1991 Toyota Corolla Structure

FIVE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES AND ONE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE HAD BROKEN OFF. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST. VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

THE PLASTIC DOOR HANDLES W/SPRINGS NEED TO BE RECALLED. AT $25 A DOOR HANDLE, IT'S OBVIOUS TOYOTA MADE THEM THAT WAY TO MAKE MONEY! I LOVE THIS CAR AND HAVE GOTTEN MY MONIES WORTH, BUT THE MANIFOLD AND DOOR HANDLES NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED. THE SPRING IN THE DOOR HANDLES DO NOT HOLD UP. THE HANDLES BREAK IF THE PERSON DOESN'T GRAB & GRASP THE HANDLE TOGETHER. IT'S NOT WEAR & TEAR EITHER. MY BACK DOORS OF MY 4 DOOR ARE RARELY USED BY ANYONE,. YET , I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEM BRAKING LIKE THE FRONT HANDLES. TO DATE AND SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW, I HAVE GONE THROUGH A GOOD 12 DOOR HANDLES. AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE MANIFOLD CRACKED WHILE UNDER THE WARRANTY, ONCE UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. NOW I FIND THAT IT'S BEEN CRACKED AGAIN FOR SOME TIME AND THAT THE NOISE I HEAR IS ONCE AGAIN FROM A CRACKED MANIFOLD!!!!!!!! NHTSA PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THIS MANIFOLD REPLACING IS COSTLY. THE DEFROSTER AND INSIDE ROOF LIGHT HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY BUT I JUST THOUGHT SOMETHING ELECTRICAL WAS OFF. AGAIN, MY CONCERN NOW IS THE MANIFOLD AND DOOR HANDLES THAT QUITE A FEW PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE NHTSA. *AK

THE DOOR STRUCTURE MECHANISMS HAVE PERSISTENTLY FAILED ON THIS CAR. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE FIVE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. I ALSO HAVE HAD THE DOOR MECHANISM FAIL TWICE IN SUCH AS WAY THAT THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE AND WHEN THE WINDOW IS PUT DOWN, THE DOOR AUTOMATICALLY OPENS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD RESULT IN INJURY. LUCKILY, I HAVE NOT BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE DOOR HAS UNEXPECTEDLY POPPED OPEN. THE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE ARE QUITE EXPENSIVE AND TOYOTA SEEMS UNWILLING TO ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS WITH THE CREATION OF HIGHER QUALITY DOOR PARTS.*AK

THREE OF MY DOOR HANDLES ON MY 1991 COROLLA SEDAN ARE NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. THEY CRACKED WHEN PASSENGERS ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE. NO FORCE OR ABUSE WAS EVER APPLIED TO THE MECHANISM. I FEEL THAT THIS IS AN EXTREME DANGER TO MY LIFE AND THOSE OF MY PASSENGERS, SINCE THEY WOULD BE TRAPPED IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE WERE A NUMBER OF OTHER COMPLAINTS INVOLVING THE DOOR HANDLE MECHANISM IN YOU "PROBLEMS" SECTION. *AK

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INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES CRACK CAUSING THE HANDLE TO DISENGAGE FROM THE DOOR LATCH.

INSIDE DOOR HANDLE PULLING MECHANISM, MADE OF PLASTIC, IS A RING, RING GOES DOWN AND PUSHES ON A MEDAL ROD THAT GOES THROUGH THE RING, AND ROD MAKES DOOR OPEN. THE PLASTIC RING WILL BREAK, THE ROD IS FREE TO MOVE IN TOWARD THE DOOR. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT MOVES INTO THE WINDOW MECHANISM, AND WHEN WINDOW IS LOWERED THE DOOR WILL POP OPEN. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE REAR INSIDE DOOR HANDLES SNAPPED OFF; PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO OPEN REAR DOOR & HANDLES SNAPPED OFF IN HAND; TOOK TO DEALERSHIP; WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY; GAVE ESTIMATE. *AK

THE VEHICLE'S PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE ON THE INSIDE HAS CRACKED AND CAME OFF, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE EXIT ON THAT SIDE. DEALER OFFERED TO FIX IT. *AK

INSIDE DOOR HANDLE FAILED.

PROP UP ROD FOR HOOD CAN SLIP OFF PLASTIC PIECE FASTENER BREAKS OFF, POSSIBLE INJURING PERSON UNDERNEATH. TT

INSIDE DOOR HANDLES KEEP BREAKING OFF, WITH PLASTIC HANDLES. BOTH FRONT AND ONR REAR DOOR HANDLE. TT