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 was driving locally to my friends house, about to go down a steep hill with a divider in the middle of the road when the car slowed down and shut off...I had to wait like 30 minutes before trying to start it...Then I was able to drive maybe 5 feet and the same thing happened...I had to pay to have it towed...THANKS TOYOTA
While driving up a hill my car just shut itself off. I was able to put it in neutral and restart it, however it has now been diagnosed with a problem with the ECM. This costs at least $500.00 for the part and no idea how much the dealership will ream me to install it! I was wondering if other people had this problem since toyota is having so many problems with their electronics.
- Celeste C.,
Hydesville, CA, US
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I was driving locally to my friends house, about to go down a steep hill with a divider in the middle of the road when the car slowed down and shut off...I had to wait like 30 minutes before trying to start it...Then I was able to drive maybe 5 feet and the same thing happened...I had to pay to have it towed...THANKS TOYOTA
- jerseedriver, Cedar Grove, NJ, US