CarComplaints.com Notes: There must have been something in the water at the plant where they built the eighth generation Corollas, especially the 1998 and 1999 model years.
Outside of airbag problems being reported to NHTSA, this is about as dependable a car as you’ll find. But good luck finding one; owners say they want a new car, but can’t justify trading in their Corolla because the darn thing just keeps rolling.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
16 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
13 / 0
Average Mileage:
20,167 miles
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The contact owns a 1998 Toyota Corolla. The contact was involved in a crash. None of the air bags deployed. The contact sustained a broken rib, fractured bone and whiplash. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer had not been notified. The current and failure mileages were approximately 167,000.
My wife's 1998 Toyota Corolla was hit head on at 70mph by a full size passenger truck and the airbag did not deploy. She has been the sole owner of the vehicle since purchase. Prior to the accident, in the course of ownership, the airbag warning light came on periodically. We took the vehicle in several occasions to two different authorized Toyota dealerships and both reported that nothing was wrong. This, in spite of the fact that the light continued to flash intermittently. We have retained the diagnostic receipts from the dealerships. I contacted Toyota motors, and they have created a case number. Toyota motors requested crash photographs to be E-mailed to them, which I have done. No further contact has been received from Toyota motors. The vehicle is being held at our insurers salvage yard for further instructions.
On 11/7/2006 I was involved in an accident where my vehicle 98 Toyota Corolla rear ended a cement truck. The speed at which my car was traveling was 25-35 mph. The air bags did not deploy, my seat belt did not lock and because of this my chest hit the steering wheel. I visited the urgent care the same day and as a result of the accident I suffered strained ligaments and muscles in my neck and back and a bruise and scrape on my chest. I am still suffering.
Both front airbags deployed with a mod-speed front right crash by oncoming vehicle. Drivers front airbag started smoldering emitting an acrid gray smoke (electrical wiring?) from the base of the airbag; stopped smoking when disconnected battery. Passenger airbag broke front windshield when it deployed (had no passenger). Are either of these situations common/normal with airbag deployment?
After being cut off by another vehicleit hit front driver's side of car, and side door panel of second car at 30mph. Upon impact, neither front nor side air bags deployed.
- Albany, NY, USA
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While driving at 10 mph, another vehicle going about 30 mph hit consumer's vehicle from driver's side door, and driver's side air bag did not deploy, which did not protect the occupant in this crash. The driver side door was damaged due to the accident.
Was in an accident going 45mph a truck ran a stop sign and I hit them in the side my son was in the passenger seat and his seat caught when I pressed the brakes but released when we hit the other vehicle airbag deployed but did not inflate. The seatbelt also released when we hit the ditch. He hit his head on the winshield 2 times and is now dealing with post concussion syndrome. I called Toyota and they said they found no defects and that the safety system did what it was suppose to.( dot number: Tire size: P185/65R14 )
I hit a truck at an intersction at 55. I did not see him. I was alone, and did not see the truck soon enough. My driver's air bag deployed, but did not inflate. The para-medic who reached me first noted that the bag had not inflated. They arrived in 5 minutes. The passenger side did inflate. I suffered severe bruising and broken ribs and hit the steering wheel. My insurance company asked me to report this incident.
While driving at 35 mph another vehicle made a left turn in front of the consumer vehicle, and consumer couldn't stop and hit the other vehicle. None of the four air bags deployed.
Vehicle is equipped with the front and rear side airbags. While making a left turn, another vehicle hit consumer's vehicle at the passenger rear side at about 15 mph, and the side airbags did not deploy which did not protect the occupant in the accident.
Driver was hit on the driver's side at a considerable speed in such that the door was bent away from the frame of the vehicle, the side airbag did not deploy, and driver sustained injuries to the neck and left shoulder (strained muscles and ligaments).829522 dup of 781500; posted on 09-07-1999.
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- Yadkinville, NC, USA