Toyota Corolla Change Vehicle

“display screen on radio blanks out”

“The clock time is hard to see with sunglasses on. I have to take them off in order to see the time”

“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”

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

“sometimes freezes .momentarily”

“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”

“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 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”

“Input jack became intermittent, had to replace it”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“Car continued moving forward after put in park”

“maint”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“Front right fender plastic attachment clips never really worked right from the beginning - I think they had previously been pulled from their holes. I would take it in to be fixed and it would soon be loose again. I finally fixed it myself with metal parts and pop rivits”

“Sunroof seal is deteriorating and may have to be replaced”

“The trim is peeling off”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“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”

“I NEEDED TO HAVE THE ROOF REPAINTED. THE ROOF JUST STARTED TO RUST”