2007 Toyota Corolla complaints

2007 TOYOTA COROLLA STALLED ON THE EVENING OF 15 APR 2010. THE NEXT MORNING WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO OUR TOYOTA DEALER (WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED). WHEN I CALLED THE SERVICE ADVISOR TO TELL HIM THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE WAY AND DESCRIBED WHAT HAPPENED, HE IMMEDIATELY STATED THE "OH, IT'S THE COMPUTER" AS IF THIS WAS A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURRENCE. THE REPAIR WAS MADE AT NO CHARGE BUT WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT IT HAPPENED IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE AND I WAS ABLE TO PARK THE CAR ON THE STREET. THERE HAVE BEEN NO MORE OCCURRENCES. *TR

WE OWN A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA FOUR-DOOR WITH A 1.8 LITER DOHC ENGINE. SINCE PURCHASING THIS CAR, WE BOUGHT IT USED WITH LOW MILES, WE HAVE HAD FOUR ENGINE CONTROL MODULES IN THIS CAR. THE FIRST ONE WAS IN THE CAR WHEN WE BOUGHT IT. THE SECOND WAS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE BY TOYOTA IN MAY OR JUNE OF 2009 UNDER TSB TC015-07. THE THIRD ONE WAS REPLACED IN COLUMBUS, GA., BY TOYOTA ON JULY 12, 2010 WHICH WE HAD TO PAY FOR AND THE FOURTH ONE WAS REPLACED ON JULY 14, 2010 BY TOYOTA IN MOBILE, AL., FREE OF CHARGE UNDER WARRANTY...TWO DAYS LATER. THE SECOND AND THIRD ECM PROBLEM CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL. *TR

CAR STALLED ON HIGHWAY AT ~55 MPH, AND SUCCESSFULLY RESTARTED ONCE. STALLED OUT AGAIN ON HIGHWAY LATER THAT DAY AND NEEDED TOW TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP NOTED ENGINE STALLING BELOW 1000 RPM, AND COULD NOT COMMUNICATE WITH COMPUTER (ECM). DEALERSHIP REPLACED ECM (89661-02K21) FOR FREE UNDER WARRANTY, AND TOYOTA CORP. REIMBURSED FOR TOWING. *TR

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND THEN TURNED OFF. MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING ROUGH AND JERKING BETWEEN GEARS - PARTICULARLY GOING IN AND OUT OF REVERSE. A FEW WEEKS LATER MY DASH LIGHT WENT OUT, AND MY TAIL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. I CALLED TOYOTA, AND THEY HAD ME COME IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MY ECU RE-CALIBRATED. RATHER THAN RE-CALIBRATING IT, I WAS TOLD AFTER THE APPOINTMENT THAT THEY HAD REPLACED THE ECU. THE REPLACEMENT ECU WAS INSTALLED ON AUGUST 7, 2010. THEY WERE UNABLE TO HELP ME WITH THE LIGHTING PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS A FUSE PROBLEM. NONE OF MY FUSES ARE BLOWN. THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE AS HARD OF A TIME SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS AS IT DID BEFORE THE ECU REPLACEMENT, BUT NOW I AM HARDLY ABLE TO ACCELERATE UP THE HILL TO MY HOUSE. MY ENGINE REVS UP TO ALMOST 4000RPM JUST TRYING TO GET UP TO 30MPH. THE ENGINE IS WORKING HARD AND IS LOUD, THE CAR HAS BEEN VIBRATING DURING ACCELERATION, AND IT TAKES A LOT OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES TO STOP THE CAR. THERE WAS A RECALL ANNOUNCED ON MY CAR, AND I WENT TO TOYOTA.COM TO CHECK MY VIN. IT IS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL, BUT I ALREADY HAD THE NEW PART THEY SAY I NEED INSTALLED AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I WANT TO RETURN THIS CAR. *TR

2007 TOYOTA COROLLA SOMETIMES WON'T START. TURNS OVER FAST WITH STARTER, BUT WON'T START. THEN, THE NEXT TRY, IT DOES. MAY BE RELATED TO THE SAME PROBLEM AS STALLING. ALSO THE STEERING FEELS TOO STIFF, MAKES IT HARD TO KEEP IN THE LANE WHEN IT IS WINDY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE ECM YET THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY BEFORE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

AFTER DRIVING FOR SOME TIME, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR STARTS TO LOSE POWER. WITHIN ONE MINUTE THE CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND STALLS OUT. THIS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR THE PAST YEAR. IT HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY AND ON CITY STREETS. WHEN IT HAPPENS, I HAVE TO GLIDE OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND HOPE THERE'S A PLACE WHERE I CAN PARK THE CAR. SO FAR, THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT. AFTER TWO MINUTES, I AM ABLE TO START DRIVING THE CAR AGAIN. THE CAR WAS AT TOYOTA, AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE WATER PUMP LEAKING. THIS WAS DONE. BUT THE CAR IS STILL STALLING DURING DRIVING. SO PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED. *TR

1. 08/23/2010- LEFT FOR WORK CAR STALLED, HARD KNOCKING IN GEAR. CAR INOPERABLE I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT. 2. ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED 04/23/2009 , PART # 89661-02K21,VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THIS INCIDENT 08/23/2010 THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADVISED THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME ISSUE , THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WHICH WAS REPLACED 04/23/2009 ,THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1000.00 TO REPAIR , PLUS THE COST OF A RENTAL CAR. THE MILEAGE AT THIS TIME IS 83,419. SO I AM ADVISED IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS SAME ISSUE HAS OCCURRED TWICE IN TWO YEARS. NOT TO MENTION THE COST OF THIS REPAIR BUT WILL IT HAPPEN IN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS? IT IS OBVIOUS TO ME THIS VEHICLE HAS A DEFECT. THANK GOODNESS THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS PAYING ATTENTION TO FACT I WAS HAVING DIFFICULTIES OR AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE EASILY OCCURRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD TURN OVER BUT WOULD NOT START. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED EACH TIME THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

READ A STORY IN USA TODAY ABOUT THE STALLING PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. ASKED MY DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM, THEY DIDN'T HEAR ABOUT IT. TWO MONTHS LATER WHILE HEADING ON VACATION TO CANADA ON AUG. 7, 2010, CAR STALLED INFRONT OF MALL IN VICTOR NEW YORK. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, CAR STARTED. WENT TO FILL UP GAS TANK (WAS AT 1/4 TANK). COULDN'T START THE CAR AGAIN. CALLED AAA. WHEN TOW TRUCK CAME, WE WERE ABLE TO START AGAIN. HE FOLLOWED ME TO PARTS STORE, IT WAS CLOSED. FOLLOWED HIM TO HIS HOME TO DO SOME CHECKING. WOULDN'T START. TOWED TO LEBRUN TOYOTA IN CANADADEQUA NEW YORK. THEY REPLACE ECU MONDAY MORNING. LEBRUN WAS GREAT AT FIXING THE PROBLEM QUICK. *TR

WHEN I WAS BACKING OUT MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA THE ENGINE STALLED (HAD THE AIRCONDITIONER AT FULL BLAST AS IT WAS A HOT DAY). FORTUNATELY, I SUCCESSFULLY RESTARTED IT AND PROMPTLY DROVE IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP (BROUGHT IT FIRST TO FIRESTONE AUTOCARE BUT THEY ADVISED ME TO BRING IT TO TOYOTA). THEY FOUND OUT THAT THE CAR WAS JUMPY SPECIFICALLY WHEN BACKING OUT. IT WAS RUNNING FUNNY EVEN WHEN MOVING FORWARD. BEFORE THEY FIXED THE CAR, THEY ASKED ME IF MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY - (3 YEARS OR 36000 MILES WHICHEVER COMES FIRST) AND I TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS NOT. THEY TOLD ME AFTERWARDS THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ECU UNIT AND THAT I DON'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY WHICH I FOUND STRANGE AS I WAS GIVEN THE IMPRESSION THAT THE CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

MY STEERING WHEEL HAS BEEN LOCKING UP IN MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. IT WILL LOCK AND NOT ALLOW ME TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, AND I HAVE TO LIFT THE STEERING WHEEL, AND HOPE IT WILL THEN ALLOW ME TO TURN THE KEY. THUS FAR, IT HAS NOT LOCKED WHILE DRIVING, BUT I AM AFRAID IT COULD. IT SOMETIMES HAPPENS ONCE A WEEK, OR AS OFTEN AS FIVE TIMES A DAY! THIS BEGAN JULY 14, 2010 AND CONTINUES TODAY AUGUST 24, 2010. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WILL BE REPLACING THE LOCKING CYLINDER AS SOON AS THE ORDERED PARTS COME IN BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THAT IS THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER IT WAS THE COMPUTER AND IT RESULTED IN THE DEALER REPLACING THE COMPUTER. LUCKILY IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. ON ONE OF THE OCCASIONS, HOWEVER, I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH MY 7 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. NOT A SAFE SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 2 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY RESTARTED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR THE FAILURE, THERE WERE REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE CONTROL MODULE TO CORRECT A HARD SHIFTING ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,800.

I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN ONE DAY AND MY VEHICLE JUST STALLED OUT. I HAD NOT DRIVEN THROUGH HIGH WATER, OR HAD ANY BRAKE ISSUES, BUT THE CAR STALLED. WENT TO TURN THE NEXT CORNER AFTER I HAD RESTARTED IT, AND IT STALLED AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN A ROW. I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. *TR

I PLANNED A 200-MILE (ONE WAY) VACATION OVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, MAY 28 - 31, 2010. I HAD NO SIGNS OF CAR TROUBLES AT THE START OF MY VACATION ON MAY 28 AND NO CAR TROUBLES DURING MY VACATION. HOWEVER, AS I WAS GETTING READY TO DRIVE THE 200 MILES BACK HOME ON MAY 31, I STARTED MY CAR, BUT IT DIED. I STARTED IT AGAIN, AND IT DIED. I MADE SURE THE ACCESSORIES WERE OFF AND THAT NOTHING WAS DRAINING THE BATTERY. I THEN STARTED THE CAR AGAIN, AND THE ENGINE RAN FOR 30 SECONDS AND THEN DIED. SINCE THE CAR WAS STILL COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY, I CALLED TOYOTA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, BUT THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAY. WITH NO WAY TO GET BACK HOME, I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO REQUEST A DAY OFF FROM WORK THE NEXT DAY, JUNE 1, AND CONTACTED TOYOTA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AGAIN. THEY TOWED MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. AFTER THEY HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW, THEY TOLD ME THE COMPUTER/ECM (ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE)/ECU (ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT) FAILED, AND IT WAS CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT TO THE ENTIRE CAR'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THEY REPLACED THE ECM FREE OF CHARGE. WHILE I AM VERY THANKFUL I WAS PARKED AND IN A SAFE LOCATION (NOT DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY), THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO A FAIRLY NEW CAR WITH UNDER 36,000 MILES. I SEARCHED COMPLAINTS, AND IT APPEARS OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR 2005 - 2007 COROLLAS. TOYOTA ISSUED A TSB BUT DID NOT MAIL IT TO ALL THEIR POTENTIALLY AFFECTED CUSTOMERS. TOYO

CAR FAILED STATE INSPECTION ONCE (EMISSIONS) BECAUSE CAR'S COMPUTER WOULD NOT COMMUNICATE WITH THE TESTING EQUIPMENT. DEALER RETESTED AND GOT IT TO PASS / WORK. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE CAR, WHICH NEVER HAD ANY ENGINE LIGHT INDICATIONS STOPPED IN CITY DRIVING. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND 3 SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE STOPPED. HAD TO DRIFT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAVE CAR TOWED. ENGINE WOULD RESTART BUT NOT STAY ON FOR MORE THAN 1 MINUTE. DEALER REPLACED THE CAR'S COMPUTER MODULE (ECU). *TR

THE VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THE CODES IDENTIFY IT AS P0456. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY TRIED TO TELL US THAT AN ANIMAL HAD MADE A SMALL PINHOLE IN THE GAS RETURN LINE. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE 600.00 TO REPLACE THE TANK OR THEY COULD TEMPORARILY FIX IT UNTIL WE COULD GET THAT DONE. THE TEMPORARY FIX AFTER A FEW MONTHS OPENED AND WE GOT THE ALERT AGAIN. TAKING IT BACK THEY SAID THE TEMP FIX WAS OKAY AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. UPON RETURN HOME, I LOOKED AND FOUND THE TEMP FIX WAS ELECTRICAL TAPE RAPPED AROUND THE LINE. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF LEAKAGE AND YOU COULD SMELL THE GAS. I REMOVED THE TAPE AND IT APPEARS THIS IS A VERY THIN HOSE. IT IS IN A POSITION OVER THE TANK WHERE WIND COULD BLOW IT UP AND HIT THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR. THAT IS NOT SMOOTH AND COULD HAVE CAUSED THE PUNCTURE. TAKING TO ANOTHER DEALER, THEY WANTED TO SAY THE SAME THING. ANIMAL DAMAGE AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN REALLY INVESTIGATE. I HAVE THE VEHICLE AND HOSE. I ALSO READ A NUMBER OF SIMILAR CASES ONLINE. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE HOSE, IT DOES HAVE AN ANTICHAPHING FOAM NEAR THE LOWER HALF OF THE HOSE CLOSE TO THE WHEEL AREA. NOTHING ON TOP OF THE TANK. APPEARS TO ME THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A CHAPHING PROBLEM AND CHOOSE TO BLAME IT ON ANIMALS AS THAT IS HARD TO PROVE. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE HAD EXPLOSIONS DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I THINK THIS IS SERIOUS AND NEEDS INVESTIGATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE BRAKING FROM APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER YET THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AFTER HEAVY PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK UNTIL THE IGNITION WAS SHUT OFF. WHEN RESTARTING, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVED FROM THE LOCATION AND WAS NOT EXAMINED OR REPAIRED. UPDATED 11/23/10 *CN UPDATED 11/30/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. HE WAITED TWO MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND HAD BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HER VEHICLE ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE AND PUSHED HER INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO HER NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,899.

MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH APPROXIMATELY 68,000 MILES IS SUDDENLY HAVING HARSH TO VIOLENT TRANSMISSION SHIFTS AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD A SHOP IDENTIFY OR DIAGNOSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODE. THEY SAID IT WAS CODE P2716. I CONDUCTED AN INTERNET INVESTIGATION AND DISCOVERED SEVERAL PEOPLE ALSO EXPERIENCING IDENTICAL ISSUES. ALSO, THE SAME INVESTIGATION REVEALED TOYOTA WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND RELEASED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. TO ME, THE PROBLEM IS NOT AN ISSUE OF WEAR AND TEAR. INSTEAD, IT'S CLEAR THERE'S A DEFECT IN A PART OF THE CAR WHICH CAN POTENTIALLY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BLOW AT A VERY SLOW RATE. WITHIN THREE WEEKS, THE UNIT FAILED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE BLOWER MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 48,000.

MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA HAD TROUBLE STARTING, THEN DIED TWICE. ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT, IT STARTED AND SOUNDED NORMAL. I WAS ON A DRIVE HOME WITH MY GRANDSONS. I CALLED MY DEALER AND WAS ADVISED TO GO TO A DEALER NEAR MY LOCATION. THEY FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO COMMUNICATION WITH THE ENGINE COMPUTER. THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER FOR NO CHARGE SINCE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. WHEN I FURTHER QUESTIONED THEM, THEY SAID THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT OF 2007 AND 2008 TOYOTA COROLLAS AND THEY KEEP THE NECESSARY PART IN STOCK. WHEN I ASKED WHY I WASN'T INFORMED ABOUT THIS OR WHY THERE WAS NO RECALL, THEY SAID NOT ALL OF THESE CARS HAD A PROBLEM SO TOYOTA DETERMINED THAT A RECALL WOULD BE TOO EXPENSIVE. I HAD A 2 HOUR DELAY, FAR FROM HOME, WITH MY GRANDSONS (AGES 2 AND 6 MONTHS) BECAUSE TOYOTA SAW NO NEED TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. *TR

2007 TOYOTA COROLLA WAS PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FOR NO REASON. THIS AUTO WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER PRIOR TO ACCIDENT FOR ACCELERATOR SPEEDING UP. THE TOYOTA DEALER WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX THE ACCELERATOR PROBLEM AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME THE AUTO HAD COME TO A STOP IN PARKING SPOT, THEN STARTED TO ACCELERATE - JUMPING THE CURB AND HITTING A TREE. THIS IS A TOYOTA KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS AUTO. IT WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST BUT THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED BEFORE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. *TR

TOYOTA COROLLA CE 2007. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. CRUISING ON FREEWAY AT SPEED LIMIT WHEN ENGINE SHIFTS INTO A STALL. CANNOT ACCELERATE AND MUST PULL OVER. SHUT DOWN CAR AND RESTART, WORKS FINE BUT ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON. CALLS DEALER, THEY SAY A TSB WAS RELEASED CONCERNING A FAULTY ENGINE CONTROL UNIT IN SOME 2007 COROLLAS. TSB WAS RELEASED IN JULY 2009. I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF POTENTIAL PROBLEM UNTIL I CALLED SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND DESCRIBED EVENT. SCHEDULED FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR IN TWO DAYS, DEALER SAYS IF IT FALLS UNDER TSB THE ECU WILL BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, I WAS DRIVING LATE AT NIGHT WITH VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED DURING BUSY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC OR EVEN ON CROWDED LOCAL ROAD HIGH RISK OF ACCIDENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA AND PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP. SEVERAL VEHICLES HAD TO SWERVE AND OR SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES TO AVOID ME. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE ECM. I HAVE READ OF OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES HAVING THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM . I COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS ECM FAILURE, PLEASE SEE THAT TOYOTA REPAIRS ALL THESE VEHICLES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT BEGAN TO DRIVE BETWEEN 5 AND 8 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE DROPPED TO AN IDLE POSITION WHICH CAUSED HIM TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT NO COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 24,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TWICE WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS BEING PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2007 COROLLA ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WITHIN A COUPLE OF MINUTES, ENGINE TOTALLY DIED. COROLLA WOULD NOT RESTART. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHERE ENGINE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND WHEN PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT ADVISED THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WAS CAUSED BY THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VERY NEXT DAY, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED APPROXIMATELY TWELVE FEET INTO A TREE AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE THEREAFTER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHERE HE WAS AWAITING ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 29,272....UPDATED 02/11/15 *BF *TR

IN 2007, I HAD PURCHASED A TOYOTA COROLLA LE. I HAD NOT NOTICED THIS PROBLEM UNTIL 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM LIES WITH THE AIRBAG NOT FLUSHED WITH THE DASHBOARD AND CREATES DIPS AND VALLEYS. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS SUNK INTO THE DASHBOARD. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE DEALER, THEY REPLACED THE AIRBAG AND TOLD ME TO LET IT SIT FOR A WHILE AND THE AIRBAG AND DASHBOARD WOULD ALIGN. HOWEVER, AFTER LETTING IT SIT FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS, IT IS STILL THE SAME CONDITION. ON ALMOST EVERY OIL CHANGE, I WOULD COMPLAIN ABOUT THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WOULD ADVISE ME TO GIVE IT SOME MORE TIME. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER SATISFACTION DEPARTMENT AND THEY RESEARCHED THE CASE. IN THE END, THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER SATISFACTION DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE SOLD MANY 2007 COROLLA'S THAT ARE KNOWN TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG. THEY CANNOT GUARANTEE ME THAT BECAUSE THE AIRBAG SINKS INTO THE DASH, IT WILL DEPLOY WHEN IT NEEDS TO. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC GEAR SELECT COVER IS CHROME IN THE S MODEL TOYOTA COROLLA AND DURING NOONTIME HOURS WHEN THE SUN IS HIGH, THE COVER REFLECTS THE SUNLIGHT AND REFLECTS INTO THE EYES. AT 1:00PM, THE SUN WAS REFLECTING OFF OF THE CHROME COVER. AS I ATTEMPTED TO COVER IT WITH A PAPER BAG, MY FOOT CAME OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CREEP OF THE VEHICLE CAUSED A COLLISION WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT AT A STOP SIGN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME SUCH AN ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED. THE FIRST TIME WAS ALSO DURING THE SUMMER AT 1:15PM 2 YEARS AGO WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO COVER THE GLARE WITH MY BACKPACK. SINCE THAT INCIDENT, I HAVE ALWAYS BROUGHT A HAT THAT I USE TO COVER THE CHROME GEAR SELECT COVER. ON THIS DAY, HOWEVER, I HAD FORGOT TO BRING MY HAT WHICH WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE GLARE SHINING DIRECTLY INTO THE EYES. THE CHROME GEAR SELECT COVER IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT CAUSES DISTRACTIONS AND VISIBILITY ISSUES. *TR

I AM WRITING TO YOU BECAUSE I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN THE FIRST YEAR OF PURCHASING MY CAR ON DECEMBER 25, 2007. I PURCHASED A TOYOTA COROLLA CE 2007 FROM DENBIGH TOYOTA (NEWPORT NEWS VA) ON JANUARY 25, 2007. I BELIEVE MY CAR ACCELERATED INTO AN ELECTRICAL POLE. I WAS ONLY TRYING TO PARK MY CAR. IT HIT SO HARD, THAT THE REPAIRS TO MY CAR WERE IN EXCESS OF $2600, AND THERE WAS DAMAGES DONE TO THE ELECTRICAL POLE. IT WAS A VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. THE OFFICERS THAT HELPED ME FROM THE CAR ASKED WHAT HAD HAPPEN. I TOLD HIM THAT I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW. I JUST WANTED TO PARK MY CAR. THE POLE WAS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME, AND THERE WERE THICK SHRUBS BETWEEN MY CAR AND THE POLE AS WELL. MY CAR ACCELERATED SO UNBELIEVABLY FAST, THAT I HIT THE POLE THE FIRST TIME REALLY HARD. THEN, I BACKED UP AWAY FROM THE POLE AND THE SHRUBS AND STOPPED. I ATTEMPTED TO PULL INTO THE PARKING SPACE AGAIN, THE CAR ACCELERATED AND I SLAMMED INTO THE POLE AGAIN. IT WAS NOT THE FIRST MAJOR ISSUE THAT I HAD WITH THE CAR. WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE PURCHASE DATE, THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, AND LOCKED UP. I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, TO HAVE THEM TELL ME THAT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS FAULTY AND ON RECALL. SO, I ALLOWED THEM TO REPLACE IT. TODAY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED MY CAR TO DO WHAT IT DID ON 12/25, BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE BEEN ANYTHING. I JUST DON'T WANT THIS CAR ANYMORE, AND AM A LITTLE AFRAID. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT. I HAVE MANY ISSUES WITH THE CAR, BUT AM USE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY ON A SMALL INCLINE, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING BOTH FEET TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT IS 18,080. UPDATED 08/17/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED SHE ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. SHE TRADED THE 2005 AND PURCHASED A 2007 MODEL. THE CONSUMER STATED ON FOUR OCCASIONS, SHE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. UPDATED EVOQ 08/25/10.*JB

VALVE STEM FAIL: 12/9/08 4 NEW MICHELIN WEATHERWISE II 80,000 MILE TIRES PURCHASED FROM SEARS BAYBROOK FOR 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. 5/31/10 BLOWOUT ON RF TIRE AT 70MPH WITH 20,000 MILES ON TIRES AND 8/32 TREAD LEFT. NO DAMAGE TO STEEL RIM, FULL WHEEL COVER REMAINED IN PLACE. 6/3/10 BLOWOUT TIRE/RIM TAKEN TO SEARS BAYBROOK. SEARS REPRESENTATIVES NOT INTERESTED IN CAUSE OR RESOLUTION OF PROBLEM. 6/4/10 TIRE/RIM TAKEN TO LOCAL DISCOUNT TIRE, PERSONNEL IMMEDIATELY FOUND CAUSE OF BLOWOUT (RAPID PRESSURE LOSS FROM STEM FAILURE, CRACKS AT BASE). RECOMMENDED CHECK OTHER STEMS. 2 OTHERS REMAINING ON CAR WERE ALSO INSTALLED BY SEARS BAYBROOK DECEMBER 2008. 6/5/10 AFTER PRESENTING PROOF OF CAUSE AND ARGUING WITH SEARS BAYBROOK, THEY AGREED TO REPLACE TIRE WITH MINIMAL CHARGE. 6/5/10 I TOOK REPLACEMENT TIRE TO INSTALL ON MY DAUGHTERS COROLLA AT SCHOOL IN COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS. ASKED SEARS COLLEGE STATION TO CHECK OTHER TWO SEARS INSTALLED STEMS FOR DEGRADATION CITING RECALL INFORMATION GIVEN BY DISCOUNT TIRE. SEARS PERSONNEL SAID MY INFORMATION WAS INCORRECT ON STEM RECALL AND REFUSED TO INSPECT MY SEARS INSTALLED STEMS. I EXPLAINED HISTORY TO NO AVAIL. SO I LEFT MY VAN IN COLLEGE STATION FOR MY DAUGHTER TO USE AND RETURNED WITH THE COROLLA TO CONFRONT SEARS BAYBROOK PERSONNEL ABOUT THE STEMS. 6/10/10 TOOK THE COROLLA TO SEARS BAYBROOK TO EXCHANGE A TIRE FOR CORRECT TREAD AND INSPECT THE TWO 12/08 INSTALLED SEARS STEMS. FOUND ONE CRACKED AND READY TO FAIL. PRIOR TO STEM REPLACEMENT, I ASKED

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. IF IT IS WINDY ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I DRIVE, I GET BLOWN ALL OVER THE ROAD. I HAVE LITERALLY BEEN BLOWN OF ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD OR INTO THE OTHER LANE. PASSING SEMI-TRUCKS IS ALSO EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN WINDY CONDITIONS. I LOOK FOR SIMILAR MOVEMENT IN OTHER SMALL CARS WHILE I AM DRIVING AND I DO NOT SEE THEM BEING BLOWN ALL OVER THE ROAD SO I THINK THAT THIS MUST BE A PROBLEM SPECIAL TO THE COROLLA. I IS EXTREMELY SCARY WHEN I'M TRAVELING THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR GETS COMPLETELY BLOWN OFF OF THE ROAD. THE STEERING IS SO LOOSE THAT I FEEL LIKE I HAVE VERY LITTLE CONTROL WHEN BEING BLOWN AROUND BY WIND, AND IN REALITY, I PROBABLY DO HAVE VERY LITTLE CONTROL. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. I WOULD BE WILLING TO PLACE A BET THAT THERE HAVE BEEN FATAL CRASHES INVOLVING COROLLAS UNDER WINDY CONDITIONS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, IN MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA, WHEN SUDDENLY MANY OF MY INDICATOR LIGHTS WENT ON AND THE ENGINE WENT DEAD, I ALSO LOST MY POWER STEERING AND MY CAPABILITY OF BRAKING/STOPPING. THANKFULLY I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR AND MY CAR CAME TO A STOP ON ITS OWN, ON A NON-BUSY ROAD. I WAS THEN ABLE TO TURN THE ENGINE BACK ON AND DRIVE 10 MINUTES BACK HOME. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAD HAPPENED IN THE THREE YEARS OF OWNING MY CAR. ONCE HOME I CALLED MY SERVICE GARAGE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. I THEN WENT TO START MY CAR TO DRIVE IT THERE AND IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER TO START. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

2007 TOYOTA COROLLA STEERING PROBLEM - ON MAY 26, 2010 WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROX. 50MPH MY COROLLA BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT, MY DAUGHTER WAS UNABLE TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEEL AND IT FELT "LOCKED" IN PLACE. THE VEERING RESULTED IN THE CAR SPINNING OUT ON THE FREEWAY AND CRASHING INTO ANOTHER CAR. TWO WITNESSES REPORTED THAT FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE CAR STARTED TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL ON THE DRY FREEWAY. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. *TR

2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER REQUESTS COMPENSATION *TGW THE CONSUMER DID NOT STATE A DEFECT. SHE WAS UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE CURRENT RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE PLACING THE SELECTOR IN DRIVE FROM THE REVERSE POSITION. THE CONTACT STATED THE SELECTOR FELT AS IF IT WERE LOOSE BEFORE REVERSING. THE DEALER ADVISED HE HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED A FAILURE SIMILAR TO HERS AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,000. UPDATED 7/20/10 *CN UPDATED 07/23/10*JB

MY 2007 COROLLA STALLED AT AN INTERSECTION. I WAS WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I CALLED A FRIEND WHO HELPED ME PUSH MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I THEN CALLED AAA AND THEY CAME AND TOWED MY CAR TO A CAR SERVICE. THIS HAPPENED AT 8:30PM TODAY AND SO THE CAR SERVICE WAS ALREADY CLOSED AND I WILL HAVE TO WAIT TILL FRIDAY MORNING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT CAUSED THIS. IT WAS A HARROWING AND TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE AND I FEARED FOR MY SAFETY. *TR

THREE TIMES, MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING IT. AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN I STARTED IT A AGAIN, THE CAR DROVE FINE. THIS IS A DEFECT. I TOOK CARE OF THE CAR. PLEASE HELP! *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH 30K MILES ON IT. TWO WEEKS AGO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING ROUGHLY. AFTER A WHILE IT WOULD START RUNNING OK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. I TOOK IT TO JIFFY LUBE THINKING THAT IT WAS LOW ON TRANSMISSION FLUID AND IT WAS NOT. THIS CONTINUED FOR TWO WEEKS AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING. THEY REPLACED THE ECM UNDER WARRANTY. I LOOKED THIS PROBLEM UP ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS WIDESPREAD AND VERY DANGEROUS IN CERTAIN INSTANCES. THE WEB SITE THAT I VISITED IS HTTP://WWW.TOYOTANATION.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=201631&PAGE=3. I STRONGLY URGE YOUR ORGANIZATION TO GET ON TOP OF THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THESE VEHICLES. MY CONCERN NOW IS THAT HOW LONG WILL THE NEW ECM LAST AND IS IT SAFE. IS THE SAME COMPANY MANUFACTURING THE REPLACEMENT ECMS? I BELIEVE DELCO MANUFACTURED THE ORIGINALS. CAN DELCO BE FORCED TO CLOSE THEIR DOORS FOR ENDANGERING THE PUBLIC? SHAME ON TOYOTA! I WON'T BUY ANOTHER ONE. *TR

2007 COROLLA LE, AUTO TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHIFT VIOLENTLY. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR BECAME SLUGGISH. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ECU WAS BAD AND REPLACEMENT WAS NEEDED. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND TOYOTA RELEASED A TSB IN 2007. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE ECU ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE REPLACEMENT WAS BAD AS WELL. *TR

MY COROLLA 2007 STOPPED ON THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SUDDENLY ON AND BATTERY LIGHT IS ALSO ON WITHOUT ANY WARNING. AFTER TWO MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO TURN ON AND DREW ONE BLOCK TO A MECHANIC SHOP AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK BATTERY AND OTHER PROBLEMS. MECHANIC SAID BATTERY IS WEAK, HE RECOMMENDED TO CHANGE BATTERY, BUT HE SAID SOME OTHER PROBLEMS MAY EXIST. I ASKED HIM TO CHANGE BATTERY. HE CHANGED AND IT STARTED OK. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AFTER I DREW THREE SIGNALS, CAR STOPPED ON THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AGAIN WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SUDDENLY ON WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND BATTERY LIGHT IS ALSO ON. I TOWED THE CAR TO DEALER. AS PER INVOICE THEY DID FOLLOWING WORK. ?P0607- ECM SHORTENED, REPLACED ECM AND RE-CHECKED: OPERATES AS DESIGNED?. MY CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY, THEY DID NOT CHARGE FOR PARTS AND SERVICE. I STRONGLY BELIEVE IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. IF THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ON FREEWAY, THAT COULD BE DANGEROUS AND LEAD TO FATAL CRASH. *TR

MY 2007 COROLLA LE HAD 59.5K MILES WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT LIT. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I STOPPED BY AUTOZONE AND THEY READ THE CODE IT STATED REPLACE THE ECU. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ECU. THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING SINCE I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 1992 TOYOTA PESAO AND FROM 24K TO 250K MILES I NEVER ONCE HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE OR THE ELECTRONICS. NOW THIS CAR IS BLOWING UP COMPUTERS AT 60K? LAST TIME I BUY A TOYOTA! *TR

OUR 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA'S ENGINE LIGHT HAD BEEN ON FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN WHILE MY HUSBAND AND DAUGHTER WERE GOING 60 MPH DOWN THE ROAD THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START. THANK GOD HE WAS ON A COUNTRY ROAD AND NOT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC! HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO A SHOP TO FIND OUT A FEW DAYS LATER THAT THE ECM IS OUT!!! TALKING TO TOYOTA RIGHT NOW TO SEE IF THEY WILL PAY TO REPLACE. I SEE THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR TOYOTA COROLLAS. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL YET? SOMEONE COULD BE HURT OR EVEN KILLED WITH THIS PROBLEM! PLEASE HELP BEFORE THIS HAPPENS TO SOMEONE. TOYOTA NEEDS TO GET ON THIS ASAP! *TR

CAR: 2007 COROLLA LE. INCIDENTS: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE I WAS ON A RAMP TO MERGE INTO THE HIGH WAY ON MAY 1 2010. THE CAR WOULDN'T SPEED UP WHEN I HIT THE GAS PEDAL. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE DIED. TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, THE CAR CRANKED BUT FAILED TO START. ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY MORNING (5/3/2010). TRIED TO GET THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP. WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. ENGINE DIED AFTER DRIVING FOR 1 MILE. COULDN'T STARTED IT. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALER. BAD ENGINE CONTROL UNIT WAS IDENTIFIED AND REPLACED. THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION SHOULD THE CAR SHUT DOWN SUDDENLY AT HIGH SPEED OR ON A BUSY STREET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE ECM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS WAITING TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAFETY RELATED DEFECT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,002. UPDATED 6/19/10 *CN UPDATED 07/19/10.*JB