2003 TOYOTA COROLLA Complaints

I WAS DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY AT 55MPH AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING TRANSMISSION MADE LOUD NOISE AND THEN LOCKED UP, SINCE CAR IS FRONT WHEEL DRIVE I HAD NO STEERING AS FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP. CAR THEN STARTED TO GO INTO A SPIN, BUT I WAS ABLE TO FIGHT THE WHEEL AND STEER CAR TO SIDE OF ROAD. IT WAS ONLY BY LUCK THAT THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS OR TRACTOR TRAILERS ALONG SIDE OR IN BACK OF ME, AFTER ALL SAID AND DONE WITH TOWING COST AND HAVING TO RENT A CAR FOR WORK, I AM OUT $645.00 AND STILL NO CAR! I HAD TWO TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOPS LOOK AT CAR, BOTH SAID THE SAME THING THAT SOME PART CAME LOOSE IN TRANSMISSION AND DESTROYED IT, IT WOULD NEED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACE AT A COST OF $2700 -$3300 IN THE MEANTIME I STARTED DOING RESEARCH ON THAT TRANSMISSION AND WHAT I WAS TOLD BY THE REPAIR SHOPS AND FROM MY OWN RESEARCH IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THE #TOYOTA COROLLA AND OTHER MODELS THAT USED THAT MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAVE HAD THE VERY SAME PROBLEMS. PLEASE DEMAND A RECALL !!! *TR

THE OWNER WAS INFORMED BY TOYOTA CORP. IN A LETTER OF A FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG RECALL IN EARLY 2014. THE OWNER HAS TAKEN THE CAR TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE AIRBAG RECALL ADDRESSED TWICE THIS YEAR. AT THE FIRST SERVICE APPOINTMENT, THE OWNER WAS TOLD THAT A REPLACEMENT PART WOULD ARRIVE AT SOME POINT, AND THAT HE WOULD BE NOTIFIED BY A LETTER FROM TOYOTA CORP. NO SUCH LETTER HAS ARRIVED YET. AT THE SECOND SERVICE APPOINTMENT, THE OWNER WAS OFFERED THE CHOICE BETWEEN HAVING THE AIRBAG DISABLED OR ENABLED. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION ON WHETHER OR WHEN THE AIRBAG ISSUE COULD BE FINALLY FIXED. IT IS EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTING, FRUSTRATING, AND WORRISOME TO ME THAT IT IS ACCEPTABLE TO THE NHTSA, TOYOTA CORP., AND TAKATA CORP. FOR THIS PROBLEM TO LINGER WITHOUT A SOLUTION FOR SO LONG, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVER DEATHS HAVE OCCURRED, WHICH MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAULTY AIRBAGS. THE OWNER RESPECTFULLY ASKS: WHEN WILL THE REPLACEMENT PART BE MADE AVAILABLE? *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE AIRBAGS FOR MY TOYOTA CAMRY. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP (COURTESY TOYOTA ON 436 IN ORLANDO) FOR THIS REPAIR. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK WHY THE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. I WAS TOLD IT JUST NEEDED TO BE RESET. WHEN I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP, THE LIGHT WAS OFF, BUT AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 10 MILES IT CAME BACK ON. I SUBSEQUENTLY TOOK MY CAR TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE AIRBAG WAS "BAD" AND IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $600 TO REPLACE IT. SINCE THE WARNING LIGHT ONLY CAME ON AFTER THE DEALERSHIP ADDRESSED THE RECALL, I SUSPECT THAT SOMETHING WASN'T DONE CORRECTLY. PLEASE HELP! THANK YOU. *TR

I HAVE MY TOYOTA COROLLA 2003 AIR BAG LIGHT ON FOR 3 MONTHS NOW, THERE IS NO RECALL ACTIVATED OR THE BOTTOM LINE THERE IS NO LETTER OR A MESSAGE TO INFORM ME THAT MY CAR HAS TO BE FIXED. I DRIVE 150 MILES A DAY AND THE RISK IS HIGHER SINCE THE AIR BAG ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL. WHY DO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR A CRASH AND DEATH OCCURS THEN PUSH FOR ACTIVATION FOR RECALL. ON YOUR WEBSITE YOU SUGGESTED TO CALL TOYOTA SERVICE, I DID , I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE FIX. NOT SURE WHERE TO GO AT THIS POINT. **** THE INCIDENT DATE ABOVE IS THE DATE THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON. *TR

2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR MODULE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES. HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR MODULE. DESPITE SEVERAL NOTICES AND A FEDERAL REMINDER TO HAVE THIS FIXED AS A CUSTOMER, TOYOTA AS A COMPANY HAS NO REMEDY AS OF YET. ALL PAPERWORK STATES "ANY AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALER CAN INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE AIRBAG INFLATOR MODULE...PLEASE CONTACT ANY AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALER DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE REMEDY PERFORMED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE." AFTER MAKING THIS APPOINTMENT AND LEAVING MY CAR OVERNIGHT, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE. AFTER CALLING TOYOTA, THEY SAID THAT AT THIS TIME THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO NOT ALLOW A PASSENGER TO RIDE IN YOUR CAR. THIS DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF A CAR. IF YOU HAVE NOTATED AN ISSUE AND WANT TO ALERT THE PUBLIC AND HAVE US ALL TAKE TIME OFF TO HAVE THE ISSUES FIXED, THEN WHY WASN'T THERE A "FIX" IN PLACE. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THEY CAN REPLACE THE ENTIRE AIRBAG INFLATOR MODULE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY ARE NOT WANTING TO TAKE ON THAT COST, WHICH PUTS ME AND MY FAMILY/FRIENDS IN DANGER. THIS IS ULTIMATELY FRUSTRATING, INCONVENIENT, AND DANGEROUS. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY LIBELOUS SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V029000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE 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 WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE.

ON THE DAY OF SEPTEMBER 04/2014 I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA COROLLA 2003 TO GO WORK AND AFTER FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING CAR WAS START SHAKING TOO MUCH AND STOPPED AT MIDDLE OF THE STREET. I TRIED TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN BUT IT WAS GOOD WITH NO PROBLEM BUT I FOUND AT THE DASH BOARD LIGHT WAS SHOWING AIR BAGS LIGHT. ON SEPTEMBER 12/2014 I WENT TO LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER TO INSPECT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY FOUND AIR BAGS SPIRAL CABLE IS DAMAGE , THEY ALSO NOTIFY ME FAULTY FUEL SYSTEM. IT IS VERY MUCH COST EFFECTIVE FOR ME TO REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V655000 (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. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THIS IS ABOUT THE CURRENT URGENT AIRBAG RECALL. I WAS TOLD BY MY LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE AIRBAGS BECAUSE TOYOTA HAS NOT AUTHORIZED A FIX. ACCORDING TO THE NEWS, OPTIONS INCLUDE DISABLING THE AIRBAG OR REPLACING IT. WE LIVE IN A HUMID CLIMATE ( COLUMBIA , SC). OUR SON IS ABOUT TO START DRIVING IN DECEMBER. MOST LIKELY, SOME OF HIS DRIVING WILL HAPPEN IN THIS VEHICLE. SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT IS NOT AN OPTION. SHAME ON TOYOTA!! PLEASE HELP THE CONCERNED CONSUMER, NOW. *TR