On passenger vehicles with vehicle identification numbers (VIN) starting with 1nx only and built from january 8 through february 13, 2002, it is possible for the bolts that join the rear brake and hub assembly to the rear axle carrier to be loose due to insufficient tightening during the assembly process. After experiencing a noise from the rear of the car, I brought my 2003 toyota corolla to the dealer. One interesting not, is I never had the estimated gas mileage on my corolla, and brought this to the dealers attention numerous times. I would only get 31-33 mpg on the highway and worse in the city. I think the bearings on the 2003 corolla are defective. I have a friend who also has a 2003 corolla and had the same problem after only 2 years of driving. Our vehicles did not make the recall, but all 2003 corollas should be included.
2003 Toyota Corolla fuel system complaints
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I purchased a 2003 certified pre-owned toyota corolla le on 9/17/05. I love the car, and it gets excellent gas mileage. However, I recently encountered a couple of problems with the car: -the car stalls at the traffic light and sputters and jerks like it is running out of fuel. -the resume function on the cruise control works occasionally, but not all of the time. I've taken it to two toyota dealers in this area, but they can't fix the problems because they claim they can't duplicate the problem. On 12/16/05, I'm taking the car back to the toyota dealer that I purchased the car from, and hopefully they will fix it.
In the morning, I found that fuel was leaking from the fuel pipe below rear passenger seat area of my car. The backyard I parked my car was covered by gasoline. I towed my car to a toyota dealer and learned that there was internal crack in the fuel pipe line connceted the body and the fuel tank. The dealer replaced the pipe under warranty.
Purchased car new on 10/4/02. Within a month noticed a very significant sulfar odor expecially when coming to a stop at traffic lights particularly when the engine is cold. I have taken it to the dealer twice and they tell me that nothing is wrong. Their explanation is that some gas stations put additives in their gas that create this odor.. They have done nothing further to solve this problem.
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