2000 Toyota Corolla

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

• 12/30/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN AN PANIC SITUATION PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND CLAIMS THERE IS NOT PROBLEM; WILL NOT REPAIR. *AK

• 12/24/2007· SEATSCrash

  IN A REAR END COLLISION BOTH FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED BACKWARDS AND LANDED IN THE FULLY RECLINED POSITION. *TR

• 12/23/2014· SUSPENSION

  2000 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER ASKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR VEHICLE REPAIRS FROM A RECALL ISSUED FOR VEHICLE. *TA CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IT COST $930 TO REPLACE BOTH STRUTS. *JB UPDATED 01/22/15. *JB

• 12/19/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WE BOUGHT A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA VE IN SEPTEMBER. IT HAS THE BASE 1.8L ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AND ABOUT 63,000 MILES. ONE THING THE SELLER DIDN'T TELL US WAS THE CAR WAS AN OIL BURNER. NOW HERE'S THE KICKER. ON HOT OR COLD, AS IN 10 F COLD, STARTS, THERE IS NO SMOKE OR ODOR. THERE ARE NO DRIPS, PUDDLES, OR SPLASHES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OR ON THE GROUND. I HAD A SERVICE GARAGE LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID THE COMPRESSION WAS EQUAL ACROSS ALL FOUR CYLINDERS AND WELL WITHIN MANUFACTURER??S TOLERANCES. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER CLAIMED THE RINGS WERE BAD. THE CAR IS, HOWEVER, GOING THROUGH ABOUT A QUART OF OIL EVERY 250 ?? 300 MILES. I SWITCHED TO 10W ?? 40 FROM 5W ?? 30 AND DUMPED SOME RESTORE IN THE CRANKCASE, BUT NO CHANGE. CHECKING WITH SEVERAL AUTO AND TOYOTA FORUMS INDICATES THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH COROLLAS. *NM

• 12/17/2008· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  TRAVELING ON A LOCAL HWY AND A VEHICLE, TWO CARS IN FRONT, MADE A SUDDEN LEFT TURN CAUSING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME TO LOCK DOWN THEIR BRAKES THUS CAUSING ME TO STOP ABRUPTLY. MY BRAKING SYSTEM LOCKED MY WHEELS DOWN CAUSING ME TO SLIDE INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT 35 MPH. UPON IMPACT, MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY SEATBELT DID NOT KEEP ME FROM HITTING THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING INJURIES TO MY HEAD, NECK AND BODY INJURIES FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. I AM ALSO PREGNANT. WELLNESS FOLLOWUPS ARE BEING CONDUCTED. I MA TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO ACCESS DAMAGES AND FIND OUT WHY THE SEATBELT AND AIRBAG FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THE PASSENGERS OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME ALSO SUSTAINED INJURIES. *TR

• 12/13/2001· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THERE IS NO SWITCH IN VEHICLE THAT TURNS HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON. ONLY WAY TO TURN OFF HEADLIGHTS IS TO SHUT OFF ENGINE. THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE IN A DUST STORM ONE IS SUPPOSE TO TURN HEADLIGHTS OFF. ALSO, IF CONSUMER SHUTS DOWN VEHICLE IN VERY HOT WEATHER HE WILL SUFFER FROM THE HEAT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 12/11/2013· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFT INTERLOCK LEVER MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACK WARD AFTER BEING SECURED IT PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

• 12/03/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  THE ABS ON MY CAR ACTIIVATED WHEN I WAS TRAVELING ROUGHLY 26 MPH CAUSING ME TO ENTER AN INTERSECTION 2000 TOYOTA MR2 SPYDER. *AK

• 12/03/2000· VISIBILITY

  DRIVNG AT 30MPH IN NO CONSTRUCTION NO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AROUND, NO CHIP IN WINDSHIELD NO PREVIOUS CRACK. NOTICED WHILE DRIVING A SMALL CRACK DEVELOP ON WINDSHIELD NEXT TO THE RIGHT MOLDING TOWARD THE BOTTOM. INSTANTLY IT TRAVELED STAIGHT ACROSS ALL THE WAY OVER TO THE LEFT SIDE WINDOW MOLDING. THE WINDOW ITSELF FEELS BRITTLE LIKE JUNK! IVE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 40 YEARS AND HAD MANY DIFFERENT CARS IN MANY DIFFERENT CONDITIONS, AND NEVER HAVE I SEEN A CRACK SHOOT ACROSS MY WINDSHIELD WHEN NOTHING HIT IT, OR HAD NO PREVIOUS CRACK. *AK

• 11/25/1999· SUSPENSION

  THE CAR DOES NOT TAKE BUMPS WELL AT ALL. IT FEELS LIKE THE SUSPENSION IS VERY SOFT, AND WE BOTTOM OUT WHILE GOING VERY REASONABLY SLOW, ON TWO OR THREE OCCASIONS NOW.

• 11/23/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE HAS BEEN A TAPPING NOISE IN THE ENGINE FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COLD THE NOISE WAS LOUD. BUT, AS THE ENGINE WARMED UP THE NOISE BECAME SOFTER. HOWEVER, THE TAPPING NOISE BECAME LOUDER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, AND HE SUGGESTED HE LOOK UP TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) 628673 CONCERNING THE BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS AT THIS TIME. *AK

• 11/15/2012· STEERING

  IT APPEARS AS IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS NOT IN PROPER CONTROL AND VEHICLE SEEMS TO WANDER AT HIGHER SPEEDS. WHEN MAKING TURN, AT TIMES THE VEHICLE WILL TURN A LOT AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD TURN IN LOT LESSER I.E. I WOULD NOT HAVE PROPER JUDGMENT OF HOW MUCH VEHICLE WOULD TURN AND THIS BECOMES VERY MUCH EVIDENT WHEN MAKING TURN AT SLIGHTLY HIGHER SPEEDS THEN 30-35 MILES/HOUR.. I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING MY DEALER AND MY AUTO MECHANICS HAD SUGGESTED LIKE CHANGING THE TIRES TWICE , REPLACING ROTOR, BRAKE PADS, GETTING ALIGNMENT DONE ETC. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

• 11/13/2002· EQUIPMENT

  WHEN TRAVELING IN RAIN OR ON WET ROADS SUCH AS I-95, STEERING, AIR CONDITIONING, ALTERNATOR AND BRAKES FAIL. APPARENTLY WATER ON THE POWER BELT CAUSES IT TO SLIP AND RENDERS THE COMPONENTS TO BE INOPERATIVE UNTIL THE WATER IS REMOVED. THIS HAS CAUSED MANY CLOSE CALLS SUCH AS MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO ANOTHER STREET AND LOSING THE STEERING WHEN HALF WAY THROUGH THE TURN HEADING ME TO PEDESTRIANS ON THE SIDEWALK. AT THE SAME TIME THE AIR CONDITIONER/DEFROSTER QUITS AND THE WINDSHIELD FOGS UNTIL THE A/C IS MANUALLY RESET. ADDING TO THE PROBLEM . I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO REPLIED THAT HE HAD NEVER HEAR OF A SIMILAR PROBLEM AND THAT HE WOULD CHECK FOR INFORMATION WITH TOYOTA AND GET BACK TO ME, SIX MONTHS AGO HE NEVER DID. I BELIEVE A RECORD OF THIS MALFUNCTIONING COMPONENT SHOULD BE MADE AS I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT OTHER COROLLA OWNERS DO NOT HAVE THE SAME DANGEROUS PROBLEM. DT

• 11/12/2008· WHEELS

  NO CRASH. ANNUAL "SAFETY INSPECTION" IN VIRGINIA REQUIRES REMOVAL OF WHEELS ON ONE SIDE OF VEHICLE FOR BRAKE INSPECTION. WHEEL STUDS HAVE BEEN DAMAGED AT NEARLY EVERY INSPECTION FROM OVERTIGHTENING USING ORDINARY EQUIPMENT AT THE STATION AND USING NORMAL PROCEDURES. APPARENTLY, TOYOTA DID NOT MAKE THE STUDS STRONG ENOUGH FOR ANNUAL REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION USING UNCONTROLLED AIR IMPACT WRENCHES. I HAVE REPLACED 5 WHEEL STUDS SO FAR AN I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE COULD BE MORE. LOSS OF MORE THAN A FEW WHEEL STUDS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF A WHEEL AND A SERIOUS CRASH. *TR

• 10/30/2000· VISIBILITY

  WINDOW FRAME WAS CRACKED AT THE CENTER OF WINDOW, NO SIGN OF IMPACT. PROBLEM OCCURRED THE FIRST HOT DAY AFTER BEING COLD FOR SEVERAL DAYS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENT. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

• 10/26/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2000 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH APPROXIMATELY 62,000 MILES IS BURNING 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 300 MILES. COMPRESSION TEST SHOWS NO PROBLEM. TOYOTA CLAIMS RINGS ARE BAD BUT INDEPENDENT GARAGE SAID NO WAY. SOURCE OF LEAK OR CONSUMPTION CANNOT BE DETERMINED. *NM

• 10/26/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  1) EARLIER IN THE YEAR, I TOOK CAR FOR ITS ON-TIME OIL CHANGE. MECHANIC SAID THE CAR HAD NO OIL IN IT. DID NOT GIVE MUCH THOUGHT UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE NEXT OIL CHANGE. AFTER THIS OIL CHANGE, I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC. THE ALSO TOLD ME THE CAR WAS OUT OF OIL & PROBABLY JUST LEAKING. THEY CHANGED THE OIL & TOLD ME BRING IT IN ANOTHER DAY FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT. SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES BEFORE THE NEXT OIL CHANGE WAS DUE, I NOTICED A CLICKING NOISE. I CHECKED THE OIL ( THE DIP STICK WAS DRY) I PUT A QUART OF OIL IN IT & DROVE IT TO THIS SECOND MECHANIC. THEY TOLD ME THE CAR HAD NO OIL LEAK, BUT THE CAR HAD NO OIL IN IT. ICALLED THE DEEALERSHIP & WILL BE TAKING THE CAR IN THIS WEEK!*AK

• 10/24/2000· VISIBILITY

  RECENTLY I WAS CLEANING THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE AND I ACCIDENTLY BUMPED THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. IT WAS A FAIRLY LIGHT TAP AS WOULD BE FOUND IN TYPICAL CLEANING WITH A CLOTH OF THE INTERIOR OF A VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT THE REAR VIEW MIRROR BROKE AWAY FROM THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERING FRAGMENTS OF GLASS ALL OVER THE FRONT SEATS OF THE CAR. I WAS A LITTLE SURPRISED THAT IT CAME OFF SO EASILY AND I WAS VERY SURPRISED THAT IT BROKE THE GLASS OF THE WINDSHIELD IN THE PROCESS. *AK

• 10/23/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I PURCHASED A 2000 COROLLA I HAD TO HAVE THE CHARCOAL CANNISTER REPLACED AND THE PURGE VALVE EMISSION UNIT REPLACED AT GREAT EXPENSE...THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON REGULARLY AND I AM TOLD IT IS THE PURGE VALVE OR THE GAS CAP...I HAVE ALWAYS HAD TOYOTAS AND I HAVE SPENT MORE ON THIS VEHICLE IN ONE YEAR OF DRIVING THAN ANY OTHER. *AK

• 10/17/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrashFire

  WHEN DRIVING 20 MPH AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WHICH CAUSED A REAR END COLLISION. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO BATTERY LEAKING. ALSO, PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK WHICH FORCED THE PASSENGER INTO THE WINDSHIELD. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 10/11/2002· VISIBILITY

  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE SPEED GREATER THAN 40 MPH IS LOUD NOISE, CAN COST DAMAGE TO THE EAR. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

• 10/11/2000· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT EVEN. DRIVER'S SIDE LIGHT IS TOO LOW. PASSENGER'S SIDE LIGHT IS TOO HIGH. IT'S VERY UNEVEN LIGHTING WHILE DRIVING. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MEKCHANIC THERE WAS A SAFETY REASON WHY IT WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY. WAS NOT CORRECTED. *AK THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE HEAD LIGHT IS LOWER THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE TO PREVENT THE LIGHT FROM SHINING ON TO ONCOMING DRIVERS. *YH.

• 10/11/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  TWO WEEKS AGO INVOLVED IN A REAR END INCIDENT. BRAKE LIGHT WAS LIT AND WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE BRAKE PADS WERE WORN AND THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. COULD THIS HAVE PREVENTED A DELAY OR A STOP THAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT?*AK

• 10/11/2000· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT NOTICED HEADLIGHTS WERE UNEVEN. PASSENGER'S SIDE WAS TOO HIGH WHILE DRIVER'S WAS LOW. THIS INTERFERED WITH VISIBILITY. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC INDICATED FOR SAFETY REASON IT WAS MADE LIKE THAT. HEAD LIGHT WILL NOT SHINE INTO ONCOMING DRIVER'S VISION.*AK

• 09/30/2009· VISIBILITY

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER WINDOWS ARE INOPERATIVE. AS A CONSEQUENCE HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE WINDOW DEVICES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

• 09/28/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 09/27/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  66,760 MILES ON THE ENGINE #3 ROD BEARING COMPLETELY WIPED OUT. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED 8512 MILES FOR 5 YEARS I MANAGED A REPAIR FACILITY THEN OWNED MY OWN SO I PERFORMED THE OIL CHANGES NEVER OVER 3000 MILES BETWEEN. TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGES A SLUDGE PROBLEM HOWEVER MY CAR WAS ASSEMBLED IN CALIFORNIA PLANT (NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL) AND 6000 MILES OVER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. TWO YEARS HAVE PASSED SINCE THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT (CRANK KIT, BEARINGS, RINGS, OIL PUMP, ETC.) NOW HAVE 76000 MILES AND STARTING TO SHOW SYMPTOMS OF FAILURE, SLIGHT NOISE IN ENGINE MAINLY AT HIGHER RPMS AND MORE AFTER LONG TRIPS WHEN ENGINE IS GOOD AND WARM. *TR

• 09/24/2018· ENGINE

  2000 TOYOTA COROLLA BURNING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. I'M HAVING TO ADD A QUART EVERYTIME I PUT GAS IN. I DRIVE FROM DESTINATION TO DESTINATION FOR WORK AND HAVING TO OIL IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS THE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON UNTIL IT IS EMPTY.

• 09/24/2015· ENGINE

  THE 1ZZFE ENGINE DESIGN BURNS EXESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. KNOWN TO HAVE POOR RING DESIGN. TOYOTA REFUSES TO HONOR WARRANTY. NOW I AM UP TO 1 QUART CONSUMPTION PER TANK OF FUEL.

• 09/20/2009· VISIBILITY

  I HAVE 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA LE WHICH I BOUGHT IN YEAR 2000. SINCE, PAST 5 YEARS I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH WINDOWS DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE (BACK OF DRIVER SIDE) TO GO UP AND DOWN. I THOUGHT IT WAS A MOTOR PROBLEM BUT FEW DAYS AGO MY FRIEND HAD ALSO THE SAME PROBLEM. HE ALSO BOUGHT THE SAME YEAR COROLLA WITH ME DURING SAME TIME. HE HAD GOT FIXED MOTOR, BUT STILL HE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS ANY DEFECTIVE PARTS IN THIS MAKE, AND MODEL OF 2000 TOYOTA. BECAUSE OF THAT SOMETIMES, MY WINDOWS REMAINED OPEN AND WHEN IT RAINED IT HAS RUINED INTERNAL PARTS. *TR

• 09/15/2013· STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  I PURCHASED A USED 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA FROM A DEALERSHIP IN THE AREA IN APRIL 2013 - I FOUND THAT WHEN DRIVING IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH, THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND CONTROLLING IT WAS DIFFICULT - IS THERE A POSSIBLE RECALL OF THIS YEAR/MAKE/MODEL THAT WAS NEVER FIXED? *TR

• 09/15/2005· STEERING

  VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON 7/1/05 AND SINCE THEN HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TO BE FIXED 4 DIFFERENT TIMES AND DUE TO GO BACK IN AGAIN ON 9/20/05 FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS...I TOOK THE CAR IN ON 28 JULY 05 AND TOLD SERVICE DEPT THAT I THOUGHT IT WAS THE RACK AND PINION STEERING AND THE CHECKED IT SAID IT WAS THE SWAY BAR LINKS AND WOULD ORDER.....WENT BACK IN ON THE 8 AUG 05 AND SWAY BAR LINKS PUT IN AND SERVICE DEPT SAID THERE WAS STILL A NOISE AND NEEDED IT BACK WHEN THEY HAD MORE TIME WITH IT SO IT WAS TAKEN BACK ON 16 AUG 05 AND AT THAT TIME CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON ALSO SO THEY SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED PLUGS AS THEY SAID IT WAS MISFIRING AND THEY CHECKED RACK AND PINION AND SAID THEY FOUND THAT IT NEEDED IT NEEDED STEERING RACK SO IT WAS ORDERED AND WENT BACK IN ON 24 AUG AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AGAIN ALSO AND THEY SAID IT WAS MISFIRING AGAIN....REPLACED PLUGS ONCE MORE AND SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED STEERING RACK BUT SINCE THEN I HAVE STILL NOTICED THE HANDLING OF CAR IS NOT RIGHT IN THE STEERING AS I FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY FIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL..VERY HARD TO HANDLE ON UNEVEN AND GRAVEL ROADS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ONCE AGAIN AND I HAVE CALLED THEM AND THEY WILL LOOK AT IT AGAIN ON THE 20 SEPT 05...I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE...I HAVE ALL PAPERWORK INVOLVED WITH ALL THE DATES. *NM

• 09/12/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I HAVE NOTICED MY RIGHT REAR WINDOW IS NOT SLIDING DOWN OR UP. WHEN I TOOK FOR 60K MILES SERVICE DEALER TOLD ME MOTOR FAILED AND IT COST ME $500. AND IT IS VERY COMMON IN TOYOTA COROLLA. AT 66K CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED GLOWING. DEALER SAID I NEED TO REPLACE CHARCOAL EVAPORATOR CANISTER WHICH IS PART OF EMISSION SYSTEM AND IT IS GOING TO COST ME $400. I WILL NEVER BUY TOYOTA AGAIN. *NM

• 09/11/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  SERPENTINE DRIVE BELT ALONG WITH ITS HYDRAULIC TENSIONER GIVES CLATTERING NOISE ON COLD START AND LOW SPEED ACCELERATION. THERE HAS BEEN A TSB EG01501 ABOUT THIS ISSUE. TOYOTA CERTIFIED MECHANIC TOLD ME IT IS VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING WITH THIS NOISE. THE BELT TENSIONER MAY BREAK, WHICH CAN CAUSE SEVERE CRASH.

• 09/11/2002· AIR BAGS

  WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON HIGHWAY ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN STOP, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

• 09/09/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE RECALL PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 09/06/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE AVAILABLE. I CAN SEND THEM VIA E-MAIL. * NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

• 08/31/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  (1) MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING UNDER 35 MPH. I TOOK THE CAR (A TOYOTA COROLLA CE) TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT, NEW, IN THE SUMMER OF 2000. (2) THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CHARCOAL CANISTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. (3) THE DEALER REPLACED THE CHARCOAL CANISTER AT A COST OF $460.20, PARTS AND LABOR. I'M REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I KNOW THAT LOTS OF OTHER COROLLA OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CANISTER IS PART OF THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM BUT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH WAY TOO MANY TOYOTA'S ARE AFFECTED FOR THIS TO BE PASSED OFF AS A COINCIDENCE. I CALLED TOYOTA TO COMPLAIN BUT THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO HELP. *JB

• 08/30/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY TOYOTA COROLLA 2000'S TIMING BELT "SLIPPED" CAUSING THE MALFUNCTION LIGHTS TO GO ON AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED ON HIGHWAY 17 IN SANTA CRUZ. WE MANAGED TO PULL THE CAR OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE MOUNTAINOUS ROAD JUST IN TIME TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. WE HAD OUR FIVE YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR! *NM

• 08/30/2004· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL UNEXPECTEDLY LOCKED ON ITS OWN. CONUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER INFORMED MECHANIC THAT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE WAS ALMOST KILLED AS A RESULT OF THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING AT A RATE OF 55 MPH. *TC

• 08/29/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE ENGINE WAS SLUDGED WITH ENGINE OIL GEL. THE VEHICLE BURNED 2-3 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 400 MILES, WAS ABOUT 4-5 DAYS FOR THE REPAIR. TOYOTA OFFERED AN ENGINE OIL GEL PROGRAM FOR MANY OF THEIR OTHER VEHICLES THAT HAD BEEN CHANGING THE OIL EVERY 3-5000 MILES AND THE ENGINE GELLED UP. *AK *SCC *JB

• 08/25/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MULTIPLE 1ZZ-FE ENGINE FAILURES. *AK

• 08/25/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MULTIPLE ENGINES FAILURES IN 2000 MR2 SPYDER WITH 1ZZ-FE ENGINE. ORIGINAL ENGINES LASTED 22,000, 2ND ENGINE ONLY 1700 MILES.*AK

• 08/22/2006· TIRESCrash

  2000 COROLLA RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. *TS WHEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT, IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROTATE CLOCKWISE, THE VEHICLE THEN WENT OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STRUCK A CONCRETE MEDIAN. *JB

• 08/22/2001· SUSPENSION

  EXPERIENCING WHEEL ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS, VEHICLE PULLS SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT, BECAUSE THE HIGHWAYS ARE SLANTED TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE STILL PULLS TO THE LEFT.

• 08/20/2002· POWER TRAINCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 45MPH REAR AXLE BROKE OFF, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.*AK

• 08/18/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE CHARCOAL CANISTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

• 08/15/2004· VISIBILITY

  MY AUTOMOBILE IS A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA. I WAS DRIVING ON AN ORDINARY ROAD AT PERHAPS 35 - 40 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOUD BANG AND MY DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED INTO HUNDREDS OF PIECES SCATTERING GLASS ONTO MY LAP AND INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. I DID NOT HIT A BUMP AND DID NOT SEE ANY OTHER VEHICLES THAT COULD HAVE THROWN A STONE AGAINST THE WINDOW. I DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE BACK TO MY HOME AND CALLED THE POLICE BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT I MIGHT HAVE BEEN HIT BY A BULLET. THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER STATED THAT THIS OCCURS OCCASIONALLY AS A SPONTANEOUS EVENT. I AM NOT SURE THAT IS THE EXPLANATION AND WONDER IF YOUR ORGANIZATION HAS ANY SIMILAR CASES ON FILE ? THE WINDOW INVOLVED WAS MY LEFT SIDE - I COULDN'T SEEM TO CORRECT THE COMMENT THAT IT WAS THE RIGHT SIDE. *JB

• 08/09/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER RESET ENGINE CHECK LIGHT, WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE A DIANOSTIC TEST. DEALER STATED OIL WAS NOT GETTING INTO ENGINE. ENGINE WAS REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 08/09/2000· TIRES

  HELLO, I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TOCOMA 4X4 THAT I PURCHASED THIS PAST APRIL. FOR THE PAST MONTH I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES THAT WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON THE TRUCK. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK TO HAVE THE TIRES LOOKED AT. THE TIRES WERE MAKING A THUMPING NOISE. THIS WAS BEFORE I HAD HEARD ABOUT THE PROBLEM FIRESTONE WAS HAVING. THE DEALER TOLD ME TO TAKE THEM TO FIRESTONE TO HAVE THEM LOOKED AT, WHICH I DID. THE FIRESTONE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE TIRES WERE LOW ON AIR (THE 26 PSI THAT THE TOYOTA DEALER TOLD ME TO RUN THE TIRES ON), AND THAT THE FRONT TIRES HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR. FIRESTONE SAID THE TIRES SHOULD HAVE 32 PSI. FIRESTONE REPLACED THE TIRES COSTING ME $56.00 OF MY OWN MONEY. THE VERY NEXT DAY I COULD NOT EXCEED 55 MPH WITHOUT THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. I NOTIFIED FIRESTONE AND THEY FOUND THE TWO NEW TIRES WERE BAD ALSO. THEY REPLACED THOSE WITH YET ANOTHER TWO NEW TIRES. I SEE NOW FIRESTONE IS RECALLING WILDERNESS AT TIRES HOWEVER, THEY ARE ONLY RECALLING SIZE P235/75R15. THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON MY TRUCK WERE WILDERNESS AT 265/75R15, SO I GUESS IM NOT INCLUDED. WITH ALL THE TROUBLE I HAVE HAD WITH THESE TIRES, I FEAR DRIVING ANY LONG DISTANCES WITH THEM EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE NOT THE SIZE BEING RECALLED. ADDITIONALLY, MY WIFE REFUSES TO RIDE IN THE TRUCK UNTIL WE REPLACE THE FIRESTONE TIRES. I CANNOT AFFORD AT THIS POINT TO PURCHASE ALL NEW TIRES. I HAVE ASKED TOYOTA TO REPLACE THE TIRES ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT FIRESTONE IS RESPONSIBLE. I WOULD STILL LIKE TO REPLACE THESE TIRES WITH SOMETHING LIKE GOODYEAR ATS TIRES OF THE SAME SIZE AND STYLE. IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY THAT THE TIRES I HAVE WILL BE INVOLVED IN THIS SOON? PLEASE RESPOND AS SOON AS YOU CAN, THANK YOU.( DOT NUMBER: BM13571-4 TIRE SIZE: P265/75R15 )