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Toyota Corolla Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

252
Owner complaint records in our dataset
13
Years with records
1999–2011
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 252 stored complaint records:

  • 74 indicate a crash
  • 30 indicate injury
  • 2 indicate fire

Complaints by year

What appears in the records

  • brake pedal · 45 records
  • taken authorized · 12 records
  • applied brakes · 11 records
  • slow down · 10 records
  • brakes failed · 9 records
  • police report · 9 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi154
30–60k mi35
60–100k mi11
100–150k mi9
150–400k mi3

Complaint evidence

Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.

  • May 23, 2016

    Air Bags · Service Brakes, Hydraulic

    Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 16v340000 (air bags) and 09v338000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The part to do the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.…

    ODI 10914075

    2010 records in this system

  • November 1, 2014

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic

    Letter from senator isakson on behalf of constituent re 2007 toyota corolla. *smd the consumer experienced a severe and sudden lock up of the brakes. The consumer stated just a small touch of the brake pedal caused the brakes to lock up. The consumer noticed when he touched the brake pedal with the engine running and the vehicle not moving, there was a loud hissing sound coming from the behind the brake pedal. It…

    ODI 10860774

    2007 records in this system

  • March 31, 2014 · 78,000 miles

    Service Brakes · Service Brakes, Hydraulic

    Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the brakes failed and caused her to crash into the rear of another vehicle. The contact sustained a fractured left hand and a police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact referenced nhtsa campaign id number: 09v338000(service brakes, hydraulic ) but did not confirm if the vehicle…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10595625

    2010 records in this system

  • October 15, 2013 · 73,000 miles

    Electrical System · Engine · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Suspension

    Prematurely failing: struts (repaired summer of 2013), water pump (repaired 10/15/13), brakes (repaired 10/15/13), and alternator (yet to be repaired). *tr

    ODI 10547941

    2010 records in this system

  • January 16, 2013 · 95,000 miles

    Electrical System · Service Brakes, Hydraulic

    Abs and brake light turned on together. This is turning out to be a very common issue which is due to the corrosion of the sensors on the rare wheels. With abs light turned on, the vehicle is incapable of applying abs when required during brake, creating a high safety concern. *tr

    ODI 10493141

    2009 records in this system

  • March 17, 2012 · 35,000 miles

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic

    Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the driver attempted to decelerate as the engine rpms increased rapidly. The contact mentioned that in order to stop the vehicle, the driver had to shift into neutral and engage the emergency brakes since the brake pedal failed to respond. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. The…

    ODI 10452481

    2010 records in this system

  • March 9, 2012 · 153,000 miles

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Steering

    Tl* the contact owned a 2003 toyota corolla s. The contact was in a crash. The contact stated that while attempting to stop the vehicle, after driving approximately 30 mph, the brake pedal and steering wheel seized. The contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the vehicle in front. A police report was filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was destroyed. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10451375

    2003 records in this system

  • February 21, 2012 · 77,907 miles

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic

    Brakes failed, pedal goes to floor, attempt to press brake pedal again still results in pedal moving to floor with no braking. Hit car in front. 2nd occurrence. First occurrence in june 2011. Dealer said they could find nothing wrong. Same problem occurred on 2/21/2012. Brakes then work after incident. Failure seems intermittent. Dealer service manager says he thinks the problem could be a master cylinder. Toyota…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10452088

    2007 records in this system