Toyota Corolla

"Loose roof drain trim"

"This may be the incorrect category, but the bottom horizontal bumper support has cracked, which is gradually causing the small vertical plastic pieces to slide out of place"

"Spoiler became loose"

"Exterior trim piece came loose and hand to be secured"

"front wheel shield rub against wheel and wore through"

"The bottom front spoiler has cracked on one side"

"Roofline plastic molding on one side of car will not seat to make a complete gap seal"

"The rubber seals around the doors all came off. had to pay to then re glued"

"started chipping paint and fading within the first month"

"Paint on roof and truck peeled off"

"Roof paint hasn't aged well. Faded/chipped off on several places."

"The bumper, such that it claims to be, is terrible looking because I have to park on the street. Any time someone touches that bumper it gets scarred--and it's not just my old Corolla; it's most of the older cars in my neighborhood. My Honda Accord had the same problem. I once bought a Hyundai Santa Fe partly because it had a real bumper. I'm afraid manufacturers don't much care what the bottom 90% of car buyers want."

"On the hood of Corolla flakes of pain chipping off."

"THE PAINT HAS COMPLETELY PEELED OFF THE HOOD, 2 FRONT SIDE PANELS AND PART OF THE ROOF. IT'S UNSIGHTLY BUT IT'S AN OLD CAR SO I'M NOT REALLY WORRIED."

"The top shiny layer of paint peeled off the entire driver's side of the vehicle and is now starting to peel off the roof of the car, starting on the driver's side. The passenger side of the vehicle does not have this problem."

"Pain peeling off all over the bumper"

"Paint started peeling and cracking about 5 years ago. I have owned many Toyota vehicles and kept them for years and never had an issue with the paint until this car. I also notice there is a significant amount of Toyota's on the road with the same issue ."

"The paint on the spoiler peeled over time."

"The paint on both sides of the bumpers, on top by the hood is peeling"

"Original repaint at Toyota failed after just 3 years"

"Paint on roof of the passenger side is beginning to fade badly"

"Paint on hood and roof developed spots that were starting to bubble up and rust. Had to have the hood and roof painted"

"The paint job on my car is sub par. Any little thing leaves a bad scuff mark -- looks like only one layer of paint and no topcoat was ever applied"

"The paint on the roof of the car has faded away and the primer is showing. Also, the paint and primer where the gas cap is has completely come off and this area is starting to rust"

"The aluminum alloy wheels have had a problem with bubbling of the paint/finish for a number of years. Toyota replaced 3 under warranty but since the 4th displayed problems after the warranty expired, Toyota will no longer replace it. Aluminum should not bubble and rust unless there is a manufacturing defect"

"Overall Toyota does a very poor job with their paint and body work. Hubcaps never stay on the car and the paint scraped just by me placing a box on the trunk deck. The paint is very cheap and doesn't keep its color"

"Roof paint faded and then began to rust and had it repainted a couple of years ago along with the engine hood. Now the side rails and trunk hood are faded and very rough"

"Paint repairs before purchase were with POOR paint"

"clear coat cracking on door handles, however car parked outside all the time"

"The paint chips easily rom routine freeway driving"

"Looked like tiny blisters. Body shop said it looked almost like someone had thrown acid on it"

"The paint (dark red) is awful--fading on the plastic parts, crackling and peeling on all of the metal parts. The paint looks like skin when it has been badly sunburned. Toyota claims "acid rain" cause, but if that's true, what about our other car?"

"paint job on passenger side cracking and fading. Have noticed this same problem with other Toyotas. Have owned other Toyotas and have not had this problem. Would not buy silver color again"

"They body I rusting even though the car is well maintained and kept indoors."

"The rear quarter panel by the back wheels has begun to rust."

"When I bought the car, it looked great. A few years later it was apparent that the hood of the car suffered damages via hail or other means. Many dents started showing up that had been cosmetically fixed to basically trick the owner. It needed a paint job on the roof and hood before I bought it."

"Someone scratched the side of the vehicle while me son was parked in a parking lot and immediately there was a rust spot"

"Small spots toward the bottom of the driver's side rear door. Not surprising really. It is 10 years old!"

"Some rust may, of course, be normal for a car with over 230,000 miles on it, even if it is only 8 yrs old"

"For a car of its vintage and the part of the country it's operated in, some rust is to be expected. I found some on the left quarter panel (between the door & wheel well). I hd this repaired. Recently, I found some on the right side, same area"

"A piston on the caliper seized up causing car to vibrate/pulse when braking"

"The pins on the front calipers were rusted tight which caused the break pedal to have a lot of free play. The mechanic did not detect the problem and replaced the rear Rogers and the master cylinder. Later Toyota dealership detected problem. I had the work done at a different auto repair shop for 1/2 of the dealer's price"

"One instance of brakes requiring more pressure than usual. Had it checked at the dealer, they found a problem with calipers that could have caused the brakes to bind. They replaced the calipers"

"Have had calipers seize twice"

"Need to replace front calipers"

"Had to replace both front calipers because of sticking, leaking and heating"

"I had to replace front disc brakes and new rotors from normal wear."

"regular maintenance discovered wear and the need to replace"

"Squealing brakes. Needed brake pad replacement"

"$1,100 in break repairs at 80,000 seemed high"

"Slight squeak from indicator, had brake pad and shoes replaced"

"Needed front brake pads and rotors"

"Our 2007 Carolla has always had premature brake wear. I don't know if it's the car's problem...or Really the quality of the replacement parts. We do not do excessive or severe braking...but have not been able to find GOOD brake/caliper parts"

"Seems like I am always having brake problems"

"Had to replace front brakes after only 25,000 miles"

"Our family owns 4 toyota corollas and all of them go through brake pads and rotors. We believe it is because the pads and rotors are poorly made"

"Lots of heavy LA traffic"

"brakes needed full replacement, not just pads at routine check-up"

"the R F rotor was replaced at the same time as the R F caliper was replaced due to the brake sticking and very hot and smelled of burning. Brake fluid was added at this time also"

"had the pads changed out as part of maintenance but not long after the rotors were warped and had to replace them and the pads again"

"This was an easy fix. No concerns"

"Brakes continue to squeak when applying the brake. Mechanic says it's because the pads are new, but they are 6 months old. Have had other brake noises that the mechanic had to diagnose and fix. Not sure if it is the mechanic's fault or the equipment."

"Friends tell me my brakes are sqealing. I'm hearing impaired so had no idea"

"Dealership recommended replacing front brake pads and adjusting rear drums. We did this. Total around $275"

"On-going issues. Spend $1,000 new brakes, better but still intermittent problem"

"Calipers"

"This was due to old brakes. Once we put on new pads and rotors, the problem was resolved"

"breaks squeaking Replaced master cylinder, rotors, brakes Repair brokem heat shield"

"Noise after brake and rotor change. Took it in and they gave excuse about the humidity. New from factory, there was no brake noise"

"Front right caliper is constantly squeaking. Have had checked several times and can't seem to find the problem"

"The brakes started making a loud sound within the last 12 months. Not squeaking--a loud sound similar to a car braking on snow. Replacing the brakes helped, but then it started crying making the sound again. The dealer can't figure it out. The brakes"

"The exhaust system rusted out twice on this car. The first time the mechanic did a bad repair and welded everything together. Because of this when I had it fixed the second time they had to replace everything."

"noticed an exhaust smell when starting car, took to mechanic who said there are pin size holes in the system and that the whole system will need to be replaced. Not a safety issue, so haven't replaced it yet due to age and mileage on car."

"Due to the age of he vehicle, the exhaust manifold just rusted away wih age."

"Exhaust manifold is tubular, like a header and cracked in half at the accumulation weld"

"Heat shield connections are not made for northern climates where salt is used on the roads. The shields have rotted, and the connectors are so rusted they can't be removed."

"Hit bump on road and loosened heat shield"

"A strap holding the heat shield corroded and broke so that the shield rattled. It was replaced by a Toyota dealer"

"became loose and makes rattling sound"

"Just a hanger below heat shield needed replacing. Midus Muffler charged only $20., for part and labour"

"Heat shield is essential BUT an expensive replacement part"

"Problem solved for inspection"

"Muffler pipe was a bit rusted and leaking and started making noise"

"The Official Toyota service broke the exhaustion when they change the brakes pads and rotate the tires. They denied they did."

"Relatively easy inexpensive repair and expected after 10 years on New Hampshire’s salty roads"

"The muffler and pipe rusted out needed to be replaced"

"Replaced previous system due to expected wear only in time for required annual NYS inspection"

"had to replace muffler, became very loud"

"There is a recall in effect to the airbag on this year/model."

"Recall passenger side airbag; fixed by dealer, probably replaced"

"Factory recall for airbag"

"very noisy like it didn't have a muffler--it was ongoing until I had it fixed"

"Tail pipe rusted out and required repair. Understandable due to the age of vehicle."

"The weld between the muffler pipe and the pipe coming from the manifold rusted. I have repaired it myself with a pipe extension and clamps."

"AFTER 12 years the exhaust apparently went bad"

"The muffler and pipe rusted out and needed to be replaced."

"Flange connecting sections of the exhaust system together rusted completely off and allowed the pipes to separate. This allowed exhaust to enter the car from the fresh air intake and was extremely loud."

"The pipes to the muffler rusted out and broke. They and the muffler had to be replaced"