2003 TOYOTA COROLLA Complaints

CONSUMER STATES WHILE AT A COMPLETE WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE ACCELERATED CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE RESULTING INTO A VEHICLE CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

MY WIFE PURCHASED A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. SHE PURCHASED IT BECAUSE OF ITS IMPLIED ECONOMY. BUT DESPITE THE OWNER'S MANUAL CLAIMS THAT THE CAR CAN USE 1987 OCTANE OR HIGHER, SUCH IS NOT THE CASE. IN TWO WORDS, ROTTEN EGGS. IN TWO OTHER WORDS, HYDROGEN SULFIDE.AS WE DECELERATE FOR ANY REASON, IF THE WINDOWS ARE OPEN, OR IF THE VENTILATION SYSTEM IS SET TO INTAKE OUTSIDE AIR, THE ODOR OF ROTTEN EGGS IS OVERPOWERING. (NOTE THAT IF THE AIRFLOW PATTERN CONTROL IS TURNED TO EITHER PARTIAL OR TOTAL WINDSHIELD DEFROST, THE CONTROL WILL AUTOMATICALLY ENFORCE FRESH, OUTSIDE AIR INTAKE.) WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THE SERVICE MANAGER DIDN'T BAT AN EYELASH. JUST OPENED A DRAWER AND PULLED OUT A SHEET OF PAPER WHICH STATES THAT TMC ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM, AND WILL DO NOTHING TO REMEDY IT. THE PAPER FURTHER SUGGESTS THAT I SHOULD CHANGE BRANDS OF GASOLINE (WE HAD ALREADY TRIED THAT) OR CHANGE TO A HIGHER GRADE OF GASOLINE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO WRITE UP THE PROBLEM ON A REPORT. SEARCHING THE WEB, I TRIPPED INTO AN EDMUNDS.COM WEB SITE. SPECIFICALLY - HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/[email protected]@.EF0A161!MAKE=TOYOTA&MODEL=ALL&ED_MAKEINDEX=.EF0A161 - WHICH WILL GET YOU INTO A DISCUSSION. (TO FOLLOW THE PATH FROM THEIR HOME PAGE, CHOOSE THE CAR DISCUSSIONS TAB, THEN TOYOTA > COROLLA > COROLLA & MATRIX PROBLEMS.) Y' GOTTA READ THE MOANING ON THIS VERY SUBJECT. SEARCH THIS DISCUSSION (BOTTOM OF THE PAGE) FOR ROTTEN EGG OR HYDROGEN TO BRING THEM UP. PLEASE HELP!! THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. MY '88 COROLLA USES THE SAME 87 OCTANE FUELS, FROM THE SAME BRANDS (THAT WE'VE TRIED ON THE '03 COROLLA) AND DOES NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. CONSUMERS DESERVE A BETTER PRODUCT THAN THIS. MY SON'S '02 HONDA CIVIC DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. WHY SHOULD WE - AND OUR FELLOW ROAD USERS BEHIND US AND TO THE SIDES OF US - BE FORCED TO TOLERATE THIS DEPLORABLE STENCH?*AK

THIS COMPLAINT REGARDS THE TERRIBLE SMELL EMITTED BY MY 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE VERY STRONG SMELL FILLS THE ENTIRE CAR, AND OFTEN LASTS SEVERAL MINUTES. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE SMELL IS HARMFUL OR NOT, BUT THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT TOYOTA CAN DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED FROM NOWHERE A VERY TINY GRAVEL HIT WINDSHIELD AND CRACKED IT. CONSUMER FOUND THE WINDSHIELD CRACK FROM TOP TO THE BOTTOM. DEALER WON'T REPLACE. *AK

THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH WAS VERY HARD TO USE AND SEE WHILE DRIVING. *AK *CB *JB

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO DIM ,AND THE DRIVER CANNOT SEE AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING WITH THE LOW BEAMS ON.*AK

VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED IN THE REAR WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. DRIVER WAS THROWN INTO THE WINDSHIELD. *AK *CB *NLM

WHEN GOING DOWN AN INCLINE AND BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT'S SLIPPING GEARS, AND THE RMPS SURGE UP TO 4000. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THERE WAS LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE.*AK

RE: 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA LE MODEL LEASED ON 7/21/03. DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR, WHEN LOWERED, WILL BLOCK A GREAT PART OF THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR. THIS IMPAIRS VISIBILITY ON THE VEHICLE'S REAR, LEFT SIDE AND CREATES A HUGE BLIND SPOT.