| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005047098 | Incident Date: Aug, 07 2005 |
| Consumer's City: SAN FRANCISCO | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: COROLLA | Model Year: 2005 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc:caliper |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 08 2005 | Complaint Type: LETR |
| 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: When light turned green consumer proceeded to apply gas pedal and 2005 corolla barely moved. consumer then smelled something burning. *ts when the consumers wife parked and exited the vehicle, she noticed the right front wheel was burning and smoke was coming out of the wheel and was red. the vehicle was towed to the dealer. upon inspection, they did confirm there was smoke coming from the passenger side wheel. the mechanic removed the front wheels and found the right front brake pads discolored and the rotors were deeply scored from the heat. the brake booster push rod were found protruding into the brake master and the issue was with the caliper . on oct 21, 2005 the consumer experienced the same failure again. *jb |
