2011 TOYOTA COROLLA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE ENGINE RPMS DECREASED BY 300 AND BRAKING DECREASED NOTICEABLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN REPAIR UNDER NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: 10042602 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE) WHICH INCLUDED RE-FLASHING THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000. ..UPDATED 11/28/12 *BF UPDATED 12/03/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE AFTER RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE HAD TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS AND SPEED SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO SENT AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINEER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED 01/02/2013*LJ UPDATED1/9/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 15 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND THE KEY WAS HOT WHILE IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

I RECENTLY TOOK A TRIP FROM THE SOUTH TO THE MID WEST. THE ROADS ARE MUCH STRAIGHTER AND THE SPEED LIMIT IS HIGHER. I HAD BEEN NOTICING THAT THE CAR DRIFTS BACK AND FORTH ON THE HIGHWAY BUT HADN'T PAID IT MUCH ATTENTION UNTIL WE WENT NORTH. WHILE DOING 70-75MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAYS THAT ARE STRAIGHT FOREVER THE CAR WAS INCREDIBLY HARD TO KEEP STRAIGHT. WHEN I GOT HOME IT WAS DUE FOR REGULAR SERVICE AND I ADDRESSED MY CONCERN WITH THE STEERING. THEY "DID" AN ALIGNMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP, AFTER I PICKED UP MY CAR AND TOOK IT ON THE HIGHWAY 24 HRS LATER I NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT STRAIGHT. THE "T" TOYOTA SYMBOL ON THE WHEEL HAD TO BE SLANTED TO THE LEFT IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO DRIVE STRAIGHT. IF YOU HELD THE WHEEL STRAIGHT THE CAR WAS DRIVING OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT! THE DRIFTING SIDE TO SIDE WAS WORSE THAN EVER!!!!! I HAVE SINCE TAKEN MY COROLLA TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP ABOUT 5 TIMES NOW (ALTHOUGH THEY HAVEN'T PROPERLY RECORDED THAT IN THE COMPUTER, THEY SHOW ITS ONLY BEEN ABOUT 3), TAKEN THE LEAD SERVICE TECH AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP FOR A RIDE IN MY CAR AND THEY COMPLETELY AGREED WITH ME THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS OFF, NOTICEABLY! THEY HELD MY CAR FOR A WEEK AND REPLACED THE "STEERING COMPUTER" AND SAID THAT SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY DROVE IT AFTER IT WAS "FIXED" AND RETURNED THE CAR TO ME. I THEN DROVE IT DOWN THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 30 MIN LATER AND IT IS STILL FREAKING CROOKED!!!!!! TOYOTA CORP AND THE PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP ARE MAKING ME FEEL LIKE I'M CRAZY AND THAT ITS NORMAL! THIS IS NOT NORMAL! IT WAS NOT CROOKED BEFORE I TOOK IT IN AND IT IS NOT FIXED!! THERE IS A LEMON LAW IN THIS STATE! THIS IS MY FIRST BRAND NEW CAR AND FIRST TOYOTA AND THIS IS THE WORST EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER HAD WITH A CAR AND WILL NOT BUY ONE AGAIN! UNBELIEVABLE! *TR

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FROM 65-80 MPH THIS VEHICLE TAKES CONSTANT EFFORT TO KEEP IN A STRAIGHT LINE, IT FEELS AS IF YOU ARE ALWAYS DRIVING ON A WINDY DAY EVEN WHEN IT IS NOT. THE STEERING IN TOO SENSITIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND EVEN THE SMALLEST MOVEMENTS CAUSE THE CAR TO MOVE ALOT. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THIS WITHIN A WEEK OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL AND WOULD NOT EVEN TAKE A LOOK AT IT. I NOTIFIED TOYOTA WITH WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE AND GOT NOT ANSWER FROM THEM EITHER, VERY FRUSTRATING ON A BRAND NEW CAR. I WISH I WOULD HAVE TEST DROVE IT ON THE INTERSTATE BEFORE I BOUGHT IT. IF THEY COULD FIX THE STEERING THIS WOULD BE AN ENJOYABLE VEHICLE, BUT ON THIS CAR WEARS YOU OUT ON INTERSTATE DRIVES. PLEASE COME OUT WITH SOME KIND OF UPDATE ON THE STEERING FOR THIS VEHICLE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE PASSENGER NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AS BLACK SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM THE HOOD, FOLLOWED BY FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY THE FIRE WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 13,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE DRIVER OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END CRASH IN WHICH SHE CRASHED INTO A STOPPED VEHICLE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING LOT AND WAS AWAITING EXAMINATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I AM CURRENTLY FINDING OUT IN A CHECK OUT OF MY VEHICLE BRAKES /ALIGNMENT BY AN DIFFERENT SOURCE MECHANICALLY SINCE OCT. 13, 2011, [XXX]. THAT THE CORRECTIONS TO MY FAULTY/DEFECT BRAKES AT PURCHASE CONTRIBUTED TO MY HAVING OF AN FRONT/REAR ALIGNMENTS PROBLEMS NOW. MY VEHICLE SIT UP MONTH TO MONTH, IN MY DISTRUST OF THE FAULTY/DEFECT BRAKES REPAIR WORK. CERTAINLY, CANNOT HAVE OF AN FRONT/REAR ALIGNMENT FROM SITTING UP MONTH TO MONTH. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LATCHES WERE TANGLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGN IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE REAR SEAT BELT LATCHES WOULD CROSS ONE ANOTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

UPDATE!. ON 11/25/11 I WROTE: NOV 25, 2011 - THE VILLAGES, FL - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL THIS IS A NEW CAR PURCHASE (W/200 MI). AT 60-75 MPH (AND NOTICEABLE ALSO AT SLOWER SPEEDS ON OTHER ROADS) ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR'S STEERING WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD, IT CANNOT STAY ON A STRAIGHT LINE EVEN IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS NOT MOVED. T ---------------------------------------------------- UPDATE 3/2/12 - I HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM FOR ME IS NOT LOOSENESS OR WANDERING FROM LOOSENESS IT'S AN OVERLY TIGHT STEERING SITUATION CAUSING TRACKING FLUCTUATIONS... MOST CARS HAVE SOME SLACK OR 'LOOSENESS' WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT AT HIGHER SPEEDS... FOR SAFETY. HUMANS BREATHE AND MOVE THEIR BODIES AND HEADS ALL THE TIME. THIS ALL TRANSLATES TO SMALL NATURAL MOVEMENTS IN THE ARMS AND HANDS. IF THE STEERING AT HIGHER SPEEDS IS SO TIGHT THAT THE LEAST MOVEMENT ON THE STEERING TRANSLATES TO WHEEL MOVEMENT (IMAGINE A GO CART AT 75 MPH) , THEN WHILE IT'S GREAT AT 30-45MPH (FOR TIGHT RESPONSIVE STEERING) - IT MAKES FOR AN UNMANAGEABLE STRUGGLE AT HIGHER SPEEDS TO CONTROL THE STEERING. THE CAR STEERING IS REACTING TO THE SMALLEST MOVEMENTS... THINK... FLYING A SLOWER CESSNA 172 WHERE LARGE STEERING MOVEMENTS CAUSE SLOW TURNS, YET IN A MILITARY JET A MINUTE MOVEMENT OF THE STICK CAUSES TIGHT RADICAL CHANGES. MOST HUMANS ARE NOT JET PILOTS AND WE NEED SOME 'SLACK' AT HIGH SPEEDS...OTHERWISE OVER-CORRECTIONS COULD CAUSE STEERING OSCILLATION AND LOSS OF CONTROL (CRASH). PERHAPS TOYOTA COUNTERED THE 'LOOSENESS' COMPLAINTS OF 2009/2010 WITH OVERLY TIGHT STEERING IN 2011. BUT TOYOTA GUYS, DO YOU ACTUALLY DRIVE YOUR CARS? NO REAL ENGINEER WOULD CALL THE STEERING ACCEPTABLE. IT'S REALLY A SERIOUS PROBLEM. JUST COPY WHAT BMW DOES. THEIR STEERING IS TIGHT, NATURAL AND YET TOTALLY CONTROLLABLE. CAN I PLEASE HAVE A NEW STEERING? PLEASE? FOR MY WIFE'S SAFETY? *TR