Faults:

I own a 2000 Toyota Corolla. My disappointment started when I picked the car up at the dealer. There was a long scratch on the cover around the floor shifter, probably done by a knife while removing the plastic off the seats. The dealer immediately replaced the cover with one taken from another 2000 Corolla.

After leaving the dealer with the car, I noticed the steering wheel was out of alignment. In the next three months, I had to return the car to the dealer three times in order to have the correct steering alignment done, which is unacceptable.

The genuine cassette player installed by the dealer, appears to have some parasite coming from a bad ground. This problem was never corrected, and the dealer offered no refund or replacement after they concluded everything was normal.

At the age of about 5000km, I could hear a clapping coming from the motor. The dealer had to replace the hydraulic engine support with one from the previous years, because all of the 2000 replacement parts had to be returned to Toyota for modifications.

Now at the age of 14,000 km, the car let a big blue cloud of smoke coming out of the exhaust every morning for about ten seconds when I start it for the first time. After the dealer inspected the car, he concluded everything was normal.

My head is spinning just thinking about the next problem to arise on this car.

General Comments:

This is the last Corolla for me.

Faults:

Nothing, my Corolla is an excellent car. Do the proper maintenance and don't worry about anything else.

General Comments:

For anyone wishing cheap and reliable transportation, the Corolla is a smart choice.

The only 2 complaints I have about Corolla are:

1. There is no light in the trunk, which is extremely inconvenient when you try to put back the groceries in the bags at night...

2. The space for the back seats is rather limited, so don't take friends if you want to drive from Atlanta to New York!

Faults:

The radio lights went out and had to be replaced.

The electric door locks quit along with the remote.

I have had squeaks and rattles in the dash, door pillar and trim pieces since about 4000 miles.

After the dealer fixed the radio, the dash rattled worse.

I get attitude from service people "Toyotas are good, so if I have a problem it must be something I did". The only way I can get the service department to look at the car is when I call the national customer complaint hotline, but the squeaks and rattles are only fixed for a short time, and then I have to take it back.

General Comments:

I can NOT recommend the Corolla or any Toyota product based upon this car. The dealer service department is TERRIBLE, and the entire ownership experience has been one frustration after another. I bought Toyota assuming that they had good quality. Based upon my car, they don't. DON'T BUY TOYOTA!