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I'm looking to purchase a Corolla. The overwhelming thought is "Toyota's are untouchable regarding reliability".

I'm curious, though. Can they be that good? Is there really that much separation between Toyota and their competitors? Has someone, somewhere had a Toyota they would call a "lemon"?

2007-11-07 03:34:15 · 8 answers · asked by mister_fad 4 in Cars & Transportation Buying & Selling

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You can search the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - Office of Defects Investigation for complaints on any vehicles by :year, make , model etc

Here are the current formal complaints (17) filed by owners of the 2007 Corolla:

http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints/complaintresults.cfm?start=1&SearchType=DrillDown&type=1&year=2007&make=TOYOTA&model=COROLLA&component_id=0&PrintVersion=YES
The '07 Camry has well over 300 formal safety complaints,
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints/complaintresults.cfm?start=1&SearchType=DrillDown&type=1&year=2007&make=TOYOTA&model=CAMRY&component_id=0&PrintVersion=YES
so the reputation of Toyota's seems to have diminished substatially, at least in the eyes of the owners filing complaints.

From the same government site you can also review :
Recalls
Defect Investigations
Technical Service Bulletins

Another site that you can research is :
ConsumerAffairs.com

There is a lawsuit going on regarding Toyotas & their prepondancy to engine sludge build-up:
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/automotive/toyota_engine.html

Consumer Report Magazine recently made a blanket statement that Toyota's quality & reputation had been slipping substantially & they actually put the Camry & the Tundra on their "We do NOT recommend" list!

There is a lot of information on "the net" available to consumers. I tend NOT to view the typical 'Car Magazine' articles & reviews, as these are often very biased due to the nature of a magazines advertising/profit policies.

But the sites that are NOT driven by profitible advertisers (ie; the government sites & data research sites) & the consumer advocate sites are the ones that give you a much more accurate depiction of an auto manufacturer.

2007-11-07 21:38:05 · answer #1 · answered by Vicky 7 · 2 0

A relative's '03 Camry has been a huge lemon. The "check engine light" keeps coming on and none of the dealers can fix it. Now the elevator in the window has gone out.

He purchased it new but the problems started occurring after the warranty expired.

But I'm sure it's an isolated case.

I'm more partial to Hondas anyways.

2007-11-07 05:28:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

toyota in general, are very reliable. Sure, there are a few lemon toyotas, but I think those are just a small percentage of all the toyotas on the road in the world.

2007-11-07 09:51:19 · answer #3 · answered by lildude211us 7 · 0 0

I worked at a Toyota Dealer for a long time and I can tell you that Toyota's are amazing vehicles especially if you have them serviced on a regular basis. I have a 97 Tacoma with over 300,000 miles on it

2007-11-07 03:37:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Nope, my dad had a toyota truck. You know one of the small ones it's got over 300,000 miles on it and it's still running! By the way i am not exagerating. Nissan is very similar to toyota and i think is just as good.

2007-11-07 03:45:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

I know two people who had EXTREMELY bad luck with Camry. It's not exactly my personal view but I still feel that Honda - despite recent decline in quality and non-existing customer service (i.e. it simpy sucks!), their cars are still superior to those from Toyota. With trucks, it's a different story - nobody can even come close to Toyota.

2007-11-07 03:50:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

NOPE......

37 PLUS YEARS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR BUSINESS AND THE TOYOTA VEHICLES ARE PRETTY DOG GONE GOOD AS LONG AS YOU KEEP UP WITH THE MAINTENANCE THAT IS REQUIRED.

GOOD LUCK AND GOOD CHOICE.

2007-11-07 03:50:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

Had tow a celica and Highland never any problems with either car.
VEry well mad

2007-11-07 03:41:20 · answer #8 · answered by Michael M 7 · 1 0

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