Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY | |||
| 09/01/2009 | 72000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2005 toyota corolla. the contact stated that the vehicle air conditioner condenser was malfunctioning. the contact mentioned that she had to replaced it twice. the vehicle was taken to a local shop who diagnosed that the air conditioner condenser was leaking and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offered any assistance since the vehicle was out of warranty. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 72,000 and the current mileage was 92,000. pm | |||
| 10/01/2008 | 1 | ||
| The front passenger automatic window rattles and sounds like it is going to crack when window is rolled up and down on my 2005 toyota corolla. there was a recall for the 2003-2004 toyotas, but not the 2005. the dealer said the problem is with the window bolt, but refused to repair for free since the recall was for the 2003-2004 model year vehicles. the issue i have is the same as described in that recall notice. *tr | |||
| 07/26/2009 | 75000 | 1 | |
| Windshield developed stress crack from top to bottom in middle while sitting in driveway of residence. *tr | |||
| 11/20/2008 | 34271 | 1 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota corolla. the contact stated that the plastic headlight coverings were discolored, which caused poor visibility while driving at night. the manufacturer stated that the dealer could clean the headlights, which would make then thinner. the contact did not guarantee that this would be effective. the failure mileage was 34,271. updated 06/09/09 *bf the consumer stated the plastic headlight lens that covers the headlight was starting to discolor. the problem has progressed to the point that he has a difficult time seeing the road at night. updated 06/10/09.*jb | |||
| 04/03/2009 | 42000 | 1 | |
| The air conditioning condenser is mounted in front of the radiator and is not protected from road debris in any measure. once hit by a small rock or similar item the condenser has to be replaced for about $600. a service bulletin issued by toyota advises installation of a deflector shield which comes with the replacement condenser from the dealer. simple correction of this problem is installation of a deflector shield before the problem arises. air conditioning is a possible hazard in hotter areas of our country as will as the condenser does not work when using defrost or defogging on the windshield which is a sight hazard. your assistance is greatly appreciated. *tr | |||
| 12/10/2008 | 26000 | 1 | |
| My 2005 toyota corolla ce, the air conditioner just went out and there is no air coming out at all, it doesn't seem to be a problem with freon, it seems to be a defect in the car. no air hot or cold. *tr | |||
| 11/30/2008 | 1 | ||
| Since i bought my car used last year, the passenger side window has been sticking sometimes. i thought that it usually happened when the weather was warm but realized that it even happened when in cold weather, so it is probably not weather related. when i want to put the window down, it has been popping down like it was stuck on something, i don't even feel like putting it down sometimes because i feel like im going to break the window motor. then yesterday when i tried to put the window down...the door panel was popping out as if the window rubber was curling down into the window channel...although that is not what i saw occurring. at that time it also made a popping noise which i have heard louder then other times. *tr | |||
| 01/18/2005 | 72 | 0 | 06/26/2004 |
| Rpm's increase when my foot is on the brake and the force of the rpm increase decompresses the brake pedal and my foot slips of the brake pedal. i have not experienced an accident due to this but it worries me that it may. this happens on a daily basis. i heard this may be normal but now reading that other people experienced this, i plan to get it checked. aside from this, there is dash board rattling, seal issue with windows because they whistle and also paint flakes off from a small ding. *nm | |||
| VISIBILITY - GLASS, SIDE/REAR | |||
| 05/26/2007 | 43000 | 1 | 08/28/2004 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota corolla. the contact noticed that whenever the vehicle is in motion or the driver's side door is being moved, the window inside the door rattles and slightly moves. the contact did not notice any differences beforehand. the current and failure mileages were 43,000. updated 09/02/09.*jb | |||
| 07/13/2008 | 1 | ||
| The rear glass separated from the molding. *tr | |||
| 03/26/2007 | 35000 | 1 | 03/23/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota corolla. when purchasing the vehicle on march 23, 2007 the contact was instructed to collect the keys the following week. the next week,the contact was told to purchase the keys for $200.00. the current and failure mileages were 35,000.*ak the consumer states when purchasing vehicle the dealer never provided her with the master key to the vehicle, she was instructed by alfredo at the dealership to pick the key up a week later. after 10 days, the consumer did not feel safe and did not trust the dealer. the consumer had the key reprogrammed for safety reasons. the dealer states driver's window molding and coming apart, the dealer checked and advised will call when special order part comes in. the consumer has provided a copy of the invoice. update 05/04/07*tr | |||
| 02/04/2007 | 36800 | 1 | 03/03/2005 |
| I bought toyota corolla le 2005 in march 2005 at that time i got 3 year warranty/36,000 miles and the automobile has 36,800 miles and it is already out of warranty. on sunday, february 4, 2007 at 9:00 am something unusual happened to my car. i woke up around 8 :00 am in the morning and then i decided to buy something from the market for my breakfast and went to the garage and looking at my car i discovered that the right side window glass was broken into thousands of pieces. fortunately my family and i were not inside the car at the time of incident otherwise we would have be hurt by those glass. now i am scared of taking my son and wife into the car because the other glass may shatter and hurt me an m y family. driving this vehicle is putting my family and me in danger of being harmed by the glass because the glass came with a defect from the manufacturer. i have gone to toyota dealership in person to report this incident and they do not want to take responsibility to replace it with a new glass. i have also contacted the manufacturer of toyota and they do not even want to take responsibility to replace it. i think most of these models window glass comes with a defect so i would like you to take a test in the lab and ask the manufacturer to replace the windows of my car. i am reporting and making a complaint to protect the consumers and me so i would like you to take any actions against this manufacturer. please think of my son and wife because this is the only vehicle that i have to transport them to different places. right now i am scared to drive thinking that any time this will break and hurt me. thank you very much and i hope your consideration as soon as possible. *jb | |||
| VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | |||
| 12/02/2004 | 2 | ||
| The remote failed to work while pressed to roll up and down the windows. consumer took vehicle to the dealer for inspection, but mechanic could not duplicate the problem. *ak | |||