In-car Electronics
CD or DVD players, radio, speakers, GPS, communication system (e.g., OnStar), display screen freezes or goes blank, phone pairing (e.g. Bluetooth), voice control commands, steering wheel controls, portable music device interface (e.g., iPod/MP3 player), backup or other camera/sensors.
What Owners Say
"Radio and CD display will show "pixel-like" squares instead of radio/CD information for a few minutes maybe once/twice a month"
Martin D., NY (2010 Toyota Corolla Base 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"The clock time is hard to see with sunglasses on. I have to take them off in order to see the time"
Vicki J., CA (2010 Toyota Corolla XLE 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"Same as other issue with screen going blank. Sometimes screen goes blank and sometimes the screen shows garbled junk on hot days"
Anonymous, CA (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"display screen on radio blanks out"
Jeannette S., NY (2010 Toyota Corolla S 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"Radio shuts down, display smudged even when it works."
Anonymous, PR (2010 Toyota Corolla Base 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"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."
Anonymous, FL (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"Radio and CD player buttons do not work."
Douglas K., FL (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"Display screen shows error message because electronic components are defective. Dealer recommended replacement ($1,500 cost estimate). Too expensive!"
Michael S., HI (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"sometimes freezes .momentarily"
William C., NY (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"Screen was intermittently inoperative and unit did not changing stations. Replaced the unit myself with an updated touch screen, blue tooth capable unit."
Anonymous, TX (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"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 ."
William C., NY (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"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."
Anonymous, HI (2010 Toyota Corolla)"The display usually begins properly but then meaningless symbols appear. Stations can not be changed. Turning off the radio may or may not help"
G W., FL (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"Described in previous box"
William H., CA (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"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"
Anonymous, KS (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"Replaced the unit with aftermarket unit"
Michael G., NC (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"Sometimes goes blank when changing stations manually"
William C., NY (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"Screen goes bland and radio shuts down. Will come back on later then repeat"
Dana H., FL (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"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"
Anonymous, CA (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"Radio is on but the display is blank. Toyota will not fix"
Jeff H., GA (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"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"
Vicki J., CA (2010 Toyota Corolla XLE 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"occasionally one cannot see the station you are listening to and no info on cd is displayed"
Leslie B., ME (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"The Radio display wouldn't come on and it had to be repacked with a aftermarket product because it was out of warranty."
Anonymous, LA (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"Screen was intermittently inoperative and unit did not changing stations. Replaced the unit myself with an updated touch screen, blue tooth capable unit."
Anonymous, TX (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"Goes blank probably due to a loose connection. It's intermittend and more of a nuisance.Fixing it would be too expensive ."
Peter L., MA (2010 Toyota Corolla Base 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"When it gets warm the cd player and screen stops working properly."
Edward M., KS (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"Can't tell which station you're on, and switching stations is difficult."
Anonymous, VA (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"Screen goes blank in winter ,sometimes comes on with a tap."
William C., NY (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"on warm days screen goes blank, turning on a/c fixes the problem."
Anonymous, NY (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"when touching any buttons on radio the display will go blank or get all distorted but radio still plays music"
Greg S., PA (2010 Toyota Corolla S 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"when vehicle interior is hot from sun, radio/cd display is blank"
Edward P., PA (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"On hot sunny days, the screen goes blank on the radio. Pushing any buttons turns off the radio. replaced radio with after market radio"
Anonymous, CA (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"system turns off if i press a button"
Douglas K., FL (2010 Toyota Corolla LE)"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"
Altaf K., IL (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"When it gets too hot out the display screen on the radio goes blank"
Anonymous, CT (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"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"
Larry F., CA (2010 Toyota Corolla S 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"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"
Anonymous, TX (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"Aux input was bad; I replaced it myself."
Anonymous, CA (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"Input jack became intermittent, had to replace it"
John B., CA (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"Audio aux interface needed replacement, though it was a cheap DYI fix."
Anonymous, CA (2010 Toyota Corolla S 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"Plug on dash for plug in music devices quit workin"
Anonymous, CA (2010 Toyota Corolla S 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"AUX input was not working when I bought it.Replacement 3.5 inch check was absurdly expensive, so I bought an FM interface."
A M., AZ (2010 Toyota Corolla 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"The AUX port had to be replaced"
Anonymous, CA (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"MP3 player jack solder connections broke"
Anonymous, WI (2010 Toyota Corolla S 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"Needing to replace the AUX jack, around $250 to replace this, rarely used it and it broke needing to be fixed"
Greg F., NY (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"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"
David S., CA (2010 Toyota Corolla S 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"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"
B S., ON (2010 Toyota Corolla LE)"Radio display start displaying garbage and loose control of any command, it goes away after reset lose auxiliar input funcionability"
Anonymous, FL (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"Digital readout functions intermittently."
William C., NY (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"The unit quit operating."
Beti G., AR (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"Poor reception of various stations that come in fine on other vehicles"
Peter N., MO (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"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"
Anonymous, KS (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"Intermittently does not work (cannot change radio stations)"
Michael S., HI (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"Display screen on radio/cd goes haywire. Scrambled numbrs. Intermittant. Inconvenient but usually resolves. Seems heat (weather) related"
Anonymous, TN (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"unable to connect an external device to the radio - previously was able to do so without problems and play music or audiobooks from it"
Anonymous, CA (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"Amplifier died"
Wayne P., LA (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"Sometimes radio will not play"
Jeff H., GA (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"Somewhat erratic on-off and button functions"
Anonymous, TN (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"Stopped working. Would not turn on."
Anonymous, CA (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"In winter radio ,screen goes blank sometimes and back speakers rumbles"
Anonymous, NY (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"Rear speakers distorts"
Anonymous, NY (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"Radio goes haywire at times. Won't change stations, the readout is random images. I keep turning it off and on until it works."
Anonymous, NC (2010 Toyota Corolla LE Unsure)"Radio and CD player both broke when the car was about 7 years old. Display won't come on unless temp is below 80."
Anonymous, CA (2010 Toyota Corolla LE Unsure)"Radio display goes blank and controls doesn't work. Seems when it warms up, display and controls start working again."
Anonymous, HI (2010 Toyota Corolla LE Unsure)"Some of the menu keys on the front of the radio stopped working."
Jim W., IN (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"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."
Samuel F., NJ (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"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."
Anonymous, NC (2010 Toyota Corolla S 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"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"
Anonymous, SC (2010 Toyota Corolla S 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"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"
Anonymous, AZ (2010 Toyota Corolla S 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"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"
Anonymous, FL (2010 Toyota Corolla LE)"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"
William H., CA (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"Radio caused battery drain"
Anonymous, PA (2010 Toyota Corolla S 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"CD player was broken and the aux would not work"
Anonymous, IL (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"CD player in standard radio has failed 2 times in the last 12 to 18 months"
Mary S., FL (2010 Toyota Corolla S 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"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"
Anonymous, KS (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"radio freezes in extreme cold or hot weather. Cant read radio display. Had it replaced under warranty and still having same problem"
Jeannette S., NY (2010 Toyota Corolla S 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"unit's display distorts then shuts off routinely, especially when it gets warm"
Anonymous, SC (2010 Toyota Corolla S 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"one of the rear speakers malfunctioned in winter."
William C., NY (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"speakers quit working because of a problem with radio."
Beti G., AR (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"Rear speakers distorted in winter"
Anonymous, NY (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"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"
Anonymous, MN (2010 Toyota Corolla LE 1.8-L 4 Cyl)"very very cheap"
Scott D., NH (2010 Toyota Corolla S 1.8-L 4 Cyl)
"CD player began working intermittently. The screen would freeze up. Any button pushed (power, pause, radio etc.) would cause the CD to eject"
Anonymous, KS (2010 Toyota Corolla S 1.8-L 4 Cyl)