Check engine light came on. Dealership ran the diagnostic ($90). The report indicated that the car needed a new charcoal canister. Repair made a local auto shop (parts & labor $370). One month later, check engine light reappeared. Local auto shop ran diagnostic. Report indicated that the vacuum switching valve for the purge system is malfunctioning. Repair made at local auto shop (part & labor $135).
1998 Toyota Corolla fuel system problems
13 complaints (6% of all complaints for this car).
- owner complaints
- 13
- of this car's complaints
- 6%
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Delivery3
- Storage: tank assembly2
- Storage: tank assembly: pressure relief devices1
- Storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap1
- Fuel injection system: injectors1
- Fuel injection system1
- Delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
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Toyota Corolla fuel system problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 1998 Toyota Corolla owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Major fuel leak at injectors causing liquid gasoline to pool in the wells of the exterior of the intake manifold. Vehicle towed to toyota dealership. Dealership replaced o-rings at top of injectors.
Charcoal canister assembly and vacuum switching valve failed. Gas cap also failed.
Engine started rattling and vibrating. Took vehicle to dealer, who stated that fuel injection system has to be replaced.
While driving vehicle experience an engine compartment fire. Local fire deptment arrived and extinguished the fire, and informed consumer that a fuel leakage might have been the cause. Dealer notified. Feel free to provide further details.
This car has visited at the dealer's service station for almost a total of 3 weeks combined since I bought it april 2000. Gas leaked when putting gas in tank and the car smelled of gas on the inside. The tank was supposedly replaced but just recently started leaking again. The check engine light has been on a total of 3 times. Plus the right front and rear wheels make noise. I just want the car fixed because corolla's are good cars but the constant visits to the dealership for one thing or another is really starting to annoy me and has become a huge inconvenience.
Under normal driving conditions car caught fire under the hood. The car was a total loss. Fire officials at the scene noticed smell of gas. Their initial reaction was that either a fuel line ruptured or a fuel injector failed and sprayed fuel onto hot engine parts.
The fuel line in the engine compartment ruptured or detached under normal driving conditions. An intense fire resulted. My wife, blair, escaped without injury. The car was declared a total loss.
Gas cap failed. Yh
Gas fumes inside the car. Yh
Questions about the 1998 Toyota Corolla fuel system
Does the 1998 Toyota Corolla have fuel system problems?
Owners have filed 13 complaints about the fuel system of the 1998 Toyota Corolla, 6% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1998 Toyota Corolla fuel system problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1998 Toyota Corolla fuel system?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Toyota Corolla have the most fuel system problems?
The Toyota Corolla model years with the most fuel system complaints are 2019 (43 complaints), 2018 (38 complaints) and 2005 (36 complaints).
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