There are 6 owner-reported body & structure complaints for the 1999 Toyota Corollain NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
UNKNOWN
PAINT HAS FADED TO PRIMER IN SEVERAL AREAS.*AK
THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
UNDENSIFED OIL SUBSTANCE FROM FIREWALL IS GETTING INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AUTOMATIC IGNITION CONTROLLED DOOR LOCKS HAVE BEEN UNLOCKING WHEN THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO, THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN THE SECURITY SYSTEM HAS BEEN ACTIVATED, THE POWER LOCK BUTTON ON THE DRIVERS DOOR WILL OCCASIONALLY FAIL, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ACTUATOR. *SLC
I HAVE BEEN HAVING CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC IGNITION CONTROLLED DOOR LOCKS UNLOCKING WHEN THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO, STARTING AT ABOUT 38000 MILES. EITHER WHEN I'M DRIVING, OR AFTER THE SECURITY SYSTEM (SECURIKEY+, DEALER INSTALLED) HAS BEEN ACTIVATED. ALSO POWER LOCK BUTTON ON DRIVER'S DOOR WILL OCCASIONALLY FAIL TO OPERATE PROPERLY (IT'LL LOCK THE DOORS BUT WILL NOT UNLOCK THEM). CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO TWO TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENTS SEVEN TIMES OVER THE PAST SEVEN MONTHS. ALL "REPAIRS" HAVE BEEN TEMPORARY, LASTING FROM TWO MONTHS TO TWO WEEKS. I GET A DIFFERENT DIAGNOSIS EACH TIME. THE ACTUATOR IS THE ONLY PART THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED. *AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026