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1990 Toyota Corolla Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Dec 23, 2004
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
3
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since May 23, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 27 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1990 Toyota Corolla. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Engine
Filed Dec 23, 2004

CONSUMER NOT HAPPY WITH SERVICE. *NM THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A CUSTOM HANGAR FOR HER MUFFLER. THE CONSUMER FELT LIKE THE SERVICE WAS RENDERED IN A FALSE AND MISLEADING MANNER. *TC

NHTSA ID
10109679
Incident
Dec 1, 2004
Seat belts
Filed May 4, 2004

I HAVE A 1990 TOYOTA COROLLA. ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT, THE SEAT BELT (WHICH ATTACHED TO THE DOOR) DOES NOT RETRACT AT ALL. IT HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR SOME TIME AND WOULD NOT PROTECT ME IN AN ACCIDENT. I THINK THIS SORT OF SEAT BELT DEVICE IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO!*AK

NHTSA ID
10068274
Incident
Apr 30, 2004
Mileage
75,000 mi
Engine
Filed Jan 18, 2002

EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS DEFECTIVE, DRIVER CAN SMELL CARBON MONOXIDE IN CAB OF VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATED THIS IS THE 4TH MANIFOLD, EACH ONE HAD CRACKS IN THE SAME PLACE.*SLC

NHTSA ID
8002496
Incident
Jan 18, 1999
Transmission
Filed Sep 12, 2000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD CAR JERKED. THEN IT JERKED AGAIN, AND SOON AS CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD, TRANSMISSION LOCKED AND VEHICLE STOPPED COMPLETELY. *AK

NHTSA ID
870268
Incident
Aug 25, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Mar 13, 2000

SUDDEN BLOW OUT, THREAD DAMAGE BUT SUSTAINED TWO SECTIONS OF WALL DAMAGE AND HAD CRACKED INWALL AT BEAD AREA, SECOND TIRE CRACKS IN BEAD AREA

NHTSA ID
9000248
Incident
Oct 21, 1998
Powertrain (other)Transmission
Filed Mar 3, 2000

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65MPH HEARD A LOUD NOISE ,TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. CAR SKIDDED TO HALT ON ROADWAY. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY THE DIFFERENTIAL RUNNING OUT OF FLUID. THE DIP STICK FOR THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SHOWED FULL. THERE WAS NO DIP STICK FOR THE DIFFERENTIAL. SO THERE WAS NO WAY TO CHECK THE FLUID, IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
857899
Incident
Dec 19, 1999
Filed Nov 11, 1999

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA ID
714631
Tires & wheels
Filed Feb 9, 1999

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A TIRE BLOWOUT. DEALER STATED ALL THE TIRES WERE DRY ROT. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT WAS A SAFETY DEFECT. HAD TIRES INSTALLED TWO YEARS AGO. GOODYEAR TIRES STATED TIRES WERE DRY ROT SINCE BEING INSTALLED, AND THE TIRES WERE SITTING IN THE WAREHOUSE FOR TWO YEARS AND BECAME DRY ROT. *AK

NHTSA ID
834654
Incident
Jan 12, 1999
Engine
Filed Mar 3, 1998

EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED.

NHTSA ID
531627
ElectricalInterior & seats
Filed Oct 10, 1997

RADIO MAKES LOUD NOISE WHEN DRIVING. YH

NHTSA ID
604226
Visibility
Filed Sep 30, 1997

WINDOWS INOPERATIVE.

NHTSA ID
522734
Incident
Oct 11, 1991
Body & structure
Filed Aug 21, 1997

PARKING BRAKE LIGHT BADLY LOCATED AND CANNOT BE SEEN. *AK

NHTSA ID
518357
Steering
Filed Aug 11, 1997
Crash reported

CONSUMER WAS SLOWING VEHICLE DOWN, THEN SUDDENLY COULDN'T STEER THE VEHICLE, LOST CONTROL AND VEHICLE JUST WANDERED ALL OVER THE ROAD. *AK

NHTSA ID
815227
Incident
Jun 18, 1997
EngineTransmission
Filed Jun 13, 1997

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP/FAILED 4 TIMES. ALSO, REPLACED ENGINE. *AK

NHTSA ID
517614
Incident
Jan 10, 1997
Engine
Filed Aug 2, 1996

EGR VALVE FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ID
506951
Incident
Jul 31, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 20, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

WHEN REAR ENDED THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE AND DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. *AK

NHTSA ID
985947
Incident
Jun 17, 1996
Engine
Filed Jun 11, 1996

ENGINE STARTED MAKING LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AND THEN THE CONNECTING ROD BROKE INSIDE ENGINE. *AK

NHTSA ID
985465
Incident
Apr 8, 1996
Transmission
Filed Apr 4, 1996

WHEN DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH IT STICKS INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAIL. *AK

NHTSA ID
982351
Incident
Apr 4, 1992
Tires & wheels
Filed Dec 11, 1995

GOODYEAR TIRES CUP/WEAR EXTENSIVELY. *DSH

NHTSA ID
490917
Incident
Nov 5, 1990
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 28, 1995

GOODYEAR TIRES HAD AIR LEAK. *SD

NHTSA ID
488398
Incident
Nov 15, 1993
EngineTires & wheels
Filed Sep 22, 1995

GOODYEAR TIRES FAILED. *DSH

NHTSA ID
488338
Incident
Jul 15, 1991
Engine
Filed Aug 27, 1995

EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED DOWN THE MIDDLE ALLOWING FUMES TO POSSIBLY ENTER PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHEN THE OUTSIDE VENT WAS OPENED. KT

NHTSA ID
971163
Incident
Jun 1, 1995
Transmission
Filed Jul 5, 1995

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, VEHICLE SIEZED WITHOUT WARNING. TT

NHTSA ID
968251
Incident
Jul 1, 1995
Tires & wheels
Filed Jun 28, 1995

STEEL BELT PERFORATED SIDEWALL OF RIGHT FRONT GOODYEAR TIRE, ALSO REAR TIRES REPLACED DUE TO CUPPING. *DH

NHTSA ID
485706
Incident
Nov 15, 1993
Seat belts
Filed Jun 1, 1995

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT, AND ARE LOOSE. TT

NHTSA ID
966187
Incident
Jun 1, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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