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2009 TOYOTA COROLLA — STRUCTURE:BODY

1 injured · 1242851 · 2015-12-03

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
58,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY TRUNK EVEN WHEN PROPERLY RAISED IN FULL DOES NOT STAY UP RELIABLY. I HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR AS LONG AS I HAVE HAD THE CAR BUT IN THE PAST YEAR I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM TOYOTA THAT IF I HAD A PROBLEM, THEY WOULD DO SOMETHING TO CORRECT IT. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY ASSESSED THE CAR, DECIDE IT DID QUALIFY FOR THE "REPAIR" AND ALLEGEDLY TOOK CARE OF IT. IT HAS SINCE STILL COME DOWN WITHOUT WARNING AND HAS HIT ME IN THE HEAD SEVERAL TIMES. IT OCCURRED YET AGAIN ON 11/30/2015 AND REALLY GAVE ME A BAD BUMP ON MY SCALP AND ULTIMATELY A LARGE BRUISE ON MY FOREHEAD. I AM AS CAREFUL AS I CAN BE BUT IT IS HARD TO KEEP IT FROM OCCURRING REPEATEDLY.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10808288
Machine
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