"takata recall" case # 1607202446 I have been given a loaner vehicle since september or october of last year through wolfchase toyota in germantown tn. Even though I live in southaven, ms. It will soon be a year that my personal vehicle will be sitting with no usage. The damages to my vehicle's gas tank, fuel pump, battery, paint, tires, fluids, rust, oil, brakes, rotors, plugs, and maybe more could occur while sitting so long. There are no other solution being given other than a loaner vehicle that has to be renewed every 30 days, about 45 miles away from my home. However, my other concern is that once my personal vehicle is fixed the repercussions from it sitting for so long will cause for me to have even more safety problems that will not be warrantied. One solution that could be offered would be to maybe first provide an extended warranty on the parts that are being affected, because of the damages caused while the vehicles are sitting. Another solution could be to provide a certified inspection on each vehicle before being released back to the customer. Or the last suggestion is to maybe provide the customer with a set amount to go towards a new vehicle so they won't have to deal with the stress of the loaner. I fear that one safety issue will be taken care of only to be replaced by many more. My family is very valuable to me, and I financially cannot afford to buy a new vehicle or to even replace all the parts that can be damaged to my vehicle for sitting for such a long period of time. Please let me know what can be done.
2011 Toyota Corolla electrical complaints
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The first thing I noticed was at least two weeks ago when I couldn't adjust the radio volume while driving, thought maybe there was a safety feature that wouldn't allow you to do so if driving. Today we hopped in the car to do a quick errand and noticed the radio had no display on it. While friend was in the store tried turning the radio off and back on again, then tried turning the car off and back on again finally tried pushing every button that was related to the radio. The first button would turn the radio off the next would turn it back on and so on and so forth and that is all they would do. Came home and researched this to be a chronic problem with late model corollas. The frightening thing isn't that it isn't fixable but rather that it recurs within about 2 years time from the first time and mine is 6 years old and I have had it 1 month. It also sounds like more electrical systems seem to get involved the older the car is. I don't know if I can afford to buy another used car so soon on what I make. I hope someone looks into this so these cars aren't flooding the resale market. The vehicle was both stationary and moving and it was at night so the lights were on. I live in mn and the temperature was about 38 degrees.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota corolla. When the vehicle was started, the electrical power steering failed and the steering wheel would lock up. The steering wheel could not turn left or right. After twenty minutes, the vehicle was restarted and returned to normal. The electric power steering warning indicator illuminated and made a beeping sound. Additionally, the ABS and traction warning indicators illuminated intermittently and without warning. The contact also stated that the radio would turn off when changing the stations and the defrost lighting would not illuminate when activated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was 92,000.
Car was steering on its own and also the speed was being controlled along with electrical issues.
The driver door lock is not responding to my key pad (stationary). My radio automatically turned itself off (whil driving on the interstate). When I researched the lock, I was told my car's computer may need to be "rebooted". Why do I need to "reboot" a computer after use for 4years? Why is the computer faulty. This is not a luxury vehicle with several hundred computing options. I do not use the vehicle in a inappropriate manner. If the radio turned itself off while I was driving, I am concerned for a different part of the computer malfunctioning that could cost my life.
On january 7, 2016 we brought our car to the weston, florida toyota dealership because a check engine light was on. The service writer said there was a problem with the "canister" and that it had to be replaced. They gave us a loner-car and said the problem would be fixed in two days. Later that week, the service writer told us the computer had to be replaced and it would be "a while" until the part arrived. We still have the "loaner" and the car has been at the dealership since january 7th. Today is april 27th. So far 110 days. The loaner car is very nice (2015 toyota corolla). My wife loves the back-up camera, but her car still sits at the dealership. The car has 44,000 miles and has been repaired only once before. Interestingly, the previous problem with the car had to do with the computer. The car would lose over 100 RPM at highway speeds and then quickly accelerate back up to the preceding RPM. I think the mechanic said that he flashed the computer or something else that made me think (in layman's language) that he "rebooted" the car's computer. This week the service manager said that they expect the new computer to arrive by may 15th. I wrote a letter to southeast toyota and their representative called to let me know that we were not alone but there are over 50 cars in their system that need new computers. It seems to me that the most popular car in the world should have an adequate supply or suppliers to replace the ones that go bad...to get a computer from manufacturing to the dealership should take fewer than five months. What do you think?
Not sure why I was not contacted about all of these recalls. I have owned this vehicle since dec. 2012
It occurred in our parking at 11.30pm, 24 hrs after the last time we drove. We didn't install anything in the car. The car had mirrors that fold and immobilizer (installed by toyota here in israel) the glasses exploded to the outside (according to the fireman) the fire started near or at the battery (according to the fireman) the fire moved from the front part, to the passengers part (according to the fireman).
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