This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Once you turn on your car the lifters become stuck and make a loud clicking noise on the engine. It makes the car hesitate to turn on and at times it shuts off the car automatically at any time.
Rumbling noise under the hood coming from the engine, check engine light is on, at a slowing down speed the car starts vibrating and makes the rumbling noise under the hood!! unsafe to drive !! car went to the dealer williams Honda - several times back to check the code and to fix the problems!! we had to bring this complaint with the management and better business bureau, we are requested a compensation from a dealer for selling unsafe vehicle to us, we complained about this whole matter in details to better business bureau, we requested a monetary compensation $500. We are requesting from New York state department of motor vehicles: To help and assist us to collect compensation of $500 from a dealer williams Honda that is in elmira New York.
My car is a manual. I was driving about 25mph when in between 3rd and 4th the car engine revved up to about 5K or 6K RPM. I tried to just hit the gas but it wouldn't go back down. I did not release the clutch. I had to turn the car off and restart it so it wouldn't do that again. It happened again after that and I did the same thing by restarting it. I noticed a different pressure in the gas pedal with my foot during this occurrence. After the second time, it did not occur again. This is the second time this has happend. It happened about 10,000miles before. This happened at about 101,500miles.
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while driving 40 mph, she heard an abnormal noise coming from the vehicle. The contact stated that while checking the oil, she became aware that there was no oil in the engine of the vehicle. The contact stated that there was no evidence of an oil leak. The vehicle was taken to claremont Toyota located at 601 auto center dr, claremont, ca 91711, (909) 542-1828, but was not diagnosed. The dealer was informed of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure persisted and required 4 quarts of oil to be added to the engine weekly. The manufacturer was informed of failure. The failure mileage was 1,000.
My car has 91,414 miles and has had multiple cylinder misfires with my normal daily commute of six miles each way. In three years on a 4 cylinder engine I have had three ignition coils replaced, twice within two and a half years and 10,468 miles on the #2 coil. All repairs have been completed by Toyota certified repair facilities with Toyota oem parts. This is not normal for a low mileage vehicle maintained with regular service.
My car was running fine until recently, when I had a few services done at the dealership: Brake fluid, transmission drain/fill, oil change, and fuel injection service (this last item I did not ask for or approve beforehand). A couple days later, my car began stalling when I was driving (while coming to a stop/ not pushing the accelerator). No cel / overheating/ low oil issues- always regular maintenance. Took it back to the dealer, they said the engine had low compression and they suspected a cracked engine block. They also checked to see to see if my ECM was updated. That was all they said after being there 5 hours. I had to leave for work, brought it back a few days later, they said they didn't have time to look at it without an appointment. A few days later, my car wouldn't start at all. Took it back in, they said they didn't know why it had low compression/ stalling/ not starting because no oil or coolant leaks or mixing, no overheating, etc. Told me the only option is to replace engine. (cost of tearing engine apart to find crack or cracked gasket not worth cost in labor because of car's age/ mileage- 2009 Corolla, around 176K). How is this even possible? I suspect that something was not done correctly during a recent service, or maybe they did not update/flash my ECM correctly. Of course, they are not claiming any responsibility. Very frustrating. The dealership manager did offer me a discount on the used engine repairs, but this seems like either manufacturer error or technician error.
I do believe the engine is faulty, since I've had my Corolla it's always used sooo much oil and it's not leaking a drip. I have several coworkers that have a Corolla S and they have the same problem. It's gotten worse to we're it used to much oil it was below the dip stick and before I could catch it, it has messed my motor up. My car still runs but has a very loud rattle in the motor now when it starts because of the oil consumption.
I own a 2009 Toyota Corolla le 1.8 that has defective piston rings which causes the engine to consume excessive oil and it has caused two of the engine cylinders to malfunction. I have read many complaints in the internet of Toyota Corolla owners who own the same type of vehicle as mine years 2009-2011. They as well as myself have reported this issue to Toyota U.S.a. without getting any satisfying answer from Toyota. A Toyota representative contacted me today and told me that they do not recall vehicles for repairs unless they receive an order from the NHTSA. My auto mechanic told me that he has received many 2009-2011 Toyota Corolla customers who have come to his shop to have their engines on their Toyota Corollas replaced or rebuilt to correct the factory defect of the piston rings on their Toyota Corollas 2009-2011. I researched in the internet and found out that that many Toyota Corolla owners are dealing with the same problem with their cars' engines due to the Toyota factory defect of the piston rings in their Toyota Corolla models 2009-2011 and I even read some complaints of 2014, 2015 and 2016 Toyota Corolla owners. I would like for your Agency to pay attention to complaints similar to mine of other Toyota Corolla owners. I am surprised that there hasn't been a recall issued to correct the factory defect of the piston rings of Toyota Corollas of years 2009-2011 and other years after those. My car has been driven 137,250 miles and I had kept the maintenance up to date. Thank you for your help and I hope something is done by your Agency to resolve this matter.
My 2009 Toyota Corolla has the same problem as the recall on 2009 Camry. Extreme use of oil. When the time for my 5000-mile oil change my mechanic told me there were less than 2 qts left in the crankcase. Since that oil change, the car has used 1 qt in 2000 miles. I visited the poway, ca. Toyota dealership but since there was no recall on Corollas they would not even discuss repairs with no charges. How can it be fair that one vehicle the Camry is covered with a recall and another model the owners must pay for the repairs of the same problem the Camry had but with a recall didn't have to pay anything.
One month after buying my car from another consumer, I noticed the oil was low. I filled full the first day I got it and had not put any serious mileage on it. Two weeks later I start to hear this ticking noise and realized the oil filter needed changed the prior week. Changed it. Nothing happened. This ticking occurs on start up, gets louder with the RPM, and vibrates the entire car at stops. Took my car to Toyota the next month thinking it was the accelerator belt or the connection rod bearing plate. They had me pay pay 120$ to take off the valve hood only to tell me I needed a new engine and there was nothing they could do. I did a bunch of research after this and hundreds of consumers have complained about the overconsumption of oil from this year's model leading to the failure of many engines. Toyota still hasn't admitted fault for this and there has not been a recall when there should be. This is supposed to be an 'honest, reliable' company but if they expect consumers to pay 2 to 6 thousand dollars for a new engine that was their fault...I will not support them through buying their products again. Frankly it's sickening to read that after 10 years they won't be on the hook for this faulty product's design. While I understand those were tough times, we are still feeling the 2008 recession through this faulty product and a company that does not hold up to their name.
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that the vehicle was burning oil at an abnormal rate. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 142,000. The VIN was not available.
I bought my car in November of 2012 with about 70,000 miles and quickly noticed it burned a lot of oil. Shortly after that I received a notice from Toyota admitting they had a problem with these engines burning oil. They told me to have my car tested at the dealership. I had the car tested and to my surprise it passed the test. The dealership told me to take the test again after 1 year. The next time I tested the car it failed the oil consumption test by a large margin. Toyota refused to now repair the car because I had reached 151,000 miles and the warranty expired at 150,000 miles. Toyota knew all along that the car had oil consumption problems and now they refuse to stand by their product. Everywhere I drive the car now I have to carry extra oil with and on long trips its a real issue. There is no excuse for that and we pay a lot of money for these cars. I'm very disappointed in Toyota for not standing by their product.
My 2009 Toyota Corolla has had an excessive amount of oil consumption due to Toyota putting in defected piston and piston rings. This defect can cause engine damage or engine failure resulting in having to replace the entire engine. These other models may also be affected: Toyota Camry 2007-2011 Toyota Camry hybrid 2007-20011 Toyota Corolla 2009 Toyota matrix 2009 Toyota rav4 Toyota Solara 2007, 2008 Scion xb 2008 2009 Scion tc 2007-2009
Back in January, 2018 my engine would knock when I started the car. Took the car for it's scheduled oil change only to find out that there was only a quart of oil that drained. My oil light never came on. Needless to say the engine continued to consume oil. Took the car to my mechanic and was informed that my engine needed to either be replaced or rebuilt. I opted to have it rebuilt. I paid $4000 dollars for this. Got the car back and drove for a couple of days and checked my oil only to find it was down 1 1/2 quarts of oil after only 2 days of driving on basically a brand new motor. I'm still making payments on my vehicle and have fallen behind several times to make repairs to my vehicle. So far in the two years I've owned this car I've had to replace the fuel pump/filter, water pump X2, front wheel bearings, timing chain tensioner, spark plugs X4. This is getting really expensive. The dealership I purchased the vehicle from refused to even look at the vehicle a week later when I complained about it misfiring.
My 2009 Toyota Corolla has over heat problem so I take it to mechanic and they found water pump issue, I replace it. Problem still continue and take it to dealer place and they diagnostic vehicle and came up with few problem which cost me $1187, after they fixed they further diagnostic and said engine needs to be replace and they also said transition could failure down the road and they estimate me another $4500 to replace engine from different car which is has 75000 miles on it.
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Corolla. While driving 55 mph, the vehicle lost power, stalled, and the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with error code P2103. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 60,000.
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