NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2004 Toyota Corolla. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026
I BOUGHT A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA IN JULY OF 2003, NOT EVEN TWO MONTHS OF HAVING THE CAR I AM HAVING A PROBLEM. IN SEPTEMBER WHEN I STARTED TO USE MY HEAT, I SMELLED A ROTTEN EGG/SULFUR SMELL. IT IS TERRIBLE!!!....I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ON IT AND THEY TOLD ME TO SWITCH GAS, SO I SWITCHED GAS. THREE GAS STATIONS LATER AND 2 MONTHS LATER I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HEALTH REGULATIONS OR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY LAWS ARE AGAINST SULFUR BEING EMITTED INTO SOMEONE'S LUNGS AND THE AIR. OBVIOUSLY, SOMETHING IS WRONG AND IT IS ONLY GOING TO SNOWBALL. I HAVE CALLED EVERY DEALERSHIP IN WESTERN NEW YORK AND TRIED TO GET AN ANSWER. MY ANSWER WAS "DEAL WITH IT" FROM JIM CALLAGHAN, IN WILLIAMSVILLE NY. THERE SHOULD BE A HUGE RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. OTHERWISE A HUGE LAWSUIT WILL BE COMING FROM ME IF I DON'T GET ANY ACTION FROM TOYOTA ON THIS VEHICLE.*AK
MANUFACTURING DATE OF VEHICLE POSTED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE IS WRONG. *LA (NAR) *CB
2004 TOYOTA COROLLA WINDOW SHATTERED DUE TO BOLT COMING OFF. CONSUMER STATES THAT THEY WOULD LIKE FULL REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS REPAIR. HE STATES THAT THEY HAVE NOW ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT. *KB
THERE IS A SULFUR SMELL WHEN THE HEATER IS BLOWING , AND WHEN THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER CLAIMED SOMETHING WAS IN THE GAS. *AK *NM
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER WOULD SMELLED A ROTTEN EGG ODOR. IT MADE THE CONSUMER VERY ILL. CONSUMER WROTE A LETTER TO MANUFACTURER, BUT MANUFACTURER DID NOT RESPOND. *AK