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2004 Toyota COROLLA problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

477 owner complaints analyzed

9 distinct recall campaigns

60,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2004 model year. Data updated: . 239 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Air Bags is the most frequently named component, appearing in 222 of 477 complaints (46.5%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior5110.7%
Steering behavior204.2%
Transmission and shifting183.8%
Electrical and battery issues153.1%
Fuel system concerns91.9%
Engine operation71.5%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Air Bags
222
Vehicle Speed Control
57
Electrical System
18
Unknown Or Other
16
Air Bags:Frontal
13
Seat Belts
12
Engine And Engine Cooling
11
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Emission Control:Catalytic Convertor
11
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Air Bags222
Vehicle Speed Control57
Electrical System18
Unknown Or Other16
Air Bags:Frontal13
Seat Belts12
Engine And Engine Cooling11
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Emission Control:Catalytic Convertor11

Air Bags: 222; Vehicle Speed Control: 57; Electrical System: 18; Unknown Or Other: 16; Air Bags:Frontal: 13; Seat Belts: 12; Engine And Engine Cooling: 11; Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Emission Control:Catalytic Convertor: 11

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
70
25,000 to 49,999
38
50,000 to 74,999
33
75,000 to 99,999
34
100,000 to 149,999
32
150,000 and above
32
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00070
25,000 to 49,99938
50,000 to 74,99933
75,000 to 99,99934
100,000 to 149,99932
150,000 and above32

Under 25,000: 70; 25,000 to 49,999: 38; 50,000 to 74,999: 33; 75,000 to 99,999: 34; 100,000 to 149,999: 32; 150,000 and above: 32

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (70). 238 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2003
17
2004
43
2005
24
2006
19
2007
9
2008
17
2009
13
2010
58
2011
10
2012
8
2013
12
2014
25
2015
152
2016
25
2017
13
2018
11
2019
5
2020
3
2021
5
2022
4
2023
1
2025
1
2026
2
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
200317
200443
200524
200619
20079
200817
200913
201058
201110
20128
201312
201425
2015152
201625
201713
201811
20195
20203
20215
20224
20231
20251
20262

2003: 17; 2004: 43; 2005: 24; 2006: 19; 2007: 9; 2008: 17; 2009: 13; 2010: 58; 2011: 10; 2012: 8; 2013: 12; 2014: 25; 2015: 152; 2016: 25; 2017: 13; 2018: 11; 2019: 5; 2020: 3; 2021: 5; 2022: 4; 2023: 1; 2025: 1; 2026: 2

Pattern summary

Air Bags leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 51 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 20 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 18 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10032155 · 2003-09-12 (September 12, 2003)

CONSUMER STATES THAT BRAKE PEDAL WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED THE CONSUMER'S FOOT ALSO PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK (SHAWN T. HEBLEY 08/20/03) *SCC *JB

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Owner report 10032687 · 2003-08-12 (August 12, 2003)

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA IN MAY THIS YEAR. A FEW DAYS LATER I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREE WAY AND THE NEW CAR ACCELERATED BY ITSELF. I TRIED TO STEP ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN, IT BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. I WAS DRIVING AT 60 MILES PER HOUR. FINALLY I HAVE TO EXIT THE FREE WAY AND THE CAR HIT THE DIVIDER AND GOT TOTALLY CRASHED.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 334 miles reported. Look up ODI 10032687 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10029010 · 2003-07-23 (July 23, 2003)

STEERING WHEEL IS NOT IN PROPER POSITION. IT IS TURNED TO THE LEFT. WHEN I TRY TO TURN IT INTO A STRAIGHT POSITION THE CAR BEGINS TO DRIVE TO THE RIGHT.*AK

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Owner report 10072272 · 2004-05-07 (May 7, 2004)

DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN MECHANISM, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE VIBRATED. *AK

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Owner report 10165383 · 2006-08-13 (August 13, 2006)

MY CAR ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS WILL NOT START AS WELL.....THERE IS NO CRANKING WHATSOEVER. ALTHOUGH UPON TURNING THE KEY ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD LIGHT UP IN A NORMAL MANNER, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. AFTER EITHER A FEW TRIES OR ROLL STARTING THE VEHICLE (MANUAL TRANSMISSION)....IT WILL START. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER ONCE AND THEY ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY, THEN THE STARTER *WHICH THEY PROCEEDED TO REPLACE, THEN AFTER A FEW DAYS THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN....I AM BRINGING IT BACK TO THE DEALER. *…

Owner-reported narrative. 56,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10165383 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10169234 · 2006-09-25 (September 25, 2006)

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA FROM SAN DIEGO TO DALLAS. ABOUT 60 MILES EAST OF YUMA, AZ THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN THIS CAR. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO YUMA AND A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION REPLACED BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION HAD GROUND ITSELF TO PIECES AND THERE WERE PIECES OF THIS IN THE TRANSMISSION PAN. WE HAD TO PAY $3000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. WE DO NOT BELIEVE A 3 YEAR OLD TOYOTA WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION SHOULD GO OUT AT 75,000 MILES. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. 74,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10169234 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10060070 · 2004-03-01 (March 1, 2004)

I BOUGHT A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA TYPE S ON DECEMBER 28, 2003. I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS AND HAVE NOTICED AN EXTREMELY HORRIBLE SULFUR SMELL FROM THE VEHICLE. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE DASHBOARD RIPPED APART TWICE, AND CHECKED FOR EXTREMELY LOUD VIBRATIONS AND NOISE. THE FIRST TIME, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUND "NOTHING WRONG, AND HEARD NO UNUSUAL NOISES" AND THE SECOND TIME, WHEN I TEST DROVE IT WITH THE TECHNICIAN, THEY APPLIED SOME FOAM AROUND THE WIRING INSIDE THE DASH. I CAN STILL HEAR THE VIBRATIONS AND NOISE IN THE DASHBOARD WHENEVE…

Owner-reported narrative. 100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10060070 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10073637 · 2004-05-14 (May 14, 2004)

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. CONSUMER FELT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE BATTERY. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DEALER. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 50 miles reported. Look up ODI 10073637 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10058989 · 2004-02-25 (February 25, 2004)

BOUGHT THE CAR NEW ON 8/30/03. HAS HAD A SULPHUR GAS SMELL AT LOW SPEED & WHEN STOPPED IN TRAFFIC INSIDE THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS WITH THE WINDOWS UP & EITHER HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONING ON. IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE WHEN THE CONTROLS ARE SET TO RECIRCULATE INSIDE AIR INSTEAD OF FRESH AIR INTAKE. CALLED DEALER 1ST TIME, THEY SAID CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BURN IN SOME. AFTER SOME TIME, THE SMELL HADN'T CHANGED, I TOOK IT TO THEIR SERVICE DEPT. THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM, SAID TO TRY A DIFFERENT BRAND OF GAS & ALSO TRY HIGHER OCTANE. I HAVE TRIED A…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,722 miles reported. Look up ODI 10058989 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10083926 · 2004-07-30 (July 30, 2004)

A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK WAS CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO SMELL GAS FUMES WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 6,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10083926 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10071443 · 2004-04-23 (April 23, 2004)

INTERMITTENT STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. CONSUMER PULLED THE VEHICLE OF THE ROAD. UNABLE TO RESTART UNTIL 30-60 SECONDS LATER. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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Owner report 10331928 · 2010-05-24 (May 24, 2010)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT; THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED HIM BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 22,000. UPDATED 07/19/10. *LJ

Owner-reported narrative. 22,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10331928 at NHTSA ↗

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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

477 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

50.1%Usable mileage239 / 477 records
99.6%Valid incident date475 / 477 records
100.0%Valid filing date477 / 477 records
99.2%Ordered incident and filing dates473 / 477 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Air Bags
37083.0%
ODI 10465299 · 9,350 mi

THE DRIVER FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL, AWOKE AND TRIED TO CORRECT HIS LANE POSITION. UPON HIS ATTEMPT, THE CAR COULD NOT BE STABILIZED OR CONTROLLED. THIS WAS A FRONT END CRASH AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 50 - 55 MPH GOING THROUGH A CHAIN LINK FENCE, HITTING HUNDREDS OF STACKED LOBSTER CRATES (LIKE HITTING A BRICK WALL). THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY TOTALED, THE DRIVER HAD SEAT BELT ON. NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR SMASHED THROUGH THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND A PIECE OF WOODEN LOBSTER CRATE WITH NAILS CAME THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSH…

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7135.3%
ODI 10515547 · 13,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A DISLOCATED SHOULDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

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6925.7%
ODI 10608009 · 8,200 mi

ON MAY 6, 2014, MY WIFE [XXX] AND I WERE DRIVING HOME TO WLLISTON, VERMONT FROM ARLINGTON, VERMONT. WE WERE DRIVING NORTH AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH IN OUR 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. AT THE BLINKING LIGHT INTERSECTION OF DORSET STREET AND CHEESE FACTORY ROAD, WE MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND DROVE EAST. IT WAS A VERY DARK NIGHT AND I MIS-JUDGED THE DISTANCE TO THE END OF CHEESE FACTORY ROAD, WHERE YOU COULD EITHER TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. AT THE INTERSECTION OF CHEESE FACTORY ROAD AND HINESBURG ROAD, THERE ARE NO BLINKING LIGHTS OR REFLECTORS, AND, IN THE…

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5525.1%
ODI 10676467 · 2,008 mi

STOPPED AT STOP LIGHT TO MAKE LEFT HAD TURN. WAS WAVED ON BY DRIVER IN OPPOSITE LANE AS I STARTED TO MAKE THE TURN I WAS HIT BY ON COMING CAR. UPON IMPACT ALL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, INCLUDING SIDE AIR BAGS WHICH SHOULDN'T OF HAPPENED SINCE THE IMPACT OF THE CAR WAS IN THE FRONT. THE SIDE AIR BAG HIT THE PASSENGER WHICH CAUSED HIM TO BE INJURED. *TR

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6530.4%
ODI 10904241 · 1,721 mi

I WAS MAKING A LEFT-HAND TURN ON A TWO-LANE HIGHWAY. THE INDIVIDUAL BEHIND ME WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION AND DID NOT STOP. INSTEAD OF SWERVING TO THE RIGHT TO MISS ME, SHE SWERVED INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE JUST AS I WAS TURNING LEFT. HER GMC 2500 HEAVY DUTY PICK-UP IMPACTED MY CAR AT THE DRIVER DOOR, FRONT PILLAR, FRONT FENDER.THE IMPACT PUSHED MY CAR OVER 30 FT DOWN THE ROAD BEFORE PUSHING MY CAR APPROXIMATELY 20 FT OFF THE ROAD, UP A SLIGHT HILL. IN THIS IMPACT, NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE STATE TROOPER AT THE SCENE, THE INSURANCE COMPANY, AN…

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5430.3%
ODI 11013342 · 7,000 mi

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON I95 FROM SOUTH TO NORTH (AFTER EXIT 6 IN PA) TOWARDS PHILLY AIRPORT ON 7/22/2017 AND THE CAR WAS HIT AT THE REAR BY ANOTHER CAR. CAR WAS SPAN AND STOPPED. THANK TO GOD THAT SHE IS OK. HOWEVER, THE CAR WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE. OUR CONCERN WAS NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED. OUR COLLISION CENTER AS WELL AS TOYOTA DOESN'T KNOW WHY. NEED YOUR HELP AS WELL AS IT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO SOMEONE.

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3626.9%
ODI 11132872 · 3,300 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE FRONT AND DRIVER SIDES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT FRACTURED TWO VERTEBRAE IN THE NECK THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BALISE TOYOTA (1399 RIVERDALE ST, WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA 01089, [phone removed]), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,300.

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3115.3%
ODI 11203710 · 15,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN FROM A STOP LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO MARK JACOBSON TOYOTA [phone removed], LOCATED AT 4516 DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL BLVD, DURHAM, NC 27707) FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT …

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175.6%
ODI 11228530 · 400 mi

BAD ACCIDENT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAR WAS TOTALLED. ALSO THE CAR IS SUPOSE TO STOP IF SOMETHING IS IN THE WAY. AND THE SIDE SENSOR DID NOT WORK A COUPLE TIMES SOMETHING GOT CLOSE ON THE SIDE WARNING NEVER WENT OFF. AFTER ACCIDENT A LIGHT ON THE DASH SAID SAFTEY MALFUNCTION.

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5228.1%
ODI 11420971 · 4,000 mi

The contact owns a 2021 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while attempting to park the vehicle when depressing on the brake pedal and the vehicle accelerated independently and crashed into a building. The contact stated the "vehicle was needing to be serviced" warning light was illuminated. The air bags did not deploy. The contact did not sustain any injuries or seek medical attention. A police report was filed. The contact towed the vehicle to an unknown location. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The veh…

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1010.0%
ODI 11435361

I had purchased this car brand new the week before. Someone ran a red light and t boned me and my none of the airbags deployed.

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68.2%
ODI 11544560

My wife & I were involved in a 4 vehicle accident on Tuesday September 12, 2023 at approximately 4:30pm. We were traveling north on Highway 17 ( Ogeechee road ) toward Savannah Georgia. We had stopped at the 2nd red light at Highway 204 & 17. The light turned green and the vehicles in front of me started moving, we proceeded north and went through the green traffic light at Little Neck road about 500 feet beyond the intersection all of the sudden everyone was stopped, before I could react to it I was rear ended by a 2013 Toyota Venza which in t…

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711.1%
ODI 11619880 · 14,831 mi

The contact owned a 2024 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle was struck on the passenger side of the vehicle by another vehicle. In addition, the contact stated that the air bags did not deploy. No warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot. The vehicle was diagnosed by a Toyota service specialist however no failures were identified. The vehicle was deemed a total loss. A police report was filed. The contact sustained soreness on the entire body and right toe that require…

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619.4%
ODI 11626804 · 500 mi

The contact's daughter owns a 2025 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while her daughter was driving at 60 MPH and switching lanes, the driver noticed a stopped truck on the road. The contact stated that the driver depressed the brake pedal to stop the vehicle, but the vehicle made an abnormal squealing sound, lurched forward, and failed to respond. The driver depressed the brake pedal with both feet, and the vehicle decelerated but failed to stop as needed, causing the front passenger's side of the vehicle to drive under the rear of the unoccu…

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211.8%
ODI 11698108 · 883 mi

The contact owns a 2026 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed and attempting to avoid striking a deer the vehicle crashed into a tree. The air bags did not deploy. The contact stated that the SOS system detected the impact to the vehicle and alerted First Responders. The vehicle was towed to the local tow yard and later towed to a Collision Center. The contact stated that the vehicle had not been accessed by the adjuster. The contact stated that there were damages to the front of the vehicle, the windshield wa…

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Steering
184.0%
ODI 10457587 · 1,500 mi

THE COMPONENT/SYSTEM IS KNOWN IN THE INDUSTRY AS ELECTRIC POWER STERRING(EPS). I PURCHASED MY NEW COROLLA S ON 26 MARCH 2012. I TRADED IN MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA BASE THAT DID NOT HAVE EPS. MY COROLLA S WAS ORDERED AND I WAITED APPROX 2 MONTHS BEFORE IT ARRIVED. I DID NOT TEST DRIVE THE 2012 MODEL(I TRUSTED THE MODEL) AND HAVE NEVER DRIVEN A CAR WITH EPS TO MY KNOWLEDGE. SINCE I AM A PRIOR OWNER OF A COROLLA I CAN WRITE THIS WITH VERY GOOD CREDIBILITY. I STARTED NOTICING THIS OVER STEERAGE AS I BEGAN TO DRIVE THE CAR AT LENGTH AND DISTANCE AND…

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3818.9%
ODI 10493667 · 416 mi

I NOTICED A RATTLE SOUND AROUND STEERING WHEEL SO I TOOK COROLLA TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT. TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO FIND THE RATTLE. DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY WE'RE ADVISED TO REPLACE MY ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. THE RATTLE SOUND IS GONE BUT SINCE THEY REPLACED THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN THERE SEEMS TO BE OVER ROTATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL (MEANING I HAVE TO TURN THE WHEEL MORE THAN USUAL TO MAKE A RIGHT OR LEFT HAND TURN), STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT RETURN TO THE CENTER LIKE NORMAL AND MAKES A RUBBING SOUND WHEN I TURN LE…

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186.7%
ODI 10560915 · 4,450 mi

AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR LESS THAN 200 MILES OF BEING RECEIVED FROM DEALERSHIP FOR A DEFECTIVE CVT TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, DIFFICULTIES TO KEEP THE CAR GOING STRAIGHT SUDDENLY APPEARED, TRYING TO DO SO CAUSED IT TO PULL THE OPPOSITE DURING A SUBURBAN TRIP IN A HIGH SPEED WAY, SO HAD TO BE DRIVEN TO A SAFER PLACE, (GETTING WORSE RAPIDLY), AND MAKING CLUNKING METALLIC NOISES ON THE FRONT END WHEN TURNING AT CORNERS AND BRAKING, AND A LOUD HUMMING NOISE WHEN BRAKING FROM HIGHWAY SPEED (APPEARED AT THE SAME TIME AND AS SUDDEN AS THE STEERING SIT…

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156.8%
ODI 10682998 · 1,869 mi

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND FAILED TO ROTATE WHILE I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. USING MY FULL WEIGHT I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AND THANKFULLY ONCOMING TRAFFIC AVOIDED HITTING ME. TOYOTA TOWED MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR ONLY TWO MONTHS, AND IT WAS PURCHASED WITH LESS THAN 10 MILES. AFTER A DAY OF TESTING, I WAS TOLD THAT AN ELECTRICAL ITEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE PIECE HAS TO BE REPLACED AND IS ON BACKORDER. IT WAS AN EXTREMELY SCARY INCIDENT AND UNBELIEVABLE CONSIDERING THE AGE OF MY VEHICLE. …

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2210.3%
ODI 10893690 · 6,800 mi

STEERING WHEEL RECALL. I WAS COMING OUT FROM AN ALLEY TO GET INTO THE MAIN ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE, LOCKED UP, OR JAMMED TO THE RIGHT. QUICKLY STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO AVOID INJURY AND DAMAGE TO THE CAR. HAD TO RESTART ENGINE TO GAIN CONTROL OF CAR. COULD BE FATAL IF THERE WAS ONCOMING CAR OR MERGING ON INTERSTATE.

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137.3%
ODI 10939712 · 155 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WAS UNCONTROLLABLE AND IT FELT LIKE THE WIND WAS BLOWING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT AND WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER STRAIGHT AHEAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155.

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43.0%
ODI 11196619 · 6,600 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE AND POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER (STONE MOUNTAIN TOYOTA, 4400 STONE MOUNTAIN HWY, MELBOURNE, GA) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,600.

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83.9%
ODI 11269560 · 13,500 mi

I WAS DRIVING TRYING TO GET IN RIGHT LANE AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I DROVE INTO MEDIAN

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82.6%
ODI 11246259 · 3,025 mi

AFTER ANOTHER DRIVER FAILED TO YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY, I EXPERIENCE A FAULT WITH THE AUTOMATED DRIVING ASSIST SYSTEM WHICH DURING A MERGE OF TWO HIGHWAYS IN CALIFORNIA; AND FAILURE OF ROAD STRUCTURES ALLOWED AN OLDER PASSENGER TRUCK TO HIT THE TOYOTA'S DRIVER'S REAR TIRE AND WHEEL WELL AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WITHOUT EVASIVE, DEFENSIVE OR WARNING FROM THE 2020 COROLLA HYBRID'S

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52.7%
ODI 11394569

ON 4 OCCASIONS, AFTER ENGAGING CRUISE CONTROL (65MPH) THE STEERING WHEEL WENT HARD AND IT APPEARED THAT THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS OFF AND THE VEHICLE VEERED LEFT AND IT WOULD CREATE TO SMALL AMOUNT OF TORQUE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. AGAIN, ONLY WHEN I ENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL. VIN: [XXX] (THERE IS NO "Y") (CHANGE "Y" TO "T". SORRY :-( INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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55.0%
ODI 11519616

Steering wheel when traveling at high speeds and low speeds seems to excessive movement. More pressure that i apply makes it worst to steering wheel.Light grip it goes away. Dealer hasn’t been able to replicate it. No warning lights while driving. When starting the car the steering wheel caution light comes on from red to yellow. One time I thought it went green hasn’t. Dealer said it was okay .

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1621.9%
ODI 11507367

This is the 3rd time it’s happened. It seems to happen after it’s rained and it’s wet and humid outside. I was at a red light waiting for it to change. The car starts making a buzzer noise and shows “ignition on” with “Engine stopped power steering low” and flashes to “press break firmly to restart.” Pressing the break does nothing and I cannot move the vehicle at all. This whole time the engine is off and I have to go into park to restart the car by pressing the start/stop button. It’s very dangerous when the light turns green because I cannot…

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1117.5%
ODI 11563072

On 11/29/23 after 11:30pm, I was in the process of clearing an exit and at the tail end of the exit it felt like the car was "correcting" itself and I was unable to stay turning right. The steering wheel felt locked and I was unable to control the car. The car impacted the guardrail and I was able to regain control after the initial impact. -This is a BRAND NEW car with less than 100 miles at the time of the accident. - Prior to the collision, there were no warning signals from the dashboard. - I was not injured from the accident as I was on…

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39.7%
ODI 11683815

While driving on the freeway, the steering wheel wobles and the entire car sways left and right. I am fearing for my life!

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211.8%
ODI 11719598

Make: Toyota Model: Corolla (likely hatchback/sedan) Year: 2026 VIN: [XXX] Mileage at Incident: 80 Date of Purchase: February 17, 2026 Date of Incident: February 19, 2026 Description of Defect: While moving slowly in reverse on dry pavement (no throttle, no sharp steering, no brake misuse), the vehicle suddenly spun out of control, yaw/skid like rear wheels lost grip or stability control malfunctioned and steering wheel locked. No prior warning. The spin caused a collision with another vehicle and nearly resulted in serious injury/death to the …

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Vehicle Speed Control
153.4%
ODI 10490200 · 1,150 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING A LOW PARKING SPEED, SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY, CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO A FENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOTALED AND THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 01/30/13*LJ UPDATED 1/31/2013 *JS...UP…

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189.0%
ODI 10507434 · 4,164 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE WALL OF A PRIVATE RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURES TO THE RIGHT LEG AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A SPRAINED BACK MUSCLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR BODY REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,164. *TR

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2910.8%
ODI 10574320 · 283 mi

I WAS DRIVING MY COROLLA S PLUS 2014 ON EL CAMINO REAL, SAN MATEO, CA SOUTHBOUND JUST PAST HILLSDALE BLVD, WHEN THE ENGINE BECAME VERY NOISY. I LOOKED AT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND FOUND THE FOLLOWINGS DATA: 1) RPM METER - 3500 2) SPEEDOMETER - 30MPH 3) LCD DISPLAY - ECO BAR GONE THE CAR BEHAVED THE SAME EVEN WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT COMPLETELY OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TRANSMISSION DEFECT AND/OR COMPUTER MALFUNCTION? LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL MY CAR TO THE ROADSIDE AND BRAKED TO A STOP. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER 2-3 MINUTES, I STARTE…

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188.2%
ODI 10672376

THIS IS AN ENTERPRISE RENTAL VEHICLE WHICH I HAD JUST PICKED UP FROM ENTERPRISE IN MECHANICSBURG, PA. AS I WAS PULLING INTO MY GARAGE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT HAD NOT YET PRESSED DOWN ON IT TO APPLY THE BRAKE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND RACED FORWARD. I QUICKLY APPLIED THE BRAKES AND IT STOPPED SHORT OF HITTING ITEMS INSIDE THE GARAGE. *TR

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219.8%
ODI 10825054 · 3,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE'S SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO INDICATE THE ACCURATE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

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2815.7%
ODI 10939047

WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE IS ON A DECLINE THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT MAINTAIN THE SET SPEED. DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITY OF THE DECLINE THE SPEED WILL INCREASE FROM 5 TO 15 MPH. WHEN USING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND MAINTAINING THE EXACT SAME PRESSURE THE VEHICLE ONLY INCREASES SPEED MINIMALLY (2 TO 3 MPH) ON THE DECLINE. WHEN IN CRUISE CONTROL THE SPEED INCREASE IS VERY DRASTIC. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP HAS STATED THAT THIS IS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE AND THAT THEY HAVE TESTED SEVERAL SAME MODEL AND YEAR TOYOTA VEHICLES AND ALL …

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107.5%
ODI 11088789 · 10 mi

THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM IS DESIGNED SO THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS WHEN THE SYSTEM IS ENGAGED AND GOING DOWN HILLS. THIS PUTS MUCH MORE WEAR AND TEAR ON BOTH THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. IN ADDITION TO THE DOWN SHIFT THE RPM GOES TO OVER 4000 IN AN ATTEMPT TO SLOW THE CAR. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY AND DRASTICALLY REDUCES GAS MILEAGE, WHICH IS EXACTLY OPPOSITE OF THE ORIGINAL INTENT OF THE CRUISE CONTROL WHICH WAS BETTER GAS MILEAGE AND PEACE OF MIND TO NOT SPEED. THE SPEED DOES GO UP 5 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THIS HAPPENS. BOTTO…

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125.9%
ODI 11209967 · 2,000 mi

MALFUNCTION OF CRUSE CONTROL. SET AT 60 MPH ON LEVEL GROUND TACH WILL GO FROM 1600 RPM TO 4000 RPM. NO INCREASE IN SPEED DETECTED. DOES THIS OFTEN. DISABLEING CRUSE CONTROL WILL BRING ENGINE SPEED BACK TO NORMAL.

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31.0%
ODI 11307817 · 11,500 mi

I KEEP HAVING ISSUES WHERE RADAR CRUISE AND LANE ASSIST SHUT OFF RANDOMLY WITH THE MESSAGE THAT RADAR CRUISE IS UNAVAILABLE . THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE NEW AND HAS BEEN LOOKED AT BY TOYOTA 4 TIMES WITH NO REPAIR

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63.2%
ODI 11394569

ON 4 OCCASIONS, AFTER ENGAGING CRUISE CONTROL (65MPH) THE STEERING WHEEL WENT HARD AND IT APPEARED THAT THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS OFF AND THE VEHICLE VEERED LEFT AND IT WOULD CREATE TO SMALL AMOUNT OF TORQUE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. AGAIN, ONLY WHEN I ENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL. VIN: [XXX] (THERE IS NO "Y") (CHANGE "Y" TO "T". SORRY :-( INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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11.0%
ODI 11478244

Vehicle's cruise control got stuck and would not turn off by the brake, the cruise control off button. The only way it would shut off is by swtitching the car into “B-(Low Gear/Engine Braking). Was cruising at 70 mph, and then the cruise control kept speeding the vehicle up to 100 mph, until I switched it into the “B”-(Low Gear/Engine Braking). Now if I wasn’t familiar with this type of car this could have been a tragedy that could have taken place on August 01, 2022.

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11.4%
ODI 11497852

Potential Safety Issue regarding the Cruise Control for ALL 2023 Toyota Corollas and possibly all Toyota's with the Safety Sense 3.0 System. On these vehicles the cruise control is turned on automatically when the vehicle is started. There is a white indicator icon illuminated on the drivers display to inform the driver. However the owners manual says you have to turn the system on by pressing the Driving Assist Mode Switch inferring the cruise control should not automatically be turned on. Pressing this switch only allows you to switch modes f…

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23.2%
ODI 11705914 · 10,000 mi

The contact owned a 2024 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while the vehicle was stopped on a curb with another vehicle approximately 8 -10 feet ahead, the brake pedal was depressed to shift into park; however, the vehicle independently accelerated. The contact stated that because of the failure, the contact's vehicle rear-ended the Honda CR-V vehicle that was parked in front of the contact's vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle's speed was only 3–4 MPH. No air bags deployed. The other vehicle sustained damage to the rear bumper. …

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13.2%
ODI 11691305

Today while merging into the high way the car suddenly slowed down to 40 miles per hour and would not accelerate . We took the car to Toyota however they said they could not find any thing or replicate the problem

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211.8%
ODI 11719536

On February 19, 2026, at only 80 driven miles in this new 2026 Toyota Corolla hatchback, while moving slowly in reverse on dry pavement with no throttle input, no sharp steering and no misuse of the brake the vehicle spun out of control 4-5 times in the parking lot finally causing a collision with a parked vehicle which then it stopped. This collision nearly caused serious injury to the driver. Since its a brand new vehicle bugs and recalls are hard to tell, but we cannot drive this vehicle any longer due to safety issues.

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Electrical System
132.9%
ODI 10457587 · 1,500 mi

THE COMPONENT/SYSTEM IS KNOWN IN THE INDUSTRY AS ELECTRIC POWER STERRING(EPS). I PURCHASED MY NEW COROLLA S ON 26 MARCH 2012. I TRADED IN MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA BASE THAT DID NOT HAVE EPS. MY COROLLA S WAS ORDERED AND I WAITED APPROX 2 MONTHS BEFORE IT ARRIVED. I DID NOT TEST DRIVE THE 2012 MODEL(I TRUSTED THE MODEL) AND HAVE NEVER DRIVEN A CAR WITH EPS TO MY KNOWLEDGE. SINCE I AM A PRIOR OWNER OF A COROLLA I CAN WRITE THIS WITH VERY GOOD CREDIBILITY. I STARTED NOTICING THIS OVER STEERAGE AS I BEGAN TO DRIVE THE CAR AT LENGTH AND DISTANCE AND…

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105.0%
ODI 10595549 · 4,882 mi

IN THE PAST YEAR THIS CAR HAS EXHIBITED MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES (52 DOCUMENTED) OF DELAYED ACCELERATION FROM 1 TO 3 SECONDS WHEN PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I HAVE TRIED TO GET TOYOTA TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND REPAIR THE PROBLEM UNSUCCESSFULLY AS THE CAR HAS BEEN COVERED UNDER ORIGINAL WARRANTY THROUGHOUT THIS TIME. MULTIPLE DRIVERS HAVE ATTESTED TO THE DEFECT. IN NCDS ARBITRATION TOYOTA CLAIMED PAUSES WERE DUE TO THE "TRACTION CONTROL" OR "ELECTRONIC VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL" KICKING IN AND REDUCING POWER TO THE WHEELS. THIS COULDN'T BE TH…

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4717.5%
ODI 10585232 · 2,000 mi

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. MH

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188.2%
ODI 10682998 · 1,869 mi

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND FAILED TO ROTATE WHILE I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. USING MY FULL WEIGHT I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AND THANKFULLY ONCOMING TRAFFIC AVOIDED HITTING ME. TOYOTA TOWED MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR ONLY TWO MONTHS, AND IT WAS PURCHASED WITH LESS THAN 10 MILES. AFTER A DAY OF TESTING, I WAS TOLD THAT AN ELECTRICAL ITEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE PIECE HAS TO BE REPLACED AND IS ON BACKORDER. IT WAS AN EXTREMELY SCARY INCIDENT AND UNBELIEVABLE CONSIDERING THE AGE OF MY VEHICLE. …

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136.1%
ODI 10825054 · 3,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE'S SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO INDICATE THE ACCURATE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

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1810.1%
ODI 10939228 · 841 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 841. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ERROR MESSAGES READ CHARGING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION AND OIL PRESSURE LOW, ALONG WITH A MESSAGE THAT READ CONSULT OWNERS MANUAL AND TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. UPDATED 03/13/17.*JB

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118.2%
ODI 11257194 · 28,600 mi

I WAS TRYING TO BACK UP IN AREA WITH A LOT OF YOUNG CHILDREN AROUND. WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND LOOKED AT THE CAMERA SCREEN, IT HAD COMPLETELY DIED. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET THE SCREEN TO WORK SINCE. IT DOES NOT DO ANY GOOD FOR THE NHTSA TO REQUIRE BACK UP CAMERA SYSTEMS IF THEY FAIL AFTER A FEW MONTHS. THE SAFETY BENEFIT OF REQUIRING A SYSTEM ON 2018 VEHICLES IF THE SYSTEM FAILS COMPLETELY BEFORE THE END OF 2019 IS NOT GOOD.

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136.4%
ODI 11180412 · 3,398 mi

TAMATA RECALL - MY CAR BREAKS AND PCS FEATURE FAILED RESULTING IN HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT MAKING TOTAL LOSS OF MY CAR, TOYOTA COROLLA XLE 2019. I STILL HAVE PAIN IN MY NECK AND OCCASIONAL CHEST HURTS. I REPORTED THE HAILEY TOYOTA THAT BREAKS DID NOT WORK TWICE AND PCS DID NOT WORK. THE SERVICE MANAGER DROVE THE CAR WITH ME IN THE PASSENGER SEAT BUT PCS DID NOT STOP MY CAR ONCE AND NO WARNING LIGHT CAME. VIN # IS [XXX]. ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON BAILEY BRIDGE ROAD ON JAN 27, 2019 AROUND A LITTLE BIT AFTER NOON TIME. TOYOTA CASE NUMBERS ARE [X…

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299.5%
ODI 11300087 · 1,200 mi

THE BATTERY TRAY (PART NUMBER 74404-12560) WHICH HOLDS THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY CREATES AN UNSAFE CONDITION. I NOTICED THE BATTERY TRAY IS DESIGNED TO FIT ONLY THE PANASONIC BATTERY THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE. THUS, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLACE A DISCHARGED OR DEFECTIVE PANASONIC BATTERY WITH A STANDARD BCI GROUP NUMBER BATTERY WHICH ARE READILY AVAILABLE IN RETAIL STORES. THIS SITUATION WILL CAUSE MOTORISTS TO BECOME STRANDED AND IS ESPECIALLY UNSAFE IF THE PANASONIC BATTERY FAILS AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN THE WINTER. TOYOTA SHOULD BE REQUIR…

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2111.4%
ODI 11399776 · 5,800 mi

AFTER PURCHASING MY COROLLA MY CAR POWERED DOWN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHECKED IT AND STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THIS WAS IN NOVEMBER 2020. ON 1/16/2021 I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED, EVERYTHING JUST POWERED DOWN. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THIS WAS AROUND 6:00PM. I THEN CALLED MY FAMILY AND TOLD THEM WHERE I WAS AND WHAT HAPPENED. A PASSERBY STOPPED TO ASSIST ME AND GOT MY CAR RUNNING BY JUMPING IT OFF. AN HOUR LATER I WAS S…

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2020.0%
ODI 11466503

After 2 months of purchasing the car , interior dashboard wrinkled and below the steep compartment . A week or so the door locks is not functioning all the time. Then after 3 weeks the black door strip is drooping . I emailed the branch manager and took it to the service depot. They said chemicals due to detailing the car . No one will detail the car of 2-3 months old Newly bought . Then they when they told me to bring again for the door is no longer functioning and the door strips and why the car is falling apart. There was 2…

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1317.8%
ODI 11507634

I was at a stoplight and the car cut off. Not the normal auto power down feature, there was no power. A message saying press the brake down to restart appeared. Then a message saying steering power low appeared. The check engine light came on. I pressed the break down, and the vehicle did not restart. I put the car in park then restarted it and was able to drive again. But at the very next light, the same thing happened.

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711.1%
ODI 11574009

Experiencing a high-pitched whining/ringing sound from the air conditioning system. It is highly distracting and irritating, and basically prevents the use of some fan speed settings for extended durations due to the pain it causes. Many other Corolla owners are experiencing the same issue and Toyota refuses to take action in every case, saying the problem is "characteristic of the vehicle" or something to that effect. Issue is well-documented in this forum thread among other places. [XXX] See in particular post [XXX] for objective evidence…

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412.9%
ODI 11707027

Driving on highway around 65mph, car shut down internally completely blacking out inside. Turned back on a few seconds later while still driving all lights were blinking. Pushed the SOS no-one answered pushed again then someone came on. Matches the same description on the other 2025-26 hybrids in the corolla cross and camry hybrid.

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211.8%
ODI 11719536

On February 19, 2026, at only 80 driven miles in this new 2026 Toyota Corolla hatchback, while moving slowly in reverse on dry pavement with no throttle input, no sharp steering and no misuse of the brake the vehicle spun out of control 4-5 times in the parking lot finally causing a collision with a parked vehicle which then it stopped. This collision nearly caused serious injury to the driver. Since its a brand new vehicle bugs and recalls are hard to tell, but we cannot drive this vehicle any longer due to safety issues.

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Unknown Or Other
112.5%
ODI 10531485

2012 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE DAMAGE AFTER AN ACCIDENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HER DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING, WHEN A TRACTOR TRAILER MADE A LEFT TURN, TWO CARS AHEAD OF HER. TWO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF HIS DAUGHTER HIT THEIR BRAKES EXTREMELY FAST, AND HIS DAUGHTER WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME, AND SHE HIT THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF HER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AS THEY SHOULD AND PROTECTED HIS DAUGHTER. ONLY THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS SMASHED. HOWEVER, THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS.…

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157.5%
ODI 10575655

OTHER THANK YOU *TR

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3814.1%
ODI 10821543

THE HEADLIGHTS OF THE NEW TOYOTA COROLLA 2014+ ARE OVERLY BRIGHT WHEN DRIVING IN FRONT OF ONE OR WHEN ONE IS PASSING IN THE OTHER DIRECTION. IT IS BLINDING. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES AND IT IS ALWAYS A COROLLA WITH LOW BEAMS THAT HAVE BRIGHT WHITE BLINDING BEAMS. PLEASE RECALL THIS VEHICLE AND FORCE THE MANUFACTURER TO USE NORMAL BULBS OR NORMAL BRIGHTNESS.

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3315.1%
ODI 10749233

I LIFTED UP THE REAR SEAT IN ORDER TO INSTALL SEAT COVERS. THE BAR THAT IS BOLTED TO THE FLOOR (INTERIOR) AND ATTACHES TO THE REAR SEATS WAS RUSTED, AND EACH HINGE (ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES) WAS RUSTED AS WELL. CAR WAS PURCHASED IN JUNE OF 2015 AND IS A 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA.

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2411.2%
ODI 10782262 · 10 mi

HEAD RESTRAINT/HEADREST IS SO EXTREMELY PAINFUL THAT IT HAS TO BE REMOVED OR REVERSED TO SAFELY DRIVE THE CAR.

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3117.4%
ODI 10985143 · 46 mi

PURCHASED CAR ON 04/30/17 AND SIX DAYS LATER, GOT A MALFUNCTION WARNING MESSAGE FOR THE FRONT CAMERA DURING CAR START UP. CAMERA IS PART OF THE NEW STANDARD SAFETY SENSE PACKAGE. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT ISSUE AND ORDERED A NEW CAMERA. INDICATED THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY PREVIOUS KNOWN ISSUES WITH THE CAMERA. DEALER TOOK LONGER THAN USUAL SINCE THEY HAVE NEVER REPLACED A CAMERA BEFORE AND HAD NO CLUE HOW TO RECALIBRATE.

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1813.4%
ODI 11098194

BLIND SPOT CAN NOT SEE ON COMING MOVING VEHICLES WHEN BACKING IN A PARKING SPACE AND BACKING OUT, HIGHLY POTENTIAL ACCIDENT DESIGN , OF THE REAR SEAT HEAD REST TOO TALL BLOCKING OVER HALF THE HEIGHT OF THE REAR GLASS, HUGE BLIND SPOT FEEL TO TENSE TO TRY TO PARK IT BY BACKING IN.,AND BACK OUT OF PARKING SPACE. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR ANOTHER GOOD DEFENSIVE DRIVER THE CAR WOULD HAVE HIT BE, ONLY OWNED THIS CAR LESS THAN A MONTH AND TRIED TO GET DEALER SHIP TO LET ME HAVE A DIFFERENT DESIGNED CAR AND …

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3215.8%
ODI 11164692 · 500 mi

THE OWNER'S MANUAL SHOWS A LOCATION FOR LIFTING THE VEHICLE IN THE FRONT USING A FLOOR JACK (PAGE 427). THIS LOCATION IS NOT PRESENT ON MY VEHICLE AND THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THIS COULD LEAD TO SOMEONE USING ANOTHER IMPROPER LOCATION TO LIFT THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD CAUSE AN INJURY TO A PERSON IF THE VEHICLE SLIPS OFF THE JACK OR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MISSING PART IS ALSO REFERENCED ON PAGE 475 AS A LOCATION TO TOW THE VEHICLE BY. AGAIN, SINCE THIS LOCATION IS MISSING, SOMEONE COULD TOW THE VEHICLE BY A SPOT NOT DESIGN…

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7925.8%
ODI 11243453 · 250 mi

WE BOUGHT THE CAR ON 07-29-19 AND ON 08-04-19 WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM MARYLAND THE CAR SENSOR LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AFTER ONLY 250 MILES ON THE CAR. THE FLASHING LIGHTS WERE FOR BRAKES AND PARKING BRAKE, LANE DEPARTURE AND ASSIST, BACK UP AND FRONT CAMERA, CHECK ENGINE, TIRE PRESSURE, HEAD LIGHTS, AND RSA MALFUNCTIONS. BASICALLY THE ENTIRE SAFETY SYSTEM OF THE CAR MALFUNCTIONED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING IT. 7-29-19, 8-2, 5, 9-19 AND THE CAR WAS IN MOTION EACH TIME WHILE ON A HIGHWAY. I HAD IT…

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3217.3%
ODI 11394569

ON 4 OCCASIONS, AFTER ENGAGING CRUISE CONTROL (65MPH) THE STEERING WHEEL WENT HARD AND IT APPEARED THAT THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS OFF AND THE VEHICLE VEERED LEFT AND IT WOULD CREATE TO SMALL AMOUNT OF TORQUE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. AGAIN, ONLY WHEN I ENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL. VIN: [XXX] (THERE IS NO "Y") (CHANGE "Y" TO "T". SORRY :-( INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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1414.0%
ODI 11474560

There is a high pitch electrical whine coming from the fan blower (right side by the glove compartment) noise causes pain to my right ear after hearing it consistently which I believe will become a health problem. Vehicle has had blower replaced by Toyota dealer with no fix. There are numerous complaints found on Toyota forums describing this exact issue and nothing has been done to rectify this issue.

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1824.7%
ODI 11507367

This is the 3rd time it’s happened. It seems to happen after it’s rained and it’s wet and humid outside. I was at a red light waiting for it to change. The car starts making a buzzer noise and shows “ignition on” with “Engine stopped power steering low” and flashes to “press break firmly to restart.” Pressing the break does nothing and I cannot move the vehicle at all. This whole time the engine is off and I have to go into park to restart the car by pressing the start/stop button. It’s very dangerous when the light turns green because I cannot…

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1523.8%
ODI 11580726

Steering, car seems to slip when driving at 30mph and taking a curve. Very brief. Traveling at 70mph car shakes.

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722.6%
ODI 11672596

2025 Toyota Corolla SE Just wanted to bring attention to the gauge cluster (when the sun is streaming into the car) you cannot read the gauge cluster. The first picture is when the sun is streaming into the car - very hard to read. 2nd picture is upper left side with partial sun glare. 3rd pic is what it should look like all the time. The glass over the gauge cluster should be made out of some kind of anti glare glass so that the gauges are clearly visible all the time or gauge hood needs to be larger.

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847.1%
ODI 11737082

I traded in my 2022 Corolla LE for a 2026 Corolla SE and I got my car on December 19th, 2025 and ever since I got it, the wireless charger hasn’t been working not once. I turn it on, it charges and the light is green and after a few seconds, it stops charging and flashes orange repeatedly. I tried it with different phones, without a case, and brought it to the dealership where they replaced the wireless charger but the issue continued with the new charger, so they put back the original one. The dealership told me it’s a defect issue and that ot…

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Engine
40.9%
ODI 10584534 · 18,000 mi

WHILE WAITING FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TO CHANGE AND MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND DESPITE SHIFTING TO PARK AND PULLING ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THE CAR CONTINUED TO REV VERY HIGH FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. JUST PRIOR TO ACCELERATION, THE CAR'S BRAKES BECAME VERY SOFT AND SUNK ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR AS IF SOMEONE HAD DEPRESSED THE POWER IN THE BRAKE LINE. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND WAITED FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE ENGINE RACED AGAIN AT VERY HIGH SPEEDS WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON AND THE CAR SET…

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168.0%
ODI 10535908 · 600 mi

*STEERING* I WENT TO VISIT MY DAD & RUN SOME ERRANDS IN LA COUNTY ON JULY 6TH 2013. I RESIDE IN ORANGE COUNTY SO I HAD TO GET ON THE FREEWAY. THE SPEED LIMIT ON CALIFORNIA FREEWAYS IS 65 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN I GOT UP TO 65 MILES PER HOUR MY CAR STARTED VEERING OFF TO THE LEFT & I HAD KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS TO KEEP THE CAR IN MY LANE. THE SPEED LIMIT IN IRVINE ON MOST STREETS IS 50 MILES PER HOUR. I DON'T SEEM TO HAVE THE VEERING PROBLEM AT 50 MILES PER HOUR OR LESS LIKE I DID AT 65 MILES PER HOUR. VERY SCARY. …

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186.7%
ODI 10574320 · 283 mi

I WAS DRIVING MY COROLLA S PLUS 2014 ON EL CAMINO REAL, SAN MATEO, CA SOUTHBOUND JUST PAST HILLSDALE BLVD, WHEN THE ENGINE BECAME VERY NOISY. I LOOKED AT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND FOUND THE FOLLOWINGS DATA: 1) RPM METER - 3500 2) SPEEDOMETER - 30MPH 3) LCD DISPLAY - ECO BAR GONE THE CAR BEHAVED THE SAME EVEN WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT COMPLETELY OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TRANSMISSION DEFECT AND/OR COMPUTER MALFUNCTION? LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL MY CAR TO THE ROADSIDE AND BRAKED TO A STOP. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER 2-3 MINUTES, I STARTE…

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177.8%
ODI 10760217 · 8,625 mi

STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKES. OUT OF NOWHERE THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD EXTREMELY FAST. FORCED TO HIT AN CAR IN FRONT OF ME WITHIN A CAR OR TWO, DISTANCE WISE. AFTER THE INCIDENT THE RPM GAUGE FLUCTUATES FROM LOW TO HIGH. IN ADDITION, ONCE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED CAR SLOWS DOWN AND ECO ACTIVATES, THEN AFTER ABOUT 5 SECONDS CAR ACCELERATOR EXTREMELY FAST.

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136.1%
ODI 11122628

2016 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ILLUMINATED WARNING LIGHT, TRAC OFF, CHECK ENGINE AND MAINTENANCE REQUIRED LIGHTS. *LD THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF MICE EATING AWAY AT THE VEHICLE CAUSING MUTIPLE VEHICLE FAILURES. *JS

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105.6%
ODI 11061303

MOTOR, POWER TRAIN...

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1511.2%
ODI 11166428 · 6,000 mi

THE RPM OF THE CAR JUMPS UPTO 4000 WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW THE CAR ON DOWN HILLS. TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS ARE REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE BUT THERE ARE CASES MANY PEOPLE GOT THEIR CAR FIXED OR EXCHANGED. THIS PROVES THE ISSUE WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL. THE IDEAL INTENT OF USING THE CRUISE CONTROL IS TO SAVE GAS MILEAGE AND EFFORT TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR LONG DISTANCES. I HAVE TO TRAVEL LONG DISTANCES TO WORK ON DAILY BASIS. I FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND UNSAFE DRIVING THE CAR ON CRUISE. TOYOTA SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM TO SAVE THE TRUST OF T…

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3919.2%
ODI 11184790 · 9,179 mi

TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HER NIECE WHO OWNS A 2019 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE DRIVER SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, BUT THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CLASSIC TOYOTA (LOCATED AT 1717 W SW LOOP 323, TYLER, TX 75701, [phone removed]), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,179.

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10835.3%
ODI 11286490 · 10,000 mi

ENGINE ABNORMAL SHIFT DOWNWARD WHILE DRIVING REGULARLY. I FEEL THE SHIFT IS NOT SMOOTH EVEN FEELS LIKE A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE SHIFT SYSTEM 17,000 MILES MOSTLY HAPPENS REGULARLY DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AND A BIT LESS HAPPENS ON THE PARKWAY BUT DOES HAPPEN. THE SHIFTS ARE HARD TO IGNORE I REMEMBER THE VERY TIME I FELT IT ON 10,000 MILES AND IT WOULD ABLE OCCASIONALLY AND NOW IT'S HAPPENING EVEN MORE FREQUENTLY THAN I CAN POSSIBLY SAY THIS IS AN ONGOING DEFECT AND GROWING TO BE A PROBLEM EVEN MORE SO.

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4021.6%
ODI 11399776 · 5,800 mi

AFTER PURCHASING MY COROLLA MY CAR POWERED DOWN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHECKED IT AND STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THIS WAS IN NOVEMBER 2020. ON 1/16/2021 I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED, EVERYTHING JUST POWERED DOWN. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THIS WAS AROUND 6:00PM. I THEN CALLED MY FAMILY AND TOLD THEM WHERE I WAS AND WHAT HAPPENED. A PASSERBY STOPPED TO ASSIST ME AND GOT MY CAR RUNNING BY JUMPING IT OFF. AN HOUR LATER I WAS S…

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1414.0%
ODI 11501798

The car had shut down on the street while driving twice.

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1317.8%
ODI 11507367

This is the 3rd time it’s happened. It seems to happen after it’s rained and it’s wet and humid outside. I was at a red light waiting for it to change. The car starts making a buzzer noise and shows “ignition on” with “Engine stopped power steering low” and flashes to “press break firmly to restart.” Pressing the break does nothing and I cannot move the vehicle at all. This whole time the engine is off and I have to go into park to restart the car by pressing the start/stop button. It’s very dangerous when the light turns green because I cannot…

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69.5%
ODI 11586515 · 27,000 mi

The contact owns a 2024 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while driving at undisclosed speeds and decelerating, the vehicle was jerking abnormally. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer however, the dealer was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made of the failure and a case was filed; however, the contact had not received any communication from the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 27,000.

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26.5%
ODI 11704798

I am writing to inform you of some recurring issues with my vehicle. The car has been displaying several (5) alerts, including those related to the parking brake system, drive-start control system, check engine light, vehicle stability control system, and secondary collision brake system. I took the car to a dealer for repairs, and they assured me that the issues were resolved. However, the following day, the problems reappeared. Additionally, when I start the car, it emits an unusual sound and begins to shake. Unfortunately, The dealer had 5 …

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15.9%
ODI 11751940

I own a 2026 Toyota Corolla purchased in November 2025. The recurring problems began on December 8, 2025, when multiple warning lights appeared on the dashboard along with the message “System Malfunction – Visit Your Dealer.” The warning indicators involved several vehicle safety and driver-assistance systems. The vehicle was taken to an authorized Toyota dealership for inspection and repair. On June 16, 2026, the vehicle experienced another serious malfunction, including a “Transmission System Malfunction” warning. The electrical and operatio…

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Power Train
71.6%
ODI 10536479 · 10,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. *TR

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94.5%
ODI 10667767 · 5,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

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269.7%
ODI 10560914 · 4,450 mi

CVT TRANSMISSION MAKING ERRATIC RATIO CORRECTIONS WHEN CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN AT LOW SPEED WHICH MADE THE CAR LITERALLY JUMP AT SOME SPEEDS (0-30 MPH) MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE FOR IN EX. A TRAFFIC JAM (STOP AND GO) AND LOOSE POWER WHEN CLIMBING FOR IN EX. PARKING PLACES THAT HAD RAMPS (0-5 MPH) DUE TO ERRATIC UPSHIFT RATIO CORRECTIONS THAT FORCES PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO BE ABLE TO KEEP THE CAR CLIMBING THE RAMPS CAUSING ERRATIC JUMPS/SPEEDS/PULLS AND SOMETIMES THE ENGINE TO BACKFIRE WHEN CLIMBING. CAR ALSO HAD NOTICEABLE JUMPS …

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3013.7%
ODI 10734509

FILING A COMPLAINT ON BEHALF OF OUR INSURED/POLICYHOLDER. SHE WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY IN REVERSE AND FOOT APPLIED ON BRAKE, AT THIS TIME THE ACCELERATOR BEGAN SURGING AND THE VEHICLE WHILE IN REVERSE AND BRAKE BEING PRESSED WENT UP IN SPEED TO POSSIBLY 35 MILES PER HOUR AND ACROSS THE STREET, HIT CURB AND JUMPED CURB, AND THE REAR END ULTIMATELY STRUCK A TREE AND CAME TO A REST IN THE OPPOSING HOME'S YARD. RESEARCH ONLINE SUCH AS THE LATIMES.COM SHOWS THAT THIS YEAR/MAKE/MODEL HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF ACCELERATOR SURGING OCCURRING WHI…

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2210.3%
ODI 11093807 · 80,000 mi

AM HAVING TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT AXLES AT 81K MILES. DEALER ESTIMATE IS $1300.00. HARD TO BELIEVE THAT AXLES GO BAD THIS EARLY IN CAR'S LIFE.

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158.4%
ODI 10957833 · 550 mi

WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL ON FAIRLY LEVEL ROADWAY, (RURAL ROAD) AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH, THE RPM WERE ABOUT 1500, BUT INCREASED SUDDENLY TO ABOUT 4500 RPM. AFTER AWHILE THE RPM WOULD DROP BACK DOWN TO NORMAL FOR THE SPEED SITUATION. THIS OCCURS ALSO AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 MPH IN OUR AREA. THIS OCCURRENCE HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. HAVE RETURNED TO DEALER TWICE NOW. PROBLEM WAS OBSERVED BY SERVICE MANAGER AND LOCAL TOYOTA REP WHO WAS IN TOWN FOR LOCAL AUTO SHOW. CAR WAS ANALYZED AND DATA SEND TO ENGINEER IN CALIFORNIA WHO LATER SAID CAR IS BE…

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129.0%
ODI 11166428 · 6,000 mi

THE RPM OF THE CAR JUMPS UPTO 4000 WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW THE CAR ON DOWN HILLS. TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS ARE REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE BUT THERE ARE CASES MANY PEOPLE GOT THEIR CAR FIXED OR EXCHANGED. THIS PROVES THE ISSUE WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL. THE IDEAL INTENT OF USING THE CRUISE CONTROL IS TO SAVE GAS MILEAGE AND EFFORT TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR LONG DISTANCES. I HAVE TO TRAVEL LONG DISTANCES TO WORK ON DAILY BASIS. I FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND UNSAFE DRIVING THE CAR ON CRUISE. TOYOTA SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM TO SAVE THE TRUST OF T…

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5426.6%
ODI 11183510

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V901000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. NORTH HOLLYWOOD TOYOTA (4606 LANKERSHIM BLVD, NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA 91602, [phone removed]) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED…

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3812.4%
ODI 11252601 · 199 mi

07/09/19 - THREE DAYS AFTER TAKING DELIVERY OF A BRAND NEW 2020 COROLLA SEDAN, MY CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY CITY STREET. I WAS STATIONARY WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OF THE BRAKE AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, IT HAD A COMPLETE POWER FAILURE. RED WARNING LIGHT CAME ON SAYING ENGINE POWER LOW. I WAS UNABLE TO START THE CAR AGAIN FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. I WAS NEARLY HIT BY CARS GOING AROUND ME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE AND THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE …

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179.2%
ODI 11445388

Car was in dealership twice in one week for jerking while driving dealership said it was abc and was so called “fixed” both times only had my car for a little bit back before I had to take it back . 3rd time in the same week my transmission went out on me while on the highway with young kids in the car and almost caused a wreck. Car got towed in was confirmed it was my transmission and a dozen other codes going off . Toyota is lucky that the semi that was behind me when this happened did not plow into me

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1414.0%
ODI 11474625

Lost all acceleration going up a hill. Pressed the gas pedal to the floor as I had a line of cars behind me. Nothing. Placed vehicle in neutral and back into drive. Was slowly able to proceed forward at about 10 mph until top of hill where gained speed. Has since happened 2 additional times. No warnings and happens at take off and hills. I did ask service department at dealership where I purchased to have it looked over. Nothing. I feel I could easily be hurt.

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68.2%
ODI 11508173

At a stop, the engine shuts off. This is normal. In two instances, the vehicle threw up multiple warning lights (Press Brake Firmly to Restart) and would not start on the release of the brake. The second incident happened on a hill and the vehicle began to roll backwards. The vehicle then needs to be put in park, shut off and restarted. On the restart it moves again. The dealer was called about this, but said they didn't know it was a problem. They cannot replicate. The safety issue is that the car needs to restart to drive again. At…

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812.7%
ODI 11586515 · 27,000 mi

The contact owns a 2024 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while driving at undisclosed speeds and decelerating, the vehicle was jerking abnormally. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer however, the dealer was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made of the failure and a case was filed; however, the contact had not received any communication from the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 27,000.

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26.5%
ODI 11625888

Transmission slip, hard shifting, early or late shift. Automatic transmission

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15.9%
ODI 11751940

I own a 2026 Toyota Corolla purchased in November 2025. The recurring problems began on December 8, 2025, when multiple warning lights appeared on the dashboard along with the message “System Malfunction – Visit Your Dealer.” The warning indicators involved several vehicle safety and driver-assistance systems. The vehicle was taken to an authorized Toyota dealership for inspection and repair. On June 16, 2026, the vehicle experienced another serious malfunction, including a “Transmission System Malfunction” warning. The electrical and operatio…

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Service Brakes
112.5%
ODI 10476876 · 2,400 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, SHE TRIED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE THEN SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD BE SENDING FURTHER INFORMATION TO HER VIA MAIL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,400.

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2311.4%
ODI 10561130 · 26,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL A FEW TIMES IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,500.

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165.9%
ODI 10569152 · 250 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN APPLIED AND ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, BACK AND LEFT SIDE OF THE BODY. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK, CHEST AND FINGER. THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK, CHEST AND RIBS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE…

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177.8%
ODI 10680323 · 6,500 mi

ON DECEMBER 24TH 2014 I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE (2014 TOYOTA COROLLA S) IN (D) AND WAS TRYING TO SLOW DOWN, BECAUSE THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME BRAKE. WHEN I DEPRESSED MY BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND CONTINUED TO BRAKE AND IT EVENTUALLY SLOWED ME DOWN. I SHIFTED BACK INTO (D) AND CONTINUED ON MY WAY, ALTHOUGH SHAKEN UP. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE GOOD, THERE WAS NO RAIN OR ICE ON THE ROAD THAT DAY. I CHECKED MY FLOOR MATS TO SEE IF THEY WERE STICKING TO THE ACCELERATION PEDAL WHEN I GOT INTO THE DRIVEWAY, BUT I DID…

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2913.6%
ODI 10915963 · 29,000 mi

PULLED INTO PARKING LOT AND PREPARED TO PARK. STEPPED ON BRAKES, CAR DIDN'T STOP HIT BUILDING. I PUT IN REVERSE AND THEN DRIVE, SWERVING AWAY FROM BUILDING, BUT CAR KEPT GOING ALL WHILE FOOT WAS ON BRAKE. PULLED KEYS FROM THE IGNITION TO STOP THE CAR.

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2514.0%
ODI 10968425 · 4,400 mi

ON 3/22/17 I WAS DRIVING AN ENTERPRISE RENTAL CAR INTO AN APARTMENT COMPLEX AND PULLED IN FRONT OF THE LEASING OFFICE TO PARK. WHILE STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE CAR DID NOT STOP AND IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING THE CAR TO CRASH INTO THE PILLARS OF THE LEASING OFFICE WITH FORCE. AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND MY PASSENGER AND I HAD TO CRAWL OUT OF THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR TO ESCAPE THE VEHICLE. WE ARE LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AND ESCAPE WITH MINOR INJURIES. THERE ARE DRAG SKID MARKS ON THE GROUND FROM THE REAR WHEELS. UPON COLLISION THE ENGINE SHUT OFF…

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118.2%
ODI 11119695 · 300 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2018 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT AN INVESTIGATOR WAS ASSIGNED TO THE CASE. THERE WAS ONE INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM A…

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167.9%
ODI 11180412 · 3,398 mi

TAMATA RECALL - MY CAR BREAKS AND PCS FEATURE FAILED RESULTING IN HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT MAKING TOTAL LOSS OF MY CAR, TOYOTA COROLLA XLE 2019. I STILL HAVE PAIN IN MY NECK AND OCCASIONAL CHEST HURTS. I REPORTED THE HAILEY TOYOTA THAT BREAKS DID NOT WORK TWICE AND PCS DID NOT WORK. THE SERVICE MANAGER DROVE THE CAR WITH ME IN THE PASSENGER SEAT BUT PCS DID NOT STOP MY CAR ONCE AND NO WARNING LIGHT CAME. VIN # IS [XXX]. ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON BAILEY BRIDGE ROAD ON JAN 27, 2019 AROUND A LITTLE BIT AFTER NOON TIME. TOYOTA CASE NUMBERS ARE [X…

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237.5%
ODI 11243453 · 250 mi

WE BOUGHT THE CAR ON 07-29-19 AND ON 08-04-19 WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM MARYLAND THE CAR SENSOR LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AFTER ONLY 250 MILES ON THE CAR. THE FLASHING LIGHTS WERE FOR BRAKES AND PARKING BRAKE, LANE DEPARTURE AND ASSIST, BACK UP AND FRONT CAMERA, CHECK ENGINE, TIRE PRESSURE, HEAD LIGHTS, AND RSA MALFUNCTIONS. BASICALLY THE ENTIRE SAFETY SYSTEM OF THE CAR MALFUNCTIONED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING IT. 7-29-19, 8-2, 5, 9-19 AND THE CAR WAS IN MOTION EACH TIME WHILE ON A HIGHWAY. I HAD IT…

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63.2%
ODI 11396391 · 800 mi

1.EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM AT A SIGNAL LIGHT 2.TO CONTROL SUDDEN ACCELERATION, NEED TO PUSH BRAKES HARDER THAN A NON HYBRID CAR 3.IN THE REVERSE DIRECTION, IT GOES TOO FAST WITHOUT PUSHING THE GAS, THIS MAY CAUSE A CRASH MISSING EXTRA TIRE AND THE ACCESSORIES (JACK, LUG WRENCH, OTHER TOOLS ETC) EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A SLOTTED PLACE HOLDER THERE. (SHAME ON TOYOTA FOR DOING THIS, TO ORDER A NEW KIT THIS WILL COST APPROX $1,500 PER MISSING KIT, IF YOU WERE TO ORDER INDIVIDUALLY, THIS CAN POTENTIALLY BE A SERIOUS PERSONAL SAFETY …

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1212.0%
ODI 11463430

The auto services said "ROTOR TO HAVE A RUST ON THEM CAUSING VIBRATION" but I think there are additional situation because they needed the rotors to be machined

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79.6%
ODI 11507382

The automatic engine shut off failed. Normally when stopped the engine shuts off and restarts when pressing the gas. It did not do that and instead turned the vehicle completely off. I was waiting for traffic at an intersection to make a left hand turn when my vehicles engine shut off. Interior lights flashed and alarm sounded. Dashboard said engine was off and to press break firmly to restart. It did not work. Also had a power steering warning. I had to put the car in park and restart the vehicle. In the mean time the light had turned red and …

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1015.9%
ODI 11607766

The system that is problematic for this vehicle is the Pre Collision System (PCS). This system is way too sensitive even on the lowest sensitivity setting, and I have experienced the car braking in error on multiple occasions when driving up or down a windy road. When I approach a bend in the road and there is a car parked on the side of the street, my Corolla will think that I am about to collide with the parked vehicle and make a loud beeping noise and automatically hit the brakes. This has frightened me on a number of occasions, and I am con…

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619.4%
ODI 11704798

I am writing to inform you of some recurring issues with my vehicle. The car has been displaying several (5) alerts, including those related to the parking brake system, drive-start control system, check engine light, vehicle stability control system, and secondary collision brake system. I took the car to a dealer for repairs, and they assured me that the issues were resolved. However, the following day, the problems reappeared. Additionally, when I start the car, it emits an unusual sound and begins to shake. Unfortunately, The dealer had 5 …

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317.6%
ODI 11719536

On February 19, 2026, at only 80 driven miles in this new 2026 Toyota Corolla hatchback, while moving slowly in reverse on dry pavement with no throttle input, no sharp steering and no misuse of the brake the vehicle spun out of control 4-5 times in the parking lot finally causing a collision with a parked vehicle which then it stopped. This collision nearly caused serious injury to the driver. Since its a brand new vehicle bugs and recalls are hard to tell, but we cannot drive this vehicle any longer due to safety issues.

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Air Bags71,250–161,500 mi120,000 mi54
ODI 10058529 · 900 mi

I DRIVE A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA LE WITH APPROXIMATELY 900 MILES AND REAR ENDED AT 1993 HONDA ACCORD. UPON IMPACT NO DAMAGE WAS VISIBLE OR NOTED ON THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE DRIVER DROVE AWAY WITHOUT PROBLEM. MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS BEEN EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED WITH REPAIR COSTS EXCEEDING $10,000. THE TWO AIR BAGS BOTH DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT AND ASSOCIATED DAMAGE OCCURRED. IT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE OPINIONS AND COMMENTS.

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ODI 10316647 · 25,050 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO IDLE AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING PILLAR ALTHOUGH EXTREME PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE AFTER THE CRASH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AFTER IT COOLED DOWN. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNTIL THEY…

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ODI 10339302 · 61,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT WAS STRUCK BY TWO OTHER VEHICLES AND HIS VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO HIS RIBS. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY WHERE HE WAS AWAITING FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,000…

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Vehicle Speed Control24,250–67,578 mi43,050 mi48
ODI 10032687 · 334 mi

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA IN MAY THIS YEAR. A FEW DAYS LATER I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREE WAY AND THE NEW CAR ACCELERATED BY ITSELF. I TRIED TO STEP ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN, IT BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. I WAS DRIVING AT 60 MILES PER HOUR. FINALLY I HAVE TO EXIT THE FREE WAY AND THE CAR HIT THE DIVIDER AND GOT TOTALLY CRASHED.*AK

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ODI 10064561 · 12,782 mi

I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH ABOUT 13,000 MILES. LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING ON A FLAT CITY STREET, GOING ABOUT 30 MPH, WHEN I HAD TO SLOW DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH MY FOOT SECURELY DOWN ON THE BRAKE PAD WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD. THERE WAS ENOUGH SPACE BETWEEN ME AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. NONETHELESS, THIS CONCERNED ME BECAUSE I HAVE DETECTED THE SAME PROBLEM ONCE OR TWICE BEFORE WHILE STOPPED ON AN INCLINE. THE ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER AT MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SA…

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ODI 10072178 · 3,500 mi

WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT VEHICLE SURGED. *AK VEHICLE HAS HAD 600 RPM SURGES WHILE IN PARK AND WHILE AT IDLE FOR NO REASON. THE MANUFACTURER APPEARED TO BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAMRY MODELS BUT HAS RECEIVED NO REPORTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THE COROLLA. *NM

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Electrical System19,076–116,000 mi86,000 mi11
ODI 10091073 · 500 mi

ON THREE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, AS A RESULT OF A DRAINED BATTERY. 1ST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY, 2ND TIME THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ALARM SYSTEM HAD A SHORT WIRE AND WAS FIXED. THE 3RD TIME JUST OCCURED AND WE ARE HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER.*AK

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ODI 10100989 · 22,152 mi

I HATE THE FACT THAT THE ENGINE LIGHTS COMES ON AND MY CAR IN UNDER MANUFACTURER WARRANTY AND I HAVE TO PAY TO FIND OUT WHY MY LIGHT CAME ON THE EXCUSE AFTER PAYING 50.00 DOLLARS IN MY GAS TOP WAS LOOSEN THAT WAS BULL IT CAME ON AGAIN. SO WHY WHEN I LEFT THE TOP OFF INTENTIONALLY IT DIDN'T COME ON AGAIN?*AK

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ODI 10374469 · 102,000 mi

THE VEHICLE I BELIEVE HAS AN ECM (ENGINE CONTROL MODULE) PROBLEM. SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT WHERE THE VEHICLE WANTED TO SHUT OFF AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ERRATIC RPM FLUCTUATION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT A STOP OR HESITATES WHEN TAKING OFF. TOYOTA HAS DONE A RECALL ON SOME OF THE 2005 THRU 2008 MODELS AND I BELIEVE THIS MODEL SHOULD BE INCLUDED SINCE IT USES THE SAME ECM AND HAS THE SAME ENGINE AS THE OTHER MODELS

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Unknown Or Other20,500–122,090 mi48,844 mi7
ODI 10152136 · 100 mi

I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR 2 YEARS NOW, EVERY TIME I TAKE THE CAR INTO THE DEALER I SHOW THEM THE GAP AND THE WARPING UP OF THE CONSOLE ABOVE THE RADIO. STILL UNTIL THIS DAY, THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. IT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE AND MORE OF THE TOP CONSOLE IS POPPING UP CAUSING A RATTLING NOISE. I ALSO SMELL THAT BAD EGG/ SULFUR SMELLING ORDER WHEN I USE THE AC OR THE HEAT. I AM SURE THIS CANT BE GOOD FOR ANYONE'S HEALTH. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH BOTH OF THESE COMPLAINTS. FACTORY RECALL? *JB

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ODI 10366098 · 48,844 mi

MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW LOWERS ONLY PART WAY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS LOWER THAN 70O AND THE WINDOW RATTLES WHEN THE WINDOW IS RAISED. VIN 2T1BR3244C215045 I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER, AND SPOKE WITH MR. KARIN KNAN, UNDER TOYOTA CASE # 1011110634, WHO INSTRUCTED HE WOULD BE CONTACT YOU WITH MY ISSUE; THE PARTS WERE UNDER WARRANTY FOR 3 YEARS/36K. I JUST RECEIVED A CALL FROM MY SERVICE MANAGER, WHO STATED THAT THE REPAIR AND INVESTIGATION INVOLVED REMOVING THE DOOR PANEL AND VIEWING THE WINDOW REGULATOR AND BOLTS. REQUEST YO…

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ODI 10670574 · 16,000 mi

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY 605 FREEWAY IN CALIFORNIA ON DECEMBER 24,2014 AT 10: AM . I WAS DRIVING 60MPH AND SUDDENLY FELT A VERY STRONG SHAKE IN MY CAR THAT CONTINUED FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES AND THEN I SUDDENLY WENT FROM 60MPH TO 15 MPH . I WAS REALLY SCARED AND CONCERNED ABOUT THIS MATTER. IF I DIDN'T HAVE CONTROL I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN CARS BEHIND ME OR MYSELF IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. I WAS VERY SHAKEN UP AND STRESSED. I HAVE NEVER BEEN THIS SCARED IN MY VEHICLE. I DROVE MY CAR IN SEARCH FOR AN OPEN MECHANIC AND FOUND ONE HE DID A F…

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Air Bags:Frontal11,650–42,500 mi27,000 mi11
ODI 10042110 · 850 mi

WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN VEHICLE WAS HIT IN FRONT END, AND FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES, A BRUISED KNEE AND CUT EYE. THE CONSUMER IS NOW UNDERGOING PHYSICAL THERAPY. *NLM

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ODI 10100943 · 13,000 mi

2004 TOYOTA COROLLA LE WITH 13000 MILES AND EQUIPED WITH FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS. *AKALL FOUR AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN WITH A TOTAL OF 3 FRONT COLLISION AND 4 ROLL OVERS ON AN INTERSTATE TRAVELLING 55 MPH.

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ODI 10105139 · 10,300 mi

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 25 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER STRUCK HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND RECEIVED AN INJURY REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION.*AK

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Seat BeltsToo few reports for a range114,000 mi4 (sparse)
ODI 10251602 · 65,000 mi

SEAT BELTS IN REAR OF TWO TOYOTA VEHICLES FAILED TO ENGAGE LATCH. THIS OCCURRED IN BOTH THE 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA AND THE 2004 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS THE PASSENGER IS FORCED TO RIDE UNSECURED IN THE VEHICLE. THIS ALSO FACE THE DRIVER TO VIOLATE STATE LAW. I FIND IT IRONIC THAT THE SAME BELT IS USED ON BOTH VEHICLES AND BOTH VEHICLES HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

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ODI 10746546 · 163,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE MAKING AN ILLEGAL TURN. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS ALSO FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE CONTACT IN THE CRASH. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE SEAT BELTS AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE FAILURE WITH THE SEAT BELTS RECURRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO TH…

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ODI 10980878 · 25,000 mi

I BROUGHT MY CAR TO TOYOTA DUE TO A RECALL (SRA, ECU). AFTER TOYOTA PERFORMED WORK THE SEAT BELT AUDIBLE ALARM DOES NOT FUNCTION AND IS THEREFORE DANGEROUS. TOYOTA COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM AFTER SPENDING SIX HOURS. DRIVING WITHOUT FUNCTIONING SEAT BELT ALARM IS DANGEROUS. I HAVE COPIES OF TOYOTA DEALER WORK ORDERS. DEALER WILL NOT FIX PROBLEM THEY CAUSED BY INSTALLING THE RECALL.. TOYOTA USA REFUSES TO FIX IT. I WOULD NOT EVER HAVE A RECALL BY MANUFACTUER DONE AGAIN. TOO DANGEROUS. ## VIN PASSED ## TOYOTA CAROLLA 2004 ##

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Engine And Engine Cooling17,000–86,000 mi66,000 mi9
ODI 10043448 · 300 mi

2004 COROLLA CE HAS HORRIBLE ROTTEN EGG SMELL CAR HAS ONLY 550 MILES ON IT. DEALER SAY TO SWITCH GAS BRANDS. I DID AND IT IS STILL OVERWHELMING OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. *LA

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ODI 10165383 · 56,000 mi

MY CAR ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS WILL NOT START AS WELL.....THERE IS NO CRANKING WHATSOEVER. ALTHOUGH UPON TURNING THE KEY ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD LIGHT UP IN A NORMAL MANNER, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. AFTER EITHER A FEW TRIES OR ROLL STARTING THE VEHICLE (MANUAL TRANSMISSION)....IT WILL START. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER ONCE AND THEY ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY, THEN THE STARTER *WHICH THEY PROCEEDED TO REPLACE, THEN AFTER A FEW DAYS THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN....I AM BRINGING IT BACK TO THE DEALER. *…

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ODI 10222427 · 66,000 mi

CAR ENGINE MADE NOISE , PULLED OFF HIGHWAY, TOWED TO SHOP , TOLD ENGINE DEAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $5,500.00 -VEHICLE ONLY HAS 66,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Emission Control:Catalytic ConvertorToo few reports for a range32 mi3 (sparse)
ODI 10048944 · 4 mi

2004 TOYOTA COROLLA: EMISSION OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE GAS FROM EXHAUST SYSTEM.*AK

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ODI 10058989 · 3,722 mi

BOUGHT THE CAR NEW ON 8/30/03. HAS HAD A SULPHUR GAS SMELL AT LOW SPEED & WHEN STOPPED IN TRAFFIC INSIDE THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS WITH THE WINDOWS UP & EITHER HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONING ON. IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE WHEN THE CONTROLS ARE SET TO RECIRCULATE INSIDE AIR INSTEAD OF FRESH AIR INTAKE. CALLED DEALER 1ST TIME, THEY SAID CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BURN IN SOME. AFTER SOME TIME, THE SMELL HADN'T CHANGED, I TOOK IT TO THEIR SERVICE DEPT. THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM, SAID TO TRY A DIFFERENT BRAND OF GAS & ALSO TRY HIGHER OCTANE. I HAVE TRIED A…

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ODI 10108637 · 32 mi

VEHICLE IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST THE OWNER AND TOLD THE OWNER THAT SHE'LL HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO COMPLAIN OF A ROTTEN EGG SMELL. THE DEALERS RESPONSE WAS A HIGH SULFUR CONTENT IN THE FUEL THAT COULD NOT BE FULLY ELIMINATED *JB

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-061None
ODI 11665704

This complaint concerns two separate incidents, both involving defective interior door handles. First, in 2023, the driver side driver door handle broke abruptly when the driver attempted to exit the vehicle. As a result, the driver, [XXX] , was trapped in the vehicle and required someone else to let him out from the outside. This was repaired privately at substantial cost to the owner. Then, the exact same thing happened to the passenger side front seat interior door handle in January 2025. The handle mechanism seems to be made of cheap plas…

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2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-031None
ODI 11727004

I am attempting to complete a manufacturer-issued safety recall involving my vehicle’s airbag system, which includes a “Do Not Drive” advisory due to the risk of airbag inflator failure. Despite multiple good-faith attempts, I have encountered repeated barriers at the dealership level that have prevented timely completion of the repair. I scheduled a service appointment with Culver City Toyota and clearly indicated I required a rental vehicle to leave my car. My confirmation stated “Arrangement: Rental Vehicle,” and the appointment was schedu…

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2026-041None
ODI 11730961

I received a "do not drive" recall for my vehicle in the mail because of defective air bags. The recall letter claimed that there have been twenty-eight confirmed deaths in relation to this recall. I entered Priority Toyota of Chesapeake, VA to address the issue. That was on Monday, April 6th, 2026. Even though there was a "do not drive" order on the recall, Priority Toyota of Chesapeake refused to give me a loaner vehicle. It is now Monday, April 13th, and Priority Toyota of Chesapeake has claimed that they are still waiting on an email to beg…

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2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 265 reports

2022: 58 complaints · 2023: 65 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2022224658
2023375165
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
20229703
20237003

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentAir BagsVehicle Speed ControlElectrical SystemUnknown Or OtherAir Bags:FrontalSeat BeltsEngine And Engine CoolingEngine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Emission Control:Catalytic Convertor
Air Bags—
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ODI 10206821

DATE 10/20/2007 THIS SATURDAY MORNING AT 9:05 AM, AFTER MASS AT THE MIAMI ARCHDIOCESES, I HAD A MOST UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE WITH MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN I MOVED TO REVERSE MY CAR FROM MY PARKING PLACE, I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN DRAMATIC INCREASE FROM THE CAR'S IDLE AND A RELEASE OF THE ACCELERATION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO MOVE BACKWARD VERY FAST. I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, BUT DID NOT STOP AND THEN, IN A FEW SECONDS TO FORWARD TO AVOID HITTING ANY PERSONS OR VEHICLES IN MY BACK IN THE CHURCH PARKING LOT. IN TOTAL ABOUT 45 FEET…

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ODI 10316647 · 25,050 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO IDLE AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING PILLAR ALTHOUGH EXTREME PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE AFTER THE CRASH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AFTER IT COOLED DOWN. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNTIL THEY…

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ODI 10339302 · 61,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT WAS STRUCK BY TWO OTHER VEHICLES AND HIS VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO HIS RIBS. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY WHERE HE WAS AWAITING FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,000…

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ODI 10505944

I HAVE RECEIVED RECALL LETTER FROM TOYOTA TO FIX THE SRS ELECTRICAL ISSUE. I WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY FIXED THE ISSUE. BUT I AM ABLE TO HEAR THE ELECTRICAL NOISE AFTER THE FIX ALSO. *TR

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ODI 10619118 · 180,000 mi

OUR AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, AND WE HAD THE CAR CHECKED BY AIRBAG SERVICE OF UTAH. THEY FOUND THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE WAS DEFECTIVE, SO A NEW PART WAS ORDERED AND REPLACED. TOYOTA RECALLED VEHICLES WITH THE SAME SPIRAL CABLE ISSUE, BUT ONLY BEGINNING WITH MODEL YEAR 2005. OURS IS A 2004 MODEL, AND WE FEEL THAT THE EXPENSES WE PUT INTO REPLACING THIS PART SHOULD BE REIMBURSED AS PART OF THE RECALL ISSUES. *TR

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ODI 10723419

I HAVE NOT YET HAD AN INCIDENT. BASED ON TOYOTA RECOMMENDATION, I DO NOT ALLOW ANYONE (INCLUDING DOGS, OR HEAVY OBJECTS) TO RIDE IN THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT (OR THE BACK SEAT). MY VEHICLE IS STILL POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FOR ME, THE DRIVER. I WOULD APPLY FOR AN ON/OFF SWITCH FOR THE AIRBAGS, BUT, IT IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR MY CAR. I WANT THAT AIRBAG DE-ACTIVATED. I NEED TO GET TO WORK, AND, I CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE. I HAVE ALREADY BEEN WAITING ALMOST 1 YEAR FOR A FIX TO THE EXPLODING AIRBAG. I AM ALSO WAITING FOR THE FIX TO TH…

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ODI 10817405

"TAKATA RECALL" I KEEP RECEIVING RECALL NOTICES, BUT WHEN I CALL THE DEALERSHIP, THEY ACT LIKE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT AND WHEN I CALL THE 1800 NUMBER THEY ACT LIKE EVERYTHING IS TAKEN CARE OF. THEN THE DEALERSHIP CALLS AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON AGAIN. I HAVE GIVEN UP ON THE SAFETY RECALL FOR THE TIME BEING. I HOPE THAT AS TIME PASSES THE SYSTEM WILL GET SMOOTHED OUT WHERE THIS CAN ACTUALLY GET FIXED, MAYBE. IT DOES NOT SEEM THAT FIXING THE AIRBAG ISSUES ARE A SERIOUS PRIORITY IN PERSON, ONLY ON PAPER.

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ODI 10980878 · 25,000 mi

I BROUGHT MY CAR TO TOYOTA DUE TO A RECALL (SRA, ECU). AFTER TOYOTA PERFORMED WORK THE SEAT BELT AUDIBLE ALARM DOES NOT FUNCTION AND IS THEREFORE DANGEROUS. TOYOTA COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM AFTER SPENDING SIX HOURS. DRIVING WITHOUT FUNCTIONING SEAT BELT ALARM IS DANGEROUS. I HAVE COPIES OF TOYOTA DEALER WORK ORDERS. DEALER WILL NOT FIX PROBLEM THEY CAUSED BY INSTALLING THE RECALL.. TOYOTA USA REFUSES TO FIX IT. I WOULD NOT EVER HAVE A RECALL BY MANUFACTUER DONE AGAIN. TOO DANGEROUS. ## VIN PASSED ## TOYOTA CAROLLA 2004 ##

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ODI 11186019

TOOK MY CAR TO HAVE AIRBAG REPLACE TWICE IN SEPTEMBER 2018 AND WAS TOLD ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THEN FEBRUARY 2019 WAS TOLD THEY HAD AIRBAG WENT TWICE WAS TOLD THEY HAD IT WHEN I FIRST WALKED IN AND SAT THERE FOR THREE HOURS FOR THEM TO TELL ME THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE IT AND DIDN'T KNOW WHEN. GOT A PHONE CALL FROM THEM TELLING ME THEY MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE IT IN THE MIDDLE OF MARCH BUT SURE THEY WOULDN'T I ASKED ABOUT THE BUY BACK AND ABOUT THE TOYOTA LEMON LAW I KEEP GETTING THE RUN AROUND AND I'M TRIED OF IT THIS IS MY ONLY WAY OF GOING I HAVE P…

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5
ODI 10713221

TOYOTA HAS FAILED TO REMEDY THE DEFECTS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME. NO INDICATION THAT IT WILL BE REMEDIED ANY TIME SOON. PLEASE LOOK INTO WHY IT IS TAKING SO LONG. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY ARE WORKING EAST,SOUTH AND NOW PACIFIC COAST NO MENTION OF THE NORTH WEST (MONTANA IN PARTICULAR)TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS SAY THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

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ODI 10746546 · 163,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE MAKING AN ILLEGAL TURN. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS ALSO FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE CONTACT IN THE CRASH. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE SEAT BELTS AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE FAILURE WITH THE SEAT BELTS RECURRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO TH…

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ODI 10747858

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN MAY OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE VIN WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS) AND THE REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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Vehicle Speed Control
5
ODI 10206821

DATE 10/20/2007 THIS SATURDAY MORNING AT 9:05 AM, AFTER MASS AT THE MIAMI ARCHDIOCESES, I HAD A MOST UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE WITH MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN I MOVED TO REVERSE MY CAR FROM MY PARKING PLACE, I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN DRAMATIC INCREASE FROM THE CAR'S IDLE AND A RELEASE OF THE ACCELERATION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO MOVE BACKWARD VERY FAST. I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, BUT DID NOT STOP AND THEN, IN A FEW SECONDS TO FORWARD TO AVOID HITTING ANY PERSONS OR VEHICLES IN MY BACK IN THE CHURCH PARKING LOT. IN TOTAL ABOUT 45 FEET…

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ODI 10316647 · 25,050 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO IDLE AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING PILLAR ALTHOUGH EXTREME PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE AFTER THE CRASH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AFTER IT COOLED DOWN. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNTIL THEY…

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ODI 10339302 · 61,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT WAS STRUCK BY TWO OTHER VEHICLES AND HIS VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO HIS RIBS. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY WHERE HE WAS AWAITING FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,000…

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ODI 10670574 · 16,000 mi

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY 605 FREEWAY IN CALIFORNIA ON DECEMBER 24,2014 AT 10: AM . I WAS DRIVING 60MPH AND SUDDENLY FELT A VERY STRONG SHAKE IN MY CAR THAT CONTINUED FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES AND THEN I SUDDENLY WENT FROM 60MPH TO 15 MPH . I WAS REALLY SCARED AND CONCERNED ABOUT THIS MATTER. IF I DIDN'T HAVE CONTROL I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN CARS BEHIND ME OR MYSELF IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. I WAS VERY SHAKEN UP AND STRESSED. I HAVE NEVER BEEN THIS SCARED IN MY VEHICLE. I DROVE MY CAR IN SEARCH FOR AN OPEN MECHANIC AND FOUND ONE HE DID A F…

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ODI 10670574 · 16,000 mi

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY 605 FREEWAY IN CALIFORNIA ON DECEMBER 24,2014 AT 10: AM . I WAS DRIVING 60MPH AND SUDDENLY FELT A VERY STRONG SHAKE IN MY CAR THAT CONTINUED FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES AND THEN I SUDDENLY WENT FROM 60MPH TO 15 MPH . I WAS REALLY SCARED AND CONCERNED ABOUT THIS MATTER. IF I DIDN'T HAVE CONTROL I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN CARS BEHIND ME OR MYSELF IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. I WAS VERY SHAKEN UP AND STRESSED. I HAVE NEVER BEEN THIS SCARED IN MY VEHICLE. I DROVE MY CAR IN SEARCH FOR AN OPEN MECHANIC AND FOUND ONE HE DID A F…

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ODI 10320587 · 43,000 mi

REAR END COLLISION INVOLVING 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA AND NISSAN XTERRA. UPON COLLISION THE CAR'S ENGINE WAS REVVING AND THE IGNITION HAD TO BE TURNED OFF TO GET THE CAR TO STOP MOVING. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE COROLLA WAS DAMAGED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NOT SURE IF THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. DEFINITELY THINK THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE COROLLA WAS TOTALED. *TR

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Electrical System
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ODI 10505944

I HAVE RECEIVED RECALL LETTER FROM TOYOTA TO FIX THE SRS ELECTRICAL ISSUE. I WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY FIXED THE ISSUE. BUT I AM ABLE TO HEAR THE ELECTRICAL NOISE AFTER THE FIX ALSO. *TR

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ODI 10619118 · 180,000 mi

OUR AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, AND WE HAD THE CAR CHECKED BY AIRBAG SERVICE OF UTAH. THEY FOUND THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE WAS DEFECTIVE, SO A NEW PART WAS ORDERED AND REPLACED. TOYOTA RECALLED VEHICLES WITH THE SAME SPIRAL CABLE ISSUE, BUT ONLY BEGINNING WITH MODEL YEAR 2005. OURS IS A 2004 MODEL, AND WE FEEL THAT THE EXPENSES WE PUT INTO REPLACING THIS PART SHOULD BE REIMBURSED AS PART OF THE RECALL ISSUES. *TR

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ODI 10723419

I HAVE NOT YET HAD AN INCIDENT. BASED ON TOYOTA RECOMMENDATION, I DO NOT ALLOW ANYONE (INCLUDING DOGS, OR HEAVY OBJECTS) TO RIDE IN THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT (OR THE BACK SEAT). MY VEHICLE IS STILL POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FOR ME, THE DRIVER. I WOULD APPLY FOR AN ON/OFF SWITCH FOR THE AIRBAGS, BUT, IT IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR MY CAR. I WANT THAT AIRBAG DE-ACTIVATED. I NEED TO GET TO WORK, AND, I CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE. I HAVE ALREADY BEEN WAITING ALMOST 1 YEAR FOR A FIX TO THE EXPLODING AIRBAG. I AM ALSO WAITING FOR THE FIX TO TH…

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ODI 10670574 · 16,000 mi

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY 605 FREEWAY IN CALIFORNIA ON DECEMBER 24,2014 AT 10: AM . I WAS DRIVING 60MPH AND SUDDENLY FELT A VERY STRONG SHAKE IN MY CAR THAT CONTINUED FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES AND THEN I SUDDENLY WENT FROM 60MPH TO 15 MPH . I WAS REALLY SCARED AND CONCERNED ABOUT THIS MATTER. IF I DIDN'T HAVE CONTROL I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN CARS BEHIND ME OR MYSELF IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. I WAS VERY SHAKEN UP AND STRESSED. I HAVE NEVER BEEN THIS SCARED IN MY VEHICLE. I DROVE MY CAR IN SEARCH FOR AN OPEN MECHANIC AND FOUND ONE HE DID A F…

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ODI 10670574 · 16,000 mi

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY 605 FREEWAY IN CALIFORNIA ON DECEMBER 24,2014 AT 10: AM . I WAS DRIVING 60MPH AND SUDDENLY FELT A VERY STRONG SHAKE IN MY CAR THAT CONTINUED FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES AND THEN I SUDDENLY WENT FROM 60MPH TO 15 MPH . I WAS REALLY SCARED AND CONCERNED ABOUT THIS MATTER. IF I DIDN'T HAVE CONTROL I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN CARS BEHIND ME OR MYSELF IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. I WAS VERY SHAKEN UP AND STRESSED. I HAVE NEVER BEEN THIS SCARED IN MY VEHICLE. I DROVE MY CAR IN SEARCH FOR AN OPEN MECHANIC AND FOUND ONE HE DID A F…

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ODI 10714995

WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF A POTENTIAL PROBLEM, MY CAR LOST COMPLETE POWER WHILE DRIVING IT. IN ADDITION, MY SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK ON 50 (I JUST GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE & WAS GOING RESIDENTIAL SPEED), MY GAS GAUGE REFLECTED I HAD A FULL TANK (I ACTUALLY HAD A HALF OF A TANK) AND MY TEMP GAUGE SAID MY ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY COOL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN, BUT I'M LUCKY THAT IT DID NOT HAPPEN TO ME WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE! LET ME CLARIFY THE FACTS HERE- TOTAL POWER LOSS WHILE DRIVING, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, GAUGES - INCLUDING…

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ODI 10758549

MY CAR HAS HAD A RECALL THAT ACCORDING TO TOYOTA THEY DO NOT HAVE A SOLUTION FOR. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET ANYONE TO TRAVEL WITH ME IN MY CAR DUE TO THE RECALL NOTICE INDICATING THAT THE SUB-WIRE HARNESS (FILTER) AND THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) HAS NOT BEEN INSTALLED. I DON'T HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF BUYING ANOTHER CAR AND SO I FEEL THAT MY LIFE IS IN DANGER AS WELL. ON 04-13-15 A NEW CASE WAS OPENED TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE (CASE#1504132776). I LATER FOLLOWED UP AND SPOKE TO SABRINA (MANAGER AT THE TOYOT…

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ODI 10374469 · 102,000 mi

THE VEHICLE I BELIEVE HAS AN ECM (ENGINE CONTROL MODULE) PROBLEM. SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT WHERE THE VEHICLE WANTED TO SHUT OFF AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ERRATIC RPM FLUCTUATION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT A STOP OR HESITATES WHEN TAKING OFF. TOYOTA HAS DONE A RECALL ON SOME OF THE 2005 THRU 2008 MODELS AND I BELIEVE THIS MODEL SHOULD BE INCLUDED SINCE IT USES THE SAME ECM AND HAS THE SAME ENGINE AS THE OTHER MODELS

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ODI 10457724 · 86,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE CAR STALLED OUT. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD LUCKILY. IT DID START AGAIN BUT STALLED AGAIN IF I WENT OVER 40 MPH. I HAD REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION THE WEEK BEFORE AND HAD A TRANSMISSION PLACE CHECK IT OUT. THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS FINE AND THAT THE ERROR CODE IS FOR THE ECM. I HAD TAKEN THE CARE BACK TO MY TRANSMISSION PLACE (CERTIFIED TRANSMISSION IN BELLEVUE NE.) AND HE HAD THE SAME ANSWER FOR ME. I ATTEMPTED TO WORK WITH TOYOTA ON THIS THROUGH THEIR CUSTOMER C…

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Unknown Or Other
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ODI 10817405

"TAKATA RECALL" I KEEP RECEIVING RECALL NOTICES, BUT WHEN I CALL THE DEALERSHIP, THEY ACT LIKE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT AND WHEN I CALL THE 1800 NUMBER THEY ACT LIKE EVERYTHING IS TAKEN CARE OF. THEN THE DEALERSHIP CALLS AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON AGAIN. I HAVE GIVEN UP ON THE SAFETY RECALL FOR THE TIME BEING. I HOPE THAT AS TIME PASSES THE SYSTEM WILL GET SMOOTHED OUT WHERE THIS CAN ACTUALLY GET FIXED, MAYBE. IT DOES NOT SEEM THAT FIXING THE AIRBAG ISSUES ARE A SERIOUS PRIORITY IN PERSON, ONLY ON PAPER.

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ODI 10980878 · 25,000 mi

I BROUGHT MY CAR TO TOYOTA DUE TO A RECALL (SRA, ECU). AFTER TOYOTA PERFORMED WORK THE SEAT BELT AUDIBLE ALARM DOES NOT FUNCTION AND IS THEREFORE DANGEROUS. TOYOTA COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM AFTER SPENDING SIX HOURS. DRIVING WITHOUT FUNCTIONING SEAT BELT ALARM IS DANGEROUS. I HAVE COPIES OF TOYOTA DEALER WORK ORDERS. DEALER WILL NOT FIX PROBLEM THEY CAUSED BY INSTALLING THE RECALL.. TOYOTA USA REFUSES TO FIX IT. I WOULD NOT EVER HAVE A RECALL BY MANUFACTUER DONE AGAIN. TOO DANGEROUS. ## VIN PASSED ## TOYOTA CAROLLA 2004 ##

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ODI 11186019

TOOK MY CAR TO HAVE AIRBAG REPLACE TWICE IN SEPTEMBER 2018 AND WAS TOLD ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THEN FEBRUARY 2019 WAS TOLD THEY HAD AIRBAG WENT TWICE WAS TOLD THEY HAD IT WHEN I FIRST WALKED IN AND SAT THERE FOR THREE HOURS FOR THEM TO TELL ME THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE IT AND DIDN'T KNOW WHEN. GOT A PHONE CALL FROM THEM TELLING ME THEY MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE IT IN THE MIDDLE OF MARCH BUT SURE THEY WOULDN'T I ASKED ABOUT THE BUY BACK AND ABOUT THE TOYOTA LEMON LAW I KEEP GETTING THE RUN AROUND AND I'M TRIED OF IT THIS IS MY ONLY WAY OF GOING I HAVE P…

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ODI 10670574 · 16,000 mi

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY 605 FREEWAY IN CALIFORNIA ON DECEMBER 24,2014 AT 10: AM . I WAS DRIVING 60MPH AND SUDDENLY FELT A VERY STRONG SHAKE IN MY CAR THAT CONTINUED FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES AND THEN I SUDDENLY WENT FROM 60MPH TO 15 MPH . I WAS REALLY SCARED AND CONCERNED ABOUT THIS MATTER. IF I DIDN'T HAVE CONTROL I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN CARS BEHIND ME OR MYSELF IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. I WAS VERY SHAKEN UP AND STRESSED. I HAVE NEVER BEEN THIS SCARED IN MY VEHICLE. I DROVE MY CAR IN SEARCH FOR AN OPEN MECHANIC AND FOUND ONE HE DID A F…

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ODI 10670574 · 16,000 mi

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY 605 FREEWAY IN CALIFORNIA ON DECEMBER 24,2014 AT 10: AM . I WAS DRIVING 60MPH AND SUDDENLY FELT A VERY STRONG SHAKE IN MY CAR THAT CONTINUED FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES AND THEN I SUDDENLY WENT FROM 60MPH TO 15 MPH . I WAS REALLY SCARED AND CONCERNED ABOUT THIS MATTER. IF I DIDN'T HAVE CONTROL I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN CARS BEHIND ME OR MYSELF IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. I WAS VERY SHAKEN UP AND STRESSED. I HAVE NEVER BEEN THIS SCARED IN MY VEHICLE. I DROVE MY CAR IN SEARCH FOR AN OPEN MECHANIC AND FOUND ONE HE DID A F…

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ODI 10714995

WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF A POTENTIAL PROBLEM, MY CAR LOST COMPLETE POWER WHILE DRIVING IT. IN ADDITION, MY SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK ON 50 (I JUST GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE & WAS GOING RESIDENTIAL SPEED), MY GAS GAUGE REFLECTED I HAD A FULL TANK (I ACTUALLY HAD A HALF OF A TANK) AND MY TEMP GAUGE SAID MY ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY COOL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN, BUT I'M LUCKY THAT IT DID NOT HAPPEN TO ME WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE! LET ME CLARIFY THE FACTS HERE- TOTAL POWER LOSS WHILE DRIVING, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, GAUGES - INCLUDING…

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ODI 10980878 · 25,000 mi

I BROUGHT MY CAR TO TOYOTA DUE TO A RECALL (SRA, ECU). AFTER TOYOTA PERFORMED WORK THE SEAT BELT AUDIBLE ALARM DOES NOT FUNCTION AND IS THEREFORE DANGEROUS. TOYOTA COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM AFTER SPENDING SIX HOURS. DRIVING WITHOUT FUNCTIONING SEAT BELT ALARM IS DANGEROUS. I HAVE COPIES OF TOYOTA DEALER WORK ORDERS. DEALER WILL NOT FIX PROBLEM THEY CAUSED BY INSTALLING THE RECALL.. TOYOTA USA REFUSES TO FIX IT. I WOULD NOT EVER HAVE A RECALL BY MANUFACTUER DONE AGAIN. TOO DANGEROUS. ## VIN PASSED ## TOYOTA CAROLLA 2004 ##

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ODI 11006726

RENT A WRECK ROCKVILLE IN ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND RENTED ME A CARE WITH 2 OPEN RECALLS. IT WAS A FIGHT TO GET THEM TO PICK THE CAR UP AND REFUND ME - WHICH THEY STILL HAVE NOT FULLY. THE CAR ALSO HAS STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS. WATER POURS THROUGH THE ROOF ONTO THE DRIVER WHEN IT RAINS. IT IS NOT DRIPPING; IT IS POURING WATER AND IT IS AN OBSTRUCTION TO THE DRIVER. I HAVE GONE BACK AND WORTH WITH THESE PEOPLE, BUT THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT FEDERAL OR STATE LAW. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE REPOSSESSED AND BE TAKEN OFF THE ROADS AND THIS RENT A WRECK LOCATIONS NEEDS …

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ODI 10320587 · 43,000 mi

REAR END COLLISION INVOLVING 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA AND NISSAN XTERRA. UPON COLLISION THE CAR'S ENGINE WAS REVVING AND THE IGNITION HAD TO BE TURNED OFF TO GET THE CAR TO STOP MOVING. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE COROLLA WAS DAMAGED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NOT SURE IF THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. DEFINITELY THINK THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE COROLLA WAS TOTALED. *TR

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Seat Belts
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ODI 10713221

TOYOTA HAS FAILED TO REMEDY THE DEFECTS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME. NO INDICATION THAT IT WILL BE REMEDIED ANY TIME SOON. PLEASE LOOK INTO WHY IT IS TAKING SO LONG. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY ARE WORKING EAST,SOUTH AND NOW PACIFIC COAST NO MENTION OF THE NORTH WEST (MONTANA IN PARTICULAR)TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS SAY THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

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ODI 10746546 · 163,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE MAKING AN ILLEGAL TURN. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS ALSO FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE CONTACT IN THE CRASH. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE SEAT BELTS AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE FAILURE WITH THE SEAT BELTS RECURRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO TH…

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ODI 10747858

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN MAY OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE VIN WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS) AND THE REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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ODI 10758549

MY CAR HAS HAD A RECALL THAT ACCORDING TO TOYOTA THEY DO NOT HAVE A SOLUTION FOR. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET ANYONE TO TRAVEL WITH ME IN MY CAR DUE TO THE RECALL NOTICE INDICATING THAT THE SUB-WIRE HARNESS (FILTER) AND THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) HAS NOT BEEN INSTALLED. I DON'T HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF BUYING ANOTHER CAR AND SO I FEEL THAT MY LIFE IS IN DANGER AS WELL. ON 04-13-15 A NEW CASE WAS OPENED TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE (CASE#1504132776). I LATER FOLLOWED UP AND SPOKE TO SABRINA (MANAGER AT THE TOYOT…

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ODI 10980878 · 25,000 mi

I BROUGHT MY CAR TO TOYOTA DUE TO A RECALL (SRA, ECU). AFTER TOYOTA PERFORMED WORK THE SEAT BELT AUDIBLE ALARM DOES NOT FUNCTION AND IS THEREFORE DANGEROUS. TOYOTA COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM AFTER SPENDING SIX HOURS. DRIVING WITHOUT FUNCTIONING SEAT BELT ALARM IS DANGEROUS. I HAVE COPIES OF TOYOTA DEALER WORK ORDERS. DEALER WILL NOT FIX PROBLEM THEY CAUSED BY INSTALLING THE RECALL.. TOYOTA USA REFUSES TO FIX IT. I WOULD NOT EVER HAVE A RECALL BY MANUFACTUER DONE AGAIN. TOO DANGEROUS. ## VIN PASSED ## TOYOTA CAROLLA 2004 ##

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ODI 11006726

RENT A WRECK ROCKVILLE IN ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND RENTED ME A CARE WITH 2 OPEN RECALLS. IT WAS A FIGHT TO GET THEM TO PICK THE CAR UP AND REFUND ME - WHICH THEY STILL HAVE NOT FULLY. THE CAR ALSO HAS STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS. WATER POURS THROUGH THE ROOF ONTO THE DRIVER WHEN IT RAINS. IT IS NOT DRIPPING; IT IS POURING WATER AND IT IS AN OBSTRUCTION TO THE DRIVER. I HAVE GONE BACK AND WORTH WITH THESE PEOPLE, BUT THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT FEDERAL OR STATE LAW. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE REPOSSESSED AND BE TAKEN OFF THE ROADS AND THIS RENT A WRECK LOCATIONS NEEDS …

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ODI 10374469 · 102,000 mi

THE VEHICLE I BELIEVE HAS AN ECM (ENGINE CONTROL MODULE) PROBLEM. SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT WHERE THE VEHICLE WANTED TO SHUT OFF AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ERRATIC RPM FLUCTUATION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT A STOP OR HESITATES WHEN TAKING OFF. TOYOTA HAS DONE A RECALL ON SOME OF THE 2005 THRU 2008 MODELS AND I BELIEVE THIS MODEL SHOULD BE INCLUDED SINCE IT USES THE SAME ECM AND HAS THE SAME ENGINE AS THE OTHER MODELS

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ODI 10457724 · 86,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE CAR STALLED OUT. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD LUCKILY. IT DID START AGAIN BUT STALLED AGAIN IF I WENT OVER 40 MPH. I HAD REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION THE WEEK BEFORE AND HAD A TRANSMISSION PLACE CHECK IT OUT. THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS FINE AND THAT THE ERROR CODE IS FOR THE ECM. I HAD TAKEN THE CARE BACK TO MY TRANSMISSION PLACE (CERTIFIED TRANSMISSION IN BELLEVUE NE.) AND HE HAD THE SAME ANSWER FOR ME. I ATTEMPTED TO WORK WITH TOYOTA ON THIS THROUGH THEIR CUSTOMER C…

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Emission Control:Catalytic Convertor0000000—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

7 patterns with matching reports.

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

21 mentions · 4.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 97,000 mi (19 usable records).

ODI 10114105 · 2,175 mi

SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN SEPT 2003 IT EMITTED A ROTTEN EGG SMELL THROUGH THE VENTS. I WENT TO ARBITRATION IN MAY 2004 AND LOST BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT IT WAS THE DESIGN OF THE CAR. THE TOYOTA REP SAID THAT SOMEONE WOU LD BE CAONTACTING ME AND THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NO ONE CONTACTED ME AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT RETURN MY CALLS. THE 800# CONTINUED TO SAY IT WAS THE GAS. I HAVE SUFFERED WITH HORRIBLE HEADACHES AND I LOST MY PERIPHIAL VISSION ON THREE OCASIONS. IN FEB 2005 I WAS PULLED OVER SICK FORM THE ODOR AND FI AGAIN CALLED 800#,…

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ODI 10171940 · 42,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH TOWARD AN INTERSECTION, THE CONTACT FELT LIGHTHEADED, AND COLLIDED WITH AN IMMOBILE VEHICLE AT THE STOP SIGN. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES, PRIOR TO THE COLLISION, BUT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, HOWEVER THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINED THE CONTACT. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A STRAINED NECK. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE PRESENT BUT THE CONTACT REFUSED TO BE TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS T…

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ODI 10172017 · 45,000 mi

I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA (45,000 MILES) AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, (READ CODE P0456, EMISSION CONTROL EVAP SMALL LEAK). MY INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THERE WERE MANY OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND TOYOTA HAS CORRECTED THIS PROBLEM WITH REPLACING THE FUEL FILLER TUBE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE (APPROX. $300.00). SHOULD THIS NOT BE A RECALL DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING ONLY 2YRS OLD AND A EMISSION PROBLEM, THAT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER CONSUMERS? I FEEL TOYOTA SHOULD STEP UP AND REPLACE PART AT NO COST TO OWNER, THE CAR IS TOO …

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Brake response concerns

17 mentions · 3.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 29,000 mi (14 usable records).

ODI 10032155

CONSUMER STATES THAT BRAKE PEDAL WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED THE CONSUMER'S FOOT ALSO PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK (SHAWN T. HEBLEY 08/20/03) *SCC *JB

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ODI 10051102 · 200 mi

UNEXPECTED AND WITHOUT WARNING WHILE CAR IS IN DRIVE AND STOPPED IN TRAFFIC OR AT RED LIGHT, ENGINE IDLE SPEED INCREASES WHEN COMPRESSOR FROM HEATING/AIR CONDITIONER UNIT ENGAGES (WHEN HEATER/DEFROSTER OR AIR CONDITIONER ARE IN USE) RESULTING CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD. IF HARD AND CONSTANT PRESSURE IS NOT APPLIED AT ALL TIMES ON BRAKE PEDAL WHILE STOPPED, CAR COULD LUNGE FORWARD RESULTING IN; REAR-END COLLISION WITH ANOTHER CAR; AUTO/PEDESTRIAN MISHAP WHILE STOPPED AT A CROSSWALK OR HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE BOARD SIDE IF AT A FOUR-WAY STOP. THIS DESI…

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ODI 10088578 · 7,500 mi

UNEXEPECTED SURGE OF CAR AT A TRAFFIC STOP. I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH 7500 MILES, AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK WITH MY FOOT SECURELY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IN DRIVE WHEN THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A MAJOR REAR END ACCIDENT OR A PEDESTRIAN FATALITY. ANYONE WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM PLEASE CALL ME (AL) AT [phone removed]. *AK

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Fuel smell or leak mentions

7 mentions · 1.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 79,677 mi (6 usable records).

ODI 10058989 · 3,722 mi

BOUGHT THE CAR NEW ON 8/30/03. HAS HAD A SULPHUR GAS SMELL AT LOW SPEED & WHEN STOPPED IN TRAFFIC INSIDE THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS WITH THE WINDOWS UP & EITHER HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONING ON. IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE WHEN THE CONTROLS ARE SET TO RECIRCULATE INSIDE AIR INSTEAD OF FRESH AIR INTAKE. CALLED DEALER 1ST TIME, THEY SAID CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BURN IN SOME. AFTER SOME TIME, THE SMELL HADN'T CHANGED, I TOOK IT TO THEIR SERVICE DEPT. THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM, SAID TO TRY A DIFFERENT BRAND OF GAS & ALSO TRY HIGHER OCTANE. I HAVE TRIED A…

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ODI 10083926 · 6,000 mi

A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK WAS CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO SMELL GAS FUMES WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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ODI 10164027 · 37,167 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAS FILLER TUBE HAD RUST DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO COATED THE FILLER TUBE WITHOUT REMOVING THE RUST. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE REPAIR PERFORMED BECAUSE THE RUST COULD DETERIORATE THE TUBE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A GAS LEAK.

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Matching rule\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b

Stalling or loss of power

7 mentions · 1.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 33,000 mi (5 usable records).

ODI 10071443

INTERMITTENT STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. CONSUMER PULLED THE VEHICLE OF THE ROAD. UNABLE TO RESTART UNTIL 30-60 SECONDS LATER. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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ODI 10331928 · 22,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT; THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED HIM BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 22,000. UPDATED 07/19/10. *LJ

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ODI 10352707 · 33,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND ATTEMPTED TO STALL. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SO THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STALL AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS EXCESS CARBON BUILD UP IN THE THROTTLE BODY FROM A NEW BATTERY THAT WAS INSTALLED. THE DEALER THEN PERFORMED A THROTTLE BODY CLEANING WHICH REMOVED THE CARBON BUILD UP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WITHIN THE LAST 3 TO 4 MONTHS THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE DEALER WAS NOT…

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

4 mentions · 0.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 112,578 mi (4 usable records).

ODI 10091073 · 500 mi

ON THREE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, AS A RESULT OF A DRAINED BATTERY. 1ST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY, 2ND TIME THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ALARM SYSTEM HAD A SHORT WIRE AND WAS FIXED. THE 3RD TIME JUST OCCURED AND WE ARE HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER.*AK

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ODI 10357084 · 123,155 mi

CAR SUDDENLY STALLS, SOMETIMES WHILE AT A STOP BUT HAS HAPPENED WHEN MOVING. WON'T START FOR A LITTLE WHILE THEN WILL START. HAS HAPPENED 3-4 TIMES IN THE PAST 5 MONTHS. *TR

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ODI 10640493 · 102,000 mi

MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA HAD AN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. MY MOTHER (THE DRIVER AT THE TIME) REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND WHILE BRAKING THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT FULL SPEED RIGHT BEFORE GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP NEAR TO OUR RESIDENCE. MY MOTHER CRASHED INTO THE SIDE WALK AND SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR USING THE PARKING BRAKE AND EVENTUALLY SHUT IT DOWN. WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE THE CAR HOME, WHERE THE CAR IS CURRENTLY PARKED BUT THE CAR WON'T START AGAIN. LUCKILY, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY INJURIES, FIRE OR MA…

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

3 mentions · 0.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 43,391 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10064561 · 12,782 mi

I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH ABOUT 13,000 MILES. LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING ON A FLAT CITY STREET, GOING ABOUT 30 MPH, WHEN I HAD TO SLOW DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH MY FOOT SECURELY DOWN ON THE BRAKE PAD WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD. THERE WAS ENOUGH SPACE BETWEEN ME AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. NONETHELESS, THIS CONCERNED ME BECAUSE I HAVE DETECTED THE SAME PROBLEM ONCE OR TWICE BEFORE WHILE STOPPED ON AN INCLINE. THE ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER AT MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SA…

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ODI 10458471 · 74,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS JERKING AND MAKING A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LUG NUTS HAD BECOME LOOSE AND RECOMMENDED THE WHEELS BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE SURPASSED THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

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ODI 11413585

I KEEP GETTING RECALL LETTERS. SO I CALL THE NUMBER AND THE PERSON CLAIMED I COULD MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND IT COULD BE DONE IN 1 OR 2 HOURS. THAT IS WHAT THE LETTERS CLAIM. I MAKE AN APPOINTMENT BUT WHEN I SHOW UP AT TOYOTA THE HAVE NO APPOINTMENT FOR ME. BUT HE CLAIMS IT WILL TAKE A "COUPLE HOURS". OKAY I WILL WAIT. SO HE SIGNS ME UP AND SAYS BE BACK AT 2 PM. SO NOW ITS GONE FROM 1 HOUR MIN TO 4 HRS MIN. MY CAR SITD INA PARKING LOT FOR 1 HOUR AND I HAVE AN "APPOINTMENT". THOSE [XXX] CLAIM THEY WANT TO FIX MY CAR BUT THRN THEY WANT TO JERK …

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Steering assistance concerns

3 mentions · 0.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 84,345 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10209974 · 78,689 mi

THE BELT TENSIONER ON THIS VEHICLE HAS FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW, AND NEEDED A NEW BELT TENSIONER AT 44K. THE WORK WAS DONE AT AN AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALER, AL HENDRICKSON TOYOTA. THE SECOND BELT TENSIONER FAILURE WAS AT 78K AND THE TENSIONER WAS REPLACED AGAIN AT A TOYOTA DEALER, PALM BEACH TOYOTA. THE SECOND DEALER, PALM BEACH TOYOTA, FOUND A DEFECTIVE CLAMP ON A POWERSTEERING HOSE AFTER REPEATED POWER STEERING FAILURES SUBSEQUENT TO REPLACEMENT OF TENSIONER. BOTH TENSIONER FAILURES WERE PRECEDED BY OILY SPOTS …

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ODI 10320131 · 90,000 mi

MY DAUGHTER HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A MOTORCYCLE, WHILE DRIVING HER 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE MOTORCYCLE RIDER WAS KILLED. THE AIRBAG IN THE COROLLA DEPLOYED AND SAVED MY DAUGHTER'S LIFE. UNFORTUNATELY, SHE STILL HAS LITTLE, OR NO MEMORY OF THE ACCIDENT. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, OR WHY? THE POLICE BELIEVE SHE LOST CONTROL OF HER VEHICLE, CROSSED THE LANE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND STRUCK THE MOTORCYCLE. A WITNESS STATED HER CAR WAS GOING FAIRLY FAST. WHY WAS IT GOING SO FAST IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA? A TRAFFIC LIGHT WAS RIGHT IN FRO…

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ODI 10714995

WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF A POTENTIAL PROBLEM, MY CAR LOST COMPLETE POWER WHILE DRIVING IT. IN ADDITION, MY SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK ON 50 (I JUST GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE & WAS GOING RESIDENTIAL SPEED), MY GAS GAUGE REFLECTED I HAD A FULL TANK (I ACTUALLY HAD A HALF OF A TANK) AND MY TEMP GAUGE SAID MY ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY COOL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN, BUT I'M LUCKY THAT IT DID NOT HAPPEN TO ME WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE! LET ME CLARIFY THE FACTS HERE- TOTAL POWER LOSS WHILE DRIVING, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, GAUGES - INCLUDING…

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b