2005 TOYOTA COROLLA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY DOWNSHIFTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECM WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 76,043.

.......TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN INDICATING THAT THE A/C CONDENSER IS NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED THE NUMBER FOR THIS REPORT IS AC002-06. HOWEVER, TOYOTA HAS REDESIGNED THE COROLLA TO CORRECTED IT IN 2007 BUT DID NOT DO ANYTHING FOR THE 2005 AND 2006 YEAR MODELS. LIVING IN THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES WHERE SUMMER TEMPERATURES REACH 120 DEGREES THIS A HEALTH HAZARD DUE TO EXTREME HEAT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON 55 SOUTH FREEWAY EXIT FROM 91 WEST TO MY WORK, MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED RESPONDING. IT STARTED JERKING AND SUDDENLY STOPPED THE ENGINE. LUCKILY TRAFFIC WASN'T THAT FAST OTHERWISE IT COULD HAVE CREATED A BIG PILE UP BEHIND ME. I PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND STOPPED. I TRIED ABOUT 3-4 TIMES TO START, BUT IT DID NOT CRANK AT ALL. SO I CALLED THE TOW TRUCK AND TOWED TO NEARBY FIRESTONE IN ORANGE, CA. THEY FIRST SUSPECTED MAY BE THE BAD BATTERY, AND CHECKED AND REPLACE THE BATTERY BUT STILL DIDN'T START. SO THEY DID COMPLETE DIAGNOSIS AND FOUND THAT FUEL WASN'T REACHING TO THE ENGINE DUE TO FUEL PUMP FAILURE. THEY RECOMMENDED TO CHANGED THE WHOLE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY AND CHARGED ME ABOUT $1100. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE HAS BEEN KNOWN ISSUES ON 05 TOYOTA COROLLA FOR FUEL PUMP FAILURE AND THEY KNEW IN 2005 AND ISSUED NOTICE TOO. I HAVE BOUGHT THIS BRAND NEW IN '04 AUGUST FROM TOYOTA IN CLAREMONT, CA. AT LEAST THEY SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED US VIA EMAIL OR POSTAL MAIL SINCE THEY KNEW ABOUT IT, THAN I COULD HAVE GONE TO DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM CHECKED FOR IT. NOW, I AM STUCK WITH THE $1100 BILL. THAT IS RIDICULOUS HOW CARELESS TOYOTA IS. NO WONDER, THEY HAD SO MANY RECALLS LAST YEAR 2011. I JUST WANT THE TOYOTA TO KNOW ABOUT IT AND SEND ME THE MONEY I PAID TO FIRESTONE. I HAVE GOOGLED ONLINE, AND FOUND SO MANY BLOGGER WHO HAD ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMP. SO IT HAS BEEN STILL GOING ON AND TOYOTA IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY SHOULD FIX THE ISSUE RIGHT AWAY, IT'S A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. WHY THEY WAIT UNTIL PEOPLE DIE???? *TR

AC STOPPED WORKING IN PEAK SUMMER HEAT. AFTER RESEARCHING, REALIZED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN TOYOTAS MADE BEFORE 2006. TOYOTA HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN AC002-06 WHICH IMPLIES THAT THE A/C CONDENSER IS NOT PROTECTED. THE COST TO REPLACE IS $600 AND WILL GO OUT AROUND 50K. IF YOU LOOK AT THE A/C CONDENSER ON THESE CARS VS. 2007-2009 TOYOTA HAS ADDED A PLASTIC COVER TO COVER THE HOLE LEFT IN 2005-2006. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE WARM STATES IN THE SOUTH. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, GOING 30 MPH AS WELL, SUDDENLY SWITCHES ONTO THE LEFT LANE WITHOUT USING THEIR TURNING SIGNALS IN EFFORT TO AVOID THE PARKED CAR IN FRONT OF THEM, LEAVING ME LITTLE TIME TO BRAKE BEFORE CRASHING INTO THE CAR. I DRIVE A TOYOTA COROLLA 2005 AND THE HOOD WAS COMPLETELY BENT FORWARD ALONG WITH THE FRONT SIDES MAKING IT HARD TO OPEN THE FRONT DOORS, CRACKED HEAD LIGHTS, BUMPER SLIGHTLY DETACHED, AND A BROKEN RADIATOR. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT LAUNCH AT ALL EVEN THOUGH THE IMPACT REQUIRED IT. I WAS DRIVING WITH A PASSENGER WHO HURT THEIR KNEE AND I'M DEALING WITH NECK AND BACK PROBLEMS. *JS

2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, RESULTING IN HAVING NO BRAKES OR STEERING CAUSING AN ACCIDENT*TGW THE CONSUMER STATED A MONTH AFTER THE ACCIDENT, SHE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL REGARDING A PROBLEM WITH THE ECM MODULE. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE A TEST WAS PERFORMED ON THE ECM. IT WAS DETERMINED THE ECM WAS FAULTY. UPDATED 12/27/12

CAR WAS RUNNING WITH THE SHIFT IN THE PARK POSITION FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 OR 6 MINUTES. SUDDENLY IT STARTING ROLLING FAST IN REVERSE. I WAS STANDING NEXT TO THE CAR ON THE PHONE AND WHEN IT STARTED TO ROLL DIDN'T REALIZE HOW FAST IT WAS MOVING SO I TRIED TO JUMP IN TO STOP IT. I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT IN TO THE CAR, FELL AND ROLLED UNDERNEATH IT AND THE FRONT TIRE RAN OVER THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY BODY. THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE FAST UNTIL IT CAME TO A HILL WHERE IT THEN TURNED AROUND IN TO THE FORWARD POSITION (NOT IN REVERSE) AND STARTED MOVING VERY SLOWLY UNTIL IT HIT A TREE AND STOPPED. I SUSTAINED A CRUSH INJURY TO MY RIGHT SIDE, FRACTURING ALL OF MY RIBS IN MULTIPLE PLACES (FLAIL CHEST). WAS TAKEN TO A LEVEL 1 TRAUMA HOSPITAL AND ADMITTED IN TO INTENSIVE CARE. SPENT A NUMBER OF WEEKS IN THE HOSPITAL AND A 6 MONTH RECOVERY AT HOME. STILL HAVE OPEN FRACTURES. WHEN THE CAR WAS CHECKED BY THE POLICE IT WAS STILL IN PARK WITH THE IGNITION IN THE RUNNING POSITION ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING. SOMETHING WENT SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT DAY. *JS

ON SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 2012 THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS, THE LIGHT HAS RANDOMLY GONE ON AND OFF. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS BOUGHT ON MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT IT NEEDED THE AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING TO BE REPLACED. THE OWNER DECLINED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 111,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. AFTER HAVING THE REPAIRS PERFORMED, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INTO A LOWER GEAR AND EXHIBITED A LOUD, ABNORMAL SCREECHING NOISE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 163,900.

LINEAR PROGRESSION OF THE OLD (UN-RESOLVED, SINCE 2007) ISSUES OF THE TOYOTA COROLLA 2005 SEDAN AND LACK OF ADEQUATE CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND RESPONSE: A. POOR WORKMAN SHIP B. MATERIAL USED C.IMPROPER QUALITY CONTROL AT THE FACTORY/SHOP FLOOR D.A COMBINATION OF ALL THE ABOVE. A COMPLAINT HAS ALSO BEEN REGISTERED WITH BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF THE SOUTHLAND, INC., CA (ID #[XXX]) AND THE COMPLETE DETAILS COULD BE PROVIDED UPON RECEIPT OF A CONTACT EMAIL ID. MOST SINCERELY, TOYOTA CUSTOMER INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR