Toyota Corolla

"Same as other issue with screen going blank. Sometimes screen goes blank and sometimes the screen shows garbled junk on hot days"

"display screen on radio blanks out"

"Radio shuts down, display smudged even when it works."

"the whole radio in the car is an issue. the display does not work sometimes, it goes blank or refuses to work, sometimes when i turn on the radio the car begins to eject all my cds. there is a fix for this where you push in the whole radio and that seems to work sometimes because the issue is that the connectors in the back of the radio are not fully connected. This problem continues even now."

"Radio and CD player buttons do not work."

"Display screen shows error message because electronic components are defective. Dealer recommended replacement ($1,500 cost estimate). Too expensive!"

"sometimes freezes .momentarily"

"Screen was intermittently inoperative and unit did not changing stations. Replaced the unit myself with an updated touch screen, blue tooth capable unit."

"The screen goes blank during winter months,Sometimes come on with a tap.and selector channel button does not always work. back Speakers rumbles as though damaged ."

"Radio display screen will not display information when cold nor will buttons function. After driving car for 10-20 minutes display and other functions usually returns to normal."

"The display usually begins properly but then meaningless symbols appear. Stations can not be changed. Turning off the radio may or may not help"

"Described in previous box"

"The stereo display malfunctions and no button pressing will change the display. All buttons suddenly work like the power button, turning the stereo on and off regardless of their usual function"

"Replaced the unit with aftermarket unit"

"Sometimes goes blank when changing stations manually"

"Screen goes bland and radio shuts down. Will come back on later then repeat"

"Display screen goes blank or gets stock on one station. The radio station will not change when pressing buttons for other radio stations. Sometimes it displays multiple dots that looks like a bar code"

"Radio is on but the display is blank. Toyota will not fix"

"Radio screen goes blank occasionally and sometimes I can't change the stations on the Radio manually, only by the buttons on the steering wheel"

"occasionally one cannot see the station you are listening to and no info on cd is displayed"

"The Radio display wouldn't come on and it had to be repacked with a aftermarket product because it was out of warranty."

"Screen was intermittently inoperative and unit did not changing stations. Replaced the unit myself with an updated touch screen, blue tooth capable unit."

"Goes blank probably due to a loose connection. It's intermittend and more of a nuisance.Fixing it would be too expensive ."

"When it gets warm the cd player and screen stops working properly."

"Can't tell which station you're on, and switching stations is difficult."

"Screen goes blank in winter ,sometimes comes on with a tap."

"on warm days screen goes blank, turning on a/c fixes the problem."

"when touching any buttons on radio the display will go blank or get all distorted but radio still plays music"

"when vehicle interior is hot from sun, radio/cd display is blank"

"On hot sunny days, the screen goes blank on the radio. Pushing any buttons turns off the radio. replaced radio with after market radio"

"system turns off if i press a button"

"In winter, during cold temperatures in the morning, the radio band buttons dont work - for eg when FM is pressed the CD pops out. Later in the day, things seem to be fine. Not noticed this problem in non-winter months"

"When it gets too hot out the display screen on the radio goes blank"

"standard AM/FM/CD radio... screen would either 'blank out" or flash random characters when cabin heat was over 80 F degrees. Dealer replaced radio for free... again as a 'goodwill gesture' NOTE: although the car has only 30K miles, it was 5 years"

"The info display screen for CD/Radio system just goes blank with no display although the radio or CD will function just fine. I got it replaced twice under Toyota warranty"

"Aux input was bad; I replaced it myself."

"Input jack became intermittent, had to replace it"

"Audio aux interface needed replacement, though it was a cheap DYI fix."

"Plug on dash for plug in music devices quit workin"

"AUX input was not working when I bought it.Replacement 3.5 inch check was absurdly expensive, so I bought an FM interface."

"The AUX port had to be replaced"

"MP3 player jack solder connections broke"

"Needing to replace the AUX jack, around $250 to replace this, rarely used it and it broke needing to be fixed"

"Audio input jack has never worked properly. The connection shorts out or simply does not work. I have tried many different cables and devices, so the problem is the car. Asked dealers to fix under warranty, they never did. Said common problem"

"We have a really cheap wireless phone. Recently I noticed the airbag blinking a code. Took it to dealer; he came back a few moments later, laughing. (self: "what's so funny?") He said car had synced to phone, and was merely telling me I had missed"

"Radio display start displaying garbage and loose control of any command, it goes away after reset lose auxiliar input funcionability"

"Digital readout functions intermittently."

"The unit quit operating."

"Poor reception of various stations that come in fine on other vehicles"

"The buttons on the stock head unit occasionally start doing things they aren't labeled to do when pushed. The volume button will turn the unit on/off, the power button will do nothing, preset 1 increases volume, and so on. It eventually goes back to normal. No rhyme or reason as far as we can tell. The AUX input has completely stopped working. Wife recorded video of this behaviour, but dealership wouldn't cover under extended warranty because it didn't happen when they had the car. The video was"

"Intermittently does not work (cannot change radio stations)"

"Display screen on radio/cd goes haywire. Scrambled numbrs. Intermittant. Inconvenient but usually resolves. Seems heat (weather) related"

"unable to connect an external device to the radio - previously was able to do so without problems and play music or audiobooks from it"

"Amplifier died"

"Sometimes radio will not play"

"Somewhat erratic on-off and button functions"

"Stopped working. Would not turn on."

"In winter radio ,screen goes blank sometimes and back speakers rumbles"

"Rear speakers distorts"

"Radio goes haywire at times. Won't change stations, the readout is random images. I keep turning it off and on until it works."

"Radio and CD player both broke when the car was about 7 years old. Display won't come on unless temp is below 80."

"Radio display goes blank and controls doesn't work. Seems when it warms up, display and controls start working again."

"Some of the menu keys on the front of the radio stopped working."

"Radio has intermittent problems. These are: the display malfunctions and goes blank, it receives only one station, station change buttons do not work, station tuning knob does not work, volume knob does not work. However, sometimes the radio works correctly."

"The channel selection buttons appear to stick, causing intermittent failure of the radio. Sometimes, the radio works correctly. Sometimes, it doesn't. I have not tried to fix it."

"Display goes to a line of triangles, the radio turns off if you hit a station selector button, and / or radio turns off if you try to change stations. BRAKES ARE SOFT AND FEEL MUSHY"

"The radio screen does strange things, like showing pyramids and going blank. None of the radio controls work. I have to use the steering wheel controls to change stations and volume. The cd player works fine, as long as I use the steering wheel contr"

"The radio had a known-to-Toyota defect. It was still under warranty and they replaced it but it took 3 weeks to arrive and required another trip to the dealership"

"Radio display will go blank or display distorted characters. Volume and tuning controls will not respond when turned. Solution is to press On/Off button to Off and wait a while. Often happens in warm weather"

"Radio caused battery drain"

"CD player was broken and the aux would not work"

"CD player in standard radio has failed 2 times in the last 12 to 18 months"

"The radio display goes blank and the controls malfunction. For example, one of the station memory buttons might suddenly work like the power button or cause the volume to change instead of switching radio stations"

"radio freezes in extreme cold or hot weather. Cant read radio display. Had it replaced under warranty and still having same problem"

"unit's display distorts then shuts off routinely, especially when it gets warm"

"one of the rear speakers malfunctioned in winter."

"speakers quit working because of a problem with radio."

"Rear speakers distorted in winter"

"There is a speaker connection that hangs down in the trunk. It is connected by a small piece of plastic and, once broken, the speakers get massive feedback or don't work at all. I broke mine by putting a pillow in an empty trunk. Very badly designed"

"very very cheap"

"Again, replacement due to normal wear"

"Normal wear with over 160,000 miles"

"Original Front disc brakes approaching 50000 miles had to be replaced when under 2mm considered unsafe and would fail PA state vehicle code inspection. Front disc brakes job cost was about $300 and was performed by Toyota dealer service PRICE New Castle DE"

"pdas were rusted to the carrier so that the pad did not contact the rotor"

"Driver's caliper locked in the on position. This burned up the pads and damaged the rotor."

"One calliper failed so both were replaced. New front brake pads were also due when the brake inspection was done."

"Corrosion and warping"

"Just needed to replace front brakes."

"When breaking, car front end feel like its out of alighnment and rattles when breaking."

"a routine inspection showed that only 1 mm remained on the front brake pads"

"I wasn't aware I had a brake problem, as I'd the brakes replaced fairly recently, but with generic brakes. Toyota wanted to replace them with their brand of brakes, and I complied. I didn't want to take a chance with brakes."

"Heard a noise from the brakes one day. When I got home I spoke with one of my neighbors who is sort of a shade-tree mechanic. He checked out the brakes and determined it was one of the brake pads in the rear drum brakes. We went to a parts store and purchased replacements and he installed them. Problem solved."

"I did not know I had a problem. When I took the vehicle in for routine maintenance, the problem was discovered."

"Just normal wear after about 80,000 miles (manual transmission)"

"Vehicle in for regular servicing: oil change, etc. Upon inspection, brake wear was noticed. So repaired."

"When the 70k checkup was done by the dealer, they identified only 10% of the brake remaining. I had the works replaced by an independent mechanic."

"made noise and felt wrong"

"Replaced pads and rotors"

"Crunching sound when braking. Was told I need new rear brake pads, to cost over $300"

"replaced front brake pads and resurface front rotors"

"Various noises due to pad/rotor prior to actual replace needed"

"scraping sound with right front brake"

"Needed new front brake pads"

"it was normal brake wear for a 70000mile car"

"Toyota recall"

"Had to replace brake pads, which I considered normal for close to 78000 miles"

"Advised by dealer that brakes are wearing down"

"Front brakes wore out and needed replacement at about 65000 miles (about normal)"

"Needed brake work sooner than expected"

"replaced brake pads in rear"

"Even if I get this brake tightened every 6 months it is still very loose within a month. I used this brake because I drive a standard Corolla"

"Ft. brake pads were worn out at less than 50K miles. Our old Honda Civic had the fT. brakes for 100K+ miles"

"I ride my brakes hard, so the front brake pads needed replacement. It happens with EVERY car I have owned"

"Brakes were replaced under warranty but since car was new, brakes intermittently sound of "crunch " when applied hard. This continues today. Car stops without problems but service cannot find the problem with multiple complaints"

"The Corolla started to exhibit this condition at approx 35,000 miles"

"My old civic had better quality"

"After 30,000 miles, I needed new disc brakes"

"brake pads don't seem to last long. Third set in last 3 years. brakes too small for vehicle to save money?"

"Since it is a standard drive there is a lot of wear on the brakes especially with city driving. I have to get new brakes every 18 months on average"

"When I brake the car pulsates( vibrates) and sometimes when I make a sudden stop the car skids and the brakes "freeze" up."

"Typical brake ware and pulsation due to poor quality rotors from AutoZone/Advance"

"Typical brake wear"

"Car continued moving forward after put in park"

"maint"

"rotors out of balance causing vibration while braking"

"rotors have warped for the second time"

"Normal wear so needed to be replaced"

"Normal wear and tear with over 160,000 miles"

"Replace Front rotors and brake pads"

"Wear and tear Alternator failed causing complete breakdown of all electrical functions including steering. Big problem"

"I took the car in to the dealer for maintenance. The dealer diagnosed the rotor damaged and the brakes leaking that led to a failure of the axle. I was stunned because we have the car maintained regularly."

"They warped. I hade to purchase new ones"

"Vehicle shaking when braking, noise when braking. Turned rotors"

"Damn Toyota dealer cut the rotors when it was not needed. That helped cause them to warp as well as the fact that the parts were really cheap. The quality of my Honda accord is much better"

"Toyota rotors were warped after 24,000km. These rotors were Toyota parts from the dealer"

"Warped - badly"

"Spent $400 replacing front brakes. SQEAKING AS I DROVE OFF THE LOT. DEALER DID NOT REPAIR, AWFUL,"

"Front end breaks sometimes squeaks when appliang breaks"

"Squeaking occurred after brakes were adjusted by garage"

"Squeaking after changing the rotors"

"Just that my brakes wore out after 70,000 miles. No big deal"

"started last year fixed myself leaky brake cylinder"

"Factory brakes squeaked and wore quickly."

"Pad and rotor glazed over causing grinding sound similar to metal on metal. Problem fixed by removing glaze from rotor AND pad"

"On braking, the brakes made a groaning sound. This was corrected with new front brake pads (installed by Toyota Service) and cleaning of rear brake drums"

"The front brakes moan and squeak after 20+ miles driving?"

"While apply break on pump road, i hearing this frequently"

"Noisy squeak noise when I go over speed bump or bump in the road. was told it was normal"

"A little more than routine noise"

"The trim is peeling off"

"Door trim came loose years ago and we continue to re-glue it."

"This year I noticed some very small area black rubber/plastic type molding filler has begun to age poorly. It has dried, cracked and appears to just disintegrate if you touch it. The outdoor Texas sun has finally defeated what had been total Toyota quality."

"The front fender was pulling off and I was told it was not atypical by the Toyota dealer. Cleaning at a car wash could pull off the front end. Went in to have the clips attaching the fender to the body made more secure"

"The front right bumper/trim is loose and feels like it might fall off. Never been bumped to my knowledge. Broken plastic pop rivets???"

"Car dents very easily. A side panel popped out and dealership wanted me to go to body shop. An auto mechanic shop easily attached panel with a small bolt"

"front wheel well trim pieces button fasteners would not in place. used screws to fasten securely"

"trim not on securely"

"The front bumper housing is loose near the seams on the side panels"

"The skirt of the car sometimes pops out of at the corner and I have to manually pop it back in"

"Molding came loose"

"I occasionally had to manually snap the plastic moulding back in place"

"The side driver side plastic molding between the front and rear doors has become broken/dislodged and the snap points are damaged and no longer work. I brushed up against this panel and it broke, due I believe to cheap materials and design"

"The interior door/sill trims and molding on the driver side have all come off and multiple retention pegs/clips have broken just through normal use of the car"

"The driver's window rubber trim has come off twice"

"This probably should be under door gaskets - front door and trunk rubber weather strip gaskets kept coming unconnected from door/trunk hood"

"diver side door opening lower trim pieces came loose. used drill and screws to attach securely"

"Trim around doors is knocked off easily. Retainers are not very strong. Even with pro repair, they still pop off after. The door sill piece is the worst, I don't even bother with it now. Even tried glue"

"I had the entire body painted"

"The white paint had a fading,low luster appearance. Spoke to the dealer purchase from and given a bottle of compound /wax to fix?, In time the paint started to crack,split like it was cut with razor blade . Once this appeared the paint would begin peeling away. Began on the trunk lid, now down to the gray primer for the entire trunk lid. Now the roof has began peeling like the trunk ,starting from the rear of the roof ,spreading towards the front. Brought to a different dealer for airbag recall and acknowledged he had a few paint issues in white paint. He would try to see if he could get Toyota repair the issue. But was not successful. Did get the airbags replaced!"

"Hood, roof and trunk paint totally damaged"

"Paint peeling was only around areas at front of car **already** damaged by road gravel dings in the paint. If I had used touch-up paint in time to repair these, I doubt the peeling around these would have happened - so it's really MY fault, but one could wish the paint had been a little better to begin with so this could not have happened at all. Still, considering how perfect this car has been in almost every area I believe I may be nitpicking here. Like the clear headlight cover plastic becoming cloudy -- some things just happen with age and the earth's sun -- nothing can be done outside of keeping the car only in a covered garage and this I have NOT done."

"Paint is starting to wear off on rear passenger door,"

"overall poor paint job done in 2010 as there are rock chips and paint defects."

"cheap factory paint job assembled in usa!"

"Had Dealers paint protection package (Boch Toyota, MA ) still had chipping, scratching , they would NOT honor the protection package"

"THE ROOF AREA IS FADING"

"The paint on the wheels keeps coming off even after being repainted by the dealership"

"Paint is bubbling where the roof meets the windshield"

"The paint is completely coming off of the hood. Started as small spots and is getting bigger and bigger. Paint is gone down to the metal"

"The paint has faded and peeled away across the top and some of the sides."

"The paint on the roof panel started wearing off about a year ago with no apparent cause, starting from the rear windshield and moving forward. Now only about half of the roof paint is unaffected."

"Paint on the non-metal parts of the car, such as bumpers, is badly bubbling and flaking off. I've never had this problem in any of the eight cars I've owned previously or the six cars my family owned."

"The paint on the hood began to flake off so we had he hood repainted. Now the top edges of the front side panels are beginning to flake -- I assume anywhere that received the sun. We do not have a garage, so the car is exposed to the elements. The car is 10 years old so perhaps this kind of paint wear is common."

"This problem was resolved by Toyota by a recall of defective paint."

"The paint on the hood in certain areas began to crack and actually peel off, exposing the undercoat, 5 years ago. It started small and gets bigger and bigger every year. Only a complete re-paint job of the hood can repair it. Toyota has not issued a recall of this problem that many other buyers (look online!) have also seemed to experience when the car is not garaged."

"The paint (Red Valencia) began to peel very soon after I bought the car in 2010. I reported it to Champion Toyota/AutoNation about two years into my purchase. The outside front panel of car also came loose as the clips were not strong enough to support the poor conditions of our streets in CC, TX, constant worry that it would detach and fall off while driving. Recent repairs to paint and reinstall the front panel and rear trunk cost me $1,400 dollars after insurance deductible and coverage for repairs."

"Car had some fading and missing paint and rust when we bought. Has only gotten worse. Have since noticed many Toyotas of this era have this problem."

"This model has a faulty paint job, so that paint began peeling within 4 years after purchase. Thankfully, Toyota Corporate notified me that they are offering to repaint as well as reimburse for any painting I already done. That was last fall, and am still waiting for an appointment."

"Sun damage on top, trunk and spoiler. Currently having these areas + hood repainted to prevent further detrition of the red paint. Will then coat it with ceramic, spray-on wax to further protect it."

"Paint is bubbling and peeling on all non-metal surfaces, such as bumpers."

"Had paint fading issue first. Was given a bottle of wax from dealer as the answer for this.. Eventually the paint cracked and began peeling, all areas of vehicle over time."

"Peeling paint on the exterior of the hood that enlarged from just a few small chips in the paint that came from accumulated stone/pebble impacts. Has become about a 2x 2 area where white paint is totally gone to reveal the base primer coat grey paint. Must re-paint entire hood to sell the car. Never expected this to happen, never happened on any car I ever owned and this is actually the BEST car I have ever had in reliability in every other area. BTW, what in the h*ll is wrong with you guys?? You've been asking for details in KILOMETERS and LITERS!! Hate to tell you, but this is the US!! We have cars and gas stations that work in MILES and GALLONS. YOUR ENTIRE SURVEY IS GOING TO BE F*CKED YOU IDIOTS. I know i didn't bother to convert to metric in my stated stats.... I gave you miles and gallons... you figure it out!!"

"Large patches of paint started falling off in several places. Took to the dealership but they wouldn't repair it. Ended up costing $900 to get the paint repaired."

"Deteriorated clear coat and paint on roof and rear spoiler"

"paint faded on roof and trunk and hood spent $5000 to have car totally repainted"

"Paint on front bumper is peeling"

"White paint on rear of car stains brown during the winter after driving dirty roads. Won't wash off. But the color lightens up during the summer months. (Bleaching?) Don't know if car had been repainted before we purchased it. It is just plain odd. D"

"lots of minor scratches , some minor colour change in spots"

"Paint is fading and cracking"

"Rock chips have taken the paint off completely on a number of areas on the vehicle. My 2004 Corolla, purchased by a family member, has a better paint job on it"

"There seems to be a VERY THIN coat of paint put at the factory,also the hose from the self service car wash touched the roof of the car just over each door and the paint came right off.I am VERY DISAPPOINTED to say the least!!! I had the car painted"

"Paint around a fender wore away"

"THE PAINT JOB SEEMS SO MUCH EASIER TO SCRATCH, CLEAR DOWN TO THE SHELL THAN MY MUCH OLDER geo PRISM. vERY VERY THIN"

"I NEEDED TO HAVE THE ROOF REPAINTED. THE ROOF JUST STARTED TO RUST"

"The hood had a bit of rust when we purchased and has gotten considerably worse."

"Significant rust started to develop in the spring of 2019 around the back wheel so we had a body shop fix it."

"MINOR FENDER RUST"

"My door was scrapped by a metal sign. After a couple of weeks rust developed all over the side of the car even where it was not scrapped. Had to be replaced. Car was in shop for a week"

"Rust breaking through the paint driver side rear panel, about the wheel"

"Chrome has lifted from fancy lug nuts which are now rusted. Body is fine but there is lots of rust on painted parts exposed to elements underneath body and hood"

"rust bubbles appearing under rear driver door area"