Hood Latch problems of the 1999 Toyota Corolla

Two problems related to hood latch have been reported for the 1999 Toyota Corolla. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Hood Latch problem

Failure Date: 10/30/2005

1999 Toyota Corolla hood latch came loose. The vehicle's hood, windshield and roof were damaged.

2 Hood Latch problem

Failure Date: 04/19/2001

Was traveling 15-20mph and rear ended another vehicle. This caused hood latch to release hood, and it popped backwards towards windshield. Also, left headlight had popped out. Consumer states air bag did not deploy nad suffered minor injuries.


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