2001 TOYOTA COROLLA Problems & Recalls
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RIDE CONTROL IS RECALLING CERTAIN FRONT STRUT MOUNTS BRANDED AS GABRIEL RIDE CONTROL OR ARVINMERITOR, P/NOS. 142435, 142193, 142305, 142303, SOLD AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE...
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MY DAUGHTER HIT A STOPPED CAR AT APPROX 30 MPH. SHE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED TOO LATE. SHE WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. SHE WAS GOING STRAIGHT.
Mileage: 150,000
WE HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA WE NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON EVERY MONTH AND SO I TOOK THE CAR TO AUTOZONE FOR A FREE DIAGNOSTIC TEST EACH TIME WITH THE RESULT SHOWING THAT THE CAR HAS AN ELECTRIC SHORT CIRCUIT PROBLEM. THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE TIMING CHAIN AND A PART CALLED A CAM. TO F...
Mileage: 132,000
WE HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA WE NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON EVERY MONTH AND SO I TOOK THE CAR TO AUTOZONE FOR A FREE DIAGNOSTIC TEST EACH TIME WITH THE RESULT SHOWING THAT THE CAR HAS AN ELECTRIC SHORT CIRCUIT PROBLEM. THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE TIMING CHAIN AND A PART CALLED A CAM. TO F...
Mileage: 132,000
WE HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA WE NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON EVERY MONTH AND SO I TOOK THE CAR TO AUTOZONE FOR A FREE DIAGNOSTIC TEST EACH TIME WITH THE RESULT SHOWING THAT THE CAR HAS AN ELECTRIC SHORT CIRCUIT PROBLEM. THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE TIMING CHAIN AND A PART CALLED A CAM. TO F...
Mileage: 132,000
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NOT GOING OFF EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE PARTS
DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS DO NOT TURN AUTOMATICALLY. THE HIGH BEAM INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHES. I TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND THE HIGH BEAM INDICATOR LIGHT STOPS FLASHING. I HAVE REPLACED THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT RELAY TWICE AND NEITHER ONE FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT RELAYS WERE USED NOT ...
Mileage: 131,000
THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES AND EXTERIOR DOOR LOCKS BREAK ONCE EVERY TWO OR THREE MONTHS I HAVE REPLACED THEM ALL WITH FACTORY TOYOTA DOOR HANDLES AND AFTERMARKET DOOR HANDLES AND OUT SIDE DOOR LOCKS I HAVE HAD THEM REPAIRED AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND BY A COUPLE DIFFERENT MECHANIC SHOPS I HAVE HAD TO...
Mileage: 9,000
THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE HOW MUCH TROUBLE I HAVE HAD GOTTEN A NEW SET OF TIRES EVERY 90-120 DAYS SINCE I HAVE OWNED MY CAR THE SHOCKS ARE ALWAYS PROFESSIONALLY INSTALLED THEY HAVE BROKEN ONE AND THEN BEFORE I CAN GET TO THE SHOP WITHIN 3 DAYS OF FEELING LIKE I AM DRIVING ON SQUARE TIRES THEY START T...
Mileage: 8,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SEAT DETACHED AND MOVED BACKWARDS. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT COULD NOT REACH THE PEDALS. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A ...
Mileage: 118,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SEAT DETACHED AND MOVED BACKWARDS. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT COULD NOT REACH THE PEDALS. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A ...
Mileage: 118,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED TO SEE APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (COX TOYOTA OF BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER HAD NOT RENDERED A DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MA...
IN 2009 I WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR CAR ACCIDENT. I HIT MY HEAD AND BECAME UNCONSCIOUS AND MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHEN I REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS. I WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL I HAD A GASH ON MY FOREHEAD. WHEN I TOUCHED MY LEFT EYEBROW IT FELT LIKE I HAD PIECES OF GLASS IN THERE. BUT NOW WITH THE RE...
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DOOR HANDLE WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN O...
Mileage: 75,452
DRIVER AIR BAG CAME OUT N BURNED MY ARM ACTUALLY BOTH DID BY I HAD NO PASSANGER THO IT BROKE WINDSHIELD,ANYWAY IT'S BEEN TEN DAYS MY SKIN IS RAW SEVERE PAIN NO SIGNS OF GETTING BETTER THE BRUISEB GOES ALL WAY AROUND WHOLE BK OF ARM I AM GOIN BK TO DRS. AS I'VE BEEN CARING FOR IT W CLEAN NON STICK PA...
Mileage: 94,000
ON 4/22/2008 [XXX], THE OWNER OF A PT.CRUISER, HIT MY TOYOTA HEAD ON AFTER CROSSING THE CENTER LANE AND WAS DRIVING 35 MPH, WHILE I WAS ALMOST STOPPED ON FALLING WATER DRIVE IN EAGLE RIVER.. IT FLATTENED THE RIGHT FRONT AND LATER LEFT FRONT TIRE, AND BUMPER AND QUARTER PANELS ON THE LEFT. I FELT L...
Mileage: 100,000
ON 4/22/2008 [XXX], THE OWNER OF A PT.CRUISER, HIT MY TOYOTA HEAD ON AFTER CROSSING THE CENTER LANE AND WAS DRIVING 35 MPH, WHILE I WAS ALMOST STOPPED ON FALLING WATER DRIVE IN EAGLE RIVER.. IT FLATTENED THE RIGHT FRONT AND LATER LEFT FRONT TIRE, AND BUMPER AND QUARTER PANELS ON THE LEFT. I FELT L...
Mileage: 100,000
ON 4/22/2008 [XXX], THE OWNER OF A PT.CRUISER, HIT MY TOYOTA HEAD ON AFTER CROSSING THE CENTER LANE AND WAS DRIVING 35 MPH, WHILE I WAS ALMOST STOPPED ON FALLING WATER DRIVE IN EAGLE RIVER.. IT FLATTENED THE RIGHT FRONT AND LATER LEFT FRONT TIRE, AND BUMPER AND QUARTER PANELS ON THE LEFT. I FELT L...
Mileage: 100,000
CAR WAS TOTALED IN FRONT END COLLISION. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING CERTAIN TOYOTAS OF THIS YEAR HAD ISSUES WITH AIR BAG PROPELLENT AND MINUTE FRAGMENTS OF SHRAPNEL BEING PROPELLED DURING DEPLOYMENT. SINCE THE CAR WAS TOTALLED, I WOULD LIKE INFORMATION ON ANY RECALLS REGARDING TYPE O...
Mileage: 7,500
ENGINE STALLED DURING DRIVING, OCCURRED TO BOTH OF MY CARS THIS ONE IS 2001 COROLLA, HAPPENED TO MY 2006 COROLLA A WEEK AGO. VERY CONCERNING ABOUT COROLLA'S DRIVING SAFETY ISSUE. RE-IGNITE THE CAR, RUN NORMALLY. *TR
Mileage: 114,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS SENSOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,900.
Mileage: 107,900
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS SENSOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,900.
Mileage: 107,900
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES IN ONE MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF TH...
Mileage: 40,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE BROKEN. THE CONTACT REPLACED ALL FOUR DOOR HANDLES THREE TIMES BUT THE FAILURES WERE RECURRING. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. UPDATED 02/24/...
Mileage: 108,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE BROKEN. THE CONTACT REPLACED ALL FOUR DOOR HANDLES THREE TIMES BUT THE FAILURES WERE RECURRING. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. UPDATED 02/24/...
Mileage: 108,000
MY 20YO DAUGHTER WAS AT A STOP LIGHT COMPLETELY STOPPED. LIGHT TURNED GREEN, EVERYONE STARTED TO GO, SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE BRAKE ROLLED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER, TAPPED THE CAR AND HER AIRBAGS WENT OFF, BROKE HER JAW, DISLOCATED HER JAW, BROKE 5 TEETH IN THE BACK, AND LACERATED HER LIP. LUCK...
Mileage: 165,268
MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. HE WAS DRIVING A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF HIM WAS GOING SLOW-SO HE DECIDED TO PASS THE GUY. AS HE WAS DOING SO-THE TRUCK TURNED LEFT. MY HUSBAND HIT HIM HEAD-ON AND THEN THE CAR ROLLED ONTO ITS TOP. NEVER DID THE AIRBAGS GO OFF. FORTUNAT...
Mileage: 180,000
MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. HE WAS DRIVING A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF HIM WAS GOING SLOW-SO HE DECIDED TO PASS THE GUY. AS HE WAS DOING SO-THE TRUCK TURNED LEFT. MY HUSBAND HIT HIM HEAD-ON AND THEN THE CAR ROLLED ONTO ITS TOP. NEVER DID THE AIRBAGS GO OFF. FORTUNAT...
Mileage: 180,000
THIS IS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH 420,000 KM ON IT. IT WAS DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY ON SAT JUNE 4TH. ON JUNE 5TH WHILE APPROACHING 60 KM ON AN IN TOWN ROAD IN NEWMARKET ON THE FRONT HOOD RELEASED AND FLEW BACKWARD SMASHING THE WINDSHIELD AND DAMAGING THE HOOD, AND SOME OF THE CHASSIS. *TR
Mileage: 420,000
THIS IS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH 420,000 KM ON IT. IT WAS DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY ON SAT JUNE 4TH. ON JUNE 5TH WHILE APPROACHING 60 KM ON AN IN TOWN ROAD IN NEWMARKET ON THE FRONT HOOD RELEASED AND FLEW BACKWARD SMASHING THE WINDSHIELD AND DAMAGING THE HOOD, AND SOME OF THE CHASSIS. *TR
Mileage: 420,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A BURNT GROUND WIRE AND THE DAYLIGHT RUNNING LIGHT WHICH FAILED ...
Mileage: 86,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE. A SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BUMPER SUSTAINED DAMAGES, AND NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP WITH REPAIRS ...
Mileage: 60,000
DRIVING CAR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH OIL LIGHT AND ENGINE RATTLED. SHUT CAR OFF AND HAD TOWED TO TOYOTA. THEY CHANGED CAM GEAR. DROVE CAR HOME OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE RATTLED. DEALER DID HAVE IT TOWED BACK. DEALER STATED THAT IF THEY FIND THIS PART WAS NOT THE FIX THEY WOULD C...
Mileage: 94,123
I NOTICED THAT TOYOTA ONLY RECALL 2009/2010 COROLLA. BUT MY COROLLA HAD FATAL PROBLEM ON 2001 MODEL, AND CRASHED ON 2004/03. ON HIGHWAY 680 ON 03/19/2004, DOVE AS NORMAL SPEED. THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME WERE FAR AWAY, MAYBE ABOUT 200 METERS. THERE IS NO CAR WAS CLOSELY ASIDE OF MY LANE. I DIDN'T STEP...
Mileage: 37,500
I NOTICED THAT TOYOTA ONLY RECALL 2009/2010 COROLLA. BUT MY COROLLA HAD FATAL PROBLEM ON 2001 MODEL, AND CRASHED ON 2004/03. ON HIGHWAY 680 ON 03/19/2004, DOVE AS NORMAL SPEED. THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME WERE FAR AWAY, MAYBE ABOUT 200 METERS. THERE IS NO CAR WAS CLOSELY ASIDE OF MY LANE. I DIDN'T STEP...
Mileage: 37,500
THE ENGINE ON MY 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA S HAD THE TIMING CHAIN JUMP, THE ENGINE SUFFERED DAMAGED VALVES, 3 PISTONS WERE BROKEN AND DAMAGED OTHERS. MY CAR HAD ONLY SLIGHTLY OVER 66,000 MILES ON IT. THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, BU...
Mileage: 66,450
2001 TOYOTA COROLLA WOULD NOT STOP WAS GOING BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO HOUSE. NOV 12. 2009. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF HALFWAY THROUGH THE TRAVEL FROM POINT A TO POINT B. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 50 MPH APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT HE WAS REAR ENDED AND PUSHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE DRIVERS SEAT BASE FAILED CAUSING THE SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD PUSH HIM UNDER THE DASHBOARD. THE DRIVER?S FRONTAL AIR BAG DID ...
Mileage: 106,268
WE HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA THAT WE PURCHASED IN JULY 2000 FROM DON MCGILL TOYOTA IN HOUSTON. IN NOV 2008 WE NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON EVERY MONTH AND SO I TOOK THE CAR TO AUTOZONE FOR A FREE DIAGNOSTIC TEST EACH TIME WITH THE RESULT SHOWING THAT THE CAR HAS AN ELECTRIC SHO...
Mileage: 100,000
WE HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA THAT WE PURCHASED IN JULY 2000 FROM DON MCGILL TOYOTA IN HOUSTON. IN NOV 2008 WE NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON EVERY MONTH AND SO I TOOK THE CAR TO AUTOZONE FOR A FREE DIAGNOSTIC TEST EACH TIME WITH THE RESULT SHOWING THAT THE CAR HAS AN ELECTRIC SHO...
Mileage: 100,000
WE HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA THAT WE PURCHASED IN JULY 2000 FROM DON MCGILL TOYOTA IN HOUSTON. IN NOV 2008 WE NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON EVERY MONTH AND SO I TOOK THE CAR TO AUTOZONE FOR A FREE DIAGNOSTIC TEST EACH TIME WITH THE RESULT SHOWING THAT THE CAR HAS AN ELECTRIC SHO...
Mileage: 100,000
ENTERED FREEWAY DRIVING 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. ACCELERATED TO 70 MPH AND WHILE MOVING INTO THE LEFT-HAND LANE, GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT RELEASE AND TRIED BRAKING BUT THEY WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND STEERING WOULDN'T RELEASE. WENT INTO THE MEDIAN AND ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES. COMPLETELY TOTALED THE CAR AND I WAS ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35MPH SHE SUDDENLY NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE BEFORE OR AFTER NOTICING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSE...
Mileage: 65,000
I AM A SLOW DRIVER AND OBEY SPEED LIMITS. I KNEW I WAS COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN ON A 25 MPH ROAD, AND I ALWAYS DO A REAL STOP, NOT A SLOW DOWN AND CREEP FORWARD. A BLOCK OR TWO PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, I PASSED SEVERAL POLICE CARS AND EVEN AN UNSAFE DRIVER WOULD HAVE CAREFULLY OBEYED THE TRAFFIC LAW...
I AM A SLOW DRIVER AND OBEY SPEED LIMITS. I KNEW I WAS COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN ON A 25 MPH ROAD, AND I ALWAYS DO A REAL STOP, NOT A SLOW DOWN AND CREEP FORWARD. A BLOCK OR TWO PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, I PASSED SEVERAL POLICE CARS AND EVEN AN UNSAFE DRIVER WOULD HAVE CAREFULLY OBEYED THE TRAFFIC LAW...
I HAVE READ ABOUT ISSUES CONCERNING TOYOTAS STALLING OUT. I HAVE A 2001 COROLLA AND MY CAR HAS STALLED OUT 4 TIMES IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS. THERE WAS NO PRECURSOR THAT WAS SIMILAR TO EACH EVENT. EACH TIME I WAS IN A PARKING GARAGE OR SLOWING TO STOP AT A STOPLIGHT. HOWEVER, I SHUDDER TO THINK IF TH...
Mileage: 80,000
TOYOTA COROLLA 2001 S - THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WAS DEFECTIVE. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR HAS 2 NON-METAL HOLDERS TO HOLD UP THE GLASS (GLUED TO THE GLASS). ONE OF THEM GOT BROKEN THAT CAUSE THE GLASS TO GO OUT OF BALANCE AND GET STUCK WHEN ROLLING UP/DOWN. THE MOTOR GOT OVER WORKED AND FAIL SHORTLY AFTER ...
Mileage: 60,000
RE: UNSAFE REBUILT TRANSMISSION, 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 7/29/2008. IN JANUARY 2009, THE ENGINE DUMPED OIL AND BURNED OUT, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. ABOUT TWO DAYS LATER THE TRANSMISSION FELL APART. OUR MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS FROM A SALVAGE YARD AND WAS BEING HEL...
Mileage: 153,000
RE: UNSAFE REBUILT TRANSMISSION, 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 7/29/2008. IN JANUARY 2009, THE ENGINE DUMPED OIL AND BURNED OUT, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. ABOUT TWO DAYS LATER THE TRANSMISSION FELL APART. OUR MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS FROM A SALVAGE YARD AND WAS BEING HEL...
Mileage: 153,000
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON JUNE 22, 2009 ON INTERSTATE 75 GOING NORTH AND ANOTHER DRIVER STRUCK ME FROM BEHIND AND THE IMPACT OF HIS TRUCK HIT ME ON THE RIGHT BACK QUARTER PANEL UNDER THE RIGHT REAR LIGHT AND ON THE BUMPER IN THE SAME AREA. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY CAR ON JULY 5TH. I HAVE...
I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 COROLLA UPHILL ITS TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. I HAD MAINTENANCE DONE VIA TOYOTA AT 90K AND IT HAPPENED AT 92K. I HAVE NO OTHER PROBLEMS OR RECOMMENDATIONS FROM TOYOTA. THIS IS BIG TICKET ITEM AND IT COST ABOUT 2K TO FIX THE CAR. *TR
Mileage: 94,000
ON MAY 26, 2009, A NISSAN SENTRA MADE AN ILLEGAL LEFT TURN WHICH RESULTED IN MY 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA 'S' BEING TOTALED. MY SEAT BELT ALLOWED ME TO FLY FORWARD AND MY CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I FIND THIS INCOMPREHENSIBLE. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH. I...
Mileage: 66,000
PAINT STARTING TO FADE PROGRESSIVELY. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE FRONT HOOD OF THE VEHICLE RELEASED, BLOCKING THE CONTACT'S VIEW OF THE HIGHWAY. THE HOOD SMASHED AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH CAUSED IT TO BEND OUT OF SHAPE AND BECOME DESTROYED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE....
Mileage: 119,170
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A CLUNKING SOUND. A MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WOBBLING AND SHAKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS WORN AND DEFECTIVE. THE COST FOR THE REPAIR WAS $1,700. THE CURRENT ...
Mileage: 45,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A CLUNKING SOUND. A MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WOBBLING AND SHAKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS WORN AND DEFECTIVE. THE COST FOR THE REPAIR WAS $1,700. THE CURRENT ...
Mileage: 45,000
EMISSION EQUIPMENT FAILURE. *TR
Mileage: 166,000
1- THERE WAS AN ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE CAR. 2- SMOKE CAME IN FROM DASHBOARD VENTS; SECONDS AFTER THAT THE BRAKES FAILED; FLAMES CAME IN THROUGH THE DASHBOARD VENTS THEN THE CAR BURST INTO FLAMES CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HAVE TO LEAP FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION. MOMENTS LATER THE CAR E...
Mileage: 32,000
MY 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA HAD A HEAD GASKET FAILURE WHICH ACCORDING TO THE SHOP FOREMAN WAS VERY COMMON FAILURE AT A COSTS TO US OF $931.66. IT SEEMS THE GASKET FAILS ON THE REAR OF THE ENGINE IN FRONT OF THE GLOVE BOX. THE FAILURE IS SO COMMON NO TEST WERE PERFORMED SUCH AS LOOKING FOR COOLANT IN THE ...
Mileage: 75,000
ON 8-20-07 I BROUGHT THE COROLLA TO TOYOTA TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND TO CHECK A HISSING SOUND AND THE BRAKE LIGHT THAT WAS GOING ON AND OFF. THE COURTESY INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE BRAKES, THE DRIVE BELT TENSIONER, TIMING CHAIN AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THROTTLE CABLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. I ...
Mileage: 53,821
MY 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA LE WITH ABOUT 68,000 MILES, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD MY MECHANIC RUN THE OBD CODE, WHICH RETURNED THE CODE OF P0446 (EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM VENT CONTROL CIRCUIT). MY MECHANIC DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE CHARCOAL CANNISTER SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS T...
Mileage: 68,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. HE CHECKED THE FAN BELT AND HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND. HE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE HE HOPED THERE WAS A RECALL AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,000.
Mileage: 65,000
I PURCHASED A SET OF WINSTON WINNER 185/60R14 82 H THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND AT ABOUT HALF OF THE LISTED LIFETIME OF THE TIRES, AND WITH PLENTY OF TREAD, ONE OF THE TIRES BLEW OUT AT 60MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THE TIRE APPARENTLY BLEW OUT AROUND THE LETTERING OF THE TIRE AT THE T OF WINSTON. UPON ...
Mileage: 102,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49000. THE CANISTER FILTER WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO RUN NORMAL.
Mileage: 48,000
OWN COROLLA 2001 WITH 45,000 MILES, ENGINE LIGHT ON. I TOOK IT FOR DIAGNOSTIC, IT WAS CHARCOAL CANISTER. EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER PART & LABOR. SEARCHING IN THE NET ME MANY SAME MODEL OWNERS WITH EXACT SAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA IS DEFINITELY IGNORED THIS ISSUE WHILE SELLING THE CARE. AWARE THAT ...
I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY TOYOTA COROLLA 2001. I DO NOT KNOW WERE THE ENGINE OIL GOES, I HAVE THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES BUT WHEN I CHECK THE OIL DIP STICK THERE IS NO OIL AND THEN THE OIL LAMP COMES ON. I CHECK FOR LEAKS AND MY CAR DOES NOT LEAK OIL.. THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY TH...
INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES: IN OCTOBER OF 2002, THE FRONT DRIVER-SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE (THE SPRING INSIDE THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE THROUGH THE PLASTIC), AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FRONT PASSENGER-SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE. ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE DRIVER'S SIDE BACK SEAR DOOR HANDLE BROKE AS ...
THE DASHBOARD IS SHOWING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE CHARCOAL CANISTER AND VSV HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I FEEL TOYOTA 800-331-4331, IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THIS CANISTER AND IS DELIBERATELY IGNORING INSTEAD OF RECALL OR FREE PARTS AND LABOR. I FOUND A SIMILAR KIND OF ISSUES R...
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OF MY 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA LE REPEATEDLY COMES ON. WHEN CHECKED IT STATES THERE'S AN PROBLEM WITH THE O2 SENSORS OR CONVERTER SYSTEM. I HAVE HAD THESE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. I AM TOLD OTHER YEARS OF THE TOYOTA COROLLA HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. SEVERAL MECHANICS H...
Mileage: 125,000
ON MY 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA LE WITH ABOUT 60,000 MILES, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD MY MECHANIC RUN THE OBD CODE, WHICH RETURNED THE CODE OF P0446 (EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM VENT CONTROL CIRCUIT). MY MECHANIC DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE CHARCOAL CANNISTER SYSTEM THAT CONTROL...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE LOCKS ON EACH SIDE OF THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT WERE NOT SECURE. THE BELT THAT WAS THREADED THROUGH THE LOCKS BECAME LOOSE AND WAS FREE TO MOVE AROUND. THE SEAT WAS BRITAX, MODEL # E9L06-D5. THE MANUFACTURER DATE WAS 7-13-06. *AK
Mileage: 53,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD FAULTY EQUIPMENT WHICH CAUSED ENGINE OIL TO LEAK. THE OIL LIGHT NEVER ILLUMINATED WHICH RESULTED IN THE ENGINE DYING AND THE VEHICLE NEEDING A NEW ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER.
Mileage: 67,000
HAVE A COROLLA 2001, 65K MILES ON IT TODAY. AT 56K MILES, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, STARTED MISFIRING, TOOK TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, CHANGED OUT POINTS AND PLUS. ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON, DEALERSHIP PERFORMED "INDUCTION" THROUGH ENGINE. ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND CAUSE BECAUS...
Mileage: 55,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Mileage: 108,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT A NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS, AND BOTH DETERMINED THE RACK AND PINION STEERING WORE OUT AND NEEDED T...
Mileage: 45,000
DT: CONTACTS STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AUGUST 1, 2005, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, AND THEY REPLACED TWO DIFFERENT OXYGEN SENSORS. NOW, THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN AND STAYED ON. TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THEY PUT IN NEW SPARK PLU...
Mileage: 51,000
DT: CONTACTS STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AUGUST 1, 2005, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, AND THEY REPLACED TWO DIFFERENT OXYGEN SENSORS. NOW, THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN AND STAYED ON. TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THEY PUT IN NEW SPARK PLU...
Mileage: 51,000
TIRE BLOWOUT. *NM
AUTO ACCIDENT WHERE CAR WAS TOTALED AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB
Mileage: 43,000
DT: THE DASHBOARD HAS A BLACK BACKGROUND AND THE LETTERS ARE RED, AND WITH CERTAIN LIGHTING IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO READ. CAN'T SEE QUICKLY. HAS TO CONCENTRATE AND STUDY, WHICH TAKES THE CONSUMER'S EYES OFF THE ROAD. CONTACTED TOYOTA, THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. HOWEVER, ON 2005 MOD...
Mileage: 2
TRAVELING ON STRAIGHT HIGHWAY APPROX 60 MPH WITH CRUISE ON - LET RIGHT FRONT TIRE DRIFT OFF EDGE OF PAVEMENT. RIGHT FRONT TIE ROD BROKE RESULTING IN LOSING CONTROL AND CRASHING. CAR TOTALED. SUFFERED SEVERE BRUISING.
DT: THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY ABLE TO HOLD ONE OR TWO GALLONS OF GAS AT A TIME. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE ATTENDANT, WHO TOLD HER THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH GAS TANK. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. THE DEALER REPRESENTATIVE WENT WITH OWNER TO THE GAS STATION, ...
Mileage: 46,596
I PURCHASED A USED VEHICLE FROM KEYES TOYOTA ONE YEAR AGO. IT WAS ADVERTISED CERTIFIED, HOWEVER WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THEY WOULD NOT HONOR IT. I HAVE BEEN BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH REPAIRS. RECENTLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I SPENT OVER $700 REPLACING THE 02 SENSORS AND FLUS...
Mileage: 4,500
I PURCHASED A USED VEHICLE FROM KEYES TOYOTA ONE YEAR AGO. IT WAS ADVERTISED CERTIFIED, HOWEVER WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THEY WOULD NOT HONOR IT. I HAVE BEEN BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH REPAIRS. RECENTLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I SPENT OVER $700 REPLACING THE 02 SENSORS AND FLUS...
Mileage: 4,500
VEHICLE WASENT RUNNING CORRECTLY FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO IRA TOYOTA IN TEWKSBURY, MA TOYOTA CALLED ME BACK STATING IT NEEDED A CHARCOAL CANISTER. VEHICLE HAS 40,000 MILES... JUST 4,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY, I CALLED TOYOTA HEADQUARTER'S THEY DID N...
Mileage: 40,000
WE WERE TRAVELING FROM TX TO SC USING CRUISE CONTROL (CC) ON MY 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. HEAT WAS NOTED ON THE CC SWITCH ON 2/16/05. ON 2/17/2005 THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED AT 75 MPH. THE CC FAILED TO DISENGAGE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED; CC FAILED TO DISENGAGE AT THE SWITCH. THE ACCELERATION W...
Mileage: 26,402
GEARS TEND TO POP FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JUMP FORWARD, ALMOST HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. CONSUMER WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP.*AK
I WAS DRIVING ON THE 22 EAST ON NOV 27 '04 930 AM. ABOUT 6 SECONDS BEFORE I CHANGED LANES, THEIR WAS A 3 SECOND THEIR WAS A SPRINKLE OF RAIN. I CHANGED LANES AND NOTICED A STOPED CAR ABOUT 330 FEET IN FRONT OF ME, WHILE TRAVELING AT 60. I APLIED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND I SLID WITH BRAKES LOCKED. I...
Mileage: 69,000
WHEN DRIVING TIRE WENT FLAT. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND CHANGED THE TIRE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TIRE WORE OUT FROM THE INSIDE WHICH CAUSED IT TO GO FLAT. GOODYEAR, P185/65R14. *AK
Mileage: 53,000
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME UP ON 8/31/04. COULD NOT DRIVE. TOOK IT TO DEALER. DIAGNOSED AS CHARCOAL CANISTER PROBLEM. PAID ABOUT $460 (PARTS AND LABOR) TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *JB
Mileage: 52,303
WHILE DRIVING DOWN AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. *JB THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *NM
1. V1(OTHER PARTY) WAS EASTBOUND ON U.S. HWY 80 TURNING NORTH INTO WALMART PARKING LOT. V2 (MYSELF) WAS WESTBOUND ON U.S. HWY 80 GOING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION OF U.S. 80 AND BELVEDERE DR.,V2 (MYSELF) THEN COLIDED WITH WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE OF V1(OTHER PARTY) WHO FAILED TO YIELD A RIGHT OF WAY....
Mileage: 35,600
I AM WRITING REGARDING AN ISSUE WITH MY 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. I RECENTLY HAD MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. I NEED TO REPLACE AN EMISSIONS CONTROL DEVICE IN MY CAR, A CHARCOAL CANISTER DUE TO IT BEING CLOGGED OR MAYBE A VACUUM LEAK. *AK I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY BE A WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM BECAUSE ...
WE BOUGHT A NEW TOYOTA COROLLA IN SEPT 2001 AND IT HAS APPROX 32000 MILES TILL NOW. IT WAS ALWAYS SERVICED AT THE TOYOTA DEALER. I GOT MY 30000 MILES SERVICING DONE IN SEPT 2003 AND SINCE THEN WE WERE NOT USING THE CAR MUCH. IN APRIL 2004 SUDDENLY THE DASHBOARD WAS SHOWING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I ...
Mileage: 32,000
THE TOP OF MY STEERING WHEEL IS DETERIORATING. I ONLY CLEAN THE INTERIOR WITH WINDEX. NOTHING ELSE IS "BREAKING DOWN" BUT THE TOP OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED MY EMAIL TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. THE TOYOTA DEALER JUST SAID IT WASN'T COVERED. *JB
2001 TOYOTA COROLLA - REGARDING SUDDEN SURGE. I HAVE NOTICED ON MANY OCCASIONS THAT MY COROLLA WILL SURGE FORWARD(FROM A STOP). I JUST EQUATED IT WITH THE DEFROSTER TURNING ON(AC PUMP). MAYBE THERE IS MORE TO IT?
IGNITION FUSE IS ALL THEY CAN GUESS. I WIGGLE THE FUSE WHEN THE CAR WON'T FIRE AND IT WORKS EVERY TIME. SINCE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY ARE AT A LOSS AS TO HOW TO HELP ON A NEW CAR. RIGHT?!
Mileage: 30
DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE, THE ENGINE WAS NOT LUBRICATED ENOUGH TO KEEP THE SEALS INTACT. NOW OIL IS GETTING INTO THE SPARK PLUGS CAUSING MISFIRE. DIAGNOSTICS RESULTED IN A TOTAL ENGINE REPLACEMENT (ENGINE COST NOT INCLUDING LABOR) $5,000.00. TOYOTA SHOULD COVER THIS, THE RENTAL CAR NEEDED IN THE INTE...
Mileage: 54,950
FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM. HAD TO REPLACE FRONT BRAKE PADS AT 25600 AND 42200 MILES. REAR PADS DO NOT SEEM TO BE WEARING AT ALL, INDICATING PROPORTION VALVE PROBLEM OR POOR DESIGN. TOYOTA DEALER JUST SHRUGS SHOULDERS.*AK
Mileage: 25,600
VEHICLE GRADUALLY BECAME LESS RESPONSIVE TO DEPRESSION OF THE ACCELERATOR OVER A PERIOD OF A COUPLE MONTHS AND HAS NOW DIED SEVERAL TIMES. IT WAS NOT NOTICEABLE AT FIRST TO THE USUAL DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE BUT WAS IMMEDIATELY NOTICED BY ANOTHER DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY DI...
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SHOULDER WHERE BLACK SMOKE HAD BILLOWED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE QUICKLY CONSUMED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD BEEN INVESTIGATING THE INCID...
Mileage: 42,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 55/65 MPH THE DRIVER WAS SUDDENLY UNABLE TO CHANGE GEARS. IT WA SDETERMINED THAT THE STANDARD CLUTCH FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
Mileage: 43,000
IGNITION FUSE ISSUES. DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED AND TRIED AND CANNOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT PROBLEM WITH STARTING VEHICLE.*AK
Mileage: 22
ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUALLY ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. DEALER REPLACED THE ENVIRONMENT MODULE, AND PROBLEM STILL RECURRING. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL WANDERED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ESPECIALLY ON WINDY DAYS. *NLM. *AK STEERING RACK WAS FASTENED TO LIGHT METAL INSTEAD OF THE FRAME OR SUBFRAME, CONSEQUENTLY WHEN THE CAR FLEXED DUE TO ROAD IRREGULARITIES OR SLOPE, TRUCKS PASSING OR CROSS WINDS A STEERING CORRECTION ...
STEERING SYSTEM HAS A FAILURE THAT CAUSES VEHICLE TO CONTINUOUSLY PULL TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT WHILE DRIVING.*AK
INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES: IN OCTOBER OF 2002, THE FRONT DRIVER-SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE (THE SPRING INSIDE THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE THROUGH THE PLASTIC), AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN MAY OF 2003, THE FRONT PASSENGER-SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE (THE PLASTIC MOLDING AROUND THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE), ...
Mileage: 48,000
ON MY 01 TOYOTA COROLLA "S" SERIES. WHEN AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON AND OUTSIDE VERY HOT ENGINE STALLED,ENGNE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK INTO THE DEALERSHIP, FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RANDOM MISFIRE OF THE FUEL INJECTORS.WOULD COST $1000 TO FIX. COULD NOT CONFIRM IF THAT TRUELY WAS THE PROBLEM.THEY COULD NOT ...
Mileage: 69,700
ON MY 01 TOYOTA COROLLA "S" SERIES. WHEN AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON AND OUTSIDE VERY HOT ENGINE STALLED,ENGNE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK INTO THE DEALERSHIP, FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RANDOM MISFIRE OF THE FUEL INJECTORS.WOULD COST $1000 TO FIX. COULD NOT CONFIRM IF THAT TRUELY WAS THE PROBLEM.THEY COULD NOT ...
Mileage: 69,700
WHEN VEHICLE IS AT AN IDLE IN THE PARK GEAR THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHAKES SEVERELY.
Mileage: 30,000
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE HIT A BARRICADE WALL YET THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO IN A SIMILAR ACCIDENT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST PURCHASED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NLM
THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON IMPACT. THE CONSUMER REQUEST A REFUND FROM THE DEALER. SCC
WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE WILL MISFIRE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE CHECKED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED SEVERAL ENGINE PARTS. THE PROBLEM REACCURED, NOW THE DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING THE ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. TS
THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN GOING 60 MPH. WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR INSPECTION OF THIS DEFECT IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS CHOPPED AND THE OTHERS HAD TREAD WHICH WAS WORN. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE. ALL 4 TIRES WERE REPLACED. (P175 65 R14 AMERI* G4S 81S BSW) *JG ...
I HAD BEEN DRIVING NORTH ON THE MAINE TURNPIKE WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL ON. IT WAS A CLEAR NIGHT AND THE ROADS WERE DRY. AS I APPROACHED THE TOLL BOTH I TRIED TO TURN MY CRUISE CONTROL OFF, THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND. I THEN TURNED THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM OFF AND THE CAR WAS STILL NOT RESPONDING. I...
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN HE APPLY HIS HIGHBEAM THE LAMPS SEAM BEAM THE REFRACTION . CAUSING A PROBLEM SEEING AND A DISTRACTION. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, NOTICE A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE TIRES. ON A 2003 TOYOTA COROLA. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRES SIZE P195/65R15 DOT#W2C6T_ _ _ _ _ (PROVIDE THE REST OF DOT#). DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB
BRIGHT BEAMS REFLECTED FROM EACH HEADLIGHT FORM AN "X" RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S FIELD OF VIEW WHEN DRIVING IN SNOW OR FOG. THE BEAMS ARE BRIGHT ENOUGH TO CREATE A REAL DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER.*AK
WHEN THEY HAVE OBJECTS IN THE REAR SEAT AND VEHICLE IS IN PARK, AND THE IF THE SUN IS SHINING THROUGH, IT WILL BURN A HOLE IN SEAT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO ROTATE. CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP IT, AND PUT VEHICLE BACK INTO CONTROL. THIS ALSO WAS A RENTAL VEHICLE.*AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION GOING 40MPH. FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH CAUSED SERIOUS FACIAL INJURY TO CONSUMER. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
WHEN TRAVELING DOWN HILL WITH THE DEALER INSTALLED CRUISE CONTROL ON, VEHICLE WILL CHUG AS IF IT IS LOSING POWER OR OUT OF GAS. ALSO, WHEN IT'S RAINING. WHEN VEHICLE IS TRAVELING ON AN INCLINE, TIRES WILL SPIN. CRUISE CONTROL WILL DECELERATE.*AK CONSUMER STATES HEADLIGHTS ARE ADJUSTED TOO LOW...
WHEN TRAVELING DOWN HILL WITH THE DEALER INSTALLED CRUISE CONTROL ON, VEHICLE WILL CHUG AS IF IT IS LOSING POWER OR OUT OF GAS. ALSO, WHEN IT'S RAINING. WHEN VEHICLE IS TRAVELING ON AN INCLINE, TIRES WILL SPIN. CRUISE CONTROL WILL DECELERATE.*AK CONSUMER STATES HEADLIGHTS ARE ADJUSTED TOO LOW...
WHEN TRAVELING DOWN HILL WITH THE DEALER INSTALLED CRUISE CONTROL ON, VEHICLE WILL CHUG AS IF IT IS LOSING POWER OR OUT OF GAS. ALSO, WHEN IT'S RAINING. WHEN VEHICLE IS TRAVELING ON AN INCLINE, TIRES WILL SPIN. CRUISE CONTROL WILL DECELERATE.*AK CONSUMER STATES HEADLIGHTS ARE ADJUSTED TOO LOW...
WHEN TRAVELING DOWN HILL WITH THE DEALER INSTALLED CRUISE CONTROL ON, VEHICLE WILL CHUG AS IF IT IS LOSING POWER OR OUT OF GAS. ALSO, WHEN IT'S RAINING. WHEN VEHICLE IS TRAVELING ON AN INCLINE, TIRES WILL SPIN. CRUISE CONTROL WILL DECELERATE.*AK CONSUMER STATES HEADLIGHTS ARE ADJUSTED TOO LOW...
WHEN DRIVING UNDER WET CONDITIONS TIRES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE SLIDING INSTEAD OF GRIPPING THE PAVEMENT. VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN OR STOP. *JG *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND PUT HEADLIGHTS ON HIGH BEAM, LIGHTS POINTS UPWARD. THERE IS A GLARE ON FRONT OF VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, THE HIGH BEAMS SHOOT UP TOWARDS THE SKY. *JB
BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH; BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, INSTEAD IT LOST CONTROL AND WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 35 MPH VEHICLE STALLS. ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE, BUT VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEWOUT. SHE HEARD A NOISE, AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDERS. GOODYEAR, INTEGRITY, P175/65R14, DOT M68JC9032200. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, TO REPLACE RIMS. *AK TRANS...
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEWOUT. SHE HEARD A NOISE, AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDERS. GOODYEAR, INTEGRITY, P175/65R14, DOT M68JC9032200. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, TO REPLACE RIMS. *AK TRANS...
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEWOUT. SHE HEARD A NOISE, AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDERS. GOODYEAR, INTEGRITY, P175/65R14, DOT M68JC9032200. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, TO REPLACE RIMS. *AK TRANS...
TRAVELING ON STRAIGHT SECTION OF ROAD. REAR DRIVER SIDE AXLE SHEARED IN HALF, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER.*AK
HEADLIGHT HIGH BEAM SHOOT UP INTO THE SKY IN THE DIRECT VISION OF THE DRIVER, DISTRACTING DRIVER, TOYOTA SAYS IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT. *AK
STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, BUT THEY FAILED TO STOP, AIRBAG ALSO FAILED, BRAKES FADE TO THE FLOOR, RESULTED IN HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. AIR BAG DID NOT OPEN.
STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, BUT THEY FAILED TO STOP, AIRBAG ALSO FAILED, BRAKES FADE TO THE FLOOR, RESULTED IN HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. AIR BAG DID NOT OPEN.
DRIVER WAS TRYING TO PARK THE CAR, THUS THE CAR WAS TRAVELLING AT VERY LOW SPEED. CAR SUDDENLY SURGED AFTER THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKE. CAR WENT OVER THE CEMENT TIRE STOPPER, UP A SMALL HILL, HIT A WALL, AND STOPPED. THIS CANNOT POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE DRIVER HITTING THE ACCELERATOR PE...
DRIVER WAS TRYING TO PARK THE CAR, THUS THE CAR WAS TRAVELLING AT VERY LOW SPEED. CAR SUDDENLY SURGED AFTER THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKE. CAR WENT OVER THE CEMENT TIRE STOPPER, UP A SMALL HILL, HIT A WALL, AND STOPPED. THIS CANNOT POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE DRIVER HITTING THE ACCELERATOR PE...
CURIOUS ABOUT THE INSIDE TRUNK RELEASE ON MY VEHICLE, ONE OF MY FRIENDS SAT IN THE TRUNK TO SEE IF HE COULD GET HIMSELF OUT. TO OUR SURPRISE, HE COULDN'T BECAUSE THE HANDLE WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO GLOW IN THE DARK DIDN'T BECAUSE IT IS ALMOST NEVER EXPOSED TO NATURAL LIGHT. I THINK THE GLOW IN THE DAR...
WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE CONSUMER NOTICED A NOISE. DEPRESSED BRAKES AND NOISE GOT LOUDER. THEN VEHICLE ACCLERATED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN INTO WALL. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ACCELERATION TOOK PLACE WHILE SHE WAS SWITCHING INTO DRIVE FROM REVERSE, EVEN THOUGH BRAKE WAS PRESSED, V...
WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE CONSUMER NOTICED A NOISE. DEPRESSED BRAKES AND NOISE GOT LOUDER. THEN VEHICLE ACCLERATED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN INTO WALL. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ACCELERATION TOOK PLACE WHILE SHE WAS SWITCHING INTO DRIVE FROM REVERSE, EVEN THOUGH BRAKE WAS PRESSED, V...
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON AND ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO IT. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND ANTI- LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM DIDN'T KICK IN. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
TIRE BLOW OUT FROM SIDEWALL. MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPLACE. CHARGED $70.00 PER TIRE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 185 65 14)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 185 65 14 )
CONSUMER'S CAR REAR ENDED ANOTHER DRIVER AT ABOUT 10 MPH, AND NONE OF FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, BUT SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. *AK
VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A WHOLE IN OIL PAN. *AK
AFTER DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE I CAME INTO TOWN GOING 30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE CAR SOUNDED LIKE A "JET ENGINE TAKING OFF" ALL THE LIGHTS WENT ON THE CAR STARTED JERKING AND DIED. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE SERVICE PERSON AT THE DEALERSHIP STATED AN "UNMOVEABLE OBJECT HAD BEEN HIT CA...
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER CHECKED, BUT FOUND NOTHING. ON FEBRUARY 17, 2001 DEALER DIS COVERED THAT FUEL HOSES HAD BEEN IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED AT FACTORY. *AK
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER CHECKED, BUT FOUND NOTHING. ON FEBRUARY 17, 2001 DEALER DIS COVERED THAT FUEL HOSES HAD BEEN IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED AT FACTORY. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING 60MPH ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE CUT OFF, AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. *AK
I VISITED SEVERAL TOYOTA DEALERS BECAUSE I AM HELPING A FRIEND IN BYING A NEW COROLLA. DESPITE I ADVISE HER TO INCLUDE THE SAFETY FETAURES: SIDE AIRBAGS AND ABS NO DEALEAR MAKE THEM AVAILABLE IF NOT INCREASING THE LEASE BY 50% (WHILE THE INCREASE IN VALUE IS ABOUT 10%) AND ASKING TO WAIT 3 MONTHS. ...
I VISITED SEVERAL TOYOTA DEALERS BECAUSE I AM HELPING A FRIEND IN BYING A NEW COROLLA. DESPITE I ADVISE HER TO INCLUDE THE SAFETY FETAURES: SIDE AIRBAGS AND ABS NO DEALEAR MAKE THEM AVAILABLE IF NOT INCREASING THE LEASE BY 50% (WHILE THE INCREASE IN VALUE IS ABOUT 10%) AND ASKING TO WAIT 3 MONTHS. ...
THE "CRUISE" LIGHT APPEARS IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS TURNED ON, BUT NOT ACTIVATED. WHEN THE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED, AND CONTROLING THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE, THERE IS NO CHANGE IN THE INFORMATION IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE CLEAR TO THE DRIVER WHEN THE CONTR...
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 45 MPH APPLIED ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO PASS, AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL REMAINED STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT RETURN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY TAKE OFF. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SWITCH OFF VEHICLE, AND COACH ONTO THE SIDE OF ROAD. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME....
VERY EXCESSIVE FRONT BRAKE PAD WEAR. I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS 5 TIMES IN 16000 MILES. I HAVE REPLACED THE PROPORTIONING VALVE WHICH DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED AND ADJUSTED THE REAR BRAKE SHOES WHICH DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
VERY EXCESSIVE FRONT BRAKE PAD WEAR. I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS 5 TIMES IN 16000 MILES. I HAVE REPLACED THE PROPORTIONING VALVE WHICH DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED AND ADJUSTED THE REAR BRAKE SHOES WHICH DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
VERY EXCESSIVE FRONT BRAKE PAD WEAR. I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS 5 TIMES IN 16000 MILES. I HAVE REPLACED THE PROPORTIONING VALVE WHICH DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED AND ADJUSTED THE REAR BRAKE SHOES WHICH DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 45 - 50 MPH, A FLATBED TRAILER WAS SIDEWAY IN THE DARK ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF HIGHWAY. VEHICLE DID NOT SEE THE FLATBED TRUCK AND HIT IT.WENT UNDER THE TRUCK WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END, CRUSHED THE RADIATOR, WINDSHIELD, ETC. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS ...
I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM INSTALLING AND PROPERLY SECURING CAR SEATS IN AUTOMOBILES. HOWEVER, SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR, THE DEALERSHIP, MYSELF NOR MY FAMILY MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO GET A CAR SEAT INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE PROPERLY AFTER FOLLOWING THE INSTALLATION DIRECTIONS OF BOTH THE CAR SE...
WHEN THE HIGH-BEAMS ARE ACTIVATED, THEY SHINE A BEAM OF LIGHT VERTICALLY FROM BOTH LENSES. THE BEAMS FORMSAN "X" THAT CROSSES DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS FIELD OF VISION- IT IS SO PRONOUNCED THAT IT LIGHTS UP TREES ABOVE THE CAR. I CONTACTED TOYOTA SERVICE AND ASKED IF IT WAS A LENS PROBLEM WIT...