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 a few engine related issues for the 1999, these are about as dependable a car as you’ll find. And remember most of these cars have 200k miles on them by now. 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.
2.3
hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
68,500 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
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Replaced three denso starters in 1/2010, 9/2006, and 9/2003 in '99 Toyota Corolla with only 90K mileage in car. I believe these starters are defective because in 2003 mechanic replaced original denso starter with remanufactured denso. I had 42K mileage on car. He inspected the starter and the invoice states that the starter was defective. I emailed denso salesperson to complain about the product and request reimbursement. He said no because there is only 12K warranty on starter. Again I had a starter replaced in 2006, and 2010. Something is seriously wrong that I am replacing starters every three years. I have never had to replace a starter in my life. I want this company investigated and want my money back.
Currently I own 1999 Toyota Corolla, model -ce which was originally used vehicle and was @8500 miles on it at the time of purchase. Car was in good running condition until on 8/29/09 car stopped suddenly while moving and smokes came out from engine hood. Without wasting time, insurance company was contacted immediately and car was towed to the repair shop. Repair shop personnel inspected quickly and I was told that wiring of the harness cable near the engine has been overheated and some have melted due to malfunctioning of solenoid on the starter which also caused battery to be overheated. I touched hood and it was very hot. We were lucky on that day otherwise battery could have exploded should we would have tried another attempt to start a vehicle. I had my wife and two kids in the car. As of now, repair shop is not sure about total extent of the damage and asking @$736 includes replacement of battery and starter as well as labor towards finding, replacing by soldering misc harness cables. After doing this much, they will check again the vehicle to make sure problem is resolved, otherwise they have to continue to chase until car is fixed. This leads to uncertainty of cost and reliability of the vehicle even after repair. This event could have resulted into tragic incident for my family where my wife and two kids were in the car during the event. As of now, I was advised by original car seller rep, repair shop and few friends to sell it off in as is condition or after repair. As of now, car seller is offering $300 for the car in as is condition. I am still wondering while wires overheated suddenly and smoked. I just did oil change a few days ago. Per insurance company, this damage is not covered under insurance and have to take care personally. This is a huge cost burden with unknown reason.
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- San Mateo, CA, USA