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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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2T1BR32E05C••••••2005 Toyota COROLLA
This build draws 2.0× more complaints than the average 2005 Toyota COROLLA build (17 vs 8).
17on this build
742on the model
89builds in total
3involved a crash
1injuries
Most reportedAir Bags 8Electrical System 3Vehicle Speed Control 3Power Train 3
What owners of this build wrote
Power TraincrashOct 2010
While attempting to park the vehicle in reverse, suddenly it accelerated without warning. The brakes were applied but would not engage causing the contact to crash into a car and then into a rock wall. The passenger suffered injuries to her back. A police report was filed for…
Air BagscrashJun 2006
The contact owns a 2005 toyota corolla. While driving at 15 mph, the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle accelerated independently. As a result, the contact crashed into a building and the air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained head, leg, knee, teeth and chest…
Service BrakescrashDec 2005
I have a toyota corolla 2005 model purchased in oct. 2004. I was going to work one morning, pulling into the parking garage, I coasted up the incline til I slowed, tapped the accelerator to give it a push, and the car surged forward, not just a little, a lot! I tried to stop but…
SuspensionDec 2016
Takata recall: the passenger airbag was replaced under a recall several years ago. The driver's airbag warning light is now on. Also, the right front wheel bearing has been replaced at least six times since I purchased this vehicle in december, 2008. The first two or three were…
Electrical SystemJul 2015
All the sudden I was driving the vehicle and it stop all together and it will not start up again. I have checked everything that could be check from alternator, battery, fuses any visible damage to cables, ect but no luck at all
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 2T1BR32E05C489408 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.