2000 Toyota Corolla Complaint Log

I OWN A 1998 COROLLA AND A 2000 COROLLA BOTH HAVE DRIVERS SEAT BELT ISSUSES. IN EACH CASE THE BELT RECEIVER WILL NOT LATCH

2000 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY HEAVY SMOKE POURING FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD AND NOTICED RADIATOR CAP WAS MISSING DUE TO A NEGLIGENT ACT BY AN ESTABLISHMENT WHO SERVICED HIS VEHICLE.. *LD THE RADIATOR CAP WAS NOT SECURED AFTER HAVING AN OIL CHANGE. TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS STATED THE HEAD GASKET WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS WARPED AND A COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT WAS NEEDED AS A DIRECT RESULT OF NEGLECTING TO PLACE THE RADIATOR CAP BACK ON THE RADIATOR. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE RECALL PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THE HEADLINER ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IS COMING APART

2000 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CAM BELT FRACTURED, RUINING THE ENGINE. *SMD

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO LATCH AND RESTRAIN THE DRIVER. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

2000 TOYOTA COROLLA BURNING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. I'M HAVING TO ADD A QUART EVERYTIME I PUT GAS IN. I DRIVE FROM DESTINATION TO DESTINATION FOR WORK AND HAVING TO OIL IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS THE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON UNTIL IT IS EMPTY.

DRIVING TO WORK GOING 55 MPH ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO MY TRIP I SMELLED A BURNING SMELL AND I SOON DIDN'T HAVE ANY HEADLIGHT OR DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT.TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP,THEY REPLACE DRL MODULE BUT AS SOON AS IT WAS CONNECTED,THAT NEW MODULE BURNT ALSO,SO I CAN ONLY DRIVE MY CAR DURING DAYTIME,I HAVE NO HEADLIGHT AT ALL,I ONLY HAVE SIGNAL LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHT.COULD THIS BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFT INTERLOCK LEVER MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACK WARD AFTER BEING SECURED IT PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE ON OUR 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND INDICATES NEEDING A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER. HOWEVER, THAT IS AN EFFECT OF THE CAUSE OF EXCESSIVE BURNING OF OIL. I ADD APPROX 1-2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 250-400 MILES. IF HIGHWAY DRIVING, I EASILY ADD 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 100 MILES OF DRIVING. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH 1ZZ-FE 1.8L ENGINES FROM 1998-2002 BASED ON NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE. SINCE THIS CONDITION DOES NOT MANIFEST ITSELF UNTIL OUT OF THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, THIS WILL NEVER BE A WARRANTY OR RECALL ISSUE UNLESS TOYOTA ADMITS THERE WAS A DESIGN FLAW. *TR

THE VEHICLE KEEPS BOGGING OUT. THE FUEL SYSTEM KEEPS FAILING AND THE STRUTS SOUND AND FEEL LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO COLLAPSE

I PURCHASED A USED 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA FROM A DEALERSHIP IN THE AREA IN APRIL 2013 - I FOUND THAT WHEN DRIVING IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH, THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND CONTROLLING IT WAS DIFFICULT - IS THERE A POSSIBLE RECALL OF THIS YEAR/MAKE/MODEL THAT WAS NEVER FIXED? *TR

2000 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER ASKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR VEHICLE REPAIRS FROM A RECALL ISSUED FOR VEHICLE. *TA CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IT COST $930 TO REPLACE BOTH STRUTS. *JB UPDATED 01/22/15. *JB

TIRES DRIVEN ON LOCAL STREETS AND HIGHWAYS FOR 38,000 MILES. ALL FOUR TIRES SUFFERED A DEEP CRACK, THE FULL CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH ABOVE THE WHEEL RIM. THE FAILURE CAUSED SEVERE HANDLING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. THE TIRES HAD ON THE CAR FOR 2 YEARS. *JS

TIRES DRIVEN ON LOCAL STREETS AND HIGHWAYS FOR 38,000 MILES. ALL FOUR TIRES SUFFERED A DEEP CRACK, THE FULL CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH ABOVE THE WHEEL RIM. THE FAILURE CAUSED SEVERE HANDLING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. THE TIRES HAD ON THE CAR FOR 2 YEARS. *JS

TIRES DRIVEN ON LOCAL STREETS AND HIGHWAYS FOR 38,000 MILES. ALL FOUR TIRES SUFFERED A DEEP CRACK, THE FULL CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH ABOVE THE WHEEL RIM. THE FAILURE CAUSED SEVERE HANDLING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. THE TIRES HAD BEEN ON THE CAR FOR 2 1/2 YEARS. *JS

TIRES DRIVEN ON LOCAL STREETS AND HIGHWAYS FOR 38,000 MILES. ALL FOUR TIRES SUFFERED A DEEP CRACK, THE FULL CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH ABOVE THE WHEEL RIM. THE FAILURE CAUSED SEVERE HANDLING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. THE TIRES HAD ON THE CAR FOR 2 YEARS. *JS

I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH A 1.8L ENGINE THAT IS FULL OF SLUDGE AND NOW VISIBLY BURNS 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 200-300 MILES AND WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO THE OIL BEING BURNED IN THE EXHAUST. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE SEVERAL CATALYTIC CONVERTERS DUE TO BECOMING CLOGGED FROM THE AMOUNT OF OIL BURNING THROUGH THE ENGINE. THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE THE CAR HAD ABOUT 55,000 MILES ON IT AND LOCAL TOYOTA GARAGE HAS EITHER DENIED THERE BEING A PROBLEM OR THEY HAVE TRIED TO SELL ME ON NUMEROUS OTHER EXPENSIVE REPAIRS SUCH AS FRONT AND REAR MAIN BEARINGS AND SEALS, ALLEGEDLY WARPED HEAD, ETC. VEHICLE NOW HAS CLOSE TO 100K MILES. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT NOW PASS STATE EMISSIONS INSPECTION AND IS ESSENTIALLY WORTHLESS. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF LIKE REPORTS IN RESEARCHING BUT NEVER SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED. OTHER MODELS AND YEARS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN A CLASS ACTION SUITS THAT WAS SUCCESSFUL FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE, BUT I CAN'T FIND THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY ADDRESSED. *KB

TOYOTA COROLLA 2000 GIVES FALSE SEAT BELT WARNING. SEAT BELT WARNING BLINKS EVENTHOUGH SEAT BELT IS SECURED. FALSE WARNING (IN ALL THE SAFETY REGULATIONS THAT I HAVE STUDIED) IS JUST AS BAD SINCE TRUST CAN NOT BE RELIED ON. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA COROLLA AND EVERYTHING WORKED. NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY HAPPENED. I WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE, BRAKE, LISTEN TO THE RADIO, AC ON HIGH AND GET 30MPG IN THE CITY. SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG WITH MY CAR. NHTSA AND THE MEDIA HAS CONVINCED ME THAT I MIGHT DIE WHILE DRIVING MY TOYOTA AND YET I FEEL JUST AS SAFE AS EVER. PLEASE HELP ME. THANK YOU. *TR

SINGLE VEHICLE COLLISION INVOLVING YEAR 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA. OCCUPANT IN VEHICLE INDICATES DECEDENT DRIVER MADE STATEMENT THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL THUS CAUSING COLLISION. INDEPENDENT WITNESS FOLLOWING BEHIND THE VEHICLE INDICATES THAT VEHICLE DRIFTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR LONG PERIOD OF TIME IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO COLLISION CONSISTENT WITH A MOVEMENT WHICH WOULD BE CAUSED BY A LOCKING AND NON-FUNCTIONING STEERING WHEEL. WE UNDERSTAND OTHER YEAR 2000 TOYOTA VEHICLES ARE BEING RECALLED WITH A DEFECT INVOLVING A LOCKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. COLLISION CAUSED ONE DEATH (DRIVER), TWO CHILDREN WERE SENT TO THE TRAUMA CENTER AT UC DAVIS HOSPITAL IN SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA, ONE ADULT FRONT PASSENGER REMAINS AT UC DAVIS HOSPITAL IN SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA IN SERIOUS CONDITION. CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS INFORMATION BUT APPEARS NOT TO BE TAKING ANY ACTION REGARDING INSPECTION OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE AND COMPONENT ARE PRESERVED INTACT NEAR SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA AND ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *TR

IT APPEARS AS IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS NOT IN PROPER CONTROL AND VEHICLE SEEMS TO WANDER AT HIGHER SPEEDS. WHEN MAKING TURN, AT TIMES THE VEHICLE WILL TURN A LOT AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD TURN IN LOT LESSER I.E. I WOULD NOT HAVE PROPER JUDGMENT OF HOW MUCH VEHICLE WOULD TURN AND THIS BECOMES VERY MUCH EVIDENT WHEN MAKING TURN AT SLIGHTLY HIGHER SPEEDS THEN 30-35 MILES/HOUR.. I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING MY DEALER AND MY AUTO MECHANICS HAD SUGGESTED LIKE CHANGING THE TIRES TWICE , REPLACING ROTOR, BRAKE PADS, GETTING ALIGNMENT DONE ETC. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) DAUGHTER WAS ACCELERATING UP A HILL ABOUT 1/4 MILE FROM A MAJOR INTERSECTION IN HER 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA [XXX] . TOOK HER FOOT OFF GAS, BUT GAS PEDAL STUCK AND ENGINE KEPT REVVING, ACCELERATING. SHE HIT BRAKES HARD, CAR WOULDN'T STOP. SHE APPLIED E-BRAKE, CAR DIDN'T STOP. PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED CAR OFF. COASTED THROUGH THE RED LIGHT AND TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THANK GOD, NOBODY HIT HER. CAR IS IN THE SHOP NOW. NO RESOLUTION YET. *TR

MY CAR USED EXCESSIVE OIL, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AFTER A WHILE THAT I BOUGHT IT, AND ON FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2010, I PARKED MY CAR AT 4:00 PM AND DID NOT USE IT ANYMORE AND THEN ON SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2010 AT 5:00 AM THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE BY ITSELF, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT OUT THE FIRE AND THEY SAID THAT PROBABLY THE FIRE STARTED ON THE FUSE SYSTEM ON THE DRIVERS SIDE MAYBE BECAUSE OF A RELAY THAT MAY HAVE HAD A SHORT CIRCUIT. *TR

WHEN CAR IS STOPPED AT A LIGHT, TRAFFIC OR STOP SIGN, AT TIMES IT LURCHES FORWARD AND RPM GOES FROM 650 TO 950. I'VE ALWAYS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR SINCE MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. IT HAS OCCURRED MANY MANY TIMES. LAST DATE OF OCCURRENCE IS REPORTED BELOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS LOOSE AND THERE WAS A LOT OF 'PLAY' FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE WHEEL. THE WHEEL ALSO SHOOK AND MADE A LOT OF NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES UNTIL THEY SMOKED, BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I WAS SO SCARED I WAS AFRAID TO TRY AND TURN AROUND TO GET TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC SO I CONTINUED HOME WHICH IS A STRAIGHT LINE AND RIDING THE BRAKES THE ENTIRE WAY APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES, GOT INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AT WHICH TIME THE CAR CONTINUED TO SURGE. I SHUT THE KEY OFF AND SAT THERE TRYING TO COMPOSE MYSELF. I HAVE HAD IT AT MY LOCAL MECHANICS AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE AND HASN'T SINCE 2/11/10. MY CAR IS A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA. *TR

WE OWN A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA CE. THE CAR WAS FUNCTIONING FINE MOST OF THE TIME HOWEVER IT SOMETIMES SHUTS DOWN ITS ENGINE IMMEDIATELY WITH OR WITHOUT MUCH NOTICE. SOMETIMES THE ENGINE APPEARS TO BE JERKING OFF BEFORE IT STARTS TO DIE DOWN, BUT IT'S NOT ALWAYS THE CASE. WE HAVE ASKED SEVERAL MECHANICS ABOUT THE PROBLEM (AND HAVE REPLACED MANY PARTS) BUT NO ONE CAN GIVE A DEFINITE ANSWER FOR THE PROBLEMS. ONE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE COMPUTER, AND THERE IS NOTHING HE CAN DO ABOUT IT BUT TO REPLACE THE WHOLE COMPUTER. WE HAVE NOT YET INVOLVED IN ANY CRASHES OR ACCIDENTS (YET) BECAUSE WE ONLY USE THE CAR LOCALLY SINCE WE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE PROBLEM. USUALLY WE STAY AT THE SLOWER LANE AND IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER WHEN THE ENGINE DIES DOWN. IT HAPPENS LIKE ONCE A MONTH OR SO. ANY IDEA HOW TO GET TOYOTA RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE DID NOT CRASH BUT THE CONTACT WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT A CRASH COULD HAVE OCCURRED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WHICH HAS OCCURRED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. THE CONTACT ALSO HAS CONCERNS THAT HE COULD SUSTAIN MINOR INJURIES IF A CRASH OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 9, 2009 WHEN HE ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX TIMES CONTINUOUSLY TWO DAYS LATER ON DECEMBER 11, 2009. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE AVOID A CRASH; HOWEVER, HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132060.

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON IN MY VEHICLE INSPITE OF REPLACING THE PART/S DIAGNOSED IN THE DIAGNOSTICS. *TR

THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ON MY TOYOTA COROLLA LE WAS ON BEFORE I PURCHASED IT ON MARCH 26, 2009. THE DEALER GUARANTEED THAT ONCE IT WENT THROUGH THE INSPECTION, THEY WOULD RESOLVE ANY ISSUE REGARDING ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. ONCE THEY SAID THE CAR PASSED THE INSPECTION, I PICKED UP THE CAR WITH THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT OFF AND THAT SAME NIGHT WHILE I WAS DRIVING, IT WENT BACK ON. SINCE THAT DAY, THE VEHICLE HAS HAD PROBLEMS SUCH AS TURNING OFF COMPLETELY SEVERAL TIMES, A SHAKING ENGINE WHICH CAUSES A RATTLING NOISE, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON TILL THIS DAY. ALSO, I MISSED SEVERAL DAYS OF WORK ON ACCOUNT OF THE CAR NOT STARTING-I EVEN HAD TO BOOST THE CAR FOR THE BATTERY TO TURN ON. FOR THREE MONTHS NOW, I HAVE SPENT COUNTLESS OF HOURS AT THEIR MECHANICS TRYING TO FIX THESE ISSUES. THEY HAVE ONLY JUST CHANGED THE OIL TWO TIMES ON THE CAR, DROVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK AND -TO THEM- FOUND NOTHING. FIRST THEY SAID IT WAS THE ROUTERS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. AFTER I REPLACED THEM, THE PROBLEM WAS STILL ON GOING AND THEY HAVE YET TO FIX THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR THE PROBLEMS THE VEHICLE HAS GIVEN ME. NOT ONLY DO THEY INSPECT THE CAR AT THEIR OWN DEALER BUT ALSO CONTINUE TO NAME THINGS THAT COULD BE WRONG WITH THE CAR THAT AREN'T THE PROBLEM. FOR THE PRICE OF THE CAR, IT IS NOT WORTH IT AT ALL. I HAVE A 2 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER IN A VEHICLE I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING. I AM SENDING A COMPLAINT SO I CAN EITHER GET THE CAR TRADED IN FOR ANOTHER ONE, OR GET MY MONEY BACK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER WINDOWS ARE INOPERATIVE. AS A CONSEQUENCE HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE WINDOW DEVICES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

TRAVELING ON A LOCAL HWY AND A VEHICLE, TWO CARS IN FRONT, MADE A SUDDEN LEFT TURN CAUSING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME TO LOCK DOWN THEIR BRAKES THUS CAUSING ME TO STOP ABRUPTLY. MY BRAKING SYSTEM LOCKED MY WHEELS DOWN CAUSING ME TO SLIDE INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT 35 MPH. UPON IMPACT, MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY SEATBELT DID NOT KEEP ME FROM HITTING THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING INJURIES TO MY HEAD, NECK AND BODY INJURIES FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. I AM ALSO PREGNANT. WELLNESS FOLLOWUPS ARE BEING CONDUCTED. I MA TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO ACCESS DAMAGES AND FIND OUT WHY THE SEATBELT AND AIRBAG FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THE PASSENGERS OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME ALSO SUSTAINED INJURIES. *TR

NO CRASH. ANNUAL "SAFETY INSPECTION" IN VIRGINIA REQUIRES REMOVAL OF WHEELS ON ONE SIDE OF VEHICLE FOR BRAKE INSPECTION. WHEEL STUDS HAVE BEEN DAMAGED AT NEARLY EVERY INSPECTION FROM OVERTIGHTENING USING ORDINARY EQUIPMENT AT THE STATION AND USING NORMAL PROCEDURES. APPARENTLY, TOYOTA DID NOT MAKE THE STUDS STRONG ENOUGH FOR ANNUAL REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION USING UNCONTROLLED AIR IMPACT WRENCHES. I HAVE REPLACED 5 WHEEL STUDS SO FAR AN I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE COULD BE MORE. LOSS OF MORE THAN A FEW WHEEL STUDS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF A WHEEL AND A SERIOUS CRASH. *TR

BOLT BROKE ON THE CAMSHAFT. *TR

THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH ON DRIVER SIDE STOPPED WORKING. THE WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND AFTER 20 MINS EVERYTHING WORKS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA. DURING A CRASH AT 15 MPH, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS MALFUNCTIONED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. DUE TO THE LACK OF RESTRAINT BY THE SEAT BELT, THE CONTACT SEVERELY INJURED HER RIBS AND HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED FOR TWO DAYS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE SALES DEALER AND THEY WERE NOT COOPERATIVE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,000. UPDATED 04/28/08. *LJ

IN A REAR END COLLISION BOTH FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED BACKWARDS AND LANDED IN THE FULLY RECLINED POSITION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH FTS WESTLAKE TIRES LT235/75R-15. SHE STATED THAT SHE HEARD ABOUT THE CHINESE TIRE RECALL. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE THE TIRE DOT WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

FOR SIX YEARS THE STEERING WHEEL WOBBLED LOOSELY. THE AUTO HAD ONLY 15000 ON IT WHEN THE PROBLEM AROSE. WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE AUTO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP AFTER INITIAL 3 YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD , AND THEY ANNOUNCED THAT THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM WAS WORN OUT, BUT WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND THE VEHICLE. TOYOTA QUALITY IS AN URBAN MYTH. *AK

THE 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA I OWN HAS EVAPORATOR CODES GOING OFF IN THE ENGINE. AFTER READING UP ON THE SITUATION FOUND THAT TOYOTA MAKDE FAULTY CHARCOAL CANISTERS FOR MODELS IN 1998 TO 2002. *AK

ME 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS A LEAK IN THE PIPE CONTAINING THE CAT CONVERTER AND RESONATOR. WHEN MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED, THE EXHAUST SYSTEM CONTAINED THESE PARTS IN ONE LONG PIECE. BEING THAT THE LEAK IS IN THIS PIPE, NEAR THE RESONATOR, I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER TO BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. MY CAR IS WELL WITHIN THE YEARS AND MILEAGE FOR WARRANTY REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER SAYS THAT TOYOTA NOW MAKES THE REPLACEMENT PART ONLY IN 2 PIECES, NOT IN ONE PIECE AS WAS INSTALLED IN MY CAR. THEY TELL ME THAT BECAUSE OF THIS, I MUST PAY TO HAVE THE PIPE REPLACED. I FEEL THAT BECAUSE TOYOTA MADE THIS PIPE IN ONE PIECE ON MY CAR, THAT THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PIECE, WEATHER BY ORIGINAL MANUFACTURED METHOD OR BY THE NOW TWO PIECE METHOD, SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE FEDERAL EMISSION WARRANTY AND BE REPAIRED AT NO COST TO ME. PLEASE RESPOND AS TO WEATHER TOYOTA CAN DO THIS OR IF THEY ARE TRYING TO GET THE CONSUMER TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE COVERED. THANK YOU *TR

MOTOR DEFECT - THE MILLIONS OF TOYOTA VEHICLES WITH THIS MOTOR DEFECT DESTROYING OUR AIR... EXCEEDING KNOWN POLLUTION LIMITS. YOU MUST RECALL THESE MOTORS, AND HAVE TOYOTA FIX THEM. THEY REFUSE TO FIX MINE... HOW MANY MILLIONS OF VEHICLES WILL YOU ALLOW TO DESTROY THE AIR WE BREATHE? THIS MOTOR BURNS AND DUMPS OUT THE EXHAUST 3 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 200 MILES. IT HAS COATED THE O2 SENSOR... IT HAS DESTROYED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER... HOW MUCH OIL NEEDS TO BE DUMPED INTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BEFORE A FIRE STARTS? IT IS A KNOWN MOTOR DEFECT. WHY HAVE YOU NOT RECALLED. THEY WILL NOT FIX THIS MOTOR... HOW MANY VEHICLES WILL YOU ALLOW TO DO THIS? PLEASE SAVE OUR CITIES!*AK

YEAR 2004: ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. $1,500 FOR REPAIR. YEAR 2007: ENGINE STOPPED. POWER STEERING PUMP MAKE NOISE. $2,000 FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE BOTH PARTS. *NM

NO INCIDENT, I HAVE A GENERAL COMPLAINT ABOUT AUTOMOBILE STANDARDS ALL OVER THE WORLD. *JB

WE BOUGHT A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA VE IN SEPTEMBER. IT HAS THE BASE 1.8L ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AND ABOUT 63,000 MILES. ONE THING THE SELLER DIDN'T TELL US WAS THE CAR WAS AN OIL BURNER. NOW HERE'S THE KICKER. ON HOT OR COLD, AS IN 10 F COLD, STARTS, THERE IS NO SMOKE OR ODOR. THERE ARE NO DRIPS, PUDDLES, OR SPLASHES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OR ON THE GROUND. I HAD A SERVICE GARAGE LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID THE COMPRESSION WAS EQUAL ACROSS ALL FOUR CYLINDERS AND WELL WITHIN MANUFACTURER??S TOLERANCES. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER CLAIMED THE RINGS WERE BAD. THE CAR IS, HOWEVER, GOING THROUGH ABOUT A QUART OF OIL EVERY 250 ?? 300 MILES. I SWITCHED TO 10W ?? 40 FROM 5W ?? 30 AND DUMPED SOME RESTORE IN THE CRANKCASE, BUT NO CHANGE. CHECKING WITH SEVERAL AUTO AND TOYOTA FORUMS INDICATES THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH COROLLAS. *NM

2000 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH APPROXIMATELY 62,000 MILES IS BURNING 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 300 MILES. COMPRESSION TEST SHOWS NO PROBLEM. TOYOTA CLAIMS RINGS ARE BAD BUT INDEPENDENT GARAGE SAID NO WAY. SOURCE OF LEAK OR CONSUMPTION CANNOT BE DETERMINED. *NM

AT 70,000 MILES ON MY 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, WHEN REVIEWING THE CURRENT PROBLEMS WITH MY CERTIFIED MECHANIC, I MENTIONED THAT I WAS USING A QUART OF OIL ABOUT EVERY 600 MILES. HE SAID THAT IT WOULD COST BETWEEN $3,000-6,000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IN UNDER 2,000 MORE MILES IT BECAME ADD A QUART OF OIL EACH TANK. AT 84,000 MILES THE HEAD WENT OUT ON THIS MOTOR, THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS FROM DIFFERENT SHOPS COULDN'T BELIEVE A TOYOTA MOTOR WOULD NEED A NEW HEAD AT THIS DISTANCE. I REPLACED THE HEAD. THE KNOCKING SOUND DISAPPEARED FOR A WHILE, THE OIL CONSUMPTION WENT DOWN FOR A WHILE. AGAIN WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AND BACK TO A QUART PER TANK. AFTER A WHILE THE CAR STARTED TO SHUT OFF BY ITS SELF. NO STEERING, SCARED THE HECK OUT OF ME. I LIVE IN A REGION WITH EMBANKMENTS WHICH REACH OVER 200' WITH TREES. I HAD TO STOP DRIVING THE CAR BECAUSE IT WAS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THE COROLLA MOTORS HAVE SUCH A BAD REPUTATION. THE TOYOTA TRUCK I OWNED RAN LIKE A CHAMP AT 200,000 WHEN I SOLD IT, IT STILL RUNS TODAY. WHILE THE COROLLA NEEDS A NEW MOTOR. THERE MUST BE A DESIGN FLAW TO CREATE SO MANY SIMILAR OIL PROBLEMS. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE CHARCOAL CANISTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.