2014 TOYOTA COROLLA Complaints

I HAVE ATTEMPTED FOR THE LAST 14 MONTHS TO GET A NOISE FIXED WHEN MY CAR STARTS UP. I HAVE MADE 10 REPAIR EFFORTS WITH TOYOTA AND TOYOTA CORPORATE. I HAVE FILED LEMON LAW ON MY CAR AND TOYOTA HAS SENT ME LETTERS TWICE STATING THEY HAVE REVIEWED MY REPAIR ORDERS, INSPECTED THE CAR, AND IT IS WORKING AS DESIGNED. WHILE THE LETTERS ARE BEING SENT TO ME I HAVE OPEN APPOINTMENTS TO GET THE CAR REPAIRED FOR THIS ISSUE. I CALLED THE TOYOTA FIELD REP AND HE STATED THAT MY CASE IS CLOSED BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR. THE NOISE HAPPENS WHEN STARTING THE CAR AFTER IT HAS BEEN SITTING FOR AT LEAST 20 MINUTES. IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS BROKEN INSIDE THE ENGINE. ON THE LAST TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP TOYOTA REPLACED THE STARTER ON MY CAR AND IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE ITSELF IN MY CAR SINCE THE STARTER HAS BEEN REPLACED. I AM AFRAID MY CAR IS GOING TO STALL OUT ON ME WHILE DRIVING CAUSING ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE RECORDED SOUNDS OF THE NOISE OCCURRING AND I WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT THEM WHEN I AM CONTACTED.

I GOT THIS CAR FROM A DEALER AROUND MARCH 2015. TODAY I WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY STREETS IN SOUTH BEACH , MIAMI AND SUDDENLY THE CAR TRIED TO TURN BY ITSELF ONE SIDE AND WHEN I TRIED TO PUT IT BACK IN STRAIGHT DIRECTION IT WAS VERY STIFF LIKE AND OLD CAR. I NOTICED A LIGHT TURNED ON FOR A FEW SECONDS WITH A STEERING WHEEL AND EXCLAMATION. I READ THIS AND FOUND THIS IS A SERIOUS TOYOTA ELECTRIC ASSISTED DIRECTION PROBLEM . I'M REALLY WORRY ABOUT THIS AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I SAW SEVERAL PEOPLE HAD ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THIS DEFECT IN THE SYSTEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ONE INJURY WAS REPORTED THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,824.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,900. MA 10/14 *CN

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, WITH LOW BEAMS ON, ONCOMING TRAFFIC WILL FLASH THEIR HEADLIGHTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES WITH SOME ONCOMING TRAFFIC TURNING ON THEIR HIGH BEAMS AND LEAVING THEM ON AS THEY APPROACH OUR CAR. I HAVE CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THAT LOW BEAMS ARE ON WHEN THERE IS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE HAD THE TOYOTA DEALER CHECK THE HEADLIGHT ADJUSTMENT TWICE. THEIR RESPONSE IS THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ADJUSTED TO SPEC. WE ARE HESITANT TO DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF THE COMPLAINTS WE HAVE RECEIVED ABOUT THE HEADLIGHTS.

WHILE MAKING A 90 DEGREE TURN FROM THE ROADWAY INTO A PARKING SPACE I HEARD A LOUD SNAPPING, BANGING NOISE FROM THE RIGHT FRONT OF MY VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND CHECKED THE FRONT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE AND WAS ALARMED TO FIND THAT MY RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS POINTED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF MY LEFT FRONT WHEEL AND UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND WHAT APPEARS TO BE A SNAPPED TIE ROD END OR LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE FOLLOWING MORNING I HAD A TOW TRUCK HAUL THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THAT I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE WHEEL IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE ON THE TRUCK. THE DRIVER COMMENTED " YOU ARE SOME FORTUNATE THAT YOU WEREN'T TRAVELING ANY FASTER YOU WOULD HAVE NO CONTROL OVER YOUR STEERING!" THE DEALER LET ME KNOW THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDS AN INNER AND OUTER TIE ROD, SWAY BAR LINK, A STRUT ASSEMBLY AND A NEW AXLE!! THE DEALER FURTHER WENT ON TO SAY THAT THE PARTS ARE ALL UNDER WARRANTY SO YOU ARE ALL SET!! I ASKED, HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 11,800 MILES COULD HAVE HAD SUCH A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THE ANSWER, WE ARE NOT SURE AT THIS POINT THE PARTS WILL BE SHIPPED BACK TO THE FACTORY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AROUND A MALL PARKING LOT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY ACCELERATED. THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND IT CRASHED INTO A BOULDER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED STERNUM AND A FRACTURED BACK THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO GENTLY DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE SPEED; HOWEVER, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WITH FORCE, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED DECREASED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECM SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DECLARED TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED 05/29/15*JB