Note: Manufactured by NUMMI, but marketed by Toyota for 1NX.
Plant City: Cambridge
Plant Company Name: Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Inc.
Plant Country: Canada
Plant State: Ontario
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: ZZE130L
TPMS: Direct
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STEERING WOULD BECOME HARD TO TURN AND INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO INDEPENDENTLY PULL IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE IN THE 2010 MODEL COROLLA VEHICLES AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS CURRENTLY WORKING ON A REMEDY TO ADDRESS THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES DUE TO THE CONTACT'S CONCERNS REGARDING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,715 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,150. UPDATED 07/19/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/12/10 THE CONSUMER STATED AN UPDATED STEERING COMPUTER WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE, WHICH HAS MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE. UPDATED 10/19/10*JB
2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH IN HER DRIVEWAY THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A CLANKING NOISE. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, OBSERVED THE NOISE, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. AS SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKES, THEY DID NOT RESPONDED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DEALERS WHO WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. SHE STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AT FIRST BUT THE LONGER SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE THE MORE CONSTANT THE FAILURE BECAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE SHIMS WERE MISSING WHICH HE ADDED ADDITIONAL ONES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN YOU ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL EVERYTHING THAT WAS ELECTRICAL BEGAN TO DIM LOW AND THEN NORMAL. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,027.