Toyota Corolla Complaints (1997)

135 consumer complaints on file.

#10249075November 18, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN AUGUST, AND THE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED, BECAUSE I WAS HIT VERY HARD. IT DIDN'T, AND CAUSED ME SEVERE PAIN. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10176778December 21, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT SEAT BELTS LOCK AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO PULL OUT THE SEAT BELT IT FINALLY LOCKS. HAD SEAT BELT REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AND KEEPS REPEATING. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AFTER READING THE NUMEROUS LOGS ABOUT THIS VERY PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163275July 24, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SAFETY BELTS IN TOYOTA COROLLA LOCK SO WE ARE UNABLE TO USE THEM. TOYOTA SAYS SINCE THE CAR IS A 97 AND OUT OF WARRANTY IT IS NOT TOYOTA'S RESPONSIBILITY. WRONG IT IS A DEFECT THAT WE REPLACED ALREADY ONCE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152105March 7, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DOUGLAS P185/65R14BL XTRAC TIRE - TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE ON THE INSIDE OF RIGHT FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. TIRES PURCHASED AT WALMART, ALTHOUGH UNDER WARRANTY, WALMART CLAIMS THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151826March 5, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
I AM EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS W/MY DASH AND SPOILER(DOESN'T LIGHT UP FULLY, CAUSING DIFFICULTY TO SEE GRAPHICS DURING NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING DRIVING.) ALL FUSES HAVE BEEN CHECKED/REPLACED, HOWEVER THIS PROBLEM STILL PERSIST. ADVISED PER DEALERSHIP TO DISCONNECT SPOILER LIGHT DUE TO IT "ONLY BEING COSMETIC". ALSO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS W/ODORS FROM AIR CONDITIONING COMING INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I WAS ADVISED THESE ODORS WOULD SUBSIDE, DUE TO SERVICE MAINTENANCE OF AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. THESE EXPENSES HAVE PROVEN TO BE COSTLY. NEVER HAVE I BEEN ADVISED/NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. EVEN DURING REPAIR FROM DEALERSHIP,I WASN'T ADVISED THE ABOVE ITEMS WERE BEING QUESTIONED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149259February 2, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR LOCKS PREVENTING USE OF SEAT BELT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135770September 8, 2005
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
BOUGHT NEW TIRES AT SEARS. HAD TIRES BALANCED AND FRONT-END ALIGNMENT. SERVICE DEPT. STATED AND SHOWED ME THAT THE INNER W/POWER STEERING TIE ROD (FRONT LEFT SIDE)WAS LOOSE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135792September 8, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
MY SEAT BELTS IN MY TOYOTA COROLLA HAS AN DEFECT, DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IS HUNG AND I CANT GET IT ON I HAVE TO PULL HARD JUST TO GET IT ON, AND IT GET HUNG AGAIN, PASSENGER BELT IN THE REAR IS ALL THE WAY OUT AND WANT RETRACT, I HAVE 3 KIDS UNDER THE AGE 6 AND ITS A BIG CONCERN FOR ME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126577June 25, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
REAR DOOR LOCKS (RR,RL) HAVE INEXPLICABLY SEIZED AND DO NOT OPERATE IN EITHER A LOCKING OR UNLOCKING CAPACITY. MECHANICAL SEIZURE WITHIN THE LOCK ASSEMBLIES MAKES OPERATION OF LOCKS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT CONSIDERING THE MINIMAL TEXTURE AFFORDED ON THE LOCK LEVER. OUT OF FEAR OF BLOWING A FUSE OR RELAY, I HAVE DISCONNECTED THE ASSEMBLIES MANUALLY AND NOW HAVE MINIMAL POWER LOCKING CAPABILITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120897May 13, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
MY DAUGHTER WENT OUT IN THE MORNING TO START HER 1997 TOYOTA COROLLA AND IT WAS VERY NOISY, SHE TRIED TO TURN CAR OFF AND IT WOULD NOT STOP. THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING AND THE STARTER WAS STUCK IN THE STARTER POSITION. SHE PULLED THE FUSE FOR THE IGNITION AND THE ENGINE STOPPED BUT THE STARTER WAS STILL IN A HIGH WHINE AND WAS TRYING TO START THE CAR. (OBVIOUSLY STUCK) IT WAS GETTING VERY HOT AND SMELLING. SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT OF ENGINE AND SHE WAS ABOUT TO TRY TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY CABLE WHEN THE STARTER QUIT. SHE WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY THERE WAS NO FIRE, IT WAS VERY CLOSE TO THAT. SHE HAD NO PREVIOUS INDICATIONS ON STARTER PROBLEMS BEFORE THAT. THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP. STARTER IS BEING REPLACED, BATTERY CABLES AND A NEW WIRING HARNESS DUE TO THE FACT EVERYTHING GOT TOO HOT AND MELTED. (OVER $1000)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103420January 5, 2005
SEAT BELTS
THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT AND THE REAR SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT. THE DEALER WILL REPAIR AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073796July 30, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
THE DRIVER SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT AFTER BEING RELEASED. *JB WHEN THE BELT DID WORK, IT WOULD LOCK TIGHT AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ONE TO LEAN FORWARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078698June 23, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE LOCKS WILL NO LONGER LOCK. WHEN YOU PUSH THE ELECTIC LOCK BUTTON THE LOCK WILL NOT GO DOWN ON THE DOORS. EXTREME SECURITY RISK. ALSO, THE SEAT BELTS IN THE FRONT OFTEN JAM NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT IN ITSELF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10062241March 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFT LIGHT IN THE INTERIOR HAS BEEN OFF IN THE CAR SINCE I RECEIVED IT. I WAS TOLD BY MECHANICS THIS A A COMMON MANUFACTURE DEFECT WITH THIS VEHICLE AND SAFTEY HAZARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062243March 15, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT COME OUT OF HOLDER OFTEN, MUST PULL REPEATEDLY TO GET UNIT TO RELEASE. ONCE YOU GET THE SEAT BELT ON IT LOCKS OFTEN MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO TURN TO SEE REAR TRAFFIC. ?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10059971February 28, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT DISENGAGE FROM RETRACTOR. NOT ONLY IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT IT IS ILLEGAL TO DRIVE IN THIS (AND MOST) STATE(S) WITHOUT WEARING A SEAT BELT. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE HAVE BEEN REPORTED. I BELIEVE TOYOTA OWES IT TO THE CONSUMER TO REPAIR THIS UNSAFE AND ILLEGAL PROBLEM MANY DRIVER'S ARE EXPERIENCING WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE MAKE/MODEL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017967May 1, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE CONSUMER WAS PARKED AT A GAS STATION WHEN THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017983May 1, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017370April 22, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE CONSUMER TRIED TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND CRASHED, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013567March 27, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT RETRACTORS STICKS CONSTANTLY. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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