2014 TOYOTA COROLLA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED INTO A METAL GUARDRAIL. THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED; HOWEVER, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BULGING DISK IN THE BACK, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,887.

REGARDING A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA S WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION: THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 24,000 MILES AND THE CLUTCH WAS WORN OFF SUBSTANTIALLY. I HAVE OVER 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE DRIVING VEHICLES WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS (USED AND NEW) AND I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE LEASE, I NOTICED THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL SAT HIGHER THAN I AM USED TO. MOREOVER, THE TRANSMISSION KICKED A BIT IF I RELEASED THE CLUTCH AT THE SPEED THAT I AM USED TO. I INFORMED THIS TO THE TECHNICIAN'S AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY SAID THAT THESE BEHAVIORS WERE BY DESIGN AND THAT THE CLUTCH COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED BECAUSE IT IS A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. AGAIN, THIS EVENT IS VERY STRANGE AND BASED ON MY PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH NUMEROUS MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES, I AM LEAD TO CONCLUDE THAT THE CLUTCH SYSTEM FOR THIS VEHICLE IS POORLY DESIGNED/MANUFACTURED/ASSEMBLED. *TR

VEHICLE FEATURES "WHIPLASH INJURY LESSENING" ("WIL") SEATS. I ARGUE THESE SEATS LED TO DRAMATICALLY SEVERE INJURIES. THE LITERATURE PUBLISHED BY TOYOTA IN CONNECTION WITH THE ALLEGED SAFETY OF THE SEATS IMPLICITLY STATES THAT BENEFITS INURE TO THOSE IN LOWER-SPEED REAR-END COLLISIONS. NO STUDY SEEMS TO INDICATE SEVERITY OF HIGHER-SPEED REAR-END COLLISIONS. SPECIFICALLY, WHETHER OR NOT WIL SEATS ACTUALLY BENEFIT LOW-SPEED REAR-END COLLISION INJURIES WHILE WORSENING HIGH-SPEED REAR-END COLLISION INJURIES. I HYPOTHESIZE THAT THEY WORSEN HIGH-SPEED REAR-END COLLISION INJURIES, GREATLY. I WAS IN A REAR-END COLLISION INVOLVING A VEHICLE HITTING THE TOYOTA COROLLA WITH WIL SEATS I WAS DRIVING AT OR ABOVE 75 MPH. I SUFFERED 7+ SLIPPED DISCS ALONG SPINE, AS WELL AS A FRACTURED VERTEBRAE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AS IT WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR, AND THE VEHICLE I WAS DRIVING WAS MOVING AT OR ABOUT 75MPH. THE VEHICLE COLLIDING WITH MY VEHICLE WAS DRIVING 75+ MPH.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON A CROWDED CITY STREET. IT WAS RUSH HOUR AND THE TRAFFIC WAS SORT OF STOP AND GO. AFTER A STOP, I ACCELERATED MY CAR TO ABOUT 25 M/H FOLLOWING THE CAR BEFORE ME, THEN I NOTICED MY CAR WAS GOING FASTER THAN I INTENDED AND APPROACHING THE CAR AHEAD. I APPLIED THE BRAKES IN A NORMAL MANNER, HOWEVER, THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. FEELING SOMETHING WAS WRONG, I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, BUT IT WAS NOT EARLY ENOUGH TO STOP BEFORE REAR-ENDING THE CAR. EVEN AFTER THE CRASH AND STOP, MY CAR'S ENGINE WAS CONTINUING REVVING UP UNTIL I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE BY TURNING THE KEY. I HAD A DASH CAM ON MY COROLLA AND THE ACCIDENT WAS RECORDED WITH CLEAR MOVIE AND SOUND.

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE LOCKS GET STUCK WHEN USING THE BEEPER OR THE DOOR BUTTONS, TRYING TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THEM. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BEEPER BUT IT DOESN'T EVEN LOCK/UNLOCK USING THE DOORS BUTTONS. I ALREADY KNOW TOYOTA COROLLA OWNERS WHO HAVE THE LOCK STUCK PROBLEM, SO THIS IS NOT ONLY MY CAR, BUT THERE'S MORE CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

2014 COROLLA WITH THE PREMIUM WHEELS (BLACK AND SILVER). THE TIRES LOOSE TIRE PRESSURE FASTER THAN ANY OTHER CAR REQUIRING ME TO ADD AIR EVERY MONTH. THEY LOOSE 3-6 PSI EACH MONTH AND THE WEATHER +/- 10 DEGREES CHANGE ACCOUNTS FOR 1 PSI LOSS RULE DOESN'T FIT BECAUSE ITS ALWAYS 90F IN FLORIDA. THIS IS AN ISSUE FOR EVERYONE BECAUSE WE TYPICALLY DON'T CHECK TIRE PRESSURE MORE FREQUENT THAN 4 X A YEAR FOR EACH SEASON. NOT SURE IF THIS HAPPENS TO THOSE WITH THE REGULAR RIMS BUT I HAVE THE SPORT TOYOTA RIMS THAT CAME WITH THE S PLUS TRIM.

2014 COROLLA. LOCKS WILL GET STUCK BETWEEN OPEN AND CLOSE WHEN USING REMOTE CONTROL. THIS IS A FLAW IN THE LOCK MECHANISM. HAPPENS TO ME ONCE A MONTH AND THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN IT IS WITH A KEY.

THE POWER STEERING IS NOT SUITABLE FOR HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF OVER 50 MPH. THIS STEERING IS SO SENSITIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THAT IT REQUIRES 150% CONCENTRATION AND EFFORT TO KEEP THE STEERING STRAIGHT. NATURAL WIND, WIND PRODUCED BY CARS, SMALL BUMPS ON THE ROADS, CONCRETE SEPARATING LINES...ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING WILL CAUSE THIS CAR TO SHIFT DIRECTION TO THE SIDES IN THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS SIMPLY POORLY DESIGNED AND NOT STIFF ENOUGH. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. IN SPORT MODE I DO BELIEVE THE POWER STEERING HARDENS/TIGHTENS A BIT BUT IT IS NOT EVEN ENOUGH. PLEASE HAVE THIS CHECKED OUT. - OWNER OF 2014 COROLLA

TL* THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE INCLINES, THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO ACCELERATE AND ROLLED BACKWARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD DESIGNED AND THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.