IllustrationCONSUMER STATE AT 20 MPH THERE WAS LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. CAUSE UNKNOWN DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*JB
1999 Toyota Corolla
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1999 Toyota Corolla do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 129.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
60–25K
1125–50K
1250–75K
1275–100K
9100–150K
3150K+
53 reports with mileage · 102 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Tires. Review the 22 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 20 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 19 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
24 crash reports5 fire reports16 injury reports
What owners actually said
155 reportsCONSUMER STATES THAT THE AUTOMATIC IGNITION CONTROLLED DOOR LOCKS HAVE BEEN UNLOCKING WHEN THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO, THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN THE SECURITY SYSTEM HAS BEEN ACTIVATED, THE POWER LOCK BUTTON ON THE DRIVERS DOOR WILL OCCASIONALLY FAIL, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ACTUATOR. *SLC
I HAVE BEEN HAVING CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC IGNITION CONTROLLED DOOR LOCKS UNLOCKING WHEN THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO, STARTING AT ABOUT 38000 MILES. EITHER WHEN I'M DRIVING, OR AFTER THE SECURITY SYSTEM (SECURIKEY+, DEALER INSTALLED) HAS BEEN ACTIVATED. ALSO POWER LOCK BUTTON ON DRIVER'S DOOR WILL OCCASIONALLY FAIL TO…
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I HAVE BEEN HAVING CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC IGNITION CONTROLLED DOOR LOCKS UNLOCKING WHEN THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO, STARTING AT ABOUT 38000 MILES. EITHER WHEN I'M DRIVING, OR AFTER THE SECURITY SYSTEM (SECURIKEY+, DEALER INSTALLED) HAS BEEN ACTIVATED. ALSO POWER LOCK BUTTON ON DRIVER'S DOOR WILL OCCASIONALLY FAIL TO OPERATE PROPERLY (IT'LL LOCK THE DOORS BUT WILL NOT UNLOCK THEM). CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO TWO TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENTS SEVEN TIMES OVER THE PAST SEVEN MONTHS. ALL "REPAIRS" HAVE BEEN TEMPORARY, LASTING FROM TWO MONTHS TO TWO WEEKS. I GET A DIFFERENT DIAGNOSIS EACH TIME. THE ACTUATOR IS THE ONLY PART THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY FELT VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER , AND SAW THAT FRONT GOODYEAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM WHEEL . *AK
WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISON AND DRIVER/PASSENGER AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. WHEN CAR WAS FIRST PURCHASED AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG.*AK
CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER SEAT IS SLANTED DOWN FROM FRONT TO BACK AND THE BACK SEAT IS PADDED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO NOT GIVE PROPER SUPPORT TO THE BACK AND NECK WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DETAILED WHO PUT SOME FOAM IN THE SEAT TO TRY AND LEVEL IT OUT, HOWEVER THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK *SLC
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
AUTO CONSTANTLY PULL TO THE LEFT, FIVE SETS OF TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND ALIGN SEVERAL TIMES.
WHILE COMING TO A GRADUAL STOP AND GOING OVER BUMPS A LOUD NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM BRAKES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTATCED, AND REPLACED HYDRAULIC BRAKE COMPONENTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
UNDENSIFED OIL SUBSTANCE FROM FIREWALL IS GETTING INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.