1993 TOYOTA COROLLA Electrical System Problems
15 complaints about Electrical System
High Severity Issue
This component has been associated with crashes, fires, or deaths.
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All Electrical System Complaints (15)
CAR WAS PERFECT JUST CAME HOME FROM PICKING MY MOTHER UP..SON CAME HOME A FEW MINUTES LATER, LESS THAN FIVE MINS. AND TOLD ME MY HORN WAS MAKING A FUNNY SOUND AND CAR LIGHTS WERE FLASHING, I THEN WENT OUTSIDE TO SEE AND NOTICED LIGHTS WERE ON , AND WHEN I WENT TO SEE IF I LEFT THEM ON, I OPENED THE DOOR AND NOTICED THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR. AS I RAN INSIDE THE HOUSE TO GET WATER TO PUT FIRE OUT, I HAD MY WIFE CALL THE FIRE DEPT. AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES I CAME OUTSIDE AND SAW THE VEHICLE INTERIOR COMPLETELY ENGULFED. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY ON FIRE. THE WEATHER WAS COLD AND SNOWING WITH SALT ON THE GROUND . *TR
Mileage: 123,000
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES FUSE FAILURES INTERMITTENLY, DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *MJ
THREE TIMES ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED, WITH THE SECOND AND THIRD BEING ONLY 2 YEARS APART!*AK
CAR DRIVEN 3 MILES TO BANK, PARKED, LOCKED. WIFE ENTERED BANK, EXITED 2-3 MINUTES LATER, WENT TO CAR, SOMEONE YELLED, LOOK OUT CAR IS ON FIRE, SHE STARTED TO OPEN DOOR, VIEWED ORANGE FLAMES, BLACK RANCID SMOKE, PEOPLE YELLING IT WILL EXPLODE, EVACUATE THE AREA, SHE WAS BADLY FRIGHTENED, RAN AWAY, FIRE AND POLICE RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY. WIFE NEW MOTHER, BABY'S CAR SEAR , CLOTHING, TOYS, BURNED, SOAKED IN SOOTY WATER. SHE BECAME VERY UPSET, TROUBLE SLEEPING, NIGHTMARES, FEELS HIGH LEVEL OF ANXIETY, SEEKING MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR TRAUMA. *AK
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH STARTER FAILURE. STARTER HAS BEEN REPLACED ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE NEEDS A STARTER AGAIN. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK
CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND NOT RUNNING WHEN FIRE BEGAN UNDER HOOD OF CAR. FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. ENTIRE ENGINE AND HOOD IS BURNED. WATER DAMAGE TO INSIDE OF CAR WHEN TRYING TO EXTINGUISH THE DASH.
VEHICLES STEERING WHEEL HORN DOES NOT INTERMITTENTLY WORK. THE DEALER CANT FIX IT. *AK
ELECTRICAL FIRE.
COMPUTER SYSTEM FAILED 4 TIMES. *SD
COMPUTER SYSTEM FAILED 4 TIMES. *SD
WIRING UNDER DASH BROAD CAUGHT FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
VEHICLES STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. TT
VEHICLE STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AT RANDM DEALER CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. TT
WHEN STATION WAGON COME TO A STOP CAR CUT OFF. TT
INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF HORN. TT