2003 TOYOTA COROLLA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT 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 NEEDED 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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I HAVE RECEIVED MULTIPLE RECALL NOTICES ABOUT REPLACING AIR BAG INFLATORS FOR MY VEHICLE . ON DECEMBER 1ST 2014 I HAD AN APPOINTMENT MADE TO GET THE CAR LOOKED AT. THEY SAID WHEN MAKING THE APPOINTMENT THAT THE CAR NEEDS TO BE INSPECTED RIGHT AWAY TO SEE IF THE FAULTY AIR BAGS WERE IN OUR CAR. WHEN I GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY REFUSED TO LOOK AT THE CAR AND THEY SAID THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME AND TURNED US AWAY. I JUST RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA STATING THAT BASED ON THEIR RECORDS I DID NOT GET THE CAR SERVICED FOR THE RECALL THAT WAS UPDATED IN JUNE 2014 WHICH CALLED FOR THESE AIRBAG INFLATORS TO BE REPLACED REGARDLESS OF INSPECTION RESULTS AND THEY RECOMMEND THAT THE CAR IS NOT DRIVEN WITH PASSENGERS IN THE FRONT SEAT UNTIL THE AIR BAGS ARE REPLACED!!! THIS IS BECOMING VERY FRUSTRATING AND SEEING THAT THIS CAR IS THE PRIMARY VEHICLE OF TRANSPORTATION FOR OUR FAMILY NOW WE SHOULD NOT HAVE FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS UNTIL PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE WHICH IS NOT FEASIBLE, SO NOW WE HAVE TO RUN THE RISK OF BEING SEVERELY INJURED OR WORSE BECAUSE THIS RECALL IS NOT BEING HANDLED PROPERLY BY TOYOTA AND THIS DEALERSHIP WHICH IS UNACCEPTABLE. BASICALLY THE CAR SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD AND THEY NEED TO STEP UP AND PROVIDE ALTERNATE MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION UNTIL THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE THE DEALERSHIP THAT REFUSED SERVICE IS BOCH TOYOTA SOUTH 620 S WASHINGTON STREET ATTLEBORO MA 02761 PLEASE HELP! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V350000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER INFORMED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEM UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL WAS UNABLE TO CONNECT PROPERLY CAUSING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED AND IF A CRASH OCCURRED THE AIR BAGS MIGHT NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT ADDITIONAL REPAIRS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL WERE NECESSARY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 48 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND THE NECK THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) AND BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000.

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 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. UPDATED 6/8/15*CN UPDATED 11/6/15 *JS

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 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.

I EXPERIENCED A STUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN MY 2003 COROLLA.I TRIED TO KICK THE PEDAL LOOSE AND COULD NOT.I ENDED UP GRABBING THE KEY AND SHUTTING THE ENGINE DOWN TO AVOID LOSING CONTROL ON THE SNOW COVERED ROAD AND HITTING TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME.I LATER DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE LINKAGE HAD LOST NORMAL FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT IN THE COLD WEATHER,EVEN THOUGH I HAD CLEANED THE INSIDE OF THE THROTTLE BODY SOME MONTHS EARLIER.I BELIEVE MOST PEOPLE WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT IN MY SITUATION.THE ONLY THING THAT SAVED ME FROM AN ACCIDENT WAS MY MECHANICAL KNOWLEDGE OF CARS ENABLING ME TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE BRAKES FAILED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO TEN VEHICLES AND INTO A CONCRETE WALL WHERE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED WHIPLASH INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK INCLUDING NUMEROUS HEMATOMAS ON THE WAIST THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. DJR