1. While driving at approx. 25 MPH, the car suddenly lost power; I was able to drive about 2 MPH into a nearby gas station. The battery light was not on, but the orange engine light came on. After 5 minutes, the employee was able to start the car and I drove one mile to my home. My repair mechanic did a computer scan indicating possible problems with a switch and suggested that I drive around for about a week before returning. 2. A similar incident occurred 10 days later. I glided into a parking lot, waited 10 min., and the car resumed at regular speed. 3. On 8/7/14, I drove 2 mi. Back to the repair shop at a regular speed. A second scan could not be completed because the car suddenly stopped responding to the repair shop's computer. At this point the car is completely inoperable and must be towed to a toyota dealer. I was advised that I may need a new computer. My 2009 toyota corolla has about 48,000 miles on it. I do not believe that a computer failure is normal within the age and mileage range of this car. Thank you for looking into this issue..
2009 Toyota Corolla driver assistance complaints
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On june 6th 2011 I brought my 2009 corolla to the toyota dealer, I lost complete power of the electronic power steering, AC and power windows, after inspection they suggest I replace the alternator at $965 charge, I declined the repair, I bought a new battery and drove the car home I still have not fixed it, I replace the alternator and that did not fixed the problem either, the toyota dealer also suggested to change the water pump they say they change it but I still see the old some what dirty old water pump.
I was currently on 1 and 9 north of jersey city nj. I was on a stop light and when it turned green, the car did not accelerate as much as it was suppose to when you press on gas pedal. It was literally moving 5 miles per hour. I was pressing the gas pedal for the car to go but it was still not even moving up. I turned on the hazards and pulled over. Then the check engine light came on. I turned off the car first. I checked the gas tank and the engine but I couldn't find anything wrong with it. The check engine light was lit until the next day. I brought it to the car dealership and they said they are not 100% sure what is wrong with it but they disconnected the alarm wire to see if that was the problem. The second problem of this car is when you press on the brake, it still moves a little bit. When you start going and pressing on the gas pedal, you have to press on it harder for it to go but it gases up than it normally does. I have recently saw the previous owners receipts for its car service and he had the same problem. He always had to fix the accelerator but until now, it is still the same and still needs to be fixed. I don't know what to do and where to go to fix this problem.
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. While driving approximately 40 MPH under rainy weather conditions the vehicle began to hydroplane and was involved in a crash. The contact thought that the electronic stability control should have prevented the crash. A police report was not filed but the driver was injured. The vehicle was towed to a local facility and was not examined for the cause of failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 40,000.
I have two related concerns about the 2009 corolla s with traction and stability control. It is my belief that there is an unresolved software issue with the ABS / stability system. I noticed the first issue at only 6000 miles, right after my second service at the toyota dealer. They performed the brake manifold recall related to the federal safety agency campaign id number: 09v338000 during that service. The front brakes began to shake violently during braking from 65 MPH. It felt like the rotors were severely warped when this occurred. This does not occur every time. The toyota dealer examined the vehicle and they stated they could not find any issues and would not test the vehicle above 55 MPH. Each time I took the vehicle in for a scheduled service, the problem would suddenly get worse again. They like to tighten the rear brakes each time. I asked them to leave the rear brakes alone and did not see the normal aggravation of the front disk pulsation issue. I do still see severe vibration periodically. This symptom appears to occur most when the ambient external temperature is lower than 2 degrees below freezing and all the lights are fully lit. Due to the sporadic nature of the vibration, my concern is that the ABS system is unable to keep up or there is a voltage fluctuation with all the lights on that triggers the system to pulse the brakes intentionally. I have found others are seeing the same type of issue and noticed that you have a similar request odi id number: 10359202 from someone that has the same year and model with many identical VIN number digits. I currently have the original parts on the vehicle, if you need to inspect them. My secondary concern occurred when I tested the emergency (hand) brake on a long straight road. The stability control system threw the vehicle from side to side violently which could easily cause complete loss of control. This appears to be a software issue due to an 'unforeseen' but plausible condition.
I have experienced great amount of stress due to my 2009 toyota corolla. I experience the car shifting from right to left at high speeds (over 65 MPH). I took it to toyota of orange and they tested and legally they can only go 60mph or highway speed-limit. They kept denying any problems with the car, & came back to speak with the toyota representative. I went in 3 times prior to this to see if they could find a problem, she said there's nothing wrong after special 'tests' were done. After that we took it in again and they performed an alignment which helped a little during regular speeds. But I still have the same problem, I recently took it in for the re-call, glad that was fixed, but at 70-80 MPH if I shift into another line that is putting my life in great danger! I drive slower but I live in southern california so sometimes its unsafe to be driving at such speeds. I have also been experiencing paint problems with the vehicle, various scratches I don't know where they appear from, and my car is garaged mostly. There also a couple of chips in the paint, I took it in and they just washed and detailed the vehicle, which did help but there's scratches again, the paint seems to be defective. Another problem I'm experiencing with this vehicle is randomly maybe once or twice a month when started in the morning (parked in the garage which isn't cold at all) the whole car vibrates horrible, coming from the engine, as if its not held together well. It lasts for around a minute. I took it in to the dealership and they said since its not a constant problem they cant detect but if I leave it over night and if it happens they'll see, of-course it didn't happen they claimed they tested everything possible and there was no check engine lights etc. No signs when the steering goes crazy. Obviously this car is a defect the reason why I purchased a toyota corolla was because I have no problems with my 2005, and all the other cars I have owned, don't have steering or paint problems.
Purchased 2009 corolla in april 2008 - some major complaints are provided: (1) family does not feel safe in car - a lot of stress, pain and inconvenience to continue to have car serviced - dissatisfied with car's performance. (2) electronic power steering (eps) - car sways and cannot stay in straight line - noticeable on a daily basis - dealership tried to correct - still drifting - complained - dealership changed wheels/tires - swaying still exists - dealership said I just needed to "get use to the new eps" (3) loud cabin noise - car was advertised as being quiet - a lot of road noise (4) rattling noise - manifold pan bolt fell out - bolt was replaced (5) involuntary acceleration - accelerator pedal was replaced after "reinforcement fix" did not work. (6) owned 2003 and 2004 corollas that did not have as many problems.
Vehicle 2009 toyota corolla twitching and grinding in the electric steering have had vehicle back to dealers several times they say they cannot find anything to fix don't I feel very unsafe in it only 26000 klix help' would you please forward this info. To highway safety traffic administration.
We have a 2009 corolla. The vehicle has been jumping right from the time of purchase when we mention to dealership they have told us there is nothing wrong with the vehicle several times. They don't even document it unless we are demanding it. We have not had an accident as of yet but the spring has been put under the pedal and it still wants to take off at times. It is not consistent but frequent enough to be concerned. Towne toyota refuses to own up to this problem, the date is the first date we experienced it.
Since purchasing my 2009 corolla I had to have a belt change, I had an issue with the accelerator pedal they stated was my floor mat, and then my accelerator pedal would stick. The problem with the accelerator pedal would include times of low acceleration to the pedal sticking in the depressed position even if my foot was off the accelerator. In addition, since the snow is greater this year giving me a better idea how it handles in the snow I have encountered a dangerous problem that scares me. I wrote to toyota about it on 2/24/10 and today 2/26/10. Below is my last e-mail to them. "driving in the snow 2/25/10 I encountered several times when the traction control kicked in and I had power loss to the vehicle. It happened even on the highways. The car would slow to almost a stop. I pressed and pressed on the accelerator picking up my foot and putting down at times to see if it would help but it would continue to slow or have total power loss where I could not go. It was as if I had no power to the accelerator. The pedal was limp. It is very dangerous, especially on a highway! Driving and having the car then slow or stop or almost stop to where I can't go is dangerous, please help!!!!! Again, in the drop down menu below for the sub-type of vehicle corolla is not listed as a category. My car is a 2009 corolla". The date selected below as incident date: I selected the incident date as the date of the last time the incident occurred even though the problem has also occurred before this date.
Driving on a highway or roads the is above 50 MPH, my car steering wheel started to make a unusual movements ,it feels like don't have any control over the vehicle I recently had a incident, it was a monday morning went I was driving on a parkway about 55 MPH went my vehicle star to pull to my right them left and was very hard to stay in a straight line so I stop and call my dealer and have them check it out but nothing have been done to my car.since I buy my car I felt this problem and I took my car back to the dealer three times all ready and they say is a engineer problem and because is a sport car ,so after I read about this issue over the internet I'm very sure I wasn't the only one with this problem. Please I willing to provide my car for a deep inspection because I don't feel secure with this car.
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