Manufacturer: NEW UNITED MOTOR MANUFACTURING, INC.
Manufacturer Id: 1062
Model: Corolla
Model Year: 2009
Note: Manufactured by NUMMI, but marketed by Toyota for 1NX.
Plant City: Fremont
Plant Company Name: New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc.
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: California
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: ZRE142L / AZE141L
TPMS: Direct
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
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COMPONENT
Complaint
2007
SERVICE BRAKES
ON A RAINY OCTOBER 28, 2012 SUNDAY, I WAS TRAVELING ON RTE. 73, IN MOORSETOWN, NJ AND I ATTEMPTED TO GET OFF 73 AND GO DOWN THE RTE. 295 N RAMP. AS I WENT DOWN THE RAMP, I PUT ON MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT FELT LIKE MY CAR WAS FLYING. THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, THE CAR SPUN AROUND AND CRASHED INTO THE CURB SO HARD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, THAT IT TOTALED THE BACK AND FRONT RIMS OF MY TIRES. THEN ONCE I THANKED GOD FOR NOT LETTING THERE BE ANY CARS AROUND ME AND LETTING ME BE ALRIGHT, THEN I ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE CAR. I BACKED THE CAR UP A LITTLE BIT THEN PRESSED DOWN ON BRAKE TO CHANGE GEAR INTO DRIVE AND TURNED STEERING WHEEL AWAY FROM CURB, AND MY CAR FLEW TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RAMP AND CRASHED INTO THE CURB ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE OF WHICH DAMAGED THE FRONT RIM ON THAT SIDE AND THROUGH ALL OF THIS THE AIR BAG NEVER EJECTED. I COULD KIND OF UNDERSTAND THAT IT WAS WET AND THE CAR HYDROPLANED BEFORE FIRST CRASH. BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW BEFORE THE CAR TOOK OFF THE SECOND TIME WHILE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND BARELY MOVING, BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. AT THIS POINT I WAS SCARED TO MOVE THE CAR AGAIN, SO I JUST CUT THE CAR OFF AND SAT THERE FOR A WHILE, THEN TURNED IT BACK ON, THEN IT FELT LIKE BRAKES WERE ALRIGHT WHEN I PRESSED DOWN ON IT. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE BRAKES AND OF COURSE THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM. AT THIS POINT AND TIME, I DO NOT TRUST THIS CAR, BUT I DO TRUST GOD TO KEEP ME SAFE IN THIS CAR OR ELSE I WOULDN'T EVEN DRIVE IT AFTER THAT EPISODE. I NEEDED TO GET 3 NEW RIMS, 1 TIRE, A HUB CAP AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT FOR MY CAR AND I JUST THANK GOD THAT THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGES. AND NOW I'M JUST WAITING ON THE LORD TO GIVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET A SUV AND IT WON'T BE A TOYOTA. *TR
2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED THE 2009 COROLLA S IN APRIL 2008...MONTHS LATER THE SIDE PANEL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BELOW THE SEAT BELT AND SIDE AIR BAG POPPED OFF THE VEHICLE IT APPEARS THE PLASTIC PIECE THAT HOLDS IT ON IS BROKE. ALSO, THE PASSENGER DOOR MADE A FUNNY NOISE EVERYTIME I OPEN IT. I EXAMINED IT AND IT APPEARS THE BOLTS HOLDING ON THE DOOR IS COMING LOOSE. I KEEP TIGHTENING IT BUT STILL COMES LOOSE. ANOTHER PROBLEM WE HAVE HAD IS THE FUSE FOR THE CIGARETTE LIGHTERS KEEP BLOWING AND NEED REPLACED. EVEN THOUGH THESE ARE ONLY MINOR ISSUES IT STILL IS A HASSLE FOR A BRAND NEW CAR... *TR
