1. Toyota Corolla
  2. Problems
  3. 2003
  4. Fuel/Propulsion System

2003 Toyota Corolla Fuel/Propulsion System 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:

  • 1 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
100–150k mi2
150–400k mi1
30–60k mi1
1–30k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • December 18, 2018 · 117,300 miles

    Fuel/Propulsion System

    Receiving codes p0440 and p0446, vehicle has 118244 miles currently. Bought car brand new. Check engine light came on with a slight smell of fumes, while driving. Replaced fuel cap first per autoparts store diagnostics and had codes cleared. Check engine light and smell reappeared. A week later replaced fuel filler pipe and vent hoses. Symptoms returned, sames codes registering. Had codes cleared but light returns.…

    ODI 11171743

  • March 26, 2018 · 39,189 miles

    Fuel/Propulsion System

    Leaking gas tank due to corrosion. Tank replaced at a cost of $1305.81.

    ODI 11081867

  • January 7, 2015 · 103,154 miles

    Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control

    I experienced a stuck accelerator pedal in my 2003 corolla.i tried to kick the pedal loose and could not.i ended up grabbing the key and shutting the engine down to avoid losing control on the snow covered road and hitting traffic in front of me.i later determined that the throttle linkage had lost normal freedom of movement in the cold weather,even though i had cleaned the inside of the throttle body some months…

    ODI 10670826

  • September 5, 2014 · 210,110 miles

    Air Bags · Fuel/Propulsion System

    On the day of september 04/2014 i was driving my toyota corolla 2003 to go work and after few minutes of driving car was start shaking too much and stopped at middle of the street. I tried to start the engine again but it was good with no problem but i found at the dash board light was showing air bags light. On september 12/2014 i went to local toyota dealer to inspect the problem but they found air bags spiral…

    ODI 10651450

  • July 9, 2003 · 100 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System

    Vehicle was hit on freeway and knocked up onto center dividing wall of freeway, approximately 2 days after purchase. The vehicle was twisted and unable to be driven. Insurance company refused to total vehicle and original factory replacement parts were denied. Aftermarket parts not related to vehicle were placed on vehicle including wrong steering, frame, wrong brakes, wrong everything, and many other fraudulent…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10617289