Trunk Lid problems of the 2010 Toyota Corolla

First, the trunk stopped opening from the inside. Also, the vsc off light, check engine light, and traction light all came on at the same time while I was driving and I have no idea why. The gas cap was on tightly, the fuel levels were right, there was no need for an oil change, and the car is only 2 1/2 years old in which I did not do any wreckless driving.

I notice that my trunk doesn't remain up after I open it. This is causing the hood to come down on my head. It is very dangerous. The other problem is that the driver's door opens out too far.

Under certain limited conditions, the trunk doesn't hold open by itself. Especially noticeable when parked facing uphill in owner's driveway. Owner has unexpectedly been hit in the head several times while retrieving cargo because the trunk just comes down hard from the fully open position. Several times when this happens, the latch area of the trunk lid has impacted owner's head. This latch is only covered by a small plastic piece, otherwise it's metal. The owner hasn't been injured, but it has caused them pain each time it happens. Owner had it checked at a Toyota dealer. They said it occurs because an aftermarket rear spoiler was installed by a prior owner. Dealer says this aftermarket spoiler is too heavy, causing trunk not to stay open. Dealer offered to remove spoiler for a fee. We've since discovered Toyota has issued a TSB that tells dealers to replace one or both torsion bars for this condition. We'd like to NHTSA to review this & see if enough other complaints have been made to consider a recall.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Corolla. While attempting to unload the trunk of the vehicle it suddenly closed on the contact injuring his head. The vehicle failure was not diagnosed and there were no prior warnings. The current mileage was 16000 and the failure mileage was 14000. Updated 12/15/10. The consumer stated to his knowledge, Toyota did not install any type of support mechanism. Updated 12/27/10.

Feb. 15, 2010 national highway safety administration re. : defect in Toyota Corolla I recently reported to both my local Toyotal dealership and to Toyota motor sales USA (national customer relations, 9001 southwestern Ave, dept. Wc11; torrance, CA 90509) that the play on the trunk lid on our 2010 Corolla was so loose that even though the trunk lid would be pushed all the way up, a sudden gust of wind would send it flying down on whoever was loading items into the trunk. This has happened on several occasions to my wife. On one occasion the lid came down on my wife's head and again on her arm on several different occasions. Please see the attached photo showing the effect of the lid being blown down on her arm. The dealer agreed that compared to the trunk lid on my camry, the lid on the Corolla did indeed swing too freely and that the cause was a design flaw as the lid was functioning within the manufacturer's specifications . The dealer suggested that I contact Toyota. I did that, explained the situation, and was assigned case. Nothing has been done regarding this design flaw. Perhaps you can convince Toyota to reduce the "play" on the trunk lid so that we can actually use the trunk of the car without experiencing injury.