2007 TOYOTA COROLLA Complaints

SAFETY ISSUE: I HAVE 2007 ( NEW FROM THE DEALER) COROLLA HAS ONLY 46K MILES, I REPLACED THE BRAKES AT 31K. AT THE END OF 2009 WHEN THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED I WAS SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT FOR A TWO YEAR OLD CAR WITH ONLY 31K. I DID REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS TO PROTECT THE CAR. YESTERDAY, THE CAR HAD A GRINDING NOISE, SO I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE LEFT PAD WAS COMPLETELY GONE, I WAS SURPRISED, BECAUSE IT IS ONLY HAS 15K SINCE THE LAST TIME HE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, HE TOLD ME THAT THE CALIPER WAS STUCK AND CAUSED THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE MOISTURE ENTERED THE BRAKE DISC AND FROZE THE DISK AND FROZE THE CALIPERS AND CAUSED THIS. THE CAR HAS ONLY 46K AND TO CHANGE THE BRAKES TWICE THERE IS SOME DESIGN AND SAFETY ISSUE WITH MOISTURE GETTING INTO THE CALIPER. IT IS TOYOTA'S DESIGN AND ALL COROLLA 'S IN THE USA NEED TO BE FIXED, TO KEEP MOISTURE FROM GETTING INTO THE CALIPER AND CAUSING IT TO STICK. IT IS PUBLIC SAFETY. I DID NOT FIX THE CAR WITH THE DEALER BECAUSE HE WAS SO IGNORANT AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE TOYOTA SERVICE AT THIS DEALER AND I WILL ELEVATE THAT TO A HIGHER LEVEL WITH A DISTRICT ATTORNEY BECAUSE IT IS PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AND MY FAMILY AND THE PUBLIC. UPDATED IVOQ 08/30/11 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE THEN INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY NINE DIFFERENT TIMES AND WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE RELATED TO THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT AN OXYGEN SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND THE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE WIRING HARNESS WHICH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND THE SERPENTINE BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRER WHERE PERFORMED. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN WEEK AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE FOUR FUEL INJECTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. AFTER THE REPAIRS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THERE WERE PARTICLES IN THE FUEL LINE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FUEL LINE WOULD BE FLUSHED AND THE PARTIALS WOULD BE REMOVED.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THE FAILURE DID NOT PERTAIN TO THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,400. DS

REGULAR USE OF THE GRACO SNUGRIDE 32 AND BASE IN 2007 COROLLA. THE CARSEAT WILL FLIP SIDEWAYS BUT REMAIN INSTALLED IN THE BASE. IT HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH NOW THAT THE BABY IS 17 LBS IT CAN OCCUR ON A SHORT TRIP, LESS THAT 10 MINUTES IN THE CAR. THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES AS A RESULT OF THE FLIPPING. THE CARSEAT BASE IS REINSTALLED WEEKLY AT MINIMUM IN ATTEMPT TO DECREASE THE FREQUENCY THAT THE CAR SEAT FLIPS. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THEIR RECOMMENDATION WAS "IF THE CAR SEAT IS NOT FITTING SAFE IN THE MIDDLE SEAT, THEN YOU WOULD WANT TO USE ONE OF THE SIDE SEATS WITH THE LATCH SYSTEM." TOYOTA RECOMMENDS THE CARSEAT BE INSTALLED IN THE CENTER SEAT HOWEVER. *TR

CURTAIN AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT. A FULL SIZE CHEVY VAN STRUCK THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR INJURING MY DAUGHTER. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 2200, ON MARCH 17, 2011, MY DAUGHTER WAS OPERATING MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA S WHEN SHE LEFT 7-11 AND ATTEMPTED TO CROSS CENTERVILLE TPKE WHEN A 95 CHEVY VAN STRUCK HER DRIVER SIDE PUTTING HER UNCONSCIOUS. SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO NORFOLK GENERAL HOSPITAL VIA CHESAPEAKE EMS. THE SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT THE CRASH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE V BELT WHICH WAS A PART OF THE ENGINE. THE BELT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED AT 14,000 MILES AND HAD FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE HAD TO PAY $192 FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE PREVIOUS REPAIR PARTS WERE ONLY GUARANTEED FOR A YEAR. THE CONTACT WILL HAVE TO PAY THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,215. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF UPDATED 1/5/12 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE REAR WINDOW SUDDENLY EXPLODED. THE REAR DEFROSTER HAD JUST BEEN ACTIVATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

DRIVING ON 2 LANE BLACKTOP ROAD, DOG IN MY PATH OF TRAVEL, FIRMLY APPLIED THE BRAKES, CAR WAS PULLED TO THE RIGHT, WENT OFF THE ROAD AND CONTINUED TO TRAVEL PARALLEL UNTIL I STRUCK A GRAVEL ENTRY DRIVEWAY TO A FIELD WITH THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE AND THEN FLIPPED END OVER END 3 TIMES ACCORDING TO WITNESS FINALLY RESTING ON ITS TOP. UPON LOOKING AT THE SCENE, THERE WAS ONE (1)BLACK SKID MARK. THE HIGHWAY WAS DRY, THERE WAS A VERY SLIGHT INCLINE IN THE ROAD AND IT WAS A STRAIGHT STRETCH. THE WEATHER WAS OVERCAST. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD NOT INVESTIGATE MY COMPLAINT AND INSISTED THAT I SWERVED. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY "CHECKED THE BRAKES" ON THE TOTALLED CAR AND THE HEADLIGHT OPERATION. I HAD CALLED THEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAD GONE WRONG. IN THEIR REPORT THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES OR HEADLIGHTS. I HAD REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON AT THE SAME LOCATION (AN AREA WHERE MY CELL PHONE COVERAGE WOULD GO OUT). THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED NEAR AN AIRPORT WHICH WAS ANOTHER AREA WHERE MY CELL PHONE COVERAGE WOULD GO OUT. SINCE I HAD FRACTURED MY STERNUM AND HAD THE DISCOLORED IMPRINT OF THE TURN SIGNAL ON MY CHEST, I THOUGHT THAT THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED ON FIRST IMPACT. I QUESTIONED THE BRAKES AND ELECTRONIC/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THEIR REPORT IS DATED 11/11/2008 AND DOES NOT INDICATE A FILE OR COMPLAINT NUMBER.