Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10078698June 23, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE LOCKS WILL NO LONGER LOCK. WHEN YOU PUSH THE ELECTIC LOCK BUTTON THE LOCK WILL NOT GO DOWN ON THE DOORS. EXTREME SECURITY RISK. ALSO, THE SEAT BELTS IN THE FRONT OFTEN JAM NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT IN ITSELF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10078346June 16, 2004
SUSPENSION, TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
(1) NOTICEABLE STRONG VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN CAR APPROACHES SPEED OF 65-70 MPH. VIBRATION BECOMES STRONGER WITH INCREASING SPEED. THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED AFTER CAR HAD BEEN SERVICE AT TOYOTA DEALER (ARMSTRONG TOYOTA).*AK (2) CAR BECOMES UNSTABLE AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL (3) RETURNED TO SAME DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS TIRE BALACING. UPON CHECKING THE CAR, DEALER INFORMED ME THAT TIRES WOULD NOT "TAKE" BALANCING AND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS TIRE PRESSURE. TIRE PRESSURE WAS ADJUSTED, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10076232June 15, 2004
STRUCTURE
BOTH FRONT/REAR WINDOW SEALS CRACKED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *LA *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072178June 14, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT VEHICLE SURGED. *AK VEHICLE HAS HAD 600 RPM SURGES WHILE IN PARK AND WHILE AT IDLE FOR NO REASON. THE MANUFACTURER APPEARED TO BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAMRY MODELS BUT HAS RECEIVED NO REPORTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THE COROLLA. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10076130June 11, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED GASOLINE FUMES FROM THE VENTS. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR STATE INSPECTION OF EMISSION CONTROL, AND VEHICLE FAILED DUE TO HIGH OCTANE. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FILTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074800June 4, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
1) KEY WOULD SOMETIMES NOT TURN IN IGNITION. THIS BECAME MORE AND MORE FREQUENT. ) EVENTUALLY THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO START THE CAR AND I COULD NOT REMOVE IT AND HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. 3) THE FIRST TIME THE IGNITION WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE 2ND TIME THEY GAVE ME MORE TROUBLE ABOUT IT BUT FIXED IT FREE OF CHARGE. THE THIRD TIME THEY SUGGESTED THAT I CHANGE THE KEY WHICH I ALLOWED THEM TO DO AND I HAVEN'T HAD A PROBLEM SINCE BUT THEY DID CHARGE ME PART OF THE COST. I BELIVE THE "KEY" AND IGNITION SYSTEM OBVIOUSLY HAD A DESIGN FLAW. I DON NOT HAVE THE OLD PARTS BUT I DO HAVE RECORDS OF THE REPAIRS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074741June 3, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I BOUGHT A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA VE IN SEPT. 2001 WITH 28,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY, . THE ENGINE HAS BEEN CONSUMING EXCESSIVE OIL. MY FRIEND HAS 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA. HER CAR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO, SHE WENT TO A TOYOTA DEALER. THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT SOME TOYOTA COROLLA CARS AROUND 1998-2001 HAVE THE GASKET PROBLEM INSIDE ENGINE. AFTER SHE TOLD ME, I GOT MY CAR CHECKED AND THE DOCUMENT SAID THAT OIL LEAKS AT HEAD GASKET ON THE BACK SIDE OF ENGINE. I DEALT WITH TOYOTA COMPANY AND THEY DENIED. I HAVE SEEN SOME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AT YOUR WEBSITE. I FILE THIS COMPLAIN AND HOPE THAT A RECALL CAN BE ORDERED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074742June 3, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I BOUGHT A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA VE IN SEPT. 2001 WITH 28,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY, . THE ENGINE HAS BEEN CONSUMING EXCESSIVE OIL. MY FRIEND HAS 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA. HER CAR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO, SHE WENT TO A TOYOTA DEALER. THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT SOME TOYOTA COROLLA CARS AROUND 1998-2001 HAVE THE GASKET PROBLEM INSIDE ENGINE. AFTER SHE TOLD ME, I GOT MY CAR CHECKED AND THE DOCUMENT SAID THAT OIL LEAKS AT HEAD GASKET ON THE BACK SIDE OF ENGINE. I DEALT WITH TOYOTA COMPANY AND THEY DENIED. I HAVE SEEN SOME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AT YOUR WEBSITE. I FILE THIS COMPLAIN AND HOPE THAT A RECALL CAN BE ORDERED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074601June 1, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
UPON SEEING THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ON I TOOK MY 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA (50,200 MILES) TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE REPORT INDICATED THAT THE CHARCOAL CANISTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR COSTS ARE ALMOST $500 WITH LABOR. THIS PART IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY PAST 3 YEARS AND 30000 MILES. ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, IT IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND FUEL EFFICIENCY CONCERN AND I THINK THAT THE COMPANY SHOULD INCLUDE IT IN ITS EXTENDED WARRANTY. I AM TRYING TO SHOP AROUND FOR A CHEAPER ESTIMATE. I HAVE PERFORMED ALL THE RECOMMENDED MAINTAINENCE SCHEDULES AND AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WAS NOT ADDRESSED DURING ROUTINE MAINTAINENCE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074536May 31, 2004
SEAT BELTS
WE RECENTLY INSTALLED A CHILD SEAT IN THE LEFT BACK SEAT OF OUR TOYOTA COROLLA AND I NOTICED THAT THERE IS A TWIST IN THE BELT WHEN IT IS BUCKLED. BY COMPARING IT TO THE OTHER SEAT BELTS, I TRACED THE PROBLEM TO THE BUCKLE, WHICH WAS SITTING ON THE BELT IN A REVERSE POSITION. I TRIED TO REVERSE THE BUCKLE BY FOLDING THE SEAT BELT STRAP IN THE SLOT. HOWEVER, THE SLOT WIDTH IS ONLY NARROW ENOUGH TO ALLOW A SINGLE SEAT BELT STRAP TO BE THREADED THROUGH IT. I THEREFORE CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS INSTALLED IN THIS POSITION AT THE FACTORY. I REQUESTED OUR TOYOTA DEALER FIX IT WITHOUT CHARGE AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE CAR WAS 10 YEARS OLD THEY HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING WHETHER IT WAS MANUFACTURED THAT WAY OR WE WERE RESPONSIBLE. WE REQUESTED THAT AN APPOINTMENT BE SET UP FOR US WITH THE TOYOTA REGIONAL MANAGER TO INSPECT IT. OUR PHONE CALLS HAVE NOT BEEN RETURNED. SINCE WE WERE ASKING FOR ONE SEAT BELT BUCKLE TO BE REPAIRED I ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE SECOND SHOULDER BELT ON THE BACK SEAT BE RETRACTED. THE BELT FAILED TO RETRACT A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO AFTER BEING USED ONLY A HANDFUL OF TIMES. MY GUESS IS THAT IT WAS USED ONLY ONCE OR TWICE PER YEAR WHEN WE TOOK A FRIEND IN THE CAR. I WAS TOLD BY THE SAME TOYOTA DEALER THAT THE BELT CANNOT BE SIMPLY REINSERTED BUT THAT THE WHOLE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED. I POINTED OUT TO THE DEALER THAT SINCE WE RARELY USED THE BACK BELT THAT THE SEAT BELT MUST HAVE FAILED TO RETRACT BECAUSE OF AN ORIGINAL MECHANICAL DEFECT. HOWEVER, THE TOYOTA DEALER TOLD US THAT SINCE THE CAR WAS TEN YEARS OLD THEY HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING HOW OFTEN IT WAS REALLY USED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074246May 25, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074078May 21, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHILE RELEASING THE SEAT BELT IT FAILED TO MOVE IN PLACE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073636May 14, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN ANOTHER VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE THEN HIT DEAD CENTER ON A UTILITY POLE. CONSUMER WAS WEARING SEAT BELTS, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10073637May 14, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. CONSUMER FELT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE BATTERY. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068530May 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I AM WRITING REGARDING AN ISSUE WITH MY 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. I RECENTLY HAD MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. I NEED TO REPLACE AN EMISSIONS CONTROL DEVICE IN MY CAR, A CHARCOAL CANISTER DUE TO IT BEING CLOGGED OR MAYBE A VACUUM LEAK. *AK I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY BE A WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM BECAUSE ON THE DAY THAT I HAD MY CAR FOR AN ESTIMATE, I MET ANOTHER PERSON AT THE TOYOTA SERVICE STATION WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND WHO ALSO HAD A 2002 TOYOTA COROLLA. HOWEVER, FORTUNATELY FOR HER SHE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO SHE DID NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE WARRANTY FOR THIS PART IS 3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES. UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME, I WAS AT THE 42,000 MARK ON MILEAGE AND SO I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. MY CONCERN IS HOW MANY CLOGGED CHARCOAL CANISTERS HAD TO BE REPLACED IN THE 1998-2002 MODEL OF A TOYOTA COROLLA. A FRIEND OF MINE DID CONTACT THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AND FILED A REPORT REGARDING THE FAILURE ON THIS PART AND HOPE THAT OTHERS WOULD DO THE SAME. DO I AM DOING TI AS WELL. OVERALL, I ALSO FEEL THAT AN EMISSIONS CONTROL DEVICE SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN JUST TWO YEARS. MY FAMILY HAS OWNED SEVERAL DIFFERENT MODELS OF TOYOTA AUTOMOBILES OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS AND WE HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE SUCH A DEVICE. THE TOYOTA COROLLA MODEL, BEING A MODEST CAR, SHOULD NOT REQUIRE TO REPLACE A $300 PART EVERY TWO YEARS THAT IS NEEDED TO KEEP OUR ENVIRONMENT CLEAN. I READ SOMEHWRE THAT WARRANTY ON EMISIIONS ARE 80,000 IS THIS CORRECT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068533May 9, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD WHEN AT A STOP. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED ON. THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072272May 7, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN
DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN MECHANISM, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE VIBRATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068274May 4, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
I HAVE A 1990 TOYOTA COROLLA. ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT, THE SEAT BELT (WHICH ATTACHED TO THE DOOR) DOES NOT RETRACT AT ALL. IT HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR SOME TIME AND WOULD NOT PROTECT ME IN AN ACCIDENT. I THINK THIS SORT OF SEAT BELT DEVICE IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071843April 29, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER WOULD SMELLED A ROTTEN EGG ODOR. IT MADE THE CONSUMER VERY ILL. CONSUMER WROTE A LETTER TO MANUFACTURER, BUT MANUFACTURER DID NOT RESPOND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072071April 29, 2004
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
WHEN SNAPPING THE DRIVER SIDE BACK TO NORMAL, UPRIGHT POSITION, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE LATCH WAS NOT CENTERED IN THE BACK OF THE SEAT. *PH ALSO, THE SEAT CAN BE PULLED ON THE SIDE WITHOUT THE LATCH AND THE SEAT EASILY MOVES OUT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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