2003 Toyota Corolla

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

• 12/31/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES

  WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TO WORK, DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70-75 MPH, I STARTED TO BRAKE. INSTEAD OF DECREASING IN SPEED, MY CAR ACCELERATED AND EVERYTIME I WOULD PUSH THE BRAKE, MY CAR WOULD INCREASE IN SPEED (UNINTENDED ACCELERATION). WITHIN THE SPAN OF ABOUT 3 MONTHS, THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED A TOTAL OF 5-6 TIMES, MAKING IT VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *JS

• 12/30/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE REPLACED AT 55874 MLS DEALERSHIP SAID "VEHICLE WAS NOT MANTAINED". EVEN THOUGH OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 55 TO 7500 MLS. 3 WEEKS LATER WHILE DRIVING ON HWY CAR SUDDENLY STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN, WHEN I TRIED TO SLOW IT DOWN THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. AFTER ABOUT 5 MILES & 3 NEAR COLLISIONS I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF HWY AND PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. THE BRAKES WERE STILL LOCKED UP AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL ACCELERATING, CAR WOULD NOT STOP! I THEN THREW CAR IN PARK AND CUT ENGINE OFF IN ORDER TO AVOID INJURING SOMEONE ELSE OR MYSELF . SMOKE POURED FROM UNDER HOOD. HAD TOWED TO DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE SAID THEIR WAS NOTHING WRONG! 2ND INCIDENT 3 DAYS AFTER GETTING CAR BACK TOOK TO DEALER AGAIN AND THEY ONCE AGAIN SAID COULD NOT DUPLICATE AND THAT THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM!THIS CAR ALMOST KILLED ME AND IS VERY DANGEROUS!!!!*AK

• 12/30/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  BAD SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF CAR WHEN RUNNING ENGINE

• 12/22/2014· POWER TRAINCrash

  I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN IT TURNED GREEN I STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND TURN THE TRANSMISSION BLEW. SUBSEQUENTLY, I WAS READ ENDED. I STARTED TO DO RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS EXCESSIVE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. *TR

• 12/22/2004· SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,STRUCTURE

  ROTTEN EGG SMELL AND MANY STRUCTURAL DEFECTS IN THIS CAR. *JB

• 12/21/2018· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS MIGHT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MAITA TOYOTA OF SACRAMENTO (LOCATED AT 2500 AUBURN BLVD, SACRAMENTO, CA 95821, (919) 265-5666) AND STATED THAT THERE WOULD BE A FEE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR FEES. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE PREVIOUS AIR BAG REPAIR WAS A ONE TIME REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

• 12/21/2009· TIRES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE VALVE STEMS ARE INSTALLED ON A SET OF SUMOTOMO TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WENT FLAT DUE TO A FAULTY VALVE STEM. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO THE FAILURE, AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF A VALVE STEM RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/21/2009· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT A FREEWAY AT 50 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOOR. AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. AFTER SHE SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE RESET ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. HE WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,056. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM AGAIN IN DECEMBER 2009. UPDATED EVOQ 03/25/11

• 12/21/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN

  WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT STARTED TO MAKE A RUMBLING AND RATTLING SOUND IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. I NOTIFIED TOYOTA CORPORATION AND THEY FLAT OUT REFUSED TO ASSIST ME OR OFFER ANY "GOOD FAITH" MEASURE OR ANY SERVICE WHATEVER TO ASSIST ME WITH THE DEFECT. THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL BEARING HUB ASSEMBLY WAS LEAKING AND WAS NOT DETECTABLE WHEN THE CAR WAS TAKEN FOR SERVICES AND INSPECTION. *JB

• 12/20/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  VEHICLES INFRONT OF ME STEPPED ON BRAKES SUDDENLY. I APPLIED MY BRAKES WITH NO RESPONSE. TAPPED SEVERAL TIMES AGAIN AND TRIED HOLDING DOWN WITH NO RESPONSE AGAIN. TRIED TO SWERVE INTO SUICIDE LANE TO AVOID HITTING CAR THAT WAS 30 YARDS IN FRONT OF ME AND WAS FORCED TO HIT CAR AS VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP OR EVEN SLOW DOWN. BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. *TR

• 12/18/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT BEING IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 25 MPH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO STATED THAT DEALER WERE CONTACTED AND HAS DECLINED TO GIVE ANY SERVICE TO THE CONSUMER BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO STATED THAT HAS SPOKEN TO THE MANUFACTURE AND THEY ARE GIVING HIM THE RUN AROUND. TS

• 12/16/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 12/16/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I ALSO HAVE NOTICED AN INTERMITENT ODOR OF SULFUR IN MY 2003 COROLLA. *AK

• 12/15/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/15/2010· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ODOMETER FAILURE DUE TO TOYOTA BUILDING AND INSTALLING A DEFECTIVE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. *TR

• 12/15/2006· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE PLATED WITH A CHROME METALLIC PLATING. METAL PLATING IS POORLY ATTACHED AND STARTS FLAKING OFF OF PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE. WHEN METAL PLATING STARTS PEELING OFF, IT IS VERY THIN AND SHARP. IT HAS RESULTED IN NUMEROUS FINGERS BEING CUT / SLICED OPEN. ONE HANDLE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. SINCE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT, THE OTHER THREE HANDLES HAVE FLAKED AND PEELED AS WELL. IN ORDER TO "FIX" TWO OF THE HANDLES, I CUT AND SCRAPED ANY REMAINING METAL PLATING OFF OF THE HANDLES TO LEAVE ONLY THE IVORY COLORED PLASTIC HANDLE. THE THIRD HANDLE IS GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE I WILL NEED TO REMOVE THE METAL PLATING SOON. *JB

• 12/14/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DEAR NHTSA, I PURCHASED A 2003 CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED TOYOTA COROLLA LE ON 9/17/05. I LOVE THE CAR, AND IT GETS EXCELLENT GAS MILEAGE. HOWEVER, I RECENTLY ENCOUNTERED A COUPLE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR: -THE CAR STALLS AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AND SPUTTERS AND JERKS LIKE IT IS RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. -THE RESUME FUNCTION ON THE CRUISE CONTROL WORKS OCCASIONALLY, BUT NOT ALL OF THE TIME. I'VE TAKEN IT TO TWO TOYOTA DEALERS IN THIS AREA, BUT THEY CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEMS BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ON 12/16/05, I'M TAKING THE CAR BACK TO THE TOYOTA DEALER THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM, AND HOPEFULLY THEY WILL FIX IT. *JB

• 12/13/2006· WHEELS

  MY 03 TOYOTA COROLLA WHEEL CAPS (HUB CAPS) FLEW OFF. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. ONE FLEW OFF AT LOW SPEEDS AT MY SONS SCHOOL. IT ALMOST HIT A SCHOOL KID. HAVE BOUGHT 3 NEW CAPS AND IT'S RANDOM. IT LOOKS LIKE THE WHEELS CAPS DON'T LOCK DOWN TO WHEEL. *JB

• 12/11/2010· POWER TRAIN

  I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED IN 2006 WITH 76,000 MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES ON IT. I TRUSTED THE REPUTATION OF TOYOTA AND THOUGHT I GOT A GOOD DEAL ON A DEPENDABLE CAR THAT WOULD LAST ME UNTIL AT LEAST 200,000 MILES WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE. THIS CAR CURRENTLY HAS 126,000 MILES ON IT. LAST FRIDAY, AFTER GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY, I NOTICED THE GEARS/TRANSMISSION RUNNING A LITTLE LOUDER THAN USUAL. DURING THE NEXT 7 RESIDENTIAL MILES HOME, THE GEARS/TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO SOUND LOUDER AND MORE GRINDING IN NATURE. BY THE TIME I ARRIVED HOME, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING AND LEARNED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND I WOULD NEED A NEW ONE. AFTER A LITTLE ONLINE RESEARCH, I READ THAT MORE THAN A FEW PEOPLE HAD REPLACED WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS ONLY TO HAVE THE REBUILT ONE FAIL. I CHOSE TO PURCHASE A NEW TRANSMISSION (AT LEAST IT'S UNDER WARRANTY FOR 3 YEARS/36,000 MILES) ALONG WITH A NEW CLUTCH AND OTHER ACCESSORIES TO THE TUNE OF $3,500. WHEN I ASKED HOW MY DEPENDABLE LITTLE TOYOTA COULD POSSIBLY HAVE A TRANSMISSION FAILURE, THE SERVICE MAN TOLD ME SOMETHING ABOUT THE CLUTCH BEGINNING TO SHOW SOME WEAR, CAUSING SOME PARTS (BEARINGS?) TO GET INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND WREAK HAVOC. ALL I KNOW IS THAT I NO LONGER ASSOCIATE TOYOTA WITH DEPENDABILITY. *TR

• 12/11/2008· STEERING,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  THE BOLT HOLDING THE PULLEY FOR THE BELTS SNAPPED AND WEDGED IN THE ENGINE - SO FAR 2 1/2 DAYS BY THE DEALER AND THEY STILL CANNOT REMOVE THE BOLT. I THINK THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE BOLT. *TR

• 12/10/2020· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V741000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/10/2003· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS FROM OVERDRIVE TO LOWER GEAR, WHEN TAPPING BRAKES IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN SLIGHTLY AT HIGH SPEED. GOING DOWN HILL, FOR EXAMPLE, RESULTING IN SUDDEN SURGE OF RPM, ACTING LIKE A BRAKE AND TAKING A WHILE TO SHIFT BACK INTO OVERDRIVE. THIS PUTS TREMENDOUS STRAIN ON ENGINE, AND RESULTS IN POOR GAS MILEAGE. IT DOESN'T SEEM PROPER THAT IT SHOULD DOWNSHIFT WHEN SLOWING FROM 70 TO 65. EVEN PUNCHING THE ACCELERATOR DOESN'T SEEM TO MAKE IT GO INTO OD UNTIL SEVERAL SECONDS HAVE PASSED. 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. *LA

• 12/10/2003· TIRES

  ALL FOUR TIRES ARE LEAKING AIR FROM THE SIDEWALL AND DEFLATING. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK BOTH FAILURES OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A LOCAL STREET. THE CONSUMER COULD SEE THE TIRE DEFLATING AND HEAR AIR LEAKING. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THE TIRE COMPANY WERE CONTACTED IN REFERENCE TO BOTH FAILURES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO REIMBURSED FOR BOTH TIRE REPAIRS. *PH

• 12/09/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME TO RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO PROVIDE THE PARTS TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/09/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, WITHOUT WARNING THE INTERIOR LIGHTS INCLUDING THE DASHBOARD PANEL LIGHTS GOES OUT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SERVICED THE VEHCILE BUT THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

• 12/08/2014· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V133000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A TIME FRAME OF WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE IN ORDER TO REMEDY THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 12/07/2017· AIR BAGS

  2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL REPAIR EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO BE COMPLETED. UPDATED 12/7/2017*JS

• 12/07/2015· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE CONTACT CRASHED HEAD ON INTO A LIGHT POLE. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN OCTOBER 2015 PER THE MANUFACTURER'S AIR BAG RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

• 12/07/2010· VISIBILITY

  POWER WINDOW RECALL FROM TOYOTA IS STILL DEFECTIVE. TOYOTA ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE RECALL FOR THE POWER WINDOW RECALL FOR COMPONENT : VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR AND YET WHEN THEY REPAIR IT STILL COMES BACK. THEY REFUSE TO TIGHTEN THE BOLTS AGAIN. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS IT CAN BREAK AGAIN ANYTIME CAUSING DEATH, ACCIDENTS, OR SERIOUS INJURY! TOYOTA OF GLENDALE IN CA REFUSED TO REPAIR MY RECALL AFTER IT RECURRED(ALL THEY HAD TO DO IS TIGHTEN THE BOLTS). [XXX] CALL ME IF YOU HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND WE CAN HAVE A NEW RECALL ON TOYOTA. I ALSO CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID TUFF LUCK...I HAVE IT RECORDED... THEY SIMPLY REFUSED TO ADMIT THEIR RECALL CORRECTION IS NOT A GOOD CORRECTION!!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/06/2013· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH AND BECAME INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISING FROM THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD BUT WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED AS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000.

• 12/06/2013· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE REAR BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT TOLD WHAT CAUSED THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 04/14/14 MA UPDATED 04/18/14 *JS

• 12/04/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 12/04/2015· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE WAITING TO TURN LEFT AT A STOP SIGN, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH. NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE WITH A CHEST CONTUSION AND BREATHING ISSUES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND WAS RELEASED THE SAME DAY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

• 12/04/2014· AIR BAGS

  2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL SSC DOOR FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG LETTER. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. BUT, HE HAS SINCE RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL LETTER. *JB

• 12/03/2014· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  OUR TOYOTA HAD A RECALL ON THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS. THE DEALER INSTALLED A HARNESS AND ECM. WHEN THEY RECHECKED THE SRS SYSTEM THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME BACK ON FOR B1811 FOR SPIRAL CABLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS REPAIR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL BUT THAT MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE IS PART OF A RECALL WITH OTHER TOYOTAS BUT NOT THE SAME YEAR AS MINE. OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THESE AIRBAGS AND I'M WONDERING WHY MY TOYOTA IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL? I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ESPECIALLY SINCE MY 17 YEAR OLD SON IS NOW DRIVING THE VEHICLE! THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR US!

• 12/03/2010· POWER TRAIN

  2003 TOYOTA COROLLA LE WITH ONLY 120,000 MILES NEEDS NEW MANUAL TRANSMISSION AT THE COST OF $3800 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. CAR WAS MAKING LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING AND HAVING CONVULSIONS WHICH FORCED US TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS "WARNING SIGNS" THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. ALL WARRANTY MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN KEPT UP TO DATE ON THIS VEHICLE AT THE RIGHT TIME. TOYOTA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS SINCE THEY NOW SEEM TO BE MORE AND MORE A COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST THIS PARTICULAR MODEL YEAR COROLLA. *TR

• 12/02/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE REVERSING AT 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/02/2014· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V350000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 12/02/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN I WAS IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT .. MY VEHICLE IS UNDRIVABLE! THE POLICE AT THE SCENE WAS SURPRISED IT DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

• 12/01/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE REVERSING AT 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/01/2010· POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE DEBRIS FROM A DEFECTIVE BEARING THAT ATTACHED TO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/01/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED SINCE THE BRAKES FAILED ONCE BEFORE, CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION.*AK

• 12/01/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT

  MY 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA WHICH WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN MAY OF 2002 HAS HAD SEVERAL DASHBOARD AND RADIO ISSUES. TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE THE WHOLE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTERWHICH MY RADIO NO LONGER WAS FLUSH WITH DASH, THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL CONTACTED TOYOTA DIRECTLY, THEY SENT A MANFACTURING REP WHOM FIXED THE RADIO HOWEVER CREATED A BIGGER GAP B/W RADIO AND REST OF CONSOLE. TOYOTA IS CONSIDERING THIS A MANUFACTURING DESIGN NOT A DEFECT. WAS TOLD WOULD "ROB PETER TO PAY PAUL" IN ORDER TO FIX. NOW DASH IS FALLING APART AGAIN AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE FRONT CONSOLE. LOOKS AS THOUGH WAS GLUED TOGETHER.*AK

• 11/29/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA EMITS AN OVERPOWERING SULPHUR SMELL WHEN I COME TO A STOP. THE SMELL ENTERS THE PASSENGER CABIN AND LINGERS FOR 10 TO 15 MINUTES. THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM. MY CAR HAS ONLY 13,000 MILES ON IT.*AK

• 11/29/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  IN NOVEMBER 2002, I PURCHASED A TOYOTA COROLLA 2003. WHEN THE HEAT IS ON, THE CAR EMITS A NAUSEATING ROTTEN EGG SMELL THROUGH THE VENTS. I BROUGHT THE COROLLA INTO A TOYOTA DEALER TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. IMMEDIATELY, THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE HANDED ME A MEMO EXPLAINING THAT THIS "ROTTEN EGG" SMELL (AS THEY ALSO REFERRED TO IT) CAN OCCUR FROM LOW-OCTANE BRANDS AND THAT IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CAR ITSELF. THIS ADVICE CONTRADICTED WHAT THE SALESMAN TOLD ME WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR -- THAT I COULD USE 87 OCTANE GASOLINE. I ASSUME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM SINCE THEY HAD A MEMO READY FOR COROLLA OWNERS WITH THIS SPECIFIC COMPLAINT. HOWEVER, FOR SEVERAL MONTHS I HAVE BEEN PUMPING 89-93 OCTANE GASOLINE INTO MY CAR WITH NO LUCK -- THE SMELL STILL EXISTS. *AK

• 11/28/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  EXACTLY APPEARANCE AS IN CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI CASE NUMBER: 10311317. I AM WRITING TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT I HAVE RESOLVED AN ISSUE MYSELF BECAUSE I KNOW THAT NETHER DEALERSHIP NOR PRIVATE MECHANICS WOULD NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT TIME TO PROPERLY TROUBLESHOOT AN ISSUE. I WOULD GUESS THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN TOLERANCES BETWEEN GUIDES OF BRAKE PADS AND CYLINDER SLOTS. PADS ARE TOO TIGHT SITTING IN CYLINDER, CAUSING EXCESSIVE FORCE TO BRAKE AND GETTING THEM ALMOST GET STACKED CLOSE TO ROTOR. THIS CAUSING UNEVEN ROTOR WORMING, VIBRATION AND HUMMING SOUND. IT IS REALLY DANGEROUS. USING GRINDER I HAVE REDUCED THE SIZE OF PAD GUIDES. 2 MINUTES OF WORK. ISSUE IS GONE AND NEVER RECURRED. *TR

• 11/28/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED SMELLED STRONG CHEMICAL FUMES. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 11/26/2015· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  MY 2003 TOYOTA CORROLA (ODOMETER READING APPROX. 230,000 MILES) NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM TILL THIS YEAR AROUND MARCH WHEN MY WIFE NOTICED THAT THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELARATED AND SHE COULDN'T REDUCE THE SPEED BY BRAKING. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY SUDDNELY AS IT CAME. THIS THING HAPPENED TWICE AFTERWARDS THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO SEARS AUTO CENTER, NATICK, MA AND THEY CLEANED A DIRTY THROTTLE. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY TILL THREE DAYS AGO THE PROBLEM CAME BACK. I WAS DRIVING THIS TIME IN BROAD DAYLIGHT WITH MEDIUM TRAFFIC. SUDDENLY THE CAR STARTED ACCELARATING AND I COULDN'T REDUCE ACCELARATION BY BRAKING. I CLEARED THE FLOOR MAT AREA IN CASE THERE WAS ANY BLOCKAGE. BUT THERE WAS NONE, AND THE CAR KEPT ON ACCELARATING. IT SCARED THE WITS OUT OF ME, AND I HAD TO STOP THE CAR BY MOVING THE GEAR TO 'PARK'. I INTEND TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO SEARS AUTO. BUT, IT MAY BE A CHRONIC PROBLEM OF 'SUDDEN ACCELARATION AND FAILURE TO BRAKE' WITH MANY TOYOTA AUTOMOBILES.

• 11/25/2019· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THREE TIMES TO CLAREMONT TOYOTA (LOCATED AT 601 AUTO CENTER DR, CLAREMONT, CA 91711, (909) 542-1828), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

• 11/25/2013· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SELECTOR LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE AND HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT POSITION THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACTED INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.