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2007 Toyota Corolla cruise control problems

Owners reported cruise control problems in 95 complaints for the 2007 Toyota Corolla, 10% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
95 10% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
33,000 miles 79 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
47 and 0
Injuries and deaths
26 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2007 Toyota Corolla Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 33,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 23 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 25 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 13 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 9 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 33,000 miles
Based on 79 complaints that include mileage. 77% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles23
20k to 40k miles25
40k to 60k miles13
60k to 80k miles9
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 79 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 33,000 miles, and 77% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 47 crashes, 26 injuries, 1 death.

What owners wrote

2007 toyota corolla. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle sudden acceleration. *smd the consumer stated his son was killed in an accident. He stated one of the photo's from the scene, showed the shifter was in the neutral position. The consumer would like to know, if the same defect part was used in the corolla models, that caused the vehicle to accelerate on its own.

May 2014 CrashDeath

Tl*the contact rented a 2009 toyota corolla. The driver stated that the rental company told him that there was no need to worry since they recently had the accelerator pedal recall repair performed. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle accelerated on its own. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 17,800.

Reported at 17,000 miles, February 2010

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