Toyota Corolla

"This is the best vehicle,of the 19 I have owned in my life time. The exhaust is the first major repair I have had, however, it is over eleven yrs old and expected"

"Exhaust system rusted through."

"The exhaust was making noise and needed to be repaired. This is the first major thing ever needed on this car in 14 years."

"The exhaust pipe rusted through. Toyota replaced it and the catalytic converter (welded unit) under warranty. This actually occurred mid-2013 but I don't think that I reported it in the prior survey"

"I thought the exhaust system was going to last the life of the car, but the muffler flange and pipe rusted away."

"Exhaust manifold was cracked and needed to be replaced for the first time at about 165,000 miles."

"exhaust manifold had to be replaced, dealership included 2 year warranty on repairs"

"The exhaust manifold started leaking but it was too expensive to fix due to the age of the car."

"Some of the pins holding the heat shield rusted out and could not breplaced with the same method so tie wraps were used"

"heat shield came loose. It didn't have many places where it attached to car. rather than getting a new retainer clip, it was wired into place"

"This was part of the exhaust system leak."

"Finally wore out after 11 years."

"Muffler failed and was replaced at 103000 miles"

"Toyotas are the most reliable cars. The only thing that breaks down on a regular basis with them are the exhaust systems. I have had to replace the muffler or tail pipe 5 or 6 times since I bought it."

"Light is always on. Car has had an airbag recall at least once."

"The air bag warning light is always on. Some part which goes around the steering wheel linkage shaft has become defective. It's an extensive repair since the air bag must be removed and the entire steering wheel column assembly taken apart. I have no idea if the air bag will deploy or not in a crash. The car runs fine even with the air bag light on. The air bag light has been on for nearly three years. I am unable to have it repaired since I lack the funds to do so."

"Recall issue"

"There was a factory recall."

"After they finished fixing the recalled passenger side, the dealer claimed the light wasn't on when it came in, but it was. Then i had to pay a lot because only they could fix it. They said part of the problem was that we put something under the seat and it damaged the sensor. They said there was something else in the wheel itself too. I think they should have warned us at some time not to put anything under the seat. and they should have admitted the light was on when they had it. They keep telling me there's no recall with the Driver's side...but I think there is. makes me nervous."

"Airbag warning light came on last month. Appears to be an issue with the driver's side."

"SHortly after the recall, the airbag came on and stayed on after someone bumped into the rear of the car, creating no cosmetic damage."

"Where two exhaust pipes connect near the rear axle one is inserted into the other. The two are clamped there. The insert rusted requiring replacement of that pipe"

"Had to replace pipe from converter to muffler. Converter and muffler were in good condition. 06 in western New York would expect corrosion with the road salt."

"pipe corroded"

"flange broke at muffler on pipe"

"exhaust pipe rusted off the catalytic converter. The pipe was replaced, the converter was left in place"

"Connection from muffler to the pipe going to the engine rusted completely through"

"Tail pipe broke between resonator and muffler which is a one piece stainless steel welded system. Factory replacement cost for parts only was in excess of $600.00. Non stainless patch (limited lifespan) was approx $50 including labour"

"manifold pipe went just out of warranty"

"The clock works but I cannot read it because it lights up infrequently and not for very long when it does"

"Clock works, but back lighting is an on and off situation.."

"The clock actually works, but the light for it only intermittently lights up (problem started 2 years ago), so I never know if I'll be able to see the time or not. My mechanic says this is an electrical problem that's expensive to fix"

"Does not light up"

"Clock started working intermittently for several months, then stopped altogether. Did some online research seems like a a common poor quality control electrical issue."

"Backup lightbulb repalced"

"My mechanic found an relay issue that prevented my taillights from turning on when I pressed the brakes"

"RPM and temp gauges are both controlled by main computer (ECM) which all stopped working when computer suddenly died"

"The odometer reading. Once it had reached 299999 miles, it would not roll over. I am currently using both trip odometers to monitor gas mileage & oil change."

"The headlights stopped working 100%. Thought the bulbs were bad. Put new bulbs in still no lights. Hit a bump in the road and I had lights again. 2 months later the headlights quit again. Took it to the repair shop. It took them 2 days to trace the wiring to a bad connection in the dash behind the steering wheel. The nearly the whole dash was taken apart by the looks of the pictures I was give by the repair shop. All fixed now and I have lights again. When the lights quit working I used my fog lights to drive at night till the repairs were done - Only a couple of trips to work before the car was in the shop."

"Headlight bulb out. Not driving night or at all right now."

"Pigtail wire connectors to headlight failed and was causing headlights to burnout or not work"

"My mechanic found an issue with relays that prevented my headlights and taillights from performing (i.e., turning on)"

"Headlights fogged up need cleaning refinishing -foggy"

"Clock lights up intermittently, all 3 a/c controls work well but they don't light up until I hit alongside them. Roof light is also sporadic in working"

"The totyota dealership did not seem to investigate thoroughly the problem I was having with interior lights not working intermittently. They said I had to come back to them when the problem occurred so that they could look at the problem while it was going on. I found this to be very inconvenient and indicated to me that they didn't want to bother with researching and solving this problem. My lights on the gear goes out at different times, but it is especially difficult when this happens at nig"

"The lights around the gear shift and radio/heating controls goes off and have to hit the dashboard in that area to have them come back on."

"The dashboard lights went out behind the temperature controls (heat/AC). I thought it was a bulb out - but it wasn't. $120 to repair electronics"

"The dome light is usually off but if you push on the fixture, it comes back on sometimes. Probably a loose connection somewhere"

"Bad switch in dome light; lights for A/C, heat etc. don't work unless you hit them"

"My remote stopped working to lock/unlock doors. I had the driver's and passenger side locks fixed (at a cost of $600) but chose not to repair the back doors - too expensive!"

"Tire pressure monitor doesn't seem very accurate. It goes off and then I check all tires and they are to the correct pressure"

"driver-side airbag warning sensor replaced"

"Tire pressure system alert is annoying rather than helpful. Cannot tell which tire sensor needs replacing if any"

"My tire and seat weight lights come on for no reason and have to be manually turned off. Not a big deal, but annoying"

"Windshield washer motor was replaced for the first time at 163,000 miles."

"After wheel bearing replacement a front end alignment was necessary"

"Power steering unit has a small leak"

"LEAKING SHOCK"

"strut boots were dry rotted, so I replaced them"

"Replaced front and rear shocks and shims were required"

"first time replacing them, at 270000 miles"

"Improve ride quality replace front struts, no obvious failure"

"all four struts went out and ate all four tires"

"The shocks are worn out. Mechanic recommended not to drive on highway and it is not worth fixing since cost $1300"

"had to replace rack and pinion steering because of a boot leak. Cost was over $3300, which was extremely excessive"

"The steering would not hold straight, constantly pulling to one side."

"About a year ago my car started making a clunk noise on the front when the road was rougher that comes and goes. At the same time it developed squeaks for the first time. I have been to a mechanic who wasn't sure what the situation was and wanted to randomly replace expensive parts. I have been too busy to take to the Toyota dealer for a second opinion and then the covid19 situation has caused me to quarantine"

"inspection showed bent tie rods. no idea how it happened. not in an accidient. could be wear and tear and winter. toyota fixed the problem"

"rear struts went first"

"New tires required rebalancing when purchased"

"Noticed vibration in driving car. Thought it was one problem, turned out to be a bad bearing. Expensive repair"

"Bearings wore out, made vehicle noisy to drive - esp when turning"

"We had a front wheel bearing replaced under warranty when the car was new. This past year (after 100,000+ miles) we needed to replace the same bearing again"

"Wheel bearing in the right front failed. Required replacement"

"Replaced drive belt tensioner and drive belt multiple times due to failure"

"belt tensioner was leaking and had to be replaced"

"Airflow sensor replaced"

"oxygen sensor"

"Routine maintenance , replace spark plugs, pcp valve, replace coolant. Not knocking or pinging"

"Need to replace engine mounts (wear and tear). Repair was expensive (labor costs)"

"had to replace gaskets intake valve"

"Main motor seal leaked a little bit of oil. We wanted to keep it as it was still in good condition and worth the repair."

"135538: Oil pan gasket change, oil pressure switch, 146208: Replaced Front Crankshaft seal and Timing chain tensioner o-ring"

"Oil leaks around valve cover gasket."

"The toyota dealer said that i had an oil leak the last few times that i brought my car in for regular servicing. However, I don't see oil on my garage floor and toyota dealer said they weren't sure. I haven't had problems driving my car and I check my oil levels frequently but haven't noticed any abnormal decrease in the oil level."

"needed oil pan gasket replaced."

"oil change at dealer 1st told was a leak in the (timing) tensioner; later said it was someone else's car (1 day left on warranty for work already done) Another time said leak in oil pan. Had clutch repair (shop) found tensioner leak; no oil pan leak"

"main seal seeping oil. seep is very slow and does not impact the drivability of the car. approx. 1/2 pint every six months"

"minor leak that required replacing a gasket"

"Small leak around timing chain cover. It was time to replace the timing chain, so the timing chain was replaced which included a new gasket, solving the problem."

"Condenser developed a slow leak that was difficult to diagnose."

"Evaporator leaks. Repair/replacement will cost $1200"

"Leaked - had it replaced along with expansion valve"

"Heater ducts leak and raise the temperature in the control panel causing dash lights to malfunction as well as CD player"

"Heater system stopped working due to a plug and is showing signs of leaking, which would cost over $1000 to fix due to a poor design of the system"

"A/C system was plugged up and had to have cleaned out. Dealer put die in A/C to locate possible leaks. To date none have been found"

"looses coollant"

"normal refrigerant leakage"

"pin-hole leak in condenser, probably caused by projectile or an accident during routine servicing"

"There's a slow undetectable leak"

"Began leaking in Aug 2014 -- had system tested -- revealed leaking evaporator which was replaced in May 2015 Had several recharges of refrigerant before replacement"

"I thought that the car was not cooling very well for the past 4 years. It just got worse. I took it in and the mechanics put coolant in it and I thought that I had moved to "Siberia". But, that lasted just one year . This season, it was hot again an"

"Please see prior comment. The condenser and refrigerant leak were a single issue."

"Recall"

"Replaced the air/fuel sensor and found out a service bulletin had been made for a defective intake manifold gasket. My gasket was bad causing a very large vacuum leak."

"check engine light. had to replace both o2 sensors. this was the first time replacing them since owning the car, at 270,000 miles"

"Sensor light came on. Called dealer, scheduled repair, ordered part, had sensor replaced. Costly (approx. $500) for part and labor. Satisfied with service received"

"Check engine light would come on. Nothing seemed to be the matter. Finally, after three times, took it to Toyota dealership who determined it was the O2 sensor. Matter was fixed and no more check engine light coming on"

"needed to be replaced"

"The check engine light is always on. Different mechanics have been unable to fix it. They can get the light to go off by replacing sensors but it comes back on in a few hours after I bring car home"

"Sensor Warning Light kept coming on -- they changed the sensor -- problem fixed"

"Second clutch replacement needed. Increased cost of ownership."

"Clutch replaced due to normal wear"

"Had to replace clutch twice in this car probably due to multiple drivers"

"engine raced between gear shifts. Clutch replaced at 80K miles."

"Clutch burned out while on the way to get routine servicing of vehicle, I don't drive this vehicle much, daughter says clutch has always been tricky. I had to have help getting AAA to tow vehicle in for work. It was very scary as I was on a freeway, had to exit and drive a bit with it smoking. followed"

"The check engine light came on because of the silinoid on the transmission. Mechanic said something related to toque converter"

"3rd gear synchro went out. Discovered this is not "repairable" on this transmission. Replacement is the only option as advised by SEVERAL transmission shops. Soi, continued to drive for 1 year, 20,000 miles waiting for something else to break. Nothing did, so replaced the transmission"

"failed bearings"

"CD player stopped working as soon as warranty was up: @36000 miles."

"THE CLOCK TIME FADES IN AND OUT"

"Clock goes blank"

"Died and not fuses"

"Reception fades on and off"

"radio was one day dead. not fuse or internal fuse. very hot to touch inside. some online research taught me that dash fires occur in this model, so i had it replaced with aftermarket goods, incl. speaker sets that had grown terribly flat"

"The radio and CD player no longer work, evidently due to a short. Display is lit but no sound. Don't know if it is in the radio/CD player or in the speakers as I haven't had it repaired yet"

"Hard to shift between gears."

"I use the clutch a lot for down shifting compression braking etc. i.e. I put it through its paces. Clutch durability strength or what ever it is, isn't great. Have replaced it once already"

"Check engine light came on. Had to replace silonoid on transmission"

"Leak in transaxel seal on right side where axle goes into transmission. $320 to fix it"

"molding failure"

"two windows can not be raised or lowered."

"In Feb then again in April, I started the Corolla and drove less than a mile when the car began shaking. In Feb I drove directly to Goodyear and they replaced ignition coil #1 free as it was still under warranty. When it happened again, the car was towed to Goodyear. They paid for the tow and replaced Ignition coils #2,3 & 4 for free. I did pay for throttle cleaning and fuel induction kit"

"this is the second water pump installed on this car in 78000 kms - not very good performance"