2005 TOYOTA COROLLA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

I WAS TRAVELING IN THE LEFT LANE WHEN A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. MY APPROXIMATE SPEED AT THE TIME WAS AROUND 50 MILES AN HOUR. I THREW ON MY BRAKES, THEY LOCKED UP, AND I HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 35 - 40 MPH. NEITHER ONE OF MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. MY VEHICLE HAD DAMAGE ACROSS THE FRONT BUMPER, LEFT SIDE IN PARTICULAR. HOOD WAS BENT UP AND RADIATOR WAS DAMAGED AS THERE WAS RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING...UPDATED 11/06/14 *BF UPDATED 7/9/2015*JS *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON/OFF AT DIFFERENT TIMES. I CALLED TOYOTA 1-800-331-4331 CUSTOMER SERVICE ON 8/8/13. WAS TOLD MY AIR BAG WARRANTY WAS 5 YRS 60,000 MILES. I THEN HAD 80,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I NOW HAVE 120,000 AIR BAG LIGHT STILL COMES ON. I CALLED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER THEY SAID BRING IN WOULD COST ME 85 DOLLARS TO BE DIAGNOSED. I FEEL I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THE AIR BAG I CANNOT CONTROL ANYTHING ABOUT IT-THERE SHOULD BE NO 5 YR 60,000 MILES WARRANTY ON SOMETHING I CANNOT CHANGE. ALSO MY CLOCK IF BARELY VIEWABLE ON MY DASH. I REFUSE TO PAY. I WAS TOLD NO OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE HAVE BEEN REPORTED. BUT I SEE BY THIS SITE THAT IT HAS BEEN REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES. *TR

AROUND 1:30 PM ON 10/16/2013 AS I WAS LEAVING A RESTAURANT, I WAS PARKED, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES. MY CAR ACCELERATED VIOLENTLY AND I RAN RIGHT INTO THE BACK SIDE PANEL OF ANOTHER CAR. IT WAS A FEW FEET UP THE ROAD BEFORE I COULD GET IT STOPPED. MY SON WAS RIGHT BEHIND ME AND CAN VERIFY ALL DETAILS. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO BRADSHAW COLLISION CENTER IN GREER, SC. AFTER THEY INSPECTED MY CAR "THOROUGHLY", THEY SAID, "BASED ON OUR INSPECTION OF YOUR VEHICLE IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED IT WAS NOT THE RESULT OF ANY TYPE OF MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN DEFECT. IN JUNE 2014, AS I WAS PARKED IN MY SON'S YARD IT ACCELERATED AGAIN BUT I HAD TO SLAM IT INTO NEUTRAL BEFORE I HIT HIS CAR.ONCE AGAIN, MY SON SAW THAT.WHEN MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE, WHILE WAITING ON A LIGHT TO CHANGE IT WILL LUNG FORWARD. THEREFORE, I AM RESOLVED TO HAVE TO TAKE THE BACK ROADS. AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT, I HAVE STARTED HAVING VERTIGO, FOR WHICH I HAVE TO TAKE MEDICATION. I AM A PERFECT DRIVER. I AM 68 AND MANY TIMES I HAVE MY 3 YR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER IN THE CAR WITH ME. IT SCARES ME TO DRIVE MY OWN CAR NOW. I HAVE A LETTER FROM THE LEGAL CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR FROM TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A INC. DATED 12/04/2013. THIS LETTER TELLS ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. *TR

THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME AND THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A ACCIDENT ON MY VEHICLE. JUST WONDERING IF THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAGS IN THE 2005 COROLLA. *TR

SEVERAL EPISODES OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, AND SEVERAL OTHERS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

BEFORE INCIDENT OCCUR I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY NEAR LAKE MEAD I WAS GOING UP A HILL HIGH ELEVATION I NOTICE WHILE DRIVING RPM WAS STAYING ON 4 OR ABOVE LIKE IT WOULDN'T REDUCE TRANSMISSION WAS PIERCING AS I REACHED TOP OF HILL AND GOING DOWN RPM FINALLY DROP I STOP TO PUT GAS DROVE NOW FLAT HIGHWAY WENT ABOUT 4 MILES FROM GAS STATION HEARD A LOUD BAG THOUGHT IT WAS A BLOW OUT CHECK TIRES ALL GOOD OPEN ENGINE SAW OIL SPILL SO I NEW CANT DRIVE WAS TOWED TO BULLHEAD CITY ARIZONA WHERE MY FAMILY LIVES WHICH I WAS VISITING ( I LIVE IN LOS ANGELES) FOUND MECHANIC A WEEK AGO HAD IT TOWED TO..... 1591 RAMER ROAD BULL HEAD CITY TOM MECHANIC IS NOW EXPLAINING TO ME THREW A ROD INTO THE ENGINE BLOCK BREAKING BLOCK FROM THE INSIDE OUT? MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED I WORK FOR A DEALERSHIP FIRST LONG TRIP I WENT ON IN A LONG TIME MY VEHICLE MILEAGE IS LOW I HAVE NEVER HEARD A TOYOTA ENGINE ROD GOING OUT WITH SO LOW MILEAGE THERE HAS TO BE A MECHANICAL DEFECT ON THIS ENGINE I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH WITH DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERSHIP MECHANIC WEAR I LIVE AND THEY SAY THIS IS NOT COMIN PLEASE HELP ME AND FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME TO GIVE YOU MECHANIC INFO. I JUST PAID MY CAR OFF... KNOW I WILL AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE PLEASE HELP ME ASAP I AM CARLESS..... *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. IT STAY ON CONSTANTLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PROBLEM RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A DEALER MADE UNKNOWN REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 152,379.