1999 Toyota Corolla Complaint Log

BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AND EMERGENCY BRAKE IS NOT ON. ALSO, SOMETIMES AT THE SAME TIME OF THE BRAKE LIGHT, VE ENCOUNTERED THE INTERIOR LIGHT FLASHING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING AND THE DOOR LIGHT COMING ON/OFF, WHEN ALL DOORS ARE OBVIOUSLY SECURE AND I AM DRIVING THE CAR. WAS TOLD BY ADVANCE AUTO IT WAS MOST LIKELY A WIRING ISSUE AND NOT A FUSE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED UPPER BODY INJURIES. *AK

1. NORMAL DRIVING AND USE OF CAR, REGULARLY MAINTAINED, STILL UNDER CERTIFIED PREOWNED WARRANTY (DOESN'T SEEM TO COVER WHAT SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW?). 2. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, CODE SCAN PRODUCES PO-441/441 (VAPOR CANNISTER AND VSV NEEDS TO BE REPLACED [EVAP CONTROL SYSTEM ERRORS]). 3. NOTHING DONE YET. IT SEEMS THAT OTHER COROLLAS EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM (FROM WEB SEARCHES [WWW.GOOGLE.COM].*AK

DT: EVAP CANNISTER ALSO CALLED A CHARCOL CANNISTER FAILED AT 67000MILES ON CAR. THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMMING ON AND NOW THE CAR WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. DEALER TOLD HER IT WAS DUE TO DESIGN FLAW IN EVAP CANNISTER. HAS NOT CONTACTED MANUFACTURER YET. *AK

NO ACCIDENTS, ALL MAINTENANCE DONE AS SPECIFIED IN MANUAL. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. FIRST TIME TOYOTA DEALER SAID IT WAS LOOSE GAS CAP. CAME BACK ON. NEXT TIME THEY SAID IT WAS CHARCOAL CANISTER (COST $736). LIGHT RETURNED. NOW THEY SAY IT IS SOME VALVE AND IS GOING TO COST ANOTHER $700 -800 TO FIX.*AK

I HAVE A 99 TOYOTA COROLLA VE AND IT WAS FINE UNTIL A WEEK AGO WHEN A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP LIT UP. I TOOK MY CAR TO A MECHANIC WHERE THE CAR ELECTRONIC SYSTEM WAS CHECKED. IT SHOWED THAT MY CAR HAS A EVAP CONTROL SYSTEM VENT CONTROL CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANICS, IT WOULD COST ME 400-500 DOLLARS TO FIX IT BESIDES A GOOD AMOUNT OF MONEY JUST FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. AFTER THE CHECK UP, THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR WAS OFF BUT THEN COME BACK LATER. I LEARNED THAT MANY OTHER TOYOTA CARS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AND ALSO THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT STILL ON EVEN AFTER FIXING THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A PROBLEM OF A FAULTY CIRCUIT THAT WOULD NOT ALLOW THE CANISTER TO VENT AND THAT CAUSES GAS TO BECOME TRAPPED IN THE CANISTER AND MAKES IT BREAK DOWN. THUS, RESULTING IN THE CHARCOAL CANISTER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I DON'T KNOW HOW SAFE DRIVING MY CAR IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND IT WOULD CAUSE PROBLEM WITH SMOG CHECK, GAS, FIRE... *LA

(1) NOTICEABLE STRONG VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN CAR APPROACHES SPEED OF 65-70 MPH. VIBRATION BECOMES STRONGER WITH INCREASING SPEED. THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED AFTER CAR HAD BEEN SERVICE AT TOYOTA DEALER (ARMSTRONG TOYOTA).*AK (2) CAR BECOMES UNSTABLE AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL (3) RETURNED TO SAME DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS TIRE BALACING. UPON CHECKING THE CAR, DEALER INFORMED ME THAT TIRES WOULD NOT "TAKE" BALANCING AND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS TIRE PRESSURE. TIRE PRESSURE WAS ADJUSTED, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS.

UPON SEEING THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ON I TOOK MY 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA (50,200 MILES) TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE REPORT INDICATED THAT THE CHARCOAL CANISTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR COSTS ARE ALMOST $500 WITH LABOR. THIS PART IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY PAST 3 YEARS AND 30000 MILES. ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, IT IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND FUEL EFFICIENCY CONCERN AND I THINK THAT THE COMPANY SHOULD INCLUDE IT IN ITS EXTENDED WARRANTY. I AM TRYING TO SHOP AROUND FOR A CHEAPER ESTIMATE. I HAVE PERFORMED ALL THE RECOMMENDED MAINTAINENCE SCHEDULES AND AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WAS NOT ADDRESSED DURING ROUTINE MAINTAINENCE.*AK

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONED AND THE DOOR HANDLE SHEARED OFF. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL DUE TO VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. *AK *JB

WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING. THEN WHEN I TRIED TO MAKE RIGHT TURN, I HEARD SOMETHING BROKE AND THE CAR COULDN'T MOVE. TOWED THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND FOUND THE LEFT TRANSAXLE WAS BROKEN. FORTUNATELY, THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON LOCAL STREET. IF IT WERE ON HIGHWAY, I COLD HAVE BEEN INJURIED.*AK

REAR SUSPENSION IS WORN OUT AFTER 28,500 MILES. THIS PRESENTS A LIKELIHOOD OF TIRE FAILURE DUE TO "CUPPING" WHICH IS WHAT HAPPENS TO A CAR TIRE WHERE THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM IS WORN OUT.*AK

POWER WINDOW FAILED, CATCHING THE DOG'S TAIL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, NO AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. DRIVER WORE A SEAT BELT.*AK

TIRES WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT AFTER 10.000 MILES ONLY DESPITE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDED CARE. ALL 4 TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AL

WHENEVER WEATHER BECOMES TOO COLD AND WET, DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT STAY SHUT BECAUSE OF A PIN INSIDE THE DOOR. I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE (JOHN LEDFORD) WHO SAYS THAT HE CONTACTED REGIONAL SERVICE MANAGER (CHRIS TENEBHN) AND THAT THEY TOLD HIM IT IS BEING CAUSED FROM MOISTURE GETTING INSIDE THE DOOR AND THAT ALL THEY OFFER IS TO LUBRICATE IT MORE (WHICH THEY HAVE ALREADY DONE) TO TRY AND KEEP IT FROM FREEZING AGAIN. I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE IN BAD WEATHER ON I-70 TO GET TO WORK WHILE HOLDING THE DOOR SHUT 4 TIMES THIS WINTER ALONE. I HAVE LEFT MESSAGES FOR THE SERVICE MANAGER (DENNIS YOUNG) AT THE LEE'S SUMMIT MISSOURI TOYOTA WHERE I TAKE MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE BUT HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM HIM.*AK

PURCHASED MY CAR USED ON 2002. THE CAR NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL IN JANUARY 2004, THE CHARCOAL CANISTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS AT THE SAME TIME THE A/C SYSTEM NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE A/C SYSTEM WAS COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, HOWEVER THE EMISSION PROBLEMS WERE NOT. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUALLY GOING ON AND OFF SINCE THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO BE CHECKED, THE MECHANIC TELLS ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. HOWEVER, THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO ARISE. THE LIGHT STAYED OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MONTHS AND HAS NOW STARTED ITS ON AND OFF AGAIN SHOW. THE RESEARCH I HAVE BEGUN HAS OPENED MY EYES TO A WHOLE NEW WORLD OF CHARCOAL CANISTERS BEING REPLACED AS FAST AS PEOPLE CHANGE UNDERWEAR. THIS REPLACEMENT COST ABOUT $467-/ WITH LABOR. AS FAR AS I CAN TELL THIS IS THE GOING RATE FOR THIS JOB. I AM UPSET TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE SAME 'CANISTER' AS I AND TOYOTA, WITH WHOM I LOVE THEIR CARS, ARE NOT MAKING ANY ADJUSTMENTS NOR STANDING UP TO THE PLATE TO ASSIST THEIR CONSUMERS. I WORK IN A CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY AND KNOW PERSONALLY HOW PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ONE ANOTHER. I ASK TOYOTA TO LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM THOROUGHLY.*AK

IN 2004 DURING THE WINTER MY 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA LE ACCELERATOR EXTREMELY FAST AS IF THE ACCELERATOR WAS FLOORED. I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. I CHECKED THE FLOOR MATS AS MY FIRST TROUBLESHOOTING ATTEMPT. THE FLOOR MATS WERE OK. I STARTED MY CAR AGAIN AND AGAIN IT ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED. AT THAT POINT I WAS STILL ON THE SIDE ON THE ROAD AND MY CAR WAS IN PARK. I PUMPED THE ACCELERATOR SEVERAL TIME AND FINALLY THE CAR IDLE AT A NORMAL SPEED. IT HAS NOT HAPPEN SINCE THAT DAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER BRAKING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO SECOND GEAR IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO REMAIN IDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES. *AK

THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR IS CRACKED AND MAY BREAK AT ANY TIME. THAT WILL MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR AT ANY TIME, EVEN IN AN EMERGENCY. *LA

I HAVE A 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA LE (BOUGHT IN TAMPA, FLORIDA IN AUGUST 1999), WHICH CAME EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRIC LOCKS AND REMOTE DOOR ENTRY. ON OCTOBER 1, 2003, I CAME INTO TOYOTA OF ROSWELL TO HAVE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR MECHANISM REPAIRED. A DAY BEFORE, THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE HAD LOST ITS RIGIDITY, AND I WAS CONCERNED THAT THERE POSSIBLY COULD BE MORE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES IF I DID NOT FIX IT IMMEDIATELY. THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE, SO IT WAS ORDERED, AND THE WORK WAS COMPLETED THE NEXT DAY (FOR $124.50). THE REPAIR WORK ENABLED THE DOOR HANDLE TO FUNCTION MORE OR LESS NORMALLY, BUT THE MECHANICAL FEEL AND FUNCTION OF THE DOOR HANDLE WAS NOT THE SAME AS BEFORE, OR EVEN SIMILAR TO THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE. I CAME IN ON OCTOBER 7TH TO HAVE THE HANDLE ADJUSTED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. THE MECHANISM WOULD EITHER STICK IN THE LOCKED POSITION, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE OPENING THE WINDOW TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE (WHICH SOMETIMES DID NOT WORK EITHER); OR THE DOOR MECHANISM WOULD STICK IN THE OPEN POSITION, AND NOT ALLOW THE DOOR TO CLOSE PROPERLY. I CAME IN TWO MORE TIMES ON NOVEMBER 24TH, TO TRY TO ADJUST THE DOOR HANDLE. AFTER THE LAST TIME, I GOT TIRED OF GOING IN TO JUST BE TOLD ?IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, AND WE HAVE NO CLUE WHAT CAUSED IT, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING NOW?. THIS PROBLEM, I BELIEVE, IS A LATENT DEFECT IN THE DOOR LOCK CASTING OF THE HANDLE ASSEMBLY. NONE OF THESE PROBLEMS STATED ABOVE EXISTED PRIOR TO MY COMING TO TOYOTA OF ROSWELL FOR RECTIFICATION OF A LATENT DEFECT IN THE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY. I NOW LIVE IN NEW YORK, AND THE DOOR CAUSES PROBLEMS DURING THE COLD WEATHER ? IT HAS SEIZED IN THE LOCKED AND UNLOCKED POSITION, WHICH WOULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN AN EMERGENCY. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE TOYOTA OF HUNTINGTON, AND THEY SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE INTERNAL LOCK MECHANISM AND NOT THE HANDLE. BUT, THE HANDLE APPEARS TO HAVE A CRACK IN IT, AND I SUSPECT WILL BREAK SOON. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, ALL LIGHTING SYSTEMS WAS OUT SERVICE. INSTRUMENTAL LIGHTS/ HEAD LIGHTS/ BRAKE LIGHT AND SIGNAL LIGHT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS, MY 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA VE HAS BEEN MAKING A SQUEAKING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE CAR WHENEVER I DRIVE OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD, OR UNEVEN PATCHES IN THE ROAD, OR WHENEVER I AM DRIVING AROUND A SHARP CURVE. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR FOR ITS 40,000 MILE OIL CHANGE AND MAINTENANCE YESTERDAY (MAY 21, 2003) THE SERVICE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE STEERING RACK END, ALSO KNOWN AS THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS. THIS IS PART OF THE SUSPENSION. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA OF CLEVELAND IN CLEVELAND, TN. THE MAN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT TOYOTA HAD ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WHICH STATED THAT THIS HAD BEEN A PROBLEM IN COROLLA'S. HE SAID IT WAS NOT TECHNICALLY CONSIDERED A "RECALL" AND THAT APPARENTLY THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT CONSIDER IT ENOUGH OF A PROBLEM TO ISSUE A RECALL. ALTHOUGH HE TOLD ME THAT IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IN A LOT OF COROLLAS. HE CLAIMED THAT IT WAS MERELY COSMETIC, THAT IT WOULD JUST MAKE NOISE, AND THAT IT DID NOT REALLY NEED TO BE FIXED. HE SAID THEY WOULD FIX IT FOR FREE ONLY IF THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL. ALTHOUGH HE DID TELL ME THAT IF I WANTED TO FIX IT, IT WOULD COST ABOUT $600 TO HAVE IT FIXED. I ASKED HIM IF THEY WERE GOING BAD AND HE SAID, "OH, NO. IF THEY WERE GOING BAD YOU WOULD KNOW IT. THEY WOULD START RATTLING REALLY LOUD AND SHAKING." SO DOES THAT MEAN THAT EVENTUALLY THEY WILL GO BAD AND THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY $600 OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE THE STEERING RACK END ON A CAR THAT IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND SUPPOSED TO BE ONE OF THE MOST RELIABLE BRANDS? IF THIS IS SUCH A PROBLEM, I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL OF THIS PART AND FIX IT FOR FREE.*JB

PAINT HAS FADED TO PRIMER IN SEVERAL AREAS.*AK

DRIVERS SEATBELT WILL NOT BUCKLE.

CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED UP, THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND REMAIN ILLUMINATED. TS THE DEALER FOUND THAT 1 OUT OF 4 FUEL INJECTORS WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*JB

CONSUMER NOTICED THE WINSHIELD HUNDREDS OF DOT AND SOME SPARKLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER VIEW. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

WE BOUGHT A 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH 19,509 MILES ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2002 FROM AN INDEPENDENT USED CAR DEALER. THE CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE SAME DAY WE BOUGHT THE CAR SO WE TOOK THE COROLLA TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, JAY TOYOTA OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA TO HAVE THE ENGINE INSPECTED THE DAY AFTER WE BOUGHT THE CAR. ON OUR WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP, WE NOTICED EXCESSIVE SMOKE FROM THE TAIL PIPE AND "JERKY" ACCELERATION. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD US THAT THE ENGINE WAS IN POOR CONDITION DUE TO SLUDGE DAMAGE AND EVEN ADMITTED THAT TOYOTA CO. HAS BEEN HAVING SLUDGE PROBLEMS IN TOYOTA ENGINES. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD US THAT TOYOTA MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY DOES NOT HONOR ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE DAMAGE. THEIR ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR WAS $2500-$5800. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDED THAT WE NOT DRIVE THE COROLLA ANYMORE THAN NECESSARY BEFORE WE HAVE THE ENGINE REPAIRED BECAUSE THEY SAID THE ENGINE MAY FAIL DUE TO THE SLUDGE. WE DIDN'T HAVE THE ENGINE REPAIRED, BUT WE DID SEND AN OIL SAMPLE IN FOR OIL ANALYSIS. ALTHOUGH THE OIL WE SENT IN ONLY HAD 314 MILES ON IT, THE LEVELS OF FUEL AND IRON IN THE OIL WERE CONSIDERED HIGH. ACCORDING TO THE ANALYSIS AN OIL SAMPLE FROM A GASOLINE ENGINE SHOULD CONTAIN LESS THAN 2% FUEL, OUR SAMPLE WITH ONLY 314 MILES ON IT ALREADY HAD FUEL PERCENTAGE OF 2.8. THE UNIVERSAL AVERAGE FOR IRON IS 9 PARTS PER MILLION, OUR OIL HAD 34 PARTS PER MILLION OF IRON. IT SEEMS TO US THAT OUR COROLLA IS HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM AS THE MODELS THAT TOYOTA COMPANY HAS AGREED TO INCLUDE IN ITS PROGRAM IN WHICH CERTAIN ENGINE MODELS WITH SLUDGE DAMAGE CAN BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED BY TOYOTA AT NO COST. AFTER VISITING SOME CAR REVIEW AND CAR SURVEY SITES AND PERFORMING SOME SEARCHES ON THE WEB, WE FOUND THAT WE WERE NOT THE ONLY COROLLA OWNERS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE SLUDGE. WE BELIEVE COROLLA SHOULD NOT BE EXCLUDED FROM TOYOTA'S SLUDGE PROGRAM. *NLM

FAILED COMPONENT WAS RIGHT FRONT DOOR POWER LOCK ACTUATOR. UNIT FAILED JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. REPLACEMENT WAS AT A COST EXCEEDING $400. TS

MY ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON I 95. LACK OF OIL TO THE ENGINE BECAUSE OF A BROKEN TIMING CHAIN WAS THE STATED CAUSE. OIL HAD BEEN RECENTLY CHANGED AND WHEN CHECKED WAS FULL ON THE DIPSTICK. MILAGE 64,000. MANUAL RECOMENDS CHECKING THE TIMING CHAIN AT 80,000 MILES.*AK

CONSUMER STATE AT 20 MPH THERE WAS LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. CAUSE UNKNOWN DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*JB

IN A FRONTAL COLLISION DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT ON IMPACT.*AK

IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AIR BAG ONLY DEPLOYED A 1/2 AN INCH AFTER CONSUMER HEAD HAD ALREADY HIT STEERING WHEEL.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY FELT VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER , AND SAW THAT FRONT GOODYEAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM WHEEL . *AK

WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISON AND DRIVER/PASSENGER AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. WHEN CAR WAS FIRST PURCHASED AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER SEAT IS SLANTED DOWN FROM FRONT TO BACK AND THE BACK SEAT IS PADDED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO NOT GIVE PROPER SUPPORT TO THE BACK AND NECK WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DETAILED WHO PUT SOME FOAM IN THE SEAT TO TRY AND LEVEL IT OUT, HOWEVER THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

WHILE COMING TO A GRADUAL STOP AND GOING OVER BUMPS A LOUD NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM BRAKES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTATCED, AND REPLACED HYDRAULIC BRAKE COMPONENTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER 'S VEHICLE HAD HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON SIDE AND CONTROL ARM BROKE. *AK

THERE WAS TOO MUCH PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT STEERING WHEEL BOLT HAD LOOSENED, AND THEY RETIGHTENED IT AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK *NLM

THE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW FROM THE DEALER IN CA. NO PROBLEMS WERE INCOUNTERED UNTIL THE HORN BECAME INTERMITTENT AND THEN STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. I BROUGHT THE CAT TO A TOYOTA DEALER IN SOUTH CAROLINA TO HAVE IT REPAIRED WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRENTY. A YEAR LATER THE HORN HAS BECOME INOPERATIVE ONCE AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE SAME COMPONENT HAS STOPPED WORKING.*AK

THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER COULD HEAR A GRINDING NOISE IN THE FRONT END, VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER FOUR TIMES AND FINALLY WAS TOLD GOODYEAR TIRES NEEDED REPLACED DUE TO BEING DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER DID NOT GIVE SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION. *SLC

DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD

BRIDGESTONE, BT-70, P175/65R14, REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT WITH 7000 MILES ON A 1999, TOYOTA, WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, CONSUMER NOTICED A SPLIT IN SIDEWALL OF DRIVER'S REAR TIRE, 1/4 INCH. TIRE HAD GONE FLAT.*AK *SLC

WAS TRAVELING 15-20MPH AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED HOOD LATCH TO RELEASE HOOD, AND IT POPPED BACKWARDS TOWARDS WINDSHIELD. ALSO, LEFT HEADLIGHT HAD POPPED OUT.*AK CONSUMER STATES AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY NAD SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. *JB

CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO A WALL, WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SEATS BROKE, AND CONSUMER AND PASSENGER FELL BACK.*AK CONSUMER STATES SHE WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH, WHEN A VEHICLE DOING ABOUT 90 MPH REAR ENDED CONSUMERS VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT A CONCRETE WALL, AS A RESULT BOTH FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED TO THE BACK OF THE CAR, THE CONSUMER AND PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES.*JB

MY ENGINE MAKES RATTLING NOISE SINCE IT REACHED 30,000 MILES. THE NOISE ONLY COMES FOR FIRST 10 MINUTES WHEN THE CAR IS COLD. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO CAROUSEL TOYOTA, PA DURING WARRANTY PERIOD. SINCE AT THAT TIME THE NOISE DID NOT COME THEY COULD FIX IT AS NOISE ONLY COMES WHEN CAR IS COLD. NOW MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND ENGINE STILL MAKES RATTLING NOISE. *JB

WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH, ESPECIALLY IN WINDY CONDITIONS OR WHEN BEING PASSED BY LARGE TRUCKS WHICH CREATE WIND CONDITIONS, THE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. ON FEBRUARY 2, 2001, I WAS DRIVING NORTH EAST ON INTERSTATE 64. THE CAR PULLED SO FORCEFULLY LEFT AND RIGHT THAT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL A NUMBER OF TIMES. I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE SPEED LIMIT OF 65 AND HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO BELOW 60 TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. WHEN I GOT HOME, I CHECKED THE WEATHER CHANNEL TO FIND OUT IF IT WAS UNUSUALLY WINDY AND DISCOVERED THAT THE WIND WAS BLOWING 15 MILES PER HOUR SOUTH WEST AND THAT I HAD BEEN TRAVELING INTO THE WIND. THIS PULLING BACK AND FORTH HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES BUT THE INCIDENT ON FEBRUARY 2, 2001 IS THE WORST I HAVE YET EXPERIENCED. I MUST SAY THAT THE CAR HANDLES SO POORLY AT HIGH SPEEDS THAT I AM RELUCTANT TO TRAVEL ON THE INTERSTATES EVEN IN THE MILDEST OF WINDS.*AK