2017 Toyota Corolla

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2021· SERVICE BRAKES

  My brakes seem to malfunction when engaged after hitting potholes and/or street depressions. This has occurred on Kensington Street east of Church Avenue. This is between Church Avenue and Dale Mabry Highway among other streets. My safety was put at risk as I felt the brakes were not going to hold or stop the vehicle. No, it has not been attempted to be duplicated. When my brakes were inspected, I was told everything was fine. It seemed no one was interested in driving the vehicle over a pothole and/or street depression. Why would it be inspected when a Toyota Dealership and Firestone reported my brakes were fine without duplicating the situation in which I had a problem. No warning lights, lamps, messages. My 2 front tires continually lose air down to 28 and 29 psi from the 32psi. I will be taking the car back to Firestone for them to check the two front tires that I purchased from them. In case something happens to me or others reporting this problem, I wanted proof I informed you of the issue I had. The contact stated the vehicle still makes a grinding noise when brakes are applied during and after rain. Also, the brakes were inspected but that wasn't the problem. Gettel Toyota mechanics stated the vehicle needed struts but instead Toyota replaced the shock absorber. The problem still occurs.

• 12/30/2024· SERVICE BRAKES

  Drum Brakes - no inspection hole. There are no inspection holes in any of my drum breaks

• 12/29/2018· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DISAPPOINTED WITH TOYOTA ON THIS, LAST ONE I WILL PURCHASE IF THEY ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A FIX! WHILE IN MOTION ON EVERY OCCASION THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE IS ON A DECLINE THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT MAINTAIN THE SET SPEED. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME OF 4 OTHER COROLLA'S I HAVE OWNED THAT RESPONDED LIKE THIS. DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITY OF THE DECLINE THE SPEED WILL INCREASE FROM 5 TO 15 MPH AND THE ENGINE REVS TO 4,000 RPMS IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN SPEED. ADAM'S TOYOTA DEALERSHIP HAS STATED THAT THIS IS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE FOR ALL 2017 COROLLA'S CVT'S AND I MAINTAIN IT'S NOT AND CRUISE IS USELESS THEREFORE I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED. THE CRUISE CONTROL IN ALL OTHER VEHICLES (PRIOR COROLLA'S AND OTHER MAKES) I HAVE OWNED HAS MAINTAINED A CONSISTENT SPEED NO MATTER THE ROAD BEING TRAVELED. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED EVERY TIME I HAVE ENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL. OTHERS ONLINE HAVE COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE AS WELL. TOYOTA PLEASE PROVIDE FIX

• 12/27/2022· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  The car was in a traffic jam, when the car automatically turned off and the control panel started to display the battery signal. This event occurred when the car was in the middle of a road. The car was pushed by other person to a safety area and then it was turned on. This situation never happened before. The vehicle battery is practically new and after the incident, the battery signal (lamp) has not been activated. The vehicle was evaluated by a Toyota authorized dealer, cleaning the combustion system, but there is uncertainty that this situation can occur again. A car that automatically turned off in the middle of the road is a safety issue for the driver and passengers, and also for other drivers.

• 12/22/2018· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE CVT TRANSMISSION MAKE A SOUND UNKNOW THE DEALER SAY ME THAT IS ALL NORMAL IN THE CAR FOR ME IS NOT NORMAL OTHER CARS CONTAIN CVT TRANSMISSION AND THIS SOUND NOT MAKE IN OTHERS CVT TRANSMISSION IS MORE MAKING SOUND IN CLIMB AND WHEN ON AIR CONDITIONER

• 12/21/2017· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)Crash

  ON THE ROAD IN PUERTO RICO THE TRACTION AND PRE COLLISION SYSTEM IS NOT FUNCTION NORMALLY AND HAVE A COLLISION AND THE SRS CURTAIN AIRBAG CRASCHED FOR BECAUE OF THE COLLISION AND THE TRANSMISION HAVE A SOUND...

• 12/20/2018· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  WHILE COMING OUT OF A REVERED POSITION, I WAS DRIVING FORWARD AND MY BRAKES VIBRATED. THIS CAUSED MY CAR TO STALL WHILE IN THE DRIVING POSITION.

• 12/15/2022· POWER TRAIN

  During a routine drive on the 91 West freeway my car got stuck in gear. I was unable to move the car that was on a busy freeway that was seconds ago driving perfectly.

• 12/09/2018· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE AUTO HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WILL DIM FOR AN ONCOMING CAR AND QUITE OFTEN NOT GO BACK TO BRIGHT FOR QUITE SOME TIME (MINUTES/MILES). WHEN DRIVING DARK, TWO LANE ROADS I HAVE TO TURN MY HEADLIGHTS OFF OF AUTO SETTING, THUS COMPLETELY SWITCHING THEM OFF AS I TWIST THE KNOB FORWARD TO ON INSTEAD OF AUTO. THEN I HAVE TO FLICK THE HIGH BEAMS ON MANUALLY. THIS PROCESS TAKES A FEW SECONDS WHILE DRIVING AT 55+MPH WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE AUTO HIGH BEAM INDICATOR ALSO COMPLETELY DISAPPEARS WHEN THIS ISSUE HAPPENS EVEN THOUGH THE LIGHT IS TOGGLED FORWARD TO THE HIGH BEAM SETTING.

• 12/07/2019· AIR BAGSCrash

  DID NOT DEPLOY IN A HIGH SPEED ROLLOVER FWY ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON 10/23/18

• 12/04/2017· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THROWS 5 CODES ALL EMISSIONS AND FUEL ERRORS. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP HAD IT FOR A FULL DAY AND CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHY/CAUSE. NEEDS FOR LONGER. 8000 MILES ON CAR.

• 11/30/2017· SERVICE BRAKES

  BRAKES ARE SLVERY SOFT AND HAVE BEEN SINCE 500 MILES; AND FROM DAY ONE HAVE SEEMED TO SOFTEN OVER TIME. BRAKING DISTANCE IN MY OPINION IS DANGEROUS FROM THE FACTORY. I'VE HAD THEM ADJUSTED TWICE AND I'M ABOUT TO HAVE IT DONE A THIRD TIME. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND HAVE DRIVEN 22K MILES. TOYOTA SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG BUT SINCE THE PEDAL FEEL IS BETTER AFTER THEY ADJUSTED THEM, AND SLOWLY GETS WORSE THEY OBVIOUSLY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

• 11/30/2017· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  CAR SPEEDS UP AT STOP OR LOW SPEEDS ON HIGHWAY AND STREETS STOP AND GO TRAFFIC

• 11/26/2025· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  The contact owns a 2017 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bags and seat belt warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the air bags and the passenger's side seat belt warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the front passenger's side seat was not occupied. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer, where the contact declined to pay a diagnostic fee because the failure was a safety issue. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the front passenger's side air bag and the dashboard were replaced in 2022, and the front driver's side seat belt was replaced in 2023. In addition, the wiring harness was replaced due to water intrusion in March 2022. The contact was informed that the repair was not covered under warranty, and the 12 months warranty had expired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 13,369.

• 11/25/2020· AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,ENGINECrash

  VEHICLE STRUCK A DEAR AT APPROX. 50-55 MPH. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. VEHICLE SUFFERED DAMAGE AS FAR BACK AS THE ENGINE REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. FRONT IMPACT BAR AND CORE SUPPORT WAS NOTICEABLY BENT. HOW COULD AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOY? I WAS NOT DRIVING MY WIFE WAS.

• 11/20/2024· VISIBILITY

  A/C compressor Non-functioning A/C affects windshield defogging function. Issue was diagnosed and repair at an independent vehicle repair facility No it was not. None.

• 11/19/2017· AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  I WAS DRIVING HOME ON HAMILTON ROAD, IN COLUMBUS, OHIO, AT 535PM. I NOTICED THAT MY HEADLIGHTS WEREN'T ON, WHEN OTHER DRIVERS WERE TRYING TO WORN ME. I SET MY HEADLIGHTS ON AUTOMATIC WHEN I FIRST RECEIVED THE CAR. I FINALLY FOUND THE SWITCH TO TURN MY HEADLIGHTS ON MANUALLY. THEN MY CAR STARTED TO BRAKE 10-15 FEET FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, MY TIRES WERE SQUEALING. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WAS STILL ON THE ACCELERATOR. IT WAS TOO LATE I HIT THE SUV IN FRONT ME. MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE SYSTEM DIDN'T ACTIVATE UNTIL TO LATE. IT IS CLEAR THAT THE CAR RESPONDED AFTER THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS MANUALLY TURNED ON INSTEAD OF BEING IN THE AUTO POSITION. IT WAS SUGGESTED AT A DEALERSHIP EARLIER THAT CYCLING THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM ON THE CAR COULD INADVERTENTLY DISARM IT. IF THAT WERE THE CASE AND IT WAS OFF ACCIDENTLY WHY DID THE CAR TRY TO BRAKE AT THE LAST SECOND ON ITS OWN BY TURNING ON THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED FOR THE DRIVER FOR THE VERY REASONS OF ITS SAFETY FEATURES UNFORTUNATELY THIS CAR COMPLETELY FAILED TO PROTECT THE DRIVER. THAT IS WHY I FEEL LIKE THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED AT IMMEDIATELY TO SEE IF THIS IS A MECHANICAL ISSUE, PROGRAM ISSUE, OR SIMPLY DRIVER ERROR, WHICH I DO NOT BELIEVE AT THIS POINT. I HAVE PHOTOS OF VEHICLE AND INTERIOR WHICH I AM UNABLE TO UPLOAD ON THIS SITE, THEY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

• 11/17/2019· POWER TRAIN

  SHIFTING OF TRANSMISSION IN VEHICLE HESITATES AND/OR IS INCONSISTENT UPON SUDDEN ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THE DRIVER TO DETERMINE THE ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE VERSUS OTHER CARS ON A BUSY STREET. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS INSTANCES IN WHICH THE CAR IS NOT SHIFTING APPROPRIATELY AND I AM UNABLE TO ACCURATELY JUDGE ENTERING TRAFFIC FROM A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD ONTO A BUSY INTERSECTION AS THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES SHIFT/REACT TO THE DRIVER AND OTHER TIMES NOT. AT TIMES THE TRANSMISSION REACHES AND REMAINS AT 7, 000 RPM (IN RED) WITHOUT SHIFTING AND/OR IS SLOW IN RESPONSE TO ACCELERATION. A CAMPAIGN RECALL WAS ISSUED BY TOYOTA FOR WHICH THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE WAS REPROGRAMMED ON THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THESE ISSUES STILL REMAIN. MY ULTIMATE CONCERN IS THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF WHEN DRIVING THIS CAR AS I AM NOT ALWAYS ABLE TO PREDICT HOW IT WILL DRIVE UPON SUDDEN NEEDS TO ACCELERATE OR DECELERATE. IT IS MOST NOTABLE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, STOPS ON A HILL, OR NEED FOR INCREASED ACCELERATION GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY. WEATHER TEMPERATURE, HIGH WINDS, PASSENGER LOAD ALL SEEM TO BE VARIABLES IN HOW THE CAR SHIFTS. THE CAR DRIVES/SHIFTS INCONSISTENTLY FROM DAY TO DAY. WHEN NOT SHIFTING, IT RAISES MAJOR CONCERNS I WILL MAKE THE WRONG DETERMINATION WHEN JUDGING TRAFFIC THAT MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE CONSISTENTLY RAISED THESE CONCERNS WITH THE DEALERSHIP FROM THE TIME OF FIRST OIL CHANGE (PURCHASED NEW) TO CURRENT (31,000 MILES). TOYOTA HAS ALSO REVIEWED; HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED THERE IS BIAS IN THE TRUE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE AS THERE COMMENT WAS "DRIVING AS DESIGNED'. IT WAS STATED BY TOYOTA THAT IT COSTS SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE AND THAT IT WOULD NOT BE UPDATED UNTIL ENOUGH OF THESE CASES WERE KNOWN. I AM SUBMITTING THIS REQUEST FOR AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES IN THIS MODEL YEAR.

• 11/09/2021· AIR BAGSCrash

  I was driving my 2017 Toyota Corolla when I was hit on my driver side . All four panels on driver side needed to be repaired. The air bags never deployed . I was injured and can’t understand why the airbags never deployed

• 11/09/2018· AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,WHEELS,UNKNOWN OR OTHERCrash

  TAKATA RECALL IT WAS A REGULAR WEDNESDAY MORNING DRIVE TO MY OFFICE. I WAS IN HIGHWAY 101 N AND IN THE MOTION OF APPROX 30MPH DUE TO TRAFFIC. SUDDENLY AT AROUND 8AM, DUE TO THE TRAFFIC AHEAD I HAD TO BRAKE MY CAR. MY CAR WAS HALT AT A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE CAR AHEAD OF ME WHEN I HEARD THE EMERGENCY BEEP OF MY CAR AND WHILE I WAS BEING CONFUSED AS TO WHY THE BEEP WENT OFF BECAUSE MY CAR WAS AT A SAFE DISTANCE OF THE CAR AHEAD OF ME, MY CAR WAS SEVERELY HIT FROM BEHIND.THE IMPACT WAS SO SEVERE TOWARDS THE TRUNK THAT MY CAR WAS DRAGGED FORWARD SUCH THAT THE FRONT OF MY CAR WENT ONTO HIT THE BACK OF THE CAR THAT WAS AT A SAFE DISTANCE FROM MY CAR.THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY SHIFT OF MY CAR FROM THE SECOND LANE WHERE THE IMPACT TOOK PLACE TO THE THIRD LANE OF THE HIGHWAY. MY CAR WAS TOTALED BECAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT. DURING THIS ACCIDENTAL EVENT MY FRONT CAR AND BACK CAR BOTH AIR BAG DEPLOYED EXCEPT MY CAR AIR BAG DIDN'T GET DEPLOYED AND BECAUSE OF THIS I WENT THROUGH SERIOUS MULTIPLE INJURIES CAUSING SOME LONG TERM BODILY DAMAGES.

• 11/06/2018· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE AUTOMATIC HIGH/LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY STOPS WORKING. WITH THE SWITCH IN CORRECT POSITION, EVERYTHING IS WORKING AS EXPECTED, THEN THE AUTO INDICATOR ON DASH GOES OFF AND THE LIGHTS STAY ON LOW BEAMS, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR TAIL LIGHTS AHEAD. THIS MAY ONLY BE FOR ABOUT A MINUTE TO SEVERAL MINUTES. WITH THE AUTO INDICATOR OFF, I AM STUCK ON LOW BEAMS. WHEN THE AUTO INDICATOR COMES BACK ON, THE SYSTEM FUNCTIONS NORMALLY. DURING THE TIME THE AUTO INDICATOR IS OFF, I CANNOT GET HIGH BEAMS UNLESS I TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH FROM AUTO TO ON. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I HAVE TO MANUALLY CHANGE THE SWITCH SETTING AND THE LIGHTS GO OFF WHILE THE SWITCH IS MOVED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE LAST TIME BEING 11/5/2018.

• 11/03/2019· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  PERSONALLY I AM A RATHER TALL PERSON. THE CAR WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR TALL PEOPLE. WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH I WENT TO REST MY LEFT ANKLE TO A CLOSER SPOT ALONG THE DOOR AND SEAT. THE GAS LOCK AND TRUNK LEVER ARE IN THE SAME PLACE MY HEAL WAS, AND THE TRUNK OPENED WHILE GOING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THEY DIDN'T DESIGN THE CAR TO KEEP THE GAS LID OR TRUNK CLOSED IF ACCIDENTALLY TRIGGERED WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. MY SECOND ISSUE WITH THE CAR IS THAT IT HAS ISSUES GOING INTO PARK. THE CAR ROLLS JUST A LITTLE AND THE SHIFTER CLICKS IN A DELAYED REACTION ONCE PLACED IN PARK.

• 10/30/2017· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ON INTERSTATE IN WESTERN MARYLAND AND WEST VIRGINIA, ROAD CURVES TO LEFT, GOING UPHILL (STEEP) AT 70 MPH AND 4000+ RPM IN DRIVE, 3 LANES, TRUCK IN "SLOW" RIGHT LANE (40MPH), COROLLA IN MIDDLE LANE, LEFT LANE EMPTY. SAFET SENSE "SEES" TRUCK AND HITS BRAKES. NO ONE BEHIND, THANKS. POSSIBLE REAR END COLLUSION. SERIOUS SAFETY FAULT. DIFFICULT FOR COROLLA TO REGAIN SPEED. DOES NOT HAPPEN ON RIGHT CURVE AS THOSE VEHICLES IN LEFT LANE ARE MOVING FASTER THAN COROLLA.

• 10/26/2021· STEERING,SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES

  When it's wet on the road or raining my car deploys and I lose control I've been telling the dealer ship since the first day I had this car they told me it's nothing yesterday when it was raining my car did it again also u I called to have my recall fixed and they said there was not any in my car??? This car is a risk I'm going to kill myself driving this car or get hurt I had 3 rental cars because I am scared to drive this car [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

• 10/23/2021· STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  Vehicle is leaking a large amount of water/condensation on my passenger side front seat which is causing mold/mildew. I asked Toyota to take a look at it, they stated it’s not a manufactured or engineered problem, which it actually is. That is not part of a schedule maintenance issue. Wanted to charge me to take a look at it and I have an extended warranty

• 10/23/2017· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING IN THE LEFT LANE OF A DIVIDED 4 LANE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 55 MPH WITH THE SPEED CONTROL AND RADAR ENGAGED. THE ROAD CURVED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE APPROACHED A CAR STOPPED IN THE LEFT TURN LANE IN THE MEDIAN - NOT IT THE LANE OF TRAVEL. DUE TO THE CURVATURE OF THE ROAD, THE RADAR DETECTED THE STOPPED VEHICLE AND APPARENTLY BELIEVED IT TO BE IN THE PATH OF TRAVEL. THE RADAR/SPEED CONTROL SOUNDED ITS "COLLISION ALARM" AND RAPIDLY DECELERATED APPROXIMATELY 10 - 15 MPH BEFORE I COULD DISENGAGE IT AND REGAIN CONTROL. HAD THERE BEEN A VEHICLE FOLLOWING ME THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A COLLISION AS A FOLLOWING DRIVER WOULD HAVE SEEN THAT THE LANE OF TRAVEL WAS CLEAR AND WOULD HAVE NO REASON TO EXPECT MY VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY DECELERATE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR ISSUES WHEN A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME TURNS RIGHT OR LEFT AT AN INTERSECTION. I CAN SEE THAT THE VEHICLE IS TURNING AND I KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO CLEAR THE TRAVEL LANE. THE RADAR SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM SEEMS TO DETECT THE SLOWING VEHICLE BUT TAKES A LONG TIME TO PROCESS WHAT IS HAPPENING. THE SPEED CONTROL WILL ABRUPTLY DECELERATE THE VEHICLE AFTER THE TURNING VEHICLE IS WELL OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. AGAIN, THE SUDDEN DECELERATION WITHOUT APPARENT TRAFFIC CONDITIONS TO WARRENT SUCH ACTION ARE A HAZARD TO THE VEHICLE AND ANY FOLLOWING VEHICLES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT AT TOYOTA OF GOLDSBORO (NC) ON OCTOBER 23, 2017. THEIR OPINION WAS THAT THE SPEED CONTROL/RADAR WAS "OPERATING AS DESIGNED."

• 10/22/2019· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2017 COROLLA AND I AGREE WITH 2 OTHERS THAT THE WINDSHIELD HAS A DESIGN FLAW. IT IS EXTREMELY ANGLED IN TOWARD THE CAR AND REFLECTS THE DASHBOARD IN THE WINDOW. THE DASHBOARD IS LIKE A MIRROR AND THE VENTILATION LEVERS THAT RUN ALONG THE DASH REFLECT IN THE LOWER HALF OF THE WINDOW AND THUS CUT OFF VISIBILITY. I HAVE TO WEAR SUNGLASSES WHENEVER I DRIVE IT AND EVEN SO, NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO HIT A PEDESTRIAN ETC. I CALLED TOYOTA NATIONAL BUT TINA C. (CASE #1910213249) DENIED HAVING ANY KNOWLEDGE OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. VERY DANGEROUS FEATURE AND AFTER BEING A LIFE-LONG TOYOTA OWNER, I AM READY TO SWITCH.

• 10/21/2023· AIR BAGSCrash

  I was hit yesterday and my airbags didn't deploy. WHY???

• 10/18/2022· SEAT BELTSCrash

  The contact owned a 2017 Toyota Corolla IM. The contact stated that while driving at 5 MPH, another vehicle struck the driver's side front door, causing the seat belt to forcefully retract inward on his chest. The air bags were deployed upon impact. The contact received medical attention for his chest pain and was diagnosed with two hernias. A police report was filed. The vehicle was driven to the residence by his neighbor and was deemed totaled by the insurance company. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 33,000.

• 10/17/2024· AIR BAGSCrash

  I was driving for work and got into a pretty bad accident and the airbags did not deploy. I am not sure if it was because the airbag recall I got fixed back in 2020 or it was because the damages weren’t enough to deploy the airbags.

• 10/16/2025· ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE

  When the cruise control is set and I go down hill my car increases the speed by 8 mph faster than the set speed. My car also makes a loud grinding noise when it does this. I spoke with different Toyota auto employees and some say that the increase in speed and noise are normal and others say the opposite. I have been in many cars driving with cruise control on and never experienced this.

• 10/12/2018· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  RED BRAKE LIGHT, ABS, VSC, POWER STEERING, AND MIL LIGHTS CAME ON. DTC'S U0129.

• 10/12/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING AT RANDOM. DTC'S P0500 AND B2283.

• 10/12/2018· ENGINE

  CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING. GAVE DTC P0113, P0013, P1603, P1605.

• 10/11/2018· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  ABS, VSC, MIL, MULTIPLE WARNING MESSAGES INCLUDING PRE COLLISION SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, LANE DEPARTURE ALERT MALFUNCTION, FRONT CAMERA UNAVAILABLE, CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTION. C1336 ERROR CODE. ZERO POINT CALIBRATION UNDONE. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES.

• 10/06/2017· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  SPEED CONTROL ENGAGED GOING DOWNHILL ON HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH - CAR ACCELERATES VERY QUICKLY TO OVER 70 MPH AND THE TAC GOES TO 4500. TO DISENGAGE I EITHER TURNOFF SPEED CONTROL OR BRAKE. THIS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES TODAY. I HAVE NEVER HAD A TOYOTA ACT LIKE THIS. USUALLY SPEED CONTROL MAINTAINS THE SPEED UPHILLL OR DOWNHILLL IN A VERY SMALL RANGE AND NEVER RACES THE ENGINE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I WILL NOT USE SPEED CONTROL UNTIL I CAN GET THIS FIXED. TAKING TO TOYOTA MONDAY. I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS EXACT PROBLEM.

• 10/03/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED AT 65 MPH, THE DYNAMIC RADAR FEATURE ACTIVATED VIOLENTLY. THERE WAS NO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE CONTACTS VEHICLE AT THAT TIME THAT SHOULD HAVE ACTIVATED THE DYNAMIC RADAR. THE DEALER (TOYOTA OF EASLEY, 5643 CALHOUN MEMORIAL HWY, EASLEY, SC 29640, (864) 855-2233) WAS NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700. *LN *TR

• 10/01/2020· AIR BAGS

  MY CAR IS IM COROLLA 2017. WHEN I WAS DRIVING 2 DAYS AGO THE AIR BAG WARNING APPEARED IN THE DASHBOARD. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA TO BE CHECKED. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE THAT CONNECTS TO THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I TOLD THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT MY CAR IS ONLY MORE THAN 3 YEARS OLD WITH 32,000 MILEAGE. MY CONCERN IS MY SAFETY DRIVING A CAR WHEN THE SPIRAL CABLE ATTACHED TO THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG IS DAMAGED WHICH COULD DEACTIVATES THE AIRBAG AND CAUSED THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON. HE MENTIONED I NEED TO PAY ROUGHLY $700.00 FOR THE SPIRAL ELECTRICAL WIRE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE HE HAUD MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY ALREADY. IS IT REALLY MY FAULT IF THE SPIRAL CABLE IS DAMAGED THAT DEACTIVATES THE AIRBAG OR IS IT AN EXISTING ISSUE CONCERNING SPIRAL CABLE CONNECTED TO AIRBAGS. THANK YOU.

• 09/27/2022· AIR BAGSCrash

  I got into a car accident on August 30, 2022. The airbags didn't go off. All of the airbags didn't go off when the accident happened. I have already filed a complaint against Toyota. They are looking into it.

• 09/27/2020· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN GOING DOWN HILL, THE CRUISE CONTROL RACES THE ENGINE INTO HIGH RPM (4000+ RPM) RATHER THAN SLOWING THE ENGINE AND CONTROLLING THE CAR SPEED. IT HAS DONE THIS SINCE IT WAS NEW.

• 09/20/2019· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A STOP SIGN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED TOTALED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 09/19/2021· STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  Hi, I purchased my car in Feb 2017. but before 9 months back, it starts to have bubbles on all perimeter of the windshield. and currently have too many bubbles on that perimeter. My current Car milage is 33,000 only So, I talked to Toyota care regarding this but they denied handling this as they said this is outside of the warranty period. but I feel that this is a manufacturing defect. and that must be resolved by Toyota as there is no user reason for this bubbling happens. this happens when any manufacturing defect. Also, when I searching for a reason for such bubbling, I found that the ford car also has some issues in 2014. and ford made a correction on this. (Ref: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2011/RCMN-11V445-9034.pdf) Let me know if any other information is required from my end.

• 09/19/2019· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 34 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE QUARTER PANEL CAUSING DAMAGE TO ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND REAR PASSENGER DOOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED RELEASING AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF TOXIC DUST INTO THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE FOOT AIR BAG DEPLOYED FRACTURING HER RIGHT HEEL SEVERAL PLACES AS WELL AS BURNS ON BOTH WRISTS THAT NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO HER DRIVER SIDE DOOR CAUSING QUESTIONS AS TO WHY THE DRIVER'S SIDE KNEE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL TOW LOT WHERE IT WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. *PM *DL

• 09/18/2017· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I JUST PURCHASED A 2017 COROLLA XSE IN FEB 2017. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND WAS TRAVELING TO WORK AT 05:15, AND I CAME TO AN OVERPASS AND ON THE WAY DOWN THE NORMAL OVERPASS OVER A CROSS STREET, I HEARD THE ENGINE REV AND I LOOKED AT THE TACH, AND IT WAS AT 5000 RPM. I WAS STARTLED. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AT THE NEXT OVERPASS. THIS TIME IT WAS 4000 RPM ALMOST AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS RATHER SHORT AVERAGE DOWNHILL. THIS IS STILL HAPPENING, BUT OCCASIONALLY IT DOES NOT. HOW COULD THIS POSSIBLY BE CORRECT. I CAN CONTROL THE SPEED QUITE NICELY WITH MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR WITHOUT HARDLY ANY VARIATION OF MY RPM'S. THIS JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT A LONG DOWNHILL ROAD THAT HAS A LANE FOR TRUCKS ON THE RIGHT, WHERE THEY WOULD HAVE TO DOWNSHIFT TO MAINTAIN A SAFE SPEED, THIS IS JUST OVERPASSES ON A FREEWAY SYSTEM. I ASKED MY SALESMAN, AND HE SAID THAT IT WAS PROBABLY NORMAL, AND I SAID HOW COULD IT BE NORMAL FOR THIS THING TO REV AT 5000 RPM ON A HOUSTON FREEWAY? I ONLY HAVE 5000 MILES ON THIS CAR. THIS WILL DEFINITELY AFFECT THE MILEAGE. I AM BESIDE MYSELF AT THIS POINT.

• 09/17/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WAS DRIVING MY CAR HOME FROM WORK AND ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER I STARTED IT AND BEGAN TO DRIVE, I WENT OVER A SPEED BUMP GOING 5MPH AND SUDDENLY MY THEFT ALARM SYSTEM STARTS GOING OFF AND INCESSANTLY HONKING. MY HAZARD LIGHTS ALSO BEGAN TO BLINK AND MY HIGH BEAMS TURNED ON. I PULLED OVER AND PRESSED MY SMART KEY ALARM MULTIPLE TIMES UNTIL THE ALARM STOPPED. EVERY TIME I WOULD HIT ANY SORT OF BUMP OR USE MY TURN SIGNAL SWITCH, THE ALARM AND HEADLIGHTS LIGHTS WOULD START GOING OFF. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA AND THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG. THEY SAID IT IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE, BUT NOT A TOYOTA ONE. THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE SINCE TOYOTA ENGINEERS THE ELECTRIC COMPONENTS.

• 09/15/2018· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  FROM A COMPLETE STOP WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE YOU CAN PUSH THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND IT WILL ACCELERATE EXTREMELY SLOW THEN WILL TAKE OFF CREATING ONE OF TWO SAFETY CONCERNS. EITHER YOU MUST FLOOR THE ACCELERATOR TO EVEN ATTEMPT TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC OR FEATHER THE ACCELERATOR AND GET RUN OVER FROM BEHIND.

• 09/15/2018· ENGINE

  VEHICLE IN DRIVE STOPPED AND AT AN IDLE THE RPM WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 800 TO 400RPMS ALMOST STALLING.

• 09/10/2023· UNKNOWN OR OTHERCrash

  Twice within one month my Corolla experienced Sudden Unintended Acceleration. The first time I had just entered the parking lot of my local Star Market. I stopped for a man in the crosswalk and was just about to ease off the break when I saw a woman approaching the crosswalk so I stayed on my break. Suddenty the car revved up and went forward. I think it was so loud the woman heard it and stopped. My car returned to normal operation within maybe five seconds and as I drove by the woman, I yelled there was something wrong. Went home and scheduled an appointment with Toyota. It took a few days for them to check my car. I think this type of issue brings in the next level up of repair. I was told they went over everything and could find nothing wrong. My car was safe to drive. I drove it for exactly one month and it did the same thing. This time I was inching my way into a parking space that was up against a wall. Nowhere near the gas. I was maybe a couple of feet from the wall when the car accelerated again. The engine really revved up again and I went into the wall. The car was drivable, and I got it right back to Toyota. It is still sitting there pending investigation. I am waiting to hear from someone from their liability department. I'm not sure what will happen, but I know I will not drive that car again. My biggest concern is that Toyota will claim I'm elderly and hit the gas, not the brake. That is not what happened.

• 09/08/2023· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  Unknown I didn’t have any accidents

• 09/03/2025· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  The contact owns a 2017 Toyota Corolla. The contact was unable to exit the vehicle after pulling on the driver’s side door handle. The contact made several attempts to exit the vehicle, but the door was jammed. Due to the failure, the contact was forced to exit the vehicle through front passenger’s side door. The contact was able to open the front driver’s side from outside only. The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure, and both informed the contact that no assistance would be provided. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 51,654.