2003 TOYOTA COROLLA Complaints

MY WIFE MET WITH AN ACCIDENT ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY AND THE CAR GOT CRASHED. MY WIFE SUSTAINED INJURIES ON CHEST DUE HIT ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT OPEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED TOYOTA RECALL NOTICE 08V162000 VISIBILITY: GLASS, SIDE/REAR A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON JULY 21, 2010 AND WAS STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE RECALL SINCE THE GLASS WAS LOOSE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO NOTIFY HER INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 46,000.

I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA AND HAVE NOTICED A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH THE CAR VEERING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OVER 50 - 60 MPH. I AM A CAREFUL DRIVER SO IT'S NOT ME! IT'S ESPECIALLY BAD WHEN GOING AROUND A CURVE OR WHEN A SEMI TRUCK PASSES ME, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S RAINING. I JUST HAD THE TIRES RE-BALANCED, ROTATED, AND THE BRAKE ROTORS RE-SURFACED, ALL OF WHICH THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN CLEVELAND TN CLAIMED WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT IT DID NOT. I TOOK A TRIP FROM CLEVELAND TN TO ATLANTA GA ON SATURDAY AND THE CAR WAS VEERING ALL OVER THE PLACE AT CERTAIN PARTS OF THE HIGHWAY. I SORT OF WONDER IF IT'S BECAUSE OF THE BODY DESIGN THAT TOYOTA STARTED USING IN THIS MODEL OF CAR BECAUSE IT SITS HIGHER UP OFF OF THE ROAD THAN PREVIOUS COROLLAS, AND EVEN HIGHER THAN A HONDA ACCORD WHICH IS A BIGGER CAR. IT'S EITHER JUST FAULTY BODY DESIGN OR A STEERING PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON CRUISE CONTROL ON A HIGHWAY (APPROX. 60MPH) IN MY 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA S. SUDDENLY, IT STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN AND STARTED SWERVING. I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ATTEMPTED TO COUNTER-STEER BUT LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND CRASHED FRONT-END INTO THE GUARD RAIL, THEN THE CAR STARTED SPINNING AND I BELIEVE IT MUST HAVE HIT THE GUARD-RAIL FURTHER DOWN. THE FRONT IS DEMOLISHED, THE DRIVER SIDE WAS BENT IN SO COULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR FULLY, THE BACK BUMPER WAS GONE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS HEAVILY SCRATCHED. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK IN A MALL PARKING LOT AT A LOT SPEED, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED WITHOUT USING THE GAS PEDAL. THIS OCCURRED TWICE WITHIN A SPAN OF 30 MINUTES. I WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE FOOT BRAKE, EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK WITHOUT INCIDENT. THEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF. I THEN STARTED THE CAR AFTER SHUTTING IT DOWN AND THE CAR RAN NORMALLY. *TR

2003 TOYOTA COROLLA SEDAN BRAKES VIN# [XXX] BRAKES ARE SURGING FORWARD. HAVE TAKEN TO MECHANIC GARAGE AND TWICE TO TOYOTA DEALER AND NOTHING CAN BE IDENTIFIED. BRAKE ISSUE HAPPENS ONCE A WEEK OR EVERY SO MANY MILES. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING AS THERE IS NO INDICATION AS TO WHEN OR WHERE THIS WILL HAPPEN. ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN STOPPING THE CAR AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT CAR JUMPS FORWARD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE APPROACHED A STOP SIGN, BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED AND THE HORN BEGAN TO SOUND. THE HORN STOPPED FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THE AIR BAGS BEGAN TO MAKE A "POPPING SOUND" AND THE HORN BEGAN TO SOUND AGAIN. A BYSTANDER DISCONNECTED THE HORN AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED WHEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A CLAIM WAS FILED WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY; YET, IT WAS DENIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 200,000. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ..UPDATED 12/19/12 *BF UPDATED 12/21/2012 *JS UPDATED 02/22/13 *BF UPDATED 02/27/13 *JB

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES OF THE 2003 COROLLA S HAVE CHROME PLATING THAT PEELS WITH NORMAL USE. THE PEELING CHROME IS SHARP AND HAS CAUSED LACERATION INJURY TO THOSE USING THE HANDLES. THE HANDLES NEED TO BE REPLACED WHICH REQUIRES TAKING THE DOOR APART. MY REAR DOOR HANDLES WERE REPLACED IN 2006 AT MY EXPENSE AND NOW BOTH FRONT DOOR HANDLES NEED REPLACING IMMEDIATELY SO AS TO AVOID FURTHER INJURY. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT NEED TO PAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED AND ACCELERATED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT; THE ENGINE RESET ITSELF. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE MATS WERE PROBABLY THE CAUSE OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT PULLED THE MATS AWAY FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE FAILURE HAD NOT OCCURRED SINCE. SHE ALSO CALLED THE MANUFACTURER IN JANUARY 2010 AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. UPDATED 09/21/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/23/10*JB

I WAS PARKED (MOTOR RUNNING) IN MY 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA IN FRONT OF A FRIENDS HOUSE WAITING FOR HIM TO PICK ME UP AND GO TO LUNCH WHEN MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED . MY WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN AND I WAS HIT IN THE FOREARM BY THE BAG. I NEED YOUR GUIDANCE ON DETERMINING THE WHAT CAUSED THIS SITUATION AND HOW TO PROCEED WITH THE REPAIRS. I HAVE TALKED TO TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVES HERE IN PUERTO RICO AND THEY ADVISED ME THEY HAD NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INCIDENT AND IF I WANTED TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY I WOULD HAVE TO DO IT ON MY OWN. I WAS LEFT WITH THE FEELING THAT WARE AND TARE, MILEAGE AND CAR AGE ARE THE FACTORS CAUSING THE FAILURE. IF THIS IS SO TOYOTA SHOULD ALERT THEIR CLIENTS TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM AFTER A CERTAIN MILEAGE AND /OR CAR AGE. BECAUSE I AM NOT A MECHANIC I TOLD THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVES I WOULD CONTACT YOU TO REPORT THE INCIDENT AND THEIR ASSERTION THEY HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY AT ALL REGARDING THIS MATTER. I REGISTERED A POLICE COMPLAINT AND IT WAS CLASSIFIED AS NOT DUE TO AN ACCIDENT. PRESENTLY MY CAR IS AT MY MECHANICS GARAGE BUT NO WORK IS BEING DONE TO IT. *TR