2020 Toyota Corolla

The contact leased a 2020 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while driving at 62 mph, another vehicle was driving above 100 mph, crashed into the rear driver side bumper and moved up to the rear driver side door. The vehicle then bounced into the front driver side door ripping off the driver's side view mirror and continued driving. The contact's vehicle slid upon impact and the contact hit his head on the roof of the vehicle then hit the front driver's door window. The contact's right side hip hit the center console. No air bags were deployed. A police report was filed. The contact did not receive medical attention on the scene but later went to the hospital for hip injuries. The vehicle was not towed and the contact was able to drive the vehicle after the collision. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a claim was opened. The manufacturer wanted to inspect the vehicle, however the vehicle rental company had already repaired the vehicle. The failure mileage was 16,535.

The contact owns a 2020 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that the driver’s side front seat belt buckle mechanism malfunctioned and failed to lock as designed. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000. The Vin was not available.

DRIVE ASSIST OCCASIONALLY SWERVES OUT OF LANES AT PARKED VEHICLES, PEDESTRIANS, AND EVEN CARS IN ON COMING LANES. HAPPENS INCONSISTENTLY AND IS UNPREDICTABLE. WHEN THE CAR IS PERFECTLY CENTERED WITH DRIVE ASSIST ON, YOU BEGIN TO LET YOUR GAURD DOWN. WHICH IS WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT YOUR CAR TO FORCIBLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT AN UNSUSPECTED BICYCLIST.

VEHICLE IS JERKING AND SHUTTERING WHILE IN MOTION BETWEEN 4-20MPH COLD OR HOT AND A/C ON OR OFF. THIS OCCURS BEFORE BRAKING AND SEEMS TO JERK FORWARD. TENDS TO OCCUR MORE OFTEN IN PARKING LOTS. THIS ISSUE IS ACCOMPANIED BY AGGRESSIVE ENGINE SHAKING AND ALL PASSENGERS CAN FEEL THE ROUGH IDLE. THIS ISSUE IS PROGRESSIVE GETTING WORSE WITH TIME OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, SPARK PLUGS WAS THE ASSUMED ISSUE FROM TECHNICIAN. FIRST DIAGNOSIS WAS SPARK KNOCK. REPLACED SPARK PLUGS, DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. SECOND DIAGNOSIS WAS "OFF CENTER STEERING WHEEL CAUSING STABILITY CONTROL TO OVERRIDE DRIVER THROTTLE INPUTS AND LEAD TO JERKY OPERATION" CASE IS ONGOING AND A RESOLUTION HASN'T BEEN PROVIDED OR SOLVED. TOYOTA CORP. IS OPENING AN INVESTIGATION/CASE.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY AND THE 2 REAR TIRES BLOW OUT THE CAR ONLY HAS 18K MILES ON IT AND I ASK TOYOTA IF THE TIRES HAVE A WARRANTY AND THEY SAID NO SO MY DAUGHTER HAD TO BUY 3 NEW TIRES SHE SPEND 1200 ALSO A SENSOR GOT DAMAGED HER CAR SPIN OUT OF CONTROL SHE WAS LUCKY SHE DIDN'T HIT OTHER CAR . WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS, PLEASE HELP MY PHONE NUMBER IS +[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

STARTING MONDAY AFTERNOON (01/18/2021) MY CAR HAS BEGUN TO STALL EVERYDAY. IT CONTINUES TO STALL NOW. THURSDAY (01/21/2021) I ALMOST HAD A ACCIDENT BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD NOT GO NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED THE GAS. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WERE I AM LEASING IT (01/21/2021) AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I SAW ON THE TOYOTA WEBSITE THAT MY CAR WAS APART OF THE FUEL PUMP RECALL EVEN THOUGH WHEN I ENTER MY VIN NOTHING POPPED UP. MAY YOU PLEASE ASSIST ME? I HAVE TO WORK AND I NEED MY VEHICLE IN ORDER TO DO THAT.

THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID SPRAYS OVER THE CAR ONTO CARS/ROAD BEHIND THE CAR. THE WASHER FLUID ALSO SPRAYS INTO THE CAR OF THE SUNROOF IS OPEN. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP REPORTS THAT IT'S 'OPERATING AS DESIGNED' AND DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS CONCERNING BECAUSE IT COULD DISTRACT THE DRIVER BEHIND ME WHEN I TRY TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD AND THEY COULD RUN INTO MY VEHICLE, POSSIBLE CAUSING A MULTI-CAR CRASH.