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.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
I was driving on I-10 in Louisiana (driving from Texas to Georgia) when I heard a loud gunshot noise. I pulled over and looked at my tires and around the body of the car and then looked up on the roof. The sunroof was shattered with a huge hole in the middle. I had a dog and 2 and 4 year old in my car. No overpasses or other cars around me. Nothing hit the car. It was a spontaneous shatter. No dramatic weather changes.
I was pulling out of a parking lot and the left rear passenger door flew open at random. I brought the car into a Toyota dealer and was told the lock actuator was malfunctioning and they replaced it. Thankfully there were no passengers in that seat.
Sunroof on vehicle exploded with no warning or visible cause when driving on interstate 70 a few miles West of denver, co. Explosion was sudden and loud causing immediate shattering of sunroof glass. Interior portion was closed fortunately or glass would have fallen into passenger compartment. 0225201
1.the windscreen cannot resist tiny pieces of stone-like debris of about.001cm diameters that sometimes fall from bigger truck and trailer ahead of you. I have a problem of the description above (my windscreen has a tiny deformation as a result of unsuspected contact with such road hazards) of which I called Toyota and filed a complaint. I was told to take my car to dealership for inspection, they concluded that they will not cover it because it's external factor. This car in question is less than 12,000 miles when it occurred. I have other cars I have driven for more than 10-13 year under similar condition without incident. 2.recently I noticed my gps and entertainment system was frozen up or restart in the middle of my trips. When it frozen I would be unable to adjust the volume of the radio or tune off or on. The gps will restart and re-route me to undesired destination. This has been frustrating for me and my family. 3.the tire pressure monitor is malfunction; even if my tire pressure is at a recommended level it will still display the notification.
- Jacksonville, FL, USA
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Front and rear parking assist sonar failed to work. The sonar failed to go off before hitting a 4 foot tall parking pole on passenger front bumper. Causing damage to the front bumper. Two days later a different driver backed into a 5 foot tall trash can on back driver bumper. Again, the sonar did not go off. The Toyota dealership said they knew it was frustrating, but their best advice was just to drive it like we didn't have sonar. We explained we bought the vehicle for it's safety devices. Having small children, sonar was a big part of our purchase decision. We just had to keep taking it back over and over. After taking the vehicle back to Toyota dealership 8 times telling them the parking sonar does not work, the sensors finally stop working and would not turn on. We immediately brought it to the dealership so they could see the sonar when it was malfunctioning. Prior to this, it was inconsistent. This time, it completely stopped working.
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- Pensacola Beach, FL, USA