1994 TOYOTA COROLLA Complaints

WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH ON A SIX LANE HIGHWAY AND WENT TO APPLY BRAKES . IN THE PROCESS CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT HIS MAIN CONCERN WAS THE AIR BAG FAILURE. *YH

STEERING COLUMN BROKE WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT. NO PRIOR WARNING. CONTACTED DEALER , AND DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. CONSUMER HAS SENT A LETTER TO TOYOTA. *AK A BUSHING BROKE WITHIN THE COLUMN, CONSUMER IS AWAITING RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA. *SLC

WHILE MAKING A ROUTINE TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN BROKE, THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A CLUNKING SOUND, WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED, PROBLEM HAS WORSENED IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS AS THE CLUNKING HAS TURNED TO A BANGING SOUND. CJ

FUEL TANK DEVELOPED A LEAK. CONSUMER COULD SMELL GAS, AND PRESSURE FORCED ALMOST ALL THE GAS OUT, IT DRIPPED ONTO EXHAUST HEAT SHIELD, COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. HAD A NEW GAS TANK PUT IN. IN AUGUST 1999, NEW GAS TANK DEVELOPED A LEAK, DRIPPING ON EXHAUST SHIELD. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT IN BOTH INSTANCES, THE GAS TANK SHOWED BUBBLES IN THEMETAL HULL AND CRACKS DEVELOPED AT THE MOST SEVERE BUBBLES ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK OUT. *SLC

VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM REAR AT 35-40 MPH CAUSING DRIVER'S SEAT TO FALL COMPLETELY BACKWARD. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER TO CALL NHTSA. *AK ONE PERSON WAS INJURED. *SLC

STEERING WHEEL COLUMN BROKE WHILE MAKING A TURN, DEALER STATED A BUSHING BROKE WITHIN THE COLUMN, A WHOLE COLUMN WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED, CONSUMER IS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA TO SEE IF THE FAILURE WILL BE COVERED BECAUSE OF LOW MILEAGE, CONSUMER WILL NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO A BANGING SOUND. *SLC

WHILE STOPPING AND WHEN DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL VEHICLE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45MPH AND VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING. STOPPED & CHECKED. NOTICED COOLANT HAD LEAKED OUT. PURCHASED MORE COOLANT & PUT IT IN, AND IT LEAKED OUT. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. MECHANIC INDICATED FREEZE PLUG IN ENGINE WAS GONE, POPPED OUT OR CAME OUT. THIS CAUSED ENGINE TO SUSTAIN A HOLE. MECHANIC REPAIRED PROBLEM.*AK

WINDOW REGULATOR ON PASSENGER FRONT SIDE BROKEN, CAUSING WINDOW TO FALL INTO DOOR PANEL/SEATBELT ON PASSENGER FRONT SIDE LOCKS IN PLACE FOR NO REASON/GAS PEDAL STICKS ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS BOTH WHILE DRIVING AND ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP

DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT/REAR , AND PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE GONE BAD, CAUSING WINDOWS TO DROP DOWN INTO THE INNER PANEL, PREVENTING WINDOWS FROM ROLLING UP. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER HAS REPLACED REGULATORS. *AK