Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 02/03/2006 | 200 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla equipped with goodyear all season tires. while stopped with pressure being applied to the brakes the vehicle surged forward resulting in an crash. no police report was filed and there were no injuries. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where it was not examined for the cause of failure and the vehicle was serviced for the body damage. the failure continued to recur intermittently and the vehicle was taken back to the authorized dealer approximately 3 times where an unknown service was performed on the throttle. the failure has not recurred. the contact also stated that the tires were wearing down faster than normal. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was told the tires should not be wearing down that fast. the contact replaced the tires and the failure has not recurred. the contact also stated that in order to brake properly repeated pressure must be applied or the vehicle will not stop. the contact also stated that paint on the front fender towards the drivers side was chipping. the failure mileage was 200 and the current mileage was 34,000. sm. | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| 2006 corolla instrument panel has dark red pointers and a black background which makes it difficult to read on bright days. *ts *nm***nar*** | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 05/23/2012 | 130000 | ||
| School bus drove across a four lane divided road and my daughter ran into the school bus, she applied the brakes and turned to the right and hit the bus. the air bag did not deploy. injuries are sorness in shoulder and neck. granddaughter age 3 was traumatized over the crash. school bus driver was ticketed. | |||
| 02/21/2010 | 130000 | 1 | |
| Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) letter to toyota 02/24/10 i've had intermittent issues with my 2006 toyota corolla accelerating unexpectedly. my dealer said there's no problem, but after experiencing a life-threatening spinout on the highway last weekend (the 4th such incidence), i'm frightened to drive this car. it keeps getting banged up from these problems and my insurance rates are going sky-high. but more seriously, i drive 36,000+ miles per year, which means that my exposure to risk is greater than most drivers. what the hell am i supposed to do? will you compensate my daughter if i die as a result of your parts failing when they are used as intended? i've contacted the national highway safety board and the indiana state police have recorded sunday night's incident. ironically, i was coming back from chicago where i had helped my ex-wife to purchase a 2008 toyota corolla. i'm also worried about risks to her life, and my daughter's, but she trusts your reputation more than my advice. thankfully for me, i had just had my brakes replaced and tires rotated by my local toyota dealer last week. had that not happened, i would be dead today from the spinout off the highway on sunday, because without good brakes, i would have veered into oncoming traffic and not been able to pull the car away to the other side. i do not recall hitting anything. but strangely, now there are 2 dents on the driver's side rear of the car and the trunk fails to latch properly. it's as if the metal body of the car was pulled so fast that it bent. there are no posts or trees in the area that i could have hit, and i came back the next day in daylight to photograph the scene. i have no idea how the dents got on the car, strain? ** [xxx] *tr | |||
| 10/01/2007 | 4000 | 1 | |
| Consumer complaint: odi case number: 10224502 component: structure:body:trunk lid details: engine compartment hood was raised to check fluids.wind attempted to force the hood closed,distorting the point where the hood support rod enters the inside of the front right fender,and also creating a distortion on the hood finish. went to village toyota in homosassa florida and was give a run around about it being a body shop problem and not under warranty. i might also add that the trunk lid is not secure in the upright position;it will close on its own approx 8 inches and has hit me and my wife about the face and head several times. occurrences: 50 injuries: 2 fail date: 01/05/2008 deaths: 0 date added to datbase: 4/14/2008. *tr | |||
| 07/04/2006 | 100 | 4 | 06/30/2006 |
| Rust on body of 2006 corolla. location by rear window edge. found 3 days after purchase. returned to dealer for repairs 3 times. rust returned. dealer would not give me any more receipts for repair and description of defect after the first visit. car hesitates when starting mostly in cold weather. sounds likie the starter is bad.*ak | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - HOOD - HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | |||
| 01/05/2008 | 5000 | 50 | 07/16/2006 |
| Engine compartment hood was raised to check fluids. wind attempted to force the hood closed,distorting the point where the hood support rod enters the inside of the front right fender,and also creating a distortion on the hood finish. went to village toyota in homosassa florida and was give a run around about it being a body shop problem and not under warranty. i might also add that the trunk lid is not secure in the upright position;it will close on its own approx 8 inches and has hit me and my wife about the face and head several times. *tr | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - TRUNK LID | |||
| 10/01/2007 | 4000 | 1 | |
| Consumer complaint: odi case number: 10224502 component: structure:body:trunk lid details: engine compartment hood was raised to check fluids.wind attempted to force the hood closed,distorting the point where the hood support rod enters the inside of the front right fender,and also creating a distortion on the hood finish. went to village toyota in homosassa florida and was give a run around about it being a body shop problem and not under warranty. i might also add that the trunk lid is not secure in the upright position;it will close on its own approx 8 inches and has hit me and my wife about the face and head several times. occurrences: 50 injuries: 2 fail date: 01/05/2008 deaths: 0 date added to datbase: 4/14/2008. *tr | |||
| 01/05/2008 | 5000 | 50 | 07/16/2006 |
| Engine compartment hood was raised to check fluids. wind attempted to force the hood closed,distorting the point where the hood support rod enters the inside of the front right fender,and also creating a distortion on the hood finish. went to village toyota in homosassa florida and was give a run around about it being a body shop problem and not under warranty. i might also add that the trunk lid is not secure in the upright position;it will close on its own approx 8 inches and has hit me and my wife about the face and head several times. *tr | |||
| 03/25/2008 | 14000 | 2 | 10/09/2005 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla. while unloading the trunk, the trunk lid suddenly dropped and struck the contact in the face. the contact was injured. she has not taken the vehicle to the dealer. the current and failure mileages were 14,000. updated 05/19/08 *bf | |||