CarComplaints.com Notes: Beware of the NHTSA complaint data for the 2007 Corolla. It is almost certainly misleading.
The problem with NHTSA data for the 2007 Corolla is that for months on end, the news media repeatedly told the public that several Toyota models have an unintended acceleration defect, & to go to safercar.gov (the NHTSA's website) to file a complaint.
So, the NHTSA received a disproportionate number of complaints about Toyota unintended acceleration issues because of the national news media attention, to the point where now the NHTSA data is unreliable taken in context with any other vehicle that did not receive national news attention.
CarComplaints.com typically receives more complaints per day about vehicles than the NHTSA does, but the news media did not repeatedly say "go to CarComplaints.com to report your Toyota acceleration problems" like they did about the NHTSA -- so although we have less complaint data than the NHTSA for the 2007 Corolla, our data for the Corolla is a far more statistically accurate representation of the Corolla's reliability than what the NHTSA data shows.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
41 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
39 / 2
Average Mileage:
18,497 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
I received a notice back in July informing me about the recall in the air bag of my car. I called around August, the parts were not available. I called again today to precision Toyota in tucson and the parts are not available. This is completely absurd. I cannot have a passenger in the front seat until the issue fixed; it's been 5 months. This is absolutely dangerous and unsafe. Toyota needs to resolve this issue asap or provide some sort of compensation. They should be able to provide a rental car since it is a manufacturer defect. I don't have time to be calling Toyota all the time regarding the availability of parts. Action needs to be taken at this point.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V285000 (air bags); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tools confirms parts not available.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact recivied notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V285000 (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 made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The VIN was invalid. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V285000 (air bags); however, the part for the recall was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time of the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced the failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Takata recall I'm really disappointed with Toyota that I haven't gotten a new passenger air bag yet! I have been waiting since June and it has been almost 6 months now that I've had to depend on other people to drive us places. I'd like to get a new passenger air bag asap otherwise I may never buy a Toyota again. Until this recall I've been happy with my Toyota, but this has changed things. I hope to hear from Toyota soon so that my passenger air bag can be replaced.
- Osseo, MN, USA
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Takata recall..... I have contacted Toyota of newburgh several times since Sept of this year about replacing my cars airbag the response is they do not have the parts and I should not drive the car until airbag is replaced. My husband has a Lexus the air bag was replaced in July one week after recall notice"?"
Takata recall. Toyota sent me a recall notice months ago, with the following text, "...we recommend that you do not operate the vehicle with an occupant in the front passenger seat." It also says (in red type), "we are currently preparing parts for your location; we will send you another notification once sufficient parts have been produced and the remedy can be performed." That recommendation is impossible to comply with, and Toyota has offered no other remedy. From what I read in the newspapers, these takata air bags are like a loaded gun pointed at the car occupants. Essentially, Toyota has done nothing for me, and has only attempted to guard its own ass in case my airbag explodes and injures someone. When one uses one's seat belts (which is always in this car) there is no need for air bags. To have an air bag that actually threatens the life of the occupants is totally unacceptable. I want this airbag removed, but the recall notification makes no mention of that as a possibility.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V285000 (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.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V285000 (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 not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V286000 (air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer has exceeded a reasonable amount of time to do the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V286000 (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 not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V286000(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 not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Part distribution disconnect.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V285000 (air bags) however the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
I believe that Toyota has failed to remedy the defect within a reasonable time. My front passenger air bag has been recalled since sometime this summer. I only have 1 car and 3 kids that I take to appointments, etc. I don't understand why if something is in recall, why parts are not readily available. Please contact me with an update. Thank you.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V285000 (air bags); however, the part for the recall was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V286000 (air bags) however, the part was unavailable to perform the repair. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall remedy. The VIN was unavailable. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15285000 (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 not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that NHTSA campaign number: 15V285000 (air bags) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. The dealer stated that the parts were not available and no information was available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact had not experienced a failure. The VIN was associated with the recall as of June 16, 2015. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V285000 (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 made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V285000 (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 failure. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts unavailable. Updated 02/10/16
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