2014 TOYOTA COROLLA Complaints

DRIVING AT 30 MPH, CAR ON ITS OWN DOWNSHIFTS TO LOW GEAR WHILE IN DRIVE MODE. HAPPENED 2 TIMES IN HEAVY AFTERNOON DRIVE TRAFFIC ON SIDE ROADS. TRANSMISSION IS JERKY UP HILLS. DOESN'T HAPPEN AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, BUT CAME TO A STOP OFF THE FREEWAY, AND THEN COULDN'T GET IT OUT OF LOW GEAR. BECAUSE I CAN'T TRAVEL AS FAST AND TRAFFIC BEHIND ME, CAUSES AN ENORMOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. DEALER SAYS COMPUTER SAYS NOTHING WRONG. COROLLA HAS FEWER THAN 69,000 MILES ON IT.

AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEM: THE VEHICLE HAS INTERMITTENT AIR CONDITIONING. SOMETIMES IT BLOWS COLD, OTHER TIMES IT BLOWS HOT (RANDOMLY). I HAVE HAD IT AT THE DEALER. THEY HAVE CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM EXISTS, BUT ARE AT A LOSS AS HOW TO FIX IT. THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE.

AS I WAS LEAVING FOR WORK ONE DAY, I TRIED HOOKING MY SEAT BELT AND IT UNHOOKED, I TRIED AGAIN AND IT UNHOOKED. HOOKED UNTIL THE LAST TIME. IT WORRIES ME THAT MY SEAT BELT DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY AND COULD FAIL TO PROTECT ME IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED IN AUGUST 2017. I DRIVE A TOYOTA COROLLA S 2014. MY CAR ALSO HAS A NON FUNCTIONAL AUDIO SYSTEM AND NON FUNCTIONING CHARGER OUTLET. THIS IS A HAZARD BECAUSE I USUALLY TRAVEL AND NEED MY NAVIGATION SYSTEM FUNCTIONING TO GET TO PLACES. DUE TO A NON FUNCTIONAL AUDIO SYSTEM I DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO NAVIGATION. I USE MY PHONE AS NAVIGATION AND WHEN MY PHONE BATTERY DIES I HAVE NO WAY OF PLUGGING IT TO CHARGE IN MY CAR. ON CERTAIN OCCASIONS I'VE FOUND MYSELF HAVING TO PULL OVER IN UNFAMILIAR CITIES JUST TO LOOK FOR A PLACE WHERE I CAN PLUG MY PHONE IN TO GET BATTERY, PUT THE NAVIGATION AND CONTINUE TO MY DESTINATION. IT'S REALLY INCONVENIENT AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE HAVING TO TAKE THESE MEASURES.

POWER DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS HAVE FAILED ON THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER DOORS. UPON SEARCHING ONLINE, I FOUND THAT THERE IS A WIDESPREAD, ONGOING PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA/LEXUS POWER DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS FAILING EARLY IN THE VEHICLES LIFETIME.

TAKATA RECALL. MY SEAT BELTS SEEM TO STICK WHEN TRYING TO UNBUCKLE THEM AND ALSO I GOT A LETTER IN THE MAIL ABOUT AIR BAG RECALL I WANT TO HAVE IT CHECKED, AS I HAVE A FOUR YEAR OLD WHOSE SAFETY IS IMPORTANT AS WELL AS MINE. THANKS YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 12 TIMES SINCE PURCHASED. IT HAS ALREADY HAD A REAR SEAL LEAK, BACK BRAKES AND FRONT BRAKE WORK AND REAR BRAKES REPLACED. THE TIMING CHAIN CABLE WAS LEAKING OIL AND THEY REPLACED IT. IT HAS NOT RAN THE SAME SINCE. IT CONTINUES TO HESITATE TO ALMOST STALLING OUT DURING TAKEOFF AT RED LIGHTS AND INTERSECTIONS. IT'S ACCELERATION IS TERRIBLE EVEN FOR A 4 CYLINDER. WE HAVE BEEN COOPERATIVE FOR THE 3 YEARS WITH TOYOTA, BUT NOW THAT THE WARRANTY IS VOID DUE TO THE 3 YEARS, AND NOT THE MILEAGE, WE NO LONGER RECEIVE SUCH A HELPFUL CONVERSATION WITH ANY OF THE MANAGERS THERE. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER 25,000 MILES, AND HAS BEEN A TOTAL LEMON TO US. WE'VE EXHAUSTED ALL HOPES OF THEM FIXING THE REAL PROBLEM SINCE THEY CONTINUE TO CLAIM THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY SUCH PROBLEM IN THE ACCELERATION ISSUES AND STALLING IN THE INTERSECTIONS. WE WILL NEVER AGAIN PURCHASE A TOYOTA VEHICLE EVER AGAIN. WE HAVE PURCHASED MANY TOYOTA'S IN THE PAST, WHICH PROMPTED US TO BUY ANOTHER. BUT AFTER THIS CAR, AND POOR MECHANICS AND SERVICE MANAGEMENT, WE WILL REFRAIN FROM ANOTHER TOYOTA, EVER. IF YOU CAN RESOLVE OUR ISSUE BY EITHER AN EQUIVALENT EXCHANGE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, OR FIX THE REAL REASON IT'S NOT RUNNING PROPERLY, AND FRANKLY NEVER HAS, I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP THAT CAN BE GIVEN ON MY BEHALF. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

INVOLVED IN A HIT AND RUN CAR ACCIDENT ON 01/23/2017 WHERE I WAS REAR ENDED BY A VEHICLE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-70 MPH. I WAS STATIONARY AT 0MPH ON TH HIGHWAY WAITING ON TRAFFIC TO CLEAR UP .THE HIT FROM THE UNIDENTIFIED DRIVER CAUSED ME TO HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL ( SEATBELT DIDN'T WORK) AND RAMMED ME INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, CONTACTING THE RIGHT FRONT OF MY CAR WITH THE REAR LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE UNKNOWN PERSON THAT HIT ME TRIED TO LEAVE THE SCENE AND HIT ME AGAIN AS HE DIDN'T MAKE IT ALL THE WAY AROUND ME CAUSING ME TO SWING AND HIT MY HEAD AGAIN ( SEATBELT DID NOT WORK AGAIN) PICTURES SHOW EVIDENCE OF 2 LICENSE PLATE INDENTS ON THE BACK BUMPER. I HAVE THUS SUSTAINED INJURIES FROM THE ACCIDENT AND AT THIS TIME AM STILL UNDERGOING TREATMENT FOR A HEAD CONCUSSION, AND BULGING DISC IN MY NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A TOTAL LOSS OR ALSO KNOWN AS A TOTALED VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION FOR ONE MINUTE, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND IT RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SAME FAILURE RECURRED OVER THREE YEARS AGO AND A COMPLAINT WAS SUBMITTED AT THAT TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000.

WHILE GOING DOWN A WINDING ROAD, THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AT A VERY HIGH SPEED AND VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND THE BODY WAS DAMAGED COSTING OVER $4000. IT WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER; THEY ALLEGEDLY PLACED IT ON A SCANNER AND CLAIMED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT NOT SHOW ANY 'CODES.' I HAVE BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE RECENT RECALLS AND ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL AND WOULD LIKE TOYOTA TO PERFORM A MORE THOROUGH INSPECTION.

THE COMPLAINT IS WITH THE RADIO. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON THE STREET WHEN IT ALL OF A SUDDEN RESTARTED ITSELF. I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT ONLY BECAUSE IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE EXCEPT EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL AND WORKED PROPERLY. BUT NOW AFTER THAT HAS HAPPENED IT DOESN'T STOP DOING THAT. IT DIDNT EVEN FULLY RESTART ITSELF. IT JUST KEEPS RESTARTING TO WHERE I CAN'T USE THE RADIO, NAVIGATION OR ANYTHING NOT EVEN THE AUX CORD OR USB PORT TO PLAY ANY MUSIC OF SOME SORT. I HAVE TRIED PARKING AND LET IT DO ITS THING AND NOTHING IT STILL CONTINUES TO RESTART.