1996 Toyota Corolla

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

• 12/26/2003· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION OF VEHICLE AND APPLICATION OF BRAKES NOT EFFECTIVE. *AK

• 12/17/1997· TIRES

  LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, (GOOD YEAR 175/65R14SBR P15815).

• 12/15/1997· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED/REPLACED DUE TO POOR DESIGN.

• 12/09/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  CONSUMER PULLED THE VEHICLE INTO THE GARAGE AND TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, AND CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CONTACTED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THEY CAME AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE WIRING HARNESS CAUSED THE FIRE. *AK

• 12/05/2002· SEAT BELTS

  THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT WILLNOT LATCH INSIDE WHEN THE TOP OF THE BELT IS CONNECTED TO THE BOTTOM HALF. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

• 12/04/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  DASHBOARD FIRE.

• 11/20/1996· SEATSCrash

  THE VEHICLE WAS REARENDED AT 45 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT RAIL BENT, CAUSING THE SEAT LATCH TO BREAK AND THE SEAT TO GO BACK. *AK *JB

• 11/19/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT GOING APPROX 50 MILES AN HOUR, FRONAL IMPACT. NEITHER OF THE AIRBAGS IN THE FRONT CAME OUT. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY INVESTIGATED THE CAR BUT THEY WILL NOT CONTACT ME AND LET ME KNOW WHAT THEIR INVESTIGATION TURNED UP. I HAVE CONTACTED THEM SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY KEEP GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND.

• 11/18/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

• 11/15/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  AFTER TRYING TO START VEHICLE ENGINE WAS MAKING SOME NOISES, AND CONSUMER DECIDED TO TURN VEHICLE OFF. WHEN DOING SO, VEHICLE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS ON. AFTERWARD, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

• 11/10/2002· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  REAR TAIL LAMP SOCKET CONTACTS ARE WORN/LOOSE WHICH CAUSES PARKING LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS TO FAIL TO SHOW INTENTION TO BRAKE AND INTERMITTENTLY WORK. REPAIR OR REPLACE BULBS AND/OR BULB RESEAT ADJUSTMENTS DO NOT HELP OR ONLY TEMPORARILY FIX ISSUE. SAME PROBLEM AS CAMRY'S OF THE SAME YEAR (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 96V037000). ALL 92-97 COROLLA'S I WITNESS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM/ISSUE WITH FAILED TAIL LAMPS BUT THE FILAMENTS ARE STILL INTACT/OPERATIONAL. REQUESTING THAT TOYOTA REPLACE SOCKETS. DT

• 11/08/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGSCrash

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/06/1996· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  REAR DOOR LOCK WOULD NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE/INSIDE; ALSO, CHILD SAFETY LOCKS ON BOTH DOORS BROKE AND WERE REPLACED. *AK

• 11/05/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE.

• 11/04/1997· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT FAILED.

• 11/04/1997· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  LIGHT BULBS BLOW INTERMITTANTLY.

• 11/03/2002· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS BULBS TO FINALLY BE TOLD IT'S THE CASING OR BULB HOLDER THAT'S DEFECTIVE AND THEY HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH REAR LIGHTING IN THIS MODEL COROLLA. DT

• 11/03/1997· POWER TRAIN

  REAR WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED.

• 10/31/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WHILE DRIVING NOTICED SPARKS ON FLOORBOARD, PULLED TO SIDE, ENTIRE DASHBOARD WENT UP IN FLAMES, NO WARNING, SPEED 10 MPH, VEHICLE TOTALED; MANUFACTURER CLAIMED VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTENING. *AK

• 10/28/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGER'S AIRBAG WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING BURNS TO DRIVER'S FACE/ NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG, CAUSING INJURY TO CHEST.

• 10/27/1997· SEATSCrash

  WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END CRASH, IMPACTED AT 50 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLASPED INTO THE BACK SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT THAT WAY SO DRIVER WOULD NOT TAKE IMPACT. THE SEAT HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *AK ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT IF ANYONE WOULD HAVE BEEN SEATED IN THE BACK SEAT, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN CRUSHED. *SLC

• 10/27/1997· SEAT BELTS

  REAR SEAT BELT FAILED.

• 10/26/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGSCrashFire

  I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT 10/23/00, IN WHICH I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. I WAS DRIVING AT 45MPH. MY AIR BAGS FAILED TO GO OFF. LUKILY, I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT. THE ESTIMATED DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE IS OVER $6,000, WHICH IS MORE THAN THE CAR IS WORTH. ALSO, IN FEB. OF THIS YEAR, WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, ANOTHER DRIVER INFORMED ME MY LEFT TAIL LIGHT WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE CAUSED MY ALTERNATOR TO BLOW, AND THE BATTERY TO DRAIN. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE. I TOOK MY CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALER, AND NOT ONLY COULD THEY NOT FIND THE CAUSE, BUT THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THAT HAPPENING BEFORE. AFTER TOWING FEES, BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, ALL NEW FUSES, TAIL LIGHT AND WIRE HARNESS I SPENT $500.*AK

• 10/25/1996· VISIBILITY

  POWER WINDOW INOPERATIVE.

• 10/18/2001· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER SHOP, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING.*AK *JG

• 10/12/1999· SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING HEARD A SHAKING AND RATTLING SOUD IN WHEELS LIKE TIN CANS WERE IN THERE. TOOK TO THE DEALER, AND DLR SAID TIRES WERE CUPPED. CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

• 10/11/1996· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DURING FRONT AND REAR COLLISIONS, ALSO SEAR BELTS DID NOT LOCK, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK

• 10/09/1998· AIR BAGS

  FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIRBAG RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURIES.

• 10/07/2006· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLFire

  ON OCT 1 2006 MY TOYOTA COROLLA 1996 MODEL ECONOMY TYPE HAD ITS ACCELERATOR STUCK AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO REDUCE THE SPEED OR BRAKE IT. AND AFTER TRAVELING AT ABOUT 70 MILES PER HOUR FOR . 5 MINUTES IT FELT LIKE SOME THING FELL FROM THE FRONT AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER SO I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP IN A PARKING LOT. THEN SAW SMOKE FROM THE HOOD AND IT BURST IN TO FLAMES BY THE TIME FIRE CREW WERE ABLE TO STOP ALL OF THE ENGINE WAS ONE BLACK MOLTEN MASS. *NM

• 10/06/2001· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  SAME DEFECT AS 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY RECALL- TAIL-LIGHT ASSEMBLY MELTED DUE TO OVERHEATED BULB. *AK

• 10/01/2019· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  LAW ENFORCEMENT ENTRY - VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. DRIVER REPORTS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AS HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP HIS VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. INDEPENDENT WITNESS APPEARS TO VERIFY DRIVER'S REPORT. *DT VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON A CITY STREET WHEN IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE FOR NO APPARENT REASON BEFORE CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE.*JB

• 09/27/2001· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 50-60 MPH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 09/20/2000· TIRESFire

  TIRE BLEWOUT ONLY AFTER 25,000 MILES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 175/65/R14 )

• 09/17/2008· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  LTR FROM CONGRESSMAN JO BONNER ON BEHALF OF HIS CONSTITUENT, WHO HAS CONCERNS ABOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL IN HIS 1996 TOYOTA COROLLA. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE CONSUMER CONTROL DID NOT PERFORM AS DESIGNED. THE CONSUMER STATED TOYOTA DENIED KNOWING ANYTHING ABOUT A RECALL. *JB

• 09/16/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING NOTICED THAT A VEHICLE WAS BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, DID NOT HAVE TIME TO HIT THE BRAKES AND WENT RIGHT INTO THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. 523377 DUPLICATE OF 815096, POSTED ON 03-NOV-98. *AK

• 09/15/2005· TIRES

  I EXPERIENCED THREE FLAT ULTRA HP 4 GOODYEAR TIRES ON THREE DIFFERENT TIRES ON MY 1996 TOYOTA COROLLA DUE TO FAULTY VALVE STEMS IN AN APPROXIMATE 4 MONTH PERIOD (MAY 2005 - AUGUST 2005). THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN JANUARY OF 2005 FROM THE GOODYEAR DEALER IN SACRAMENTO, CA. I WAS NOT INJURED BECAUSE OF THE FLAT TIRES. IN TWO CASES HELP ARRIVED QUICKLY, BUT IN THE JULY 2, 2005 INCIDENT I WAS STRANDED FOR SIX HOURS AND IT WAS A VERY FRUSTRATING AND UPSETTING EXPERIENCE BECAUSE MY CAR WAS IMPOUNDED FROM THE HIGHWAY AND I HAD TO PAY A PARKING CITATION BECAUSE THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER UNDER THE GOODYEAR CONTRACT NEVER RESPONDED TO MY CALL. WHEN I COMPLAINED TO GOODYEAR, THE GENTLEMAN AT THE COUNTER IN THE SACRAMENTO OFFICE TOLD ME THERE HAD A BEEN A BAD BATCH OF VALVE STEMS AROUND CHRISTMAS-TIME 2004. THEY REPLACED MY VALVE STEMS WITH 4 METAL, TRUCK-TYPE VALVE STEMS AND I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS SINCE. HOWEVER, IT HAS TAKEN MY TWO MONTHS TO TRY AND GET REIMBURSEMENT FROM GOODYEAR FOR THE IMPOUND AND CITATION CHARGES I EXPERIENCED. UNTIL LAST WEEK, WHEN I SAID I THOUGHT THIS WAS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND WOULD BE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT, I HAD BEEN TOLD THAT MY CLAIM HAD BEEN DENIED, EXCEPT FOR THE $10 TIRE REPAIR I EVENTUALLY WAS ABLE TO GET ON 7/2. THIS WEEK A NEW REPRESENTATIVE MADE CONTACT WITH ME AND I MAY BE REFUNDED MY EXPENSES.*JB

• 09/15/1995· STRUCTURE

  UNABLE TO OPEN DOORS FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. TT

• 09/14/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I SUSPECT THE ELECTRIC DESIGN HAS PROBLEMS, WHICH CAUSE THE STOP LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONING. THE BULBS ARE USUALLY OK IF YOU TEST THEM. I HAVE NOTICED MANY OCCURANCES ON 1994 THROUGH 1996 MODELS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANKS.

• 09/10/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE PADS AND SHOES FAILED.

• 09/09/1997· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  DOOR LOCKS FAILED.

• 09/08/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN AUTO SHOP FOR REPAIR, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE GAS TANK WAS CORRODED ON TOP. THERE WERE HOLES ON THE FILLER PIPE AND RUST ON THE GAS TANK. THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED BY THE AUTO SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000.

• 09/08/1997· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT ON PASSENGER SIDE FAILED.

• 09/07/2000· TIRES

  PE 00 020/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPARATION WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 MPH WITH DRIVER ONLY IN A 1996, TOYOTA, COROLLA; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, P185/65R14, DOT# W27JMNB046. NO INJURY OR DAMAGES REPORTED. *AK WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED THE VEHICLE SWERVED SEVERELY. *YH

• 09/05/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  INTERMITTENTLY THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WILL BLOW OUT. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SOCKET AND THE CONDITION IS REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

• 09/04/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  NON DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DURING A CRASH. *AK

• 08/30/2000· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  FREQUENTLY BULBS BLEW OUT, THEN THERE WAS A QUICK FLASHING LIGHT THAT INDICATED ONE OF THE BULBS WAS BURNED OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES SINCE CONSUMER HAS OWNED VEHICLE.*AK

• 08/28/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAREND COLLISION AT 35 MPH AND BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. *AK

• 08/28/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE VIBRATION HAS CAUSED EXCESSIVE WEAR ON ENGINE COMPONENTS.

• 08/28/1997· EQUIPMENT

  THE KNOB ON A/C LEVER FAILED.

• 08/28/1997· AIR BAGS

  NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG IN ACCIDENT.