Brakes Failed problems of the 2016 Toyota Corolla

Four problems related to brakes failed have been reported for the 2016 Toyota Corolla. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2016 Toyota Corolla based on all problems reported for the 2016 Corolla.

1 Brakes Failed problem

Failure Date: 01/01/2020

On 1/1/2020 while the vehicle was in motion on the city street; and when attempting to depress the brake pedal, the vehicle brakes started to grind and the vehicle would not stop. This same brake failure occurrence with the vehicle, reoccurred two more times intermittently. Luckily there was no other vehicles nearby that could have resulted in a crash.

2 Brakes Failed problem

Failure Date: 11/11/2016

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 fuel up when on empty. Fuel door sticks while stationary. Brakes feel spongy when applying brakes while in motion or sitting still. Dealer looked at brakes and said they are fine. Have read several complaints on these Corolla's having brake failure! what's next??? a crash in the making!!! will not buy toyo again.

3 Brakes Failed problem

Failure Date: 10/29/2016

This is a report of brake failure that caused a vehicle colision 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 I was driving southeast on jimmy carter blvd in norcross georgia. The weather was clear and sunny and the road was dry. Upon departing a traffic light, I accelerated to approximately 20 mph in moderate traffic towards vehicles waiting at the intersection of jimmy carter blvd and rockbridge school road one block away. I began applying the brakes long before reaching the vehicles waiting at the next intersection, however the car's brake action was minimal. As I completely depressed the brake pedal, I heard a clicking sound similar to the engagement of an anti-lock braking system (abs), however there was no significant deceleration. When I fully depressed the brake pedal, I did not hear an increase in engine rpm, the automatic transmission did not downshift, and the vehicle did not accelerate. As a result of the Toyota's brake failure, I impacted a stationary vehicle at the intersection of jimmy carter blvd and rockbridge school road. The Toyota's airbags did not deploy. There were no skidmarks at the scene of the accident. I suffered injuries as well as multiple occupants in the other vehicle.

4 Brakes Failed problem

Failure Date: 09/10/2016

On June 24th 2016 I purchased a 2016 Toyota Corolla s. I had 3 minor brake fialures with grinding sounds. I called the dealership on those 3 occasions. The 4th brake failure was a lot worse and I ended up applying the e brake and slide into county line dividing pasco & hernando county florida. Enough was enough I called the dealership and said " I need to bring my car in ASAP because now I have had four brake failures and this one could have killed me if anyone had been coming. This was the 21st of July, I had brought the car in for inspection of my brakes. All they did was take it for a test drive, brought it back and said everything was normal. On September tenth 2016 I got into the right hand turn lane, when I applied the brakes nothing had happened. I continued to apply more and more pressure and still no brakes. I was able to veer enough to the right so I didn't impact the driver side door however the lady behind that car was not as lucky and I impacted her front left pretty much head on. I have called over and over I have sent pictures of my car and the road where there was not even 1 skid mark. I have 9 bulging disc 4 herniated discs. I am literally broke from car rentals dr's appointments and medication that has been very expensive. Every time I call I am instructed I will receive a call from their claims/legal department within 30 business days from when they retrieved the data from the car that almost killed me and a poor woman who was taken away in an ambulance. I looked through the data and I am no engineer and I can even see where the brakes failed. To everyone who reads this if you see s newer Toyota becareful.


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