Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 01/26/2010 | 51000 | 1 | |
| I backed my 2006 toyota corolla into a friend's driveway, and then put the car into drive to straighten it a bit. the car suddenly without warning shot across the street (perhaps at 45-50 mph), went over a 6 high cement retaining curbing, and across a lawn into another driveway. all the while i had my foot firmly on the brake (not the gas pedal). i swerved the wheel to avoid hitting a telephone pole, and the house. i finally got the car into neutral, and at last the brakes engaged, and i was able to stop the car avoiding a pick-up truck in the driveway and a tree. during this entire time the engine was loudly reving. other than 3 shredded tires and 2 ruined rims, the car seems to be intact. i have contacted toyota and hope for a successful resolution. the service manager at the dealership where this vehicle was purchased, however, said that since it is not under recall there is nothing they can do. meanwhile i will be fearful every time i get behind the wheel, which i have yet to do! 3 new tires and 2 new rims is a small price to pay - it could have been my life! had cars been passing by on this normally busy street, or children walking on the sidewalk on their way home from school - other lives as well could have been taken..this was a terrrifying event! judging from all of the similar stories written regarding this make, model and year, toyota needs to do a recall to solve this problem once and for all. *tr | |||
| 01/26/2010 | 51000 | ||
| I backed my 2006 toyota corolla into a friend's driveway, and then put the car into drive to straighten it a bit. the car suddenly without warning shot across the street (perhaps at 45-50 mph), went over a 6 high cement retaining curbing, and across a lawn into another driveway. all the while i had my foot firmly on the brake (not the gas pedal). i swerved the wheel to avoid hitting a telephone pole, and the house. i finally got the car into neutral, and at last the brakes engaged, and i was able to stop the car avoiding a pick-up truck in the driveway and a tree. during this entire time the engine was loudly reving. other than 3 shredded tires and 2 ruined rims, the car seems to be intact. i have contacted toyota and hope for a successful resolution. the service manager at the dealership where this vehicle was purchased, however, said that since it is not under recall there is nothing they can do. meanwhile i will be fearful every time i get behind the wheel, which i have yet to do! 3 new tires and 2 new rims is a small price to pay - it could have been my life! had cars been passing by on this normally busy street, or children walking on the sidewalk on their way home from school - other lives as well could have been taken..this was a terrrifying event! judging from all of the similar stories written regarding this make, model and year, toyota needs to do a recall to solve this problem once and for all. | |||
| 10/10/2012 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 toyota corolla. the contact stated that all four wheels on the vehicle were rusted. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was no longer under warranty. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 61,000.pmb | |||
| 10/10/2012 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 toyota corolla. the contact stated that all four wheels on the vehicle have rusted. the contact stated the vehicle is garage kept. the contact spoke to the manufacturer and was told that the wheels were out of warranty and not covered. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 61,000.rl | |||
| 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. | |||
| 02/24/2010 | 36000 | 1 | |
| My 2006 toyota corolla has rust / corrosion in its aluminum rims . i have never known aluminum to rust. i have tried contacting toyota and my local dealer and get no response or reason as to why this is happening. *tr | |||
| 01/16/2010 | 1 | ||
| The wheels of my 2006 toyota corolla were rusting, while under warranty the dealer removed them and repainted them. now they are rusting again with only 19,000 miles on the car. *tr | |||
| 04/15/2009 | 1 | ||
| Steel wheels began rusting. after haggling, dealer removed wheels and tires and repainted the wheels and mounted the tires. this was in april 2009, mileage 17,500. *tr | |||