Problems · by component

2010 Toyota Corolla electronic stability control (esc) problems

25 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2010 Toyota Corolla cite electronic stability control (esc), 2% of all 1,264 complaints for this model year.

Complaints
25
2% of all complaints
Crashes
2
Reported by owners
Fires
1
Reported by owners
Injuries
2
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the electronic stability control (esc)

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“CAR SUDDENLY ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AT ONCE BRAKE LIGHTS,ABS LIGHTS,POWER STEERING LIGHTS,AND SPEEDOMETER. I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY RIPPED ME OFF SAID THEY HAD NO CLUE WHAT WAS WRONG. *LN*JB”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 1, 2020Electrical system, Vehicle speed control, Electronic stability control (esc)ODI 11362138
“THE VSC LIGHT IS FLASHING, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT IS ON AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE TRACTION CONTROL BUTTON DOES NOT WORK EITHER NOW. I PLUGGED IN AN OBD SCANNER AND GOT A C1201 ERROR CODE WHICH WE WERE NOT ABLE TO CLEAR. I DON'T RECALL IF WE WERE MOVING, PARKED OUT JUST TURNED THE CAR ON WHEN THE LIGHTS STARTED BUT THEY WILL NOT SHUT OFF WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 8, 2020Electronic stability control (esc)ODI 11344125
“THE VSC, TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH WILL NOT GO OFF. IT CONTINUOUSLY FLASHES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTS ON AS WELL. I'VE DONE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO GET IT TO GO OFF, INCLUDING HAVING A CERTIFIED MECHANIC CHECK IT, TO NO AVAIL. THEREFORE, I'M ASSUMING I HAVE NO REACTION CONTROL WHATSOEVER AS IT KEEPS FLASHING "TRACTION CONTROL OFF".”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Apr 5, 2020Electronic stability control (esc)ODI 11320243
“MY CAR SUDDENLY TURN ON MOST OF THE DASH LIGHTS: BRAKE,ABS, POWER STEERING, AND THE SPEEDOMETER , TEMPERATURE GAUGE, REVOLUTION GAUGE AND AIR CONDITIONER STOP WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN ALL TIS PROBLEMS STATED START TO HAPPEN”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jul 10, 2018Electrical system, Vehicle speed control, Electronic stability control (esc)ODI 11110554
“BRAKING SENSOR/SKID LIGHT COMES ON AT RANDOM, THEN OCCASIONALLY THE ENGINE STARTS BRAKING IN TRAFFIC, AND SOMETIMES THREATENS TO QUIT, NEEDING TO PULL OFF OF HIGHWAY AND KEEP RESTARTING CAR UNTIL I GET A SMOOTH SOUND. (1ST TIME LIGHT CAME ON, I SKIDDED ON A SMALL PATCH OF ICE, THE ALARM WENT OFF, THE LIGHT CAME ON, AND I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON, SURE DIDN'T NEED TO WARN ME I WENT FOR A SKID, ALREADY KNEW THAT, DIDN'T LIKE BEING SCARED TO DEATH BY THE NOISE)”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Apr 6, 2018Electronic stability control (esc)ODI 11083543
“WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SITTING STATIONARY AND TURNED OFF FOR ANY GIVEN LENGTH OF TIME IN WEATHER THAT IS BELOW FREEZING AND THEN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS THEN TURNED ON, ABS, VSC, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON AND NONE OF THEIR CORRESPONDING FUNCTIONS ARE OPERABLE. TIRES GO INTO FULL LOCK UP SKID WITHOUT ABS AND THERE IS NO VSC OR TRACTION CONTROL. THE PROBLEM WILL NOT CEASE UNTIL THE PART CAUSING THE PROBLEM HAS REACHED A TEMPERATURE OF ABOVE APPROXIMATELY 32 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE PROBLEM MAY CEASE WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN STATIONARY, BUT THE CONSISTENT POINT AT WHICH IT IS REMEDIED IS WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 32 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Nov 14, 2017Electronic stability control (esc), Service brakesODI 11045977

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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 9, 2026NHTSA vehicle page

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.