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.
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I own a 2010 Toyota Corolla, which my 19 year old daughter drives, which is involved in the gas pedal recall. She also describes an steering problem -- difficulty keeping the car from veering, has to hold steering wheel tight to keep it straight, describes it like car is sliding on ice. When I asked our Toyota dealer service dept advisor about it he said to check the tire inflation. I now see that this is a complaint from others. I am concerned that this car is not safe for her to drive! she drives it to and from college on interstate 95 and says this problem occurs at all speeds, especially 45 and over.
On 2/8/10 Toyota performed a recall repair of the gas pedal on my 2010 Toyota Corolla. After the repair was finished, I noticed that the engine idle speed was higher and the vehicle took longer to stop when the brakes are applied.
I am extremly worried after the news came out regarding the sudden acceleration for Toyota cars. I recently purchased a 2010 Toyota Corolla le for my wife and I am asking if I have the right to return it since Toyota hasn't really solved this problem and they have halted the sale for this car. Neither my wife or I have driven it since the news came out as we are worried, as my children are worried, about being in a car that may have acceleration problems at any time.
As I was coming downhill on steep mt. Helix and stepped on the brakes, the car accelerated instead of reducing the speed, at that moment I could clearly hear the rotation actually increasing. I had to press it harder and control the wheel to get it to reduce the speed. This has happened 3 other times while driving downhill in the 2 months I have owned this 2010 Corolla. The next morning I took my car to the dealership and waited for about 1 hour for the car to be inspected and the pedal accelerator recall issue fixed, but the service staff told me that the brakes were fine and they had run out of the recall parts. They could not give me a time table when the parts were going to arrive. I also contacted 2 other dealerships later that day, and the only answer I got was that " we were all in the same boat", nobody knew when said parts were expected to arrive.
Toyota Corolla le 2010 did not respond to brakes properly for 100 feet when slowing from 10 mph at intersection. Road was slightly damp but not frozen or slippery. ABS & vsc lights went on brakes ground so loudly as I applied more pressure, it sounded as though they'd break off. 2 Toyota service depts have dismissed my concerns saying the roads must have been worse than I thought. I've been driving for 35 years and have never experienced this kind of out of control vehicle. I believe there is something in the chip or software or complete brake/vsc/gas pedal combo. Very concerned Toyota gas pedal fix is not the complete culprit.
- Washington, DC, USA
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In November of 2009 I purchased a new Toyota Corolla sport and within 2 days noticed the tachometer racing even when the car was in neutral. I also noticed that when I would take my foot off the gas and press in the clutch the tachometer would accelerate as much as 2000 RPM and stay there. I have taken my car back to the Toyota dealership where it was purchased three times in 2009 and once in 2010 regarding unexplained acceleration. Even when I am not in the car and the car is idling all of a sudden the engine suddenly accelerates from.6 on the tachometer to 6.4 on the tachometer. The dealership says they can't replicate the issues and have advised me not to drive the car. When I took the vehicle in the last time I had 5 recording on my cell phone where you can clearly see the tachometer over 6,000rpm with no one in the vehicle. They have told me they can't help me at this time. I am concerned about how long this action will take as I need my car.
Extremely worried after the news regarding the sudden acceleration of Toyota cars. I purchased Toyota Corolla 2010 recently and I am asking if I have the right to return it since Toyota didn't solve the acceleration problem yet and halted the sale of Corolla 2010. This car is the only car we have and whenever I am driving it now I am so worried about my kids and my family being in a car that may have acceleration problems at any time. Also, I have another concern that my car jump fast after each stop and the break response should be faster.
Driving a rental 2010 Corolla in tucson. As I was braking to a stop at traffic light, the car suddenly surged ahead. Fortunately I was far enough from the vehicle stopped in front of me to stand hard on the brake and bring the car to a stop. Scary!!. floor mats were properly secured and no where near the pedal area. Never experienced anything like this before. Toyota has a problem way beyond floor mats.
The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Corolla. She was unable to stop the vehicle while driving and crashed into a truck. The driver frontal air bag failed to deploy. The driver seat belt also failed to operate normally which caused the contact to sustain injuries. The police report number is 0470200. The vehicle was diagnosed by a dealer. A report was filed with the manufacturer who stated that the air bag did deploy. E current and the failure mileages were 6,000.
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- Columbia, MD, USA