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.
My confidence in Toyota is gone. I love my Corolla but now seriously don't know if this is the end of the problem. I was told by the dealership that "if this computer breaks down, we'll replace it, too." Not very reassuring in the least.
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My confidence in Toyota is gone. I love my Corolla but now seriously don't know if this is the end of the problem. I was told by the dealership that "if this computer breaks down, we'll replace it, too." Not very reassuring in the least.
- chrislora, Fredericksburg, VA, US