2003 TOYOTA COROLLA Complaints

WHEN BACK WINDOWS ARE DOWN IN THE CAR, IT CREATES A SONIC PRESSURE AND HURTS YOUR EARS, WHICH COULD LEAD TO PERMANENT EARING LOSS. THIS WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO ME WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR.

PURCHASED NEW, 9/03/02. AT 15,470 MILES, THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILED. DEALER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN LESS THAN ONE DAY.

I HAD A SUBSTANTIAL FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. AS A RESULT MY FACE AND ARMS HIT THE STEERING WHEEL.

IN THE MORNING, I FOUND THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PIPE BELOW REAR PASSENGER SEAT AREA OF MY CAR. THE BACKYARD I PARKED MY CAR WAS COVERED BY GASOLINE. I TOWED MY CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALER AND LEARNED THAT THERE WAS INTERNAL CRACK IN THE FUEL PIPE LINE CONNCETED THE BODY AND THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PIPE UNDER WARRANTY.

I HAVE TOYOTA COROLLA 2003. FLETCHER JONES TOYOTA REPLACED ALL TIRES ON DECEMBER 11, 2004 AND INSTALLED NEW GOODYEAR TIRES ON THIS CAR. ON MAY 17, 2005 I DROVE THIS CAR ON HIGHWAY AT SPEED APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES/HOURS AND SUDDENLY LOSTED CONTROL. I REDUCED SPEED, BUT COULD NOT CONTROL CAR AND IT PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND STOPPED. THE LEFT REAR TIRE BECAME FLAT. I CONTACTED GOODYEAR (CLAIM #766745). IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOOODYEAR, NOTHING WRONG WITH TIRE. IT JUST LOSTED SEAL. THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE TIRE. GOODYEAR AUTHORIZED REPAIR FACILITY DIXIELAND (776 SOUTH BLAFF STREET, ST. GEORGE, UT 84770) RESEALED TIRE. TIRE SIZE IS 185-65-R15 AND IT IS NOT IN YOUR LIST.

CRUISE CONTROL, TWICE, AT LEAST NOW, ZOOMED TO MAJOR EXCELERATION WHEN I TRIED TO DEACTIVATE. (FASTER THAN IF I TRIED TO MYSELF!)

2003 TOYOTA COROLLA HEATING SYSTEM EMITS A ROTTEN ODOR WHEN ACTIVATED.*MR SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE WHEN THE HEATING SYSTEM IS ON THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT SULFUR (ROTTEN EGG) ODOR EMITTED. CONSUMER STATED, THOUGHT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WOULD EVENTUALLY BURN OFF, BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. WAS TOLD BY DEALERS TO CHANGE GASOLINE, BUT THIS HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. *BF *NM

2003 TOYOTA COROLLA EXPERIENCED ROLL BACK.*MR WHILE STOPPED AT RED LIGHT CAR SUDDENLY ROLLED BACKWARD. THE CONSUMER PUT THE BRAKE DOWN AS HARD AS SHE COULD BUT THE CAR KEPT ROLLING. THE CONSUMER HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR. *BF *NM

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT SUDDEN ACCELERATION ABOUT 5 TIMES. CONSUMER HAS TO STEP ON THE BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN.*AK *BF

TOYOTA COROLLA LE 2003. PARKED IN A MULTI-STORY PARKING LOT. PUT THE GEAR IN PARK. NEXT THING CAR ACCELERATED AND SMASHED INTO PILLAR. CALLED TOYOTA, WHO CLAIMED THAT SUCH INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA, AND THAT DRIVER ERROR WAS THE CAUSE. I AM SURE THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND ABOUT TO SWITCH OFF. NOBODY HURT, BUT DAMAGE TO CAR IN EXCESS OF $4500. IT IS IN THE SHOP.*AK