1995 Toyota Corolla complaints

CONSUMER WAS NOT SURE OF HOW VEHICLE WAS GOING, BUT VEHICLE RAN A RED LIGHT AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT ON DRIVER'S SIDE TOWARD FRONT END. PASSENGER'S AIR BAG EXPLODED ONCE IT DEPLOYED. PASSENGER'S FACE AND EYES WERE INJURED. CONSUMER WAS CONTACTING TOYOTA. PLEASE ADD THE VIN. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN DASH. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT THE STARTER DID NOT DISENGAGE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION . *AK

THE SEAT BELT HAS NO TENSION AND DOES NOT RETURN. NLM

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL UNLATCH WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. BUCKLE IS SECURELY LATCHED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A THUMP SOUND COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, THE NOISE SOUNDED LIKE A SOFT RUBBER MATERIAL HEATING THE UNDERNEATH OF THE VEHICLE, THE AIR CONDITIONER STARTED TO BLOW WARM AIR AND THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, LUCKILY CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET TO AN EXIT RAMP AND DRIFT INTO A GAS STATION, CONSUMER NOTICED THERE WERE NO BELTS ON THE PULLEYS AND INSTEAD OF SEEING THREE, HE ONLY SAW TWO, CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED THE BOLT THAT WAS HOLDING THE PULLEY HAD SNAPPED. BATTERY FAILED AND WAS REPLACED, STARTER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED, VEHICLE IS ON ITS THIRD ALTERNATOR AT ONLY 52000 MILES. REAR BRAKE SHOES REPLACED AND REAR DRUMS WERE MACHINED. WIPER MOTOR FAILED. *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE, ONCE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP CONSUMER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS ALSO DAMAGED,IN WHICH THE TREADS WERE PEELING OFF, CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE FIRESTONE FT70C P175/65 R14 81S M+3 WERE REBUILT TIRES AND BELIEVES THAT ALL FIRESTONE TIRES SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.*YH

THE DRIVER/PASSENGER AIR BAGS FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE DAMAGE AND INJURY TO ONE OCCUPANT. NLM

RECALL 96 V 107 000/PASSIVE RESTRAINT AIR BAG: VEHICLE AIR BAGS INADVERTENDLY DEPLOYED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 MPH, SOME INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE AWARE THAT RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR, BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, INJURING CONSUMER'S FACE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET AT 10 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR AN ACCIDENT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK CONSUMER STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE.*JB

ACTUATOR ON POWER LOCK ASSEMBLY JAMMED WHICH HAS CAUSED DOORS NOT TO UNLOCK. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THERE WAS TREAD SEPARATION ON FIRESTONE TIRE. DRIVER BEGAN TO SWERVE AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHEN IMPACTED BY A CHEVROLET, BLAZER. VEHICLE WAS FORCED OFF OF ROAD, AND WAS SMASHED BETWEEN TREE AND BLAZER. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER INJURED, FRACTURED RIB/ BUSTED KNEE, AND HAD SLIGHT CONCUSSION. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 96V107000 REGARDING AIR BAG MALFUNCTION AFTER INCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

DRIVER'S SEATBELT MALFUNCTIONED. SEATBELT WON'T COME OUT OF HOUSING. REPLACED SEATBELT PREVIOUSLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

RIGHT REAR DOOR LOCK WON'T WORK . CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO GET INSIDE THROUGH OTHER DOOR. *AK

I PURCHASED NEW RAYBESTOS BRAKES DRUMS. THE DRUMS WERE OUT-OF-ROUND AND CAUSED SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. THIS REDUCED BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS. DRUMS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, PROBLEM REMAINED. MECHANIC MACHINED DRUMS AND VIBRATION STOPPED. FULL BRAKING POWER IS NOW AVAILABLE UNDER ALL CONDITIONS. REPORTED THESE DEFECTIVE BRAKE COMPONENTS TO THE MANUFACTURER (RAYBESTOS) AND THE RETAIL STORE (PEP BOYS).*AK

WHILE STARTING VEHICLE NOTICED A LOUD NOISE, BATTERY EXPLODED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

BLOWOUT. COMPLETE SEPARATION OF SIDEWALL AT THE INTERSECTION OF SIDEWALL AND TREAD. RESULT WAS A TWO PIECE TIRE (SIDEWALL DOUGHNUT AND TREAD WITH OTHER SIDEWALL).*AK (TIRESIZE: 185/65SR14)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 185/65SR14 )

FUEL TANK HAS HAIR LINE CRACKS WHICH CAUSES FUEL LEAKAGES. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

SOMETIMES INTERIOR LIGHT/SEAT BELT LIGHT, AND OTHER LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WILL COME ON WITHOUT ANY WARNING. ALSO, BATTERY HAD BEEN REPLACED BEFORE.*AK

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING SHOULDER BELT TO GET STUCK, AND WONT PROTECT OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT BELT THREE TIMES. *YH

THE RIGHT INSIDE BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS SHORTING OUT. THIS PART HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER FOUR (4) TIMES AND HAVE REQUESTED A CHECK TO FINDOUT WHY IT WAS HAPPENING. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A SOURCE FOR THE SHORT. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS MY SELF TWICE AND HAD THEM SHORT OUT SHORTLY AFTER INSTALLATION.*AK

SECOND INCIDENT OF GAS TANK LEAKING. FIRST LEAK WAS WELDED BY PERSONAL MECHANIC. HE INDICATED A SEPARATE COMPONENT WAS RUBBING ON THE GAS TANK, CAUSING A HOLE TO FORM. SINCE THE EXHAUST SYSTEM IS LOCATED IN SUCH CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE FUEL TANK, A SEVERE FIRE HAZARD EXISTS, WHICH COULD BECOME LIFE THREATENING.*AK

HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT ABOUT 3 TIMES. EACH TIME WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THE CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WITHIN AN 18-MONTH PERIOD GAS TANK HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE DUE TO LEAKAGE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER'S HUSBAND (CARLOS AGUIRRE) WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

THE TIRE HAS A SLOW LEAK AND NO TIRE MECHANIC CAN FIND THE HOLE OR PUNCTURE SITE. *AK

STARTER FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE FIRE AND SMOKE TO BELLOW FROM UNDER THE HOOD. NLM

I PURCHASED A TIRE FROM A DEALER IN THE COUNTRYSIDE... NOW IT IS LEAKING AIR EVERY FIVE DAYS OR SO. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL TIRE DEALERS AND THEY CANNOT FIND A PUNCTURE LEAK. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE AIR VALVE, BUT STILL THE TIRE LEAKS AIR. IT HAS BEEN ONLY ONE YEAR AND LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON THIS NEW TIRE. COULD YOU SUGGEST HOW I CAN PROCEED TO COMPLAINT AGAINST THE MANUFACTURER OR THE LOCAL DEALER? *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 20 TO 25MPH, NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH LOCK CYLINDER FAILED, VEHICLE COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF WITH KEY. MJS

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE LEFT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL CAME OFF INTO DRIVER'S HANDS, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND ENDED UP IN A DITCH. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH (DRIVER AND PASSENGER) AIR BAGS DURING VEHICLE COLLISION RESULTING IN INJURY TO BOTH PASSENGERS (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER). MJS

GAS TANK SEAM SPLIT CAUSING FUEL TO NOT DRIP BUT STREAM DOWN ONTO EXHUAST PIPE , CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN APPROXIMANTLY 30-40 MILES ADAY UNDER THIS CIRCUMSTANCE UNTIL FOUND, IT A WONDER THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT CATCH FIRE OR EXPLODE, WAS UNAWEAR OF THIS PROBLEM UNTIL NOTICE OF GAS ON DRIVEWAY, HAD BEEN SMELLING GAS EVER SINCE THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED IN THE VEHICLE AT 43,000 AT WHICH POINT THE MOTOR HAD A THROWN ROD AND WAS REPLACED BY DEALER, DURING THE REPLACEMENT THE HOST THAT WAS USED TO REPLACE MOTOR LEAKED CAUSING THE NEW MOTOR TO FALL INTO THE CAR , THUS CRUSHING THE OIL PAN, NOT SURE IF THAT INCIDENT STRAINED THE GAS LINES CAUSING THE SEAM TO SPLIT IN GAS TANK BUT IT SURE DOES SEEM ODD THAT THE TANK IS SPILT AT ONLY 59,000 MILES, TOYOTA CLAIMS THAT THERE IS A 2 WEEK WAIT PEROID ON THE TANK FOR THIS VEHICLE QUOTE " THERE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER" WHICH ALSO MAKES ME THINK THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD A SIMLIAR PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK LEAKING IN THIS VEHICLE, ALSO PLEASE NOTE THAT I WAS INFORMED BY THE OHIO EPA STATION THAT MOST 90-95 CORROLLAS FAILED THE EPA GUDE LINES ON ONE TEST OUR VEHICLE FAILED THE HYDROCARBON WHICH THE MAX WAS 220 AND THIS VEHICLE WAS 858 , THATS A CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCE I HAVE MY WIFE AND KIDS IN THIS VEHCILE THROUHOUT THE DAY AND THINKING THAT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN SERIUOSLY INJURED OR KILLED BY THE GAS LEAK CONCERNS ME VERY MUCH.

GEAR SHIFT IS EASILY MOVED OUT OF GEAR WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. THIS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF IT MOVES TO REVERSE WHILE DRIVEING ON THE ROAD.

GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHT DOES NOT WORK. IN THE DARK YOU CAN'T SEE WHAT GEAR YOU HAVE THE VEHICLE IN. NO WAY TO ACCESS THE LIGHT TO REPLACE IT.

MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. BRAKES APPLIED THEMSELVES AND STUCK WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE FRONT TIRES BECAME SO HOT THE LUGNUTS SHEARED OFF AND THE HUB CAPS MELTED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPONENT AT MY EXPENSE. I AM STARTING TO EXPERIENCE BRAKE PEDAL FADING. WHILE STOPPED THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR WITH THE NEW MASTER CYLINDER ON THE VEHICLE. I HOPE THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT KILL ME OR OTHERS BEFORE TOYOTA DOES SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN A LOW SPEED COLLISION THAT WAS BENEATH THE TOYOTA THRESHHOLD, RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY TO MRS. RUHLMAN, FROM WHICH SHE DIED THE FOLLOWING MARCH. THE POSSIBILITY OF LOW-SPEED DEPLOYMENT OR DEPLOYMENT WITH RELATIVELY MINOR COLLISION DAMAGE WAS NOT REFERRED TO IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. MRS. RUHLMAN WAS SITTING UPRIGHT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND WAS WEARING A SEATBELT.

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN , GOING APPROXIMATELY 2 ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE AT APROXIMATELY 35 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER/ MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. SEEKING HELP AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER FROM NHTSA . *AK

NO SUMMARY INCLUDED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, AND DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE TIRE TO GET SO HOT THAT THE LUGS: NUTS SHEARED OFF, AND THE HUB CAPS MELTED. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, POSSIBLY THE MASTER CYLINDER. *AK

MANY TIMES, FRONT PASSENGER DOORLOCK WILL NOT UNLOCK AND THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IN A CRIME SITUATION MY WIFE COULDN'T GET IN CAR AS IT WON'T UNLOCK.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE.

GEAR SHIFT DOESN'T LOCK IN PLACE, CAN BE KNOCKED OUT EASILY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, APPLIED BRAKES, FRONT LEFT BUMPER HIT ANOTHER CAR RIGHT REAR, AIRBAG DEPLOYED, SMOKE IN VEHICLE, DRIVER ESCAPED VEHICLE THROUGH WINDOW, SUFFERING BURNS ON FOREARM AND HAND. ALSO, DRIVER'S CLOTHING WAS SCORCHED OR BURNED. DEALER CONTACTED AND DUE TO INSPECT VEHICLE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROOVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

HEATER CORE IS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE INTO THE CAR UNDER THE DASH AREA, CAUSE UNKNOWN. THIS PART THAT SHOULD NOT FAIL WAS NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO BACK ORDER LOG. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN TWO ACCIDENTS IN WHICH PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK

THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE LAP AND SHOULDER BELT JAMMED, MAKING IT UNABLE TO LOCK UP OR RETRACT. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK-