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The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that the headlights and fog lights were blinking then became inoperable. The air bags, oil, and fuel warning lights were illuminated. Additionally, the tires were losing air. The contact had to plug an item into the aux for the glitch to stop. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified but no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000.
To whom it may concern, we have experienced anomalous behavior in our vehicle that we believe is due to malware. We were referred to report this from the public service announcement: Https://www.IC3.gov/media/2016/160317.aspx#FN1 1. our engine will suddenly accelerate and decelerate without our foot pressing on the accelerator to cause this change. It will also slowly change when cruising at a constant speed, the car will increase speed gradually with very light pressure on it. 2. our cruise control will reset the speed at various times, we will be going 70 mph on the interstate and it will gradually slow down without us disabling it with a brake press or switching it off. (my wife does not use the cruise control and cannot verify this.) 3. our radio will turn on suddenly without pressing the power button. 4. our radio will eject a cd without us having the radio on. 5. our air conditioner light will turn on and off intermittently without us turning it off. (I cannot verify this although my wife has observed this behaviour.) 6. our air conditioner will function intermittently. Sometimes it will operate normally and other times it is completely nonfunctional. Occasionally it will work at lesser levels but is still functional. Respectfully, norman and monique mapes
Vehicle horn stopped working. Not sure what caused it to stop working. I have not used it that often, but this recently happen when I was merging onto the highway and another vehicle almost ran right into me and my horn did not work to warn them I was there. This makes me nervous in case something does happen with my child in the car.
My 2011 Corolla driver side head light and rear brake light will not work corrwcrly and have been changed numerous times. I have had several tickets. Also, my oil is disappearing. The tech said that it is the pistons and they need ti be replaced. This seems to be a common problem with this model
I was driving to work on a city street when a vehicle changed lanes without warning into my lane. My first reaction was to honk as I swerved to avoid being hit. The horn did not work, thank god my there was enough room for me to move to avoid being hit. I have taken my car in for the air bag recall to the dealership to be fixed. I'm wondering if something could have happened to the spiral cable then or if it is just a faulty equipment. Went I got home I kept trying to make my car honk and I noticed when I turn my steering wheel a certain way it honked. I took my car in for service and asked about the horn and was told there would be a $200 fee to diagnose the problem and that money would go towards the cost of getting it fixed. I asked what the maximum cost would be he said $400. So they diagnosed my vehicle and said the part is $600 and I had 2 weeks to decide. I believe this is a safety issue and I shouldn't have to pay anymore money to have this fixed. I have talked to many people with the same problem. I believe Toyota should correct this safety issue before someone gets killed! a horn can make a life or death difference.
- Joshua Tree, CA, USA
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For the past two weeks my 2011 Toyota has been giving me a hard time turning on, first I thought it would be corosion on the battery so I cleaned the battery it seemed to work for a while but then the problem continued, today I was in the highway and the car turned off while I was driving on a busy highway almost causing a coilison, luckyl I was able to maintain control of the car and pull over, a passer by stopper and gave me a boost which turned the car on until I was able to make it home, I turened the car off went home and came outside to try and turn the car back on after an hour the car was doing the same thing, all the lights would be on but the car wouldnt turn on, I went and got my portable pbattery charger and was able to turn the car back on, I was really scared driving and I fel this is a safety issue because anything can happen while driving a car that can turn off on you at any given moment, im not sure if the dealership I bought the car from is going to fix the problem for free since its a second hand car and I paid almost 12,000 for it but I just made a year with the car on the 12 of October and now its giving me problems I never been in a car accident I was told that everything on the car was new before I got the car befpre hand so idk what is going on now
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Corolla. The contact waited one year to have the vehicle repaired per NHTSA campaign number: 16V340000 (air bags). The dealer (town and country Toyota, 9101 South blvd, charlotte, nc) informed the contact that the battery and rotors were defective due to the vehicle not being driven while waiting for the recall parts to arrive. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.
The car displays hazard lights for the engine and safe road handling as though the roads are icy or slippery during the summer months in dry weather. The lights are on for weeks prior to shutting-off. Toyota failed to fix the recall on the airbags. The never notified of what could be a life risking hazard.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Corolla. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 16V340000 (air bags) and 15V689000 (electrical system). The parts for the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The contact called the Toyota of watertown dealer. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
"takata recall" case # 1607202446 I have been given a loaner vehicle since September or October of last year through wolfchase Toyota in germantown tn. Even though I live in southaven, Ms. It will soon be a year that my personal vehicle will be sitting with no usage. The damages to my vehicle's gas tank, fuel pump, battery, paint, tires, fluids, rust, oil, brakes, rotors, plugs, and maybe more could occur while sitting so long. There are no other solution being given other than a loaner vehicle that has to be renewed every 30 days, about 45 miles away from my home. However, my other concern is that once my personal vehicle is fixed the repercussions from it sitting for so long will cause for me to have even more safety problems that will not be warrantied. One solution that could be offered would be to maybe first provide an extended warranty on the parts that are being affected, because of the damages caused while the vehicles are sitting. Another solution could be to provide a certified inspection on each vehicle before being released back to the customer. Or the last suggestion is to maybe provide the customer with a set amount to go towards a new vehicle so they won't have to deal with the stress of the loaner. I fear that one safety issue will be taken care of only to be replaced by many more. My family is very valuable to me, and I financially cannot afford to buy a new vehicle or to even replace all the parts that can be damaged to my vehicle for sitting for such a long period of time. Please let me know what can be done.
The first thing I noticed was at least two weeks ago when I couldn't adjust the radio volume while driving, thought maybe there was a safety feature that wouldn't allow you to do so if driving. Today we hopped in the car to do a quick errand and noticed the radio had no display on it. While friend was in the store tried turning the radio off and back on again, then tried turning the car off and back on again finally tried pushing every button that was related to the radio. The first button would turn the radio off the next would turn it back on and so on and so forth and that is all they would do. Came home and researched this to be a chronic problem with late model Corollas. The frightening thing isn't that it isn't fixable but rather that it recurs within about 2 years time from the first time and mine is 6 years old and I have had it 1 month. It also sounds like more electrical systems seem to get involved the older the car is. I don't know if I can afford to buy another used car so soon on what I make. I hope someone looks into this so these cars aren't flooding the resale market. The vehicle was both stationary and moving and it was at night so the lights were on. I live in mn and the temperature was about 38 degrees.
The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Corolla. When the vehicle was started, the electrical power steering failed and the steering wheel would lock up. The steering wheel could not turn left or right. After twenty minutes, the vehicle was restarted and returned to normal. The electric power steering warning indicator illuminated and made a beeping sound. Additionally, the ABS and traction warning indicators illuminated intermittently and without warning. The contact also stated that the radio would turn off when changing the stations and the defrost lighting would not illuminate when activated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was 92,000.
The driver door lock is not responding to my key pad (stationary). My radio automatically turned itself off (whil driving on the interstate). When I researched the lock, I was told my car's computer may need to be "rebooted". why do I need to "reboot" a computer after use for 4years? why is the computer faulty. This is not a luxury vehicle with several hundred computing options. I do not use the vehicle in a inappropriate manner. If the radio turned itself off while I was driving, I am concerned for a different part of the computer malfunctioning that could cost my life.
On January 7, 2016 we brought our car to the weston, Florida Toyota dealership because a check engine light was on. The service writer said there was a problem with the "canister" and that it had to be replaced. They gave us a loner-car and said the problem would be fixed in two days. Later that week, the service writer told us the computer had to be replaced and it would be "a while" until the part arrived. We still have the "loaner" and the car has been at the dealership since January 7th. Today is April 27th. So far 110 days. The loaner car is very nice (2015 Toyota Corolla). My wife loves the back-up camera, but her car still sits at the dealership. The car has 44,000 miles and has been repaired only once before. Interestingly, the previous problem with the car had to do with the computer. The car would lose over 100 RPM at highway speeds and then quickly accelerate back up to the preceding RPM. I think the mechanic said that he flashed the computer or something else that made me think (in layman's language) that he "rebooted" the car's computer. This week the service manager said that they expect the new computer to arrive by May 15th. I wrote a letter to southeast Toyota and their representative called to let me know that we were not alone but there are over 50 cars in their system that need new computers. It seems to me that the most popular car in the world should have an adequate supply or suppliers to replace the ones that go bad...to get a computer from manufacturing to the dealership should take fewer than five months. What do you think?
It occurred in our parking at 11.30pm, 24 hrs after the last time we drove. We didn't install anything in the car. The car had mirrors that fold and immobilizer (installed by Toyota here in israel) the glasses exploded to the outside (according to the fireman) the fire started near or at the battery (according to the fireman) the fire moved from the front part, to the passengers part (according to the fireman).
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- La Porte, IN, USA