2005 Toyota Corolla complaints

MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA WOULD NOT START ONE MORNING. I KEPT TRYING TO START IT AND NO CLICKING OR SOUND OF THE CAR TRYING TO TURN OVER HAPPENED. EVENTUALLY IT DID START BUT HAD A VERY HESITATING SOUND TO IT. THE NEXT DAY, IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS SO I TRIED CHARGING THE BATTERY FOR A FEW MINUTES. THIS SEEMED TO WORK AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR TO WORK. AS I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR BEGAN TO SHIFT HARD AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED TOYOTA AND A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AFTER DISCOVERING THAT MY CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A RECALL. TOYOTA THEN GAVE THE GO AHEAD TO THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE ECM, THE PART BEING RECALLED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PART FREE OF CHARGE AND THE CAR SEEMED TO BE "FIXED". TWO DAYS LATER... MY CAR WILL ONCE, NOT START. *TR

LETTER FROM SENATOR SCHUMER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE PROBLEMS WITH HER 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE ON HER WAY TO WORK, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT IMMEDIATELY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. IT WAS DETERMINED, THE VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE ECM. *JB UPDATED 10/01/10*JB

WHEN I SPEEDED UP AND PRESSED GAS FROM 30 TO 55 MILE PER HOUR AT THE FREEWAY, I FOUND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN. I WAS AT 55 MILE PER HOUR WHEN I FOUND IT AND TRIED TO PRESS THE BRAKE HARDLY. HOWEVER, THE BRAKE COULDN'T BE PRESSED HARDLY AND THE CAR COULD NOT BE STOPPED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE CAR SLOWED DOWN SLOWLY AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, EVEN THOUGH I TRIED TO PRESS THE BRAKE HARDLY. THE BRAKE DIDN'T WORK WELL WHEN THE CAR IS IN THE PROCESS OF SPEEDING UP FROM LOW SPEED TO HIGH SPEED AT THE FREEWAY. *TR

THE ENGINE STALLED LOTS OF TIME WHEN I USED BRAKE TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN, OR WHEN I DROVE AT LOW SPEED IN TRAFFIC, SUCH AS 1 TO 5 MILE PER HOUR. I HAD TO PRESS GAS AT A STOP SIGN WHILE I PUT THE CAR IN PARKING POSITION TO KEEP THE ENGINE ALIVE. IT TOOK THE DEALER MORE THAN ONE MONTH TO FIX IT. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER RETURNED IT TO ME AND TOLD ME THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN FIXED, THE CAR STALLED WITHIN 200 FT AFTER I LEFT THE DEALER. I WALKED BACK AND TOLD THE DEALER. THE DEALER TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT BACK TO HOME AND "LET THE COMPUTER LEARN BY ITSELF". I DID AS THE DEALER TOLD ME BUT THE CAR STALLED AS BEFORE. I HAD TO BRING IT BACK TO THE DEALER. DEALER CHANGED THE COMPUTER FOR ME. THE ENGINE-STALL PROBLEM IS SOLVED. RIGHT NOW, THE CAR (MOST PROBABLY THE ENGINE) STILL VIBRATES/SHAKES STRONGLY WHEN I STOP THE CAR AT THE STOP SIGN, AT THE RED LIGHT, AND DRIVE THE CAR AT VERY LOW SPEED (SUCH AS 1 TO 5 MILE PER HOUR). *TR

2005 TOYOTA COROLLA LE MODEL STALLED AND WOULD NOT RE-START AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES. FORTUNATELY IT HAPPENED PULLING UP TO THE HOUSE, AND NOT ON THE STREET OR FREEWAY. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION BY THE OWNER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. NO AFTERMARKET FUEL PUMPS WERE AVAILABLE, AND SINCE TOYOTA WANTED $1039 FOR A NEW UNIT ( IE., THE WHOLE IN-TANK MODULE), AN AUTO DISMANTLER WHO SPECIALIZED IN LATE-MODEL TOYOTAS WAS FOUND AND THE PART WAS OBTAINED FOR ABOUT $100. AFTER INSTALLATION, THE CAR HAS PERFORMED FLAWLESSLY FOR A MONTH. *TR

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

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

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

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

THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO - WHILE SHIFTING MY 2005 COROLLA (TYPICALLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND THEN FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR). IN ORDER TO NOT MAKE MY CAR STALL - I WOULD JUST GIVE IT A LOT OF EXTRA GAS TO ENSURE THAT IT WOULDN'T STALL. THE PROBLEM OCCURS REGULARLY - ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE (ABOUT 1 TIME A WEEK). THE PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS WHEN STARTING AND STOPPING AND SHIFTING IN THE LOW GEARS. AFTER THIS PROBLEM STARTED IN FEB OF 2010 - I TOOK THE CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY HOOKED THE CAR UP TO A COMPUTER AND SAID IT WAS FINE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY ALSO TOOK THE CAR ON A DRIVE TO SEE IF IT WOULD DO IT THEN, AND THEY CLAIMED IT DIDN'T. SO NOTHING WAS DONE AT THE THAT TIME. WHEN I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP, THE CAR CONTINUED TO SHIFT HARSHLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHEN DECELERATING. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY YET THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

1. DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA AT 55MPH THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE AND DEAD STOP AND WOULD NOT START. 2. THE FAILURE OCCURED ONCE. 3. THE CAR HAD TO HAVE A BRAND NEW COMPUTER "BRAIN" CHIP INSTALLED. *TR

2005 TOYOTA COROLLA, 99,000 MILES. CAR STOPPED DRIVING . ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. TURNED OUT THAT IT WAS THE ECM. COST $735 TO REPLACE. *TR

SUDDENLY MY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I WENT TO GET IT CHECKED OUT I WAS TOLD IT WAS A DTC P2716 CODE, A HARSH SHIFT AND M.I.L. "ON" PROBLEM. SINCE I HAD DONE MY RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS PROBLEM TO BE COMMON IN 2005 TOYOTA COROLLAS, I EXPECTED THEM TO REPLACE THE ECM FOR ME. HOWEVER, GIVEN THAT MY CAR WAS JUST PAST 89,000 MILES AND THE WARRANTY ENDED AT 85,000, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING TOYOTA WOULD DO. MY CAR EXHIBITS THE HARSH SHIFT PROBLEM REGULARLY AND NOW MY PLATES HAVE COME UP FOR RENEWAL AND I CANNOT PASS AN EMISSIONS TEST GIVEN MY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT BEING ON. I CANNOT AFFORD TO JUST REPLACE THE UNIT AND I BELIEVE THAT SINCE TOYOTA IS AWARE IT IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, THEY SHOULD BE RECALLING THE PART FOR CONSUMER SATISFACTION. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL TOYOTA CONSUMER SINCE I BEGAN DRIVING BUT I HAVE LOST MY RESPECT FOR THE COMPANY GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF MY NEWEST TOYOTA AND HOW THEY HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY UNCOOPERATIVE IN HELPING RECTIFY THE SITUATION (KNOWING IT IS A DEFECT ON THEIR PART). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BREAK PEDAL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE GAS CAP, THE TRANSMISSION AND AN UNKNOWN CHARCOAL CANISTER WERE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY A WEEK AND A HALF LATER THE VEHICLE AGAIN BEGAN TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED HER THEY BELIEVE THE AMPLIFIER WAS DRAINING POWER FROM THE BATTERY WHICH MAY BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE AMPLIFIER WAS REMOVED BY THE AUTHORIZED DEALER. UPON RECEIVING THE VEHICLE IT CONTINUED TO INTERMITTENTLY STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT SHE WAS UNSURE IF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURES CONTINUE TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,816 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,955.

THE PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENSES ARE CLOUDED AND YELLOWED AND, AS A RESULT, OBSCURES THE BRIGHTNESS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE HEADLIGHTS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR DRIVING AT NIGHT AS THE HEADLIGHT IS DIMMED TO ONCOMING CARS AS WELLS AS IT LESSENS VISIBILITY FOR THE DRIVER. IT SHOULD NOT BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE OWNER TO HAVE THE HEADLIGHT LENSES REPLACED WHEN THE CLOUDINESS COULD BE DUE TO POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE MATERIALS AS THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED TO ANY OTHER CAR THAT I'VE OWNED AND ANY THAT BELONG TO OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS. THE LENSES HAVE GRADUALLY CLOUDED STARTING ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. *TR

BAD ENGINE COMPUTER 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA ROUGH SHIFTING. *TR

2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A SIGNIFICANT DEFECT WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO INSPECT AN UNDERCARRIAGE RATTLE THAT STARTED ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. THE DEALER FOUND THE GAS TANK LOWER BRACKET HAD RUSTED OUT AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DANGEROUS WAS DRIVE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN STALL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR PRODUCE ANY FAILURE CODES FOR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER UNTIL THE VEHICLE COULD BE PROPERLY DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,770

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH WHERE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE BEEN STRUCK AT A CERTAIN ANGLE FOR THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SEND PICTURES OF THE CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 42,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A NEARBY POLE. THE CONTACT THEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE THEN RAPIDLY ACCELERATED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE THEN CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AS A RESULT. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE COMPUTER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 88695.

ROCK FROM PASSING VEHICLE HEADED IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION HIT AND CAUSED WINDSHIELD GLASS TO BREAK AND GLASS FRAGMENTS WERE SPRAYED ON DRIVER. WINDSHIELD DAMAGE INCLUDED CRACKS UPTO 14 INCHES IN LENGTH, A POWDERED GLASS AREA SLIGHTLY SMALLER IN DIAMETER THAN A GOLF BALL, AND A PUNCTURE FROM 3/8 TO 1/2 INCHES IN DIAMETER. LARGEST FRAGMENT OF GLASS FOUND INSIDE THE CAR WAS VERY THIN AND ABOUT 1/2 INCHES LONG BY 3/8 INCHES HIGH. CAR HIT WAS TRAVELING AT 55 MPH. *TR

P2716 HARSH SHIFT FAULT CODE. I PURCHASED CAR FROM DEALER AS A CERTIFIED USED PERFECTLY RELIABLE ON 12/28/08 WITH 47000 MILES ON IT. THE OTHER DAY OUT OF NO WHERE, NO WARNINGS, NO NOTICEABLE CHANGES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WHILE CRUISING UP THE 14 NORTH AT 75 MPH. DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT, STOPPED AT A FRIENDS HOUSE AND USED HIS OBD2 READER AND FOUND OUT THE ISSUE, STILL HAVEN'T NOTICED MUCH OF AN ISSUE EXCEPT FOR THE SHARP HARSH SHIFTING FROM 1ST THRU 3RD UNLESS BABYING IT. SO I GO INTO THE DEALER WITH 94786MILES AND SEE WHAT'S THE ISSUE AND WHY SO MANY PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD YES ITS KNOWN A TSB HAS BEEN PUBLISHED, YES ITS A SAFETY HAZARD TO ANYONE ON OR AROUND THE ROAD DUE TO THE FACT IT COULD SHUT DOWN AT A MOMENTS NOTICE. BUT SINCE I AM PAST THE 80000 MI. WARRANTY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO EXCEPT OFFER ME A 10% DISCOUNT AND PAY 693.00 TO HAVE IT REPLACED, AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE IT WILL BE PERFECT AGAIN, MANY OF OUR CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD TO RETURN MULTIPLE TIMES FOR IT WHICH THE WARRANTY COVERS. HOW DOES MY CERTIFIED USED , EXTENDED WARRANTY PURCHASE, BEING A SAFETY HAZARD NOT COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY CONTROL, A SAFETY RECALL, OR SOMETHING? *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH DOWN THE FREEWAY WHEN SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING, THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. I HAD TO CRUISE OVER TO THE SHOULDER OUT OF DANGER. I EVENTUALLY WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ($97.00) AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. THEY TOLD ME IT MIGHT BE COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THAT'S WHEN I ASKED THEM IF WATER COULD HAVE POSSIBLY GOTTEN INTO THE FUEL SYSTEM (GASOLINE). THEY SAID THEY DID NOT DO A FUEL CHECK, BUT WOULD DO ONE. THEY CALLED ME BACK AND SAID IT WAS CONTAMINATED GAS AND THAT SOME SILVERY METALLIC SUBSTANCE WAS IN THE GASOLINE. IT COST ME $1,605.00 TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP, CLEAN THE FUEL INJECTORS, CLEAN OUT THE GAS TANK. NEXT DAY THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE BAD GAS HAD KILLED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THE RATIO OXYGEN SENSORS. COST ME ANOTHER $1,980.88. CALLED THE GAS COMPANY I GOT THE GAS FROM AND THEY DENIED MY CLAIM SAYING NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE EVEN THOUGH THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED BAD GASOLINE. THE GAS COMPANY TOLD ME THAT WHEN FUEL PUMPS GO, THEY CAN EMIT A METALLIC SUBSTANCE IN THE GASOLINE. NOW I DON'T KNOW WHO TO BELIEVE AFTER HEARING ABOUT ALL THESE FUEL PUMPS GOING. FUNNY THING IS THAT WHEN I WAS PAYING FOR MY CAR THE 2ND TIME AROUND, A WOMAN PAYING FOR HER REPAIR WORK SAID HER FUEL PUMP WENT OUT TOO. SHE HAD THE SAME CAR -- 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA !!! SHE ALSO HAD TO PAY $1,500.00. SOMETHING IS FISHY HERE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY WOULD NOT ENGAGE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE BACK OF HIS GARAGE. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE INCIDENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WA INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHEN IT WAS ACCELERATING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND LUNGE FORWARD REPEATEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE WAS P2716. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

2005 TOYOTA COROLLA STALLED IN A BAD LOCATION, I COULD OF GOT HIT! SOME MILES LATER CAR SHIFTED RUFF, SOME MILES LATER ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO THE NEAREST PLACE " AUTOZONE" TO HAVE TEST RAN, TEST RESULTS WAS CODE P2716 I'M SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR ANY WHERE!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER SHE WOULD SHIFT FROM PARK AND INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY JERK FORWARD OR BACKWARD. WHEN DRIVING OVER 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO JERK AND ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE UNTIL SHE WOULD DEPRESS THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ECU WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

COMING TO A STOP WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, I FIRST FELT RESISTANCE FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL THEN NOTHING. AT THE SAME TIME, THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN A 10 DAY PERIOD. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 COROLLA S, AND THE ECU PROBLEM IS WELL-KNOWN, AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAD MY FIRST PROBLEM WITH MY ECU, AT 62K MILES, AND THANK GOD, IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE I WAS ON MY DAILY 40 MILE COMMUTE ON A HIGH-SPEED, HEAVY-TRAFFIC HIGHWAY. MY CAR JUST WOULDN'T START AT RANDOM WHEN I WAS LEAVING A STORE, THE STARTER WASN'T CRANKING, NOTHING WAS HAPPENING, JUST NOTHING WHEN I TURNED THE KEY. NO LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD, OTHER THAN THE DOOR LIGHT WHERE I HAD THE DOOR OPEN (IT WAS 95 DEGREES, AND MY POWER WINDOWS OBVIOUSLY WEREN'T WORKING). DID RESEARCH AND SAW THAT THE ECM IS A TERRIBLE PROBLEM ON 05-07 COROLLAS, AND THE TOYOTA SERVICE MAN AGREED THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. GOT IT REPLACED, AND NOT EVEN 24 HOURS AFTER PICKING IT UP FROM THE DEALER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN, STRANDING ME AT WORK WITH NO WAY TO GET HOME. THIS IS A RIDICULOUS PROBLEM, AND IT IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY HAZARD WITH MANY REPORTS OF THE CAR STOPPING WHILE PEOPLE ARE DRIVING. *TR

WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND PUT THE CAR INTO 1ST GEAR AND PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE UP TO 15MPG. UPON SHIFTING THE CAR INTO 2ND GEAR IT DID NOT TAKE AND THE CAR THEN MADE A NOISE. I HAD TO THEN PLACE THE CAR BACK INTO 1ST GEAR AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ALMOST GETTING HIT BY OTHER TRAFFIC AND STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR A FULL INSPECTION. THERE WAS NOTHING VISIBLE UPON INSPECTION AND NO CURRENT NOISES AT THAT TIME SO I PROCEEDED TO GO AGAIN FIRST SHIFTING INTO 1ST GEAR THEN SECOND AND I STOPPED AT 3RD AND WENT STRAIGHT HOME. ABOUT ONE AND 1/2 MILES LATER IT STARTED MAKING ANOTHER NOISE SIMILAR TO THE FIRST, BUT IT WAS CONTINUOUS AND SO I PARKED THE CAR AT HOME AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY THEN EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MOTOR(BEING THE TYPE THAT IT WAS) AND WHAT HAD HAPPENED IS A ROD IN THE ENGINE HAD BEEN SPUN. THEY SAID IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE AND I COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL AND WRECKED THE CAR VERY EASILY. THEY SAID THAT DUE TO THE NATURE AND PRICE THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE CAR BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A FULL NEW ENGINE REPLACEMENT AND THAT WOULD BE UP TO $8K BECAUSE OF IT BEING A RARE AND HIGH PERFORMANCE PRICE. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION AND ONLINE RESEARCH IT IS VERY COMMON WHILE DOWNSHIFTING THIS ENGINE THAT THEY SLIP A GEAR AND SPIN THE ROD MOSTLY IN THE #4 ROD AND NEED A NEW ENGINE FOR COMPLETE REPAIRS. ALSO IT WOULD VERY LIKELY CONTINUE TO HAPPEN AGAIN AND AGAIN THUS PUTTING ME AND MY FAMILY IN DANGER ON THE ROAD. T

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT AROUND 65 MPH. THEY WERE CLOSING THE RIGHT LANE FOR ROAD WORK, LEADING EVERYONE TO MERGE INTO ONE LANE. I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THEY LOCKED UP. AS I WAS MOVING FORWARD AND SLOWING DOWN AS EVERYONE WAS SLOWING BECAUSE OF THE MERGING (HOWEVER, THIS WASN'T HAPPENING SMOOTHLY, AS I WAS SKIDDING INSTEAD OF SIMPLY DECELERATING), I WAS REAR ENDED BY A CAR TRAVELING AT FULL SPEED (APPROX 65 MPH). THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT HIT ME INTO GRASS MEDIAN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. WHILE STOPPED FOR MERE SECONDS, I HAD NOT EVEN PUT THE CAR INTO PARK YET, MY CAR STARTED ROLLING DOWN THE MEDIAN'S EMBANKMENT, THROUGH THE WOODS WHILE MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE. I KEPT PRESSING THE BRAKE AND IT WAS NOT RESPONDING. I HIT A TREE AFTER ROLLING APPROX 100 FEET INTO THE WOODS. A TOYOTA DEALER IS CURRENTLY DOING THE REPAIRS, AND TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKES WERE IN FACT WORKING WHEN DRIVING IT AROUND THE SHOP AT SLOW SPEEDS. I FEEL LIKE NO ONE BELIEVES ME, NOR IS EVEN OFFERING AN EXPLANATION ON HOW THIS COULD EVEN HAPPEN. *TR

I NOTICED AN ODD DISRUPTION IN NORMAL TRANSMISSION FUNCTION ON MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. I SUSPECTED IT WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE ENGINE COMPONENT . I WENT TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ;THAT THE CAR WOULD STOP RUNNING WITHOUT REPLACING IT. ON INQUIRY I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS COMPONENT ON 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA'S. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPLACE THE COMPONENT. I CALLED THE TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE ON JUNE 8,2010 (1-800-331-4331) CALL REFERENCE NUMBER: 1006081641 IT BECAME APPARENT THAT TOYOTA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH DEFECTIVE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE'S IN 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA'S. IF THE PHONE CALL IS PULLED BY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION A WIDER PROBLEM WITH DEFECTIVE ENGINE CONTROL MODULES MAY BECOME EVIDENT. I IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN I CALLED THE TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE. *TR THE CONSUMER HAD THE NECESSARY REPAIRS MADE AT THE DEALER AT HER EXPENSE. UPDATED IVOQ 10/18/10

WAS DRIVING TOYOTA COROLLA 2005 OUT OF A PARKING LOT WHEN ENGINE STALLED, AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. NO WARNING SIGNS OR FLASHING LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD PRIOR TO ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. POWER COULD NOT BE REGAINED. BROUGHT TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD ECM HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF A FAILED COMPONENT. *TR

MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA CE HAS BEEN RANDOMLY STALLING ON ME WHEN I TURN, WHEN IM AT RED LIGHTS, WHEN IM ACCELERATING AND WHEN IM SLOWING DOWN WITH NO RHYME OR REASON. IT JUST STARTED ONE DAY AND CONTINUES TO DO AT RANDOM TIMES AND WITH RANDOM FREQUENCY. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND THERE IS NO WAY TO DETERMINE WHEN MY GAS PEDAL WILL QUIT WORKING, NO NOISE TO LET ME KNOW IT IS ABOUT TO OR HAS HAPPENED, NO OVERHEATING OF THE ENGINE, NO SPIKES IN THE RPMS OR ANYTHING, IT JUST DOES IT. I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT THE OTHER NIGHT AT 11PM WHEN I WAS AT A RED LIGHT AND WENT TO ACCELERATE AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE, THE PERSON BEHIND ME ALMOST REAR-ENDED ME BECAUSE OF THIS. I WAS ABLE TO TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THE COMPUTER WAS READING IT WAS A FUEL ACTUATOR ISSUE. THEY ADVISED ME TO CONTACT TOYOTA SINCE THAT IS THE SAME FAILURE THAT IS BEING RECALLED ON ALL THE OTHER VEHICLES. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT TOYOTA WHICH HAVEN'T RESOLVED ANYTHING YET, SO MY CAR IS STILL STALLING AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RESOLVE IT AS OF YET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD RESULTING IN A CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. ONE PASSENGER IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 45,000. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES FROM 5 MPH, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE UNTIL THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THERE COULD BE A LINKAGE DEFECT IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR MAT AND HAS NOT HAD ANY FURTHER UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ISSUES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ

MY TOYOTA COROLLA 2005 95000 MILES SWUNG FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND HAD THE FEELING THAT THE CAR IS IN HIGH WINDS FOR SHORT TIME AND LOSING CONTROL AND HAD TO HIT BRAKES THIS HAPPENED OVER I70 FOR SPEEDS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MILES PER HR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA COROLLA 2005 ON THE 395 HIGHWAY, WHEN I TRIED TO PASS A TRUCK BECAUSE THE CONDUCTOR WAS DRIVING TOO SLOW, THEN WHEN I PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR STARTED TO SHIFT HARDER AND I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT AND I GOT FORCE TO GET OUT FROM THE HIGHWAY SPINNING ON THE DIRT, IN A FEW SECONDS AFTER THAT!, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I WAS SOO SCARED THAT I TOOK THE COROLLA TO THE DEALER BUT THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE COMPUTER AND THAT THE COMPUTER IS NOT COVER AND THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT BECAUSE I"M OVER 80,000... BUT THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM ALREADY I JUST WANT TO REPORT THIS SO YOU CAN DO AN INVESTIGATION WITH THE COROLLA COMPUTER, I DON'T THINK THIS IS RIGHT THAT WE HAVE TO PAY FOR A COMPUTER!!! WHEN THEY ARE THE ONES SELLING JUNK CARS. I WILL NEVER EVER BUY A TOYOTA ANYMORE NOW THE CARS THEY SELL ARE JUNK AND TO DANGEROUS FOR THE OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD, HOPE THAT THIS PROBLEM WON'T HAPPEN TO ANYONE AND THAT YOU PEOPLE CHECK ON THAT ASAP. THE ERROR CODE I GOT WAS P2716 AND IS A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 35,000.

TOYOTA COROLLA 2005 IN AN ACCIDENT - HIT ON PASSENGER FRONT END AND THEN FLIPPED OVER LANDING ON THE ROOF OF THE CAR. ALL 7 AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *TR

COMPLAINT ON 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA: "ECU" ENGINE CONTROL UNIT. OUR 2005 COROLLA'S ECU FAILED ONCE AT APPROX 40K MILES (4K OVER WARRANTY). THE UNIT FAILED COMPLETELY CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR ALSO SHIFTED GEARS RANDOMLY WHEN RESTARTED, INCLUDING SHIFTING ITSELF INTO REVERSE WHILE IN DRIVE! WE HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW UNIT AS IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT WAS REPLACED WITH NEWER ECU (I THINK FROM AN 06 COROLLA). HOWEVER, NOW AT 80K IT JUST FAILED AGAIN (THAT'S 40K ON THE ECU AGAIN). IT FAILED WHILE IT WAS IN DRIVE, AGAIN CAUSING A LOSE OF POWER. ONCE AGAIN WE WILL HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE IT. I'VE NEVER FILED A REPORT BEFORE. BUT APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I WAS INSTRUCTED BY THIS WEBSITE TO FILE A REPORT. HTTP://WWW.TOYOTANATION.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=201631&PAGE=4. *TR

2005 COROLLA LE PURCHASED IN SEPT 2005. WAS GOING HOME TODAY FROM WORK. I WAS DRIVING SLOW (THX GOD) BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC. WHEN I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN WHEN SEEING A CAR IN FRONT ON ME, THE BRAKES WON'T RESPOND. I PUSHED THE BRAKES COUPLE TIMES BUT IT WON'T SLOW DOWN. SO I REAR ENDED A TRUCK. MY CAR FRONT END IS IN PRETTY BAD SHAPE BUT SINCE IT WASN'T AT A HIGH SPEED THE FRAME SEEMS TO BE OK. OF COURSE THE TRUCK INFRONT OF ME BARELY HAS A SCRATCH. *TR

2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATES AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. CONSUMER REQUESTS AN INVESTIGATION OF 2005 COROLLA DESIGN FLAWS. *TGW THE TOYOTA RESPONDED TO THE CONSUMER BY WRITING; THE ACCIDENT DID NOT FALL WITHIN THE PARAMETERS FOR DEPLOYMENT. THE TYPE OF INJURIES THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. A BROKEN STERNUM AND RIB WAS A COMMON INJURY SUSTAINED BY AN OCCUPANT WHEN THE SEAT BELT LOCKS UP AND RESTRAINS THEM. *JB

2005 TOYOTA COROLLA L.S. I HAVE BEEN INFORMING AT LEAST 3 DEALERS THAT THE BRAKES SEEM PROBLEMATIC. THE SQUEAKING' WAS CONTINUOUS SINCE PURCHASE, AND AFTER SERVICE[S] NOW THE SQUEAKING STOPPED, YET EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST COMES ON THE FRONT HUBCAPS. WHEN I TELL TOYOTA ABOUT IT ... THEY SAID, WELL YOU HAVE REBUILT BRAKES.? NOT SO... NEVER DID THAT TO THIS CAR.? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE A TOYOTA COROLLA 2005 MODEL PURCHASED IN OCT. 2004. I WAS GOING TO WORK ONE MORNING, PULLING INTO THE PARKING GARAGE, I COASTED UP THE INCLINE TIL I SLOWED, TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR TO GIVE IT A PUSH, AND THE CAR SURGED FORWARD, NOT JUST A LITTLE, A LOT! I TRIED TO STOP BUT ONLY WENT FASTER, SMASHING INTO THE CONCRETE WALL AHEAD OF ME, TOO FAST TO MAKE THE TURN. MY CARS FRONT END SUSTAINED 5000.00 IN DAMAGES, UNDRIVABLE. WAS IN THE SHOP FOR OVER A MONTH. I WAS APPREHENSIVE ABOUT DRIVING FOR A LONG TIME, ONLY PARKED ON THE STREET WITH PLENTY OF ROOM. THE ACCELERATOR STILL SURGES, BUT I'VE ACCLIMATED TO THE HANDLING OF THE CAR TO AVOID OTHER ACCIDENTS, STILL A COUPLE OF TIMES HAVE BEEN CLOSE. ANYWAY, THIS WAS MENTIONED TO MY SERVICE DEPT AT TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PROBLEMS OF THIS NATURE, THAT WAS IN 2006. *TR

I HAVE WHAT WOULD SEEM LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE. THE A/C CONDENSER ON MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA FAILED, AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN INDICATING THAT THE A/C CONDENSER IS NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED THE NUMBER FOR THIS REPORT IS AC002-06. I LIVE IN SOUTH TEXAS AND THIS ISSUE IS A KNOW PROBLEM BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE POLICE ARRIVED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 7/16/10 *CN UPDATED 07/22/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, WHEN IN THE REVERSE POSITION THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT EXTREMELY HARD AND THE AIR CONDITIONER HAD BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE CENTRAL COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. ALL REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OWNER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000.