Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Toyota Corolla.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | The contact's wife owns a 1998 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while his wife was taking items out of the trunk of t… |
| 2021-09-19 | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:DONGLE | No | 0 | My auto mechanic and I, after extensive diagnosis, have confirmed that the Pulse mileage/route tracking device that Met… |
| 2020-08-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. WHEN I LOOKED UP ANY RECALLS ON THIS YEAR OF TOYOTA, THERE WERE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS AND NO FIXE… |
| 2019-08-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL MY 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA IS LISTED AS ONE OF THE CARS EFFECTED BY THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. TODAY I… |
| 2018-05-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT A GPS DEVICE THAT ATTACHES TO THE CAR THROUGH THE OBDII PORT. MANUFACTURERED BY AGNIK CORPORATI… |
| 2016-12-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SAFETY ISSUE!!! THE LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE HAS A STRANGE ISSUE THAT TOYOTA SEEMS UNABLE TO REPAIR! 139000.0 MILES THE VE… |
| 2015-08-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | STARTER DID NOT STOP CRANKING, ALTHOUGH IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND KEY WAS REMOVED. CONTINUED CRANKING UNTIL AFTER LAR… |
| 2015-07-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONT END CRASH. THE SEAT/SHOULDER BELT DID NOT LOCK AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY |
| 2015-04-13 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEE… |
| 2015-01-16 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS WO… |
| 2014-02-24 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN RADIAL XDT TIRES, SIZE P185/65/R14. THE CONTACT STATE… |
| 2013-12-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEIZED. THERE WERE NO W… |
| 2012-02-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY LOCKED INTO THE SEAT BELT LATCH. *TR |
| 2011-07-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AT THIS APPROXIMATE DATE, I BEGAN GETTING A WARNING LIGHT RE. MY AIR BAGS. MY DEALER SAID I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE … |
| 2011-07-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG WARNING KEPT FLASHING THAT THE AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE SERVICED. WE TOOK CAR TO DEALER, IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANT… |
| 2010-08-18 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | MY WIFE'S 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA WAS HIT HEAD ON AT 70MPH BY A FULL SIZE PASSENGER TRUCK AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. S… |
| 2010-07-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONT… |
| 2009-08-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA. ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. ON AUGUST 20, 1999, THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A RUBBING SOUND IN THE … |
| 2009-04-27 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HER 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES ON IT, MY MOTHER EXPERIENCED STEERING PROBLEMS WI… |
| 2009-01-05 | TIRES | No | 0 | TWO YEARS AGO I REPLACED ALL THE TIRES ON MY 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH A SET OF NEW KUMHO TOURING A/S 795 (175/65SR14).… |
| 2008-09-22 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CEILING INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WAS FA… |
| 2008-07-21 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | I HAVE RECENTLY BOUGHT A TOYOTA COROLLA 1998 AND EVERY TIME I TURN TO THE RIGHT I CAN HEAR A GRINDING NOISE ON THE FRON… |
| 2008-07-14 | TIRES | No | 0 | BFGOODRICH 175/65/R14 TIRES PURCHASED AT SEARS WITHOUT "ROAD HAZARD" ON 4/22/2007. TIRES CLAIM TO HAVE A 60,000 MILE MA… |
| 2008-06-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HEADLAMPS ON 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA HAVE FOGGED COMPLETELY OVER. THE FOGGING IS ON THE EXTERNAL LENS SURFACE, NOT DUE TO M… |
| 2008-05-07 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES AND VALVE STEMS FAILED OVER THE COUR… |
| 2008-04-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN EVER I PUT MY CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE CAR WILL STAY AT THE SPEED THAT I SET IT AT FOR JUST A SHORT WHILE. IT THEN … |
| 2008-03-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO CHARGED $ 100 FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND TOLD ME I… |
| 2008-01-27 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WON'T OPEN BOTH FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT THE TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD… |
| 2007-10-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | A PART IN THE DOOR OF MY 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA BROKE ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. I COULD NOT OPEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR FROM THE OUT… |
| 2007-07-27 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SWITCHES. *TR |
| 2007-07-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED A… |
| 2007-03-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALERSHIP RAN THE DIAGNOSTIC ($90). THE REPORT INDICATED THAT THE CAR NEEDED A NEW CHARCOA… |
| 2006-11-07 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | ON 11/7/2006 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE MY VEHICLE 98 TOYOTA COROLLA REAR ENDED A CEMENT TRUCK. THE SPEED AT W… |
| 2006-09-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT INCIDENT, THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE CONNE… |
| 2006-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT BLINKED CONTINUOUSLY AFTER REPAIRED. UPON INSPECTION MECHANIC DETERMINED TH… |
| 2006-06-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | No | 0 | MAJOR FUEL LEAK AT INJECTORS CAUSING LIQUID GASOLINE TO POOL IN THE WELLS OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. VEH… |
| 2006-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MULTIPLE AIR BAG SENSOR REPLACEMENTS. *NM |
| 2006-01-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON OUR 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA BLINKS CONTINUALLY. COMPUTER ANALYSIS INDICATES THE CAUSE TO BE A… |
| 2005-10-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT TOYOTA RECALLS REGARDING STICKING GAS PEDALS, I FELT I SHOULD REPORT THAT THIS HAPPENED TO ME WI… |
| 2005-10-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | ENGINE STARTER MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER ENGINE HAS STARTED. STARTER CONTINUES TO RUN EVEN AFTER ENGINE WAS STOPPED… |
| 2005-09-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA LE, AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STARTS BLINKING AS SOON AS I START THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE SECOND … |
| 2005-07-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA WILL NOT ALWAYS SHUT DOWN THE THROTTLE ON CRUISE CONTROL BY HITTING THE BRAKE OR THE CRUISE CON… |
| 2005-04-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONTACT STATES: STARTER STUCK, COULDN'T SHUT OFF IGNITION. THEN SMOKE BEGAN TO COME OUT OF THE VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE … |
| 2005-02-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | THE SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MEC… |
| 2005-01-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | THE DOOR FAILED TO OPENED. *JB THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF THE VEHICLE WHICH MEANT THAT THE DOOR COULD NOT B… |
| 2005-01-02 | EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | No | 0 | I OWN A 1998 TOYOTA COROLLA. 3 OR 4 YEARS AGO I THREW AWAY MY DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT BECAUSE I HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT SLI… |
| 2005-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY FLASHING. DEALER SAYS I NEED A WIRE HARNESS REPLACEMENT. WITHOUT IT THE AIR BAGS ARE INOPERAB… |
| 2005-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THIS IS REFERENCING A PREVIOUSLY FILED COMPLAINT, #10118167. DEALER OFFERED TO MAKE A GOODWILL REPAIR AT ITS HIS COST … |
| 2005-01-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE CRACKED RESULTING IN THE INABILITY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. *TR |
| 2004-12-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE MADE A NOISE. THEN, VEHICLE SLOWED, AND THE SERPENTINE BELT C… |