52 complaints reported

2020 Toyota Corolla UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
52
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Jan 2026

On the morning of January 7, 2026, while I was on my way to work, I experienced a dangerous incident involving my vehicle. As I arrived at the first stop on the street, I suddenly heard a loud explosion. Immediately afterward, pieces of glass began falling onto my windshield. I pulled over and exited the vehicle to assess the situation. Upon inspection, I discovered that the sunroof of my car had completely shattered. Glass was scattered across the roof, windshield, and interior of the vehicle. Prior to the explosion, there were no visible signs of damage to the sunroof. The incident occurred without warning and posed a serious safety risk. I am submitting this complaint to formally document what happened and to request that the matter be investigated and addressed appropriately.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jul 2026
Dec 2025

Engine Coolant Bypass Valve

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Sep 2025
Jun 2025

Front windshield has bubbles on all the edges and they are getting bigger i took it to the warranty ofrece and they say it not a defect, but i hace sean more tan 100 cars With the same problem ,and i don't fiel sale wathching then grow or break. I hope You can verify , just look at any corolla and You Will see what i say on the edges of the windshield, thank

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Oct 2023
May 2025

Coolant bypass valve. Code is P2681, part will fail and vehicle will consistently display a Engine Maintenance Required Visit Your Dealer on the MID. Dealerships will try and charge 500+ to repair it when the part is under 100+. Problem started to appear since end of March. It's May 15th as of this report. Upon using an OBD tool this is the following message: "STATUS CONFIRMED / PENDING - ENGINE COOLANT BYPASS VALUVE 'A' CONTROL CIRCUIT/OPEN : CIRCUIT SHORT TO BATTERY OR OPEN". Part has NOT been inspected by Toyota, nearby service centers are scumbags and will charge a fortunate to fix it.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Mar 2025
Feb 2025

Coolant bypass valve needs to be replaced

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Feb 2025
Nov 2024

"Engine maintenance required" - Coolant bypass valve is the cause

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 2021
Nov 2024

Engine maintenance required notification came on. Car is only 3 years old. Dealership stated that the coolant bypass valve needs to be replaced and it could potentially cause a fire. Service professional at the dealership stated that this is a common issue and most of the time Toyota warranty doesn’t want to repair it, also said that it should be recalled. I have also seen hundreds of people complain about this on Rav4 forums.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Aug 2024
Nov 2024

I own 2020 corolla le. It has 50k miles. There is a message that keeps coming up in the infotainment screen and hinders the navigation information especially when i am looking for directions and evey second counts and not being able to act when the exit appearscan cause an accident. The message is caused by a dcm failure. Toyota should never allow a message like that pop up every time on the navigation screen. It keeps saying β€œ device connected not supported β€œ every few seconds.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Oct 2024
Oct 2024

I have a 2020 Toyota Corolla. "Engine Maintenance Required; Visit Your Dealer" came on the display after I brought my car to the dealership. I returned to the dealership and was told it was $250 to diagnose the problem. I waited a month later and brought my car back for an 80,000 inspection at the Longo Toyota in Prosper Texas. They diagnosed the problem this time and said they would have to replace the Coolant Bypass Valve and Hose for ~$800 plus labor costs. The risk of not repairing these parts is possible engine failure or fire. I've seen many other discussion forums where people are experiencing the same problem with Rav4, Corolla, and Camry models 2020-2023. These parts are not covered under warranty and would have to pay out of pocket for the repairs. Toyota should issue a recall since many people are reporting these same issues, creating out-of-pocket costs for the repairs for >$800.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Oct 2024
Oct 2024

Toyota Corolla 2020 Engine Coolant Flow Control Valve

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Oct 2024
Oct 2024

coolent valve

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Oct 2024
Aug 2024

My family has several Toyota vehicles but for some reason my 2020 Toyota Corolla is the only one that comes up with problems. My Engine maintenance required notification came on for my 5 year old vehicle. The Dealership stated that the coolant bypass valve needs to be replaced and that it was a common issue. They are saying it cost almost $1000 just to fix an issue created by them on a new car with 55,000 miles.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jun 2024
Aug 2024

My 2020 Corolla XSE has been displaying an "Emergency Maintenance Alert" for over a month covering the middle portion of my dash. When running the code it indicates "Coolant Valve" defect. Upon further research while trying to obtain a replacement part it looks as though multiple people are having an issue with the same part.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Oct 2024
Aug 2024

Engine maintenance required see dealership message on dash. Coolant valve needs to be replaced. Class action lawsuit pending.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Aug 2024
Aug 2024

Engine Coolant Bypass Valve

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Aug 2024
Aug 2024

Engine maintenance required People on internet saying that i need to change the coolant bypass valve

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: May 2023
Jul 2024

The coolant valve in the engine began malfunctioning and leaking next the the battery. I took it to the dealership and they said that this was a common maintenance issue, but it is do to the part being faulty overall. This is a widespread issue with this make and model of the vehicle and the part has not been recalled. Leakage could possibly cause the engine to overheat and the result could be catastrophic.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jul 2024
Jun 2024

Engine Maintenance Required, See the dealer msg started popping up. Went to the dealer and after diagnostic check, the dealer said the bypass valve need to be replaced and wont be covered under powertrain warranty.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jun 2024
Jun 2024

The coolant bypass valve is failing. Engine Maintenance Required message popped on car display. Toyota is trying to charge over $600 to fix it. Many have reported same issue

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jun 2024
May 2024

I have a message that says engine maintenance required. I ran a diagnostic and it is for the engine coolant bypass valve.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: May 2024
May 2024

My son and daughter in law moved from California to Georgia due to military duties in Hinesville Georgia. They drove their 2020 Toyota Corolla from California to Georgia. They paid the fee to obtain their 2024 registration sticker but got denied by the DMV in California due to a recall on this vehicle. My son took the vehicle to Chatham Parkway Toyota in Savannah Georgia to fix the recall. He received documentation that the recall has been fixed. My daughter in law took this documentation to the DMV and they said it was not sufficient, we needed to provide the original pink copy of the recall. Chatman Parkway Toyota never gave my son the original copy. Where can we obtain this so we can receive our registration sticker? Can you please help us out and contact Chatham Parkway Toyota to see if they even fixed the recall problem or not and why they did not give my son an original copy of the fixed recall situation. It has been a struggle to obtain the registration sticker when the recall was a problem. This situation has been very stressful due to an expired registration and not being able to drive u til we receive the correct sticker. Please help if you can. Thank you, [XXX] . [XXX] . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Apr 2024
May 2024

Check engine light is giving a false positive. There is something wrong with the coolant bypass valve. I checked online and this is not an isolated event.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Mar 2024
May 2024

The car will need a new coolant by-pass valve ($663 installed). This is a problem that seems to be affecting more cars than usual as it is in many websites and social media portals, but it's not recognized to be recalled!! A $70.00usd part for $663.00 installed??

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: May 2024
May 2024

toyota 2020 COOLANT BYPASS VALVE Circuit Short.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: May 2024
Apr 2024

Maintenance required please see dealer message pops up and cannot be dismissed. Coolant sensor bypass valve is damaged.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Apr 2024

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The 2020 Toyota Corolla has 52 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. 2 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.