2014 TOYOTA COROLLA Complaints

AS I WAS DRIVING AROUND A CURVED STREET, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS ON ME. I COULD NOT SWERVE AND TURN MY CAR TO FOLLOW THE CURVED STREET. I COULD NOT MOVE THE WHEEL AT ALL. MY CAR RAN INTO A TREE HEAD FIRST. ALL THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND SMOKE APPEARED. MY ENTIRE CAR WAS TOTALED AND SMASHED IN THE FRONT. SCARIEST THING BECAUSE I HAD NO CONTROL. THANK GOD, MY 1 YEAR OLD SON WAS NOT IN THE BACKSEAT OR ELSE HE WOULD HAVE BEEN FATALLY INJURED WITH THOSE AIRBAGS. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE. TOYOTA HAS HAD RECALLS IN THE PAST AND THIS COULD HAVE ENDED MY LIFE. *TR

MY 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA LE IS A LEASE I PICKED UP IN DECEMBER 2013 & NOW HAS 3641 MILES ON IT. I FIRST NOTICED THIS ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES WITHIN FIRST MONTH BUT FELT BECAUSE THE 2011 COROLLA I JUST TURNED IN WAS A DIFFERENT MODEL (NOT LE) & MANY CHANGES IN 2014 MODEL THAT PERHAPS I SHOULD GIVE IT MORE TIME. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN I STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT I MUST PUT A LOT OF PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDAL & PRESS IT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AS FAR AS IT WILL GO OTHERWISE CAR WILL START TO ROLL. I HAD IT CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES AT TOYOTA DEALERS & NO ONE CAN FIND ANYTHING WRONG SO I'VE BEEN LIVING WITH IT. LAST WEEK I HAD A CHANCE TO DRIVE A DIFFERENT 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA & BRAKE REACTIONS DIFFERENT I DID NOT HAVE TO PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD OR AS FAR AS I DO WITH MINE. ON 3/17/2015 I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO TOYOTA DEALER FOR BRAKES CHECK ONLY & TECH CHECKED SYSTEM FOR CODES (?) & DID TEST DRIVE BY HIMSELF & STATED HE DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING WRONG, THEN HE DID TEST DRIVE WITH ME DRIVING TO SEE IF I COULD 'RECREATE' THE ISSUE & ALTHOUGH THIS TECH ADMITTED HE COULD SEE I HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED DOWN TO THE FLOOR THE ROLLING AT LIGHT DID NOT OCCUR (OF COURSE).THE TECH TOLD ME AS FAR AS THE OTHER 2014 COROLLA'S BRAKE PEDAL REACTIONS THAT TOYOTA MIGHT HAVE DRUM BRAKES ON IT (?) & MY CAR HAS DISC BRAKES.THE TECH ALSO TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO ADJUST, FIX OR REPAIR DISC BRAKES(?) WILL HAVE TO TAKE HIS WORD FOR IT. IN ANY EVENT I WAS TOLD ME TO KEEP A WATCH IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, ALSO IF CAR IS COLD OR HOT & SOMETIMES CAR WILL ROLL AUTOMATICALLY AT A LIGHT DUE TO A/C GOING ON & OFF & REGULATING ITSELF (WILL HAVE TO TAKE TECH'S WORD).THE ONLY THING I KNOW IS AT A STOP LIGHT IF I DON'T HOLD THAT BRAKE PEDAL DOWN HARD & AS FAR TO THE FLOOR AS I CAN THE CAR WILL ROLL WHICH TO ME IS DANGEROUS; HAVEN'T HIT ANYONE OR ANYTHING BUT TO ME THIS DOESN'T SEEM NORMAL OR RIGHT TO ME. *TR

TIRES OR RIMS NOT SEALED PROPERLY CAUSING THE TIRES TO LOSE AIR PRESSURE. LOSS OF AIR IN ONE OR ALL TIRES COULD CAUSE A STEERING FAILURE , A BLOW OUT AND A LOSS OF CONTROL ON HIGHWAY DRIVING. IN 1 1/2 YEARS PRESSURE HAS FALLEN TO AS LOW AS 17 LBS PRESSURE ON ALL TIRES. DEALER SAID IT IS NORMAL AND KEEP CHECKING PRESSURE. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED BY EITHER THE RIMS OR TIRES REPLACED AS THEY ARE SURELY NOT SEALING PROPERLY. SO FAR THE AIR HAS LEAKED OUT FOUR TIMES IN THE 1 1/2 YEARS AND 3388 MILES OF DRIVING. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND THAT OTHER TOYOTA CUSTOMER HAVE HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS BUT NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT. DEALER INFO : VILLAGE CADILLAC /TOYOTA 2431 S, SUNCOASR BLVD HOMOSASSA FL, 34448 352 626-5100 CUST # [XXX] INVOICE # [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

PULLED LEFT INTO PARKING AREA, CAR ACCELERATED VERY FAST, WENT OVER 4-6" BERM. I HIT THE BRAKE, CAR STOPPED. BACKED DOWN OFF BERM, DIDN'T DO DAMAGE. TOOK CAR TO TOYOTA, REPORT DONE AND AN ANALYSIS. DETERMINED "UNINTENDED ACCELERATION...PEDAL MISAPPLICATION" . NOT CONVINCED THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED ESPECIALLY AFTER READING OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. FEEL THERE IS A DEFECT IN CAR, FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS NEEDED. *TR

THIS AM I HIT A DEER ON THE WAY TO WORK HEAD ON AT 65-67 MPH AND NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED!!! THE ENTIRE FRONT END CRUMPLED TO THE WINDSHIELD AREA AND THE RADIATOR AND PARTS TORN LOSE TO THE TOP OF ENGINE AND NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. EVERYONE AT THE WRECK COULD NOT BELIEVE IT AND NOW I AM TERRIFIED OF THE CAR IF DIRECT CONTACT AT THAT SPEED DOES NOT OPEN THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT WHAT WILL? THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99. DJR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION SEVERAL TIMES. THE ENGINE SURGED AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, WHICH LED TO TWO CRASHES. DURING THE FIRST CRASH, THE VEHICLE SURGED IN REVERSE AND ACCELERATED WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. WHEN THE GEAR WAS PLACED INTO DRIVE, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO SURGE AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE WALL OF A HOUSE. THE SECOND CRASH OCCURRED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK. THE ENGINE SURGED AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO THE GARAGE WALL. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUFFER ANY INJURIES. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A FENCE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED TO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 951.

I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A SHOPPING MALL. I WAS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 TO 3/4 OF THE WAY IN WHEN THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF AND WENT INTO A TREE AND THEN A WALL. I WOULD GUESS THE VEHICLE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET AFTER THE SUDDEN AND UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THIS DEFINITELY WAS SUDDEN AND UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED BY THE TREE AND THE WALL THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

IN JUNE 6, 2011 I HAD A CRASH BECAUSE MY TOYOTA COROLLA SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AS I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT. TOYOTA HAD THE CAR INSPECTED IN HOUSE AND CLAIMED THERE WAS NO DEFECT IN THE CARS SYSTEMS. I FILED A REPORT WITH THE NHTSA TO NO AVAIL. JUST RECENTLY ON DECEMBER 13TH & DECEMBER 14TH, 2014 THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AS I WAS TURNING INTO PARKING SPOTS. I AM POSITIVE THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE CAR. I AM AFRAID I MAY BE KILLED OR INJURED WITH THIS SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TR