| Issue ID | 666197 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10220453 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | COROLLA |
| Model Year | 2002 |
| File date | 10/11/07 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMIS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I am the first owner of my toyota corolla, which has 74,000 mile on it now. The car has been well maintained. However, there are some unexpected problems with the car. After i bought the car three and half years (march 2005), the check engine light went on and it was diagnosed that the evaporation system had malfunction and the charcoal canister and vacuum switch needed to be replaced. I had spent more than $600. 00 to have this done. At that time i did not complain too much. However, the same thing happened again in november 2007, i had to spend another $600. 00 to replace canister and valve again (after two and half years later). I believe that the two charcoal canisters had very bad quality! |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | HOUSTON, TX |
| VIN pattern | 1NXBR12E02ZXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | |
| No. of fatalities | |
| Date of purchase | 08/07/01 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| Drive train type | |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | HARR TOYOTA |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | WORCESTER |
| Dealer's state code | MA |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 01606 |