2010 Toyota Corolla Electrical Problems

While driving at highway speeds, the vehicle suffered a sudden, simultaneous failure of multiple electrical and safety systems. Without warning, the Check Engine light, VSC (Vehicle Stability Control) light, Traction Control light, and SRS Airbag light all illuminated simultaneously on the dashboard. Immediately upon illumination of these fault lights, the vehicle lost computer-assisted stability control, began swerving violently, spun out of control, and collided with another vehicle, suffering severe front and rear impact damage. The vehicle was declared a total loss. Despite severe impact forces to both the front and rear structure, the SRS airbags completely failed to deploy. Both occupants sustained injuries due to the impact and lack of airbag protection. The simultaneous illumination of the airbag and VSC lights prior to impact strongly points to a sudden failure of the steering column spiral cable (clock spring) assembly—a known safety defect under NHTSA Recall Campaign 14V-168 (Recall E0M). The illumination of the airbag fault light appears to have deactivated the SRS system prior to impact, leaving occupants unprotected during a major collision. The vehicle is currently held at IAA San Diego and contains unread Event Data Recorder (EDR) crash data proving the pre-impact system shutdown. I request that NHTSA review this safety system failure and airbag non-deployment. CHP Crash Report #[9645-2026-02967] and Insurance Total Loss Evaluation are available upon request.

NHTSA ID

11752255

Incident

Jun 24, 2026

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2010 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while attempting to register the vehicle, it was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a dealer purchase. At the time of purchase, the mileage was 160,080. At the time of registration, it was discovered that the mileage was 320,197.

NHTSA ID

11725645

Incident

Mar 2, 2026

Mileage

320,197 mi

Unintended acceleration since purchase of vehicle.

NHTSA ID

11688032

Incident

Dec 1, 2010

several weeks After I took my vehicle into the local dealership for the PWMS assembly window panel control switch problem, I realized my door panel and the switch area was loose. I mentioned this after a couple weeks when I really noticed the Window Master Switch mechanism was dropping downward under the panel cover. The dealership did not take me seriously, so it continued to get worse. I should have taken the car back and insisted they fix it. As of today, I cannot use my Key for power entry, i must manually use the key in the door. The power on the windows still works, but the whole master switch assembly is precariously hanging there in the door and the panel that went on top was damaged when they replaced it so now its broken off in pieces and cannot even be used. I am SO unhappy with this dealership, for the many times I have taken my car in for service. I do not want to go back to them at all after the horribly shoddy job they did with the Master Switch and their lack of concern when I told them they put my door back together poorly. Is the work guaranteed, particularly when it's been this long since I took my car in for this recall fix? I take care of my car which at its age only has 38,000 miles on it. I do not want to take it to the same dealership and unfortunately there's not another one close by. Can you help me by demanding a dealership fix my problem before I actually have a fire due to the unprofessional manner in which the dealership handled my recall fix? I wish I had ignored the recall because my car was better off before I took it in.

NHTSA ID

11590912

Incident

Feb 1, 2015

my car had issues completely shutting down on me while I was driving which was very dangerous my abs light and steering light would come on each time it shuts down and I wasn’t able to use my power locks lights I couldn’t move it out of park or nothing those were the only two lights the was still able to start up just couldn’t move or use any buttons my keypad wasn’t working so that indicated that it was an electrical issue so I thought it was my battery even though the light wasn’t on for the battery I had my battery tested and the code came back and said I needed an alternator so I had my alternator tested and it works perfectly fine so then I checked the fuse box and it was burned up so that was my whole issue

NHTSA ID

11537344

Incident

May 10, 2023

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel was making abnormal sounds and also vibrating. The contact stated that upon depressing the brake pedal gradually, the steering wheel and brake pedal would vibrate. Additionally, the contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring while driving. The contact stated that the traction control warning light would illuminate intermittently and would cause the vehicle to shut off inadvertently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where all four ignition coils were replaced. The contact stated that the vehicle was no longer losing motive power and stalling; however, the steering failure persisted. The dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

NHTSA ID

11476297

Incident

Jul 28, 2017

Mileage

100,000 mi

CAR SUDDENLY ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AT ONCE BRAKE LIGHTS,ABS LIGHTS,POWER STEERING LIGHTS,AND SPEEDOMETER. I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY RIPPED ME OFF SAID THEY HAD NO CLUE WHAT WAS WRONG. *LN*JB

NHTSA ID

11362138

Incident

Aug 1, 2020

AIRBAGS ICON ON PASSENGERS SIDE APPEAR AS OFF AS WELL AS DRIVER SIDE ON PANEL APPEARS AS NOT WORKING, I HAVE TO SHUT OFF AND ON THE VEHICLE FOR IT TO GO AWAY OR RESET, FROM TIME TO TIME IT OCCURS - IT JUST STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT A MONTH OR SO AGO IT WAS WORKING FINE - NOW EVERY NOW AND THEN THE AIRBAGS MALFUNCTION AND APPEAR AS OFF ON THE PANELS AND VEHICLE HAS TO BE TURNED OFF AND ON FOR THE OFF BUTTON/ FUNCTION TO BE RESET. ALSO LOCK BUTTON ON DRIVER SIDE DOES NOT LOCK WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL ... IT HAS TO BE MANUALLY LOCKED FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE CLOSED AND ALARM TO BE ACTIVATED. *TR

NHTSA ID

11328830

Incident

May 15, 2020

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SWITCH IS NOT WORKING GOOD. WHEN USING IT TO PULL DOWN DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IS BEING SCRATCHED UP DUE TO I THINK LACK OF LUBRICANT. WINDOW SWITCH WORKS BUT IS MAKING MARKS ON MY WINDO AND I AM SCARED IT WILL EVENTUALLY BREAK IT.

NHTSA ID

11229278

Incident

Jun 17, 2019

Mileage

100,000 mi

THIS RECALL HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BUT IS NOT SHOWING ON THIS SITE.

NHTSA ID

11207569

Incident

May 7, 2019

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN BEGAN TO FAIL AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) BY TOYOTA OF PHARR (1625 W EXPY 83, PHARR, TX 78577, 1-800-347-2360). IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE PART THAT WAS REPLACED CAUSED THE FAILURE OR IF THE REMEDY WAS THE CAUSE. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT A SERVICE APPOINTMENT NEEDED TO BE SCHEDULED FOR THE HORN FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

11139243

Incident

Sep 5, 2018

MY CAR SUDDENLY TURN ON MOST OF THE DASH LIGHTS: BRAKE,ABS, POWER STEERING, AND THE SPEEDOMETER , TEMPERATURE GAUGE, REVOLUTION GAUGE AND AIR CONDITIONER STOP WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN ALL TIS PROBLEMS STATED START TO HAPPEN

NHTSA ID

11110554

Incident

Feb 6, 2017

Mileage

80,145 mi

WHEN I AM DRIVING MY 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA S ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF OVER 50 MPH IT DOES NOT STAY STRAIGHT. IT REQUIRES ALOT OF STRENGTH TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT. IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS BEING MOVED TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT BY WINDS. FEELS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE STEERING WHEEL IS SO STIFF TO TURN SOMETIMES. I HAVE DONE THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT SEVERAL TIMES AND PUT ON NEW TIRES RECENTLY BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND I GET VERY TIRED AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS JUST MAINTAINING IN MY OWN LANE. THE DEALER'S ARE NOT MUCH HELPFUL AT ALL WITH THIS. I'VE READ ONLINE ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL WITH THE STEERING. THERE NEEDS TO BE AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS SOON BECAUSE IT'S VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

NHTSA ID

11063401

Incident

Jan 3, 2018

Mileage

99,000 mi

SINCE OBTAINING THE VEHICLE IN 2009 BRAND NEW, UPON BREAKING GRADUALLY, IT SURGES FORWARD SLIGHTLY WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT SHOULD SLOW DOWN. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS ISSUE UP TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHO DENIED ANY SUCH INCONSISTENCIES. ALSO, THERE HAVE BEEN ELECTRICAL ISSUES FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS WHEN TURNING ON THE RADIO; AFTER PUSHING ANY BUTTON AT ANY TIME, IT WILL RANDOMLY CHANGE THE DISPLAY TO NONSENSE CHARACTERS OR BECOME BLANK.

NHTSA ID

11025132

Incident

Aug 31, 2009

Mileage

45 mi

TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE A RECALL ON 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA'S AIRBAGS

NHTSA ID

11019419

Incident

Aug 24, 2017

PLEASE NOTE: PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. ENGINE LIGHT COME ON A LOT, BUT WHEN I HAD IT CHECKED, THEY COULD NOT FIND OUT WHY IT CONTINUE TO COME ON.

NHTSA ID

11016064

Incident

May 15, 2016

Mileage

66,046 mi

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR YESTERDAY AND AS I WENT TO ACCELERATE THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE SO I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN AND IT WENT REAL SLOW. THEN THE CAR JERKED AND BEGAN TO SMOKE REALLY BAD SO I PULLED OVER AND OPEN THE HOOD AND FLAMES BEGAN TO SHOOT OUT.

NHTSA ID

10980841

Incident

Apr 26, 2017

Mileage

59,000 mi

CAR WOULD START THEN DRIVING AT 10MPH THE CAR STALLS AND THE DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATE THE DASHBOARD. PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART WITH NO PROBLEM BUT IF SOMEBODY WAS BEHIND ME IT WOULD'VE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. LAST WEEK CAR DID THE SAME THING EXCEPT I THE CAR WAS IN MOTION TOWARDS AN INTERSECTION FROM IDLE AND HAD TO QUICKLY PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTART IT AND MOVE IT BEFORE I WOULD'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN A DEADLY ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

10970089

Incident

Apr 2, 2017

Mileage

193,000 mi

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V689000 (VISIBILITY). THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. 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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE AND PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 04/12/17 LJ

NHTSA ID

10950087

Incident

Feb 7, 2017

TAKATA RECALL STEERING COLUMN POWER WINDOW

NHTSA ID

10946641

Incident

May 1, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE BATTERY DIED. WHEN THE BATTERY WAS JUMPSTARTED, THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,843.

NHTSA ID

10946616

Incident

Jan 17, 2017

Mileage

60,843 mi

TAKATA RECALL. GAS PEDAL BECOMES STUCK WITH FLOOR MAT WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION. WE HAVE HAD TO REMOVE FLOOR MAT FOR SAFETY. REMOVAL OF FLOOR MAT HAS CAUSED WEAR AND TEAR ON FLOOR BOARD COVERING.

NHTSA ID

10928205

Incident

Jan 15, 2012

Mileage

87,000 mi

NOTHING YET BUT THESE RECALLS, ONE FOR THE ELECTRIC WINDOW MASTER SWITCH, WELL OVER A YEAR OLD, AND THE OTHER FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, WHERE I'M CAUTIONED TO NOT HAVE PASSENGERS IN THAT FRONT SEAT, WHICH IS REALLY INCONVENIENT AND MEANS I DON'T HAVE FULL USE OF MY OWN AUTOMOBILE, HAS BEEN OUT LONG ENOUGH THAT A FIX IS LONG OVERDUE. WHY THE DELAY AND WHY DOES THE GOVERNMENT DO NOTHING FOR CONSUMERS WHO PAID FOR THESE CARS BUT WITH SOME NOT INSIGNIFICANT DEFECTS. I WOULD LIKE MY CAR FIXED, BOTH THE MASTER SWITCH FOR THE WINDOWS AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG THAT COULD FAIL TO DEPLOY.

NHTSA ID

10927907

Incident

Nov 25, 2016

Mileage

80,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL FOR ALMOST EIGHT MONTHS MY CAR HORN HAS NOT BEEN WORKING. I CANNOT INSPECT IT WITHOUT THE CAR HORN WORKING! NO ONE WILL TOUCH IT! IT'S LIKE MY CAR HAS A DISEASE AND NO ONE WANTS TO BE CORRUPTED OR SOMETHING. I SAW ON A TV PROGRAM CALLED FRAUD SQUAD ABOUT HOW WHEN A AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED SOME COMPONENTS IN AND AROUND THE AIRBAG ARE AFFECTED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR TWO YEARS AND THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, THE INSPECTION/REGISTRATION STICKER CANNOT BE HAD! I FEEL VERY MUCH LET DOWN BY THE DEALERSHIP I ACQUIRED THIS CAR FROM. I GOT IT FROM FORT BEND TOYOTA IN ROSENBERG. IT'S GONNA TAKE ME MANY YEARS TO PAY THIS CAR PAID OFF AND ALREADY I MAY HAVE TO JURY RIG IT AND VOID EVERY WARRANTY EVER. MY WARRANTY WENT OUT, THEY ASKED ME TO RE-UP IT, I DIDN'T, AND BOOM, I'M SCREWED! WHERE CAN I GO TO GET HELP WITH THIS? I AM LUCKY I HAVE NOT BEEN TICKETED YET. UPDATED 01/25/2017*CT

NHTSA ID

10926475

Incident

May 13, 2016

RECALL ISSUED 9.2015 WAS INCOMPLETE....STILL WAITING ON A FIX. RECALL 15V689.

NHTSA ID

10901932

Incident

Sep 17, 2015