2007 TOYOTA COROLLA Complaints

A MAN PULLED IN FRONT OF ME TURNING LEFT. I WAS GOING STRAIGHT. I T-BONED HIM AND THE FRONT OF MY CAR WAS DAMAGED. I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL BEFORE THE AIRBAG WENT OFF. WHY? IT WAS A FRONT END COLLISION AND THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY RUINED. GAS SPILLING AND IMMOBILITY OF THE CAR. IT SEEMS THAT KIND OF IMPACT SHOULD'VE DEPLOYED THE AIRBAG UPON CONTACT. I WAS GOING 30MPH AND HE WAS SUPPOSEDLY GOING 30MPH OR MORE (SINCE HE WAS COMING DOWN HILL)...WHICH EQUALS A 60MPH IMPACT AT LEAST. I'VE READ A 40-45MPH IMPACT TO A STANDING OBJECT SHOULD DEPLOY THE AIRBAGS. THIS WAS TWO MOVING CARS. *TR

I AM FILING A COMPLAINT TO REPORT A BRAKE FAILURE ON MY TOYOTA COROLLA 2007 WITH 42,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. ON JUNE 25, 2013, I WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THE BRAKES BEGAN TO FAIL. TO SLOW DOWN, HE HAD TO PUSH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL GRADUALLY FURTHER AND FURTHER UNTIL IT EVENTUALLY REACHED THE FLOOR, MAKING THEN THE HISSING SOUND OF AIR FORCED THROUGH A SMALL OPENING. WE WENT INTO A PARKING LOT AND, BY THE TIME WE FOUND A SPACE, THE BRAKES WERE GONE. WE USED THE HAND-BRAKE TO STOP. TWO HOURS LATER, WHEN THE TOW TRUCK CAME, I DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKES WERE FUNCTIONAL AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY, THE DEALER, TOYOTA NORTH OF MOUNT KISCO, NY, WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE AND WAS AT A LOSS TO ADVISE ME. THE BRAKES BEING SO CRITICAL TO SAFE DRIVING AND INTERMITTENT FAILURE BEING UNACCEPTABLE, I DECIDED TO CHANGE THE MASTER CYLINDER AT OWN MY EXPENSE. REGRETTABLY, WHEN I WENT TO GET THE CAR ON JUNE 28, 1013, I WAS TOLD THAT NEITHER THE DEALER NOR TOYOTA WOULD TAKE THE MASTER CYLINDER APART TO UNDERSTAND WHY IT FAILED. AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE FUTURE SAFETY WAS LOST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE, SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A WALL AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND SHE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER SHOULDER AND RIBS. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER PRIOR TO THE CRASH AND THEY STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON SINCE 2010 I TOOK IT IN TO TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. LIGHT KEPT COMING ON SO I TOOK IT BACK IN (2011) AGAIN WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG, TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A 3RD TIME IN 2012 AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A WATER BOTTLE THAT WAS UNDER THE SEAT. I DISAGREED WITH THE MECHANIC CAUSE THE WATER BOTTLE WAS MY DAUGHTERS FROM THAT MORNING, I TOLD THE MECHANIC THE BOTTLE WAS STILL COLD FROM THAT MORNING SO THAT WAS NOT IT BUT THAT IS WHAT THEY WROTE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON IN THE REPORT. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CARE BACK SINCE BECAUSE I DON'T EVER GET THE PROBLEM RESOLVED AND DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR THEM TO TELL ME ITS NOTHING, HOWEVER THE LIGHT DOES STILL COME ON AND REMAINS ON FOR WEEKS SOMETIMES MONTHS AT A TIME. MY ONLY CONCERN IS THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL MALFUNCTION AND NOT WORK WHEN THEY SHOULD OR SUDDENLY GO OFF FOR NO REASON. *TR

HAD THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED ON CAR MARCH 1, 2013. A MONTH AND A HALF LATER I HEARD GRINDING NOISE FROM LEFT WHEEL. TOOK CAR IN ON 4/11/13 AND WAS TOLD BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE FINE, BUT THAT THE HUB AND BEARING WERE FAILING ON THE LEFT. WAS ALSO TOLD THIS WAS RARE THAT THEY DON'T USUALLY SEE A HUB AND BEARING FAILING AT THIS MILEAGE. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND IF YOU DO NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT YOUR WHEEL COULD FALL OFF. I WAS ADVISED BY SOMEONE WITH EXPERIENCE WITH THIS PROBLEM TO GO AHEAD AND FIX IT WHICH I DID ON 4/16/13. WAS ALSO ADVISED BY THIS SAME PERSON THAT THE FAILURE WAS PROBABLY THE RESULT OF A FACTORY DEFECT, BUT AT THIS POINT THERE IS NO WAY TO PROVE IT AND THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE WARRANTY FOR THIS REPAIR IS ONLY A YEAR AND THE FAILURE RATE AFTER FIXING THIS TYPE OF ISSUE IS HIGH. I NO LONGER TRUST MY CAR!!!!! *TR

THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. MECHANICS SAY THERE IS NO REASON WHY ENGINE LIGHT SHOULD BE ON. CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. *TR

DRIVING AROUND 7:30 PM SUDDENLY TRAFFIC COMES TO A HALT, I BRAKE AND THE CAR DOES NOT SLOW DOWN AT ALL, I WAS GOING BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR. THE BRAKES DID NOT DO ANYTHING BUT THE CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING. I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE WHEN I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY BUT LUCKILY I DID NOT HIT ANYONE. BUT THIS TIME I DID $6000 DAMAGES TO MY CAR. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND MENTIONED THAT THE CAR DID NOT STOP AND THEY DID NOT QUESTION IT AGAIN. I NOTICE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. I HEARD THAT SOME MODELS OF TOYOTA'S HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE DIVIDER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD, NECK AND BACK INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A STOP SIGN AND PREPARING TO ACCELERATE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 04-03-13 *BF

ON 9/12/2012 THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE REP SAID THAT THEY RESET THE SENSOR AND EVERYTHING SHOULD BE OK. ON JAN 15,13 I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR THE 60,000 MILES MAINTENANCE. ONLY THING THAT WAS SAID TO BE FOUND WAS THE FAN BELT WAS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. ON JAN 24 WHILE DRIVING TO THE USAF BASE, THE CAR STARTED MAKING NOISE AND JERKING. WHEN I STOPPED AT THE GATE TO SHOW MY I.D. THE GUARD TOLD ME THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE MY ENGINE WAS DYING, AND GO TO THE MECHANIC ASAP. I TURNED AROUND AND WENT STRAIGHT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND IT TOOK ME 45 MIN TO GET TO TOYOTA BC THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH (THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A 10 MIN DRIVE). THE SERVICE REP TOLD ME THAT THE AIR FLOW METER SENSOR WAS DIRTY AND FROZEN AND THEY CLEANED AND RESET IT. ON FRIDAY FEB 1ST THE CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO TOYOTA BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT DRIVE OUT THE DRIVE WAY. TOYOTA REP RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID THE COMPUTER ENGINE WAS FAULTY AND A NEW ECM WOULD NEED TO BE PUT IN. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 66,000 MILES! THE REP TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE RECALLS ON THE 2005-2008 MODEL TOYOTA COROLLAS AND THAT I NEED TO GET A RECALL LETTER FROM TOYOTA USA SO THEY CAN FIX THE CAR (I NEVER GOT THE LETTER THAT WAS SUPPOSEDLY SENT OUT SEPT 2010). I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS ON FEB 4 AND WAS TOLD THAT I COULD NOT GET A LETTER FAXED OR EMAILED HERE TO GERMANY TO GET MY CAR REPAIRED. A RUDE REPRESENTATIVE NAME [XXX] SAID THAT IT WOULD TAKE AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME TO GET A RECALL LETTER SENT THROUGH THE MAIL. I DON'T HAVE AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME. I AM DUE TO LEAVE GERMANY IN A WEEK ON MILITARY ORDERS! IN THE DAYS OF TECHNOLOGY, WE CAN PUT A MAN ON THE MOON BUT TOYOTA USA CAN'T SEND AN ELECTRONIC RECALL LETTER TO TOYOTA GERMANY TO HAVE ONE OF THEIR FAULTY VEHICLES REPAIRED? SHAME ON TOYOTA! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR