2011 Toyota Corolla acceleration problems

Filed Jun 7, 2021 · Acceleration, Airbags · GA

I was notified of the air bag recall a year ago but the car dealerships in my area does not have the parts and I need to use my vehicle daily. So I am not sure what to do from here for that but I believe that the appropriate time to remedy this recall has past already and the fact that we have our children riding with us and we are unaware that their life is in danger or because we can not get it fixed is not acceptable. Then on top of that I am having issues like when my 2011 Corolla is sitting idle it will rev up the engine without touching the gas pedal and does this randomly and without warning and also while I am driving around 55 MPH on the interstate or highway sometimes it will dramatically drop and lose about 10- 15 MPH speed for no reason and this happens randomly as well. And this fluctuation happens during cruise control the most so I no longer even use that function. Also both headlights have moisture in them and are so fogged up now that visibility is almost impossible at night now. Also the weather striping around all my windows have dry rotted and broke off and there is practically nothing left of stripping anymore. Then the center dash above the radio just broke and gave out under my phone holder while driving, it broke into about 15 different pieces. I know that my phone or the holder is even close to heavy enough to cause the dash panel to cave in like that. I called to get a price on the dash and it was like $250+ and who can afford that for a piece of plastic. Lastly my driver and passenger seat will get stuck if you try adjusting them and sometimes it will let you move the seat but to do so you have to hop up and down for several minutes and throughout the adjustment to get the seat to move in any direction.

Filed Oct 30, 2020 · Acceleration · 80,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota corolla. The contact stated that the vehicle independently accelerated while driving at an undisclosed speed, without warning. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

Filed Sep 9, 2020 · Acceleration, Electrical · 190,000 miles · LA

To whom it may concern, we have experienced anomalous behavior in our vehicle that we believe is due to malware. We were referred to report this from the public service announcement: https://www.ic3.gov/media/2016/160317.aspx#fn1 1. Our engine will suddenly accelerate and decelerate without our foot pressing on the accelerator to cause this change. It will also slowly change when cruising at a constant speed, the car will increase speed gradually with very light pressure on it. 2. Our cruise control will reset the speed at various times, we will be going 70 MPH on the interstate and it will gradually slow down without us disabling it with a brake press or switching it off. (my wife does not use the cruise control and cannot verify this.) 3. Our radio will turn on suddenly without pressing the power button. 4. Our radio will eject a cd without us having the radio on. 5. Our air conditioner light will turn on and off intermittently without us turning it off. (I cannot verify this although my wife has observed this behaviour.) 6. Our air conditioner will function intermittently. Sometimes it will operate normally and other times it is completely nonfunctional. Occasionally it will work at lesser levels but is still functional. Respectfully, norman and monique mapes

Filed Mar 19, 2018 · Acceleration, Brakes · CA · crash

The accident happened in the house-attached garage. I already entered the garage, and the car is almost stopped. Then I need to hit the brake thoroughly to fully stop the car. I hit the brake pedal however the car accelerated suddenly, jumped ahead and crash into the house wall. Even though everything happened in a second, I'm sure that it it the larger pedal(which is the brake) I engaged with in that second. I have driven this car for 3 years, and parked in this garage for months. So I'm pretty familiar with the car and the place. Luckily, there is no people got injured, and the air bag didn't explode. The wall was hit significantly, and the front of my car was damaged.

Filed Apr 25, 2017 · Acceleration, Airbags · PA

Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 toyota corolla. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags); however the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available. Updated 06/13/17*lj the consumer stated the vehicle surges between 40-60 MPH. Updated 06/16/17

Filed Dec 7, 2016 · Acceleration, Airbags · 100,000 miles · OH · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota corolla. The contact stated that after attempting to apply the brake pedal to shift the gear, the vehicle accelerated to approximately 18 MPH in reverse without warning. The vehicle crashed into a building. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed and a police report was filed. The contact did not receive any injuries. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the body was damaged and needed to be repaired. The contact stated the dealer did not provide an explanation as to why the vehicle accelerated without warning. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed Oct 11, 2016 · Acceleration, Electrical · CA

Car was steering on its own and also the speed was being controlled along with electrical issues.

Filed Sep 25, 2015 · Acceleration, Engine · 28,085 miles · TN

I drive quite a bit and normally know my vehicles pretty good. I have recently obtained this 2011 toyota corolla s and it is in great condition overall. I made a trip 2 days after getting the vehicle and immediately noticed a hesitation between 55-65 MPH. The first time it was approximately 11am in the morning at 78f. Driving on a flat well maintained black top road the vehicle does in fact have a constant hesitation that drops approximately 1000-2000 rpms with a noticeable feel in the vehicle. Immediately (3-4 sec) after the hesitation the vehicle recovers back to the original RPM. As long as staying in this speed range (55-65 MPH) the vehicle has the hesitation repeatedly. The second issue that I have noticed on the same vehicle is the actual deceleration when removing my foot from accelerator. When traveling on the same road and time as stated above the vehicle seems to really coast right along or so it seems. When saying this, I removed my foot from accelerator and the vehicle rolls right along as if I am still pushing the accelerator at which time I must apply the brake more significantly than letting it just coast. I would like to know how this is effecting my gas mileage, is it going to cause undue strain on the drivetrain, is this going to be a problematic issue that toyota is going to continue to ignore?

Filed Feb 27, 2015 · Acceleration · 15,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota corolla. The contact stated that while engaging the brake pedal, the vehicle would accelerate forward. The contact indicated that the failure recurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 15,000. Updated 4/6/15*cn updated 11/4/2015

Filed Feb 12, 2015 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 145,000 miles · PR · crash

I was getting out a parking in reverse, suddenly the car accelerated without control crashing with the car was behind in the other extreme in the parking. Damages:1-bumper, right and left of the rear sides of my car 2-back, front, and sides of the car which my car stopped.