Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#8023015November 19, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONSUMER STATES HIS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS FAILING, HIS BRAKES LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS, HORN IS NOT WORKING. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN HIS AUTO TO THE DEALER AND HIS RECALL WAS HONORED. HE IS AFRAID HIS WIFE WILL BE IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE TAIL LIGHTS. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022856November 18, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT SEAT BELTS BUCKLES WILL NOT LOCK PROPERLY CAUSING THE CONSUMER NOT TO HAVE A SEAT BELT ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022801November 15, 2002
EQUIPMENT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CONSUMER STATED HAD PROBLEM WITH DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR. DUE TO ITS LOCATION AND/OR DESIGN THE VISOR MOVED THE REAR VIEW MIRROR FROM THE ADJUSTED POSITION WHENEVER MOVED. CONSUMER CAN NOT PROPERLY ADJUST REAR VIEW MIRROR WHEN VISOR IS DOWN. TS CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS CANNOT BE TURNED OFF WHICH IS REQUIRED BY LAW WHEN BOARDING OR DEBARKING THE WASHINGTON STATE FERRY. ALSO WHEN DRIVER'S FLOOR MAT IS REMOVED FROM THE MOVABLE HOOKS, DIRT AND DEBRIS IS SPILLED ONTO THE CARPET. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022802November 15, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CONSUMER STATED THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS COULD NOT BE DISENGAGED, WHICH POSED A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN UTILIZING THE WASHINGTON STATE FERRY. FERRY REGULATIONS REQUIRED HEAD LIGHTS TO BE DISENGAGED WHILE RIDING. TS THE VEHICLE HAD NO OFF SWITCH TO DISENGAGE THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. *TT *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769718November 14, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN MERCED TOYOTA APPLIED A CLEAR COAT THEY DAMAGED THE PAINT JOB. THEY REFUSE TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. WHEN I FIRST WENT TO LOOK FOR A CAR I ASKED THEM FOR A DEMO AND HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THE VEHICLE THEY SOLD ME WAS PRE-OWNED BY AT LEAST TWO OTHERS. THE PAINT HAS BEEN DAMAGED ON THE HOOD, TOP, SIDES & TRUNK. THEY HAVE STATED THEY HAVE ALL THEIR IS DOTTED SO THERE IS NOTHING THEY WILL DO. THEY HAVE TRIED TO BLAME ME STATING I FOLLOWED A TRUCK LEAKING ACID OR GRAVEL, OR ACID RAIN, IT HASN'T RAINED PRIOR TO THE DAMAGE. DROVE OVER ROAD WORK, I WAXED THE CAR, PARKED UNDER A TREE & SAP DID THE DAMAGE. THE CONVERTER EXPLODED, ALL THESE THINGS WERE SAID ON THE SAME DAY TO ME. IF THE DAMAGE WAS THERE WHY DID THEY APPLY THE CLEAR COAT? DURING MY VISIT A MAN CAME IN STATING HE DID THE CLEAR COAT & HE TRIED TO BUFF OUT THE DAMAGE!!IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO HANDLE THIS TYPE OF SITUATION PLEASE FORWARD THIS AND REFER ME TO THE CORRECT PLACES. THANK YOU. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769667November 13, 2002
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
WHEN TRAVELING IN RAIN OR ON WET ROADS SUCH AS I-95, STEERING, AIR CONDITIONING, ALTERNATOR AND BRAKES FAIL. APPARENTLY WATER ON THE POWER BELT CAUSES IT TO SLIP AND RENDERS THE COMPONENTS TO BE INOPERATIVE UNTIL THE WATER IS REMOVED. THIS HAS CAUSED MANY CLOSE CALLS SUCH AS MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO ANOTHER STREET AND LOSING THE STEERING WHEN HALF WAY THROUGH THE TURN HEADING ME TO PEDESTRIANS ON THE SIDEWALK. AT THE SAME TIME THE AIR CONDITIONER/DEFROSTER QUITS AND THE WINDSHIELD FOGS UNTIL THE A/C IS MANUALLY RESET. ADDING TO THE PROBLEM . I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO REPLIED THAT HE HAD NEVER HEAR OF A SIMILAR PROBLEM AND THAT HE WOULD CHECK FOR INFORMATION WITH TOYOTA AND GET BACK TO ME, SIX MONTHS AGO HE NEVER DID. I BELIEVE A RECORD OF THIS MALFUNCTIONING COMPONENT SHOULD BE MADE AS I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT OTHER COROLLA OWNERS DO NOT HAVE THE SAME DANGEROUS PROBLEM. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769674November 13, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE AT A STOP, WITH THE ENGINE IDLING,THE VEHICLE WILL MOMENTARILY SURGE FORWARD. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#568213November 12, 2002
TIRES
THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN GOING 60 MPH. WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR INSPECTION OF THIS DEFECT IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS CHOPPED AND THE OTHERS HAD TREAD WHICH WAS WORN. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE. ALL 4 TIRES WERE REPLACED. (P175 65 R14 AMERI* G4S 81S BSW) *JG *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769548November 10, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
REAR TAIL LAMP SOCKET CONTACTS ARE WORN/LOOSE WHICH CAUSES PARKING LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS TO FAIL TO SHOW INTENTION TO BRAKE AND INTERMITTENTLY WORK. REPAIR OR REPLACE BULBS AND/OR BULB RESEAT ADJUSTMENTS DO NOT HELP OR ONLY TEMPORARILY FIX ISSUE. SAME PROBLEM AS CAMRY'S OF THE SAME YEAR (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 96V037000). ALL 92-97 COROLLA'S I WITNESS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM/ISSUE WITH FAILED TAIL LAMPS BUT THE FILAMENTS ARE STILL INTACT/OPERATIONAL. REQUESTING THAT TOYOTA REPLACE SOCKETS. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769253November 4, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DRIVER SEAT BELT WON'T COME OUT HAVE TO ACTUALLY BE MOVING AND APPLY BRAKE TO GET IT TO WORK. AM CURRENTLY TRING TO GET DEALER TO FIX. ALSO SEEMS TO LOCK WHEN DRIVING, BUT RELEASE WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. SECOND PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN BRAKING SUDEENLY. SOMETHING HIT TRANSMISSION CONTROL, PUTTING VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MOVE WITHOUT DEPRESSING SAFETY BUTTON BUT DID. (POSSIBLY WAS HIT BY SOMETHING IN CAR?) DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769232November 3, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
I HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS BULBS TO FINALLY BE TOLD IT'S THE CASING OR BULB HOLDER THAT'S DEFECTIVE AND THEY HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH REAR LIGHTING IN THIS MODEL COROLLA. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021999October 31, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER SENT A RECALL LETTER FOR THE FIRESTONE TIRES FR690. CONSUMER WAS TOLD TIRES ARE NOT AVAILABLE. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769086October 30, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAD BEEN DRIVING NORTH ON THE MAINE TURNPIKE WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL ON. IT WAS A CLEAR NIGHT AND THE ROADS WERE DRY. AS I APPROACHED THE TOLL BOTH I TRIED TO TURN MY CRUISE CONTROL OFF, THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND. I THEN TURNED THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM OFF AND THE CAR WAS STILL NOT RESPONDING. I HIT THE BRAKES AND WAS STILL UNABLE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN. I THEN PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND WAS STILL UNABLE TO GET THE CAR TO RESPOND. AT THAT POINT I WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE TOLL BOTH TO TRY TO SWITCH LANES AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR AND HIT THE CAR IN THE TOLL PLAZA IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER THE IMPACT, THE CAR EVENTUALLY COASTED TO A STOP. UNTIL THIS HAPPENED, I HAD NO PROBLEM WITH ANYTHING ON THE CAR. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN USED SINCE THE ACCIDENT, IN FACT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED UNTIL NOW. THERE WERE SOME INJURIES IN THIS CASE. I HAVE A SHOULDER INJURY, WHICH I AM STILL TRING TO GET RESOLVED. I WANT THE INCIDENT TO BE REPORTED DUE TO THE SERIOUSNESS OF BEING UNABLE TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. AN ACCIDENT REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MAINE STATE POLICE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES ACCIDENT SECTION. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#8021901October 30, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED UP, THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND REMAIN ILLUMINATED. TS THE DEALER FOUND THAT 1 OUT OF 4 FUEL INJECTORS WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021446October 23, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN HE APPLY HIS HIGHBEAM THE LAMPS SEAM BEAM THE REFRACTION . CAUSING A PROBLEM SEEING AND A DISTRACTION. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768622October 19, 2002
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR WHEN DEPLOYED FORWARD COLLIDES WITH REAR VIEW MIRROR. THIS CAUSES REAR VIEW MIRROR TO CHANGE POSITION RENDERING AN IMPROPER REAR VIEW. MIRROR CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED BACK TO PROPER POSITION DUE TO LEVERAGE APPLIED BY THIS VISOR POSITION. VISOR THEN HAS TO BE CHANGED TO TILT BACK TOWARD DRIVER LEAVING A VISOR EDGE TO CONTACT THE DRIVER'S FOREHEAD IN THE EVENT OF RAPID DECELERATION, NOT TO MENTION HAVING OFFENDING GLARE RETURN MOMENTARILY WHILE VISOR IS SHIFTED FROM FRONT TILT TO REAR TILT POSITION. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH HAVING TO READJUST THE REAR VIEW MIRROR CAUSES UNNECESSARY AND DANGEROUS DISTRACTION FOR THE DRIVER. THIS HAS HIGH POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT DURING "COMBAT" DRIVING SITUATIONS, AND EAST COAST HIGHWAYS ARE REPLETE WITH THAT! THE VISOR NEEDS TO BE REDESIGNED TO CLEAR THE REAR VIEW MIRROR IN ALL POSITIONS. PREVIOUS COROLLA MODELS HAVE A PORTION OF THE VISOR CORNER REMOVED TO DO JUST THAT. THIS MODEL YEAR DOES NOT. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! THIS EXISTING SITUATION IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS FOR YOUNG DRIVERS WITH LIMITED ROAD EXPERIENCE! DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020960October 16, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
CONSUMER NOTICED THE WINSHIELD HUNDREDS OF DOT AND SOME SPARKLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER VIEW. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768440October 14, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS LEAVING AN AUTOMATIC CAR WASH. CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. WHEN I PUT CAR IN GEAR, IT TOOK OFF ON IT'S OWN. I TRIED TO BRAKE BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR. MY CAR WENT THROUGH A FENCE AND HIT A SMALL TREE. THE CAR WAS TOWED AWAY AND LATER WAS TOTALED. WHEN THE MECHANIC TRIED TO START THE CAR, IT IMMEDIATELY WENT UP TO 2500 RPMS MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007432October 2, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE DURING A RAINING DAY, MY CAR SUDDENLY WENT TO THE SIDE. THIS KIND OF SCENARIO HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE ( ON LOCAL STREETS WHILE DRIVING AROUND 20 MILES PER HOUR). I FELT THAT THIS CAR'S BRAKE SYSTEM WAS DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF THE OTHER CARS I OWNED BEFORE. SHOULDN'T THE ANTI-BRAKE SYSTEM HELP THE CAR STAY STRAIGHT ON THE ROAD? ON 09-20-2002, IT WAS RAINING, I DROVE THIS CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE SPEED AROUND 50 MILES PER HOUR, ON THE FIRST LEFT LANE. AFTER I APPLIED THE BRAKE IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE SPEED FURTHER, MY CAR WENT TO THE RIGHT SIDE, AND THEN LEFT SIDE, AND THEN CRASHED TO THE MIDDLE CONCRETE. *PH *JB **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768012
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8019971October 1, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
CONSUMER STATES HEAD RESTS ARE NOT ADJUSTABLE AND ARE CAUSING AILMENTS WHICH AFFECT CONSUMER'S ABILITY TO PROPERLY DRIVE VEHICLE. CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING MUSCLE SPASMS, TENDENITIS, CARPAL TUNNEL'S SYNDROME AND SLIGHT SPINE CURVATURE. NLMCONSUMER IS ASKING FOR A REDESIGNED HEAD REST TO HELP AID IN THE NATURAL RESTING OF THE NECK AND SPINE CURVATURE. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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