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.
Heard awful rattling noise, pulled into Toyota dealer, after a long time, they came out and said the bolts on the heat shield had rusted. COST TO REPAIR $489. They said it needed New heat shield and belt to hold it in place. I HAVE been googling this on internet and this seems to be common problem with Toyotas. ANYWAY I took car to another mechanic, he secured the shield. PRICE $0
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Heard awful rattling noise, pulled into Toyota dealer, after a long time, they came out and said the bolts on the heat shield had rusted. COST TO REPAIR $489. They said it needed New heat shield and belt to hold it in place. I HAVE been googling this on internet and this seems to be common problem with Toyotas. ANYWAY I took car to another mechanic, he secured the shield. PRICE $0
- P B., Westminster, MD, US