2003 Toyota Corolla complaints

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WOULD IDLED AT A HIGH RPM . THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURE HAS BEEN CONTACTED. TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM *JB

THE DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES, AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE. *AK

THE VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD WHEN AT A STOP. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED ON. THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT.*AK

WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. *AK THE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS COMPLETELY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. *SC *JB

WHEN SNAPPING THE DRIVER SIDE BACK TO NORMAL, UPRIGHT POSITION, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE LATCH WAS NOT CENTERED IN THE BACK OF THE SEAT. *PH ALSO, THE SEAT CAN BE PULLED ON THE SIDE WITHOUT THE LATCH AND THE SEAT EASILY MOVES OUT. *LA

VEHICLE LOSES CONTROL WHEN BEING DRIVEN ABOVE 50 MPH. THIS MAINLY OCCURS WHEN BEING DRIVEN OVER A BRIDGE. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN HE IS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKES, HIS VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD. HE STATES THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN HE HAS HER DEFROSTER ON OR THE VEHICLE IS HEATING UP. HE STATES HE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER/MECHANIC HE IS TOLD THAT IT IS NORMAL. HE STATES THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR 2 YEARS, AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. HE STATES THAT HE IS TOLD THAT THERE ARE RECALLS ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT WAS IT DOES NOT INCLUDE HIS. HE STATES HE WAS TOLD THAT IT IS WITH THE CAMRY, AVALON. PLEASE HELP, BECAUSE HE STATES IT IS GETTING WORSE AND HE IS AFRAID HE WILL HAVE AN ACCIDENT OR HIT SOMEONE. *NM

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE SURGED,WHICH FORCED THE CONSUMER TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK TO STOP. *PH TOYOTA FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *SC *JB

RATTLING NOISES, SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE SITTING STILL AND ALL FOUR WINDOWS GOT STUCK IN THE SUMMER TIME AND COULDN'T BE OPENED WITH THE AUTOMATIC SWITCH. (NAR) *PH *CB

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. *AK

2003 TOYOTA COROLLA SURGED, HITTING BRAND NEW WASHER IN GARAGE, SURGED AGAIN, RUNNING UP PLANTER CURB HITTING TREE. TAKEN TO TOYOTA DEALER BOTH TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESS. DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE SCENARIO. WHY SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEM YET TOYOTA SAYING THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO? ALSO, HAVE PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE DROPPING OUT OF OVERDRIVE, REARVIEW MIRROR PROBLEM WITH VISOR. SO MUCH FOR THE SAYING; "YOU WON'T GET A LEMON AT TOYOTA OF ORANGE". I'M HAPPY TO SAY I HAVEN'T HAD THE SULFUR SMELL.*AK

MY 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM TWICE. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND TOYOTA'S FIELD TECHNICAL SPECIALIST REFUSED TO BELIEVE THE CAR WOULD HAVE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF UNLESS I HAD PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. NO WAY!!!! THEY SAID IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE CAR TO HAVE PICKED UP SELF-ACCELERATION. THEY WERE UNABLE TO PINPOINT ANY PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION! I WAS LUCKY NOBODY WAS HURT OR KILLED.

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN INTERMITTENT ACCELERATION PROBLEM. VEHICLE DID NOT STOP WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. CONSUMER HAD TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CAR ACCELERATED WHEN BREAKING TO A STOP AND WHILE STOPPED. THE EVENT HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN ONE DAY AND 1 TIME RECENTLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH IT AND HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM.

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THERE IS A DELAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL STOP. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. ON DECEMBER 2003 CONSUMER HAD A ACCIDENT BRAKE TOOK LONGER TO STOP. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER.*AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR KNOCKED THE REAR VIEW MIRROR OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THIS OCCURRED EVERY TIME THE DRIVER PULLED THE VISOR DOWN OR PUSHED IT BACK UP. *LA THE CONSUMER LEARNED THAT THE ORIGINAL REAR VIEW MIRROR IS REMOVED AT THE PORT AND REPLACED WITH A LARGER AFTER MARKET MIRROR THAT HAS BUILT IN MAP LIGHTS. *NM

(1) ROTTEN-EGG SMELL FROM DAY 1 (PURCHASED 9/2002) W/ COOLING OR HEATING SYSTEM FUNCTION. DEALER TOLD ME TO SWITCH OCTANE AND DO NOT USE RECIRCULATION - NO IMPROVEMENT. (2) IN 11/2003, DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS CAME ON IN MIDDLE OF NIGHT, DRAINED BATTERY. DEALER SAID TSB HAD BEEN RELEASED - PART ORDERED & INSTALLED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. (3) IN 1/2004, LEAKING OIL FROM UNDER CAR, RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE - DEALER SAID RIGHT FRONT STRUT LEAKING & "COMPLETELY BLOWN." HAD TO BE REPLACED & CAR REQUIRED SUBSEQUENT ALIGNMENT. *JB

I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. IN COLD WEATHER AS THE ENGINE IS WARMING UP, THERE IS A VERY STRONG ROTTEN EGG SMELL WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE WINDOWS ARE ALL CLOSED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A SAFETY CONCERN. *JB

I BOUGHT A NEW 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA IN MAY 2002. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS, WE NOTICED THAT ON OCCASION THE RPMS WOULD SURGE TO OVER 4,000 WHILE DRIVING ON UPGRADES, AND COASTING ON DOWNGRADES. IN NOVEMBER OF 2003, WE WERE DRIVING UP A SLIGHT GRADE GETTING ON THE FREEWAY, WHEN THE RPMS ONCE AGAIN SURGED TO OVER 4,000, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT EXCEED 60 MPH. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A FLUTTERING NOISE AND SMELLED HOT. WE PULLED OFF THE FREWAY AND LET THE ENGINE COOL DOWN. IT WAS FINE AFTER THAT. WE TOOK THE CAR TO CHUCK PATTERSON TOYOTA IN CHICO, CA. THEY TOLD US THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, AND COULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR US. IN DECEMBER 2003, WE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE RPMS SURGE FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING UP GRADES AND COASTING ON DOWN GRADES. WE TOOK THE CAR TO NORTHRIDGE TOYOTA, CA. THEY ALSO INSPECTED THE CAR AND TOLD US THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. IN JANUARY 2004, I TOOK THE CAR TO THOUSAND OAKS TOYOTA, CA. I TOOK A MECHANIC FOR A TEST DRIVE. WHEN WE COASTED DOWN A GRADE, THE ENGINE ONCE AGAIN SURGED WITH THE RPMS EXCEEDING 4,000. THE MECHANIC IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE WAS DROPPING OUT OF OVERDRIVE. MY FEELINGS OF EXCITEMENT THAT THE CAR WOULD FINALLY BE FIXED QUCIKLY TURNED TO DISAPPOINTMENT WHEN THE SERVICE MAMAGER INSISTED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ABNORMAL WITH THE CAR. THEY ALSO REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. I AM CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE CUSTOMER RELATIONS DEPARTMENT. EVERYONE IS VERY POLITE, BUT I AM GETTING THE RUN AROUND.*AK

I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA LE THAT EMITS A ROTTEN EGG SMELL WHEN THE ENGINE IS ON AND THE CAR IS IDLING. *AK

MY NEW '03 TOYOTA COROLLA CE (17715 MILES AS OF 01/19/04) HAS SOME SERIOUS DEFECT THAT MAKES IT STALL. AT LEAST 5 TIMES, FROM OCTOBER 20, 2003 TO JANUARY 22, 2004, WE HAD TO BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT ALREADY HAD TO BE TOWED TWICE, AS IT WOULD SOMETIMES STOP IN TRAFFIC, PUTTING THE LIVES OF MY FAMILY IN DANGER. SO FAR, NONE OF THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP'S TECHNICIANS HAVE BEN ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT DIAGNOSTIC TESTS PERFORMED ON THIS CAR HAVE SHOWN UNUSUAL CODES UNFAMILIAR TO TOYOTA TECHNICIANS. ONE SUCH CODE, THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO INTERPRET, IS "P1780 . THEY THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS THE ECU SWITCH. THEY REPLACED IT IN NOVEMBER 2003, AND SINCE THEN THE CAR HAS STOPPED TWICE. ON JANUARY 24, 2004, LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER IT WAS DELIVERED TO US FOLLOWING REPAIR FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS, IT STOPPED AGAIN, BECAME INOPERABLE, AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. AT EACH OCCURRENCE, THE ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT, AND IN SOME CASES THE "LOW ENGINE" PRESSURE LIGHT WOULD STAY ON PERMANENTLY, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME VERY HARD TO MANEUVER, AND THEN THE CAR WOULD COME TO A SUDDEN HALT. TO RESTART IT, IT WOULD TAKE TURNING THE IGNITION KEY ON SEVERAL TIMES. MY BIGGEST FEAR IS THAT IT MAY SOMEDAY STOP SUDDENLY (AS IT USUALLY DOES) IN A BUSY INTERSECTION OR ON A HIGHWAY, THEREBY PUTTING AT RISK THE LIVES OF MY WHOLE FAMILY. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS SOME URGENT ATTENTION. *LA

INTERIOR NOISE, RIGHT FRONT DOOR AND DASHBOARD NOISE, RADIO/CD PANEL NOISE, SEVERAL PARTS WERE REPLACED AND REFIXED BUT NOISE IS NOT GONE YET. EVERYTIME I TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TELL ME THAT NOISE CAN'T BE DUPLICATED. AS A RESULT I USUALLY HAVE TO RIDE WITH SOMEONE FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO PROVE THAT NOISE IS THERE. IN MY OPINION SOME INTERIOR PARTS DO NOT FIT CAR'S STRUCTURE. AND SO MANY TIMES I TOOK TO DELERSHIP AND THEY SAID TI SI FIXED AND AFTER CERTAIN TIME IT WILL COME AGAIN.I EVEN TRIED TO GIVE MY CAR BACK AND THE ARBITRATOR SAID I HAVE LESS ATTEMPTS TO REPLACE. *AK

CONSUMER DISCOVERED A WATER LEAK IN THE VEHICLE. *PH WHEN THE CONSUMER WENT TO PICK UP THE REPLACEMENT VEHICLE, WHICH WAS A 2004 COROLLA, SHE DISCOVERED MOLDING AT THE BASE OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR. *JB *NM

ROTTEN EGG SMELL- POOR GAS MILEAGE (29 MPG- MOSTLY HIGHWAY/INTERSTATE) WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH A ROTTEN EGG SMELL. WE HAVE COMPLAINED AND WERE TOLD THE FOLLOWING: 1) THERE'S NOTHING WRONG- IT OPERATING CORRECTLY. 2) YOU'RE RUNNING THE WRONG TYPE OF GAS (WE'VE TRIED ALL TYPES) 3) YOU NEED TO RUN THE CAR ON RECIRCULATION ALL THE TIME SO THAT YOU WON'T SMELL IT.

PURCHASED CAR NEW ON 10/4/02. WITHIN A MONTH NOTICED A VERY SIGNIFICANT SULFAR ODOR EXPECIALLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS PARTICULARLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY TELL ME THAT NOTHING IS WRONG. THEIR EXPLANATION IS THAT SOME GAS STATIONS PUT ADDITIVES IN THEIR GAS THAT CREATE THIS ODOR.. THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING FURTHER TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

MY WIFE PURCHASED A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. SHE PURCHASED IT BECAUSE OF ITS IMPLIED ECONOMY. BUT DESPITE THE OWNER'S MANUAL CLAIMS THAT THE CAR CAN USE 87 OCTANE OR HIGHER, SUCH IS NOT THE CASE. IN TWO WORDS, ROTTEN EGGS. IN TWO OTHER WORDS, HYDROGEN SULFIDE. AS WE DECELERATE TO A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN, IF THE WINDOWS ARE OPEN, OR THE VENTILATION SYSTEM IS SET TO INTAKE OUTSIDE AIR, THE ODOR OF ROTTEN EGGS IS OVERPOWERING. (NOTE THAT IF THE AIRFLOW PATTERN CONTROL IS TURNED TO EITHER PARTIAL OR TOTAL WINDSHIELD DEFROST, THE CONTROL WILL AUTOMATICALLY ENFORCE FRESH, OUTSIDE AIR INTAKE.) WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THE SERVICE MANAGER DIDN'T BAT AN EYELASH. JUST OPENED A DRAWER AND PULLED OUT A SHEET OF PAPER WHICH STATES THAT TMC ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM, AND WILL DO NOTHING TO REMEDY IT. THE PAPER FURTHER SUGGESTS THAT I SHOULD CHANGE BRANDS OF GASOLINE (WE HAD ALREADY TRIED THAT) OR CHANGE TO A HIGHER GRADE OF GASOLINE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO WRITE UP THE PROBLEM ON A REPORT. I CAN ATTEST, THE ROTTEN EGG ODOR DOESN'T ABATE IF 87 OCTANE FUEL IS USED - EVEN AMOCO WHICH PURPORTS TO BE BETTER THAN THE REST. SEARCHING THESE TOPICS VIA GOOGLE, I FOUND A DISCUSSION SUGGESTING THAT THE CAUSE WAS/IS A CATALYTIC CONVERTER RUNNING TOO HOT - PROBABLY DUE TO ITS PROXIMITY TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. SURE ENOUGH, THIS VEHICLE HAS THE FIRST CATALYTIC CONVERTER (THERE ARE TWO, IN TANDEM) IS COUPLED DIRECTLY TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. FURTHER, THERE IS NO ROOM TO MOVE THE UNIT BACK, A

I BROUGHT A 1999 TOYOTA COROLA IN 2000, IN 2001 32,000 MILES LATER THE TRANSMISION FAILED, TOYOTA REPLACED THE TRANSMISION WITH A BRAND NEW ONE. THIS MONTH MAY 2003 41,000 MILES LATER THE TRANSMISION FAILED AGAIN SAME PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO TOYOTA I'M NO LONGER UNDER WARRENTY AND I HAVE TO PAY 4,396.71 FOR THE REPAIR COST. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS, IF THE TRANSMISION KEEP FAILING EVERY 30,000 TO 40,000 MILES OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR.

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS UNRESOLVED PROBLEMS WITH MY 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE AIR CONDITIONING/HEATER FAN QUITS AT RANDOM. IT DOES START BACK BUT OBVIOUSLY HAS A SHORT. IT COMES AND GOES. THE DEALER HAS STATED EACH TIME THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT ALSO HAS SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. SINCE NEW THE CAR HAS MADE UNPLEASANT CLANING AND RATTLING NOISES IN THE FRONT END. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT MANY TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION. IT FEELS UNSTABLE IN WINDY CONDITIONS AND UN EVEN SURFACES. I'VE ACTUALLY THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE BECAUSE OF THE CAR SWAYING SO BADLY IN THE WIND AND ON UNEVEN SURFACES. I'VE OWNED MANY SMALL CARS BEFORE AND EVEN AN OLDER COROLLA SO I'M AWARE OF WHAT IS NORMAL. IT HAS DEFINITE SUPSENSION PROBLEMS. I HONESTLY FEEL IT'S DANGEROUS FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS DUE TO THE SUSPENSION. I NEED HELP. THERE ARE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AS WELL. IT'S A TRUE LEMON.

THIS MODEL IS A 2003 BOUGHT IN MARCH 2002. THERE A STRONG SMELL OF SULPHUR/ROTTEN EGG WHEN ENGINE COLD OR CAR CLIMBS A HILL. DURATION ABOUT 5 MINUTES. TOYOTA'S EXPLANATION: IT IS CAUSED BY THE SULPHUR IN GAS , PROBLEM WILL VANISH OVER TIME, NO REMEDY EXISTS, CATALYTIC CONVERTER BUILD AS PER SPECS AND STANDARDS. THE SMELL PERSISTS TODAY A YEAR AND A HALF LATER. ANY TECHNICAL REASONS YOU KNOW , ANYTHING THAT TOYOTA COULD DO AND IS NOT DOING ? THANKS

WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE OFF, THIS CAUSED A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER, PASSENGER AND THE OTHER OCCUPANT IN THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SOME INJURIES. *AK THE OTHER VEHICLE MADE A LEFT TURN ON THE CONSUMERS RIGHT OF WAY. WHICH CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *CB *JB

DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOW EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *AK

BAD SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF CAR WHEN RUNNING ENGINE

I ALSO HAVE NOTICED AN INTERMITENT ODOR OF SULFUR IN MY 2003 COROLLA. *AK

ALL FOUR TIRES ARE LEAKING AIR FROM THE SIDEWALL AND DEFLATING. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK BOTH FAILURES OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A LOCAL STREET. THE CONSUMER COULD SEE THE TIRE DEFLATING AND HEAR AIR LEAKING. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THE TIRE COMPANY WERE CONTACTED IN REFERENCE TO BOTH FAILURES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO REIMBURSED FOR BOTH TIRE REPAIRS. *PH

TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS FROM OVERDRIVE TO LOWER GEAR, WHEN TAPPING BRAKES IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN SLIGHTLY AT HIGH SPEED. GOING DOWN HILL, FOR EXAMPLE, RESULTING IN SUDDEN SURGE OF RPM, ACTING LIKE A BRAKE AND TAKING A WHILE TO SHIFT BACK INTO OVERDRIVE. THIS PUTS TREMENDOUS STRAIN ON ENGINE, AND RESULTS IN POOR GAS MILEAGE. IT DOESN'T SEEM PROPER THAT IT SHOULD DOWNSHIFT WHEN SLOWING FROM 70 TO 65. EVEN PUNCHING THE ACCELERATOR DOESN'T SEEM TO MAKE IT GO INTO OD UNTIL SEVERAL SECONDS HAVE PASSED. 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. *LA

MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN I WAS IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT .. MY VEHICLE IS UNDRIVABLE! THE POLICE AT THE SCENE WAS SURPRISED IT DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

MY 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA WHICH WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN MAY OF 2002 HAS HAD SEVERAL DASHBOARD AND RADIO ISSUES. TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE THE WHOLE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTERWHICH MY RADIO NO LONGER WAS FLUSH WITH DASH, THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL CONTACTED TOYOTA DIRECTLY, THEY SENT A MANFACTURING REP WHOM FIXED THE RADIO HOWEVER CREATED A BIGGER GAP B/W RADIO AND REST OF CONSOLE. TOYOTA IS CONSIDERING THIS A MANUFACTURING DESIGN NOT A DEFECT. WAS TOLD WOULD "ROB PETER TO PAY PAUL" IN ORDER TO FIX. NOW DASH IS FALLING APART AGAIN AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE FRONT CONSOLE. LOOKS AS THOUGH WAS GLUED TOGETHER.*AK

IN NOVEMBER 2002, I PURCHASED A TOYOTA COROLLA 2003. WHEN THE HEAT IS ON, THE CAR EMITS A NAUSEATING ROTTEN EGG SMELL THROUGH THE VENTS. I BROUGHT THE COROLLA INTO A TOYOTA DEALER TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. IMMEDIATELY, THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE HANDED ME A MEMO EXPLAINING THAT THIS "ROTTEN EGG" SMELL (AS THEY ALSO REFERRED TO IT) CAN OCCUR FROM LOW-OCTANE BRANDS AND THAT IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CAR ITSELF. THIS ADVICE CONTRADICTED WHAT THE SALESMAN TOLD ME WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR -- THAT I COULD USE 87 OCTANE GASOLINE. I ASSUME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM SINCE THEY HAD A MEMO READY FOR COROLLA OWNERS WITH THIS SPECIFIC COMPLAINT. HOWEVER, FOR SEVERAL MONTHS I HAVE BEEN PUMPING 89-93 OCTANE GASOLINE INTO MY CAR WITH NO LUCK -- THE SMELL STILL EXISTS. *AK

MY 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA EMITS AN OVERPOWERING SULPHUR SMELL WHEN I COME TO A STOP. THE SMELL ENTERS THE PASSENGER CABIN AND LINGERS FOR 10 TO 15 MINUTES. THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM. MY CAR HAS ONLY 13,000 MILES ON IT.*AK

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED SMELLED STRONG CHEMICAL FUMES. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER WOULD SMELL A ROTTEN EGG SMELL. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *NLM BOTH OF THE CONSUMER TOYOTA COROLLAS EXHIBITED A ROTTEN EGG/FUEL SMELL. THE SMELL CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO FEEL NAUSEATED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE CONSUMER WENT THROUGH ARBITRATION BUT WAS DENIED HER REQUEST FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE OR REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE. (SECOND VEHICLE'S VIN- [XXX] - PURCHASED 5-27-03). *NLM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

HAVE NOTICED A STRONG SULFUR/ROTTEN EGG SMELL FROM THE EXHAUST THAT ENTERS THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO CHANGE MY BRAND OF GAS. NO CHANGES HAVE BEEN NOTICED.

CAR EMITS A ROTTEN EGG SMELL WHILE AT IDLE WHEN HEATER IS ON. *AK

CAR MAKING KNOCKING NOISE IN ENGINE. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS FROM NOT RECEIVING OIL CHANGES ON TIME. THE CAR ONLY HAS 22,456 MILES, AND I HAVE HAD 3 OIL CHANGES. THEY TELL ME I WILL NEED A NEW ENGINE. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MARCH 2002. THE CAR ALSO HAS A ROTTEN EGG SMELL.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED LEFT REAR TIRE BLOW OUT.*MR *TS TIRE EQUIPPED ON A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA . *CB

BRAKE SHOES, ROTORS AND PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR.*AK *TS *NLM

INTERIOR NOISE, SEVERAL PARTS WERE REPLACED, BUT NOISE IS NOT GONE YET. NOW RIGHT FRONT DOOR AND DASHBOARD STARTED MAKING A NOISE. EVERYTIME I TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TELL ME THAT NOISE CAN'T BE DUPLICATED. AS A RESULT I USUALLY HAVE TO RIDE WITH SOMEONE FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO PROVE THAT NOISE IS THERE. IN MY OPINION SOME INTERIOR PARTS DO NOT FIT CAR'S STRUCTURE. *LA

THE GAS USED IN THE STATE CONSUMER LIVED IN CAUSED VEHICLE TO ACCUMULATE SULFUR. WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED SULFUR. WHICH INDICATED THAT EXHAUST WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE EXHAUST GETTING CAUGHT UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH THE MANUFACTURER/ DEALERSHIP WERE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE A REMEDY HAS NOT BEEN FOUND. THERE WAS A TSB ON ON THIS ISSUE, NOT FOUND IN ARTEMIS.*AK

THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE PEDAL HAD GONE TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER TURNED THE VEHICLE VERY SLOWLY AND HEARD A SHARP NOISE AND THE VEHICLE BEGUN TO SHAKE. THE MOTOR HAD GONE WILD. THE BRAKES HAD GONE OUT. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO SHUT OFF THE IGNITION AND TRIED TO PLACE IN NEUTRAL, THEN PARK, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN WITH NO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE RAN INTO A TREE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *SCC *NLM

I PURCHASED A NEW 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA AND FROM DAY ONE IT HAS HAD A HORRID ODOR IN COLD WEATHER MONTHS, A SMELL LIKE ROTTEN EGGS. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP REPEATEDLY AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, THAT IT IS THE GAS. NOT TRUE! THE SMELL IS SO BAD THAT AT TIMES I CANNOT STAND TO RUN THE HEATER, AND PEOPLE DRIVING BEHIND ME CAN SMELL IT TOO. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOTALLY IGNORED ALL COMPLAINTS. *LA