Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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Brakes 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.
9
Latest Jul 20, 2013
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.
7%
of 135 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.
1
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 service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1997 Toyota Corolla submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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 brake
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Brakes
Filed Jul 20, 2013
DRIVING ON SH 79 FREEHOLD BORO WHEN ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKES TO STOP AND MAKE TURN PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. PUMPED BRAKE PEDAL IN PANIC MANY TIMES WHEN VEHICLE PULLED SHARP RIGHT AND WHILE STILL PUMPING BRAKE PEDAL AND ATTEMPT TO USE HAND BRAKE VEHICLE FINALLY SLOWED AND STOPPED. MECHANIC ADVISED BOTH BRAKE LINES IN REAR WERE NOT COATED AND FLUID LEAKED FROM PLACE WHERE CLAMP STRAPPED THEM TO UNDERCARRIAGE OF CAR. LINES WERE RUSTED AS NO PROTECTION COATING WAS APPLIED DURING MANUFACTURING. THEY HAVE REPLACED MANY COROLLA BRAKE LINES DUE TO THIS LACK OF COATING. NO WARNING PRIOR TO BRAKES FAILING. NO TRAFFIC CLOSE WHILE BRAKING JUST TOTALLY SCARED TO DEATH. *TR
NHTSA ID
10525946
Incident
Jul 12, 2013
Mileage
76,110 mi
Brakes
Filed Jul 24, 2002
REAR BRAKES HAVE WORN OUT TWICE ALREADY AND I AM STILL ON THE ORIGINAL FRONT BRAKES PADS. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHY. REPLACING ALL REAR BRAKE COMPONENTS.*AK
NHTSA ID
764687
Brakes
Filed Apr 7, 2001
WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKES, THE FRONT BRAKES MAKE A VERY LOAD CLANK. LOAD ENOUGH FOR PEOPLE TO TURN AND LOOK AT YOU. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM , AND THEY SAID ALL 1997 TOYOTA COROLLAS DO THIS, AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL,THEY SAID THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES. NOW WHEN I GO GOT STOP,I FEEL LIKE ITS GETTING HARDER TO STOP. IF YOU COULD RSVP ME I'D APPRECIATE IT . THANK YOU. *AK
NHTSA ID
743664
BrakesInterior & seats
Filed Feb 23, 2001
LOCKS ON DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S REAR DOORS BECOME JAMMED, AND CANNOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. ALSO, BRAKE LIGHTS ARE PREFORMING ERRATICALLY . PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
NHTSA ID
881211
Brakes
Filed Jun 19, 2000
Crash reported2 injuries reported
IN RAIN BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK *ML
NHTSA ID
863773
Incident
Jun 15, 2000
Brakes
Filed Feb 16, 1999
BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND SOMETIMES VEHICLE WON'T STOP AT ALL,. NEEDS TO APPLY EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NHTSA ID
834825
Incident
Aug 1, 1997
Brakes
Filed Nov 20, 1998
WHEN SITTING AT A STOP SIGN THE PEDAL WILL SLIP DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD HALF WAY, AND WHEN DRIVING AND GOING TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WILL SLIP AWAY FROM FOOT. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN, AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS THREE TIMES. THEY ADJUSTED THE BRAKES, AND THEY STILL CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
NHTSA ID
831117
Incident
Apr 12, 1998
Brakes
Filed Jun 23, 1998
NOISY BRAKES FOLLOWED BY BRAKES FADING. (QCAW)
NHTSA ID
538194
Brakes
Filed Dec 11, 1997
BRAKES FAIL TO WORK WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. *AK
NHTSA ID
523098
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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