Toyota Corolla Electrical Problems
4,857 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 26 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2009. Best year: 2025.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
"I am reporting a fatal crash involving a 2024 Toyota Corolla (VIN [XXX] I do not know the exact mechanical cause, but the following symptoms occurred: 1) The driver reported dashboard lights (red and blue) flickering on and off, window...
ON 01-22-20, IN AUSTIN TEXAS MY DAUGHTER, [XXX], WAS KILLED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING HER 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE OTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS INVOLVED IN THE HEAD ON COLLISION WAS DRIVING A 1993 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP....
MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT WHERE A CONSTRUCTION TRUCK HIT MY CAR CAUSING ME TO HIT A TREE AND ROLL. MY FATHER DIED AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. NOW THAT A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING IN THIS TYPE CAR I WON...
TL* THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER OWNED A 2018 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS FATALLY ...
SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN SIDE IMPACT. CAR EVEN ROLLED OVER WITHOUT THE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS. PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED WITH FRONT IMPACT WITH SAFETY BELT ON. DRIVER EJECTED DUE TO NO DEPLOYMENT OF CURTIANS
MY FATHER ([XXX]) WAS KILLED ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2015 IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. HE WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT, SWERVED AWAY FROM THE DRIVER, AND WAS IN PERFECT HEALTH. WE ARE SUSPICIOUS THAT THE TAKATA AIRBAG IN THE CAR MAY BE THE CAUSE ...
AIRBAG DID NOT OPEN, DURING THIS ACCIDENT THERE WERE 3 DEATHS.
I pulled into XXX drive way at 6:53pm XXX. By 7:12 pm we were on the phone with 911. My car alarm when off. I went over to my car. It was smoking had a bad smell it smelt like it was about to explode. It wouldn’t let me unlock t...
The contact owns a 2000 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and unoccupied for under an hour, a fire started inside the cabin of the vehicle. The fire was self-extinguished. Neither a Fire Department nor ...
I was broadsided at the front end of the drivers side on Saturday 07/25/2026 by a wayward vehicle drifting into my lane. After the crash, the airbags deployed and then I could not open the driver seat door. Three other passer-bys who kin...
The contact owns a 2024 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while idling at a stop, the vehicle was rear-ended. During the crash, the driver's seat unexpectedly reclined backwards, and the air bags failed to deploy. The contact recei...
While driving at highway speeds, the vehicle suffered a sudden, simultaneous failure of multiple electrical and safety systems. Without warning, the Check Engine light, VSC (Vehicle Stability Control) light, Traction Control light, and S...