Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
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Fuel system 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.
10
Latest Jan 30, 2009
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.
6%
of 176 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.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. 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. 10 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 fuel system
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Fuel system
Filed Jan 30, 2009
SMELL THE ODOR OF GASOLINE AT TIMES AROUND THE CAR. VERY LUCKY NO FIRE. FOUND TWO PIN WHOLES THAT ONLY LEAK WHEN THE FUEL VAPOR PRESSURE INSIDE THE TANK COMES UP. ONE PIN WHOLE SLIGHTLY TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE EXHAUST PIPE BUT SPRAYING TOWARD THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE OTHER PIN HOLE IS ABOVE THE EXHAUST PIPE HEAT SHIELD SPRAYING ONTO THE BODY AND DRAINING DOWN ON TO THE EXHAUST PIPE HEAT SHIELD. PURCHASED CAR NEW, NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, NO ROAD DAMAGE TO TANK, NEVER OPERATED IN A SALT ENVIRONMENT, NO RUST. JUST FOUND TODAY -- HAVE NOT REPAIRED. *TR
NHTSA ID
10257001
Incident
Jan 30, 2009
Mileage
150,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Jun 24, 2005
SMELL OF GASOLINE. FOUND A STREAM OF GASOLINE SQUIRTING FROM A CRACK IN THE GAS TANK ON TO THE EXHAUST PIPE HEAT BARRIER. UPON EXAMINATION OF TANK FOUND A DEFECT IN THE GAS TANK MANUFACTURING PROCESS. IT LOOKED LIKE DURING THE STAMPING OF THE SHEET METAL, A PORTION OF THE METAL FOLDED OVER CAUSING A WEAKEN AREA OF ABOUT 1 INCH WHERE THE METAL IS BENT OVER ON ITSELF. I REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE GAS TANK WITH A NEW ONE PURCHASED FROM TOYOTA AND IT LASTED ABOUT 18 MONTHS BEFORE IT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS A PROBLEM SEEING THIS DEFECT IN THE NEW TANK BECAUSE OF THE UNDERCOATING APPLIED.I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A HAZARDOUS DEFECT BECAUSE THE LEAK OCCURS JUST ABOVE THE THE EXHAUST PIPE RADIANT HEAT SHEILD.
NHTSA ID
10126503
Incident
Jun 7, 2001
Fuel system
Filed Apr 18, 2003
THE VEHICLE LEAKED GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THE FUEL LINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NLM
NHTSA ID
10017180
Fuel system
Filed Mar 25, 2003
MY 1995 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS A "PIN-HOLE IN THE GAS TANK" NECESSITATING THE WHOLE TANK BE REPLACED. THE LOCATION OF THE HOLE IS DIRECTLY OVER THE EXHAUST PIPE, MAKING THE CAR UNSAFE DUE TO FIRE DANGER. THE TOYOTA REPAIR DEPT. SEEMS UNCLEAR IF THIS IS CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE TANK, A ROAD HAZARD OR INTERNAL CORROSION. IF THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, YOU SHOULD WARN OTHER OWNERS OF THIS CAR, SO THERE ARE NO VEHICLE FIRES. SHOULD YOU WISH TO INSPECT THIS VEHICLE, IT IS ON SITE AT TOYOTA OF WILMINGTON 5640 MARKET ST. WILM NC 28405.
NHTSA ID
10010980
Incident
Mar 25, 2003
Fuel system
Filed May 15, 2002
SECOND FUEL TANK THAT WILL BE REPLACED IN 8 MONTHS IS PETRUDING OUTWARD INSTEAD OF INWARD. ALSO,INDENTATIONS ON TANK CAUSES IT TO RUPTURE, CRACKS FORMED . CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DUE TO SMELLING GASOLINE AND NOTICING A LEAK FROM OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. MECHANIC WAS CONTACTING TOYOTA BECAUSE OF NOT HAVING AN EXPLANATION OF WHY THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
NHTSA ID
8009882
Incident
May 14, 2002
Fuel system
Filed Sep 1, 2000
FUEL TANK HAS HAIR LINE CRACKS WHICH CAUSES FUEL LEAKAGES. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA ID
869296
Incident
Aug 21, 2000
Fuel system
Filed Jun 25, 2000
SECOND INCIDENT OF GAS TANK LEAKING. FIRST LEAK WAS WELDED BY PERSONAL MECHANIC. HE INDICATED A SEPARATE COMPONENT WAS RUBBING ON THE GAS TANK, CAUSING A HOLE TO FORM. SINCE THE EXHAUST SYSTEM IS LOCATED IN SUCH CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE FUEL TANK, A SEVERE FIRE HAZARD EXISTS, WHICH COULD BECOME LIFE THREATENING.*AK
NHTSA ID
724519
Incident
Jun 25, 2000
Fuel system
Filed Apr 24, 2000
WITHIN AN 18-MONTH PERIOD GAS TANK HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE DUE TO LEAKAGE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
NHTSA ID
860840
Fuel system
Filed Aug 23, 1999
GAS TANK SEAM SPLIT CAUSING FUEL TO NOT DRIP BUT STREAM DOWN ONTO EXHUAST PIPE , CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN APPROXIMANTLY 30-40 MILES ADAY UNDER THIS CIRCUMSTANCE UNTIL FOUND, IT A WONDER THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT CATCH FIRE OR EXPLODE, WAS UNAWEAR OF THIS PROBLEM UNTIL NOTICE OF GAS ON DRIVEWAY, HAD BEEN SMELLING GAS EVER SINCE THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED IN THE VEHICLE AT 43,000 AT WHICH POINT THE MOTOR HAD A THROWN ROD AND WAS REPLACED BY DEALER, DURING THE REPLACEMENT THE HOST THAT WAS USED TO REPLACE MOTOR LEAKED CAUSING THE NEW MOTOR TO FALL INTO THE CAR , THUS CRUSHING THE OIL PAN, NOT SURE IF THAT INCIDENT STRAINED THE GAS LINES CAUSING THE SEAM TO SPLIT IN GAS TANK BUT IT SURE DOES SEEM ODD THAT THE TANK IS SPILT AT ONLY 59,000 MILES, TOYOTA CLAIMS THAT THERE IS A 2 WEEK WAIT PEROID ON THE TANK FOR THIS VEHICLE QUOTE " THERE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER" WHICH ALSO MAKES ME THINK THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD A SIMLIAR PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK LEAKING IN THIS VEHICLE, ALSO PLEASE NOTE THAT I WAS INFORMED BY THE OHIO EPA STATION THAT MOST 90-95 CORROLLAS FAILED THE EPA GUDE LINES ON ONE TEST OUR VEHICLE FAILED THE HYDROCARBON WHICH THE MAX WAS 220 AND THIS VEHICLE WAS 858 , THATS A CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCE I HAVE MY WIFE AND KIDS IN THIS VEHCILE THROUHOUT THE DAY AND THINKING THAT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN SERIUOSLY INJURED OR KILLED BY THE GAS LEAK CONCERNS ME VERY MUCH.
NHTSA ID
710409
Incident
Jul 1, 1995
Fuel system
Filed Dec 12, 1995
Crash reportedFire reported1 injury reported
VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED 3 TIMES, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT/FIRE. *SD
NHTSA ID
490758
Incident
Oct 18, 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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