Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 07/07/2000 | |||
| While driving vehicle experience an engine compartment fire. local fire deptment arrived and extinguished the fire, and informed consumer that a fuel leakage might have been the cause. dealer notified. feel free to provide further details. *ak | |||
| 1 | 09/07/1997 | ||
| Gas fumes inside the car. yh | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY | |||
| 03/15/2007 | 110000 | 2 | 05/06/2001 |
| Check engine light came on. dealership ran the diagnostic ($90). the report indicated that the car needed a new charcoal canister. repair made a local auto shop (parts & labor $370). one month later, check engine light reappeared. local auto shop ran diagnostic. report indicated that the vacuum switching valve for the purge system is malfunctioning. repair made at local auto shop (part & labor $135). *jb | |||
| 10/11/1999 | 1 | 05/01/1999 | |
| Under normal driving conditions car caught fire under the hood. the car was a total loss. fire officials at the scene noticed smell of gas. their initial reaction was that either a fuel line ruptured or a fuel injector failed and sprayed fuel onto hot engine parts. | |||
| 04/23/1999 | 1 | 01/01/1998 | |
| The fuel line in the engine compartment ruptured or detached under normal driving conditions. an intense fire resulted. my wife, blair, escaped without injury. the car was declared a total loss. | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | |||
| 03/30/1998 | |||
| When gas is pumped into the fuel tank(if overfilled, the gas would not go to ground, it would go to bottom vehicle shut off valve did not operate, dealer contacted and cannot remedy the problem, and problem still exists. provide further information. *ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | |||
| 05/01/2001 | |||
| Engine started rattling and vibrating. took vehicle to dealer, who stated that fuel injection system has to be replaced. *ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM - INJECTORS | |||
| 06/14/2006 | 92906 | 1 | |
| Major fuel leak at injectors causing liquid gasoline to pool in the wells of the exterior of the intake manifold. vehicle towed to toyota dealership. dealership replaced o-rings at top of injectors. *jb | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY | |||
| 04/01/2000 | |||
| This car has visited at the dealer's service station for almost a total of 3 weeks combined since i bought it april 2000. gas leaked when putting gas in tank and the car smelled of gas on the inside. the tank was supposedly replaced but just recently started leaking again. the check engine light has been on a total of 3 times. plus the right front and rear wheels make noise. i just want the car fixed because corolla's are good cars but the constant visits to the dealership for one thing or another is really starting to annoy me and has become a huge inconvenience. *ak | |||
| 1 | 09/01/1997 | ||
| Pressure develops in the gas tank. | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY - FILLER PIPE AND CAP | |||
| 05/01/1998 | 1 | 11/12/1997 | |
| Gas cap failed. yh | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | |||
| 1 | 01/19/1998 | ||
| Vehicle suspension is poor resulting in poor directional control in high winds. | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY - PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES | |||
| 05/21/2003 | 38000 | 3 | 09/24/2001 |
| Charcoal canister assembly and vacuum switching valve failed. gas cap also failed.*ak | |||