NHTSA Complaint #10617289 — 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) issue reported to NHTSA
Crash
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10617289 |
| Vehicle | 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA |
| Component | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 100 miles |
| Crash | Yes |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
VEHICLE WAS HIT ON FREEWAY AND KNOCKED UP ONTO CENTER DIVIDING WALL OF FREEWAY, APPROXIMATELY 2 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TWISTED AND UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. INSURANCE COMPANY REFUSED TO TOTAL VEHICLE AND ORIGINAL FACTORY REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE DENIED. AFTERMARKET PARTS NOT RELATED TO VEHICLE WERE PLACED ON VEHICLE INCLUDING WRONG STEERING, FRAME, WRONG BRAKES, WRONG EVERYTHING, AND MANY OTHER FRAUDULENT PARTS INCLUDING ABS REMOVED FROM VEHICLE FOR WHICH I PAID EXTRA ABOUT $5600. ALL COMPLAINTS TO REPAIR COMPANY, ALLSTATE INSURANCE, AND TOYOTA OF ORANGE WERE DENIED ALTHOUGH VEHICLE WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. EXAMPLE BRAKES NEVER WORKED, AND LOCKED AND SKIDDED AT 2-5 MILES PER HOUR WHICH WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ON ROAD. IN MAY, I TOOK VEHICLE FOR SMOG TEST AND WAS INFORMED VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS VISUAL INSPECTION TEST DUE TO NON APPROVED AFTER MARKET PARTS ON VEHICLE NOT RELATED TO TOYOTA. AT THIS TIME SPECIFICALLY CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS NOT AN APPROVED PART. ONLY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WORKED ON THIS VEHICLE UNTIL 2012 WHEN VISIT TO ARIZONA. NO ONE WILL HELP ME REGARDING THIS MATTER, AND I CANNOT GET TAGS AND REGISTRATION. I AM DISABLED AND IMMEDIATELY NEED MY VEHICLE. CAN YOU PLEASE ASSIST ME IN THIS MATTER AS NOT ONLY IS VEHICLE UNSAFE, BUT I HAVE NO RECOURSE AND NO PLACE TO TURN. *JS
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