2005 TOYOTA COROLLA Complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) IN JUNE. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL. TOYOTA SAYS I SHOULD NOT DRIVE MY CAR WITHOUT REPLACING THE AIR BAG. THEIR DEALER HAS NO PARTS. I HAVE BEEN WAITING 6 MONTHS. THEY CONTINUE TO BUG ME TO FIX THE CAR. THEY FAIL TO PROVIDE PARTS. I CANNOT GET A RESOLUTION.

ONLY 94,000 MILES, FULLY DEALER MAINTAINED, 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. TRAVELING AT EXPRESSWAY SPEEDS AND LOUD SCREECHING/BANGING FROM TRANSMISSION. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE 6 MORE MILES TO DEALERSHIP, BUT MOVED TO RIGHT LANE AND WENT SLOWER. STILL WAS ABLE TO SHIFT, LOWER GEARS WEREN'T ENGAGING PROPERLY AND CAR STARTED DYING ON THE ROAD. DEALER DIAGNOSIS FOR $100 IS THAT IT NEEDS AN ENTIRE NEW 5 SPD TRANS AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, ALTHOUGH CLUTCH SEEMS FINE.I'VE DRIVEN MANUAL TRANS FOR OVER 40 YRS. THIS CAR NEVER EVEN HAD A CLUTCH REPAIR. RESEARCH ON THE WEB INDICATES THAT THIS IS A KNOWN POINT OF FAILURE THAT TOYOTA HAS CHOSEN NOT TO FIX AND THE POTENTIAL DANGER OF HAVING THIS TRANSMISSION BLOWING OUT AT HIGH SPEED COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR CRASH ON THE HIGHWAY HAD I NOT BEEN SKILLED AT GETTING THE CAR INTO A SAFE AREA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 273,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DEER. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER AN AIR BAG RECALL. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. *TR

I HAVE THE AIR BAG LIGHTS ON ALL THE TIME, THE TIME I TURN ON THE CAR AND DRIVING IT, IT JUST DO NOT GO AWAY ON PARKING EITHER,EVER SINCE I BUY THE CAR THE DEALERS SAID IT WILL GO AWAY AS I DRIVE IT, IT NEVER DID, IT IS NOT STABLE AT ALL EVERY TIME I BRAKE WHILE DRIVING IT GOES FORWARD LIKE IT DID NOT STOP BUT IT DID. IT IS IN SOME WAY UNBALANCE AT EVERY STOP. BUT THEY SAID THIS IS HOW IT IS SINCE I BOUGHT IT. NOW I TRY TO CHECK ON RECALLS AND FOR SOME REASON THIS VIN # DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE VALID OR RECOGNIZABLE BY THE SAFETY DEPT.. WHY? WHY? WHY? THEY DO NOT WANT TO FIX IT? OR WHAT IS GOING ON? *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE UNTIL AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 188,956.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THEY WOULD COMPLY WITH THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,009. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL- WE RECEIVED THE NOTICE FOR THE RECALL AND CALLED OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. THEY INFORMED US THAT WE WOULD BE CONTACTED WHEN PARTS CAME IN. A FEW MONTHS LATER, WE RECEIVED A NOTICE INDICATING THAT PARTS HAD BEEN MANUFACTURED FOR OUR LOCATION. WE CALLED AGAIN AND WERE TOLD THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS AND THAT A SUPERVISOR WOULD CALL US BACK. WE NEVER RECEIVED A CALL BACK. WE CALLED BACK AGAIN A FEW MONTHS LATER AND WERE TOLD THE SAME EXACT THING, INCLUDING THAT WE WOULD GET A CALL BACK FROM THE SUPERVISOR. WE RECEIVED NO CALL BACK. WE CALLED ONE LAST TIME (AFTER BATTLING WITH THIS FOR OVER A YEAR), AND WERE TOLD THE EXACT SAME THING. WE EVEN SAID, "CAN YOU PLEASE MAKE SURE HE ACTUALLY CALLS US BACK THIS TIME? WE HAVE BEEN PROMISED MANY CALLS BACK BEFORE AND NEVER GOTTEN THEM." WELL, NO CALL BACK! IN THE MEANTIME, WE HAVE TO AVOID TRAVELING WITH PASSENGERS WHICH IS A MASSIVE INCONVENIENCE, ESPECIALLY WITH TWO BUSY CHILDREN. WE HAD THIS SAME RECALL WITH OUR HONDA AND IT WAS COMPLETELY SOLVED WITHIN 6 MONTHS.