2004 Toyota Corolla complaints

AT FIRST I NOTICED THE GAS TANK WOULD NOT FILL PROPERLY. I THOUGHT IT WAS NOT VENTING PROPERLY, BUT I HAD A TECHNICIAN CHECK IT OVER. EVENTUALLY, THEY REPLACED THE FUEL FILL GAUGE (TO NO AVAIL, MIGHT I ADD). THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, AND I HAD THE CAR CHECKED AGAIN. FINALLY, THEY DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CHARCOAL FILTER. UNFORTUNATELY, I REPORTED THE INCIDENT BEFORE MY WARRANTY WAS UP, BUT THE DEALER'S SERVICE STATION DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT UNTIL AFTERWARDS. ALL IN ALL, BETWEEN SERVICE AND PARTS, THIS HAS COST ME ABOUT $500. THE OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, AND I WILL SEE TOMORROW MORNING IF THIS CHARCOAL FILTER MALFUNCTION IS REALLY THE PROBLEM. I IMAGINE IT IS, SINCE I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEM ON THE NEWER COROLLAS.

I PURCHASED A COROLLA CE IN OCT 2003. I HAD NOT HAD THE CAR MORE THAN A MONTH WHEN I STARTED TO SMELL A SULFER(ROTTEN EGG) SMELL. I COTINUED TO SMELL THIS AND IT DID NOT GO AWAY SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SHOWED ME A BULITEN THAT STATED IT WAS NOT THE CONVERTER. THE DEALER THEN TOLD ME THAT AMERICAN GAS HAS TOO MUCH SULFER CONTENT AND THE TOYOTA ADDMISSIONS WERE AT A HIGHER LEVEL THEN THE AMERICAN GAS. I NOW HAVE 15,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THE SMELL IS STILL THERE. I WENT TO TRADE IT IN TODAY TO GET A COROLLA S MODEL. THE DEAL IS NOT MADE YET, BECAUSE I HAVE READ THAT THE 2005 COROLLAS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS.

THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ON THE 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA STARTED EMITTING A SULFUR DIOXIDE ODOR.*MR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED BUT THE SMELL PERSISTED. THE VENT FLAP IN THE TRUNK WAS ALSO REPLACED BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP EITHER. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED A SECOND SMELL WAS PRESENT WHICH SMELLED LIKE ASH OR SMOKE. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE SECOND SMELL AND THEY ALSO RECOMMENDED THE CONSUMER CHANGED GAS BECAUSE THERE WAS HIGH SULFUR IN THE GAS. *JB

VEHICLE IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST THE OWNER AND TOLD THE OWNER THAT SHE'LL HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO COMPLAIN OF A ROTTEN EGG SMELL. THE DEALERS RESPONSE WAS A HIGH SULFUR CONTENT IN THE FUEL THAT COULD NOT BE FULLY ELIMINATED *JB

DT: CONTACT STATES THAT THERE WAS A REPORT ON A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA REGARDING THE EXCESSIVE SULFUR DIOXIDE ODOR. CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEALER THREE TIMES, THEY REPLACED THE CONVERTER AND THE AIR FILTER, THIS DID NOT RID THE CAR OF THE SMELL.*AK

A VEHICLE MADE A LEFT TURN ACROSS THE HIGHWAY IN FRONT OF ME. MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED FROM THE IMPACT TO THE FRONT LEFT. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.

I BOUGHT A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA CE IN JULY 2004 AND TODAY THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. MY GIRLFRIEND HAS A 2002 TOYOTA COROLLA, AND SHE TOLD ME , AFTER I BOUGHT MINE, THAT ENGINE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON FOR NO DISCERNIBLE REASON A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. DEALER CHARGED HER FOR A PART AND LABOR ON HER NEW CAR TO FIX THE ENGINE LIGTH PROBLEM.*AK THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A KNOWN MODEL PROBLEM. WHY DOESN'T HE MANUFACTURER FIX IT BEFORE SELLING THE CAR?

CONSUMER REQUEST FOR A SEAT BELT EXTENDER FOR 2005, 4DR COROLLA LE. *BF *JB

COROLLA S 2004, KIT ON BOTTOM NEAR FOG LIGHTS SEEMS TO ALWAYS PEEL OFF ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE, THE KIT IS NOT CUSTOM IT IS STOCK WHEN BOUGHT WITH A 2004 S TYPE COROLLA. I HAD IT FIXED ONE TIME BY A FRIENDLY BODY SHOP, THEY THOUGHT IT WAS THAT I HAD HIT A BUMP OR CURVE SO AFER THEY FIXED IT IT I RELIZED THE OTHER SIDE DID THE SAME THING BUT THIS TIME I DOUBLE CHECKED THAT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE UNDER PART OF THE KIT OR ANY SCRATCHES AND I WAS RIGHT, I THINK THE CAR WAS NOT WELL ASSEMBLED. *AK

SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN SEPT 2003 IT EMITTED A ROTTEN EGG SMELL THROUGH THE VENTS. I WENT TO ARBITRATION IN MAY 2004 AND LOST BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT IT WAS THE DESIGN OF THE CAR. THE TOYOTA REP SAID THAT SOMEONE WOU LD BE CAONTACTING ME AND THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NO ONE CONTACTED ME AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT RETURN MY CALLS. THE 800# CONTINUED TO SAY IT WAS THE GAS. I HAVE SUFFERED WITH HORRIBLE HEADACHES AND I LOST MY PERIPHIAL VISSION ON THREE OCASIONS. IN FEB 2005 I WAS PULLED OVER SICK FORM THE ODOR AND FI AGAIN CALLED 800#, THEY AGAIN SAID IT WAS THE GAS. I PLEADED WITH THE REP TO HELP ME AND SHE CALLED ME BACK TWO DAYS LATER WITH A NEW TSB THAT CAME OUT IN MAY 2004. THE DEALER REPROGRAMED THE ECU AND TECH SMELLED ODOR SO THEY ORDERED A NEW CAT CONVERTER REPLACED THAT A REPROGRAMED ECU AGAIN. THEY SAID IT WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE IN MY CAT. IF THIS WAS THE CASE WHY WAS'NT MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOING OFF FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF? NOW I HAVE AN ODOR OF BAD EXHAUST COMING THROUGH MY VENTS AND TOYOTA WANTS ME TO PUT IN THE SAME GAS 4XS. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR AND I CAN';T IMAGINE WHAT DRIVING WITH A BAD CAT FOR OVER A YEAR HAS DONE TO MY HEALTH AND MY ENGINE. I HAVE ASKED TOYOTA TO ISSUE ME A LETTER SAYING THAT THE CAR IS SAFE SINCE I TRANSPORT CHILDREN BUT THEY REFUSED.*AK

HAND BRAKE DOESN'T HOLD WELL. ALSO, WHEN THE HAND BRAKE IS ON AND YOU OR YOUR PASSENGER GETS OUT OF THE CAR IT MAKES A NOISE LIKE YOU WEIGHT 5000 POUNDS A VERY LOUD SQUEAK. IT'S NOT EXACTLY A SQUEAK, IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY FORGOT TO GREASE THE SUSPENSION ITS THAT KIND OF NOISE. OR IF YOU PUT A LITTLE WEIGHT ON THE FENDER WHEN THE HAND BRAKE IS ON IT DOES THE SAME THING. NOT A LOT OF WEIGHT JUST YOUR HAND PUSHING DOWN GENTLY..THIS SHOULD BE AN EMBARRASSMENT FOR TOYOTA. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. I BEG TO DIFFER! I PROBABLY WILL NEVER BUY A TOYOTA AGAIN. *JB

I BOUGHT THE 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA BRAND NEW, AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR I NOTICED A HORRIBLE "ROTTEN" EGG SMELL IN THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, TO BE TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO TRY ANOTHER GAS STATION, I DID AND THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I STILL CONTINUE TO SMELL IT AND ITS BAD. I WAS TOLD THAT MEANS THE "EXHAUST" SYSTEM IS WORKING PROPERLY....I THINK THAT IS A POOR REASON FOR THIS HORRIBLE SMELL. THE CAR ALSO HAS A VERY LOUD RATTLING NOISE THAT COMES FROM THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CAR ALSO PULLS TO THE LEFT..EVEN AFTER SEVERAL ALIGNMENTS. I'M REALLY DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE THIS WAS MY FIRST NEW CAR PURCHASE. I PURCHASED A TOYOTA BECAUSE OF IT'S HISTORY OF HAVING VERY RELIABLE CARS. I'M SORRY THAT I GOT THIS CAR. *JB

CAR HAS ROTTEN EGG SMEL WHEN HEAT IS TURNED ON. CONTACTED TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THAT IT'S A CONSEQUENCE OF THE GAS AND THAT THEY WILL TRY TO FIX IT BUT THAT IT WILL PROBABLY NOT WORK. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AFTER PAYING FOR A NEW CAR.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUSTAIN MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

CAR HAS SMELL LIKE ROTTEN EGGS, SULFER TYPE, HAD CAR REPAIRED AND STILL SMELLS. *JB

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT. CONSUMER TRIED TO UNLOCK THE SEAT BELT NUMEROUS TIMES BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. CONSUMER CUT THE SEAT BELT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK *TC

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 25 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER STRUCK HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND RECEIVED AN INJURY REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION.*AK

I HATE THE FACT THAT THE ENGINE LIGHTS COMES ON AND MY CAR IN UNDER MANUFACTURER WARRANTY AND I HAVE TO PAY TO FIND OUT WHY MY LIGHT CAME ON THE EXCUSE AFTER PAYING 50.00 DOLLARS IN MY GAS TOP WAS LOOSEN THAT WAS BULL IT CAME ON AGAIN. SO WHY WHEN I LEFT THE TOP OFF INTENTIONALLY IT DIDN'T COME ON AGAIN?*AK

2004 TOYOTA COROLLA LE WITH 13000 MILES AND EQUIPED WITH FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS. *AKALL FOUR AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN WITH A TOTAL OF 3 FRONT COLLISION AND 4 ROLL OVERS ON AN INTERSTATE TRAVELLING 55 MPH.

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT WHEN HEARING THREE BEEPS COMING FROM THE CAR, THE CAR DIED. SHE TRIED TO RESTART IT BUT CAR WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. CONSUMER THEN TURNED ON HAZARD LIGHTS WHICH FLASHED QUICKLY THEN TURNED OFF. CONSUMER GOT OUT OF THE CAR, LOOKED BACK, AND SAW FIRE COMING OUT OF THE BOTTOM, WHICH THEN SPREAD TO THE HOOD AND WINDSHIELD. THIS WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION.*AK

CARBON MONOXIDE IS GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER, AND CONSUMER WILL TAKE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION.*AK

I BOUGHT A TOYOTA COROLLA 2004 SEDAN FROM GORDIE BOUCHER NISSAN, 10606 W. ARTHUR AVENUE, WEST ALLIS, WISCONSIN, PHONE NO. 414-543-1234 ON SEPT. 27TH. THE CAR WAS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, AND BOTH MY HUSBAND, JOY JOSEPH AND I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT THE HEAD RESTS FOR THE BACK SEATS WERE MISSING. WHEN WE FOUND THAT WE BROGHT THIS TO THE DEALER'S ATTENTION. THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO GET US TWO HEAD RESTS FOR THE BACK. MY HUSBAND WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AS WE STILL HAVE THE FULL WARRANTY FROM TOYOTA, AND THEY ARE ALSO NOT WILLING TO PROVIDE US WITH THE HEAD RESTS. I KNOW THAT IN A COLLISSION IT WILL BE DANGEROUS TO HAVE PASSENGERS IN THE BACK SEAT WHERE THEY WILL HAVE SEVERE NECK INJURIES. BEFORE SOMETHING SEVERE HAPPENS, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE HEAD RESTS IN PLACE. PLEASE HELP ME IN GETTING THIS RESOLVED.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUNROOF GLASS SEPARATED FROM THE SUNROOF MECHANISM. *BF THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE GLUE USED TO HOLD THE GLASS TO THE METAL WAS FAULTY. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE RENTAL. *SC

WHILE SITTING IN THE REAR SEAT WITH LEGS EXTENDED OUT THE PASSENGERS FOOT WAS BADLY CUT ON A SHARP INSTRUMENT WHICH WAS USED TO MOVE THE SEAT BACK AND FORTH. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE BLOOD IN THE VEHICLE DID BELONG TO THE PASSENGER. TOYOTA STILL HAS THE VEHICLE IN THEIR POSSESSION. HOWEVER, NOTHING WAS DONE. *AK

THE ACCURACY OF THE VEHICLE'S ODOMETER IS POOR. *NM *TC

SINCE I GOT MY CAR IT HAS HAD A STRONG BAD EGG SMELL. WHEN I QUESTIONED THE DEALER THEY SAID THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT EVEN THOUGH I HAVE SEEN THAT OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME THING. *JB

APPEARS THAT THE DRL SYSTEM MANDATED BY DOT CAN NOT BE DEACTIVATED. ALL MILITARY INSTALLATIONS MADATE THAT A VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS BE TURNED OFF WHEN OING THROUGH THE SECURITY CHECK POINTS. CURRENTLY ON A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE. CAN NOT FIND A DEALER WHO WILL MODIFY THE SYSTEM DUE TO DOT REGULATIONS. DOT, DOD, AND HOMELAND SECURITY NEED TO INVOKE A MANDATORY REQUIREMENT THAT ALL VEHICLE MANUFACTURER'S PROVIDE AN OVERRIDE SWITCH. NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ARE GROWING AND I AM MORE THAN SURE THAT CITATIONS WILL BE ISSUED. GETTING FRUSTRATED TRYING TO EXPLAIN THAT THE HEADLIGHTS CAN NOT BE TURNED OFF.*AK

TOOK MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA LE TO DEALER WITH COMPLAINT OF STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AT 60-70 MPH. DEALER STATED THAT I NEEDED SPACERS (RINGS) INSTALLED ON MY WHEELS (WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR I ORDERED THE OPTION OF ALLOY WHEELS AND APPARENTLY THE DEALER NEVER INSTALLED THEM TO FIT PROPERLY.*AK

ON THREE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, AS A RESULT OF A DRAINED BATTERY. 1ST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY, 2ND TIME THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ALARM SYSTEM HAD A SHORT WIRE AND WAS FIXED. THE 3RD TIME JUST OCCURED AND WE ARE HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER.*AK

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA LE FROM BOB PAGAN/SAND DOLLAR TOYOTA, 7626 BROADWAY, GALVESTON, TX 77551 ON MAY 13, 2004 WITH 14 MILES ON ODOMETER AND DROVE IT ALL THE WAY TO PLANO, TX. WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT TO PLANO, I FELT ITS RIDE ABNORMAL, EXCESSIVE BOUNCING, VERY BUMPY AND ROUGH SIMILAR TO TURBULENCES IN A PLANE. TOYOTA BOASTS ITSELF OF TOTAL CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. THESE ARE JUST SLOGANS. THEY PROVIDE SHODDY CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR CAR, REFUSED TO REFUND FULL MONEY TOWARDS BUYING ANOTHER TOYOTA AND REFUSED TO HELP BY SAYING THAT THE CAR IS DESIGNED THIS WAY. THE STEERING ALSO FELT STIFF AND TIGHT. THIS HIGHLY EXCESSIVE BOUNCING, BUMPY, SHAKY, JOLTING, TURBULENCE, VIBRATING RIDE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AT ALL. THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. TOYOTA NEEDS TO FULFILL ITS PLEDGE, OBLIGATION AND COMMITMENT TO CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THIS CAR. I WROTE LETTERS TO TOYOTA CHAIRMAN IN JAPAN AND ALSO WROTE TO TOYOTA PRESIDENT IN THE US. TOYOTA PRESIDENT CALLED ME BUT OFFERED NO HELP AT ALL AND REFUSED TO TAKE CAR BACK AND REFUSED TO REPAIR IT TOO. THERE IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT AND IT COULD BE ASSEMBLY LINE RELATED OR SHOCK/STRUTS RELATED/ OR COULD BE TIRE RELATED. TOYOTA SUCKS AND THEIR SERVICE SUCKS. THEY MISLEAD PEOPLE IN THEIR ADS.

UNEXEPECTED SURGE OF CAR AT A TRAFFIC STOP. I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH 7500 MILES, AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK WITH MY FOOT SECURELY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IN DRIVE WHEN THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A MAJOR REAR END ACCIDENT OR A PEDESTRIAN FATALITY. ANYONE WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM PLEASE CALL ME (AL) AT 203-929-6856. *AK

A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK WAS CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO SMELL GAS FUMES WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT VEHICLE SURGED. *AK VEHICLE HAS HAD 600 RPM SURGES WHILE IN PARK AND WHILE AT IDLE FOR NO REASON. THE MANUFACTURER APPEARED TO BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAMRY MODELS BUT HAS RECEIVED NO REPORTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THE COROLLA. *NM

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. CONSUMER FELT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE BATTERY. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DEALER. *AK

DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN MECHANISM, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE VIBRATED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER WOULD SMELLED A ROTTEN EGG ODOR. IT MADE THE CONSUMER VERY ILL. CONSUMER WROTE A LETTER TO MANUFACTURER, BUT MANUFACTURER DID NOT RESPOND. *AK

INTERMITTENT STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. CONSUMER PULLED THE VEHICLE OF THE ROAD. UNABLE TO RESTART UNTIL 30-60 SECONDS LATER. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THERE IS A SULFUR SMELL WHEN THE HEATER IS BLOWING , AND WHEN THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER CLAIMED SOMETHING WAS IN THE GAS. *AK *NM

CONSUMER WILL PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. GOOD YEAR. MODEL# SIZE# DOT# AND HOW THE TIRE BLEW UP. POR FAVOR DENOS MAS INFORMACION DE LO QUE PASO. *AK *NM

I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH ABOUT 13,000 MILES. LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING ON A FLAT CITY STREET, GOING ABOUT 30 MPH, WHEN I HAD TO SLOW DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH MY FOOT SECURELY DOWN ON THE BRAKE PAD WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD. THERE WAS ENOUGH SPACE BETWEEN ME AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. NONETHELESS, THIS CONCERNED ME BECAUSE I HAVE DETECTED THE SAME PROBLEM ONCE OR TWICE BEFORE WHILE STOPPED ON AN INCLINE. THE ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER AT MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAID HE'S NOT AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS, BUT I FOUND SOMETHING SIMILAR ON THE WEB CONCERNING THE CAMRYS. I AM GETTING THE CAR CHECKED OUT THIS WEEKEND. *JB

THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT GO DOWN ALL THE WAY BECAUSE THE REAR VIEW MIRROR IS IN THE WAY (IT HITS IT). THIS IS A DRIVING DISTRACTION TRYING TO REPOSITION THE REAR VIEW MIRROR EVERY TIME THE SUN VISOR IS LOWERED AND RAISED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO CHANGE THE TIRE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. GOODYEAR#P18565R15. *JB GOODYEAR SAID THAT THE INCIDENT WAS THE CONSUMER'S FAULT. *LA

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. *AK

TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA LE I STARTED TO NOTICE A "ROTTEN EGG" SMELL. IT IS AWFUL AND EMBARASSING. AFTER RESEARCHING IT ON THE INTERNET, MANY MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TOLD ALL THEY CAN DO IS SWITCH BRANDS OF GAS. THAT'S NICE, BUT MY CAR SHOULDN'T SMELL LIKE ROTTEN EGGS. IT'S DISGUSTING. THERE NEEDS TO BE A FIX FOR THIS THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO PROVIDE.

THE MOLDING PIECE SEPERATING FROM AROUND THE RADIO. MY CAR WAS 3 MONTHS OLD WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WORKED ON TWICE. THE SECOND TRIP IN,THE MOLDING WAS REPLACED WHICH HAS HELPED FOR THE MOST PART. AT FIRST THERE WAS A BIG GAP ON THE SIDES AND ON TOP OF THE RADIO AND MOLDING. IT STILL IS NOT 100% PERFECT AS I WOULD WISH FOR A BRAND NEW CAR BUT IT LOOKS BETTER NOW THAN IT DID IN THE BEGINNING.

I BOUGHT A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA FROM TEAM TOYOTA. IT STARTED EMITTING A ROTTEN EGG SMELL. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON THE FIRST OCCURRENCE AND WE WERE GUARANTEED THE SMELL WOULD GO AWAY AFTER THE FIRST 5000 MILES. I THOUGHT THAT SOUNDED FISHY, SO I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE. I FOUND THAT MANY TOYOTAS ARE EMITTING THE ROTTEN EGG SMELL. SO I CONTACTED THE DEALER AGAIN. I TOLD HIM ABOUT MY FINDINGS. I ALSO TOLD THEM HOW AGGRAVATED I WAS WITH THEM ABOUT LYING TO ME. LOW AND BEHOLD THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM THE ASKED ME TO BRING THE CAR IN AGAIN TO BE CHECKED. AFTER THE CAR WAS LOOKED AT A SECOND TIME. I WAS TOLD THAT TOYOTA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT WAS THE GAS AND THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITH ME ANY MORE. I WAS EVEN GIVEN A LETTER STATING TOYOTAS STANCE ON THE ROTTEN EGG\SULFUR SMELL ISSUE. I HAVE SINCE CONTACTED A LAWYER AND IM IN THE PROCESS OF SUING. (THERE IS MORE TO THE STORY BUT YOU GET THE IDEA). *AK AFTER MORE RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT: EPA HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF CONCERNS REGARDING SULFUR ODORS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IN 2002/2003 TOYOTA REPLACED THE NICKEL BASED CATALYTIC CONVERTER LINING WITH A NON-NICKEL CONTAINING COMPOUND IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE EXPOSURE OF ITS EMPLOYEES. NICKEL IS A TOXIC COMPOUND. WE BELIEVE THAT NEW LINING CURRENTLY IN USE, SPECIFICALLY IN 2003 AND LATER TOYOTA MODELS, DOES NOT HANDLE THE SULFUR IN GASOLINE AS WELL AS THE FORMER NICKEL COMPOUND. THEREFORE RESULTING IN THE SULFUR ODOR YOU ARE NOTICING IN

I BOUGHT A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA TYPE S ON DECEMBER 28, 2003. I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS AND HAVE NOTICED AN EXTREMELY HORRIBLE SULFUR SMELL FROM THE VEHICLE. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE DASHBOARD RIPPED APART TWICE, AND CHECKED FOR EXTREMELY LOUD VIBRATIONS AND NOISE. THE FIRST TIME, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUND "NOTHING WRONG, AND HEARD NO UNUSUAL NOISES" AND THE SECOND TIME, WHEN I TEST DROVE IT WITH THE TECHNICIAN, THEY APPLIED SOME FOAM AROUND THE WIRING INSIDE THE DASH. I CAN STILL HEAR THE VIBRATIONS AND NOISE IN THE DASHBOARD WHENEVER I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE.*AK

BOUGHT THE CAR NEW ON 8/30/03. HAS HAD A SULPHUR GAS SMELL AT LOW SPEED & WHEN STOPPED IN TRAFFIC INSIDE THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS WITH THE WINDOWS UP & EITHER HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONING ON. IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE WHEN THE CONTROLS ARE SET TO RECIRCULATE INSIDE AIR INSTEAD OF FRESH AIR INTAKE. CALLED DEALER 1ST TIME, THEY SAID CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BURN IN SOME. AFTER SOME TIME, THE SMELL HADN'T CHANGED, I TOOK IT TO THEIR SERVICE DEPT. THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM, SAID TO TRY A DIFFERENT BRAND OF GAS & ALSO TRY HIGHER OCTANE. I HAVE TRIED ALL THE MAJOR BRANDS OF GAS & MID-GRADE & PREMIUM GAS (WHICH THE OWNERS MANUAL SAID IS NOT REQUIRED), WITH NO CHANGE NOTICED. WE CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE, WHO SAID TO CALL THE DEALER CUSTOMER SERVICE, WHICH WE DID TWICE WITH NO RESPONSE. CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE BACK WITH THIS INFORMATION & THEY SAID WE COULD TRY ARBITRATION BUT THEY HAD NOT SEEN THE MANFACTURER DO ANYTHING FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM & EXTENDED INTAKE OF SULPHUR FUMES CANNOT BE HEALTHY FOR ANYONE. THE INCIDENT DATE IS THE DATE THE DEALER CHECKED THE CAR.*AK