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1990 Toyota Corolla

Safety ratings

1990 Toyota Corolla 4-DR

Not ratedOverall
Not ratedFrontal crash
Not ratedSide crash
Not ratedSide pole
Not ratedRollover
Frontal, driver: 3★Frontal, passenger: 2★Rollover risk: 0.0%
  • Lane departure warningNo
  • Forward collision warningNo
  • Electronic stability controlNo

Crash test videos & photos

Crash test #1NHTSA test 1389

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Recalls (1)

  • SUSPENSIONCampaign 10E002000 · 11/02/2010

    RIDE CONTROL IS RECALLING CERTAIN FRONT STRUT MOUNTS BRANDED AS GABRIEL RIDE CONTROL OR ARVINMERITOR, P/NOS. 142435, 142193, 142305, 142303, SOLD AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE AFFECTED FRONT STRUT MOUNTS DID NOT CONTAIN A WELD JOINT BETWEEN THE BEARING HOUSING AND THE RATE PLATE.

    Risk: THE ABSENCE OF THE WELD CAN ALLOW THE STRUT TO COME OUT OF ITS MOUNTING POSITION UNDER CERTAIN EXTREME DRIVING CONDITIONS WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO SURROUNDING VEHICLE COMPONENTS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

    Fix: RIDE CONTROL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF RECORD AND REPLACE THE AFFECTED PARTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 15, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT RIDE CONTROL AT 1-248-458-1396.

Owner complaints

28
Complaints
3
Crashes reported
0
Fires reported
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Most-reported areas

  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING8
  • TIRES5
  • POWER TRAIN5
  • SEAT BELTS4
  • SUSPENSION1
  • UNKNOWN OR OTHER1
  • INTERIOR LIGHTING1
  • VISIBILITY1
Read individual complaints (28 most recent)

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

  • 12/23/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

    CONSUMER NOT HAPPY WITH SERVICE. *NM THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A CUSTOM HANGAR FOR HER MUFFLER. THE CONSUMER FELT LIKE THE SERVICE WAS RENDERED IN A FALSE AND MISLEADING MANNER. *TC

  • 12/11/1995· TIRES

    GOODYEAR TIRES CUP/WEAR EXTENSIVELY. *DSH

  • 12/05/1994· SUSPENSION

    STRUTS REPLACED CONTINUOUSLY DUE TO MISALIGNMENT AND TIRE CUPPING. *SKD

  • 11/11/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

    NO SUMMARY

  • 10/10/1997· INTERIOR LIGHTING

    DOME LIGHT INOPERABLE WHEN DOOR OPENS. YH

  • 09/30/1997· VISIBILITY

    WINDOWS INOPERATIVE.

  • 09/28/1995· TIRES

    GOODYEAR TIRES HAD AIR LEAK. *SD

  • 09/22/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

    MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHEN IDLING.

  • 09/12/2000· POWER TRAIN

    WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD CAR JERKED. THEN IT JERKED AGAIN, AND SOON AS CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD, TRANSMISSION LOCKED AND VEHICLE STOPPED COMPLETELY. *AK

  • 08/27/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

    EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED DOWN THE MIDDLE ALLOWING FUMES TO POSSIBLY ENTER PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHEN THE OUTSIDE VENT WAS OPENED. KT

  • 08/21/1997· STRUCTURE

    PARKING BRAKE LIGHT BADLY LOCATED AND CANNOT BE SEEN. *AK

  • 08/11/1997· STEERINGCrash

    CONSUMER WAS SLOWING VEHICLE DOWN, THEN SUDDENLY COULDN'T STEER THE VEHICLE, LOST CONTROL AND VEHICLE JUST WANDERED ALL OVER THE ROAD. *AK

  • 08/02/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

    EGR VALVE FAILURE. *AK

  • 07/05/1995· POWER TRAIN

    AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, VEHICLE SIEZED WITHOUT WARNING. TT

  • 06/28/1995· TIRES

    STEEL BELT PERFORATED SIDEWALL OF RIGHT FRONT GOODYEAR TIRE, ALSO REAR TIRES REPLACED DUE TO CUPPING. *DH

  • 06/20/1996· SEATSCrash

    WHEN REAR ENDED THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE AND DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. *AK

  • 06/13/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

    AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP/FAILED 4 TIMES. ALSO, REPLACED ENGINE. *AK

  • 06/11/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

    ENGINE STARTED MAKING LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AND THEN THE CONNECTING ROD BROKE INSIDE ENGINE. *AK

  • 06/01/1995· SEAT BELTS

    DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT, AND ARE LOOSE. TT

  • 05/25/1995· SEAT BELTSCrash

    FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 1:00, SPEED 35 MPH, LAP/SHOULDER ON DRIVERS SIDE DID NOT RETRACT. TT

  • 05/23/1995· SEAT BELTS

    SEATBELT FAILURE, UNABLE TO LATCH SEATBELT ON DRIVER SIDE. TT

  • 05/04/2004· SEAT BELTS

    I HAVE A 1990 TOYOTA COROLLA. ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT, THE SEAT BELT (WHICH ATTACHED TO THE DOOR) DOES NOT RETRACT AT ALL. IT HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR SOME TIME AND WOULD NOT PROTECT ME IN AN ACCIDENT. I THINK THIS SORT OF SEAT BELT DEVICE IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO!*AK

  • 04/04/1996· POWER TRAIN

    WHEN DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH IT STICKS INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAIL. *AK

  • 03/13/2000· TIRES

    SUDDEN BLOW OUT, THREAD DAMAGE BUT SUSTAINED TWO SECTIONS OF WALL DAMAGE AND HAD CRACKED INWALL AT BEAD AREA, SECOND TIRE CRACKS IN BEAD AREA

  • 03/03/2000· POWER TRAIN

    WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65MPH HEARD A LOUD NOISE ,TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. CAR SKIDDED TO HALT ON ROADWAY. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY THE DIFFERENTIAL RUNNING OUT OF FLUID. THE DIP STICK FOR THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SHOWED FULL. THERE WAS NO DIP STICK FOR THE DIFFERENTIAL. SO THERE WAS NO WAY TO CHECK THE FLUID, IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. *AK *ML

  • 03/03/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

    EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED.

  • 02/09/1999· TIRES

    WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A TIRE BLOWOUT. DEALER STATED ALL THE TIRES WERE DRY ROT. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT WAS A SAFETY DEFECT. HAD TIRES INSTALLED TWO YEARS AGO. GOODYEAR TIRES STATED TIRES WERE DRY ROT SINCE BEING INSTALLED, AND THE TIRES WERE SITTING IN THE WAREHOUSE FOR TWO YEARS AND BECAME DRY ROT. *AK

  • 01/18/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

    EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS DEFECTIVE, DRIVER CAN SMELL CARBON MONOXIDE IN CAB OF VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATED THIS IS THE 4TH MANIFOLD, EACH ONE HAD CRACKS IN THE SAME PLACE.*SLC