Toyota Corolla Complaints
11,764 consumer complaints on file.
- #887129April 30, 2001ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A WHOLE IN OIL PAN. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #744527April 25, 2001ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AFTER DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE I CAME INTO TOWN GOING 30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE CAR SOUNDED LIKE A "JET ENGINE TAKING OFF" ALL THE LIGHTS WENT ON THE CAR STARTED JERKING AND DIED. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE SERVICE PERSON AT THE DEALERSHIP STATED AN "UNMOVEABLE OBJECT HAD BEEN HIT CAUSING A HOLE IN THE OIL PAN THUS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BLOW UP. THIS WAS CLEARLY A HOLE CREATED BY SOMETHING INSIDE CRASHING THROUGH THE OIL PAN.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #744568April 25, 2001SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEATBELT STRAPS "STUCK" , AND WON'T PULL OUT -- 3 INCIDENTS SINCE '94, ALL REQUIRING NEW SEATBLET PURCHASES
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #886278April 19, 2001ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
BRAKE LIGHT AND TAILIGHT GO OUT WHEN VEHICLE HITS A BUMP. CONSUMER HAS AN APPOINTMENT AT DEALER FOR REPAIRS.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #743664April 7, 2001SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKES, THE FRONT BRAKES MAKE A VERY LOAD CLANK. LOAD ENOUGH FOR PEOPLE TO TURN AND LOOK AT YOU. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM , AND THEY SAID ALL 1997 TOYOTA COROLLAS DO THIS, AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL,THEY SAID THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES. NOW WHEN I GO GOT STOP,I FEEL LIKE ITS GETTING HARDER TO STOP. IF YOU COULD RSVP ME I'D APPRECIATE IT . THANK YOU. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #743485April 3, 2001ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #743133March 27, 2001SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
WITH ALL THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS THIS ITEM SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A RECALL AS IT IS LAW TO DRIVE WITH A SEATBELT ON. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #883754March 22, 2001AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET AT 10 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR AN ACCIDENT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK CONSUMER STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE.*JB
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 0
- #883776March 22, 2001VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHEN DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND UPON ATTEMPTING TO STOP VEHICLE BY APPLYING FORCE TO BRAKE PEDAL BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND, IN WHICH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT NO PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING UNWANTED AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION ALSO,BRAKES KICKED IN WHICH STOPPED VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #883218March 16, 2001SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
REAR LAP BELT BUCKLE CAME APART. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK THE REAR CENTER LAP BELT THAT HOLDS CHILD'S SAFETY SEAT FAILED. *YH
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #883241March 16, 2001SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEATBELTS WERE MOUNTED TOO HIGH, AND BELTS CUT ACROSS DRIVER'S NECK. CONSUMER FELT THEY WERE IMPROPERLY DESIGNED.*AK *SLC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #883183March 15, 2001SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
BUCKLE IN REAR MIDDLE LAP BELT HAD BROKEN. NOT ABLE TO USE IT TO SECURE CHILD SAFETY SEAT. LATCH PLATE CANNOT BE LOCKED IN BUCKLE.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #742394March 14, 2001STEERING:RACK AND PINION
BROKE WHILE MAKING A TURN, HEARD A LOUD KUNK AND THEN COULDN'T STEER, ALMOST SLIDE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #882902March 13, 2001ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE TURNING VEHICLE OFF KEY AND IGNITOIN SWITCH WERE VERY HOT TO TOUCH. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #882414March 7, 2001AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH ON A SIX LANE HIGHWAY AND WENT TO APPLY BRAKES . IN THE PROCESS CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT HIS MAIN CONCERN WAS THE AIR BAG FAILURE. *YH
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #882423March 7, 2001AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND IT WENT OVER A CLIFF AFTER COMING OFF AN EXIT RAMP ON AN INCLINE. REAR TAIL LIGHT FAILED TO ILUMINATE PROPERLY. AFTER GOING OVER A CLIFF, VEHICLE HIT A TREE, AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES, AND HAD EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT.*AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #881932March 2, 2001UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER CHECKED, BUT FOUND NOTHING. ON FEBRUARY 17, 2001 DEALER DIS COVERED THAT FUEL HOSES HAD BEEN IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED AT FACTORY. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #881964March 2, 2001FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FUEL GAUGE WITH LOW FUEL LIGHT, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED, NOT REGISTERING PROPERLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK THE HEAD LIGHTS, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS WERE FLICKING. *YH
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #881735February 28, 2001ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE TRAVELING 60MPH ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE CUT OFF, AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #881765February 28, 2001STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
ACTUATOR ON POWER LOCK ASSEMBLY JAMMED WHICH HAS CAUSED DOORS NOT TO UNLOCK. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0