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2005 Toyota Corolla engine and engine cooling problems

92 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2005 Toyota Corolla11% of all complaints for this model year.

92
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
11%
share of all complaints
60,743 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I only have 44,000 miles on my 2005 toyota corolla and the air compressor went out. I have read that this problem has occurred in numerous corollas from the same year. I believe this needs to be looked into and recalled or I will sell my car and never buy a toyota again. I will also post on social…

    filed Sep 12, 2017

  • While driving on pr highway, within 10 mts, the car's engine stopped having enough time to park the car on the emergency side road. When I saw smoke coming out the hood, I grabbed by belongings and walked away from the car. While I'm calling my husband I saw the car in flames. On dec. 28, 2015 I…

    filed Mar 3, 2016

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

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Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.