Front left wheel problems

Asked by Emma Oct 07, 2019 at 09:24 AM about the 2003 Toyota Corolla S

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Manual car, has almost 220,000 miles.
Had shaking start in what felt like the front left tire. It got
worse with breaking where the whole front eventually
started shaking/pulsing when I would break. Got my front
breaks and rotors changed, changed the front left ball joint,
and front right caliper (I think). Shaking went away for a
week or two and started slowly coming back, been about 3-
4 months now and it's at its worst. Its worst at highway
speeds, it comes and goes where it stops then builds up till
it's really bad the restarts over the course of about a half
hour. It still breaks fine they are just very shaky, shifts fine. I
havent ever had issues with breaking too hard on other
vehicles. I had smoke coming front the front left side this
morning and a smell of possible burnt electric on the front
left side this morning into work.

Clutch was changed around 160,000 miles....we know the
rear breaks need to be changed and tires need to be
rotated. Had a few friends look at it, one found something
but I forgot what it was, they made it sound insignificant,
having my father look into repairs for whatever that was.

1 Answer

Your Answer:

Own this car?

Share your experience with others.

2003 Toyota Corolla

Review another car

CarGurus Experts

  • #1
    Jeff Polhemus
    Reputation
    3,360
  • #2
    Gene Arnett
    Reputation
    3,270
  • #3
    hashimmir
    Reputation
    2,500
View All

Know more, shop wisely

Search

Related Models For Sale

Used Toyota Camry
2,091 Great Deals out of 37,807 listings starting at $575
Used Honda Civic
1,371 Great Deals out of 29,067 listings starting at $600
Used Honda Accord
1,513 Great Deals out of 29,433 listings starting at $600
Used Toyota RAV4
1,949 Great Deals out of 29,514 listings starting at $1,450
Used Honda CR-V
2,066 Great Deals out of 42,002 listings starting at $500
Used Toyota Tacoma
1,934 Great Deals out of 31,699 listings starting at $3,500
Used Hyundai Elantra
956 Great Deals out of 26,939 listings starting at $650
Used Toyota Prius
505 Great Deals out of 6,631 listings starting at $1,000
Used Mazda MAZDA3
492 Great Deals out of 12,080 listings starting at $1,500
Used Nissan Sentra
861 Great Deals out of 43,002 listings starting at $600
Used Toyota Yaris
62 Great Deals out of 706 listings starting at $2,490
Used Nissan Altima
1,335 Great Deals out of 37,838 listings starting at $800

Used Cars for Sale

2024 Toyota Corolla For Sale
48 Great Deals out of 6,922 listings starting at $18,199
2023 Toyota Corolla For Sale
149 Great Deals out of 2,026 listings starting at $16,000
2022 Toyota Corolla For Sale
235 Great Deals out of 2,592 listings starting at $14,200
2021 Toyota Corolla For Sale
356 Great Deals out of 3,834 listings starting at $11,998
2020 Toyota Corolla For Sale
145 Great Deals out of 1,904 listings starting at $10,500

Content submitted by Users is not endorsed by CarGurus, does not express the opinions of CarGurus, and should not be considered reviewed, screened, or approved by CarGurus. Please refer to CarGurus Terms of Use. Content will be removed if CarGurus becomes aware that it violates our policies.