There are 5 stored owner reports matching the fuel system leading-label group for the 1999 Toyota Corolla in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 5 of 5 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)ENGINE FIRE. WAS PUT OUT BY EMPLOYEE OF NEARBY RESTAURANT. REVIEWED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE. APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED NEAR THE FUEL LINE AREA. *TR
DT: THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE ON OCTOBER 6, 2005. THE VEHICLE WASN'T DRIVEN ANY DIFFERENT BEFORE THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS BEFORE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE CHIEF DID AN INSPECTION ON OCTOBER 7, 2005, AND HE CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS A FUEL LINE BREAK. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED, THEY TOLD HER THAT SOMEONE WOULD COME OUT AND INSPECT THE VEHICLE. SHE FELT THAT THEY WERE IGNORING HER BECAUSE NO ONE CAME OUT AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE YET. SHE RECEIVED A LETTER AFTER SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER FROM TOYOTA, BUT THE LETTER WAS ADDRESSED TO SOMEONE ELSE, AND IT EXPLAINED THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM THAT SHE HAD. THE INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED VEHICLE BUT SHE DID NOT KNOW WHAT THEIR FINDINGS WERE. SHE ONLY HAS THE ESTIMATE THAT THEY SENT HER. *AK UPDATED 11/16/2005. *NM
DT: 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA. VEHICLE WASN'T MOVING WELL, IT WAS SLUGGISH. THE MECHANIC SAID THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WAS CLOGGED. A DIFFERENT MECHANIC AGREED, AND SAID THE 1999 MODEL SHOULD BE USING ONLY HIGH-TEST GASOLINE. BUT THE OWNER'S MANUAL ON PAGE 129 SAID THE GASOLINE MUST BE RATING 87 WHICH WAS REGULAR GAS. REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FOR $352.79. TOYOTA CLAIM #200509220912.*AK UPDATED 11/2/2005. *NM
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
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT WITH THIS VEHICLE/MODEL FUEL INJECTIONS. SCC
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Vehicle import recorded: May 4, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.