2007 TOYOTA COROLLA Complaints

OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP WHICH CAUSED 1ST CYLINDER PISTON TO BREAK CAUSING TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE AND ENGINE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON HIGHWAY HAD 68,000 MILES. SAW A WHITE PLUME OF SMOKE AND ENGINE DIED. CAR REQUIRED TOWING TO AUTO MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED ON ITS OWN IN TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, SHUT OFF, AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. AFTERWARDS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME SAFELY. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING 20-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE SHIFTING GEARS AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA MARIETTA (750 COBB PKWY S, MARIETTA, GA 30060, (470) 938-8436) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A COMPUTER UPDATE NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING, REGARDLESS OF SPEED (SOMETIMES ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH, OTHERS WHEN PULLING OUT FROM A STOP TO CROSS A BUSY INTERSECTION), THE VEHICLE SEIZES AND I LOSE CONTROL OF ALL ACCELERATION AND BRAKING MECHANISMS, WHILE THE ENGINE REVS AND THE CAR SLOWS TO ALMOST TOTAL STOP, WITH MY ONLY HOPE OF SWERVING INTO A DITCH TO AVOID BEING REAR ENDED BY THE CARS AND MASSIVE MAC TRUCKS BEHIND MY VEHICLE, IMPOSSIBLE TO AVOID COLLIDING ON THE NARROW STEEP RURAL ROADS. IN THE COURSE OF ONE MILE, TODAY SPECIFICALLY, THE VEHICLE CONVULSED AND SEIZED FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHERE I COULD ONLY TURN MY BLINKER ON AND HOPE PEOPLE COULD GO AROUND ME. I LONG CONSIDERED THIS ISSUE RELATED TO SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT FEELS LIKE, THOUGH EXPERIENCING THE TERROR OF LOSING COMPLETE CONTROL ON A HOT SUNNY, DRY DAY LAST SUMMER PUT THE SEVERITY OF THIS ISSUE INTO PERSPECTIVE- THE DRIVER NEEDS TO BE IN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE FULL OPERATOR OF EVERY FUNCTION TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM BECOMING A DEADLY WEAPON. THIS VEHICLE INHIBITS MY ABILITY TO PREVENT HARM. IN TRYING TO DIAGNOSE THIS ISSUE, I HAVE SPENT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, AND THE VEHICLE STILL REMAINS UNSAFE. ON 4/9/18, I SPENT $2,065.29 TO REPLACE WHEEL BEARINGS FOR THE SECOND TIME IN UNDER A YEAR AND A HALF, AS WELL AS SERVICED THE EMERGENCY BREAK, PURCHASED NEW TIRES YET AGAIN, AND REBUILT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. BACK ON 11/20/17, THE VEHICLE RECEIVED BRAND NEW LF WHEEL BEARING AND BRAND NEW SPARK PLUGS FOR $535.29 TO CURE THE POWER ISSUE, TO NO AVAIL. ONLY 8 MONTHS EARLIER ON 3/30/17, I SPENT IN EXCESS OF $1200 TO SERVICE THE STRUTS, SHOCKS, REAR BRAKES, BREAK PADS, RODARS, BRAKE CALLIPERS, AND REAR EMERGENCY BREAK, AND STILL THE ISSUE PERSISTED. THE ENGINE, WHEELS, AND BRAKES OF THIS 2007 TOYOTA MATRIX CONTINUE TO IMPEDE MY ABILITY TO KEEP THE PEOPLE ON THE ROAD SAFE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH EXTREME FORCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAR SPOT (5959 BOULDER HWY, LAS VEGAS, NV 89122, (702) 454-4500) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000.

TAKATA RECALL, EL CARRO FUE COMPRADO EN LA FLORIDA Y TRADO A HONDURAS, TEGUCIGALPA, HUBO UN PROBLEMA CON LA BOLSA, EST EXPLOTADA Y PARECER MI VEHCULO DEBI SER RETIRADO SEGN LA INFORMACIN QUE VEO, POR LO CUAL QUIERO PEDIR AYUDA DE USTEDES CON VER SI LA CONCESIONARIA DE HONDURAS DE TOYOTA, ME SOLUCIONA MI PROBLEMA DE LAS BOLSAS DE AIRE E IGUAL A HACERLE UN CHEQUE DEL MOTOR POR CAUSAS DE APAGONES INESPERADOS MIENTRAS CRCULO.

I HAD JUST STARTED THE CAR UP AND WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT.THE CAR EXCELERATED ON ITS OWN .I COULD NOT CONTROL THE SPEED AND IT DID NOT RESPOND TO MY TRYING TO BREAK. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO REGAIN CONTROL.I MISSED HTITING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND PEOPLE WALKING IN THE PARKING LOT. I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED TECHNICIAN SUGGESTED THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT. . TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED WITH GASKET AND PERFORMED RELEARN. TOTAL COST $619.50 JAN .2 2019

VEHICLE WAS DISPLAYING SIGNS OF NOT WANTING TO START, WHEN DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR IS DRIVEABLE BUT IS BECOMING SOMEWHAT ROUGH ESPECIALLY WHEN IDLING AT LIGHT OR STOP. TOOK CAR TO SERVICE CENTER AND THEY TOLD ME IT IS THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE SHOWING UP AS BEING DEFECTIVE OR BAD. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 44K MILES.

MY STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED ON ME A COUPLE OF TIMES IT JUST DID IT AGAIN AS I WAS ON A RED LIGHT ALSO AS I WAS PARKING. CAN U LET ME KNOW ANY INFO. MY NUMBER IS [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SURGED WITH A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND WAS TO HAVE A FACILITY INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AT GREAT SPEED.*JB

TAKATA RECALLON BUT THIS IS NOT UNDER THE RECALL, BUT I DID SEE IT THERE WERE RECALLED IN EUROPE JUST THE OTHER DAY FOR NOT GOING OFF AS WELL AS GOING OFF WITHOUT BEING HIT. I JUST WISH MINE HAD GONE OFF. 09/23/2018 I WAS HIT HEADON BY A VEHICLE GOING 45 MPH. THERE WAS NO WHERE ON MY FRONT END THAT WAS NOT EFFECTED BY THE ACCIDENT. RESEARCHING I FOUND WHERE THE SENSORS WERE FOR THE AIR BAG, EACH ON EACH SIDE OF THE RADITOR WAS HIT. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEFLATE CASING MYSELF NECK AND BACK INJURY THAT WILL NEVER REPAIR. PICTURES WILL SHOW THAT THERE IS NO WAY NONE OF THE AIR BAG SENSORS WERE NOT DAMAGED OR HIT TO ADVISE THE AIR BAG TO GO OFF AND HOLD THE PERSON IN PLACE SO THEY DO NOT GET SLUNG AROUND LIKE A RAG DOLL UNTIL THE ACCIDENT IS OVER. I REMEMBER SEEING THAT THE ACCIDENT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, I JUST DID NOT THINK I WOULD OF BEEN INVOLVED IN IT. UNFORTUNATELY, A TRUCK HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH THAT VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO ME AT FULL FORCE. I FIRST WAS SLUNG INTO THE DOOR, THE NEXT THING I REMEMBER IS MY ACCELERATOR STICKING SO I HAD TO TURN OFF MY KEY TO AVOID FLYING ACROSS A BUSY ROAD. I HAVE A BULDGING DISC, DAMAGED TENDONS AND MUSCLES. I AM 61 YEARS OLD AND NOW FEAR THAT IF HIT EVER AGAIN THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY.