2000 Toyota Corolla Engine

MY TOYOTA COROLLA 2000'S TIMING BELT "SLIPPED" CAUSING THE MALFUNCTION LIGHTS TO GO ON AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED ON HIGHWAY 17 IN SANTA CRUZ. WE MANAGED TO PULL THE CAR OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE MOUNTAINOUS ROAD JUST IN TIME TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. WE HAD OUR FIVE YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR! *NM

SUDDEN INCREASE IN THE RATE OF ENGINE OIL LOSS. AT 120,000 KM (~72,000 MILES) THE ENGINE STARTED BURNING OIL AT A RATE IN EXCESS OF 1 QT. PER 2,000 MILES. ENGINE AND CAR SERVICED AT TOYOTA DEALER PER ALL SCHEDULED SERVICE SINCE THE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW (ALL OIL CHANGES ON TIME PER SCHEDULE). THE RAPID CHANGE FROM BURNING NO OIL BETWEEN CHANGES TO BURNING A 4 QUARTS BETWEEN SCHEDULED CHANGES REMAINS UNEXPLAINED. INVESTIGATING WITH DEALER/SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR CAUSES AND REMEDIES.

I PURCHASED A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA FROM DRY RIDGE TOYOTA ON APRIL 6, 2005. THE SALESMAN SAID THE CAR HAD BEEN THROUGH THE DEALER'S USUAL PROCESS TO READY THE CAR FOR SALE AND ENSURE EVERYTHING WAS IN SAFE WORKING ORDER. THE CAR HAD JUST UNDER 51,000 MILES ON IT. THREE WEEKS LATER MY DAUGHTER NOTICED IT WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND SHE BEGAN TO HEAR NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. TODAY, MAY 4, WE TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC, LESS THAN 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE. THE MECHANIC TOLD US WE WERE VERY LUCKY THE ENGINE HADN'T SEIZED OR BLOWN UP--THE OIL WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE. THERE IS NO PUDDLE ON THE DRIVEWAY AND NO TELL-TALE SMOKE AS IF IT WERE BURNING OIL, BUT STILL THE OIL WAS GONE. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE FOR THIS MODEL YEAR AND AM FRUSTRATED AND ANGRY. TRUSTING TOYOTA'S REPUTATION, I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY 17-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER TO DRIVE. NOW I AM NOT CONFIDENT SHE IS SAFE IN THIS CAR, BUT I CAN'T IN GOOD CONSCIENCE SELL IT TO SOMEONE ELSE, EITHER. I WILL CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP, THOUGH JUDGING FROM THE POSTS HERE I ALSO HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THAT ANYTHING WILL COME OF THAT. WE WILL MONITOR THE OIL LEVEL.

MY COROLLA STARTED USING EXCESSIVE OIL AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES. WHEN I TOOK IT TO OUR REGULAR MECHANIC WHO SEE THAT THE OIL IS CHANGED AT RECOMMENDED TIMES (I HAVE THE RECEIPTS) HE COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY THE ENGINE WAS BLOWING OIL OUT THE BACK TAILPIPE AND SUGGESTED THAT I TAKE IT TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE CAR, MADE COPIES OF MY RECEIPTS, TOOK A PICTURE OF THE OIL ON THE BACK BUMPER, AND TOLD ME IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THEY SAID THAT TOYOTA HAD AGREED TO COVER $600 OF THE $5400 NEW ENGINE. THEY CHARGED ME $90 FOR THE INSPECTION. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, WHEN TOYOTA CLEARLY KNOWS IT IS THEIR DEFECTIVE ENGINE, THAT THIS CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE TO HAVE A NEW ENGINE AT 70,000 MILES ON A CAR THAT HAS HAD PROPERLY MAINTAINED MAINTENANCE. I REFUSED TO HAVE AN ENGINE PUT IN, WE ARE JUST ADDING OIL EVERY DAY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED GASOLINE FUMES FROM THE VENTS. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR STATE INSPECTION OF EMISSION CONTROL, AND VEHICLE FAILED DUE TO HIGH OCTANE. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FILTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

1) EARLIER IN THE YEAR, I TOOK CAR FOR ITS ON-TIME OIL CHANGE. MECHANIC SAID THE CAR HAD NO OIL IN IT. DID NOT GIVE MUCH THOUGHT UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE NEXT OIL CHANGE. AFTER THIS OIL CHANGE, I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC. THE ALSO TOLD ME THE CAR WAS OUT OF OIL & PROBABLY JUST LEAKING. THEY CHANGED THE OIL & TOLD ME BRING IT IN ANOTHER DAY FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT. SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES BEFORE THE NEXT OIL CHANGE WAS DUE, I NOTICED A CLICKING NOISE. I CHECKED THE OIL ( THE DIP STICK WAS DRY) I PUT A QUART OF OIL IN IT & DROVE IT TO THIS SECOND MECHANIC. THEY TOLD ME THE CAR HAD NO OIL LEAK, BUT THE CAR HAD NO OIL IN IT. ICALLED THE DEEALERSHIP & WILL BE TAKING THE CAR IN THIS WEEK!*AK

I PURCHASED A 2000 COROLLA I HAD TO HAVE THE CHARCOAL CANNISTER REPLACED AND THE PURGE VALVE EMISSION UNIT REPLACED AT GREAT EXPENSE...THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON REGULARLY AND I AM TOLD IT IS THE PURGE VALVE OR THE GAS CAP...I HAVE ALWAYS HAD TOYOTAS AND I HAVE SPENT MORE ON THIS VEHICLE IN ONE YEAR OF DRIVING THAN ANY OTHER. *AK

OIL SLUDGE IN MY 2000 COROLLA AT 60,135 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES WITH RECEIPTS TO PROVE IT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP THE DAY AFTER THE OIL PRESSURE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT NOTHING THEY CAN DO BUT REPLACE MY ENGINE BUT SAID IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY WITH ALMOST 40,000 MILES LEFT ON IT. THEY ALSO SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME TO COVER IT SINCE I DIDN'T HAVE MY OIL CHANGED AT THEIR DEALERSHIP AND WANTED TO CHARGE ME $8,000 FOR A NEW ENGINE. I HAD TO HAVE MY ENGINE REPLACED ELSEWHERE FOR $2,500. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM AND TOYOTA IS REFUSING RESPONSIBILITY!*AK

I BOUGHT A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA VE IN SEPT. 2001 WITH 28,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY, . THE ENGINE HAS BEEN CONSUMING EXCESSIVE OIL. MY FRIEND HAS 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA. HER CAR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO, SHE WENT TO A TOYOTA DEALER. THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT SOME TOYOTA COROLLA CARS AROUND 1998-2001 HAVE THE GASKET PROBLEM INSIDE ENGINE. AFTER SHE TOLD ME, I GOT MY CAR CHECKED AND THE DOCUMENT SAID THAT OIL LEAKS AT HEAD GASKET ON THE BACK SIDE OF ENGINE. I DEALT WITH TOYOTA COMPANY AND THEY DENIED. I HAVE SEEN SOME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AT YOUR WEBSITE. I FILE THIS COMPLAIN AND HOPE THAT A RECALL CAN BE ORDERED. *JB

I BOUGHT A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA VE IN SEPT. 2001 WITH 28,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY, . THE ENGINE HAS BEEN CONSUMING EXCESSIVE OIL. MY FRIEND HAS 1999 TOYOTA COROLLA. HER CAR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO, SHE WENT TO A TOYOTA DEALER. THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT SOME TOYOTA COROLLA CARS AROUND 1998-2001 HAVE THE GASKET PROBLEM INSIDE ENGINE. AFTER SHE TOLD ME, I GOT MY CAR CHECKED AND THE DOCUMENT SAID THAT OIL LEAKS AT HEAD GASKET ON THE BACK SIDE OF ENGINE. I DEALT WITH TOYOTA COMPANY AND THEY DENIED. I HAVE SEEN SOME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AT YOUR WEBSITE. I FILE THIS COMPLAIN AND HOPE THAT A RECALL CAN BE ORDERED. *JB

THE CAR WAS GREAT UNTIL 01/22/03 WHEN OUT OF THE BLUE IT DECIDED CHOKING DOWN, WHITE AND BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAILPIPE. TOYOTA OF HOLLYWOD (FL) THE DEALERSHIP SWEARS IT IS FROM MY FAILURE TO PERFORM REGULAR OIL CHANGES. I PROVIDED THEM WITH OIL RECEIPTS FROM MY LICENSED MECHANIC OF 30+ YEARS. THEY ACCUSED ME OF DUMMYING UP THE RECEIPTS, IN ESSENCE CALLING MYSELF AND MY MECHANIC A LIAR. WE MET WITH FACTORY REPS ON 01/29/03. THEY \\RAIDED\\ MY MECHANICS GARAGE ARMED WITH CAMERAS, DEMANDING TO SEE INVOICES -- OLD, NEW, NUMBERED AND NUMBERED. OF COURSE, MY MECHANIC REFUSED. THEY CONTINUE TO REFUSE TO PUT A NEW MOTOR IN MY CAR EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE DETERMINED THE REASON MY MOTOR BLEW IS FROM \\SLUDGE\\.

IT HAS BEEN "PURE HELL". YES, THEY PULLED A FAST ONE ON ME, AND I'M NOT HAPPY RIGHT NOW. WHEN I LOST OIL COMPLETELY OUT OF MY ENGINE THE FIRST TIME, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE ENGINE BY REBUILDING BECAUSE OF THE OIL SLUDGE PROBLEM, AND BESIDES THAT, I WAS UNDER THE 60,000 MILES WARRANTY. THE SECOND TIME IT WAS THE REAR END SEAL IN THE ENGINE THAT THEY SAY WAS CAUSING FURTHER OIL LEAKS, THAT I PAID FOR BECAUSE I WAS OVER THE 60,000 ON THE SECOND RETURN TO TOYOTA. THEY ORIGINALLY CHARGED ME $850, BUT THEN SAID THEY WOULD GIVE ME A BREAK BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE IN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION, THEY CHARGED ME $336. WHEN THEY GAVE ME THE LOANER, I THOUGHT IT WAS COVERED TOO, BUT FOR 9 DAYS I END UP PAYING $330 FOR THE RENTAL. I SENT A CERTIFIED LETTER TO THE OWNER, BUT YET NO RESPONSE.

STARTED BURNING OIL AT THE RATE OF ABOUT 1 QUART EVERY 750 TO 1000 MILES RIGHT AROUND 60K IT CURRENTLY HAS 68K, AND I JUST REALIZED IT WAS A TOYOTA PROBLEM RATHER THAN A FAILURE ON THE PART OF MY MECHANICS TO PROPERLY FILL MY OIL LEVEL. I HAVE JUST INITIATED INTERFACE WITH A TOYOTA DEALER AND WE ARE MONITORING OIL USAGE.

SERPENTINE DRIVE BELT ALONG WITH ITS HYDRAULIC TENSIONER GIVES CLATTERING NOISE ON COLD START AND LOW SPEED ACCELERATION. THERE HAS BEEN A TSB EG01501 ABOUT THIS ISSUE. TOYOTA CERTIFIED MECHANIC TOLD ME IT IS VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING WITH THIS NOISE. THE BELT TENSIONER MAY BREAK, WHICH CAN CAUSE SEVERE CRASH.

THE ENGINE WAS SLUDGED WITH ENGINE OIL GEL. THE VEHICLE BURNED 2-3 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 400 MILES, WAS ABOUT 4-5 DAYS FOR THE REPAIR. TOYOTA OFFERED AN ENGINE OIL GEL PROGRAM FOR MANY OF THEIR OTHER VEHICLES THAT HAD BEEN CHANGING THE OIL EVERY 3-5000 MILES AND THE ENGINE GELLED UP. *AK *SCC *JB

I BOUGHT A 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA VE IN AUGUST 2001 WITH 33,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY, OIL CHANGES ETC. ON MAY 27, 2003, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ON THE INTERSTATE AFTER MAKING A TERRIBLE NOISE IN THE ENGIN. THE TOYOTA DEALER NOW SAYS THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF LACK OF LUBRICATION. THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL CHANGE TWO WEEKS BEFORE AND THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE CAR TWO WEEKS LATER. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN USING EXCESSIVE OIL. WE HAVE HAD TO ADD OIL REGULARLY. THE DEALER NOW WANTS $2500 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IN A CAR THAT IS THREE YEARS OLD. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I FOUND ONE OTHER COMPLAINT ON YOUR WEBSITE OF EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION IN A 2000 COROLLA, BUT I AM SURE THERE ARE MANY MORE TOYOTA ENGINES OUT THERE WAITING TO BLOW UP.

IN FEB 2002 MY CAR ENGINE SIEZED UP 58 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE BUT STILL HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. AS A MATTER OF FACT, SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR, THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS LITE UP AND IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE GAS CAP NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SINCE THIS IS THE 1ST CAR I HAD PURCHASED, NOW BEING SEPERATED, I ACCEPTED IT. ANYWAYS, AFTER I REPLACED THE ENGINE, THE CAR STILL HAD A PROBLEM OF BURNING OIL. I KEEP OIL IN THE CAR BECAUSE I COULDNT TAKE IT BACK TO A SHOP SINCE I JUST PAID $3000 FOR AN ENGINE. SINCE FEB, I HAD TO HAVE MY EMISSIONS TEST DONE IN MAY, I FAILED, EXPLAINING MY CATALIT CONVERTER OR SOMETHING WITHIN THERE WAS CAUSING PROBLEMS. SINCE THEN, MY CAR RUNS GOOD BUT STILL HAS THE OIL PROBLEM AND TAPS WHICH NO ONE COULD TELL ME THE PROBLEM. NOW TODAY, MY CAR BREAKS DOWN AGAIN, ENGINE SEIZED AND NO WARRANTY OR NOTHING AND I STILL OWE ON THIS CAR. IS THERE ANY HELP I CAN GET ON THIS SITUATION? *AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN LEAKING OIL, LEAKED A VERY LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL. IN A FEW MONTHS ENGINE WAS DRY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

THE ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THIS MODEL. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK