Toyota Corolla Complaints (2000)

145 consumer complaints on file.

#10248543November 12, 2008
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
NO CRASH. ANNUAL "SAFETY INSPECTION" IN VIRGINIA REQUIRES REMOVAL OF WHEELS ON ONE SIDE OF VEHICLE FOR BRAKE INSPECTION. WHEEL STUDS HAVE BEEN DAMAGED AT NEARLY EVERY INSPECTION FROM OVERTIGHTENING USING ORDINARY EQUIPMENT AT THE STATION AND USING NORMAL PROCEDURES. APPARENTLY, TOYOTA DID NOT MAKE THE STUDS STRONG ENOUGH FOR ANNUAL REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION USING UNCONTROLLED AIR IMPACT WRENCHES. I HAVE REPLACED 5 WHEEL STUDS SO FAR AN I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE COULD BE MORE. LOSS OF MORE THAN A FEW WHEEL STUDS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF A WHEEL AND A SERIOUS CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243597September 27, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
66,760 MILES ON THE ENGINE #3 ROD BEARING COMPLETELY WIPED OUT. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED 8512 MILES FOR 5 YEARS I MANAGED A REPAIR FACILITY THEN OWNED MY OWN SO I PERFORMED THE OIL CHANGES NEVER OVER 3000 MILES BETWEEN. TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGES A SLUDGE PROBLEM HOWEVER MY CAR WAS ASSEMBLED IN CALIFORNIA PLANT (NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL) AND 6000 MILES OVER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. TWO YEARS HAVE PASSED SINCE THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT (CRANK KIT, BEARINGS, RINGS, OIL PUMP, ETC.) NOW HAVE 76000 MILES AND STARTING TO SHOW SYMPTOMS OF FAILURE, SLIGHT NOISE IN ENGINE MAINLY AT HIGHER RPMS AND MORE AFTER LONG TRIPS WHEN ENGINE IS GOOD AND WARM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232959July 1, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
BOLT BROKE ON THE CAMSHAFT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230504June 10, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY DADS 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA WAS BOUGHT NEW AND WAS DRIVEN FOR FOURS YEARS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. HE TOOK CARE OF THE CAR RELIGIOUSLY AND HAS 60 MILE COMMUTE BOTH WAYS TO GET TO WORK AND HOME. EVERYTHING WAS FINE UP TO THE MIDDLE OF 2004 WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED USE OIL AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE AND THEN, OUT OF NOWHERE, IT DEVELOPED A ROD KNOCK. HE ENDED UP BUYING A NEW CAR BUT THE COROLLA STILL HAD THE ROD KNOCK AND IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. FINALLY, THE ENGINE GAVE OUT AND THREW THE CONNECTING ROD END AND CAP THROUGH THE BLOCK, DISABLING THE CAR AND BLOCKING TRAFFIC IN A BUSY INDUSTRIAL AREA OF KANSAS CITY, KANSAS. THE COROLLA ENDED UP SITTING AT MY UNCLE'S FARM FOR TWO YEARS UNTIL MY FAMILY AND I COULD DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE CAR. WE ENDED UP GETTING A USED 2001 PRISM MOTOR WITH 88,000 MILES ON IT AND SWAPPING THAT MOTOR FOR THE BLOWN ONE. UNFORTUNATELY, I KNEW THE RISK OF BUYING A MOTOR FROM A JUNK YARD BUT THE RISK WAS ALSO A DOUBLE RISK DUE TO THE ENGINE'S PREVIOUS HISTORY. AFTER TWO WEEKS AND THE MOTOR WAS JUST BEING RUN UNDER LIGHT LOAD CONDITIONS AND EVEN WITH FRESH MOTOR OIL AND FILTER, THE PRISM MOTOR ALSO DEVELOPED A ROD KNOCK. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND I HAVE FOUND OTHER CARS WITH THE SAME MOTOR HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS MY FAMILY HAD WITH OUR COROLLA. THIS ENGINE HAS SHOWN TO BE UNRELIABLE AND A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229184May 29, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH ON DRIVER SIDE STOPPED WORKING. THE WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND AFTER 20 MINS EVERYTHING WORKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223157April 2, 2008
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA. DURING A CRASH AT 15 MPH, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS MALFUNCTIONED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. DUE TO THE LACK OF RESTRAINT BY THE SEAT BELT, THE CONTACT SEVERELY INJURED HER RIBS AND HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED FOR TWO DAYS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE SALES DEALER AND THEY WERE NOT COOPERATIVE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,000. UPDATED 04/28/08. *LJ
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10212634December 24, 2007
SEATS
IN A REAR END COLLISION BOTH FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED BACKWARDS AND LANDED IN THE FULLY RECLINED POSITION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10198413August 3, 2007
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH FTS WESTLAKE TIRES LT235/75R-15. SHE STATED THAT SHE HEARD ABOUT THE CHINESE TIRE RECALL. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE THE TIRE DOT WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197529July 26, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO INCIDENT, I HAVE A GENERAL COMPLAINT ABOUT AUTOMOBILE STANDARDS ALL OVER THE WORLD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191298May 21, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
THE 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA I OWN HAS EVAPORATOR CODES GOING OFF IN THE ENGINE. AFTER READING UP ON THE SITUATION FOUND THAT TOYOTA MAKDE FAULTY CHARCOAL CANISTERS FOR MODELS IN 1998 TO 2002. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190813May 15, 2007
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
FOR SIX YEARS THE STEERING WHEEL WOBBLED LOOSELY. THE AUTO HAD ONLY 15000 ON IT WHEN THE PROBLEM AROSE. WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE AUTO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP AFTER INITIAL 3 YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD , AND THEY ANNOUNCED THAT THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM WAS WORN OUT, BUT WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND THE VEHICLE. TOYOTA QUALITY IS AN URBAN MYTH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189905May 6, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
ME 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS A LEAK IN THE PIPE CONTAINING THE CAT CONVERTER AND RESONATOR. WHEN MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED, THE EXHAUST SYSTEM CONTAINED THESE PARTS IN ONE LONG PIECE. BEING THAT THE LEAK IS IN THIS PIPE, NEAR THE RESONATOR, I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER TO BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. MY CAR IS WELL WITHIN THE YEARS AND MILEAGE FOR WARRANTY REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER SAYS THAT TOYOTA NOW MAKES THE REPLACEMENT PART ONLY IN 2 PIECES, NOT IN ONE PIECE AS WAS INSTALLED IN MY CAR. THEY TELL ME THAT BECAUSE OF THIS, I MUST PAY TO HAVE THE PIPE REPLACED. I FEEL THAT BECAUSE TOYOTA MADE THIS PIPE IN ONE PIECE ON MY CAR, THAT THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PIECE, WEATHER BY ORIGINAL MANUFACTURED METHOD OR BY THE NOW TWO PIECE METHOD, SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE FEDERAL EMISSION WARRANTY AND BE REPAIRED AT NO COST TO ME. PLEASE RESPOND AS TO WEATHER TOYOTA CAN DO THIS OR IF THEY ARE TRYING TO GET THE CONSUMER TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE COVERED. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188202April 18, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
MOTOR DEFECT - THE MILLIONS OF TOYOTA VEHICLES WITH THIS MOTOR DEFECT DESTROYING OUR AIR... EXCEEDING KNOWN POLLUTION LIMITS. YOU MUST RECALL THESE MOTORS, AND HAVE TOYOTA FIX THEM. THEY REFUSE TO FIX MINE... HOW MANY MILLIONS OF VEHICLES WILL YOU ALLOW TO DESTROY THE AIR WE BREATHE? THIS MOTOR BURNS AND DUMPS OUT THE EXHAUST 3 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 200 MILES. IT HAS COATED THE O2 SENSOR... IT HAS DESTROYED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER... HOW MUCH OIL NEEDS TO BE DUMPED INTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BEFORE A FIRE STARTS? IT IS A KNOWN MOTOR DEFECT. WHY HAVE YOU NOT RECALLED. THEY WILL NOT FIX THIS MOTOR... HOW MANY VEHICLES WILL YOU ALLOW TO DO THIS? PLEASE SAVE OUR CITIES!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181302February 1, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE 2000 COROLLA IS BURNING OIL AT A HIGH RATE. IT STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY THE 50,000 MILE MARK AND HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181175January 30, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
YEAR 2004: ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. $1,500 FOR REPAIR. YEAR 2007: ENGINE STOPPED. POWER STEERING PUMP MAKE NOISE. $2,000 FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE BOTH PARTS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176528December 19, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WE BOUGHT A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA VE IN SEPTEMBER. IT HAS THE BASE 1.8L ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AND ABOUT 63,000 MILES. ONE THING THE SELLER DIDN'T TELL US WAS THE CAR WAS AN OIL BURNER. NOW HERE'S THE KICKER. ON HOT OR COLD, AS IN 10 F COLD, STARTS, THERE IS NO SMOKE OR ODOR. THERE ARE NO DRIPS, PUDDLES, OR SPLASHES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OR ON THE GROUND. I HAD A SERVICE GARAGE LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID THE COMPRESSION WAS EQUAL ACROSS ALL FOUR CYLINDERS AND WELL WITHIN MANUFACTURER??S TOLERANCES. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER CLAIMED THE RINGS WERE BAD. THE CAR IS, HOWEVER, GOING THROUGH ABOUT A QUART OF OIL EVERY 250 ?? 300 MILES. I SWITCHED TO 10W ?? 40 FROM 5W ?? 30 AND DUMPED SOME RESTORE IN THE CRANKCASE, BUT NO CHANGE. CHECKING WITH SEVERAL AUTO AND TOYOTA FORUMS INDICATES THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH COROLLAS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171939October 26, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2000 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH APPROXIMATELY 62,000 MILES IS BURNING 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 300 MILES. COMPRESSION TEST SHOWS NO PROBLEM. TOYOTA CLAIMS RINGS ARE BAD BUT INDEPENDENT GARAGE SAID NO WAY. SOURCE OF LEAK OR CONSUMPTION CANNOT BE DETERMINED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166925August 22, 2006
TIRES
2000 COROLLA RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. *TS WHEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT, IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROTATE CLOCKWISE, THE VEHICLE THEN WENT OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STRUCK A CONCRETE MEDIAN. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165918August 18, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE CHARCOAL CANISTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161363July 4, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2000 TOYOTA COROLLA - OIL CONSUMPTION. I, LIKE A NUMBER OF OTHER OWNERS, HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT I CONSIDER HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. MY MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 62,000 MILES. CARBON BUILDUP OCCURS ON VALVES RESULTING IN LOUD RATTLING (DETONATION) UNDER ACCELERATION, ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 2500 AND 3500 RPM. DEALER SAID THERE SHOULD BE AN EXPECTED AMOUNT OF OIL CONSUMPTION BETWEEN CHANGES BUT I AM ADDING CLOSE TO 2 QUARTS PER CHANGE. COMPRESSION TEST WAS FINE, ONE CYLINDER SLIGHTLY HIGHER IN PRESSURE. DEALER SAID THIS INDICATED A POSSIBLE STICKING RING. SUGGESTED A GM COMBUSTION CHAMBER CLEANER MADE BY AC DELCO TO BLOW OUT THE CARBON. TRIED IT. IT WORKED GREAT FOR 3 MONTHS. THE DETONATION IS BACK ALONG WITH THE OIL CONSUMPTION. OWNED A 1995 COROLLA WITH PORTED AND POLISHED ENGINE AND IT NEVER USED A DROP BETWEEN CHANGES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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