Toyota Corolla Electrical System Problems
- 509
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 22
- Years with records
- 1999–2020
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 509 stored complaint records:
- 29 indicate a crash
- 12 indicate injury
- 29 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- takata recall · 11 records
- lock unlock · 10 records
- steering wheel · 10 records
- failure mileage · 10 records
- stopped working · 8 records
- notified failure · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 135 |
| 60–100k mi | 131 |
| 30–60k mi | 89 |
| 100–150k mi | 52 |
| 150–400k mi | 19 |
Complaint evidence
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Electrical System
The battery tray (part number 74404-12560) which holds the vehicle's battery creates an unsafe condition. I noticed the battery tray is designed to fit only the panasonic battery that came with the vehicle. Thus, it is impossible to replace a discharged or defective panasonic battery with a standard bci group number battery which are readily available in retail stores. This situation will cause motorists to become…
ODI 11300087
Electrical System · Engine
My car has 91,414 miles and has had multiple cylinder misfires with my normal daily commute of six miles each way. In three years on a 4 cylinder engine i have had three ignition coils replaced, twice within two and a half years and 10,468 miles on the #2 coil. All repairs have been completed by toyota certified repair facilities with toyota oem parts. This is not normal for a low mileage vehicle maintained with…
ODI 11307935
Electrical System
Driver side electronic door lock system has failed! Does not operate using the fob, the key has to be inserted to lock and unlock the door!!
ODI 11301183
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact stated was employed by hertz rental cars. The contact stated that a 2020 toyota corolla caught on fire. Fire noticed 3-4 hours after vehicle was parked and driving out a parking lot. The fire department was contacted and extinghised the vehicle. A fire deprtment report was taken with file #111520199429275. The contact stated that after the vehicle renter was driving the vehicle out of a parking lot…
Fire reported
ODI 11308920
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
The stereo system with the touch screen keeps looping in a reboot. The bright screen flashes on and off and on and off continuously while driving causing a distraction as you are unable to switch off the stereo system.
ODI 11270935
Electrical System
Horn only works when the steering wheel is turned to the right or left and won't work when the wheel is straight. No matter if the car is moving or not the problem is fixed by replacing the clock spring, a lot of people had this issue in corolla (2010 -2012)
ODI 11268804
Electrical System · Steering Assist
Tl* the contact owned a 2018 toyota corolla. While the contact was attempting to enter highway traffic, the lane departure wheel assist malfunction. The lane departure wheel assist engaged without being activated by the driver causing the vehicle veered left and right. The contact lost control of the vehicle and it crashed into a wall barrier. The ambulance and police department assisted the driver out of the…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11291652
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
The car was in stationary mode on a city street and waiting for the red light to turn green. After a few minutes, the turned green and i accelerated a little as the car begin to move but out of nowhere the car turned off and all systems stopped, including the computer board, but before all went blank there was a message about system error with a triangle symbol, and i had to manually activate the parking lever as…
ODI 11299994