The 1984 Toyota Corolla has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 170,126 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
CRUISE CONTROL COMPUTER MALFUNCTION COULD OCCUR UPON SHUTTING OFF THE CONTROL AFTER CONTINUOUS USE FOLLOWED BY COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES.
THERMAL SHOCK TO THE CRUISE CONTROL COMPUTER COULD RESULT IN ENGINE RACING IF THE ENGINE IS RESTARTED WITH THE MAIN CONTROL SWITCH IN THE 'ON' POSITION. THIS COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT IF THIS IS PERFORMED IN NORMAL TRAFFIC CONDITIONS.
REPLACE COMPUTER WITH ONE OF IMPROVED DESIGN.
VOLTAGE REGULATOR WHICH CONTROLS THE AMOUNT OF FLOW IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BETWEEN THE BATTERY AND THE ALTERNATOR, MAY HAVE MANUFACTURING ERRORS IN AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT. THE REGULATOR MAY OVERCHARGE THE BATTERY.
DEALER WILL REPLACE THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR AT NO CHARGE.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“We recently installed a child seat in the left back seat of our toyota corolla and I noticed that there is a twist in the belt when it is buckled. By comparing it to the other seat belts, I traced the problem to the buckle, which was sitting on the belt in a reverse position. I tried to reverse…”
“Electrical/ignition problems.”
“Carburetor problems. *dh”
“Gas pedal/gas pedal linkage problems.”
“Takata; seatbelt system failed to release trapping him inside the vehicle. Tt”
“Consumer was in an accident rear ended the driver shoulder belt didn't restrain consumer hit the steering wheel . Tt”
“Manual transmission failed causing vehicle to jump out of 5th gear into neutral.”
“Driver seatbelt will not pull over all time on the first try, sometime it takes 4 to 5 tugs to pull across. Shoulder driver belt will not retract.”
SUMMARY: TOYOTA RECOVERED SOME FAILED IGNITION CONTROL MODULES FROM THEFIELD. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT A SOLDER JOINT IN THE POWER TRANSISTOROF THE MODULE WAS SUBJECT TO FAILURE. BECAUSE THE PART IS AN EMISSIONRELATED COMPONENT A VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS RECALL CAMPAIGN WAS CONDUCTED.THE PREDOMINANT MODE OF FAILURE IS AN…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1984 Toyota Corolla as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.