2007 TOYOTA COROLLA Complaints

THIS HAPPENED ABOUT FOUR WEEKS APART WITH TWO DIFFERENT DRIVERS UNDER SIMILAR CONDITIONS. WE WERE SLOWING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN TRAVELING 5-10 MPH AND WHEN WE APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE REVED UP. WHEN IT HAPPENED TO ME THE THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE SO I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND THUS AVOIDED HITTING CAR AHEAD OF ME. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. THEY HAD IT FOR A DAY AND HALF AND SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THEY SAID I SHOULD REMOVE MY AFTER MARKET CAR MAT ( WHICH I HAVE) AND SUGGESTED THAT BOTH DRIVERS HAD APPLIED THE BRAKE AND ACCELORATOR AT THE SAME TIME. I THINK THIS IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY AS MY FOOT ISN'T WIDE ENOUGH TO DO BOTH UNLESS MY FOOT IS NEARLY OFF THE BRAKE. THE CAR MAT IN QUESTION HAS BEEN THE CAR FOR 6 PLUS YEARS AND IS A CUSTOM MADE ONE WHICH DOES NOT SLIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THE CONTACT SHOULD NOT USE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE RECALL HAD BEEN PERFORMED. THE FIRST AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR AT LEAST A MONTH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

WHEN EVER I TURN OFF THE CAR THEN START IT AGAIN AND MOVE EITHER FORWARD OR BACKWARD THERE IS A GRINDING SOUND IN MY FORWARD BREAK AREA. I TOOK IT IN TO TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T RECREATE THE SOUND. I TOOK IT TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED A PART TWICE. IT STOPS GRINDING FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS BUT THEN IT COMES BACK. IT NOW HAPPENS NEARLY EVERY TIME I GO FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. ALSO, IF I GO OVER A BUMPY STRETCH OF ROAD OR SUDDENLY STEP ON MY BRAKES THE BRAKES GRIND AND I AM UNABLE TO STOP FOR A FEW SECONDS. IT SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE ABS. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS DAILY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF A SECOND VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. IN 2009, THE COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED DUE TO A DEFECT. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FROM TOYOTA YESTERDAY REGARDING THE RECALL FOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS. THE RECALL LETTER SAYS THAT THE INFLATOR CAN RUPTURE "STRIKING THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH." IT SAYS THE REPAIRS SHOULD BE PERFORMED IMMEDIATELY AND THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SHOULD NOT BE OCCUPIED. AFTER CONTACTING MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, I LEARNED THAT I CANNOT BE SEEN FOR ALMOST 3 MONTHS TO GET THE NECESSARY REPAIRS COMPLETED. I CONTACTED THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND THEY SUGGESTED I CONTACT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR A RENTAL. THE DEALERSHIP REPORTS THEY ARE NOT GIVING RENTALS (EVEN ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS) DUE TO THE SHEER NUMBERS OF RECALLS THEY ARE HANDLING...I AM SEVERLY CONCERNED THAT SUCH A STRONGLY WORDED RECALL WENT OUT REPORTING THAT THE "OCCUPANTS" (NOT ONE) COULD BE INJURED RELATED TO THIS DEFECT AND YET THERE IS A 3 MONTH DELAY IN REPAIRING MY VEHICLE. IT APPEARS THAT THIS ISSUE IS RELATED TO HUMIDITY AND I LIVE ON THE GULF COAST WHERE IT IS ALWAYS HUMID AND MOIST. IT IS DISTRESSING TO ME THAT I AM NOW EXPECTED MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH OTHER PEOPLE OR ANOTHER VEHICLE IF I NEED TO TRANSPORT FIVE PEOPLE IN MY (AS I DID THIS WEEKEND WITH MY NIECES AND NEPHEWS). IT IS ANNOYING THAT ANY OTHER PASSENGER WOULD BE EXPECTED TO RIDE IN THE BACK AND HOPE THAT THEY ARE NOT ONE OF THE OCCUPANTS AFFECTED BY METAL FRAGMENTS THAT COULD PASS THROUGH THE AIRBAG.....WHILE I AM CERTAIN THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR TOYOTAL TO MANAGE, IT IS DISAPPOINTING TO ME THAT IT IS ACCEPTABLE FOR ME TO BE ALLOWED TO DRIVE THIS CAR FOR AN ADDITIONAL 3 MONTHS KNOWING THE RISK. I AM HOPING THAT SOMEONE CAN LOOK INTO HOW TOYOTA IS HANDLING THE RECALL AND IF THEY ARE SERIOUSLY TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE SAFETY OF THOSE WHO WERE UNLUCKY ENOUGH TO CHOOSE TOYOTA YEARS AGO (A MISTAKE I WILL NOT MAKE IN THE FUTURE)....UPDATED 10/20/15 *BF UPDATED 2/24/2016*JS UPDATED 12/05/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.