Toyota Corolla Complaints (2006)

840 consumer complaints on file.

#10312451February 21, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH THE ECM THAT CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND REPORT A P2716 ERROR CODE. THE PROBLEM CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO LOCK UP SPONTANEOUSLY AND SHIFT VERY HARD. MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO READ THE CODE HAD AN ADVANCED ODC SCANNER THAT INDICATED THE CAR WAS IDLING WHEN THE PROBLEM SUDDENLY HAPPENED. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP PERSONNEL INFORMED ME THAT SEVERAL CARS HAD BEEN COMING IN WITH THIS REPORT, BUT THE COMPANY WAS ONLY ADDRESSING THE ISSUE FOR CUSTOMERS WHO WERE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. SEVERAL CUSTOMERS WHO DISCUSSED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET REPORTED THAT THEIR CAR WOULD SUDDENLY STALL WHILE ON THE ROAD, AND IT SEEMS THAT TOYOTA SHOULD BE ISSUING YET ANOTHER RECALL, BUT ISN'T. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AND HOLD THE TOYOTA CORPORATION RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312484February 21, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED IN TRAFFIC THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. IN LOS ANGELES TRAFFIC THIS CAN BE DEADLY. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED TWICE DUE TO THE INABILITY TO EVEN HAVE THE CAR ROLL TO A SAFE STOP. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS A KNOWN ECM FAILURE AND MANY OWNER FORUMS HAVE SAID THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN AND COMMON FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312575February 21, 2010
STEERING
WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA AND WENT INTO WATER DURING A RAINY DAY IN FEBRUARY 2010 AND SHE SAID THAT THE STEERING LOCKED/ SHE COULDN'T TURN IT MORE THAN A QUARTER TURN. SHE JIGGLE THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEN IT WAS OK AGAIN. I LOOKED UNDER CAR THE CAR AND EVERYTHING LOOKS OK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312144February 19, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA, ONCE DRIVING ON THE ROAD THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY TOLD ME ITS A FAULTY ENGINE COMPUTER AND THEY HAVE SEEN THIS IN MANY CARS AND REPLACED MY ENGINE COMPUTER. I MARGINALLY ESCAPED FROM BEING HIT BY CARS COMING BEHIND ME. I DON'T WANT THIS ISSUE TO CAUSE ANY ACCIDENTS IN THE FUTURE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE STILL DRIVING OLD VERSION OF ENGINE COMPUTER AND IF POSSIBLE TOYOTA SHOULD REPLACE THE OLD VERSION OF ENGINE COMPUTER WITH NEW VERSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311736February 18, 2010
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING OVER 60 MPH THE CAR WILL RANDOMLY PULL BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE LANE. IT WILL ONLY DO IT FOR SOME TIME AND THEN STOP. THIS MAKES IT HARD TO STEER THE CAR AND I MUST SLOW DOWN UNTIL IT STOPS. SOMETIMES I CAN BARELY MAINTAIN THE SPEED LIMIT ON FREEWAYS WHEN THIS OCCURS. I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ONE DAY. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A CONSISTENT PROBLEM THAT CAN BE SHOWN TO A MECHANIC. I HAVE EVEN HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY A MECHANIC BUT HE DIDN'T ENCOUNTER THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS RECENTLY BEEN BROUGHT TO LIGHT FOR TOYOTA CARS AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF HOW FAR THEY SHOULD LOOK BACK FOR THIS PROBLEM AS I HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH THIS FOR 4 YEARS NOW. THANKFULLY I DO NOT DRIVE FREEWAYS THAT OFTEN BUT IT IS ALWAYS SOMETHING IN THE BACK OF MIND WHEN I DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311735February 18, 2010
STEERING
AT SPEEDS ABOVE 65 MPH I FEEL LIKE I DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER THE STEERING. THE CAR DRIFTS TO RIGHT AND LEFT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311774February 18, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. ON 01-29-2010, I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA DOWN THE ROAD. SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE STALLED. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I ENDED UP HAVING MY CAR TOWED TO TOYOTA OF EL CAJON WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS A DEFECTIVE ECM (ENGINE CONTROL MODULE). THEY REPLACED THE ECM FOR $841.00 WHICH FIXED THE PROBLEM. AN ECM FAILING ON A NEW CAR AFTER 3 1/2 YEARS IS VERY UNUSUAL (THEY ARE ENGINEERED TO LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR). I WENT ON LINE AND WAS STUNNED TO FIND THAT ECM FAILURES WERE A KNOWN PROBLEM AND FREQUENTLY FAILED ON 2006 AND SOME EARLIER TOYOTA COROLLAS. TOYOTA EVEN CHANGED/RE-ENGINEERED THE ECMS AFTER 2006 MODELS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY OF THESE ECMS HAVE FAILED NATION WIDE AND WHY NO RECALL HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I'VE TRIED TO GET AHOLD OF TOYOTA CORPORATE BUT I CAN'T GET THROUGH TO A PERSON AND THEY HAVE NOT ANSWERED MY E-MAIL BACK (GOING ON TWO WEEKS SINCE I SENT IT TO THEM). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311590February 17, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CAR WANTS TO STALL FROM IDLE AT RANDOM TIMES, EXAMPLE... YOU COULD BE AT A LIGHT TURNING LEFT AND WHEN ITS CLEAR TO TURN,YOU PRESS ON THE GAS TO GO AND IT WANTS TO STALL ONLY FOR A SMALL MOMENT THEN ENGAGES AND IT'S FINE. I'M AFRAID ONE OF THESE TIMES IT WILL COMPLETELY STALL AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS CAR HAS DONE THIS FROM THE BEGINNING, I AM THE ONLY OWNER AS WE BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW. I LISTED THE CAR INCIDENT DATE AT AUG 1,2006 AS AN ESTIMATE WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR BUT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES ON AND OFF. I WAITED FOR A RECALL FOR THIS AND IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED BUT IS VERY MUCH NEEDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311216February 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE SHUT OFF AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND LATER TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS A CHIP IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 03/12/10. *LJ UPDATED 07/09/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311427February 17, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY WIFE HAD A MAJOR ACCIDENT LAST WEEK IN SEAVILLE,NJ. SHE WAS DRIVING A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA S. THE WEATHER WAS COLD OUTSIDE BUT IT WAS NOT SNOWING. SHE HAD AMPLE OF DISTANCE AND TIME TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. SHE HIT ON THE BRAKES WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED YELLOW. THE CAR STILL KEPT ON GOING AND DID NOT SLOW DOWN. SHE SLAMMED THE BRAKES REAL HARD AND THE CAR STILL KEPT ON GOING. FINALLY THE CAR STOPPED WHEN IT HIT 2 TRUCKS ON CROSS TRAFFIC. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. MY WIFE WAS RUSHED TO THE ER DIRECTLY FROM THE ACCIDENT SCENE. POLICE WAS ON SITE. SHE WAS HURT PRETTY BAD IN HER NECK, LOWER BACK, SHOULDER FOOT ETC. I WOULD NEVER BUY A TOYOTA AGAIN. BOTH HER AND MY CONFIDENCE IS LOST IN TOYOTA. GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE STRICTER WITH EXAMINING CARS. HER CAR WAS NOT IDENTIFIED AS PART OF RECALL. I WOULD ASK THE GOVERNMENT TO INFORM OTHER 2006 TOYOTA OWNERS TO BE VERY CAREFUL. UPDATED 03/08/10
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10311412February 17, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2006 COROLLA ABRUPTLY TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE I WAS DOING 65-70MPH IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC. LUCKILY I PULLED OVER SAFELY. THE ENGINE WOULD BARELY START, BUT IT RAN ROUGH/ VERY WEAKLY AND DIE. THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE, SO IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND FIXED SAME DAY, UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS GIVEN A RECEIPT THAT STATED TSB (TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN) EGO42-07. THE RECEIPT INDICATED THAT MY CAR'S ECM WAS REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT ECM, I ASSUME A MORE RELIABLE ONE. I KNOW FROM A CO-WORKER THAT THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT. THIS SHOULD REALLY BE A RECALL BECAUSE WHAT IF I WAS PASSING SOMEONE ON THE HIGHWAY OR TURNING LEFT! IT COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY, REALLY BAD. I WROTE TOYOTA A COMPLAINT, AND GOT A GENERIC RESPONSE, BUT I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. I WOULD HAVE REPORTED THIS EARLIER, BUT I JUST LEARNED ABOUT NHTSA. THANK YOU! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310941February 16, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 15-20 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. CURRENTLY, THE CONTACT IS PERFORMING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING ON THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310434February 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, MY GAS PEDAL LOCKED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD JUST PASS A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU OR COMPUTER) SHUT DOWN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR HAS 83,000 MILES, 3,000 MILES OVER THE 8YR/80,000 MILE FEDERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE ERROR THAT TOYOTA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO CORRECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310656February 15, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA DOES THE FOLLOWING WHEN BRAKING, IF A POTHOLE(S) OR BUMP(S) IN THE ROAD IS HIT (WHILE BRAKING AT THE SAME TIME), THE CAR FAILS TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP UNTIL THE AREA OF THE POTHOLES OR BUMPS IS PASSED. THE BRAKE PEDAL JERKS FORWARD AS IT APPEARS THAT THE BRAKES ARE FAILING TO ENGAGE OR DOES ITS JOB OF SLOWING OR STOPPING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM MANY TIMES SINCE DAY ONE, BUT I THOUGHT THAT IT'S A SUSPENSION PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308982February 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES IN THE GARAGE.. I WAS ABLE TO REPEAT THIS. TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE ECM (OR COMPUTER). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310046February 12, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED BY THE DEALER WHICH LISTED CODE#P2716 PRESSURE CONTROL D MALFUNCTION, INTERNAL FAILURE INSIDE THE ECU. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $2,100 FOR THE REPAIRS. THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS OR WARRANTIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,358.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308481February 10, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2006 COROLLA STALLS WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. I LET THE CAR REST FOR ABOUT 30 MINS. AND THEN I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN FOR ABOUT 20 MINS. AT WHICH TIME IT STALLED AGAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ISSUE TURNED OUT TO BE A BAD ECM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308482February 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION IS FROM A NARRATIVE WRITTEN WITHIN 3 HOURS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. AROUND 5:30PM ON 12/10/2008 I WAS DRIVING HOME AROUND 2-3 MILES PER HOUR DUE TO TRAFFIC CONGESTION. THE SKY WAS DARK AND IT WAS LIGHTLY RAINING. THE TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 60-65 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, SO ICE WAS NOT PRESENT ON THE ROAD. THE LARGE SEMI TRUCK DIRECTLY AHEAD OF ME SLOWED DOWN TO A STOP, SO I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE. MY BRAKES DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE AN EFFECT, SO I PUSHED ON THE BRAKES HARDER. THE BRAKES STILL HAD NO EFFECT. I IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED THE CAR INTO THE 'PARK' GEAR AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. NEITHER THE SHIFTING THE GEARS NOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD ANY EFFECT ON THE CAR'S MOTION, MY CAR KEPT MOVING FORWARD. I EVENTUALLY STOPPED WHEN I SMASHED INTO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK, WHICH CAUSED ABOUT $5K OF FRONT END DAMAGE FOR MY CAR AND NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK. THE TIME BETWEEN WHEN I NOTICED THE CAR WAS NOT STOPPING TO WHEN MY CAR HIT THE TRUCK WAS AROUND 2-3 SECONDS. AFTER THINKING ABOUT THESE EVENTS AFTERWARD, I DIDN'T REMEMBER HEARING THE TRANSMISSION GRIND DUE TO THE FACT THE CAR WAS IN THE 'PARK', BUT CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. AFTER THE COLLISION, THE TRUCK AHEAD OF ME LEFT AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. MY CAR STAYED STATIONARY NOW THAT ITS MOMENTUM WAS LOST. I SHIFTED THE CAR BACK INTO 'DRIVE' AND SLOWLY DROVE HOME (AROUND 20-25 MPH). THE BRAKES WORKED LIKE NORMAL AND I DIDN'T HEAR ANY NOISE WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON 01/10/2009. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE CAR AND FOUND THE BRAKES WERE IN 'NORMAL WORKING CONDITION'. THE MECHANIC HYPOTHESIZED THAT THE CAUSE FOR THE BRAKE FAILURE WAS EITHER THE BRAKE FLUID OVERHEATED OR DRIVER ERROR. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT EITHER HYPOTHESIS. NO REPAIR WAS RECOMMENDED AND NO PARTS WERE REPLACED. I AM CONFIDENT I DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND NOT THE ACCELERATOR, SO I SUSPECT THERE MIGHT BE SOME OTHER PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES. THE BRAKES HAVE NOT FAILED SINCE THIS INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308510February 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TOYOTA COROLLA 2006 MODEL WITH ENGINE LIGHT ON AFTER DRIVING 5 MILES. CAR WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULT OF P2716 BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. LIGHT DISAPPEARED FOR ABOUT TWELVE HOURS THAN REAPPEARED AND WAS CONSTANT FROM THAT TIME ON. THE CAR SEEMED TO HAVE HARD SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY BETWEEN 10- 30 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307869February 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS HAPPENED FOR ME IN 2007 BUT DUE TO THIS RECENT EVENTS, I DECIDED TO REPORT IT. I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA COROLLA 2006 WHICH WAS A YEAR OLD, AND THE ENGINE DIED ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS LUCKY THAT I COULD PULL OVER AND I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND LATER I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT CIRCUIT HAD A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND WAS REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE OTHER CARS WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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