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1999 Toyota Corolla repairs by problem area

Engine (36%)

Transmission and Drivetrain (4%)

Brakes and Traction Control (5%)

Suspension and Steering (26%)

Electrical and Air Conditioning (18%)

Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (5%)

Other (6%)

Chart based on 78 repairs.
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1999 Toyota Corolla repair cost distribution

$2500+ (0%)

$1000 - $2499 (4%)

$500 - $999 (9%)

$100 - $499 (43%)

< $100 (43%)

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Chart based on 69 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.

1999 Toyota Corolla

Engine not specified

Toyota in Michigan, United States
Dec 2012 - Jan 2013
Jan 2013 repairs are soon to be determined 
Toyota in Florida, United States
May 2012 - May 2012
May 2012

US $450
Head Gasket & timing belt around March. Acccident in May, sold car. 
Toyota in California, United States
Mar 2009 - Mar 2010
May 2009

112000 mi

US $24
Replaced valve cover gasket. Also replaced spark plugs and wires. 
Toyota in California, United States
Oct 2012 - Nov 2012
Nov 2012

100000 mi

US $300
piston alternator 
Toyota in Ontario, Canada
Sep 2010 - Nov 2010
Nov 2010

203980 mi
Catalytic converter needed replacing 
Toyota in British Columbia, Canada
Jul 2010 - Jun 2011
Aug 2010

155000 mi

C $100
Starter problem. Had a friend who is a mechanic look at my starter. He took it apart and rebuilt a part. 
Toyota in Virginia, United States
Dec 2014 - Dec 2014
Dec 2014

220000 mi

US $10
muffler clamp broke 
Toyota in Ohio, United States
Sep 2013 - Apr 2014
Sep 2013

99000 mi

US $60
Replaced some stabilizer joints in the front wheel. 
Toyota in Pennsylvania, United States
Dec 2011 - Oct 2013
Oct 2012

198700 mi

US $1100
brake line blew out, brake light previously was on 
Sep 2013

202000 mi

US $400
Starter replaced 
Toyota in California, United States
Jun 2016 - Jun 2016
Jun 2016

204000 mi

US $60
rear driver's side brake light out- was wiring issue, bulb was fine 

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1999 Toyota Corolla 4-door

4-cylinder manual 2WD

Toyota in Maryland, United States
Jul 2011 - May 2013
Dec 2011

126000 mi
Knocking noise when going over bumps. Mechanic diagnosed as early signs of a bad strut. Advised that it was not a big problem so we elected to wait a little while before making the repair. 
Aug 2012

131300 mi

US $10
Interior driver side door handle broke off 
May 2013

133000 mi
Backup lights not operating. Mechanic found broken wiring to light assembly and repaired. Knocking noise reported in December 2011 later went away on its own. 
Toyota in Idaho, United States
Dec 2007 - Apr 2008
Mar 2008

91000 mi

US $25
interior door handle broke. Replaced with OEM equipment. 
Toyota in Louisiana, United States
Nov 2007 - Jun 2018
Oct 2012

154500 mi
There is noise coming from the rear wheels when the road is not smooth. Mechanic identified the noise from several worn parts: suspension control arm, spring seat, etc.. Too expensive to repair. 
Toyota in New York, United States
Jan 2012 - Nov 2015
Aug 2013

61300 mi

US $80
Sway bar links needed replaced 
Toyota in Rhode Island, United States
Nov 2007 - Jun 2018
Jan 2010

270000 mi

US $800
Horn Stopped working exhaust leak 
Feb 2011

249000 mi

US $368
Radiator leak. Replaced radiator and fan belt. 
Mar 2011

250000 mi

US $450
Brake caliper bolt sheared off 
Jan 2012

263000 mi

US $1400
replace clutch/master cylinder 
Apr 2012

267000 mi

US $484
New ignition coil, plugs and wires 
Sep 2013

283000 mi

US $257
needed new alternator 

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1999 Toyota Corolla 4-door

4-cylinder automatic 2WD

Toyota in Minnesota, United States
Jun 2017 - Jun 2018
Oct 2017

101000 mi

US $70
Diagnosed strut going bad, it's a big noisy over bumps but isn't leaking or broken. Told to just keep driving and prepare to replace struts in the future. 
Toyota in Massachusetts, United States
Sep 2010 - Aug 2011
Aug 2011

140000 mi
New owner will likely have to get the front struts replaced in the next few months.  
Toyota in Ontario, Canada
Aug 2009 - Sep 2010
Jan 2010

130820 mi

C $150
Small leak in the exhaust 
Jul 2010

138260 mi
seized front brake caliper 
Toyota in Kentucky, United States
May 2008 - Jun 2012
Jun 2008

104000 mi

US $1080
Replaced water pump. 
Toyota in California, United States
Jan 2008 - Mar 2010
Mar 2008

134000 mi

US $240
Motor mount replaced 
Aug 2008

138000 mi
There's a clunking noise that occurs about half the time when I step on the brakes. I brought it in before, and he fixed the motor mounts, but that didn't fix the problem. The cigarette lighter stopped getting electricity, so I couldn't charge my GPS or my phone. They needed more time to fix it, so I had to bring it back in in September. 
Sep 2008

138000 mi
Cigarette lighter no longer charged GPS or phone. The shop needed more time to fix it, so I came back in after Labor Day. Check engine light came on (not related to the gas cap). The mechanic scanned the code and told me it was related to the emission system, cleared it, and told me to come back if it comes back on. 
Toyota in Maryland, United States
Oct 2007 - Aug 2012
Jul 2009

164000 mi

US $50
Air conditioning coolant needed to be recharged. System was otherwise fine. 
Mar 2010

175000 mi

US $130
Exhaust manifold gasket needed to be replaced. 
Jun 2011

196000 mi

US $47
Check engine came on, had it reset and light hasn't returned yet. Car makes noise when steering locked left or right. Also other noises from suspension while driving. Was told sway bars, tie rods, and strut mounts need replacing. Decided to wait and evaluate cost of repair over getting new car. 
Toyota in Texas, United States
Nov 2007 - Jun 2008
May 2008

102000 mi

US $422
Check engine signal was always lit. My mechanic put the car on a smoke machine and found that there was a leak in the EVAP valve. Toyota only allows you to replace the whole assembly, and not just the valve. 
Toyota in Massachusetts, United States
Jul 2008 - Jun 2014
Oct 2008

91000 mi

US $216
Power steering pump replaced along with belt. Serpentine belt tensioner replaced. 
Sep 2009

99000 mi

US $250
CEL. replaced charcoal canister. CEL back on a few days later. A/C had slow leak, dealer recharged adding in some sort of dye to find leak. Replaced another emissions system component. Brought back in 2 weeks so that they could look for dye with special light. Leak found, A/C works great - now that it's fall! 
Sep 2010

110000 mi

US $732
Brought car in for exhaust leak, found leak where exhaust pipe connects to manifold. Also asked to perform state inspection, found tie rod ends needed replacement which also necessitated a front end alignment. 
Dec 2011

126000 mi

US $40
There was/is a vibrating noise during idle in gear (waiting in traffic). It seemed quite loud, took car to Firestone and they supposedly tightened a shield under the hood. After a couple of days vibration noise returned, haven't gone back. 
Apr 2012

129000 mi

US $500
Same problem as before, engine vibration noise more consistent. Different repair shop believes full tuneup will resolve the problem, will also change serpentine belt and perform other scheduled maintenance 
Sep 2012

135000 mi

US $450
Bearing noise coming from engine compartment. Power steering pump and drive belt tensioner needed to be replaced. First shop wanted $750, Toyota dealer wanted $1240, local vocational school did the work for $450 
Oct 2012

136000 mi

US $145
Heater fan squealing, replaced by Vocational school 
Dec 2013

151000 mi

US $450
Fluid leaking from right caliper (brake light came on due to low fluid), had both calipers replaced. Recently brought back in as faulty washer caused new caliper to leak fluid. 
Feb 2014

153000 mi
Fluid low causing check engine light to come on. Shop advised against changing fluid because of mileage and unknown previous transmission service. 
Jun 2014

158000 mi

US $80
Replaced power steering pump with used part. $80 vs $425 
Toyota in New York, United States
Jan 2009 - Dec 2009
Mar 2009

103000 mi
Faulty stabilizer bar end links both front and rear; replacement is required, and parts were ordered. 
Apr 2009

105000 mi

US $150
Faulty stabilizer bar end links were successfully replaced with new items. Problem resolved. 
Toyota in Ontario, Canada
Feb 2010 - Jan 2013
Mar 2010

117180 mi

C $90
rear stabilizer bar links replaced 
Jul 2010

122140 mi

C $45
replaced stabilizer links in the front - worn out 
May 2011

134200 mi

C $60
rear stabilizer links worn out - replaced. 
Sep 2012

152520 mi

C $100
replaced coil pack 
Toyota in California, United States
Oct 2007 - Jun 2022
Oct 2008

90000 mi

US $262
Driver side interior door handle mechanism was broken and prevented door from opening from inside the vehicle. Dealer replaced parts and reinstalled them.  
Jul 2010

123000 mi

US $520
Check engine light (CEL) came on. Dealer noted that oil was leaking through engine gaskets into cylinder such that oil was making ignition impossible. Replaced gaskets, spark plugs and wires. Set timing to factory standards. 
May 2011

137000 mi

US $550
replaced starter Irregular metal chatter noise from front left wheel area. Mechanic suspects struts but did not hear noise themselves. 
Jun 2011

137000 mi
Two issues: front left wheel bearings ($300) and struts (640-front and 550-rear). 
Jul 2011

137000 mi

US $309
Left front wheel bearing needed to be repacked. Tires rotated as well. 
Nov 2011

142700 mi

US $374
Problem was caused by left front axle shaft. Replaced part. 
Mar 2012

146000 mi

US $8
Inside passenger door handle broke and needed replacement. Bought replacement online and fixed myself. 
Nov 2017

180500 mi

US $124
Check Engine Light. Was informed needed aftermarket catalytic converter bolt on for about $1000. Declined to repair. Reset light. Came back on about six months later. Car not worth fixing. Drive belt tensioner rattles. Did not fix yet 
Jul 2021

193585 mi

US $400
Inside Driver door latch not opening easily from inside. Replaced inside mechanism. 
Jan 2022

195000 mi

US $57
Gas cap 
Feb 2022

196000 mi

US $97
Replaced rearview mirror 
Jun 2022

197000 mi

US $308
Replaced outer driver door latch both handle and outer part adjacent to handle. 
Toyota in Texas, United States
Jun 2009 - Apr 2010
Aug 2009

70000 mi

US $400
some exhaust feed line leak causing the check engine light to come on.  
Toyota in California, United States
Aug 2010 - Mar 2012
Nov 2010

181000 mi

US $300
The trim and upholstry is falling apart, the car is mechanically sound. 

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