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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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4T1BK46K39U••••••2009 Toyota COROLLA
That is about average for the 2009 Toyota COROLLA — 14 complaints per build across 92 builds.
9on this build
1276on the model
92builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedVehicle Speed Control 3Power Train 1Electrical System 1Steering 1
What owners of this build wrote
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashMar 2010
The contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. While traveling on a two-lane roadway at speeds of 50 mph, the vehicle abnormally accelerated. He attempted to put the vehicle in neutral but the vehicle did not respond to driver input. The vehicle then proceeded off the roadway and into…
Unknown Or OtherAug 2018
Driving on interstate 77 south, just north of boilvar, oh, 70 mph, heard loud explosion. Thought it was a tire. Checked to find it was my moon roof. It shattered to pieces. The hole was the size of a basketball, with remaining glass cracked to the point it crumbled to the touch.…
VisibilitySep 2013
My drivers side sun visor gradually falls down as I am driving, blocking my rear view mirror. This is a defect in the sun visor and I know there has been a recall for it, but when I called my toyota dealer they told me that it wasn't for my VIN #
SteeringNov 2012
The steering intermediate shaft on my 2009 toyota camry is worn out and has a lot of play in the steering along with a popping noise when turning the steering wheel from left to right at any speed. I began to notice the problem around 60,000 miles, I now have 80,000 miles and it…
StructureJun 2012
The dashboard material started leaking, oozing some sticky gluey fluid that got real worse when it was hot. Driving on a sunny day became very hard since the dashboard was very shiny glare reflected on the windshield and visibility was very low. I thought this was a safety issue…
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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 4T1BK46K39U082908 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.