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.
I bought this car a few months ago and shortly after purchasing it the engine has started to vibrate real badly when I come to a stop with it in drive. Doesn't seem to matter if it is in drive or reverse it still vibrates and shakes the entire car. I have taken it to a shop and they cannot figure it out. The engine also has excessive vibration when accelerating also. I would have expected a Toyota product to be better than this.
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I bought this car a few months ago and shortly after purchasing it the engine has started to vibrate real badly when I come to a stop with it in drive. Doesn't seem to matter if it is in drive or reverse it still vibrates and shakes the entire car. I have taken it to a shop and they cannot figure it out. The engine also has excessive vibration when accelerating also. I would have expected a Toyota product to be better than this.
- mnew, Harrisonville, MO, US