Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2007 Toyota Corolla submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 45 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 45, in the owner's own words
The car wouldn’t break a few months back causing it to smash into the person infront of me ever since then and getting repaired nothing has fixed it.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH EXTREME FORCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAR SPOT (5959 BOULDER HWY, LAS VEGAS, NV 89122, (702) 454-4500) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000.
1-TAKATA RECALL: NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 15V285, MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: DSF. TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM, THOUGH I CALLED THEM LONG TIME AGO ABOUT IT. 2-STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES TOO MUCH CAUSING HAND NUMBNESS. 3-BRAKES ARE NOT ABS. EVEN IN IRAN, 2007 MANUFACTURED CARS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM.
LETTER FROM SENATOR ISAKSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. *SMD THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A SEVERE AND SUDDEN LOCK UP OF THE BRAKES. THE CONSUMER STATED JUST A SMALL TOUCH OF THE BRAKE PEDAL CAUSED THE BRAKES TO LOCK UP. THE CONSUMER NOTICED WHEN HE TOUCHED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE VEHICLE NOT MOVING, THERE WAS A LOUD HISSING SOUND COMING FROM THE BEHIND THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT WAS NOT NOTICEABLE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING. THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER. THE PEDAL WOULD GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND HE WOULD HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKE, TO GET IT BACK UP, WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, IT FELT AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS TRYING TO BRAKE. THE DEALER BELIEVED A ROD IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS NOT ADJUSTED CORRECTLY FROM A PREVIOUS BRAKE JOB. ALSO, THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE LANDED ON THE DIVIDER AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A COLLISION SHOP. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. ..UPDATED 09-29-15 *BF
THIS HAPPENED ABOUT FOUR WEEKS APART WITH TWO DIFFERENT DRIVERS UNDER SIMILAR CONDITIONS. WE WERE SLOWING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN TRAVELING 5-10 MPH AND WHEN WE APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE REVED UP. WHEN IT HAPPENED TO ME THE THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE SO I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND THUS AVOIDED HITTING CAR AHEAD OF ME. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. THEY HAD IT FOR A DAY AND HALF AND SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THEY SAID I SHOULD REMOVE MY AFTER MARKET CAR MAT ( WHICH I HAVE) AND SUGGESTED THAT BOTH DRIVERS HAD APPLIED THE BRAKE AND ACCELORATOR AT THE SAME TIME. I THINK THIS IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY AS MY FOOT ISN'T WIDE ENOUGH TO DO BOTH UNLESS MY FOOT IS NEARLY OFF THE BRAKE. THE CAR MAT IN QUESTION HAS BEEN THE CAR FOR 6 PLUS YEARS AND IS A CUSTOM MADE ONE WHICH DOES NOT SLIP.
WHEN EVER I TURN OFF THE CAR THEN START IT AGAIN AND MOVE EITHER FORWARD OR BACKWARD THERE IS A GRINDING SOUND IN MY FORWARD BREAK AREA. I TOOK IT IN TO TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T RECREATE THE SOUND. I TOOK IT TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED A PART TWICE. IT STOPS GRINDING FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS BUT THEN IT COMES BACK. IT NOW HAPPENS NEARLY EVERY TIME I GO FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. ALSO, IF I GO OVER A BUMPY STRETCH OF ROAD OR SUDDENLY STEP ON MY BRAKES THE BRAKES GRIND AND I AM UNABLE TO STOP FOR A FEW SECONDS. IT SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE ABS. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS DAILY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF A SECOND VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. IN 2009, THE COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED DUE TO A DEFECT. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
WHILE ENTERING A CURVE MY CAR SLOWED DOWN THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ACCELERATED TO AN UNCONTROLLABLE SPEED, I TRIED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF MY CAR BY TAPPING ON THE BRAKES WHICH DID NOT HELP MY SITUATION AS A MATTER OF FACT IT MADE THINGS WORSE, TO AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC I HIT A POLE AGAIN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHICH MADE MY CAR SPIN, I AM A PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL BUS DRIVER & HAVE TAKEN THIS AND MANY OTHER CURVES FOR YEARS, I COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY THIS CAR DID WHAT IT DID, AS A RESULT OF THIS CRASH I RECEIVED A RECKLESS DRIVER TICKET AND 2 POINTS ON MY LICENSE BECAUSE IT WAS A ONE CAR ACCIDENT, THE ONLY EXPLANATION THAT THE AUTHORITIES COULD GIVE ME WAS HYDROPLANE, THATS NOT WHAT HAPPENED IT WAS AS IF THIS CAR MY CAR OF 7 YEARS HAD A MIND OF ITS ON AND STARTED RACING. *TR
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. AS I APPROACHED A RED LIGHT, I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR KEPT ON SLOWLY GOING AHEAD. MY FOOT WAS DOWN TO THE FLOOR ON THE BRAKE, BUT IT STILL WENT FORWARD AND I HAD TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT SO AS NOT TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I HAD THE BRAKE SYSTEM CHECKED BY TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS AT TWO DIFFERENT SHOPS AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WOULD THE GAS PEDAL HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT? TWO DIFFERENT AUTO SHOPS, LOOKED AT THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THERE IS A LOUD WHIRRING SOUND FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR. MY CAR ALREADY HAD THE 90000 MILE CHECKUP AND WITH MINOR ADJUSTMENTS OF BELTS ETC. IT PASSED WITH FLYING COLORS. NOW I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. PLEASE HELP ME. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO DECELERATION ATTEMPTS AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. NO POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
I AM FILING A COMPLAINT TO REPORT A BRAKE FAILURE ON MY TOYOTA COROLLA 2007 WITH 42,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. ON JUNE 25, 2013, I WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THE BRAKES BEGAN TO FAIL. TO SLOW DOWN, HE HAD TO PUSH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL GRADUALLY FURTHER AND FURTHER UNTIL IT EVENTUALLY REACHED THE FLOOR, MAKING THEN THE HISSING SOUND OF AIR FORCED THROUGH A SMALL OPENING. WE WENT INTO A PARKING LOT AND, BY THE TIME WE FOUND A SPACE, THE BRAKES WERE GONE. WE USED THE HAND-BRAKE TO STOP. TWO HOURS LATER, WHEN THE TOW TRUCK CAME, I DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKES WERE FUNCTIONAL AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY, THE DEALER, TOYOTA NORTH OF MOUNT KISCO, NY, WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE AND WAS AT A LOSS TO ADVISE ME. THE BRAKES BEING SO CRITICAL TO SAFE DRIVING AND INTERMITTENT FAILURE BEING UNACCEPTABLE, I DECIDED TO CHANGE THE MASTER CYLINDER AT OWN MY EXPENSE. REGRETTABLY, WHEN I WENT TO GET THE CAR ON JUNE 28, 1013, I WAS TOLD THAT NEITHER THE DEALER NOR TOYOTA WOULD TAKE THE MASTER CYLINDER APART TO UNDERSTAND WHY IT FAILED. AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE FUTURE SAFETY WAS LOST. *TR
HAD THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED ON CAR MARCH 1, 2013. A MONTH AND A HALF LATER I HEARD GRINDING NOISE FROM LEFT WHEEL. TOOK CAR IN ON 4/11/13 AND WAS TOLD BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE FINE, BUT THAT THE HUB AND BEARING WERE FAILING ON THE LEFT. WAS ALSO TOLD THIS WAS RARE THAT THEY DON'T USUALLY SEE A HUB AND BEARING FAILING AT THIS MILEAGE. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND IF YOU DO NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT YOUR WHEEL COULD FALL OFF. I WAS ADVISED BY SOMEONE WITH EXPERIENCE WITH THIS PROBLEM TO GO AHEAD AND FIX IT WHICH I DID ON 4/16/13. WAS ALSO ADVISED BY THIS SAME PERSON THAT THE FAILURE WAS PROBABLY THE RESULT OF A FACTORY DEFECT, BUT AT THIS POINT THERE IS NO WAY TO PROVE IT AND THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE WARRANTY FOR THIS REPAIR IS ONLY A YEAR AND THE FAILURE RATE AFTER FIXING THIS TYPE OF ISSUE IS HIGH. I NO LONGER TRUST MY CAR!!!!! *TR
DRIVING AROUND 7:30 PM SUDDENLY TRAFFIC COMES TO A HALT, I BRAKE AND THE CAR DOES NOT SLOW DOWN AT ALL, I WAS GOING BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR. THE BRAKES DID NOT DO ANYTHING BUT THE CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING. I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE WHEN I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY BUT LUCKILY I DID NOT HIT ANYONE. BUT THIS TIME I DID $6000 DAMAGES TO MY CAR. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND MENTIONED THAT THE CAR DID NOT STOP AND THEY DID NOT QUESTION IT AGAIN. I NOTICE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. I HEARD THAT SOME MODELS OF TOYOTA'S HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR
ON A RAINY OCTOBER 28, 2012 SUNDAY, I WAS TRAVELING ON RTE. 73, IN MOORSETOWN, NJ AND I ATTEMPTED TO GET OFF 73 AND GO DOWN THE RTE. 295 N RAMP. AS I WENT DOWN THE RAMP, I PUT ON MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT FELT LIKE MY CAR WAS FLYING. THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, THE CAR SPUN AROUND AND CRASHED INTO THE CURB SO HARD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, THAT IT TOTALED THE BACK AND FRONT RIMS OF MY TIRES. THEN ONCE I THANKED GOD FOR NOT LETTING THERE BE ANY CARS AROUND ME AND LETTING ME BE ALRIGHT, THEN I ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE CAR. I BACKED THE CAR UP A LITTLE BIT THEN PRESSED DOWN ON BRAKE TO CHANGE GEAR INTO DRIVE AND TURNED STEERING WHEEL AWAY FROM CURB, AND MY CAR FLEW TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RAMP AND CRASHED INTO THE CURB ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE OF WHICH DAMAGED THE FRONT RIM ON THAT SIDE AND THROUGH ALL OF THIS THE AIR BAG NEVER EJECTED. I COULD KIND OF UNDERSTAND THAT IT WAS WET AND THE CAR HYDROPLANED BEFORE FIRST CRASH. BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW BEFORE THE CAR TOOK OFF THE SECOND TIME WHILE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND BARELY MOVING, BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. AT THIS POINT I WAS SCARED TO MOVE THE CAR AGAIN, SO I JUST CUT THE CAR OFF AND SAT THERE FOR A WHILE, THEN TURNED IT BACK ON, THEN IT FELT LIKE BRAKES WERE ALRIGHT WHEN I PRESSED DOWN ON IT. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE BRAKES AND OF COURSE THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM. AT THIS POINT AND TIME, I DO NOT TRUST THIS CAR, BUT I DO TRUST GOD TO KEEP ME SAFE IN THIS CAR OR ELSE I WOULDN'T EVEN DRIVE IT AFTER THAT EPISODE. I NEEDED TO GET 3 NEW RIMS, 1 TIRE, A HUB CAP AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT FOR MY CAR AND I JUST THANK GOD THAT THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGES. AND NOW I'M JUST WAITING ON THE LORD TO GIVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET A SUV AND IT WON'T BE A TOYOTA. *TR
BRAKES FAILED, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, ATTEMPT TO PRESS BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN STILL RESULTS IN PEDAL MOVING TO FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING. HIT CAR IN FRONT. 2ND OCCURRENCE. FIRST OCCURRENCE IN JUNE 2011. DEALER SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED ON 2/21/2012. BRAKES THEN WORK AFTER INCIDENT. FAILURE SEEMS INTERMITTENT. DEALER SERVICE MANAGER SAYS HE THINKS THE PROBLEM COULD BE A MASTER CYLINDER. TOYOTA INVESTIGATING. SO FAR HAD INVESTIGATOR INSPECT CAR BUT HAVE NOT YET AUTHORIZED DEALER TO DO ANY REPAIRS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000.
EVER SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, I WOULD HEAR A SQUEAKING/GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE SOUND ONLY EXISTED WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE TO REVERSE. HOWEVER, NEAR THE 20,000 MILES POINT, THE SOUND HAS BECOME LOUDER AND EXIST EVEN WHEN DRIVING FORWARD AND BRAKING. I HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THREE DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPAIR IT. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN I NEED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND PUSH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WOULD BE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND SOMETIMES THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD ALSO VIBRATE. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS HAVE CHANGED MY BRAKE PADS AND PERFORMED SEVERAL INSPECTIONS. HOWEVER, IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. NOW THEY ARE REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING AND CLAIMS THAT THE PROBLEM IS NORMAL (AT NEARLY 60,000 MILES). I FEEL THAT THERE IS SOMETHING REALLY WRONG AND UNSAFE ABOUT THE SITUATION. WHAT IF THE BRAKES FAIL AT ANY MOMENT? WHAT STEPS SHOULD I TAKE? EVEN TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE SERVICE IS TELLING ME THAT THE DEALER DIAGNOSTIC SAYS IT IS A NORMAL CONDITION. *TR
SAFETY ISSUE: I HAVE 2007 ( NEW FROM THE DEALER) COROLLA HAS ONLY 46K MILES, I REPLACED THE BRAKES AT 31K. AT THE END OF 2009 WHEN THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED I WAS SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT FOR A TWO YEAR OLD CAR WITH ONLY 31K. I DID REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS TO PROTECT THE CAR. YESTERDAY, THE CAR HAD A GRINDING NOISE, SO I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE LEFT PAD WAS COMPLETELY GONE, I WAS SURPRISED, BECAUSE IT IS ONLY HAS 15K SINCE THE LAST TIME HE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, HE TOLD ME THAT THE CALIPER WAS STUCK AND CAUSED THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE MOISTURE ENTERED THE BRAKE DISC AND FROZE THE DISK AND FROZE THE CALIPERS AND CAUSED THIS. THE CAR HAS ONLY 46K AND TO CHANGE THE BRAKES TWICE THERE IS SOME DESIGN AND SAFETY ISSUE WITH MOISTURE GETTING INTO THE CALIPER. IT IS TOYOTA'S DESIGN AND ALL COROLLA 'S IN THE USA NEED TO BE FIXED, TO KEEP MOISTURE FROM GETTING INTO THE CALIPER AND CAUSING IT TO STICK. IT IS PUBLIC SAFETY. I DID NOT FIX THE CAR WITH THE DEALER BECAUSE HE WAS SO IGNORANT AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE TOYOTA SERVICE AT THIS DEALER AND I WILL ELEVATE THAT TO A HIGHER LEVEL WITH A DISTRICT ATTORNEY BECAUSE IT IS PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AND MY FAMILY AND THE PUBLIC. UPDATED IVOQ 08/30/11 *TR
DRIVING ON 2 LANE BLACKTOP ROAD, DOG IN MY PATH OF TRAVEL, FIRMLY APPLIED THE BRAKES, CAR WAS PULLED TO THE RIGHT, WENT OFF THE ROAD AND CONTINUED TO TRAVEL PARALLEL UNTIL I STRUCK A GRAVEL ENTRY DRIVEWAY TO A FIELD WITH THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE AND THEN FLIPPED END OVER END 3 TIMES ACCORDING TO WITNESS FINALLY RESTING ON ITS TOP. UPON LOOKING AT THE SCENE, THERE WAS ONE (1)BLACK SKID MARK. THE HIGHWAY WAS DRY, THERE WAS A VERY SLIGHT INCLINE IN THE ROAD AND IT WAS A STRAIGHT STRETCH. THE WEATHER WAS OVERCAST. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD NOT INVESTIGATE MY COMPLAINT AND INSISTED THAT I SWERVED. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY "CHECKED THE BRAKES" ON THE TOTALLED CAR AND THE HEADLIGHT OPERATION. I HAD CALLED THEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAD GONE WRONG. IN THEIR REPORT THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES OR HEADLIGHTS. I HAD REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON AT THE SAME LOCATION (AN AREA WHERE MY CELL PHONE COVERAGE WOULD GO OUT). THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED NEAR AN AIRPORT WHICH WAS ANOTHER AREA WHERE MY CELL PHONE COVERAGE WOULD GO OUT. SINCE I HAD FRACTURED MY STERNUM AND HAD THE DISCOLORED IMPRINT OF THE TURN SIGNAL ON MY CHEST, I THOUGHT THAT THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED ON FIRST IMPACT. I QUESTIONED THE BRAKES AND ELECTRONIC/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THEIR REPORT IS DATED 11/11/2008 AND DOES NOT INDICATE A FILE OR COMPLAINT NUMBER.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACTS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 60 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THEY DID NOT RESPOND, AND CONSEQUENTLY SHE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN HER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERAL LACERATIONS TO THE HEAD AS WELL AS SEVERAL BRUISES AND BODY SWELLING. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,500. UPDATED 02/23/11 *BF UPDATED 10/14/11 *JB UPDATED 12/05/2011 *LN
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 11/14/10 AND CAR STARTED SLAM SHIFTING, AND DIED ON FREEWAY. THE CAR STARTED AGAIN, AND I TOOK IT TO XX IN MORENO VALLEY NEXT DAY. DEALER SAID FAULTY ECU (DTC P2716) AND THE PART MUST BE ORDERED. I ASKED IF THEY COULD PROVIDE A LOANER CAR BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR WITH A FAULTY ECM. I WAS TOLD PART WILL MOST LIKELY BE IN TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY. THE DEALER SAID A LOANER CAR WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED UNLESS THE CAR TOTALLY STOP OPERATING. I LIVE IN SAN BERNARDINO AND WORK IN MORENO VALLEY, APPROX 26 MILES ONE WAY. I HAVE AAA TOWING BASIC FOR 6 MILES. I WOULD USUALLY PURCHASE AAA SOUTHERN CA AUTOMOBILE CLUB TOWING FOR UP TO 100 MILES, BUT BECAUSE I BOUGHT A NEW RELIABLE TOYOTA, I JUST GOT THE BASIC TOWING IN CASE THE BATTERY DIED. I DON'T HAVE TOWING TO GET THE CAR TO MORENO VALLEY IN CASE IT COMPLETELY STOPS RUNNING. I'M WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY AND LOGISTICS! I DON'T TRUST THIS TOYOTA COROLLA. DEALER WILL NOT KEEP THE CAR AND GIVE ME A LOANER UNTIL THE PART ARRIVES. WILL TOYOTA BE RESPONSIBLE IF THIS CAR STALLS AGAIN IN TRAFFIC AND CAUSES AN ACCIDENT? WILL TOYOTA BE RESPONSIBLE IF THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER? WILL TOYOTA BE RESPONSIBLE IF THE TRANSMISSION BECOMES DAMAGED FROM THE HARD SHIFTING? WILL TOYOTA BE RESPONSIBLE IF THE CAR CATCHES FIRE FROM FAULTY ELECTRICAL WIRING? THIS COROLLA HAS HAD BRAKE AND STEERING PROBLEMS. BRAKE FLUID ALWAYS LOW, ALTHOUGH BRAKES VERIFIED AS REPAIRED AND OKAY BY TECHNICIAN. THE WHEEL BEARING ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL IS GOING BAD AND THE TIRE WILL NOT HOLD AIR. THE TIRE HAS BEEN EXAMINED AND IS GOOD. I SMELL ELECTRICAL BURNING ONCE IN AWHILE. THE BELT TENSIONER PULLEY BEARING BAD. OCCASIONALLY, SMELL ANTIFREEZE, WHICH INDICATES A LEAKING HEAD GASKET. WIND NOISE, WINDOWS CREAK WHEN MOVED UP/DOWN. THE LOCKS SQUEAK. THE INTERIOR RATTLES. THE PAINT JOB IS RUNNY, WELD POINTS ARE SLOPPY. CAR STALLING, SLAM SHIFTING, THEN CUTTING OFF. THE CAR HAS A LITTLE OVER 50,000 MILES. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED MOVING INTO THE INTERSECTION CAUSING A VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE CONTACT'S DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE NECK. THE INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKES WERE WORKING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING FAST AND THE CRASH WAS NOT SEVERE ENOUGH FOR THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY, BUT THEY ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE MOUNT VERNON POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT 10-24232 WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 33,000.
STOP THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. BIG CRASH NOISE JUST LIKE CONFLICTING METALS. 1/14/08 DEALER CHANGED THE ECM AT 13,699 MILES. AFTER THEN WHEN STOPPED AND IDLING IN DRIVE WITH BRAKES ON THE RPMS DROP AND THERE IS TAPPING NOISE FROM THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE OF CAR. BUT THE SERVICE ALWAYS TOLD ME YOUR CAR IS FINE. I HAD TO DO MAINTENANCE SERVICE FOR TRANSMISSION OIL CHANGE AND 30,000 MILES SERVICE AT 26,68MILES. *TR
CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THE LOSS OF 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA THAT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT DUE TO THE GAS PEDAL STICKING. THE CONSUMER HIT A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THE CONSUMER DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE UNTIL AFTER THE ACCIDENT. *JB THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. UPDATED 08/26/13
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