IllustrationBRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES. *AK
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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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
Tires complaints
22 reportsWHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY FELT VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER , AND SAW THAT FRONT GOODYEAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM WHEEL . *AK
AUTO CONSTANTLY PULL TO THE LEFT, FIVE SETS OF TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND ALIGN SEVERAL TIMES.
BRIDGESTONE, BT-70, P175/65R14, REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT WITH 7000 MILES ON A 1999, TOYOTA, WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, CONSUMER NOTICED A SPLIT IN SIDEWALL OF DRIVER'S REAR TIRE, 1/4 INCH. TIRE HAD GONE FLAT.*AK *SLC
THE TIRES POPPED HOLES ALL OVER IT AS THOUGH IT EXPLODED. THEY RIPPED APART LIKE THEY WERE TIRES THAT HAD RETREADS PUT ON THEM. WE HAD TO PAY FOR NEW ONES AND FIRESTONE AND TOYOTA SAID SINCE THEY WERE NOT THE WILDERNESS TIRES THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THEM. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W18J TIRESIZE: P175/65R14)
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER COULD HEAR A GRINDING NOISE IN THE FRONT END, VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER FOUR TIMES AND FINALLY WAS TOLD GOODYEAR TIRES NEEDED REPLACED DUE TO BEING DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER DID NOT GIVE SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION. *SLC
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON HIGHWAY, AND HEARD A BUMPING NOISE. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER, AND NOTICED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE BACK TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. ALSO, THERE WERE WIRES STICKING OUT. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE, P27636EXBM1261-1 SH. *AK
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TOYOTA COROLLA 1999, TIRE SIZE 17565R14, THE MX4 AS TIRE. WHILE DRIVINNG STEERING VIBRATES WHICH IS CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE TIRES WHICH SEEM TO BE SEPARATING FROM INSIDE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK 2 OF THE FIRESTONE TIRES EXPERIENCED BELT SEPARATION WHICH WAS CAUSING THE VIBRATION. *SLC
TIRE DE-TREADED AT 75 MPH. I WAS TRAVELING FROM HOME WHEN THE DE-TREAD OCCURRED. THE DEALER WHOM I PURCHASED A NEW REPLACEMENT TIRE FROM (FULTON, MO) FORGOT TO PLACE THE DAMAGED TIRE IN MY CAR. WHEN I RETURNED HOME I WENT TO A FIRESTONE FACILITY EXPECTING THE TIRE TO BE IN MY TRUNK AND FOR FIRESTONE TO REPLACE UNDER THEIR WAR…
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TIRE DE-TREADED AT 75 MPH. I WAS TRAVELING FROM HOME WHEN THE DE-TREAD OCCURRED. THE DEALER WHOM I PURCHASED A NEW REPLACEMENT TIRE FROM (FULTON, MO) FORGOT TO PLACE THE DAMAGED TIRE IN MY CAR. WHEN I RETURNED HOME I WENT TO A FIRESTONE FACILITY EXPECTING THE TIRE TO BE IN MY TRUNK AND FOR FIRESTONE TO REPLACE UNDER THEIR WARRANTY AGREEMENT. HOWEVER, THEY INFORMED ME THEY COULD DO NOTHING FOR ME UNLESS I HAD THE ACTUAL TIRE. I ASKED IF THEY WOULD CALL THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE DAMAGED TIRE AND I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT. NEVER RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT - HOWEVER, OF MORE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE TO ME RIGHT NOW IS THE NEED TO FIND A FORUM TO REPORT THAT DE-TREADING IS OCCURRING ON TIRES OTHER THAN THOSE BEING RECALLED AND AT TIMES OF THE YEAR THAT ARE NOT EXCESSIVELY HOT. I HAD HAD THE TIRES INFLATED AND CHECKED IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO MY TRIP, SO I'M CONFIDENT IT WASN'T DUE TO UNDERINFLATION. I HAVE SINCE HAD THE OTHER THREE TIRES REPLACED AND ARE NOT USING FIRESTONE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 185/65R14 )
RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE FR680 TIRE P175/65R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, ANOTHER TIRE DOT W18JF6L0394 ALSO EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWERVE BACK AND FORTH AND SHAKE. *SLC
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.