1998 Toyota Corolla CE from North America - Comments

My seat belt light continues to blink from about 40000 miles. It may be a serious problem if it is not registering that I have my seat belt on.

I now have 107000 miles and the car has no power to even pass another car on the freeway. I wish that I got a Honda instead.

I have had two alignments and still feel a drift to the right at times.

My brakes wear out extremely fast for a small car. I change them every 25-30 thousand miles. And I use ceramic pads.

My air conditioner is also very weak. My girlfriend has a Tecel and her a/c is more powerful that mine is.

And my head lights continue to burn out rapidly. I believe there is a problem with a steady current flow to the lights. I am of course out of my warranty.

Don't buy a Toyota. the sales team there give no breaks and they take advantage of people everyday.

I was not happy with this purchase and will never buy another Toyota again.

One good note about this corolla is that the stereo is easy to install.

The speakers are also pretty good.

If you need more power, take the bottom off the air filter box, costs nothing and guaranteed to give you more boost.

Works for any Fuel Injected car.

I have had several Corolla's and never had any of these problems..

Those were lame comments, your girlfriends ac is more powerful.. i really feel for you, poor guy.

You need an ac recharge.

Your driving a 1.8 liter. Deal with it. It's a Corolla. Not a race car.

You might have a short or something in some wiring. Have it looked at.

With 107k, I would expect you to have changed your transmission fluid at least twice. If not, that's why you have no power. Try driving the latest gen Integra with 80k old auto Tranny oil, slowest thing ever... get a stick next time. When you install your head light bulbs, don't TOUCH it at all with your hand, or it will burn very quickly. If you drive on the right side of the road, it will sometimes drift to the right, steering on these cars are very very sensitive, even a 2 psi change will give you a drift. As for brakes, that's all up to the rotors and pads you buy. I've seen stock brakes go 130k, my camry with 120k is still running on stock pads with good amount left.

I know you're fairly young by the comments you made. I doubt the car has ever had a tuneup, and first off, it's a Corolla. If you want to play 'Fast and Furious' spend $2000 on the engine modifications that will make it 'fast'. Change your air filter.

As mentioned above, the ac needs recharging. Buy the $3 hose from Autozone and spend another $4 on a can or two or refrigerant. Make sure it's the same kind of freon as what's in your car. Follow the directions on the can.

I seriously doubt the seat belt light malfunction is serious; probably one loose wire somewhere. That's a great car. One of the best ever built. Change your fluids regularly and you'll probably get at least another 200,000 miles out of that car.

I have never had any of these problems he talks about either.

I've owned 3 Corollas. The first one I got 300,000 miles out of it and I traded it back in to the dealer. It still ran fine, I just wanted a new one.

The 2nd one was a 1995 and it had about 165,000 miles on it. My wife hit a dump truck HEAD ON!!! I kid you not, she actually totalled the dump truck, and her Corolla unfortunately, but she came out of it with not a scratch!!!

My third Corolla is a 1998 and it still runs great with 172,000 miles on it.. I love my Corollas!!

OK, your car is drifting to the right because the road is not perfectly flat. It is beveled to drain rain water away to the gutters.

And as for for the brake pads wearing out a lot, it is probably because of your driving habits. If you brake more, you will use them up faster. I see many people on the streets that speed up and brake way too often.