2003 Toyota Corolla Service Brakes Problems
- 5
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 5 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
I was parking at about 3 mph, took my foot off the accelerator pedal and pressed down on the brake pedal to slowly ease the car to a stop at the parking spot. The vehicle jolted forward and accelerated. I hit a pole and the vehicle sustained terrible frontend damage. I have a 2003 toyota corolla and it is over 188,000 miles.
Crash reported
ODI 11088952
Power Train · Service Brakes · Wheels
Rear wheel bearings failure (safety defect) -- 2003 toyota corolla. Excerpts from my e-mail to toyota motor sales, u.s.a. Inc. Follow: "the local toyota dealership has recently recommended replacing the rear hub axle bearings due to a humming noise, at a cost of over $1,000.00. This recommendation has floored me as this type of repair for a vehicle with only 90,000 miles does not seem to be consistent with the…
ODI 10990491
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
We were parked in a parking lot. My wife got into the car, put her foot on the brake to take the car out of park, and put the car in reverse. The car accelerated rapidly backward with the engine revving and no effect from the brakes, and hit a pole. With the engine still racing, my wife then put the car in drive, still with her foot on the brake, and it sped forward running into the back of a pickup truck. The…
Crash reported
ODI 10957607
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
While i was driving on the highway to work, driving at approximately 70-75 mph, i started to brake. Instead of decreasing in speed, my car accelerated and everytime i would push the brake, my car would increase in speed (unintended acceleration). Within the span of about 3 months, this incident has occurred a total of 5-6 times, making it very unsafe to drive. *js
ODI 10669313
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. The contact stated that while driving 20 mph, the rear brakes malfunctioned as the contact attempted to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was diagnosed but the contact was not told what caused the defect. The vehicle was not remedied. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 80,000. Updated 04/14/14 ma updated 04/18/14 *js
ODI 10555049
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2003 Toyota Corolla.
Catalog fitment does not by itself prove OEM-equivalent compatibility.