There are 7 stored owner reports matching the lighting leading-label group for the 2004 Toyota Corolla in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)TOOK MY CAR TO HAVE AIRBAG REPLACE TWICE IN SEPTEMBER 2018 AND WAS TOLD ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THEN FEBRUARY 2019 WAS TOLD THEY HAD AIRBAG WENT TWICE WAS TOLD THEY HAD IT WHEN I FIRST WALKED IN AND SAT THERE FOR THREE HOURS FOR THEM TO TELL ME THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE IT AND DIDN'T KNOW WHEN. GOT A PHONE CALL FROM THEM TELLING ME THEY MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE IT IN THE MIDDLE OF MARCH BUT SURE THEY WOULDN'T I ASKED ABOUT THE BUY BACK AND ABOUT THE TOYOTA LEMON LAW I KEEP GETTING THE RUN AROUND AND I'M TRIED OF IT THIS IS MY ONLY WAY OF GOING I HAVE PUT OFF DR APPT IN NORTHPORT AL DUE WITH THE FACT I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT AND ALSO WAS TOLD NOT TO DRIVE IT.
TOYOTA ISTAKING TO LONG TO SEND PARTS FOR REPAIR TO SOUTH DAKOTA TOYOTA DEALERS FOR KNOW AND REPORTED FAULTS THAT COULD LEAD TO INJURY AND/OR DEATH.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOW BEAM FAILED. THE LOW BEAM DID NOT GIVE THE PROPER VISIBILITY. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09E025000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS) THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 1/11/13 *CN UPDATED 1/22/2013 *JS UPDATED 03/05/13*LJ UPDATED 03/13/13
INTERNAL FOGGING OF BOTH HEADLAMP LENS. THE REPLACEMENT REQUIRES REPLACING THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY AT A RIDICULOUS COST. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA CE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LENSES ON THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING HAVE BECOME OPAQUE, WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO DRIVE IN THE DARK. THE OPACITY OF THE LENS INTERFERES WITH THE LIGHT. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 03/09/09. *LJ UPDATED 03/12/09. *JB
COROLLA S 2004, KIT ON BOTTOM NEAR FOG LIGHTS SEEMS TO ALWAYS PEEL OFF ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE, THE KIT IS NOT CUSTOM IT IS STOCK WHEN BOUGHT WITH A 2004 S TYPE COROLLA. I HAD IT FIXED ONE TIME BY A FRIENDLY BODY SHOP, THEY THOUGHT IT WAS THAT I HAD HIT A BUMP OR CURVE SO AFER THEY FIXED IT IT I RELIZED THE OTHER SIDE DID THE SAME THING BUT THIS TIME I DOUBLE CHECKED THAT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE UNDER PART OF THE KIT OR ANY SCRATCHES AND I WAS RIGHT, I THINK THE CAR WAS NOT WELL ASSEMBLED. *AK
APPEARS THAT THE DRL SYSTEM MANDATED BY DOT CAN NOT BE DEACTIVATED. ALL MILITARY INSTALLATIONS MADATE THAT A VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS BE TURNED OFF WHEN OING THROUGH THE SECURITY CHECK POINTS. CURRENTLY ON A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE. CAN NOT FIND A DEALER WHO WILL MODIFY THE SYSTEM DUE TO DOT REGULATIONS. DOT, DOD, AND HOMELAND SECURITY NEED TO INVOKE A MANDATORY REQUIREMENT THAT ALL VEHICLE MANUFACTURER'S PROVIDE AN OVERRIDE SWITCH. NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ARE GROWING AND I AM MORE THAN SURE THAT CITATIONS WILL BE ISSUED. GETTING FRUSTRATED TRYING TO EXPLAIN THAT THE HEADLIGHTS CAN NOT BE TURNED OFF.*AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: May 4, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.