2004 Toyota Corolla

What owners report most often

1. Air bags256
2. Vehicle speed control61
3. Engine and engine cooling46
4. Electrical system27
5. Visibility27
6. Fuel system21
7. Other or unspecified19
8. Gasoline17

Recalls and investigations

1. Air bags, frontal, passenger side, inflator moduleOct 17, 2019

   Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2010-2016 4Runner, 2003-2006 Tundra, 2003-2013 Corolla, 2009-2010 Corolla Matrix, 2004-2005 RAV4, 2002-2007 Sequoia, 2011-2013 Sienna, 2008-2012 Scion xB, 2008-2009 Lexus IS-F, 2007-2012 Yaris and Lexus ES350, 2010-2017 Lexus GX460, 2002-2010 Lexus SC430, 2006-2012 Lexus IS250 and IS350 and 2010-2015 Lexus IS250C and IS350C vehicles. These vehicles had their driver or passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

   An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

   Toyota will notify owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front driver inflator, front passenger airbag inflator, the airbag assembly, or the front passenger airbag sub-assembly and inflator. The recall began November 20, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are J0A, J0B, and J0C. Lexus' numbers for this recall are JLI, JLJ, and JLK.

   Campaign 19V741000 on NHTSA.gov

2. Air bags, frontal, passenger side, inflator moduleAug 28, 2019

   Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2003-2008 Corolla, 2005-2008 Corolla Matrix, and Pontiac Vibe vehicles equipped with a front passenger air bag assembly replaced under a prior recall. The air bag may not unfold as designed during inflation under high temperature conditions, possibly resulting in the air bag not inflating properly.

   An improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.

   Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac Vibe owners will be notified by GM. Dealers will replace the front passenger air bag assembly or sub-assembly, free of charge. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's numbers for this recall are K1Q and K0Q. Pontiac owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-762-2737. GM's number for this recall is N192273760.

   Campaign 19V627000 on NHTSA.gov

3. Air bags, frontal, passenger side, inflator moduleDec 12, 2018

   Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2002-2005 Lexus SC and Toyota Sequoia, 2003-2005 Toyota Corolla and Tundra, and 2003-2007 Pontiac Vibe vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation.

   An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

   Toyota will notify the Toyota and Lexus owners. General Motors will notify the Pontiac Vibe owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, or replace the air bag assembly that includes an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began January 23, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371, Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987 or Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. Toyota's numbers for these recalls are J0A (Zone A Toyota), J0B (Zone B Toyota), J0C (Zone C Toyota), JLI (Zone A Lexus), JLJ (Zone B Lexus), and JLK (Zone C Lexus). Note: This recall includes vehicles that have had their air bag previously replaced under an earlier air bag campaign.

   Campaign 18V883000 on NHTSA.gov

4. Air bagsMay 13, 2015

   Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified the agency on May 13, 2015, that they are recalling 2005-2007 Lexus SC, Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Sequoia, and Pontiac Vibe, and 2005-2006 Toyota Tundra vehicles that were originally sold, or ever registered, in Florida, along the Gulf Coast, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Saipan and American Samoa. On June 16, 2015 Toyota expanded the recall to cover an additional 769,055 vehicles, including certain model year 2002-2004 Lexus SC, Toyota Sequoia, 2003-2004 Toyota Corolla Matrix, Toyota Corolla, Pontiac Vibe, and Toyota Tundra vehicles, as well the vehicles covered by the May 13, 2015 notification in the portions of Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas that were not previously included. The inflators in the front passenger air bags are susceptible to rupture in the event of a crash necessitating the deployment of the front passenger air bag.

   In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

   2003-2004 Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles that are recalled under both 15V-043 and 15V-286 are under a Do Not Drive advisory. Owners of these vehicles are advised not to drive their vehicles until the recall remedy has been completed. Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac Vibe owners will be notified by GM. Dealers will replace the passenger side front air bag, free of charge. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota began the recall on July 13, 2015. Pontiac Vibe owners may contact GM at 1-800-762-2737. GM began the recall on June 29, 2015. NOTE: This recacll supersedes recall 14V-655 in its entirety. For vehicles located in the U.S. states not listed above, please see Toyota recall 15V-285 which covers all other U.S. states.

   Campaign 15V286000 on NHTSA.gov

5. Air bagsMay 13, 2015

   Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified the agency on May 13, 2015 that they are recalling certain model year 2004 Sequoia vehicles manufactured August 18, 2003, to August 19, 2004, and 2003-2004 Tundra vehicles manufactured March 18, 2003, to August 25, 2004. On June 16, 2015, Toyota expanded the recall to include an additional 1,270,468 vehicles, including model year 2002-2003 and 2005-2007 Sequoia, 2005-2006 Tundra, 2003-2007 Corolla, 2003-2007 Corolla Matrix, 2003-2007 Pontiac Vibe and 2002-2007 Lexus SC vehicles. This is to address a safety defect in the passenger side frontal air bag inflator which may produce excessive internal pressure causing the inflator to rupture upon deployment of the air bag. This recall addresses both the passenger side frontal air bags that were originally installed in the vehicles, as well as replacement air bags that may have been installed as replacement service parts. A replacement air bag may have been installed, as one example, if a vehicle had been in a crash necessitating the replacement of the passenger side frontal air bag.

   In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

   2003-2004 Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles that are recalled under both 15V-043 and 15V-285 are under a Do Not Drive advisory. Owners of these vehicles are advised not to drive their vehicles until the recall remedy has been completed. Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac Vibe owners will be notified by GM. Dealers will replace the front passenger air bag. The recall began on July 13, 2015. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Pontiac owners may call 1-800-762-2737. NOTE: This recall supersedes recall 14V-312 in its entirety.

   Campaign 15V285000 on NHTSA.gov

6. Air bags, frontalJan 28, 2015

   Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 Toyota Corolla vehicles manufactured December 28, 2001, to May 2, 2004, 2003-2004 Toyota Corolla Matrix vehicles manufactured January 6, 2002, to April 29, 2004, 2003-2004 Avalon vehicles manufactured June 5, 2002, to December 20, 2004, and 2003-2004 Pontiac Vibe vehicles manufactured January 18, 2002, to April 27, 2004. Due to electrical noise, a component in the air bag control module may fail, causing the front air bags, side air bags, and/or seatbelt pretensioners to deploy inadvertently while the vehicle is being operated.

   Inadvertent deployment of the air bags or the seat belt pretensioners increases the risk of an injury or crash.

   Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac Vibe owners will be notified by GM. Dealers will replace the air bag control module, free of charge. The recall began on August 24, 2015. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. GM issued an interim notification to owners on March 27, 2015. The recall began on August 24, 2015. Pontiac owners may call 1-800-620-7668. Note: This recall supersedes recalls 13V-029 and 14V-147. Vehicles that had a noise filter installed as the remedy for one of those campaigns need to have the air bag control module replaced under this campaign.

   Campaign 15V043000 on NHTSA.gov

7. Air bagsJan 30, 2013

   Toyota is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles and 2003-2004 Pontiac Vibe vehicles. The supplemental restraint system (SRS) circuits are susceptible to internal shorting. The electrical short may create an abnormal current flow and increased heat which can damage the circuits. This could result in an inadvertent deployment of the front airbags and/or seat belt pretensioners.

   Inadvertent deployment of the airbags or the seat belt pretensioners may increase the risk of injury and the possibility of a vehicle crash.

   Toyota will re-notify their owners who have already had their vehicles repaired with a noise filter, but did not receive a new airbag control module, and General Motors will re-notify theirs. Dealers previously installed a supplemental harness containing an electrical filter between the airbag control module and its wire harness, free of charge. Dealers will replace the airbag control module, free of charge. The recall began on March 13, 2013. The manufacturer has not yet provided a schedule for second notices. For more information, Toyota owners may call 1-800-331-4331 and Pontiac owners may call 1-800-620-7668.

   Campaign 13V029000 on NHTSA.gov

8. Exterior lighting, headlightsMay 11, 2009

   DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

   DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

   DOPE, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOPE, INC. AT 1-626-272-1798.

   Campaign 09E025000 on NHTSA.gov

9. Exterior lightingApr 7, 2009

   SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

   DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

   SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.

   Campaign 09E012000 on NHTSA.gov

10. Visibility, glass, side/rearApr 10, 2008

    TOYOTA IS RECALLING 662,178 MY 2003-2004 COROLLA, COROLLA MATRIX AND PONTIAC VIBE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH POWER WINDOWS. THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER DOOR GLASS BOLTS MAY LOOSEN AND COME OFF, CAUSING THE DOOR GLASS TO SEPARATE FROM THE WINDOW REGULATOR. DUE TO THE COMPONENTS BECOMING LOOSE AND POSSIBLY RATTLING, AN ABNORMAL NOISE MAY BE HEARD FROM THE DRIVER AND /OR FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WHEN OPERATING THE POWER WINDOWS.

    THE DOOR GLASS MAY SEPARATE FROM THE WINDOW REGULATOR, BIND AND SHATTER DURING OPERATION OF THE POWER WINDOWS, CAUSING DRIVER DISTRACTION AND/OR INJURY.

    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER DOOR GLASS BOLTS WITH NEWLY DESIGNED BOLTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 16, 2008 TO TOYOTA OWNERS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 21, 2008, FOR PONTIAC OWNERS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-888-270-9371 OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668.

    Campaign 08V162000 on NHTSA.gov

11. Exterior lightingJul 17, 2006

    CERTAIN TRADESONIC COMBINATION LAMPS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED PASSENGER VEHICLES. COMBINATION LAMPS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

    LACK OF AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS IN THE LAMPS WILL DECREASE LIGHTING VISIBILITY TO OTHER DRIVERS AND MAY POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

    TRADESONIC WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JULY 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TRADESONIC AT 626-934-8884.

    Campaign 06E064000 on NHTSA.gov

12. Exterior lighting, headlightsMar 13, 2006

    CERTAIN ANZO COMBINATION HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS WHICH FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."

    WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

    ANZO WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE HEADLAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN MAY 9, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ANZO USA AT 909-468-3688.

    Campaign 06E023000 on NHTSA.gov

13. WheelsOct 6, 2003

    ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FACTORY ALUMINUM ALLOY WHEELS, THE LUG NUT(S) MAY NOT SECURE THE WHEEL PROPERLY TO THE HUB ASSEMBLY DUE TO OVER-DRILLING OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FIVE LUG NUT HOLES ON THE ALLOY WHEEL. IF THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD IN THIS CONDITION, THE LUG NUT(S) COULD POTENTIALLY LOOSEN.

    IN THE WORST CASE, THE STUD BOLT(S) MAY FRACTURE, WHICH MAY RESULT IN THE SEPARATION OF THE WHEEL FROM THE HUB ASSEMBLY AND LEAD TO A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

    DEALERS WILL INSPECT ALL FOUR FACTORY ALUMINUM ALLOY WHEELS AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE ANY FOUND TO BE OUT OF SPECIFICATIONS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 27, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.

    Campaign 03V366000 on NHTSA.gov

Representative owner complaints

506 reports, newest first.

1. Air bags, Vehicle speed control, Jun 21, 2010, crash

   TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT WAS STRUCK BY TWO OTHER VEHICLES AND HIS VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO HIS RIBS. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY WHERE HE WAS AWAITING FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,000. UPDATED 8/2/10 *CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. UPDATED 08/09/10*JB

2. Vehicle speed control, May 24, 2010

   TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT; THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED HIM BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 22,000. UPDATED 07/19/10. *LJ

3. Latches/locks/linkages, Apr 30, 2010

   TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOCK ASSEMBLY FAILED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR; HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO EITHER GET IN OR OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR IT AT HIS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63,911.

4. Engine and engine cooling, Apr 13, 2010, fire

   TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING SMELL FROM THE ENGINE AREA. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE RADIATOR WAS CRACKED; THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE IF THE BURNING SMELL WAS CAUSED BY THE CRACKED RADIATOR OR THE ENGINE OVERHEATING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,766. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

5. Steering, Apr 12, 2010

   THE STEERING ON MY 2004 IS HARDER TO CONTROL AT SPEEDS OF ABOUT 55 AND ABOVE. IT FEELS VERY LOOSE AND "SPONGY". I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD ME IT MUST BE THE TIRES. I HAD THE TIRES REPLACED, AND THE PROBLEM REMAINS. I BELIEVE THAT THE STEERING IS SIMPLY TOO LOOSE AND NOT WELL ENOUGH CONTROLLED. I HAVE TO WORK HARDER THAN I SHOULD TO KEEP IT IN LINE. THE PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR THE LAST COUPLE YEARS. *TR

6. Parking brake, Mar 29, 2010

   MARCH 24, 2010, I STARTED MY CAR FROM DEWDNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MISSION, BC PARKING LOT HEADING HOME IN ABBOTSFORD, BC. ABOUT 15 MINUTES ON HIGHWAY 11 HEADING ABBOTSFORD DIRECTION, I FOUND THAT I COULD NOT BRAKE THE CAR TO STOP. LUCKILY, I MANAGED TO STOP. THEN I SAW SMOKE CAME OUT FROM THE BACK WHEELS, AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LEVER WAS HIGH UP, WHICH IT HAD NOT BEEN RELEASED BEFORE I STARTED TO DRIVE. I WAS SCARED AND CALLED THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, SUNRISE TOYOTA IN ABBOTSFORD TO TOW THE CAR. THE NEXT MORNING, THE STAFF AT THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ME THAT I HAD TO PAY ABOUT $1200.00 TO FIX THE CAR MYSELF AS THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER IT DUE THE FAULT I MADE MYSELF. THEY CLAIMED THAT I SHOULD HAVE NOT UNRELEASED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, WHICH WHY IT BURNED THE WHOLE BRAKING SYSTEM. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT I FORGOT TO RELEASE THE EMERGENCY HAND BRAKE BEFORE I DROVE. THE FIRST TIME HAPPENED TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO THAT I REALIZED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT RELEASED IMMEDIATELY, AS I FELT THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO MOVE. MY CONCERN IS THAT I DID NOT FEEL ANY DIFFICULTY OR RESTRICTION TO MOVE THE CAR WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT RELEASED THIS TIME, AS I DID NOT REMEMBER IF THE RED LIGHT OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON. UNFORTUNATELY, THE CAR MOVED SMOOTHLY EVEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS UP HIGH. THAT WAS WHY I DID NOT REALIZE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT RELEASED. MY CAR IS ONLY SIX YEARS OLD, WITH 80,000KM, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING PROPERLY. I THOUGHT THAT I WAS GOING TO DIE WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WHEN I EXITED THE HIGHWAY, AS THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS BURNING OFF WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT BEING RELEASED. IT IS NOT A REASONABLE TIME FRAME FOR AN EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP FUNCTION IN FIVE OR SIX YEARS. IN OTHER WORDS, TOYOTA INC. SHOULD HAVE WARNED ALL THE DRIVERS WHO DRIVE TOYOTA COROLLA 2004 MODEL TO REPLACE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES OF THEIR CARS IN FIVE OR SIX YEARS, OTHERWISE THEY WILL RISK THEIR LIVES.

7. Air bags, Vehicle speed control, Mar 17, 2010, crash

   REAR END COLLISION INVOLVING 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA AND NISSAN XTERRA. UPON COLLISION THE CAR'S ENGINE WAS REVVING AND THE IGNITION HAD TO BE TURNED OFF TO GET THE CAR TO STOP MOVING. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE COROLLA WAS DAMAGED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NOT SURE IF THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. DEFINITELY THINK THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE COROLLA WAS TOTALED. *TR

8. Fuel system, Other, Mar 16, 2010

   FOR ALMOST 9 MONTHS, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FUEL MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA WITHOUT THE GAS PUMP STOPPING DESPITE MY GAS TANK NOT BEING COMPLETELY FULL. THIS OCCURS ON A WEEKLY BASIS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE CAUSE FOR THIS IS A FAULTY CHARCOAL CANISTER. THIS MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE THE CORRECT DIAGNOSIS; INSTEAD THERE MAY BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE VENTILATION IN MY GAS TANK THAT IS NOT ALLOWING FUMES TO PROPERLY VENTILATE WHILE FUELING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD NO REPAIRS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE COST OF A NEW CHARCOAL CANISTER ($400) IS QUITE HIGH AND THE CHARCOAL CANISTER MAY NOT EVEN BE THE PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF ANY OTHER 2004 TOYOTA COROLLAS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AS WELL. *TR

9. Steering, Vehicle speed control, Mar 16, 2010, crash

   MY DAUGHTER HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A MOTORCYCLE, WHILE DRIVING HER 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE MOTORCYCLE RIDER WAS KILLED. THE AIRBAG IN THE COROLLA DEPLOYED AND SAVED MY DAUGHTER'S LIFE. UNFORTUNATELY, SHE STILL HAS LITTLE, OR NO MEMORY OF THE ACCIDENT. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, OR WHY? THE POLICE BELIEVE SHE LOST CONTROL OF HER VEHICLE, CROSSED THE LANE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND STRUCK THE MOTORCYCLE. A WITNESS STATED HER CAR WAS GOING FAIRLY FAST. WHY WAS IT GOING SO FAST IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA? A TRAFFIC LIGHT WAS RIGHT IN FRONT HER (ABOUT 100 FEET AHEAD). AT THAT LIGHT, SHE WOULD HAVE TAKEN A SQUARE RIGHT HAND TURN, ENROUTE TO HER HOME. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SHE WAS GOING SO FAST. AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SHE LOST CONTROL OF HER CAR. SHE WAS 90% OF THE WAY HOME. IT WAS ABOUT 6:15 IN THE AFTERNOON IN THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER. A SUNNY DAY, NO CLOUDS OR PRECIP. THE CAR IS BEING HELD BY THE WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA POLICE DEPARTMENT. CAN YOU INSPECT THE VEHICLE? SHE HAD COMPLAINED TO ME ABOUT THE VEHICLE PREVIOUS TO THIS. SHE ONCE ASKED ME ADD POWER STEERING FLUID. WHEN I CHECKED, THE RESERVOIR WAS ALREADY UP TO THE FULL MARK. BEING A DAD, MY ONLY JOB WAS TO MAINTAIN THE CAR (CHANGE OIL, ETC). I VERY, VERY RARELY DROVE THE CAR. AND WHEN I DID DRIVE, IT WAS FINE. THIS COROLLA WAS REGISTERED IN MY NAME. I BOUGHT IT IN 2007 FOR MY DAUGHTER (HER FIRST CAR). I BOUGHT COROLLA'S FOR BOTH OF MY CHILDREN. I GAVE MY SON A 2001 COROLLA YEARS AGO. I'M A BIG BELIEVER IN TOYOTA QUALITY. I OWN A TACOMA MYSELF. BUT, SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT ABOUT THIS ACCIDENT. I THINK THE STEERING AND ACCELERATION SHOULD BE CHECKED, AS A MINIMUM. *TR UPDATED 05/19/10 *BF *TR UPDATED 10/04/10 UPDATED 9/27/11*CW

10. Vehicle speed control, Mar 15, 2010

    WHEN I STOP THE CAR WHEN I'M DRIVING E.G. AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CAR PULLS FORWARD WHEN I BRAKE. THIS OCCURS LIKE 70% OF THE TIME. I TRIED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH TOYOTA AND THEY TELL ME THAT THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY FOR MY VEHICLE. SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW, I THOUGHT IT WAS MY IMAGINATION BUT I CAME TO A REALIZATION THAT IT IS MY CAR. *TR

11. Vehicle speed control, Mar 15, 2010, crash

    TL- WHILE DRIVING A RENTED 2004 PONTIAC MONTANA WEST BOUND ON BRIDGE AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH A TOYOTA COROLLA DRIVING EAST BOUND CAME OVER THE MEDIUM INTO HIS LANE AND COLLIDED HEAD INTO HIS VEHICLE. THERE WAS TWO FATALITIES THE DRIVER IN THE TOYOTA COROLLA, AND HIS FRONT SEAT PASSENGER, HE AND THE OTHER TWO PASSENGERS WERE ALSO INJURED. HE STATED THIS COMPLAINT IS ON THE TOYOTA COROLLA. HE BELIEVED THE DRIVER IN THE 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS NOT ABLE BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE\\ GAS PEDAL AND BRAKES, OR ELECTRONIC CONTROL. FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL 70564001, FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROLS INVESTIGATOR REPORT F050FF004415, FLORIDA CRASH REPORT 70987110. THE MILEAGE INFORMATION FOR THE 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA WAS NOT AVAILABLE. LI UPDATED 05/10/10 *BF UPDATED 08/23/10 UPDATED 9/28/11*CW

12. Fuel system, Gasoline, Vehicle speed control, Mar 15, 2010, crash

    WHILE IN REVERSE AND BACKING MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA INTO MY GARAGE THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND I HIT THE REAR OF THE GARAGE. I AM POSITIVE I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND DROVE OUT OF THE GARAGE . I HAD TO RUN INTO A SNOWPILE ON THE FRONT LAWN TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF I LOOKED AT THE FLOOR MAT AND SAW NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THIS SAME PROBLEM WHILE REVERSING INTO THE GARAGE HAPPENED IN SEPT 2005. AT THE TIME I JUST THOUGHT THE MISTAKE WAS MINE, NOW AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT I AM CONVINCED THERE IS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. *TR

13. Vehicle speed control, Mar 14, 2010, crash

    ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK, HIT HANDICAPPED STANCHION AT BJ`S WAREHOUSE IN FARMINGDALE,NY. HAD TO TURN OFF IGNITION. IT HAPPENED ONCE. HAD THE DAMAGE REPAIRED AT FARMINGDALE AUTO COLLISION COSTING $587 NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT THIS PEDAL, DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE CAUSE WAS . *TR

14. Fuel system, Gasoline, Mar 13, 2010, crash

    I PULLED INTO HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACE AT A LOCAL RESTAURANT AND WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING MY CAR TO JUMP CURB AND PROCEED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET WHERE IT CRASHED INTO SIDE OF RESTAURANT. I AM FAIRLY CERTAIN I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND ABSOLUTELY DID NOT KEEP IT ON THE ACCELERATOR AFTER IT JUMPED THE CURB AND PROCEEDED INTO THE BUILDING. *TR

15. Vehicle speed control, Mar 9, 2010

    I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA THE OTHER DAY ON A SIDE ROAD. I WAS APPROACHING A CORNER IN THE ROAD AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF MY GAS PEDAL. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I PUSHED ON THE BREAK WHICH SLOWED THE CAR SLIGHTLY, BUT WOULDN'T STOP IT. I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS REVVING VERY LOUDLY SO I TURNED OFF THE CAR. I PROCEEDED TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND IT WAS STILL REVVING. I PULLED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND CHECK MY FLOOR MAT, AS I KNEW OF ALL THE CURRENT RECALLS IN EFFECT. THE FLOOR MAT WAS NOT IN THE WAY AND THE PEDAL APPEARED FINE. NOTHING CHANGED. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND IN ABOUT 2 HRS LATER WHEN THE TOW TRUCK GUY STARTED MY CAR, IT APPEARED FINE. IT WAS BROUGHT TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, WHOM PLAYED IF OFF AS IF MY FLOOR MAT WAS THE CAUSE AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. I THEN BROUGHT IT TO MY FATHER WHO USED TO BE A MECHANIC AND HE CHECKED ALL THE MECHANICS OF THE CAR. HE LUBED UP SOME PARTS AND CLEANED THE ACCELERATOR PLATE, HOWEVER HE STATED EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD TO HIM. AS OF TODAY THIS HAS NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

16. Air bags, Vehicle speed control, Mar 4, 2010, crash

    TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO IDLE AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING PILLAR ALTHOUGH EXTREME PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE AFTER THE CRASH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AFTER IT COOLED DOWN. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNTIL THEY SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND THE COMPLAINT TO A CLAIM ADJUSTER WHICH COULD TAKE UP TO 10 DAYS FOR A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL AT THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,050 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,100. UPDATED 06/29/10 *BF UPDATED 07/23/10*JB

17. Vehicle speed control, Mar 2, 2010

    TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 60 MPH. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING, THE CONTACT HAD PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40000.

18. Vehicle speed control, Electronic stability control (ESC), Feb 26, 2010

    MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA SURGES FOR 1-2 SECONDS WHILE AT STOP OR RED LIGHT. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO TAKE OFF BY ITSELF. THIS HAPPENS MORE OFTEN IN WARM WEATHER THAN COLD WEATHER. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEAR AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME IT IS NORMAL. THIS CAN BE OVER ALL SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

19. Vehicle speed control, Feb 23, 2010

    MY 2004 COROLLA LE IS THE FIRST VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED THAT HAS CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN I AM DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, IT HOLDS A STEADY SPEED. WHEN THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS AN INCLINE, SUCH AS A BRIDGE OR A HILL, IT WILL DOWNSHIFT AND CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE WELL BEYOND THE SPEED SET. EVERY INSTANCE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SIMPLY DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL WITHIN 5 TO 10 MPH ABOVE THE SET SPEED, BUT IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE AS LONG AS IT WAS ON THE INCLINE. THINKING THIS IS HOW CRUISE CONTROL WORKED, NOT HAVING USED IT BEFORE, I NEVER TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND SIMPLY TURN IT OFF WHEN ENCOUNTERING AN INCLINE.. IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT TOYOTA ACCELERATION ISSUES, I THOUGHT THIS INFORMATION WOULD BE USEFUL TO NHTSA. *TR

20. Vehicle speed control, Feb 23, 2010

    I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. I CAME TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHICH WAS RED. THERE WERE TWO CARS STOPPED AT THE LIGHT. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE TO STOP, THE ACCELERATOR STARTED ROARING AND THE BRAKE WOULD NOT GRAB. I PUSHED IT AS HARD AS I COULD AND FINALLY IT GRABBED JUST BEFORE I WOULD HAVE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I GOT TO WORK, I WAS BACKING INTO A PARKING PLACE AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. I WAS WEARING LARGE BOOTS AT THE TIME AND JUST ASSUMED MY FOOT HIT BOTH THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME BUT NOW THAT THE RECALL HAS HAPPENED, I WONDER IF IT WASN'T MY OVER SIZED BOOTS. *TR

21. Vehicle speed control, Feb 22, 2010, crash

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE WAS TURNING ON TO A SIDE STREET AT ABOUT 5MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FOR THREE BLOCKS AND RAN INTO A HOUSE. THE VEHICLE REVVED UP AND WOULD NOT STOP AS CONTACT WAS DEPRESSING ON THE BRAKES BECAUSE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. SHE MAY NOT WALK AGAIN. THERE IS A POLICE REPORT AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED AND ALSO THE HOUSE THAT WAS HIT HAD TO BE DEMOLISHED BECAUSE IT WAS SO BADLY DAMAGED. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

22. Other or unspecified, Feb 18, 2010, crash

    TL*THE CONTACT WANTED TO REPORT A FATAL ACCIDENT INVOLVING A 2004 TOYOTA CELICA. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE DRIVER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE DURING A ROLLOVER CRASH. THE VEHICLE TURNED OVER THREE TIMES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

23. Visibility, Feb 18, 2010

    TOYOTA IS IGNORING THE WINDOW RUN/WEATHER STRIPPING DEFECT PROBLEM ON 2004 COROLLAS. THE STRIPPING SEPARATED FROM THE WINDOW FRAME CAUSING BUCKING OF THE WINDOW. *TR

24. Steering, Feb 17, 2010

    TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. SHE NOTICED THAT WHEN THE MILEAGE WAS 40,000, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT DRIVE NORMALLY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER ALIGNED THE VEHICLE, REPLACED THE TIRES, TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND THE STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. SHE ALSO TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE PEP BOYS FOR AN ALIGNMENT AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

25. Fuel system, Gasoline, Vehicle speed control, Feb 16, 2010, crash

    2004 TOYOTA COROLLA--DRIVING ON RIGHT MOST LANE AT SPEED ABOUT 25 MILES BECAUSE SNOWING HAD STARTED . DATE 02-12-2008 ON I 96 EAST NEAR INKSTER , EXIT. SUDDENLY CAR TURNED INTO LEFT LANE AND ACCELERATED TO VERY HIGH SPEED. CROSSED 3 LEFT LANES AND CRASHED ON TO CONCRETE BARRIER BETWEEN EAST AND WEST LANES. DUE TO START OF SNOWING ,ALL TRAFFIC WAS MOVING VERY SLOW. SO ALL CARS IN OTHER LANES STOPPED. MY COROLLA DID NOT HIT ANY OTHER VEHICLE. POLICE GAVE TICKET FOR SPEEDING. (-POLICE DEPT-LIVONIA, MI-POLICE. CAR WAS TOTAL WRECK WITH FRONT DAMAGE AND CHASIS BENDING OUTWARD ON RIGHT SIDE. CAR WAS TAKEN TO TROY COLLISION , TROY , MI. CITIZEN INSURANCE DECLARED " TOTAL ". THOUGH I WAS NOT INJURED , IT IS CLOSE TO WORST CRASH AND I HAD TO BUY NEW CAR SPENDING $10,000 EXTRA. I HAD NO ANSWER FOR SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND VEHICLE TURNING AND CRASHING. NOW I KNOW THIS WAS EXACTLY WHAT IS REPORTED NOW-SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND CAR GOING OUT OF CONTROL -A DEFECT IN THE CAR. *TR