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Chart based on 7 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2010 Toyota Corolla 4dr Sedan
132-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD
40300 mi
C $160
Wheel nuts needed replacing. These nuts had lost all of their crome plating, but I thought that was just a cheap plating job. Toyota claims that wheel nuts should not be reused.
Extended warranty service for weak trunk torsion bar spring. No cost to owner.
54720 mi
air baffle under engine was starting to come loose, they replaced some plastic clips
11000 mi
US $14
The trunk wouldn't latch securely and then wouldn't open via any method other than the remote keyless entry remote once you did get it to latch. The dealer had to remove the self-centering trunk latch bolts and replace with standard bolts.
132000 mi
US $400
Weak trunk lid springs, causing lid to self-close and strike us. Only learned of a secret warranty extension. Now they're asking us to pay $250.
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