2004 Toyota Corolla Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V133000(AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

TOYOTA ISTAKING TO LONG TO SEND PARTS FOR REPAIR TO SOUTH DAKOTA TOYOTA DEALERS FOR KNOW AND REPORTED FAULTS THAT COULD LEAD TO INJURY AND/OR DEATH.

I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN I FIRST STARTED TO APPLY PRESSURE TO MY BRAKES. THERE WAS NO TENSION WHAT SO EVER. I WAS STANDING ON THEM AND THE BRAKE PETAL WAS HITTING THE FLOOR. AS A RESULT, I RAN THOUGH A STOP SIGN AND HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER. MY STEERING WHEEL ALSO LOCKED UP AND MY AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. I LOST MY ENTIRE FRONT BUMPER AND THE TANK THAT HOLDS THE WINDSHIELD FLUID WAS CRACKED. THE CAR WAS TOWED. I CONTACTED TOYOTA'S MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD " IT HAPPENS". I FEEL THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. ALL I WANT IS MY CAR FIXED BUT NO ONE WILL GIVE ME THE TIME OF DAY. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THE CAR WAS PRE-CERTIFIED. THANK YOU. *TR

IT STOPPED AT 299999 AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. WILL NOT REGISTER MILES. THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS TO BE INSTALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V133000 (AIR BAGS) SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE REMEDY HAD NOT BEEN FINALIZED. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CASING IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

EVERY TIME IT RAINS AND CREATES A WATER PUDDLE ON THE ROAD, WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR THROUGH IT, WATER GOES UP UNDER THE CAR CAUSING IT TO LOSE POWER, TO MOMENTARILY SHUT DOWN AND I LOSE MY STEERING. THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON AS WELL. ALSO WHEN I COME TO A STOP THE CAR STARTS SHAKING OR VIBRATING AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT WANTS TO SHUT OFF. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THREE BLOCKS FROM OUR HOME ON A NEIGHBORHOOD GOING 20 TO 25 MPH. WE TOOK TO OUR TOYOTA DEALER ( [XXX] ) IN OKLAHOMA CITY. HE SAID WE HAD TO FILE A CLAIM WITH TOYOTA AND GAVE US A NUMBER. WE FOUND OUT LATER THAT DAY THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE AIRBAG SYSTEM AND WE HAD NOT RECEIVED A NOTICE IN THE MAIL. HE DID NOT INFORM US THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH TOYOTA'S WEBSITE SHOWED THE CAR WAS PART OF THE RECALL. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALER, [XXX] OF OKLAHOMA CITY. THEY DID KNOWLEDGE THE VEHICLE WAS INDEED PART OF THE RECALL. BOB HOWARD TOYOTA STILL HAS THE CAR AND WE HAVE A CASE NUMBER [XXX] WITH TOYOTA AND [XXX]IS WAITING OF THEIR CALL TO START WORK ON THE VEHICLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED AT 299,999. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED HEAD ON INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V285000 (AIR BAGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SCHEDULE THE INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

HEARD NEWS REPORT OF TOYOTA AIRBAG RECALL BACK IN 2013. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND HAD THAT ISSUE RESOLVED. THEN IN JUNE 2014, ANOTHER RECALL DISCUSSED ON TV NEWS AND RECEIVED LETTER IN THE MAIL STATING MY FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR WAS NOT REPLACED AND REPLACEMENT IS REQUIRED. HOWEVER, THE LETTER FURTHER STATES THAT THERE IS "NO REMEDY AVAILABLE" AND IT FURTHER STATES THAT YOU SHOULD NOT USE YOUR VEHICLE IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. THIS IS AN OUTRAGEOUS STATEMENT ON THE PART OF TOYOTA. AS I AM THE ONLY CAREGIVER TO MY ELDERLY MOTHER (89 YRS OLD), IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT I HAVE A SAFE OPERATING VEHICLE TO TAKE HER TO ONCOLOGISTS, RADIOLOGY APPOINTMENTS, DENTAL APPOINTMENTS AND PRIMARY CARE CHECK-UPS ON A WEEKLY BASIS. MY VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED BEFORE A TRAGEDY OCCURS WITH A FATALITY ENDING. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND TOYOTA WILL AND SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE TO GET THESE REPAIRS DONE NOW VERSES LATER. TO SAY THERE IS "NO REMEDY AVAILABLE" IS LIKE TELLING A VICTIM THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO FIND THE CRIMINAL BECAUSE THEY LACK THE PROPER EQUIPMENT IN THE LAB TO SOLVE THE CRIME! *TR

A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH YOU ON 4/9/13 REGARDING THE RECALL OF TOYOTA'S FOR AIRBAG MALFUNCTIONS, HOWEVER, TO DATE, I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING BACK RE MY COMPLAINT. NOW, I RECEIVE ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) RECALLS. EACH TIME, I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP (DCH BRUNSWICK TOYOTA, 732.418.7888) AND WAS TOLD, "SORRY, WE DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE AND YOU WILL BE SENT ANOTHER RECALL LETTER; IF THIS WAS A SERIOUS ISSUE, WE WOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT SO DON'T WORRY. WELL, I WOULD CONSIDER A MALFUNCTIONING AIR BAG TO BE A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE IF IT WERE TO MALFUNCTION WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE FREEWAY AND COULDN'T SEE WHERE I WAS GOING DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTIONING AIRBAG ISSUE, WOULDN'T YOU??? THIS WOULD CAUSE A MAJOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT WITH FATALITIES! TOYOTA ADVISES THAT YOU DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR, HOWEVER, I AM A CAREGIVER TO MY ELDERLY MOM AND I NEED MY CAR TO GET HER WHERE SHE NEEDS TO GO AS SHE HAS STAGE II CANCER. WHAT IS BEING DONE TO FIX THIS TROUBLESOME ISSUE AND WHY CAN'T THEY GET THE PARTS FOR IT??? IF I CAN TAKE THE TIME TO SEND THIS COMPLAINT TO YOU, IT WOULD BE A COMMON COURTESY FOR SOMEONE TO CONTACT ME WITH A RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. *TR

TOYOTA ISSUED OUT A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. THE RECALL WAS ON 03-04 COROLLA'S AND THE ISSUE IS THAT THE AIRBAG COULD DEPLOY AT ANY MOMENT OR IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT IT WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THEY FIXED THE COMPUTER, SENSOR ASSY, THE AIRBAG IT SELF AND THE HARNESS. HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE A CABLE(KNOWING THAT THIS PART WAS A FAULTY PART) SINCE THEY SAID IT WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL. NOW WITH THIS CABLE ITS CALLED SPIRAL CABLE, THE REASON WHY IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS WELL BECAUSE IT COULD SEND THE WRONG SIGNAL AND STILL DEPLOY MY AIRBAG WITH OUT BEING IN AN ACCIDENT OR NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. TO ME THEY DIDN'T FIX THE ISSUE.TOYOTA ADVISE ME OVER PHONE THAT MY VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE THEIR WARRANTY THEY SAID THAT THEY WONT BE ABLE TO REPLACE THAT PART AND ITS UP TO ME AS THE CUSTOMER TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF POCKET. WHAT MAKES ME UPSET IS THAT TOYOTA KNOWS THIS PART WAS FAULTY AND SHOULD BE PART OF THE RECALL BUT YET THEY FAIL TO INCLUDE IT IN THE RECALL. WHAT HAPPENS, IF IM DRIVING AND THE CABLE SENDS THE WRONG SIGNAL AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS. I COULD HURT MYSELF, MY PASSENGERS AND OTHER DRIVERS. THE DAMAGE COULD BE HIGH SINCE THEY'RE MANY DRIVERS THAT DRIVE COROLLAS. I BELIEVE YOU NEED TO ACT ON THIS SINCE IT COULD HURT DRIVERS, WHICH CAN CAUSE INSURANCE RATES TO INCREASE WHICH CAN CAUSE DRIVERS TO DRIVE LESS IN RETURN HURTING THE ECONOMY. *TR

SAFETY RECALL NOTICE (TO FIX SRS AND ECM) WAS RECEIVED FROM TOYOTA IN THE SECOND WEEK OF FEBRUARY, 2013. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER (LEE'S TOYOTA, 139-65, QUEENS BLVD, JAMAICA, NY, 11435) ON 04/03/2013, TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. SINCE THE CORRECT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE SERVICING CENTER, THE REPRESENTATIVE HAS INFORMED ME THAT, THEY WILL PLACE AN ORDER FOR THE PARTS AND WILL INFORM ME ONCE THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE SERVICE CENTER (PER THE SERVICE CENTER THE WAIT PERIOD FOR THE PARTS IS ABOUT COUPLE WEEKS). TODAY, 04-30-2013, I CALLED THE SERVICE CENTER TO CHECK THE STATUS OF THE PARTS. THE SERVICE CENTER HAS INFORMED THAT, THEY DID NOT RECEIVE THE PARTS AND NOT SURE AND HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THEY WILL RECEIVE THEM AS TOYOTA IS TAKING TOO MUCH TIME TO PRODUCE THEM. I REQUEST THAT THIS MATTER MAY PLEASE BE EXAMINED AND SEE HOW SOON THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE (I HAVE A FEAR THAT MY CAR MAY DEVELOP NEW OR OTHER RELATED PROBLEMS AS I AM USING IT WITH ECM AND SRS PROBLEMS AND WITH THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT IS ON THE DASH BOARD). THANK YOU, *TR

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

2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IT HAS ALMOST BEEN TWO YEARS, SINCE HE/SHE RECEIVED THE FIRST RECALL LETTER AND THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH AND CRASHED AGAINST A VAN THAT WAS EXITING FROM A SIDE STREET. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED CONCUSSIONS FROM THE SEAT BELT AND SUFFERED WHIPLASH. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN 13V029000 (AIR BAGS: INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT) AFTER THE CRASH HAD OCCURRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. ..UPDATED 06/17/13 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE UNTIL CRASHING INTO A PARKED VEHICLE AT 30 MPH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V029000 (AIR BAGS), 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

A CAR CROSSED MY LANE FROM A PARKING LOT CAUSING ME TO "T-BONE" THE OTHER VEHICLE AT 40MPH. THE AIRBAG INFLATED WITH A HUGE FORCE AND NOISE, HITTING ME IN THE FACE, CHEST AND RIGHT ARM--KNOCKED ME OUT AND LEFT ME DAZED FOR A WHILE AFTER. THERE WAS WHAT I THOUGHT WAS WHITE SMOKE THAT FILLED UP THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER AREA. WHEN I GOT MY BELONGINGS OUT OF MY VEHICLE SEVERAL DAYS LATER, I NOTICED LITTLE BITS OF WHAT LOOKED LIKE SOME FLECKS OF DARK METAL OR PLASTIC ON THE FLOORBOARD AND PASSENGER SEAT. I SUSTAINED CONTUSIONS AND MULTIPLE ABRASIONS TO MY CHEST AND RIGHT ARM, TWO DISLOCATED RIBS, A TORN ROTATOR CUFF AND THREE BULGING CERVICAL DISKS. I HAD CONTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS ON MY KNEES.

NEARLY A MONTH AFTER HEARING ABOUT RECALL ON NEWS, CALLED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO WAIT FOR THE RECALL TO BE MAILED TO ME. AFTER RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL, I PROMPTLY TOOK MY CAR INTO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME MY CAR IS ONE OF FEW THAT NEED THE ENTIRE COMPUTER REPLACED AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ORDERED. IT HAS BEEN TWO MONTHS SINCE AND ALL I GET FROM THE DEALERSHIP IS, IT IS ON BACKORDER. RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE (INTERIM) IN MAIL FROM TOYOTA, JUNE 15, 2013. CALLED CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER AT 1-888-270-9371, WAS ANSWERED IN A LAZY INDIVIDUAL WHO WITH JUST THE YEAR AND MAKE OF THE CAR SAID THE PARTS ARE NOT READY YET. IS MY CAR SAFE? SHOULD IT CONTINUE TO BE DRIVEN? WHEN WILL THE DEFECTIVE PARTS/COMPUTER BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V162000 (VISIBILITY) HOWEVER, THE REMEDY DID NOT DETER THE FAILURE FROM OCCURRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD POP WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL TAKATA AIR BAGS WERE RECALLED NEVER PROPERLY FIXED BY THE SERVICE PEOPLE WHO DENIED THE RECALL. CATALYTIC CONVERTER WENT OUT AT LESS THAN 50000 MILES AND TOYOTA REFUSED TO REPLACE IT UNDER THE STANDARD WARRANTY. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH RADIO SYSTEM, CLOCK, HAZARD LIGHTS, AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS WHICH WORK AT INTERMITTENT TIMES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, SHE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES FROM THE IMPACT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE CONTACT APPLIED EXTREME FORCE IN ORDER TO DEPRESS ON THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOW BEAM FAILED. THE LOW BEAM DID NOT GIVE THE PROPER VISIBILITY. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09E025000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS) THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 1/11/13 *CN UPDATED 1/22/2013 *JS UPDATED 03/05/13*LJ UPDATED 03/13/13

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. MA 10/15/2015

MY VEHICLE'S AIR CONDITIONER (2004 TOYOTA COROLLA) IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE SYSTEM WILL WORK FOR A FEW MOMENTS (BLOWING OUT COLD AIR) AND THEN WILL START BLOWING WARM TO HOT AIR. THE FAN STILL WORKS, THERE IS NO LOUD NOISES AND I CAN HEAR THE COMPRESSOR ENGAGE WHEN I TURN THE SYSTEM ON. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND THAT BRINGING THIS FACT TO YOUR ATTENTION MANY RESULT IN A RECALL OF THE UNIT. I HAVE ALSO READ THAT TOYOTA HAS ADDED AND EXTRA PLASTIC PIECE TO THE A/C CONDENSER ON 2007-2009 MODELS. THANK YOU FOR READING THIS AND FOR STANDING UP FOR CONSUMERS. *TR

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 COMPLAINT DEPT. THEY REFERRED ME TO NICK ANDERSON (CUSTOMER CARE MANAGER) AT BELLEVUE TOYOTA. HE DIDN'T CARE THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE OR THAT IT STALLED ON US GOING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. ALL HE CARED ABOUT IS THAT THE CARE IS OVER MILES ON THE EXTENDED WARRANTY (80,000) AND HE WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME AT ALL. I BELIEVE IN COMPANIES THAT BACK THERE PRODUCT AND I NO LONGER BELIEVE IN TOYOTA. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A VERY STRONG CHANCE THAT THE REASON I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS AUTO IS BECAUSE OF THE ECM THAT WAS MISDIAGNOSED AS TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE TRUE BECAUSE I AM HAVING THE SAME STALLING ISSUES THAT I HAD BEFORE THE NEW TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN. I FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD AT THE VERY LEAST REPAIR/REPLACE THE FAULTY ECM AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO ME. *TR

AT 94,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

WE HAVE RECEIVED OUR 4TH NOTICE TO CHECK OUR AIRBAGS. WE JUST GOT THE CAR BACK ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO AND GOT ANOTHER LETTER TO BRING OUR CAR IN TO CHECK THE CAR AIRBAGS. THE 3RD TIME IT WAS THE SAME. WE LOST THE USE OF OUR CAR FOR A DAY AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO NEED TO FIX ANYTHING. SINCE REPAIRS ARE ONLY DONE DURING THE WEEK WHEN I WORK THIS CHECK IS VERY INCONVENIENT. THE CHECKS WERE DONE IN THE LAST FEW YEARS WITH NO CHANGES AND NO REPAIRS DONE. FOR THE WHOLE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THERE IS JUST ONE PERSON WHO CAN DO THIS CHECK. APPOINTMENT MUST BE MADE TWO OR MORE MONTHS IN ADVANCE. I AM WONDERING WHY THIS SAME PROCEDURE KEEPS REPEATING WITH NO REMEDY. MY WIFE WHO TAKES IN THE CAR IS NOT GIVEN A RIDE BACK HOME OR RIDE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND MUST FIND HER OWN WAY TO AND FROM THE DEALER. *TR

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE SMALL METAL FRAGMENTS AROUND THE FUEL TANK CAP AND FILLER NECK AREA AND A STRONG FUEL ODOR WAS COULD BE NOTICED WHILE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 86,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR BALANCING, A ROTATION AND AN ALIGNMENT OF THE TIRES. THE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS ALSO INSPECTED. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I WAS ABOUT TO STOP WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. LUCKILY THERE NO ONE OR PROPERTY IN THE WAY BEFORE I COULD GET THE CAR TO STOP. PROBLEM ONLY OCCURRED ONCE. WILL STOP DRIVING THE CAR FOR NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET TO APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO DISABLE THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND AND INSTEAD, ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL INTO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE BUT THE VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT RESPOND AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD AN ENGINEER INSPECT THE VEHICLE WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,771.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS YEAR WAS NOT A RECALL YEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH ATTEMPTING TO PARK WHEN THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. SHE THEN CRASHED INTO A TREE WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS PENDING AN INVESTIGATION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 43,100.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE BRAKES FAILED TO FUNCTION. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER A VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 01/29/13*LJ THE CONSUMER NO LONGER HAS POSSESSION OF THIS VEHICLE. UPDATED 01/30/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 6 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WITH A SUDDEN INCREASE OF ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE JUMPED A CURB AND CRASHED INTO A NEARBY BUILDING. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE EXTERIOR BODY OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGES AND WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL COLLISION SHOP. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

INTERNAL FOGGING OF BOTH HEADLAMP LENS. THE REPLACEMENT REQUIRES REPLACING THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY AT A RIDICULOUS COST. *TR

I DRIVE A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA AND I HAVE HAD MANY INCIDENTS OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. IN EVERY CASE IT HAS BEEN IN WINTER, WHICH IS WHEN I WEAR LARGE SOLED BOOTS. IT IS SIMPLY A MATTER OF THE BRAKE BEING PLACED TOO CLOSE TO THE ACCELERATOR SO THAT IF I STEP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BRAKE MY BOOT SIMULTANEOUSLY DEPRESSES THE ACCELERATOR. MY CAR IS MANUAL TRANSMISSION SO THERE IS ALSO A CLUTCH. I DON'T KNOW IF THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR ARE PARTICULARLY CLOSE TOGETHER IN A MANUAL TRANSMISSION MODEL. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT BUT IT IS SOMEWHAT ALARMING WHEN IT HAPPENS AND I CAN IMAGINE SOMEONE WHO DOES NOT UNDERSTAND WHY IT IS HAPPENING HAVING AN ACCIDENT. OR I COULD TOO -- THE NATURAL RESPONSE UPON UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IS TO CONTINUE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE, WHICH IN THIS CASE JUST CONTINUES THE ACCELERATION. I AM INCLUDING A DATE BELOW BECAUSE IT IS REQUIRED TO SEND THE FORM. IN FACT I HAVE NO IDEA OF THE DATES BUT IT HAPPENS A COUPLE OF TIME PER YEAR. *TR

THE 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS A DEFECTIVE FUEL FILLER NECK. THE METAL USED BY TOYOTA FOR THIS FUEL FILLER NECK IS CORRODING, CAUSING LEAKAGE OF GAS VAPORS AT THE GAS CAP. THE LEAKAGE CAUSES THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" TO COME ON, AND PEOPLE ARE FORCED TO PAY TOYOTA $400 FOR REPAIRS IN ORDER TO PASS EPA MANDATED EMISSIONS TESTING IN ORDER TO RENEW THE CAR'S REGISTRATION. IT IS CLEAR THAT THE FUEL FILLER NECK IS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT THE REPLACEMENT ONES HAVE BETTER QUALITY METAL AND WON'T CORRODE. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO PRESSURE TOYOTA TO RECALL THE COROLLAS AND TO REIMBURSE THE OWNERS WHO HAVE BEEN FORCED TO PAY FOR THIS DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE FUEL FILLER NECKS. IF THE EPA FORCES CARS TO PASS THE EMISSIONS TESTING, THEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD ALSO FORCE TOYOTA TO FIX AT THEIR EXPENSE A KNOWN DEFECT LIKE THE CORRODING METAL IN THE FUEL FILLER NECKS THAT AFFECTS THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM IN THEIR CARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, SHE DROVE OVER BLACK ICE AND CRASHED HEADFIRST INTO A DRAIN CULVERT. THE VEHICLE WAS FLIPPED ONTO ITS ROOF. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED RIB CAGE, INJURED BLADDER AND A CONCUSSION. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED WHIPLASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 201,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND SOMEONE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE WHICH THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.