IllustrationCONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SURGES WHILE CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED, MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO REPAIR VEHICLE WITH THE NEW CRUISE CONTROL COMPONENTS.*SLC
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
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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
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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 'S VEHICLE HAD HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON SIDE AND CONTROL ARM BROKE. *AK
BRIDGESTONE, BT-70, P175/65R14, REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT WITH 7000 MILES ON A 1999, TOYOTA, WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, CONSUMER NOTICED A SPLIT IN SIDEWALL OF DRIVER'S REAR TIRE, 1/4 INCH. TIRE HAD GONE FLAT.*AK *SLC
THERE WAS TOO MUCH PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT STEERING WHEEL BOLT HAD LOOSENED, AND THEY RETIGHTENED IT AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK *NLM
THE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW FROM THE DEALER IN CA. NO PROBLEMS WERE INCOUNTERED UNTIL THE HORN BECAME INTERMITTENT AND THEN STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. I BROUGHT THE CAT TO A TOYOTA DEALER IN SOUTH CAROLINA TO HAVE IT REPAIRED WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRENTY. A YEAR LATER THE HORN HAS BECOME INOPERATIVE ONCE AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND TI…
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THE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW FROM THE DEALER IN CA. NO PROBLEMS WERE INCOUNTERED UNTIL THE HORN BECAME INTERMITTENT AND THEN STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. I BROUGHT THE CAT TO A TOYOTA DEALER IN SOUTH CAROLINA TO HAVE IT REPAIRED WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRENTY. A YEAR LATER THE HORN HAS BECOME INOPERATIVE ONCE AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE SAME COMPONENT HAS STOPPED WORKING.*AK
NOICE AT LOW SPEED, RATTLE SNAKE IN STEERING WHEEL, EXCESSIVE CLEARANCE INTERNAL IN RACK, REPLACE STEERING RACK TWICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.
CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO A WALL, WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SEATS BROKE, AND CONSUMER AND PASSENGER FELL BACK.*AK CONSUMER STATES SHE WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH, WHEN A VEHICLE DOING ABOUT 90 MPH REAR ENDED CONSUMERS VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF …
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CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO A WALL, WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SEATS BROKE, AND CONSUMER AND PASSENGER FELL BACK.*AK CONSUMER STATES SHE WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH, WHEN A VEHICLE DOING ABOUT 90 MPH REAR ENDED CONSUMERS VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT A CONCRETE WALL, AS A RESULT BOTH FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED TO THE BACK OF THE CAR, THE CONSUMER AND PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES.*JB
THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
THE TIRES POPPED HOLES ALL OVER IT AS THOUGH IT EXPLODED. THEY RIPPED APART LIKE THEY WERE TIRES THAT HAD RETREADS PUT ON THEM. WE HAD TO PAY FOR NEW ONES AND FIRESTONE AND TOYOTA SAID SINCE THEY WERE NOT THE WILDERNESS TIRES THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THEM. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W18J TIRESIZE: P175/65R14)
DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.