Two problems related to engine exhaust system have been reported for the 1999 Toyota Corolla. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
My car is 9 yrs old, 109,000 miles it's on the lower end of the recommendation mileage for the year of the car. On 9/3/08 first day the check engine light ever came on. I got nervous went to advanced auto parts and they checked the light, it showed something was wrong with the air flow. Check engine light went out after 3 days. Brought it to Toyota for repairs of some other items and mentioned the check engine light going on and then off. They checked it but wasn't sure if it was reading correctly. 4 days later came back on again and went out 3 days later. 2 days passed and then it came back on again and remained on ever since. I brought it back and they told me it was a charcoal canister failure and it would cost $450, I was upset because I just got $968 worth of repairs and maintenance done. I always keep up on my maintenance work/oil changes. Is this a faulty part from Toyota? I've never heard of this going and if it is normal after so many years/miles then why is it so expensive and hard to find or repair? I heard only Toyota has the part which was quoted to me as $232. So if I don't pay $450 my vehicle won't pass inspection/emission test. Can someone help!.
Corrosion caused the failure of the driver's side bolt holding the muffler strap on both my 1998 and 1999 Toyota Corolla in April 2004 and April 2005 respectively. Fortunately I was at low speed in 2004 so the damage wasn't great and in 2005 my wire fail safe prevented an exhaust drop. Stainless steel is required for this fastener or more muffler holding devices.