Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | ||||||||||||||||
| 94V220000 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. | from 09/01/1992 to 07/01/1994 | V (Vehicle) | 16497 | 12/05/1994 | MFR | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 11/08/1994 | 11/22/1994 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | An unused harness connector for power windows, power door locks and sunroof was improperly routed under the floor carpet in the left kick panel. if the vehicle is operated in cold weather conditions where large amounts of road salts are used, the salt water or snow carried into the vehicle by the driver's shoes can penetrate the carpet and drip onto the connector resulting in the formation of a salt bridge between the terminals. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This causes an electrical short inside the harness, and can result in a vehicle fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will remove the unused harness connector. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: electrical system: wiring.vehicle description: corolla passenger vehicles built in japan or canada not equipped with power windows, power door locks and sunroof, registered in the following states: ct, il, in, me, ma, mi, nh, nj, ny, oh, pa, ri,vt, and wi.note: if your vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and the remedy is not provided free of charge within a reasonable time, please contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||||
| TC94014 | 11/01/1994 | 37810 | Service campaign - ro3 - toyota has determined that an unused wire harness connector on certain subject model sedans operating in cold weather conditions can experience an electrical short circuit due to salt contamination. when salt water | 01/10/1995 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||||
| TC95004 | 05/01/1995 | 44060 | Special service campaign - r03- campaign to correct harness corrosion problem on vehicles operating in states that use salt to control snow and ice. special instructions extended the campaign to vehicles that had operated in one or more | 11/01/1995 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 11/04/2002 | 0 | ||
| Consumer states his electrical system is failing, his brakes lights, tail lights, dash lights, horn is not working. consumer has taken his auto to the dealer and his recall was honored. he is afraid his wife will be in an accident because of the tail lights. ts | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||
| 11/05/1998 | 1 | 08/01/1997 | |
| Alternator was replaced due to failure. *yc | |||
| 06/06/1998 | |||
| Alternator keeps dying out without any notification or warning. the alternator eats up the battery, incident occurrs while driving and turning. dealer cannot duplicate the problem. *ak | |||
| 09/24/1998 | |||
| Premature failure of alternator. | |||
| 01/01/1998 | 10/02/1993 | ||
| Alternator failure. | |||
| 08/19/1995 | 9 | ||
| Alternator overheated. *sd | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 03/01/2000 | |||
| The car shuts off while driving, i have taken it to two toyota dealerships, one in me and one in nj and neither has been able to tell me what is wrong. when it shuts off while driving on the highway, you can sometimes restart it just by pressing/pumping the gas. other times you must coast off to the shoulder , wait and restart. that can take several attempts. i remember a recent recall, unfortunately i do not remember the make or model, regarding a similar situation and was wondering what the problem was since the symptom was the same. thank you for your time. mike riley. *ak | |||
| 09/18/1994 | 1 | ||
| Ignition system failure preventing vehicle from starting. *skd | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 05/22/1996 | |||
| Traveling down interstate vehicle jerked, smoke entered passengers compartment. result: underhood fire. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 04/15/2001 | 05/01/1994 | ||
| Fire started in or near main fuse box located under dashboard on driver side. fire quickly extinguished, but entire electrical system destroyed, and replaced by nye frontier toyota in anchorage, ak. total cost of repairs was $3889.44. please advise if any recalls, defect investigations, or complaints on file similar to this report for this make/model of vehicle.*ak | |||
| While parked an electrical short caused the vehicle to catch on fire in the dash area. *ak | |||
| 02/15/1995 | 1 | ||
| Undrdash fire, cause unknown. tt | |||