2015 Toyota Corolla UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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Gear shifts automatically while in park causing a crash related movement.
Transmission issues
THE CAR MAKES A SCREECHING SOUND EVERY TIME I BRAKE AT THE RED LIGHT.IT'S DIFFICULT TO BRAKE COMPLETELY AND WHEN I DO, THE CAR JOLTS FORWARD EVERY TIME. THE CAR STRUGGLES TO MOVE LIKE IT'S STUCK OR SOMETHING. IT MAKES ME ANXIOUS TO DRIVE IT. I'VE STOPPED DRIVING BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT'S UNSAFE. I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT CARS, BUT I DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO ENDANGER OTHERS. I DON'T KNOW EXACT PROBLEM: UNKNOWN.
PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED FILE SHOWING THE PROBLEM.
TOUCH SCREEN UNRESPONSIVE NEAR THE BOTTOM
I NOTICE THAT THE TRANSMISSION STARTS SKIDDING DOESN'T RESPOND QUICKLY THE WAY IT SHOULD WHEN I'M STARTING TO MOVE THE CAR. IT STAYS IN BLANK. AND I HAVE TO TRY TO INCREASE VERY SLOWLY THE CAR AND PICK UP MILEAGE FOR IT TO GO AWAY. IN THE HIGHWAY IF THERE ARE CARS STOPPING I HA E TO STOP. IF I SEE THROUGH MY REAR WINDOW THAT A CAR IS COMING FAST FROM BEHIND AND I WANT TO MOVE TO AVOID TO GET HIT FORM BEHIND MY CAR WILL MOVE SOMETHING BUT NOT AS FAST ENOUGH TO AVOID GETTING HIT BECAUSE IT STAYS IN BLANK. LIKE SKIDDING. I BELIEVEL THIS COULD BE HAZARDOUS TO ME AND MY FAMILY BECAUSE IF I FIND MYSELF IN A SITUATION THAT I HAVE TO MOVE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID SOMEONE ON THE ROAD TO HIT ME I WON'T BE ABLE TO MOVE AS FAST AND CAN BE HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. I LET THE DEALER SERVICE DEPT. KNOW THEY TELL ME THAT I HAVE TO WAIT FOR A RECALL. I'M VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THIS SITUATION. THE DEALER TOLD ME ABOUT A CODE THAT TOYOTA HAS TO WORK ON IT TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS COMPUTERIZED. I ASKED IF THE DEALER NOTIFIED THE PROBLEM TO TOYOTA. THEY SAID NO. MY QUESTION IS WHEN SIL I HAVE THIS PROBLEM SOLVED? THIS IS HAPPENING EVERY DAY. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FOR THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGERS IN THE CAR, (MY FAMILY). THANK YOU FOR TAKING THIS SITUATION INTO CONSIDERATION. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN FEBRUARY. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT SOON A RECALL WOULD COME OUT AND THEY WOULD LET ME KNOW. I'M STILL WAITING.
IT HAPPENED TWO TIMES IN THE EXACT SAME PLACE ONCE ON OCT. 24, 2017, AND JAN 24, 2018. I HADN'T DRIVEN THE CAR FROM OCT. 24 TIL DEC 20. I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT, PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE COMING TO A STOP, WENT TO CHANGE TO REVERSE GEAR AND BACK INTO MY SPOT AND THE CAR JUST TOOK OFF,LUNGING FORWARD HITTING THE HOUSE IN FRONT OF ME. IT DID A LOT OF DAMAGE TO MY CAR, AND ALSO THE HOUSE. THE AIRBAG NEVER WENT OFF, AND THE SEAT BELT DIDN'T PREVENT ME FROM MY CHEST HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD A VERY SORE BRUISED STERNUM FOR OVER ONE WEEK. IT HAPPENED WITHIN ONE MONTH OF DRIVING. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR ANYMORE. IF I WAS OUT IN TRAFFIC OR IF SOMEONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME, I COULD HAVE KILLED MYSELF, OR THEM!! TOYOTA SAYS THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, BUT WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU EXPECT THEM TO SAY.
DANGEROUS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. I WAS DRIVING 5-10 MPH IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED QUICKLY FOR NO REASON. THE FLOOR MATS WERE FINE. MY FOOT DID NOT SLIP. THE CAR JUST ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN TO ABOUT 35 MPH.
MY CAR SMELLS LIKE MILDEW IN THE WINTER, AND WHEN I TURN MY HEATER ON AND THERE IS MILDEW AROUND THE RUBBER FOR MY WINDOWS.
YOUR VIN LOOKUP SAYS THAT MY CAR IS NOT REGISTERED OR APPROVED TO BE IMPORTED INTO THE UNITED STATES, AND NOT PERMITTED TO BE USED ON UNITED STATES HIGHWAYS AND ROADS. I PURCHASED FROM COWBOY TOYOTA IN DALLAS, TEXAS. I AM AWARE THAT THE CAR IS NOT CONFIGURED LIKE OTHER COROLLA'S IN THE UNITED STATES, AND IS UNIQUE. PLEASE ADVISE.
7 - MANUFACTURER IS NOT REGISTERED WITH NHTSA FOR SALE OR IMPORTATION IN THE U.S. FOR USE ON U.S ROADS; PLEASE CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER DIRECTLY FOR MORE INFORMATION. ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL WHAT DO I DO WITH IS THIS CAR AS IT IS NOT ALLOWED FOR USE ON USA ROADS? I DID PURCHASE THIS CAR FROM COWBOY TOYOTA IN DALLAS, TX.
DRAIN HOSE IN AIR CONDITIONING WAS CLOGGED CAUSING WATER TO ACCUMULATE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR AND SOAKED ALL THE CARPET. THIS IS A RELATIVELY NEW CAR AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. OTHER UNKNOWN DAMAGE MAY BE DONE TO THE CAR AS A RESULT OF WATER LEAKAGE (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL WIRING) WHICH COULD POSE A SAFETY HAZARD.
AFTER A SHORT TRIP ON CITY STREETS, I CAME BACK OUT TO MY CAR AND NOTICED THE SUNROOF GLASS HAD SPIDER-WEBBED. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME ON THE HIGHWAY, AND WHILE DRIVING AT 60NPH, THE GLASS SHATTERED, LEAVING A HOLE IN THE SUNROOF GLASS.
PLASTIC INTERIOR PIECE BELOW PASSENGER SIDE GLOVE COMPARTMENT FALLS OUT REPEATEDLY UPON BEING TOUCHED, EVEN LIGHTLY, WHETHER THE CAR IS MOVING, STATIONARY, ON OR OFF. EVEN AFTER BEING PUT BACK INTO PLACE AT TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, STILL FALLS OUT EVERY TIME, EXPOSING WIRING.
DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT 70MPH AND THE SUNROOF SUDDENLY EXPLODED OUTWARD. I SEE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE SO WHY NO RECALL? DO WE NEED A CLASS ACTION TO RECOVER OUR DEDUCTIBLES?
FAILED TRANSMISSION AT 10000 MILES. I WAS GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY WHEN I NOTICED THE CAR WAS MAKING A STRANGE NOISE. WHEN I STOP AT THE LIGHT ON THE OFF-RAMP, THE BRAKES LOCKED AND THE CAR SLID. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN, THE CAR PUT ITSELF IN NEUTRAL AND STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LANE. THE CAR WOULDN'T GO BACK INTO DRIVE AND I NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND WAS TO BE REPLACED.
I LIFTED UP THE REAR SEAT IN ORDER TO INSTALL SEAT COVERS. THE BAR THAT IS BOLTED TO THE FLOOR (INTERIOR) AND ATTACHES TO THE REAR SEATS WAS RUSTED, AND EACH HINGE (ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES) WAS RUSTED AS WELL. CAR WAS PURCHASED IN JUNE OF 2015 AND IS A 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA.
THERE HAS BEEN NO INCIDENT OR ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT. I BOUGHT A 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA 8/29/15. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS I NOTICE THAT THE WINDSHIELD APPEARS TO HAVE A DEFECT IN THE GLASS. THE GLASS APPEARS TO HAVE VARYING DEGREES OF THICKNESS AS IT SLIGHTLY DISTORTS THE IMAGE YOU SEE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THERE IS A WAVE APPEARANCE WHEN LOOKING THROUGH THE GLASS. THIS IS VERY DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO CAUSES YOUR EYES TO STRAIN WHILE KEEPING YOUR EYES ON THE ROAD AND THEREFORE IS CAUSING MIGRAINES.
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The 2015 Toyota Corolla has 18 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.