NHTSA Complaint #10783116 — 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA

TOYOTA HAS A TSB FOR 2009 - 2010 COROLLA WITH THE 2ZR ENGINE, IT IS T-SB-0087-09 BRIEF ENGINE KNOCK/RATTLE NOISE AT COLD STARTUP, MY CAR HAS THIS PROBLEM AND NEEDS THE CAMSHAFT TIMING GEAR ASSEMBLY REPLACED. I CALLED "TOYOTA CARE" AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE MANAGER. TOYOTA CARE SAID MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS TSB AND THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. (MY COROLLA WAS AN EARLY 2009 PRODUCTION MODEL, MFD IN 2/2008, IN SERVICE BEGINNING IN MAY OF 2008 ( I BELIEVE) AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO HELP ME. MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RANGE OF ELIGIBLE VIN NUMBERS AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY. MY COROLLA HAS HAD THE NOISE FOR A LONG TIME AND ONLY HAS APPX. 60K MILES ON IT, IT IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING FLAW OR ERROR AND TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL ALL 2009 COROLLAS FOR REPAIR. THE WEBSITE TOYOTANATION AND COROLLAND NOTE MANY OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN THE CAR COLD STARTS IT RATTLES FOR THE FIRST SECOND LIKE THERE IS NO OIL IN THE MOTOR, A VERY LOUD KNOCK, THIS ALSO OCCURS ON WARM STARTS AFTER ONLY A FEW HOURS OF BEING PARKED, AND SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING. MY COROLLAS HAS HAD IT'S OIL AND FILTER CHANGED EVERY 5K MILES SINCE NEW; OBVIOUSLY NOT PRECIPITATED BY NEGLECT OR ABUSE. THANK YOU FOR ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE, SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR