2011 TOYOTA COROLLA Complaints

2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG ON- OFF SWITCH. *TGW THE CONSUMER REQUESTED AN AIR BAG ON-OFF SWITCH, DUE TO A MEDICAL CONDITION. *JB

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW TOYOTA COROLLA 2011 RIGHT OFF THE LOT AND THE CALIPER BEGAN SEIZING. THE CAR WOULD THRUST TO THE LEFT WHILE BRAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE CALIPER WAS REPLACED BY TOYOTA UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM HAS BEGAN RECURRING INTERMITTENTLY NOW AT 60,000 MILES. *TR

IM WRITING TO LET NOTICE OF A POSSIBLE DEFECT IN MY CAR. AT ABOUT 33000 MILES MY CLUTCH RELEASE BEARING STARTED TO MAKE NOISE. DEALER REPLACED IT. AT ABOUT 44000 MILES IT BEGAN TO MAKE SAME NOISE. DEALER REPLACED CLUTCH RELEASE BEARING AND PRESSURE PLATE. CONSIDERING IT FAILED TWICE, I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE RELEASE BEARINGS ON THIS VEHICLE. I SEARCHED FOR COMPLAINTS ON GOOGLE AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE ALSO REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. I ALSO BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE RELEASE BEARING COULD SEIZED UP AND FAILURE COULD BE DANGEROUS. TRANSMISSION MIGHT GET STUCK IN ONE GEAR. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND IM WRITING ONLY TO INFORM OF A POTENTIAL FAULTY DESIGN IN A PART, CONSIDERING ALL THE REPORTED PROBLEMS ON FORUMS ON GOOGLE SEARCH ENGINE, PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, AND IT COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I WAS GOING TO AN ATM AT ABOUT 8 MPH WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP IT BY PRESSING THE BRAKE. THE CAR JUMPED A CURB, WENT THROUGH A HEDGE TO A FIELD, UP A HILL, HEADING AT 90 DEGREES TO A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY. I MANAGED TO STEER THE CAR TO GO PARALLEL TO THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR REACHED THE HIGHWAY CURB. THE CAR THEN STOPPED. THREE TIRES WERE BLOWN AND THE CAR INCURRED BODY DAMAGE. *TR

I WAS HIT BY A HONDA VAN RUNNING A REDLIGHT HIT ME RIGHT ON THE FRONT PASSANGER SIDE CAR SPEND 360 NONE OF THE AIRBAG WAS DEPLOY THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR WAS NOT FIXABLE IT A TOTAL LOSS TO THE CAR BUT NONE THE THE AIRBAGE WAS DEPLOY THE VAN THAT HIT ME WAS GOING BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MILES. *TR.....UPDATED 12/17/15 *BF *JS

I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT MOVED TO THE FRONT AND I AM AFRAID THAT THE FLOORMAT COULD JAM THE GAS PEDAL LIKE IT HAPPENED BEFORE. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THERE HAVE BEEN FATALITIES DUE TO GAS PEDALS JAMMED BY THE FLOORMAT ON PREVIOUS TOYOTA MODELS. TOYOTA CLAIMED THAT THE FLOOR MAT ISSUE WAS ADDRESSED BUT THE 2 CLIPS WHICH ARE SUPPOSED TO SECURE THE FLOORMAT ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH. MY VEHICLE WAS NOT EVEN 3 YEARS OLD WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THAT THE FLOOR MAT CAN'T BE SECURED ANYMORE. THE TWO TINY PLASTIC HOOKS ARE BENT AND DON'T HOLD THE FLOOR MAT IN PLACE. *TR

ONCE A MONTH OR SO WHEN I AM AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR DOES NOT DECELERATE AS NORMAL WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR TEND TO STAYS AT THE SPEED IT WAS AT UNTIL I USE THE BREAK. IT IS ALMOST LIKE THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS BEEN TURNED ON WITHOUT NOTICE (IT IS NEVER TURNED ON DURING THESE CASES). THIS SOMETIMES INCLUDES THE SLIGHT ACCELERATION LIKE SOME CAR GET WHEN THEY ARE GOING BACK ON CRUISE CONTROL. LUCKILY I KEEP A GOOD DISTANCE BETWEEN ME AND THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. I CAN SEE THIS ISSUES CAUSING ACCIDENTS. *TR

THE FIRST ACCIDENT WAS IN JUNE 29 2012, WHILE I WAS DRIVING 10 MILES AN HOUR (FOR TRANSIT) THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED AND I TRY TO STOP AS WELL BUT MY CAR DIDN'T STOP (INCREASE ITS SPEED) AND I CRASHED IN THE BACK OF THE CAR (I REMAIN SURPRISED, DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED). THE SECOND ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON DECEMBER THE 28TH OF 2012, AROUND 2:00 PM, I WAS IN MY WAY TO NEW JERSEY, 2 MILES AWAY FROM THE WASHINGTON BRIDGE; THERE WAS A TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME AND I WAS NOT MOVING AND PUSHING THE BRAKES BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE STARTED GOING FORWARD SO I USED THE HAND BRAKE TRYING TO STOP IT; BUT MY CAR STILL CRASH THE OTHER CAR ON THE BACK. I BOUGHT THIS CAR ZERO MILES FROM YOUR DEALER (HUDSON TOYOTA) AND I AM VERY UPSET AND DISAPPOINTED! THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN TO ME IF THE CAR WOULD BE IN PERFECT CONDITIONS!!, I AM ALWAYS WORRY DRIVING IT, I DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN!! I TAKE THE CAR TO TOYOTA'S DECEMBER 29, 2012, REVISED IT AND SAID IT DID NOT FIND ANYTHING, WAS HIS REPLY IN MARCH 28 OF 2013. NOW I AM IN TROUBLE BECAUSE I USED TO PAY $700 EVERY SIX MONTHS FOR MY CAR INSURANCE AND NOW THEY RAISE IT TO $ 1,300.00 EVERY SIX MONTHS. -EN ESPANOL EN JUNIO 29 2012 ESTABA MANEJANDO HACIA CASA HABIA TRANSITO E IBA A 10 MILLAS DE VELOCIDAD, DE UN MOMENTO A OTRO EL AUTO ACELERO Y CHOQUE AL AUTO DELENTE MIO, NO NTENDI QUE HABIA PASADO, QUEDE SORPRENDIDO, TUVE QUE USAR MI SEGURO. EL SEGUNDO ACCIDENTE OCURRIO EN DICIEMBRE 28 DEL 2012 COMO A LAS 2PM, ESTABAMOS EN TRANSITO PERO TODOS LOS AUTOS ESTABAMOS DETENIDOS, NADIE AVANZABA Y DE UN MOMENTO A OTRO MI AUTO COMENZO A ACELERARSE Y SE ESTRELLO CONTRA UN TRAIRLER AUN ASI PRESIONANDO EL FRENO Y ASU VEZ USANDO EL FRENO DE MANO, TOYOTA LO REVISO AL DIA SIGUIENTE Y DIJO QUE NO ENCONTRO NADA Y ENVIO UNA CARTA EN MARZO 28 DEL 2013. NO ES JUSTO QUE ESTE PAGANDO EL SEGURO Y ELLOS NO ASUMAN SU RESPONSIBILIDAD. *TR

IM THE FIRST OWNER TO THIS 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA LE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE NICE TO OWN SEEMING HOW I GOT IT WITH 6 MILES LETS START WHEN EVER I GET ON THE INTERSTATE AN LETS SAY IM GOING 50 OR BETTER LIKE 70 IN SPEED THE CAR JERKS AN IT SHAKES AN IT STEERS TO THE RIGHT I AM NOW AT 45,000 MILES I HAVE HAD THE CAR ALMOST UP TO 3YEARS NOW THE BRAKE CALIBER MAKES OFFUL SOUNDS WHEN COMING DOWN A HILL NEVER HAD A CAR THAT DOES THIS NOW I'M PAYING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR A CAR THAT IS TO GREAT OR SAFE THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS MY BRAKES ARE UP TO DATE MY MAINTENANCE IS UP TO DATE THIS CAR MAKES ME UNHAPPY NOW I SEE THEIRS A RECALL WOW THE DEALERSHIP ISN'T GONNA GIVE ME A NEW CAR LIKE IN MY DREAMS I GUESS LOL I ASKED TOYOTA WHY DO MY BRAKES SOUND LIKE THAT THEY SAY O THATS HOW TOYOTA BRAKES SOUND AN THEY AREN'T GONNA FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

ON APRIL 19TH, 2014, AT ABOUT 1:30 PM, MYSELF AND MY WIFE LEFT OUR FRIEND'S HOME IN LOS ALTOS HILLS, CA. AS WE LEFT THE DRIVEWAY AT ABOUT 5 MPH ON BAKER LN, THE CAR WENT INTO A SUDDEN, UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION MODE, REACHING SPEEDS 50 - 60 MPH. WITHIN ABOUT 1000 - 1500 FT WE APPROACHED A THE INTERSECTION OF BAKER LN AND PURISSIMA RD., ALL THE WHILE DESPERATELY TRYING TO PRESS THE BRAKE, APPLYING HAND BRAKE AND SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL. AGAINST THIS SUDDEN BURST OF ACCELERATION, THE CAR WENT OFF THE ROAD AT THAT INTERSECTION, AND FELL INTO A DITCH AND STOPPED BY A TREE TRUNK. BOTH OF US WERE INJURED WITH MULTIPLE INTERNAL/ EXTERNAL FRACTURES, BUT WE WERE CONSCIOUS; MY WIFE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT HAD MORE GRIEVOUS INJURIES, INCLUDING AN OPEN WOUND OF BROKEN BONE IN ANKLE AND SEVERE SPINAL CORD INJURIES, AND WAS SCREAMING WITH PAIN. ONCE I COLLECTED MYSELF, I CALLED 911 AND THE FD/ PARAMEDICS RESPONDED AND WE WERE HAULED FROM THE DITCH BY CUTTING OPEN THE CAR DOORS. WE WERE TRANSPORTED TO STANFORD MEDICAL CENTER IN PALO ALTO, AFTER WHICH WE WERE SHIFTED TO OUR HMO, AFTER ABOUT 10 DAYS IN ICU. I AM NOW DISCHARGED AND REHABILITATING/ GETTING PHYSICAL THERAPY AT HOME, WHILE MY WIFE IS STILL AT A REHAB CENTER, OVER 10 WEEKS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE WEATHER, VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS WERE EXCELLENT; BOTH OF US HAD OUR SEAT BELTS FIRMLY IN PLACE; NO CELL PHONE WAS BEING USED; I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND OFF THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE TIME; AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AS EXPECTED. SINCE BOTH OF US WERE CRITICALLY INJURED, WE COULD NOT INITIATE/ PURSUE ANY LEGAL ACTION AGAINST TOYOTA AND SURRENDERED THE VEHICLE (WHICH WAS TOTALED) TO MY INSURER, FARMERS. WE STRONGLY FEEL THAT TOYOTA IS FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFECTIVE ACCELERATION SYSTEM AND CAUSING SERIOUS BODILY INJURY AND MENTAL TRAUMA FOR BOTH OF US. WE SHOULD BE COMPENSATED BY TOYOTA. *TR