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2018 Toyota Corolla Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 135 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Toyota Corolla, most often about the fuel system (28% of complaints, typically around 19,000 miles). It is 20th of 27 Corolla model years by number of complaints and has 3 recalls.
Most common 2018 Toyota Corolla problems
Fuel system
38 complaints · 28%Half of these problems showed up before 19,000 miles.
The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the brake warning and the master warning lights illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where a diagnostic reader was used, however, the mechanic was unable to locate a failure code.…
The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Corolla. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20v012000 (fuel system, gasoline). The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact stated she was able to shift the vehicle into park and restarted the vehicle.…
Air bags
36 complaints · 27%Half of these problems showed up before 13,000 miles.
I had an accident and the airbags do not deployed, I asked at kendall Toyota collision center to review what is the possible cause, they do not response yet.
Air bag was replaced but the fuel pump which caused the car to flood out and stall has not been fixed because the part is still not available for repairing the problem. I reported problems to Toyota and I was told that the part for the fuel pump was still not available. The car stalled at a red light and I took the…
Other or unspecified
18 complaints · 13%Half of these problems showed up before 19,000 miles.
On sunday, october 20, 2019, approximately 3:10 pm I got into my 2018 Toyota Corolla, the car was stationary in park, and was not running on a flat surface. I realized I forgot my wallet so I got out of the car and left the driver's door open. I retrieved my wallet within 1 minute and when I came out my car was…
The car was in stationary mode on a city street and waiting for the red light to turn green. After a few minutes, the turned green and I accelerated a little as the car begin to move but out of nowhere the car turned off and all systems stopped, including the computer board, but before all went blank there was a…
Engine
16 complaints · 12%Half of these problems showed up before 19,000 miles.
My car was driving fine for months, then out of nowhere it had a funny smell inside so I pulled over and parked it. When I tried to start it up again I drove 1 minute down the street and shut off. I was told that my engine locked up by Toyota, but it was not their fault or mines. But that I have to pay to fix it. The…
The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while driving approximately 50 MPH the vehicle stalled with the malfunction-no power message displayed on the instrument panel. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to Toyota of greensburg (4964 US-30, greensburg, pa 15601)…
Transmission
12 complaints · 9%Half of these problems showed up before 25,000 miles.
Car recently is not shifting properly. Drives at high rpms and if I accelerate too quickly say I get up to 80 MPH on highway car won't shift into next gear the rpms suddenly drop all the way down to under 1000 and quits accelerating until it jumps back into gear. Have to let foot off the gas for it to shift and cruise…
The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that when stopped at a red light, the vehicle surged forward. No warning indicators were illuminated. The contact also stated that the seat belt was very hard to unbuckle. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic. The manufacturer was notified of…
Electrical
12 complaints · 9%Half of these problems showed up before 29,500 miles. Parts named most often: instrument panel.
I was trying to back up in area with a lot of young children around. When I put the vehicle in reverse and looked at the camera screen, it had completely died. I have been unable to get the screen to work since. It does not do any good for the NHTSA to require back up camera systems if they fail after a few months.…
The contact owned a 2018 Toyota Corolla. While the contact was attempting to enter highway traffic, the lane departure wheel assist malfunction. The lane departure wheel assist engaged without being activated by the driver causing the vehicle veered left and right. The contact lost control of the vehicle and it…
Speed control
11 complaints · 8%Half of these problems showed up before 6,000 miles. Parts named most often: cruise control.
The RPM of the car jumps upto 4000 when attempting to slow the car on down hills. Toyota dealerships are refusing to acknowledge the issue but there are cases many people got their car fixed or exchanged. This proves the issue when using cruise control. The ideal intent of using the cruise control is to save gas…
When using the radar controlled cruise control, the engine will sometimes rev to over 4000 RPM. A Toyota field engineer told me that this is engine braking, but this occurs when the car is on a level stretch of highway at the set speed and no other unusual circumstances. This exact same problem occurs with my wife's…
Brakes
11 complaints · 8%Half of these problems showed up before 16,500 miles.
The contact owned a 2018 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while driving into a parking space, the vehicle accelerated without any warning causing the vehicle to drive over the curb and crash into a 7 eleven store building. The air bags did not deploy, and no one was injured. The contact was unsure if there was a…
On sunday, october 20, 2019, approximately 3:10 pm I got into my 2018 Toyota Corolla, the car was stationary in park, and was not running on a flat surface. I realized I forgot my wallet so I got out of the car and left the driver's door open. I retrieved my wallet within 1 minute and when I came out my car was…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2018 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.
Fuel system: fuel pump
Risk: If the fuel pump fails, the engine can stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began may 4, 2020. Owners may contact toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 20tb02 and 20ta02 for toyota vehicles and 20lb01 and 20la01 for lexus vehicles.
Full defect summary
Toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) recalled certain 2018-2019 4runner, highlander, camry, land cruiser, sequoia, sienna, tacoma and tundra, and lexus rc 300, rc 350, gs 350, gx 460, is 300, lc 500, ls 500, lx 570, rx 350l, and 2019 toyota avalon and corolla, and certain lexus nx 300, and es 350 vehicles on january 13, 2020. On march 4, 2020, toyota expanded the recall to include certain 2014-2015 toyota 4runner and land cruiser, 2018 avalon, corolla, 2014 fj cruiser, 2017 sienna and lexus 2018 es 350, 2018-2019 gs 300, 2013-2014 gs350, 2014-2015 gx 460, is 350 and lx 570, 2014 is f, 2018-2019 is 350, lc 500h and ls 500h, 2013-2015 ls 460, 2015 nx 200t and rc350, 2017 rc 200t and rx 350. Toyota also removed the 2018-2019 toyota 4runner and land cruiser and 2018-2019 lexus gx 460 and lx 570 and 2019 nx300 from inclusion in this recall. On march 19, 2020, toyota expanded the
Equipment: labels
Risk: An incorrect label may lead to unintentionally overloading the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Set will notify owners and provide a corrected label for placement over the inaccurate label, free of charge. The recall began august 23, 2019. Owners may contact toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Set's number for this recall is set19a.
Full defect summary
Southeast toyota distributors, llc (set) is recalling certain 2017-2019 toyota camry, corolla, rav4, sienna, and yaris ia vehicles equipped with factory-installed floor mats. The load carrying capacity modification label may be incorrect. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 110, "tire selection and rims."
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 2018 Toyota Corolla
- What are the most common problems with the 2018 Toyota Corolla?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: fuel system (38 complaints, typically around 19,000 miles); air bags (36 complaints, typically around 13,000 miles); other or unspecified (18 complaints, typically around 19,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2018 Toyota Corolla have?
- 3 recalls 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 2018 a bad year for the Toyota Corolla?
- It is 20th of 27 Corolla model years by number of complaints, with 135 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.