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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004262739 | Incident Date: Dec, 31 2003 |
| Consumer's City: PHILADELPHIA | Consumer's State: PA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: COROLLA | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:emission control:catalytic convertor |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 01 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| 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: I bought a 2004 toyota corolla from team toyota. it started emitting a rotten egg smell. we took it to the dealer on the first occurrence and we were guaranteed the smell would go away after the first 5000 miles. i thought that sounded fishy, so i did some research online. i found that many toyotas are emitting the rotten egg smell. so i contacted the dealer again. i told him about my findings. i also told them how aggravated i was with them about lying to me. low and behold they were aware of the problem the asked me to bring the car in again to be checked. after the car was looked at a second time. i was told that toyota was aware of the problem and that it was the gas and that they are not going to address this issue with me any more. i was even given a letter stating toyotas stance on the rotten egg\sulfur smell issue. i have since contacted a lawyer and im in the process of suing. (there is more to the story but you get the idea). *ak after more research i have found that: epa has been made aware of concerns regarding sulfur odors. it is my understanding that in 2002/2003 toyota replaced the nickel based catalytic converter lining with a non-nickel containing compound in order to reduce the exposure of its employees. nickel is a toxic compound. we believe that new lining currently in use, specifically in 2003 and later toyota models, does not handle the sulfur in gasoline as well as the former nickel compound. therefore resulting in the sulfur odor you are noticing in your vehicle.*ak |
