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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002193286 | Incident Date: Dec, 18 2002 |
| Consumer's City: CAMARILLO | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: COROLLA | Model Year: 1995 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Exterior lighting:brake lights |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1NXAE09B8SZ | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 19 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 14 1995 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The tail lights (stop lights) on my 1995 toyota corolla fail constantly and intermittently. when i replace the bulb(s), the problem is back within weeks. sometimes they start working again by themselves. i have given up trying to keep all four light bulbs functioning. sometimes when i press the brake pedal, the lights on the dashboard flicker. many other corolla's of the same year have the same problem. most of the 95 corollas i see on the road have at least one non-functioning bulb. when i see a 95 corolla on the road, i watch it and wait for the brake lights to come on - almost always at least one bulb is non-functioning. i have two engineering degrees and i can not fix the problem. i asked the toyota dealer to check for recalls for this problem during my last service, and they ignored my question. from what i can tell, the heat from the bulb causes a high resistance between the bulb and the socket. that is why i can take the bulb out, and put the same bulb back in and it starts working again. this is a serious safety concern. once a car pulled along side of me and told me that all four bulbs were not functioning, and that only the rear window light was operating. i am concerned that someday either myself or someone else in a 95 corolla may get into a rear-end collision. |
