WERE PRESENT ON THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECTS. THE MANUFACTURER SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER IN DECEMBER OF 2016 FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE ONLY PAINT CHIPS ON THE VEHICLE AND FAILED TO INCLUDE THE EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE ROOF. THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD USE OXIDATION ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE RUST. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PAINT USED ON THE VEHICLE WAS ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE AIR BAGS. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE NOTICE PERTAINED TO THE PASSENGER OR DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY INADVERTENTLY DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL: TOYOTA IS ESSENTIALLY HARASSING ME ABOUT GETTING THIS REPAIR DONE, BUT THE REPAIR CANNOT BE DONE BECAUSE THEY CANNOT GET THE PARTS IN. I HAVE TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED A REPAIR AFTER MY THIRD CALL TO THE RECALL LINE, BUT NO ONE CAN GUARANTEE THE PARTS WILL BE IN BY THEN, EITHER. IT TOOK THEM 8 MONTHS TO TELL ME THE PARTS WERE "IN" AND I COULD SCHEDULE MY REPAIR, NOW THEY TELL ME THE PARTS ARE NOT IN AND IT'S NOT SAFE TO EVEN DRIVE MY CAR IF I HAVEN'T HAD THE REPAIR. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GET TO WORK? GROCERY STORE? ARE THEY GOING TO GIVE ME A CAR TO DRIVE UNTIL THEY CAN FIND THE PARTS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR THIS RECALL? I FEEL LIKE THEY ARE SENDING OUT THESE NOTICES TO SATISFY THEIR REQUIREMENTS, BUT THEY AREN'T ACTUALLY MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF GETTING THESE REPAIRS DONE. AND WHEN I DID CALL THEM, THEY HAD THE NERVE TO ASK ME WHAT HAD TAKEN ME SO LONG TO CALL. I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE THE FACT IT TOOK YOU 8 MONTHS TO GET THE PARTS LED ME TO BELIEVE THIS WASN'T AN URGENT MATTER. AND CLEARLY, BASED ON THE PARTS AVAILABILITY, IT IS NOT.

I HAVE RECEIVED A MAILER FROM TOYOTA TELLING ME TO "CALL TODAY" TO 1-888-312-5994, FOR RESOLUTION TO THE TAKATA AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL. I HAVE CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES BUT EXPERIENCE EXTREMELY LONG HOLD TIMES, TO THE POINT WHERE I EVENTUALLY DECIDE TO TRY AGAIN SOMETIME. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING, AS IT DOES NOT SEEM THAT TOYOTA IS COMMITTED ENOUGH TO EMPLOY EVEN BASIC STAFFING TO HELP ME SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I WILL KEEP TRYING.