2009 Toyota Corolla Other / unspecified Problems

Side styrofoam piece broke with just basic use and installation. Seems to occur frequently with this seat.

NHTSA ID

11468766

Incident

May 5, 2022

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE USING THE JACK, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSTABLE BECAUSE THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT CENTERED EVENLY WHERE THE NOTCH WAS LOCATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,600.

NHTSA ID

10550412

Incident

Dec 1, 2008

Mileage

12,600 mi

CAR WAS T-BONED ON PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR. IN MONROE COUNTY, KEY LARGO, FL.ON US1. *TR

NHTSA ID

10508410

Incident

Apr 7, 2013

Mileage

20,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACTED STATED SHE NOTICED WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR WHEELS ALL AROUND WERE RUSTED AS SEEN THROUGH THE HUB CAPS, WHICH HAVE CUT OUT DIVISIONS THAT ALLOW THE WHEELS TO BE VIEWED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. THEIR ONLY RESPONSE WAS IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WROTE TO THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY OFFERED TO SELL THE CONTACT NEW WHEELS FOR $700 AND GIVE HER $300 BACK. DETERIORATING, DEFECTIVE RUSTING WHEELS ARE A SAFETY HAZARD AND ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT LIVES IN FLORIDA AND KEEPS THE VEHICLE IN A GARAGE. AT 68,000 MILES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THIS DEFECT. UPDATED 02/11/13

NHTSA ID

10491778

Incident

Oct 5, 2012

Mileage

68,000 mi

WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED ON, IT HAS A FOUL ORDER, PARTICULARLY IN SUMMER, WHEN THE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN ROLLED UP. IT SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. WE DO NOT USE THE RECIRCULATION BUTTON, AS THE FRESH AIR SEEMS LIKE A BETTER IDEA SINCE THE VENTILATION SYSTEM ALREADY SMELLS FOUL. THE SMELL UPSETS MY STOMACH. WE HAVE TRIED REPLACING THE CABIN FILTER, AND THAT DID NOT HELP. WE HAVE ALSO USED PRODUCTS LIKE FEBREEZE ALL OVER THE CAR, BUT THAT IS ONLY A TEMPORARY HELP. *JS

NHTSA ID

10458573

Incident

Sep 1, 2011

Mileage

30,000 mi

I WAS GOING TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT IN THE WORK PARKING GARAGE. AS I MOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL TO THE BRAKE, MY FOOT KNOCKED THE FLOOR MAT CAUSING IT TO JAM UNDER THE GAS PEDAL. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO ACCELERATE INTO A CONCRETE POLE DESPITE BOTH OF MY FEET BEING ON THE BRAKE. I HAD THE RECALL FIX DONE TO MY CAR TO INSERT THE PLASTIC PIECES TO HOLD THE MAT IN PLACE PROPERLY AND WAS ASSURED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS WOULD NEVER BE A PROBLEM; HOWEVER, THEY WERE SMALL PIECES OF PLASTIC AND THE MAT WAS COMPLETELY UNATTACHED FROM BOTH OF THEM. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE AFTER IT WAS STUCK ON THE BARRIER UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE FLOOR MAT OUT FROM UNDER THE ACCELERATOR. THE PIECES WERE ONLY INSERTED INTO THE CARPET AND NOT THE FLOOR BOARDS, AND THE RESPONDING OFFICER SAID THEY PULLED OUT REALLY EASILY. HE WAS ALSO CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG IN THE CAR DIDN'T DEPLOY IN THIS SITUATION DUE TO THE ACCELERATION AND AMOUNT OF FRONT END DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND SUGGESTED SOMETHING MIGHT ALSO BE WRONG WITH IT. *JS

NHTSA ID

10457055

Incident

May 1, 2012

A HIT ON DRIVERS DOOR INVOLVING A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA IN WHICH THE SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY RESULTING IN A SHOULDER INJURY TO DRIVER. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10434368

Incident

Nov 4, 2011

I NOTICED WHILE WASHING THE VEHICLE THAT ALL 4 WHEELS ARE HAVE RUSTING AREAS ON THEM. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 2 YEARS AND 3 MONTHS. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO WHERE I PURCHASED IT AT BOCH TOYOTA IN NORWOOD MA. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAW THE ISSUE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAD TO TALK TO HIS TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE ABOUT THE ISSUE. A WEEK LATER, I CALLED BACK AND THEY SAID THAT TOYOTA DOESN'T BELIEVE THAT IT IS DEFECTIVE MATERIALS. THAT IT IS CAUSED BECAUSE OF THE AREA IN WHICH I LIVE IN THE NORTHEAST. UPON VISITING A DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THEY ALL HAVE RUSTING ISSUES ON THE SAME YEAR VEHICLES. AS YEARS PAST I BELIEVE IT WILL BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE ! THE WARRANTY IS OVER IN LESS THAN 3,000 MILES. PLEASE HELP.

NHTSA ID

10420388

Incident

Jul 12, 2011

Mileage

31,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE IN THE WHEELS. THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN TO MOVE FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED AN ALIGNMENT HAD BEEN PERFORMED TWICE BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

NHTSA ID

10414971

Incident

Jul 20, 2011

Mileage

55,000 mi

THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ALLOY WHEELS ON MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE FINISH ON THE WHEELS IS BUBBLING AND CHIPPING AWAY. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAYS THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY ROAD SALT AND BRAKE DUST, THEREFORE NOT COVERED UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S CORROSION WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN VERY LITTLE IN THE WINTER AND IS CLEANED AT LEAST WEEKLY. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE IT APPEARS THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF TOYOTA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. I FEAR THAT IF THE WHEELS ARE NOT REPAIRED OR REPLACED THEY COULD BEGIN TO LEAK AIR OR FAIL STRUCTURALLY AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10404393

Incident

Mar 2, 2011

Mileage

40,000 mi

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA LE CAR JACK FAILURE. JACKED UP CAR SUDDENLY CRASH ON THE GROUND. *TR

NHTSA ID

10402137

Incident

Feb 13, 2011

EVENT: HIGH FREQUENCY NOISE FROM FRONT WHEELS WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. DETAILS: OCCURS ON THE FREEWAY AND ONLY WHEN SPEED IS BETWEEN 60 AND 80 MPH. BUT GOES OFF ONCE PRESSED ON THE BRAKE. NOISE WILL NOT COME RIGHT AFTER YOU GO OVER 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, BUT AFTER 10 TO 15 MIN, ON THE FREEWAY, IT WILL START PRODUCING THE NOISE. ONCE THE NOISE STARTS, IF WE GO ANY SPEED BETWEEN 60 AND 80 MPH, IT WILL CONTINUE, AND STOP AS SOON AS WE ENGAGE THE BRAKES SLIGHTLY, BUT WILL REAPPEAR WITHIN FEW MORE MINS OF DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. RESOLUTION: WENT 3 TIMES TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME ISSUE. DEALER HAD NO IDEA OF WHAT CAUSED THE ISSUE, AND SIMPLY SAID THAT IT WAS FIXED 2 TIMES WITH MINIMAL INVESTIGATION. 3RD TIME THEY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 2 WEEKS IN THE LAST ATTEMPT AND TEST DROVE IT FOR A TOTAL OF 2000 MILES IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. NO SERVICE TECH AT DEALERS LOCATION WAS ABLE TO GET IT. TOYOTA SENT A FACTORY TECH. AND HE DID THE 3RD LONG ATTEMPT MENTIONED ABOVE TO FIND OUT THAT IT WAS THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL HUB THAT CAUSED THE ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10392251

Incident

Mar 11, 2009

Mileage

10,000 mi

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA RIMS RUSTING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10377077

Incident

Jan 18, 2011

Mileage

24,900 mi

PURCHASED 2009 COROLLA IN APRIL 2008 - SOME MAJOR COMPLAINTS ARE PROVIDED: (1) FAMILY DOES NOT FEEL SAFE IN CAR - A LOT OF STRESS, PAIN AND INCONVENIENCE TO CONTINUE TO HAVE CAR SERVICED - DISSATISFIED WITH CAR'S PERFORMANCE. (2) ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (EPS) - CAR SWAYS AND CANNOT STAY IN STRAIGHT LINE - NOTICEABLE ON A DAILY BASIS - DEALERSHIP TRIED TO CORRECT - STILL DRIFTING - COMPLAINED - DEALERSHIP CHANGED WHEELS/TIRES - SWAYING STILL EXISTS - DEALERSHIP SAID I JUST NEEDED TO "GET USE TO THE NEW EPS" (3) LOUD CABIN NOISE - CAR WAS ADVERTISED AS BEING QUIET - A LOT OF ROAD NOISE (4) RATTLING NOISE - MANIFOLD PAN BOLT FELL OUT - BOLT WAS REPLACED (5) INVOLUNTARY ACCELERATION - ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS REPLACED AFTER "REINFORCEMENT FIX" DID NOT WORK. (6) OWNED 2003 AND 2004 COROLLAS THAT DID NOT HAVE AS MANY PROBLEMS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10339748

Incident

Apr 10, 2008

Mileage

200 mi

AFTER TOYOTA RECALLED AND WORKED ON MY GAS PEDAL, IT GOT STUCK ONCE, WHICH LITERALLY CAUSED ME TO BUMP SLIGHTLY INTO A CAR IN FRONT OF ME) THEN ESCALATED ON ITS OWN SPORADICALLY. ONE DEALER AGENT TOLD ME WOULD SUBMIT PAPERWORK AND IT WOULD TAKE AN HOUR TO CHECK, AND THE GAS PEDAL WOULD BE REPLACED. WHEN I TRIED TO BRING THE CAR TO BE CHECKED AND WORKED ON, HE SAID NOT COME TILL HE CALLED WHEN HE WAS READY. FOR 1-2 WEEKS HE NEVER CALLED. WHEN I WENT TO ASK, THEY SAID THE CAR WAS NOT TO BE WORKED ON FOR A WHILE. I CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE TO CHANGE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. THIS DEALERSHIP ASKED ME TO WAIT FOR 2 WEEKS, AND SAID WOULD NEED TO KEEP MY CAR FOR TWO WEEKS TO CHECK. I CALLED TWICE BUT NO ONE CALLED BACK. I FINALLY WENT TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAPPENED TO BE NEAR WHERE I WORKED ONE DAY. THEY CHECKED TO MAKE SURE MY CAR WAS OKAY AT LEAST THEN. I ASKED THEM HELP ME PUT MY CARPET IN PLACE AS AFTER DETAILING THE FIRST DEALERSHIP DID NOT PUT THEM BACK IN ORDER AS THEY WERE WET. THIS DEALERSHIP PUT HOOK ON MY CARPET TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE IN PLACE AS I DID NOT HAVE THE HOOK AS THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE, AND ADVISED ME TO CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE, NOT KNOWING I HAVE ALREADY CALLED AND THEY WERE REFERRING ME TO DEALERSHIP THAT TOOK FOREVER. I WAS BY ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHERE I WORKED THE NEXT DAY. THEY CHECKED, AND ORDERED THE GAS PEDAL IMMEDIATELY. IN JUST 2-3 DAYS THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD THE PART AND HAD ME OVER AND GOT MY CAR FIXED. THE CARPET IN THE DRIVER SEAT IS FIXED, BUT NOT THE OTHERS YET. THE GAS PEDAL OF MY CAR WAS A RISK TO THE SAFETY OF ME AND MY CAR AND OTHER PEOPLE AND CARS AROUND ME. THE DELAY OF THE FIRST TWO DEALERSHIPS AND CUSTOMER SERVICE SEEM TO NOT CARE FOR THE URGENT NEED FOR THE PEDAL TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY TO ENSURE ABSOLUTE SAFETY. THE LATTER TWO DEALERSHIP WERE HELPFUL TO SPOT THE PROBLEM OF MY CARPET AND TOOK PREVENTIVE MEASURE IMMEDIATELY, AND THEN GOT THE GAS PEDAL REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. SHOULD TAKE CARE OF PROBLEM BETTER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10329370

Incident

Mar 23, 2010

Mileage

42,000 mi

ON AND OFF, THE CAR MAKE A NOISE WHEN I STOP MY VEHICLE FOLLOWED BY A CRANK NOISE, AND FEELS LIKE CAR DOESN?T WANT TO STOP AT TIMES, MATTER OF SECONDS. AND BEING A VEHICLE THAT HAS 4,451 MILES I TOOK IT FOR THE 5000 MILES SERVICE, BECAUSE OF THE BRAKES NOISE CONCERNED, I SEND AN EMAIL TO THE SERVICE MANAGER DESCRIBING THE PROBLEMS, AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THEY HAVE CHECK THE BRAKES AND THAT MY CAR WAS READY, I DROVE MY CAR AND IT KEEP DOING THE SAME THING ON AN OFF, SO ABNORMAL, I WROTE A SECOND EMAIL TO THE SERVICE MANAGER, I WAS TOLD IN FEW WORDS THAT THEY HAVE TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER ON MY CAR SINCE IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION OR POWER TRAIN PROBLEM I CAN READ ON MY INVOICE PERFORMED A TSB 0082-9 REPROGRAMMED ECU??? I DROP MY CAR AT PENSKE TOYOTA TWICE; HAVE MY CAR LIKE A WEEK, SINCE IT SUFFER A LOT DAMAGE. WHEN I DROP MY CAR OFF I WAS TOLD BY THE TECHNICIAN HE WAS GOING TO CALL THE FACTORY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM?? AM I SECURE IN MY VEHICLE? I DON?T FEEL SECURE ON IT. CAN THEY REPLACE MY CAR? I AM AFRAID BECAUSE OF THE COMPUTER ISSUE, AND THE PEDAL ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10326183

Incident

Apr 10, 2010

Mileage

4,132 mi

I OWN A TOYOTA COROLLA YEAR 2009 WHICH IS SUBJECT TO RECALL FOR THE GAS PEDAL AND THE FLOOR MAT (AS PER TOYOTA WEBSITE) I HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY DEALER HUDSON TOYOTA ON 03/12/2010 TO HAVE IT FIXED. WHEN I GOT THERE, MY DEALER REFUSED TO SERVICE MY CAR CLAIMING THAT THE PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED YET BY THE COMPANY. PLEASE ADVISE ME AS TO WHAT SHOULD I DO . THANKS *TR

NHTSA ID

10319635

Incident

Mar 12, 2010

Mileage

5,000 mi

ON 2/26/10 I BROUGHT MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA LE TO NORTH HILLS TOYOTA/SCION SERVICE CENTER AT 711 BROWNS LANE PGH PA 15237 TO HAVE THE RECALL WORK PERFORMED. AS PER THE WORK ORDER #TOCS162571, THE WORK PERFORMED WAS: INSTALLING ACCELERATOR PEDAL REINFORCEMENT BAR, BRAKE INSPECTION, INSTALLING INTAKE AIR TUBE CONNECTOR KIT. UP UNTIL THAT TIME, I HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS. ON 3/1/10 AT 10:25AM, THE 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA ABRUPTLY ACCELERATED TO OVER 7,000 RPMS WHILE MY FOOT WAS APPLIED TO BRAKE AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT. THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE DESPITE APPLYING EXTRA PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE WITH MY FOOT. I THEN TURNED THE CAR OFF WITH THE KEY, PUT IT IN PARK, WAITED APPROX. 1 MINUTE, AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE ACCELERATION WAS MUCH WORSE THAN THE FIRST TIME AND THE NEEDLE ON THE TACHOMETER AGAIN WENT TO OVER 7,000 RPMS AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE A "JET ENGINE". I IMMEDIATELY TURNED TO ENGINE OFF AGAIN. THE POLICE WERE THEN CALLED AS THE CAR WAS BLOCKING TRAFFIC. THE OFFICER AND MYSELF PUSHED THE CAR TO SIDE OF ROAD WITHOUT STARTING IT. AAA EVENTUALLY TOWED THE CAR TO NORTH HILLS TOYOTA/SCION SERVICE CENTER. ON 3/2/10, DEANA HICKS OF THE SERVICE DEPT. CALLED TO SAY, UPON INSPECTION, THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I ASKED THEM TO EXAMINE THE CAR FURTHER AND A SERVICE TECH. TOOK IT HOME OVER NIGHT IN AN ATTEMPT TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND COULD NOT. AT THIS POINT WE WERE TOLD WE COULD TAKE THE CAR BACK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10317129

Incident

Mar 1, 2009

Mileage

8,100 mi

SINCE PURCHASING MY 2009 COROLLA I HAD TO HAVE A BELT CHANGE, I HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THEY STATED WAS MY FLOOR MAT, AND THEN MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK. THE PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD INCLUDE TIMES OF LOW ACCELERATION TO THE PEDAL STICKING IN THE DEPRESSED POSITION EVEN IF MY FOOT WAS OFF THE ACCELERATOR. IN ADDITION, SINCE THE SNOW IS GREATER THIS YEAR GIVING ME A BETTER IDEA HOW IT HANDLES IN THE SNOW I HAVE ENCOUNTERED A DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT SCARES ME. I WROTE TO TOYOTA ABOUT IT ON 2/24/10 AND TODAY 2/26/10. BELOW IS MY LAST E-MAIL TO THEM. "DRIVING IN THE SNOW 2/25/10 I ENCOUNTERED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL KICKED IN AND I HAD POWER LOSS TO THE VEHICLE. IT HAPPENED EVEN ON THE HIGHWAYS. THE CAR WOULD SLOW TO ALMOST A STOP. I PRESSED AND PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR PICKING UP MY FOOT AND PUTTING DOWN AT TIMES TO SEE IF IT WOULD HELP BUT IT WOULD CONTINUE TO SLOW OR HAVE TOTAL POWER LOSS WHERE I COULD NOT GO. IT WAS AS IF I HAD NO POWER TO THE ACCELERATOR. THE PEDAL WAS LIMP. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY ON A HIGHWAY! DRIVING AND HAVING THE CAR THEN SLOW OR STOP OR ALMOST STOP TO WHERE I CAN'T GO IS DANGEROUS, PLEASE HELP!!!!! AGAIN, IN THE DROP DOWN MENU BELOW FOR THE SUB-TYPE OF VEHICLE COROLLA IS NOT LISTED AS A CATEGORY. MY CAR IS A 2009 COROLLA". THE DATE SELECTED BELOW AS INCIDENT DATE: I SELECTED THE INCIDENT DATE AS THE DATE OF THE LAST TIME THE INCIDENT OCCURRED EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM HAS ALSO OCCURRED BEFORE THIS DATE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10314469

Incident

Feb 25, 2010

THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT. I FELT COMPELLED TO DO SO AFTER READING OTHER ISSUES PEOPLE WERE HAVING WITH THERE TOYOTA COROLLAS (S). I PURCHASED THIS CAR JUNE 1ST 2009. THREE WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE I NOTICED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE PAINT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERS, THE SERVICE DEPT MANAGER LOOKED AT IT AND SAID IT WAS DUE TO THE ENVIRONMENT, THE SALES GUY TOLD ME IT WAS DUE TO TREE SAP AND THE THIRD TIME I TOOK IT THE SALES MANAGER SAID IT WAS FROM BIRD CRAP ( IT'S GARAGED MOST OF THE TIME). WEEKS LATER I WAS HIT BY A CONCRETE TRUCK, AT FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRUCKS FAULT BUT NOT REAL SURE NOW BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULT STEERING WITH THIS CAR. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THERE WAS NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED BY A PRIVATE SHOP, THEY COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. WHILE MY CAR WAS THERE THEY LOOKED AT THE PAINT. I HAVE A BLACK CAR WITH LARGE WHITE SPOTS AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CLEAR COAT AND IT WOULD COST AROUND 4,000 TO FIX IT. I AGAIN WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THIS TIME THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU BUY A BLACK CAR. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA AND WE ALL KNOW WHERE THAT HAS GOT ME. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE CONSUMER COMPLAINT AGENCY AND TOYOTA FAILED TO RESPOND. BOY, FOR A RELIABLE CARE THE ONLY THING I CAN RELY ON IS POOR QUALITY AND A DEATH TRAP. I HAVE A DODGE AND WILL DRIVE IT BEFORE THIS DEATH TRAP. GOOD LUCK TRYING TO DO A LANE CHANGE AND LOOKING INTO THE BLIND SPOTS. I HAVE ALMOST HIT CARS ON MY RIGHT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DO A LANE CHANGE MORE TIMES THAN I CAN COUNT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10311893

Incident

Jun 1, 2009

Mileage

3,000 mi

WE PURCHASED A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA LAST SPRING FROM COLEMAN'S TOYOTA IN ROCKVILLE, MD. IN AUGUST, WE HAD A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. THE TEMPORARY DRIVER'S FLOOR PAD BECAME LOOSE AND CREPT OVER THE ACCELERATOR, MAKING IT NECESSARY TO STOP THE CAR AND REMOVE THE PAD. AT THAT TIME, WE HAD NOT HEARD OR SEEN ANY NEWS ABOUT A RECALL, BUT WERE TOLD BY OUR COLEMAN'S SALESMAN THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $200 FOR FRONT SEAT FLOOR PADS THAT WOULD BE CLIPPED ON THE FLOOR. HE SAID TOYOTA DID NOT CONSIDER ATTACHABLE FLOOR PADS STANDARD EQUIPMENT IN THE PRICE OF A CAR. HE FINALLY SOLD ME ATTACHABLE PADS FOR $40 ON SEPT. 18, 2009. WE HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM SINCE THEN, BUT WE WONDER WHY NHTSA WOULD ALLOW A CAR DEALER TO SELL ANY CAR WITHOUT FIRMLY PLACED FLOOR PADS ARE PART OF THE STICKER PRICE. IT IS NOW FEB. 12, 2010, AND WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ACCELERATOR PROBLEM. MY WIFE IS FRIGHTENED TO USE THE CAR ON ANY MAJOR HIGHWAY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10310067

Incident

Aug 15, 2009

Mileage

400 mi

INNER AND OUTER TIE ROD ENDS BENT. IT IS BRAND NEW CAR. NO DAMAGE AND NO ACCIENDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10276162

Incident

May 25, 2009

Mileage

4,000 mi

ONE MAJOR FLAW: TWITCHY POWER STEERING IT?S SIMILAR TO OTHERS ON THE INTERNET BLOGS ? AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES IT?S AS IF I AM TRYING TO BALANCE MY STEERING ON A BALL. THE STEERING WANTS TO MOVE OFF CENTER TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. BY STEERING INTO ONCOMING LANE OR TRAFFIC. I REMINDS ME AS A KID; TURNING MY BIKE HANDLE BARS 180 DEGREES (BACKWARDS)AND STEERING FORWARD. YOU CAN DO IT BUT YOU MUST KEEP BOTH HANDS AND FIGHT THE STEERING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10261130

Incident

Mar 7, 2009

Mileage

900 mi