Toyota Corolla (E120) 2002–2008 Repair Manual / Diagnostics / Audio system / Sound quality is bad only when playing tape
Toyota Corolla (E120): Sound quality is bad only when playing tape
Inspection procedure
1 Replace cassette tape with another and recheck
- Replace the cassette tape with another and recheck.
- Replace the faulty cassette tape with the normal one to see if the
same trouble occurs again.
Standard: malfunction disappear.


2 Check for any foreign object
- Check for foreign object.
- Check that no foreign material and troubles are detected in the radio receiver assembly cassette tape player.


3 Clean head and check operation

- Head cleaning
- raise the cassette door with your finger. Next, using a pencil or similar object, push in the guide.
- Using a cleaning pen or cotton applicator soaked in cleaner, clean the head surface, pinch rollers and capstans.
- Check that the same trouble occurs again.


Check and replace radio receiver assy
Other materials:
Problem symptoms table
When the malfunction code is not confirmed in the diagnostic trouble code
check and the problem still can
not be confirmed in the basic inspection, proceed to this problem symptoms
tables and troubleshoot according
to the numbered order given below.
*: A/t only ...
Inspection procedure
1 Check side squib(lh) circuit(airbag sensor assy center – front
seat airbag assy lh)
Disconnect the negative (–) terminal cable from the battery,
and wait at least for 90 seconds.
disconnect the connectors between the airbag sensor
assy center and the front seat airbag assy ...
Inspection procedure
1 Check side air bag sensor assy lh
Sst 09843–18040
Connect the negative (–) terminal cable to the battery,
and wait at least for 2 seconds.
turn the ignition switch to on, and wait at least for 20 seconds.
clear the dtc stored in memory .
turn the ignition swi ...


