IllustrationWHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER COULD HEAR A GRINDING NOISE IN THE FRONT END, VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER FOUR TIMES AND FINALLY WAS TOLD GOODYEAR TIRES NEEDED REPLACED DUE TO BEING DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER DID NOT GIVE SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION. *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 reportsWAS TRAVELING 15-20MPH AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED HOOD LATCH TO RELEASE HOOD, AND IT POPPED BACKWARDS TOWARDS WINDSHIELD. ALSO, LEFT HEADLIGHT HAD POPPED OUT.*AK CONSUMER STATES AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY NAD SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. *JB
WHEN DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND UPON ATTEMPTING TO STOP VEHICLE BY APPLYING FORCE TO BRAKE PEDAL BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND, IN WHICH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT NO PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING UNWANTED AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION ALSO,BRAKES KICKED IN WHICH STOPPED VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FU…
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WHEN DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND UPON ATTEMPTING TO STOP VEHICLE BY APPLYING FORCE TO BRAKE PEDAL BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND, IN WHICH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT NO PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING UNWANTED AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION ALSO,BRAKES KICKED IN WHICH STOPPED VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
WHILE TURNING VEHICLE OFF KEY AND IGNITOIN SWITCH WERE VERY HOT TO TOUCH. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH, ESPECIALLY IN WINDY CONDITIONS OR WHEN BEING PASSED BY LARGE TRUCKS WHICH CREATE WIND CONDITIONS, THE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. ON FEBRUARY 2, 2001, I WAS DRIVING NORTH EAST ON INTERSTATE 64. THE CAR PULLED SO FORCEFULLY LEFT AND RIGHT THAT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL A NUMBER OF TI…
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WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH, ESPECIALLY IN WINDY CONDITIONS OR WHEN BEING PASSED BY LARGE TRUCKS WHICH CREATE WIND CONDITIONS, THE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. ON FEBRUARY 2, 2001, I WAS DRIVING NORTH EAST ON INTERSTATE 64. THE CAR PULLED SO FORCEFULLY LEFT AND RIGHT THAT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL A NUMBER OF TIMES. I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE SPEED LIMIT OF 65 AND HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO BELOW 60 TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. WHEN I GOT HOME, I CHECKED THE WEATHER CHANNEL TO FIND OUT IF IT WAS UNUSUALLY WINDY AND DISCOVERED THAT THE WIND WAS BLOWING 15 MILES PER HOUR SOUTH WEST AND THAT I HAD BEEN TRAVELING INTO THE WIND. THIS PULLING BACK AND FORTH HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES BUT THE INCIDENT ON FEBRUARY 2, 2001 IS THE WORST I HAVE YET EXPERIENCED. I MUST SAY THAT THE CAR HANDLES SO POORLY AT HIGH SPEEDS THAT I AM RELUCTANT TO TRAVEL ON THE INTERSTATES EVEN IN THE MILDEST OF WINDS.*AK
CONSUMER WAS HIT FROM REAR WHICH CAUSED DRIVER'S SEAT TO COLLAPSE. *AK CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED HEADACHES, NECK PAIN, AND UPPER BACK PAIN EVER SINCE THE ACCIDENT. *SLC
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON HIGHWAY, AND HEARD A BUMPING NOISE. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER, AND NOTICED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE BACK TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. ALSO, THERE WERE WIRES STICKING OUT. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE, P27636EXBM1261-1 SH. *AK
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TOYOTA COROLLA 1999, TIRE SIZE 17565R14, THE MX4 AS TIRE. WHILE DRIVINNG STEERING VIBRATES WHICH IS CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE TIRES WHICH SEEM TO BE SEPARATING FROM INSIDE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK 2 OF THE FIRESTONE TIRES EXPERIENCED BELT SEPARATION WHICH WAS CAUSING THE VIBRATION. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING GARAGE CAR STARTED REVVING VERY HIGH PLUNGED FOWARD INTO A WALL. WHILE ON LEVEL GROUND CONSUMER WAS PUTTING CAR IN REVERSE REVVED REALY LOUD, AND IT LUNGED FOWARD BEFORE CONSUMER COULD GET VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THEN JUMPED THE CURB. *AK THERE WERE TWO INCIDENTS, ONE IN 1999 AND ANOTHER IN 2000. …
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WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING GARAGE CAR STARTED REVVING VERY HIGH PLUNGED FOWARD INTO A WALL. WHILE ON LEVEL GROUND CONSUMER WAS PUTTING CAR IN REVERSE REVVED REALY LOUD, AND IT LUNGED FOWARD BEFORE CONSUMER COULD GET VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THEN JUMPED THE CURB. *AK THERE WERE TWO INCIDENTS, ONE IN 1999 AND ANOTHER IN 2000. DURING BOTH INCIDENTS ENGINE REVVED LOUDLY AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED. *YH
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
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