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1991 Toyota Corolla Electrical Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA

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Electrical reportsComplaints 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.
8
Latest Feb 24, 2010
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
11%
of 71 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2

What this page shows

Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 Toyota Corolla submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.

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

Owner reports naming electrical

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

ElectricalSuspensionTransmission
Filed Feb 24, 2010
Crash reported2 injuries reported

MY CAR ACCELERATED ON REVERSE WHEREIN INSTEAD OF MAKING A 90 DEGREES ANGLE THE CAR WENT SWIPING IN 180 DEGREES. BOTH TIMES WAS RAINY. BOTH TIMES THE HEADLIGHTS & THE WINDSHIELD WIPER & THE BACK WINDOW DEFOGGER IS ON. DURING THIS BACK UP WHEN I TURN MY HEAD , THE REAR BACK WINDSHIELD WAS VERY BLURRY & TWICE THIS HAPPENS TO ME. BOTH TIMES I WAS MAKING A REVERSE LEFT SIDE CORNER. WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR THE LEFT BACKLIGHT IS DAMAGED. I PUT THINGS TOGETHER THAT MAYBE THE SAME THING HAD HAPPEN TO THE FIRST OWNER OF MY CAR. I HAVE DRIVEN IN ALL OVER THE WORLD FOR 18 YEARS, WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENT HAPPENED TO ME IN THE HIGHWAYS BUT THE ONLY TWO ACCIDENT I HAVE WITH SO FAR IS ON THIS CAR IN MY OWN BACKYARD, ON THE SAME EXACT MOTION, SAME WEATHER CONDITION. THE CAR WAS ON REVERSE. THE TWO TIMES IT HAPPENED WAS VERY IDENTICAL TO EACH OTHER.

NHTSA ID
10313976
Incident
Aug 19, 2007
Body & structureElectricalPowertrain (other)
Filed Oct 14, 1997

RIGHT FRONT CV JOINT FAILED. MJS

NHTSA ID
604476
Electrical
Filed May 7, 1997
Fire reported

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE IN THE RADIO. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

NHTSA ID
809359
Incident
Jul 24, 1996
Electrical
Filed Feb 27, 1996

ALTERNATOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *DSH

NHTSA ID
501999
Incident
Aug 1, 1995
Electrical
Filed Oct 24, 1995

SOMETIME WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE CAR WILL NOT DRIVE WHEN DRIVING AND TRY TO PARK CAR STALL . TT

NHTSA ID
973937
Electrical
Filed Aug 11, 1995
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVING, CAR RADIO CAUGHT FIRE CAUSING FIRE IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. RADIO MODEL #A16403. TT

NHTSA ID
970309
Incident
Aug 9, 1995
Electrical
Filed Jul 12, 1995

WHEN CUT OFF CAR WITH ENGINE HOT AND TRIED TO START CAR AGAIN, IT WILL NOT START . *AK

NHTSA ID
968619
Incident
Jul 12, 1994
Electrical
Filed Jun 19, 1995

POWER PROBLEMS WHEN TRAVELING UP HILL. TT

NHTSA ID
967167
Incident
Jul 1, 1991

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Engine15Body & structure14Seat belts13

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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