10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
29 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
19 / 0
Average Mileage:
8,588 miles

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problem #9

Jul 022012

Corolla 4-cyl

  • 1,000 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while the passenger was seated in the front passenger seat, the passenger side seat belt and the air bag indicator light illuminated and flickered. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 1000. Updated 08/11/14 updated 08/23/2017

- Montrose, PA, USA

problem #8

May 102014

Corolla

  • miles
The airbag light is transit and doing even when the car is not in motion I just got this car and don't understand what's going on but I believe that it is very defective, and puts myself and my family in grave danger.

- Newark, NJ, USA

problem #7

Mar 052014

Corolla

  • 7,100 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that the radio failed to function. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was found that a rodent had breached the vehicle and damaged wires to the electrical components as well as the air bag. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 7,100. The VIN was unavailable.

- Hawley, PA, USA

problem #6

Jan 122014

Corolla 4-cyl

  • 21,711 miles
Accident occurred when trying to park Toyota Corolla 2012 in a grass parking space. Driver (me) began to brake to get into the designated parking space, the engine revved up and the vehicle accelerated (as if it has a "mind of its own") until it struck the vehicle parked in front, driver continued to apply brakes but vehicle did not stop and vehicle continued accelerating; the steering wheel turned to the right and struck another vehicle also parked. Driver tried to stop the car by shifting to "parking" but it just made a loud noise and the shift gear was stuck. Car was towed to the collision center of the Toyota deal, and requested an inspection to check for mechanical failures. After many unsuccessful follow up calls, the collision center manager communicated on 02/07/2012 that: "there was nothing wrong with the car as they tested and they could not make the car replicate the incident, " (the collision damage repairs were finalized on 02/06/2014.) note: A recall notice was previously received for airbag sensor defect. Car was taken to the dealer for repair prior to collision. At the time of accident, airbag did not deploy.

- Cape Coral, FL, USA

problem #5

Dec 032013

Corolla

  • 16,400 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Corolla. The contact was driving approximately 25 mph and lost control of the vehicle, crashing into another vehicle. The front driver's side air bag did not deploy. There was a police report filed of the incident but no injuries were reported. The vehicle was towed to a collision shop and but had not yet been diagnose or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 16,400.

- Liberty, SC, USA

problem #4

Oct 172013

Corolla

  • 18,000 miles
I was involved in accident where I was T-boned on the driver side and pushed from the traffic lane onto sidewalk into telegram pole. The impact was so forceful that the driver side window exploded but was held together due to tine on window. Outside mirror shattered and glass came into car. I had seat belt on but somehow managed to bump my head on the windshield which was cracked. Suffered a mild concussion from ct scan. So from the front driver side, bumper and passenger side received extensive damage which made the car undrivable. During the course of the forceful hit and being pushed onto the sidewalk into the telegram pole, none of the air bags deployed. In this vehicle there are side curtain airbags which I feel should have deployed due to the impact of the other vehicle (1998 durango). Would like some research done before I take further civil action in regards to the defective air bags. The car has been totaled due to the extensive damage and the bending of the frame on the car.

- Albany, GA, USA

problem #3

Feb 202013

Corolla 4-cyl

  • 8,000 miles
I believe there is a serious safety issue related to the placement of the air bag sensor. My wife and a co-workers wife were involved in an accident that severely deformed the front of a 2012 Toyota Corolla without triggering the airbag sensor. Upon inspection, it appears that the portion of the car that the airbag sensor is attached to, moved over a foot and a half without triggering the air bag sensor. As a former ase master technician and technical expert for the better business bureau, this may be a serious design flaw that could endanger the health and safety of other 2012 Corolla owners. I file a complaint with Toyota usa and I am waiting for their response.

- Herndon, VA, USA

problem #2

Aug 282012

Corolla

  • 20,000 miles
The contact rented a 2012 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph the vehicle in the left lane proceeded to enter the right lane, the contact swerved off the road to avoid a crash. As a result, she crashed head on into a pole and the driver frontal air bag failed to deploy causing the contact head to hit the steering wheel. The contact sustained injuries to the head, face, left shoulder, ribs, legs, and abdomen. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The approximate failure and current mileage was 20,000.

- Charlotte, NC, USA

problem #1

Jun 152012

Corolla 4-cyl

  • 9,350 miles
The driver fell asleep at the wheel, awoke and tried to correct his lane position. Upon his attempt, the car could not be stabilized or controlled. This was a front end crash at a speed of approximately 50 - 55 mph going through a chain link fence, hitting hundreds of stacked lobster crates (like hitting a brick wall). The car was completely totaled, the driver had seat belt on. Not one air bag deployed. The driver side mirror smashed through the driver side window and a piece of wooden lobster crate with nails came through the front windshield and into the vehicle. This caused serious injury to the driver, sever facial and elbow lacerations, and major amounts of glass fragments in his body. The driver was the only individual in the vehicle.

- Akron, NY, USA