Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10100119November 17, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
AFTER BUYING 1994 TOYOTA COROLLA IN 2003 FROM A USED CAR DEALER THE SEAT BELTS APPEARED TO BE LOOSE. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT NO LONGER RETRACTS BACK INTO THE HOLDER. SMALL PASSENGERS ARE NOT PROTECTED AS THE SEATBELT WILL NOT HOLD THEM TIGHT. THE DRIVERS SIDE BELT IS DIFFICULT TO PULL OUT, AND IS BEGINNING TO NOT RETRACT AS WELL. WHAT CAN I DO? THE DEALER WANTS $140.00 FOR EACH REPLACEMENT BELT.*AK
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0
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#10101027November 16, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE IS LETTING OUT FUMES FROM THE ENGINE AND THROUGH THE VENTS INTO THE VEHICLE. DRIVER TENDS TO GET DROWSY, AND HER ASTHMA TENDS TO GET WORSE BECAUSE OF THE FUMES.*AK
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0
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#10099978November 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
CARBON MONOXIDE IS GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER, AND CONSUMER WILL TAKE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION.*AK
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#10098601November 10, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY, SEATS
I BOUGHT A TOYOTA COROLLA 2004 SEDAN FROM GORDIE BOUCHER NISSAN, 10606 W. ARTHUR AVENUE, WEST ALLIS, WISCONSIN, PHONE NO. 414-543-1234 ON SEPT. 27TH. THE CAR WAS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, AND BOTH MY HUSBAND, JOY JOSEPH AND I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT THE HEAD RESTS FOR THE BACK SEATS WERE MISSING. WHEN WE FOUND THAT WE BROGHT THIS TO THE DEALER'S ATTENTION. THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO GET US TWO HEAD RESTS FOR THE BACK. MY HUSBAND WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AS WE STILL HAVE THE FULL WARRANTY FROM TOYOTA, AND THEY ARE ALSO NOT WILLING TO PROVIDE US WITH THE HEAD RESTS. I KNOW THAT IN A COLLISSION IT WILL BE DANGEROUS TO HAVE PASSENGERS IN THE BACK SEAT WHERE THEY WILL HAVE SEVERE NECK INJURIES. BEFORE SOMETHING SEVERE HAPPENS, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE HEAD RESTS IN PLACE. PLEASE HELP ME IN GETTING THIS RESOLVED.
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0
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#10098558November 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
SINCE LEASING MY 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA IN MARCH OF 2003, I HAVE EXPERIENCED A ROTTEN EGG SMELL WHENEVER THE CAR IS USED. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER (PLAZA AUTO MALL) WHERE I LEASED IT FROM TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT ON 4/26/03. TECHNICIAN FOUND "NO PROBLEMS, EVERYTHING OPERATING NORMALLY AT THIS TIME". ON 6/2/04 I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND EXPLAINED THE FOUL ODOR SMELL. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM STEMS FROM A GASOLINE ISSUE AND THAT NEW TOYOTAS ARE SO EFFICENIENT AT BURNING FUEL THAT THEY ALSO BURN UP CONTAMINANTS IN THE FUEL THAT WERE NORMALLY RELEASED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. THEY IN TURN FORWARDED MY COMPLAINT TO CORPORATE CUSTOMER RELATIONS.(COMPLAINT #200306020751) ON 6/3/03 MY DEALERSHIP CALLED TO EXPLAIN AGAIN WHAT I HAD BEEN TOLD BY CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AT THIS TIME. HE SUGGESTED TRYING A DIFFERENT BRAND OF GAS WHICH I HAVE DONE SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS WITH THE FOUL ODOR SMELL.*AK
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0
Deaths:
0
#10099815November 5, 2004
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUNROOF GLASS SEPARATED FROM THE SUNROOF MECHANISM. *BF THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE GLUE USED TO HOLD THE GLASS TO THE METAL WAS FAULTY. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE RENTAL. *SC
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0
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#10098052October 31, 2004
STRUCTURE
PAINT BUBBLED AND PEELING ALL OVER CAR. *JB
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No
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0
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0
#10096454October 26, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1) EARLIER IN THE YEAR, I TOOK CAR FOR ITS ON-TIME OIL CHANGE. MECHANIC SAID THE CAR HAD NO OIL IN IT. DID NOT GIVE MUCH THOUGHT UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE NEXT OIL CHANGE. AFTER THIS OIL CHANGE, I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC. THE ALSO TOLD ME THE CAR WAS OUT OF OIL & PROBABLY JUST LEAKING. THEY CHANGED THE OIL & TOLD ME BRING IT IN ANOTHER DAY FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT. SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES BEFORE THE NEXT OIL CHANGE WAS DUE, I NOTICED A CLICKING NOISE. I CHECKED THE OIL ( THE DIP STICK WAS DRY) I PUT A QUART OF OIL IN IT & DROVE IT TO THIS SECOND MECHANIC. THEY TOLD ME THE CAR HAD NO OIL LEAK, BUT THE CAR HAD NO OIL IN IT. ICALLED THE DEEALERSHIP & WILL BE TAKING THE CAR IN THIS WEEK!*AK
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0
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#10097608October 25, 2004
TIRES
WHEN DRIVING TIRE WENT FLAT. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND CHANGED THE TIRE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TIRE WORE OUT FROM THE INSIDE WHICH CAUSED IT TO GO FLAT. GOODYEAR, P185/65R14. *AK
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0
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#10096283October 23, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
I PURCHASED A 2000 COROLLA I HAD TO HAVE THE CHARCOAL CANNISTER REPLACED AND THE PURGE VALVE EMISSION UNIT REPLACED AT GREAT EXPENSE...THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON REGULARLY AND I AM TOLD IT IS THE PURGE VALVE OR THE GAS CAP...I HAVE ALWAYS HAD TOYOTAS AND I HAVE SPENT MORE ON THIS VEHICLE IN ONE YEAR OF DRIVING THAN ANY OTHER. *AK
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095417October 7, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE SITTING IN THE REAR SEAT WITH LEGS EXTENDED OUT THE PASSENGERS FOOT WAS BADLY CUT ON A SHARP INSTRUMENT WHICH WAS USED TO MOVE THE SEAT BACK AND FORTH. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE BLOOD IN THE VEHICLE DID BELONG TO THE PASSENGER. TOYOTA STILL HAS THE VEHICLE IN THEIR POSSESSION. HOWEVER, NOTHING WAS DONE. *AK
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No
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Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10095165October 5, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT HIT THE GUARD RAIL AND FLIPPED OVER THREE TIMES. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO A HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
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No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10093398September 30, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY BRAKES SEAMED TO BE FAILING BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. TOOK TO DEALER JUNE 2003 SAID NO PROBLEM KEEP HEARING SQUEAKING NOISE IN BACK. NOW BRAKES GRINDING, HAS 22500 MILES 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA LE HAD FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED 09-30-2003 STILL HEARING SQUEAKING NOISE IN BACK . SAID NO PROBLEM WITH BACK BRAKE S,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. HAD CHECKED EARLY 2003, SAID NO PROBLEM. SEEMS TO HAVE PROBLEM WITH STEERING WHEEL MAKING STRANGE NOISE WHEN TURNING. *AK
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10095496September 28, 2004
EQUIPMENT
THE ACCURACY OF THE VEHICLE'S ODOMETER IS POOR. *NM *TC
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No
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No
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0
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#10093100September 23, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
SINCE I GOT MY CAR IT HAS HAD A STRONG BAD EGG SMELL. WHEN I QUESTIONED THE DEALER THEY SAID THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT EVEN THOUGH I HAVE SEEN THAT OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME THING. *JB
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091385September 21, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
APPEARS THAT THE DRL SYSTEM MANDATED BY DOT CAN NOT BE DEACTIVATED. ALL MILITARY INSTALLATIONS MADATE THAT A VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS BE TURNED OFF WHEN OING THROUGH THE SECURITY CHECK POINTS. CURRENTLY ON A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE. CAN NOT FIND A DEALER WHO WILL MODIFY THE SYSTEM DUE TO DOT REGULATIONS. DOT, DOD, AND HOMELAND SECURITY NEED TO INVOKE A MANDATORY REQUIREMENT THAT ALL VEHICLE MANUFACTURER'S PROVIDE AN OVERRIDE SWITCH. NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ARE GROWING AND I AM MORE THAN SURE THAT CITATIONS WILL BE ISSUED. GETTING FRUSTRATED TRYING TO EXPLAIN THAT THE HEADLIGHTS CAN NOT BE TURNED OFF.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089925September 21, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE LUNGED OR ACCELERATED UPON FINAL PARKING WITH FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR AND ON BRAKE. THE VEHICLE JUMPED OVER A COUPLE FEET. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. *AK THE BRAKES FAILED TO HOLD. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT OVER THE PAST YEAR SHE EXPERIENCED ENGINE SURGES AND THE VEHICLE LUNGING FORWARD UPON BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY ADMITTED THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS TOLD SHE HAD A DESIGN FLAW IN HER VEHICLE WHERE THE BRAKE AND THE ACCELERATOR WERE DESIGNED TOO CLOSE. *TC *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091234September 18, 2004
WHEELS
TOOK MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA LE TO DEALER WITH COMPLAINT OF STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AT 60-70 MPH. DEALER STATED THAT I NEEDED SPACERS (RINGS) INSTALLED ON MY WHEELS (WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR I ORDERED THE OPTION OF ALLOY WHEELS AND APPARENTLY THE DEALER NEVER INSTALLED THEM TO FIT PROPERLY.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091135September 16, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME UP ON 8/31/04. COULD NOT DRIVE. TOOK IT TO DEALER. DIAGNOSED AS CHARCOAL CANISTER PROBLEM. PAID ABOUT $460 (PARTS AND LABOR) TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091073September 15, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT
ON THREE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, AS A RESULT OF A DRAINED BATTERY. 1ST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY, 2ND TIME THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ALARM SYSTEM HAD A SHORT WIRE AND WAS FIXED. THE 3RD TIME JUST OCCURED AND WE ARE HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER.*AK
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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