general problems of the 2019 Toyota Corolla

As I was driving my check engine light turned and also another message saying “drive-start control malfunction”. A few second after another light came one showing “engine coolant temp high. On 11/24/24 I experienced this mechanical failure as I was driving. I was driving behind another car, where my car suddenly lost power and randomly accelerated almost causing me to crash behind the car in front of me. Thankfully I had time to press on the brakes to prevent me from crashing. I also did some research to see if other drivers also experienced this fault and seems that a lot of people with these Toyota Corolla and rav4 models. I also found that an active lawsuit is ongoing against Toyota regarding this same issue. This definitely should be something that needs to be recalled as it puts our lives at risks to either crash or even catch on fire due to overheating. My vehicle gets serviced regularly.

At around 36,500 miles, my Toyota Corolla began experiencing issues with the coolant bypass valve, leading to engine overheating. This malfunction has significantly impacted my ability to drive safely, as the vehicle displays a notification every five seconds, obstructing my view of the digital speedometer and making it difficult to accurately monitor my speed. The issue was not indicated by a check engine light but a persistent "engine maintenance required" message. This defect poses a serious safety risk, and there's a potential class-action lawsuit in progress regarding this very issue, suggesting Toyota might have known about the defect but failed to disclose it. The faulty component is not available for inspection upon request. As more people began to experience similar circumstances, it could lead to fatalities. Other participants to the forums says the issues start when their covered warranty expires. Within these forums there's a inconstancy of service centers honoring fixes, with no cost, knowing that there is an issue. I took the car to both a third-party mechanic and an authorized dealership, and both confirmed the problem. I was quoted $732. 85 for the parts and labor within my area. I also called Toyota global which I was told "a low mileage car shouldn't be having this issue", however, there are countless of forums saying otherwise. **Toyota models affected** 2019 Toyota rav4 2020 Toyota rav4 2021 Toyota rav4 2022 Toyota rav4 2023 Toyota rav4 2019 Toyota Corolla 2020 Toyota Corolla 2021 Toyota Corolla 2022 Toyota Corolla 2023 Toyota Corolla [xxx] [xxx] [xxx] [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Phone charging cord is prone to getting pulled into the steering column and extremely difficult to remove. When I was able to remove the cord, I discovered a wire or spring the steering wheel assembly must have come undone, because the airbag light is on, and my cruise control no longer works, and neither do the steering wheel controls for the radio.

I reached a hill using the cruise control at 65mph. The vehicle accelerated to account for the loss of speed due to the hill. The engine accelerated the vehicle to well over 70 mph and revved up to very high rpms. The engine remained at high rpms and higher than normal speeds until I manually disengaged the cruise control. The engine should not be revving up to and remaining at such high rpms for such an extended duration.

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 dealer and they told me to just drive it and watch it . I don`t think this is a normal operation .

1. Cruise control 2. Unknown 3. No 4. No 5. No I first reported this to the dealership shortly after I purchased the vehicle. While driving with the cruise control on the rpms begin to jump to 5000 all on it's own but the car isn't speeding up when it happens. I know it's wearing the engine down every time it happens. It happens when I'm driving on flat freeways as well as when driving down hills. The dealership dismissed what I was telling them, but I know there's something not functioning properly and would like it further looked into.

Tl- the contact owns a 2019 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while driving, the steering wheel went out of control, while depressing on the accelerated entering into the garage a loud noise occurred the vehicle accelerated, the contact depressed the brake pedal but crashed into the garage wall. The contact or passenger did not sustained injuries. The vehicle was first towed to a tow yard and later to Toyota classic accident repair center, 8697 tyler blvd, mentor, OH 44060, (440) 205-990) where the black box was removed and a diagnostic testing was completed and was repaired of the acceleration failure . The contact was informed by the technician that all repaired of Toyota standard was completed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided a case number:1910112521. The failure mileage was approximately 14,468. Aw.

Malfunction of cruse control. Set at 60 mph on level ground tach will go from 1600 rpm to 4000 rpm. No increase in speed detected. Does this often. Disableing cruse control will bring engine speed back to normal.