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2019 Toyota Corolla Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 204 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Toyota Corolla, most often about the transmission (27% of complaints, typically around 9,000 miles). It is 15th of 27 Corolla model years by number of complaints and has 5 recalls.
Most common 2019 Toyota Corolla problems
Transmission
55 complaints · 27%Half of these problems showed up before 9,000 miles. Parts named most often: clutch assembly.
The contact called on behalf of the owner of a 2019 Toyota Corolla. On several occasions, while driving uphill, the vehicle lost power. The vehicle was taken to marietta Toyota (located at 750 cobb pkwy s, marietta, ga 30060, ([phone]) to be diagnosed; however, the mechanic was unable to retrieve a fault code or…
The contact called on behalf of her niece who owns a 2019 Toyota Corolla. While driving 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle for approximately ten minutes. Once the vehicle was restarted, the driver shifted into drive, but the vehicle rolled backwards. The vehicle…
Fuel system
43 complaints · 21%Half of these problems showed up before 11,500 miles. Parts named most often: delivery.
The contact owns a 2019 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, the vehicle made an abnormal sound. The air bag off light was illuminated. Additionally, while attempting to stop at a traffic light, the brake pedal was depressed however, the braking distance was extended. There was no warning…
The contact owns a 2019 Toyota Corolla. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20v012000 (fuel system, gasoline). The contact stated the vehicle failed to start up. Additionally, the vehicle failed to shift out of park with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the…
Engine
39 complaints · 19%Half of these problems showed up before 9,500 miles.
The contact called on behalf of her niece who owns a 2019 Toyota Corolla. While driving 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle for approximately ten minutes. Once the vehicle was restarted, the driver shifted into drive, but the vehicle rolled backwards. The vehicle…
The contact owns a 2019 Toyota Corolla. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20v012000 (fuel system, gasoline). The contact stated the vehicle failed to start up. Additionally, the vehicle failed to shift out of park with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the…
Other or unspecified
32 complaints · 16%Half of these problems showed up before 12,000 miles.
I started my car and put it in reverse, as I backed out of the driveway the car seized in the middle of the city street I was backing onto and I could not get it to move no matter what I did. A couple of dashboard lights came on, I wasn't able to shift or get out of the way of oncoming traffic. One of the lights that…
Seven months old vehicle, front windshield got crack beginning from driver side till the center. Chip is not visible to me. Poor quality of glass. Took the vehicle to the dealer to get evaluated. The dealer made a report of a very minor chip one inch away from the right side corner. The car has 6209 miles on it and…
Air bags
32 complaints · 16%Half of these problems showed up before 13,500 miles.
The contact owns a 2019 Toyota Corolla. The contact received notifications of NHTSA campaign numbers: 20v012000 (fuel system, gasoline) and 20v024000 (air bags) however, the parts for the recall repairs were not available. The contact stated the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.…
The contact owns a 2019 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while driving at 60-65 MPH, the vehicle shut off and lost electrical power. All the instrument panel warning lights including the lane departure assistance warning light illuminated. The contact was able to veer to the side of the road. The vehicle failed to…
Brakes
16 complaints · 8%Half of these problems showed up before 8,000 miles.
My daughter was involved in an accident on 11/16/2019 @ 11:57am and she rear ended another vehicle going 40 miles per hour. The cars forward collision nor did the crash imminent braking system work. The seat belts did not lock up nor did the air bags deploy causing her to hit the dash board and the passenger to hit…
The contact owns a 2019 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, the vehicle made an abnormal sound. The air bag off light was illuminated. Additionally, while attempting to stop at a traffic light, the brake pedal was depressed however, the braking distance was extended. There was no warning…
Electrical
15 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 17,000 miles. Parts named most often: instrument panel.
On one occassion after the vehicle was parked in the garaged for a couple of hours, I went out into the garage and heard a faint whispering/humming noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. I put the key in the ignition and turned it to the first position, then turned the key back and the sound stopped.
The contact owns a 2019 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while driving at 60-65 MPH, the vehicle shut off and lost electrical power. All the instrument panel warning lights including the lane departure assistance warning light illuminated. The contact was able to veer to the side of the road. The vehicle failed to…
Speed control
13 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 4,500 miles. Parts named most often: accelerator pedal.
Even on small hills if the cruise control is engaged, the motor will race to 4000 rpms while the car will try to maintain set speed (often goes 3-4 MPH higher). As the road levels, the motor will drop down to normal RPM's. I asked the tech at Toyota and was told her husband's Corolla does this too. Acted like it is…
I was traveling north oh hwy.45 out of galveston tx . The car`s cruse control was set on 60 MPH . I had just cleared the last overpass and was on the flat road when the motor ran up to 4000 RPM with no speed increase. The cruse was still set at 60 MPH. . The car bumped and the the RPM. Dropped to 1600 RPM . I call the…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2019 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."
Equipment: labels
Risk: If the driver cannot read the label, they may unknowingly overload the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Gst will notify owners, and dealers will provide corrected load carrying capacity modification labels, free of charge. The recall began may 24, 2019. Owners may contact gst customer service at 1-800-444-1074. Gst's number for this recall is 19r1.
Full defect summary
Gulf states toyota (gst) is recalling certain 2019 c-hr, 4runner, avalon, avalon hybrid, camry, camry hybrid, highlander, land cruiser, prius, rav4, sequoia, tacoma, sienna, tundra and yaris vehicles. The text on the load capacity label may become illegible. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 110, "tire selection and rims."
Transmission: torque converter
Risk: A vehicle stall, especially when driving a high rate of speed, can increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Toyota has notified owners, and dealers will replace the CVT and torque converter, free of charge. The recall began april 22, 2019. Owners may contact toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is j17/j07.
Full defect summary
Toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) is recalling certain 2019 toyota corolla hatchback vehicles equipped with continuously variable transmissions (CVT). The pump impeller blades within the torque converter may detach, especially when driven under high load, potentially causing a vehicle stall.
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
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 2019 Toyota Corolla
- What are the most common problems with the 2019 Toyota Corolla?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: transmission (55 complaints, typically around 9,000 miles); fuel system (43 complaints, typically around 11,500 miles); engine (39 complaints, typically around 9,500 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2019 Toyota Corolla have?
- 5 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 2019 a bad year for the Toyota Corolla?
- It is 15th of 27 Corolla model years by number of complaints, with 204 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.