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Thank You,
Bryan
Thank You,
Bryan
I don't know the offical 5-spd 0-60 time from Toyota, but typicall a 5-spd manual is about 2 seconds faster than an automatic. So 8.3-8.4 seconds 0-60 time for a 5-spd corolla would be most likly correct.
For example, I got the 0-60 time for automatics from one of the car buying guides in Barns and Noble. It stated, and I remember, "While Toyota said corolla with automatic transmission could achieve 0-60 in 10.4 seconds, we clocked one LE do it in 9.7 seconds...". It's one of those Consumer Report type buying guide, the size of a TV guide, and I think it was the 1999 edition. YOu can probably find it in a bookstore.
There are always safty margins that technitians design into their cars, but I think pushing into it will end up costing big in the long run.
Also does anyone with the Factory Alarm can tell me where the Security Light is on the Display? I want to use it but can not find it. I think maybe they use a different panel for cars with out the alarm.
Thanks,
Jonathan
Anyway, the security light for the factory alarm (RS300) is located in the center of the car. Just in front of the center console and hand brake. It's a small rectangular piece with 2 lights, and a small microphone for glass brake detection.
Good luck.
I took my car to Toyota and they gave me a car to drive for free. It turns out it is NOT my fault! It was a fuel injector! That is the reason I had knocking I told you about they said and poor idle the whole time since the car was new. They had to order the part and I should get it back friday just in time for my trip to Califonia where I will visit the NUMMI plant and see my car built! I hope they let me take pictures!
So, ah a fuel injector. That doesn't cost too much, mostly the labor I should think. Besides, they are doing it under warranty. I wonder if that's the same cause for many of the people's complaint in this forum. Maybe there was a shipment of defective fuel injectors... Plausable.
So which brand of alarm did you got? And would it fit in where the factory alarm display goes? I bought an aftermarket alarm system (Black Widow brand) for my wife's 96 Mazda Protege. Took one look at the instruction manual and chickened out. It looked way too complicated for me. Luckly Best Buy were doing free installation with every car security unit sold, so just took it in and they fixed me up in 2 hours. Ah, but I digress...
Well, have fun in sunny california. Here in Michigan, I'm freezing my butt off every mornging going to work... :<
Today while reading the topics, I found some more persons having problems with the 1999 toyota. I think its a better idea to go to the site which "bjonesy" suggested http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov and post all the problems out there. Because TOYOTA is not going to help us and that's why we need to get help from some other place. I hope NHTSA will be able to help us.
Thanks.
My wife drives a'97 Corolla and we just moved to Colorado where you have to have a front plate.
Unfortunately, and maybe I'm being completely stupid, I can't find any bosses to mount the damn plate! I looked everywhere! My Acura GS-R was much more agreeable... :-) Any thoughts, rants, hints, etc. would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Also, the engine started to have a kind of hissing noise. At first I thought it was due to being cold. I heard this kind of noise in someone else's car (not a Toyota), but that same kind of noise had a good reason: the owner of the car did not accelerate adequately before shifting gear, so the engine started to rattle and hiss a bit.
Should I get a tune-up? I never had a fuel injected car before, so I do not know how much a tune-up can help. Oh yes, and I have a question about tune-ups. Is not it enough to replace the spark plugs? Does something need to be adjusted? I do not want to pay $30-40 for a tune-up if all they do is replace the spark plugs and "inspect" hoses, connectors. I had a GEO Spectrum before, but throughout its 120 000 mile life with me it never had a "real" tune-up. I just kept replacing the spark plugs every now and then.
Thanks for the help!
My girlfriend has a 99 Corolla with about 10,000 miles and every single one of her windows makes a creaking sound as it goes down. One window has actually stopped making the sound but the other three windows persist. Has anyone had this problem and if so have you come up with a solution? Thanks
Enough about the excitement I have a couple of questions. I read a post that the Corolla plant is in Cali. My sticker reads that the port/plant is Buffalo, New York. Is this another plant, or a port? And does anyone know where they come from? Do they make American Corolla's in Japan? Or are they shipped from CA on a boat? The sticker also mentions on/off headlights? Is this light sensitive and how do they work? I can not really figure out when the running lights come on in the manual? Is it speed sensitive? I know in the auto the daytime running lamps come on once in gear.
Pat
Community Leader/Maintenance & Repair Conference
I got it for 10,000!!!!!!
When removed the key from ignition switch, I feel
the switch is warm. (After driving under 55 MPH, around 1 hours, heat or AC is not on and it does
not have the light.
Is it normal?
Thanks for your advice
Even though they are the same thing except the few sheet metal differences, the Prizm's resale sink like a rock. And that's a good thing when you are thinking about saving some money by buying a used corolla.
I once owned a 87 Chevy Nova (Corolla clone before it was called Prizm), that baby served my family faithfully for 13 years (not to mention being abused by me, a teenager back then for that last 7 years). My father bought a 97 Chevy Prizm back in 1998 for commuting. That one year old prizm with 24,000 miles only costed him $8900, still had more than a year of factory warranty left on it! What a steal. And that car haven't had any problem with it so far.
I wonder why buy a 3-4 year old used Corolla when you can buy a 1 year old used Prizm for less money? Just my 2 cents. Any thoughts on this?
Thought I would update you all on my case. Toyota has responded to my suit. In their response they say that I didn't give them enough opportunity to fix it. (I guess 4 times isn't enough). They also claim I misused the seatbelt. (I guess if you have children in carseats do not buy a corolla because it apparently isn't designed to hold them.
I really hope they take these statements to court, it should be a short case.
My deposition is on March 24th and hopefully we can get things done shortly after. I also want to publicly state that any money we would win in the case above and beyond the actual amount we requested (i.e. penalty awards) will be donated to a as yet determined charity that focuses on eye care. If anyone knows of a good charity that deals with eye care please contact me.
I hope you all consider how Toyota has treated a customer that they had admitted was right. Please think very carefully before commiting to their product.
Bryan Jones
Bryan
Any leads.
first day I drove it back I found a noise coming from the brake. It happens when you make a full stop then release the brake a little bit. The same noise comes out when you release your brake on a back-up. The noise sounds like "BuuBuu..GuuGuu..".
Is it common? Should I have the dealer check it out? Any suggestion? Thanks
Anybody with the same problem ?
nirenj@hotmail.com
I am looking into a 93 corolla with 91K on it, and another 92 one with 89K on it. Is there any particular problem with them at this age and mileage? I am a little concerned about the high mileages. I would like to know what are the possible problems with them after they reach 100K. Any input, advise, thank you.
Welcome! Have you had a chance to look through out Sedans conference yet? There are several topics on the Toyota Corolla that might interest you. Here is a link to one of them: Toyota Corolla. You can just click on that link to find lots of opinions about the 2000 model. Also, you can key Corolla into the Topic Search feature on the left side of this page to find more conversations about that car.
Meanwhile, maybe someone around here has some thoughts about your Tercel difficulties.
Pat
Community Leader/Maintenance & Repair Conference
It and the rest of the Toyotas I have owned have opened my eyes to the fact a car can be built to run 100,000 miles without a problem, so I have developed a terrible taste for American built vehicles and the poor mouthing of those who are convinced otherwise.
The Tercel is no longer made, replaced, apparently, by the Echo. I have been retired for a couple of years and don't put the mileage on this car I used to, but when I do need to get rid of it I will probably get an Echo. I have plenty of vehicles, but live in the country and find it is nice to have a "scooter" vehicle that gets good gas mileage to run around in.
I just got an oil change and tune up (replaced spark plugs and air filter) about a month ago. My gas milage is incredibly good, and the car starts without a problem all the time.