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1994 Toyota Corolla complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1994 record →

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Sep 13, 2000AZ

DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT/REAR , AND PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE GONE BAD, CAUSING WINDOWS TO DROP DOWN INTO THE INNER PANEL, PREVENTING WINDOWS FROM ROLLING UP. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER HAS REPLACED REGULATORS. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control › LinkagesCrash1 injured
Filed Sep 7, 2000CA

WHILE PARKING ON A PARKING LOT VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. TOOK VEHICLE FOR SERVICE TO FIND OUT WHAT HAD CAUSED THIS PROBLEM ON TWO OCASSIONS. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE CABLE. *AK WHILE PARKING THROTTLE STUCK CAUSING ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *YH

Exterior Lighting › Tail Lights
Filed Jun 29, 2000NY

TAIL LIGHTS WERE BURNING UP EVERY 5,000 MILES. DEALER NOTIFIED , AND INFOMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DTAILS. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash3 injured
Filed May 8, 2000FL

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MAJOR INJURIES. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Apr 10, 2000MN

A FAULTY SEATBELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE LOCKS UP WHEN CONSUMER TRIES TO FASTEN THE BELT, TOYOTA HAS REPLACED SEAT BELT 4 TIMES, THE SEAT BELT STILL LOCKS UP , DEALER REFUSE TO REPLACE.*ET

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Apr 7, 2000CA

THE WINDSHIELD CONTAINER UNDER THE HOOD BROKE OFF FROM ITS ATTACHMENT FROM THE SIDE PANEL, CAUSING IT TO LEAN ON THE ENGINE. I NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHEN I WAS DOING MY ROUTINE CHECK UNDER THE HOOD. I NOTICED THAT THE PART THAT WAS LEANING ON THE ENGINE WAS MELTED DUE IN PART THAT I WAS DRIVING AN HOUR EARLIER AND THE ENGINE WAS HOT.*AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 25, 2000TX

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK TRAVELING AT 55 MPH IWAS INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. MY CAR WAS SERIOUSLY DAMAGED FROM THE IMPACT AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY LATER INFORMED ME THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I CANTACTED TOYOTA, AND THEY ARE SENDING AN INVESTIGATOR TO THE EVALUATE THE SITUATION. MY CAR HAS BEEN TRANSPORTED TO A COPART LOT IN SAN ANTONIO TEXAS. LOT # 84900, PHONE # 800-269-4885. *AK

Seat Belts
Filed Feb 15, 2000IN

WHEN THE FRONT SEATBELTS ARE PULLED OUT, THEY DO NOT RETRACT. OWNER HAS TO MANUALLY PUSH THEM BACK INTO THE SLOT. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Jan 5, 2000MN

SEAT BELTS ARE LOCKING UP. BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Dec 8, 1999GA

DRIVER WAS COMING TO A STOP WHEN DUAL FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING BURNS AND FACIAL INJUIRES. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL CRASH, BUT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER EXPLAINED VEHICLE WAS NOT GOING FAST ENOUGH. *AK

Seats › Front Assembly › ReclinerCrash
Filed Nov 10, 1999CA

WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS SITTING AT A STANDSTILL VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, AND FRONT DRIVERS SEAT COLLAPSED.DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT SEAT COLLAPSED DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE SEATS. DRIVER SUFFERED NECK AND SPINE INJURIES, RESULTING IN TWO MONTHS OF DISABILITY. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Nov 2, 1999CA

THE FUEL TANK CRACKED CAUSING A FUEL LEAK WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *YC

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Nov 2, 1999CA

PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT HESITATION AT INITIAL ACCELERATION FROM STOPPED

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Oct 29, 1999MA

WHILE DRIVING ON SIDE STREET WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, TRAVELING 20MPH IN THE FRONT, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK

Air Bags
Filed Oct 26, 1999WA

DEALER DENIED RECALL WORK DUE TO SCHEDULING PROBLEMS (96V-107). MJS

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Oct 18, 1999MD

SEAT BELTS BROKE. SEAT BELT ON PASSENGER SIDE IS ALWAYS HARD TO BUCKLE AND OFTEN GET STUCK WHEN PULLED. *AK

Unknown or Other
Filed Oct 17, 1999RI

NO SUMMARY

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Sep 1, 1999CA

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING ABOUT 20 MPH. VEHICLE HAD SERIOUS FRONTAL DAMAGE. DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE CRASH. *AK

Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Filed Jun 29, 1999WA

ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE. *YC

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jun 23, 1999NY

MECHANIC SAID THE CRANKSHAFT SHOULD NOT FAIL AT 28,000 MILES. WHEN DRIVING STEERING BECAM DIFFICULT AND THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE AND SMOKING.

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Jun 11, 1999UT

INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED TO DEPLOY. MY SPOUSE HIT A JEEP AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES PER HOUR. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF OUR CAR. NO DAMAGE TO THE JEEP. A REVIEW OF YOUR WEB SITE INDICATES THAT THE PROBLEM I HAVE HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE PAST MORE THAN ONCE. WHY HASN'T A FACTORY RECALL BEEN MADE? *AK

Air Bags1 injured
Filed Apr 14, 1999HI

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG CAUSED ACCIDENT, RESULTED IN DRIVER LOOSING VISION OF LEFT EYE AND FACIAL SCARS.

Seat Belts › Front › Webbing
Filed Mar 31, 1999GA

WHEN TRYING TO USE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELTS, THEY DON'T WORK, AND THE CONSUMER BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELT'S.

Vehicle Speed Control › LinkagesCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 22, 1999NJ

WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPOT VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD. CONUSUMER HIT THE BRAKES, BUT VEHICLE WENT FOWARD, ACCELERATING TO HIGH SPEED , AND HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND RAILROAD TRACKS. DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND SEATBELT DID NOT HOLD CONSUMER, CAUSING NECK AND BACK INJUIRES. *AK

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jan 31, 1999FL

PWR WINDOW AND LOCKS STOPPED WORKING, ONLY 1 WINDOW GOES DOWN NOW AND SOMETIMES 1 DOOR LOCK DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY

Air BagsCrash
Filed Dec 24, 1998CA

I REPORTED MY ACCIDENT THAT WAS ON JUNE 15 1998 TO TOYOTA AND THEY HAS A REP COME LOOK AT MY CAR AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE FINE. MY CONCERN WAS THAT I HIT HEAD ON TO AN ANOTHER CAR AND HIT IN ALL THERANGES THAT ALL THE MANUAL SAYS AND MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. SECOND I WAS IN ANOTHER CAR ACCIDENT ON AUG 25TH WHERE THE FRONT OF MY CAR WAS DAMAGED AGAIN AND AGAIN MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. AGAIN TOYOTA SAID THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE FINE AND I RECEIVED AN AIRBAG RECALL 12/22/1998 REGARDING THE AIRBAGS BEING MALFUNCTION.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Dec 23, 1998MA

THE CONSUMER HAS EXPEREINCED PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN INTO COROLLA WHILE IT WAS STANDING STILL. AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER YET TO BE CONTACTED. THE DEFECT COMPLIES WITH RECALL NUMBER 96V107000. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Dec 11, 1998OH

HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT BUT THE DRIVER'S AND THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. BOTH INSTANCES THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Power Train
Filed Oct 30, 1998NY

WHILE DRIVING SPEEDOMETER BOUNCES BACK AND FORTH WHICH DOES NOT GIVE ACCURATE READING. DEALER CLAIMS MAY BE DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER HEAD OR THE SPEED SENSOR. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Warning Light/Devices
Filed Oct 15, 1998MD

SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND DOES NOT GO OFF, AND THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT CLICK WHEN PUTTING THEM ON. *AK

Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Filed Oct 4, 1998IL

PREMATURE FAILURE OF ALTERNATOR.

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Sep 3, 1998MN

FRONT PASSENGER'S WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR. REGULATOR FOR ELECTRONIC WINDOW NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THREE WEEKS LATER, DRIVER'S WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR. REPAIRS WERE EXPENSIVE. CONSUMER FEELS THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE REGULATORS BECAUSE THE WINDOWS FELL WITHIN WEEKS OF EACH OTHER.

Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Filed Aug 10, 1998CA

ALTERNATOR KEEPS DYING OUT WITHOUT ANY NOTIFICATION OR WARNING. THE ALTERNATOR EATS UP THE BATTERY, INCIDENT OCCURRS WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jul 24, 1998OH

CONSUMER HAVING VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. ONE PROBLEM INVOLVED BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS WHICH NEEDED REPLACING. BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOWS ARE IN THE DOWN POSITION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Jul 10, 1998FL

CONSUMER WAS ABOUT TO CROSS INTERSECTION CONTROLLED BY TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN A VEHICLE AT CONSUMER'S RIGHT RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT COSUMER BROADSIDE. BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOFITIED. *AK

Air BagsCrash
Filed Jun 26, 1998FL

WHILE DRIVING 15-19 MPH, HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT IN WHICH BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE ACCIDENT. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Jun 24, 1998FL

WHEN CONSUMER PULLED OUT THE SEAT BELT, THE SEAT BELT NOT ALLWAYS COME OUT OR WENT HALF WAY (THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SEAT BELT BEHIND THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT). THE LAST TIME WHEN CONSUMER PULLED IT OUT, THE SET BELT BROKE. *AK

Unknown or Other
Filed Jun 18, 1998AZ

OWNER NOTIFIED OF RECALL BUT TOYOTA REFUSES TO REPAIR WITHOUT PERFORMING NEARLY $100 WORTH OF DIAGNOSTICS FIRST.

Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module
Filed Jun 18, 1998AZ

DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR RECALLED VEHICLE WITHOUT CHARGING $100 TO PERFORM DIAGNOSTICS. "AIRBAG IMPACT SENSOR" RECALL TO ADD A PROTECTIVE COVER AND PREVENT A INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT.

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist SystemCrash
Filed May 4, 1998FL

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT VEHICLE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, CAUSE UNKNOWN, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE SWAYING TO THE RIGHT, AND HITTING A MAIL BOX. *AK

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed May 4, 1998NC

STEERING COLUMN BROKE CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Apr 22, 1998IL

WHEN ADJUSTING SEAT BELT, THE RETRACTOR WOULD PREVENT BELT FROM MOVING. COULD NOT RELEASE IT. TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED MAR 19, 1998. HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED BY MECHANIC AS OF YET. *AK

Tires
Filed Mar 20, 1998LA

TIRES FAILED.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Mar 13, 1998PA

DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 20 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Filed Mar 6, 1998UT

ALTERNATOR FAILURE.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 24, 1998TX

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 18, 1998FL

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION GOING ABOUT 25 MPH, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 6, 1998FL

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN CONSUMER WAS HIT BY AN ONCOMING AUTOMOBILE WHICH HIT HIM FROM THE SIDE, AND THEN AGAIN IN THE FRONT,AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS INJURED. DUP 820199, POSTED ON 03-NOV-98. 824725 DUP OF 820321; POSTED ON 09-07-1999. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Dec 31, 1997FL

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT15MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 25, 1997MD

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY.

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