Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10351709August 25, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO COME TO A STOP, MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED (STALLED). I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO TRY AND FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS OR TRY TO FIX IT. *TR
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0
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0
#10351738August 25, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ROUGHLY A MONTH AGO, OUR 2005 COROLLA WITH ABOUT 40,000 MILES SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON A MAJOR ROAD. THE ENGINE CUT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE ENGINE TROUBLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TURNING THE IGNITION AGAIN, THE CAR WOULD START FOR A FEW SECONDS AND STALL OUT AGAIN. A FEW TIMES, UPON TRYING TO START THE CAR AGAIN, IT WOULD NOT START AT ALL. THE CAR WOULD NOT RUN AND NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE CAR GAVE NO SIGNS OF TROUBLE BEFORE THE STALLING INCIDENT. THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR, CRANK SENSOR AND ENGINE CONTROL COMPUTER ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, ACCORDING TO OUR MECHANIC. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE OLD PARTS ARE STILL AVAILABLE. *TR
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0
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0
#10351748August 25, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AFTER DRIVING FOR SOME TIME, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR STARTS TO LOSE POWER. WITHIN ONE MINUTE THE CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND STALLS OUT. THIS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR THE PAST YEAR. IT HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY AND ON CITY STREETS. WHEN IT HAPPENS, I HAVE TO GLIDE OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND HOPE THERE'S A PLACE WHERE I CAN PARK THE CAR. SO FAR, THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT. AFTER TWO MINUTES, I AM ABLE TO START DRIVING THE CAR AGAIN. THE CAR WAS AT TOYOTA, AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE WATER PUMP LEAKING. THIS WAS DONE. BUT THE CAR IS STILL STALLING DURING DRIVING. SO PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED. *TR
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No
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0
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0
#10351749August 25, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1. 08/23/2010- LEFT FOR WORK CAR STALLED, HARD KNOCKING IN GEAR. CAR INOPERABLE I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT. 2. ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED 04/23/2009 , PART # 89661-02K21,VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THIS INCIDENT 08/23/2010 THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADVISED THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME ISSUE , THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WHICH WAS REPLACED 04/23/2009 ,THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1000.00 TO REPAIR , PLUS THE COST OF A RENTAL CAR. THE MILEAGE AT THIS TIME IS 83,419. SO I AM ADVISED IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS SAME ISSUE HAS OCCURRED TWICE IN TWO YEARS. NOT TO MENTION THE COST OF THIS REPAIR BUT WILL IT HAPPEN IN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS? IT IS OBVIOUS TO ME THIS VEHICLE HAS A DEFECT. THANK GOODNESS THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS PAYING ATTENTION TO FACT I WAS HAVING DIFFICULTIES OR AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE EASILY OCCURRED. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10351760August 25, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 2010, WHILE DRIVING ON A MAIN HIGHWAY WITH A HILL MY CAR STALLED. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS THE ONLY THING SHOWING IN MY DASH. I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR; THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN AND I WAS FRIGHTENED THAT SOMEONE WOULD REAR END ME OR THAT MY CAR WOULD START ROLLING BACK DOWN THE HILL. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS TRAVELING AT THE LEGAL SPEED OF 65 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I TURNED MY VEHICLE BACK IN THE DIRECTION THAT I CAME FROM TO HAVE MY HUSBAND HELP ME LOOK FOR WHY THIS HAPPENED. HE SAID MOST LIKELY IT WAS THE BATTERY AND REPLACED IT THAT EVENING. TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2010, LATE EVENING I PARKED MY CAR IN A POTEAU OKLAHOMA SHOPPING CENTER FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER DRIVING SOME TWENTY PLUS MILES. I RETURNED TO MY CAR; IT APPEARED TO START OK; HOWEVER, WHEN I SHIFTED TO DRIVE IT SHIFTED HARD AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN LURCHING FORWARD. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME BACK ON. I SHIFTED TOWARD PARK AND NOTICED THAT WHEN IT REACHED THE REVERSE ON GEAR SHIFT CONSOLE THE HARD SHIFT LESSENED BUT IN PARK NO HARSHNESS OR LURCHING. I PHONED MY HUSBAND THAT IT HAD HAPPENED AGAIN AND HE CAME WITH THE CAR HAULER AND HAULED MY VEHICLE HOME. PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW TOYOTA CORPORATION TO ISSUE ONLY A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, MY WARRANTY (36,000) RECENTLY EXPIRED. I HAVE NOT YET TAKEN TO SERVICE. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351776August 25, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD TURN OVER BUT WOULD NOT START. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED EACH TIME THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000.
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10351791August 25, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
READ A STORY IN USA TODAY ABOUT THE STALLING PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. ASKED MY DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM, THEY DIDN'T HEAR ABOUT IT. TWO MONTHS LATER WHILE HEADING ON VACATION TO CANADA ON AUG. 7, 2010, CAR STALLED INFRONT OF MALL IN VICTOR NEW YORK. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, CAR STARTED. WENT TO FILL UP GAS TANK (WAS AT 1/4 TANK). COULDN'T START THE CAR AGAIN. CALLED AAA. WHEN TOW TRUCK CAME, WE WERE ABLE TO START AGAIN. HE FOLLOWED ME TO PARTS STORE, IT WAS CLOSED. FOLLOWED HIM TO HIS HOME TO DO SOME CHECKING. WOULDN'T START. TOWED TO LEBRUN TOYOTA IN CANADADEQUA NEW YORK. THEY REPLACE ECU MONDAY MORNING. LEBRUN WAS GREAT AT FIXING THE PROBLEM QUICK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351813August 25, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING FROM 15-20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ABRUPTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES AND MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN AS THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER YET THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER MADE MODIFICATIONS TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BY SHAVING IT DOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) WHERE A REINFORCEMENT BAR WAS INSTALLED. THE CONTACT STATED SHE NO LONGER FELT SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,248 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,263. UPDATED 11/21/11 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351856August 25, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN I WAS BACKING OUT MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA THE ENGINE STALLED (HAD THE AIRCONDITIONER AT FULL BLAST AS IT WAS A HOT DAY). FORTUNATELY, I SUCCESSFULLY RESTARTED IT AND PROMPTLY DROVE IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP (BROUGHT IT FIRST TO FIRESTONE AUTOCARE BUT THEY ADVISED ME TO BRING IT TO TOYOTA). THEY FOUND OUT THAT THE CAR WAS JUMPY SPECIFICALLY WHEN BACKING OUT. IT WAS RUNNING FUNNY EVEN WHEN MOVING FORWARD. BEFORE THEY FIXED THE CAR, THEY ASKED ME IF MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY - (3 YEARS OR 36000 MILES WHICHEVER COMES FIRST) AND I TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS NOT. THEY TOLD ME AFTERWARDS THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ECU UNIT AND THAT I DON'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY WHICH I FOUND STRANGE AS I WAS GIVEN THE IMPRESSION THAT THE CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351869August 25, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BOUGHT A USED TOYOTA COROLLA IN TEXAS AT A TOYOTA DEALER, ON THE WAY HOME TO NY, AFTER A FEW HUNDRED MILES, IT DIED ON THE INTERSTATE AND MYSELF AND MY SON SPENT THE NIGHT IN IT, LIKE THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF. LOADED ON A ROLL-BACK, AND TAKEN TO A TOYOTA DEALER, THEY SAID THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHY, BUT THEY REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. NOW, $60 DOLLARS POORER, DOWN THE ROAD I GO, ANOTHER COUPLE HUNDRED MILES, AGAIN IT DIES ON THE INTERSTATE, SPENT ANOTHER NIGHT IN IT, ONTO ANOTHER ROLL-BACK TO ANOTHER TOYOTA DEALER. THESE FOLKS TELL ME THAT I HAVE BAD COMPUTER SENSORS IN THE THROTTLE BODY, THEY INSTALL A NEW ONE, CHARGE ME $1,300 DOLLARS, AND OFF I GO, UNTIL A HUNDRED MILES DOWN THE ROAD, IT QUITS AGAIN ON THE INTERSTATE, THIS TIME ON A DANGEROUS SPOT ON A BLIND CURVE. A POLICE OFFICER PROVIDED PROTECTION FROM ON COMING TRAFFIC UNTIL THE TOW ARRIVED. ANOTHER ROLLBACK RIDE TO THE TOYOTA DEALER. THEY DO SOMETHING MORE TO IT, DOWN THE ROAD I GO, FINALLY MAKING IT HOME. NOW I KNOW THAT ITS NOT JUST MY CAR. I THINK THE TOYOTA COMPANY SHOULD HAVE REPAIRED THE COMPUTER SENSORS IN THE THROTTLE BODY AT NO CHARGE. ALL THREE TIMES THAT THE COROLLA QUIT, WE WERE IN A HEAVY TRAFFIC SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A MULTI-LANE INTERSTATE, AND MOVING AT THE SPEED LIMIT. WE WERE EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT NO ONE WAS HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351874August 25, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTO COROLLA ,ENGINE EG053-06. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH IT BEING A SLOW CRANK OR NO START CONDITION, AS LISTED ON THE TSB UPDATE HOMEPAGE. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS, AND PURCHASED A NEW BATTHERY, TESTED THE STARTER,IT WAS FINE, ALTERNATOR WAS FINE. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAW THE PROBLEM AND PULLED UP THE TSB WEBSITE AND IT IS ON THERE OWN SITE. THE TITLE OF THE NOTICE IS 1ZZ-FE ENGINE "NO START" OR EXTENDED CRANK" CONDITION. IT AFFECTS COROLLAS AND MATRIXES. SURPRISE HERE. ANYWAY, IT STATES THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY MANUFACTURING PROCESS HAS BEEN IMPROVED TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION. THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 60,000 MILES. I HAVE 66,000. I THINK CONSUMERS SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF THIS SINCE THEY KNOW IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM OR IT WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN ON THEIR SITE. NOW THEY WANT 1200.00 TO FIX THIS. OBVIOUSLY THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE TO START WITH OR THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO CORRECTED IT.IT IS ALSO IRONIC THAT THE OTHER INVESTIGATON YOU ARE DOING IS ON THE SAME YEARS AND MODELS, COROLLA AND MATRIX. HAVE YOU HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE? *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351426August 24, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE COMPUTER HAD FAILED. THE DEALER MADE REPLACED THE COMPUTER HOWEVER THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS AN EMISSIONS ISSUE WITHIN THE VEHICLE AND NOT THE COMPUTER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE INITIAL DEALER DID NOT INSTALL THE COMPUTER CORRECTLY. THE DEALER CORRECTED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,901
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351429August 24, 2010
STEERING
MY STEERING WHEEL HAS BEEN LOCKING UP IN MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. IT WILL LOCK AND NOT ALLOW ME TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, AND I HAVE TO LIFT THE STEERING WHEEL, AND HOPE IT WILL THEN ALLOW ME TO TURN THE KEY. THUS FAR, IT HAS NOT LOCKED WHILE DRIVING, BUT I AM AFRAID IT COULD. IT SOMETIMES HAPPENS ONCE A WEEK, OR AS OFTEN AS FIVE TIMES A DAY! THIS BEGAN JULY 14, 2010 AND CONTINUES TODAY AUGUST 24, 2010. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WILL BE REPLACING THE LOCKING CYLINDER AS SOON AS THE ORDERED PARTS COME IN BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THAT IS THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351445August 24, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO WAIT 20-30 MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. THE MADE SEVERAL REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE COMPUTER WA REPROGRAMMED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351455August 24, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA IN EARLY AUGUST DEVELOPED A SHIFTING PROBLEM THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE PROBLEM I READ ABOUT IN STORIES TODAY ABOUT NHTSA'S INVESTIGATION OF COROLLAS. THE CAR'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHIFT HARSHLY FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT THEN CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ONBOARD COMPUTER, UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER SAID THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THIS. THIS HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351457August 24, 2010
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OUR 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA (102,000 MILES) EXPERIENCES VERY HARD AUTOMATIC SHIFTING THAT MAKES IT SOMETIMES DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. THIS JUST HAPPENED SUDDENLY. AT FIRST THE PROBLEM WAS JUST INTERMITTENT, BUT NOW IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE CAR CHANGES GEARS. WE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND SAW THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 05-07 TOYOTAS OF CERTAIN MODELS, AND THAT IT'S DUE TO A FAULTY ECM. UNFORTUNATELY, TOYOTA REFUSES TO REPLACE THE ECM, WHICH IS THE ONLY ($1000+) SOLUTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351478August 24, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER IT WAS THE COMPUTER AND IT RESULTED IN THE DEALER REPLACING THE COMPUTER. LUCKILY IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. ON ONE OF THE OCCASIONS, HOWEVER, I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH MY 7 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. NOT A SAFE SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351482August 24, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 2 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY RESTARTED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR THE FAILURE, THERE WERE REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE CONTROL MODULE TO CORRECT A HARD SHIFTING ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351495August 24, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY TOYOTA COROLLA 2002 KEEPS WANTING TO STALL. I'VE TAKEN IT IN SEVERAL TIMES AND MECHANICS SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351503August 24, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN ONE DAY AND MY VEHICLE JUST STALLED OUT. I HAD NOT DRIVEN THROUGH HIGH WATER, OR HAD ANY BRAKE ISSUES, BUT THE CAR STALLED. WENT TO TURN THE NEXT CORNER AFTER I HAD RESTARTED IT, AND IT STALLED AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN A ROW. I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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