Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 08/01/2008 | 31000 | 1 | 08/01/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota corolla. when driving the vehicle in reverse at any speed the contact noticed a loud sound coming from under the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that the failure could not be duplicated.the failure mileage was not available and the current mileage was 31000. updated 06/17/10.*lj the consumer stated the vehicle pulled to the right. updated 06/18/10.*jb | |||
| 06/26/2009 | 26000 | 1 | |
| Soon after i purchased my 2008 corolla, i noticed the car veers left and the wheel was a bit off, not centered. i took it in and asked them to check it,as well as the alignment. they told me it was fine and that the wheel just needed to be reset to its normal position. that was just under a year ago. i've since had the alignment checked and done, again, and the tires changed. however, the car continues to veer. also, at higher speeds, the car tends to swerve from left to right, even though the roads are smooth and there is no wind (as is usually the case in california). i drive quite a bit so, this is obviously worrisome and the dealer insists nothing is wrong. *tr | |||
| 03/03/2008 | 200 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota corolla. the contact was driving approximately 65 mph on normal road conditions. suddenly,there was a loss of steering control. the vehicle began to wander into another lane. the failure occurred intermittently. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection. the technician performed a four wheel alignment. the failure occurrences continued without warning. the failure mileage was 200. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 12/29/2008 | 28000 | 1 | |
| Purchased my corolla '08 model 6 pm on dec. 7th '08. during the following week i called the dealer because i was having difficulty keeping the car in a straight line it felt like the wind was blowing me left then right. but there wasn't wind. like it was possessed, it veered off road on december 29th, 2008. the tire blew out and the fender crumpled which left a dent. scared me to death, i took it in to the dealer repair shop and they made it look like it was my fault and that what i was saying was impossible. the repair tech took the car for a ride and suggested new tires in the front. they gave me 1 tire for which they tried charging me with an attitude, i argued the point that it was the car's fault and not mine. to shut me up they agreed to pay for the tire and let me leave with a car that weaves in and out at its own discretion, like it has a mind of its own. i called again to toyota during the month of january and was told and i quote, to bring the car back on a day without out wind so that the mechanic could test drive it. what a joke! finally on a day with heavy rain the car spun me out and i called the dealer to complain that the car felt like it was on skates and was told that i needed to bring the car in for evaluation when it wasn't raining or windy. again a joke! i continued to try to drive this car but only to get me to work which is 20 minutes from my house on a city road. i don't drive on the hwy because i couldn't control the car. the weekend of valentines day 2010 my husband took us to asheville nc. the car almost drove us into a tractor trailer, luckily my husband was driving who can lift 60lbs in 1 arm. he saved our lives. on feb18th we took the car to the dealer and told them were leaving it there and will get a ride home that we didn't care about it and would call a lawyer finally a nice man at toyota got the point and helped us by trading in the car for a new '10 toyota corolla, disappointing we got below value for the car but my life is safe. *tr | |||
| 08/15/2008 | 37000 | 1 | |
| 2007 toyota corolla - power steering unit leaks bad rack-n-pinion unit after one year of driving and 37k miles. toyota would not honor repairs since i was over warranty by 1k - even though it was noticed one month prior and before the 36k mark. they said since i didn't service it at toyota they would not address it *tr | |||
| 07/05/2009 | 25000 | 1 | |
| Power steering problem with my 2008 corolla. steering was struck at one position and i had to tow my car to toyota service center. they informed some kind of belt problem. but from that day i am not convinced. *tr | |||
| 02/01/2009 | 15000 | 1 | |
| My car wanders side to side while driving at high speeds on interstate and highways. *tr | |||
| 12/08/2009 | 39000 | 1 | |
| I was driving home from work during december. there was a horrible snow storm and we had to drive through some heavy snow and skidded a few times but gained control of the car. the incident happened when we were out of that area and clear up snow we slowed down to about 15 mph and the steering wheel locked up and a light came on and said to pull car over and call toyota as soon as possible. i called and they said it was probably the battery. i checked the battery and it was fine. it was charged normally. it has not happened lately but i am a bit worried about driving around in icy conditions incase it happens again!! *tr | |||
| 11/04/2007 | 50 | 2 | 10/19/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota corolla. on two occasions, while driving approximately 50 mph, the vehicle began to veer left to right without warning. the vehicle has not been taken to the dealer for a diagnosis. the current mileage was 2,083 and failure mileage was 50. | |||