10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
38,506 miles

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problem #4

Oct 032005

Corolla 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 110,000 miles
Engine starter motor continues to run after engine has started. Starter continues to run even after engine was stopped and key was removed. Starter motor caught fire. Car now inop. Some wiring needs replacement. Starter motor needs replacement with remanufactured starter motor if available.

- Waldorf, MD, USA

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problem #3

Apr 162005

Corolla 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 44,022 miles
Contact states: Starter stuck, couldn't shut off ignition. Then smoke began to come out of the vehicle. Took vehicle O dealer, and repairs were done @ a cost of $1,300. Car was regularly maintained. In the past, while turning key, engine wouldn't start. This happened twice. Service records stated starter shorted out and starter wires burned. Replaced starter.

- Henderson, NV, USA

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problem #2

Jan 042000

Corolla

  • miles
The vehicle caught fire and was severely damaged due too over heating of failed starter cable which ignited a plastic gas line.

- Redmond, WA, USA

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problem #1

Dec 011998

Corolla

  • miles
Starter.

- Garden Grove, CA, USA

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