Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
ENGINE FIRE. WAS PUT OUT BY EMPLOYEE OF NEARBY RESTAURANT. REVIEWED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE. APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED NEAR THE FUEL LINE AREA. *TR
MY CAR IS 9 YRS OLD, 109,000 MILES IT'S ON THE LOWER END OF THE RECOMMENDATION MILEAGE FOR THE YEAR OF THE CAR. ON 9/3/08 FIRST DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT EVER CAME ON. I GOT NERVOUS WENT TO ADVANCED AUTO PARTS AND THEY CHECKED THE LIGHT, IT SHOWED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE AIR FLOW. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER 3 DAYS. BROUGHT IT TO TOYOTA FOR REPAIRS OF SOME OTHER ITEMS AND MENTIONED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOING ON AND THEN OFF. THEY CHECKED IT BUT WASN'T SURE IF IT WAS READING CORRECTLY. 4 DAYS LATER CAME BACK ON AGAIN AND WENT OUT 3 DAYS LATER. 2 DAYS PASSED AND THEN IT CAME BACK ON AGAIN AND REMAINED ON EVER SINCE. I BROUGHT IT BACK AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A CHARCOAL CANISTER FAILURE AND IT WOULD COST $450, I WAS UPSET BECAUSE I JUST GOT $968 WORTH OF REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE DONE. I ALWAYS KEEP UP ON MY MAINTENANCE WORK/OIL CHANGES. IS THIS A FAULTY PART FROM TOYOTA? I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THIS GOING AND IF IT IS NORMAL AFTER SO MANY YEARS/MILES THEN WHY IS IT SO EXPENSIVE AND HARD TO FIND OR REPAIR? I HEARD ONLY TOYOTA HAS THE PART WHICH WAS QUOTED TO ME AS $232. SO IF I DON'T PAY $450 MY VEHICLE WON'T PASS INSPECTION/EMISSION TEST. CAN SOMEONE HELP! *TR
DT: THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE ON OCTOBER 6, 2005. THE VEHICLE WASN'T DRIVEN ANY DIFFERENT BEFORE THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS BEFORE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE CHIEF DID AN INSPECTION ON OCTOBER 7, 2005, AND HE CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS A FUEL LINE BREAK. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED, THEY TOLD HER THAT SOMEONE WOULD COME OUT AND INSPECT THE VEHICLE. SHE FELT THAT THEY WERE IGNORING HER BECAUSE NO ONE CAME OUT AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE YET. SHE RECEIVED A LETTER AFTER SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER FROM TOYOTA, BUT THE LETTER WAS ADDRESSED TO SOMEONE ELSE, AND IT EXPLAINED THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM THAT SHE HAD. THE INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED VEHICLE BUT SHE DID NOT KNOW WHAT THEIR FINDINGS WERE. SHE ONLY HAS THE ESTIMATE THAT THEY SENT HER. *AK UPDATED 11/16/2005. *NM
DT: 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA. VEHICLE WASN'T MOVING WELL, IT WAS SLUGGISH. THE MECHANIC SAID THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WAS CLOGGED. A DIFFERENT MECHANIC AGREED, AND SAID THE 1999 MODEL SHOULD BE USING ONLY HIGH-TEST GASOLINE. BUT THE OWNER'S MANUAL ON PAGE 129 SAID THE GASOLINE MUST BE RATING 87 WHICH WAS REGULAR GAS. REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FOR $352.79. TOYOTA CLAIM #200509220912.*AK UPDATED 11/2/2005. *NM
1. NORMAL DRIVING AND USE OF CAR, REGULARLY MAINTAINED, STILL UNDER CERTIFIED PREOWNED WARRANTY (DOESN'T SEEM TO COVER WHAT SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW?). 2. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, CODE SCAN PRODUCES PO-441/441 (VAPOR CANNISTER AND VSV NEEDS TO BE REPLACED [EVAP CONTROL SYSTEM ERRORS]). 3. NOTHING DONE YET. IT SEEMS THAT OTHER COROLLAS EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM (FROM WEB SEARCHES [WWW.GOOGLE.COM].*AK
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT WITH THIS VEHICLE/MODEL FUEL INJECTIONS. SCC
CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED UP, THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND REMAIN ILLUMINATED. TS THE DEALER FOUND THAT 1 OUT OF 4 FUEL INJECTORS WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*JB
MY CAR IS AUTOMATIC. SOMETIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING IT "REVS" REALLY HIGH LIKE OVER 4. AND THATS ONLY WHEN I AM GOING 30MPH. EVEN IF I PUT OVERDRIVE ON IT STILL DOESNT WORK. ALSO MY LOW GAS LIGHT INDICATOR FADES IN AND OUT. ITS DOESNT COME ON UNTIL THE CAR IS PAST THE "E" . AND THE LAST PROBLEM IS MY LOCKS. WHEN I AM DRIVING I LOCK MY DOORS. AND THEN WHEN I TURN OFF MY CAR, TAKE MY KEYS OUT, IT WONT LET MY UNLOCK MY DOOR. I HAVE AUTOMATIC DOORS AND IT SHOULDNT BE DOING THIS. ONE LAST COMMENT IS THAT THESE PROBLEMS DO NOT HAPPEN ON ALL THE TIME. BUT AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER MANY TIMES AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I KNOW THERE IS. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.
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