Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10121414May 19, 2005
TIRES
I HAVE TOYOTA COROLLA 2003. FLETCHER JONES TOYOTA REPLACED ALL TIRES ON DECEMBER 11, 2004 AND INSTALLED NEW GOODYEAR TIRES ON THIS CAR. ON MAY 17, 2005 I DROVE THIS CAR ON HIGHWAY AT SPEED APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES/HOURS AND SUDDENLY LOSTED CONTROL. I REDUCED SPEED, BUT COULD NOT CONTROL CAR AND IT PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND STOPPED. THE LEFT REAR TIRE BECAME FLAT. I CONTACTED GOODYEAR (CLAIM #766745). IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOOODYEAR, NOTHING WRONG WITH TIRE. IT JUST LOSTED SEAL. THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE TIRE. GOODYEAR AUTHORIZED REPAIR FACILITY DIXIELAND (776 SOUTH BLAFF STREET, ST. GEORGE, UT 84770) RESEALED TIRE. TIRE SIZE IS 185-65-R15 AND IT IS NOT IN YOUR LIST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121436May 19, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I RECENTLY HAD MY MECHANIC PUT NEW BRAKES ON MY CAR AND HE SAID MY ENGINE WAS RUNNING RATHER LOUDLY. I TOOK IT TO DENBIGH TOYOTA FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND THEY DETERMINED IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN. THEY PUT A TENSIONING UNIT ON IT AND THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. UPON FURTHER DIGGING IN THE CAR, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CHAIN WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE ENGINE AND LEAVING METAL SHAVINGS IN THE ENGINE. MY CAR ONLY HAS LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TOYOTA PLACE SAID THEY DONT' SEE THIS PROBLEM UNTIL THERE ARE AT LAST 150,000 TO 200,000 MILES ON THIS TYPE OF 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA. I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN 1998 AND THOUGHT I WOULD NOT HAVE ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS SUCH AS THIS IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120897May 13, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
MY DAUGHTER WENT OUT IN THE MORNING TO START HER 1997 TOYOTA COROLLA AND IT WAS VERY NOISY, SHE TRIED TO TURN CAR OFF AND IT WOULD NOT STOP. THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING AND THE STARTER WAS STUCK IN THE STARTER POSITION. SHE PULLED THE FUSE FOR THE IGNITION AND THE ENGINE STOPPED BUT THE STARTER WAS STILL IN A HIGH WHINE AND WAS TRYING TO START THE CAR. (OBVIOUSLY STUCK) IT WAS GETTING VERY HOT AND SMELLING. SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT OF ENGINE AND SHE WAS ABOUT TO TRY TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY CABLE WHEN THE STARTER QUIT. SHE WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY THERE WAS NO FIRE, IT WAS VERY CLOSE TO THAT. SHE HAD NO PREVIOUS INDICATIONS ON STARTER PROBLEMS BEFORE THAT. THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP. STARTER IS BEING REPLACED, BATTERY CABLES AND A NEW WIRING HARNESS DUE TO THE FACT EVERYTHING GOT TOO HOT AND MELTED. (OVER $1000)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108637May 10, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST THE OWNER AND TOLD THE OWNER THAT SHE'LL HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO COMPLAIN OF A ROTTEN EGG SMELL. THE DEALERS RESPONSE WAS A HIGH SULFUR CONTENT IN THE FUEL THAT COULD NOT BE FULLY ELIMINATED *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120339May 9, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
DT: EVAP CANNISTER ALSO CALLED A CHARCOL CANNISTER FAILED AT 67000MILES ON CAR. THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMMING ON AND NOW THE CAR WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. DEALER TOLD HER IT WAS DUE TO DESIGN FLAW IN EVAP CANNISTER. HAS NOT CONTACTED MANUFACTURER YET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120464May 9, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
DT: CONTACT STATES THAT THERE WAS A REPORT ON A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA REGARDING THE EXCESSIVE SULFUR DIOXIDE ODOR. CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEALER THREE TIMES, THEY REPLACED THE CONVERTER AND THE AIR FILTER, THIS DID NOT RID THE CAR OF THE SMELL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120468May 9, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL, TWICE, AT LEAST NOW, ZOOMED TO MAJOR EXCELERATION WHEN I TRIED TO DEACTIVATE. (FASTER THAN IF I TRIED TO MYSELF!)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120439May 6, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
2003 TOYOTA COROLLA HEATING SYSTEM EMITS A ROTTEN ODOR WHEN ACTIVATED.*MR SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE WHEN THE HEATING SYSTEM IS ON THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT SULFUR (ROTTEN EGG) ODOR EMITTED. CONSUMER STATED, THOUGHT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WOULD EVENTUALLY BURN OFF, BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. WAS TOLD BY DEALERS TO CHANGE GASOLINE, BUT THIS HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120438May 6, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 TOYOTA COROLLA EXPERIENCED ROLL BACK.*MR WHILE STOPPED AT RED LIGHT CAR SUDDENLY ROLLED BACKWARD. THE CONSUMER PUT THE BRAKE DOWN AS HARD AS SHE COULD BUT THE CAR KEPT ROLLING. THE CONSUMER HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR. *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120140May 6, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
A VEHICLE MADE A LEFT TURN ACROSS THE HIGHWAY IN FRONT OF ME. MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED FROM THE IMPACT TO THE FRONT LEFT. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10119874May 4, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I PURCHASED A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA FROM DRY RIDGE TOYOTA ON APRIL 6, 2005. THE SALESMAN SAID THE CAR HAD BEEN THROUGH THE DEALER'S USUAL PROCESS TO READY THE CAR FOR SALE AND ENSURE EVERYTHING WAS IN SAFE WORKING ORDER. THE CAR HAD JUST UNDER 51,000 MILES ON IT. THREE WEEKS LATER MY DAUGHTER NOTICED IT WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND SHE BEGAN TO HEAR NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. TODAY, MAY 4, WE TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC, LESS THAN 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE. THE MECHANIC TOLD US WE WERE VERY LUCKY THE ENGINE HADN'T SEIZED OR BLOWN UP--THE OIL WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE. THERE IS NO PUDDLE ON THE DRIVEWAY AND NO TELL-TALE SMOKE AS IF IT WERE BURNING OIL, BUT STILL THE OIL WAS GONE. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE FOR THIS MODEL YEAR AND AM FRUSTRATED AND ANGRY. TRUSTING TOYOTA'S REPUTATION, I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY 17-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER TO DRIVE. NOW I AM NOT CONFIDENT SHE IS SAFE IN THIS CAR, BUT I CAN'T IN GOOD CONSCIENCE SELL IT TO SOMEONE ELSE, EITHER. I WILL CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP, THOUGH JUDGING FROM THE POSTS HERE I ALSO HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THAT ANYTHING WILL COME OF THAT. WE WILL MONITOR THE OIL LEVEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119383May 2, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10120381April 27, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
COMPLAINT REGARDING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CARBON CANISTER ON THE 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FILL UP GASOLINE TANK AT THE SERVICE STATION, COULD ONLY GET IN 1 OR 2 GALLONS OF GASOLINE. THE CONSUMER WAS ASTONISHED TO DISCOVER IT WAS NOT A PUMP MALFUNCTION SINCE THE PUMP WOULD SHUT OFF. TRIED ANOTHER PUMP, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE CARBON CANISTER HAD FAILED. *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118365April 25, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
VEHICLE WASENT RUNNING CORRECTLY FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO IRA TOYOTA IN TEWKSBURY, MA TOYOTA CALLED ME BACK STATING IT NEEDED A CHARCOAL CANISTER. VEHICLE HAS 40,000 MILES... JUST 4,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY, I CALLED TOYOTA HEADQUARTER'S THEY DID NOT HELP, ALSO MELINDA ROSSO FROM IRA TOYOTA OF TEWKSBURY DECLINED TO HELP US AS LOYAL TOYOTA CUSTOMERS. TOTAL BILL WAS NEAR 450.00 US. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115824April 25, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT SUDDEN ACCELERATION ABOUT 5 TIMES. CONSUMER HAS TO STEP ON THE BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN.*AK *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118167April 20, 2005
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY FLASHING. DEALER SAYS I NEED A WIRE HARNESS REPLACEMENT. WITHOUT IT THE AIR BAGS ARE INOPERABLE. TOYOTA HAS HAD ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON 1998 TO 2000 MODEL COROLLA THAT IT ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE PROBLEM. DEALER INDICATED THAT ESSENTIALLY THIS WAS A DEFECTIVE PART. DESPITE THIS, TOYOTA STATED IT WAS COVERED ONLY UNDER 3 YEARS, 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. AFTER THAT, THEY WON'T COVER IT BY WARRANTY. MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118169April 20, 2005
AIR BAGS
THIS IS REFERENCING A PREVIOUSLY FILED COMPLAINT, #10118167. DEALER OFFERED TO MAKE A GOODWILL REPAIR AT ITS HIS COST BECAUSE THERE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVED, WIRING HARNESS FOR AIRBAG SYSTEM. I AM PLEASANTLY SURPRISED, AND WANT TO MAKE SURE DEALER GETS CREDIT FOR DOING THIS!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118181April 20, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
TOYOTA COROLLA LE 2003. PARKED IN A MULTI-STORY PARKING LOT. PUT THE GEAR IN PARK. NEXT THING CAR ACCELERATED AND SMASHED INTO PILLAR. CALLED TOYOTA, WHO CLAIMED THAT SUCH INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA, AND THAT DRIVER ERROR WAS THE CAUSE. I AM SURE THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND ABOUT TO SWITCH OFF. NOBODY HURT, BUT DAMAGE TO CAR IN EXCESS OF $4500. IT IS IN THE SHOP.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118179April 20, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS
WAS PARKING CAR IN GARAGE AND CAR SURGED OVER PARKING BARRIER BEFORE I COULD APPLY BRAKES.WHEN FOOT FINALLY PRESSED ON BRAKE ENGINE RACED, AND I REGAINED CONTROL BY SHLIFTING INTO NEUTRAL. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DISTANCE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118136April 19, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I BOUGHT A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA CE IN JULY 2004 AND TODAY THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. MY GIRLFRIEND HAS A 2002 TOYOTA COROLLA, AND SHE TOLD ME , AFTER I BOUGHT MINE, THAT ENGINE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON FOR NO DISCERNIBLE REASON A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. DEALER CHARGED HER FOR A PART AND LABOR ON HER NEW CAR TO FIX THE ENGINE LIGTH PROBLEM.*AK THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A KNOWN MODEL PROBLEM. WHY DOESN'T HE MANUFACTURER FIX IT BEFORE SELLING THE CAR?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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