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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.

4.0

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
29,815 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.

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2007 Toyota Corolla Owner Comments

problem #8

Feb 082020

Corolla

  • miles

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

Since I have had the car I had an issues. I have changed the transmission twice. It used to blow threw brake pads until I paid to have that repaired. Oil consumption was a quart now my piston isn't working. I called Toyota even about safety bag recall which never got fixed. I was told there were no recalls on my car and everything was fine. When I told about air bag recall I saw on the news I was told they will be sending all the information in the mail. It never came. I would like have my money back. The cost of repairs. I have always bought Toyota. This has been unfair not letting your customer receive the repairs due to them for installing faulty parts. I have done everything and now I need to get a new piston. 02/082020

- Merrifield, VA, USA

problem #7

Apr 152016

Corolla 4-cyl

  • miles
Gentle persons: I would like to draw your attention to a safety issue associated with my vehicle (Toyota Corolla 2007, VIN: [xxx]) listed on NHTSA web site. NHTSA campaign id number: 10V384000 www-ODI.NHTSA.dot.gov/recalls/recallresults.cfm?start=1&searchtype=drilldown&type=vehicle&year=2006&make=Toyota&model=Corolla&component_id=0&typenum=1&submit=retrieve+recalls&printversion=yes I have been experiencing similar sudden stop problem while driving, and would therefore, appreciate if you could take necessary anticipated measures to ensure the safety of this vehicle. I have to resubmit this complaint as I could not open your E-mail. Thank you, and I look forward to hearing from you. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Plano, TX, USA

problem #6

Jun 162015

Corolla

  • miles
NHTSA recall # 15V285 the dealership I bought my car from tells me they have no time or parts to fix this recall on my car. The dealership I bought the car from is ira Toyota of danvers, 99B andover street, danvers, MA 01923 can you please help

- Beverly, MA, USA

problem #5

May 032010

Corolla

  • 53,000 miles

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

Three times, my 2007 Toyota Corolla suddenly slowed down on the highway while driving it. After the check engine light came on. I pulled off the road and turned off the car. When I started it a again, the car drove fine. This is a defect. I took care of the car. Please help!

- Homestead, FL, USA

problem #4

Apr 092010

Corolla

  • 13,000 miles
Yesterday our 2007 Toyota Corolla(13,000) stopped dead in flow of traffic on a highway-luckily we merged to shoulder narrowly missing being hit by traffic. The car was fixed w/ a new computer system. Checking if others had this problem it turns out that diagnostic code P0607 has a very bad & significant history with 2007 Corolla-cars just die!!! but no recall. We almost died and similar situations have been reported.

- New York, NY, USA

problem #3

Mar 272010

Corolla

  • 68,021 miles
Driving on --185N in columbus, ga car (2007 Toyota Corolla) stalled without warning all systems shut down;put car in park on median took car to dealer on Monday (3/29/2010) dealer said it was an electronic control module it's warranteed up to 80,000 miles my car has 65,000 miles doing research, found out this problem is common in 2006-2007 corrolla models salesman told us nothing about it no one reported repeated problems (maybe by the time they did, they bought a new car) by keep trying to crank the car to get it to a safe spot off the road, all the crankings eventually caused the starter to go bad hadn't replaced starter yet, but replacing starter expense due to electrical problem had to come out of my pocket check engine light code is: P0607 control module performance (ECM) was replaced

- West Point, GA, USA

problem #2

Feb 052010

Corolla

  • 79,500 miles
The Corolla 2007 "S model" stopped or died on the road while driving. The check engine light came on and could not drive the vehicle when accelerator was pressed.

- New Richmond, WI, USA

problem #1

Feb 122010

Corolla

  • 25,000 miles
My 2007 Toyota Corolla just quit running and I was stranded in the middle of rush hour traffic. Three men pulled over to help me. One stopped traffic while the other two pushed me out of traffic into a nearby parking lot. I called aaa, who sent a truck which towed me to tao auto in cary, nc. Tao auto told me Monday that it was a computer problem, so I had my car towed to fred anderson Toyota in raleigh, nc. Fred anderson said the computer in my car had malfunctioned, so they replaced it under warranty. They were prompt and courteous. This is a dangerous type of failure - had it happened ten minutes earlier, I would have been stranded in the middle lane of five lanes of heavy traffic on I-40, all moving at about 70 mph. I could have been killed along with other people in the cars around me.

- Cary, NC, USA

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