NHTSA Complaint #10551488 — 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA
SEATS issue reported to NHTSA
2 Injuries
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10551488 |
| Vehicle | 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA |
| Component | SEATS |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 250 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 2 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | FL |
Consumer Description
SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE (NEW) FROM THE DEALERSHIP, MY DAUGHTER WAS GETTING BITES ALL OVER HER LEGS AND I ALSO HAD SOME BITES, WHICH IS WHY I CHECKED THE BOX INJURY--HER BITES WERE SO BAD, HER LEGS SWELLED UP AND THEY WERE GETTING INFECTED. AT THE SAME TIME, WE BEGIN NOTICING SPIDERS CRAWLING AROUND THE FRONT OF THE CAR. ON THE WAY TO DISNEY WORLD, WE ALMOST HAD A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT, KILLING SPIDERS ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WEBS APPEAR ON AND IN THE CAR. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR. I NEVER BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I JUST THOUGHT A LONE SPIDER SOMEHOW GOT IN THE CAR AND HAD HUNDREDS OF BABIES. THE MORE I KILLED THEM, THE MORE THAT SHOWED UP. DURING THIS TIME, MY DAUGHTER'S LEGS WERE GETTING BIT UP BY SOMETHING AND WE NEVER PUT "2 AND 2" TOGETHER UNTIL WE SAW THE RECALL OF THE CAMRYS BECAUSE OF SPIDERS. I AM NOW CAPTURING THE DEAD SPIDERS AS I KILL THEM TO KEEP AS PROOF AND TAKING PHOTOS. THIS IS NOT A SINGULAR INCIDENT FOR THE COROLLA BECAUSE MY SISTER'S NEIGHBOR TOLD HER WHEN THEY PURCHASED THEIR BRAND NEW 2012 COROLLA, THEY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A NIGHTMARE. A BRAND NEW CAR THAT I PAID APPROXIMATELY $17,000 FOR I DON'T WANT TO EVEN OPEN THE DOOR. PLEASE INCLUDE THE COROLLA IN THE "SPIDER RECALL". WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING IMMEDIATELY--MY DAUGHTER AND I ARE GOING TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY KILLING SPIDERS!!!!! PLEASE HELP US!!!! *TR
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