Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / COROLLA / 1998

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003219749 Incident Date: Apr, 08 2003
Consumer's City: WAYZATA Consumer's State: MN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: COROLLA Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1NXBR18E6WZ Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 15 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 26 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My car '98 corolla that has been regularly maintained as per manufacturers recommendations blew its engine while driving on the highway. i was in the fast lane and had to dangerously veer the vehicle to the shoulder. the car had done only 50,000 miles. the engine breakdown was caused by sludge and excessive engine wear and tear that developed in the car when it had done just 36,000 miles. this was brought to my attention by suburban toyota of troy, mi. i have been regular with oil change and preventive maintenance and have receipts to prove that. i finally paid $4500 for full engine replacement and sent the receipts and maintenance records to toyota. toyota has refused to reimburse this amount. *nlm