Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / COROLLA / 2001

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003274833 Incident Date: Jul, 14 2003
Consumer's City: FALLS CHURCH Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: COROLLA Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2T1BR12E01C Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 14 2004 Complaint Type: CAG
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Due to engine sludge, the engine was not lubricated enough to keep the seals intact. now oil is getting into the spark plugs causing misfire. diagnostics resulted in a total engine replacement (engine cost not including labor) $5,000.00. toyota should cover this, the rental car needed in the interim, and extend the warrantee to 120,000 mi covering similar repeated problems, as it is a manufacturer defect.