2000 Toyota Corolla

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON MY 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA LIT UP SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR IN MAY 2003. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES - THEY DISMISSED IT AS A MINOR PROBLEM ALL 3 TIMES AND SIMPLY RESET THE LIGHT. EACH TIME, THE LIGHT WOULD LIGHT BACK UP WITHIN SEVERAL DAYS. IN SEPTEMBER 2003, I BROUGHT IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE CHARCOAL CANISTER (ADJACENT TO THE FUEL TANK, PART OF THE FUEL SYSTEM, USED TO GAUGE FUEL VAPORS) NEEDED REPLACEMENT, SINCE SOME GAS SPILLED INTO IT. THE JOB WAS DONE (~$300), BUT THE LIGHT CAME BACK IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN JUNE 2004, BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T PASS INSPECTION WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE CHARCOAL CANISTER WAS THE PROBLEM, "PROBABLY BECAUSE SOMEBODY TOPPED THE TANK OFF WHILE FILLING UP." HE ADDED THAT THE CHARCOAL CANISTER NOT ONLY HAD FUEL IN IT, BUT WAS, IN FACT, "FILLED WITH GASOLINE." THE LOCAL MECHANIC, ONCE AGAIN, DID THE JOB (~$300). THE LIGHT CAME BACK WITHIN TWO WEEKS. I NEVER TOP OFF THE TANK WHEN I FILL UP. MY RESEARCH HAS PROVIDED SOME LIMITED ANSWERS: CHARCOAL CANISTER IS LOCATED VERY CLOSE TO THE FUEL TANK. USUALLY, THE CODES RETURNED BY THE CAR'S COMPUTER ARE EVAP CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION EVAP CONTROL SYSTEM INCORRECT PURGE FLOW EVAP CONTROL SYSTEM VENT CONTROL CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION WHICH POINT TO A PROBLEM WITH THE SWITCHING VALVE THAT VENTS THE CANISTER. IF THE VALVE DOESN'T WORK, THE CANISTER ISN'T VENTED AND ENOUGH FUMES COLLECT TO CAUSE THE CANISTER TO STOP FUNCTIONING. MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. TOYOTA DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE ANY EXPLANATION ABOUT THIS, NOR HAS THE COMPANY TAKEN ANY ACTION. MEANWHILE, TO GET MY CAR BACK INTO "GOOD STANDING," I'M LOOKING AT YET ANOTHER ~$300 BILL. *JB

I BOUGHT A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA VE IN SEPT. 2001 WITH 28,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY, . THE ENGINE HAS BEEN CONSUMING EXCESSIVE OIL. MY FRIEND HAS 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA. HER CAR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO, SHE WENT TO A TOYOTA DEALER. THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT SOME TOYOTA COROLLA CARS AROUND 1998-2001 HAVE THE GASKET PROBLEM INSIDE ENGINE. AFTER SHE TOLD ME, I GOT MY CAR CHECKED AND THE DOCUMENT SAID THAT OIL LEAKS AT HEAD GASKET ON THE BACK SIDE OF ENGINE. I DEALT WITH TOYOTA COMPANY AND THEY DENIED. I HAVE SEEN SOME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AT YOUR WEBSITE. I FILE THIS COMPLAIN AND HOPE THAT A RECALL CAN BE ORDERED. *JB

I BOUGHT A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA VE IN SEPT. 2001 WITH 28,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY, . THE ENGINE HAS BEEN CONSUMING EXCESSIVE OIL. MY FRIEND HAS 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA. HER CAR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO, SHE WENT TO A TOYOTA DEALER. THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT SOME TOYOTA COROLLA CARS AROUND 1998-2001 HAVE THE GASKET PROBLEM INSIDE ENGINE. AFTER SHE TOLD ME, I GOT MY CAR CHECKED AND THE DOCUMENT SAID THAT OIL LEAKS AT HEAD GASKET ON THE BACK SIDE OF ENGINE. I DEALT WITH TOYOTA COMPANY AND THEY DENIED. I HAVE SEEN SOME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AT YOUR WEBSITE. I FILE THIS COMPLAIN AND HOPE THAT A RECALL CAN BE ORDERED. *JB

CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE IN MARCH 2000. WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY THERE WAS A TIRE A BLOWOUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A SPIN , AND CONSUMER TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. FIRESTONE TIRE, SIZE P175/16 R14. CONSUMER TOOK THE TIRE TO A FIRESTONE DEALER, WHO TOLD CONSUMER TO TAKE IT TO A TOYOTA DEALER. THEN, SHE WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRE WAS DRY ROT. SHE WAS NOT GIVEN ANOTHER TIRE,BUT HAD TO BUY A TIRE.*AK CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH AT TIME OF INCIDENT. MANUFACTURER (BNFT LLC) DENIED CONSUMER OF COMPENSATION BECAUSE UPON INSPECTION OF TIRE, THE TIRE OPERATED WITH INSUFFICIENT AIR PRESSURE FOR AN UNKNOWN PERIOD OF TIME LEADING TO ITS FAILURE. *LA

OIL SLUDGE IN MY 2000 COROLLA AT 60,135 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES WITH RECEIPTS TO PROVE IT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP THE DAY AFTER THE OIL PRESSURE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT NOTHING THEY CAN DO BUT REPLACE MY ENGINE BUT SAID IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY WITH ALMOST 40,000 MILES LEFT ON IT. THEY ALSO SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME TO COVER IT SINCE I DIDN'T HAVE MY OIL CHANGED AT THEIR DEALERSHIP AND WANTED TO CHARGE ME $8,000 FOR A NEW ENGINE. I HAD TO HAVE MY ENGINE REPLACED ELSEWHERE FOR $2,500. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM AND TOYOTA IS REFUSING RESPONSIBILITY!*AK