IllustrationINTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES SOFT AND GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *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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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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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
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
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
What owners actually said
155 reportsMY CAR IS AUTOMATIC. SOMETIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING IT "REVS" REALLY HIGH LIKE OVER 4. AND THATS ONLY WHEN I AM GOING 30MPH. EVEN IF I PUT OVERDRIVE ON IT STILL DOESNT WORK. ALSO MY LOW GAS LIGHT INDICATOR FADES IN AND OUT. ITS DOESNT COME ON UNTIL THE CAR IS PAST THE "E" . AND THE LAST PROBLEM IS MY LOCKS. WHEN I AM DRIVING I LOC…
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MY CAR IS AUTOMATIC. SOMETIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING IT "REVS" REALLY HIGH LIKE OVER 4. AND THATS ONLY WHEN I AM GOING 30MPH. EVEN IF I PUT OVERDRIVE ON IT STILL DOESNT WORK. ALSO MY LOW GAS LIGHT INDICATOR FADES IN AND OUT. ITS DOESNT COME ON UNTIL THE CAR IS PAST THE "E" . AND THE LAST PROBLEM IS MY LOCKS. WHEN I AM DRIVING I LOCK MY DOORS. AND THEN WHEN I TURN OFF MY CAR, TAKE MY KEYS OUT, IT WONT LET MY UNLOCK MY DOOR. I HAVE AUTOMATIC DOORS AND IT SHOULDNT BE DOING THIS. ONE LAST COMMENT IS THAT THESE PROBLEMS DO NOT HAPPEN ON ALL THE TIME. BUT AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER MANY TIMES AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I KNOW THERE IS. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED IN THE IN THE WIND, VEHICLE IS PULLING TO LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT, BUT MORE OFTEN VEHICLE IS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. *AK *ML
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES PROBLEM STAYING ON THE ROAD AT HIGH SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. WHENEVER VEHICLE STAYS WITHIN 60 MPH OR LOWER IT WOULD DRIVE OKAY. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WAS NORMAL CONDITION. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION, IMPACT 55 MPH IN WHICH NEITHER DRIVER'S NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, RESULTING IN INJURIES TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OCCUPANT. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.