Major Problems with 2008 Toyota Corolla Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2008 Toyota Corolla

2008 Toyota Corolla VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Victims: 4 Mileage: 53000 miles

2008 Toyota Corolla VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Victims: 3 Mileage: 22000 miles

2008 Toyota Corolla SERVICE BRAKES Victims: 2 Mileage: 90891 miles

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Problems with AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL and ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Toyota Corolla owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AIR BAGS my son was involved in a head-on collision where the front air bags did not deploy. he was driving a	122 ~ 24337 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota corolla. while attempting to park the vehicle at 5 mph it surged forward and...	53 ~ 34069 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING new vehicle for body and engine noise and various other noises not standard for a new vehicle. *tr...	25 ~ 31758 miles
ENGINE i had my toyota corolla 08 serviced on 4/5/11 due to a recall for the engine control module. after the...	20 ~ 64399 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota corolla. while driving 35 and 65 mph the steering wheel began to shake and...	16 ~ 17280 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM my 2008 4dr toyota corolla suddenly stalled while driving to work in the morning on october 7 2009 without any...	15 ~ 34445 miles
STEERING tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota corolla. on two occasions while driving approximately 50 mph the vehicle began to veer...	12 ~ 41012 miles
POWER TRAIN a run away full throttle engine in a 2008 toyota corolla (purchased in fall of 2007). i accidentally backed up...	9 ~ 58978 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS i backed my 2008 toyota corolla out of my garage with the steering wheel turned left. i used the remote...	8 ~ 34505 miles
SERVICE BRAKES in 2010 engine light started to come on and off i went to toyota was told the light had to...	7 ~ 64657 miles
SUSPENSION my car wanders side to side while driving at high speeds on interstate and highways. *tr...	7 ~ 40152 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota corolla. while idling at an intersection the vehicle shut off without warning. the vehicle...	6 ~ 39968 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE on four separate occasions the engine revved up to 6000rpm on my 2008 toyota corolla ce when i was stopped....	5 ~ 22841 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL i have received a safety recall from toyota i went to the dealership to fix it dealership did it but...	4 ~ 21500 miles
STRUCTURE i heard rattling which i thought was from my trunk. after several attempts to locate the rattle i discovered that...	4 ~ 37743 miles
SEAT BELTS had a car accident. my 08 toyota corolla flipped and spun. the airbags did not deploy. the seatbelt latch got	4 ~ 17000 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER new vehicle for body and engine noise and various other noises not standard for a new vehicle. *tr...	4 ~ 68844 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM instrument cluster is unreadable in daytime. *tr...	4
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM while driving a strap on the fuel tank and the catalytic converter heat shield both simultaneously became loose and began...	3 ~ 41738 miles
EQUIPMENT radio is switching stations and randomly jumping stations will not stop and has not yet been replaced. *tr...	3 ~ 17108 miles
WHEELS tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota corolla. while driving 40 mph he heard a winding sound coming from the front...	3 ~ 66083 miles
FRONT > SUSPENSION tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota corolla. while driving 40 mph he heard a winding sound coming from the front...	3 ~ 9417 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC yesterday morning i was driving slowly up to a stop sign. i downshifted and applied the brakes but the car...	2 ~ 50785 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota corolla. while driving 5 mph in reverse the vehicle would make a loud banging...	2 ~ 26915 miles
VISIBILITY on january 31 2009 at about 3:00 p.m. my car was parked in the driveway in the country - my...	2 ~ 44083 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota corolla. the contact stated that the view through the windshield (ap techno glass dot...	2 ~ 300 miles
TIRES purchase a set of pirelli p4 tires dot xl 886a 3017 195/65r15 six months ago and kept going back to...	1 ~ 168000 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER this is the 2nd time the right front seat passenger window has broken. the break is in the glass due...	1 ~ 105000 miles
VALVE > TIRES 2008 toyota corolla. consumer writes in regards to reimbursement for recall repair *tgw the consumer stated all four tires had	1
GLASS, SIDE/REAR > VISIBILITY tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota corolla. the contact stated that there was water in the vehicle on the driver...	1 ~ 6678 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota corolla. the contact stated that the headlight lenses became foggy and the illumination...	1 ~ 35000 miles
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota corolla. the contact was driving approximately 20 mph when he encountered a set...	1 ~ 62000 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM my toyota corolla ce sedan automatic yr: 2008. mileage 69938. warranty is out. 04/25/10 while my car was parked i...	1 ~ 69938 miles
MASTER CYLINDER > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota corolla. while driving 30 mph the contact attempted to apply the brakes while...	1 ~ 13000 miles
CATALYTIC CONVERTOR > EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM s10 appropriate handling-memo to the secretary from -petition for an investigation into toyota's safety system failures (full document not imaged)...	1
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 2008 toyota corolla. consumer states continued acceleration problems after crash. *tgw the consumer was informed her vehicle was not on	1
RIM > WHEELS tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota corolla. while driving 25 mph the front driver's side tire and rim completely separated...	1 ~ 22695 miles
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY the window rollup mechanism on my 2008 toyota corolla does not have any sort of clutch so they will cut...	1 ~ 47000 miles
AXLE ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN 2008 toyota corolla. s10 appropriate handling- letter from regarding toyota problems *tgw the consumer stated in february 2009 the driver's...	1
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota corolla. while driving at approximately 15 mph the vehicle suddenly shut off without warning...	1 ~ 26000 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE new vehicle for body and engine noise and various other noises not standard for a new vehicle. *tr...	1
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING my son has a 2007 corolla. about two weeks ago he noticed his air conditioning was not cooling. he too...	1 ~ 17 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota corolla. while driving 40 mph he heard a winding sound coming from the front...	1 ~ 250 miles
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT instrument cluster is unreadable in daytime. *tr...	1

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