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2005 Toyota Corolla fuel system problems

37 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2005 Toyota Corolla, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
37 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
65,000 miles 31 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When fuel system problems show up

Fuel system complaints by mileage, 2005 Toyota Corolla Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 65,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 6 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 6 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 65,000 miles
Based on 31 complaints that include mileage. 42% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles6
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles6
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 31 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles, and 42% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash.

What owners wrote

Unknown - The airbag light has been on for a while. Check engine light is also on, and after a few repairs/replacements of diagnosed issues the light remains. A Texas vehicle inspection report shows a P0420 fault code that will not go away, as well as a P0741 fault code about a torque converter clutch circuit underperforming or is stuck/off.

April 2013 Crash

Gas cap falls out after turning cap 3 to unlimited clicks. Sends error signal for fuel emission leaks. $29 for new gas cap recalls on 2009 vehicles but not 2005?

Reported at 110,000 miles, August 2011

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