2003 TOYOTA COROLLA Complaints

2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PAINT FINISH ON HOOD IS DAMAGED WITH RUST. *SMD

I WAS NOTIFIED THREE MONTHS AGO THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IN MY 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. I WAS TOLD THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE PART TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THEY WOULD NOTIFY ME WHEN THE PART CAME IN. I HAVE SINCE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS AND MONTHS HAVE PASSED. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM IS SERIOUS AND COULD BE FATAL TO THE INDIVIDUAL DRIVING THE CAR THERE SEEMS TO BE LITTLE CONCERN FROM TOYOTA. THERE IS NO JUSTIFICATION THAT MONTHS HAVE PASSED AND THE PROBLEM CANNOT BEEN CORRECTED. THE PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. HOW LONG MUST A OWNER WAIT UNTIL THEY CAN SAFELY DRIVE THEIR CAR? *TR

I OWN A 2003 COROLLA AND TOOK THE CAR IN FOR AN AIR BAG SAFETY RECALL ON 4/15/13 AND STILL DO NOT HAVE MY CAR. I HAVE BEEN OFFERED NO ASSURANCES THAT MY VEHICLE WILL RUN THE SAME AS WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF FOR THE RECALL. I AM CONCERNED THAT WITH THE CAR'S AGE AND THE FACT THAT IT HAS BEEN SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR OVER 11 WEEKS NOW THAT MY CAR WILL NOT RUN AS WELL AS IT DID PRIOR TO ME TAKING IT IN FOR THE RECALL OVER 11 WEEKS AGO. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT RECOURSE I HAVE IF I HAVE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE CAR NOT BEING DRIVEN FOR OVER 11 WEEKS ARE APPARENT WHEN AND IF I EVER RECEIVE MY CAR BACK. IS TOYOTA ALLOWED TO JUST KEEP MY CAR INDEFINITELY? HOW LONG CAN THEY HOLD MY CAR WITHOUT SOME TYPE OF COMPENSATION? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,700. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING SMELL EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *TR

JUNE 22, 2013 SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) SAFETY RECALL. ON MAY 21, 2013, I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE SAFETY ISSUE ADDRESSED. THE ASSISTANT MANAGER SAID THEY NEEDED TO ORDER THE PART AND THAT IT WOULD TAKE 2 WEEKS. IT IS NOW NEAR 5 WEEKS. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 3 TIMES. AT THE 13 DAY MARK, I INQUIRED ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF THE PART AND THEY SAID THE PART HAD NOT ARRIVED. A FEW DAYS LATER, THEY SENT ME A CUSTOMER RESPONSE SURVEY BY E-MAIL. THE FOLLOWING WEEK I CALLED INQUIRING ABOUT THE PART, AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WOULD CALL BACK. AS OF TODAY, I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM REGARDING ANYTHING RELATED TO THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE. THE DEALERSHIP'S ONLY ATTEMPT TO CONTACT ME WAS FOR A CUSTOMER SURVEY, AND THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL. ALL MY INQUIRIES TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY ISSUE HAVE BEEN MET WITH INDIFFERENCE BY THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK, BACK, ARM AND FACIAL INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED FROM THE IMPACT AND TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *TR

I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM TOYOTA SEVERAL MONTHS AGO ABOUT AN URGENT SAFETY RECALL REGARDING MY AIRBAGS RUNNING THE RISK OF NOT DEPLOYING DURING IMPACT. THEY SAID THAT ANOTHER LETTER WOULD FOLLOW THAT WOULD INSTRUCT ME WHEN AND WHERE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. TODAY, JUNE 20TH, I RECEIVED THE "SECOND" NOTICE THEY PROMISED WHICH NOW SAYS THEY WILL SEND "A SECOND OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTER WHEN THE REMEDY IS AVAILABLE." I FEEL THAT MY SAFETY IS AT RISK AND THEY HAVE HAD AMPLE TIME TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM WHILE I AM AT RISK OF MY BAGS NOT DEPLOYING SHOULD I BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF IT BUT I AM SCARED. PLEASE ADVISE AND LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE DOME LIGHT WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A VOLUNTARY RECALL RELATED TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO THE LOCATION WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

ADVISED OF RECALL FOR SEAT BELT HARNESS SYSTEM. MADE APPOINTMENT TOOK FOR REPAIR. ADVISED BY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT PARTS HAD TO BE ORDERED - A HARNESS SYSTEM AND SEAT BELT COMPUTER. THREE MONTHS LATER, AFTER SEVERAL CALLS TO DEALERSHIP ASKING ABOUT THE PARTS - DEALERSHIP CONTACTED US TO BRING CAR IN WHICH WE DID ON JUNE 13, 2013. WE WERE ADVISED THAT COMPUTER WAS NO LONGER NEEDED TO "FIX" THE RECALL. HARNESS SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MONTHS AND CONTINUES TO BE ON. DEALERSHIP SAYS PROBLEM IS THE SPIRAL CABLE AND WILL BE $450 AND ADVISED AIR BAGS MAY NOT WORK IN A CRASH IF WE DON'T HAVE SPIRAL CABLE REPLACED. WE WERE TOLD THE FIRST TIME THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN THAT THE DASH LIGHT BEING ON WAS BECAUSE OF THE COMPUTER. NOT HAPPY WITH THIS WHOLE SITUATION. NOT HAPPY THAT TOYOTA ISSUES A RECALL WITH REPAIR PARTS UNAVAILABLE. NOT HAPPY THAT SEAT BELT LIGHT REMAINS ON - WE DON'T FEEL THAT THE RECALL PROBLEM HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. *TR