1992 Toyota Corolla Owner Complaints

I WANT TO LET SOMEONE KNOW ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN 2005 TO MY 1992 COROLLA. I WAS WAITING BEHIND ANOTHER CAR TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE FORWARD/ I IMMEDIATELY PUT MY OTHER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PUSHED AS HARD AS I COULD. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT BEFORE I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. BUT IT TOOK EVERY BIT OF STRENGTH I HAD TO DO IT. I NEVER REPORTED IT BECAUSE I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING A NEW CAR WHICH I HAVE NOW. A 2005 COROLLA. I REPORTED IT TO TOYOTA WHEN I HEARD ABOUT ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS BECAUSE I THOUGHT THEY SHOULD KNOW. THIS WAS A 1992 CAR. MY FOOT WAS NOT EVEN ON THE GAS PEDAL WHEN IT HAPPENED. I NEVER HEARD A RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA. *TR

NHTSA ID

10320076

Incident

Jun 10, 2005

Mileage

97,000 mi

I OWN A 92 TOYOTA COROLLA. ON THURSDAY 31 DECEMBER 2009 MY ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE STARTER ON MY CAR AND WHEN I WENT TO TURN THE IGNITION TO TURN ON MY CAR I IMMEDIATELY SMELLED THE HEAT AND SAW SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND OPENED THE HOOD AND WITNESSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. I PUT OUT THE FIRE. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE STARTER OVERHEATED AND THAT'S WHAT CAUSED FIRE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10298147

Incident

Dec 31, 2009

PAINT IS PEELING. ALSO HAS HEADLINER FALLING DOWN

NHTSA ID

10232512

Incident

Jun 16, 2008

Mileage

160,000 mi

DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULER BELT BECOMES FRAID AND STARTS TO UNRAVEL. THIS SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING ON OTHER CORROLLAS WITH THIS RESTRAINT SYSTEM. (92'S HAVE TWO BELTS; A LAP BELT AND A SHOULDER BELT) IS THERE A RETRO- FIT AVAILABLE? THIS PROBLEM SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU.*AK

NHTSA ID

10080798

Incident

Jul 3, 2004

Mileage

98,000 mi

RETRACTOR ON DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. CONSUMER CANNOT PULL OUT THE BELT AND LOCK IT INTO PLACE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

NHTSA ID

8014823

Incident

Jul 2, 1999

CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE INTAKE MANIFOLD TWICE. *AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURES WERE DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. *YH

NHTSA ID

8006867

Incident

Mar 28, 2002

WHILE GOING AT 20-25 MPH CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT. CONSUMER RAN INTO STEERING WHEEL. *AK

NHTSA ID

8006822

Incident

Apr 2, 2002

VEHICLE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, TRANSMISSION WILL STICK IN FIRST GEAR. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE.*AK

NHTSA ID

8002402

Incident

Dec 1, 2001

FUEL GAUGE WITH LOW FUEL LIGHT, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED, NOT REGISTERING PROPERLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK THE HEAD LIGHTS, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS WERE FLICKING. *YH

NHTSA ID

881964

Incident

Feb 15, 2001

TIRE FAILED WHILE DRIVING (FIRESTONE 175/70/13). NLM

NHTSA ID

558369

Incident

Jun 20, 2000

INSIDE DOOR HANDLES THAT OPEN THE DOORS, THE PLASTIC HANDLES HAVE BROKEN & UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDES NOW.

NHTSA ID

733481

Incident

Sep 30, 2000

DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED. PASSENGERS WERE UNABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE. ALSO, VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND A UNDETERMINED PROBLEM OCCURRED WITHIN TRANSMISSION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

864359

CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER STEPPED ON BRAKES TO SLOWDOWN BECAUSE THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT IN FRONT OF HER, AND BRAKES LOCKED UP. VEHICLE HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER AT SPEED OF 35 MPH, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER HURT HER NECK AND BACK. *AK

NHTSA ID

862702

Incident

May 19, 2000

CAR STARTED MAKING NOISES, WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY AND WAS NOT PICKING UP LIKE IT SHOULD. TOOK TO DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS METAL FRAGMENTS IN THE TRANSMISSION SCREEN. AS WEEKS WENT BY CAR STARTED TO GET WORSE, AND FINALLY IT SOUNDED THE VENDORS WERE GRINDING INTO THE TIRES. *A PRIVATE MECHANIC, DUE TO HAVING PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH LIBERTY TOYOTA, CALLE DHARTFORD IN DELRAN, NJ, AND INSISTED THAT TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE THIS SOON. *AK

NHTSA ID

855292

Incident

Dec 1, 1999

A FIRE APPEARED TO HAVE STARTED IN THE ENGINE BY THE BATTERY AND POWER STEERING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

854948

Incident

Nov 1, 1999

ENGINE OIL PAN LEAKS DUE TO CORROSION. *AK

NHTSA ID

716908

Incident

Dec 23, 1999

TRANSMISSION FAILED. MJS

NHTSA ID

549485

Incident

Sep 17, 1999

STARTER FAILED. YH

NHTSA ID

549315

Incident

Mar 21, 1998

EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED IN CENTER. REPLACEMENT REQUIRED. SEEMS TO BE COMMON PROBLEM WITH COROLLA'S AND PRISM'S. NO RECALL NOTICES FOUND IN DATABASE.

NHTSA ID

713785

Incident

Jul 14, 1999

BATTERY/BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER OFF/ON INTERMITTENTLY. HAD VEHICLE CHECKED & ALTERNATOR WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE, CAUSING ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS TO FAIL. *AK

NHTSA ID

846315

Incident

Jun 11, 1993

THE LOCATION OF THE HORN BUTTONS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS BEING TURNED. THE POSITION OF THE HORN MOVES WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. DRIVER MUST LOOK FOR THE POSITION OF THE HORN EACH TIME. *AK

NHTSA ID

842495

11 YR OLD GIRL CUT HER HEAD ON THE HEAD REST OF THE DRIVERS SEAT BECAUSE HER SHOULDER HARNESS DID NOT RESTRAIN HER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER CAR IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AT ABOUT 35 MPH. *AK

NHTSA ID

708549

Incident

Jun 29, 1999

CRACK IN CENTER OF EXHAUST MANIFOLD. BLACK DEPOSIT AROUND CRACK INDICATES EXHAUST LEAKAGE THROUGH CRACK. *AK

NHTSA ID

707293

Incident

Jun 1, 1997

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

707029

I HAVE A COMPLAIN ABOUT DEALER.WHEN I GOT THE CAR IT WAS 64000 MILES ON THE CAR.DURING 6 MONTHS OF MY USE CAR'S TRANSMISSION ,BRAKES TIRES,EXAHUST SYSTEM .ALTERNATOR ARE COMPLETLY GONE.I SAW THE CAR TO EXPERIENCED MECHANIC.ALL THE MECHANICS TOLD ME THAT THIS CAR HAVE WRONG MILEAGE ON IT.IT MUST BE USED MORE THAN WHAT IT WAS SHOWING ME ON METER.AND EVEN THIS MODEL IS NOT '92 ,WHICH I WAS TOLD BY DEALER.THIS WAS OLDER THAN THIS.MY DEALER GAVE ME GUARANTEE FOR TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE FOR 10000 MILES AFTER PURCHASE.WHEN I HAD FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION WITHIN THIS MILEAGE LIMIT .I CALLED MY DEALER TO GET IT FIXED,AND HE REFUSED IT.SO MY DEALER HAS CHESTED ME BY SAYING THAT IT IS 92'CAR AND SHOWING WRONG MILEAGE ON IT.I NEED SOME HELP ON THIS MATTER.THANK YOU.

NHTSA ID

707025