Toyota Corolla Complaints (2006)

840 consumer complaints on file.

#10307873February 9, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON 3, AUGUST 2009, I DROPPED OFF MY TOYOTA COROLLA, YEAR 2006, TO POWER TOYOTA, IRVINE, CA DUE TO THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY LUNGES FORWARD WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS BARELY TOUCHED. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR, THE VEHICLE STILL LUNGES FORWARD WHEN BARELY TOUCHING GAS PEDAL. THUS, IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO SERVICE, ASKED TO HAVE THE ISSUE LUNGING FORWARD LOOKED AT AGAIN. POWER TOYOTA SERVICE TEAM ASSIGNED A MECHANIC TO RIDE ALONG WITH ME FOR A TEST DRIVE. DURING THE TEST DRIVE, THE MECHANIC AGREED THE LUNGING FORWARD FROM A DEAD STOP IS NOT NORMAL AND WE DROVE BACK TO POWER TOYOTA FACILITY. ONCE ARRIVED AT TOYOTA, THE MECHANIC WENT TO TALK TO HIS SUPERVISOR AND A DIFFERENT MECHANIC CAME OUT AND LOOKED AT THE CAR. THE SECOND MECHANIC STATED 'THIS IS NORMAL FOR TOYOTA', DISMISSING THE FIRST MECHANICS OBSERVATIONS. I ASKED FOR THE FIRST MECHANIC, THE SECOND MECHANIC STATED 'THE MECHANIC (FIRST) IS NOT AVAILABLE. IF I WISH, I COULD HAVE THE ELECTRONIC ACCELERATOR PARTS REPLACED, BUT I WILL NEED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR/SERVICE AND THE EXPENSE WILL NOT BE COVERED BY TOYOTA. RECENTLY I CONTACTED POWER TOYOTA TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE MY VEHICLE'S ACCELERATOR SYSTEM INSPECTED, POWER TOYOTA SAID 'SINCE THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, I WILL NEED TO CONTACT TOYOTA'S CONSUMER DEPARTMENT, POWER TOYOTA CANNOT DO ANYTHING'. THUS, CONTACTED TOYOTA CONSUMER DEPARTMENT AND VERBALLY MADE A COMPLAINT ON SAID ISSUE. 'VEHICLE ABRUPTLY LUNGES FORWARD WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PETAL IS BARELY TOUCHED. WITH RECENT INFORMATION RELEASED BY TOYOTA ON COROLLA ACCELERATOR SYSTEMS (OTHER TOYOTA MODELS ARE INCLUDE) AND RECALLS. I AM FORMALLY ASKING TOYOTA MOTOR SALES SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO CRITICALLY INSPECT MY VEHICLE'S ACCELERATOR'S ELECTRONIC AND MECHANICAL SYSTEM AND REPLACE ALL PARTS IN QUESTION, TO ENSURE OCCUPANTS SAFETY. HOW AND WHERE CAN I HAVE MY VEHICLE'S ACCELERATOR SYSTEM INSPECTED, AT THIS TIME, TOYOTA HAS NOT CONTACT ME ON THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308191February 9, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA CE IT STALLED AT AN INTERSECTION EFFECTING STEERING AND BRAKING AFTER IT STALLED IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE CAR TO START AND RUN. WHILE RETURNING HOME IT STALLED TWO MORE TIMES, WHILE I WAS DRIVING I ALSO NOTICE THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PASTED 20 MPH EVEN WHILE PUSHING THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN AND HARD SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307509February 8, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY TOYOTA COROLLA HAS ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY SEVERAL TIMES, GENERALLY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS AROUND 32 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED IT, I REAR-ENDED A PICKUP TRUCK AFTER A RED LIGHT HAD TURNED GREEN. THE SECOND TIME, I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THE CAR SHOT BACKWARDS 30' INTO A POST (DENTING MY BUMPER AND BREAKING THE REAR DRIVERS' SIDE LIGHTS). THE THIRD TIME, NOTHING WAS BROKEN - I WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON THE ROAD - BUT IT SCARED THE BEJESUS OUT OF ME. I CALLED TOYOTA TO COMPLAIN AND THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY CAR. MY BELIEF IS THAT THERE ARE ACCELERATOR / ELECTRONICS PROBLEMS WITH THE TOYOTA COROLLA THAT THEY ARE NOT ADMITTING.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307087February 6, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND MY ACCELERATOR DIDN'T WORK. THE ENGINE WAS STILL ON BUT WHEN I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR IT DIDN'T REGISTER THAT I WAS PRESSING THE FOOT. TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT SOME ECM - ENGINE CONTROL COMPONENTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE COMPUTER. DIDN'T THINK IT NECESSARY TO DO A RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS ONLY IN SOME CARS. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307118February 6, 2010
POWER TRAIN
I WAS CHANGING LANES FROM THE LEFT HAND LANE TO THE RIGHT HAND LANE IN A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE VEHICAL ACCELERATED SUDDENLY LEFT THE ROAD WENT THROUGH THE CABLE BARRIER AND OVER TURNED IN OPPOSING LANES. I WAS KNOCKED UNCONCIOUS. THIS HAPPENED AT 6:00 ON 7/15/2009 ON I 10 IN BORNE, TX. *CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10306488February 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
COULD NOT CONTROL GAS ACCELERATION ON 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10306480February 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF OUR GARAGE AS MY HUSBAND WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK IT. HE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306648February 5, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WITH MY 3YR OLD SON WHEN MY CARS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT POPPED ON AND THE CAR TURNED OFF AND IMMEDIATELY STARTED SLOWING DOWN. IT WAS NIGHT TIME AND AFTER A LARGE SNOW STORM SO I WAS UNABLE TO GET OFF THE SHOULDER FULLY. LUCKILY A POLICE OFFICER CAME AND SAID I WAS IN A VERY DANGEROUS POSITION AND THAT SHE WAS GOING TO SPEED UP THE PROCESS BY CALLING A TOW AGENCY HERSELF. SHE THEN CORNERED HER CAR WITH LIGHTS ON TO ADD SOME SAFETY. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY STATED NOTHING WAS PHYSICALLY WRONG WITH THE CAR BUT THE COMPUTER HAD DIED. I CALLED TOYOTA TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THAT THEY COULD DO AND THEY STATED THEY WERE AWARE THIS WAS A STANDARD PROBLEM BUT SINCE THE CAR WAS OVER 80,000 MILES THAT IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD BE FULL PRICE TO FIX. I STATED THAT I FELT WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR THEY NEEDED TO INFORM ME THAT AFTER 80,000 MILES MY CAR HAD THE POTENTIAL TO SHUT DOWN AT ANYTIME. I CAN ASSURE YOU I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED IT. I HAD TO ORDER A NEW PART WHICH IS STILL NOT GUARANTEED. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SCAM BY TOYOTA TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE STILL MAKING MONEY ON CARS EVEN WHEN YOU TAKE THE BEST OF CARE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306012February 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING APPLIED WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS. ON FOUR OCCASIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED A CRASH OCCURRED EACH TIME. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKES CAUSED THE FAILURE SINCE THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE FLOOR MAT OR THE STICKY PEDAL RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,664.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304525February 3, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE OWNED MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA S WITH A 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION SINCE JULY 2006. IN THAT TIME I HAVE HAD APPROXIMATELY 5 INCIDENCES WHEN THE ENGINE RACED UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS HAS ALWAYS OCCURRED WHEN I HAD THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED AND WAS BRAKING. I HAVE THOUGHT THAT MY RIGHT FOOT, WHICH I INTENDED TO BE ON THE CENTER OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, WAS ACTUALLY ON THE SIDE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL SUCH THAT IT SIMULTANEOUSLY CONTACTED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS EXPLANATION IS PROBLEMATIC IN THAT EVEN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED, IT IS STILL HIGHER THAN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE ONLY WAY I COULD BE DEPRESSING BOTH THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME IS FOR MY FOOT TO BE TWISTED AND OFF CENTER AT THE SAME TIME. MAYBE THIS IS POSSIBLE, I DON'T KNOW. WHAT USUALLY HAPPENS IS THAT THE ENGINE RACES(MAYBE 4000 TO 5000 RPM) BUT SINCE THE CLUTCH IS ALREADY DEPRESSED AND MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR DOES NOT SPEED UP. USUALLY THE ENGINE ONLY RACES FOR A SECOND OR TWO AND I DON'T KNOW HOW IT GETS SETTLED DOWN--MAYBE I REPOSITION MY FOOT A LITTLE--I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENS BECAUSE IT IS ALWAYS UNEXPECTED AND HAPPENS SO QUICKLY I AM LEFT CONFUSED AND SCARED. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS A FEW DAYS AGO SO WITH ALL THE PUBLICITY ABOUT TOYOTA ACCELERATOR PEDALS, I THOUGHT I WOULD REPORT THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH MY CAR IS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304865February 3, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 TOYOTA COROLLA, GAS PEDAL FAILED TO ACCELERATE ENGINE AT CRITICAL TIME WHEN CROSSING HIGHWAY FROM SHOPPING STRIP. CAR WAS STOPPED BLOCKING TRAFFIC NARROWLY ESCAPING A COLLISION AND I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY BY HAND. VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY WITH 47618 MILES. TOYOTA REPAIRED THE VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE. THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER ENGINE CONTROLLER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304036February 2, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THROTTLE BODY HAS SHOT DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY RIGHT ON THE MIDDLE OF ON THE ROAD. THE CAR HAS BEEN FULLY DISABLED SINCE GAS DID NOT GO TO THE ENGINE. OCCUR FOR FIRST TIME. THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN REPLACED BY TAKING FROM USED CAR. MASTER SAY IT JUST STOPPED TO FUNCTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304046February 2, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL STREET MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WITHIN SECONDS THERE WAS NO FUEL (POWER) TO DRIVE. I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO MORE THAN 5RPM, GOING LESS THAN 5 MPH, THEN CAR JUST SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENED IN LESS THAN 20 SECONDS. I TRIED TO RE-START THE CAR BUT WITH NO LUCK. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND WITH HELP PUSH THE TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS FAULTCODE P0607 AKA "BAD ECM". THE MECHANIC CALLED THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY TOWED THE CAR TO THERE SHOP SINCE IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OF 8 YRS AND/OR UP TO 80,000 MILES. HOWEVER THE PART WAS NOT IN STOCK SO I HAD TO WAIT 2 DAYS. I WAS OUT OF A CAR FOR A TOTAL OF 3 DAYS AND MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOPPED CHARGED $109.00 FOR DIAGNOSED THE CAR. LUCKY FOR ME TOYOTA DEALER WAS NO CHARGE BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY 8 YRS, OR 80,000. MY CAR HAD 71,260, HOWEVER I AM STILL NOT HAPPY BECAUSE I COULD HAVE BEEN BADLY INJURED IF I WAS ON A HIGHWAY AND THIS HAD HAPPEN, OR I COULD HAVE HURT SOMEONE ELSE. I AM NOT PLEASED THAT I WAS WITHOUT A CAR FOR 3 DAYS AND INCURRED TRAVEL EXPENSES AND HAD TO PAY MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP $109.00 WHICH I FEEL TOYOTA SHOULD COVER. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE AS IT CAN BE FATAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304065February 2, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT I'VE EXPERIENCE WITH AN ENGINE SURGE AND UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 25MPH TOWARDS AN INTERSECTION. THE LIGHT AHEAD WAS RED, SO I TOOK MY FOOT ENTIRELY OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR AND LET THE CAR COAST. IT GRADUALLY SLOWED DOWN AS IT ALWAYS DOES, NOTHING UNUSUAL. AS I CAME UP ON THE RED LIGHT I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND ROLLED TO A SOFT STOP. I WAITED AT A RED LIGHT WITH MY FOOT RESTING ENTIRELY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALL OF A SUDDEN--THE FIRST THING I NOTICED WAS THE SOUND--THE ENGINE ROARED AND THE CAR TRIED TO RACE FORWARD DESPITE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I PRESSED HARDER ON THE BRAKE TO NO AVAIL. THE CAR WAS FIGHTING AGAINST ME WANTING TO RACE FORWARD. THERE WAS A STOPPED CAR AHEAD OF ME AND I WAS TRYING NOT TO CRASH INTO IT. IN DESPERATION I STOOD UP ON THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD AND THE CAR SKID. I HAD TO STEER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO AVOID REAR ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE CAR CAME TO A STOP DIAGONAL ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO TOYOTA FOR A SECOND TIME. DEALER RAN EXTENSIVE TESTS ON ELECTRONIC AND ENGINE SYSTEMS AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THEY STATED THAT THE COMPUTER "HISTORY" SHOWED NO RECORD OF THE INCIDENT. THEY OFFERED NO EXPLANATION NOR ANY REMEDY. I AM FRUSTRATED BEYOND BELIEF THAT TOYOTA IS HIDING BEHIND "WE CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG" AND IS NOT TRYING HARDER TO FIND THE CAUSE. THERE ARE NO FLOOR MATS IN MY CAR, AND THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS PEDAL. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE VERY CLEAR THAT MY FOOT WAS ENTIRELY OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL FOR AT LEAST 15 SECONDS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. I AM CONVINCED THAT THIS INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A COMPUTER MIS-FIRE OR ELECTRONIC MALFUNCTION THAT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OPEN FULL-THROTTLE WHILE THE CAR WAS STOPPED AND BRAKES ENGAGED. TOYOTA DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG, AND THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT --THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM! PEOPLES LIVES ARE AT STAKE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303730February 1, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE ENGINE ON MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS HAD AN ENGINE SERGE PROBLEM. WHEN THE CAR HAD ABOUT 26,000 MILES ON IT, I HAD A COUPLE OF INCIDENTS WHERE I WOULD BE STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON BRAKE. THE ENGINE WOULD SERGE UP TO 4RPMS. IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS SO SHOOK UP, I CALLED DEALER AND INSISTED THEY TAKE CAR AND CHECK IT OUT. THEY KEPT THE CAR OVERNIGHT, AND BY THE END OF THE NEXT DAY HAD DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY WORKBOOT. THE GAS PEDAL WAS SO CLOSE TO THE BREAK, THAT THE EDGE OF MY BOOT WAS HITTING THE GAS. I HAD A HARD TIME ACCEPTING THAT, BECAUSE I MADE A POINT TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BREAK WHEN THE INCIDENT WAS HAPPENING. I HAVEN'T HAD ANOTHER SERGE PROBLEM, BUT I DID HAVE A HIGH IDOL PROBLEM. TOYOTA REPLACED THE COMPUTER CHIP FREE OF CHARGE. I THOUGHT THAT WAS GREAT BECAUSE I HAD 36,895 MILES ON CAR AND MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I NOW HAVE 53,000 MILES ON CAR AND THE HIGH IDOL IS GETTING BAD AGAIN. THE RECENT RECALL ON GAS PEDAL HAS ME CONCERNED. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM GOES BEYOND THE GAS PEDAL. I AM SENDING THIS EMAIL, TO GIVE YOU MORE DATA. HOPEFULLY, OTHERS WILL DO THE SAME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303301January 30, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON I-80 AT APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MILES PER HOUR DURING LIGHT RAIN. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL A FEW TIMES, BUT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS NON-RESPONSIVE. I REALIZED I WOULD SOON BE APPROACHING THE CAR AHEAD OF ME, SO I LOOKED IN MY MIRRORS AND OVER BOTH SHOULDERS TO DETERMINE THE LOCATIONS OF OTHER VEHICLES. I WANTED TO CHANGE LANES SO THAT I HAD MORE TIME TO ATTEMPT OTHER CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. WHEN I BEGAN THE LANE CHANGE AND WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT AND I HIT THE CENTER DIVIDE HEAD-ON. THE ACCIDENT STALLED THE MOTOR. A HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER ARRIVED ON SCENE, BUT AFTER ARRIVING HAD TO LEAVE TO GO TO A MAJOR-INJURY CRASH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303106January 29, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2006 TOYOTA COROLLA "S" / 52760 MILES I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AND APPROACHING A RED STOP LIGHT, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND WAS NEARLY AT A COMPLETE STOP (COULD NOT HAVE BEEN GOING MORE THAN 2-3MPH). ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE SURGED AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD--DESPITE THE FACT THAT I THE BRAKES WERE BEING PRESSED. I IMMEDIATELY PRESSED HARDER ON THE BRAKES AND GOT NO REACTION, SO I JAMMED BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I COULD, THE WHEELS LOCKED AND I SKID APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET! I HAD TO STEER OUT OF THE WAY OF REAR-ENDING THE STOPPED CAR AHEAD OF ME. ALL OF THIS HAPPENED IN ABOUT A THREE SECOND TIME FRAME. IT WAS LITERALLY A MIRACLE THAT I DID NOT RAM INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. ONCE THE CAR CAME TO A STOP, EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL AGAIN, AND THE CAR DROVE FINE AS IF NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND SOLE DRIVER OF THIS CAR AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS. IT WAS AS IF SOME OUTSIDE FORCE HAD CONTROL OVER THE CAR AND I COULD NOT STOP IT. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUSLY INJURY OR DEATH. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY TOYOTA SERVICE DEPT. AND THE TECHNICIAN I SPOKE TO TOLD ME HE "NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING" OR THAT "MAYBE PERHAPS THE FLOOR MAT WAS INVOLVED". I CURRENTLY HAVE NO FLOOR MATS IN THIS VEHICLE SO THAT WAS NOT THE CAUSE. I AM BRINGING THE CAR INTO TOYOTA. HOWEVER IN RESEARCHING THIS INCIDENT ONLINE, I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THIS SUDDEN LURCHING AND LOSS OF CONTROL. TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS NOW! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303135January 29, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AFTER STARTING A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH APPROXIMATELY 26,000 MILEAGE AND LEAVING PARKING GARAGE, CAR LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER TURNING KEY OFF, WAS ABLE TO RESTART ON THIRD TRY. WITH THE RESTART, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DROVE HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT AND MADE APPOINTMENT WITH TOYOTA DEALER. WAS ABLE TO RESTART CAR TO TAKE TO DEALER AND IN TRYING TO COMPLETE THE 10 MILES OR SO ON LOW SPEED ROADS, THE CAR REPEATEDLY LOST POWER UNTIL THE 8TH OR 9TH TIME WHEN IT WOULD NOT RESTART. CAR WAS TOWED THE LAST 2-3 MILES. DEALER SAID A NEWER FIRMWARE VERSION WAS REQUIRED. PRINT-OUT SAID THE ECM WAS REPLACED. THIS WAS DONE WITHOUT CHARGE AND DEALER WAS COOPERATIVE. THE SITUATION WAS DANGEROUS AND IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT THE POWER LOSS WAS NOT ON A HIGH SPEED ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302313January 26, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
PURCHASED 2006 COROLLA IN FEB 2006, IN AUGUST OF 2007 CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON,STEERING LOCKED UP. BROUGHT IT TO TOYOTA DEALER, REPLACED ECU, WAITED 1MONTH BECAUSE OF BACKORDER OF PART. JANUARY 2010 CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, STEERING LOCKED UP, TOOK TO TOYOTA DEALER , ECU REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME, THIS TIME I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302123January 25, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CAR: 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA LE WHEN DRIVING THE CAR AROUND A TURN, ACCELERATOR PEDAL LOST POWER, THE CAR STALLED AND THE ENGINE DIED. THIS HAPPENED WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. ON TRYING TO RESTART, THE CAR SPUTTERED FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN DIED AGAIN. AND, AFTER THAT THE CAR ENGINE WOULD NOT START AT ALL. THERE WAS NO POWER IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT ALL. MAINTENANCE IS UP TO DATE ON THE CAR AND ITS AT THE CAR SHOP RIGHT NOW. THIS WAS A SCARY MOMENT, BECAUSE IF I HAD BEEN ON THE FREEWAY, IT WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY LED TO A CRASH. PLEASE TAKE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO INVESTIGATE THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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