Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 04/06/2012 | 39436 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 toyota corolla. the contact stated that while attempting to activate the cruise control, the cruise control button and arm separated from the base due to defective material. the vehicle was taken to dealer, where the cruise control switch and arm were replaced. the manufacture took a complaint and offered to reimburse the repair cost. the failure and current mileages were 39,436. sm. | |||
| 04/06/2012 | 39436 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 toyota corolla. the contact stated while attempting to activate the cruise control, the cruise control button, and arm separated from the base, due to defected material. the vehicle was taken to dealer. the dealer replaced the cruise control switch, and arm. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacture took a complaint, and offered to reimburse the repair cost. the failure and the current mileage was 39,436. li | |||
| 01/12/2008 | 12995 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 toyota corolla. while driving at any speed during bright conditions the contact could not read the speedometer. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was told there was no repair for that type of failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 12,995 and the current mileage was 18,000. sm. | |||
| 09/08/2007 | 10 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 toyota corolla. the contact stated the odometer is not working correctly. the contact stated the mileage on the vehicle continues to change. the correct mileage would be 10000, but the odometer has read o miles and as many as 17000. the dealer had stated this should not happen, but they cannot figure out why the mileage is changing. the vin was not accepted at the time of the complaint. the failure mileage was 10 and the current mileage was 10000.rl | |||
| 11/08/2010 | 58500 | ||
| While driving on the highway, i noticed a clicking sound resulting from the needle on the rpm meter dropping to 0. the check engine light went on, and my engine stalled. i lost power steering and power braking, and coasted on momentum to the shoulder of the highway. i was able to restart the car, but the check engine light was still on and the engine shut off a few seconds later. i had the car towed home. | |||
| 03/18/2008 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 toyota corolla. while driving approximately 10-15 mph in her driveway the front end of the vehicle began to make a clunking noise. she stopped the vehicle and listen for the noise. she restarted the vehicle and as she engaged the brakes, the brakes did not responded as normal. the vehicle was taken to three separate dealers and they were not able to duplicate the failure. she stated the failure was intermittent at first but the longer she drove the vehicle the more constant the failure. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic and he stated the shims were missing and he added them. the contact also stated when you engaged the accelerator everything that was electrical dims low and then go to normal. she also stated the rear defroster does not work. the contact stated the dealer ran a diagnostic and was unable to locate the failure. the failure mileage was unknown the current mileage was 38,027. vwb | |||
| 07/10/2009 | 10000 | ||
| 2008 toyota corolla comes with anti-theft protection. there is a flashing red light near the ignition which stops flashing after we insert the key in the ignition. this is the engine immobilizer system. sometimes (rarely), what happens is that after i insert the key in the ignition the light keeps flashing and the car does not start. this is probably because the computer in the car thinks that the wrong key has been inserted. agreed that this problem happens only rarely, but when it happens i cannot start the car and i get stranded. i then have to take help from friends to pick me up from wherever i get stranded. i had purchased this car brand new, i certainly do not expect this quality from a new vehicle. | |||
| 03/25/2010 | 29167 | ||
| On 1-30-10 i took my car for its first free lube etc.and i mentioned a surge when accerating and also an intermittent clunk sound when braking. they found no problem. on 1-30-10 i was driving into my garage slowly to reach a cone i have placed to stop. about a foot from the cone the accelerator surged into the cone, and a cabinet and table behind the cone were damaged, plus $4653.76 damage to my car. | |||
| 04/23/2010 | 36000 | ||
| I was traveling less than 30 mph and stopped at a stoplight. the moment the light turned green, my car stalled. the engine light and battery light went on. after i restarted, it drove all right for another 10 minutes. it stalled out again at another stoplight. scared to go on the highway, i pulled into a hotel parking lot. the car made jerky vibrations and would go no faster than 10 mph regardless of the pressure on the gas pedal. i took it to the toyota dealership, and they said the electronic control module was bad. it was still under warranty, and i was not charged for the replacement (thankfully!). | |||
| 04/16/2010 | 11500 | ||
| I was decelerating with my right foot on the brake to stop at a red light. there was a car ahead of me at the light, and as i pulled up behind it, i put my right foot on the brake to come to a complete stop. when i braked, i found that the car was not stopping and that the car was accelerating. i put both feet on the brake, and pulled the emergency brake but the car continued to accelerate until it ended up pushing on the car ahead of me. i did everything i could think of to stop the car, but was unable to do so until i turned the key off. as far as i know, there were no injuries, air bags didn't deploy, no tickets were issued and the bumpers of both cars were not dented, but had very deep scrapes on them. the mat was hooked at the time and was not involved and i didn't touch the gas. i had my husband follow me to my dealership, where i asked them to inspect the car and let me know if it was safe to drive. they refused to inspect it and referred me to my insurance company. i did that, but i also talked to toyota's service line in california and they said the best they could do was arrange for an inspection with results in appx 74 days. my insurance company had an independant inspection, but all he told me was that my accellerator was not cable. the toyota company told me i could go ahead and have the body work done as long as the repairs did not have anything to do with the brake or the ignition. police were called at the scene, but did not meet with us. | |||
| 03/19/2010 | 39500 | ||
| It's toyota corolla 2008. the engine stalling happened 3 times since last friday. once at toll station, twice at highway, when i tried reduce speed, the engine stalling. i have to turn on alert light, stop car, move to park position in the middle of highway. then turn on the engine again. it's very danger at highway. | |||