NHTSA Complaint #11490878 — 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11490878
Vehicle	2010 TOYOTA COROLLA
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	October 6, 2022
Date Filed	October 25, 2022
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MO

Consumer Description

The timing chain broke while the vehicle was in motion. Per multiple online sources, many of reported that the VVTi malfunction can cause premature wearing of the timing chain. There were only 140K miles on the vehicle. The vehicle was inspected by two Toyota dealerships. There were no warning signs of this happening. The car stopped running in the middle of an intersection.

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