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In March 1 2019 at 840 pm I was driving my Toyota Corolla 2014 heading South on arch street in pittsford Vermont. I drove down the road went over a little hill and as I came over the tiny hill in my vision I saw a driving car coming towards me in there appropriate lane, with there headlights on, then I saw a parked car blocking 70 percent of my lane. I had no choice but to hit the parked car. When I hit the car my air bags did not deploy. I don't remember anything after my face hit the steering wheel. My air bags did not deploy! I have broken bones in my face and can't see clearly out of my right eye. I've gone to a eye md who is a retina specialist and she says I'm not going to be able to see out of my right eye. I do have a lawyer but I believe if I would have known about this defect than I would have had this fixed and would have had the proper deploy of the air bag which then I would not be losing my site. I was going 35 mph.
I was putting gas and when I'm going to turn on my car doesn't turn on just after 15 min later, this happened two times before I take it to Toyota dealer for a deep diagnostic.the result was the charcoal canister need to be replace but I saw online2.98 millions Toyota from year 2009-2015 has been recall fro same issue.I will like Toyota to cover for this issue.
Jsd recall. Car involuntarily accelorates. Bouncing of rmp, revving and sticking at high rev. Team Toyota deemed the transmission unserviceable and refused to do the jsd recall. While highway driving, intersection accelloration car revs and slows down. Advised the cvt trans needs to be replaced at $5500. Car is at 55,000 miles and is apparently over the 5 year factory warrantee by 6 days at time it was brought in for service. Issue only started happening in October 2018, 1 month before the factory warrantee ran out. I was out of town for 10 days and brought the car in for service upon my return and was advised the cvt trans needed replacing before they would do a recall. Picked car up and it was 500 times worse than when I dropped it off 4 days earlier. I have owned more than 2 Toyota and never had an issue. I am more than unhappy with this situation and fee the 5 year/60,000 mile factory warrantee should be honored.
Takata recall I buying my vehicle Toyota Corolla 2014 in egypt in March 2014. I use it until now and making all the service required through the agent serves center every 10000 km until now. Now the vehicle make around 138000 km. Suddenly I heard a noise from the transmission (cvt) so I send it to the serves center they told me that they need to change the transmission and the torque converter and I should pay all the fees which will be around 130000 egp (7300 usd) as my vehicle is out of warranty period. The question is why I should pay all this amount, I do all the serves on time without delaying in the agent serves center. Is it normal to change the transmission every 137000 km, this is never happened with me before in Toyota vehicles. So I need to know what should I do. Thank you.
Takata recall, when driving to crestline ca. The traction control lock up the front left wheel at 60 mph and made me hit the inside guardrail again the wheel locked up at 50 mph and again at 45 mph I had to drive at 20 mph this happen when driving on a road going up hill on left hand curves, the traction control light flicker each time the wheel locked up I was not able to disengage the traction control. When I reached a shell station a person toll me it happens when you have low tire pressure, I checked tire pressure on each tire 21, 23, 24, 26 was the reading on the tires, my tire low pressure light never came on. I filled the the tires and seem to fix the traction control and the wheel locking up. Than two weeks later I was parking at uci hospital parking structure pulling in a parking spot the brakes went totally out causing me to hit the parking structure, the brake pedal goes to the floor (all the way down). I was doing less than 5 mph and the air bags didn't go off also again no lights on the dash and any indication that there was anything wrong.
- Orange, CA, USA
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Takata inflators - the vehicle hit a curb and blew the passenger side tire. The seat belt light and air bag light has been flashing ever since about 65,000 miles. The air bag did not deploy and the seat belt still locks. If an accident occurs from the rear, side or front, the airbag would not deploy and the seat belt may not lock. The horn line disconnected from the horn unexpectedly. This happened on 6/15/18 at 88,585 miles. The air conditioner has a leak from the main line that connects to the square box at the back of the car wall. When the car is sitting still at a light or stop sign, hot air starts blowing.
Moisture and mold inside car for no reason. The car has seen no spillage and no opened windows during rain yet the interior is always fogged up since the week it was purchased and the car traps moisture and causes mold in the vents on the floor inside the doorway.
Ac blows hot air while idling and takes 20 seconds to start blowing after it is turned on. When it does come on it barely blows air on all air speeds. At 29,000 miles and in 120 degree weather this is a safety issue. Toyota forums and consumer reports shows ac problems that Toyota knows about, and does not do anything to fix these cars that were sold with faulty parts. Why does Toyota not help those that are just past the 36 month warranty but under 36,000 miles in 3 yr old car? it is not like I am trying to get repair for a 2004 Corolla. Please help.
Audio/navigational unit is not functional, rendering all features (other than actual mobility) non-functional - I travel/live in a hands free city/state, and specifically purchase this vehicle for audio/navigational unit and the blue tooth technology. Also, flashes light uncontrollably while it constantly reboots (distraction - especially at night and during inclement weather). Cannot access diagnostic information on vehicle (tires, engine, etc.) as promoted/promised from entune software. Toyota has a known issue but will not replace the unit (T-sb 0172.16) and states it was due to warranty expiration, but never notified customer (I.e. me) about issue even when I reached out to Toyota to resolve. Even when I notified a local service/dealership, they ignored my safety concerns. Originally Toyota said they would help (September), now (December) they are stating they will not.
None of the windows clear of the rainwater when windows are rolled up or down. Serious problem when it is raining because you cannot see out of the windows without rolling the windows down. Affects visibility.
Air conditioning problem: The vehicle has intermittent air conditioning. Sometimes it blows cold, other times it blows hot (randomly). I have had it at the dealer. They have confirmed the problem exists, but are at a loss as how to fix it. They told me they have seen this problem before.
As I was leaving for work one day, I tried hooking my seat belt and it unhooked, I tried again and it unhooked. Hooked until the last time. It worries me that my seat belt doesn't work properly and could fail to protect me in an accident. This happened in August 2017. I drive a Toyota Corolla S 2014. My car also has a non functional audio system and non functioning charger outlet. This is a hazard because I usually travel and need my navigation system functioning to get to places. Due to a non functional audio system I don't have access to navigation. I use my phone as navigation and when my phone battery dies I have no way of plugging it to charge in my car. On certain occasions I've found myself having to pull over in unfamiliar cities just to look for a place where I can plug my phone in to get battery, put the navigation and continue to my destination. It's really inconvenient and I don't feel safe having to take these measures.
The complaint is with the radio. The car was in motion on the street when it all of a sudden restarted itself. I thought nothing of it only because it has happened before except everything went back to normal and worked properly. But now after that has happened it doesn't stop doing that. It didnt even fully restart itself. It just keeps restarting to where I can't use the radio, navigation or anything not even the aux cord or usb port to play any music of some sort. I have tried parking and let it do its thing and nothing it still continues to restart.
2014 Toyota Corolla sunroof exploded, while driving on hwy 95 about 40-45 mph, sounded like a gunshot lucky we had the cover of the sunroof closed, thought it could have been a rock but there were no cars in front of us, got home and found hole in the sunroof, glass was raised as if something came from the inside out
When I pull my car into a parking spot with a cement parking bump stopper, the car hangs up on it causing some scratches on the underside- Toyota has said there is no design flaw but I disagree. If I do not pull in all the way, I risk someone hitting the back of the car because I will be sticking out too far. A second problem is the ac. I live in Florida and when I get into the car it is often over 100 degrees.. I have to drive for a few minutes with hot air blowing on me before the cool air kicks in. This makes me sweat and very uncomfortable. Toyota says that is just the design of the car. I never had that problem with my two rav4's. I am also wondering if a have the airbags that are recalled. No notice yet.
The headlights of the new Toyota Corolla 2014+ are overly bright when driving in front of one or when one is passing in the other direction. It is blinding. I have had this happen multiple times and it is always a Corolla with low beams that have bright white blinding beams. Please recall this vehicle and force the manufacturer to use normal bulbs or normal brightness.
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- Brandon, VT, USA