Toyota Corolla Complaints (1998)

225 consumer complaints on file.

#10367121November 22, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BROKEN RIB, FRACTURED BONE AND WHIPLASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 167,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10352337August 27, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY WIFE'S 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA WAS HIT HEAD ON AT 70MPH BY A FULL SIZE PASSENGER TRUCK AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE HAS BEEN THE SOLE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASE. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, IN THE COURSE OF OWNERSHIP, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON PERIODICALLY. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO TWO DIFFERENT AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS AND BOTH REPORTED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. THIS, IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO FLASH INTERMITTENTLY. WE HAVE RETAINED THE DIAGNOSTIC RECEIPTS FROM THE DEALERSHIPS. I CONTACTED TOYOTA MOTORS, AND THEY HAVE CREATED A CASE NUMBER. TOYOTA MOTORS REQUESTED CRASH PHOTOGRAPHS TO BE E-MAILED TO THEM, WHICH I HAVE DONE. NO FURTHER CONTACT HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM TOYOTA MOTORS. THE VEHICLE IS BEING HELD AT OUR INSURERS SALVAGE YARD FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10327403April 28, 2010
SEAT BELTS
1998 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATES SEAT BELT DEFECTIVE. *TGW SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THE SEAT BELT BEGAN FRAYING AS A RESULT OF BEING SCRAPED BY THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE MECHANISM AS IT SLID THROUGH THE SLOT. THE SEAT BELT HAS LOST ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF ITS WIDTH. THE DEFECT APPEARS TO BE THE SLOT IN THE SEAT BELT MECHANISM. SO, MERELY REPLACING THE SEAT BELT WOULDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317509March 7, 2010
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING HER 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES ON IT, MY MOTHER EXPERIENCED STEERING PROBLEMS WITH HER CAR AND BEFORE SHE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO STOP THE VEHICLE IT DROVE OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE. SHE SAID THE CAR JERKED QUICKLY TO THE RIGHT THEN LEFT THEN RIGHT AGAIN BEFORE IT HIT THE TREE AND IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HER TO CONTROL IT. THE CAR WAS TOWED AND SCRAPPED BEFORE ANY FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE CAR'S ERRATIC BEHAVIOR COULD BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND REPLACED. THE CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND DRIVEN FREQUENTLY AND DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE ANY STEERING PROBLEMS BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317239March 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
PERIODIC UNCONTROLLED BURSTS OF ACCELERATION ON A 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA, SINCE I'VE HAD THIS CAR (1999 TO NOW). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#534376March 2, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, WHEELS
1998 TOYOTA COROLLA. ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. ON AUGUST 20, 1999, THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A RUBBING SOUND IN THE AREA OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED EARLY IN THE MORNINGS. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE DOOR PANELS WERE REPLACED DUE TO THE GLUE COMING THROUGH THE FABRIC. THE DOME LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON AT TIMES. THE CONSUMER SUSPECTED THERE MAY BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 44 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AND THEN DECREASE IN SPEED. THE CONSUMER FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON. UPDATED 05/26/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311229February 17, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE LEFT, AS IF IT WERE SLIPPING ON ICE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN AFTER MOVING ACROSS FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC AND WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER A BACK, LEFT WRIST, HAND, BRUISES AND A CONCUSSION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT TO THE LEFT FROM TIME TO TIME. SHE HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 85,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10310861February 16, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION IN A 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA. MERGING ONTO 35W S AT COUNTY C. ACCELERATED FOR MERGE. TOOK FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR AFTER MERGING. CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. PRESSED ON BRAKE AND PUT ON HAND BRAKE. THIS ONLY SLOWED ACCELERATION. I GOT OVER TO THE FAST LANE. CAR WAS DOING MORE THAN 70 MPH AT THIS STAGE. I DECIDED TO TAKE FOOT OFF BRAKE, RELEASE HAND-BRAKE AND PRESS DOWN ACCELERATOR PEDDLE. THIS INCREASED ACCELERATION, BUT ON TAKING FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR, THE CAR SLOWED. AT THIS STAGE I HAD MISSED MY EXIT FOR HIGHWAY 280. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE HIGHWAY WAS NOT BUSY AT THE TIME. DATE IS VERY APPROXIMATE. INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING WINTER OF 2001 OR WINTER OF 2002 OR WINTER OF 2003. I STILL DRIVE THE SAME CAR AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY INCIDENT SIMILAR SINCE. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, I HAD PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AS FAR AS THE FLOOR. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE BEEN MORE RESTRAINED WITH PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306407February 5, 2010
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
I OWN A 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA. 3 OR 4 YEARS AGO I THREW AWAY MY DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT BECAUSE I HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT SLIDING UNDER GAS PEDAL AND THE PEDAL WOULD THEN STICK. AS OF NOW I HAVE NO FLOOR MAT AND THAT HAS RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304379February 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA WILL NOT ALWAYS SHUT DOWN THE THROTTLE ON CRUISE CONTROL BY HITTING THE BRAKE OR THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF BUTTON. IT WILL PUSH YOU STRAIGHT THROUGH A STOP SIGN. I ENDED UP TAKING THE FUSE OUT OF THE CRUISE CONTROL . FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT I NO LONGER HAVE CRUISE. I TRIED TO TELL TOYOTA THIS BUT THEY MAKE IT NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO EMAIL THEM TO REPORT THIS SYMPTOM. I THINK THEY DO NOT WANT TO KNOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303734February 1, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT TOYOTA RECALLS REGARDING STICKING GAS PEDALS, I FELT I SHOULD REPORT THAT THIS HAPPENED TO ME WITH MY 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO. THE PEDAL STUCK THREE DIFFERENT TIMES AND I DISCOVERED THAT BRAKING DID NOTHING. HOWEVER, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO RELEASE ALL THREE TIMES BY PUMPING THE GAS PEDAL REPEATEDLY! WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, THEY REFUSED TO CONSIDER MY COMPLAINT SERIOUSLY AND SAID IT MUST BE DRIVER ERROR AS IT COULD NOT POSSIBLY BE THEIR VEHICLE. AT THE TIME, I ASKED THEM TO CHECK DIRECTLY WITH THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING WHAT WAS POTENTIALLY A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM, AND WAS SIMPLY BLOWN OFF AND TREATED LIKE I WAS NUTS. I AM REPORTING THIS TO YOU NOW, BECAUSE IN LIGHT OF MY EXPERIENCE, I FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON A LOT LONGER THAN ANYONE REALIZES. I HAVE BEEN A TOYOTA CUSTOMER SINCE 1983 BUT I FEEL LIKE I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE. I THINK TOYOTA HAS BEEN SWEEPING THIS ONE UNDER THE RUG FOR A LONG TIME AND THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. I AM SURE THERE ARE A LOT MORE OLDER MODELS OUT THERE LIKE MINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302399January 26, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLAMPS ON 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA HAVE FOGGED COMPLETELY OVER. THE FOGGING IS ON THE EXTERNAL LENS SURFACE, NOT DUE TO MOISTURE ON THE INSIDE OF THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY. ATTEMPTS TO CLEAN THE SURFACE AR TEMPORARY, WITH THE FOGGING RETURNING AFTER A FEW DAYS. THE FOGGED LENSES ARE A HAZARD AS THE LIGHT IS GREATLY DIMINISHED OVER A CLEAR LENS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279799August 8, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:VALVE
TWO YEARS AGO I REPLACED ALL THE TIRES ON MY 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH A SET OF NEW KUMHO TOURING A/S 795 (175/65SR14). THE TIRES ARE NOW ABOUT 15,000 MILES OLD. THE WARRANTY STATES THEY SHOULD LAST 70,000. ON 01/05/2009 I GOT THE FIRST FLAT TIRE. IT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY AUTO SERVICE AS CAUSED BY A "BAD VALVE STEM". ON 07/03/2009 I GOT A SECOND FLAT TIRE. IT OCCURRED WITH A DIFFERENT TIRE THAN THE FIRST INCIDENT ABOVE. IT HAS ALSO BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE AUTO SERVICE AS CAUSED BY THE VALVE STEM. TODAY 08/08/2009 I GOT THE THIRD FLAT TIRE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. I HAVE NOT GOT YET TO THE CHANCE TO GO TO THE AUTO SERVICE BUT IT SEEMS THESE TIRES ARE NOT VERY RELIABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243237September 23, 2008
STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CEILING INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WAS FALLING DOWN. THE FAILURE WORSENS BY THE DAY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE DEALER REFUSES TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235345July 22, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE RECENTLY BOUGHT A TOYOTA COROLLA 1998 AND EVERY TIME I TURN TO THE RIGHT I CAN HEAR A GRINDING NOISE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR AND I FEAR IT WILL COME OFF AND CAUSE A ACCIDENT. I SPOKE TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID TOYOTA HAD PROBLEMS WITH A BEARING ON THAT SIDE, WOULD YOU HELP ME CONFIRM THIS AS A PROBLEM OR DO I JUST DRIVE IT LIKE THIS HOPING IT DOESN'T FALL OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234465July 15, 2008
TIRES
BFGOODRICH 175/65/R14 TIRES PURCHASED AT SEARS WITHOUT "ROAD HAZARD" ON 4/22/2007. TIRES CLAIM TO HAVE A 60,000 MILE MANUFACTURE WARRANTY. TIRES HAVE BLOWN OUT ON THE HIGHWAY ON 3 SEPARATE INCIDENTS. THE FIRST TIME, SERVICE TECH'S WERE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE- NO ROAD HAZARDS. PURCHASED ANOTHER BRAND TIRE. SECOND INCIDENT AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY. CAR WAS TAKEN IN AND SERVICE TECH'S AGAIN COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. MANAGER AT SEARS SOLD ME ANOTHER TIRE (SAME MODEL) AT HALF OFF. THIRD INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN. THIS TIME SAME MANAGER AT SEARS DID NOT RESOLVE ISSUE, CLAIMED IT WAS A VALVE STEM AND BECAUSE I DID NOT PURCHASE ROAD HAZARD SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED. I INSISTED THAT HE CHECK IF IT WAS A TIRE DEFECT AND HE RESPONDED THAT HE COULD NOT DETERMINE THAT. LEFT SEARS RIDING ON MY SPARE TIRE. NOTHING WAS OFFERED BY THE MANAGER. ALL 4 TIRES HAVE BLOWN OUT NOW AND I DON'T KNOW WHO TO TURN TO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234223July 14, 2008
EQUIPMENT, TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES AND VALVE STEMS FAILED OVER THE COURSE OF ONE MONTH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VALVE STEMS FAILED, WHICH INEVITABLY CAUSED THE TIRES TO FLATTEN AND FAIL. ALL FOUR TIRES AND VALVE STEMS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAS A COPY OF THE INVOICES AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08T018000 (TIRES:VALVE). HE DOES NOT KNOW THE INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE EQUIPMENT. THE VIN, SERIAL NUMBER, AND PART NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,977 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224069April 10, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
WHEN EVER I PUT MY CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE CAR WILL STAY AT THE SPEED THAT I SET IT AT FOR JUST A SHORT WHILE. IT THEN STARTS TO SPEED UP BY 2 MPH AND NOW IM CRUISING AT WHAT I SET IT AT +2, THEN IT WILL SPEED UP AGAIN BY 2 MPH, AND THEN IM CRUISING AT WHAT I SET IT AT + 4 MPH. I HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME ONCE WHERE THE CRUISE CONTROL RAISED MY SPEED BY 8 MPH ONCE WITH OUT ME TRYING TO RAISE MY OWN SPEED. I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IN THE WINTER TIME SNOW AND ICE, ALSO IF I DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION TO THE SPEED IN WHICH I WAS TRAVELING I COULD OF GOTTEN A SPENDING TICKET - (BLAME IT ON THE CRUISE CONTROL) YEAH RIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212701December 26, 2007
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE CRACKED RESULTING IN THE INABILITY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207665November 1, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
A PART IN THE DOOR OF MY 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA BROKE ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. I COULD NOT OPEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. I GOT IT FIXED AT THE DEALER FOR ABOUT $300. A FEW MONTHS AGO, SOMETHING IN THE SAME DOOR MALFUNCTIONED. I AM NOW UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. A FEW DAYS AGO, THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. I AM NOW UNABLE TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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