2001 Toyota Corolla

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE FRONT HOOD OF THE VEHICLE RELEASED, BLOCKING THE CONTACT'S VIEW OF THE HIGHWAY. THE HOOD SMASHED AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH CAUSED IT TO BEND OUT OF SHAPE AND BECOME DESTROYED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED AND THE ROOF ABOVE THE WINDSHIELD WAS ALSO DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 119,170.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A CLUNKING SOUND. A MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WOBBLING AND SHAKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS WORN AND DEFECTIVE. THE COST FOR THE REPAIR WAS $1,700. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 07/29/08. *LJ

1- THERE WAS AN ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE CAR. 2- SMOKE CAME IN FROM DASHBOARD VENTS; SECONDS AFTER THAT THE BRAKES FAILED; FLAMES CAME IN THROUGH THE DASHBOARD VENTS THEN THE CAR BURST INTO FLAMES CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HAVE TO LEAP FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION. MOMENTS LATER THE CAR EXPLODED AND WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. 3 - THE CAR WAS UNRECOGNIZABLE AFTER THE EXPLOSION AND COMPLETELY TOTALED. THE TIRES AND ALL NON-METAL PARTS OF THE CAR WERE GONE. WE HAVE REQUESTED A REPORT AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM FROM THE TOYOTA DEALER AND FROM TOYOTA. TO DATE, THERE HAS BEEN NO WRITTEN RESPONSE OR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THIS EVENT. THE CHARRED REMAINS OF THE AUTOMOBILE WERE REVIEWED BY A TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE, AND AFTERWARD THE TOYOTA DEALER COMMUNICATED VERBALLY THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL THE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION. THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING FILED NOW AS THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH FUEL LINES IN OTHER SUBSEQUENTLY OWNED COROLLAS; AND THAT TOYOTA AND THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP HAVE INDICATED NO CONCERN FOR THE SERIOUS COROLLA FUEL LINE PROBLEMS THAT PRESENTS A CLEAR DANGER TO ANYONE OWNING AND DRIVING THIS CAR. *TR

MY 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA HAD A HEAD GASKET FAILURE WHICH ACCORDING TO THE SHOP FOREMAN WAS VERY COMMON FAILURE AT A COSTS TO US OF $931.66. IT SEEMS THE GASKET FAILS ON THE REAR OF THE ENGINE IN FRONT OF THE GLOVE BOX. THE FAILURE IS SO COMMON NO TEST WERE PERFORMED SUCH AS LOOKING FOR COOLANT IN THE OIL, ACCORDING TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SHOP FOREMAN. *TR

ON 8-20-07 I BROUGHT THE COROLLA TO TOYOTA TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND TO CHECK A HISSING SOUND AND THE BRAKE LIGHT THAT WAS GOING ON AND OFF. THE COURTESY INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE BRAKES, THE DRIVE BELT TENSIONER, TIMING CHAIN AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THROTTLE CABLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAD ALL OF THE WORK DONE. ON 9-27-07 I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO TOYOTA BECAUSE THE CAR SLIGHTLY HESITATED WHEN I BACKED UP ON A HILL. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE REVERSE GEAR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE HOME AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD GO WITH FLUIDS LEAKING EVERYWHERE. THE CAR ONLY HAD 53,821 MILES ON IT. I WAS TOLD THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT COVER THE TRANSMISSION SINCE THE CAR WAS 6 YEARS OLD. I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED WITH A USED TOYOTA TRANSMISSION BECAUSE I COULD NOT AFFORD THE PRICE OF A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA LE WITH ABOUT 68,000 MILES, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD MY MECHANIC RUN THE OBD CODE, WHICH RETURNED THE CODE OF P0446 (EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM VENT CONTROL CIRCUIT). MY MECHANIC DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE CHARCOAL CANNISTER SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS THE EMISSIONS OF THE COROLLA. WHEN I WAS READING ON HERE I FOUND SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND I WANT THIS RESOLVED TO NO EXPENSE TO ME. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY IT WILL TAKE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I PURCHASED A SET OF WINSTON WINNER 185/60R14 82 H THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND AT ABOUT HALF OF THE LISTED LIFETIME OF THE TIRES, AND WITH PLENTY OF TREAD, ONE OF THE TIRES BLEW OUT AT 60MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THE TIRE APPARENTLY BLEW OUT AROUND THE LETTERING OF THE TIRE AT THE T OF WINSTON. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION IT APPEARED AS IF A FEW OF THE OTHER LETTERS WERE CRACKING AT THE EDGE OF THE LETTERS ON THE SIDEWALL. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING FLAW AND NOT A CUT OR SOME ROAD DEBRIS. *TR