Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10134921August 31, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
(1) MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING UNDER 35 MPH. I TOOK THE CAR (A TOYOTA COROLLA CE) TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT, NEW, IN THE SUMMER OF 2000. (2) THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CHARCOAL CANISTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. (3) THE DEALER REPLACED THE CHARCOAL CANISTER AT A COST OF $460.20, PARTS AND LABOR. I'M REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I KNOW THAT LOTS OF OTHER COROLLA OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CANISTER IS PART OF THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM BUT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH WAY TOO MANY TOYOTA'S ARE AFFECTED FOR THIS TO BE PASSED OFF AS A COINCIDENCE. I CALLED TOYOTA TO COMPLAIN BUT THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO HELP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134741August 30, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM THE TAIL PIPE DURING START UP. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE OIL. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT SERVICE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST. THERE WAS A PROGRAM TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE FOR TOYOTA CAMRY REGARDING SLUDGE BUILD UP, BUT NOT FOR THE TOYOTA COROLLA. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY NEEDED TO TAKE THE ENGINE APART AND REPLACE NEEDED COMPONENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134746August 30, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY TOYOTA COROLLA 2000'S TIMING BELT "SLIPPED" CAUSING THE MALFUNCTION LIGHTS TO GO ON AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED ON HIGHWAY 17 IN SANTA CRUZ. WE MANAGED TO PULL THE CAR OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE MOUNTAINOUS ROAD JUST IN TIME TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. WE HAD OUR FIVE YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134768August 30, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF DUE TO CHARCOAL CANISTER IN MY 2002 TOYOTA COROLLA. I HAVE BEEN USING 93 OCTANE CONTENT GAS SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED THIS CAR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133854August 23, 2005
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TRAVELING ON STRAIGHT HIGHWAY APPROX 60 MPH WITH CRUISE ON - LET RIGHT FRONT TIRE DRIFT OFF EDGE OF PAVEMENT. RIGHT FRONT TIE ROD BROKE RESULTING IN LOSING CONTROL AND CRASHING. CAR TOTALED. SUFFERED SEVERE BRUISING.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10133527August 19, 2005
EQUIPMENT
TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR MANDATORY STATE E-CHECK TO RENEW LICENSE PLATE TAGS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THEREFORE, WOULD AUTOMATICALLY FAIL INSPECTION. E-CHECK ATTENDANT RAN TEST ANYHOW AS A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. RESULTS INDICATED EMMISIONS PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE ALONG WITH E-CHECK RESULTS TO CONRAD'S FOR REPAIR. MECHANIC FOUND NO EMISSIONS TROUBLE. MECHANIC DID FIND FAULTY CENTRAL COMPUTER IN VEHICLE RESPONSIBLE FOR FALSE RESULTS AND SUGGESTED POSSIBILITY OF OTHER WARNING LIGHTS, INDICATORS, AND GUAGES COULD BE AFFECTED. CONRAD'S FOUND BULLETIN STATEMENT FROM TOYOTA ADMITTING 1999 COROLLA COMPUTER FAILURE, HOWEVER NO RECALL. TOYOTA HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY OWNER, AS WELL AS CONRAD'S, AND VERIFIED THEY ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM. TOYOTA HAS NOT ASSUMED COST FOR REPLACEMENT, ESTIMATED AT $1200.00. VEHICLE CAN NOT PASS E-CHECK UNTIL COMPUTER IS REPLACED, THEREFORE, TAGS CAN NOT BE RENEWED, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO EMISSION TROUBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133584August 19, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WARM ENGINE STARTING: I BOUGHT A NEW 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA LE FROM TOYOTA CENTRAL, LOS ANGELES, CA, USA. ON A NUMBER OF OCASSIONS WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM, STARTING IT WOULD CAUSE A LOT OF CRANKING BEFORE IT STARTED. A NUMBER OF OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS REPORTED ON VARIOUS FORUMS ON THE INTERNET. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS, AND THE LATEST INCIDENT DATE IS REPORTED IN THE "INCIDENT DATE" FIELD OF THIS FORM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133124August 16, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAD PURCHASED A 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA. SHORTLY AFTER BUYING IT, THE FRONT WHEELS BEGAN ROTATING IMPROPERLY. I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE, AND THEY SAID THE IMPROPER ROTATION OF THE WHEELS, WAS CAUSED BY AN IMPAIRMENT IN THE TRANSMISSION LINKAGE AND THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I GOT A SECOND OPINION, AND THE SAME DIAGNOSIS WAS FOUND. SINCE THEN, OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, EVERY TIME I PASS A COROLLA OR PRISM FROM 1999 ON, THE MAJORITY OF THE FRONT WHEELS ARE NOT ROTATING SMOOTHLY AND HAVE A WOBBLE/IMBALANCE PROBLEM, WHICH LIKE MINE, I'M SURE IS A RESULT OF TRANSMISSION LINKAGE PROBLEMS. TOYOTA DENIES ANY DEFECT. I KNOW THERE IS, BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN WATCHING NEW AND USED COROLLAS AND PRISMS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. I AM A TRUTHFUL AND HONEST CITIZEN, JUST TRYING TO HELP THE GENERAL PUBLIC. WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP OLD AND NEW CONSUMERS OF COROLLAS KNOW THIS. THIS IS REAL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132604August 12, 2005
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
DT: WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE AT 50 MPH ON SMOOTH ROAD THERE WAS A HISSING COMING FROM THE SUN ROOF. THE GLASS FROM THE SUN ROOF FLEW OFF, AND THE CONSUMER SAW THE GLASS BEHIND THE CAR IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR.T HE SUN ROOF WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME WHEN IT FLEW OFF. THE GLASS CAME OFF IN ONE PIECE AND THEN BROKE ON THE GROUND. THEN, THE OWNER PULLED OVER AND LOOKED AT THE SUN ROOF. HE TOOK THE CAR HOME, THEN TO THE CAR TO DEALER . THE CONSUMER WAS UNSURE WHAT CAUSED IT, AND THE DEALERSHIP HASN'T TOLD THE CONSUMER THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP WILL REPLACE THE SUN ROOF. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD OTHER PROBLEMS WITH CAR BUT WAS UPSET WITH DEALERSHIP FOR CHARGING FOR A RENTAL CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131040August 2, 2005
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
DT: 1993 TOYOTA COROLA. THE CONSUMER TOOKV EHICLE TO A MECHANIC BECAUSE THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD NOT WORK. THE MECHANIC TOOK A WIRE THROUGH THE VEHICLE AND ATTACHED IT TO THE SECONDARY FUSE BOX. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. EVERYTHING STOPPED WORKING ON THE VEHICLE ON 7-17-05. *AJK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127148July 22, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
DT: THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY ABLE TO HOLD ONE OR TWO GALLONS OF GAS AT A TIME. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE ATTENDANT, WHO TOLD HER THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH GAS TANK. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. THE DEALER REPRESENTATIVE WENT WITH OWNER TO THE GAS STATION, AND SAW THE SAME PROBLEM. AFTER USING THE REST OF THE GAS THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THE CARBON CANISTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS DONE AT THE DEALER. THE COST WAS $585. THE OWNER WROTE A LETTER TO TOYOTA, AND ASKED FOR THE OLD CANISTER FROM THE DEALER, AND THE THEY REPORTED THAT IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE GAS TANK. OWNER NOW HAS THE OLD CANISTER. TOYOTA ASKED FOR A COPY OF BILL, AND OWNER SENT ONE. SHE CONTACTED THEM AGAIN AND THEY ASKED FOR THE COMPLAINT LETTER AGAIN AND A COPY OF BILL AGAIN. THE OWNER IS UPSET BECAUSE SHE HAD TO PAY FOR A PART TO BE REPAIRED THAT WAS A DEFECTIVE PART. OWNER WAS CONCERNED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY SITUATION. BECAUSE IF SHE RAN OUT OF GAS FAR AWAY FROM A GAS STATION, AND SHE WAS BY HERSELF. THIS WAS A SAFETY HAZARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129521July 20, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
DUE TO THE FAULTY ELECTRICAL WIRING(?) DRIVING BECOMES EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AS THE RESULT OF THE LEFT/RIGHT TURN SIGNALS NOT WORKING, WHICH CAUSES CARS DRIVING BEHIND ME TO BE OBLIVIOUS OF MY INTENTIONS TO TURN. ALSO, ALTHOUGH LESS DANGEROUS BUT JUST AS AGGRAVATING, IS THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FAILURE TO WORK; MAKING THE CUMBERSOME AND INCONVENIENT CHORE OF CARRYING AROUND A FLASHLIGHT A NECESSITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128623July 13, 2005
STEERING
THE STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME VERY HEAVY WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. IT WOULD NOT TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. WE TOOK IT TO NEAREST GARAGE. THAT IS GOODYEAR TYRE SERVICE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS NOT WORKING AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I CALLED TOYOTA MOTOR AND LOGGED A COMPLAINT. CASE # 200507130358
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128482July 12, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I PURCHASED MY 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA IN MAY OF 2000. OTHER THAN POOR FINISH TRIMPARTS WHICH ARE CRACKING AND FALLING OFF, IT HAS BEEN A GOOD CAR UNTIL NOW! T THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 102000 AND THE CAR IS BLOWING OIL OUT THE TAILPIPE IN QUANTITIES OF ONE(1) QUART PER 100-150 MILES. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY DEALER( RALPH HAYES TOYOTA OF ANDERSON), THAT THERE WAS NOT ANY RECALLS OF THIS VEHICLE, ALTHOUGH THERE IS A RECALL ON CAMERY, SEINNA AND ANOTHER ONE. AFTER VIEWING THE NUMBER OF POSTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ON YOUR SITE, I SEE THAT MY PROBLEM IS NOT THE ONLY ONE. I KEPT THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3500 TO 5000 MILES(FILTER INCLUDED), AS I HAVE WITH ALL MY VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM AS THIS( MY 1986 NISSAN PU HAS 296000 MILES ON IT WITH NO PROBLEMS. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM? IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127859July 8, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS BRAKING FOR A STOPLIGHT. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE WITH THE RPMS RISING ABOVE 4000 BEFORE I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. I HAD TO PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I COULD AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO HOLD THE CAR AT THE INTERSECTION. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAD HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS EARLIER. DURING THAT INCIDENT, THE ENGINE RACED TO OVER 6,000 RPMS BEFORE I SHUT OFF THE IGNITION. AFTER BOTH INCIDENTS, I TOOK THE CAR TO LITHIA TOYOTA IN REDDING, CA. BOTH TIMES THEY SAID THAT NO ERROR CODES WERE SET AND SINCE THE CAR ENGINE DID NOT RACE DURING THE TEST DRIVES, THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY STATED THA THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF ANY OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES BEHAVING IN THIS MANNER, YET I FOUND 25 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE 2004 CAMRY ON THIS WEBSITE, AND 21 SUCH COMPLAINTS FOR 2002 THROUGH 2005 MODEL YEAR COROLLAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127749July 7, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD IS VERY SUSCEPTABLE TO CRACKS. ORIGINAL WINDSHIELD WAS HIT WITH A VERY SMALL PEBBLE WHILE DRIVING AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS (40-45MPH). IMMEDIATELY A CRACK TRAVELED ACROSS THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE WINDSHIELD. ONE WEEK LATER, THE SAME INSTANCE OCCURRED AND A SMALL PEBBLE CREATED A SPIDER WEB-LIKE CRACK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127778July 7, 2005
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 2004 TOYOTA CORROLLA SEEMS TO BE STEERING IMPROPERLY. UPON TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO A STRAIGHT POSITION THE WHOLE CAR SEEMS TO SWERVE AND BECOME ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE. I HAVE JUST BARELY AVOIDED SERVERAL ACCIDENTS AND IN WET CONDTIONS THE PROBLEM IS WORSE. I REPLACED THE TIRES AND HAD THEM CHECK THE ALIGNMENT ON THE VEHICLE AND IT STILL CONTINUES TO BE AN ISSUE. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE HAD AT LEAST FOUR OTHER PERSONS DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THEY ALL HAVE COMMENTED ON THE STEERING/CONTROL PROBLEM EVEN PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE NOTICE THE PROBLEM AS YOU CAN FEEL IT WHILE DRIVING OR RIDING IN THE VEHICLE. MY DEALER ALSO STATES THEY DID NOT SEE ANY BROKEN OR LOOSE PARTS THAT WOULD CAUSE THE CONTROL PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127800July 7, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN HE WENT TO WASH THE VEHICLE THE WINDSHIELD FRACTURED AND CRACKED. THIS OCCURRED ON JULY 7, 2005. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHY IT HAPPENED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127810July 7, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I PURCHASED A USED VEHICLE FROM KEYES TOYOTA ONE YEAR AGO. IT WAS ADVERTISED CERTIFIED, HOWEVER WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THEY WOULD NOT HONOR IT. I HAVE BEEN BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH REPAIRS. RECENTLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I SPENT OVER $700 REPLACING THE 02 SENSORS AND FLUSHING MY BRAKES. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND I HAVE TO SPEND ANOTHER $4-$500 REPLACING THE AIR FLOW METER. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THESE PROBLEM SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO SUCH A YOUNG CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127390July 4, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SUDDEN INCREASE IN THE RATE OF ENGINE OIL LOSS. AT 120,000 KM (~72,000 MILES) THE ENGINE STARTED BURNING OIL AT A RATE IN EXCESS OF 1 QT. PER 2,000 MILES. ENGINE AND CAR SERVICED AT TOYOTA DEALER PER ALL SCHEDULED SERVICE SINCE THE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW (ALL OIL CHANGES ON TIME PER SCHEDULE). THE RAPID CHANGE FROM BURNING NO OIL BETWEEN CHANGES TO BURNING A 4 QUARTS BETWEEN SCHEDULED CHANGES REMAINS UNEXPLAINED. INVESTIGATING WITH DEALER/SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR CAUSES AND REMEDIES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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