2006 Toyota Corolla complaints

LTR FM (VA) RE SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FM OWNER OF A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE WAS WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE SURGED SEVERELY. THE CONSUMER PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS EXPERIENCED TWO MINOR SURGE ISSUES SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. UPDATED 02/15/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE ECM COMPUTER CHIP WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 05/05/10. *LJ UPDATED 05/06/10.*JB

MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AS I WAS DRIVING ON A DARK COUNTRY ROAD. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. THE ONLY THING THAT WAS WORKING WAS THE BATTERY. I WAS UNABLE TO START THE CAR. I HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. I PURCHASED MY CAR IN AUGUST OF 2006 AND THE COMPUTER COMPLETELY FAILED ON JANUARY 09, 2008. THE CAR ONLY HAD 20,434 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE COMPUTER FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE COMPUTER. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS HAD SEVERAL EPISODES OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE GOING DOWN STEEP MOUNTAINS SUCH AS THE GRAPEVINE PASS NEAR LA AND HIGHWAY 101 BETWEEN LA AND SANTA BARBARA. WHILE GOING DOWNHILL, MY 21 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TRIED TO STEP ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR, BUT IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 90 MILES AN HOUR AND SHE HAD SOME VERY VERY SCARY MOMENTS... WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO 2 DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND CALLED TOYOTA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND SERVICE SUPERVISORS BUT OUR COMPLAINTS WERE IGNORED ON GROUNDS THAT THE 2006 COROLLA WAS"NOT ON THE RECALL LIST" OR THAT THEY COULD NOT "REPLICATE THE PROBLEM". SINCE THE PROBLEM ONLY HAPPENS ON STEEP, DOWNHILL ROADS WHEN MY DAUGHTER STEPS ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR, IT NATURALLY CANNOT BE REPLICATED ON THE FLAT SURFACES OF SACRAMENTO OR ONTARIO, CA. AFTER GIVING TOYOTA SUCH SPECIFIC INFORMATION, ONE WOULD HOPE THAT THEY WOULD TRY TO EXPLORE IT, FIX IT OR REPLACE THE CAR GIVEN THE HIGH DEGREE OF DANGER AND THE HIGH INCIDENCE OF DEADLY CRASHES IN RECENT YEARS. WE ARE VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THEIR FAILURE TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR REFUND US THE BLUE BOOK VALUE SO THAT WE COULD PURCHASE A SAFER CAR FOR OUR CHILD. THE PROBLEM REOCCUR EVERY TIME MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS ROUT TO COME HOME FROM COLLEGE ON VACATIONS. SHE HAS ADAPTED BY DRIVING ONLY 55 MILES PER HOUR ON THE GRAPEVINE PASS ON THE SLOWEST LANE. HOWEVER, NOW THAT WE ARE COGNIZANT OF THE PROBLEM AND HEAR ABOUT SO MANY OTHER PEOPL

ONE SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MY 2006 COROLLA WITH ONLY 32K MILEAGE ON IT JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY (I-880 SOUTH BOUND) IN OAKLAND, CA JUST AFTER THE OAK EXIT. TO MAKE THINGS WORSE, THE AREA WHERE IT STOPPED HAS NO SHOULDER. THE CHP PUSHED THE CAR TO THE NEARBY OFF RAMP AND I HAD IT TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN HAYWARD. THE SERVICE ATTENDANT TOLD ME MY CAR HAD A COMPUTER PROBLEM WHICH HAPPENED IN 2005 AND 2006 MODELS OF COROLLA. THEY DID SOME FIXES ON IT. WHEN I WAS PICKING IT UP, SETTLED THEIR EXORBITANT FEES AND WAIT ON THE SIDE FOR THE CAR, IT TOOK ME OVER 20 MINUTES TO WAIT. IT TURNED OUT THE CAR BROKE AGAIN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND TOLD ME TO WAIT ANOTHER 15 MINUTES SO THEY CAN FIX SOMETHING IN THE COMPUTER OF THE CAR. MY CONCERN IS, IF THEY KNEW THERE WERE SOME ISSUES WITH THEIR 2005 OR 2006 COROLLAS, THEY SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED THE CUSTOMERS TO PREVENT DANGEROUS THINGS TO HAPPEN. AND WHY WOULD THE CAR WITH ONLY 32K MILES ON IT SUDDENLY STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY? IT WOULD BE A DIFFERENT STORY IF THE MILEAGE IS OVER 100K. *TR

DRIVING ON I-20 WEST IN GOOD WEATHER AND GOOD ROAD CONDITIONS, I SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND COULD NOT SLOW THE CAR DOWN, RESULTING IN THE CAR DRIVING OFF THE ROAD AND FLIPPING OVER SEVERAL TIMES. THE CAR WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR

ECM (ENGINE CONTROL MODULE) IS DEFECTIVE. CAR LOSES POWER AND SOMETIMES DIES WHILE DRIVING, ALSO THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD GOING INTO EACH GEAR. A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET FINDS THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH MANY TOYOTA MODELS FOR 2006-2007. DEALER HAS OFFERED A WARRANTY FIX FOR CARS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY ONLY. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY ISSUE AND IS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PART , NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THIS ISSUE SHOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A RECALL A LONG TIME AGO! ITS TIME THAT OUR GOVERNMENT WATCHDOGS START PROTECTING THE CONSUMER, NOT THE CORPORATIONS. *TR

MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA AND WAS PULLING INTO HER PARKING PLACE AT HER APARTMENT (ESTIMATED MOVING ONLY SEVERAL MPH). WHEN SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR TO BRAKE, THE CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD ACCELERATING VERY FAST, JUMPED THE CURB, AND CRASHED THROUGH THE BUILDING WALL AND INTO A NEIGHBOR'S APARTMENT. THE CAR STRUCK THE TENANT INSIDE, CAUSING EXTENSIVE INJURIES. THE POLICE SURMISED HER FOOT HIT THE ACCELERATOR, BUT SHE KEPT REPEATING 'THE CAR SUDDENLY JUMPED FORWARD ON ITS OWN'. LACKING EVIDENCE TO THE CONTRARY, WE HAD NO WAY TO QUESTION THE POLICE'S REPORT; HOWEVER, IN MY MOTHER'S RECOUNTING THE EXPERIENCE, IT DIDN'T SEEM TO MAKE ANY SENSE. THEN, AS WE HAVE SEEN OTHERS RECENTLY RECOUNTING SIMILAR EXPERIENCES AND WATCHING VIDEOS ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA VEHICLES, WE REALIZED THAT THIS SEEMED TO BE EXACTLY WHAT OUR MOTHER EXPERIENCED. FURTHERMORE, BOTH MY SISTER AND MY NIECE BOTH RECENTLY DROVE MY MOTHER'S CAR ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND BOTH EXPERIENCED SUDDEN RAPID ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. THE PROBLEM THEY EXPERIENCED WAS SO UNSETTLING, THAT THEY WARNED MY MOTHER TO KEEP THE CRUISE CONTROL TURNED OFF. THESE EXPERIENCES COMBINED WITH REPORTS THAT PROBLEMS WITH EARLIER MODELS OF TOYOTA VEHICLES THAN THE 2009-2010 RECALLED MODELS LED US TO BELIEVE THAT OUR MOTHER'S ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN UNCOVERED WITH TOYOTA VEHICLES. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR DIED WHILE DRIVING. ECU NOT COMMUNICATING WITH TECHSTREAM. ECU REPLACED. *TR

MARCH 4, 2010 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, I AM NOTICING SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF MY VEHICLE EVEN WHEN I AM BRAKING THE VEHICLE AND TRYING TO STOP IT. BEFORE ALL THESE RECALL ISSUES STARTED, I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME OR THE ROAD MAY HAVE SOME DOWNGRADES. BUT NOW AFTER SEEING THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHER DRIVERS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE, I NOW FEEL MY OBSERVATION WITH MY VEHICLE SPEEDING SUDDENLY IS NOT AN ILLUSION. TOYOTA HAS NOT INCLUDED 2006 TOYOTA COROLLAS IN THEIR RECALL LIST. BUT I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD ALSO BE IN THE LIST AS THERE MAY BE SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DRIVERS LIKE ME, FEELING THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND NOT REPORTING IT BECAUSE OF THE PROLONGED PROCESS. PLEASE HAVE TOYOTA TAKE A LOOK AT 2006 COROLLAS AS WELL IN THEIR RECALL LIST. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA BEGAN STALLING ON THE HIGHWAY LAST NIGHT AND ULTIMATELY LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER SITTING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND TRYING TO RESTART, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD SOMETIMES RESPOND AND OTHER TIMES WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED TO START THE ENGINE. WHEN THE GAUGE DOESN'T MOVE THE CAR WILL NOT START. WHEN THE GAUGE DOES MOVE THE CAR SOMETIMES STARTS BUT WILL ONLY GO A FEW FEET BEFORE STALLING AGAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON PERMANENTLY. THERE IS NO SIGN OF OVER HEATING OR OF AN OIL LEVEL PROBLEM. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT A GARAGE AWAITING ANALYSIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION THE ENGINE BEGAN TO IDLE AND THE RPMS INCREASED. WHEN THE SHIFTER WAS IN THE "DRIVE" POSITION THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK WITHOUT WARNING. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RELEASED IMMEDIATELY ONCE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FORTY SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR DIFFERENT COMPONENT DEFECTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 07/28/10. *LJ

CAR: 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA S. PROBLEM: UNEXPECTED REDUCED BRAKING POWER. OCCURRENCE: 1 TO 2 TIMES EVERY 6 MONTHS. DESCRIPTION: BRAKES ONLY APPLY ABOUT 50 TO 70 % NORMAL STOPPING POWER. LOW BRAKING POWER UNTIL BRAKE PEDAL HAS BEEN DEPRESSED SEVERAL TIMES. NEAR REAR-END COLLISION OCCURRED ABOUT 3 MILES FROM HOME AT ABOUT 7:10 AM ON 3/3/10. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) ON THE MORNING OF 09/25/2009, I WAS GETTING READY TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PAD IN AN ATTEMPT TO PARK IN THE PARKING LOT WHEN MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA SUDDENLY AND UNINTENDED ACCELERATED INTO A CONCRETE PILLAR INFRONT OF THE PARKING LOT OF THE WALGREENS STORE AT THE INTERSECTION OF WRIGHT AND WARWICK STREETS IN ALMA, MICHIGAN. ALMA POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT NUMBER: [XXX] *TR

I DROVE MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA AND THE BRAKE NOT WORKING WHEN I TRIED TO MAKE A TURN ON A SNOWY AND ICY ROAD AND ALMOST HIT BY INCOMING CARS. WE FOUND OUT THE BRAKES MAY HAVE ISSUES ESP IN THE WINTER AFTER WE BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN 2006. IT IS SAD TO SEE ALL THE RECALLS ARE FOR NEWER MODELS, BUT I WOULD BELIEVE SIMILAR ISSUES DO EXIST IN THE EARLIER MODELS SINCE THEY FOLLOW THE SIMILAR IF NOT SAME DESIGN IN BRAKES. ONE BIG REASON THEY DON'T PUSH FOR THOSE OLDER CARS WILL BE THE COST, BUT HOW ABOUT THE COST OF LIVES? WE WILL NEED HELP TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THE COMPUTER CAUSED THE FAILURE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A WEEK LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS DONE AND REVEALED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $4000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,206. UPDATED 4/23/10 *CN ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CONTAMINATED. UPDATED 07/01/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH ON A ROAD SURFACE COVERED WITH A QUARTER INCH OF SNOW; AND ENCOUNTERED A DIP IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE LEFT DIRECTION INTO AN OPPOSING TRAVEL LANE, AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE POLICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE IN WHICH A REPORT WAS NOT FILED DUE TO NO OTHER INVOLVEMENT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITH NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. EARLIER THIS MONTH, I LOST ALL BUT AN EXTREMELY MINIMAL AMOUNT OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. I NURSED THE CAR TO MY HOME AND CONTACTED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP BY TELEPHONE AND DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM. OVER THE PHONE, THE SERVICE PERSON WITH WHOM I SPOKE SAID THAT HE BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH ONE OF THE CAR'S COMPUTERS. HE INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM I DESCRIBED WAS NOT UNIQUE, BUT THAT I SHOULD BRING IT IN FOR FORMAL DIAGNOSTIC TESTS. WHEN I HAD THE CAR TOWED INTO THE DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE PERSONNEL VERIFIED THAT ONE OF THE CAR'S COMPUTERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. I SPOKE WITH TWO OF THE SERVICE PERSONNEL AT THE TIME AND BOTH GAVE ME THE IMPRESSION THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT UNUSUAL FOR THAT YEAR'S COROLLA LE. I BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION BECAUSE OF THE CURRENT QUESTIONS REGARDING TOYOTA'S PROBLEMS AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT SOME OF THE MAJOR PROBLEMS COULD HAVE AN ELECTRONIC ORIGIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEAR IN REVERSE THE GEARS FAILED. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT IN REVERSE AND IT LUNGED FORWARD. SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO FIRST, SECOND, OR THIRD GEAR. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHO STATED THAT THE SOLENOID CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER FILED REPORT NUMBER 1002148-131 AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. SHE WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 101,044.

I STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL AND CAR STOPPED. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO TOYOTA. THEY FIXED IT IMMEDIATELY AND STATED IN WAS A COMPUTERFAILURE. I WAS LUCKY TO BE IN A PARKING LOT. IF ON A HIGHWAY I WOULD BE DEAD AS THE CAR DIED EACH TIME I RESTARTED IT AND STEPPED ON THE GAS. TOYOTA DEALER STATED IT WAS A COMPUTER FAILURE. MY FRIEND HAS THE SAME CAR AND SAME YEAR. SAME THING HAPPENED TO HER. DIAGNOSIS AGAIN COMPUTER FAILURE. *TR

TL*HE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES AND THERE WERE ALSO FRONT END DAMAGES. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD TO GET IN CONTACT WITH THE CORPORATE OFFICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10400. UPDATED 04/16/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/24/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STOPPED WORKING. WHEN HE PUT THE CAR IN PARK THE RPM 'S STARTING MOVING FRANTICALLY. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART IT LATER THAT DAY. THE CONTACT DID TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS ELECTRONIC MARGINAL WAS NOT READING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT THEN CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL AND THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT INFORMED HIS INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED; HOWEVER, IT IS AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 90,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE STEERING SWERVED TO THE RIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN IT STAYED IN THE CENTER LANE. WHENEVER HE ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND EACH TIME THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OF DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

DRIVING HOME WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE IN A BUSY CURVE OF A LOCAL STREET. LOST POWER STEERING ASSIST. CREATED A SAFETY HAZARD BEING THAT I WAS CAUSING A TRAFFIC HAZARD IN A CURVE. ONLY ABLE TO START ENGINE BY HOLDING GAS TO THE FLOOR, ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE A LAWN MOWER AND RAN BARELY OVER IDLE. MADE IT HOME AT ABOUT 10 MPH. NEXT DAY ENGINE STARTED BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL LIT. DROVE TO DEALER, ENGINE WAS SURGING AND CAR SHIFTED VERY HARD. DEALER FOUND THAT THE ECU OR COMPUTER HAD FAILED AND REPLACED IT UNDER THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS COMPUTER HAS FAILED ON MY VEHICLE. FIRST TIME WAS AT 25,939 MILES ON 08/15/07 AND THEY REPLACED THE SAME ENGINE COMPUTER THIS TIME MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN TRAFFIC AND IT DID THE SAME THING. CURRENT INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 12/28/09 WITH 48,874 MILES ON VEHICLE. I CAN SEE THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MORE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF WE HAD BEEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC WHEN THE COMPUTER FAILED. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) LETTER TO TOYOTA 02/24/10 I'VE HAD INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA ACCELERATING UNEXPECTEDLY. MY DEALER SAID THERE'S NO PROBLEM, BUT AFTER EXPERIENCING A LIFE-THREATENING SPINOUT ON THE HIGHWAY LAST WEEKEND (THE 4TH SUCH INCIDENCE), I'M FRIGHTENED TO DRIVE THIS CAR. IT KEEPS GETTING BANGED UP FROM THESE PROBLEMS AND MY INSURANCE RATES ARE GOING SKY-HIGH. BUT MORE SERIOUSLY, I DRIVE 36,000+ MILES PER YEAR, WHICH MEANS THAT MY EXPOSURE TO RISK IS GREATER THAN MOST DRIVERS. WHAT THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? WILL YOU COMPENSATE MY DAUGHTER IF I DIE AS A RESULT OF YOUR PARTS FAILING WHEN THEY ARE USED AS INTENDED? I'VE CONTACTED THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY BOARD AND THE INDIANA STATE POLICE HAVE RECORDED SUNDAY NIGHT'S INCIDENT. IRONICALLY, I WAS COMING BACK FROM CHICAGO WHERE I HAD HELPED MY EX-WIFE TO PURCHASE A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. I'M ALSO WORRIED ABOUT RISKS TO HER LIFE, AND MY DAUGHTER'S, BUT SHE TRUSTS YOUR REPUTATION MORE THAN MY ADVICE. THANKFULLY FOR ME, I HAD JUST HAD MY BRAKES REPLACED AND TIRES ROTATED BY MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER LAST WEEK. HAD THAT NOT HAPPENED, I WOULD BE DEAD TODAY FROM THE SPINOUT OFF THE HIGHWAY ON SUNDAY, BECAUSE WITHOUT GOOD BRAKES, I WOULD HAVE VEERED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND NOT BEEN ABLE TO PULL THE CAR AWAY TO THE OTHER SIDE. I DO NOT RECALL HITTING ANYTHING. BUT STRANGELY, NOW THERE ARE 2 DENTS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR OF THE CAR AND

MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS RUST / CORROSION IN ITS ALUMINUM RIMS . I HAVE NEVER KNOWN ALUMINUM TO RUST. I HAVE TRIED CONTACTING TOYOTA AND MY LOCAL DEALER AND GET NO RESPONSE OR REASON AS TO WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. *TR

2006 AND OTHER YEARS OF TOYOTA COROLLA. ECM DEFECT CAUSES HAD SHIFTING OF TRANSMISSION AND HAS RESULTED IN SUDDEN LOSS OF ALL POWER WHEN DRIVING. CASES OF THIS PROBLEM ARE WIDELY REPORTED ON THE INTERNET BY OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES BUT NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY THE NHTSA TO ORDER A RECALL OR TO HOLD THE COMPANY LIABLE TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLES. WHERE IS THE FOCUS OF THE NHTSA??? *TR

DRIVING IN TOWN BETWEEN STOP LIGHTS WHEN CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. STEERED RIGHT HITTING BANK BUILDING TO AVOID HITTING CAR AND GOING INTO INTERSECTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,276. UPDATED 05/20/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. UPDATED EVOQ 05/27/10 THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED IN 2008 DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING. UPDATED 06/01/10. *JB UPDATED 09/29/10 THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE STEERING MECHANISM AND BRAKE FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 12/06/10 UPDATED 12/28/10.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHENEVER HE IS DRIVING AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND HE DEPRESSES THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TESTED TWICE AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND THEY TOLD THE CONTACT IF THE DEALER CANNOT FIND THE FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE HAD NO PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

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

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

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

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

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

AT SPEEDS ABOVE 65 MPH I FEEL LIKE I DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER THE STEERING. THE CAR DRIFTS TO RIGHT AND LEFT. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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 01/10/200

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

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