Toyota COROLLA transmission problems
548 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
11,222 owner complaints analyzed
59 distinct recall campaigns
40,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1969 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 5,379 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
548 of 11,222 complaints match this topic (4.9%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 854760 · 2000-01-06 (January 6, 2000)
WHILE DRIVING ON TURNPIKE 60MPH HEARD A NOISE LIKE AN EXPLOSION. VEHICLE SKIDDED THEN CAME TO A STOP. CONTACT DEALER, FOUND THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL HAD EXPLODED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. *AK *ML
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Owner report 855140 · 2000-01-20 (January 20, 2000)
DRIVING ON TURNPIKE 60MPH HEARD A NOISE LIKE AN EXPLOSION. VEHICLE SKIDDED, FINALLY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. CONTACT DEALER THEY EXPLAINED IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *AK
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Owner report 857899 · 2000-03-03 (March 3, 2000)
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65MPH HEARD A LOUD NOISE ,TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. CAR SKIDDED TO HALT ON ROADWAY. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY THE DIFFERENTIAL RUNNING OUT OF FLUID. THE DIP STICK FOR THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SHOWED FULL. THERE WAS NO DIP STICK FOR THE DIFFERENTIAL. SO THERE WAS NO WAY TO CHECK THE FLUID, IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. *AK *ML
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Owner report 870268 · 2000-09-12 (September 12, 2000)
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD CAR JERKED. THEN IT JERKED AGAIN, AND SOON AS CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD, TRANSMISSION LOCKED AND VEHICLE STOPPED COMPLETELY. *AK
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Owner report 968251 · 1995-07-05 (July 5, 1995)
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, VEHICLE SIEZED WITHOUT WARNING. TT
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