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.
After having the 5 speed manual transmission replaced at 50,000 miles for noise/vibration in fourth and fifth gear, the replacement transmission intermittently grinds when shifting to third gear after only 20,000 miles! I have driven cars with manual transmissions my entire life (including a 5 speed 1994 Toyota truck that I put 150,000 miles on) and have never had ANY transmission problems. At this point, I've had an engine control module failure at 30,000 miles, a transmission failure at 50,000 miles, and ANOTHER transmission failure at 70,000 miles! I'm ready to slap a Yugo sticker on this headache of a car. It's is no longer under warranty, and my confidence in Toyota is completely gone. I won't be shelling out $4,000 to install YET ANOTHER transmission when I have no faith in Toyota's reliability anymore.
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After having the 5 speed manual transmission replaced at 50,000 miles for noise/vibration in fourth and fifth gear, the replacement transmission intermittently grinds when shifting to third gear after only 20,000 miles! I have driven cars with manual transmissions my entire life (including a 5 speed 1994 Toyota truck that I put 150,000 miles on) and have never had ANY transmission problems. At this point, I've had an engine control module failure at 30,000 miles, a transmission failure at 50,000 miles, and ANOTHER transmission failure at 70,000 miles! I'm ready to slap a Yugo sticker on this headache of a car. It's is no longer under warranty, and my confidence in Toyota is completely gone. I won't be shelling out $4,000 to install YET ANOTHER transmission when I have no faith in Toyota's reliability anymore.
- seanatx, Austin, TX, US