1998 Toyota Corolla Complaint Log

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE MADE A NOISE. THEN, VEHICLE SLOWED, AND THE SERPENTINE BELT CAME OFF. CONSUMER HAD A MECHANIC EXAMINE THE VEHICLE, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THE BOLT CONNECTING THE SERPENTINE BELT TO THE ENGINE BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE SAME DEFECT WAS FOUND. *AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED PROMPTING ME TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CHECKED. THE INDICATION WAS AN ERROR MESSAGE PO441: PURGE FLOW FAULT. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER DIAGNOSED A CHARCOAL CANISTER FAILURE WHICH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT AND CONSISTENT COMPLAINTS BY TOYOTA OWNERS REGARDING EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEMS FAILURES IN THE 1998 COROLLA IN ADDITION TO A LAWSUIT IN WHICH TMC SETTLED WITH THE EPA COVERING ONLY CERTAIN MODELS. IT SEEMS THAT A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED ON ALL 1998 MODELS AS THIS PROBLEM IS VERY PREVALENT.*AK

ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HAD IT CHECKED OUT TO FIND THAT THE CHARCOAL CANISTER FAILED - SOMETHING MY MECHANIC TOLD ME HE SEES ALL THE TIME IN THESE TOYOTAS. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON IN AUGUST OF 2004 FOR NO APPARENT REASON (CAR HAS NO HISTORY OF ACCIDENTS). TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED (IN THE STATES- WE NOW LIVE IN CANADA), AIR BAGS NOT COVERED UNDER THE PURCHASE WARRANTY. DEALER SPLIT THE COST OF REPLACING THE LEFT SIDE AIR BAG OUT OF GOOD WILL (WE PAID $418.25). LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON REPEATEDLY AFTER FIX. DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER COMPONENT, ADJUSTED HARNESS, REPEATEDLY TRIED TO FIX WIRING. IT IS NOW JUNE OF 2006 AND THE LIGHT IS STILL COMING ON- WE HAVE JUST REPLACED THE RIGHT SIDE AIR BAG (AT THE COST TO TOYOTA- WE PAID FOR LABOR), AND LIGHT IS STILL COMING ON. DEALER HAS INFORMED ME THAT AIR BAGS WILL NOT FUNCTION IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. THIS IS CONCERNING BECAUSE WE BOUGHT THE CAR FOR THE SAFETY OF THE AIR BAGS AND WE ARE WORRIED OF BEING INJURED IN A CRASH. DEALER IS CURRENTLY IN CONTACT WITH TOYOTA REGARDING REPLACING COMPUTER COMPONENTS AGAIN. WE ARE GOING ON 2 YEARS OF HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM! AN ESTIMATED $5000 HAS BEEN PUT INTO FIXING THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING LABOR FOR OUR 14+ VISITS TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE IS CONSIDERED UNSAFE AND DEFECTIVE AND WE ARE UNABLE TO SELL IT. *NM

I OWN A 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA. IN AUGUST 2004, THE AIRBAG WENT DEFECTIVE. AN AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN NJ ORDERED A REPLACEMENT CENTRAL AIRBAG ASSEMBLY AND THE AIRBAG WAS REPLACED ON SEP 1, 2004. *AK HOWEVER AFTER A FEW MONTHS, THE SAME AIRBAG PROBLEM REOCCURED AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM, THE DEALERSHIP FINALLY CONCLUDED THAT THE ENTIRE AIRBAG CIRCUITRY WAS DEFECTIVE. SINCE THEY QUOTED ME AN EXHORBITANT PRICE, I TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THIS SECOND DEALERSHIP AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS, IDENTIFIED THAT THE SAME CENTRAL AIRBAG ASSEMBLY THAT WAS REPLACED IN SEP 1, 2004 WAS DEFECTIVE. THEY ORDERED A SECOND REPLACEMENT AND FITTED MY CAR WITH THE NEW PART. THIS HAPPENED IN NOV 2006. HOWEVER 2 MONTHS AFTER THE AIRBAG REPLACEMENT,IN FEB 2007 THE SAME AIRBAG PROBLEM REOCCURED FOR A 3RD TIME. I CONTACTED TOYOTA MOTOR SALES USA, INC AT 1901 SOUTH WESTERN AVENUE - WC 10, TORRANCE, CA 90501 TO EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. I SENT THEM ALL THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION. HOWEVER INSPITE OF EXPLAINING THE THREAT TO MY LIFE CAUSED BY THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG, TOYOTA HAS NOT COME FORWARD TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO $1500 ON THE PROBLEM ALREADY OVER THE COURSE OF 3 YEARS. EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS A 1998 MAKE, THE AIRBAGS WERE REPLACED IN SEP 2004 AND NOV 2006 AND ARE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I REQUEST YOU TO INSTRUCT TOYOTA TO REPAIR THE AIRBAG AT NO EXTRA COST TO ME. TOYOTA'S REFERENCE NUMBER FOR MY CASE IS 200706250076.

SOON AFTER PURCHASING MY USED 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA IN 2001 I HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR...THE MIRROR WOULD NOT STAY IN POSITION INSIDE THE "MIRROR-HOLDER". I WOULD POSITION IT, AND A WEEK LATER IT WOULD BE AT THE WRONG ANGLE. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN AND AGAIN. NOW, THREE YEARS LATER, THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING TO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE MIRROR. I POSITION IT AND A WEEK LATER IT IS STARTING TO TILT DOWN. UNFORTUNATELY THIS TIME THE MIRROR ISN'T COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY SO I JUST KEEP ADJUSTING IT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE LEFT, AS IF IT WERE SLIPPING ON ICE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN AFTER MOVING ACROSS FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC AND WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER A BACK, LEFT WRIST, HAND, BRUISES AND A CONCUSSION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT TO THE LEFT FROM TIME TO TIME. SHE HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

NUMEROUS REVISIONS TO THE PART NUMBER FOR BRAKE PADS. TOYOTA IS SAYING THAT THE OWNER HAS TO EAT THE COST OF THEIR MISTAKE THAT THEY CAN'T SEEM TO GET RIGHT BY PURCHASING THE NEW PADS, SHIMS, AND OTHER COMPONENTS THAT GO WITH IT. IF TOYOTA SOLD THE CARS WITH THE WRONG SIZE PADS THEN TOYOTA SHOULD EAT THE COST. I HAVE BEEN TO THE MECHANICS 6 TIMES IN AS MANY MONTHS AND MY BRAKES ARE STILL MESSED UP.*AK

CAR IN FOR BRAKE WORK AT LOCAL DEALER RECENTLY. (HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD 90,000 MILE SERVICE THERE IN DEC 2003, NOTHING NOTED.) AT TIME OF BRAKE WORK, TOLD THAT TOP ENGINE NOISE (TICKING/RATTLE) NEEDED TO BE CHECKED, $600 JUST TO LOOK INSIDE AND SEE WHAT PROBLEM WAS. TOOK TO DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED CAR FOR A SECOND OPINION. THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A REPLACEMENT ENGINE. I'M ONLY AT 98,000 MILES, AND HAVE FOLLOWED MANUFACTURER'S SERVICE RECOMMENDATIONS/CHANGED OIL REGULARLY ON SCHEDULE. I SHOULDN'T NEED A NEW ENGINE, THIS IS CAUSED BY A DESIGN FLAW. DEALER SUGGESTED THAT I HADN'T CHANGED THE OIL ON TIME. ROD OR PISTON THAT WAS ABOUT TO GO IS THOUGHT TO BE THE PROBLEM. MY BROTHER IS STILL DRIVING A 1985 CAMRY! MOM HAS A 91 CAMRY STILL IN GOOD CONDITION, HIGH MILEAGE. DIDN'T EXPECT TO HAVE A TOYOTA GIVE OUT SO EARLY. WILL BE ASKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT FROM TOYOTA. REPLACEMENT ENGINE TOTALED $2736.88 INCLUDING LABOR, FOR A USED ENGINE WITH 36,000 MILES. NO DOCUMENTATION VERIFYING ENGINE MILEAGE EXCEPT ON BILL, SO ODOMETER STILL SAYS 98,000 MILES.

THE CD DOOR ON THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR FELL OFF FOR NO REASON. SAFETY HAZARD. *JB

THE ENGINE OF A 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA DIED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE GERMAIN TOYOTA OF COLUMBUS EXAMINED THE CAR AND IDENTIFIED THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILURE AS THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE DAMAGE. REPLACEMENT ENGINE IS NEEDED. TOYOTA REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE THEY CONSIDER THIS WEAR AN TEAR AND ALSO BECAUSE THE FAILURE HAPPENED AFTER WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THIS TYPE OF WEAR AN TEAR IS NOT COMMON ON A 1998 TOYOTA WITH 82000 MILES. FURTHERMORE, TOYOTA'S OWNER'S MANUAL SUPPLEMENT DOES NOT MENTION ANY MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENT ON TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER. THE ONLY REFERENCE IS IN PAGE 45, 90,000 MILES MAINTENANCE LOG UNDER "ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE ITEMS FOR SPECIAL OPERATING CONDITIONS", WHICH INDICATES 'REPLACING TIMING BELT EXCEPT FOR COROLLA'. THE MANUAL SPECIFIES MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR UP TO 120,000 MILES. A CONSUMER SHOULD NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR WEAR & TEAR OF A COMPONENT WHEN THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT SPECIFY THE NEED FOR MAINTENANCE. I BELIEVE THIS FAILURE IS CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT OR A DESIGN DEFICIENCY. PAID 2375 FOR A USED REPLACEMENT ENGINE. *LA

WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TOWARDS THE LEFT CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINEDTHAT THE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE DOOR HANDLE STRUCTURE BROKE. THIS WAS SAID TO BE COMMON IN THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY RISK. *JB

THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FASTENER LATCH IS DEFECTIVE. IT IS NO LONGER LATCHES, ENABLING THE DRIVER TO USE THE SEAT BELT. *CB

OF THE ELEVEN (11) VEHICLES THAT I HAVE OWNED THUS FAR, AT LEAST EIGHT (8) HAS BEEN TOYOTA, ONE A FORD, AND TWO WERE NISSAN'S. ALL THE TOYOTA'S GAVE ME EXCELLENT SERVICE, EXCEPT THE LAST. THIS WAS A 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA CE THAT WAS REGULARLY SERVICED AND WELL TAKEN CARE OF. SO MUCH SO, THAT WE PURCHASED A SMART CHOICE WARRANTY FOR TWELVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($1200) TO GIVE US AN ADDED PIECE OF MIND. THIS VEHICLE WAS PUIRCHASED FOR MY COLLEGE GOING DAUGHTER, BASED ON THE PREMISE THAT THIS BRAND IS BASED ON RELIABILTY, ECONOMY AND DURABILITY. THESE ARE WELL KNOWN TOYOTRA ATTRIBUTES.ON 11/28/2003 THE OIL LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AT INTERVALS. I DID MY OWN DIAGONISTICS AS A RESPONSIBLE TOYOTA OWNER AND FOUND THAT EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. I THEN LEFT WORK TO TAKE THE CAR FOR A SECOND OPINION AND WAS TOLD AFTER HOURS OF EXAMINATION THAT THE OIL PUMP NEEDED REPLACING. I COULDN'T BELIEVE THIS AS THE VEHICLE HAD REGULAR SERVICES. AT THIS I CONTACTED SMART CHOICE, ONLY TO LEARN THAT THEY HAD FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY. THIS WAS A MAJOR SETBACK FOR ME. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COSTS AT THIS STAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY $530.00. UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION BY MY MECHANIC, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS ENGINE HAD LARGE DEPOSITS OF SLUDGE AND THAT IT HAD A SHORT LIFESPAN. BASED ON THIS I WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED A REPLACEMENT. IT IS AGAINST THIS BACKGROUND THAT I LODGE THIS LEGITIMATE COMPLAINT AND REQUEST AN OFFICIAL FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO CONTACT ME AT THE SOONEST.*AK

RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED WITHIN 15,000 MILES. THE PART HAS BEEN REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

SAFETY NON COMPLAINT SERVICE TO TOYOTA COROLLA.*MR THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL BEARING REPLACED ON SEPT 23, 2003, AS PART OF THE REPAIR WORK, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE P ARTS AND LABOR WOULD BE COVERED FOR 12 MONTHS AND WAS GOOD AT ANY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP NATION WIDE. WHEN THE CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP FOR A 9000 MILES SERVICE, THE DEALER OBSERVED A NOISE DURING A TEST DRIVE, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE NOISE WAS DUE TO A BAD BEARING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL. THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE THE PART AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE CONSUMER GO BACK TO THE DEALER THAT REPLACED IT IN BEGINNING.*JB

AFTER THE LONG HARD RAIN WE HAD IN CINCINNATI YESTERDAY LABOR DAY SEPT 1, HERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1-2 INCHES OF RAIN SETTING IN THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR OF MY CAR. THE SIDES OF THE FLOOR WERE NOT DAMP AS IF IT CAME FROM BELOW BUT I AM NOT SURE. *AK

MY CAR STARTER WOULD NOT STOP CRANKING AFTER I STOPPED AND PULLED THE KEYS OUT. IT KEPT CRANKING UNTIL THE BATTERY DIED. A FIRE STARTED WHICH MELTED THE HARNESS. *PH

I BOUGHT A 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA LE IN JULY. I FOUND THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD DOWNSHIFT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NICELY WHEN CLIMBING SLIGHT HILLS AT HIGHWAY SPEED. UNFORTUNATELY, IT WILL NOT SHIFT BACK UP TO FOURTH GEAR FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME EVEN GOING DOWNHILL. I CHECKED OUT THE NHTSA SITE AND FOUND A TSB FOR THE PROBLEM. I CONTACTED TOYOTA THINKING THEY WOULD REPAIR THIS ADMITTED DEFECT BUT THEY REPEATEDLY REFUSED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT IS VERY DISTRACTING TO HAVE TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, AND THEN RE-ENGAGE IT EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENS. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF HILLS IN MY DAILY COMMUTE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL NOT A TSB. *LA

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN TWO ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK *CB *NLM

MY CAR '98 COROLLA THAT HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED AS PER MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATIONS BLEW ITS ENGINE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS IN THE FAST LANE AND HAD TO DANGEROUSLY VEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR HAD DONE ONLY 50,000 MILES. THE ENGINE BREAKDOWN WAS CAUSED BY SLUDGING AND EXCESSIVE ENGINE WEAR AND TEAR THAT DEVELOPED IN THE CAR WHEN IT HAD DONE JUST 36,000 MILES. THIS WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION BY SUBURBAN TOYOTA OF TROY, MI. I HAVE BEEN REGULAR WITH OIL CHANGE AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND HAVE RECEIPTS TO PROVE THAT AND THIS IS A CLEARY A CASE OF MANUFACTURING FAULT OF THE CAR. I FINALLY PAID $4500 FOR FULL ENGINE REPLACEMENT AND SENT THE RECEIPTS AND MAINTENANCE RECORDS TO TOYOTA. TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO REIMBURSE THIS AMOUNT.

CHARCOAL CANISTER ASSEMBLY AND VACUUM SWITCHING VALVE FAILED. GAS CAP ALSO FAILED.*AK

DEFECTIVE SEAT BELTS IN MY 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA. IN MAY 03 AND JULY 03 I HAD 2 OF MY 5 SEATBELT BREAK. BOTH APPEAR TO HAVE BROKEN IN THE SAME FASHION. *AK

MY CAR '98 COROLLA THAT HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED AS PER MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATIONS BLEW ITS ENGINE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS IN THE FAST LANE AND HAD TO DANGEROUSLY VEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR HAD DONE ONLY 50,000 MILES. THE ENGINE BREAKDOWN WAS CAUSED BY SLUDGE AND EXCESSIVE ENGINE WEAR AND TEAR THAT DEVELOPED IN THE CAR WHEN IT HAD DONE JUST 36,000 MILES. THIS WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION BY SUBURBAN TOYOTA OF TROY, MI. I HAVE BEEN REGULAR WITH OIL CHANGE AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND HAVE RECEIPTS TO PROVE THAT. I FINALLY PAID $4500 FOR FULL ENGINE REPLACEMENT AND SENT THE RECEIPTS AND MAINTENANCE RECORDS TO TOYOTA. TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO REIMBURSE THIS AMOUNT. *NLM

'AIR BAG' LIGHT FLASHING. CODE 44 IN MEMORY (RIGHT SIDE AIR BAG CIRCUIT). INDEPENDENT SERVICE CENTER FOLLOWED FLOW CHART TEST RECOMMENDATIONS. HIGH RESISTANCE IN HARNESS BETWEEN MODULE AND RIGHT AIR BAG. HARNESS WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $529. OLD HARNESS WAS SAVED IF EVER NEEDED FOR TESTING. *NLM

THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD, ALSO WHEN A SUDDEN STOP WAS MADE, THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONSUMER PROPERLY. *JB

ABS LOCKED UP WHEN I TAPPED ON CAR SEEMED TO ACCELERATE MAKING THE CAR SKID AND FISH TAIL SENDING ME 4 LANES ACROSS THE FREEWAY INTO THE CEMENT BARRIER TOTALING MY CAR. *JB

A LOOSE BOLT WITHIN THE ENGINE CAUSED AN OIL LEAK. *NLM

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL WHILE THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS STILL IN THE DRIVE GEAR. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *JB

THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE WAS DEFECTIVE, WHICH CAUSED THE BELT NOT TO LOCK.*JB *TS

UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION IN A 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA. MERGING ONTO 35W S AT COUNTY C. ACCELERATED FOR MERGE. TOOK FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR AFTER MERGING. CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. PRESSED ON BRAKE AND PUT ON HAND BRAKE. THIS ONLY SLOWED ACCELERATION. I GOT OVER TO THE FAST LANE. CAR WAS DOING MORE THAN 70 MPH AT THIS STAGE. I DECIDED TO TAKE FOOT OFF BRAKE, RELEASE HAND-BRAKE AND PRESS DOWN ACCELERATOR PEDDLE. THIS INCREASED ACCELERATION, BUT ON TAKING FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR, THE CAR SLOWED. AT THIS STAGE I HAD MISSED MY EXIT FOR HIGHWAY 280. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE HIGHWAY WAS NOT BUSY AT THE TIME. DATE IS VERY APPROXIMATE. INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING WINTER OF 2001 OR WINTER OF 2002 OR WINTER OF 2003. I STILL DRIVE THE SAME CAR AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY INCIDENT SIMILAR SINCE. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, I HAD PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AS FAR AS THE FLOOR. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE BEEN MORE RESTRAINED WITH PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEMS ERROR. LIKELY CHARCOAL CANISTER PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE DURING A RAINING DAY, MY CAR SUDDENLY WENT TO THE SIDE. THIS KIND OF SCENARIO HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE ( ON LOCAL STREETS WHILE DRIVING AROUND 20 MILES PER HOUR). I FELT THAT THIS CAR'S BRAKE SYSTEM WAS DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF THE OTHER CARS I OWNED BEFORE. SHOULDN'T THE ANTI-BRAKE SYSTEM HELP THE CAR STAY STRAIGHT ON THE ROAD? ON 09-20-2002, IT WAS RAINING, I DROVE THIS CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE SPEED AROUND 50 MILES PER HOUR, ON THE FIRST LEFT LANE. AFTER I APPLIED THE BRAKE IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE SPEED FURTHER, MY CAR WENT TO THE RIGHT SIDE, AND THEN LEFT SIDE, AND THEN CRASHED TO THE MIDDLE CONCRETE. *PH *JB **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768012

I WAS LEAVING AN AUTOMATIC CAR WASH. CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. WHEN I PUT CAR IN GEAR, IT TOOK OFF ON IT'S OWN. I TRIED TO BRAKE BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR. MY CAR WENT THROUGH A FENCE AND HIT A SMALL TREE. THE CAR WAS TOWED AWAY AND LATER WAS TOTALED. WHEN THE MECHANIC TRIED TO START THE CAR, IT IMMEDIATELY WENT UP TO 2500 RPMS MR

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. AIR BAG COULD BE INOPERATIVE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2002, AT ABOUT 10:00AM WE WERE DRIVING SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 5 ABOUT 40 MILES NORTH OF EUGENE OREGON WHEN WE HAD A BLOWOUT ON OUR REAR PASSENGER-SIDE TIRE. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND WARM AND THE ROADWAY WAS DRY. WE WERE TRAVELING ABOUT 60 MPH AND DID NOT HIT ANY OBJECT, BUMP, OR DEPRESSION PRIOR TO THE BLOWOUT. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE BLOWOUT. WE WERE DRIVING A 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA. *AK

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. DEALERSHIP FOUND THE PLATE FOR THE TIMING GEAR COVER WAS LEAKING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED GASKET AND TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER. WHILE DRIVING 71 MILES LATER, THE CAM GEAR PIN SHEARED OFF, THE VEHICLE DIED OUT AND INTERNAL DAMAGE OCCURRED. DEALERSHIP NOT WILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *TT

AIRBAG LIGHT IS FLASHING, VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER.*AK

ENGINE IS LEAKING COOLANT/ OIL. NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AS A WARNING. PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AFTER ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

THE CONSUMER'S SON WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH HE WAS INJURED BY COLLIDING WITH THE WINDSHIELD AS THE RESULT OF SEAT BELT FAILING, TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *YH

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON ALLDAY. THIS COULD RESULT IN AIR BAG DEPLOYING PERMATURELY OR NOT DEPLOYING AT ALL.DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

DOOR LOCKS POP UP AND DOWN FREQUENTLY WHEN PARKED OR DRIVING. I CAN'T LEAVE ANYTHING IN THE CAR. I HAVE NO SECURITY WITH THIS CAR AND DEALER SAYS HE HAS NO IDEA WHAT IS WRONG. DEFECT IN THIS TOYOTA COROLLA.*AK

HAD TO REPLACE POWER STEERING PRESSURE LINE AND RACK AND PINION THANKS TO DEFECTIVE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL POP OUT OF 5 TH GEAR INTO NEUTRAL INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE IS AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME. PLEASE ADD FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

REAR END HITS THE GROUND WHEN GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS AND DIPS IN THE ROAD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITH A MOD-SPEED FRONT RIGHT CRASH BY ONCOMING VEHICLE. DRIVERS FRONT AIRBAG STARTED SMOLDERING EMITTING AN ACRID GRAY SMOKE (ELECTRICAL WIRING?) FROM THE BASE OF THE AIRBAG; STOPPED SMOKING WHEN DISCONNECTED BATTERY. PASSENGER AIRBAG BROKE FRONT WINDSHIELD WHEN IT DEPLOYED (HAD NO PASSENGER). ARE EITHER OF THESE SITUATIONS COMMON/NORMAL WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT? *AK

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY LIGHTS UP -- MULTIPLE SERVICE CHECKS AT DEALERSHIP AND INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OR RECOMMEND REPAIR OTHER THAN REPLACING ENTIRE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY (AT COST OF $500+). *JB

AFTER BEING CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLEIT HIT FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF CAR, AND SIDE DOOR PANEL OF SECOND CAR AT 30MPH. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER FRONT NOR SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM AND HINDERED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 09E012000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING), 08E050000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING), 06E065000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING), AND 06E026000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.