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2015 Toyota Corolla Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 220 complaints with NHTSA about the 2015 Toyota Corolla, most often about the air bags (26% of complaints, typically around 40,500 miles). It is 13th of 27 Corolla model years by number of complaints and has 1 recall.
Most common 2015 Toyota Corolla problems
Air bags
56 complaints · 26%Half of these problems showed up before 40,500 miles. Parts named most often: air bag/restraint control module.
The contact owned a 2015 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while the driver was driving 60 MPH, he swerved to avoid crashing into a deer. The vehicle was crashed into an embankment and the vehicle stopped after crashing into a tree. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained whiplash but did not seek…
The contact owned a 2015 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the driver loss control of the vehicle causing the vehicle to hit a deer. As a result, the vehicle rolled over multiple times. The air bags did not deploy. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. A police report was filed.…
Body and structure
33 complaints · 15%Half of these problems showed up before 30,000 miles. Parts named most often: body.
Car started having paint problems at 3 years old. Paint missing on certain protected areas of car, with primer only (trunk and hood area.) paint on drivers side door formed bubbles on the edge. Paint scratching easily on the hood of the car. First car I have owned that was having paint issues after only 3 years.…
My daughter was on a 2 lane stretch of I-15 highway southbound, approx 7 miles north of lasvegas nv. She was in the left lane slowly creeping by a 18 wheel rig w/trailer. She was doing 74 with cruise control and witnesses say the rig must have been doing 73mph. He violently turned into her lane causing her to do…
Other or unspecified
33 complaints · 15%Half of these problems showed up before 16,000 miles.
Driving down highway at 70mph and the sunroof suddenly exploded outward. I see this has happened to many people so why no recall? Do we need a class action to recover our deductibles?
The transmission on the vehicle has a tital of 19,752miles as of 5/3/2021. The vehicle's transmission has failed due to a "bad cylenoid" in the transmission. I am a 90 year old woman who went to my physicians office after my appointment I git in the car and attempted to place the car in reverse when it failed to move.…
Transmission
30 complaints · 14%Half of these problems showed up before 60,000 miles.
An intermittent problem with the transmission: the vehicle will downshift extremely hard when accelerating. This problem often happens when going uphill and can be very startling. The downshift is jolting and is by no means a normal downshift. The vehicle has been brought on multiple occasions to the dealer which the…
The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Corolla. While driving 55 MPH, the vehicle shook violently. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to north hills Toyota (7401 mcknight rd, pittsburgh, pa 15237, ([phone]) where it was diagnosed that the cv half shaft assembly failed and needed to be…
Speed control
18 complaints · 8%Half of these problems showed up before 22,000 miles.
The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Corolla. After the vehicle was turned off and the key was removed from the ignition switch, the vehicle independently began to roll and crashed into another vehicle. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The contact stated that the vehicle began to surge for…
The contact owned a 2015 Toyota Corolla. While driving 25 MPH, the vehicle accelerated independently without warning. The vehicle crashed into a boulder on the roadway. The contact stated that the vehicle rolled over. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to an independent facility. There were…
Brakes
18 complaints · 8%Half of these problems showed up before 13,000 miles. Parts named most often: foundation components.
While parking in a carport, I will use the brake to slowly enter and park. As I was straightening out the car, the car excellerated and hit a pole, bouncing back and forth. It caused major damage. I am wondering if there was something wrong with the car or my wearing flip-flops may have caused this accident. (note…
Brakes overheat after driving for several hours and after they heat car needs more distance to be able to stop and was almost in an accident (brake pads get deformed from heat)
Electrical
18 complaints · 8%Half of these problems showed up before 29,000 miles.
Have replaced battery twice since 7/2019. Battery is drained if car is not used for 4 days. Toyota does not acknowledge problem. Says car must be used every two days to keep battery charged.
The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Corolla. After the vehicle was turned off and the key was removed from the ignition switch, the vehicle independently began to roll and crashed into another vehicle. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The contact stated that the vehicle began to surge for…
Engine
17 complaints · 8%Half of these problems showed up before 11,500 miles.
The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Corolla. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle's rpms malfunctioned. After releasing the brake pedal, the vehicle accelerated rapidly on its own. The contact depressed the brake pedal to slow down the vehicle. Big island Toyota (811 kanoelehua ave, hilo, hawaii 96720, ([phone])…
The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Corolla. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle's rpms malfunctioned. After releasing the brake pedal, the vehicle accelerated rapidly on its own. The contact depressed the brake pedal to slow down the vehicle. Big island Toyota (811 kanoelehua ave, hilo, hawaii 96720, ([phone])…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2015 Toyota Corolla recalls
Air bags: air bag/restraint control module
Risk: In the event of a crash, air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners that do not deploy as intended may increase the risk of injury.
Fix: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the ecu and install a noise filter between the air bag control module and its wire harness, as necessary, free of charge. Owners were notified of the safety risk beginning march 2, 2020. A second letter notifying owners of the remedy repair will be mailed between march 16, 2020 and june 27, 2020. Owners may contact toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 20tb03, 20ta03 and 20ta05.
Full defect summary
Toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) is recalling certain 2011-2019 corolla, 2011-2013 matrix, 2012-2018 avalon, and 2013-2018 avalon hybrid vehicles. During certain crashes, the air bag electronic control unit (ecu) may malfunction, possibly disabling the deployment of the air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Desiccated air bag inflator rupture
Summary
From 2000 through 2017, takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("psan") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004l. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious or even fatal injury to vehicle occupants. See 2016 blomquist report at www.NHTSA.gov/sites/NHTSA.gov/files/documents/expert_report-hrblomquist.pdf.consequently, all frontal inflators using propellant 2004 that do not contain a "desiccant" (a substa
Electrical overstress
Summary
The office of defects investigation (odi) opened this investigation to determine if the failure of airbags to deploy during severe crashes, in certain vehicles, was the result of a safety related defect.â during the investigation a complex failure was studied that can result in non-deployment of subject vehicle air bags and other restraint system devices in severe crash events. The subject vehicles may be equipped with an airbag control unit (acu) for the supplemental restraint system (SRS) electronic control unit (ecu) manufactured by zf-trw. â the ecu receives signals from crash sensors mounted in the vehicle and deploys the vehicle air bags and seat belt pretensioners in accordance with m
Questions about the 2015 Toyota Corolla
- What are the most common problems with the 2015 Toyota Corolla?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: air bags (56 complaints, typically around 40,500 miles); body and structure (33 complaints, typically around 30,000 miles); other or unspecified (33 complaints, typically around 16,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2015 Toyota Corolla have?
- 1 recall listed by NHTSA, the latest from January 17, 2020 (air bags). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2015 a bad year for the Toyota Corolla?
- It is 13th of 27 Corolla model years by number of complaints, with 220 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.