Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - DRUM - DRUM | |||||
| TSB-0189-12 | 10/10/2012 | 10050719 | Toyota: new, rear drum brake adjusters was developed to prevent perceptible increase in brake pedal travel condition but not effecting brake performance. model 2009-2011 corolla. *pe | 02/06/2013 | |
| TSB-0235-12 | 12/05/2012 | 10050779 | Toyota: over time, a perceptible, but slight increase in brake pedal travel and will not effect braking performance, but to address this condition, an improved rear drum brake adjusters was developed. models 2009-2013 corolla. | 02/06/2013 | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DRUM - DRUM | |||||
| TSB-0189-12 | 10/10/2012 | 10050719 | Toyota: new, rear drum brake adjusters was developed to prevent perceptible increase in brake pedal travel condition but not effecting brake performance. model 2009-2011 corolla. *pe | 02/06/2013 | |
| TSB-0235-12 | 12/05/2012 | 10050779 | Toyota: over time, a perceptible, but slight increase in brake pedal travel and will not effect braking performance, but to address this condition, an improved rear drum brake adjusters was developed. models 2009-2013 corolla. | 02/06/2013 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES | |||
| 08/29/2011 | 200 | 1 | |
| Approx. a week after this vehicle was purchased it was involved in a crash on 08/29/2011. this vehicle was crashed due to an higher than usual rev which delays the time for a vehicle to come to a stop. the rev on this vehicle does not decline sometimes when releasing the accelerator. the vehicle came with toyota car so i have went to the toyota dealership many times to have a multi point inspection and they said everything was perfectly fine. they were unable to duplicate the issue. feeling like there is nothing i could do i gave up and just continued to drive it with extra caution and make payments on my lease till the term was over. about a year later at 11,000 on my recent service visit the toyota mechanic told me i needed new brakes. he stated that this was unusual at this mileage and brakes should be fine, but on my car the brakes were completely gone. now i have about 12,800 miles, and the engine revving is starting to interfere with my ability to control the speed of my vehicle. the excessive engine rev is the culprit that causes my brakes being used heavily. after i release the accelerator the car continues to accelerate and the brake has to work extra hard to stop the car. i have contacted south east toyota finance and they just empathized with my situation. when i went to the dealership the mechanic took three hours to look at the car and referred me to a sales representative who tried to sell me a new 2013 toyota corolla to resolve the issue. i refused to buy a new car and left the dealership. i am not an mechanic but i suspect it has something to do with the computer that controlling the speed, which is causing my speed to not decrease. this causes the brakes to take an extra load and causes first and second gear to conflict at times. this issue is getting worse as times goes by. *tr | |||
| 08/29/2011 | 200 | ||
| Approx. a week after this vehicle was purchased it was involved in a crash on 08/29/2011. this vehicle was crashed due to an higher than usual rev which delays the time for a vehicle to come to a stop. the rev on this vehicle does not decline sometimes when releasing the accelerator. the vehicle came with toyota car so i have went to the toyota dealership many times to have a multi point inspection and they said everything was perfectly fine. they were unable to duplicate the issue. feeling like there is nothing i could do i gave up and just continued to drive it with extra caution and make payments on my lease till the term was over. about about a year later at 11,000 on my recent service visit the toyota mechanic told me i needed new brakes. he stated that this was unusual at this mileage and brakes should be fine, but on my car the brakes were completely gone. now i have about 12,800 miles, and the engine revving is starting to interfere with my ability to control the speed of my vehicle. the excessive engine rev is the culprit that causes my brakes being used heavily. after i release the accelerator the car continues to accelerate and the brake has to work extra hard to stop the car. i have contacted south east toyota finance and they just empathized with my situation. when i went to the dealership the mechanic took three hours to look at the car and referred me to a sales representative who tried to sell me a new 2013 toyota corolla to resolve the issue. i refused to buy a new car and left the dealership. i am not an mechanic but i suspect it has something to do with the computer that controlling the speed, which is causing my speed to not decrease. this causes the brakes to take an extra load and causes first and second gear to conflict at times. this issue is getting worse as times goes by. | |||
| 10/13/2012 | 41689 | ||
| Tl-the contact rented a 2010 toyota corolla from enterprise rental. the contact stated while driving 55 mph and moving to the next lane, there was a puddle of water as she depress the brake the vehicle started spinning around causing her to crash into the retainer wall. the driver side front was badly damaged and all the air bags in the vehicle deployed. no injuries were reported and the police was not notified. the vehicle was towed back to the rental vehicle shop. the manufacturer was not notified. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 41,689. pmb | |||
| 10/13/2012 | 41689 | ||
| Tl-the contact rented a 2010 toyota corolla from enterprise rental. the contact stated while driving 55 mph and moving to the next lane, there was a puddle of water as she depress the brake the vehicle started spinning around causing her to crash into the retainer wall. the vehicle spun around quiet a few times while the brake was being depress and would not stop before crashing into the wall. it was a rainy day. there were no injuries and the police was not notified. the driver side front was badly damaged and all the air bags in the vehicle deployed. the vehicle was towed back to the rental vehicle shop. the manufacturer was not notified. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 41,689. mw | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | |||
| 06/10/2011 | 1921 | ||
| Around 250-300 miles i went over a dip in the road at about 40 mph and went to hit the brakes while taking a turn that was approaching a stoplight when the brakes would not let me push them down and would give me feedback as if abs was active. after a couple seconds i was able to reapply pressure to the brakes to stop. this happened a total of eight times in 2,100 miles. the car has been in some close calls, and all the incidents happened after hitting a dip while trying to reduce my speed from over 50 mph to the time of hitting the dips. it feels like abs is activating, and in turn not allowing me to apply pressure to the brakes. another incident happened as i was going down the freeway approaching traffic and i went over a dip on the freeway and the brakes would not allow me to stop for about a couple of seconds. i regained brakes with enough time to make a stop, but i would say it was a safe stop. i had another incident where the brakes failed as i was exiting a freeway and i would not apply my brakes for the first turn, and i could only apply pressure to the brakes after i started to enter the second turn coming within inches of colliding the car in front of me. these near accidents were enough for me to report it to toyota. after bringing it to toyota, they tested the car for 15 miles and told me it was functioning as it was engineered to. i am positive that this car is not safe to drive. i bought it on 5/23/11 with 10 miles on it, and drove it a total of 2,150 miles. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 10/13/2011 | |||
| I am currently finding out in a check out of my vehicle brakes /alignment by an different source mechanically since oct. 13, 2011, reference# 10430066. that the corrections to my faulty/defect brakes at purchase contributed to my having of an front/rear alignments problems now. my vehicle sit up month to month, in my distrust of the faulty/defect brakes repair work. certainly, cannot have of an front/rear alignment from sitting up month to month. | |||
| 10/11/2011 | 5688 | ||
| Of oct 11th, 2011. my toyota corolla-s 2011, vehicle failed to stop when approached of an stop sign and, kept on going of the vehicle brakes had failed. the emergency brakes was used to stop of the vehicle. of oct 13th, 2011. team toyota maintenance service of baton rouge, la., made of the repairs on the vehicle from 9:30am until 4:30pm of mechanical brakes failure. this is an safety issue! | |||
| 10/13/2011 | 4500 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2011 toyota corolla s. while approaching a stop sign, the contact applied the brakes but the vehicle did not come to a complete stop. there was an abnormal grinding heard from the brakes. the dealer was in the process of replacing the front and rear brakes. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure and current mileage was 4,500. kmj | |||
| 10/11/2011 | 5688 | ||
| Of oct 11th, 2011. my toyota corolla-s 2011, vehicle failed to stop when approached of an stop sign and, kept on going of the vehicle brakes had failed. the emergency brakes was used to stop of the vehicle. of oct 13th, 2011. team toyota maintenance service of baton rouge, la., made of the repairs on the vehicle from 9:30am until 4:30pm of mechanical brakes failure. this is an safety issue! | |||
| 10/13/2011 | 4500 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2011 toyota corolla s. while approaching a stop sign, the contact applied the brakes but the vehicle did not come to a complete stop. there was an abnormal grinding heard from the brakes. the dealer was in the process of replacing the front and rear brakes. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure and current mileage was 4,500. kmj | |||
| 10/11/2011 | 5688 | ||
| Of oct 11th, 2011. my toyota corolla-s 2011, vehicle failed to stop when approached of an stop sign and, kept on going of the vehicle brakes had failed. the emergency brakes was used to stop of the vehicle. of oct 13th, 2011. team toyota maintenance service of baton rouge, la., made of the repairs on the vehicle from 9:30am until 4:30pm of mechanical brakes failure. this is an safety issue! | |||
| 10/13/2011 | 4500 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2011 toyota corolla s. while approching a stop sign, the contact stated the vehicle refused to come to a complete stop and made a grinding noise. the dealer was in the process of replacing the front and back brakes. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure and current mileage was 4,500. nw | |||
| 10/11/2011 | 5688 | ||
| Of oct 11th, 2011. my toyota corolla-s 2011, vehicle failed to stop when approached of an stop sign and, kept on going of the vehicle brakes had failed. the emergency brakes was used to stop of the vehicle. of oct 13th, 2011. team toyota maintenance service of baton rouge, la., made of the repairs on the vehicle from 9:30am until 4:30pm of mechanical brakes failure. this is an safety issue! | |||
| 10/13/2011 | 4500 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2011 toyota corolla s. while approching a stop sign, the contact stated the vehicle refused to come to a complete stop and made a grinding noise. the dealer was in the process of replacing the front and back brakes. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure and current mileage was 4,500. nw | |||
| 07/06/2011 | 45 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2011 toyota corolla. the contact stated that while driving highway speeds, the vehicle felt like it was wondering and he had to force the steering wheel back into place. he also stated that when he released the brake pedal it would exhibit an abnormal noise. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that everything he described were normal characteristics of the vehicle. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 45 and current mileage was 551. kmj | |||
| 07/06/2011 | 551 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2011 toyota corolla. the contact stated that while driving highway speeds, the vehicle felt like it was wondering and he had to force the steering wheel back into place. he also stated that when he released the brake pedal it makes a noise. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that everything he described was normal characteristic of the vehicle. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offered any assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 45 and current mileage was 551. pm | |||