10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
6,813 miles

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problem #21

Sep 072022

Corolla

  • 48,992 miles
The contact owns a 2019 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would not properly accelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that a torque converter message was displayed. Additionally, while driving the vehicle independently accelerated. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 48,992.

- Shrewsbury, MA, USA

problem #20

Jun 172022

Corolla

  • miles
The car has been hard to shift manual transmission since new. Sometimes will not go into gear, so you have to skip that gear. Now it started making a noise and has no power. It has 55k miles, dealership says it needs a new flywheel, throw-out bearing and clutch. They claim that is not covered under the 60,000 mile warranty. It's been at the dealership previously, at least 2 times for the shifting problem before. Those times dealership dismissed it as normal operation and didn't find any shifting problem.

- Prescott Valley, AZ, USA

problem #19

May 202021

Corolla

  • miles
Transmission came apart internally The 2019 hatchback Corolla's were covered under the warranty but the Sedan's weren't but they have the same engine and transmission in it. Took the car to Toyota for inspection but they wouldn't cover under the warranty.

- Sparta, TN, USA

problem #18

Nov 012019

Corolla

  • miles
I have been losing power on my 2019 Toyota corolla hatchback since I purchased this new vehicle I have taken it to the dealer many times and they have been unable to fix it, lately in the past 6 months I have been getting a sign that only stays on for a few seconds when I lose power and I have been unable to read it so I purchased a dash camera and I mounted it in front of the vehicle screen and today I was able to capture and it said Accelerator and Brake Pedals Pressed Simultaneously. This is incorrect I only drive with one foot; I know my vehicle is now out of warranty but I have had this same problem since I purchased the vehicle. Please help I have written to toyota many times for the same problem this time I have proof of what it is doing and I am 100 percent sure I am not driving with 2 feet, this is a safety incident since the vehicle looses power

- Harahan, LA, USA

problem #17

Sep 272021

Corolla

  • miles
Transmission went out at 28k miles. New transmission put in by service department lags or gets stuck at 5000 rpm-€™s and won-€™t shift. Forward collision warning light comes on with nothing in front of vehicle at random 2 times it-€™s trigger automatic braking

- Canoga Park, CA, USA

problem #16

Aug 292021

Corolla

  • miles
Waiting at a stop light, The light turns green and I go to pull through the intersection with the intention of going under the overpass to get on the freeway. When the car gets to about 10-15 mph The car makes a pop noise & stalled. It felt like suddenly it was dragging a lot of weight and slowly I guided it to the right side of the road under the overpass for the freeway. I tried to start the vehicle and I didn-€™t do anything I couldn-€™t move the shifter and that-€™s when I knew the transmission had to of been the issue. So I called roadside assistance through my insurance they said it would be 90 minutes I had to wait underneath the freeway with the vehicle. A AAA tow truck driver that was about to board the freeway stopped even though he didn-€™t have the call And tried to see if I had AAA so he could tell me, I did not So he got in to see what was wrong with the vehicle immediately you could tell the shifter he then pulled out what he called the belief shift override and he put a screwdriver To release the shifter I get it into neutral so when the tow truck driver showed he could tow it. I had called Toyota to make sure that I could have the car towed there he said that-€™s fine. When I arrived to the Toyota dealership the service department was closed because it was Sunday which I understood but I had to be to work at nine and it was already close to two. I have two sons that were both at their daycare/babysitter which I would-€™ve need to return to pick up at 6 PM 7 PM the latest. All the representatives had no help for me even with it being my third car from the dealership. The Toyota Corolla LE is a 2019 with only 29,149 miles on it. I-€™m a light driver the vehicle goes to work & the grocery store. I had a service appointment Scheduled for August 6 at 7 AM For a basic service check fluids rotate tires, no oil change, received email 8:20am Claiming I canceled appointment. Night before incident check engine light came

- Canoga Park, CA, USA

problem #15

Apr 232021

Corolla

  • 38,803 miles
As I was pumping gas, odometer failed, power train/streen icon came... as I would accelerate on highway car would slip, as I parked car accelerate on its on resulting in a total

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #14

Nov 032020

Corolla

  • 28,000 miles
My clutch pedal squeaks and feels spongy at times. I have vibrations coming from clutch pedal when accelerating and releasing clutch almost at bite point. There are times when I'm at a stop and put in first gear and go the clutch vibrates and a I get almost like a growling or chattering coming from transmission. My clutch tends to act up more in the city. It almost seems like if the concentric slave cylinder is going out.

- Chicago, IL, USA

problem #13

Jul 012020

Corolla

  • miles
Toyota recalled most Toyota vehicles my car was one of them at the beginning of the year my vehicle sat at an all stat Toyota in baton rouge, la 70815 for over 3 to 4 months while I drove a rental by the company itself. When I received the vehicle back I was told all of the defects were completed and my car should be running perfect. Immediacy within that week my car was still 'stalling' I have two small children, I immediacy told the service manager, he drove my vehicle around the block and determined nothing was wrong on his end and didn't offer me any other remedy. Not only do I not think this is right the negligence in Toyota of the safety of their customers is beyond me, again I have two small children til this day my vehicle stalls at certain points especially going through oncoming traffic. How am I supposed to drive this car and I'm putting myself and my children's life in danger. And if we die because of this defect Toyota will continue to make millions off of their negligence.

- Baton Rouge, LA, USA

problem #12

Jul 082020

Corolla 4-cyl

  • 3,800 miles
I was traveling North oh hwy.45 out of galveston tx. The car`S cruse control was set on 60 mph. I had just cleared the last overpass and was on the flat road when the motor ran up to 4000 RPM with no speed increase. The cruse was still set at 60 mph.. the car bumped and the the RPM. Dropped to 1600 RPM. I call the dealer and they told me to just drive it and watch it. I don`T think this is a normal operation.

- Alvin, TX, USA

problem #11

Apr 212020

Corolla

  • 300 miles
The problem that I'm having is that at times such as when at a stop sign or U turns and mainly when I need to cross a lane in a speedy way the vehicle looses power, if I need to cross a street and I give it gas the vehicle will start moving but only at a very low speed, a few times if it wasn't for the other vehicles stopping or slowing down I would have gotten hit, when this is happening I give it all the gas but it still doesn't go any faster it takes between 5 and 10 seconds before it finally picks speed, just last week I got cursed at because another driver assumed I was slowing down in front of his vehicle on purpose. This does not happen all the time maybe 2 or 3 times a week but it is very scary when it happens because once the vehicle starts to move it's too late to put it on reverse. Over the past year I have taking this to two different dealers and none were able to find a fault. Please help before myself, my wife or my son gets kill

- Harahan, LA, USA

problem #10

Jan 012020

Corolla

  • miles
For the manual version of the car the fifth gear moves a lot and has a lot of play. When driving in fifth gear the shifter moves a lot but not in any other gear. When the shifter is in fifth gear it has a lot of side to side play that is not present in the other gears.

- San Jose, CA, USA

problem #9

Dec 012019

Corolla

  • miles
In more than one time will coming to the free way when I have press the gas pedal the car will give a slight misfire and just not want to go releasing the gas pedal and pressing again then it will take off. Now with the steering every once in a while the steering wheel will actually pull to the left with force if I am driving one handed it will slip of my hand

- Davenport, FL, USA

problem #8

Jul 182019

Corolla

  • 8,900 miles
The contact called on behalf of the owner of a 2019 Toyota Corolla. On several occasions, while driving uphill, the vehicle lost power. The vehicle was taken to marietta Toyota (located at 750 cobb pkwy S, marietta, ga 30060, (470) 938-8436) to be diagnosed; however, the mechanic was unable to retrieve a fault code or duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 18V901000 (power train). The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 8,900.

- Alpharetta, GA, USA

problem #7

Apr 102019

Corolla

  • 5,000 miles
After the recall transmission replacement was performed, started to hear a loud metal clanking on a slow speed when a vehicle is downshifting to the first gear. While this is happening the whole car brakes (transmission breaks it) for half a second.

- Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

problem #6

Jan 112019

Corolla

  • miles
There is a known safety recall affecting the transmission of this car such that it could lose motive power without warning. It was discovered on 12/19/18. After driving the car for weeks, I discovered the recall online, and ended up in a loaner. I was told by the Toyota customer experience center that the car was a safety hazard, and I could not be allowed to drive the vehicle. I have been in a loaner since 1/11/19 and calling regularly, but I still do not have a date for the end of this. They have clearly not been timely in getting out the new transmissions for the 2019 Toyota Corolla hatchbacks despite preparing and releasing on time an entire line of 2020 Toyota Corollas.

- Milwaukee, WI, USA

problem #5

Feb 152019

Corolla

  • miles
I received a letter from Toyota stating that there is a problem with the cvt and that it could fail. Under certain conditions it could cause the vehicle to lose power, especially at higher speeds. I have contacted them and there is no resolution as yet. I feel extremely unsafe driving this vehicle, I was told it would be addressed when I took the car in for the 5000 mile service but I was given erroneous information. I don't think I should have to wait for something to happen in order to resolve this issue. If a remedy is not available then I should be afforded a loner until such time when Toyota comes up with a fix.

- New Rochelle, NY, USA

problem #4

Mar 012019

Corolla

  • 9,179 miles
The contact called on behalf of her niece who owns a 2019 Toyota Corolla. While driving 70 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle for approximately ten minutes. Once the vehicle was restarted, the driver shifted into drive, but the vehicle rolled backwards. The vehicle was taken to classic Toyota (located at 1717 w sw loop 323, tyler, tx 75701, (903) 579-0655), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 9,179.

- Whitehouse, TX, USA

problem #3

Mar 012019

Corolla

  • miles
Transmission loses power at highway speed lazy powerless shifting

- Palm Harbor, FL, USA

problem #2

Feb 282019

Corolla

  • 100 miles
Purchased vehicle new.in ft myers Florida on the day of 28th febuary. The vehicle displays problem at idle coasting speeds of 5 to 15 miles per hour in parking lots or stop and go traffic. The rotary component in transmission knocks and clicks.also the car clunks midly and will not ease into driving speed without clunking and clicking. Also the car displays the symptom of bad timing, with the timing of the motor being off, causing the motor to drag as if the throttle of car is set too loose or at too low of specified RPM.. and this is here writtin.the exact problem with the drive of my 2019 Toyota corrola hatchback.

- Freeport, FL, USA

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