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10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
14,257 miles

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2018 Toyota Corolla drivetrain problems

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2018 Toyota Corolla Owner Comments

problem #9

Jan 032024

Corolla

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

corolla 2018, has 90k miles, reently, (3rd time already). driving o freeway car reduced speed, and wont go over 40mph, although rpm goes high all the way to 4,000. had to stop aside waitied 3 hours to see whats wrong, after engine was cold, dorove it home slowly on side streets, happened again wont go over 40mph, transmission became slippery and noisy, after couple of weeks, third time happened agintransmission noisy became very scary, called toyota and they wont do anything bout it saying not under warranty, no recalls no voluntary repairs is associated with this vin although all other model years were included. car is useless now. no money for transmission repairs. really bad. for a car considered mot reliable car in the world.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

problem #8

Jun 042023

Corolla

  • miles
After vehicle is driven for approximately 15 mins or more and then comes to a long stop at a red light or drive thru line (while transmission is in drive and foot is on the brake), idle drops to 500rpm and car starts shaking as if it's about to die. Issue has been ongoing for years even before the fuel pump recall fix was performed but didn't start until around 25 thousand miles. Issue isn't the AC compressor cycling, it is not the secondary/auxillary cooling fans engaging, no check engine lights, no other symptoms. If it gets worse, it could cause the vehicle to completely stall in traffic posing a safety hazard. Shifting the transmission to neutral or park stops the issue. Shifting into neutral and then back to drive temporarily corrects the issue but then it re-occurs after at least 30 seconds or more. Many other 2017 and 2018 Corolla owners have reported this issue as well online and nobody has found the cause.

- Van Nuys, CA, USA

problem #7

Jan 312021

Corolla

  • miles
Had a recall on the fuel system causing the system to potentially stall the vehicle. Had the car service but still when doing cruise control its still doing the same thing by reving the engine to high on RPM to potentially stall the vehicle. Potential safety problem

- Virginia Beach, VA, USA

problem #6

Oct 252020

Corolla 4-cyl

  • 46,809 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Air bags didn't deploy when I had an accident.

- Channelview, TX, USA

problem #5

Oct 032020

Corolla

  • 15,000 miles
It has been multiple times where I am sitting at a red light and the car surges forward unexpectedly. It feels as if someone just rear-ended me. Once this happens and you press on the accelerator it takes longer time for the car to come to speed. It's as if the engine just "bogs" up for a couple second.

- Las Vegas, NV, USA

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problem #4

Nov 152019

Corolla

  • 30,000 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that when stopped at a red light, the vehicle surged forward. No warning indicators were illuminated. The contact also stated that the seat belt was very hard to unbuckle. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.

- South Daytona, FL, USA

problem #3

Jan 152020

Corolla

  • 5,500 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in the garage, the electric fuel pump started itself while the engine was off. The failure recurred. The contact called the prestige Toyota dealer (844-838-7075, located at 1096 NJ-17, ramsey, NJ 07446) and was told to bring the vehicle to the shop. The contac instead sent a video recording of the failure. The contact was told to take the vehicle to the shop. The contact called the halterman's Toyota dealer (570-339-9129, located at 1741 paradise trail rte 447, East stroudsburg, pa 18301) and scheduled an appointment for the following day. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided the contact with a case number: 2001171560. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 5,500.

- Stroudsurg, PA, USA

problem #2

Oct 012019

Corolla

  • 25,000 miles
Car recently is not shifting properly. Drives at high rpms and if I accelerate too quickly say I get up to 80 mph on highway car won't shift into next gear the rpms suddenly drop all the way down to under 1000 and quits accelerating until it jumps back into gear. Have to let foot off the gas for it to shift and cruise control has been not functioning properly either.

- Mishawaka, IN, USA

problem #1

Jan 112019

Corolla

  • 6,000 miles
The RPM of the car jumps upto 4000 when attempting to slow the car on down hills. Toyota dealerships are refusing to acknowledge the issue but there are cases many people got their car fixed or exchanged. This proves the issue when using cruise control. The ideal intent of using the cruise control is to save gas mileage and effort to drive the car for long distances. I have to travel long distances to work on daily basis. I feel very uncomfortable and unsafe driving the car on cruise. Toyota should acknowledge the problem to save the trust of the customers. This happens consistently. I am trying to contact Toyota for the issue. I hope to receive a positive response.

- Birmingham, AL, USA

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