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2016 Toyota Corolla Vehicle Speed Control Problems

16
Owner complaint records in our dataset

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 16 stored complaint records:

  • 7 indicate a crash
  • 1 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi10
60–100k mi1
100–150k mi1
30–60k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • January 8, 2020 · 600 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl* the contact owns a 2016 toyota corolla. The contact stated that while reversing out of a parking lot, the vehicle accelerated. The contact depressed the brake pedal but was not able to stop. The contact placed the vehicle in neutral which failed to engage causing the contact to crash into a post. No airbag deployed. No medical attention was contacted. No police report was made and no injuries were sustained. The…

    Crash reported

    ODI 11301700

  • November 8, 2019 · 80,000 miles

    Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control

    2016 toyota corolla, 80,000 miles. I'm driving up a hill towards the freeway and my car slows and comes to a stop. I try to turn the car on and it won't turn on. Get it towed to a mechanic and they say the transmission failed and it'll be $8,000 to repair. This transmission failure came out of the blue and my car isn't even covered for it because my warranty expired at 75,000 miles. Contacted toyota usa and they…

    ODI 11279914

  • March 6, 2019 · 54,500 miles

    Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control

    Sudden lost in speed weather it's to slow down or after coming to a stop happens infrequently usually having me to pull over turning of car and turning back on to correct the issue. Major concerns are when on the highway with traffic going anyware from 45 to 75 miles per hour having the car loose speed to less than 15mph is a real danger

    ODI 11187404

  • December 7, 2018 · 2,368 miles

    Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control

    I was driving on a city street at 15 mph and when my foot pressed the brake (for 2 seconds), the engine revved and the vehicle accelerated for a couple of seconds before braking fully.

    ODI 11156891

  • July 2, 2018 · 116,000 miles

    Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control

    The car failed to accelerate properly when entering the highway. It would not exceed 45 miles per hour. Toyota is aware of this transmission problem as they had previously issued a service campaign bulletin to address the faulty transmission. However, they have since suspended the recall leaving drivers who are experiencing this problem at risk. The only apparent solution is to replace the transmission at a cost of…

    ODI 11115101

  • March 28, 2018

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Per toyota's website- (suspended) and "remedy not available" special service campaign j0d-remedy notice certain 2014-2017 model year corolla vehicles. The vehicle could experience a reduction of speed while being driven because the transmission is receiving and improper programming.

    ODI 11091579

  • January 12, 2018

    Vehicle Speed Control

    2016 toyota corolla. Consumer writes in regards to unintended acceleration. *ld the consumer stated upon depressing the brake to pull into a parking space, the vehcle lunged forward into a guard rail. *js

    Crash reported

    ODI 11078128

  • October 24, 2017 · 13,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    I was pulling in to parking space at a very low speed. My car started to accelerate and lunged into pared car in front of me. Causing damage to other car and mine. I had my foot on the brake but it didint stop the car. A couple if days before the same thing happened to my husband when he was pulling into parking place and car started to accelerate and lunged forward. We got back the results from toyota and the said…

    Crash reported

    ODI 11055024

  • October 24, 2017 · 15,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    I had eased in my parking space and all of a sudden my car started to excelerate and lunged forward and hit the parked car in front of me. There was nothing i could do but watch helplessly. It's was like the car had a mind of its own. I couldn't understand what happened. I did put my foot on brake it didint help.it was 10: 15 am. I was praking to pick up my dog from groomer. It was on 10/24/17. It was a clear mild…

    Crash reported

    ODI 11039916

  • August 1, 2017 · 15,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    About once a month for the past 3 months, my speedometer has been stuck at 0 for at least 15 or 20 minutes of my drive. After about 15 minutes, it slowly starts to increase: if i'm going what i'd assume is 60 mph, it shows at 40 and climbing, and about 20 minutes into my commute, my speedometer appears to be working fine. This only appears to happen when the car has just been started. I took it to an authorized…

    ODI 11012703

  • May 15, 2017 · 5,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl* the contact owned a 2016 toyota corolla. On several occasions, while driving various speeds with the acclerator pedal dedepressed, the engine revved but the vehicle failed to accelerate in a timely manner. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to toyota of york ([redacted], york, pa 17402, [redacted]) where no diagnostic failure codes were found and the failure could not be…

    ODI 11075610

  • February 12, 2017 · 7,463 miles

    Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control

    When i drove my car into my garage, the car accelerated and smashed into my back garage wall (a load bearing wall), completely detaching it from the top and bottom. I decided to back up the car a foot for clearance for me into my house, but the car then accelerated backwards into the street ramming into my neighbor's vehicle. While my car was now smashed front and back, none of the air bags deployed. I put the car…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10956108

  • January 2, 2017 · 11,800 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl* the contact owns a 2016 toyota corolla. While driving at a low speed, the vehicle independently accelerated without warning. The contact crashed into another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was driven away by the contact. There were one injury that required medical attention. The dealer and the manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 11011698

  • December 7, 2016

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl* the contact rented a 2016 toyota corolla. While reversing in a parking lot, the contact's vehicle independently accelerated and crashed into another vehicle. When the vehicle was placed in the drive gear, it became inoperable and the vehicle accelerated again. The contact struck several other vehicles. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. There were no injuries. The manufacturer…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10934827

  • June 13, 2016 · 3,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    New 2016 toyota corolla - around the 3,000 mile point the speedometer failed to show any speed on 25-50 mph neighborhood and adjoining route, although the car drove at some non-indicated speed for 5 miles. Speedometer started working but when left at dealer to diagnose problem, happened again. Dealer replaced the "cluster" component containing speedometer.

    ODI 10892035

  • October 30, 2015 · 3,000 miles

    Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl* the contact owns a 2016 toyota corolla. The contact stated that when attempting to accelerate, the vehicle failed to accelerate. The vehicle's speedometer failed to indicate the accurate speed of the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer where the failure was unable to be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been made aware of the failure. The approximate failure…

    ODI 10825054