2003 TOYOTA COROLLA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR MONTHS. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. ..UPDATED 05/20/15 *BF THE CONSUMER REFRAINED FROM USING THE FRONT SEAT. UPDATED 11/19/15 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A TIME FRAME FOR THE PARTS TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

TOYOTA'S REPAIR ESTIMATE OF 6 -12 MONTHS FOR A DEFECTIVE PASSENGER AIRBAG MODULE IS UNREASONABLE GIVEN TOYOTA'S WARNING AGAINST HAVING A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER UNTIL A FIX IS MADE. TOYOTA HAS OFFERED NO SOLUTION OR COMPROMISE AND CONTINUES TO ADVISE AGAINST HAVING A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER. FURTHER, THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT CONSIDERED THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER IN THE RECALL IS UNCONSCIONABLE. IN JAN 2015, I RECEIVED FROM TOYOTA A D3F-1 RECALL NOTICE REGARDING FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR MODULE WHICH WARNED AGAINST OPERATING THE VEHICLE WITH A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS FIXED. ON 02 FEB 2015 SANSONE TOYOTA ADVISED THAT PARTS WERE DUE IN THREE WEEKS. ON 06 MAR 2015 SANSONE ADVISED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD ARRIVE BUT IN THE INTERIM IT WAS SAFE TO HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT. ON 19 MAR 2015 SANSONE SCHEDULED MY CAR FOR AN AIRBAG INSPECTION ON 23 MARCH BUT FAILED TO PERFORM SAME. INSTEAD, SANSONE AGAIN ADVISED IT WAS SAFE TO HAVE A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER - PROVIDED THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT OFF AFTER STARTING THE CAR. NOT SATISFIED, ON 24 MAR 2015 I CALLED TOYOTA HQ. "[XXX]" ADVISED THAT PARTS WOULD NOT BE IN BEFORE MID-2015 AND REGARDLESS OF WHAT SANSONE SAID TOYOTA DOES NOT RECOMMEND HAVING A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER UNTIL THE FIX IS MADE. I APPEALED AND [XXX] REFERRED ME TO "[XXX]." I ADVISED [XXX] THAT I WAS AFRAID TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE GIVEN THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM. [XXX] REFERRED ME TO "TIFFANY BISHOP" WHO TOLD ME NOT TO HAVE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS FIXED AND CONFIRMED MID-2015 AS THE EARLIEST DATE OF PART AVAILABILITY. SHE ALSO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO FURTHER AVENUE OF APPEAL - SHE WAS THE END OF THE LINE. THAT IS UNSATISFACTORY. TOYOTA'S LACK OF RESPONSE TO THIS SITUATION IS INADEQUATE, UNREASONABLE, AND UNREALISTIC. I WANT MY CAR FIXED NOW SO I CAN TRANSPORT FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS. *TR

IN 9/2007 THE TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH WENT OUT ON MY MANUAL 2003 COROLLA. CONVENIENTLY, IT WAS BEYOND THE WARRANTY PERIOD. I SPENT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF $ REPAIRING. AGAIN, IN MARCH 2015 THE TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH ARE GOING OUT ON MY MANUAL VEHICLE. AFTER RESEARCHING, I FOUND NUMEROUS OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THERE IS A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE 2003 MANUAL COROLLA THAT WAS APPARENTLY FIXED IN THE 2004 VERSION. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA SEVERAL TIMES. THEY WILL DO NOTHING. THEY TOLD ME TO EMAIL THE NHTSA AND YOUR AGENCY WOULD DETERMINE A RECALL. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE PUT THIS PROBLEM ON THE RECALL LIST. I (AND NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS) HAVE BEEN STRANDED ALONG THE HIGHWAY AND IT IS NOT SAFE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V655000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.