Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#702444January 21, 1999
AIR BAGS
HUSBAND DRIVING CAR APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. LADY IN VEHICLE AT A STOP SIGN CROSSED IN FRONT OF ME. I SLAMMED ON BRAKES TO TRY TO AVOID HITTING HER, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. FRONT OF MY VEHICLE STRUCK THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF HER VEHICLE. MY DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. POLICE ALSO COMMENTED ON THE FACT THAT THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THAT WE SHOULD REPORT THE INCIDENT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543414January 19, 1999
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702307January 17, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION ON CAR FAILS WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNINGS. AT HIGH SPEEDS, IT DOES NOT ALLOW DRIVER ENOUGH TIME TO PULL-OVER. IN CASE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC THIS WILL BECOME A HUGE RISK FOR DRIVER AND OTHER CARS BEHIND. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I WAS LUCKY BOTH TIMES SINCE THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC WHEN TRANSMISSION FAILED. MANUFACTURER HAS REFUSED A RE-PURCHASE. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE FOR DRIVING AND NEEDS TO GO THROUGH A THOROUGH INSPECTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833385January 12, 1999
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
HEATER CORE IS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE INTO THE CAR UNDER THE DASH AREA, CAUSE UNKNOWN. THIS PART THAT SHOULD NOT FAIL WAS NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO BACK ORDER LOG. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701325January 12, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED AND REPLACED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702172January 12, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
FIVE DAYS AFTER PURCHASE, WHILE DRIVING 55-60MPH ON FREEWAY, VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL DURING A LANE CHANGE. CAR ENDED UP FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. DEALER DENIED PROBLEM. THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A FRONT STABILIZER BAR WAS NEVER MENTIONED DURING SALE OR AFTER SPIN OUT. I AM SUFFERING FROM SEVERE WHIPLASH AND EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. DEALER WILL NOT RETURN MONEY. I REFUSE TO DRIVE UNSAFE CAR AND CAR HAS REMAINED AT DEALER SINCE DAY OF SPIN OUT. I LEARNED OF NEED FOR STABILIZER BAR FROM APRIL 98 ISSUE OF CONSUMER REPORTS (WHICH STATES 98 CE MODELS DO NOT HANDLE WELL, AND FARED POORLY ON EMERGENCY HANDLING TESTS). STABILIZER BARS WERE MADE STANDARD IN ALL MODELS AS OF APRIL 1998. THE COROLLA WAS REDESIGNED IN 98, SO ALL VE AND CE MODELS BUILT AND SOLD PRIOR TO APRIL 98 LACK THIS CRUCIAL SAFETY FEATURE. I BELIEVE A DEFECT/RECALL INVESTIGATION IS NEEDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#833275January 11, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
CONSUMER WAS SITTING IN REAR OF VEHICLE WHEN SHE PULLED THE SEAT BELT OUT AND LOCKED IT. THE SHOULDER STRAP NEVER RETRACTED, THE BELT WAS TOO LOOSE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833368January 11, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN STOP LIGHT AND RAN INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702093January 10, 1999
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702040January 8, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE UPON REACHING 70+ MPH, EMITS A LOUD ENGINE NOISE, AND THIS NOISE GETS LOUDER AS I DRIVER FASTER. I HAVE TO TURN UP THE RADIO OR TALK LOUDER BECAUSE OF THE NOISE. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ENGINE IS GOING TO EXPLODE. EACH TIME I HEAR THIS NOISE, IT UPSETS ME. THIS NOISE IS NOT NORMAL AND I AM TIRED OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN ITS CURRENT STATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833165January 7, 1999
SEATS
DRIVER'S SEAT BOLTS TO THE FLOOR PAN BROKE, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO MOVE UNEXPECTEDLY. COULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832918December 31, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH HEARD RATTLING NOISE LIKE LOOSE FAN BELT IN THE FRONT OF CAR UNDERHOOD, SOMETHING DROPPED OFF THE CAR, THEN SMOKE OCCURRED, FLAMES CAME OUT, PART OF THE ENGINE BLOCK MISSING AND THERE IS A BIG HOLE IN THE ENGINE. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832765December 29, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DO NOT SHINE FAR ENOUGH DOWN THE HIGHWAY TO SEE WHAT IS IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER CANNOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE ITS THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543179December 29, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
EXCESSIVE EXHAUST FUMES ENTER INTO VEHICLE, UNABLE TO RECTIFY PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701580December 24, 1998
AIR BAGS
I REPORTED MY ACCIDENT THAT WAS ON JUNE 15 1998 TO TOYOTA AND THEY HAS A REP COME LOOK AT MY CAR AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE FINE. MY CONCERN WAS THAT I HIT HEAD ON TO AN ANOTHER CAR AND HIT IN ALL THERANGES THAT ALL THE MANUAL SAYS AND MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. SECOND I WAS IN ANOTHER CAR ACCIDENT ON AUG 25TH WHERE THE FRONT OF MY CAR WAS DAMAGED AGAIN AND AGAIN MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. AGAIN TOYOTA SAID THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE FINE AND I RECEIVED AN AIRBAG RECALL 12/22/1998 REGARDING THE AIRBAGS BEING MALFUNCTION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832640December 23, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE CONSUMER HAS EXPEREINCED PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN INTO COROLLA WHILE IT WAS STANDING STILL. AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER YET TO BE CONTACTED. THE DEFECT COMPLIES WITH RECALL NUMBER 96V107000. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701562December 23, 1998
PARKING BRAKE
EMERGENCY BRAKE ASSEMBLY (DISK BRAKES) REFUSED TO RELEASE AND SEIZED CAUSING EXTREME HEAT AT RIGHT REAR WHEEL NEARLY CAUSING A FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701299December 12, 1998
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER. 8MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832171December 11, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT BUT THE DRIVER'S AND THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. BOTH INSTANCES THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701270December 10, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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