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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.

2007 Toyota Corolla seat belts / air bags problems

seat belts / air bags problem

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2007 Toyota Corolla Owner Comments (Page 18 of 21)

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problem #79

May 262015

Corolla 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

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. Updated 11/25/15 updated 12/03/15.

- Windham, NH, USA

problem #78

Jun 042015

Corolla 4-cyl

  • miles
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 made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 11/23/15

- North Port, FL, USA

problem #77

May 132015

Corolla

  • miles
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.

- Hamilton, OH, USA

problem #76

Jul 162015

Corolla

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

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 not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time to provide the part to do the repair. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Nottingham, MD, USA

problem #75

Sep 012015

Corolla 4-cyl

  • miles
Air bag issue.

- Bethesda, MD, USA

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problem #74

Aug 182015

Corolla

  • 57,000 miles
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that the dashboard that housed the air bag assembly was coming apart. The vehicle was serviced according to NHTSA campaign number: 15V286000 (air bags), but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the dashboard looked as if it were coming apart where the air bag was housed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 57,000. The VIN was not available.

- Waleska, GA, USA

problem #73

Jul 152015

Corolla 4-cyl

  • 75,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owned a 2007 Toyota Corolla. While driving approximately 45 mph, there was a strong odor inside the vehicle that caused the contact to lose consciousness. The contact's vehicle crashed into another vehicle, flipped over, and landed on its roof. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed and there were no injuries reported. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 15V85000 (air bags). The failure mileage was approximately 75,000....updated 01/20/16

- Cannonsburg, PA, USA

problem #72

Aug 272014

Corolla

  • miles
.vehicle recall

- Bethesda, MD, USA

problem #71

Jul 222015

Corolla

  • miles
I received a safety recall notice from Toyota stating that I need a new passenger air bag immediately. I contacted Toyota of tampa bay on 7/22/2015 and was told they were out of stock, but would order me one for my particular VIN # so that I would be able to have one installed as soon as possible. I have contacted Toyota of tampa bay several times since then and keep being I told I will be called back and never receive a call back. The recall notice states that it is not safe to drive the vehicle, but I can't get Toyota to correct the issue. My most recent call to Toyota of tampa bay was this afternoon on 9/5/2015.

- Tampa, FL, USA

problem #70

May 292015

Corolla

  • miles
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V286000 (air bags); however, the part for 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 notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Jasper, AL, USA

problem #69

Jul 142015

Corolla

  • 63,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

After receiving my airbag recall notice, I tried four times to set up an appointment to get it fixed at my local Toyota dealer ( were I bought the car ) Toyota of hollywood Florida 1841 North state road 7, hollywood Florida 33021. Every time was given the run around, we'll call you. We need to order the parts. You need to talk to a manager ( who is not available ).

- Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

problem #68

Aug 012008

Corolla

  • 105,000 miles
I received notification that takata airbags are defective and to avoid passanger to prevent serious injury or death. Why has it taken years to notify me of this" the lives on little people are that important I geuss??"

- Dunstable, MA, USA

problem #67

Jun 162015

Corolla

  • miles
I have received a recall for my car due to safety issue with the passenger air bag. The recall (NHTSA id 15V285) states that in case of an accident, the passenger might be subjected to metals through the air bag that can cause serious injury or death. I have been trying to contact the dealer in my area but with no success. Today, we are almost three months after the recall has been initiated. A non-logical solution has been proposed which is not to occupy the passengers seat. I agree that there is no injury till the date of today, but we won't wait until an accident happens to see the results. I am requesting the following: 1) the dealer has to replace the air-bag with a safe one within two week of today (09/03/2015). I can't keep the passenger seat unoccupied more than this time. The car was bought to serve a driver, a passenger, and occupants in the back seat. The manufacturer and the dealer has to take their responsibility for any manufacturing error. 2) in case the repair was not done within 2 weeks, I am requesting that the dealer provide me with a replacement car, free of charge and with insurance, until the repair parts are ready and the repair is done. 3) a third option is that I might consider trading my car for a 2011-2013 Toyota rav 4 with a payment of $4,000. This seems a reasonable solution due to the risk my family and myself are subjected due to the above manufacturing error.

- Manhattan, KS, USA

problem #66

Jun 162015

Corolla

  • miles
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.

- Glendale, NY, USA

problem #65

Aug 172015

Corolla

  • miles
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 15V285000 (air bags); however, the part was not available within a reasonable timeframe to schedule the repair. The contact was informed by the dealer that it may be several months until the second recall notification is received to determine that when the parts would be available. The manufacturer was notified of the delay and was unable to determine when the parts would become available. The contact was not experiencing a failure.

- Alexandria, VA, USA

problem #64

May 132015

Corolla

  • miles
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.

- Boca Raton, FL, USA

problem #63

Jun 162015

Corolla 4-cyl

  • miles
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 not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time to provide the part to do the repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. MA 10/16/15

- Brooklyn, NY, USA

problem #62

Jun 162015

Corolla 4-cyl

  • miles
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 not made available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time to provide the part to do the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact did not experience a failure. MA 10/8 updated 3.14.16

- Rio Vista, CA, USA

problem #61

Aug 162015

Corolla 4-cyl

  • miles
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. MA 10/5

- Thornton, CO, USA

problem #60

Jun 162015

Corolla

  • miles
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V285000 (air bags); however, the part needed 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.

- Coronado, CA, USA

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