2008 Toyota Corolla owner complaints

I have visited and called kendall Toyota in miami five times (today included) to change the airbags in my matrix and the answer is always the same: we don't have them, they are in back order. What are we Toyota owners of recalled airbags causing deaths supposed to do?

Someone pulled out in front of me and I hit them with the front of my car. I was driving 40 miles an hour on a city street. It crashed in the front end, radiator, fenders and hood. The airbags did not deploy. I had been sent a recall notice and scheduled an appointment at a local Toyota dealer immediately. The crash happened two weeks before the appointment. This is a known problem with the manufacturer. NHTSA recall no. 19v-627

Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 Toyota corolla. The contact received NHTSA campaign number: 16v127000 (air bags) however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. Parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 Toyota corolla. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v127000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 Toyota corolla matrix. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 19v627000 (air bags). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact called jim coleman Toyota (10400 auto park ave, bethesda, md 20817, (301) 469-7100) and was informed that the parts were not available. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.*dt*jb

Had a car accident. My 08 Toyota corolla flipped and spun. The airbags did not deploy. The seatbelt latch got broken. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Toyota corolla matrix. The contact received a recall notification in the mail for NHTSA campaign number: 19v627000 (air bags). The contact spoke with joe myers Toyota (19010 northwest fwy, houston, tx 77065, (281) 973-5306) and was informed that the part was not available for the repair. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

I had my car checked because a light came on on my dash on 12/6/17 so I had it checked and it ended up being my tire pressure was low, but the monitor they hook up indicated that my passenger airbag was affected, so I took it into Toyota and they looked at me like I was dumb and just told me that they put air in my tires and everything was fine. So on 12/12/17 my maintenance required light came on and I had o'reilys check with there monitor and again it red flagged the passenger airbag, I knew it was time for an oil change so I figured that's why my maintenance required light was on but what concerns me is the airbag. According to my notes, I had my airbags supposedly replace in july of 2016 and I am not sure if a light would come on indicating something was wrong with the airbags but I

I was driving 40 MPH on state route 315 south. Cars in front of me stopped for a jack-knifed truck. I hit my brakes and slid on black ice. I slid 50 yards into the rear of another vehicle. My front in was smashed in, bending the radiator and frame, causing the hood to crumple and the side panels to jam the front doors shut. My head snapped forward and hit my chest upon impact, and then snapped back against the headrest. My car is totaled from this, and the airbags did not deploy. The collision impacted the entirety of the front of my vehicle. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Toyota corolla. The contact was driving 35 MPH and attempting a left turn when a vehicle crashed into the front of the contacts vehicle and the air bags did not deploy. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was contacted in regards to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The current and failure mileage was approximately 26,000.

I was driving at 65 miles an hour, the check engine light came on, and I lost power. I hit the accelerator and nothing happened. Luckily I was able to get off of road safely. After restarting the car, it shifted harshly into first and would not let me accelerate past 25. *tr

My car had difficulty starting after getting the new battery last month, and a couple days ago my engine stalled as I slowed it down to stop in the busy traffic road while I was going to the dealership to get it checked. I had it towed to the nearest dealership assuming that a wrong battery was installed, but it turned out to be a bad ECM. I had to get it fixed by paying over $800. The thing is the ECM unit in my car was a replaced one in the past as the Toyota recalled it. I am really scared of driving my car now because it might happen again in the future, and I wonder if Toyota knows this issue that the ECM does not recognize a new battery well. I read the same story while searching for this problem. *tr

2008 Toyota corolla. Vehicle was parked, started and then put in reverse. Upon applying the brakes while in reverse the car would not stop. Seems as if the brakes would not engage. Vehicle hit a mailbox and then stopped. Same problem occurred approx 1 month later. Again low vehicle speed and no accident reported. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 Toyota corolla. While driving approximately 50 MPH with the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle decelerated to 40 MPH. The contact released the brake pedal and when she attempted to reapply the brakes, the pedal would not move. After 30 seconds, the pedal moved slightly, but the vehicle would not stop and crashed into the rear end of another vehicle. The road conditions were wet. A police report was filed. The vehicle was driven to the dealer. While at the dealer, the gear would not shift from park into drive. The vehicle remains at the dealer and has not been repaired. The front license plate was dented. The current and failure mileages were 1,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 Toyota corolla. The vehicle was previously repaired for the recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 10v384000, engine and engine cooling. While driving approximately 65 MPH the check engine light began illuminating on the dashboard. The vehicle was taken directly to an authorized dealer because prior to being repaired under the recall the vehicle would stall moments after the check engine light began illuminating. The ECM was replaced by an authorized dealer. The VIN was unknown. The failure and current mileages were 50,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 Toyota corolla. While driving approximately 60-65 MPH, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The contact engaged the accelerator which caused the vehicle to decelerate. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic who stated that the vehicle should be towed to an authorized dealer. The dealer replaced the engine control module. The failure occurred three additional times. The second time the dealer reprogrammed the ECM. The third and fourth failures, the ECM was replaced by the dealer. December 2010, the check engine light illuminated and the dealer replaced a part to the computer. The contact called the manufacturer, filed a complaint and was informed that the vehicle was not included in recall 10v384000 (engine and engine cooling). The failure mileage was approximately 35

My wife was entering a perpendicular parking spot, she was approximately 10 to 15 feet from a retaining wall when all of a sudden our 2008 Toyota corolla accelerated. Her foot was on the brake, bringing it slowly into the parking spot, and to a stop. The car all of a sudden accelerated and sounded like some one accelerating the car if it was in park. Our daughter and grandson's were in the car. The car hit the retaining wall causing $2500 damage to the front of the car. The retaining wall was made of railroad ties. A tie was knocked out of place (also rotten) this happened on private property, so authorities were not called. The air bags did not deploy, mainly because the car went up on the wall. Had she not been turning into a parking place, she would have went straight into a

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Toyota corolla. While driving approximately 5 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated independently. The contact crashed into another vehicle and came to a stop. The vehicle was towed to an auto shop for body repair. The contact was transported to the hospital via ambulance for treatment of chest contusions, a brain concussion and injuries to the spine. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and sent a technician to inspect the vehicle. The technician was unable to determine the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 2,000. *tr

The seller of this vehicle rolled back the odometer to 135,000 when the carfax reports in April of 2024 the car was at 200,000 miles

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 Toyota corolla. The contact stated that there was water in the vehicle on the driver rear side. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer in 2008 where a broken seal in the rear windshield was replaced under warranty. The failure occurred again. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who stated that she would have to pay for a diagnostic test. The contact called the manufacturer who referred her to the dealer. The failure mileage was 6,678 and the current mileage was 14,554.