2001 TOYOTA COROLLA Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

THE ENGINE ON MY 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA S HAD THE TIMING CHAIN JUMP, THE ENGINE SUFFERED DAMAGED VALVES, 3 PISTONS WERE BROKEN AND DAMAGED OTHERS. MY CAR HAD ONLY SLIGHTLY OVER 66,000 MILES ON IT. THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A TOYOTA ENGINE GOING BAD WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. IT WAS LUCKY THIS HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET AND NOT ON THE FREEWAY. *TR

WE HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA THAT WE PURCHASED IN JULY 2000 FROM DON MCGILL TOYOTA IN HOUSTON. IN NOV 2008 WE NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON EVERY MONTH AND SO I TOOK THE CAR TO AUTOZONE FOR A FREE DIAGNOSTIC TEST EACH TIME WITH THE RESULT SHOWING THAT THE CAR HAS AN ELECTRIC SHORT CIRCUIT PROBLEM. THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE TIMING CHAIN AND A PART CALLED A CAM. TO FIX THE PROBLEM IT WOULD COST ME AROUND 800 DOLLARS. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER DON MCGILL IN HOUSTON AND THEY SIMPLY IGNORED ME. I THEN CALLED UP TOYOTA IN CALIFORNIA AND THEY TOO IGNORED ME. THE RESULT IS I HAVE TO DO AN OIL CHANGE EVERY 1200 MILES AS THERE IS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE AFTER 1200 MILES. NORMALLY ONE WOULD HAVE AN OIL CHANGE DONE EVERY 3000 MILES. SO...

I HAVE READ ABOUT ISSUES CONCERNING TOYOTAS STALLING OUT. I HAVE A 2001 COROLLA AND MY CAR HAS STALLED OUT 4 TIMES IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS. THERE WAS NO PRECURSOR THAT WAS SIMILAR TO EACH EVENT. EACH TIME I WAS IN A PARKING GARAGE OR SLOWING TO STOP AT A STOPLIGHT. HOWEVER, I SHUDDER TO THINK IF THIS HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY. *TR

RE: UNSAFE REBUILT TRANSMISSION, 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 7/29/2008. IN JANUARY 2009, THE ENGINE DUMPED OIL AND BURNED OUT, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. ABOUT TWO DAYS LATER THE TRANSMISSION FELL APART. OUR MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS FROM A SALVAGE YARD AND WAS BEING HELD TOGETHER WITH EPOXY. THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT WAS BENT, INDICATING TO THE MECHANIC THAT THE CAR MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN SOME KIND OF ACCIDENT. ALSO I BELIEVE THE MECHANISM FOR THE BOLT TO GO THROUGH (TO HOLD THE TRANSMISSION IN PLACE) WAS MISSING ALONG WITH THE BOLT. ALL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SHOULD BE VERIFIED WITH HARRY, OWNER OF IMPORT AUTO, AT 2583 UNIVERSITY AVE, MADISON, WI 53705; PHONE 608-231-1221. HE HAS BEEN KEEPING THE TRANSMISSION FOR INSPECTION BY INTERESTED AUTHORITIES. HARRY CALLED THE TRANSMISSION A "FRAUD." IT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN INSTALLED LIKE THAT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS...

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 COROLLA UPHILL ITS TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. I HAD MAINTENANCE DONE VIA TOYOTA AT 90K AND IT HAPPENED AT 92K. I HAVE NO OTHER PROBLEMS OR RECOMMENDATIONS FROM TOYOTA. THIS IS BIG TICKET ITEM AND IT COST ABOUT 2K TO FIX THE CAR. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD FAULTY EQUIPMENT WHICH CAUSED ENGINE OIL TO LEAK. THE OIL LIGHT NEVER ILLUMINATED WHICH RESULTED IN THE ENGINE DYING AND THE VEHICLE NEEDING A NEW ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER.

DT: CONTACTS STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AUGUST 1, 2005, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, AND THEY REPLACED TWO DIFFERENT OXYGEN SENSORS. NOW, THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN AND STAYED ON. TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THEY PUT IN NEW SPARK PLUGS. THEY SAID IT COULD BE A LOT OF THINGS. IT HAD STAYED OFF A FEW DAYS. HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON AND CONSUMER WAS TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE INDEPENDENT FOR THE FOURTH TIME. THE TOYOTA DEALER HAD NOT CHECKED THE VEHICLE. *AK

I AM WRITING REGARDING AN ISSUE WITH MY 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA. I RECENTLY HAD MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. I NEED TO REPLACE AN EMISSIONS CONTROL DEVICE IN MY CAR, A CHARCOAL CANISTER DUE TO IT BEING CLOGGED OR MAYBE A VACUUM LEAK. *AK I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY BE A WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM BECAUSE ON THE DAY THAT I HAD MY CAR FOR AN ESTIMATE, I MET ANOTHER PERSON AT THE TOYOTA SERVICE STATION WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND WHO ALSO HAD A 2002 TOYOTA COROLLA. HOWEVER, FORTUNATELY FOR HER SHE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO SHE DID NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE WARRANTY FOR THIS PART IS 3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES. UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME, I WAS AT THE 42,000 MARK ON MILEAGE AND SO I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. MY CONCERN IS HOW MANY CLOGGED CHARCOAL CANISTERS HAD TO BE REPLACED IN THE...

DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE, THE ENGINE WAS NOT LUBRICATED ENOUGH TO KEEP THE SEALS INTACT. NOW OIL IS GETTING INTO THE SPARK PLUGS CAUSING MISFIRE. DIAGNOSTICS RESULTED IN A TOTAL ENGINE REPLACEMENT (ENGINE COST NOT INCLUDING LABOR) $5,000.00. TOYOTA SHOULD COVER THIS, THE RENTAL CAR NEEDED IN THE INTERIM, AND EXTEND THE WARRANTEE TO 120,000 MI COVERING SIMILAR REPEATED PROBLEMS, AS IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.