Toyota Corolla Complaints (2006)

840 consumer complaints on file.

#10316743March 4, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA BEGAN STALLING ON THE HIGHWAY LAST NIGHT AND ULTIMATELY LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER SITTING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND TRYING TO RESTART, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD SOMETIMES RESPOND AND OTHER TIMES WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED TO START THE ENGINE. WHEN THE GAUGE DOESN'T MOVE THE CAR WILL NOT START. WHEN THE GAUGE DOES MOVE THE CAR SOMETIMES STARTS BUT WILL ONLY GO A FEW FEET BEFORE STALLING AGAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON PERMANENTLY. THERE IS NO SIGN OF OVER HEATING OR OF AN OIL LEVEL PROBLEM. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT A GARAGE AWAITING ANALYSIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316858March 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION THE ENGINE BEGAN TO IDLE AND THE RPMS INCREASED. WHEN THE SHIFTER WAS IN THE "DRIVE" POSITION THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK WITHOUT WARNING. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RELEASED IMMEDIATELY ONCE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FORTY SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR DIFFERENT COMPONENT DEFECTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 07/28/10. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316192March 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) ON THE MORNING OF 09/25/2009, I WAS GETTING READY TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PAD IN AN ATTEMPT TO PARK IN THE PARKING LOT WHEN MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA SUDDENLY AND UNINTENDED ACCELERATED INTO A CONCRETE PILLAR INFRONT OF THE PARKING LOT OF THE WALGREENS STORE AT THE INTERSECTION OF WRIGHT AND WARWICK STREETS IN ALMA, MICHIGAN. ALMA POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT NUMBER: [XXX] *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316268March 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I DROVE MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA AND THE BRAKE NOT WORKING WHEN I TRIED TO MAKE A TURN ON A SNOWY AND ICY ROAD AND ALMOST HIT BY INCOMING CARS. WE FOUND OUT THE BRAKES MAY HAVE ISSUES ESP IN THE WINTER AFTER WE BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN 2006. IT IS SAD TO SEE ALL THE RECALLS ARE FOR NEWER MODELS, BUT I WOULD BELIEVE SIMILAR ISSUES DO EXIST IN THE EARLIER MODELS SINCE THEY FOLLOW THE SIMILAR IF NOT SAME DESIGN IN BRAKES. ONE BIG REASON THEY DON'T PUSH FOR THOSE OLDER CARS WILL BE THE COST, BUT HOW ABOUT THE COST OF LIVES? WE WILL NEED HELP TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316043March 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR: 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA S. PROBLEM: UNEXPECTED REDUCED BRAKING POWER. OCCURRENCE: 1 TO 2 TIMES EVERY 6 MONTHS. DESCRIPTION: BRAKES ONLY APPLY ABOUT 50 TO 70 % NORMAL STOPPING POWER. LOW BRAKING POWER UNTIL BRAKE PEDAL HAS BEEN DEPRESSED SEVERAL TIMES. NEAR REAR-END COLLISION OCCURRED ABOUT 3 MILES FROM HOME AT ABOUT 7:10 AM ON 3/3/10. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315615March 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THE COMPUTER CAUSED THE FAILURE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A WEEK LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS DONE AND REVEALED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $4000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,206. UPDATED 4/23/10 *CN ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CONTAMINATED. UPDATED 07/01/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315253March 1, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH ON A ROAD SURFACE COVERED WITH A QUARTER INCH OF SNOW; AND ENCOUNTERED A DIP IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE LEFT DIRECTION INTO AN OPPOSING TRAVEL LANE, AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE POLICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE IN WHICH A REPORT WAS NOT FILED DUE TO NO OTHER INVOLVEMENT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITH NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314821February 27, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. EARLIER THIS MONTH, I LOST ALL BUT AN EXTREMELY MINIMAL AMOUNT OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. I NURSED THE CAR TO MY HOME AND CONTACTED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP BY TELEPHONE AND DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM. OVER THE PHONE, THE SERVICE PERSON WITH WHOM I SPOKE SAID THAT HE BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH ONE OF THE CAR'S COMPUTERS. HE INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM I DESCRIBED WAS NOT UNIQUE, BUT THAT I SHOULD BRING IT IN FOR FORMAL DIAGNOSTIC TESTS. WHEN I HAD THE CAR TOWED INTO THE DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE PERSONNEL VERIFIED THAT ONE OF THE CAR'S COMPUTERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. I SPOKE WITH TWO OF THE SERVICE PERSONNEL AT THE TIME AND BOTH GAVE ME THE IMPRESSION THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT UNUSUAL FOR THAT YEAR'S COROLLA LE. I BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION BECAUSE OF THE CURRENT QUESTIONS REGARDING TOYOTA'S PROBLEMS AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT SOME OF THE MAJOR PROBLEMS COULD HAVE AN ELECTRONIC ORIGIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314526February 26, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEAR IN REVERSE THE GEARS FAILED. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT IN REVERSE AND IT LUNGED FORWARD. SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO FIRST, SECOND, OR THIRD GEAR. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHO STATED THAT THE SOLENOID CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER FILED REPORT NUMBER 1002148-131 AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. SHE WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 101,044.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314575February 26, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL AND CAR STOPPED. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO TOYOTA. THEY FIXED IT IMMEDIATELY AND STATED IN WAS A COMPUTERFAILURE. I WAS LUCKY TO BE IN A PARKING LOT. IF ON A HIGHWAY I WOULD BE DEAD AS THE CAR DIED EACH TIME I RESTARTED IT AND STEPPED ON THE GAS. TOYOTA DEALER STATED IT WAS A COMPUTER FAILURE. MY FRIEND HAS THE SAME CAR AND SAME YEAR. SAME THING HAPPENED TO HER. DIAGNOSIS AGAIN COMPUTER FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314172February 25, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*HE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES AND THERE WERE ALSO FRONT END DAMAGES. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD TO GET IN CONTACT WITH THE CORPORATE OFFICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10400. UPDATED 04/16/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/24/10*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10314200February 25, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STOPPED WORKING. WHEN HE PUT THE CAR IN PARK THE RPM 'S STARTING MOVING FRANTICALLY. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART IT LATER THAT DAY. THE CONTACT DID TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS ELECTRONIC MARGINAL WAS NOT READING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT THEN CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL AND THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT INFORMED HIS INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED; HOWEVER, IT IS AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314224February 25, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE STEERING SWERVED TO THE RIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN IT STAYED IN THE CENTER LANE. WHENEVER HE ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND EACH TIME THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OF DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313965February 24, 2010
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 AND OTHER YEARS OF TOYOTA COROLLA. ECM DEFECT CAUSES HAD SHIFTING OF TRANSMISSION AND HAS RESULTED IN SUDDEN LOSS OF ALL POWER WHEN DRIVING. CASES OF THIS PROBLEM ARE WIDELY REPORTED ON THE INTERNET BY OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES BUT NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY THE NHTSA TO ORDER A RECALL OR TO HOLD THE COMPANY LIABLE TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLES. WHERE IS THE FOCUS OF THE NHTSA??? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313597February 24, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DRIVING HOME WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE IN A BUSY CURVE OF A LOCAL STREET. LOST POWER STEERING ASSIST. CREATED A SAFETY HAZARD BEING THAT I WAS CAUSING A TRAFFIC HAZARD IN A CURVE. ONLY ABLE TO START ENGINE BY HOLDING GAS TO THE FLOOR, ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE A LAWN MOWER AND RAN BARELY OVER IDLE. MADE IT HOME AT ABOUT 10 MPH. NEXT DAY ENGINE STARTED BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL LIT. DROVE TO DEALER, ENGINE WAS SURGING AND CAR SHIFTED VERY HARD. DEALER FOUND THAT THE ECU OR COMPUTER HAD FAILED AND REPLACED IT UNDER THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS COMPUTER HAS FAILED ON MY VEHICLE. FIRST TIME WAS AT 25,939 MILES ON 08/15/07 AND THEY REPLACED THE SAME ENGINE COMPUTER THIS TIME MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN TRAFFIC AND IT DID THE SAME THING. CURRENT INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 12/28/09 WITH 48,874 MILES ON VEHICLE. I CAN SEE THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MORE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF WE HAD BEEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC WHEN THE COMPUTER FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313655February 24, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) LETTER TO TOYOTA 02/24/10 I'VE HAD INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA ACCELERATING UNEXPECTEDLY. MY DEALER SAID THERE'S NO PROBLEM, BUT AFTER EXPERIENCING A LIFE-THREATENING SPINOUT ON THE HIGHWAY LAST WEEKEND (THE 4TH SUCH INCIDENCE), I'M FRIGHTENED TO DRIVE THIS CAR. IT KEEPS GETTING BANGED UP FROM THESE PROBLEMS AND MY INSURANCE RATES ARE GOING SKY-HIGH. BUT MORE SERIOUSLY, I DRIVE 36,000+ MILES PER YEAR, WHICH MEANS THAT MY EXPOSURE TO RISK IS GREATER THAN MOST DRIVERS. WHAT THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? WILL YOU COMPENSATE MY DAUGHTER IF I DIE AS A RESULT OF YOUR PARTS FAILING WHEN THEY ARE USED AS INTENDED? I'VE CONTACTED THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY BOARD AND THE INDIANA STATE POLICE HAVE RECORDED SUNDAY NIGHT'S INCIDENT. IRONICALLY, I WAS COMING BACK FROM CHICAGO WHERE I HAD HELPED MY EX-WIFE TO PURCHASE A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. I'M ALSO WORRIED ABOUT RISKS TO HER LIFE, AND MY DAUGHTER'S, BUT SHE TRUSTS YOUR REPUTATION MORE THAN MY ADVICE. THANKFULLY FOR ME, I HAD JUST HAD MY BRAKES REPLACED AND TIRES ROTATED BY MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER LAST WEEK. HAD THAT NOT HAPPENED, I WOULD BE DEAD TODAY FROM THE SPINOUT OFF THE HIGHWAY ON SUNDAY, BECAUSE WITHOUT GOOD BRAKES, I WOULD HAVE VEERED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND NOT BEEN ABLE TO PULL THE CAR AWAY TO THE OTHER SIDE. I DO NOT RECALL HITTING ANYTHING. BUT STRANGELY, NOW THERE ARE 2 DENTS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR OF THE CAR AND THE TRUNK FAILS TO LATCH PROPERLY. IT'S AS IF THE METAL BODY OF THE CAR WAS PULLED SO FAST THAT IT BENT. THERE ARE NO POSTS OR TREES IN THE AREA THAT I COULD HAVE HIT, AND I CAME BACK THE NEXT DAY IN DAYLIGHT TO PHOTOGRAPH THE SCENE. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THE DENTS GOT ON THE CAR, STRAIN? ** [XXX] *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313805February 24, 2010
WHEELS
MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS RUST / CORROSION IN ITS ALUMINUM RIMS . I HAVE NEVER KNOWN ALUMINUM TO RUST. I HAVE TRIED CONTACTING TOYOTA AND MY LOCAL DEALER AND GET NO RESPONSE OR REASON AS TO WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313058February 23, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING IN TOWN BETWEEN STOP LIGHTS WHEN CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. STEERED RIGHT HITTING BANK BUILDING TO AVOID HITTING CAR AND GOING INTO INTERSECTION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313301February 23, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,276. UPDATED 05/20/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. UPDATED EVOQ 05/27/10 THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED IN 2008 DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING. UPDATED 06/01/10. *JB UPDATED 09/29/10 THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE STEERING MECHANISM AND BRAKE FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 12/06/10 UPDATED 12/28/10.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10312771February 22, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHENEVER HE IS DRIVING AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND HE DEPRESSES THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TESTED TWICE AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND THEY TOLD THE CONTACT IF THE DEALER CANNOT FIND THE FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE HAD NO PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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