2019 TOYOTA COROLLA Complaints

OUR VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL WILL GET STUCK EVERY MORNING FOR ABOUT 10 TO 15 SECONDS. IT WILL ALSO GET HARD TO TURN WHEN DRIVING WHICH TURNS INTO A SAFETY ISSUE AS MY WIFE IS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH OUR 6 YEAR OLD CHILD. WE TOOK TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THE FIRST TIME AND THEY REPLACE THE CAR MAIN BATTERY. WE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK THE DAY AFTER WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND THE CALL US TO INFORM THAT THEY HAD REMOVED THE STEERING WHEEL COVER AND THE CAR WAS OK ( IT SOUNDS LIKE A JOKE BUT ITS NOT). WE SHOWED TO CAR TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT MANAGER AND HE SAID IT WAS OK FOR THE STEERING WHEEL TO BE STUCK EVERY TIME YOU TURN THE CAR ON BECAUSE THE CAR IS NOT BRAND NEW ANYMORE ( THE CAR IS 2019 AND HAS 30K MILES AND STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANAGER DISMISS MY WIFE AND TOLD HER TO PICK UP THE CAR EVEN WITH THE SAFETY CONCERN EXPOSED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, AT HIGH SPEED ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO THE POINT WHERE HE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN HIM. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED LOW BACK AND NECK INJURIES, THE FRONT PASSENGER HIT HER FACE AGAINST THE DASHBOARD AND SUSTAINED A FRACTURED NOSE, BRUISED LEGS AND ARMS INJURIES BOTH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OTHER DRIVER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR TOW SHOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WENT TO ALBERIC MOTORS MITSUBISHI, CARR. PR 1 K.M 30.3 BARRIO, CAGUAS, 00726, PUERTO RICO, AND ASKED FOR A CARFAX REPORT AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE HIM WITH THE CARFAX REPORT. THE CONTACT THEN INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE AND THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V024000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000.

THERE IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. IN READING COROLLA ON-LINE FORUMS, IT APPEARS THAT IT HAS BEEN A TOYOTA PROBLEM FOR QUITE SOME TIME ' NOT SOMETHING SPECIFIC TO MY VEHICLE ALONE. THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES I HAD TO TAKE IT OFF CRUISE - AS IT WASN'T SAFE IN ANY WAY. THE LAST TIME I SET IT WELL BELOW THE DESIRED SPEED WITH NO OTHER VEHICLES IN VIEW SO THAT I COULD TRY TO ALLOW IT TO RUN ITS COMPLETE CYCLE. I WANTED TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF ALLOWED TO RUN ITS COURSE. WHEN I SET THE CRUISE CONTROL, IT SETS FINE. THEN, WHEN I GO DOWN A VERY SLIGHT DOWNHILL, THE ENGINE REVS WILDLY UP TO 4000 RPM, HANGS THERE FOR A LONG WHILE AND PULLS THE CAR UP WELL OVER THE SET SPEED. THEN IT DROPS, INEXPLICABLY, TO APPROX. 3000 RPM, HANGS FOR A BIT, AND THEN DROPS DOWN TO WHERE IT SHOULD BE - APPROXIMATELY 1000 -1500 RPM AND THE SPEED GOES BACK TO NORMAL. WHAT GOOD IS A CRUISE CONTROL IF YOU NEED TO BABYSIT IT? YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO TAKE IT OFF BECAUSE IT'S ACCELERATING RAPIDLY OUT OF CONTROL! I READ SOMEONE'S ACCOUNT OF THEIR CAR ACCELERATING UNTIL THEY CAME UP BEHIND SOMEONE ELSE, THE CAR BRAKES CAME ON, AND THEY WERE NEARLY REAR-ENDED BY THE PERSON BEHIND THEM BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN BRAKING. IT SOUNDS LIKE A TICKING TIME BOMB!

NO ANDROID AUTO SUPPORT ON US MODELS EVEN THO EUROPE MODELS GET THE UPDATE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE DRIVER BASICALLY HAS TO USE THE PHONE TO USE MAPS OR CALLS

BECAUSE TOYOTA WILL NOT ENABLE ENTUNE 3.0 TO WORK WITH GOOGLE MAPS I FEEL THAT THEY ARE DELIBERATELY ENDANGERING MY SAFETY. I NOW HAVE TO USE MY PHONE TO LOOK UP ADDRESSES INSTEAD OF A HANDS-FREE OPTION. THEIR SCOUT GPS MAPS IS FREQUENTLY WRONG AND DOES NOT PROVIDE THE NAVIGATION I NEED ON A DAILY USE BASIS.

MY CLUTCH PEDAL SQUEAKS AND FEELS SPONGY AT TIMES. I HAVE VIBRATIONS COMING FROM CLUTCH PEDAL WHEN ACCELERATING AND RELEASING CLUTCH ALMOST AT BITE POINT. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I'M AT A STOP AND PUT IN FIRST GEAR AND GO THE CLUTCH VIBRATES AND A I GET ALMOST LIKE A GROWLING OR CHATTERING COMING FROM TRANSMISSION. MY CLUTCH TENDS TO ACT UP MORE IN THE CITY. IT ALMOST SEEMS LIKE IF THE CONCENTRIC SLAVE CYLINDER IS GOING OUT.

MY VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WHITH A LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WHICH MAY STOP OPERATING , THIS MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE STALL, I CALLED TO TOYOTA OK KATY TO GET FIXED AND THE ONLY RESPOND IS THE THEY DONT HAVE FULL TO BE REPLACED AND I HAVE TO WAIT. AT THIS POINT THIS ISUE HAS 10 MONTHS.

TOYOTA RECALLED MOST TOYOTA VEHICLES MY CAR WAS ONE OF THEM AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR MY VEHICLE SAT AT AN ALL STAT TOYOTA IN BATON ROUGE, LA 70815 FOR OVER 3 TO 4 MONTHS WHILE I DROVE A RENTAL BY THE COMPANY ITSELF. WHEN I RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BACK I WAS TOLD ALL OF THE DEFECTS WERE COMPLETED AND MY CAR SHOULD BE RUNNING PERFECT. IMMEDIACY WITHIN THAT WEEK MY CAR WAS STILL 'STALLING' I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN, I IMMEDIACY TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER, HE DROVE MY VEHICLE AROUND THE BLOCK AND DETERMINED NOTHING WAS WRONG ON HIS END AND DIDN'T OFFER ME ANY OTHER REMEDY. NOT ONLY DO I NOT THINK THIS IS RIGHT THE NEGLIGENCE IN TOYOTA OF THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS IS BEYOND ME, AGAIN I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN TIL THIS DAY MY VEHICLE STALLS AT CERTAIN POINTS ESPECIALLY GOING THROUGH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO DRIVE THIS CAR AND I'M PUTTING MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN'S LIFE IN DANGER. AND IF WE DIE BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT TOYOTA WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE MILLIONS OFF OF THEIR NEGLIGENCE.

FROM NHTSA WEBSITE: JAN 13,2020 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER 20TA02 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 20V012 RECALL STATUS RECALL INCOMPLETE SUMMARY THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH A LOW-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WHICH MAY STOP OPERATING. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, WARNING LIGHTS AND MESSAGES MAY BE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THE ENGINE MAY RUN ROUGH. THIS MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE STALL, AND THE VEHICLE MAY BE UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. SAFETY RISK IF A VEHICLE STALL OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THIS COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. ON 09/12/2020 I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. THEY COULD NOT SCHEDULE ME BEFORE 10/12/2020 DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE FUEL PUMP IS ON BACK ORDER. TOYOTA KNEW SINCE AT LEAST JANUARY 2020 THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP. IN SEPTEMBER 2020 ON BACK ORDER?!

TL* THE CONTACT LEASED A 2019 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE CRUISE-CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED AND GOING DOWNHILL, THE RPMS ROSE TO 1800 RPM AND TO 4000 OR TO 5000 RPM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TO PREVENT THE FAILURE HE HAD TO TURN OF THE CRUISE-CONTROL OR DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL ECONOMY WAS AFFECTED BY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WESTBURY TOYOTA (1121 OLD COUNTRY RD, WESTBURY, NY 11590), WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN AND THE MECHANIC DUPLICATE THE ISSUE BUT INDICATED ON THE PAPERWORK THAT THE ISSUE WAS NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,800.