2011 TOYOTA COROLLA Complaints

ON MAY 04, 2013, MY MOM WAS INVOLVED IN A BAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT WITH HER 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA WHERE THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTOR WROTE IT UP AS A TOTAL LOSS AND ADVISED ME TO CONTACT TOYOTA TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING. MY MOM IS CURRENTLY RECOVERING FROM TWO MAJOR SURGERIES FROM THIS ACCIDENT. THE FIRST SURGERY THEY HAD TO REMOVE HER LEFT KIDNEY DUE TO INTERNAL BLEEDING. THE SECOND SURGERY WAS 41/2 HOURS LONG REPAIRING HER BADLY BROKEN RIGHT ARM. .ALL PARTIES INVOLVED, AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT, TO THE MEDICAL STAFF AT THE HOSPITAL AND THE TOWING COMPANY ALL ADVISED ME TO CONTACT TOYOTA AND INQUIRE ABOUT THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING. THE DRIVER PARKED HER CAR IN A BANK PARKING LOT TO WRITE OUT A CHECK AND WANTED TO CASH IT USING THE BANK DRIVE THRU. SHE BACKED OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT, MISJUDGING THE PARKING MEDIUM / ISLAND ON HER RIGHT HAND SIDE AND STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. AT THE TIME, HER CAR GOT STUCK ON TOP OF THE MEDIUM. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FREE HER CAR BY PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL DOWN, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF HER VEHICLE AFTER FINALLY BREAKING FREE FROM THE MEDIUM. THE DRIVER DROVE UP AND OVER A PARKING LOT CURB AND ONTO THE GRASS, SCRAPING A BANK SIGN, THROUGH A BLACK IRON FENCE, OFF AN (5FT. TO 6FT.) EMBANKMENT WALL AND INTO A LARGE WOOD UTILITY POLE. THIS CRASH CAUSED HER LAUNCH FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND HEAD FIRST INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW, SHE INJURED THE TOP OF HER HEAD WHERE SHE NEEDED SEVERAL STITCHES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE RPM READING DECREASED AS THE VEHICLE JERKED ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,677. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF THE EXACT WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2011 COROLLA LE WHICH HAS 12K MILES ON IT. TILL 12K EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND I LOVED THIS CAR VERY MUCH. WHILE RETURNING FROM A ROAD TRIP (550 MILES ONE WAY) I STARTED NOTICING LOOSING CONTROL ON THE STEERING AND THE VEHICLE STARTED WANDERING ALL OVER THE LANE. I THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS ON THAT DAY. BUT I GOT TIRED FREQUENTLY DUE TO THIS AND HAD TO TAKE MANY BREAKS. THEN I TRIED TO REACH SOME TOYOTA DEALER ON THE WAY BUT THEY HAD NO SERVICE DUE TO EASTER SUNDAY. SOMEHOW I MANAGED TO REACH BACK TO MY HOME. IT WAS REALLY A DANGEROUS DRIVE ESPECIALLY WHEN HUGE TRUCKS WERE PASSING BY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON THE NEXT DAY. THEY TOOK THE CAR AND TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I COULDN'T AGREE TO THEM. I TOOK THE CAR AND AGAIN NOTICED THE PROBLEM ON HIGH WAYS. AFTER A WEEK I TOOK THE CAR AGAIN TO THE SAME DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY VERIFIED THE CAR WITH DIFFERENT SET OF DRIVERS AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING. I CALLED UP TOYOTA AND REGISTERED A COMPLAINT. BUT THEY SAID WITHOUT REPORT FROM THE DEALER THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER. THEY ALSO REPEATED THE SAME AS NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. NOW I AM NOT SURE WHAT SHOULD I DO TO GET THIS PROBLEM SOLVED. I REALLY FEEL THAT SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE STEERING AND I AM LOOSING CONTROL. STEERING FEELS MUCH LIGHTER AND LOOSER THAN BEFORE AND I FEEL IT IS DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH AND ABOVE AT ANY CRUISE SPEED WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL NOT ON, THE VEHICLE TENDS TO DECELERATE AND ACCELERATE BACK AT THE CRUISE/RPM SPEED AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON. MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL THE VEHICLE CONTINUES ACCELERATED FOR ABOUT ONE MINUTE AND THEN I NOTICED THAT THE RPM AND THE ENGINE START TO REDUCE SPEED. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY, A VEHICLE STRUCK THE TOYOTA COROLLA AUTOMOBILE ON THE FRONT, PASSENGER SIDE. THIS COLLISION CAUSED THE COROLLA TO THEN STRIKE A MEDIAN WALL. AFTER THE SECOND IMPACT, THE COROLLA FLIPPED AT LEAST TWO (2) TIMES. THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. THE ENTIRE FRONT SIDE WAS DAMAGED IN THIS ACCIDENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 75MPH, WHILE ON AN INCLINE, EITHER APPROACHING THE HILL DOWN/UP THE VEHICLE BEGIN TO VIOLENTLY JERK BACK AND FORTH (BUMPER TO BUMPER). I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON WEDNESDAY 06 FEB 2013, ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED AND I WAS ACCUSED OF WASTING THEIR TIME. MAINTENANCE MANAGER DIDN'T ATTEMPT TO RECREATE ISSUE I EXPERIENCED ON AN INCLINE, BUT INSTEAD TEST DROVE IT ON A FLAT SURFACE ABOUT 2 MILES, THE MAINTENANCE TEAM CHECKED THE FLUIDS AND COMPUTER.. STATED ON MAINTENANCE SLIP THAT MY TRANSMISSION FLUID IS DISCOLORED AND WOULD NEED TO BE FLUSHED SOON, COMPUTER HAD NO ERROR CODES. AFTER I WAS VERBALLY BERATED BY THE MAINTENANCE MANAGER, I EXPLAINED THAT I WOULD INSTALL A VIDEO CAMERA IN MY VEHICLE TO RECORD THE EVENTS I WAS EXPERIENCING, UPON ASKING IF I RECORDED THE ISSUE, WOULD THEY THEN TAKE ACTION AND REPAIR MY VEHICLE, I WAS LAUGHED AT AND ESSENTIALLY TOLD THAT THEY WOULD FIND A WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT TOYOTA WAS NOT AT FAULT. I WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER DEALERSHIP OUT-OF-STATE, THAT FLUID SHOULD NOT BE DISCOLORED UNDER 65K MILES AND THAT THERE WAS AN OBVIOUS ISSUE. AFTER NO FURTHER ACTION WAS TAKEN, I CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE AND FILED A COMPLAINT, UPPER MANAGEMENT AT MY DEALERSHIP THEN OFFERED TO DO A RIDE ALONG, ON 12 FEB 2013. *TR

IT OCCURRED IN OUR PARKING AT 11.30PM, 24 HRS AFTER THE LAST TIME WE DROVE. WE DIDN'T INSTALL ANYTHING IN THE CAR. THE CAR HAD MIRRORS THAT FOLD AND IMMOBILIZER (INSTALLED BY TOYOTA HERE IN ISRAEL) THE GLASSES EXPLODED TO THE OUTSIDE (ACCORDING TO THE FIREMAN) THE FIRE STARTED NEAR OR AT THE BATTERY (ACCORDING TO THE FIREMAN) THE FIRE MOVED FROM THE FRONT PART, TO THE PASSENGERS PART (ACCORDING TO THE FIREMAN). *TR

2011 TOYOTA COROLLA: HAVE HAD CAR ALIGNED 2 TIMES DUE TO EXCESSIVE PULLING TO THE RIGHT, THEREFORE TIRES HAVE WORN UNEVENLY AND NOW NEED TO BE REPLACED AT 17,000 MILES. THE EDGES OF THE TIRES WORE OUT BEFORE 11,000 MILES. I ADDRESSED THE ISSUE TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO AT FIRST TOLD ME I HAD TO PAY FOR THE ALIGNMENT; THEN I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE ALIGNED UNDER WARRANTY. IT HAD TO BE ALIGNED A SCOND TIME DUE TO CONTINUOUS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS I HAVE TO PAY FOR TIRES OUT-OF-POCKET, EVEN THOUGH I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD AT LEAST PRO-RATE A NEW SET OF TIRES. SECOND ISSUE IS THE ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AND UNEVENLY. IT IDLES ROUGH, AND SINCE I PAID TO HAVE THE INJECTORS CLEANED, IT GETS WORSE GAS MILEAGE THAN EVER. I NOW HAVE THE CAR IN THE DEALERSHIP SHOP AGAIN TO FIX THE IDLE. THEY JUST CALLED AND SAID THE Y HAD TO REPLACE AND RESET THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. I EXPECTED THE CAR TO PERFORM BETTER AND TIRES TO LAST MORE THAN A YEAR, AS I PURCHASED THE CAR DEC. 2012. *TR