2007 TOYOTA COROLLA Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE CONTROL PANEL. HE STATED THAT ALL THE INDICATORS ON THE CONTROL PANEL ARE RED IN COLOR AGAINST A BLACK BACKGROUND. THE INDICATORS ARE ALSO VERY THIN. AT NIGHT, THE CONTROL PANEL IS VERY EASY TO READ. DURING THE DAY, ESPECIALLY A SUNNY DAY, THE INDICATORS ARE NOT VISIBLE AT ALL. THE CONTACT IS MOST CONCERNED WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE SPEED THAT HE IS DRIVING ON THE SPEEDOMETER. HE STATED THAT THIS IS AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 390 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30.

2007 TOYOTA COROLLA CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE DEALERSHIP LIED TO HER ABOUT THE CAR **CC THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THAT HIS GRANDDAUGHTER DID NOT KNOW TOO MUCH ABOUT CARS AND PURCHASED A NEW VEHICLE WITH POWER LOCKS AND WINDOWS. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE GRANDDAUGHTER WAS OPENING THE CAR WITH A KEY AND NOT WITH A REMOTE CONTROL OPENER. IMMEDIATELY, THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER AND INFORMED THEM OF THE PROBLEM. A DIFFERENT SALESPERSON INFORMED THEM THAT ORIGINAL SALES REP WAS NOT IN THAT DAY AND WHAT THE GRANDDAUGHTER RECEIVED WAS POWER LOCK BUT THAT IT ONLY AUTOMATICALLY LOCKS AND UNLOCKS ON THE INSIDE NOT OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. THE REMOTE CONTROL WAS AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THE REMOTE CONTROL AT NO ADDITIONAL COST AND ALSO WISHES TO RECEIVE THE $4,000 DEDUCTIBLE THAT WAS STATED ON THE MAILING FLYER, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATES THE DEDUCTIBLE WAS ONLY FOR USED CARS NOT THE NEW VEHICLES. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS HE WOULD DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CLUTCH SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE CONTACT FEELS THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING DUE TO THE CLUTCH AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING TOO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED HE HAS A PROBLEM DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH DUE TO A HUMP LOCATED ON THE FLOOR BOARD NEXT TO THE CLUTCH. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THAT WAS THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,000 MILES.

DRIVER SEAT MOVES FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 1/8 INCH, DEALER REPLACED SEAT ASSEMBLY, PROBLEM REMAINS, CHECKED OTHER NEW CARS ON THE DEALER LOT, ALL CARS OF SAME MODEL HAD MOVEMENT OF DRIVERS SEAT TO DIFFERENT DEGREES. *JB