Overview & Reviews

User Reviews:

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  It even autocrosses well - 2001 Toyota Corolla
  By Corolla DriveR - January 10 - 2:33 am

  I bought this car new. it now has 113,000 miles and I plan to keep it till it has about 300,000. never any mechanical problems. the original brake pads were still good when I replaced them at 100,000 miles for grippier pads for autocross. I won the regional H stock championship for 2005 in this car. not a great amount of power in the motor but it handles well. much more power than the 99 civic I traded for it. under normal use, these cars just dont break. I do have the 5 spd manual and normally get 37-42 mpg combined city/hwy. runs like a champ.

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  TRD needs more parts for this car - 2001 Toyota Corolla
  By Jun Lee - December 7 - 2:00 am

  the S model is nice. the interior is nice also. TRD does need to make more parts for the car and so does the aftermaket companies. if toyota would target the teenagers more like honda, and their civic, maybe there would be more things in the works.

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  Eh possibly my last corolla - 2001 Toyota Corolla
  By MMAkansas - December 6 - 2:00 am

  Bought it with 77k on it, and now have 153k. Had to replace the struts... like many 2001 owners I have had a check engine light on for 3 years now... nuts, it turned itself off for 90 days and came back on, and they figure its either sensors or the catalytic converter.Its a pretty good car, but the gas mileage went from good to horrible with age. Its okay overall. The dash lights are gone now.. they dont work, and the engine idles really hard ... I hope it keeps going and going.. I aim to get 220,000 miles on it so if it does that I will be thrilled

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  best car Ive ever had - 2001 Toyota Corolla
  By toyotagirl - November 14 - 2:00 am

  I have had my 2001 LE for 2 yrs and I cant complain about one thing! It handles like a dream and gives a quiet ride - the gas mileage is great - I usually get 30 mpg in the city and 39 on the highway - no rattles, squeaks and NO RECALLS! I almost bought a Civic and I am so glad I got the Corolla instead - it has a better powertrain warranty than the Civic and was voted the #1 small car in inital quality by JD Powers & Assoc for 2001 - its not hard to see why -

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  Unpleasantly surprised !! - 2001 Toyota Corolla
  By Catssu - July 21 - 10:00 am

  This my third Toyota. I am terribly disappointed with this particular car. I brought this car in for repair more than a half-dozen times. It left me stranded by stalling out, and something is herently wrong with the way it rides. The first was *finally taken care of when they figured out the computer was bad. I was actually looking at Lemon Law! The second problem we thought was the tires. After countless tire alignments and balance, the dealership replaced the tires and changed the bent rim. While these corrections helped initially, the problem ride persists and they have chalked it up to the road. Im trading this car in soon.

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  My Corolla - 2001 Toyota Corolla
  By hunt d - July 17 - 10:00 am

  This is the most reliable car I have owned and the first foreign car. I will buy another Toyota again.

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  Corolla or wind tunnel? - 2001 Toyota Corolla
  By hiya - July 9 - 2:00 am

  I enjoy this vehicle except for the excessive road noise. It makes it impossible to hear the cell-phone and completely negates any sound quality from the stereo.

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  Nice Car - 2001 Toyota Corolla
  By CJMara - June 4 - 10:00 am

  I just bought my Corolla S this week and even my parents approve of it for reliability and dependability. Its so much better than my nightmare Mazda 626. Its fun to drive with the stick shift and handles curves like a dream! I also like the way it looks, the last owner took off the red S and the Toyota decal on the off the back (so it only has the Toyota symbol and says Corolla) and I think Ill keep it that way. The paint is chipping and scratching pretty easily though so Im going to have to get the chips retouched and another layer of clear coat put on the whole thing.

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  Great Car - 2001 Toyota Corolla
  By gorzo55 - May 27 - 1:00 pm

  I bought my 2001 Corolla used in 2003 with 40k miles. It now has 120k miles and is still my primary car. No engine problems that others have reported. My catalytic converter was replaced at 115k though. Ive done by the book maintenance and have had no major problems. The only big repairs Ive had were break issues that were my fault from overly aggressive city driving. Im not sure about what others have said about burning oil...I havent noticed it but I know little about cars. This car gets better gas mileage than the current Corolla models. I once drove from Pittsburgh to Indianapolis on one tank.

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  excellent small car - 2001 Toyota Corolla
  By Francesca - May 5 - 2:00 pm

  Its been almost 1 year since purchasing my 01 LE - what a wonderful little car - there have been no rattles, squeaks or any other unwanted noises, and no recalls! the gas mileage is great, I get between 31-33 MPG in the city with the 4 speed auto, the ride is smooth and quiet - everything works great - the car starts the first time every time and I have no regrets about chosing the Corolla over the Focus, Civic, Sentra, Beetle and Protege - which are the other cars I had looked at.