2004 Toyota Corolla cruise control problems
Owners reported cruise control problems in 60 complaints for the 2004 Toyota Corolla, 11% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 60 11% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 43,000 miles 49 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 28 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 13 and 3
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 12 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 9 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 49 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 43,000 miles, and 61% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 28 crashes, 13 injuries, 3 deaths.
What owners wrote
Tl- while driving a rented 2004 pontiac montana west bound on bridge at approximately 65MPH a toyota corolla driving east bound came over the medium into his lane and collided head into his vehicle. There was two fatalities the driver in the toyota corolla, and his front seat passenger, he and the other two passengers were also injured. He stated this complaint is on the toyota corolla.
Tl*- the contact stated that while driving the 2004 toyota corolla with 31000 failure mileage at 15 MPH with foot on the gas pedalthe vehicle raced up to 35 MPH, and the rpms raced between 4 and 5 on the gauge. The contact immediately applied the brake as hard as he could, and put the vehicle into neutral. He also applied the gas, allowing the vehicle to stop idling. The vehicle was at the dealer being looked at concerning this problem. The current mileage was 32,000. Updated 04/30/07.
Other problems reported for the 2004 Toyota Corolla
- Air bags 237 complaints
- Engine 54 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 30 complaints
- Exhaust system 27 complaints
- Fuel system 25 complaints
- Electrical system 24 complaints