2007 TOYOTA COROLLA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE WAS DRIVING AT 20 MPH WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO THE MAXIMUM RPM, HOWEVER SHE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND SHE TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AS IT WAS STILL RACING AT THE MAXIMUM RPM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE SHE PRESSED ON BOTH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. THE CONTACT STATED SHE SENT A LETTER TO THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER AND HAD NOT RECEIVED AN ANSWER BACK AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 03/17/10. *LJ UPDATED 05/05/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE GOING AROUND A CURVE THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK. THE CONSUMER INSISTED THE FLOOR MATS HAD NOTHING TO WITH THE ACCELERATOR BEING STUCK. UPDATED 05/06/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND LURCH FORWARD SUDDENLY AND REPEATEDLY. SHE PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE ECM COMPONENT. SHE HAD NOT NOTICED ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,939. UPDATED 03/24/10 *BF UPDATED 07/19/10*JB

ENGINE STALLING - ECM FAILURE ON A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER RIGHT AWAY FREE OF CHARGE. PART # IS 89661-02K22 THE CAR WAS RUNNING 40MPH WHEN IT STOPPED AND IT ALMOST GOT HIT BY THE CAR BEHIND. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA WHICH WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES, 195/65/R15, WHICH WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES. SHE STATED THAT WHENEVER SHE WOULD TRAVEL ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIDE AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE EXITING A HIGHWAY RAMP AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 15 MPH DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE AROUND THE EXIT RAMP. SHE ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, TO NO AVAIL. SHE THEN PROCEEDED TO DO A COMPLETE 360 DEGREE TURN AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THERE WAS MODERATE DAMAGE ON THE FRONT-END OF THE VEHICLE AND SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE SCENE TO THE DEALER. SHE WAS AWAITING A DAMAGE ESTIMATE FROM THE DEALER. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO DATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 23,000. UPDATED 4/7/2010 *CN UPDATED 06/01/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE SHE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING DID NOT STAY STRAIGHT IT WAS A STRUGGLE TO KEEP IT IN STRAIGHT LINE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND STATED IT WAS THE TIRES. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES; HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

1) DRIVING 55 MPH EVENT HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. 2) THE DRIVERS DOOR POWER WINDOW(WINDOW WAS UP/CLOSED) BROKE AND BLEW (EXPLODED) INTO THE VEHICLE, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, THE DRIVER RECEIVED A MINOR SCRATCH ON LEFT FOREARM. 3) WAITING FOR DEALERSHIP TO OPEN. *TR

IT'S A 2007 COROLLA. I DON'T USUALLY DRIVE MUCH BEFORE AND I DO DRIVE A LOT SINCE I TRANSFER TO COLLEGE AND HAVE TO GO ON FWY. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO, ONCE I TRIED TO STOP ON THE ROAD BECAUSE RIGHT LIGHT, I LEFT THE GAS PEDAL AND WAIT TO DECELERATE AND THEN STEP ON THE BREAK,BUT IT DIDN'T, I ALMOST HIT THE CAR BEFORE ME AND IT'S REALLY HARD TO STOP I HAD TO STEP IT REALLY HARD. FROM THAN TIME, I BEGAN TO REALIZE THAT THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM FOR IT. I CANT TELL EXACTLY HOW OFTEN IT HAPPEN, BUT SOMEHOW I KNOW WHEN IT GOES UP TO 60MPH, AND IT WILL DECELERATE. WHEN IT DROPS TO AROUND 45, IT STOPS TO DROP. AND WHEN I GO ON THE FWY, WHEN IT HITS CERTAIN SPEED LIKE 75, SOME TIMES IT WON'T SLOW DOWN EVEN I LEAVE MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL AFTER I KNEW THE TYT PETAL PROBLEM AND THE STEERING PROBLEM, I WONDER IF MY CAR WAS INVOLVED. HOWEVER, THIS MODEL IS NOT ON THE LIST, I STILL WORRIED ABOUT IT. BECAUSE TYT MIGHT HIDE THE PROBLEM, OR THEY DID FIND IT NOW AND THEY WILL FIND IT LATER. THIS WEEK I GOT A SPEEDING TICKET IN CA I-5 FWY AND I DOUBT THAT PART OF THE REASON IS THAT THE "RARE" ACCELERATE PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT BECAUSE THERE'S NO EVIDENCE TO SHOW THE PROBLEM RIGHT NOW. I HOPE THAT THE US WILL INVESTIGATE ALL MODEL FROM 2000 TO 2010 TO ENSURE PEOPLE SAFE. *TR

WE HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA CE WHOSE BRAKES WORE DOWN TOO FAST. WE PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2007 WITH 58 MILES ON THE CAR. AT AROUND 20,000 MILES, WHEN WE PRESSED THE BRAKES, THERE WAS PLAY IN THE PEDAL AND THERE WAS A PULL TO THE RIGHT SLIGHTLY. TOYOTA, REPAIRED THE BRAKES SINCE OUR CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. NOW OUR BRAKES ARE WEARING DOWN AGAIN AND PULLING TO THE SIDE AGAIN. *TR THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE DEALER RECOMMENDED HAVING THE TIMING COVER RE-SEALED, TO STOP A FLUID LEAK. ON MAY 8, 2015, THE VALVE COVER GASKET WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE DEALER DID NOT ADDRESS THE TIMING COVER LEAK ALTHOUGH THEY RECOMMENDED RE-SEALING IT. UPDATED 09/02/15.*JB

I BOUGHT A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA TWO YEARS AGO AND HAVE NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES AT HIGH SPEED IT FEELS AS IF I'M LOOSING CONTROL OF THE CAR AND THAT THE STEERING FEELS LOOSE. AT THE BEGINNING, I DIDN'T PAY MUCH ATTENTION, BUT THIS HAD CREATED ME TO FEEL INSECURE WHEN I'M DRIVING FAST. I'M CURRENTLY AFRAID TO DRIVE OVER 55MPH BECAUSE I HAVE NOTICED THAT OVER THAT SPEED IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR IS GOING THRU A LOT OF WIND. I CAN'T REALLY TELL IF THE CAR IS GOING IN ONE PARTICULAR DIRECTION, IT JUST FEELS AS IF I CAN'T MAKE IT GO STRAIGHT AND HAVE TO CONSTANTLY CORRECT THE DIRECTION I'M DRIVING, EVEN IF IT'S A STRAIGHT ROAD. I TOOK THE CAR TO A SHOP TO GET IT CHECKED BUT THEY SAID THE COMPUTER DID NOT INDICATE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING SINCE 2003 AND THE LAST TWO YEARS HAVE BEEN VERY STRESSFUL, ALL THIS TIME I'VE BEEN THINKING IT WAS ME THAT COULDN'T KEEP CONTROL OF THE CAR AND HAD EVEN CONSIDERED RETAKING DRIVING CLASSES. I DEPEND ON MY CAR ON A DAILY BASIS AND WOULD DEEPLY APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD MAKE AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

NOT A CRASH, BUT A CONCERN. I READ THAT YOU ARE LOOKING INTO STEERING OF COROLLAS FROM 2009 AND LATER, BUT PLEASE LOOK INTO EARLIER MODELS AS WELL. TWO MONTHS AGO A PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH MY CAR. TWICE WHILE DRIVING ON SLIGHTLY UNEVEN FREEWAYS, MY CAR HAS FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO LEAVE THE LANE, STEERING INTO THE NEXT LANE. I GRABBED THE WHEEL TIGHTER AND TURNED TO CORRECT IT, SO NO CRASH, BUT THE CAR DID MOVE SEVERAL FEET OVER BEFORE I GRABBED THE STEERING WHEEL. BOTH TIMES I WAS GOING 75-80 MPH. I THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY, BUT THEN READ ABOUT STEERING PROBLEMS. AS LONG AS I DRIVE LESS THAN 70, IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN. (AND I HAVE OFTEN DRIVEN FAST IN BOTH THIS CAR AND PREVIOUS ONES) THE PROBLEM IS I CAN'T EXACTLY TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND SAY "SOMETIMES IT STEERS FUNNY" AS A DESCRIPTION. *TR