Used 2001 Toyota Corolla Consumer Reviews
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Esther Dudley, 07/30/2010
2001 Toyota Corolla S 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 4A)
3 of 5 people found this review helpful
I love my car but I am very disappointed with what is happening to my interior. I have already replaced my exterior around two of my windows. This is truly a problem with the manufacture I think. This is causing me money to fix and stress because of the way the car is looking. This is my second Toyota and I can not believe what is going on. When I went to the dealership where I purchased the car they did not show interest in fixing the car but for me to purchase. I am trying to find out if this is a recall.
Worst car I've ever owned
brad_peterson, 07/28/2012
2001 Toyota Corolla CE 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 5 people found this review helpful
We're scrapping the car today. It made it to 90k miles. It has the following problems: * The motor (1ZZFE) was built with a design flaw, but Toyota kept using it. Hundreds of people on the internet have reported the same thing. It burns oil until it hits a point where every 100 miles it burns 1 quart of oil. The engine went bad and needed a replacement starting at 50k miles * The catalytic converter is dead. * The rotors are bad and braking feels choppy. * The driver door handle simply broke off when I tried to open the door. * The clutch went bad at 50k miles. * Some smaller issues like a leak somewhere that mechanics couldn't find, causing repeated engine lights and EVAP codes.
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 5 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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Great Car
Joe Someguy, 01/08/2007
2001 Toyota Corolla CE 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 5 people found this review helpful
My dad got a five year lease on a Corolla CE in 2001 and it was an amazing vehicle. He just changed the oil twice and the tires and it never gave him any problems. Its a very reliable car.
Great Car
JB, 06/16/2008
2001 Toyota Corolla LE 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
I was spending $320/mo. in gas at the time I purchased this vehicle, so there were two things I looked for in my vehicle: reliability and gas mileage. This is the premium package for both. I drive my car all the time and living 30 minutes from work I only spend about $100/mo. in gas now. I recently took a small road trip in 530 miles, I used 15 gallons of gas! So I averaged at 35 mpg! I could improve this number by getting a tune up, an oil change, and inflating my tires. I also used my air conditioner most of the way and drove at about 75 mpg. Not bad.