IllustrationCONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER SEAT IS SLANTED DOWN FROM FRONT TO BACK AND THE BACK SEAT IS PADDED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO NOT GIVE PROPER SUPPORT TO THE BACK AND NECK WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DETAILED WHO PUT SOME FOAM IN THE SEAT TO TRY AND LEVEL IT OUT, HOWEVER THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK *SLC
1999 Toyota Corolla
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1999 Toyota Corolla do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 129.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
60–25K
1125–50K
1250–75K
1275–100K
9100–150K
3150K+
53 reports with mileage · 102 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Tires. Review the 22 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 20 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 19 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
24 crash reports5 fire reports16 injury reports
Seats complaints
3 reportsCONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO A WALL, WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SEATS BROKE, AND CONSUMER AND PASSENGER FELL BACK.*AK CONSUMER STATES SHE WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH, WHEN A VEHICLE DOING ABOUT 90 MPH REAR ENDED CONSUMERS VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF …
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CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO A WALL, WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SEATS BROKE, AND CONSUMER AND PASSENGER FELL BACK.*AK CONSUMER STATES SHE WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH, WHEN A VEHICLE DOING ABOUT 90 MPH REAR ENDED CONSUMERS VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT A CONCRETE WALL, AS A RESULT BOTH FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED TO THE BACK OF THE CAR, THE CONSUMER AND PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES.*JB
CONSUMER WAS HIT FROM REAR WHICH CAUSED DRIVER'S SEAT TO COLLAPSE. *AK CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED HEADACHES, NECK PAIN, AND UPPER BACK PAIN EVER SINCE THE ACCIDENT. *SLC
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.