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 2010 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, she abruptly applied the brakes in order to avoid crashing into a deer and the brakes seized, causing the vehicle to slide across the road. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and they stated that they could not diagnose the cause of failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 30,000.
The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that his brake boosters failed. The vehicle was not taken to a mechanic and was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 09V338000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The failure and current mileage was 65,000.
The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that when the brakes was depressed, there would be a pulsation and a grinding noise coming from the front and rear brakes. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 5,000. Updated 01/30/13 updated 1/31/2013
When braking engine speeds up, having the impression of loss of control. The condition can be replicated if my foot is resting on the extreme right edge of the brake pad and then applying the pressure to the brakes. When braking, my shoe comes in contact with the accelerator depressing it slightly, speeding up the engine. The driver's immediate reaction is to apply more pressure to the brakes, exacerbating the problem. The problem is easily solved by increasing the height difference between the brake pedal and the accelerator simply by changing the thickness of the brake pedal pad. I have tested my Toyota avalon 1998 for this condition and find that there is no similar problem with that vehicle.
Any time you go over any bump or hit any pothole, the brakes become very spongy feeling. When you push the breaks, they feel very bumpy (almost like there are rocks in between the drum and the pads and it makes a grinding noise. Sometimes it even acts like it doesn't want to stop at all. As soon as you left off of them and reapply them, it is fine. It only happens if you go over something that is bumpy that causes any kind of jolt to the car. We took it to the dealer but they could not duplicate the problem. I am about to take it back again because it is still doing it.
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- Corinth, KY, USA