Toyota Corolla Complaints (2006)

840 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#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
#10351549August 24, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN INITIALLY STARTING THE VEHICLE IN TEMPERATURES LESS THAN 70 DEGREES, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER HE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351572August 24, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING BUT I DID NOT NOTICE ANY ISSUES. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE CAR STARTED SHIFTING HARD WHEN I ACCELERATED WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE CODE CAME BACK P2716: SHIFT SOLENOID VALVE SLT/RANGE. I RESEARCHED THE CODE AND FOUND MANY FORUMS WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AND THE PROBLEM BEING THE ECM. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND GAVE THEM THE INFORMATION I FOUND ON THE ISSUES. THEY DIAGNOSED THE CAR AND I SAID I NEEDED THE ECM REPLACED. THE CAR HAS 82,000 MILES AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE REPAIR IS RUNNING CLOSE TO $900, THE REGIONAL TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE HAS OFFERED TO SPLIT THE COST. I FEEL THIS IS UNFAIR AND A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED. I ALSO HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAS A 2007 COROLLA THAT JUST TOOK HER CAR IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM GOING TO CONTINUE TO SPEAK WITH TOYOTA IN HOPES THEY WILL COVER THE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351635August 24, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HEARD ON THE RADIO THAT YOU HAVE HAD OVER 1,000 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2005-06 TOYOTA COROLLAS WITH REGARD TO ENGINE CONTROL MODULES (ECMS) AND POSSIBLE STALLS. MY 2006 COROLLA STARTED TO STUTTER WHEN I ACCELERATED FROM 45 TO 55 MPH. I COULD TELL THAT ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS WAS MISFIRING AND I WAS AFRAID THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO STALL IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE DID NOT STALL, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT TOYOTA HAD A BAD BATCH OF ECMS IN 2005-2006 , BUT DID NOT TO RECALL THEM. INSTEAD, THEY WAITED TO SEE WHICH UNITS ACTUALLY FAILED BEFORE REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE ECMS. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, I TOLD THE SERVICE WRITER THAT IT APPEARED TO BE A DEFECTIVE ECM. HE TOLD ME I WAS MISTAKEN ABOUT THE ECM AND THAT IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SPARK PLUG MISFIRING. AFTER THEY CHECKED THE CAR, I WAS TOLD THAT A PLUG HAD FOULED OUT. I WAS CHARGED OVER $500 TO REPLACE ALL OF THE PLUGS AND THE IGNITION COIL, NOT JUST THE ONE FOULED PLUG . I WAS ALSO CHARGED $120 TO CLEAN WHAT I WAS TOLD WOULD BE THE FOULED FUEL INJECTOR, BUT IT WAS LISTED AS 'INTAKE CLEANING SERVICE.' I PICKED UP THE CAR AND DIDN'T GET 2 MILES FROM THE SHOP BEFORE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. ON THE SECOND TRIP TO SHOP THEY RESET THE LIGHT AND SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE CONDITION AGAIN. SO I TOOK THE CAR AND DROVE IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY ON THE WAY TO WORK, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. ON THE THIRD TRIP TO THE SHOP, THEY FINALLY ADMITTED THE ECM HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE ECM WAS FREE, BUT I AM STILL OUT OVER $620 IN REPAIRS FOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE ECM. MY PLUGS HAD ONLY 70,000 MILES (MOSTLY HIGHWAY) ON THEM AND SHOULD HAVE LASTED UNTIL 120,000 MILES. ON TOP OF THE REPAIRS, I WASTED A LOT OF GAS. NOW THAT THE ECM WAS REPLACED, I AM GETTING 2 MORE MILES PER GALLON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351112August 22, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, WHILE FOOT ON BRAKE . UNABLE TO STOP CAR, IT JUMPED THE CURB AND HIT A TREE. THE TREE STOPPED THE CAR, HOWEVER THE WHEELS MUST HAVE KEPT GOING, AS THERE WAS DIRT TORN UP AND SPEWED BEHIND THE TIRES. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TOYOTA NOTIFIED. CAR TOWED TO DEALER. TOYOTA INVESTIGATION PENDING, WHICH ACCORDING TO TOYOTA MAY TAKE UP TO 2 MONTHS. TOYOTA SAID THIS 2006 COROLLA WAS NOT ON 'RECALL' LIST. THEY ALSO SAID THEY WILL INVESTIGATE BUT DO NOT EXPECT TO FIND IT TO BE THEIR FAULT, AS THEY SAID THEY HAVE NEVER FOUND THEMSELVES TO BE 'AT FAULT' WHEN THE CAR WAS NOT ON THE 'RECALL LIST'. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351085August 21, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WE BOUGHT A 2006 CERTIFIED COROLLA LE ON JUNE 19, 2010 FROM A DEALERSHIP IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA. ON AUGUST 18, 2010 MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND WHILE AT STOP LIGHT EARLIER THAT DAY HER CAR HESITATED AND DIDN'T WANT TO MOVE. THAT EVENING AROUND 8:30 PM AS SHE WAS DRIVING HER CAR, THE ROAD CURVED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT BUT SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL OR DEPRESS THE BRAKES. SHE CROSSED THE ON COMING LANE AND THE CAR WAS TOTALED. SHE WAS ABLE TO WALK AWAY FROM THIS WITH ONLY HUNDREDS OF SMALL CUTS FROM GLASS. THE INITIAL THOUGHT WAS THAT SHE HAD HYDROPLANED BUT AFTER FURTHER TALKING TO MY DAUGHTER SHE SAID THAT SHE TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO FOLLOW THE ROAD BUT SHE COULDN'T BECAUSE IT WAS TOO HARD AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT DEPRESS EITHER. I HAD MY MECHANIC GO TO THE YARD WHERE THE CAR WAS STORED AND READ THE COMPUTER AND THIS IS WHAT HE FOUND: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FIND P0430 EVAP SYSTEM PRESSURE SENSOR HIGH INPUT AND IN THE HISTORY HE FOUND 2 CODES: THE SAME P0430 AND B2799 ENGINE IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM FAULT. SO AS IT SEEMS NOW THE CAR DID SHUT OFF AND SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING OR BRAKES DUE TO NOT HAVING POWER. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST REPORT OF THIS HAPPENING. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT REALLY BAD OR THERE IS A FATAL ACCIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF BEING A CERTIFIED CAR, SHOULD THIS HAVE BEEN DETECTED BEFORE THE CAR WAS SOLD? ALSO, IS THE COMPUTER READ BEFORE THE CAR IS SOLD TO SEE IF THERE HAS BEEN OR IS A PROBLEM? IF IT IS NOT READ, THEN MAYBE IT SHOULD BE A NEW POLICY FOR THE DEALERSHIPS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10349616August 16, 2010
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF HER. THE CONTACT STATED SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF HER WAS FLIPPED AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. SHE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK WITH ADDITIONAL BRUISING. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10349684August 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DEAR TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE, I REQUEST PROMPT REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES IN THE AMOUNT OF $656.47 INCURRED DUE TO THE MALFUNCTIONING OF THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE IN MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA LAST MONTH. WHILE A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ULTIMATELY REPLACED THE ECM AT NO COST, I INCURRED RENTAL CAR EXPENSES FOR THE TIME I WAS WITHOUT MY COROLLA, AND PAID PARTS AND LABOR IN THE AMOUNT OF $521.76 TO MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO INITIALLY REPLACE A TRANSMISSION SOLENOID WHICH HAD GONE BAD DUE TO THE FAILING ECM. I WILL NOT EVEN DESCRIBE THE AMOUNT OF MY TIME THAT TOYOTA WASTED BY FAILING TO NOTIFY ME, AS THE OWNER OF A CAR MODEL KNOWN BY TOYOTA TO FREQUENTLY HAVE PREMATURE ECM FAILURE, OF THIS ISSUE SO THAT I COULD RESOLVE IT AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY. IN EARLY JULY I EXPERIENCED DIFFICULT AND JERKING SHIFTING OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN MY TOYOTA. I BROUGHT IT TO MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD TRANSMISSION SOLENOID (CODE P2716), AND SUBSEQUENTLY DETERMINED THAT THE SOLENOID HAD GONE BAD DUE TO THE ECM FAILING. AT THAT POINT, CONCERNED ABOUT THE STATE OF MY TRANSMISSION, I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ECM IS COVERED UP TO 8 YEARS/80,000 MILES, AND THAT IF THE SOLENOID HAD GONE BAD AS A RESULT OF THE FAILING ECM, THE SOLENOID REPLACEMENT, TOO, WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ECM AT NO CHARGE. I BELIEVE THAT THE OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES I INCURRED, AS WELL AS THE CONSIDERABLE INCONVENIENCE I ENDURED, WOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF TOYOTA HAD SHARED PROACTIVELY WITH ITS CUSTOMERS THE FACT THAT FAILING ECMS ARE UNUSUALLY COMMON IN COROLLAS. IF TOYOTA HAD REPORTED THIS INFORMATION TO ME, I WOULD HAVE RECOGNIZED THE SYMPTOMS DEMONSTRATED BY MY CAR, AND WOULD HAVE BROUGHT IT TO A DEALERSHIP IN THE FIRST INSTANCE TO BE FIXED. INSTEAD, I SPENT TIME AND MONEY USING A TRUSTED INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, AND LEARNED OF THE LARGER ECM PROBLEM THROUGH HIM AND THROUGH INDEPENDENT RESEARCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349054August 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2006 COROLLA SPORT WITH 52,000 MILES ON IT. YESTERDAY IN MY WAY HOME IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAFFIC. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED ME TODAY STATING THAT THE COMPUTER OR ECM HAD TO BE REPLACED. ACCORDING TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE09054 NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER : N/A MAKE / MODELS : MODEL/BUILD YEARS: TOYOTA / COROLLA 2006 TOYOTA / COROLLA MATRIX 2006 WONDERING HOW MANY OWNERS OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE HAD SAME PROBLEMS, YET TOYOTA HAS NOT ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX THESE ISSUES. SERIOUS ACCIDENTS COULD HAPPEN IF THESE ISSUES ARE NOT ADDRESSED IN TIMELY MANNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349092August 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING IN AFTERNOON COMMUTER TRAFFIC IN WASHINGTON, DC, WHEN, WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, MY CAR "HICCUPED" ONCE AND DIED. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT, BUT AS I DROVE THROUGH THE GREEN LIGHT, MY CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, SLOW DOWN, THEN STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR, BUT IT WOULDN'T GO OVER 25 MPH, THEN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY SLOWED AND STALLED OUT AGAIN. AFTER THAT, IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY 10 TRIES TO GET THE ENGINE TO TURN OVER AND THE CAR TO START ONLY LONG ENOUGH TO MOVE IT 50 FEET OR SO TO A SAFER AREA. THE PROBLEM, ACCORDING TO TOYOTA, IS A FAULTY COMPUTER (ECM) THAT THE COMPANY WAS AWARE OF BUT DID NOT DIRECTLY NOTIFY OWNERS OF. (BASED ON WHAT THE TOYOTA REPAIR PERSON SAID, THIS PROBLEM MIRRORS WHAT IS REPORTED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE09054 AND TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TC015-07 - HARD SHIFT AND STALLING). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348244August 9, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD WHILE CHANGING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO BEGAN TO SHAKE WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR DRIVE TO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE ECU. THE ECU WAS REPLACED TWICE FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348126August 9, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA THAT STARTED EXHIBITING VIOLENT SHAKING WHILE DRIVING. SHORTLY AFTER THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL AUTOZONE FOR A DIAGNOSTICS SCAN AND IT RETURNED CODE "P2716 - PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID". I DISCOVERED THAT TOYOTA CURRENTLY HAS A TSB ON THIS ISSUE (TC015-07) BUT NOT AN OFFICIAL RECALL. EVEN THOUGH NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN THIS CASE, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THE SHAKING SLOWED THE CAR DOWN AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT HAD IT HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY. OTHER PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUTTING OF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348037August 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IN MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA (MANUAL TRANSMISSION, 40,331 ON THE ODOMETER) WHEN I LOST ALL ACCELERATION. THE CAR'S ENGINE DID NOT STOP BUT THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP CAME ON AND SIMULTANEOUSLY I LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER ACROSS THREE LANES TO THE SHOULDER; WHEN I FINALLY TRIED TO BRAKE, I HAD NO POWER AND HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKES TO THE FLOOR; WHEN I DID THIS THE CAR SHUDDERED. THE TOYOTA DEALER REPAIRED THIS BY REPLACING THE ECU (ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT/COMPUTER), CODE 0607 AT NO CHARGE TO ME. THE PART IS INCLUDED IN THE 8YEAR/80,000 MILE FEDERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY. ACCORDING TO WHAT I'VE READ ABOUT THIS ISSUE, GLEANED FROM THE NHTSA DATABASE, MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM BUT TOYOTA HAS NOT RECALLED THIS DEFECTIVE PART. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND I URGE TOYOTA TO RECONSIDER ITS POSITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345663July 27, 2010
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT INCREASE IN SPEED WITH LIMITED POWER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. ONE WEEK LATER WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE YET THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THE ECU WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED LESS THAN A YEAR PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE ECU WAS REPLACED HOWEVER WHILE LEAVING THE DEALER, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER THEN ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE AFTER MARKET SECURITY SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES WITH THE SECURITY SYSTEM SINCE PURCHASING FIVE YEARS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,022.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343754July 17, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAD AN ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND THE CAR WOULD RUN ROUGH AND THE A/C WOULD NOT RUN. THEN THE CAR WOULD RUN OKAY AND THE A/C WOULD BE WORKING. I TOOK IT TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I NEED A NEW EVAP CANISTER AND NEW A/C COMPRESSOR . THIS WAS PUT ON AND I BROUGHT THE CAR HOME. THE A/C WORKED TOO WELL..WHEN THE FAN AND HEATER WERE ON THE A/C KEPT RIGHT ON RUNNING. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY REPLACED THE CONTROL AIR, COMPUTER AND STILL NOT WORKING. THEN THEY PUT ANOTHER NEW COMPUTER ON IT AND NOT WORKING. THEN THEY PULLED THE DASH AND CHECKED THE WIRING..NOTHING. THEN THEY DID REWIRING WORK, THEN THEY DID CIRCUIT WORK AND THE A/C STILL DOES NOT WORK. I WAITED FOR TWO WEEKS FOR THEM TO TELL ME WHEN AN ENG WILL COME LOOK AT THE CAR.THEY HAD THE CAR 6 OUT OF 7 WEEKS AND I FINALLY BROUGHT THE CAR HOME AND IT IS SITTING IN THE YARD..CAR IS RUNNING BUT I STILL HAVE NO A/C AND I AM STILL WAITING FOR A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP. NO ONE HAS EVER CALLED TO TELL ME ANYTHING AT ALL ABOUT THE CAR...I HAVE HAD TO CALL THEM . I LOOKED IN THE COMPUTER TO FIND THAT TOYOTA HAD A PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2006 COROLLA A/C BUT NEVER RECALLED. BUT I CAN'T GET ANYONE AT THE DEALERSHIP TO TELL ME ANYTHING AT ALL ABOUT THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343777July 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 TOYOTA COROLLA- FOR THE THIRD TIME IN 3 WEEKS THE COMPUTER ECM HAS FAILED- EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF THE CAR STALLS IN MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY. TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT IT, HAS A TSB ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343258July 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INFREQUENTLY WOULD COME ON AND OFF STARTING IN JUNE 2010, ALONG WITH THE CAR JERKING DURING ACCELERATION AT SPEEDS OF 10, 25 AND 35. 7/7/10 I TOOK MY COROLLA INTO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM, CODE P2716. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY ENGINE COMPUTER (ECM) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FOR SAFETY PURPOSES I HAD THE ECM REPLACED. THE NHTSA HAS OPENED A DEFECT INVESTIGATION INTO THE ISSUE. THE NUMBER IS #PE09054. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342838July 13, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
06 COROLLA STALLED @ INTERSECTION W/ CHECK ENG LITE ON- WOULD NOT RESTART-ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED-HAD THE COMPUTER SCANNED BY A MECHANIC AND TOLD ME COMPUTER IS BAD-CAR STILL WON'T START. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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