2006 Toyota Corolla complaints

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA S ON THE FREEWAY TODAY, AND SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. I HAD NO POWER STEERING OR ABS BRAKES, AND NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, I FOUND OUT THAT 2005-2009 TOYOTA COROLLAS HAVE A HUGE ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE, AND THAT UPWARDS OF 5 CARS A MONTH COME INTO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THIS SAME COMPLAINT. I FIND IT RIDICULOUS THAT EVERY REVIEW I'VE READ MENTIONS THAT THIS CAR HAS THIS PROBLEM WITH THE ECM, BUT THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT YET. ON TOP OF THE REVIEWS, THERE HAVE BEEN NEWS REPORTS ABOUT HOW TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND SAYS THAT THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT POSE AN UNREASONABLE RISK TO SAFETY. *TR

2006 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH 1ZZ-FE HAS RECENTLY STALLED TWICE SHORTLY AFTER BEING STARTED. *TR

2006 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH 1ZZ-FE ENGINE, LESS THEN 25,000 MILES, HAS STALLED AT A STOP SIGN/STOP LIGHT WHEN ENGINE WAS WARM. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE PREVIOUS TWO MONTHS. THE CAR HAS ALWAYS RE-STARTED, BUT IT IS VERY UNNERVING, AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT A MORE SERIOUS FAILURE. *TR

2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATES FAILED ENGINE CONTROL MODULE *TGW AT 86,000 THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED SHIFTING PROPERLY. WHEN GOING UPHILL ON A STEEP INCLINE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD DOWNSHIFT AS USUAL TO CLIMB THE HILL. HOWEVER, AFTER REACHING THE CREST AND STARTING DOWNHILL, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT AGAIN TO THE PROPER GEAR. THE ENGINE WOULD RACE AND FINALLY A PROPER SHIFT WOULD OCCUR. THEN AT 86,870 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND IT WOULD SUDDENLY SHIFT WITH A STRONG JERK. THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH WHICH STATED TO SEEK SERVICE. THE TECHNICIAN RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FOUND THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TOYOTA INFORMED THE CONSUMER THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE HIM BECAUSE, THE REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. *JB

ON 24 JUNE 2010 I DROVE 1331 MILES BACK FROM VIRGINIA WITH NO ISSUES. THE NEXT EVENING, MY PERMITTED 15 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA A MERE HALF MILE FROM OUR HOME WHEN MY CAR BEGAN TO SHUTTER AND LOSE POWER. THE ACCELERATOR WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND THEN THE CAR SHUT DOWN TAKING WITH IT ALL LIGHTS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CAR DID RESTART BUT INSTANTLY DIED LEAVING US ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AT NIGHT WITH NO LIGHTS AND UNABLE TO MOVE. FORTUNATELY I WAS WITH HIM AND WE WERE NOT IN TRAFFIC, AS HE IS INEXPERIENCED AND WOULD NOT HAVE REACTED WELL IF THIS HAD HAPPENED TO HIM ON THE ROAD UNACCOMPANIED IN ANY TYPE OF TRAFFIC. WE PUSHED THE CAR HOME THE MILE AND PARKED IT FOR THE NIGHT. THE NEXT MORNING THE CAR STARTED, RAN FOR ONE MINUTE, BOGGED AND DIED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATED. I APPLIED A RENTED SCAN TOOL AND CAME BACK WITH A P0607 TROUBLE CODE WITH INDICATED A BAD ECU. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO TOYOTA AND WAS REPAIRED WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ECU FOR $993.40. I AM OVER THE EMISSION WARRANTY OF 80,000 MILES PER THEIR TSB WITH 94,000, SO THIS IS OUT OF MY POCKET. THIS IS FRUSTRATING AS THE INTERNET IS LITTERED WITH STORIES OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHERS. I AM GLAD THAT I MADE IT HOME BEFORE THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED AND IT APPEARS THAT TOYOTA HAS BEEN LUCKY AS WELL. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND OCCURS WITH NO WARNING. I JUST HOPE SOMEONE DOESN'T HAVE TO DIE AS A RESULT OF A WELL KNOWN BAD BATCH OF ECU'S, BEFORE THE PROBLEM IS FIXED BY A RE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR ALL SEASON TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING IDLE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED RESULTING IN A CRASH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE BODY DAMAGE ONLY. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES WHERE AN UNKNOWN SERVICE WAS PERFORMED ON THE THROTTLE. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR SINCE THE THROTTLE REPAIR. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE TIRES EXHIBITED PREMATURE WEAR. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AND THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN BRAKING DISTANCE AND IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, HE WOULD HAVE TO APPLY STEADY, REPEATED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES BEFORE THEY WOULD ENGAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

MY TOYOTA COROLLA IS 4 YRS OLD WITH ONLY 18,000 MILES AND I AM HAVING THE STRAP ON THE FUEL TANK REPLACED BECAUSE IT HAS RUSTED OUT. I WAS COMING BACK FROM A TRIP THIS WEEKEND WHEN IT STARTED TO DRAG AND MAKE NOISE. THIS IS COSTING ME 331.00 FOR NEW PARTS AND REPAIR. CONSIDERING THE AGE OF MY CAR AND THE MILEAGE THIS DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT TO ME. ARE COROLLAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE TUNDRAS WITH GAS STRAPS RUSTING OUT? *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA S (SPORT) AT AROUND 60 MPH, THE ENGINE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING AND BEGAN RAPIDLY DECREASING TRAVELING SPEED TO 10-15 MILES MPH. THEN, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY GAS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT THE CAR CONTINUED DECLINING IN SPEED. AFTER PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CAR STARTED AND BEGAN OPERATION AS IF NOTHING HAD OCCURRED. I HAD THE CAR CHECKED AT AN AUTO PARTS STORE, AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE IT TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ONLINE AND FOUND A PREPONDERANCE OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE EXACT EXPERIENCE TO MINE FROM OWNERS OF (2005-2007). OUTRAGED OWNERS EXPRESSED THAT IT WAS COMMON KNOWLEDGE AMONG DEALERS THAT THERE WAS ENGINE COMPUTER ISSUE, AND A SUBSEQUENT TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED WITHOUT NOTIFYING OWNERS OF THIS MATTER. I RELAYED THIS INFORMATION TO THE TOYOTA OF EASLEY DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE MANAGER GAVE ME A LOT OF PUSHBACK ON THE MATTER, SAID I WAS 4,000 MILES OVER THEIR FREE REPLACEMENT PERIOD (8 YRS/80,000 MILES). I RESPONDED THAT THE MILEAGE WASN'T THE CAUSE IT IS COMMONLY KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE. FINALLY, AFTER SPEAKING MY CALL TO THE TOYOTA HELPLINE AND HIS DISTRICT MANAGER, THE PARTS MANAGER AGREED TO CUT THE FEE 50% FROM $724 TO $352. AT THIS POINT, THEY CHARGED ME $85 JUST TO LOOK AT THE CAR SO I HAD NO OTHER RECOURSE BUT TO PAY TO HAVE THEM FIX THIS SINCE THE CAR WAS BEGINNING TO LOSE ENGINE POWER IN

ABS SYSTEM ON 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA TRIGGERS TOO EASILY AND WHEN IT DOES ACTIVATE PROVIDES LITTLE OR NO BRAKING FORCE. PROBLEM CAN BE REPRODUCED ON COBBLESTONE OR BROKEN PAVEMENT AS WELL AS ON SNOW COVERED SURFACES. OTHER CARS WITH ABS DRIVEN OVER SAME SURFACE DO NOT TRIGGER ABS. I'VE DRIVEN MANY CARS WITH ABS AND BEHAVIOR OF THIS CAR DOES MATCH ANY OF THOSE. TWO PROBLEMS HERE 1- ABS TRIGGERING TOO EASILY AND 2- NO BRAKING FORCE WHEN IT DOES. ONLY REMEDY IS TO PUMP BRAKES IN THIS SCENARIO TO RESET BRAKES AND GET SOME BRAKING BACK. COWORKER HAS ;08 COROLLA WITH SAME PROBLEM. DEALER TOLD THEM, MAYBE HE DROVE THROUGH A PUDDLE. REALLY? AREN'T CARS TO BE DRIVEN IN THE RAIN ANYMORE? INTERNET IS LITTERED WITH SIMILAR REPORTS. NEED SOME FOCUS BY NHTSA AND TOYOTA ON THIS PROBLEM. NO BRAKING POWER IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

2006 TOYOTA COROLLA AT 64,985 MILE CHECK ENGINE SIGN CAME UP AND AT THE SAME TIME CAR STARTED GIVING BIG JERK AT SPEED OF 15MILE THEN 30MILE AND THEN AROUND 45MILE WHEN YOUR INCREASE SPEED AND REDUCE SPEED. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA S. IT HAS APPROX. 115,000 MILES. THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING 70MILES/HR. HE PULLED OVER WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND THE CAR STARTED UP AGAIN. THE CAR CONTINUES TO STALL WHEN THE RPMS GO OVER 1000. THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED WAS THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT. STILL WAITING FOR CAR TO BE REPAIRED. *TR

SQUEAK FROM ENGINE IN 3/4/08 WITH 15,800 MILES. I CAN ONLY HEAR OUT OF ONE EAR SO THIS SQUEAK WAS ONLY EVIDENT WHEN I WAS NEXT TO A BUILDING (DRIVE THRU AT BANK). NOT SCREAMING LIKE FAN BELTS TEND TO DO. TOYOTA SAID "BELT GLAZED OVER CAUSING BELT TO SLIP AT PULLEYS, REPLACED BELT, NOISE NO LONGER PRESENT AT THIS TIME." NOW AT 33,359 THE ECM HAD TO BE FIXED AND THEY SAID "THE DRIVE BELT TENSIONER AND DRIVE BELT NEED TO BE REPLACED COSTING OVER $400." THE SAME BELT THAT WAS REPLACE A LITTLE OVER 15,000 MILES BEFORE. I DID NOT HAVE THEM DO THE WORK BUT IT WILL HAVE TO BE FIXED BECAUSE IF THE BELT BREAKS THEN THE CAR IS DEAD, MUCH LIKE THE ECM PROBLEM (WHICH WAS A LARGE PAIN IN THE...). THERE WILL BE AN INCIDENT IF I DON'T GET IT FIXED. AND AGAIN I CANNOT HEAR A SQUEAK UNLESS A REALLY LISTEN OR AGAIN I PULL UP TO A BUILDING. *TR

WITH NO WARNING, CAR STALLED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD, RESTARTED MOMENTS LATER WITH NO POWER, NOT REVVING OVER 2000 RPMS. 15- 20 MIN LATER WILL RUN FOR SHORT TIME, 3- 10 MILES, BUT THEN STALLS AGAIN. THE ENGINE GIVES NO WARNING IT'S ABOUT TO STALL. LEADING UP TO THIS SERIES OF EVENTS WAS NO WARNING AT ALL. SCANNED OBDII CODE P0607 CAME UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS MODERATELY DAMAGED. THE OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVED IN THE CRASH WAS NOT DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY ANY FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 36,000. UPDATED 10/21/10

OUR 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ENGINE SHUT-DOWN ON A FREEWAY. THE ENGINE SIMPLY SHUT OFF, WHICH CUT OFF THE POWER STEERING. WE WERE ABLE TO BRING THE CAR SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RE-START. THIS ENGINE STALL COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A VERY SERIOUS CRASH BECAUSE THE CAR QUICKLY LOST SPEED IN FAST-MOVING TRAFFIC, AND THE STEERING BECAME HARD TO TURN. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED IN 2007, BUT WE NOW UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA AND WE WANT TO REGISTER A COMPLAINT. FURTHER, THE DEALERSHIP REQUIRED SEVEN ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON FREQUENTLY AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE AND THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. FURTHER, WHEN WE TRIED TO FILE A "LEMON LAW" COMPLAINT, TOYOTA SAID THAT EACH OF THE SEVEN "CHECK ENGINE" EVENTS WAS A DIFFERENT PROBLEM AND THEREFORE THE CAR WAS NOT BOUGHT BACK BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

I PRESENTLY OWN A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA AND A 2008 SUBARU OUTBACK . I NOTICED THAT ON BOTH VEHICLES WHEN I START THE ENGINES THE DASH LIGHT COME ON WHICH IS FINE BUT IF ONE GETS OUT AND WALKS AROUND THE VEHICLE ONE SEES THE FRONT DRIVING LIGHTS ARE ON BUT THERE ARE NO LIGHTS ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. I MENTION THIS BECAUSE I LIVE IN NORTH OF SEATTLE AND THE WEATHER IS INCLEMENT MANY DAYS OF THE YEAR. I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN I AM DRIVING ON I-5 AND IT IS RAINING , MANY TIMES I CANNOT SEE THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF MINE DO TO THE RAIN MIST AND MOSTLY BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THERE ARE NO LIGHTS ON THE REAR OF THEIR VEHICLE. IS A NEWER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MINE . AS I PASS THEM I CAN SEE THAT THE FRONT RUNNING LIGHT ARE ON BUT NO LIGHTS ARE ON IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD WHICH NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE . IT COULD BE CORRECTED THROUGH RECALLS BUT SHOULD BE CHANGED AT THE FACTORY DURING THE DESIGN PROCESS. I HAVE TALKED THIS OVER WITH MANY OF MY FRIENDS AND THEY ALL AGREE THAT I AM RIGHT IN MY ASSESSMENT. MOST OF THE DRIVER THAT I REPORT THIS TO DO ARE NOT AWARE OF THE FACT THAT THEIR TAIL LIGHTS ARE NOT ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. THE TAIL LIGHTS ONLY COME ON WHEN THEY ARE MANUALLY TURNED ON WITH THE DASH SWITCH ON THE STALK. I AM NOT SURE OF WHEN THIS DESIGN FLAW WAS CREATED OR WITH WHAT YEAR VEHICLE BUT I WOULD SUSPECT THAT IT IS OCCURRING ON 90% OF THE NEWER VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. SOME LIVES COULD CERTAINLY BE SAVED BY HAVING TH

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND TURNED OFF COMPLETELY. AFTER SITTING IN THE IDLE POSITION FOR 40 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE FINALLY RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 26,000. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ UPDATED 11/19/10. *LJ THE DEALER STATED THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A BAD BATTERY. UPDATED 11/24/10

I HAVE A 2006 AND A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. BOTH OF THEM HAVE SIMILAR HANDLING ISSUES, SPECIFICALLY A TENDENCY TO UNPREDICTABLY DART TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT. IN OTHER WORDS, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE (YES, EVEN ON STRAIGHT ROADS!). I HAVE HAD THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED ON BOTH CARS, AND REPLACED TIRES. NEITHER OF THESE ACTIONS HAS HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE HANDLING. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS ON WET, SNOWY OR SLICK ROADS. BACK IN OCTOBER, 2009, A TOYOTA TECHNICIAN CHECKED OUT MY 2010 COROLLA, AND TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A HANDLING CHARACTERISTIC OF COROLLAS. HE SAID THAT TOYOTA WANTED TO MAKE THE CAR HANDLE QUICKER, SO THEY SET THE CAMBER (OR CASTER--I FORGET WHICH) AT THE FACTORY SO THAT IT HANDLES QUICKER IN TURNS BUT IT ALSO IS NOT AS STABLE WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICIAN, IT CAN'T BE ADJUSTED. I'M GOING TO GET RID OF THE 2006 COROLLA SHORTLY BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A DEATH TRAP AND I DON'T WANT MY FAMILY IN IT. IN SLICK ROADS IT HAS GOTTEN OUT OF CONTROL TWICE. LEST YOU THINK I'M NUTS, I'VE DRIVEN FRONT WHEEL CARS SINCE 1975 AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF AN ISSUE UNTIL I GOT THESE CARS. SO DON'T TELL ME IT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE LIGHT CARS--THAT'S BALONEY! I'VE HAD OTHER LIGHT CARS THAT DIDN'T ACT LIKE THESE DO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE MOVING IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND SHIFT INTO PARK. WHEN THE CONTACT PUT THE VEHICLE BACK INTO THE DRIVE POSITION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AGAIN. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 87,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 COROLLA ON VACATION THE MOTOR STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. LUCKILY WE WERE IN A PARKING LOT AND AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO THE ENGINE RESTARTED BUT JUST WENT A FEW YARDS AND STALLED AGAIN. AFTER CHECKING THE FLUIDS (ALL OK) I WAITED ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND ONCE AGAIN STARTED THE ENGINE, THIS TIME I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ABOUT ONE BLOCK BEFORE IT STALLED AGAIN IN TRAFFIC AND I HAD TO PUSH IT OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I CALLED A TOWTRUCK AND HAD IT TAKEN TO A NEARBY TOYOTA DEALER IN SIMI VALLEY, CA. AFTER LEAVING IT THERE OVERNIGHT, THEY CALLED AND SAID IT NEEDED A NEW ECM (ENGINE CONTROL MODULE). THAT WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS SOME ROUTINE SERVICE WORK. THEY DID NOT CHARGE FOR THE ECM AS THEY WERE FAMILIAR WITH THAT PROBLEM. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT RESULTS IN ALMOST COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES AND STEERING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 15 TO 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD AS IF THE CONTACT WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE COMPUTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND IT WAS REPLACED. WHEN THE FAILURE RECURRED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THEY STATED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

ON APRIL 23,2010, OUR 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA SHUT ITSELF OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. WE ONLY HAD A FEW SECONDS TO PULL OFF THE ROAD BEFORE IT COASTED TO A STOP. THE CAR WAS DOING FINE BEFORE THIS INCIDENT, AND WE HAD NO IDEA ANYTHING WAS WRONG. ON APRIL 27, THE ENGINE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED AT A TOYOTA DEALER. THE PARTS SALESMAN AND THE SERVICE RECEPTIONIST TOLD ME THAT THE COMPUTERS CHRONICALLY FAIL IN THESE CARS AND THEY KEEP ALL POSSIBLE TYPES IN STOCK TO REPLACE THEM. *TR

2006 COROLLA STALLED, DID NOT RESTART EASILY AND "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

4/18/10 CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL WHILE WE WERE DRIVING 4/24/10 ENGINE STALLED RIGHT AFTER IT WAS TURNED ON & THEN HALF A BLOCK AWAY AT INTERSECTION. BOTH TIMES CAR RE-STARTED 4/27/10 ENGINE STALLED WHEN I CAME TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN AT MAJOR INTERSECTION. WAS ABLE TO RE-START RIGHT AWAY 5/1/10 ENGINE STALLED 3 TIMES WITHIN A ONE MILE DISTANCE. THE 3RD TIME WAS WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR ROAD & NEEDED TO COAST TO SHOULDER. HAD TO WAIT BEFORE ENGINE WOULD RE-START. AT FIRST WE THOUGHT I HAD BOUGHT BAD GAS OR THE GAS CAP WASN'T ON TIGHT. I BOUGHT GOOD GAS & THEN AFTER YESTERDAY REALIZED SOMETHING MAJOR WAS WRONG. I WAS CHECKING ON LINE THIS MORNING & FOUND OTHER TOYOTA COROLLAS THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH STALLING OUT...THE EMC?? DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALER THIS AFTERNOON, SUNDAY, & WILL BE THERE FIRST THING TOMORROW MORNING TO TALK WITH SERVICE DEPT. *TR

DRIVING @ 60MPH WHEN THE ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I HAD NO POWER STEERING AND DUE TO NO POWER ASSIST BRAKES THE CAR WAS MORE DIFFICULT TO STOP. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING ALONG AND HAVE THAT HAPPEN. I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE ON A COUNTRY ROAD WITH NO OTHER TRAFFIC. HAD I BEEN ON A BUSY INTERSTATE AT 70MPH IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY PROBLEMATIC. TOYOTA HAS SAID THAT THE ECM NEEDS REPLACED AND THAT THE ENGINE CUT OFF ON THEM AS WELL WHEN THEY TRIED IT. IT DID RESTART THE FOLLOWING DAY BUT I WAS TOO AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AGAIN AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER! *TR

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. SLOWED TO A NEAR STOP AT A RED ARROW. THE CAR STARTED TO CREEP INTO THE INTERSECTION, PUSHED HARDER ON THE BRAKES AND IT DID NOT STOP THE CAR. THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED. SHIFTED INTO N, WENT TO R FOR A SECOND THEN BACK TO N. RPMS DECREASED AND THEN THE CAR APPEARED OK. LOOK AT THE FLOOR MAT AND IT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE OUT OF PLACE. FIRST TIME WAS TODAY. NO REPAIRS YET. *TR

I'M WRITING BECAUSE THERE IS AN INJUSTICE IN THE WAY THAT TOYOTA IS HANDLING YET ANOTHER ISSUE. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HIS 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA ON 4/21/10 WHEN IT STALLED WHILE HE WAS DRIVING. HE LOST ALL POWER, SO HE COULD NOT EVEN TURN ON HIS HAZARDS. LUCKILY, THANKFULLY, HE WAS NOT HURT AND DID NOT HURT ANYONE ELSE. HERE IS A LINK TO AN ARTICLE ON TOYOTA NATION WITH 4 PAGES OF BLOGS WRITTEN BY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.TOYOTANATION.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=201631 HAD MY 5 YEAR OLD SON BEEN IN THE CAR WITH HIM AND THEY WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THINGS COULD BE MUCH MUCH DIFFERENT, AND I'M LUCKY. I JUST WISH SOMEONE WOULD TALK ABOUT THIS. THIS PROBLEM IS ASSOCIATED WITH A BAD ECM (ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE) AND AFFECTS 2005-2007 COROLLAS AND MATRIXES. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN IN REFERENCE TO 2005-2007 TOYOTA COROLLA & MATRIX ECMS. TSB EG042-07 (SEPTEMBER 20TH 2007) BUT CAR OWNERS WERE NEVER INFORMED OF THE ISSUE. *TR

2006 TOYOTA COROLLA STALLING AND/OR STOPPING UNEXPECTEDLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. CAR SOMETIME OPERATES AT ABOUT 20% POWER. *TR

FAILURE OF POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE, OBDII CODE P2716. VEHICLE STOPS ALL FORWARD PROGRESS. TOYOTA HAS ISSUED TSB ON ISSUE. APPEARS RAMPANT BY INTERNET SEARCH. JUST OCCURRED TO ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ENGINE SOFTWARE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 26,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY MOM'S 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA CE TONIGHT. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WAITING TO TURN LEFT. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR STALLED AND IT WOULD BARELY MOVE AT ALL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS THANKFULLY ABLE TO GET OFF TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WITHOUT BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. AFTER I GOT TO THE SHOULDER OFF THE ROAD THE CAR SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO QUIT RUNNING AND JUST DIE OUT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND I WAS TERRIFIED ABOUT HAVING TO DRIVETHE CAR HOME, ABOUT 2 MILES FROM MY DESTINATION AT THAT TIME, BUT I TRIED IT AND WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL, AFTER I RESTARTED THE CAR, IT DONE OKAY AND DID NOT STALL. HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER WENT OUT EVEN AFTER RESTARTING THE CARE. THIS IS A BIG SAFETLY RISK AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY TOYOTA. SOMEONE COULD HAVE HIT ME IN THE BACK END AND IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED! I WAS VERY UPSET WHEN THIS HAPPENED NOT SURE WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING ANY TOYOTA PRODUCT. AGAIN, I WAS DRIVING MY MOM'S 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA CE. I AM THE OWNER OF A 2007 SCION TC AND I AM THINKING ABOUT TRADING IT OFF BECAUSE I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING ANYTHING MADE BY TOYOTA. BEFORE TODAY, I WASN'T REALLY WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING MY MOM'S CAR SINCE NONE OF THE INCIDENTS WHERE THE VEHICLE SPEEDS UP AND YOU CAN'T STOP IT AFFECTED HER MODEL BUT AFTER THIS INCIDENT TOD

TOYOTA COROLLA 2006 HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 55000KM WAS GRINDING GEAR WILE I WAS UP SHIFTING AN ALSO DOWN SHIFTING ALL OTHER GEARS WERE FINE NOW THE REBUILD TRANSMISSION THAT TOYOTA PUT IN THE CAR IS NOW AT 65000KM AND I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT, BOTH THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR BECAUSE OF HIS FOOT, A SIZE TEN, WAS FAIRLY LARGE. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND ONCE THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE, THE BRAKES WERE UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH SPACE BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000. UPDATED 05/13/10. *LJ

2006 COROLLA 4DR SEDAN HAS A FAULTY ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (COMPUTER) THAT CAUSES COMPLETE ENGINE SHUTDOWN. DIAGNOSTIC CODE P2716 FOR THIS MODEL YEAR GETS 40,000 HITS ON GOOGLE AND YET THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS DEFECTIVE PART. DEALER REPLACEMENT WITH UPDATED ECU PART COST ME $830 ON THIS 3-YEAR OLD CAR (WE'RE AT 83K MILES SO OUT OF WARRANTY). *CN

AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSOR BROKE. CAR HAS LESS THAN 48,000 MILES ON IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE BODY SHOP TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED BASED ON THE SPEED AT WHICH THE IMPACT OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER REQUESTED PICTURES TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS INVESTIGATING THE FAILURE AS WELL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 64,000.

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD 50 MPH WHEN MY CAR WHEN MY CAR JUST STOPPED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP IN EL CAJON, CA. THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER MODULE ON MY CAR. MY CAR NOW SHIFTS ODD AT DIFFERENT TIMES A HARD JERKING AND THEN IT SHIFTS NORMALLY AGAIN. ALSO AS SOON AS MY CARS COMPUTER MODULE WAS REPLACED THE CAR ALARM BEEPS AT 1:16 AM EVERY MORNING. I AM REALLY FRUSTRATED BECAUSE MY CAR IS NOT THE SAME. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THE ALARM WAS TOO SENSITIVE, AND THEY ADJUSTED IT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THESE PROBLEMS ARE EFFECTING MY TRANSMISSION. I ONLY HAVE 58,000 MILES ON THIS CAR, I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT MY CAR. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY CAR WILL GO OUT AGAIN AND ME AND MY PASSENGERS WILL BE INJURED. PLEASE HELP ME, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR. [XXX] PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*CC

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH IN A PARKING LOT. UNEXPECTEDLY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO FIVE PARKED VEHICLES. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGES. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT THE TIME OF THE IMPACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000. *CORRECTION: AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT INFLATE. DRIVER TOLD POLICE THAT HIS SHOE WAS STUCK IN THE ACCELERATOR* SMCH...UPDATED 02/11/15 *BF UPDATED 10/2/2015*JS

FAULTY PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID OR ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FOR THE TRANSMISSION ON A 2006 COROLLA TOYOTA STARTING WITH A 17337 MILES. DASHBOARD INDICATE ENGINE LOGO WITH "CHECK" LIGHT.

2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED 50 YARDS THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, OVER A CURB, OVER A WOODEN PLANTER AND FINALLY PLOWING INTO A CONCRETE PILLAR. *BF

MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING P2716-TRANS SHIFT SOLENOID ERROR-REFER TO TSB FOR ECM REPLACEMENT. MY MECHANIC EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THIS WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE 2005 MODEL YEAR BUT I WAS TOLD BY THE TOYOTA DEALER THAT THE MFG DATE OF MY CAR WAS 12/2005.

I RECENTLY ENCOUNTERED A POWER LOSS WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA, THE OPPOSITE OF THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM THAT IS IN THE NEWS. AFTER STOPPING TO FILL UP THE CAR WITH GASOLINE, I COULD ONLY GET THE CAR TO GO ABOUT 5 TO 10 MILES AN HOUR WHEN I USED THE ACCELERATION PEDAL. DESPITE USING THE HAZARD LIGHTS, I WAS CONCERNED THAT SOMEONE WAS GOING TO RAM INTO THE CAR AS I LIMPED INTO A GARAGE TO HAVE THE CAR LOOKED AT. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER WHO UNCOVERED (AFTER A COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM CHECK) AN INTERNAL ECU FAILURE...SOME SORT OF COMPUTER CIRCUIT FAILURE. THE ONLY ADVANCED WARNING ABOUT A COMPUTER FAILURE THAT I CAN RECALL RECEIVING OCCURRED EARLIER IN THE MORNING WHEN I NOTICED THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WEREN'T WORKING RIGHT. THE ECU WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. I DO NOT HAVE THE OLD PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE IT FINALLY STARTED, BUT IT IDLED ABNORMALLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED.HE CONTACTED THE DEALER A COUPLE DAYS LATER AND THEY TOLD HIM TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,376 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,376.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN THE CONTACT WAS AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. WHEN SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC, IT SHUT OFF FOUR TIMES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD APPEAR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ECM AND MASS AIR FILTER CENSOR AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60000.

CAR ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLS OR LOOSES POWER WHEN DRIVING , COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD. *TR

TOYOTA COROLLA'S ENGINE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART REPLACED ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. *TR

THERE WAS NO WARNING. DRIVE CAR 400 MILES PER WEEK. ONE DAY I DROVE CAR TO COMMUTER PARKING LOT WITH NO PROBLEM, THAT EVENING IT STARTED FINE THEN STALLED WHEN I PUT IT IN GEAR. TOOK A WHILE TO START THE 2ND TIME AND STALLED AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES THEN I HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER SAID THE ENGINE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH NO REAL EXPLANATION. I EVEN ASKED TO SPEAK TO THE MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION OTHER THAN IT HAPPENS. COMPUTER WAS REPLACED AND THE CAR RUNS FINE. THEY SAID IT WAS ONLY WARRANTIED FOR 1 YEAR. AS I WAS AWAY FROM HOME I HAD TO RENT A CAR FOR 2 DAYS WHILE THEY MADE THE REPAIRS. *TR

THE NEXT DAY I DROVE THE 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA DOWN THE STREET AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK EXTREMELY BADLY. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO PRECISION TOYOTA AND ASKED THEM IF IT WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THE MECHANICS EXPLAINED THE TOYOTA COROLLA VEHICLES CANNOT BE ALIGNED AND TO GO ON MY MERRY WAY. I THEN CONTINUED DRIVING THE TOYOTA COROLLA AND MADE SEVERAL VISITS TO BRAKE MASTERS AND GOODYEAR TIRE IN PHOENIX AZ TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK SO BADLY. BRAKE MASTERS AND GOODYEAR TIRE FAILED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE ACCRUED 10,000 MILES THE TIRES WERE BALD! I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO PRECISION TOYOTA AND I GOT THE RUN AROUND. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A PERSON NEVER ROTATES THEIR TIRES. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AT LEAST 4 TIMES DURING THIS TIME PERIOD AT GOODYEAR TIRES LOCATED IN PHOENIX AZ. I THEN REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES WITH A NEW SET. DURING THIS TIME PERIOD THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUED TO SHAKE. I THEN REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES ON THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN. I THEN WENT BACK TO PRECISION TOYOTA FOR HELP. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT PRECISION TOYOTA TOLD ME TO NEVER RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP OR HE WOULD CALL THE POLICE AND HAVE ME ESCORTED OFF THE LOT. I DROVE AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP VERY CALMLY. I REMEMBER THIS DAY VERY CLEARLY. I THEN WENT HOME AND FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU IN TUCSON AZ AGAINST PRECISION TOYOTA FOR FAILING TO FIX MY VEHICLE. PRECISION TOYOTA RESPONDED TO THE BETTER BUSIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO YIELD FOR A VEHICLE AHEAD OF HIM WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL FROM SPEEDS OF 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DID THIS REPEATEDLY UNTIL COMING TO A STOP WITHOUT DRIVER INTERFERENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND AN INVESTIGATOR TO FURTHER EVALUATE THE FAILURE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY REFUSED ANY REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE UNTIL THEY WERE CONTACTED BY THE MANUFACTURER WITH A DETERMINATION OF THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,640.

2006 TOYOTA COROLLA SHUTS OFF AND ALSO SOMETIMES RPM DROPS REALLY LOW. IT HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. I FINALLY TOOK IT TO TOYOTA ON 11/30/09 AND THEY REPLACED THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. CAR DOES NOT SHUT OFF ANYMORE BUT RPM STILL DROPS REALLY LOW TO THE POINT THAT IT ALMOST SHUTS OFF. IS TOYOTA GOING TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM? *TR