Seats Related Problems of the 1997 Toyota Corolla

Table 1 shows two common seats related problems of the 1997 Toyota Corolla.

Table 1. Seats related problems of Toyota Corolla

Problem Category Number of Problems
Seats problems
1
Front Seat Recliner problems
1

Seats problem #1

The contact owns a 1997 Toyota Corolla. The contact was driving approximately 45 mph attempted to brake. Suddenly, the back heel area of the shoe was stuck inside of the lever that retracts the front driver side seat. The vehicle crashed into another vehicle and was destroyed. A police report was filed for the incident. There were two personal injuries. The vehicle was towed to the insurance company. The manufacturer and authorized dealer were notified of the failure. The failure and current mileages were 75,000. Updated 05/12/10 updated 05/14/10.

Front Seat Recliner problem #2

Seat back collapsed during impact causing back and neck injury to consumer.


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