Problems with 2009 Toyota Corolla EQUIPMENT

2009 toyota corolla. consumer writes in regards to water pump pulley disengagement and need for third set of tires on vehicle. *smd the consumer stated he heard a noise coming from under the hood, followed by a sound of something hitting the highway. he gradually slowed down and pulled to the side of the road, raised the hood and discovered the flywheel for the water pump sitting on top of the engine. he walked back up the highway in an attempt to locate what fell from the vehicle. he gathered what he found and was loose under the hood, and had the vehicle towed to the nearest service center and had a new water pump installed. while at the service center, the brakes were serviced and a new set of tires were recommended because they were cupping. the consumer took the vehicle to another establishment to have the tires inspected. firestone, informed the consumer the left front and rear tow was out of alignment and they adjusted the left front to correct it, but informed him, they could not make any adjustment for the rear, as there was no guarantee given that the alignment issue was the cause of the cupping. within a week of having the new water pump installed, the consumer began to hear a clicking sound from under the hood, so he took the vehicle back to the repair shop, to determine the cause of the clicking sound. an inspection revealed the a/c compressor needed to be replaced.

2009 toyota corolla. consumer writes in regards to vehicle console accessory fuse blowing out. *smd when the fuse blew out, he was unable to charge his phone, and other accessories. the consumer stated the fuse was replaced several times.

A hit on drivers door involving a 2009 toyota corolla in which the side air bag did not deploy resulting in a shoulder injury to driver. no airbag deployment. *tr

2009 toyota corolla le car jack failure. jacked up car suddenly crash on the ground. *tr

2009 toyota corolla steering issue. car sways or "wanders" at highway speeds. dealer replaced the power steering computer with a "returned" one and the problem only became worse. im terrified to drive my car down the highway because i cant keep the car straight even with a deathgrip on the steering wheel. *tr

On and off, the car make a noise when i stop my vehicle followed by a crank noise, and feels like car doesn?t want to stop at times, matter of seconds. and being a vehicle that has 4,451 miles i took it for the 5000 miles service, because of the brakes noise concerned, i send an email to the service manager describing the problems, and the service advisor told me they have check the brakes and that my car was ready, i drove my car and it keep doing the same thing on an off, so abnormal, i wrote a second email to the service manager, i was told in few words that they have to reprogram the computer on my car since it was the transmission or power train problem i can read on my invoice performed a tsb 0082-9 reprogrammed ecu??? i drop my car at penske toyota twice; have my car like a week, since it suffer a lot damage. when i drop my car off i was told by the technician he was going to call the factory to solve the problem?? am i secure in my vehicle? i don?t feel secure on it. can they replace my car? i am afraid because of the computer issue, and the pedal issue. *tr

2009 toyota corolla. consumer states vehicle may have electrical problems. *tgw the consumer stated the left speaker shorted out, the power steering and brake lights illuminated. *jb

After toyota recalled and worked on my gas pedal, it got stuck once, which literally caused me to bump slightly into a car in front of me) then escalated on its own sporadically. one dealer agent told me would submit paperwork and it would take an hour to check, and the gas pedal would be replaced. when i tried to bring the car to be checked and worked on, he said not come till he called when he was ready. for 1-2 weeks he never called. when i went to ask, they said the car was not to be worked on for a while. i called customer service to change to another dealership. this dealership asked me to wait for 2 weeks, and said would need to keep my car for two weeks to check. i called twice but no one called back. i finally went to a dealership where i happened to be near where i worked one day. they checked to make sure my car was okay at least then. i asked them help me put my carpet in place as after detailing the first dealership did not put them back in order as they were wet. this dealership put hook on my carpet to make sure they were in place as i did not have the hook as they were supposed to be, and advised me to call customer service, not knowing i have already called and they were referring me to dealership that took forever. i was by another dealership where i worked the next day. they checked, and ordered the gas pedal immediately. in just 2-3 days they told me they had the part and had me over and got my car fixed. the carpet in the driver seat is fixed, but not the others yet. the gas pedal of my car was a risk to the safety of me and my car and other people and cars around me. the delay of the first two dealerships and customer service seem to not care for the urgent need for the pedal to be replaced immediately to ensure absolute safety. the latter two dealership were helpful to spot the problem of my carpet and took preventive measure immediately, and then got the gas pedal replaced immediately. should take care of problem better. *tr

On 3/18/10 my son was driving our 2009 toyota corolla. he accelerated onto the interstate and drove for nearly a mile. he was using the blue tooth phone that is built in to the car. he hung up from the call and within seconds the cars rpm quickly increased for at least 10 -20 seconds. the vsc, ck engine, and trac lights all came on at the same time. he took his foot off the gas pedal and it felt like it was all the way back, not sticking but the rpm's were racing.- and going about 70 mph. he put the car in neutral- it is a manual and pulled over. the rpm was still racing. he shut the vehicle off. when he turned it back on the rpm was normal but the warning lights stayed on. the car had the recall repairs completed on feb. 19, 2010. he contacted the local toyota dealer and they asked him to drive it in, which he did. they checked his floor mats and there was not an issue with them. they have opened a service repair with toyota corp. the car is at the dealer at this time. this is the first time the car has done this. *tr

I had a recall repair performed to my 2009 toyota corolla on 3/17/10 to install a reinforcement bar in the accelerator pedal. since then, i have experienced problems with the car accelerating and/or not slowing down when i take my foot off of the accelerator pedal. rather than correct a problem, the recall repair created a serious safety problem. *cn

I had a car accident. i was driving a 2009 toyota corolla. my gas feed stuck causing me to collide with to other cars. i had the repairs done at toyota. *tr

Very often, my 2009 corolla will have a very low idle, the car acts as it is going to stall. it shudders, the tach drops low, but then will come back up. it happens several times per week when i am either backing up or going from a stop into first gear. i have driven only manual transmissions for over 26 years, and this is the first vehicle i have owned that this has happened with. i fear i will be hit from behind, or t-boned when the car acts as if it wants to stall. it never has stalled, but it frightens us. as i mentioned, the car shudders, shakes when this happens to us. we feel it may have something to do with a low idle problem, either with the electronics or software. we have taken it back to the dealer a few times, but it's the famous "can not duplicate" answer. we only drive this vehicle usually from april to late october. we live in the snowbelt of ohio and drive our 4x4 jeep nov. through march. i also drive a 2001 manual transmission honda civic, with never theses issues. i can't give incident dates, this happens frequently during each week, ever since i took delivery of this car in march, 2008. again, this is a 2009 corolla s. *tr

This is a follow up to a previous complaint. i felt compelled to do so after reading other issues people were having with there toyota corollas (s). i purchased this car june 1st 2009. three weeks after purchase i noticed something was wrong with the paint. i took it to the dealers, the service dept manager looked at it and said it was due to the environment, the sales guy told me it was due to tree sap and the third time i took it the sales manager said it was from bird crap ( it's garaged most of the time). weeks later i was hit by a concrete truck, at first thought it was the trucks fault but not real sure now because of the difficult steering with this car. at the time of the accident there was no air bag deployment. i had the car repaired by a private shop, they couldn't understand why the airbag did not deploy. while my car was there they looked at the paint. i have a black car with large white spots and was told there was a problem with the clear coat and it would cost around 4,000 to fix it. i again went to the dealership and was told this time that's what happens when you buy a black car. i have filed a complaint with toyota and we all know where that has got me. i filed a complaint with the consumer complaint agency and toyota failed to respond. boy, for a reliable care the only thing i can rely on is poor quality and a death trap. i have a dodge and will drive it before this death trap. good luck trying to do a lane change and looking into the blind spots. i have almost hit cars on my right while attempting to do a lane change more times than i can count. *tr

On 2/26/10 i brought my 2009 toyota corolla le to north hills toyota/scion service center at 711 browns lane pgh pa 15237 to have the recall work performed. as per the work order #tocs162571, the work performed was: installing accelerator pedal reinforcement bar, brake inspection, installing intake air tube connector kit. up until that time, i had not experienced any problems. on 3/1/10 at 10:25am, the 2009 toyota corolla abruptly accelerated to over 7,000 rpms while my foot was applied to brake as i was coming to a stop at a red light. the car continued to move despite applying extra pressure to the brake with my foot. i then turned the car off with the key, put it in park, waited approx. 1 minute, and restarted the car. the acceleration was much worse than the first time and the needle on the tachometer again went to over 7,000 rpms and the engine sounded like a "jet engine". i immediately turned to engine off again. the police were then called as the car was blocking traffic. the officer and myself pushed the car to side of road without starting it. aaa eventually towed the car to north hills toyota/scion service center. on 3/2/10, deana hicks of the service dept. called to say, upon inspection, they found nothing wrong with the car. i asked them to examine the car further and a service tech. took it home over night in an attempt to replicate the problem and could not. at this point we were told we could take the car back. *tr