2003 TOYOTA COROLLA Complaints

THE FUDAL CARAT ASSURO TIRES BLOWOUT ON THE SIDEWALLS. THE TIRE IS ONLY 15 MONTHS OLD WITH LESS THAN 10,000 MILES. *TR

I OWN AN '03 TOYOTA COROLLA WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. AT THE 45,000 MILE MARK MY REAR SUSPENSION COLLAPSED WHILE DRIVING AT 20MPH ON A NEWLY PAVED CITY STREET - THERE WERE NO POTHOLES OR OBSTRUCTIONS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ATTRIBUTED THE FAILURE TO BE "CLIMATE BUT NO EXCUSES." THE REAR SUSPENSION HAD "ROTTED" (RUSTED) OUT. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THIS WAS NOT ALL COMMON. I JUST SPOKE TO A TOYOTA MECHANIC WITH 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE - HE HAS NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM BUT SAID IT WAS POSSIBLE. HE ALSO QUESTIONED WHETHER THE UNDERBODY HAD BEEN PROPERLY TREATED ON THE ASSEMBLY LINE. HE WOULD NOT EXPECT THIS TO HAPPEN IN SUCH A YOUNG CAR - MORE LIKELY WITH A 10 YEAR OLD CAR. I DID NOT GET TO VISUALLY SEE THE BROKEN, ROTTED PARTS. TOYOTA REPAIRED THE PROBLEM AT MY EXPENSE - $604 - AND THEY RECENTLY OFFERED ME A SETTLEMENT FOR $301. THE PARTS REPLACED WERE THE REAR STRUTS AND SPRINGS. THIS ISSUE ALSO RAISES CONCERN FOR THE FRONT SUSPENSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT DISENGAGED. AS OF OCTOBER 2, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS A FAILED BOLT THAT HELD THE ENGINE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 180,000.

MY TOYOTA COROLLA STARTED MAKING A HAMMERING NOISE WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR I WAS GOING DOWNHILL ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I DROVE TO THE NEAREST TOWN AND CALLED TOYOTA WHO INFORMED ME I HAD TO GET A TOW TRUCK AND GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. I DID SO, AND THE NEXT DAY WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAR'S ENGINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT AS IT HAD BEEN DAMAGED DUE TO LACK OF OIL. I WAS SURPRISED SINCE MY CAR'S LAST SERVICE WAS AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE JUST A MONTH AND TWO WEEKS BEFORE. AT THAT TIME THEY DID NOT INDICATE A PROBLEM WITH THE MOTOR AND SAID MY CAR WAS OK. MY CAR HAS 49,500 MILES AND I AM NOW FACING A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR (CHANGE ALL THE INTERNAL MOTOR PARTS) SINCE MY CAR'S 5 YEAR/60,000 WARRANTY EXPIRED JUST LAST MONTH. *JB

FALURE OF CHARCOAL EMMISION CANNISTER IN MY 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 4 YEARS THAT THIS PART HAS FAILED. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS YEAR VEHICLE HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE A RECALL IS IN ORDER.

I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA COROLLA AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THEY PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. MY VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE AIR-CONDITIONING UNIT SHUT OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HOSE TOUCHED THE FREON LINE AND CAUSED THE AIR-CONDITIONER TO SHUT OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE FREON LINE HOSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED FOR FREE. THE DEALER DID NOT QUESTION THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED AND WROTE UP THE REPAIR ORDER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,450 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,400.

WE NOTICED A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. IT WAS NOTICEABLE BEGINNING AT 20 MPH AND LEVEL OF NOISE INCREASED WITH SPEED. RESEARCHED INTERNET FOR RECALL PROBLEMS AND FOUND RECALL #02V074001 FOR HUB AND AXLE DEFECT. TOOK CAR TO THE DEALER, WHO SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL;, ONLY A SERVICE ADVISORY. WE PAID FOR REPAIRS. OUR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO THE VIN ALTHOUGH DEALER INSISTED HE COULD NOT FIND RECALL INFORMATION. . I HAVE ANOTHER TOYOTA COROLLA WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND FELT THAT THESE CARS SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE IT SEEME D TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT AMONG COROLLA USERS.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 45 OR 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE MAKES A SQUEALING NOISE. THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED FIVE TIMES, BUT THE NOISE PERSISTS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TENSION PULLEY WAS CAUSING THE BELT TO DETACH. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL DUE TO THE SMALL NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 93,620 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.