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Seat Belts
05/18/2010
SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT FLASHES EVEN WHEN BELT BUCKLE IS PROPERLY ENGAGED. *TR
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Fuel System, Gasoline
10/29/2010
ENGINE FIRE. WAS PUT OUT BY EMPLOYEE OF NEARBY RESTAURANT. REVIEWED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE. APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED NEAR THE FUEL LINE AREA. *TR
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Unknown Or Other
09/06/2010
ERROR CODE #: PO446: EVAPORATIVE EMMISSIONS CONTROL VENT CIRCUIT SYSTEM 1999 TOYOTA CORROLLA VE LICENSE PLATE: [XXX] VIN: [XXX] NY EMMISSION: [XXX]NY REGISTRATION: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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Steering, suspension, service Brakes, Hydraulic, structure
06/03/2010
1999 TOYOTA COROLLA PURCHASED IN VERMONT JAN. 1999, MOVED TO NC IN JULY, 2008, WITH ABOUT 101,000 MILES. DRIVER WAS AT DOCTOR'S OFFICE PARKING LOT AUG '08-STARTED THE VEHICLE, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARDS, POOL OF BRAKE FLUID ON GROUND. REFILLED RESERVOIR, AND AS SOON AS PEDAL WAS PRESSED, BRAKE FLUID SPRAYED OUT. TOWED TO LOCAL GARAGE, WHERE MECHANIC SHOWED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE TO REAR BRAKES WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND JUST RUPTURED UNDER PEDAL PRESSURE. HE SPLICED ON A 1-2 FOOT SECTION WHERE THE RUST WAS WORST. ON 6/03/2010, THE SAME HAPPENED ON THE OPPOSITE REAR BRAKE LINE IN OUR DRIVEWAY. CAR WAS TOWED TO TOYOTA OF NEW BERN, NC. BY AAA, WITH A DETAILED NOTE TO REPLACE THAT RUPTURED LINE. AFTER A $207.00 INFLATED BILL, THAT LINE WAS ALSO SPLICED, AND THE REPAIR INVOICE NOTED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED REPLACEMENT FROM SEVERE RUST. ASKED THE DEALERSHIP OWNER TO RECONSIDER THE 2 HOUR CHARGE OF $90.00 PER HOUR, BUT HE WAS OBSTINATE STATING HE HAD A M...
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Visibility
03/01/2010
AS DRIVER WINDOW RAISES IT INCREASING MOVES OUT OF TRACK; DOES NOT STOP UNTIL OUT OF THE UPPER TRACK AND GLASS IS TOUCHING THE METAL DOOR FRAME. IT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER THE MONTHS. MAKES NOISES. 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA USES SAME POWER WINDOW SYSTEM AS THE RECALLED 2003-2004 COROLLAS, WHICH WERE RECALLED FOR SAME PROBLEM. SAFETY ISSUES. TOYOTA SAID IF THE WINDOW BOLTS BECOME LOOSE, MOTORISTS MAY HEAR AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE DRIVER OR FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WHILE OPERATING THE POWER WINDOWS AND WINDOW BECOME STUCK. TOYOTA SAID THAT MY 1999, EVEN THOUGH EXHIBITING THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS, IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY/RECALL AND REFUSED TO CONSIDER THE ISSUE. TOYOTA CASE # [XXX]. NHTSA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE POWER WINDOW ISSUES FOR ALL COROLLA YEARS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
