I can't believe this vehicle turned out to be such a junk wagon. I purchased it as a brand new car. As soon as the warranty ran out I noticed a high pressure oil leak. I didn't lose enough oil at first to make a big difference. Later on, I knew to always, always check the oil.

I live in a city, so getting to work and stuff was never a problem, that's why the car has so few miles on it. I was shocked when the timing chain slipped at only 65,000 miles! That's really bad!! It slipped forward by about 2-3 teeth. I'm not certain yet what all is destroyed inside the engine, but I know it's really bad. I was going ~75mi/hr when it happened.

Anyways, I'm currently looking for a replacement engine. It's currently the best option for me financially. My parents both have always driven Toyota's, they never seem to have any problems - they drive a Camry and a Tundra. That just makes all of this much, much more confusing and irritating...

Today my 19 yr old daughter was stranded in the middle on nowhere because her toyota corrolla died on her. We have always had a problem with the oil with this car. Putting in oil every week ,took it to the dealer and they said it had a small oil leak . Then took it again and they said the oil leak was gone which gave us a false sense of security . She is 10 hrs away from home and I am a wreck. The car was towed to the dealership and they said the engine is shot. Now she has no car and will have to fly to her destination......

now that i see all these people with the same problem as me i dont feel so bad I have to change the oil in this car all the time right now the oil light is on so from what i read im probably bone dry, car started to have a light tapping noise after aa year of owning it was given to me by my grandpa when i turned 16, my dad said i was driving it to hard, clutch burnt out with in a few months i don't know if that was my fault or not but from what i read thats a problem too cost 600 bucks! also the power window on th drivers side stopped working ( another problem i read about) fixed it my self, I taken good care of the car changer oil and filters often. So far all the maintenance has been a pain in the ass all i want is a nice car that doesn't need work every month!! i am so pissed now the tapping rattling noise is just gone crazy, super loud and annoying afraid its going to blow up at any moment, im just going to run it into the ground and forget about Toyota

My toyota corolla only had 34000 miles on it when the engine had to be replaced. Thank goodness it was under warranty. I had to have the car towed to the dealership and they took care of it. A few days after it came out of the shop my brake line broke as well and it was under warranty. The toyota dealer took care of both issues with no problem but I did find out that the new engine in the car is not under warranty so from what I have been reading I will be facing the same problem again. I sure hope that toyota does something about this sludge problem and take care of the customers that dont have a warranty and this happens.

I was given the advice to use a different kind of oil so the oil doesnt build up. So I will try it.

I always serviced my 2002 corolla at the dealer I bought it from, Conicelli Toyota Springfield, Delaware County, PA. Lately I want to have the engine oil changed as usual. To my surprise the dealer told me that he found a knock in my lower engine and he can’t change the oil, instead the engine needs to be changed. Of course I was shocked, I have 47000 miles in my odometer and nobody else touched my car but the dealer techs and mechanics. I was told the possible cause of this damage may be the use of poor quality engine oil. My warranty had expired after 5 years even if I have 47000 in my odometer below the 50000 mark.

The engine oil light came on and I stopped immediately to fill the oil and noticed it was completely dry! Why the hell does the oil light come on when it is completely out of oil?! Anyway, I fill the oil back up and notice that I am putting about a quart a week in, and there were absolutely no leaks whatsoever. So I'm thinking several things that come to mind, rings are bad so on and so forth well the car is making a ticking sound I think its the lifters but dont really know. I'm driving the car to work and boom a huge knocking sound happens and I lose most power, I pull to the side of the road have it towed to a shop, I am told i needs either a new motor or to rebuild this one. Well being suspicious as I am of mechanics I take it to several places towing it to places on my dollar and they all tell me the same thing, How could this have happened I ask, I mean its a newer toyota with only a 107,000 miles on it well it seems I recieved a car with a bum engine. Well it cost me 3500 bucks to rebuild from a quality mechanic and of course I bought the car from Hertz so no warranty whatsoever. This is my third toyota and my last one I had the transmission rebuilt on my 91' camry 3 times. I have had nothing but bad luck with toyota's I think they're sh*t cars and I'm going to stop listening to my dad telling me I've got to stick with toyota's and if anything goes wrong with them it's my fault (it must be the way your driving them, dad says; Shut up dad). I should have bought a kia at least they're not overpriced and you know buying one that its gonna only last you 100,000 miles.