NHTSA Complaint #10704939 — 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA

CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP TO IDENTIFY SPORADIC ODD "GRINDING" NOISE UPON COLD START. WAS FIRST TOLD IT WAS THE SERPENTINE BELT. REPLACED AND NEXT DAY NOISE WAS STILL THERE UPON COLD START. RETURNED AND DEALER THEN STATED IT WAS THE BENDIX IN THE STARTER. REPLACED STARTER. A MONTH LATER THE NOISE HAPPENED AGAIN AND SQUEALING FROM SERPENTINE BELT WAS STILL OCCURRING. THIRD TRIP TO DEALERSHIP AND I'M NOW TOLD THAT, LIKE MANY OTHER 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA OWNERS, THAT IT'S THE GEAR IN THE CAMSHAFT. THE SERPENTINE BELT SQUEAL IS FROM MY WATER PUMP LEAKING. NOW REPLACING WATER PUMP AND CAMSHAFT GEAR. $2000 IN REPAIRS THAT, FROM READING, TOYOTA IS AWARE OF! RIDICULOUS! THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. IF THE DEALERSHIPS STATE THAT THEIR TECHNICIANS ARE "CERTIFIED" THEN THEY SHOULD KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM AND NOT HAVE TO FIX THINGS THAT AREN'T BROKEN AT MY EXPENSE! *TR