Toyota Corolla electrical problems

2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STEERING AND OTHER VEHICLE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SKID LIGHT WOULD COME ON AT ANY TIME, EVEN IF SHE WAS DRIVING SLOWLY. WHEN GOING AROUND A CORNER, CONTROLLING THE STEERING WAS SOMEWHAT OF A PROBLEM. IF IT WERE SNOWING, OR RAINING, THE REAR END WOULD SLIDE OUT TO THE POINT, THE SKID LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THERE WERE TIMES, WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. *JB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED SHE HEARD A CLICKING SOUND FROM THE VEHICLE, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES. UPDATED 11/13/14*JB

IN THE PAST YEAR THIS CAR HAS EXHIBITED MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES (52 DOCUMENTED) OF DELAYED ACCELERATION FROM 1 TO 3 SECONDS WHEN PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I HAVE TRIED TO GET TOYOTA TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND REPAIR THE PROBLEM UNSUCCESSFULLY AS THE CAR HAS BEEN COVERED UNDER ORIGINAL WARRANTY THROUGHOUT THIS TIME. MULTIPLE DRIVERS HAVE ATTESTED TO THE DEFECT. IN NCDS ARBITRATION TOYOTA CLAIMED PAUSES WERE DUE TO THE "TRACTION CONTROL" OR "ELECTRONIC VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL" KICKING IN AND REDUCING POWER TO THE WHEELS. THIS COULDN'T BE THE CASE AS IN NONE OF THE INCIDENTS DID THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WHICH COME ON WHEN THOSE FEATURES ACTIVATE LIGHT UP. MOST OF THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED ON DRY, ASPHALT, AND STRAIGHT ROADS AND NON-HURRIED DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AND RANDOM WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

DRIVING TO WORK GOING 55 MPH ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO MY TRIP I SMELLED A BURNING SMELL AND I SOON DIDN'T HAVE ANY HEADLIGHT OR DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT.TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP,THEY REPLACE DRL MODULE BUT AS SOON AS IT WAS CONNECTED,THAT NEW MODULE BURNT ALSO,SO I CAN ONLY DRIVE MY CAR DURING DAYTIME,I HAVE NO HEADLIGHT AT ALL,I ONLY HAVE SIGNAL LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHT.COULD THIS BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

OCTOBER 2013, MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA IN SOUTHERN CA, WHEN SMOKE STARTED TO FILL THE CAR. THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE MASTER WINDOW SWITCH. THE SMOKE LASTED A FEW MINUTES, AND A BURNING SMELL OF PLASTIC ALSO FILLED THE CAR. THE CAR WAS STILL ABLE TO DRIVE, BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I TOOK A LOOK AT THE SWITCH, NONE OF THE SWITCHES AT THE MASTER CONTROL WERE WORKING AND ALL FELT COMPLETELY LOOSE. I PULLED THE SWITCH PANEL AWAY FROM THE DOOR AND COULD SEE HOW THE PLASTIC WAS COMPLETELY MELTED AND HAD BURNED HOLES THROUGH THE SWITCH. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND ALL THEY COULD SAY WAS THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON THIS VIN# AND THEY WOULD NOT TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY WERE AWARE OF PROBLEMS ON OTHER VIN #'S IN THE SAME MODEL. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A FIRE HAZARD WITH THIS CAR AND TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT IT. WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR A LARGE COMPANY TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF A KNOWN PROBLEM? I RECENTLY CALLED THEM AGAIN TO SEE IF THEY HAVE ISSUED A RECALL AND STILL HAVE NOT. NOW I AM EVEN MORE UPSET! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING, HE NOTICED WHITE SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM THE REAR OF THE WINDOW. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THAT A WIRING HARNESS WAS BURNING BY THE PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DECIDED TO SEND OUT AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINEER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,007.

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. MH

WHY HAVE I NOT BEEN CONTACTED...THIS IS RIDICULOUS..10 RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE AND NONE OF THEM HAVE BEEN FIXED...THIS WAS A DANGEROUS VEHICLE THAT NEVER SHOD HAVE BEEN ON THE ROAD..TOTAL LOSES OF VEHICLE..WHERE IS THE WARRANTY?.. THIS VEHICLE WAS SOLD LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER MY ACCIDENT AND I WAS TOLD THEREFORE THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE LOCATED FOR INVESTIGATION.. I WANT SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS..!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DURING SLOW SPEEDS OR STOPPED WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL TO MOVE FORWARD THE CAR'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND I CAN'T MOVE FORWARD UNTIL I TURN THE CAR OFF, THEN BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT STOP LIGHTS, IN PARKING GARAGES, AND EVEN ON THE INTERSTATE. NOT SAFE. THIS IS MY THIRD TIME TAKING MY VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE SAME PROBLEM. I PAID $900 TO FIX THE ECU (WHICH THEY TOLD ME WAS THE ISSUE), BUT THE SAME PROBLEM KEEPS HAPPENING. THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT IN THEY FIXED SOMETHING WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS, NOW THE THIRD TIME THEY FIXED SOMETHING WITH A SHORT IN THE BRAKES ... THE TAILLIGHTS WERE BLINKING RAPIDLY? I DOUBT THE PROBLEM IS FIXED AND I AM VERY FRUSTRATED TO PAY THAT KIND OF MONEY WITH NO REFUND WHEN THE SAME ISSUE KEEPS HAPPENING. A SIMILAR ISSUE HAPPENED IN A RECALL WITH THE 2005-2008 COROLLA/MATRIX MODELS AND THEY HAD THE ECM FIXED WITH NO CHARGE. SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM TO ME. *TR

DURING SLOW SPEEDS OR STOPPED WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL TO MOVE FORWARD THE CAR'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND I CAN'T MOVE FORWARD UNTIL I TURN THE CAR OFF, THEN BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT STOP LIGHTS, IN PARKING GARAGES, AND EVEN ON THE INTERSTATE. NOT SAFE! THIS IS MY THIRD TIME TAKING MY VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE SAME PROBLEM. I PAID $900 TO FIX THE ECU (WHICH THEY TOLD ME WAS THE ISSUE), BUT THE SAME PROBLEM KEEPS HAPPENING. THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT IN THEY FIXED SOMETHING WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS, NOW THE THIRD TIME THEY FIXED SOMETHING WITH A SHORT TO THE BRAKES ... SOMETHING ABOUT THE TAILLIGHTS BLINKING RAPIDLY? I DOUBT THE PROBLEM IS FIXED AND I AM VERY FRUSTRATED TO PAY THAT KIND OF MONEY WITH NO REFUND WHEN THE SAME ISSUE KEEPS HAPPENING. A VERY SIMILAR ISSUE HAPPENED IN A RECALL WITH THE 2005-2008 COROLLA/MATRIX MODELS AND THEY HAD THE ECM FIXED WITH NO CHARGE. SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM TO ME. *TR