2005 Toyota Corolla: jerking or lurching

Filed May 16, 2015 · Airbags · 110,799 miles · FL · crash · 1 injury

I was driving northbound in a 2005 toyota corolla on avalon park blvd. Ford fusion heading southbound entered left turn lane and did not slow down. The driver of the other vehicle continued into the intersection and collided with my corolla on the driver's side door. My head hit the inside of the window on driver's side upon impact and immediately my body jerked to the right. Driver's side airbag did not deploy upon impact. The airbag did finally deploy as my body jerked to the right which caused burns on my left arm. I and the other driver drover our vehicles into the 7-11 parking lot and I called 9-11. Orange county fire & rescue had to extract me from my corolla and place me in an ambulance. I was taken to florida hospital east emergency for treatment. Other driver was cited for failing to yield right away. My insurance says my 2005 toyota corolla was a total loss. Toyota has been notified and it is being investigated. I am also obtaining a product liability lawyer since the airbag did not deploy upon impact. I am currently going to physical therapy 3 times a week. Also developed dizziness & headaches 2 days after the accident. Crash report: 84901767

Filed Jul 23, 2012 · Transmission · 71,957 miles · NJ

In april 2012 I brought my vehicle to a toyota dealership for service; the check engine light was on. Apparently there was a recall on the ECM of the car. It was replaced and seemed fine. In july I heard a grinding sound on my car. I brought it to a dealership and they fixed the issue. It was a problem with the fuel line. They did a flush on all fluids and other work. The car works great. A week later the vehicle is "choking and jerking" when I hit the gas. Sounds like the transmission. Dealership states it is a transmission issue. They look it over and now I need a new transmission. I've never had a problem with the car before. I was not provided information when the car was there originally about the transmission; I was driving with a bad transmission.

Filed May 24, 2012 · Engine, Fuel system · 69,313 miles · CA

While driving on 55 south freeway exit from 91 west to my work, my car suddenly stopped responding. It started jerking and suddenly stopped the engine. Luckily traffic wasn't that fast otherwise it could have created a big pile up behind me. I pulled over to the right shoulder and stopped. I tried about 3-4 times to start, but it did not crank at all. So I called the tow truck and towed to nearby firestone in orange, ca. They first suspected may be the bad battery, and checked and replace the battery but still didn't start. So they did complete diagnosis and found that fuel wasn't reaching to the engine due to fuel pump failure. They recommended to changed the whole fuel pump assembly and charged me about $1100. They told me that there has been known issues on 05 toyota corolla for fuel pump failure and they knew in 2005 and issued notice too. I have bought this brand new in '04 august from toyota in claremont, ca. At least they should have notified us via email or postal mail since they knew about it, than I could have gone to dealership and have them checked for it. Now, I am stuck with the $1100 bill. That is ridiculous how careless toyota is. No wonder, they had so many recalls last year 2011. I just want the toyota to know about it and send me the money I paid to firestone. I have googled online, and found so many blogger who had issue with the fuel pump. So it has been still going on and toyota is not doing anything about it. They should fix the issue right away, it's a manufacturing defect. Why they wait until people die????

Filed Mar 1, 2011 · Transmission · 69,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota corolla. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle began to shift and jerk abnormally. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the technician stated that the vehicle was included in a recall under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 10v384000 (engine and engine cooling) and would need repairs. The vehicle was repaired under the recall yet the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the technician stated that the same failure codes were produced by the diagnostic and that the transmission would also need replacing. The vehicle was not further repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and advised that a case manager would be in touch with the contact. The approximate failure mileage was 69,000.

Filed Sep 20, 2010 · Acceleration · AZ · crash · 2 injuries

2005 toyota corolla. Consumer states unintended acceleration caused an accident. *tgw the consumer stated when she put her foot on the brake and put the gear in reverse, the vehicle suddenly accelerated as it lunged backwards and her head and passengers head jerked backwards. Consequently, the vehicle crashed into an auto stopper. The consumer then put the gear in drive and the vehicle accelerated again lunging forward and then crashed into a lawn tree. The passenger suffered a concussion and seat belt burns across her chest and the consumer suffered from seat belt burns as well across her chest.

Filed Jul 14, 2010 · Transmission · 86,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota corolla. The contact stated that whenever she would shift from park and into drive or reverse, the vehicle would abnormally jerk forward or backward. When driving over 10 MPH, the vehicle would also jerk and abnormally accelerate until she would depress the brakes. The vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop where the contact was informed that the ecu would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not serviced. The failure mileage was 86,000 and the current mileage was 88,000.

Filed Apr 20, 2010 · Acceleration · 47,000 miles · WA

I got a toyota corolla '95. Everytime I release the gas pedal, it will make a jerk motion. The maintenance indicator light is on. I went to meineke this afternoon and paid 80 for the diagnostic check. Luckily, the service tech is honest and told me about the engine control module. I will call the rodland toyota here in everett wa where I also bought the car in 2005.

Filed Mar 19, 2010 · Driver assistance · 169,542 miles · NC

Details: at 169,542 miles my 2005 toyota corolla's check engine light came on & developed harsh / jerky automatic gear changes (park to first and while driving, first to second). The dealer diagnosed this as a faulty engine computer based on code p2716. Replacement of the module corrected the problem at a cost of almost $600 for the computer itself + labor. I was told this is a known issue with the 2005 corollas.

Filed Mar 2, 2010 · Driver assistance, Transmission · 105,000 miles · OH

At approximately 105,000 miles my toyota corolla began to develop harsh and jerky automatic gear changes which progressed. At 108,000 the dealer diagnosed this as a faulty engine control module ("computer") based on code p2716. Replacement of the module corrected the problem. I was informed that toyota had a service bulletin dated september 20, 2007 tsb no. Tc014-06 indicating that they were aware of this defect and would cover under warranty to 96 months or 80,000 miles.

Filed Feb 27, 2010 · Acceleration · 67,500 miles · IA · crash · 5 injuries

Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) complaint about an accident on september 12, 2009 I was driving on old hwy 75 between salix and sloan in iowa at about 6-7 pm on september 12, 2009. My car was a corolla 2005 ce [xxx] which has 4-cylinder and about 67,000 miles on it. As I was driving on old hwy 75, I experienced a sudden acceleration, the car lurched and pulled me to the ditch on the right hand side. I immediately loosen the acceleration pad but it didn't slow down but accelerated towards the right hand side. Then I was scared that it will roll over in the ditch and so I pulled it back to the left, but there was a van coming in the opposite direction (next lane) and thus we had a head-on collision. The two old ladies incurred leg injuries and they couldn't come out of the van. The two boys (about 4 years old) seemed fine and came out of the van. Later on the two old ladies needed to have surgeries and they filed a lawsuit against me. At that time, I felt that something's wrong with my corolla but I couldn't have a chance to find it out because I need the insurance company to get me another car for commuting purposes. However, I feel that this accident was due to the corolla that I was driving at the moment and thus it was not completely my fault. Corolla 2005 is not in the recall list, but I still want to file this report and I will seek legal advice in terms of liability. Please consider my complaint carefully because I almost died in the accident and give me a reply as soon as possible.

Filed Feb 14, 2010 · Acceleration · 10 miles · DC · crash

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota corolla. The contact started the vehicle with the gear shift placed in the "drive" position and suddenly there was an aggressive acceleration. The driver applied excessive force to the brake pedal and the vehicle began to slow down. In addition, whenever in the "reverse" position the failure was more pronounced. The failure occurred whenever the vehicle was in operation. The contact experienced failure while in the reverse and rear ended a tree. There were no injuries. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer. The technician was unable to repair the vehicle due to the manufacturers design. The failure mileage was 10. The consumer stated he placed the vehicle in drive and the vehicle suddenly lurched forward. The consumer stated when he started the vehicle and put it in reverse he backed into a tree shortly after he purchased. Updated 05/20/10.

Filed Feb 3, 2010 · Engine · 93,500 miles · CA

Check engine light -code p2716 - hard shifting - jerking when shifting.