1993 Toyota Corolla

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

• 12/31/1999· STRUCTURE

  3 INSIDE DOOR HANDLES BROKE ON MY 93 TOYOTA COROLLA. HAPPENED AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME. BOTH FRONT HANDLES AND RT REAR DOOR HANDLE. VERY STRANGE.BROUGHT TO HALEY TOYOTA AND COST ABOUT 189.00 TO FIX. SHOULDN'T THIS HAVE BEEN PAID FOR BY THE MANUFACTURER??? ARE THERE ANY RECALLS ON THESE DOOR HANDLES?? WE ARE NOT ROUGH ON THE HANDLES.... CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR!! PLEASE ADVISE....WAS BROUGHT TO HALEY TOYOTA IN RICHMOND, VA AND FIXED ON 12/23/99 FOR $188.11. *AK

• 12/29/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  EXCESSIVE EXHAUST FUMES ENTER INTO VEHICLE, UNABLE TO RECTIFY PROBLEM.

• 12/29/1995· STRUCTURE

  INTERIOR DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF. TT

• 12/27/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 35MPH, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. TT

• 12/17/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THREE TIMES ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED, WITH THE SECOND AND THIRD BEING ONLY 2 YEARS APART!*AK

• 12/14/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE DURING ACCIDENT BUT SMOKE CAME FROM IT. YH

• 12/12/1998· SEAT BELTS,EQUIPMENT

  NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER. 8MJS

• 12/11/2001· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. DEALERSHIP PREVIOUSLY CHECKED VEHICLE FOR ANY APPLICABLE RECALLS AND FOUND NO INFORMATION ON COMPUTER SYSTEM. HOWEVER, WITHIN THE PAST TWO WEEKS CONSUMER RECEIVED A FOLLOW-UP RECALL 96V107000 NOTICE. *AK CONSUMER INFORMED DEALER OF RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED, DEALER EXPLAINED THEY DID NOT FIND RECALL BECAUSE OF NEW COMPUTER SYSTEM, DEALER ORDERED THE AIR BAG SENSOR PART, CONSUMER HAS APPOINTMENT TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS. *TT

• 12/08/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  CONSUMER WAS GOING 25MPH WHILE IT WAS SUNNY OUTSIDE & CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE UP TO A HIGHER SPEED. THE ONLY WAY CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE WAS TO HIT A TREE. NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. CAR WAS TOWED, AND TOYOTA WAS CONTACTED AND WILL COME OUT TO LOOK AT VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/06/2002· TIRES

  CONSUMER STATED THAT ALL SIX TIRES SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING. THE TIRE TURNED INTO AN EGG AND WERE NOT DRIVABLE. TIRE INFO: YOKOHAMA-185R-14D/DOT #NOT AVAILABLE. THERE WAS PLENTY OF TREAD REMAINING AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHEN THE TIRES SEPARATED. (TOYOTA MOTOR HOME) SCC *JB

• 12/05/1994· AIR BAGSCrash

  NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING AN ACCIDENT.

• 11/28/1994· AIR BAGSCrash

  NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIRBAG DURING ABOVE ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY.

• 11/27/1995· STEERINGCrash

  STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING, IMPACT 11:00 POSITION, SPEED 30 MPH. TT

• 11/22/1999· SEAT BELTS

  THE SEATBELT RETRACTORS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE BELTS WILL GET STUCK SO THAT THE BUCKLE DOESNT REACH THE RECEIVER, AND THE OCCUPANT IS LEFT UNPROTECTED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/22/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND NOT RUNNING WHEN FIRE BEGAN UNDER HOOD OF CAR. FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. ENTIRE ENGINE AND HOOD IS BURNED. WATER DAMAGE TO INSIDE OF CAR WHEN TRYING TO EXTINGUISH THE DASH.

• 11/20/1996· STRUCTURE

  THE DRIVER'S SIDE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE .*AK AS CONSUMER PULLED THE LEVER TO OPEN THE DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SHE HEARD A SNAPPING SOUND AND REALIZED THAT THE FRAME AROUND THE LEVER HAD CRACKED, CONSUMER STATES SHE WAS TOLD THIS HAPPENS OFTEN, AND THAT PLASTIC FROM WHICH IT IS MADE IS WEAK.*JB

• 11/18/1998· EQUIPMENT

  CONSUMER LEARNED OF A BROKEN WIRE FROM THE A/C HARNESS, DEALER ADDED A EXTENDED WIRES AND RECONNECTED TO HARNESS. *AK

• 11/13/1997· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING OWNER TO FEAR FOR SAFETY.OWNER ALSO NOTES AT THE TIME VEHICLE ACCELERATED, IT FELT LIKE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED, BUT IT WASN'T. AUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

• 11/05/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE ROD "BLEW-UP" THROUGH ENGINE BLOCK ACCORDING TO DEALER. THANK YOU AND HAVE A BETTER DAY.

• 11/04/1994· VISIBILITY

  PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DEFROSTER DOES NOT BLOW AIR THROUGH AIR DUCT, PREVENTING DRIVER FROM SEEING THROUGH FOGGED WINDOWS. *AW

• 10/31/2003· SEAT BELTS

  REAR SEAT BELT HAS A FAILURE THAT DOESN'T ALLOW THE BELT TO RETRACT BACK INTO IT'S HOLLISTER. AS A RESULT, THE BELT BECOMES INOPERATIVE. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 10/30/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  MY HUSBAND WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVERS FRONT SIDE AND FRONT OF CAR, CAUSING THE WHOLE FRONT END TO BE SMASHED IN, INCLUDING THE FIRE BERECADE WALL. WHEN HIT, AIR BAG IN THE CAR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING HIM TO HIT THE WINDOW. *AK

• 10/30/1996· VISIBILITY

  DEFROSTER ONLY WORKS WHEN A/C IS IN USE.

• 10/25/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK IT FROM THE FRONT END AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

• 10/21/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS STRUCK IN THE SIDE AND WAS THROWN INTO ANOTHER A VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL VEHICLE HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, WHICH THEN EXPLODED ON THE DRIVER.

• 10/21/1997· AIR BAGS

  BEFORE RECEIVING THE RECALL, VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS IMPACT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY ON TIME, IT DEPLOYED AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND THEN EXPLODED.

• 10/19/2001· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CONSUMER NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. A PRIVATE MECHANIC EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THERE WAS A CRACK IN FUEL TANK NEAR HEAT SHIELD FOR EXHAUST SYSTEM THAT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR LEAK. REPAIR SHOP WAS REPLACING FUEL TANK TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

• 10/15/1996· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT STUCK INSIDE RETRACTOR.

• 10/14/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DURING COLLISION, RESULTING IN INJURY TO CONSUMER. MJS

• 10/13/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I HAVE REPLACED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD THREE TIME,THE MATERIAL USE TO MANUFACTURE THIS PART WAS CHEAP CAUSING IT TO CRACK. *NM

• 10/03/1995· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK THE VEHICLE SURGED AND WENT OVER A CURB. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 09/19/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HARMFULL LEVEL OF CARBON MONOXIDE FOUND INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING PERMANENT INJURY TO DRIVER.

• 09/18/2000· POWER TRAIN

  THIS VEHICLE HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHEN SHIFTING TRANSMISSION IT GETS STUCK IN BETWEEN GEARS. VEHICLE HAS TO BE PULLED TO THE SIDE, AND SIT BEFORE IT CAN BE PLACED INTO A GEAR. TOYOTA HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 09/12/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  EXHAUST LEAK CAUSES HEALTH PROBLEMS.

• 09/09/2003· STRUCTURE

  I PURCHASED MY 93 TOYOTA COROLLA IN 94 AND MY CLEAR COAT IS COMING OFF ON THE DOORS AND BUMPERS. I`VE TALKED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP MONTHS BACK AND THEY SAID THAT YEAR WAS A BAD TYPE OF CLEAR COAT. I WAS WONDERING WHAT I SHOULD DO ABOUT IT? I CAN`T AFFORD A BRAND NEW PAINT JOB. BUT I WANT SOME TYPE OF CLOSURE OUT OF THIS. THE CLEAR COAT CHIPS OFF LIKE ITS A VERY THIN PIECE OF ICE ON IT. IT JUST LOOKS TERRIBLE. *AK

• 09/05/2000· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE WAS TURNING A CORNER WHEN THE AXLE BROKE AT THE THREAD AREA THIS CAUSED THE WHEEL TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE THE VEHICLE BEING HELD ON BY ONLY THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY. IF THE VEHICLE HAD BE GOING FASTER THIS COULD OF BEEN A DISASTER

• 09/03/1999· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT WHICH CAUSED BELT TO BE INOPERATIVE WHEN USED, LEAVING DRIVER WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF RESTRAINT IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AND CONSUMER WAITED FOR A RESPONSE. ALSO SEEKING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

• 09/02/2003· VISIBILITY

  DRIVER'S WINDOW REGULATOR HAS FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED TWO SEPARATE TIMES AT $500 EACH TIME. *AK

• 08/30/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER CAN SMELL STRONG CHEMICAL FUMES THROUGHOUT VEHICLE. IT COULD CAUSE CONSUMER TO HAVE HEALTH PROBLEMS.*AK

• 08/27/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME STUCK. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PLATE IN WHICH THE TRANSMISSION WAS SITTING ON WAS BENT ABNORMALLY AND BELIEVED IT TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE STICKING ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE STICKING ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

• 08/27/1996· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  INVOLED IN A HEAD- ON COLLISION AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE LAP/SHOULDER SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. PLEASE GIVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ACCIDENT.*AK

• 08/26/1997· SUSPENSION

  DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED TWICE. *AK

• 08/23/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DEALER TOLD ME THAT EXHAUST MANIOLD CRACK WAS VERY COMMON WITH 1993 TOYOTA COROLLA. EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACK CAUSES INPROPER AIR MIXTURE AND EXCESSIVE AIR POLUTION. CASUES IMPROPER AIR/FUEL RATIO IN CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND DANGEROUS EXHAUST FUMES IN CAR'S PASSANGER COMPARTMENT.

• 08/21/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  NOISY BRAKES WHEN STOPPING AT HIGH SPEEDS. *SKD

• 08/14/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRAVELING 50-65 MPH, VEHICLE TRAVELED OVER SOME BLACK ICE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 08/11/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLES STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. TT

• 08/10/2004· AIR BAGSCrash

  I OWN TOYOTA CAROLLA (1994 MODEL) AND MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT - FRONT IMPACT. SHE MUST BE TRAVELLING BETWEEN 20-25 MPH WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCUR AND STILL THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T INFLATE. BECAUSE OF THIS SHE HAD BRUISED HER JAW AND BROKE THE BONE ON HER SIDE FACE. NO CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY REPEITION LIKE THIS. I WOULD EXPECT THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS TO INFLATE ON FRONTAL IMPACT.

• 08/06/2000· SEAT BELTS

  I HAD THE RECALL DONE ON MY CAR SEVERAL YEARS AGO ON THE SEAT BELT HARNESS. TEH FIRST SWITCH FAILED THAT WAS IN THE RECALL AND THEY REPLACED THAT ONE AT JIM BIAER IN FORT MADISON, IOWA AND NOW THE SWITCH ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WILL NOT WORK AT ALL I CAN HEAR IT CLICKING BUT IT IS INOPERATIVE. *AK

• 08/06/1996· STRUCTURE

  INSIDE DOOR HANDLES MADE OF PLASTIC, CAUSING THEM TO BREAK FROM NORMAL USAGE. *DH

• 08/02/2005· EQUIPMENT

  DT: 1993 TOYOTA COROLA. THE CONSUMER TOOKV EHICLE TO A MECHANIC BECAUSE THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD NOT WORK. THE MECHANIC TOOK A WIRE THROUGH THE VEHICLE AND ATTACHED IT TO THE SECONDARY FUSE BOX. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. EVERYTHING STOPPED WORKING ON THE VEHICLE ON 7-17-05. *AJK