2009 Toyota Corolla Wipers & Visibility Problems

ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHEN IT WAS RAINING. I HAD TO PULL OVER UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED. MY MECHANIC DID A DIAGNOSTIC AND THOUGHT THERE WAS A BAD CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSMISSION BUT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STILL WON'T WORK. I THEN WAS TOLD IT COULD BE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR.

MY SUNROOF ON TOYOTA COROLLA (AFTER MARKET GLASS FROM WEBASTO COMPANY) WAS FLEW OFF ON THE FREEWAY 805 IN SAN DIEGO, AROUND 6-7PM.. I WAS SHOCKED WITH UNEXPECTED NOISE. MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 66 M/H. IS ANYBODY ELSE GOT THE SAME EXPERIENCE WITH THE SAME ISSUE... THE FIRST GLASS COMPANY I CALLED TOLD ME IT IS GOING TO COAST ME $400 TO REPAIR. IS IT REALLY MY FALL????

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) AND 12V491000 (VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE AND PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V689000 (VISIBILITY). THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. ...UPDATED 05/18/17 *BF UPDATED 7/3/18*JB *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V689000 (VISIBILITY) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE. PART DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT AND VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PART NOT AVAILABLE.

WIPERS STOPPED WORKING ON ALL SPEEDS. THIS IMPACTS DRIVING IN THE RAIN, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH SPEEDS. WIPERS ARE NOW ONLY ONE SPEED AND I NEED TO PULL OVER IF IT IS POURING. THIS IS ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD, ESPECIALLY ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN IT IS POURING RAIN AND VISIBILITY IS LOW FOR ALL DRIVERS CONCERNED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY BECAME LIMITED AND THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE CONTACT MANUALLY CLEARED THE WINDOW WITH THE WIPERS. THE WIPERS THEN FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED. THE WINDOW REMAINED CLOSED AND COULD NOT BE OPENED. THE OTHER WINDOWS IN THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITHIN THE POWER WINDOW MASTER SWITCH. THE DEALER APPLIED A SPECIAL GREASE, HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED AND WAS NOT RESOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,230. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,678.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER CLOSING THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, SHE NOTICED SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRE THAT CONTROLLED THE WINDOW SWITCH SHORTED, CAUSING THE PASSENGER WINDOW MOTOR TO BURN. AS A RESULT, BOTH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO THE DYNAMICS OF THE VEHICLE IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF THE REAR WINDOW WHENEVER SHE DRIVES IN REVERSE. DUE TO THE VISIBILITY DEFECT SHE WOULD NEED SOMEONE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO SAFELY DRIVE IN REVERSE. SHE NOTICED THE DEFECT IMMEDIATELY AFTER SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. SHE DIDN'T NOTIFY TOYOTA SINCE THEY OFFERED HER NO ASSISTANCE WITH A PRIOR REQUEST. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 8,500.

THE WINDSHIELD ON OUR 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA CRACKED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH NO OTHER VEHICLE NEAR BY. THE CRACK QUICKLY SPREAD ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD FRONT SIDE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE DRIVER STATED THAT WITH ALL OF THE EXISTING RECALLS HE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE HIS VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS MALFUNCTIONED SINCE HE PURCHASED IT. THE RUBBER WAS SEPARATING FROM THE WINDOW AND HE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD OVER 20,000 MILES. THE CONTACT WAS UNCOMFORTABLE WHENEVER HE DROVE THE VEHICLE AND HE NO LONGER WANTS THE HASSLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,678.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS A LARGE IMPRINT ON THE WINDSHIELD. AN IMPAIRMENT OF VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING INCREASES THE RISK OF VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN OFFERED TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD GLASS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. . THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE CANNOT OPEN A REAR WINDOW AND HAVE THE FRONT WINDOW CLOSED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE DRASTICALLY. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR IT BECAUSE IT WAS AN AERODYNAMIC ISSUE. CURRENTLY, THE CONTACT MUST KEEP HER WINDOWS CLOSED WHILE DRIVING UNTIL TOYOTA CAN REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,700. UPDATED 08/19/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED IF THE DRIVER'S WINDOW IS UP, AND SOMEONE IN THE BACK SEAT OPENS A WINDOW, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHAKES. UPDATED 08/20/09.*JB

I PURCHASED A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA LAST YEAR AND HAVE 8,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AT PRESENT. WINTER IS TOUGH IN BUFFALO, NY SO I USE THE WINDSHIELD WASHER EVERY DAY. THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THAT WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY THE WASHER MECHANISM WORKS FINE BUT WHEN TRAVELING FROM 30MPH AND UP, THE WASHER MECHANISM CAUSES THE FLUID TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD VERY LOW EVEN UNDER THE WIPER BLADES AND FLUID RUNS UP THE WINDSHIELD FORCING THE DRIVER TO TURN ON THE WIPERS NUMEROUS TIMES TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD FOR MINUTES AFTER SPRAYING THE WASHER FLUID. THE WASHER MECHANISM IS NOT ADJUSTABLE BEING MOUNTED UNDER THE HOOD SO REPLACING THEM WOULD BE A WASTE OF TIME. I HAVE AN APPT. AT THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR NEXT SATURDAY TO SHOW THEM. *TR

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA LE DRIVER'S SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR HAS SIGNIFICANT DISTORTION AND DOES NOT PRESENT A CLEAR VIEW OF THE ROAD BEHIND. VERY DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT, TO JUDGE WHERE VEHICLES ARE. MIRROR APPEARS TO BE SLIGHTLY CONCAVE. CALLED DEALERSHIP, WAS TOLD THIS WAS AN INTENTIONAL "MAGNIFICATION" FEATURE. PER 49 CFR 571.111, DRIVERS SIDE MIRRORS ON CARS SOLD IN THE US MUST HAVE UNIT MAGNIFICATION, I.E. THEY MUST BE FLAT. I CANNOT FIND ANY EXEMPTION FOR TOYOTA. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE WINDSHIELD ON OUR 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA CRACKED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH NO OTHER VEHICLE NEAR BY. THE CRACK QUICKLY SPREAD ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. TWO AUTO GLASS COMPANIES CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS A STRESS FRACTURE CAUSE BY THE MANUFACTURER. TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO ACCEPT THE BLAME AND REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD UNDER WARRANTY. *TR