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2016 Toyota Corolla Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 215 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Toyota Corolla, most often about the air bags (30% of complaints, typically around 35,000 miles). It is 14th of 27 Corolla model years by number of complaints and has 1 recall.
Most common 2016 Toyota Corolla problems
Air bags
65 complaints · 30%Half of these problems showed up before 35,000 miles.
Takata recall? I was involved in an auto accident where my 2016 Toyota Corolla le was t-boned on the front passenger side/front corner(headlight area) and then the other vehicle also hit me along the back half of the passenger side as well. I was making a left turn on a city blvd when I was hit. Passenger side curtain…
My vehicle is affected by the takata airbag issue but the Toyota dealer in orland park illinois says it is not. How do I get the airbag issue fixed?
Brakes
30 complaints · 14%Half of these problems showed up before 21,000 miles.
Brake pedal feels spongy or soft all the time. Have had vehicle to dealer 3 times for stuck fuel door (won't open). Every time nothing found wrong. Tech lubed and tried adjusting fuel door to no avail. Stuck fuel door doesn't happen all the time though. This is a safety issue especially for women who are trying to…
This is a report of brake failure that caused a vehicle collision with injuries. On october 29, 2016, I rented a 2016 Toyota Corolla from a betterway rent-acar, inc. D/ba budget rent a car of atlanta, at 6509 roswell rd, atlanta, ga 30328. The Toyota had 21,619 miles at the time of the rental. At approximately 12:30pm…
Seat belts
26 complaints · 12%Half of these problems showed up before 35,500 miles.
Takata recall? I was involved in an auto accident where my 2016 Toyota Corolla le was t-boned on the front passenger side/front corner(headlight area) and then the other vehicle also hit me along the back half of the passenger side as well. I was making a left turn on a city blvd when I was hit. Passenger side curtain…
Every time I go to unbuckle my seat belt it doesn't come undone when you push the button. I have to push the seat belt further into the buckle before it will become unbuckled.
Other or unspecified
24 complaints · 11%Half of these problems showed up before 20,000 miles.
Fumes out of vent 15,000 miles 79 MPH on interstate, first time this has happen, make my eyes tear up(mild plus) went on for at least 10 miles, was looking for exit to get off. I stopped about 20 miles further down the road, checked exhaust pipe, no blockage
Passengers fromt door has wiggled a jar while driving, high pitched humming noise from under passengers side of the hood even when car has been turned off for hours. Hums while driving and it's sparatic.noise appears to be near the ABS control module. Had a rear main seal leak also.
Speed control
22 complaints · 10%Half of these problems showed up before 13,000 miles. Parts named most often: accelerator pedal.
I was pulling in to parking space at a very low speed. My car started to accelerate and lunged into pared car in front of me. Causing damage to other car and mine. I had my foot on the brake but it didint stop the car. A couple if days before the same thing happened to my husband when he was pulling into parking place…
The contact owns a 2016 Toyota Corolla. While driving at a low speed, the vehicle independently accelerated without warning. The contact crashed into another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was driven away by the contact. There were one injury that required medical…
Steering
22 complaints · 10%Half of these problems showed up before 25,000 miles.
Transmission problem: my RPM is low and vibrates the car and loss of performance, while shifts gear improperly. I have 6 OEM enhanced dtc, I can provide pictures, the important code is ECM/PCM code. Abs: every time I hit a pothole, ABS makes grinding noise. Power steering problem: I did alignment, even after that my…
I'm having problems with electric power steering system several times during 2018 and almost twice got into the acsedent because of the problem with steering. I do not understand this was a problem with the car. The warning light just starts show the problem on 09.27.2018. I start to read about this online and realize…
Transmission
22 complaints · 10%Half of these problems showed up before 54,500 miles.
Sudden lost in speed weather it's to slow down or after coming to a stop happens infrequently usually having me to pull over turning of car and turning back on to correct the issue. Major concerns are when on the highway with traffic going anyware from 45 to 75 miles per hour having the car loose speed to less than…
The contact owns a 2016 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that the transmission warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was serviced per an unknown NHTSA campaign number by oak lawn Toyota (4320 95th st, oak lawn, il 60453, ([phone]), but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the…
Body and structure
15 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 5,000 miles. Parts named most often: body.
I was making a left-hand turn on a two-lane highway. The individual behind me was not paying attention and did not stop. Instead of swerving to the right to miss me, she swerved into the oncoming traffic lane just as I was turning left. Her gmc 2500 heavy duty pick-up impacted my car at the driver door, front pillar…
Driving on highway at approximately 75mph when heard a loud explosion-like noise. It took a moment to realize that my sunroof had exploded and I was now sitting in a pool of glass shards. I quickly closed the glass covering and got off the highway to vacuum the interior. There were no obvious flying bits of gravel or…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2016 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 2016 Toyota Corolla
- What are the most common problems with the 2016 Toyota Corolla?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: air bags (65 complaints, typically around 35,000 miles); brakes (30 complaints, typically around 21,000 miles); seat belts (26 complaints, typically around 35,500 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2016 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 2016 a bad year for the Toyota Corolla?
- It is 14th of 27 Corolla model years by number of complaints, with 215 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.