CarComplaints.com Notes: Beware of the NHTSA complaint data for the 2007 Corolla. It is almost certainly misleading.
The problem with NHTSA data for the 2007 Corolla is that for months on end, the news media repeatedly told the public that several Toyota models have an unintended acceleration defect, & to go to safercar.gov (the NHTSA's website) to file a complaint.
So, the NHTSA received a disproportionate number of complaints about Toyota unintended acceleration issues because of the national news media attention, to the point where now the NHTSA data is unreliable taken in context with any other vehicle that did not receive national news attention.
CarComplaints.com typically receives more complaints per day about vehicles than the NHTSA does, but the news media did not repeatedly say "go to CarComplaints.com to report your Toyota acceleration problems" like they did about the NHTSA -- so although we have less complaint data than the NHTSA for the 2007 Corolla, our data for the Corolla is a far more statistically accurate representation of the Corolla's reliability than what the NHTSA data shows.
I have a toyota corolla 2007 model which i bought at 12,000 miles in december 2008. Its has now gone 54,000 miles and i replaced the timing belt two months ago at a horrendous cost from my local toyota dealership. Now the ignition has completely stopped working, the key won't turn in it though the steering is not locked. I had a local mechanic take a look and it looks like i have to replace the ignition cylinder lock? Has this happened to anyone else and can it be repaired? is it better to buy a new one altogether? is this a sign of future problems with this car?
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I have a toyota corolla 2007 model which i bought at 12,000 miles in december 2008. Its has now gone 54,000 miles and i replaced the timing belt two months ago at a horrendous cost from my local toyota dealership. Now the ignition has completely stopped working, the key won't turn in it though the steering is not locked. I had a local mechanic take a look and it looks like i have to replace the ignition cylinder lock? Has this happened to anyone else and can it be repaired? is it better to buy a new one altogether? is this a sign of future problems with this car?
- Emmanuel I., Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana