CarComplaints.com Notes: Beware of the NHTSA complaint data for the 2008 Corolla. It is almost certainly misleading.
The problem with NHTSA data for the 2008 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 2008 Corolla, our data for the Corolla is a far more statistically accurate representation of the Corolla's reliability than what the NHTSA data shows.
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About These NHTSA Complaints:
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.
2008 Toyota Corolla. S10 appropriate handling- letter from regarding Toyota problems the consumer stated in February 2009 the driver's side axle snapped. The consumer stated she heard a loud bang as she slowly made a left turn. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. According to the work order, the end of the axle was broken off in the differential and the axle seal was leaking. The passenger side axle had to be removed because a broken piece was stuck in the differential on the driver's side. In March 2010 the vehicle needed a new transmission. The consumer was informed, a new transmission was required, because the previous mechanic put the axle in incorrectly.
- Taunton, MA, USA
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- Taunton, MA, USA