1999 Toyota Corolla

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

• 12/31/2001· STRUCTURE

  UNDENSIFED OIL SUBSTANCE FROM FIREWALL IS GETTING INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

• 12/27/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE BOLT ON THE SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER BROKE OFF INTO THE BLOCK WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED.

• 12/27/2012· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER BRAKING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO SECOND GEAR IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO REMAIN IDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/22/2005· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  1999 TOYOTA COROLLA HOOD LATCH CAME LOOSE. *TS THE VEHICLE'S HOOD, WINDSHIELD AND ROOF WERE DAMAGED. *NM

• 12/17/2011· TIRES

  ON 02/17/2011, I OBSERVED THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE WAS PARTIALLY DEFLATED. I INFLATED THE TIRE AS I COULD NOT SEE ANY FOREIGN OBJECT IN THE TIRE. ON 02/18/2011, I TOOK MY CAR TO THE WALMART STORE #0548 WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE (4) DOUGLAS(XTRA-TRACII) SIZE:185 65R14 TIRES ON 12-21-2010, THE TECHNICIAN FOUND A PIN SIZE CRACK/BREAK IN THE WEAK POINT OF THE TIRE(EDGE OF SIDEWALL WHERE IT MEETS THE TREADS), IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED SINCE THE STORE POLICY IS NOT TO REPAIR SIDEWALLLS, THE MANAGER DID NOT ISSUE ME A NEW TIRE, SO I PLUGGED THE TIRE & IT IS NOW WARPING/DEFORMED. *TR

• 12/06/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SURGES WHILE CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED, MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO REPAIR VEHICLE WITH THE NEW CRUISE CONTROL COMPONENTS.*SLC

• 12/06/2000· SEATSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS HIT FROM REAR WHICH CAUSED DRIVER'S SEAT TO COLLAPSE. *AK CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED HEADACHES, NECK PAIN, AND UPPER BACK PAIN EVER SINCE THE ACCIDENT. *SLC

• 12/05/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AND EMERGENCY BRAKE IS NOT ON. ALSO, SOMETIMES AT THE SAME TIME OF THE BRAKE LIGHT, VE ENCOUNTERED THE INTERIOR LIGHT FLASHING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING AND THE DOOR LIGHT COMING ON/OFF, WHEN ALL DOORS ARE OBVIOUSLY SECURE AND I AM DRIVING THE CAR. WAS TOLD BY ADVANCE AUTO IT WAS MOST LIKELY A WIRING ISSUE AND NOT A FUSE PROBLEM.*AK

• 12/05/2001· SUSPENSIONCrash

  CONSUMER 'S VEHICLE HAD HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON SIDE AND CONTROL ARM BROKE. *AK

• 11/28/2008· STEERING

  SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST DUE TO DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING PUMP PULLEY. INNER SPLINE ON POWER STEERING PUMP PULLEY STRIPPED OUT AFTER 49,000 MILES, ALLOWING RELATIVE MOTION BETWEEN THE PULLEY AND PUMP SHAFT. RESULTANT PULLEY WOBBLE ALLOWS THE SERPENTINE BELT TO WALK OFF THE POWER STEERING PUMP PULLEY. *TR

• 11/28/2000· TIRES

  PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON HIGHWAY, AND HEARD A BUMPING NOISE. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER, AND NOTICED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE BACK TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. ALSO, THERE WERE WIRES STICKING OUT. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE, P27636EXBM1261-1 SH. *AK

• 11/28/1999· EQUIPMENT

  ENCLOSED IS A LETTER DETAILING THE PROBLEM RAYMOND KOZLIN

• 11/26/1999· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  PASSANGER DOOR UNLOCKS WHEN CAR STARTS AT VARIOUS TIMES

• 11/24/1999· STEERING

  POWER STEERING PUMP IS VERY NOISY, LIKE IT HAS NO FLUID IN IT. AFRAID IT MAY FAIL SOON. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 11/18/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION, IMPACT 55 MPH IN WHICH NEITHER DRIVER'S NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, RESULTING IN INJURIES TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OCCUPANT. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 11/16/2010· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT FLASHES EVEN WHEN BELT BUCKLE IS PROPERLY ENGAGED. *TR

• 11/12/2006· AIR BAGSCrash

  AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN FRONT END CRASH WITH CAR GOING ABOUT 30 MPH. *JB

• 11/11/2003· TIRES

  BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES. *AK

• 11/09/2000· TIRES

  ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TOYOTA COROLLA 1999, TIRE SIZE 17565R14, THE MX4 AS TIRE. WHILE DRIVINNG STEERING VIBRATES WHICH IS CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE TIRES WHICH SEEM TO BE SEPARATING FROM INSIDE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK 2 OF THE FIRESTONE TIRES EXPERIENCED BELT SEPARATION WHICH WAS CAUSING THE VIBRATION. *SLC

• 11/07/2005· SEAT BELTS

  MY CAR IS A 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. ON OCTOBER 27, 2005, THE SEAT BELT INDICATOR LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING EVEN THOUGH THE DRIVER SEAT BELT APPEARED TO BE SECURELY FASTENED. IT HAS SINCE BEEN DOING THE SAME THING (NOW GOING ON 11 DAYS) AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE SEAT BELT. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THE SEAT BELT WILL WORK PROPERLY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. ON NOVEMBER 4, 2005, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER. I PAID $85 FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND WAS TOLD THAT THE LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY (PART# 73220 02030) NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE SPECIAL ORDERED AND THAT I WILL NEED TO PAY $120.26 FOR THE PART PLUS ANOTHER $85 FOR LABOR. THE PART WILL BE ORDERED THIS WEEK AND INSTALLED AS SOON AS IT ARRIVES. I ALSO FOUND A FORUM WHERE ANOTHER CUSTOMER REPORTED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE SEE BELOW... "I HAVE A 98 CHEV PRIZM (SAME CAR AS COROLLA) AND MY SEAT BELT REMINDER LIGHT KEEPS BLINKING EVEN WHILE THE SEAT BELT IS ON. I HAVE TRIED EXTENDING THE SEAT BELT ALL THE WAY OUT BUT THE LIGHT KEEPS BLINKING CONTINUOUSLY. I TOOK THE MOLDING AWAY FROM THE SEAT BELT WINDING MECHANISM AND UNPLUGGED THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION. THE SEAT BELT LIGHT STAYED ON EVEN AFTER UNPLUGGING THE WIRES BUT THE ELECTRICAL PLUG SEEMED A LITTLE CHARRED. I AM TAKING THE CAR TO THE GARAGE TO HAVE A MAINTENANCE INSPECTION SO IF I FIND OUT ANYTHING NEW I WILL POST HERE." HTTP://WWW.FAQFARM.COM/Q/WHY_DOES_THE_SEAT BELT_LIGHT_REMINDER_IN_A_1999_COROLLA_ONLY_COME_ON_AND_STAY_ON_WHEN_YOUR_SEAT_BELT_IS_ON IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA COROLLA'S AND GM PRIZM'S (BOTH ESSENTIALLY THE SAME CARS AS THEY ARE MADE BY A TOYOTA AND GM JOINT VENTURE). SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD MAKE ALL OWNERS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND REPLACE THE FAULTY SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES IMMEDIATELY! *JB

• 11/05/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFire

  ENGINE FIRE. WAS PUT OUT BY EMPLOYEE OF NEARBY RESTAURANT. REVIEWED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE. APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED NEAR THE FUEL LINE AREA. *TR

• 11/05/2001· TIRES

  BRIDGESTONE, BT-70, P175/65R14, REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT WITH 7000 MILES ON A 1999, TOYOTA, WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, CONSUMER NOTICED A SPLIT IN SIDEWALL OF DRIVER'S REAR TIRE, 1/4 INCH. TIRE HAD GONE FLAT.*AK *SLC

• 11/03/2003· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR IS CRACKED AND MAY BREAK AT ANY TIME. THAT WILL MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR AT ANY TIME, EVEN IN AN EMERGENCY. *LA

• 10/30/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED UP, THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND REMAIN ILLUMINATED. TS THE DEALER FOUND THAT 1 OUT OF 4 FUEL INJECTORS WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*JB

• 10/24/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFire

  DT: THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE ON OCTOBER 6, 2005. THE VEHICLE WASN'T DRIVEN ANY DIFFERENT BEFORE THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS BEFORE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE CHIEF DID AN INSPECTION ON OCTOBER 7, 2005, AND HE CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS A FUEL LINE BREAK. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED, THEY TOLD HER THAT SOMEONE WOULD COME OUT AND INSPECT THE VEHICLE. SHE FELT THAT THEY WERE IGNORING HER BECAUSE NO ONE CAME OUT AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE YET. SHE RECEIVED A LETTER AFTER SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER FROM TOYOTA, BUT THE LETTER WAS ADDRESSED TO SOMEONE ELSE, AND IT EXPLAINED THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM THAT SHE HAD. THE INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED VEHICLE BUT SHE DID NOT KNOW WHAT THEIR FINDINGS WERE. SHE ONLY HAS THE ESTIMATE THAT THEY SENT HER. *AK UPDATED 11/16/2005. *NM

• 10/24/2005· STEERING,SUSPENSION,VISIBILITY,SEAT BELTS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEBSITE HAS NO RECALL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TOYOTA COROLLA. THE COROLLA IS NOT LISTED AMONG THE CHOICES FOR A TOYOTA VEHICLE. I HAVE A 1999 COROLLA LE. *JB

• 10/16/2002· VISIBILITY

  CONSUMER NOTICED THE WINSHIELD HUNDREDS OF DOT AND SOME SPARKLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER VIEW. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

• 10/12/2017· AIR BAGS

  I KEEP GETTING RECALL NOTICES, DEALER SAYS NO FIX AVAILABLE. WITH ALL THE RECALL NOTICES MY WIFE AND I FELL WE ARE DRIVING A CAR THAT IS NOT SAFE, IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.

• 10/11/2001· STEERING

  THERE WAS TOO MUCH PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT STEERING WHEEL BOLT HAD LOOSENED, AND THEY RETIGHTENED IT AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK *NLM

• 10/10/2008· TIRES,EQUIPMENT

  TWO NEW TIRES WERE DAMAGED BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF VALVE STEM WITHIN TWO WEEK ON MY 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA, VE. I HAD TO HAVE THE TIRED REPLACED. IT COST ME $150. *TR

• 10/10/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  MY CAR IS 9 YRS OLD, 109,000 MILES IT'S ON THE LOWER END OF THE RECOMMENDATION MILEAGE FOR THE YEAR OF THE CAR. ON 9/3/08 FIRST DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT EVER CAME ON. I GOT NERVOUS WENT TO ADVANCED AUTO PARTS AND THEY CHECKED THE LIGHT, IT SHOWED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE AIR FLOW. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER 3 DAYS. BROUGHT IT TO TOYOTA FOR REPAIRS OF SOME OTHER ITEMS AND MENTIONED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOING ON AND THEN OFF. THEY CHECKED IT BUT WASN'T SURE IF IT WAS READING CORRECTLY. 4 DAYS LATER CAME BACK ON AGAIN AND WENT OUT 3 DAYS LATER. 2 DAYS PASSED AND THEN IT CAME BACK ON AGAIN AND REMAINED ON EVER SINCE. I BROUGHT IT BACK AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A CHARCOAL CANISTER FAILURE AND IT WOULD COST $450, I WAS UPSET BECAUSE I JUST GOT $968 WORTH OF REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE DONE. I ALWAYS KEEP UP ON MY MAINTENANCE WORK/OIL CHANGES. IS THIS A FAULTY PART FROM TOYOTA? I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THIS GOING AND IF IT IS NORMAL AFTER SO MANY YEARS/MILES THEN WHY IS IT SO EXPENSIVE AND HARD TO FIND OR REPAIR? I HEARD ONLY TOYOTA HAS THE PART WHICH WAS QUOTED TO ME AS $232. SO IF I DON'T PAY $450 MY VEHICLE WON'T PASS INSPECTION/EMISSION TEST. CAN SOMEONE HELP! *TR

• 10/08/2005· SEAT BELTS

  AFTER ENGAGING DRIVER'S SEAT BELT, DASH LIGHT CONTINUES TO FLASH AS IF SEAT BELT WAS NOT SECURED. *JB

• 10/03/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW FROM THE DEALER IN CA. NO PROBLEMS WERE INCOUNTERED UNTIL THE HORN BECAME INTERMITTENT AND THEN STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. I BROUGHT THE CAT TO A TOYOTA DEALER IN SOUTH CAROLINA TO HAVE IT REPAIRED WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRENTY. A YEAR LATER THE HORN HAS BECOME INOPERATIVE ONCE AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE SAME COMPONENT HAS STOPPED WORKING.*AK

• 10/01/2001· STEERING

  NOICE AT LOW SPEED, RATTLE SNAKE IN STEERING WHEEL, EXCESSIVE CLEARANCE INTERNAL IN RACK, REPLACE STEERING RACK TWICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.

• 09/29/1999· AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP 25-30 MPH AND HIT A TREE. UPON FRONTAL IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT. PREVOUISLY HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMSWHICH CAUSED THE DOOR LOCKS/ WINDOWS AND THE RADIO TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

• 09/29/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE INTERNET DATABASE LIKE CARFAX.COM SHOWS MY CAR AS COROLLA CE, WHILE IT HAS LE WRITTEN ON IT AND THAT IS HOW I BOUGHT IT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW/WHY THIS HAPPENED? DO I NEED TO TAKE ANY ACTION TO CORRECT IT.

• 09/27/2002· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  FAILED COMPONENT WAS RIGHT FRONT DOOR POWER LOCK ACTUATOR. UNIT FAILED JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. REPLACEMENT WAS AT A COST EXCEEDING $400. TS

• 09/26/2005· AIR BAGSCrash

  I PURCHASED A PREVIOUSLY OWNED 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA VE 4-DOOR SEDAN FOR MY DAUGHTER. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000 MILES, IS IN FAIR CONDITION, AND IS NOT REBUILT TO MY KNOWLEDGE. MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED RESULTING FROM FRONT-END DAMAGE, BUT NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. LUCKILY, SHE WAS NOT INJURED BUT I FEEL THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY AND IF THE ACCIDENT HAD BEEN ANY WORSE, THEIR FAILURE TO DEPLOY COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE AND IS AWAITING THE INSURANCE APPRAISAL. *JB

• 09/25/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING GARAGE CAR STARTED REVVING VERY HIGH PLUNGED FOWARD INTO A WALL. WHILE ON LEVEL GROUND CONSUMER WAS PUTTING CAR IN REVERSE REVVED REALY LOUD, AND IT LUNGED FOWARD BEFORE CONSUMER COULD GET VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THEN JUMPED THE CURB. *AK THERE WERE TWO INCIDENTS, ONE IN 1999 AND ANOTHER IN 2000. DURING BOTH INCIDENTS ENGINE REVVED LOUDLY AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED. *YH

• 09/24/2001· SEATS

  CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO A WALL, WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SEATS BROKE, AND CONSUMER AND PASSENGER FELL BACK.*AK CONSUMER STATES SHE WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH, WHEN A VEHICLE DOING ABOUT 90 MPH REAR ENDED CONSUMERS VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT A CONCRETE WALL, AS A RESULT BOTH FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED TO THE BACK OF THE CAR, THE CONSUMER AND PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES.*JB

• 09/22/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  DT: 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA. VEHICLE WASN'T MOVING WELL, IT WAS SLUGGISH. THE MECHANIC SAID THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WAS CLOGGED. A DIFFERENT MECHANIC AGREED, AND SAID THE 1999 MODEL SHOULD BE USING ONLY HIGH-TEST GASOLINE. BUT THE OWNER'S MANUAL ON PAGE 129 SAID THE GASOLINE MUST BE RATING 87 WHICH WAS REGULAR GAS. REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FOR $352.79. TOYOTA CLAIM #200509220912.*AK UPDATED 11/2/2005. *NM

• 09/15/2000· SUSPENSION

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

• 09/14/2005· CHILD SEAT

  DT: EDDIE BAUER SEAT MODEL # 22755 BGL MANUFACTURER'S # AE1B103309. THE FABRIC ON THE CAR SEAT MELTED DUE TO HEAT IN THE VEHICLE. OVER THE LAST TWO TO THREE WEEKS THE CONSUMER EXAMINED THE CAR SEAT EACH DAY, AND YESTERDAY NOTICED THERE WAS A NEW MELTING SPOT IN THE FABRIC, AND THE FOAM UNDERNEATH THE FABRIC WAS BROWN COLORED AND SCORCHED. THE HARNESS STRAPS HAD FABRIC ON THEM AND THEY MELTED AS WELL, JUST NOT AS BAD. SOME OF THE PLACES ON THE HARNESS COVERS THE MATERIAL WAS NOT BURNED, BUT WAS A BROWN COLOR. SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER, AND TOLD THEM THAT ALL THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE HEAT IN THE CAR, AND THEY WERE NOT CONCERNED, AND THEY OFFERED TO REPLACE ALL THE MATERIAL ON THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT. THE CONSUMER OFFERED TO SEND THE OLD MATERIAL TO THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY SAID THAT WAS NOT NECESSARY.*AK

• 09/12/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CURRENTLY I OWN 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA , MODEL -CE WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY USED VEHICLE AND WAS @8500 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. CAR WAS IN GOOD RUNNING CONDITION UNTIL ON 8/29/09 CAR STOPPED SUDDENLY WHILE MOVING AND SMOKES CAME OUT FROM ENGINE HOOD. WITHOUT WASTING TIME, INSURANCE COMPANY WAS CONTACTED IMMEDIATELY AND CAR WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. REPAIR SHOP PERSONNEL INSPECTED QUICKLY AND I WAS TOLD THAT WIRING OF THE HARNESS CABLE NEAR THE ENGINE HAS BEEN OVERHEATED AND SOME HAVE MELTED DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING OF SOLENOID ON THE STARTER WHICH ALSO CAUSED BATTERY TO BE OVERHEATED. I TOUCHED HOOD AND IT WAS VERY HOT. WE WERE LUCKY ON THAT DAY OTHERWISE BATTERY COULD HAVE EXPLODED SHOULD WE WOULD HAVE TRIED ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO START A VEHICLE. I HAD MY WIFE AND TWO KIDS IN THE CAR. AS OF NOW, REPAIR SHOP IS NOT SURE ABOUT TOTAL EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE AND ASKING @$736.00 INCLUDES REPLACEMENT OF BATTERY AND STARTER AS WELL AS LABOR TOWARDS FINDING, REPLACING BY SOLDERING MISC HARNESS CABLES. AFTER DOING THIS MUCH, THEY WILL CHECK AGAIN THE VEHICLE TO MAKE SURE PROBLEM IS RESOLVED, OTHERWISE THEY HAVE TO CONTINUE TO CHASE UNTIL CAR IS FIXED. THIS LEADS TO UNCERTAINTY OF COST AND RELIABILITY OF THE VEHICLE EVEN AFTER REPAIR. THIS EVENT COULD HAVE RESULTED INTO TRAGIC INCIDENT FOR MY FAMILY WHERE MY WIFE AND TWO KIDS WERE IN THE CAR DURING THE EVENT. AS OF NOW, I WAS ADVISED BY ORIGINAL CAR SELLER REP, REPAIR SHOP AND FEW FRIENDS TO SELL IT OFF IN AS IS CONDITION OR AFTER REPAIR. AS OF NOW, CAR SELLER IS OFFERING $300.00 FOR THE CAR IN AS IS CONDITION. I AM STILL WONDERING WHILE WIRES OVERHEATED SUDDENLY AND SMOKED. I JUST DID OIL CHANGE A FEW DAYS AGO. PER INSURANCE COMPANY, THIS DAMAGE IS NOT COVERED UNDER INSURANCE AND HAVE TO TAKE CARE PERSONALLY. THIS IS A HUGE COST BURDEN WITH UNKNOWN REASON. *TR

• 09/08/2004· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED UPPER BODY INJURIES. *AK

• 09/08/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGSCrash

  WAS TRAVELING 30MPH, ROAD WAS WET. APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP. VEHICLE WENT INTO A SKID. REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED A CRACKED STERNUM. PASSENGER RECEIVED BRUISES FROM SEAT BELT. DRIVER WAS HOSPITALIZED. *AK

• 09/07/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  1. NORMAL DRIVING AND USE OF CAR, REGULARLY MAINTAINED, STILL UNDER CERTIFIED PREOWNED WARRANTY (DOESN'T SEEM TO COVER WHAT SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW?). 2. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, CODE SCAN PRODUCES PO-441/441 (VAPOR CANNISTER AND VSV NEEDS TO BE REPLACED [EVAP CONTROL SYSTEM ERRORS]). 3. NOTHING DONE YET. IT SEEMS THAT OTHER COROLLAS EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM (FROM WEB SEARCHES [WWW.GOOGLE.COM].*AK

• 09/07/2000· TIRES

  TIRE DE-TREADED AT 75 MPH. I WAS TRAVELING FROM HOME WHEN THE DE-TREAD OCCURRED. THE DEALER WHOM I PURCHASED A NEW REPLACEMENT TIRE FROM (FULTON, MO) FORGOT TO PLACE THE DAMAGED TIRE IN MY CAR. WHEN I RETURNED HOME I WENT TO A FIRESTONE FACILITY EXPECTING THE TIRE TO BE IN MY TRUNK AND FOR FIRESTONE TO REPLACE UNDER THEIR WARRANTY AGREEMENT. HOWEVER, THEY INFORMED ME THEY COULD DO NOTHING FOR ME UNLESS I HAD THE ACTUAL TIRE. I ASKED IF THEY WOULD CALL THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE DAMAGED TIRE AND I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT. NEVER RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT - HOWEVER, OF MORE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE TO ME RIGHT NOW IS THE NEED TO FIND A FORUM TO REPORT THAT DE-TREADING IS OCCURRING ON TIRES OTHER THAN THOSE BEING RECALLED AND AT TIMES OF THE YEAR THAT ARE NOT EXCESSIVELY HOT. I HAD HAD THE TIRES INFLATED AND CHECKED IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO MY TRIP, SO I'M CONFIDENT IT WASN'T DUE TO UNDERINFLATION. I HAVE SINCE HAD THE OTHER THREE TIRES REPLACED AND ARE NOT USING FIRESTONE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 185/65R14 )

• 09/06/2010· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  ERROR CODE #: PO446: EVAPORATIVE EMMISSIONS CONTROL VENT CIRCUIT SYSTEM 1999 TOYOTA CORROLLA VE LICENSE PLATE: [XXX] VIN: [XXX] NY EMMISSION: [XXX]NY REGISTRATION: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 08/30/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  THE MAKES TO MUCH NOISE DRIVING AT 65MPS CANT DRIVE OVER 60MPS