Toyota Corolla Complaints (1991)

71 consumer complaints on file.

#736622November 20, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THREE OF MY DOOR HANDLES ON MY 1991 COROLLA SEDAN ARE NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. THEY CRACKED WHEN PASSENGERS ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE. NO FORCE OR ABUSE WAS EVER APPLIED TO THE MECHANISM. I FEEL THAT THIS IS AN EXTREME DANGER TO MY LIFE AND THOSE OF MY PASSENGERS, SINCE THEY WOULD BE TRAPPED IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE WERE A NUMBER OF OTHER COMPLAINTS INVOLVING THE DOOR HANDLE MECHANISM IN YOU "PROBLEMS" SECTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729159August 26, 2000
TIRES
TIRE LOST ENTIRE CAP ON INTERSTATE-LUCKILY NO ONE INJURED-DAMAGED REAR LEFT BUMPER/HAVE KEPT TIRE AND TREAD-AM CONTACTING FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER TODAY( DOT NUMBER: HAYEVF7A TIRE SIZE: 17S/70RS13 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858936March 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS
WHENEVER BRAKES WERE APPLIED REAR BRAKES VIBRATED. THEY LATER CRACKED. THIS WOULD CAUSE DRIVER TO LOSE BRAKING ABILITY. PROBLEM FIRST APPEARED ON LEFT SIDE WHILE DRIVING ON ROUGH ROAD. WAS USING EMERGENCY BRAKES. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM ON RIGHT SIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858833March 20, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE LOCKED UP DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE, CAUSING A SAFTEY HAZARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719497March 1, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708324July 7, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE OIL PAN HAS RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH IN THIS VEHICLE. THE PEOPLE I'VE TALKED TO IN THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY (FAMILY AND FRIENDS) TELL ME THAT THIS IS EXTREMELY COMMON IN TOYOTA VEHICLES. MORE THAN 5 DIFFERENT PEOPLE HAD TOLD ME THAT THIS IS SO COMMON THAT THEY ARE CALLING TOYOTA REPEATEDLY TO HAVE THEM DO A RECALL ON THE PRODUCT. TOYOTA WANTS TO MAKE ME PAY FULL PRICE TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED AGAIN WHEN IT SHOULD NEVER HAVE GONE BAD IN THE FIRST PLACE. PLUS THEN TOYOTA CHARGES OVER TWICE AS MUCH FOR REPLACEMENT PANS THAN OTHER VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS. IT JUST SEEMS AS IF TOYOTA IS USING THIS AS A CASH COW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708065June 30, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, WHICH COST ABOUT $400. FROM THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE FOUND, THERE HAVE BEEN QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD FOR THIS MODEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707891June 25, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
MY CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED. IT WAS PARKED IN THE SUN ON A WARM (80 DEGREE) DAY AS USUAL. I GOT IN MY CAR AND EVEN BEFORE I PUT MY KEY IN THE IGNITION I HEARD A STATIC/CRACKLING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR SPEAKERS. IT DIDN'T OCCUR TO ME RIGHT AWAY THAT THE CAR ENGINE WAS OFF SO I SHOULD NOT HAVE HEARD THE RADIO AT ALL. AS I STARTED THE CAR I HIT THE RADIO BUTTON THINKING THE RADIO WAS ON BUT HAD LOST THE STATION. THE NOISE DID NOT GO AWAY WHEN I HIT THE BUTTON AND I REALIZED THE CAR WAS FILLING WITH SMOKE, COMING FROM INSIDE THE UPPER DASH (AREA OF RADIO) IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR. SMOKE CONTINUED TO COME FROM THE AIR VENTS. IT SEEMED TO HAVE A ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL (I'VE WORKED IN LABS AND STARTED A FEW MYSELF...) VERSUS A GAS OR OIL OR OTHER BURNING SMELL. WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED, I CHECKED THE REST OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THE LIGHTS AND AIR CONDITIONING AND DIGITAL CLOCK WORKED FINE. THE CAR REALLY DOESN'T HAVE ANY MUCH ELSE I COULD CHECK, NO ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS, ETC. I PULLED THE RADIO FUSE. IT WAS NOT BLOWN. I STARTED THE CAR WITH FRIENDS WATCHING AND THE ENGINE APPEARED TO BE FINE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME A 5 MILE RIDE WITH NO APPARENT PROBLEM. THE RADIO/CASSETTE PLAYER WERE INSTALLED WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR. I USE IT ALL THE TIME AND NEVER HAD PROBLEMS BEFORE. MY CONCERN HERE IS COULD THE CAR HAVE CAUGHT FIRE JUST SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT OR AT ANY OTHER TIME FROM THIS ELECTRICAL (?) PROBLEM? THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS HAD I BEEN ON A MAIN ROAD WITH MY YOUNG CHILD STRAPPED IN THE CAR SEAT. THE RADIO WAS CRACKLING WITHOUT THE KEY EVEN IN THE IGNITION, SO SOMETHING WAS GOING ON EVEN BEFORE I GOT IN THE CAR. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THIS REPORT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#839952June 16, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED WHILE STANDING STILL, CAUSES DRIVER'S SEAT TO LUNGE FORWARD ONTO STEERING WHEEL AND BACKWARD ONTO REAR SEAT. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703643February 23, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827385August 31, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE MAKING A STOP THE ENGINE WOULD STALL AND REFUSES TO RESTART AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826882August 18, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
INSIDE DOOR HANDLE PULLING MECHANISM, MADE OF PLASTIC, IS A RING, RING GOES DOWN AND PUSHES ON A MEDAL ROD THAT GOES THROUGH THE RING, AND ROD MAKES DOOR OPEN. THE PLASTIC RING WILL BREAK, THE ROD IS FREE TO MOVE IN TOWARD THE DOOR. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT MOVES INTO THE WINDOW MECHANISM, AND WHEN WINDOW IS LOWERED THE DOOR WILL POP OPEN. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823563June 24, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
A CRACK IN THE MANIFOLD CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BE VERY LOUD. PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536576June 11, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES CRACK CAUSING THE HANDLE TO DISENGAGE FROM THE DOOR LATCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#531418February 5, 1998
TIRES
TWO TIRE BLOWOUTS IN LAST 1000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#528846January 26, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#529177January 19, 1998
SEAT BELTS
OWNER BELIEVES SEAT BELT DESIGN IS FLAWED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818494November 6, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY MPH ENGINE WILL BEGIN TO STALL OUT, ELECTRIC SYSTEM STAYS ON. CONSUMER THAN HAS TO RESTART ENGINE. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND PROBLEM, REPLACED FUEL PUMP. THIS DEFECT HAS REOCCURRED THERE AFTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#604476October 14, 1997
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT, POWER TRAIN, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RIGHT FRONT CV JOINT FAILED. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#518074July 11, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION GRINDS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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