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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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2T1BU40E79C••••••2009 Toyota COROLLA
This build draws 2.7× more complaints than the average 2009 Toyota COROLLA build (38 vs 14).
38on this build
1276on the model
92builds in total
2involved a crash
1involved a fire
3injuries
Most reportedAir Bags 13Steering 12Vehicle Speed Control 4Engine 3
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashJun 2021
2009 Toyota Corolla S was involved in an accident where the car flipped several times. Not a single airbag deployed
Electrical SystemfireJul 2016
The contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. While driving 5 mph, smoke suddenly emitted from the driver side door panel. A police and fire report were filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the power switch failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The…
EngineDec 2017
The contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. While driving 55 mph, the vehicle lost power, stalled, and the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with error code p2103. The local dealer was not contacted. The…
SteeringApr 2015
Steering wheel gets really stiff sometimes it locks up when I reverse and then put the car back in drive. There seems to be some lost of power for a brief moment, this has been occurring for the past month
Fuel/propulsion SystemMay 2014
After filling the gas tank and driving up a hill the check engine light (cel) came on and the engine ran rough. I nursed the car up the hill and drove home. I found the gas cap was not tight even though it had been clicked one time when the tank was filled just a few minutes…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 2T1BU40E79C165238 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.