2010 TOYOTA COROLLA Engine Problems

Failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standards occupant crash protection the air bag label installed on the driver side sun visor can separate from the surface visor

Engine problem Toyota corolla 2010 S vvt-I gear rattle when I started and by the time goes by the timing change maybe get broken while I'm driving and may cause and accident This problem is coming from manufacture cause my son in law got the same car as mine and he got hte same problem

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.

I CHANGE OIL REGULARLY EVERY 5000 MILES. AT 187,775 MILES CHANGED OIL AND ONLY 1.25QT CAME OUT. NEXT OIL CHANGE ROUGHLY 192,000 ONLY 2QT CAME OUT. OIL CAPACITY IS AROUND 4.4 QT. NO OIL LEAKS SO THIS ENGINE IS BURNING OIL 2QT EVERY 5000 MILES.

USING ENGINE OIL.

COLD START RATTLING. WHEN CAR SIT THERE FOR COUPLE HOURS THEN START UP, ENGINE RATTLES FOR A BRIEF 1-2 SECONDS CAMSHAFT FAILURE/CHAIN TENSIONER IMPROPER INSTALL

PLEASE NOTE: PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. ENGINE LIGHT COME ON A LOT, BUT WHEN I HAD IT CHECKED, THEY COULD NOT FIND OUT WHY IT CONTINUE TO COME ON.

WHEN NEEDING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR TAKES OFF LIKE A JET ROCKET WHEN THE PEDAL IS PRESSED. THE CAR SEEMS TO BE OUT OF CONTROL AND SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THIS HAPPENS USUALLY ON HIGHWAY WHEN GOING ABOVE 50. FEELS VERY UNSAFE. THIS IS A USED CAR I BOUGHT. THIS HAPPENS ON A REGULAR BASIS.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR YESTERDAY AND AS I WENT TO ACCELERATE THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE SO I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN AND IT WENT REAL SLOW. THEN THE CAR JERKED AND BEGAN TO SMOKE REALLY BAD SO I PULLED OVER AND OPEN THE HOOD AND FLAMES BEGAN TO SHOOT OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INSURANCE LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA, WHOSE VIN NUMBER IS: [XXX]. THAT CAR HAD A LOW MILEAGE WHEN I BROUGHT TO GERMAIN TOYOTA IN NAPLES, FLORIDA, TO FIX ANY PROBLEM AT THAT TIME THAT HAD CAUSED THE "ENGINE LIGHT" TO APPEAR ON THE DASH. I WAS TOLD THAT THE "GAS CAP" WAS THE PROBLEM AND THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE IT; I FOLLOWED THEIR RECOMMENDATION. BUT, ONE DAY AFTER THE SAME LIGHT APPEARED AGAIN. DISAPPEAR; THEREFORE, I DECIDED NOT TO COME BACK FOR THAT SAME THING. RECENTLY, IN SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT BOTH IN LOCAL AND HIGHWAY 75 WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR SIGN THAT SUCH THING WAS GOING TO HAPPEN: ?THE GAS PEDAL JUST GOES TO ZERO, THAT MEANS THE PRESSURE WENT QUICKLY AND SUDDENLY TO NO PRESSURE, AND THREE LIGHTS ARE SHOWN ON THE DASH.? THANK GOD, I...

TWO ISSUES: RADIO CONTROLS FAIL; USUALLY WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPS NEAR/ABOVE 100F. TOUCHING ANY CONTROL TURNS OFF RADIO, SPITS OUT CD. CAUSES ME TO FOCUS ON RADIO INSTEAD OF DRIVING. DEALER NO HELP. SEEN THE PROBLEM LISTED BY OTHERS ONLINE INC. YOUTUBE VIDEO OF THE RADIO ACTING UP. 2ND ISSUE: JUST HAD TO REPLACE WATER PUMP, APPROX. 150,000 MILES. APPEARS THERE WAS SOME SORT OF RECALL BUT I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY NOTICE. REPLACED 7/16/16

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. MY 2010 COROLLA HAS SUDDENLY STARTED BURNING (NOT LEAKING) OIL AT THE RATE OF 1 QUART PER EVERY 1500 MILES. I NOTICED THIS HAPPENING A FEW MONTHS AGO AND HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY WATCHING IT. MY MECHANIC SAID IT IS MOST LIKELY A DEFECTIVE ENGINE OR PISTON RINGS. VERY COSTLY TO REPAIR. I BELIEVE TOYOTA KNOWINGLY PUT THESE DEFECTIVE ENGINES IN THE 2010 COROLLA. THEY PUT THE SAME ENGINE IN OTHER COROLLAS UP TO 2009. OBVIOUSLY IN THE 2010 ALSO. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. I'M SURE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS?

MY CAR IS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET. THE OTHER CAR DRIVER FAILS TO YIELD THE ROAD APPRORIATELY, CAUSED ACCIDENT.AIRBAGS ARE NOT DEPLOYED.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, MY CAR WILL REV UP. ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M GOING DOWN HILL. ANOTHER CONCERN IS THAT MY CAR WILL MAKE A 2-3 SECOND RATTLING NOISE UPON STARTING UP. IT ONLY MAKES THIS NOISE ONCE IN A WHILE AND IT IS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. ANOTHER ISSUE I'M HAVING IS THE CAR'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TRACK LIGHT AND VSC OFF LIGHT COMING ON SIMULTANEOUSLY ON ANY RAINY DAY AND STAYING ON FOR SEVERAL DAYS AFTER IT HAS STOPPED RAINING. I AVOID DRIVING AT FAST SPEEDS WHEN ITS RAINY BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THE CAR IS VERY UNSTABLE. MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WONT OPEN OR CLOSE AND VERY COLD DAYS AND OTHER DAYS IT MAKES A WEIRD NOISE. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR USED AND IT HAS ABOUT 79K MILES ON IT.

ONCE GAIN AFTER GETTING A NEW ENGINE PUT INTO THIS CAR 3 MONTHS BACK, OUR CAR EXPERIENCED YET ANOTHER PROBLEM - THE OXYGEN GAUGE IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE ENGINE'S EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAS GONE BAD. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR TO WORK, THE ENGINE LIGHT AND VSC ILLUMINATES AGAIN. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION, THIS IS THE DEALERSHIP'S FAULT SINCE IT DEALING WITH THE ENGINE, OR UNDER WARRANTY, BUT NOPE. I ENDED UP PAYING FOR THE REPAIR AGAIN. I HAVE NEVER DEALT WITH SO MANY PROBLEMS IN A SINGLE CAR. THIS CAR IS ACCIDENT FREE AND NEVER HAD ANY MAJOR DAMAGES DONE. I BELIEVE THIS CAR IS A FAULTY CAR AND COULD BE A RISK FACTOR TO MYSELF, MY FAMILY AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD.

MY FAMILY AND I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW TOYOTA COROLLA 2010 LE FROM LUSTINE TOYOTA, WOODBRIDGE, VIRGINIA IN 2010. FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, SINCE WE OWED THE VEHICLE, WE HAVE DID ALL THE OIL, FILTER CHANGES, AND THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE, I.E., TIRE ROTATIONS, ALIGNMENT, AND THE DIFFERENT MILES INSPECTION ON TIME AND NEVER MISSED A SINGLE MAINTENANCE OR CHECK-UPS. WE CAN PROVIDE PROPER DOCUMENTATIONS, IF NEEDED. WHEN THE CAR REACHED THE 34,000 MILES, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LUSTINE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY FIX THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED US THAT IT WAS A PART OF A RECALL ISSUE, AND NO FEES WOULD BE REQUIRED FROM OUR SIDE. HOWEVER, WE HAVE RECENTLY FACED THE SAME ISSUE THIS PAST WEEK, AND THE CAR HAS NOW REACHED MORE THAT 89,000 MILES. ONCE AGAIN, WE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED BY...

I PURCHASED A TOYOTA COROLLA IN 2010 AND IT APPARENTLY HAD A POTENTIAL CAM GEAR ISSUE. THEY HAD PUT OUT A TSB ALERT ON THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THEY NEVER DISCLOSED TO ME THAT THIS ISSUE COULD ACCUR. I'VE TAKEN IT IN TO THEIR DEALERSHIP AND THE COST OF REPAIR IS $1150. IF THEY WOULD HAVE TOLD ME AT THE TIME OF THE PURCHASE THAT THE CAM GEAR COULD HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE I WOULDN'T HAVE PURCHASED IT. THEY FAILED TO DISCLOSE TO ME ANY POTENTIAL ISSUES AT THE TIME OF SALE. THIS PRACTICE IS FRAUDULENT AND HIGHLY UNETHICAL. I WOULD LIKE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED WITH ME AND IT BE CORRECTED FOR FUTURE PURSCHASES OF OTHERS.

THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. IT WAS RUNNING IN PARK WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. MY WIFE PUT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND RELEASED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. AT THE SAME TIME SHE RELEASED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THE ENGINE REVVED UP DRAMATICALLY. THE RPM'S INCREASED AS IF SHE HAD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. IT KEPT THAT UP UNTIL SHE SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. *TR

I WAS STARTING TO BACK OUT OF A DIAGONAL PARKING SPACE AND SUDDENLY THE CAR RAPIDLY ACCELERATED AND BACKED ACROSS TWO LANES OF DOWNTOWN BUSINESS TRAFFIC COLLIDING WITH A VEHICLE PARKED DIAGONALLY ACROSS THE STREET. WHEN MY VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING I STOMPED ON MY BRAKE BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN INCIDENT OF "UNINTENDED LOW-SPEED SURGING" AS REPORTED ON THE INTERNET AND UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER DP14003. *JS

SINCE A RECALL CORRECTION FOR THE SMART STOP TECHNOLOGY, THE CAR WILL ACT LIKE IT WANTS TO DIE WHEN STOPPED AND WILL HESITATE BEFORE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. IT ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO QUIT RUNNING IF IDLING TO WARM UP AND GAS MILEAGE IS WORSE THAN BEFORE. *TR

AFTER DEALER DID SMARTSTOP TECHNOLOGY UP DATE, OVER A PERIOD OF A FEW MONTHS THE ENGINE PERFORMANCE HAS DROPPED OFF, AS HAS THE GAS MILEAGE BY ABOUT 5MPG WITH NO CHANGE IN DRIVING HABITS. TALKED TO DEALER ON 12/11/2014 AND WAS INFORMED THE CAR HAS TO RELEARN THESE FUNCTIONS. ASKED HOW LONG THIS WOULD TAKE AND WAS TOLD A FEW MONTHS WHICH I FIND UNACCEPTABLE. MILEAGE ON CAR NOW IS ABOUT 28000, TO ME THAT IS MORE THAN ENOUGH TIME TO RELEARN ALL FUNCTIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE ENGINE REVVED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE RESULTS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

UPON PURCHASING THIS CAR FROM CARMAX ON 02/2012 THERE HAD BEEN CONSTANT TRANSMISSION ISSUES THAT WERE NOT BEING RESOLVED FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I HAD GONE IN AND TRIED HAVING MY TRANSMISSION LOOKED AT THREE TIMES A THE CARMAX DEALERSHIP ALL OF WHICH TOLD ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR. ON 07/26/2014 MY 2010 TOYOTA'S TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NOW NEEDS A NEW ONE. THIS OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE IS RIDICULOUS FOR A CAR THAT WAS BUILT IN 2010 AND FOR MYSELF OWNING IT FOR TWO YEARS. BOTH THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND CARMAX DEALERSHIP ARE NOT WILLING HELP ASSIST THE PROBLEM. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A TOYOTA CAR AGAIN. UPDATED 4/24/2015 *JS

2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STEERING AND OTHER VEHICLE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SKID LIGHT WOULD COME ON AT ANY TIME, EVEN IF SHE WAS DRIVING SLOWLY. WHEN GOING AROUND A CORNER, CONTROLLING THE STEERING WAS SOMEWHAT OF A PROBLEM. IF IT WERE SNOWING, OR RAINING, THE REAR END WOULD SLIDE OUT TO THE POINT, THE SKID LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THERE WERE TIMES, WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. *JB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED SHE HEARD A CLICKING SOUND FROM THE VEHICLE, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES. UPDATED 11/13/14*JB

THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED AND SOON CAUGHT FIRE BY ITSELF WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON 101 & LAWRENCE EXPRESS, CALIFORNIA. REPORT SHOWN BY INSURANCE COMPANY SAID "FOUND CYL #1 ROD IS BENT AND HAS PUNCTURED THE ENG. BLOCK CAUSING OIL TO LEAK ALSO THE BLOCK IMPACTED THE AC COMPRESSOR POSSIBLY CAUSING THE VEH TO CATCH FIRE MELTING THE AC COMPRESSOR HARNESS,RF WHEEL SPEED HARNESS,FRONT BUMPER,WHEEL AND WHEEL LINER.NO OTHER FAILURES SEEN OR DEMO" THIS HAPPENED A WEEK AFTER I HAD MY CAR INSPECTED AND MAINTAINED. TRIED TO REACH TOYOTA, BUT THEY ARE NOT RESPONDING. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SWERVE TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,749. UPDATED 03/05/14*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AT TIMES, AND IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, AN ISSUE WITH THE IGNITION AND THE FRONT END.

PREMATURELY FAILING: STRUTS (REPAIRED SUMMER OF 2013), WATER PUMP (REPAIRED 10/15/13), BRAKES (REPAIRED 10/15/13), AND ALTERNATOR (YET TO BE REPAIRED). *TR

MY TOYOTA COROLLA 2010 CAR HAS MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHEN I DROVE AT ABOUT 35MPH ON CITY STREET AND HIT BRAKE PEDAL, ENGINE SUDDENLY ROARED TO 8000RPM. I DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH FULLY, TURNED OFF ENGINE, HIT HARD THE BRAKE PEDAL,TURNED LEFT TO MEDIAN; THE CAR HIT HARD THE MEDIAN CURB AND STOPPED PARTLY IN LEFT LANE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS ON PEDALS AND TURNED ON ENGINE, IT STILL ROARED IN THE FIRST SEVERAL TRIES. THE CAR EVENTUALLY WORKED NORMALLY AFTER 10 MINUTES AND NO INJURY HAPPENED. I NEVER LET THE ENGINE RUN OVER 5000RPM EVEN WHEN I TESTED THE CAR AND ENGINE; MY MAXIMAL RUNNING RPM IS ABOUT 3000. THIS 8000RPM SHOULD NOT BE FROM MY OPERATION. I WAS NOT CONVINCED ON 'STICK PEDAL" OR "FLOOR MAT" CAUSE FOR THIS CASE. THE SEQUENCE "TURNED OFF ENGINE, BRAKED" MIGHT BE GOOD TO "BRAKED TO STOP AND TURNED OFF ENGINE" BECAUSE IT IS TOO...

AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE AND DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS: ABS, ANTI SKID SYMBOL, BATTERY AND OIL LAMP APPEARED. LOST POWER STEERING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS CEASED, IT WAS RAINING HEAVILY. DROVE APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES TO HOME. THE NEXT MORNING, CAR STARTED WITHOUT ANY ISSUES, DROVE APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET, THE SAME LIGHTS APPEARED AND POWER STEERING AGAIN CEASED. ABLE TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES TO WORK. MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH DEALERSHIP FOR AFTER WORK. CAR IMMEDIATELY STARTED WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED LIGHTS APPEARING AGAIN AND WITHOUT POWER STEERING. DROVE APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES, ALL POWER IN CAR STOPPED, AND CAR IMMEDIATELY STOPPED. WAS UNABLE TO RESTART CAR, CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE SERVICE MEMBER STATED THE CAR NEEDED A NEW ALTERNATOR. WHEN ASKED WHY THIS WOULD OCCUR WITH ONLY 25000 MILES, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO GIVE ME A RESPONSE. THE ALTERNATOR WAS COSTLY. I AM THE ORIGINAL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 MPH INTO A DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY SMOKE AND SPARKS WERE PRESENT IN THE ENGINE; THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND THE VEHICLE EXPLODED. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE AND INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. THEY ALSO ADVISED HER THAT IT WOULD TAKE 30 DAYS AT WHICH TIME SHE WOULD RECEIVE A LETTER REGARDING THEIR FINDINGS. APPROXIMATELY A MONTH LATER SHE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATING THAT THERE WERE NO DEFECTIVE PARTS AND HER CLAIM WAS DENIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

I AM DRIVING MY CAR GOING APPROX. 45 - 55MILES A HOUR WHEN SUDDENLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE CAR GRADUALLY BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN AND WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO ACCELERATE. I CAN PRESS THE PEDAL DOWN BUT THE CAR DOES NOT READ THAT I AM PRESSING THE PEDAL. STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT BEGINS TO BLINK AND CAR GRADUALLY COMES TO A FULL STOP. WHEN I PULL OVER THE RPMS ARE REVVING ABOVE 1 RPM BUT I AM NOT PRESSING THE GAS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON AND THE DEALER SIMPLY TOLD ONE TIME I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. I BOUGHT IT FROM THEM. THEY SAID YOUR ALTERNATOR IS BAD AND I REPLACED IT AND CHECK ENGINE AND STABILITY LIGHT COME ON AGAIN. I SHOULDN'T HAVE SO MANY PROBLEM WITH A CAR THAT WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND IS NOT EVEN 2YRS OLD. *TR