Toyota Corolla Engine Problems
- 317
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 22
- Years with records
- 1999–2020
- Stored years
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 317 stored complaint records:
- 32 indicate a crash
- 15 indicate injury
- 12 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- check engine · 16 records
- failure mileage · 14 records
- engine light · 14 records
- notified failure · 9 records
- indicator illuminated · 9 records
- takata recall · 8 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 85 |
| 1–30k mi | 69 |
| 30–60k mi | 52 |
| 100–150k mi | 41 |
| 150–400k mi | 25 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Engine · Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other
Driving on the freeway, my car engine shut-off and breaks locked. Car will not start on the move so i have to bring it to a stop. The process of transitioning lanes without breaks was very scary. After the car was brought to a full stop the car was able to start.
ODI 11306682
Engine
Car overheating and when i was checking under hood while vehicle was stationary in driveway to see if radiator fan was working place where small hose that connects to reservoir is attached to plastic radiator pipe broke suddenly projecting strong stream of scalding radiator fluid to my abdomen causing burn injury.
1 injury
ODI 11302294
Electrical System · Engine
My car has 91,414 miles and has had multiple cylinder misfires with my normal daily commute of six miles each way. In three years on a 4 cylinder engine i have had three ignition coils replaced, twice within two and a half years and 10,468 miles on the #2 coil. All repairs have been completed by toyota certified repair facilities with toyota oem parts. This is not normal for a low mileage vehicle maintained with…
ODI 11307935
Engine
On more than one occasion i was going between 5-10 miles an hour and the car sputtered and felt like it was going to shut off. I told the dealership when i took the car in for regular service and the told me the computer did not find anything wrong and they could not replicate the problem when driving it. Also when accelerating the car will make a clunking sound. Again the dealership denied a problem. These issues…
ODI 11301854
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota corolla. While driving various speeds, the vehicle sputtered, hesitated to accelerate, and the check engine indicator displayed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the ecm was faulty and needed to be replaced. Savannah toyota ([redacted], savannah, ga) was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact was informed that the…
ODI 11290271
Engine · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact had to pull over to the side of the road, and reset the module by turning the vehicle on and off several times. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 164,000.
ODI 11282633
Engine · Power Train · Service Brakes
Will driving the car decelerated and would not go pass 20mph. Break,engine,ect. Lights turned on. The car has only 1345 miles. So far it has happened twice. Second time going to the dealership.
ODI 11288777
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact stated was employed by hertz rental cars. The contact stated that a 2020 toyota corolla caught on fire. Fire noticed 3-4 hours after vehicle was parked and driving out a parking lot. The fire department was contacted and extinghised the vehicle. A fire deprtment report was taken with file #111520199429275. The contact stated that after the vehicle renter was driving the vehicle out of a parking lot…
Fire reported
ODI 11308920