2014 Toyota Corolla Electrical System

Electric

A Toyota owner is frustrated with a faulty navigation system that repeatedly crashes and refuses to update. Despite multiple dealership visits and a customer service call, the issue remains unresolved. The owner argues that the malfunctioning system poses a safety hazard, as it could potentially direct drivers to dangerous roads.

The touch screen in the bottom right corner is not responsive. Original owner said it gave out just before I purchased from them. The main safety concern is now I am unable to use hands free calling which is the main functionality you need with a Bluetooth set up. From what I can see this is a large problem across online forums with this particular model and dealerships will not replace for less than $1000+ and I feel hands free calling should be a safety priority for Toyota enough to replace the screen.

WHILE USING OUR NAVIGATION SYSTEM OUR RADIO REBOOTED AND WILL NOT LOAD. WE WERE USING THE SYSTEM FOR DIRECTIONS BECAUSE IT'S HANDS FREE. I HAVE TRIED 7-8 TIMES TO RESET THE SYSTEM AND I EVEN TRIED DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY TO PERFORM A HARD RESET WITHOUT ANY LUCK. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAVEN'T HAD ANOTHER ISSUES. I LOOKED ONLINE AND SEEN HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THEIR NAVIGATION/RADIO SYSTEM DOING THE SAME THING. IT'S OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM AND TOYOTA DOESN'T SEEM TO BE WILLING TO REPAIR THE SYSTEM FOR LESS THAN $1,400.00 FROM WHAT OTHER COROLLA OWNERS HAVE STATED.

The component that has failed already is the in front passenger side door locker. The door locker is not working in any way, When I am using the switch to lock and unlock the door locker dosen't move. If I use the car key in the drivers side outside to lock and unlock all doors, the other three doors locker work fine, but in front passenger side door locker not work any more. If I use my control alarm something happens.. I am driving my car every day I don't feel comfortable with this matter because somebody can open my door on any traffic lights. Same way I leave my car parked outside in the street I have to be careful to lock manually the door. I hope never forget lock manually my door car.. .. the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? NO Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear... NO Any symptoms o problems prior to the failure

I HAVE A 2014 COROLLA AND OUT OF THE BLUE WITH IN THE LAST FEW DAYS MY ENTIRE SCREEN FOR MY AUDIO AND NAVIGATION WENT BLANK ON MY CAR. IT GOES BETWEEN RUNNING A PROCESS AND THEN BACK TO A BLACK SCREEN. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT'S VERY DISTRACTING FOR ONE, AND FOR TWO I GOT THE UPGRADED NAVIGATION SO I HAD HANDS FREE. I'M VERY DISSATISFIED AND WHEN LOOKING IT UP HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. I HAVE BEEN AN AVID TOYOTA VEHICLE OWNER AND FOR THE MOST PART BEEN HAPPY WITH THE VEHICLES. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT IS LOOKING INTO ANY POTENTIALLY RECALLED FOR THEM TO UPDATE THIS SYSTEMS THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT I DID OR ANYONE ELSE I'VE SEEN POSTING COMMENTS ON IT. TO KEEP LOYAL CUSTOMERS YOU HAVE TO HAVE GOOD SOLID PRODUCTS, SEEMS THAT AROUND 70,000 MILES SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. JUST AROUND THE TIME YOUR WARRANTY IS UP. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS FOR THE INTEGRITY OF YOUR TOYOTA NAME AND SAFETY FOR THOSE WHO OWN THIS MAKE AND MODEL.

MY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IGNITED. I WAS UNAWARE AND A NEIGHBOR KNOCKED TO LET ME KNOW THE CAR WAS SMOKING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED SWIFTLY AND DETERMINED THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL AND ORIGINATED IN THE DASH AND HAD BURNED THE ENTIRE DASH, THE FIRE WAS LIMITED TO THIS AREA AND DID NOT EXTEND TO THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE.

THE SCREEN THAT CONTAINS ALL HANDS FREE OPTIONS CONTINUOUSLY ACTS AS IF IT IS REBOOTING AND NEVER FINISHES. IT HAPPENED AT 70,000 MILES AND DID THIS SUDDENLY. IT HAS NEVER WORKED SINCE AND WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO SPEND $1,000 FOR A NEW ONE WHEN IT WASN'T OUR FAULT. THIS IS A MAJOR DISTRACTION WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND HAVE A HARD TIME SEEING IF A DEER COMES OUT OR OTHER THINGS I NEED TO WATCH FOR. I HAVE ADHD AND SO THIS CAUSES MORE PROBLEMS FOR ME THAN MAYBE OTHERS. IT FLASHES REALLY BRIGHT AND GOES DIM BUT CONTINUES TO DO THIS THE WHOLE TIME. THIS IS A DANGER FOR ME BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT THAT EXUDES OFF OF THE SCREEN AND NEVER STOPS. IT ALSO IS A SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO MYSELF NOT BEING ABLE TO USE ANY OF THE HANDS FREE OPTIONS. THIS MUST BE CALLED IN FOR A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS DANGEROUS TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN.

UPON STARTING MY VEHICLE I NOTICED THERE WAS NO POWER TO MY STEREO, CLOCK, DOME LIGHTS (FRONT AND BACK), KEYLESS ENTRY, POWER LOCKS, AND THE TPMS LIGHT IS SUDDENLY LIT. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANY BLOWN FUSES.

I HAVE THREE SEPARATE DOOR LOCK ACTUATERS THAT HAVE FAILED OR ARE FAILING ALL WITHIN A 2 MONTH PERIOD WITH ONLY 51000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK UNLESS I MANUALLY FLIP THE SWITCH, AND THE FRONT LEFT DRIVER DOOR AND LEFT REAR PASSENGER DOOR INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WHEN I USE THE KEY FOB OR WHEN I SHIFT THE CAR INTO GEAR. THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO KNOW IF THE CAR IS SECURED WHEN I PARK IT OR WHEN STARTING TO DRIVE, AND I AM CONCERNED IF THE REAR CHILD SAFETY LOCKS DO NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY NOW. I HAVE HAD THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN ROCHESTER MN CONFIRMED THE NEED FOR 3 DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS AND ARE ASKING FOR OVER $1400 FOR FIXING THEM. I AM IN TOUCH WITH TOYOTA NORTH AMERICA HOPING TO BE APPROVED FOR A "GOODWILL" FIX. DOING FURTHER RESEARCH ONLINE SHOWS TWO SEPARATE LAW FIRMS INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE AS THERE HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT UPTICK IN DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILURES IN VARIOUS TOYOTA VEHICLES. I BELIEVE THEY ARE DEFECTIVE.

BOTTOM HALF OF TOUCH SCREEN IS NOT WORKING

WHEN I TURN ON THE FOG LIGHTS TO THE CAR I STARTED SMELLING A ELECTRICAL SMELL. STOPPED MY CAR AND SAW THE FRONT LEFT OF MY CAR ON FIRE AND SAW THE FOG LIGHT SMOKING. MY FIG LIGHT SWITCH IS ALSO IN THE WIPER CONTROL THAT WAS BEING RECALLED ON OTHER COROLLAS AND DONT KNOW IF THAT HAS AN EFFECT WITH THE WIPER CONTROL SHORTING OUT. I PUT OUT FIRE AND TURNED OFF FOG LAMPS AND NO PROBLEM. BUT WHEN I TURN FOG LAMP ON I HAVE THE PROBLEM WHERE IT STARTS TO SMOKE THERE. *TR*JB

AFTER JUST FIVE YEARS OF USE (AND ONLY 28,000 MILES), BOTH FRONT DOOR LOCKS HAVE QUIT WORKING. WE HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK THE FRONT DOORS WITH THE KEY OR FROM THE INSIDE. THEY OCCASIONALLY WORK JUST OFTEN ENOUGH FOR US TO THINK THEY'RE WORKING AGAIN, THEN WE'LL COME BACK TO THE CAR AND FIND THE FRONT DOORS DIDN'T LOCK. NOT ONLY IS THIS A BIG ANNOYANCE, BUT IT INCREASES THE RISK OF CAR THEFT AND MAKES IT HARD FOR US TO GET THE DOORS UNLOCKED WITH KIDS OR OTHER THINGS IN TOW. THIS IS WAY TOO EARLY FOR THIS EQUIPMENT TO BE FAILING.

BOTH THE DISPLAY AND FUNCTIONALITY OF MY 2014 COROLLA'S BLUETOOTH RADIO NAVIGATION UNIT SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AND IT APPEARS TO BE IN A NEVER-ENDING REBOOT CYCLE. A PICTURE OF THE UNIT APPEARS ON THE SCREEN WITH A LOADING BAR UNDERNEATH IT AS IF IT'S TRYING TO UPDATE ITS SOFTWARE. HOWEVER, REGARDLESS OF HOW FAR THE LOADING BAR GETS, THE SCREEN WILL EVENTUALLY TURN BLACK AND START THE REBOOT PROCESS ALL OVER AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS CONTINUOUSLY WITHOUT IT EVER COMPLETING THE PROCESS, RENDERING MY ENTIRE BLUETOOTH RADIO NAVIGATION UNIT COMPLETELY USELESS. NOT EVEN THE USB CHARGER OR AUX INPUT WILL WORK. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH IT TURNS OUT TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE FOR 2014 COROLLAS AND IT LARGELY BEGAN HAPPENING RIGHT AFTER THE VEHICLES' 36 MONTH WARRANTY PERIOD ENDED. I BELIEVE TOYOTA HAS ALREADY RELEASED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN IN REGARDS TO THE MATTER (TSB 0172.16). IT'S ALSO A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR WHEN I MOVED TO CALIFORNIA SO THAT I WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO NAVIGATE HANDS FREE AND SAFELY TALK ON THE PHONE IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS'PER THE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE LAW IN CALIFORNIA. NOW BECAUSE OF THIS HARDWARE ISSUE, MY SAFETY IS BEING JEOPARDIZED. ALSO, BECAUSE THE SCREEN IS CONSTANTLY REBOOTING, IT KEEPS FLASHING ON AND OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING'MAKING IT A SIGNIFICANT DISTRACTION WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT.

TOUCH SCREEN STEREO WENT OUT. HAD TO REPLACE

I TURNED MY COROLLA WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON IT, AND THE RADIO DOES NOT TURN ON OR WORK. IT SHOWS A PICTURE OF A MACHINE OF SOME SORT, AND LOOKS LIKE IT IS REBOOTING, BUT ONCE THE "LOADING BAR" GETS TO THE END, THE SCREEN TURNS BLACK AND STARTS THE REBOOT PROCESS OVER AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS CONTINUOUSLY WITHOUT EVER COMPLETEING A REBOOT. THE NAVIGATION, RADIO, BLUE TOOTH, CD PLAYER, OR ANYTHING THAT IS DONE THROUGH THE RADIO SCREEN IS NOT FUNCTIONAL.

THE FRONT DOORS NO LONGER LOCK BY PRESSING THE BUTTON ON THE DOOR. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT LOCK AT ALL, EVEN IF THE LOCK IS PRESSED BY HAND. IT STARTED DOING IT EVERY FEW DAYS, BUT NOW THE DOORS HAVE STOPPED ALTOGETHER. WE WERE ABLE TO FIND OUT THAT THE ACTUATORS ARE FAULTY. THE CAR IS A 2014 AND THE PROBLEM IS SOMETHING WE HAD NO CONTROL OVER. THERE ARE REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE WITH 2014 COROLLAS AS WELL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.

THE DISPLAY SCREEN FOR THE RADIO, NAVIGATION, MAINTENANCE REMINDERS, HANDS FREE PHONE USE, BACK-UP CAMERA, ETC. SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING WHEN STARTED MY CAR. THE SCREEN ONLY SHOWS AN ICON WITH A STATUS BAR THAT MAKES IT APPEAR THAT THE COMPUTER THAT OPERATES THIS SYSTEM IS TRYING TO RESTART. THE SCREEN ITS SELF WORKS, BUT THE COMPUTER WON'T BOOT-UP. THIS IS DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING, AND PREVENTS THE USE OF ALL THE SAFETY FEATURES THAT RELY ON IT'S FUNCTION. I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE READING ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN 2014-2016 TOYOTA VEHICLES THAT HAVE THE PREMIUM ENTUNE SYSTEM WITH NAVIGATION. THEY ADMITTEDLY STATE THAT THE FUGITSU COMPONENT IS FAULTY AND THEY HAVE SENSE STARTED USING A PANASONIC UNIT TO AVOID FUTURE PROBLEMS. TOYOTA PRICES THE REPLACEMENT PART AT $3450. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, WHEN THEY KNOW THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE FAULT OF THE CAR OWNER, BUT RATHER A FAULTY PART THAT WAS USED DURING THE MANUFACTURE OF THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE POST OF ONE TOYOTA TECHNICIAN, TOYOTA HAS REPLACED 1 MILLION OF THESE UNITS, BUT UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THEY REFUSE TO COVER THE REPAIR COST BECAUSE TOYOTA DOES NOT THINK THIS MALFUNCTION IS A SAFETY ISSUE A RECALL OR WARRANTY EXTENSION HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. I THINK IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THE HANDS-FREE FUNCTION DOES NOT WORK AND THE REVERSE CAMERA DOES NOT WORK. ALSO AN INOPERABLE NAVIGATION SYSTEM COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE TOO. I HAVE TRIED TO RESET THE RADIO, DO A HARD RESET BY HOLDING THE POWER BUTTON AND DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY. NOTHING WORKS. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY QUOTED ME MORE THAN $3600 FOR THE REPAIR. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

THE DISPLAY SCREEN FOR THE RADIO, NAVIGATION, MAINTENANCE REMINDERS, HANDS FREE PHONE USE, ETC. SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING WHEN STARTED MY CAR. THE SCREEN ONLY SHOWS AN ICON WITH A STATUS BAR THAT MAKES IT APPEAR THAT THE COMPUTER THAT OPERATES THIS SYSTEM IS TRYING TO RESTART. THE SCREEN ITSELF WORKS, BUT THE COMPUTER WON'T BOOT-UP. THIS IS DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING, AND PREVENTS THE USE OF ALL THE SAFETY FEATURES THAT RELY ON IT'S FUNCTION. I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE READING ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN 2014-2016 TOYOTA VEHICLES THAT HAVE THE PREMIUM ENTUNE SYSTEM WITH NAVIGATION. THEY ADMITTEDLY STATE THAT THE FUGITSU COMPONENT IS FAULTY AND THEY HAVE SINCE STARTED USING A PANASONIC UNIT TO AVOID FUTURE PROBLEMS. TOYOTA PRICES THE REPLACEMENT PART AT $3450. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, WHEN THEY KNOW THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE FAULT OF THE CAR OWNER, BUT RATHER A FAULTY PART THAT WAS USED DURING THE MANUFACTURE OF THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE POST OF ONE TOYOTA TECHNICIAN, TOYOTA HAS REPLACED 1 MILLION OF THESE UNITS, BUT UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THEY REFUSE TO COVER THE REPAIR COST BECAUSE TOYOTA DOES NOT THINK THIS MALFUNCTION IS A SAFETY ISSUE A RECALL OR WARRANTY EXTENSION HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. I THINK IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THE HANDS-FREE FUNCTION DOES NOT WORK AND THE SCREEN IS VISUALLY DISTRACTING AS IT CONSTANTLY POWERS ON AND OFF. IT ALSO MEANS AN INOPERABLE NAVIGATION SYSTEM COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AS NOT HAVING THE HANDS-FREE CALLING AND TEXTING. I HAVE TRIED TO RESET THE RADIO, DO A HARD RESET BY HOLDING THE POWER BUTTON AND REPLACING THE BATTERY. NOTHING WORKS. I CALLED TOYOTA AND GOT ROUTED AROUND AND HUNG UP ON. MECHANIC QUOTED ME MORE THAN $3500 FOR THE REPAIR. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE WHEN IT IS A KNOWN ENTUNE DEFECT AFFECTING MANY MODELS ACROSS MANY YEARS!

POWER DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS HAVE FAILED ON THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER DOORS. UPON SEARCHING ONLINE, I FOUND THAT THERE IS A WIDESPREAD, ONGOING PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA/LEXUS POWER DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS FAILING EARLY IN THE VEHICLES LIFETIME.

THE RADIO AND GPS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK ANY MORE, THE SYSTEM TRIES TO LOAD AND ALL OF SUDDEN STOPS AND STARTS AGAIN. APPARENTLY LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE.

GOOD AFTERNOON, ON BEHALF OF MY BROTHER [XXX] I AM SUBMITTING A FAULTY ECO BOOST LIGHT FIXTURE. THE WIRING IS AND HAS BEEN OFF BEFORE THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. HONESTLY AS THE CONCERN ABOUT GLOBAL EMISSIONS BEING REVISED AND EDITED DAILY, SMOG IS A CONCERN THAT I AM ATTENUATED FOR AS THE GROWTH OF TREES OUT LOCALLY IS STILL A PHOTOSYNTHETIC PROCESS. THERE ARE QUITE A FEW OTHER SERVICE RECALLS THAT MAY BE IN NEED OF ADDRESSING FOR THIS MODEL. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE LOCKS GET STUCK WHEN USING THE BEEPER OR THE DOOR BUTTONS, TRYING TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THEM. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BEEPER BUT IT DOESN'T EVEN LOCK/UNLOCK USING THE DOORS BUTTONS. I ALREADY KNOW TOYOTA COROLLA OWNERS WHO HAVE THE LOCK STUCK PROBLEM, SO THIS IS NOT ONLY MY CAR, BUT THERE'S MORE CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

2014 COROLLA. LOCKS WILL GET STUCK BETWEEN OPEN AND CLOSE WHEN USING REMOTE CONTROL. THIS IS A FLAW IN THE LOCK MECHANISM. HAPPENS TO ME ONCE A MONTH AND THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN IT IS WITH A KEY.

VEHICLE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK AFTER PUMPING GAS AT STATION. VEHICLE WAS NOT STARTED AT THE TIME AND KEYS WERE IN CAR (KEY-LESS SYSTEM WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK DOORS WHEN KEYS ARE IN VEHICLE). AFTER ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WITHOUT SUCCESS, THE PASSENGER DOOR DID THE SAME. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF WAITING THE PASSENGER DOOR FINALLY UNLOCKED. THE VEHICLE STARTED HOWEVER, THERE WAS A SMELL OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VENTS. THE AIR CONDITIONER ALSO STOPPED WORKING. WHEN THE BUTTON FOR VENTING OUTSIDE/INSIDE WAS SWITCH TO OUTSIDE AIR, THE GASOLINE SMELL DISSIPATED. WHEN I PRESSED INSIDE AIR THE STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE OCCURRED AGAIN. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES, THE AIR CONDITIONER BEGAN TO WORK AND SHORTLY THERE AFTER THE SMELL OF GASOLINE RESOLVED. AFTER A FEW HOURS THE HEADACHE FROM GASOLINE INHALATION WENT AWAY. *TR