2024 TOYOTA COROLLA CROSS Complaints

While returning home from an outing, I accelerated the gas to switch lanes and the check engine light came on, I heard a gravel like pop noise. And saw smoke coming from my car towards the back. A car next to me told me to pull over as my car was on fire. After finding a safe destination to pull over, the hood of my car and engine caught on fire. Thus resulting to a total loss of the car and assistance from the fire department as well as the police department to deal with the aftermath of the vehicle.

Toyota recall 24TA11 was performed by the dealership. It is a software update to help with braking under certain conditions. However, this update has led to the power tailgate not longer opening. This is an unintended side effect of the update. Several other instances of the tailgate failing after the software update have been reported. Toyota must fix this.

Received message in car stating power brake low. On the app, received a message stating there is a malfunction with the brakes. The messages have since gone away and will be contacting dealership.

When i unlocked my vehicle and step on the brakes and press the ignition, the car suddenly alarms and says “check hybrid system, ignition on, no key detected”. Several attenpts are made and it keeps happening five times until it stops. This condition kept me from travelling and delayed me for more than 45 minutes.

The contact owns a 2024 Toyota Corolla Cross. The contact stated while driving at approximately 55 MPH, the front windshield suddenly fractured on the passenger’s side without impact. The contact had not taken the vehicle to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the Insurance provider for assistance. The failure mileage was 2,688.

The vehicle, Toyota Corolla Cross seems to have an issue with stopping from a reasonable distance. Unlike other Toyota models, I find it difficult to stop the car in the stop signs and traffic lights with reasonable brake pressures.

AWD Transmission slips when trying to "shift" and sometimes feels like it loses power while gas is applied. Already brought to dealer for service, and they confirmed it will need a new CVT transmission. This is only after 6 months of ownership. There was no indication on the dashboard lights that the transmission was about to fail, nor was this brought up during regular service intervals. This [XXX] we were travelling up on [XXX] past Baker and the car lost forward momentum, even though I was pressing fully on the gas pedal. We had to coast to the side of the road while the trucks were whizzing by, and had to be towed to the closest Toyota dealership in Las Vegas. At first, there were no warning lights, but after turning the engine off and then on, warnings about the AWD system, Check Engine lights, and a "Drive-Start failure" message started showing. Engine itself had no issues, but it felt like the car was stuck on a high gear (or its CVT equivalent), and refused to move forward and actually rolled back as we were on an incline. Eventually it would move forward and then it seemed like it was no stuck on 1st/launch gear, which it kept up until we got dropped off by the tow truck to Autonation Toyota in Las Vegas, and the car handed off to them. Last update was that Toyota confirmed it was a transmission issue and the CVT will be replaced by them. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

We recently leased a 2024 Toyota Corolla Cross. While driving home on I4, there is a section of the road that has (longitudinal) grooves in the road surface between exits 118 and 129. The vehicle starts to bounce 'back and forth' in the lane, as if it wants to change lanes, but it stays in the lane, continually moving from side to side. No indication in the steering wheel that anything is wrong. We brought it to a Toyota dealer, and they said 'some cars have that problem on grooved surfaces, but nothing is wrong with the vehicle'. Thanks

Transmission failed at 7,000 miles and had to be replaced. Car in repair facility 3/25-5/8/24. 5/18 - Engine slipped out of gear on hill/driveway, wouldn’t engage, unresponsive 5/20 - engine hesitation when taking off 5/21 - engine bogging down on acceleration 5/21 - engine unresponsive when accelerator pressed 5/21 15:40 - rolled over gentle bump at 40mph, screen went black and computer reset 5/21 16:03 - engine didn’t respond when accelerator pressed to floor 5/21 16:51 - car bogged down - issues climbing hill on driveway 5/22 12:48 - car engine jerked while coasting 5/23 20:15 - Start/Stop Unavailable - Battery Charging warning light for Stop Start system 5/23 20:19 - Start/Stop system battery charging message again 5/24 10:18 - engine jerked, car shuddered before engaging 5/25 10:26 - 31mph, engine jerked, car shuddered, lost power on slight incline 5/25 17:58 - proximity alarm alerted on rear passenger’s side - no obstruction present 5/25 18:01 - horn stopped working after depressed for three seconds 5/25 18:03 - car slipped out of gear on slight incline 5/26 - car alerted “For Start/Stop System, press brake harder” Car shuddered, acted as if it was going to stall, then restarted itself even though brake was not depressed fully and car had started rolling forward 5/29 10:18 - “Smart Key Malfunction” error message and car would not start 5/31 21:48 - Auto Start/Stop System Unavailable - Battery Charging warning light 6/01 20:18 - Engine slipped while accelerator pressed, lost power at 39 mph 6/01 20:20 - Engine kept slipping, resulting in pulsing motion of car each mph increase starting at 20 mph and ending at 40 mph 6/02 10:38 - 1:17 video clip taken of proximity alarm misfiring again 6/02 12:27 - pulling onto Central Pike, uphill, car lost power and began shuddering when accelerator pressed 6/2-6/18 - available on request 6/18 - car didn’t respond past 19 mph with accelerator fully pressed - repair shop foreman, customer service manager in car to witness

The contact owns a 2024 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the electronic braking system malfunctioned, and a message to contact the dealer was displayed. While at an intersection, the Pre-Collision System engaged, and the brakes seized with an oncoming vehicle approaching. While entering the parking lot, the brake pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to respond. The brake pedal was depressed to the floorboard. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was taken to another local dealer, Town & Country Toyota (9101 South Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28273) but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about a possible buy-back. The failure mileage was approximately 7,000.