1992 Toyota Corolla

Defect. RIDE CONTROL IS RECALLING CERTAIN FRONT STRUT MOUNTS BRANDED AS GABRIEL RIDE CONTROL OR ARVINMERITOR, P/NOS. 142435, 142193, 142305, 142303, SOLD AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE AFFECTED FRONT STRUT MOUNTS DID NOT CONTAIN A WELD JOINT BETWEEN THE BEARING HOUSING AND THE RATE PLATE.

Risk. THE ABSENCE OF THE WELD CAN ALLOW THE STRUT TO COME OUT OF ITS MOUNTING POSITION UNDER CERTAIN EXTREME DRIVING CONDITIONS WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO SURROUNDING VEHICLE COMPONENTS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. RIDE CONTROL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF RECORD AND REPLACE THE AFFECTED PARTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 15, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT RIDE CONTROL AT 1-248-458-1396.

Defect. DUE TO A COMPUTER PROGRAM ERROR, CERTAIN DIGITS OF THE GVWR AND THE GAWR APPEARED IN INCORRECT LOCATIONS ON THE CERTIFICATION LABEL LOCATED ON THE LEFT FRONT DOOR OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.

Risk. THE CERTIFICATION LABEL WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH THESTANDARDS OF 49 CFR PART 576.

Remedy. RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR EXCHANGE OF THE CERTIFICATION LABEL.

I WANT TO LET SOMEONE KNOW ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN 2005 TO MY 1992 COROLLA. I WAS WAITING BEHIND ANOTHER CAR TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE FORWARD/ I IMMEDIATELY PUT MY OTHER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PUSHED AS HARD AS I COULD. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT BEFORE I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. BUT IT TOOK EVERY BIT OF STRENGTH I HAD TO DO IT. I NEVER REPORTED IT BECAUSE I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING A NEW CAR WHICH I HAVE NOW. A 2005 COROLLA. I REPORTED IT TO TOYOTA WHEN I HEARD ABOUT ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS BECAUSE I THOUGHT THEY SHOULD KNOW. THIS WAS A 1992 CAR. MY FOOT WAS NOT EVEN ON THE GAS PEDAL WHEN IT HAPPENED. I NEVER HEARD A RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA. *TR

I OWN A 92 TOYOTA COROLLA. ON THURSDAY 31 DECEMBER 2009 MY ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE STARTER ON MY CAR AND WHEN I WENT TO TURN THE IGNITION TO TURN ON MY CAR I IMMEDIATELY SMELLED THE HEAT AND SAW SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND OPENED THE HOOD AND WITNESSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. I PUT OUT THE FIRE. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE STARTER OVERHEATED AND THAT'S WHAT CAUSED FIRE. *TR

PAINT IS PEELING. ALSO HAS HEADLINER FALLING DOWN

DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULER BELT BECOMES FRAID AND STARTS TO UNRAVEL. THIS SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING ON OTHER CORROLLAS WITH THIS RESTRAINT SYSTEM. (92'S HAVE TWO BELTS; A LAP BELT AND A SHOULDER BELT) IS THERE A RETRO- FIT AVAILABLE? THIS PROBLEM SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU.*AK

RETRACTOR ON DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. CONSUMER CANNOT PULL OUT THE BELT AND LOCK IT INTO PLACE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

WHILE GOING AT 20-25 MPH CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT. CONSUMER RAN INTO STEERING WHEEL. *AK

CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE INTAKE MANIFOLD TWICE. *AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURES WERE DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. *YH

VEHICLE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, TRANSMISSION WILL STICK IN FIRST GEAR. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE.*AK

FUEL GAUGE WITH LOW FUEL LIGHT, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED, NOT REGISTERING PROPERLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK THE HEAD LIGHTS, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS WERE FLICKING. *YH

TIRE FAILED WHILE DRIVING (FIRESTONE 175/70/13). NLM

INSIDE DOOR HANDLES THAT OPEN THE DOORS, THE PLASTIC HANDLES HAVE BROKEN & UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDES NOW.

DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED. PASSENGERS WERE UNABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE. ALSO, VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND A UNDETERMINED PROBLEM OCCURRED WITHIN TRANSMISSION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER STEPPED ON BRAKES TO SLOWDOWN BECAUSE THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT IN FRONT OF HER, AND BRAKES LOCKED UP. VEHICLE HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER AT SPEED OF 35 MPH, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER HURT HER NECK AND BACK. *AK

CAR STARTED MAKING NOISES, WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY AND WAS NOT PICKING UP LIKE IT SHOULD. TOOK TO DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS METAL FRAGMENTS IN THE TRANSMISSION SCREEN. AS WEEKS WENT BY CAR STARTED TO GET WORSE, AND FINALLY IT SOUNDED THE VENDORS WERE GRINDING INTO THE TIRES. *A PRIVATE MECHANIC, DUE TO HAVING PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH LIBERTY TOYOTA, CALLE DHARTFORD IN DELRAN, NJ, AND INSISTED THAT TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE THIS SOON. *AK

A FIRE APPEARED TO HAVE STARTED IN THE ENGINE BY THE BATTERY AND POWER STEERING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ENGINE OIL PAN LEAKS DUE TO CORROSION. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED. MJS

STARTER FAILED. YH

EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED IN CENTER. REPLACEMENT REQUIRED. SEEMS TO BE COMMON PROBLEM WITH COROLLA'S AND PRISM'S. NO RECALL NOTICES FOUND IN DATABASE.

BATTERY/BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER OFF/ON INTERMITTENTLY. HAD VEHICLE CHECKED & ALTERNATOR WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE, CAUSING ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS TO FAIL. *AK

THE LOCATION OF THE HORN BUTTONS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS BEING TURNED. THE POSITION OF THE HORN MOVES WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. DRIVER MUST LOOK FOR THE POSITION OF THE HORN EACH TIME. *AK

11 YR OLD GIRL CUT HER HEAD ON THE HEAD REST OF THE DRIVERS SEAT BECAUSE HER SHOULDER HARNESS DID NOT RESTRAIN HER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER CAR IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AT ABOUT 35 MPH. *AK

CRACK IN CENTER OF EXHAUST MANIFOLD. BLACK DEPOSIT AROUND CRACK INDICATES EXHAUST LEAKAGE THROUGH CRACK. *AK

I HAVE A COMPLAIN ABOUT DEALER.WHEN I GOT THE CAR IT WAS 64000 MILES ON THE CAR.DURING 6 MONTHS OF MY USE CAR'S TRANSMISSION ,BRAKES TIRES,EXAHUST SYSTEM .ALTERNATOR ARE COMPLETLY GONE.I SAW THE CAR TO EXPERIENCED MECHANIC.ALL THE MECHANICS TOLD ME THAT THIS CAR HAVE WRONG MILEAGE ON IT.IT MUST BE USED MORE THAN WHAT IT WAS SHOWING ME ON METER.AND EVEN THIS MODEL IS NOT '92 ,WHICH I WAS TOLD BY DEALER.THIS WAS OLDER THAN THIS.MY DEALER GAVE ME GUARANTEE FOR TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE FOR 10000 MILES AFTER PURCHASE.WHEN I HAD FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION WITHIN THIS MILEAGE LIMIT .I CALLED MY DEALER TO GET IT FIXED,AND HE REFUSED IT.SO MY DEALER HAS CHESTED ME BY SAYING THAT IT IS 92'CAR AND SHOWING WRONG MILEAGE ON IT.I NEED SOME HELP ON THIS MATTER.THANK YOU.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

THE INSIDE HANDLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DOOR JUST FELL OFF WHILE TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE NOW. *AK

NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER. *MJS

INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT SYSTEM MALFUCNTIONED, AND DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.

DURING IMPACT AT 30 MPH THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK, CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT STEERING WHEEL.*AK

EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILURE.

CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD.

STARTER MOTOR BURNED CAUSING SHORT TO THE GROUND, BURNING CABLE AND DRAINED BATTERY.

THE MALE PORTION OF THE MIDDLE REAR SEAT BELT CAME OFF. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE SEAT BELT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD COULD ALLOW DEADLY EXHAUST GASES TO ENTER INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK

CONSUMER HAD NOTICE OF A CRACK IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER INSIDE THE VEHICLE; IN ADDITON, COULD CAUSE A FIRE HAZARD. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER NEEDS TO REPLACE THE MANIFOLD. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS/PADS FAILED.

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 0 MPH. AFTER PULLING OVER, THE OWNER NOTICED THAT THE OIL LIGHT WAS ON AND CHECKED THE OIL. THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE AND THE PCV VALVE HAD NOT BEEN PUT BACK IN ITS ORIGINAL LOCATION. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT HE HAD A HOLE THE SIZE OF A FIST IN HIS ENGINE, AND THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. OWNER HAD THE OIL CHANGED FOUR DAYS EARLIER AT JIFFY LUBE AND HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE VISIT.

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 0 MPH. AFTER PULLING OVER, THE OWNER NOTICED THAT THE OIL LIGHT WAS ON AND CHECKED THE OIL. THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE AND THE PCV VALVE HAD NOT BEEN PUT BACK IN ITS ORIGINAL LOCATION. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT HE HAD A HOLE THE SIZE OF A FIST IN HIS ENGINE, AND THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. OWNER HAD THE OIL CHANGED FOUR DAYS EARLIER AT JIFFY LUBE AND HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE VISIT.

UPON DRIVING AND WHEN ROLLING DOWN BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOWS, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WILL OPEN, CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR HANDLES HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON SEVEN OCCASIONS. *AK

THE COMSUMER STARTED VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE A/C & LIGHTS DIDN'T WORK; WHEN GOT HOME TRIED TO START VEHICLE AGAIN, BUT THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS SOME ELEC.\TRICAL. PROBLEM THE BATTERY WAS DEAD & ALTENATOR REPLACED. *AK

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE.

FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS TO NOT LOCK WHEN PULLED.

DRIVER'S AND PASSEGER'S HANDLES BROKE FROM THE INSIDE . *AK

DASHBOARD LIGHTS INOPERATIVE.

ALTERNATOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *AK

DUE TO A CRACK IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD THERE IS A BAD ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. *AK

BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED FOR OVER ONE YEAR.

WHEN USING THE RIGHT TURNING SIGNAL, ALL THE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT. HAPPENS IN DAMP WEATHER. *AK HEAD LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED AND CORRECTED PROBLEM. *SLC

EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED IN MIDDLE; SOOTH/DISCOLORATION TRAILS EVIDENT OVER MATING, CAUSING SLIGHT LOSS OF POWER, ALSO ABRUPT NOISE. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK