1999 TOYOTA COROLLA

188 complaints filed with NHTSA.

188
Complaints
30
Crashes
5
Fires
28
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
TIRES13
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL12
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL12
TIRES:TREAD/BELT7
SUSPENSION6
UNKNOWN OR OTHER6
AIR BAGS6
STEERING6
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL5
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR4
SUSPENSION:REAR4
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS3

Recent Complaints

20230613CrashAIR BAGS

I was T boned at a 4 way stop.The force pushed me thru the intersection. Airbag did not deploy.

20180618CrashTIRES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN DEFENDER TIRES, SIZE: 185/65/R14 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 67 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 40,000

20160421CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE DRIVER WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT PASSENGER REMOVED HER SEAT BELT. THE DRIVER INADVERTENTLY MISTOOK THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOR THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO AN ESTIMATED 30 MPH AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED STERNUM. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED SEVEN FACIAL BONE FRACTURES, A FRACTURED NOSE, FREE AIR IN HER SINUS CAVITY, BASILAR SKULL FRACTURES, FRACT

Mileage: 315,000

20130722CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND TRAVELED OVER A CURB. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL CRASHING INTO BUSHES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000. *TR

20101105FireFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

ENGINE FIRE. WAS PUT OUT BY EMPLOYEE OF NEARBY RESTAURANT. REVIEWED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE. APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED NEAR THE FUEL LINE AREA. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

20100417CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

KANSAS HIGHWAY PATROL CASE # [XXX] CAR TRAVELING ON CRAWFORD ROAD NEAR WOODWARD ROAD DRIVER REPORTED TO PATROL "LITTLE WAYS BEFORE HILL ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK, TRIED TO SLOW DOWN, WOULD NOT LET ME STOP, BANKED INTO THIS." PASSENGER QUOTED "GOING PRETTY QUICK OVER HILL, TRYING TO SLOW DOWN. AS WENT OVER HILL 60-70, SPEEDING UP, ROLLED." CAR DESTROYED TOYOTA COROLLA, DRIVER AND PASSENGER HAD ONLY MINOR INJURIES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S

20100215CrashPOWER TRAIN

1999 TOYOTA COROLLA ACCELERATOR STUCK AND COULD NOT BE STOPPED EVEN WHEN APPLYING BRAKE. DRIVER DID NOT KNOW TO PLACE GEAR IN NEUTRAL. CRASHED INTO REAR OF PICKUP AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH TRIGGERING BOTH AIR BAGS. CAR WAS TOTALED AND DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. DRIVER FEMALE, AGE 85 WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION. NO SIGN OF MINI-STROKE. AT THAT TIME FLOOR MATS WERE SUSPECT. FLOOR MAT WAS IN PROPER PLACE. HOWEVER, DRIVER SUSPECTS STUCK ACCELERATOR. ACCORDING TO INSURANCE COMPANY, CAR HA

Mileage: 45,000

20100215CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

1999 TOYOTA COROLLA ACCELERATOR STUCK AND COULD NOT BE STOPPED EVEN WHEN APPLYING BRAKE. DRIVER DID NOT KNOW TO PLACE GEAR IN NEUTRAL. CRASHED INTO REAR OF PICKUP AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH TRIGGERING BOTH AIR BAGS. CAR WAS TOTALED AND DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. DRIVER FEMALE, AGE 85 WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION. NO SIGN OF MINI-STROKE. AT THAT TIME FLOOR MATS WERE SUSPECT. FLOOR MAT WAS IN PROPER PLACE. HOWEVER, DRIVER SUSPECTS STUCK ACCELERATOR. ACCORDING TO INSURANCE COMPANY, CAR HA

Mileage: 45,000

20061112CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN FRONT END CRASH WITH CAR GOING ABOUT 30 MPH. *JB

Mileage: 75,000

20051024FireFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

DT: THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE ON OCTOBER 6, 2005. THE VEHICLE WASN'T DRIVEN ANY DIFFERENT BEFORE THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS BEFORE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE CHIEF DID AN INSPECTION ON OCTOBER 7, 2005, AND HE CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS A FUEL LINE BREAK. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED, THEY TOLD HER THAT SOMEONE WOULD COME OUT AND INSPECT THE VEHICLE. SHE FELT THAT THEY WERE IGNORING HER BECAUSE NO ONE CAME

20050926CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

I PURCHASED A PREVIOUSLY OWNED 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA VE 4-DOOR SEDAN FOR MY DAUGHTER. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000 MILES, IS IN FAIR CONDITION, AND IS NOT REBUILT TO MY KNOWLEDGE. MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED RESULTING FROM FRONT-END DAMAGE, BUT NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. LUCKILY, SHE WAS NOT INJURED BUT I FEEL THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY AND IF THE ACCIDENT HAD BEEN ANY WORSE, THEIR FAILURE TO DEPLOY COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIO

Mileage: 89,000

20040908CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED UPPER BODY INJURIES. *AK

Mileage: 79,000

20040301CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, NO AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. DRIVER WORE A SEAT BELT.*AK

Mileage: 79,000

20020820CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AIR BAG ONLY DEPLOYED A 1/2 AN INCH AFTER CONSUMER HEAD HAD ALREADY HIT STEERING WHEEL.*AK

20020416CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISON AND DRIVER/PASSENGER AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. WHEN CAR WAS FIRST PURCHASED AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG.*AK

20020201FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

20011205CrashSUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM

CONSUMER 'S VEHICLE HAD HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON SIDE AND CONTROL ARM BROKE. *AK

20010924SEATS

CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO A WALL, WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SEATS BROKE, AND CONSUMER AND PASSENGER FELL BACK.*AK CONSUMER STATES SHE WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH, WHEN A VEHICLE DOING ABOUT 90 MPH REAR ENDED CONSUMERS VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT A CONCRETE WALL, AS A RESULT BOTH FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED TO THE BACK OF THE CAR, THE CONSUMER AND PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES.*JB

20010924SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO A WALL, WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SEATS BROKE, AND CONSUMER AND PASSENGER FELL BACK.*AK CONSUMER STATES SHE WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH, WHEN A VEHICLE DOING ABOUT 90 MPH REAR ENDED CONSUMERS VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT A CONCRETE WALL, AS A RESULT BOTH FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED TO THE BACK OF THE CAR, THE CONSUMER AND PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES.*JB

20010918VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD