2011 TOYOTA COROLLA Complaints

VEHICLE FAILS TO START. FOUND CODES P0606 (ECM/PCM PROCESSOR ERROR) AND P0303 (RANDOM MISFIRE) ON OBD 2 COMPUTER. VEHICLE TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CLEANED SPARK PLUGS AND CYLINDERS DUE TO ENGINE FLOODING. UPON RETURN OF VEHICLE DROVE IT HOME WERE IT SPUTTERED ON THE DRIVE (AFRAID VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN DURING DRIVE). RAN OBD 2 TESTER ON IT AGAIN AND FOUND A TOYOTA CODE P1604 ECM ERROR. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP WERE THEY DID TEST ON FUEL SAMPLES AND HAD THE CAR FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. COMPUTER WAS DEEMED FAULTY AND REPLACED BY TOYOTA. TOYOTA REPLACED ORIGINAL COMPUTER UNDER MANUFACTURES WARRANTY. HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS AFTER NEW COMPUTER AND 5 NEW CODES ARE ON UNDER READINESS CODES. P0606 (ECM/PCM PROCESSOR ERROR), P0303 (RANDOM MISFIRE), P0171 (SYSTEM TOO LEAN BANK 1), P0172 (SYSTEM TOO RICH (BANK 1), AND P0125 (INSUFFICIENT COLLANBD TEMP FOR CLOSED LOOP FUEL CONTROL). CAR CONTINUES TO IDLE AND REV UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE DRIVING. CONCERNED VEHICLE MAY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND OR NOT START. *TR

WELL THE ACCIDENT HASN'T HAPPENED YET, BUT IT COULD BE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER IF THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T FIX THIS. WHEN I LET OFF THE GAS AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 40-60 IT SEEMS AS THOUGHT THE CRUISE IS ON. THE CAR DOES NOT DECELERATE NORMALLY. IF THERE IS A SLIGHT SLOPE DOWN IT EVEN PICKS UP SPEED. IT'S STILL GETTING FUEL EVEN THOUGH YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR FOOT ON THE PEDAL. IT CAN TAKE A FEW MIN OR SEVERAL MILES BEFORE IT KICKS OFF THE GAS AND ACTS NORMALLY. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP NEXT SATURDAY TO GET THIS FIXED, BUT I'M READING THAT SOME DEALERSHIPS ARE SAYING THIS IS NORMAL. I HOPE MINE DOESN'T SAY THAT BECAUSE THIS IS DANGEROUS!! I HAVE BEEN READING THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH MANY OWNERS. I HOPE THIS HELPS US GET A RECALL FROM TOYOTA. PLEASE HELP!! *TR

MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. BRAKE PEDAL WOULD SINK TO THE FLOOR. BRAKES HAD TO BE PUMPED IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR. *TR

I PURCHASED A TOYOTA COROLLA S - 2011 FROM A VERY LARGE AND REPUTABLE MASSACHUSETTS TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ON 7/28/2013. I PICKED UP THE CAR AT 8:50 PM ON 8/30/2013. MUCH TO MY SURPRISE AND FEAR, UPON GAINING SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY DURING MY 50 MINUTE TRIP HOME, I FELT I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. I NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT AT ALL CENTERED, FACING TO THE RIGHT. THE WHEEL MOVED ABOUT, FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, VERY LOOSELY AND ON ITS OWN. THE EFFECT OF MY HOLDING ONTO THE WHEEL DID LITTLE TO CONTROL THE WHEELS MOVEMENTS. THIS TERRIFIED ME AND COMPLETLY STRESSED AND FATIGUED ME DURING MY RIDE. I FELT I HAD TO CONSTANTLY REMAIN SHARP AND ALERT, WAITING FOR THE NEED TO CORRECT THE NEXT JERKING MOVEMENT FROM THE WHEEL. UPON ARRIVING HOME, I SPENT THE ENTIRE EVENING RESEARCHING THIS MATTER IN DETAIL, VIA THE INTERNET. I FOUND NUMEROUS FORUMS/DISCUSSION GROUPS REGARDING COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. I ALSO FOUND A TOYOTA (OFFICIAL) "TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN" (TSB) THAT DETAILED THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2009 AND 2010 COROLLA'S. THE TSB WAS DATED 2010, HOWEVER, VARIOUS FORUMS DISCUSSED THE COROLLA 2011 HAVING THE EXACT SAME EPS SYSTEM (AND THEREFORE, THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM). I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WITHIN HOURS AND WAS TOLD TO BRING MY COROLLA BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPT. TOMORROW (8/1/2013) SO THAT THE CAR CAN BE LOOKED AT AND REPAIRED. I AM HOPING THE MATTER IS RESOLVED TO A POINT WHERE I CAN HAVE ANY CONFIDENCE DRIVING THIS CAR. I UNDERSTAND YOUR AGENCY RECENTLY FINED TOYOTA MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR A HISTORY OF FAILING TO REPORT AND ADDRESS SAFETY CONCERNS APPROPRIATELY. I AM MORE LIKELY GOING TO ASK FOR A FULL REFUND GIVEN THIS INFORMATION AND FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES WERE REVERSED AND THE REAR PASSENGER BUCKLE HAD TO BE SECURED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ERROR AT THE TIME OF ASSEMBLY BUT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA FROM BEAVER TOYOTA IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO IN SEPTEMBER 2012. FROM THE BEGINNING I NOTICED A SLIGHT HESITATION WHILE DRIVING. IT FELT LIKE ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WOULD SLOW DOWN FOR JUST A COUPLE OF SECONDS, LIKE A DELAY OF SOME KIND. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY FELT NOTHING. IT KEPT HAPPENING AND I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY DROVE AND FELT NOTHING. FINALLY, I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM CHURCH IN THE DAYTIME, THANK GOD, AND IT JUST STALLED LIKE SOMEONE HAS JUST UNPLUGGED IT (AND ITS NOT ELECTRIC) AND ALL THE ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON AND I MADE IT TO THE EMERGENCY LANE SCARED TO DEATH. I CALLED AAA AND THEY SAID LET IT SIT FOR FEW MINUTES AND TRY AGAIN AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. HE SUGGESTED I DRIVE TO A SERVICE STATION BUT IT WAS SUNDAY AND NO ONE WAS OPEN. I WENT INTO THE DEALER LATER THAT WEEK AND THEY DIDN'T FEEL ANYTHING, NO HESITATION AT ALL. I KEPT FEELING IT AND MY ROOMMATE DROVE IT ONCE THOUGHT SHE FELT SOMETHING. TOOK TO BACK AGAIN AND SAT 5 HOURS WHILE THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND SAID IT SHOWED NOTHING. THEY DID REPLACE A BOLT I NOTICED THE HEAD HAD BROKEN OFF ON THE LICENSE PLATE ...JUST MENTIONED IN PASSING & THAT WAS $110 BECAUSE THE SERVICE REP SAID THEY HAD TO DRILL THRU THE BACK PLATE TO REMOVE AND PUT IN NEW ONE! I WOULD HAVE NEVER AGREED TO THAT. I LOOKED ON LINE AND FOUND AN INDEPENDENT TOYOTA AUTHORIZED REPAIR SHOP THAT HAD GREAT REVIEWS AND WENT THERE. TOY AUTOMAN. THEY TOOK ME IN AT MY APPT TIME, ONE HOUR LATER THE NICE OWNER CAME OUT AND HANDED ME A RELEASE FROM TOYOTA DATED SEPTEMBER 6, 2011 THAT STATED 2011 COROLLAS MAY EXHIBIT A "MONETARY RPM DECREASE ABOVE 40 MPH AND/OR REDUCED ENGINE BRAKING". I'M SO TIRED OF GOING INTO THIS DEALER AND GETTING NOWHERE. THEY HAD TO KNOW ABOUT THIS NOTICE FROM TOYOTA AND I MUST BE NAIVE REALIZING THAT A TOYOTA SERVICE DEPT. WOULD PUT A CUSTOMER IN DANGER FOR MONEY. HELP! *TR

SINCE NEW, CAR WANDERS/DRIFTS AT SPEEDS OF OVER 65MPH. DIFFICULT TO TRACK STRAIGHT IN HIGHWAY LANE. FEELS SIMILAR TO DRIVING IN HIGH CROSSWINDS EVEN WHEN THERE ARE NONE. IN THE PRESENCE OF LARGE TRUCKS OR CROSSWINDS IT CAN FEEL VERY DANGEROUS. DEALER DOES THE STANDARD "NO PROBLEM FOUND" AND ACTS GENEROUS TO NOT CHARGE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS. THIS IS PRETTY OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE IN THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SOFTWARE. FEELS LIKE IT MIGHT BE RESPONDING TO A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT SENSOR INPUTS AND HAVING SOME DIFFICULTY DECIDING WHAT TO DO. PERHAPS IT ONLY OCCURS WITH CERTAIN COMBINATIONS OF INPUT SENSORS? THIS WOULD BE THE ONLY JUSTIFICATION FOR NOT HAVING A FULL ON RECALL. MEANWHILE, VERY DANGEROUS AT HIGH SPEEDS FOR THOSE OF US THAT DO HAVE IT! FOR REFERENCE, I DROVE AN OTHERWISE IDENTICAL 2013 COROLLA RENTAL CAR RECENTLY IN CO. AT 75MPH+ THE CAR WAS TOTALLY STABLE. THIS POINTS BACK TO THIS BEING A MODEL YEAR ISSUE AND/OR A PART COMBINATION ISSUE AS MENTIONED ABOVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AND FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED UNCONTROLLABLY THROUGH A FENCE, TWO DEEP DITCHES AND UP AN EMBANKMENT AND CAME TO A STOP. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BRUISE TO THE CHEST, INJURY TO THE NECK AND HEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,527. UPDATED 03/05/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STOPPED BEFORE GOING OVER THE EMBANKMENT. ALSO, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. UPDATED 03/07/14

I PULLED OUT AT A GREEN LIGHT AND A PICKUP TRUCK RAN A RED LIGHT HIT MY CAR IN DRIVER DOOR AT 50MPH AND NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ME AND MY WIFE BOTH HAD INJURIES. *TR

WHEN I DRIVE MY 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA LE (IT HAS 46,665 MILES ON IT) 40-60 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE, THE RPMS JUMP SLIGHTLY AND IT SEEMS TO DECELERATE OR ACCELERATE. IT FEELS AS THOUGH THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT SEEMS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. I TOOK IT TO A TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. TODAY THE MAINTENANCE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. AGAIN, I TOOK IT TO A TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER, ONCE AGAIN I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE MAN TOLD ME THAT HE HAD TO RESET THE COMPUTER AND IT SHOULD BE FINE FOR ANOTHER 5,000. HE SAID THEY CAN "FLASH" THE COMPUTER IF IT KEEPS GIVING ME TROUBLE. ON THE WAY HOME (10 MILES), ONCE AGAIN IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. IS THERE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. CAN IT BE FIXED??? *TR