1994 Toyota Corolla

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

• 12/31/2001· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT HER VEHICLE IS AFFECTED BY RECALL CAMPAIGN 96V107000 CONCERNING AIR BAG SENSOR FAILURE. DEALERSHIP STATED THE PART NECESSARY TO CORRECT DEFECT WAS UNAVAILABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

• 12/31/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT15MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 12/28/1995· VISIBILITY

  VEHICLE WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHEN SPRAYING WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID. TT

• 12/26/1995· SEAT BELTSCrash

  PASSENGER SIDE REAR SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONS, SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK DURING AN IMPACT. TT

• 12/24/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  I REPORTED MY ACCIDENT THAT WAS ON JUNE 15 1998 TO TOYOTA AND THEY HAS A REP COME LOOK AT MY CAR AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE FINE. MY CONCERN WAS THAT I HIT HEAD ON TO AN ANOTHER CAR AND HIT IN ALL THERANGES THAT ALL THE MANUAL SAYS AND MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. SECOND I WAS IN ANOTHER CAR ACCIDENT ON AUG 25TH WHERE THE FRONT OF MY CAR WAS DAMAGED AGAIN AND AGAIN MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. AGAIN TOYOTA SAID THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE FINE AND I RECEIVED AN AIRBAG RECALL 12/22/1998 REGARDING THE AIRBAGS BEING MALFUNCTION.

• 12/23/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE CONSUMER HAS EXPEREINCED PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN INTO COROLLA WHILE IT WAS STANDING STILL. AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER YET TO BE CONTACTED. THE DEFECT COMPLIES WITH RECALL NUMBER 96V107000. *AK

• 12/23/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT ABOUT 25MPH OWNER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL IMPACT ,AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS. THE PASSEGER RECEIVED INJURIES. *AK

• 12/18/1995· TIRES

  FRONT/REAR STRUTS ARE GIVING A VERY HARD RIDE, CAUSING TIRES TO SCALLOP, ONLY RIDING ON HALF TIRE; WOBBLES, NOISY, HARD TO CONTROL IN WET WEATHER. TT

• 12/18/1995· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH FAILURE, CAUSING LIGHTS TO MALFUNCTION/ONLY HIGH BEAMS WORKED. *AK

• 12/18/1994· TIRES

  SIDEWALL OF FRONT GOODYEAR INVICTA TIRE FAILED. *AK

• 12/18/1994· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION CLIP FAILED. *SKD

• 12/14/1995· SEAT BELTS

  THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBELT GETS JAMMED WHEN BEING EXTRACTED AND WILL NOT COME ACROSS THE BODY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 12/12/1994· STRUCTURE

  BUMPER IS TOO LIGHT IN MATERIAL TO HOLD UP UNDER SLIGHTEST IMPACT. *SKD

• 12/11/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT BUT THE DRIVER'S AND THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. BOTH INSTANCES THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 12/11/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  PASSENGERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE. TT

• 12/09/2009· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY 94 COROLLA SEEMS TO HAVE A POWER FAILURE PROBLEM WHEN A WATER PUDDLE IS RUN THROUGH. MY STEERING WHEEL LOSES POWER AND MY BRAKES RESPOND VERY WEAK. THIS EFFECT LASTS AROUND 4 MIN. ANY IDEAS? *TR

• 12/08/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  DRIVER WAS COMING TO A STOP WHEN DUAL FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING BURNS AND FACIAL INJUIRES. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL CRASH, BUT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER EXPLAINED VEHICLE WAS NOT GOING FAST ENOUGH. *AK

• 12/05/2004· STRUCTURE

  THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE EXAMINED DOZENS OF WHITE 1994 COROLLAS IDENTICAL TO MINE: THEY ALL HAVE MAJOR PAINT DEFECTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THEIR FRONT HOODS. I AM A PHYSICIST. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT. (MY COROLLA WAS MADE IN CANADA.) IT AFFECTS ALL CARS MADE IN THE SAME YEAR AT THE SAME PLANT. TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS DEFECT AS THEIR FAULT. THE FAULT DOES NOT SHOW UP UNTIL _AFTER_ WARRANTIES HAVE RUN OUT - SO I CANNOT BE REPORTED UNDER THE WARRANTY. *AK

• 12/05/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS UPON MINOR IMPACT, ALSO AIR BAGS DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING FACIAL/BODY BURNS, BURST LIPS, SWELLING/BLACK EYES. *DSH

• 12/01/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE GAS TANK DEVELOPED CRACK/LEAK DIRECTLY OVER THE EXHAUST HEATSHIELD. THE LEAK IS IN A LOCATION TOTALLY PROTECTED FROM ANY ROAD DEBRIS IMPACT, THERE ARE ALSO NO SIGNS OF TRAUMA. THE LEAK WAS LOCATED AFTER SMELLING RAW FUEL, SEEING A DROP ON THE REAR EXHAUST HEATSHIELD THEN REMOVING THAT HEATSHIELD. ONLY THEN WAS THE LEAK LOCATION VISIBLE.*AK

• 12/01/2001· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  NOTICED AN ODOR OF GAS FROM THE VEHICLE. CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND FUEL OOZING FROM BOTTOM OF FUEL TANK. LOCATION OF LEAK WAS IN AN AREA PROTECTED FROM DEBRIS ABOVE THE HEAT SHIELD OF THE EXHAUST PIPE. NO PHYSCAL DAMAGE TO TANK NOTICED. POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD.*AK

• 12/01/1994· SUSPENSION

  RIGHT FRONT STRUT LEAKS. *AK

• 12/01/1994· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT. *AK

• 11/30/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS, ONE IN ME AND ONE IN NJ AND NEITHER HAS BEEN ABLE TO TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG. WHEN IT SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, YOU CAN SOMETIMES RESTART IT JUST BY PRESSING/PUMPING THE GAS. OTHER TIMES YOU MUST COAST OFF TO THE SHOULDER , WAIT AND RESTART. THAT CAN TAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. I REMEMBER A RECENT RECALL, UNFORTUNATELY I DO NOT REMEMBER THE MAKE OR MODEL, REGARDING A SIMILAR SITUATION AND WAS WONDERING WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS SINCE THE SYMPTOM WAS THE SAME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. MIKE RILEY. *AK

• 11/25/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY.

• 11/22/1996· STRUCTURE

  INTERMITTENTLY THE POWER DOOR LOCKS JAM AND WILL NOT OPEN. TAKEN TO DEALER (4) OR (5) TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM IN THE LAST (2) YEARS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

• 11/21/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK ON MY CAR TWICE. THE FIRST TIME THE TOYOTA DEALER REPLACED THE ORIGINAL GAS TANK. THE NEW REPLACEMENT TOYOTA GAS TANK DEVELOPED CRACKS ABOVE THE EXHAUST PIPE WITHIN THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE THAT IT WAS REPLACED. THESE CRACKS WERE NOT CAUSES BY EXTERNAL WEAR, ABRASIONS OR DEBRIS, BUT RATHER APPEARED AS A FISSURE IN THE METAL OF THE TANK. IN BOTH CASES, DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE LEAKS ABOVE THE EXHAUST PIPE, GASOLINE WAS DRIPPING ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE SHIELD, WHICH IS VERY HOT AND RISKS FIRE. DESPITE THE DEFECTIVE PART, THE TOYOTA DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE IT WITHOUT CHARGING ME FOR THE FULL COST OF A 3RD GAS TANK PLUS LABOR. *TR

• 11/19/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER STATES HIS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS FAILING, HIS BRAKES LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS, HORN IS NOT WORKING. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN HIS AUTO TO THE DEALER AND HIS RECALL WAS HONORED. HE IS AFRAID HIS WIFE WILL BE IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE TAIL LIGHTS. TS

• 11/18/1997· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE PASSIVE AIR BAG. SHE HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET THE RECALL REPAIRED SINCE APRIL OF 97. OWNER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER AND LEFT MESSAGES, AND NO ONE HAS RESPONDED TO HER. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 11/18/1994· VISIBILITY

  DRIVER'S SIDE CABLE FOR POWER WINDOW FAILED. *SKD

• 11/17/2004· SEAT BELTS

  AFTER BUYING 1994 TOYOTA COROLLA IN 2003 FROM A USED CAR DEALER THE SEAT BELTS APPEARED TO BE LOOSE. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT NO LONGER RETRACTS BACK INTO THE HOLDER. SMALL PASSENGERS ARE NOT PROTECTED AS THE SEATBELT WILL NOT HOLD THEM TIGHT. THE DRIVERS SIDE BELT IS DIFFICULT TO PULL OUT, AND IS BEGINNING TO NOT RETRACT AS WELL. WHAT CAN I DO? THE DEALER WANTS $140.00 FOR EACH REPLACEMENT BELT.*AK

• 11/15/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WHILE PARKED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE IN THE DASH AREA. *AK

• 11/15/1995· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT BUCKLE CANNOT BE FASTENED TO SECURE CHILD SAFETY SEAT. *SD

• 11/15/1994· EQUIPMENT

  AM/FM STEREO FAILED. *SKD

• 11/13/1994· SEAT BELTS

  RECALL REPAIRS ON SEAT BELT BUCKLE REFUSED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. (94E021)*TW

• 11/11/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ALTERNATOR OVERHEATED. *SD

• 11/11/1994· VISIBILITY

  REAR WINDOW INOPERATIVE. *AK

• 11/10/1999· SEATSCrash

  WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS SITTING AT A STANDSTILL VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, AND FRONT DRIVERS SEAT COLLAPSED.DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT SEAT COLLAPSED DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE SEATS. DRIVER SUFFERED NECK AND SPINE INJURIES, RESULTING IN TWO MONTHS OF DISABILITY. *AK

• 11/10/1994· SEATS

  DRIVER'S SEAT BACK CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY WHEN LOOKING OVER SHOULDER.

• 11/09/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  PASSENGERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER HITTING A DEER HEAD ON. TT

• 11/02/2014· STRUCTURE

  THIS CAR HAS ABOUT 75,000 MILES ON IT AND RESIDES IN FL. ABOUT 4 YRS. AGO THE DRIVERS SIDE HANDLE TO OPEN THE CAR STARTING TO ACTUALLY FALL APART. I HAD THAT ONE REPLACED BUT THE OTHERS ARE DOING THE SAME THING NOW. I NEVER KNEW THIS TO HAPPEN ON A CAR, REGARDLESS OF AGE. A NEIGHBOR OF MINE DOWN THERE ALSO SAID THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO HER CAR, ALSO THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR. I AM ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE AIRBAGS IN THIS CAR, AS I KEEP IT IN FLORIDA FOR USE WHEN I GO DOWN ABOUT FOUR MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR. *TR

• 11/02/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT HESITATION AT INITIAL ACCELERATION FROM STOPPED

• 11/02/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE FUEL TANK CRACKED CAUSING A FUEL LEAK WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *YC

• 10/30/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING 45MPH AND VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING. STOPPED & CHECKED. NOTICED COOLANT HAD LEAKED OUT. PURCHASED MORE COOLANT & PUT IT IN, AND IT LEAKED OUT. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. MECHANIC INDICATED FREEZE PLUG IN ENGINE WAS GONE, POPPED OUT OR CAME OUT. THIS CAUSED ENGINE TO SUSTAIN A HOLE. MECHANIC REPAIRED PROBLEM.*AK

• 10/30/1998· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING SPEEDOMETER BOUNCES BACK AND FORTH WHICH DOES NOT GIVE ACCURATE READING. DEALER CLAIMS MAY BE DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER HEAD OR THE SPEED SENSOR. *AK

• 10/30/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  FRONTENDED A TRUCK AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK

• 10/30/1996· POWER TRAIN

  AXLE BOOT FAILED.

• 10/29/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING ON SIDE STREET WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, TRAVELING 20MPH IN THE FRONT, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK

• 10/26/1999· AIR BAGS

  DEALER DENIED RECALL WORK DUE TO SCHEDULING PROBLEMS (96V-107). MJS

• 10/22/1997· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S SEAT BELT INOPERATIVE, ALSO THE MIDDLE/REAR SEAT BELTS CAN'T BE USED WITH A CHILD SEAT.