Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Toyota Corolla submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 24 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
TOOK IT TO BE INSPECTED AND HAVE THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED DUE TO AGE AND RUST. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP THE CAR, THE MECHANIC OPENED THE DOOR FOR ME. WHEN HE OPENED THE DOOR, THE HANDLE BROKE OFF. ALSO, THE INSIDE HANDLE BROKE OFF LAST YEAR, SO THE PLASTIC ISN'T THAT GOOD. THEY SHOULD USE METAL HANDLES INSTEAD. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO DECELERATE, SHE NOTICED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO FLOOR THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HER THAT HER BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN AND THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN AND SHE THEN CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND INFORMED HER THAT SHE NEEDS TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS AND THE MASTER CYLINDER ALONG WITH OTHER COMPONENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. UPDATED 5/9/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS VARIOUS NOISES COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND THE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 08/17/11
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP AND WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN FOUR MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 230,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 235,000.
THE TAIL LIGHTS (STOP LIGHTS) ON MY 1995 TOYOTA COROLLA FAIL CONSTANTLY AND INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN I REPLACE THE BULB(S), THE PROBLEM IS BACK WITHIN WEEKS. SOMETIMES THEY START WORKING AGAIN BY THEMSELVES. I HAVE GIVEN UP TRYING TO KEEP ALL FOUR LIGHT BULBS FUNCTIONING. SOMETIMES WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD FLICKER. MANY OTHER COROLLA'S OF THE SAME YEAR HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. MOST OF THE 95 COROLLAS I SEE ON THE ROAD HAVE AT LEAST ONE NON-FUNCTIONING BULB. WHEN I SEE A 95 COROLLA ON THE ROAD, I WATCH IT AND WAIT FOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO COME ON - ALMOST ALWAYS AT LEAST ONE BULB IS NON-FUNCTIONING. I HAVE TWO ENGINEERING DEGREES AND I CAN NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I ASKED THE TOYOTA DEALER TO CHECK FOR RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM DURING MY LAST SERVICE, AND THEY IGNORED MY QUESTION. FROM WHAT I CAN TELL, THE HEAT FROM THE BULB CAUSES A HIGH RESISTANCE BETWEEN THE BULB AND THE SOCKET. THAT IS WHY I CAN TAKE THE BULB OUT, AND PUT THE SAME BULB BACK IN AND IT STARTS WORKING AGAIN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. ONCE A CAR PULLED ALONG SIDE OF ME AND TOLD ME THAT ALL FOUR BULBS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING, AND THAT ONLY THE REAR WINDOW LIGHT WAS OPERATING. I AM CONCERNED THAT SOMEDAY EITHER MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE IN A 95 COROLLA MAY GET INTO A REAR-END COLLISION.
WHILE DRIVING WOULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP OR TO REDUCE VEHICLE SPEED, BUT VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP ON TIME. HAD CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
I HAVE REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT 3 TIMES AND THE OEM PART SEEMS TO BE GOING OUT AGAIN, I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE TAIL LIGHTS 2 TIMES AND THE LIGHTS JUST BURN OUT I HAVE SEEN MANY COROLLAS WITH THE SAME ISSUES...
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A THUMP SOUND COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, THE NOISE SOUNDED LIKE A SOFT RUBBER MATERIAL HEATING THE UNDERNEATH OF THE VEHICLE, THE AIR CONDITIONER STARTED TO BLOW WARM AIR AND THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, LUCKILY CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET TO AN EXIT RAMP AND DRIFT INTO A GAS STATION, CONSUMER NOTICED THERE WERE NO BELTS ON THE PULLEYS AND INSTEAD OF SEEING THREE, HE ONLY SAW TWO, CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED THE BOLT THAT WAS HOLDING THE PULLEY HAD SNAPPED. BATTERY FAILED AND WAS REPLACED, STARTER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED, VEHICLE IS ON ITS THIRD ALTERNATOR AT ONLY 52000 MILES. REAR BRAKE SHOES REPLACED AND REAR DRUMS WERE MACHINED. WIPER MOTOR FAILED. *SLC
I PURCHASED NEW RAYBESTOS BRAKES DRUMS. THE DRUMS WERE OUT-OF-ROUND AND CAUSED SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. THIS REDUCED BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS. DRUMS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, PROBLEM REMAINED. MECHANIC MACHINED DRUMS AND VIBRATION STOPPED. FULL BRAKING POWER IS NOW AVAILABLE UNDER ALL CONDITIONS. REPORTED THESE DEFECTIVE BRAKE COMPONENTS TO THE MANUFACTURER (RAYBESTOS) AND THE RETAIL STORE (PEP BOYS).*AK
MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. BRAKES APPLIED THEMSELVES AND STUCK WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE FRONT TIRES BECAME SO HOT THE LUGNUTS SHEARED OFF AND THE HUB CAPS MELTED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPONENT AT MY EXPENSE. I AM STARTING TO EXPERIENCE BRAKE PEDAL FADING. WHILE STOPPED THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR WITH THE NEW MASTER CYLINDER ON THE VEHICLE. I HOPE THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT KILL ME OR OTHERS BEFORE TOYOTA DOES SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE TIRE TO GET SO HOT THAT THE LUGS: NUTS SHEARED OFF, AND THE HUB CAPS MELTED. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, POSSIBLY THE MASTER CYLINDER. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED. ALSO REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER.
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE APPLIED BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR , CAUSING A LOW SPEED CRASH. *AK
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
VEHICLE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, VEHICLE TURNED OFF, AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW MINUTES ,WHILE WAITING AT THE DOOR , LOOKED AROUND AND THE VEHICLE WAS ROLLING FORWARD WHILE PARKING BRAKE WAS STILL ENGAGED. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
WARPED BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING BRAKES TO SQUEAL.
BRAKE SPRING BROKE.
BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE. *AW
WHEN APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR IT DOESN'T STOP THE CAR IT SLOWS IT DOWN HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE . TT
BRAKES HAD POOR ADJUSTMENT. *TT
FRONT DISC BRAKES FAILED. *TT
BRAKE LINES FAILED, CAUSING LEAK. *SKD
EXPERIENCING BRAKE PEDAL FADING, RESULTING IN TOTALLED ACCIDENT, SECOND CAR SAME MAKE/MODEL, SAME PROBLEM EXIST. TT
APPLIED BRAKES VEHICLE SKIDDED. RESULTING IN SIDE IMPACT. TT
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