Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#848115September 20, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE LEFT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL CAME OFF INTO DRIVER'S HANDS, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND ENDED UP IN A DITCH. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847972September 17, 1999
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE TURNS VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD DEALERS CAN'T FIND REMEDY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711346September 14, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DESCRIPTION OF ACCIDENT:1) STARTED THE AUTOMOBILE; SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO REVERSE WHILE HOLDING THE BRAKES AND GENTLY RELEASING IT.2) HE HIT TAP A LIGHT POST, ON THE LEFT BLIND SPOT, WHILE BACKING UP... SPEED LESS THAN 5 MPH. RESULT WAS A PAINT SCRAPE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BUMPER.3)HE QUICKLY SHIFTED TO DRIVE TO MOVE A BIT FORWARD WHILE HOLDING THE BRAKE AND RELEASING GENTLY.4) THE CAR QUICKLY ACCELERATED AND "PLOWED" THROUGH A BRICK BARRIER ABOUT 12" THICK.5) AFTER TRYING TO CONTROL THE AUTOMOBILE, HE MADE A LEFT TURN CIRCLE AND COLLIDED INTO THE BUILDING THAT CONTAINED THE BRICK BARRIER WALL.6) DURING THE IMPACT OF THE BARRIER WALL, HE NOTICED THAT THE AIRBAG DID NOT FULLY DEPLOYED. ONLY AFTER THE IMPACT WITH THE BUILDING DID THE AIRBAG INFLATE FULLY, BUT SLOWLY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#548490September 13, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NO DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH (DRIVER AND PASSENGER) AIR BAGS DURING VEHICLE COLLISION RESULTING IN INJURY TO BOTH PASSENGERS (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER). MJS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#847278September 9, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE MAKING A NORMAL STOP THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE . PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609426September 8, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
STARTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609675September 8, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
LEFT FRONT DOOR SCUFF PLATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609761September 8, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
OUTSIDE DOOR TRIM. PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609127September 8, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION--PRESSED ON GAS PEDAL AND ENGINE REVED UP BUT VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609138September 8, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD--AIR BAG LIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609140September 8, 1999
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
BUZZES, BEEPS, AND SECURITY SYSTEM ARE UNNECESSARILY LOUD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847237September 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS TRAVELING 30MPH, ROAD WAS WET. APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP. VEHICLE WENT INTO A SKID. REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED A CRACKED STERNUM. PASSENGER RECEIVED BRUISES FROM SEAT BELT. DRIVER WAS HOSPITALIZED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#846834September 3, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT WHICH CAUSED BELT TO BE INOPERATIVE WHEN USED, LEAVING DRIVER WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF RESTRAINT IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AND CONSUMER WAITED FOR A RESPONSE. ALSO SEEKING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548298September 1, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR BAG LIGHT SERVICED FIVE TIMES DUE TO ILLUMINATION, UNABLE TO DETERMINE FAILURE. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846298September 1, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING ABOUT 20 MPH. VEHICLE HAD SERIOUS FRONTAL DAMAGE. DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE CRASH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846315September 1, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
BATTERY/BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER OFF/ON INTERMITTENTLY. HAD VEHICLE CHECKED & ALTERNATOR WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE, CAUSING ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS TO FAIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846088August 30, 1999
SEATS, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
SITTING AT STOP LIGHT AND WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. UPON IMPACT, SEAT BROKE AND NECK REST BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL, AND FOOT WAS ON BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THIS HAPPENED. VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO AN INTERSECTION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#710395August 23, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
REAR RIGHT BLINKER BULB BURNED OUT AT LEAST FOUR OR MORE TIMES SINCE CAR WAS PURCHASED. DEALER FOUND POOR GROUNDING FIRST TIME AND AFTER THAT DEALER ONLY REPLACED BULB, WITH NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF PROBLEM. TRYING TO GET REPAIRED "AGAIN". DEALER IMPLIES THAT THERE NOT SURE IF THIS IS A "WARRANTY PROBLEM" AND I MAY NOT BE ENTITLED TO A RENTAL CAR. THIS IS ONLY THE FOUTH TIME FOR REPAIR, WHAT CONSTITUES A WARRANTY PROBLEM AND ACCIDENT AND SEVERAL LIVES TAKEN AWAY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, ESPECIALLY DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 70 MILES AND HOUR - NO ONE IS LOOKING FOR HAND SIGNALS. HAD ELECTRICAL FAILURE TRYING TO UNLUCK DOORS USING LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON WHILE SITTING INSIDE. HAD TO MANUALLY UNLOCK DOOR OR PUT KEY INTO IGNITION TO UNLOCK DOORS. DEALER STATED PROBLEM WOULD NOT REPEAT ITSELF, SO IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM. NOT ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSTIC RAN. HAVE NOISE COMING FROM FONT END OF CAR. THE FIRST TIME REPAIRED I WAS TOLD IT WAS SOME TYPE OF "ARM" THAT LOST A BOLT. NOISE CEASED FOR ABOUT A MONTH. HOWEVER, NOISE DID RETURN AND GROWS INCREASINGLY LOUDER WHILE MAKING SHARP TURNS, BACKING UP, AND ON INCLINES BACKING UP. SOUNDS AS THOUGH FRONT END AXLE IS FALLING OFF. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A "NORMAL SOUND" THE BRAKES MAKE WHILE SHIFTING AND IT IS THE SOUND OF ALL BRAKES ON THE 1996 TOYOTA, COROLLA. SOUND WERE NOT THERE WHEN CAR WAS PURCHASED NOR DOES IT STATE THAT SOUND SHOULD OCCUR IN OWNER'S MANUAL. I FEEL UNSAFE IN MY CAR FOR ME AND FAMILY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710409August 23, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
GAS TANK SEAM SPLIT CAUSING FUEL TO NOT DRIP BUT STREAM DOWN ONTO EXHUAST PIPE , CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN APPROXIMANTLY 30-40 MILES ADAY UNDER THIS CIRCUMSTANCE UNTIL FOUND, IT A WONDER THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT CATCH FIRE OR EXPLODE, WAS UNAWEAR OF THIS PROBLEM UNTIL NOTICE OF GAS ON DRIVEWAY, HAD BEEN SMELLING GAS EVER SINCE THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED IN THE VEHICLE AT 43,000 AT WHICH POINT THE MOTOR HAD A THROWN ROD AND WAS REPLACED BY DEALER, DURING THE REPLACEMENT THE HOST THAT WAS USED TO REPLACE MOTOR LEAKED CAUSING THE NEW MOTOR TO FALL INTO THE CAR , THUS CRUSHING THE OIL PAN, NOT SURE IF THAT INCIDENT STRAINED THE GAS LINES CAUSING THE SEAM TO SPLIT IN GAS TANK BUT IT SURE DOES SEEM ODD THAT THE TANK IS SPILT AT ONLY 59,000 MILES, TOYOTA CLAIMS THAT THERE IS A 2 WEEK WAIT PEROID ON THE TANK FOR THIS VEHICLE QUOTE " THERE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER" WHICH ALSO MAKES ME THINK THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD A SIMLIAR PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK LEAKING IN THIS VEHICLE, ALSO PLEASE NOTE THAT I WAS INFORMED BY THE OHIO EPA STATION THAT MOST 90-95 CORROLLAS FAILED THE EPA GUDE LINES ON ONE TEST OUR VEHICLE FAILED THE HYDROCARBON WHICH THE MAX WAS 220 AND THIS VEHICLE WAS 858 , THATS A CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCE I HAVE MY WIFE AND KIDS IN THIS VEHCILE THROUHOUT THE DAY AND THINKING THAT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN SERIUOSLY INJURED OR KILLED BY THE GAS LEAK CONCERNS ME VERY MUCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710329August 22, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
GEAR SHIFT IS EASILY MOVED OUT OF GEAR WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. THIS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF IT MOVES TO REVERSE WHILE DRIVEING ON THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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