2003 Toyota Corolla drivetrain & axles problems
39 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2003 Toyota Corolla, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 39 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 99,000 miles 33 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 10 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 33 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 99,000 miles, and 18% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes.
What owners wrote
Today, as I was very slowly pulling into my parking spot at work , it felt like a "jet" engine took off and my car accelerated into the building. I was stuck on cement parking borders and the wheels were spining. I did not have any control over this. I do have witneses to his.the care was towed to toyota.
Vehicle began making a grinding or chatter type noise when in any gear. Took the vehicle to private mechanic and found the issue to be the transmission. While looking for replacement transmission found a site where many other 2003 toyota corolla owners with manual transmission were having the same issues. All have had to have the transmissions replaced. This does not eliminate the issue as the replacement transmissions seem to be having the same problems.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Toyota Corolla
- Air bags 333 complaints
- Engine 109 complaints
- Cruise control 78 complaints
- Exhaust system 53 complaints
- Seat belts 38 complaints
- Electrical system 35 complaints
- Brakes 34 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 34 complaints