2011 TOYOTA COROLLA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO CONTINUED TURNING AFTER THE TURN WAS COMPLETE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING UP TO SPECIFICATIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW BUT IT SEEMS HAS BECOME WORSE. I ENCOUNTER DIFFICULTY STEERING AT HIGH SPEEDS. STEERING IS EXTREME SENSITIVE WITH THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT CAUSES GREAT CHANGE IN THE DIRECTION OF THE VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE CAR OVERREACTS TO SMALL STEERING INPUTS OR REQUIRED TOO MUCH EFFORT TO KEEP IN A LANE ON THE HIGHWAY. I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE. I FIND THE CAR WANDERING AND CONSTANT CORRECTIONS ON THE HIGHWAY OR AT HIGHER SPEEDS (25+). MY DAUGHTER JUST STARTED DRIVING (SHE IS 16) AND IT IS WAY TOO SENSITIVE FOR HER. SHE FEELS THE SAME WAY AND MY WIFE THAT HAS DROVE THE CAR TOO. I KNOW THAT THERE IS A TSB-0140-10 ON NHTSA #10034944 ON STEERING FOR THE 2009-2010 BUT I FEEL MY CAR HAS THE SAME ISSUES. MAYBE MY CAR HAS THE PARTS FROM EARLIER MODELS (2009-2010). I HAVE CHECKED MY TIRES AIR PRESSURE AND ALSO TIRE WEAR. ALL IS NORMAL. PLEASE HELP. I WANT MY DAUGHTER TO HAVE THIS COROLLA BUT I FEEL AT IT'S CURRENT DETECTIVE STEERING IT IS NOT SAFE.

NOT SURE WHY I WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT ALL OF THESE RECALLS. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE DEC. 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER VIBRATED. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED TO CLEAN THE WINDOW, WHICH MADE VISIBILITY DIFFICULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADE HAD BEEN REPLACED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TAKATA RECALL: AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN RECENT CAR ACCIDENT WHERE I WAS SIDE SWIPED OFF THE HIGHWAY. PINKY FINGER ON RIGHT HAND WAS NEARLY CHOPPED OFF BY SHARP OBJECT COMING FROM AIRBAG. NEEDED 10 STITCHES TO SEW PINKY FINGER BACK TO RING FINGER IN THE ER.

TAKATA RECALL OUR CAR SRS LIGHTS ON , WHILE DIAGANOSED IN TOYOTA SERVICE CENTRE THEY FOUND FAULT AS 'AN OPEN IN RIGHT SIDE AIR BAG HARNESS' , FOR THIS THEY ASKED TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG HARNESS AT THE COST OF 1246. THERE IS NO ACCIDENT OR SMALL COLLITION TILL NOW. THEN HOW THIS AIR BAG PROBLEM WILL COME. MAY BE AIR BAG QUALITY IS NOT GOOD. ALSO FOR DIAGNOSED THEY BILLED $122. THIS IS TOO COSTLY. SINCE WE HAVE NOT TOUCHED ANYTHING IN THIS PART HOW THIS KIND OF AIR BAG ISSUE IS COMING. PLEASE HELP US ON THIS ISSUE. IS TOYOTA SERVICE CALLED US FOR FIX THIS AIR BAG ISSUE WITHOUT COST THEN IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE HIT A STATIONARY VEHICLE ON ITS LEFT REAR, AT 25 PLUS MPH, WITH NO ADVANCE BRAKING. DRIVER EXPERIENCED FULL SUN BLINDNESS. NATURALLY THE QUARTER PANELS WERE DESTROYED, BUT THE DAMAGE INCLUDED THE SUSPENSION, WHEEL UNIVERSAL, CAR DOORS WERE PUSHED TOGETHER, AND THERE WAS EVEN A RUMBLE ON THE ROOF. CAR TOTALED. NO AIR BAGS EVER DEPLOYED. THIS SAID, THE DRIVER WAS UNSCATHED AND THE ALIGNMENT WAS STILL GOOD. THE ISSUE GIVEN THAT THE DOORS WERE PUSHED TOGETHER, THERE WAS A RUMPLE IN THE ROOF, BOTH TIRES WERE DEFLATED, AND THE UNIVERSAL AND AXELS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED (THIS WAS THE MINIMUM IDENTIFIED DAMAGE), THIS SEEMS LIKE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT.

I BROKE MY NECK DUE TO A FAULTY AIR BAG SYSTEM.. I HAD TO HAVE CERVICAL NECK FUSION, I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE.. I HAVE ALL PROPER DOCUMENTS STATING THE ACCIDENT. NO CRIMINAL ACTION NEEDS TO BE EXCERSIZED, I JUST WANT TO HOLD WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFECTIVE ITEMS WHICH HAVE CAUSED ME A DRAMATIC LIFE CHANGE.. EMOTIONALLY AND PHYSICALLY.. I WILL NEVER BE THE SAME, I HAVE TITANIUM RODS DRILLED INTO THE BOTTOM OF MY SKULL HOLDING IT TO MY SPINE..

I DRIVE QUITE A BIT AND NORMALLY KNOW MY VEHICLES PRETTY GOOD. I HAVE RECENTLY OBTAINED THIS 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA S AND IT IS IN GREAT CONDITION OVERALL. I MADE A TRIP 2 DAYS AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED A HESITATION BETWEEN 55-65 MPH. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 11AM IN THE MORNING AT 78F. DRIVING ON A FLAT WELL MAINTAINED BLACK TOP ROAD THE VEHICLE DOES IN FACT HAVE A CONSTANT HESITATION THAT DROPS APPROXIMATELY 1000-2000 RPMS WITH A NOTICEABLE FEEL IN THE VEHICLE. IMMEDIATELY (3-4 SEC) AFTER THE HESITATION THE VEHICLE RECOVERS BACK TO THE ORIGINAL RPM. AS LONG AS STAYING IN THIS SPEED RANGE (55-65 MPH) THE VEHICLE HAS THE HESITATION REPEATEDLY. THE SECOND ISSUE THAT I HAVE NOTICED ON THE SAME VEHICLE IS THE ACTUAL DECELERATION WHEN REMOVING MY FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR. WHEN TRAVELING ON THE SAME ROAD AND TIME AS STATED ABOVE THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO REALLY COAST RIGHT ALONG OR SO IT SEEMS. WHEN SAYING THIS, I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE ROLLS RIGHT ALONG AS IF I AM STILL PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR AT WHICH TIME I MUST APPLY THE BRAKE MORE SIGNIFICANTLY THAN LETTING IT JUST COAST. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THIS IS EFFECTING MY GAS MILEAGE, IS IT GOING TO CAUSE UNDUE STRAIN ON THE DRIVETRAIN, IS THIS GOING TO BE A PROBLEMATIC ISSUE THAT TOYOTA IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO IGNORE?

I OWN A 2010 SIMILAR MODEL AND I HAVE JUST RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE AIRBAG WIRING HARNESS. IN AUGUST, I PURCHASED A 2011 TOYOTA CORROLLA. I WAS DRIVING IT HOME AND NOTICED THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE LAMP HAS STAYED CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED SINCE THE DATE I NOTICED IT. THIS MIMICS THE BEHAVIOUR INDICATED IN THE RECALL NOTICE ON MY 2010 MODEL.