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Cheap, reliable car
jjc839, 01/16/2012
2001 Toyota Corolla S 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
Bought used, now has 240,000km. Still has the original brakes, not a spot of rust anywhere (Canadian car) and in the winter it gets cold started twice a day every day as this is a commuter car. Haven't had a single problem with it. A little underpowered but hey its an economy car. Fuel consumption is 6l/100km in the summer and about 8l/100km in the winter.
13 years of non-stop use without any breakdown
Istvan Balog, 06/28/2016
2001 Toyota Corolla S 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
The only hardware failure during our 13 years - still ongoing - experience was the failure of the master clutch cylinder (the Toyota dealership in Brunswick, GA installed a faulty one generic instead), leading to about $1700 in unreasonable, humiliating
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Awesome car!
Care, 04/28/2008
2001 Toyota Corolla S 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Love this car! Bought it used with 86000 miles, and it is now at 200100 miles and runs like a charm. Minor maintenance needed, spark plugs, fuel injector, tires and other things. I drive about 100+miles a day and I never hve to worry about breaking down. Take care of this car and it will take care of you! I love the sporty look it has and it is compact.
Worst car I have ever owned 5 speed S type
Hory, 01/04/2022
2001 Toyota Corolla S 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
My First car was a 1992 Toyota Corolla - Great car, so good i decided to buy a new 2001 Corolla S. soon after purchasing and looking up the VIN I noticed the vehicle was one of the First made by GM. Problems: 1. by 2000 miles all four tires were bald, Toyota refused to cover replacment 2. 32k miles Transmission bearing fail - New transmission - 3 weeks no car - no loaner(to young) 3. 33k miles After parking car , engine refused to start , after about 20 min of cranking it started with smoke, no power and bout 10 different noises, - Engine replaced - 3 weeks no car 4. 80k miles Transmission bearing failed - replaced Transmission $2300 out of pocket. 5. 120k miles two days after calling DLR to have timing chain replaced (miles) DLR refused citing it is a timing chain and does not need to be replace. Timing chain snapped - head bent - Traded in broken Corolla and Purchased a new 2007 Civic best car I ever had.
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Eh possibly my last corolla
MMAkansas, 12/02/2010
2001 Toyota Corolla LE 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 4A)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
Bought it with 77k on it, and now have 153k. Had to replace the struts... like many 2001 owners I have had a check engine light on for 3 years now... nuts, it turned itself off for 90 days and came back on, and they figure its either sensors or the catalytic converter.It's a pretty good car, but the gas mileage went from good to horrible with age. It's okay overall. The dash lights are gone now.. they don't work, and the engine idles really hard ... I hope it keeps going and going.. I aim to get 220,000 miles on it so if it does that I will be thrilled