Toyota Corolla / 1995
1995 Toyota Corolla problems
Owners have filed 226 complaints about the 1995 Toyota Corolla with NHTSA. Air bags account for 27.4% of them — the clear leader, ahead of service brakes, hydraulic at 11.1%.
Complaints226
Crashes63
Fires17
Injuries56
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Air bags 27.4% · 62
Service brakes, hydraulic 11.1% · 25
Electrical system 10.2% · 23
Seat belts 7.1% · 16
Power train 5.8% · 13
Suspension 5.3% · 12
Fuel system, gasoline 4.4% · 10
Wheels 3.5% · 8
Severity
Of those complaints, 63 describe a crash, 17 describe a fire, 56 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 33 model years of the Toyota Corolla in this data, 1995 sits 20th by complaint volume. 2009 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 7 in the last three years against 5 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 159,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Both air bags deployed in a low speed collision that was beneath the Toyota threshhold, resulting in serious injury to mrs. Ruhlman, from which she died the following march. The possibility of low-speed deployment or deployment with relatively minor collision damage was not referred to in the owner's manual. Mrs. Ruhlman was sitting upright prior to the accident and was wearing a seatbelt. Air bags
While driving on highway, applied brakes, front left bumper hit another car right rear, airbag deployed, smoke in vehicle, driver escaped vehicle through window, suffering burns on forearm and hand. Also, driver's clothing was scorched or burned. Dealer contacted and due to inspect vehicle. Problem still exists. Proovide further information. Air bags
Recall 96 v 107 000/passive restraint air bag: vehicle air bags inadvertendly deployed while traveling at highway speed of 60 mph, some injuries were sustained. Dealer / manufacturer were aware that recall repairs were done in march of this year, before this incident. Feel free to provide any further information on this matter. Air bags
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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