NHTSA Complaint #10758620 — 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA

TOYOTA WAS SUPPOSED TO REPLACE THE RUSTED WHEELS BUT IT APPEARS THEY EITHER JUST REPAINTED THEM OR REPLACED THEM WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE WHEEL. THE WHEELS ARE RUSTING EXCESSIVELY. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ADVISING ME THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS ON RECALL LIST BUT PART IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME NO MENTION WAS MADE OF THE DRIVER SIDE OR SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS. WHEN I TELEPHONED TOYOTA, I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT NO RECALL WAS BEING ISSUED FOR DRIVER SIDE OR SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS. THIS CAR HAS HAD SURGE ISSUES, RUSTED WHEELS, TIRES 6 AND 8 YEARS OLD AT TIME CAR WAS PURCHASED AS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE, NOW SHRAPNEL DANGER FROM AIRBAGS WITH NO RECALL. I PUT 8500 MILES ON CAR FIRST YEAR I OWNED IT. THEN SURGE OCCURRED AND NOW IT ONLY HAS 14500 MILES SINCE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. TOYOTA WANTS ME TO GIVE IT TO DEALER TO HOLD UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. NO GUARANTEE RE DAMAGE DUE TO CAR SITTING ON DEALERS LOT FOR MONTHS I.E. RUSTED BRAKES, ENGINE, ETC FROM SITTING UNUSED FOR MONTHS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. TOYOTA SHOULD BE MADE TO TAKE BACK THIS VEHICLE AND REPLACE IT WITH NEW COROLLA. I BOUGHT IT NEW SINCE I WAS RETIRING AND NOW RETIRED AND CAN NOT AFFORD NEW CAR. SO I AM STUCK WITH IT AND CAN NOT DRIVE IT OR ENJOY MY RETIREMENT OR VISIT RELATIVES SINCE I CAN NOT DRIVE CAR ON HIGHWAY. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.