2014 TOYOTA COROLLA Complaints

I WAS PARKED IN THE UNDERGROUND PARKING AT THE NORTH WEST CORNER OF AMHERST AVE AND SANTA MONICA BLVD IN LOS ANGELES. I WAS EXITING DRIVING UP THE VERY NARROW EXIT RAMP. 1.THE ONE WAY EXIT TO THE LOT CURVES AND IS VERY NARROW. AS I NAVIGATED THE NARROW EXIT, I FELT THAT I WAS ALMOST TOUCHING THE WALL ON THE RIGHT SIDE. 2.I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE IN ORDER TO GET AWAY FROM THE WALL. HOWEVER, THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND AND THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS AROUND THE BEND, HITTING THE WALL BEHIND ME. THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. 3.APPLYING THE BRAKES HAD NO IMPACT ON THE CAR NEITHER DECELERATING NOR ACCELERATING. THIS SHOWS THAT THE BRAKES DEFINITELY DID NOT WORK. 4.WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES, I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE. AT NO TIME DID I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I WOULD HAVE HEARD THE ENGINE. THE INSTANT I SHIFTED TO DRIVE, THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AT A VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED. CONSEQUENTIALLY, MY CAR ZOOMED UP THE DRIVEWAY INTO THE GROUND LEVEL PARKING FACING WEST. WITHIN A SECOND OR SO, MY CAR COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER CAR, PARKED FACING WEST IN FRONT OF PIZZA HUT. DUE TO THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT AT SUCH A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, THE PARKED HYUNDAI SUPERSEDED THE CONCRETE PARKING BARRIER CRASHING INTO PIZZA HUT, SHATTERING THE STORE FRONT WINDOW. 5.MY CAR WAS THANKFULLY STOPPED DUE TO IMPACT WITH THE HYUNDAI ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE AND A LOW WALL ON THE LEFT SIDE.

WHEN I PULL MY CAR INTO A PARKING SPOT WITH A CEMENT PARKING BUMP STOPPER, THE CAR HANGS UP ON IT CAUSING SOME SCRATCHES ON THE UNDERSIDE- TOYOTA HAS SAID THERE IS NO DESIGN FLAW BUT I DISAGREE. IF I DO NOT PULL IN ALL THE WAY, I RISK SOMEONE HITTING THE BACK OF THE CAR BECAUSE I WILL BE STICKING OUT TOO FAR. A SECOND PROBLEM IS THE AC. I LIVE IN FLORIDA AND WHEN I GET INTO THE CAR IT IS OFTEN OVER 100 DEGREES.. I HAVE TO DRIVE FOR A FEW MINUTES WITH HOT AIR BLOWING ON ME BEFORE THE COOL AIR KICKS IN. THIS MAKES ME SWEAT AND VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. TOYOTA SAYS THAT IS JUST THE DESIGN OF THE CAR. I NEVER HAD THAT PROBLEM WITH MY TWO RAV4'S. I AM ALSO WONDERING IF A HAVE THE AIRBAGS THAT ARE RECALLED. NO NOTICE YET.

TAKATA INFLATORS (POSSIBLE) THE CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. MY WIFE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THERE WAS A GOOD AMOUNT OF FRONT END DAMAGE. SHE WAS NOT SURE ABOUT THE EXACT SPEED. SHE WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 95 IN WEST HAVEN CT IN CLEAR WEATHER BUT FAIRLY HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE THINKS THE SPEED WAS BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH. THE DAMAGE IT THE FRONT END WAS ENOUGH TO DECLARE THE CAR A TOTAL LOSS. THE DAMAGE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE ENGINE BLOCK. MOST OF THE AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY. THE DRIVERS SIDE STEERING WHEEL AND KNEE AIRBAGS DEPLOY, HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT INFLATE. THE SIDE AIRBAGS AND CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BUT ONLY SOME INFLATED OR PARTIAL INFLATED. I SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY SAID IT WAS STRANGE. SO I REPORTED IT TO TOYOTA AND THEY ARE GOING TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. DURING MY INITIAL CONVERSATIONS WITH TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE THEY TOO SAID IT DOES NOT SEEM CORRECT. THEY ARE GOING TO INSPECT THE CARE WITH A WEEK. I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO MAKE OF THEIR INSPECTION AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE FAIR. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT IN THE ACCIDENT. BUT I DO THINK THE ISSUE NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT A BODY-SHOP BUT THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL BE TAKING POSSESSION FOR SALVAGE.

MY AIRBAGS ARE NO LONGER WORKING IN MY 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA AND WANT SOME SANDERS. I HAVE LAST THAN 60K MILES ON THIS CAR. THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME MY VIN NUMBER IS ON THE LIST WITH WWW.NHTSA.GOV AS WELL AS THE DEALERSHIP. THERE ARE OTHER WEBSITE THAT INDICATES THEIR PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA VEHICLE WITH THE AIRBAG FRONTAL SENSOR CONTROL MODULE. FIX THIS COMPLAINT FOR ME, BECAUSE IF I'M IN ACCIDENT WIG NO AIRBAGS I'M DIED.

ON 6/19/2016 DRIVING HOME FROM RUNNING ERRANDS, I STOPPED AT AT RED LIGHT BUT WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE CAR DIDN'T BUDGE EVEN THOUGH I WAS TAPPING AND PRESSING THE PEDAL. AFTER ABOUT 7-8 SECONDS, THE CAR FINALLY RESPONDED AND STARTED SLOWLY ROLLING TO NORMAL SPEED. ON THE SAME TRIP AND THE LAST INTERSECTION, THE CAR DID THIS AGAIN BUT AT A STOP SIGN. THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEAD WHEN COMING OUT OF A COMPLETE STOP. IT TOOK ANOTHER 7-8 SECONDS FOR THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION TO RECOGNIZE IT WAS TIME TO ROLL. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO CROSS TRAFFIC BECAUSE I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN HIT DUE TO CRUISING AT 5 MILES PER HOUR. I'M TAKING THE CAR TOMORROW TO THE DEALER. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS 24,000 MILES ON IT AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. THE FIRST TIME THIS HESITATION HAPPENED WAS IN 2015 AROUND THE 12,000 MILE MARK. THE CAR WAS AT STOP AND DIDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR A FEW SECONDS WHEN I HIT THE GAS PEDAL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I TOLD THEM EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED AND WHY I TOOK IT. THIS TIME THEY SENT A SERVICE MANAGER WITH ME FOR A TEST DRIVE AND HE SAID IT FELT FINE. I WAS SENT HOME WITH THEIR ASSURANCE THAT THE CAR WAS FINE AND THAT IT WAS A FLUKE THAT THE ENGINE WAS ACTING UP BUT EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I'VE READ FORUMS WHERE THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH OTHER COROLLAS AND CAMRYS. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I HOPE TOYOTA TAKES RESPONSIBILITIES WITH MY CAR AND OTHER CARS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. NHTSA, PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE THIS TRANSMISSION/ACCELERATION ISSUE BECOMES A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE VIDEO ON MY CELL PHONE OF THE CAR ACTING ERRATIC.

TRIED TO CALL THIS # 1-800-331-4331. CANNOT GET THROUGH. YOU HAVE TO ANSWER A SURVEY ABOUT THE REP THAT YOU HAVENT SPOKEN TO. VERY FRUSTRATING.

WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH HEADLIGHTS ON, WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE CAR ACCELERATED BY ITSELF UPTO THE SPEED OF 85 MPH EVEN THOUGH I SET CRUISE AT 65 MPH. I TRIED THIS MULTIPLE TIMES AND ALL THE TIME IT WENT UP TO 85 MPH AND STAYED THERE EVEN THOUGH I SET IT FOR LOWER SPEED. THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING WHILE THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. I HAVE DROVE WITH CRUISE ON, IN THE DAYTIME AND IT WORKS FINE. SINCE THEN, I HAVE NEVER DROVE THIS WITH CRUISE ON AT NIGHT.

HEADLIGHT IS ONE ASSEMBLY AND COST SO MUCH TO REPLACE THAT'S WHY WHEN THE BULBS GETS BURNT OUT OWNERS WILL JUST WAIT UNTIL THE OTHER ONE GETS BURNT ALSO BECAUSE IT IS TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY NOT LIKE OTHER CARS THAT YOU CAN REPLACE THE BULBS FOR LESS THAN $5.00 BUT WITH THIS CAR IT IS LIKE $250 TO REPLACE A BURNT HEADLIGHT. PEOPLE WHO DRIVE THIS COROLLA'S ARE TAKING THEIR RISK SPECIALLY AT NIGHT DRIVING WITHOUT SUFFICIENT LIGHTS BECAUSE IT IS TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. PLEASE CHECK ON THIS, THANKS.

CAR WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND CAME TO A TURN AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE. THE ROAD STRAIGHTENED STILL UNABLE TO MOVE STEERING WHEEL AND JERKED IT AFTER VEERING INTO OTHER LANE WHICH UNLOCKED STEERING WHEEL CAUSING AN OVER CORRECTION AND TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING NORTH ON A PARKWAY AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISING FROM THE SEAT BELT RETRACTING TIGHTLY, PAINS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE NECK, AND LEFT SHOULDER BLADE PAINS THAT PROCEEDED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NECK AND SHOULDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE HOW THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE AIR BAG FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,494. ......UPDATED 04/01/16 *BF