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1978 Toyota CORONA STATION WAGON problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

1 owner complaints analyzed

1 distinct recall campaigns

150,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1978 model year. Data snapshot: . 1 complaints include usable failure mileage.

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Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Fuel System, Gasoline is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 1 complaints (100.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Fuel system concerns1100.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Fuel System, Gasoline
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Fuel System, Gasoline1

Fuel System, Gasoline: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
1
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0000
25,000 to 49,9990
50,000 to 74,9990
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9990
150,000 and above1

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 1

150,000 and above miles has the most reports with usable mileage (1). 0 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2009
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20091

2009: 1

Pattern summary

Fuel System, Gasoline leads the component reports. Fuel system concerns appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10262769 · 2009-03-23 (March 23, 2009)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1978 TOYOTA CORONA STATION WAGON. UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN APRIL OF 2008, THE CONTACT HAD THE STARTER REPLACED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND PERFORM AS IF IT WERE NOT GETTING FUEL. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD HESITATE AND OFTEN FAIL TO START. OTHER TIMES, THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN FINE FOR A MILE OR TWO BEFORE JERKING VIOLENTLY ON VARIOUS ROAD CONDITIONS (UPHILL, DOWNHILL, FLAT SURFACE). SEVERAL MECHANICS STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE SIMILAR TO A FAULTY FUEL PUMP OR FUEL REGULATOR. BOTH THE FUE…

Owner-reported narrative. 150,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10262769 at NHTSA ↗