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.
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the driver side spiral cable was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. Prior to the failure, the vehicle was remedied under NHTSA campaign number: 15V286000 (air bags). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was made aware of NHTSA campaign number: 14V168000 (air bags); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 131,837.
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 had 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.
Takata recall. I have been told that it may take up to 10 weeks before the parts are available to repair my airbag. In the meantime I am driving a vehicle which may kill my passenger if the airbag is used. Toyota will not pay for a rental to prevent a injury or death during the ten weeks before this vehicle is repaired and they are telling me to have people sit in the back seat. They are playing with peoples lives while waiting for this to be repaired.
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V285000 (air bags). 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 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: 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 made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
- Columbia, MD, USA
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Takata recall. The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V285000 (air bags) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repair. The contact was not experiencing a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Takata recall. Last year I received a letter saying that my Corolla had a recall for airbags. I took my car to frank Toyota in in national city California. They told me they didn't have the parts and that I would receive notice when they did. On March 21 of this year I received a letter from Toyota saying that Toyota had completed parts preparation in my area and to take it to any dealer as soon as possible. I called frank Toyota on the 21st. After being on hold for several minutes they told me they did not have the parts for my car and it would take 2 to 3 weeks. I immediately called chula vista Toyota on main street and talk to javier. He told me to bring in my car anytime and they would fix it. I took it in today Saturday, March 26 and it was completed.
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. Parts 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 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.
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 15V286000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified 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: 15V285000 (air bags) however, the part needed to perform 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 a notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V285000 (air bags) however, the part for the recall was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnection.
Takata recall - I have a safety recall notice for the front passenger airbag inflator module, telling me that I will be contacted when the "sufficient parts have been produced and the remedy can be performed." This letter is about a year old. I want to know why I have never been contacted and/or why this problem has not been addressed. This is unacceptable, and frankly a crime it itself. The letter goes on to say, "until the remedy becomes available in your location, we recommend that you do not operate the vehicle with an occupant in the front passenger seat." Thus I have no ability to use this car for transporting my family due to the fact that this air bag could potentially kill the front seat passenger... I would like an explanation as to why I continue to be inconvenienced by a recall that is not being addressed.
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact received a 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 made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V285000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed for the repair was not available. 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. Parts distribution disconnect.
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. While at a stop with the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle independently accelerated. As a result, the contact crashed into a garage and the air bags failed to deploy. The contact did not sustain any injuries. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 15V285000 (air bags). The failure mileage was 50,000.
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 made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Takata recall - I received the recall notice for my vehicle and immediately called my Toyota dealer to schedule an appointment for the repair to be made. The service manager told me it would be about 8 weeks until they could fix it. I asked why so long, and he informed me that Toyota will only and then one part per week. I cannot believe that what seems to be a serious safety issue, is not being treated as such. I would like to know why is Toyota doing this, potentially risking the lives of how many tens of thousands of people, in an effort to do what, save a buck? I would greatly appreciate an answer. Thank you, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'
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- Anaheim, CA, USA