2001 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. DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

Risk. DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. DOPE, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOPE, INC. AT 1-626-272-1798.

Defect. SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

Risk. DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.

Defect. CERTAIN CK MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION HEADLIGHTS, CLEAR CORNER, BUMPER, AND SIDE MARKER LIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

Risk. WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy. CK MOTORSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE NONCOMPLIANT LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CK MOTORSPORT AT 1-909-610-7211.

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MY DAUGHTER HIT A STOPPED CAR AT APPROX 30 MPH. SHE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED TOO LATE. SHE WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. SHE WAS GOING STRAIGHT.

WE HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA WE NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON EVERY MONTH AND SO I TOOK THE CAR TO AUTOZONE FOR A FREE DIAGNOSTIC TEST EACH TIME WITH THE RESULT SHOWING THAT THE CAR HAS AN ELECTRIC SHORT CIRCUIT PROBLEM. THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE TIMING CHAIN AND A PART CALLED A CAM. TO FIX THE PROBLEM IT WOULD COST ME AROUND 800 DOLLARS. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM BUT THEY JUST IGNORED ME. THE RESULT IS I HAVE TO DO AN OIL CHANGE EVERY 1200 MILES AS THERE IS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE AFTER 800 MILES. NORMALLY ONE WOULD HAVE AN OIL CHANGE DONE EVERY 3000 MILES. SO THE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON EVERY 400 MILES INTERVALS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY PEOPLE ON FORUMS ABOUT THE 2001 COROLLA, BUT TOYOTA NEVER BOTHERED FIXING. IN ADDITION TO THIS PROBLEM THE PLASTIC LINING AROUND OUR CAR WINDOWS, ON ALL FOUR DOORS HAS PEELED OFF. I REPORTED THIS TO THE TOYOTA DEALER LAST SPRING. THE ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS LINING PROBLEM AND YET THE DEALER IGNORED ME ON THIS. INSTEAD THEY ASKED ME TO COUGH UP $450 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IF THIS IS NOT A RIPOFF ON THAMERICAN CITIZENS THEN WHAT IS? ALSO THE HEADLIGHTS AND BLINKERS DONT STAY IN THE CAR I USE WIRE TO WIRE THEM TO THE FRAME OR THEY FALL OUT WHICH HAPPENED TO ME ALREADT THANK GOD IT WAS DAYLIGHT HERE ARE SOME HTTP://WWW.COROLLAND.COM/FORUMS/INDEX.PHP?/TOPIC/18973-2001-COROLLA-CHECK-ENGINE-LIGHT-ISSUE/ HTTP://WWW.FIXYA.COM/CARS/T1082872-CHECK_ENGINE_LIGHT_2001_TOYOTA_COROLLA HTTP://WWW.TUND

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NOT GOING OFF EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE PARTS

DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS DO NOT TURN AUTOMATICALLY. THE HIGH BEAM INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHES. I TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND THE HIGH BEAM INDICATOR LIGHT STOPS FLASHING. I HAVE REPLACED THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT RELAY TWICE AND NEITHER ONE FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT RELAYS WERE USED NOT NEW.

THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES AND EXTERIOR DOOR LOCKS BREAK ONCE EVERY TWO OR THREE MONTHS I HAVE REPLACED THEM ALL WITH FACTORY TOYOTA DOOR HANDLES AND AFTERMARKET DOOR HANDLES AND OUT SIDE DOOR LOCKS I HAVE HAD THEM REPAIRED AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND BY A COUPLE DIFFERENT MECHANIC SHOPS I HAVE HAD TO ORDER AND REPLACE THEM MYSELF NO MATTER HOW GENTLE I AM NOT EVEN THE SLIGHTEST BIT OF PRESSURE AND THEY SNAP I HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN LOCKED INSIDE MY CAR TO THE POINT I HAVE HAD TO OPEN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR HANDLES TO KEEP THEM IN ONE PIECE LONG ENOUGH TO MAKE THEM LAST THE TRIP FROM LOUISIANA TO IOWA 980 MILES ONE WAY THAT'S THE ONE WAY THEY HAVE NOT BROKEN BY NOT USEING THEM AS EXPECTED I HAVE THEM ON ORDER RIGHT NOW IT'S NOT BEEN ONE CALLANDER MONTH SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO NOT REPLACE THEM IT'S NOW TO THE POINT I HAVE 2 SETS ON ORDER THIS WAY WHEN THEY BREAK EXCEPT FOR WHEN I HAVE USED THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES AS ENTRY AND EXIT POINTS I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT IT'S FUNNY BUT WHEN I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE WINDOW OPEN AND I COULDN'T EXIT THE CAR IT WAS A HORRIBLE FEAR AFTER STRUGGLING WITH THEM I HAPPENED TO BE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO BRAKE THE WINDOW AND A MAN PARKED BESIDE ME SEEN MY STRUGGLE AND THE FEAR ON MY FACE AND HE CAME TO THE DOOR ASKED ME IF HE COULD OPEN IT FROM THE OUTSIDE IN RELIEF I WAS NOT GOING TO HAVE TO BREAK MY WINDOW I NOW ROLL THE WINDOW COMPLETELY UP EVEN IN FREEZING OR RAINING WEATHER I ALSO KEEP MY BACK SEAT WEDGED OPEN FOR THE ABI

THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE HOW MUCH TROUBLE I HAVE HAD GOTTEN A NEW SET OF TIRES EVERY 90-120 DAYS SINCE I HAVE OWNED MY CAR THE SHOCKS ARE ALWAYS PROFESSIONALLY INSTALLED THEY HAVE BROKEN ONE AND THEN BEFORE I CAN GET TO THE SHOP WITHIN 3 DAYS OF FEELING LIKE I AM DRIVING ON SQUARE TIRES THEY START TO FEEL LIKE I AM ONLY ON RIMS WITH IN 50 HWY AND INTERSTATE MILES THEY START TO COME DOWN AND THE TIRES ARE RUBBING ON THE CAR CAUSING THE DAMAGE TO THE TIRES AND THE PADS HAVE BROKEN TWICE I HAVE TRIED DIFFERENT SHOPS BUT THE SAME OUTCOME BROKEN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SEAT DETACHED AND MOVED BACKWARDS. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT COULD NOT REACH THE PEDALS. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK, HEAD, AND MID BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-331-4331 AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE WITHIN FIVE DAYS. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FOR 30 DAYS AND THE MANUFACTURER WOULD CONTACT THEIR LEGAL DEPARTMENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED TO SEE APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (COX TOYOTA OF BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER HAD NOT RENDERED A DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL AT THE DEALER GETTING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

IN 2009 I WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR CAR ACCIDENT. I HIT MY HEAD AND BECAME UNCONSCIOUS AND MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHEN I REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS. I WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL I HAD A GASH ON MY FOREHEAD. WHEN I TOUCHED MY LEFT EYEBROW IT FELT LIKE I HAD PIECES OF GLASS IN THERE. BUT NOW WITH THE RECALLS OF THE AIRBAGS, I WONDERED IF IT WAS METAL FRAGMENTS, SCHRAPRAL THAT IS STILL IN MY LEFT EYEBROW. WOULD YOU PLEASE RECALL MY VEHICLE SO I COULD HAVE MY AIRBAGS REPLACED. WHEN I REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS I SAW DIRT AND OTHER STUFF POWDER COMING OUT OF MY DRIVERS AIRBAG. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND EMAIL ME BACK AT [XXX] THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DOOR HANDLE WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE MECHANIC OPENED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. THE DOOR HANDLE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,452.

DRIVER AIR BAG CAME OUT N BURNED MY ARM ACTUALLY BOTH DID BY I HAD NO PASSANGER THO IT BROKE WINDSHIELD,ANYWAY IT'S BEEN TEN DAYS MY SKIN IS RAW SEVERE PAIN NO SIGNS OF GETTING BETTER THE BRUISEB GOES ALL WAY AROUND WHOLE BK OF ARM I AM GOIN BK TO DRS. AS I'VE BEEN CARING FOR IT W CLEAN NON STICK PADS N HV TO APPLY TRIPLE ANTIBIOTIC OINTMENT LITERALLY A 13$ TUBE LASTS TWO DAYS I THEN WRAP N AT NITE LET AIR GET IT.THERE IS NO SIGN OF HEALING BURNT THRU ALL LAYERS OF SKIN TO NOW IT IS RAW TO THE MEAT THE PAIN IS CRAZY U WUD XPECT SO SORT OF RELIEF AFTER WAY TEN DAYS I AM GOING TO FURTHER MY RESEARCH.WAY CHEMICALS ARE IN THESE AIRBAGS THAT'S WAY I WANT TO KNOW.

ON 4/22/2008 [XXX], THE OWNER OF A PT.CRUISER, HIT MY TOYOTA HEAD ON AFTER CROSSING THE CENTER LANE AND WAS DRIVING 35 MPH, WHILE I WAS ALMOST STOPPED ON FALLING WATER DRIVE IN EAGLE RIVER.. IT FLATTENED THE RIGHT FRONT AND LATER LEFT FRONT TIRE, AND BUMPER AND QUARTER PANELS ON THE LEFT. I FELT LIKE I HAD AN ELECTRIC SHOCK TO MY SPINE THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY SEAT BELT WAS ON. , I COULDN'T LIFT THE COMPACT SPARE TIRE TO CHANGE THE FLAT WITHOUT MY NECK HURTING. I HAD CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT BUT MY NECK WAS STILL SORE . A YEAR LATER I WENT TO MY GP DR. BARNES AND HE ORDERED AN MRI. THE MRI SHOWED BLOWN DISCS AND /DR. BARNES ORDERED PT. PT. UNSUCCESSFUL AND WENT TO NEUROSURGEON DR. KRALICK . WHO SUGGESTED POSTERIOR CERVICAL. LAMINECTOMY AND SPINAL FUSION C-3-C7 AND HAD SAME 4-7-2010. UNFORTUNATELY I DEVELOPED SEROMA AND ABSCESS AT PROV. HOSPITAL. I CODED BLUE TWICE. I HAD MASSIVE DISABILITY AND WAS ALMOST PARALYZED BY THE INFECTION. I HAD MASSIVE REHAB AND MED EXPENSES IN EXCESS OF $500,000 I AM STILL RECOVERING 4 YEARS LATER AND HAVE TO TQKE FLEXIRIL AND PERKASET FOR PAIN. I HAVE PROFOUND NEUROPATHY IN MY FEET AND HANDS CRAMPING IN MY LEFT HIP, KNEE AND CALF AND SHARP PAIN AT THE SITE OF THE INCISION. IF THE AIRBAG HAD DEPLOYED AS IT SHOULD, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN HURT SO BADLY IN MY SPINE.. *TR

CAR WAS TOTALED IN FRONT END COLLISION. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING CERTAIN TOYOTAS OF THIS YEAR HAD ISSUES WITH AIR BAG PROPELLENT AND MINUTE FRAGMENTS OF SHRAPNEL BEING PROPELLED DURING DEPLOYMENT. SINCE THE CAR WAS TOTALLED, I WOULD LIKE INFORMATION ON ANY RECALLS REGARDING TYPE OF AIR BAG PROPELLENT USED IN THIS MODEL AND ANY OTHER RECALLS REGARDING THE AIR BAG ISSUES IF ANY. *TR

ENGINE STALLED DURING DRIVING, OCCURRED TO BOTH OF MY CARS THIS ONE IS 2001 COROLLA, HAPPENED TO MY 2006 COROLLA A WEEK AGO. VERY CONCERNING ABOUT COROLLA'S DRIVING SAFETY ISSUE. RE-IGNITE THE CAR, RUN NORMALLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS SENSOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES IN ONE MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE BROKEN. THE CONTACT REPLACED ALL FOUR DOOR HANDLES THREE TIMES BUT THE FAILURES WERE RECURRING. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. UPDATED 02/24/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF AT DIFFERENT MILEAGE INTERVALS AND WERE REPLACED BY HIM, ON ALL FOUR DOORS. UPDATED 02/24/14

MY 20YO DAUGHTER WAS AT A STOP LIGHT COMPLETELY STOPPED. LIGHT TURNED GREEN, EVERYONE STARTED TO GO, SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE BRAKE ROLLED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER, TAPPED THE CAR AND HER AIRBAGS WENT OFF, BROKE HER JAW, DISLOCATED HER JAW, BROKE 5 TEETH IN THE BACK, AND LACERATED HER LIP. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS IN THE PASSENGERS SIDE. SHE HAD HER SEATBELT ON, HER WINDSHIELD WAS SHATTERED BY THE AIRBAGS, NO DAMAGE TO ANY OTHER PART OF THE VEHICLE. SHE HAD TO HAVE SURGERY, AND HER JAW WIRED SHUT FOR 4-6 WEEKS NOW. SHE WILL HAVE TO HAVE ROOT CANALS AND CAPS PUT ON HER TEETH AFTER HER JAW HEALS. SHE DID GO UNCONSCIOUS AT IMPACT. LUCKILY SHE HAD BRACES BEFORE AND HAD A RETAINER BRACKET ON HER LOWER TEETH WHICH THE ORAL SURGEON SAID SAVED HER TEETH BELOW OR THEY WOULD HAVE ALL BEEN OUT. I WAS SO SHOCKED THAT JUST A TAP OF THE BUMPER IN FRONT COULD CAUSE THE AIRBAGS TO GO OFF AND CAUSE SO MUCH DAMAGE TO SOMEONE'S FACE. SHE IS A FULL TIME STUDENT AND HAS TWO PART TIME JOBS, SO SHE WILL BE OUT FOR A FEW WEEKS. *TR UPDATED 3/32/13 *CN

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. HE WAS DRIVING A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF HIM WAS GOING SLOW-SO HE DECIDED TO PASS THE GUY. AS HE WAS DOING SO-THE TRUCK TURNED LEFT. MY HUSBAND HIT HIM HEAD-ON AND THEN THE CAR ROLLED ONTO ITS TOP. NEVER DID THE AIRBAGS GO OFF. FORTUNATELY HE HAD HIS SEATBELT ON. HE WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL. THE MOST DAMAGE HE RECEIVED WAS HIS LEFT HAND AND ARM WERE BADLY INJURED. HE STILL HAS TO HAVE SURGERY THIS NEXT WEEK. WHY DIDN'T THE AIRBAG DEPLOY? *TR

THIS IS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH 420,000 KM ON IT. IT WAS DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY ON SAT JUNE 4TH. ON JUNE 5TH WHILE APPROACHING 60 KM ON AN IN TOWN ROAD IN NEWMARKET ON THE FRONT HOOD RELEASED AND FLEW BACKWARD SMASHING THE WINDSHIELD AND DAMAGING THE HOOD, AND SOME OF THE CHASSIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A BURNT GROUND WIRE AND THE DAYLIGHT RUNNING LIGHT WHICH FAILED DUE TO THE BURNT WIRE. THE RELAY ASSEMBLY AND RUNNING LIGHT WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE, THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE. A SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BUMPER SUSTAINED DAMAGES, AND NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP WITH REPAIRS PERFORMED. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF A POLICE REPORT FILING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. ACCORDING TO THE LETTER THE CONSUMER SENT IN, SHE CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE, WHEN HER VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND THEN CRASHED INTO THE RESTAURANT BUILDING. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED SHE OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA AND HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN IT ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT FIVE PARKED CARS. UPDATED 06/17/10*JB

DRIVING CAR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH OIL LIGHT AND ENGINE RATTLED. SHUT CAR OFF AND HAD TOWED TO TOYOTA. THEY CHANGED CAM GEAR. DROVE CAR HOME OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE RATTLED. DEALER DID HAVE IT TOWED BACK. DEALER STATED THAT IF THEY FIND THIS PART WAS NOT THE FIX THEY WOULD CREDIT ME COST. THEY THEN CHANGED OIL CONTROL VALVE, AND CHARGED ME $100.00 MORE ALONG WITH STATING THE CAM GEAR WAS STILL NECESSARY FOR FIX. BROUGHT CAR HOME AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. CHANGED OIL AND OIL LIGHT HAS NOT COME BACK ON, BUT DON'T FEEL THAT CAR IS REALLY FIXED. PAID $900.00 FOR ALL THIS AND NOT COMFORTABLE THAT CAR IS REALLY FIXED. CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WOULD NOT HELP, JUST STATED THAT THIS IS IN THE DEALERS HANDS. GREAT THE DEALER WATCHING OUT FOR ITSELF WITH TOYOTA HAVING A HANDS OFF APPROACH TO TAKING CARE OF THIS. *TR

I NOTICED THAT TOYOTA ONLY RECALL 2009/2010 COROLLA. BUT MY COROLLA HAD FATAL PROBLEM ON 2001 MODEL, AND CRASHED ON 2004/03. ON HIGHWAY 680 ON 03/19/2004, DOVE AS NORMAL SPEED. THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME WERE FAR AWAY, MAYBE ABOUT 200 METERS. THERE IS NO CAR WAS CLOSELY ASIDE OF MY LANE. I DIDN'T STEP BRAKE OR TRY CHANGE LANE, JUST KEPT THE LANE AND SPEED AS NORMAL. SUDDENLY, THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF CONTROL. IT RUSHED TO RIGHT, THEN LEFT, THEN RIGHT, LEFT, I TRIED VERY HARD BUT COULDN'T CONTROL THE STEERING. AT THE FIRST SECOND WHEN I NOTICED THE CAR WENT WRONG DIRECTION, I STEPPED THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD, NO USE. STEERING AND BRAKE WERE OUT OF CONTROL. THE CAR HIT THE BARRIER WALL WITH HIGH SPEED, ROLLING OVER AND OVER. MILPITAS OR SAN JOSE CHP WAS ON SITE, AND HAD A ACCIDENT REPORT. THE CAR WAS TOTAL DAMAGED, MY HEAD GOT HIT AND START BLEEDING INSIDE BUT DIDN'T CHECK IT OUT AFTER ACCIDENT. 2 MONTHS LATER I HAD A HEAD SURGERY TO STOP THE BLEEDING INSIDE AND TOOK OUT A BIG CHUNK OF BLOOD. AFTER YEARS, TILL TODAY, I AM STILL SUFFERED BY THE HEAD WOUNDS/HIT. BUT THE RECALL IS ONLY FOR 2009/2010 MODEL, LEAVE SO MANY DRIVERS STILL IN DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

THE ENGINE ON MY 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA S HAD THE TIMING CHAIN JUMP, THE ENGINE SUFFERED DAMAGED VALVES, 3 PISTONS WERE BROKEN AND DAMAGED OTHERS. MY CAR HAD ONLY SLIGHTLY OVER 66,000 MILES ON IT. THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A TOYOTA ENGINE GOING BAD WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. IT WAS LUCKY THIS HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET AND NOT ON THE FREEWAY. *TR

2001 TOYOTA COROLLA WOULD NOT STOP WAS GOING BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO HOUSE. NOV 12. 2009. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF HALFWAY THROUGH THE TRAVEL FROM POINT A TO POINT B. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 50 MPH APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT HE WAS REAR ENDED AND PUSHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE DRIVERS SEAT BASE FAILED CAUSING THE SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD PUSH HIM UNDER THE DASHBOARD. THE DRIVER?S FRONTAL AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. HE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS BACK AND KNEE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY SOLD THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. REPORT NUMBER 0908117300 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT AN INSPECTOR WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THEY HAVE DENIED THE CLAIM SINCE THE CONTACT NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE AND THEY ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO DO SO. THE WACO POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT NUMBER WAS 09-18449. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 106,268.

WE HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA THAT WE PURCHASED IN JULY 2000 FROM DON MCGILL TOYOTA IN HOUSTON. IN NOV 2008 WE NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON EVERY MONTH AND SO I TOOK THE CAR TO AUTOZONE FOR A FREE DIAGNOSTIC TEST EACH TIME WITH THE RESULT SHOWING THAT THE CAR HAS AN ELECTRIC SHORT CIRCUIT PROBLEM. THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE TIMING CHAIN AND A PART CALLED A CAM. TO FIX THE PROBLEM IT WOULD COST ME AROUND 800 DOLLARS. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER DON MCGILL IN HOUSTON AND THEY SIMPLY IGNORED ME. I THEN CALLED UP TOYOTA IN CALIFORNIA AND THEY TOO IGNORED ME. THE RESULT IS I HAVE TO DO AN OIL CHANGE EVERY 1200 MILES AS THERE IS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE AFTER 1200 MILES. NORMALLY ONE WOULD HAVE AN OIL CHANGE DONE EVERY 3000 MILES. SO THE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON EVERY 1000 MILES INTERVALS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY PEOPLE ON FORUMS ABOUT THE 2001 COROLLA, BUT TOYOTA NEVER BOTHERED FIXING. IN ADDITION TO THIS PROBLEM THE PLASTIC LINING AROUND OUR CAR WINDOWS, ON ALL FOUR DOORS HAS PEELED OFF. I REPORTED THIS TO THE TOYOTA DEALER LAST SPRING. THE ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS LINING PROBLEM AND YET THE DEALER IGNORED ME ON THIS. INSTEAD THEY ASKED ME TO COUGH UP $450 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IF THIS IS NOT A RIPOFF ON THE AMERICAN CITIZENS THEN WHAT IS? HERE ARE SOME URLS OF FORUMS, OF THE CHECK ENGINE PROBLEM ON THE 2001 COROLLA HTTP://WWW.COROLLAND.COM/FORUMS/INDEX.PHP?/TOPIC/18973-2001-COROLLA-CHECK-ENGINE-LIGHT-ISSU

ENTERED FREEWAY DRIVING 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. ACCELERATED TO 70 MPH AND WHILE MOVING INTO THE LEFT-HAND LANE, GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT RELEASE AND TRIED BRAKING BUT THEY WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND STEERING WOULDN'T RELEASE. WENT INTO THE MEDIAN AND ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES. COMPLETELY TOTALED THE CAR AND I WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO NEARBY HOSPITAL WHEN I WAS EVALUATED AND RELEASED. HAVE HAD 10 SURGERIES SINCE ACCIDENT INCLUDING A TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT AND NOW A 3RD TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT. I ALSO SUFFERED A CONCUSSION. POLICE DOCUMENTATION ON TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT VERIFIES THAT GAS PEDAL/BRAKE NOT ENGAGING WAS CAUSE OF ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35MPH SHE SUDDENLY NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE BEFORE OR AFTER NOTICING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65000.

I AM A SLOW DRIVER AND OBEY SPEED LIMITS. I KNEW I WAS COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN ON A 25 MPH ROAD, AND I ALWAYS DO A REAL STOP, NOT A SLOW DOWN AND CREEP FORWARD. A BLOCK OR TWO PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, I PASSED SEVERAL POLICE CARS AND EVEN AN UNSAFE DRIVER WOULD HAVE CAREFULLY OBEYED THE TRAFFIC LAWS. I HAVE NO MEMORY OF THE COUPLE OF SECONDS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO AND DURING THE ACCIDENT, AND MY FIRST MOMENT I SAW WHAT WAS HAPPENING, I HAD MY FOOT ALREADY ON THE BRAKE PUSHING DOWN HARD ON IT BUT HEADING TO THE CURB ANYWAY. I THINK THE CURB STOPPED THE CAR. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE OFFICER AT THE SCENE WAS SURPRISED. I BELIEVE THIS FITS THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT SUDDEN ACCELERATION. MY CAR WAS TOTALED AND I HAD TO GET A NEW CAR. I'VE ASKED MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO INVESTIGATE, BUT THEY HAVE NOT GOTTEN BACK TO ME. *TR

I HAVE READ ABOUT ISSUES CONCERNING TOYOTAS STALLING OUT. I HAVE A 2001 COROLLA AND MY CAR HAS STALLED OUT 4 TIMES IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS. THERE WAS NO PRECURSOR THAT WAS SIMILAR TO EACH EVENT. EACH TIME I WAS IN A PARKING GARAGE OR SLOWING TO STOP AT A STOPLIGHT. HOWEVER, I SHUDDER TO THINK IF THIS HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY. *TR

TOYOTA COROLLA 2001 S - THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WAS DEFECTIVE. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR HAS 2 NON-METAL HOLDERS TO HOLD UP THE GLASS (GLUED TO THE GLASS). ONE OF THEM GOT BROKEN THAT CAUSE THE GLASS TO GO OUT OF BALANCE AND GET STUCK WHEN ROLLING UP/DOWN. THE MOTOR GOT OVER WORKED AND FAIL SHORTLY AFTER THAT. COULD NOT FIND A PART TO REPLACE EXCEPT FOR THE WHOLE GLASS. THIS HAPPENED AROUND THE END OF 2004/ EARLY 2005. I HAD TO KEEP THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW CLOSED ALL TIME. *TR

RE: UNSAFE REBUILT TRANSMISSION, 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 7/29/2008. IN JANUARY 2009, THE ENGINE DUMPED OIL AND BURNED OUT, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. ABOUT TWO DAYS LATER THE TRANSMISSION FELL APART. OUR MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS FROM A SALVAGE YARD AND WAS BEING HELD TOGETHER WITH EPOXY. THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT WAS BENT, INDICATING TO THE MECHANIC THAT THE CAR MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN SOME KIND OF ACCIDENT. ALSO I BELIEVE THE MECHANISM FOR THE BOLT TO GO THROUGH (TO HOLD THE TRANSMISSION IN PLACE) WAS MISSING ALONG WITH THE BOLT. ALL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SHOULD BE VERIFIED WITH HARRY, OWNER OF IMPORT AUTO, AT 2583 UNIVERSITY AVE, MADISON, WI 53705; PHONE 608-231-1221. HE HAS BEEN KEEPING THE TRANSMISSION FOR INSPECTION BY INTERESTED AUTHORITIES. HARRY CALLED THE TRANSMISSION A "FRAUD." IT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN INSTALLED LIKE THAT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS UNSAFE. I ALLOW MY GRANDSON TO DRIVE THIS CAR. HE IS A STUDENT, AGE 19. HE HAS A PART-TIME JOB WITH PIZZA HUT, DELIVERING PIZZAS. HE IS ALSO IN A BAND. TWO DAYS BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, HE WANTED TO DRIVE THE CAR A LONG DISTANCE FOR A GIG. I TOLD HIM TO TAKE MY OTHER CAR. IF HE HAD TAKEN THE COROLLA, THE TRANSMISSION COULD HAVE COME APART AT HIGH SPEED ON FREEWAY IN THE DEAD OF WINTER. HE AND OTHERS COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. MY MECHANIC ORDERED ANOTHER REBUILT TRANSMISSION, BUT IT TOO HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. HE IS FLABBERGASTED THAT THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE BEING SOLD, AND HE TOLD

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON JUNE 22, 2009 ON INTERSTATE 75 GOING NORTH AND ANOTHER DRIVER STRUCK ME FROM BEHIND AND THE IMPACT OF HIS TRUCK HIT ME ON THE RIGHT BACK QUARTER PANEL UNDER THE RIGHT REAR LIGHT AND ON THE BUMPER IN THE SAME AREA. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY CAR ON JULY 5TH. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO AN LOCAL AAMCO FOR SERVICE AND IT REGISTERED TO GAS CAP. THE GAS CAP HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE AND 6 DAYS LATER ON JULY 14, 2009, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THE CAUSE OF THE LIGHT MAY HAVE BE TRIGGERED FROM THE AUTO ACCIDENT. I WILL BE TAKING MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER ON FRIDAY, JULY 24 IN THE MORNING FOR DIAGNOSTICS OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I WILL POST AGAIN AN UPDATE OF MY VEHICLE STATUS AFTER THIS WEEKEND AND UPCOMING WEEK BASED ON THE DEALERSHIP ASSESSMENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 COROLLA UPHILL ITS TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. I HAD MAINTENANCE DONE VIA TOYOTA AT 90K AND IT HAPPENED AT 92K. I HAVE NO OTHER PROBLEMS OR RECOMMENDATIONS FROM TOYOTA. THIS IS BIG TICKET ITEM AND IT COST ABOUT 2K TO FIX THE CAR. *TR

ON MAY 26, 2009, A NISSAN SENTRA MADE AN ILLEGAL LEFT TURN WHICH RESULTED IN MY 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA 'S' BEING TOTALED. MY SEAT BELT ALLOWED ME TO FLY FORWARD AND MY CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I FIND THIS INCOMPREHENSIBLE. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE FREEWAY I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *TR

PAINT STARTING TO FADE PROGRESSIVELY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE FRONT HOOD OF THE VEHICLE RELEASED, BLOCKING THE CONTACT'S VIEW OF THE HIGHWAY. THE HOOD SMASHED AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH CAUSED IT TO BEND OUT OF SHAPE AND BECOME DESTROYED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED AND THE ROOF ABOVE THE WINDSHIELD WAS ALSO DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 119,170.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A CLUNKING SOUND. A MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WOBBLING AND SHAKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS WORN AND DEFECTIVE. THE COST FOR THE REPAIR WAS $1,700. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 07/29/08. *LJ

EMISSION EQUIPMENT FAILURE. *TR

1- THERE WAS AN ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE CAR. 2- SMOKE CAME IN FROM DASHBOARD VENTS; SECONDS AFTER THAT THE BRAKES FAILED; FLAMES CAME IN THROUGH THE DASHBOARD VENTS THEN THE CAR BURST INTO FLAMES CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HAVE TO LEAP FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION. MOMENTS LATER THE CAR EXPLODED AND WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. 3 - THE CAR WAS UNRECOGNIZABLE AFTER THE EXPLOSION AND COMPLETELY TOTALED. THE TIRES AND ALL NON-METAL PARTS OF THE CAR WERE GONE. WE HAVE REQUESTED A REPORT AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM FROM THE TOYOTA DEALER AND FROM TOYOTA. TO DATE, THERE HAS BEEN NO WRITTEN RESPONSE OR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THIS EVENT. THE CHARRED REMAINS OF THE AUTOMOBILE WERE REVIEWED BY A TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE, AND AFTERWARD THE TOYOTA DEALER COMMUNICATED VERBALLY THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL THE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION. THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING FILED NOW AS THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH FUEL LINES IN OTHER SUBSEQUENTLY OWNED COROLLAS; AND THAT TOYOTA AND THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP HAVE INDICATED NO CONCERN FOR THE SERIOUS COROLLA FUEL LINE PROBLEMS THAT PRESENTS A CLEAR DANGER TO ANYONE OWNING AND DRIVING THIS CAR. *TR

MY 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA HAD A HEAD GASKET FAILURE WHICH ACCORDING TO THE SHOP FOREMAN WAS VERY COMMON FAILURE AT A COSTS TO US OF $931.66. IT SEEMS THE GASKET FAILS ON THE REAR OF THE ENGINE IN FRONT OF THE GLOVE BOX. THE FAILURE IS SO COMMON NO TEST WERE PERFORMED SUCH AS LOOKING FOR COOLANT IN THE OIL, ACCORDING TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SHOP FOREMAN. *TR

ON 8-20-07 I BROUGHT THE COROLLA TO TOYOTA TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND TO CHECK A HISSING SOUND AND THE BRAKE LIGHT THAT WAS GOING ON AND OFF. THE COURTESY INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE BRAKES, THE DRIVE BELT TENSIONER, TIMING CHAIN AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THROTTLE CABLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAD ALL OF THE WORK DONE. ON 9-27-07 I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO TOYOTA BECAUSE THE CAR SLIGHTLY HESITATED WHEN I BACKED UP ON A HILL. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE REVERSE GEAR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE HOME AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD GO WITH FLUIDS LEAKING EVERYWHERE. THE CAR ONLY HAD 53,821 MILES ON IT. I WAS TOLD THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT COVER THE TRANSMISSION SINCE THE CAR WAS 6 YEARS OLD. I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED WITH A USED TOYOTA TRANSMISSION BECAUSE I COULD NOT AFFORD THE PRICE OF A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA LE WITH ABOUT 68,000 MILES, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD MY MECHANIC RUN THE OBD CODE, WHICH RETURNED THE CODE OF P0446 (EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM VENT CONTROL CIRCUIT). MY MECHANIC DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE CHARCOAL CANNISTER SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS THE EMISSIONS OF THE COROLLA. WHEN I WAS READING ON HERE I FOUND SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND I WANT THIS RESOLVED TO NO EXPENSE TO ME. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY IT WILL TAKE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. HE CHECKED THE FAN BELT AND HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND. HE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE HE HOPED THERE WAS A RECALL AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

I PURCHASED A SET OF WINSTON WINNER 185/60R14 82 H THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND AT ABOUT HALF OF THE LISTED LIFETIME OF THE TIRES, AND WITH PLENTY OF TREAD, ONE OF THE TIRES BLEW OUT AT 60MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THE TIRE APPARENTLY BLEW OUT AROUND THE LETTERING OF THE TIRE AT THE T OF WINSTON. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION IT APPEARED AS IF A FEW OF THE OTHER LETTERS WERE CRACKING AT THE EDGE OF THE LETTERS ON THE SIDEWALL. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING FLAW AND NOT A CUT OR SOME ROAD DEBRIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49000. THE CANISTER FILTER WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO RUN NORMAL.