2007 TOYOTA COROLLA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THREE PARKED VEHICLES IN THE PROCESS. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS PENDING AN INVESTIGATION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A CLICKING NOISE AND DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE ROAD SHOULDER BEFORE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 2/19/13 *CN UPDATED 02/22/13

I HAD A PREVIOUS INCIDENT IN JULY, 2010 WHEN THE GAS PEDAL FELT LIKE IT STUCK AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO SANDY SPRINGS TOYOTA AT THAT TIME AND MADE A COMPLAINT. ON JANUARY 12, 2013, AS I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN AND THE GAS PEDAL FELT LIKE IT STUCK AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CRASHING INTO MY GARAGE AND HOUSE. THE CRASH CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO BOTH THE CAR AND THE HOUSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN THE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL AND CRASHED INTO FIVE UNOCCUPIED PARKED VEHICLES. THE TWO FRONT TIRES DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE BACK. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SAVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 01/02/2013*LJ UPDATED 1/9/2013 *JS

ON A RAINY OCTOBER 28, 2012 SUNDAY, I WAS TRAVELING ON RTE. 73, IN MOORSETOWN, NJ AND I ATTEMPTED TO GET OFF 73 AND GO DOWN THE RTE. 295 N RAMP. AS I WENT DOWN THE RAMP, I PUT ON MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT FELT LIKE MY CAR WAS FLYING. THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, THE CAR SPUN AROUND AND CRASHED INTO THE CURB SO HARD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, THAT IT TOTALED THE BACK AND FRONT RIMS OF MY TIRES. THEN ONCE I THANKED GOD FOR NOT LETTING THERE BE ANY CARS AROUND ME AND LETTING ME BE ALRIGHT, THEN I ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE CAR. I BACKED THE CAR UP A LITTLE BIT THEN PRESSED DOWN ON BRAKE TO CHANGE GEAR INTO DRIVE AND TURNED STEERING WHEEL AWAY FROM CURB, AND MY CAR FLEW TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RAMP AND CRASHED INTO THE CURB ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE OF WHICH DAMAGED THE FRONT RIM ON THAT SIDE AND THROUGH ALL OF THIS THE AIR BAG NEVER EJECTED. I COULD KIND OF UNDERSTAND THAT IT WAS WET AND THE CAR HYDROPLANED BEFORE FIRST CRASH. BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW BEFORE THE CAR TOOK OFF THE SECOND TIME WHILE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND BARELY MOVING, BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. AT THIS POINT I WAS SCARED TO MOVE THE CAR AGAIN, SO I JUST CUT THE CAR OFF AND SAT THERE FOR A WHILE, THEN TURNED IT BACK ON, THEN IT FELT LIKE BRAKES WERE ALRIGHT WHEN I PRESSED DOWN ON IT. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE BRAKES AND OF COURSE THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM. AT THIS POINT AND TIME, I DO NOT TRUST THIS CAR, BUT I DO TRUST GOD TO KEEP ME SAFE IN THIS CAR OR ELSE I WOULDN'T EVEN DRIVE IT AFTER THAT EPISODE. I NEEDED TO GET 3 NEW RIMS, 1 TIRE, A HUB CAP AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT FOR MY CAR AND I JUST THANK GOD THAT THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGES. AND NOW I'M JUST WAITING ON THE LORD TO GIVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET A SUV AND IT WON'T BE A TOYOTA. *TR

I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO FILL MY GAS TANK AND WHILE THIS WAS BEING DONE I HEARD A LOUD BANG SIMILAR TO A GUNSHOT. WHEN I STARTED MY CAR THERE WAS A LOUD RATTLING SOUND. I STOPPED THE CAR AND GOT OUT TO LOOK UNDERNEATH BUT COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING HANGING. SINCE I WAS NEAR HOME I STARTED THE CAR AND DROVE SLOWLY HOME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND THEY REPAIRED THE GAS TANK STRAP PASSENGER SIDE. I TOLD THEM I CONSIDERED THIS TO BE A DESIGN DEFECTION AND A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY STATED THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL DESPITE THE FACT THAT THEY HAD SEEN QUITE A FEW OF THE SAME PROBLEMS. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. TOYOTA CORP HAS REFUSED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE HAD MANY CARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. I AM TOLD THAT THERE IS A DRIVERS SIDE STRAP AS WELL SO I SUPPOSE I CAN LOOK FORWARD TO THIS HAPPENING AGAIN PLUS SINCE IT IS DUE TO CORROSION I CAN EXPECT THIS TO HAPPEN AGAIN IN ABOUT FIVE YEARS. I DO NOT KNOW HOW LIKELY THIS IS TO LEAD TO THE GAS TANK DROPPING BUT I DON'T FEEL TO GOOD ABOUT IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE WERE RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000. ..UPDATED 12/05/12 *BF UPDATED 12/6/2012*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STRAPS THAT HOLDS THE FUEL TANK BROKE. AS A RESULT, THE BROKEN STRAP THEN BOUNCED UP AND DOWN ON THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL SPILLAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 11/27/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE BOUNCING OF THE SHIELD COULD RUPTURE THE FUEL TANK CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO LEAK AND RESULT IN A FIRE. UPDATED 11/28/2012 *JS

I DRIVE A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA AND PURCHASED MY TIRES FROM AMERICA'S TIRE (DISCOUNT TIRE) IN 2009. STRANGELY, THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT DOT NUMBERS FOR THESE FOUR TIRES (TWO OF THE FOUR HAVE THE SAME NUMBER). THE NUMBERS ARE AS FOLLOWS: CC9N 81P4509, 81P3109, AND 81P2809. THESE YOKOHAMA AVID TOURING TIRES ARE DEVELOPING DISCOLORATION AND CONCENTRIC CRACKING AROUND THE OUTER AND INNER SIDE WALLS. THE CRACKING APPEARS TO BE SIMILAR TO DRY ROT. THIS SEEMS TO HAVE OCCURRED AT 45,000 MILES OF WEAR. THESE TIRES ARE RATED TO LAST 65,000 MILES. THIS PREMATURE FAILURE IS BOTH DISAPPOINTING AND DANGEROUS. THE CRACKS ARE DEEP AND I FEAR TREAD SEPARATION OR BLOWOUT. I WILL BE GETTING THESE TIRES REPLACED TO AVOID ANY POSSIBLE INJURIES OR ACCIDENTS. I HAVE ROTATED MY TIRES FREQUENTLY AND THE TREAD HAS OTHERWISE WORN EVENLY WITH ONLY MINIMAL TREAD WEAR. THIS FAILURE IS NOT A RESULT OF ANY MISTREATMENT, NEGLECT OR BAD DRIVING HABITS. *TR

MY HUSBAND SWERVED TO MISS A CAR THAT DECIDED TO CHANGE HIS MIND AND TURN LEFT (AFTER HE STARTED TURNING RIGHT), HE HIT THE LEFT SHOULDER, CAME BACK ONTO THE ROAD AND LOST CONTROL. HE HIT A 4 FOOT DITCH HEAD ON AND FLIPPED THE CAR FROM TO BACK AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIRBAGS NEVER WENT OFF, DESPITE THE FACT THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THE FRONT WIND SHIELD WAS DESTROYED. *TR