2001 Toyota Corolla LE from North America - Comments

Our Corolla had the third light in the window catch on fire! Apparently the plastic melted and allowed the heat of the bulb to burn the housing. The cost was about $100.00 to fix. On top of that, the belt and tensioner had to be replaced. Aside from these two things, and the normal unneceesary rattles and squeaks, the car runs and feels great!

I own a 2001 Corolla S and I bought mine after I wrecked my other one. It had about 86,000 miles on it when I bought it and had been wrecked in the front and rebuilt. It sounds horrible, but I'm now nearing 100k and I have had no problems out of the car. It has been very reliable so far and I would recommend this car to anyone.

You shouldn't buy a so called new car in such bad shape, why not choose a different one without all of those flaws. It makes no sense whatsoever to pay for a new car in that kind of shape. Kind of hard to believe it is toyota's fault when you purchased it that way.

Although Toyota quality has plummeted recently, there is still no excuse for a dealership not repairing the items your review mentioned prior to selling the car.

I have to say, even though Toyota is declining in quality, I don't think it's fair to blame all these problems on them. The dealership has a responsibility to have the cars properly fixed up BEFORE selling them.

Some years ago I bought a new truck, and when the salesman brought it around for me after I had signed all the papers, I noticed the door latch didn't work properly. I just said "Get me another truck", as they had several identical to mine on the lot. Of course they said "Oh, we'll fix it. You can bring it back tomorrow." I was firm and just said "No, I want another one". They weren't happy (especially the credit manager, who had to redo all the paper work with the new VIN number on it) but I REFUSE to take delivery of a car with a flaw.

Until the car is driven OFF THE LOT, you are not legally obligated by the contract. Most people aren't aware of this, but regardless of signed paperwork, you can refuse delivery and void the contract if the car is not taken off the dealer's property. You have to share some of the responsibility for buying what was obviously a piece of junk.

Honestly, If you plan to buy a used car, I would Carfax it immediately. Pay close attention to all aspects of the vehicle, and ask very important questions.

I have a 2001 Corolla S and the only thing that has needed to have been replaced is the catalytic converter. Other than that, I've just been adding interior styling.

It's really the consumers fault for buying a car that wasn't up to their standards in the first place, UNLESS it was the dealerships fault for not informing the consumer for the imperfections.

Aside from the negatives, I love my Corolla and take care of it as if it were my baby :)