FaultScore

1992 Toyota Corolla transmission problems

15 of the 115 complaints about the 1992 Toyota Corolla are about the transmission — 13% of everything reported for this model year.

B

15

Complaints

0

Crashes

0

Fires

0

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Automatic Transmission 6 40.0%
Constant Velocity Joint 3 20.0%
Axle Assembly 2 13.3%
Axle Shaft 2 13.3%
Power Train 1 6.7%
Manual Transmission 1 6.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain across every Toyota Corolla year

1992 15 2.6%
1995 13 2.2%
2001 10 1.7%
2003 64 11.0%
2004 16 2.7%
2005 39 6.7%
2006 43 7.4%
2007 29 5.0%
2008 13 2.2%
2009 45 7.7%
2010 50 8.6%
2011 19 3.3%
2014 26 4.5%
2015 30 5.1%
2016 22 3.8%
2017 15 2.6%
2018 12 2.1%
2019 52 8.9%
2020 37 6.3%
2021 19 3.3%
2022 15 2.6%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

Oakland, CA

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

VEHICLE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, TRANSMISSION WILL STICK IN FIRST GEAR. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #8002402 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Aliso Viejo, CA

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED. PASSENGERS WERE UNABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE. ALSO, VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND A UNDETERMINED PROBLEM OCCURRED WITHIN TRANSMISSION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #864359 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

LOS Angeles, CA

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT

LEFT FRONT CV BOOT FAILED. YH

NHTSA complaint #549315 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Delran, NJ

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

CAR STARTED MAKING NOISES, WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY AND WAS NOT PICKING UP LIKE IT SHOULD. TOOK TO DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS METAL FRAGMENTS IN THE TRANSMISSION SCREEN. AS WEEKS WENT BY CAR STARTED TO GET WORSE, AND FINALLY IT SOUNDED THE VENDORS WERE GRINDING INTO THE TIRES. *A PRIVATE MECHANIC, DUE TO HAVING PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH LIBERTY TOYOTA, CALLE DHARTFORD IN DELRAN, NJ, AND INSISTED THAT TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE THIS SOON.

NHTSA complaint #855292 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

LOS Angele, CA

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION FAILED. MJS

NHTSA complaint #549485 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

LOS Angele, CA

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT

RIGHT AXLE AND WHEEL BEARING REPLACED. MJS

NHTSA complaint #549485 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

LOS Angele, CA

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

REPLACED LEFT AXLE. MJS

NHTSA complaint #549485 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

LOS Angele, CA

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT

LEFT CV BOOT FAILED. MJS

NHTSA complaint #549485 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

LOS Angele, CA

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION FAILED. MJS

NHTSA complaint #549485 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

LOS Angele, CA

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT

RIGHT AXLE AND WHEEL BEARING REPLACED. MJS

NHTSA complaint #549485 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

LOS Angele, CA

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

REPLACED LEFT AXLE. MJS

NHTSA complaint #549485 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

LOS Angele, CA

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT

LEFT CV BOOT FAILED. MJS

NHTSA complaint #549485 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Staten Island, NY

POWER TRAIN

SPEEDOMETER CABLE REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #510245 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Burlington, VT

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

WHEN CHANGING ITS HARD STICK IN THIRD HARD TO GET INTO REVERSE , WHEN IN FIRST OR SECOND GEAR CAR VIBRATES . TT

NHTSA complaint #972886 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Middle, NJ

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

PLASTIC WORKS ITS WAY INTO THE GEARS WHEN YOU SHIFT INTO DRIVE. TT

NHTSA complaint #965462 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Other 1992 Toyota Corolla problems

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