2007 TOYOTA COROLLA Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED HARD SHIFTING WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY SHUTTING OFF. ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT-OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED OFF THE FREE WAY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT YET DETERMINED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE STALLING AND RESTARTING. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE CONTROL COMPUTER WAS REPLACED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY MISFIRED FROM THE SAME CYLINDER AND THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *JB

GENTLE PERSONS I WOULD LIKE DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO A SAFETY ISSUE ASSOCIATED WITH MY VEHICLE (TOYOTA COROLLA 2007, VIN: [XXX]) LISTED ON NHTSA WEB SITE. HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/RECALLS/RECALLRESULTS.CFM?START=1&SEARCHTYPE=DRILLDOWN&TYPE=VEHICLE&YEAR=2006&MAKE=TOYOTA&MODEL=COROLLA&COMPONENT_ID=0&TYPENUM=1&SUBMIT=RETRIEVE+RECALLS&PRINTVERSION=YES I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SIMILAR SUDDEN STOP PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V384000 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: 2 INVESTIGATIONS FOUND COMPONENT: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING SUMMARY: TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2008 COROLLA AND COROLLA MATRIX VEHICLES. THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) FOR THE SUBJECT MODELS EQUIPPED WITH THE 1ZZ-FE ENGINE AND TWO-WHEEL DRIVE MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT A CRACK MAY DEVELOP AT CERTAIN SOLDER POINTS OR ON VARISTORS ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD. CONSEQUENCE: THERE ARE A VARIETY OF WARNINGS AND CONSEQUENCES ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEFECT. THE ENGINE WARNING LAMP COULD BE ILLUMINATED, HARSH SHIFTING COULD RESULT, THE ENGINE MAY NOT START, OR THE ENGINE COULD SHUT OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. AN ENGINE SHUTOFF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SUDDEN STOPS OF MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING THAT IS LIKELY RELATED TO THE ECM. A CASE HAS BEEN REGISTERED WITH TOYOTA NATIONAL HEAD QUARTER SUGGESTING TO CALL TOYOTA AT 800-331-4331. I CALLED AND SPOKE WITH [XXX] (APRIL 15, 2016 AT 11:05 CST). SHE REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY HELP ALTHOUGH I PROVIDED HER THE CASE NUMBER. SHE HANDLED THE CASE VERY RUDELY AND UNPROFESSIONAL, KEPT ME ON HOLD FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND THEN GAVE ME THE SAME CASE NUMBER WITH NO FURTHER ACTION AND ENDED THE CALL. I AM ALSO NOTIFYING NHTSA ABOUT THE THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

GENTLE PERSONS: I WOULD LIKE TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO A SAFETY ISSUE ASSOCIATED WITH MY VEHICLE (TOYOTA COROLLA 2007, VIN: [XXX]) LISTED ON NHTSA WEB SITE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V384000 HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/RECALLS/RECALLRESULTS.CFM?START=1&SEARCHTYPE=DRILLDOWN&TYPE=VEHICLE&YEAR=2006&MAKE=TOYOTA&MODEL=COROLLA&COMPONENT_ID=0&TYPENUM=1&SUBMIT=RETRIEVE+RECALLS&PRINTVERSION=YES I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SIMILAR SUDDEN STOP PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING, AND WOULD THEREFORE, APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD TAKE NECESSARY ANTICIPATED MEASURES TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE TO RESUBMIT THIS COMPLAINT AS I COULD NOT OPEN YOUR E-MAIL. THANK YOU, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

A FIRE STARTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND CAME UP THROUGH THE BACK SEAT. ENTIRE CAR ENGULFED IN FLAMES IN SECONDS EXCEPT FOR FRONT HOOD AREA AND ENGINE. FAULTY FUEL LINE? *TR

I WAS DRIVING UPHILL ON A ONE-WAY STREET IN DOWNTOWN WHEN I SAW AND HEARD THE SPARKS ABOUT 1 MINUTE APART FROM EACH OTHER ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE BETWEEN THE CRACK OF THE HOOD, THE CAR LOST POWER AND TURNED OFF. I STARTED IT AGAIN, AND IT ONLY MOVED ABOUT TWO FEET AND TURNED OFF. THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL BACK, AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. AN UNKNOWN DRIVER WHO WAS IN FRONT OF US WAS MERGING TO PARK TO THE RIGHT TOLD US TO GET OFF BECAUSE THE CAR WAS ON FIRE, NEXT THE SMOKE WAS VISIBLE. IT BEGAN TO SMELL LIKE BURNED PLASTIC, AND THEN WE SAW THE THICK GREY SMOKE COMING THROUGH THE CRACK OF THE HOOD. I PULLED THE HAND EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR FROM ROLLING BACK DOWN ANY FURTHER. I OPENED THE HOOD WE ALL GOT OUT OF THE CAR. I WENT BACK INSIDE THE CAR TO UNHOOKED THE HARNESS OFF MY DOG. I WAS SO SCARED THAT I COULDN'T RELEASE MY DOG, AND MY SON'S GIRLFRIEND HELPED ME, AND WE GOT MY DOG OUT. MY SON, HIS GIRLFRIEND AND I GOT THE SUPER-SIZE LARGE DRINK WE JUST BOUGHT AT MCDONALD'S AND DUMPED ON THE FIRE WITH THE HELP OF THE UNKNOWN MAN WHO GOT A BUCKET OF SOME LIQUID POSSIBLY WATER FROM THE HOTEL NEXT TO US, AND THE FIRE WAS OUT. I WAS SO TERRIFYING OF HOW RAPID MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND HOW FAST EVERYTHING HAPPENING. MY CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED BY TOYOTA REGULARLY, AND THE MECHANIC TOLD US THAT THERE IS NO KNOWN REASON WHY THE FIRE STARTED. TOYOTA HAS REPLACED THE DEFECTED COMPUTER TWICE, THE TRANSMISSION ONCE, I HAD TWO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN THE PAST, AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN A CAR WITH SO MANY MANUFACTURERS DEFECTIVE PARTS. UNEXPLAINABLE FIRE, IS THE RESPONSE I GOT FROM THE INSURANCE AND REPAIR SHOP WHICH DOES NOT MAKE ME FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE A CAR THAT COULD CAUGHT FIRE AT ANY TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO ACCELERATE AT ALL SPEEDS. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED UNTIL THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS AGAIN INFORMED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

Mileage: 43,000

WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT ONTO A MAIN ROAD, THE CAR STALLED DURING ACCELERATION. THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE CAR, HOWEVER, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE STARTER CONTINUED TO TURN, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURNOVER. AFTER WAITING APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES THE CAR RESTARTED, BUT THEN STALLED AGAIN AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS OF RUNNING. THE DRIVER NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS ILLUMINATED. THINKING IT MAY BE A FUEL LEVEL PROBLEM, THE DRIVER WENT TO THE GAS STATION AND BOUGHT THREE GALLONS OF GAS AND PUT IT IN THE CAR. BUT THE ENGINE STALLED AGAIN AFTER RUNNING FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE DRIVER LET THE CAR SIT IN THE PARKING LOT OVER NIGHT AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART IT IN THE MORNING, AGAIN, THE CAR STALLED AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE. AFTER READING NUMEROUS ENTRIES PERTAINING TO THE COROLLA'S ECM, THE DRIVER HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. *KB

Mileage: 39,671

WE WERE NOTIFIED LAST SUMMER/FALL THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ON SOME 2005-2008 TOYOTA COROLLA AND MATRIX MODELS. THE LETTER STATES THAT WE WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE AND THAT DUE TO THE POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE ECM -ENGINE CONTROL MODULE -(CRACKS ON WELDS) THE ENGINE MAY STOP WORKING WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. THEREFORE WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE IT EXCEPT AT SLOW SPEEDS CONSIDERING SAFETY AND HOPING OUR CAR WAS NOT ONE THAT FELL UNDER THE RECALL. CONSIDERING WE NEVER GOT ANOTHER LETTER (EXPECTED NOV 2010) WE BELIEVED WE MUST BE EXEMPT FROM THE RECALL, BUT YESTERDAY WE RECEIVED THE NOTICE THAT THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE SO WE WENT IN TO OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER SEEGER TOYOTA IN ST ROBERT MO WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED OUR CAR FALLS UNDER THIS SERIOUS SAFETY RECALL. THE DEALER NOW IS SAYING THEY DON'T HAVE THE PART AVAILABLE AND THEY WILL "CALL" US WHEN THEY HAVE IT IN. HOW LONG IS ACCEPTABLE ? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE TOYOTA FOLLOWS THROUGH? NOW THAT WE KNOW THIS INVOLVES OUR VEHICLE I DON'T FEEL GOOD ABOUT OPERATING IT. WHAT ARE OUR RECOURSES UNDER THE LAW? *TR

I TRIED REPEATEDLY TO HAVE THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE REPLACED IN MY 2007 COROLLA AS I WAS INSTRUCTED TO DO IN THREE SAFETY RECALL NOTICES. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO TOYOTA OF EL CAJON THE FIRST TIME ON JUNE 28TH AFTER RECEIVING A NOTICE THAT STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE READY. THE PART WAS (APPARENTLY) ORDERED BY TOYOTA OF EL CAJON, AND I WAS ASKED TO LEAVE MY CAR OVERNIGHT. THE NEXT DAY I WAS ASKED TO PICK UP THE CAR BECAUSE THE PART HAD NOT COME IN. I WAS TOLD TO WAIT TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT UNTIL THE PART CAME IN. NO ONE CALLED ME TO SCHEDULE THE APPOINTMENT. I WENT ONLINE AROUND JULY 18TH AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR JULY 25TH. I BROUGHT MY CAR IN AND WAITED 1 HOUR. THE SERVICE MANAGER THEN CAME AND TOLD ME THAT THE PART WAS NOT THERE, AND THAT HE WOULD NEED TO RE-ORDER IT. HE TOLD ME HE WOULD CALL ME AND THAT IF I DIDN'T HEAR FROM HIM IN A WEEK TO CALL HIM. I CALLED HIM TWO WEEKS LATER AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE PART WAS STILL NOT IN. HE TOLD ME HE WOULD CALL ME TO FOLLOW UP, BUT NEVER DID. I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM TOYOTA OF EL CAJON SINCE THEN. I FILED AN INCIDENT REPORT ([XXX]) ON TOYOTA'S WEBSITE ON AUGUST 16, 2011, BUT I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. I ALSO TRIED CALLING TOYOTA'S CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER TODAY, AUGUST 23, BUT THE CALL CENTER IS DOWN AND I COULD NOT GET THROUGH. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 75,848

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER THE RECALL, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND A VIBRATION IN THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

Mileage: 58,000

I DRIVE A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA S AUTOMATIC. I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW & HAD ABOUT 72,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. I HAD NOTICED FOR A FEW WEEKS THAT MY CAR WAS SHIFTING INTO REVERSE QUITE ROUGHLY, DELAYED & JERKING. I FIGURED I WOULD GET IT CHECKED AT MY NEXT OIL CHANGE. WHILE I WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION WAITING TO TURN LEFT, MY CAR STALLED. I STEPPED ON THE PEDAL TO ACCELERATE BUT IT JUST REVVED MY CAR & WOULDN'T GO. I TRIED SWITCHING INTO REVERSE WITH THE SAME RESULT. THEN I RESTARTED MY CAR A COUPLE TIMES UNTIL IT FINALLY STARTED MOVING AGAIN. I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE SO I KEPT DRIVING. UNFORTUNATELY, AS I DROVE ON, THE CAR JUST DECELERATED AND STALLED AGAIN. AT THAT POINT, I CALLED A TOW TRUCK. MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE DIAGNOSTIC WAS ECM ISSUES & TRANSMISSION FAILURE. MY MECHANIC CALLED TOYOTA TO GET THE ECM REPLACED & MY TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. *KB

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NECESSARY TO REMEDY THE FAILURE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THEY WERE UNSURE AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

Mileage: 24,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER RECEIVING THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 10V384000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING FINE BEFORE THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE THE CONTACT WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER DID NOT PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT STATED THE STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT REMAIN IDLE. THE DEALER TURNED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OFF AND CLEANED THE THROTTLE. A MONTH AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL. THE CONTACT STATED OCCASIONALLY THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE MAY NEED ANOTHER THROTTLE CLEANING BUT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED. THE ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS NOT PERFORMED SINCE THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

Mileage: 106,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE V BELT WHICH WAS A PART OF THE ENGINE. THE BELT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED AT 14,000 MILES AND HAD FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE HAD TO PAY $192 FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE PREVIOUS REPAIR PARTS WERE ONLY GUARANTEED FOR A YEAR. THE CONTACT WILL HAVE TO PAY THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,215. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF UPDATED 1/5/12 *CN

Mileage: 59,215

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS EXHIBITING AN ABNORMAL GROWLING NOISE. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER ADVISED THAT HE WOULD RECEIVE A SECOND NOTIFICATION WHEN THE PARTS NEEDED FOR RECALL REPAIRS HAD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD PROGRESS AND AFFECT OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE OR THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLES THAT WERE ON THE ASSEMBLY LINE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS FIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED TIME FRAME OF WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,400. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AND GASKET. UPDATED 04/29/11

Mileage: 35,000

THE POWER DIED WHEN I WAS ON A VERY BUSY THOROUGHFARE AT RUSH HOUR. I HAD TO CROSS SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO CRAWL TO THE SHOULDER. I WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE COMPUTER MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. I UNDERSTAND TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT HAS YET TO GIVE RECALL DETAILS TO THEIR CUSTOMERS OR TO THEIR DEALERSHIPS. WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR? I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR CAUSED ONE. IF TOYOTA WON'T MOVE ON THEIR OWN, PLEASE FORCE THEM TO ACT. LIVES ARE AT RISK!

Mileage: 22,627

2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE BEGAN TO SPEED UP BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. *KB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHILE WAITING AT A LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THE CONSUMER HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM, AND THEN ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED HIM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS MADE AND TO SEE WHY THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE ECU NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. *JB

IN MARCH 2007, I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW TOYOTA COROLLA. MORE THAN THREE MONTHS AGO MY CAR STARTED HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS WHEN I TRY TO TURN TO CAR ON. FIRST THE CAR ENGINE DID NOT TURN ON RIGHT AWAY, SO I HAD TO KEEP TRYING TO TURN IT ON, THEN THE CAR DID NOT TURN ON AT ALL. I GOT STOCK AT THE SUPERMARKET PARKING LOT ONE DAY BECAUSE THE CAR WAS DEAD. I TOOK IT TO HAVE A BATTERY CHECK AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE BATTERIES OF THE CAR WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, SO THE PROBLEM WAS THE ENGINE OF THE CAR. COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, I RECEIVED A LETTER BY TOYOTA EXPLAINING ME THAT THEY RECALLED MY CAR WITH A MAJOR PROBLEM IN THE ENGINE, THE LETTER STATED THAT I NEEDED TO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE MY CAR ENGINE CAN TURN OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER TO HAVE THEN CHECK THE CAR, AND THEY DID NOT EVEN TOUCH MY CAR, THEY TOLD ME THAT WHEN MY CAR TURN OFF AGAIN, TO CALL THEM OR HAVE MY CAR TOLL TO THEIR PLACE. TWO DAYS AFTER I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE CAR STARTED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. IT MAKES A WEAR SOUND WHEN I PUT MY KEYS IN THE ENGINE AND TRY TO TURN THE CAR ON. I TAKE ANY TRIES BEFORE THE CAR TURN ON, SO I CALLED TOYOTAS CORPORATE NUMBER AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND IT DID IT; HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT EVEN TOUCH MY CAR. THEY LEAVED PARKED ON A SIDE OF THE LOT AND THEY WAITED MORE THAN TWO HOURS TO TELL ME AGAIN THAT I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE CAR DOES NOT TURN ON AGAIN SO THEY CAN TAKE A LOOK OF THE ENGINE. THEY TOLD ME THAT TOYOTA IS WORKING ON A RESOLUTION FOR MY PROBLEM AND BY THE END OF NOVEMBER, I WILL GET A SECOND LETTER FROM TOYOTA STATING THE SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM AND TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP SO THEY CAN FIX IN. TODAY IS DECEMBER 14, 2010 AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY OTHER COMMUNICATION FROM TOYOTA. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN MY CAR BECAUSE I HAVE TO KIDS AND I'M AFRAID THAT SOMETHING CAN HAPPEN TO US WHILE I AM DRIVING MY UNSAFE CAR. I REQUEST AN ACTION FROM TOYOTA BECAUSE I AM PAYING FOR A CAR THAT I AM NOT USING. *TR

Mileage: 64,800

2007 TOYOTA COROLLA S SMOKES DUE TO OIL SLUDGE, VEHICLE SMOKES WHEN FIRST STARTING AND PERIODICALLY DURING THE DAY. I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WAS SLUDGED DUE TO POOR MAINTENANCE, IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THERE ARE 3245 OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS WHO WERE TOLD THE SAME THING, "HOW CAN THIS BE TRUE" ? THIS CLEARLY LOOKS TO BE A DEFECT THAT TOYOTA DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR, AND THIS LOOKS TO BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR TOYOTA OWNERS. I HEARD OF ENGINES FAILING BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, AND REPORT OF FIRES AND ENGINES SEIZING WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS, AND TOYOTA WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY ARE NOT HONORING THAT WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5- 10 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND RESUMED OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE SIMILAR FAILURE RECURRED ON A DIFFERENT OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO GENERATE A TROUBLE CODE HOWEVER, FURTHER INSPECTION WAS BEING PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SINCE PURCHASE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR TIMES IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AND REPAIRS WERE MADE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE REPAIR SHOULD HAVE CORRECTED THE FAILURE, BUT IT DID NOT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

Mileage: 1,700

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN RECALL 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS FOR REPAIR WERE ON BACKORDER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. AS THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A CATASTROPHIC COMPUTER FAILURE HAD OCCURRED. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,200. UPDATED 01/18/11 *BF AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER VIA PHONE. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE TOYOTA WEBSITE REGARDING THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE THAT WAS ISSUED ON AUGUST 26, 2010. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 2 WEEKS AFTER THE INCIDENT. UPDATED 02/22/11 *JB

Mileage: 9,200

THE ENGINE WOULD SOUND LIKE A GO KART. IT WAS THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD THAT WAS LOOSE AT THE ENGINE. THE LEAKING EXHAUST WOULD SURELY BE MIXING IN WITH THE INSIDE AIR AND WOULD HEAT UP THE HOOD AND SURROUNDING AREAS. BOLTS NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED. *TR

Mileage: 45,533

ON AUGUST 11, 2010, WHILE DRIVING OUR 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA AT ABOUT 40 MPH THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING. WE COASTED AND WERE ABLE TO GET PULLED OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. WE CALLED OUR TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND EXPLAINED WHAT WAS GOING ON. THEY SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER IN THE 2007 COROLLAS AND THAT WAS PROBABLY WHAT WE WERE EXPERIENCING. WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER AND IF THAT WAS THE CASE, I.E., COMPUTER FAILURE, THE TOW CHARGE AND THE REPAIR WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE VEHICLE WARRANTY, THEY WOULD HOLD A SERVICE SPOT OPEN FOR US THAT VERY DAY AND IT WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF WHEN WE ARRIVED. THEY QUOTED A REPAIR TIME OF ABOUT 1 HOUR. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. IT WAS A COMPUTER FAILURE. THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED IN ABOUT THE STATED TIME. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE WHERE BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD ARE LINED WITH CONCRETE ABUTMENTS AND THERE IS NO PLACE TO PULL OFF OUR OUTCOME MAY HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFERENT. IT IS FRIGHTENING TO THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO US WITH A STALLED CAR IN A HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION ZONE WITH NO WAY TO GET OUT OF THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. I THINK THE FACT THAT THE CAR CAN JUST STOP RUNNING WHILE BEING DRIVEN HAS BEEN UNDERPLAYED. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

MY DAUGHTER'S 2007 COROLLA "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING BACK TO COLLEGE ON 8/29/10. SHE STATED THAT THE CAR STARTED TO JERK PERIODICALLY ALSO. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME SAFELY THE FOLLOWING DAY AND I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC ON 8/30/10. HE SAID THAT THERE WAS A BULLETIN RELEASED REGARDING A RECALL ON THE ECM AND TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA MALL OF GEORGIA AND HANDED THE SERVICE REP THE PRINTOUT OF THE BULLETIN AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I ASKED HIM IF THIS HAD TO DO WITH THE RECENT RECALL - HE SAID THAT THIS WASN'T RECENT SINCE THE DATE ON THE BULLETIN WAS 2007. HE SAID PROBABLY THE ECM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WOULD CALL WHEN HE KNEW FOR SURE. A FEW HOURS LATER HE SAID THAT THE ECM WAS REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. IN THE INTERIM, I HAD DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BULLETIN ISSUED ON 8/26/10 SO WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR LATER THAT EVENING, I QUESTIONED A DIFFERENT SERVICE REP AND HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ANY RECALL! HUH? DIDN'T THE OTHER REP TELL ME THAT THIS WAS FROM 2007? I SAID WHY DID YOU REPLACE THE ECM THEN, HE SAID BECAUSE THERE IS A START UP ISSUE WITH THE ECM. I TOLD HIM WE WEREN'T HAVING START UP TROUBLE, BUT THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTED TO JERK. I TOLD HIM WHAT I HAD LEARNED ABOUT THE ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING AND ASKED HIM IF THESE ISSUES WERE FIXED WITH THIS REPLACEMENT AND HE SAID NO, JUST THE START UP ISSUE!! HE SAID SINCE THERE WASN'T A RECALL ON THE STALLING ISSUE, THEY COULDN'T FIX THIS. I WAS TOTALLY CONFUSED AND DID NOT FEEL SAFE PUTTING MY DAUGHTER BACK IN THAT CAR. NOW I SEE ALL THESE COMPLAINTS GOING BACK TO 2007 REGARDING THIS. TOYOTA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR 3 YEARS AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO INFORM THE PUBLIC. MEANWHILE MY DAUGHTER HAS BASICALLY BEEN DRIVING A TIME BOMB FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS!! I DON'T FEEL THAT THE REPLACEMENT HAS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM, SO NOW WHAT IS MY RECOURSE? PLEASE HELP! *TR

Mileage: 37,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A FAILURE WITHIN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE HAS NOT RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,728 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

Mileage: 17,728

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

Mileage: 29,113

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

Mileage: 64,521

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

Mileage: 30,000

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.

Mileage: 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

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.

Mileage: 14,000

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

Mileage: 30,000

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

Mileage: 60,521

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

Mileage: 36,150

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.

Mileage: 24,000

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

Mileage: 52,450

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

Mileage: 29,272

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

Mileage: 17,000

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

Mileage: 18,785

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

Mileage: 21,932

MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA DIED WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, I RESTARTED IT AND WHEN I SHIFTED IT BACK INTO GEAR IT MADE A HARD CLUNK AND WOULD NOT GET OVER APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES PER HOUR. I GOT THE CARE HOME AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. AFTER READING THE OWNERS MANUAL IT EXPLAINED THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE GAS CAP POSSIBLY. REMOVED AND REINSTALLED IT THE CAR SEEMED TO RUN FINE, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THE NEXT DAY I WAS DRIVING AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED, THE CAR HAVE NOW DONE THIS SEVERAL TIME. I DID READ ON THE INTERNET THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND SOME PEOPLE WERE TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE OF IMPROPER MAINTENANCE. I NOT THAT NOT TO BE TRUE. *TR

Mileage: 14,500

THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER ON 1/04. 3/02 AND 3/12 AND EVENTUALLY REPLACED THE CONPUTER CONTROL PART ON 3/16

Mileage: 32,000

MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA ENGINE STALLED. I STARTED THE ENGINE AND WENT BACK INSIDE THE HOUSE AND WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR I NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS OFF (WHICH WAS BIZARRE BECAUSE I KNEW I HAD TURNED IT ON). OF COURSE THE RADIO WAS STILL ON. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START IT EITHER RESULTED IN THE CAR NOT STARTING AND IN OTHER INSTANCES IT WOULD START FOR A SECOND AND THEN SHUT OFF. I HAD TO BORROW MY HUSBAND'S CAR FOR THE DAY. WHEN I GOT HOME, MY HUSBAND AND I TRIED STARTING THE ENGINE AGAIN AND REALIZED THAT IT WAS STALLING, ALSO THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS ON. MY HUSBAND TOLD ME HE READ AN ARTICLE RECENTLY ABOUT COROLLAS AND MATRIX PROBLEMS SO HE WENT BACK AND READ THE ARTICLE ONLINE AND REALIZED THAT THIS WAS THE SAME ISSUES MY CAR WAS EXPERIENCING. I ALSO CHECKED THE COROLLA MANUAL AND SAW THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT SAYS TAKE THE CAR TO TOYOTA IMMEDIATELY. *TR

Mileage: 30,443

I OWNED A TOYOTA COROLLA 2007 AND THE ENGINE STALLED ONCE. IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS GETTING OFF A HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE TOOK A 180 DEGREE TURN ON THE RAMP. THANK GOD THAT THERE WAS NO CAR BEHIND ME. I THOUGHT IT DID SOMETHING WRONG TO CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL. THIS WEEK I READ THE NEWS THAT TOYOTA ADMITTED THAT THERE MAY BE A ENGINE DEFECT. I HOPE THAT TOYOTA IS TAKING STEP TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

2-17-10 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA STALLED ON 4 LANE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO RENT A CAR. WENT BACK TO THE CAR AND IT STARTED AND RAN FINE FOR A FEW DAYS. THEN STARTED STALLING AGAIN. ONCE WHEN ON INTERSTATE I-26 I WAS IN PASSING LANE DOING 65 MPH AND IT STALLED AND I HAD TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD. I WAS ALMOST RUN OVER BY IRATE MOTORIST. IF THAT'S NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. PROBLEM BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND IT WOULD STALL EVERY 10-15 MILES. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC ON 3-15-10 AND HE INSTALLED A NEW OXYGEN SENSOR AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE FOR THE NEXT 100 MILES. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON AND THE MECHANIC SUSPECTS THE ECM IS THE PROBLEM. NOW I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. DON'T KNOW IF USED PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *TR

Mileage: 13,400

2007 TOYOTA COROLLA LE 41K MILES BOUGHT USED A MONTH AGO.. I BEEN EXPERIENCING VERY SIMILAR BEHAVIORAL PATTERNS AS NOTED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: PE09054 . WHILE DRIVING THE CAR NORMALLY AROUND 40MPH+ AND SOMETIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VERY RANDOMLY ENGINE STALLS OR SLOWLY LOWERS TO ABOUT 2000 RPM ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON.. I TRIED TO GIVE IT MORE GAS BUT ENGINE WON'T PICK UP ABOVE 2000RPM. I PULL OVER TO THE SIDE. SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. THEN RESTARTS THE CAR WITH NO ISSUES, ENGINE LIGHT TURNS OFF AND I CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY AGAIN.. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST 2 TIMES IN MY DAILY COMMUTE (30 MINUTES ONE WAY) .. AND IS GETTING MORE AND MORE FREQUENT. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

ON FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2010, I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA HOME ON MY LUNCH HOUR AND MY CAR STALLED TWICE ON A SHARP TURN. I NEARLY LOST CONTROL ON THE TURN BECAUSE THE STEERING BECAME (QUITE UNEXPECTEDLY) VERY DIFFICULT. AT FIRST I DIDN'T REALIZE THE CAR HAD STALLED, CAUSING THE STEERING PROBLEM. THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME THE CAR STALLED. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT COULD BE A COMPUTER PROBLEM, BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, ETC., AND THEY'D RUN DIAGNOSTICS ON IT. AFTER BEING THERE OVER FOUR HOURS, ALL THEY SAID WAS THAT THE BATTERY WAS "MARGINAL" BUT IT TOOK A CHARGE. I ASKED ABOUT PUTTING IN A NEW BATTERY AND THE SERVICE REP SAID HE DIDN'T WANT TO DO THAT. I WASN'T CHARGED FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC OR BATTERY CHARGE. I BELIEVE, NOW THAT I'VE HEARD ABOUT THE STALL ISSUE TODAY IN THE NEWS, THAT THIS PROBLEM IS WHY I WASN'T CHARGED FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HOWEVER, I WAS NOT INFORMED THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH STALLING. *TR

Mileage: 44,530

UNEXPECTED, SUDDEN, FULL ACCELERATION WHILE BRAKING/SLOWING AND LITTLE OR NO RESPONSE FROM BRAKES. *TR OCCURS WHILE BRAKING, BOTH SLOWING AS WELL AS WHILE STOPPED. *SMCH

Mileage: 17,730

UNEXPECTED, SUDDEN, FULL ACCELERATION WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP [WITH THE TRANSAXLE IN "DRIVE"]. *TR

Mileage: 17,730

MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA STALLED WHILE DRIVING WITHIN THE CITY AT 45 MPH, WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECOMING NON RESPONSIVE AND THE ENGINE LOSING OUT POWER. THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ALSO WENT ON. THIS STALLING ISSUE HAPPENED TWICE AND I HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE CURB TO EVADE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ACCIDENT IN THE TRAFFIC. BOTH THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED ON 08/06/2008. SUBSEQUENT TO THE STALLING THE CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER TRYING FEW TIME I COULD GET IT TO START ONCE MORE AND BARELY MANAGED TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERS SERVICE STATION. THE DEALER KEPT THE CAR OVERNIGHT AND CALLED ME TO INFORM NEXT DAY THAT THEY COULD NOT QUITE FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR. THE CAR BEING UNDER WARRANTY I WAS NOT CHARGED ANYTHING. THE DEALER COMMENTS ON MY INVOICE STATED - "ENGINE ECU MALFUNCTION REPLACE ENGINE ECU". (FOR THE STALLING PROBLEM) "IMMOBILIZER NOT RESPONDING". (FOR THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT) THE INCIDENT HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE. *TR

Mileage: 23,022

RE MY 2007 COROLLA CE. DRIVING WITH MY HUSBAND IN MY 2007 COROLLA IN 8/09 WAS MAKING RIGHT TURN OUT OF RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION ONTO HEAVY TRAFFIC ROADS DURING RUSH HOUR. WITH NO WARNING ENGINE LITERALLY STOPPED DEAD AS I WAS MOVING INTO LANE AND PERHAPS 20% OF WAY INTO LANE. ENGINE HAD BEEN RUNNING FINE BEFORE THAT WITH ABSOLUTELY NO INDICATION OF PROBLEM. FORTUNATELY--WHEN ENGINE STOPPED DEAD--FRONT OF CAR WAS NOT FULLY IN LANE INTO WHICH I WAS TURNING AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC COULD MOVE AROUND ME. TURNED OFF IGNITION, LET SET FOR PERHAPS 60 SECONDS; WAS ABLE TO RE-START ENGINE; CAR STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME, DRIVING 1.2 MILES. GARAGED OVERNIGHT; CAR STARTED NEXT MORNING BUT DIED HALFWAY OUT OF GARAGE. AFTER 5-10 MINUTES STARTED AGAIN BUT DIED AFTER DRIVING 30 YARDS. HAD TOWED TO DEALER; LEARNED THERE'D BEEN A "DEALER'S TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN IN 9/08, TSB EGO42-07, IN RE DEFECTIVE PART, TO QUOTE SERVICE MGR "BAD BATCH OF ECM'S IN "SOME" 2007 TOYOTAS." DEALERS WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE INFORMED CUSTOMERS OF THIS DEFECTIVE ECM WHEN THEY BROUGHT COROLLAS IN FOR SERVICE. PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAD THIS COROLLA SERVICED AT 2 DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS BETWEEN 9/08 AND 8/09, DATE OF INCIDENT, AND NEITHER INFORMED ME OF THIS TSB. MY HUSBAND AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THIS INCIDENT AND, SINCE I TRANSPORT MY 4 YR OLD NEPHEW, HE, TOO, HAD BEEN AT RISK. DEALERSHIP REP SHRUGGED ... COULD HAVE CARED LESS. THIS DEFECT SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN A MERE TSB ... THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL AND COROLLA OWNERS SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. ONLINE RESEARCH AT THE TIME INDICATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN COROLLAS WHICH HAD DIED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, SO WE WERE PROBABLY FORTUNATE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC FOR US. *TR

Mileage: 11,662

RE MY 2007 COROLLA CE. DRIVING WITH MY HUSBAND IN MY 2007 COROLLA IN 8/09 WAS MAKING RIGHT TURN OUT OF RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION ONTO HEAVY TRAFFIC ROADS DURING RUSH HOUR. WITH NO WARNING ENGINE LITERALLY STOPPED DEAD AS I WAS MOVING INTO LANE AND PERHAPS 20% OF WAY INTO LANE. ENGINE HAD BEEN RUNNING FINE BEFORE THAT WITH ABSOLUTELY NO INDICATION OF PROBLEM. FORTUNATELY--WHEN ENGINE STOPPED DEAD--FRONT OF CAR WAS NOT FULLY IN LANE INTO WHICH I WAS TURNING AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC COULD MOVE AROUND ME. TURNED OFF IGNITION, LET SET FOR PERHAPS 60 SECONDS; WAS ABLE TO RE-START ENGINE; CAR STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME, DRIVING 1.2 MILES. GARAGED OVERNIGHT; CAR STARTED NEXT MORNING BUT DIED HALFWAY OUT OF GARAGE. AFTER 5-10 MINUTES STARTED AGAIN BUT DIED AFTER DRIVING 30 YARDS. HAD TOWED TO DEALER; LEARNED THERE'D BEEN A "DEALER'S TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN IN 9/08, TSB EGO42-07, IN RE DEFECTIVE PART, TO QUOTE SERVICE MGR "BAD BATCH OF ECM'S IN "SOME" 2007 TOYOTAS." DEALERS WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE INFORMED CUSTOMERS OF THIS DEFECTIVE ECM WHEN THEY BROUGHT COROLLAS IN FOR SERVICE. PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAD THIS COROLLA SERVICED AT 2 DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS BETWEEN 9/08 AND 8/09, DATE OF INCIDENT, AND NEITHER INFORMED ME OF THIS TSB. MY HUSBAND AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THIS INCIDENT AND, SINCE I TRANSPORT MY 4 YR OLD NEPHEW, HE, TOO, HAD BEEN AT RISK. DEALERSHIP REP SHRUGGED ... COULD HAVE CARED LESS. THIS DEFECT SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN A MERE TSB ... THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL AND COROLLA OWNERS SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. ONLINE RESEARCH AT THE TIME INDICATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN COROLLAS WHICH HAD DIED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, SO WE WERE PROBABLY FORTUNATE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC FOR US. *TR

Mileage: 11,662

IN MAY 21, 2009, WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IN A 45 MPH ROAD, THE CAR SPEED SUDDENLY COULDN'T MAINTAIN AND STARTED TO DECREASE ALTHOUGH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THEN FOUND THE CAR ENGINE STALLED AND COULDN'T RESTART. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO OTHER CAR HIT HIS CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. BUT ENGINE SUDDENLY STALL WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY IN A HIGHWAY COULD BE LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM, WHICH COULD BE EVEN WORSE THAN SUDDEN ACCELERATION. I HAVE READ QCSREPORT00203 REPORT REGARDING ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEMS IN TOYOTA CONSUMER COMPLAINTS TO NHTSA. IN THIS REPORT IT STATES: IT IS FREQUENTLY POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM IS USED IN AN ENGINE IN A SPECIFIC VEHICLE ONCE THE MAKE, THE MODEL, THE MODEL YEAR, AND THE CORRESPONDING TOYOTA ENGINE FAMILY ARE IDENTIFIED. IN 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA OWNERS' MANUAL, PAGE107, IT CLEARLY STATES: IF ENGINE SPEED DOES NOT INCREASE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM SOMEWHERE IN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM. FROM THIS STATEMENT, IT TELLS THAT TOYOTA DOES AWARE THE ENGINE SUDDEN STALL PROBLEM AND THE DEFECTIVENESS OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM. TOYOTA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY ON 2007 COROLLA AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 37,670

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA I BOUGHT NEW. WITH 17,000+ MILES ON IT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THIS EVENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON A HEAVILY TRAVELED ROAD AT 45 MPH. THE CAR'S SPEED IMMEDIATELY DROPPED TO 15 MPH. I AVOIDED ACCIDENT AND INJURY, BUT WAS HORRIFIED AT THE THOUGHT I COULD HAVE BEEN ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE NEXT DAY I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. I FOUND IT ODD THAT THE SERVICE WRITER DIDN'T EVEN BLINK ABOUT THIS, AND THAT A NEW ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WAS READILY AVAILABLE. THE EXPERIENCE MADE ME THINK THIS MUST BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE. *TW

I BOUGHT A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. I HAD A VERY BAD EXPERIENCE ON JAN. 29, 2010. (1) FIRSTLY, WHEN I GOT OFF WORK, I COULD NOT START THE ENGINE. I TRIED 3 TIMES, AND ENGINE WAS FINALLY STARTED AND BOTH THE BATTERY AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHTS WERE ON. I WAS VERY WORRIED AND DECIDED TO GO TO A DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. (2) THE NEXT MORNING, I DROVE TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP NEARBY. WHEN I STOPPED AT A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT ON MY WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP, MY ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY!!! I WAS SO NERVOUS, QUICKLY TURNED ON MY EMERGENCY LIGHT AND TRIED TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN. THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND FINALLY I ARRIVED AT TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER CHECKED MY CAR AND FOUND THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WENT BAD. THEY REPLACED IT WITH A NEW ECM. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR NOW. MY CAR IS ONLY ABOUT 22,000 MILES. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE QUALITY OF TOYOTA'S ELECTRONICS. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 25 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE HOME SAFELY. THE NEXT DAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. WITHIN 20 MINUTES, HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE HOME. WITHIN MINUTES, HE WAS NOTIFIED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK WITH TOYOTA OF AMERICA. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 14,200.

Mileage: 14,200

2007 TOYOTA COROLLA STALLED A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN DOWNTOWN RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC. WOULD START BACK UP, BUT ONLY IDLE FOR 30 SEC. AND DIE AGAIN. HAD TO HAVE TOWED TO DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM). THIS APPEARS TO BE A WAY TO COMMON PROBLEM AS DISCUSSED ON THE TOYOTA FORUMS. SEEMS TO OCCUR WITH MID-30K MILEAGE. MINE HAD 34,800 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 34,800

I SAW ARTICLE ABOUT 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA STALLING PROBLEMS. WE HAVE A 2007 THAT HAS EXPERIENCED A MINOR VERSION OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE NEW. AT LOW SPEED <30MPH ENGINE RPM WILL RANDOMLY DROP FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN COME BACK UP. DOES NOT APPEAR TO OCCUR AT IDLE. PROBLEM IS WORSE WHEN COLD. DID NOT THINK IT SERIOUS UNTIL I SAW THE ARTICLE. THE ONLY THING WE HAVE DONE IS HAD OUR MECHANIC CHECK FOR ENGINE CODES, NO CODES REPORTED. WE ALSO HAVE A 2008 COROLLA THAT DOES EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 100

RE: 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA CE, PURCHASED IN JULY 2007, APPROX. 15,000 MILES. ON 7/29/09, CAR STALLED TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (I-95) AS I NORMALLY DO. STALLED ON MY BLOCK AFTER I MADE TURN INTO STREET. AFTER A MINUTE, WAS ABLE TO RESTART WITH MINIMAL ENGINE POWER TO TRAVEL ANOTHER 100 FEET. HAD TO REPEAT THIS UNTIL I REACHED MY DRIVEWAY. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A DEFECT (WIRE FOR THE COMPUTER DISLODGED OR FELL OFF AND CAUSED THE PROBLEM). THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. NO TIME TO PULL OFF TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONLY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT APPEARED WHEN TRYING TO RESTART ENGINE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND WITHOUT SOME INDICATION THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT RESULTING IN INJURY OR WORSE. DEALER REPLACED THE PART THAT DAY. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE ENGINES COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25030, FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21450. UPDATE 12/14/09 *CN UPDATED 12/16/09*JB

Mileage: 21,450

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE IDLED HIGHLY. SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV EXCESSIVELY FOLLOWED BY A LOW POWER RESPONSE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER INTO A PARKING LOT AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AFTER TEN MINUTES AND IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

Mileage: 25,000

OUR SON WAS DRIVING MY CAR AT APPROX 55 MPH, IN THE AFTERNOON, IN COOL CLEAR SPRING WEATHER... A CLUNK WAS HEARD, THE ENGINE DIED, HE WAS LUCKY TO FIND A WIDE SPOT TO PULL OFF THE RURAL TWO LANE HIGHWAY AND COAST TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, DIAGNOSES REVEALED DTC 607 ECM PERFORMANCE, DESCRIPTION COMPUTER,ENGINE . THE COMPUTER WAS DEFECTIVE, AND WAS REPLACED WITH 1 QUANTITY....FP NUMBER 89661-02K21 COMPUTER FOR THE ENGINE UNDER WARRANTY. (31,858 MILES ON ODOMETER) THURSTON'S DEALERSHIP IN UKIAH GAVE US GREAT SERVICE AND A QUICK TURN AROUND TIME ENABLING SON TO COMMUTE TO COLLEGE ONCE AGAIN WITH LITTLE INCONVENIENCE. I'M GREATLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS INCIDENT AND HOPE MY DATA SUBMISSION WILL SERVE TO ALERT SERVICE DEPARTMENTS, MANUFACTURERS AND INVESTIGATORS TO OUR EXPERIENCE WITH THE ENGINE COMPUTER CHIP DEFECT. I WANT TO HELP PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF OTHER DRIVERS BEING PLACED IN A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION OF LOSS OF ENGINE COMPUTER CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 31,858

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COMPUTER IN THE VEHICLE FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE COMPUTER IS RELATED TO THE GEARS AND POWER WINDOWS. WHENEVER THE GEARS ARE BEING SHIFTED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE SEVERELY. THE CONTACT HAD TO GET NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS INSTALLED FOUR TIMES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE RECEIVED NUMEROUS ALIGNMENTS BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. TWO SENSORS ALSO CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THE FAILURES STILL PERSIST. ALL OF THE FAILURES BEGAN FIVE MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 4,000

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. I PURCHASED MY CAR IN JANUARY 2007. I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. THE IS A VIBRATION I FEEL COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. MY CAR STOPPED ON THE LI EXPRESSWAY DUE TO 2 SENSORS THAT NO LONGER WORKED. THERE IS A SHAKING IN MY TIRES & EVERY TIME I TURN MY CAR ON THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA S, AND I BELIEVE THERE IS A MANUFACTURER DESIGN FLAW THAT LEADS TO EXCESSIVE DEBRIS AND ROCKS THAT GAIN ACCESS THROUGH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND WILL ULTIMATELY PUNCTURE HOLES IN THE AC CONDENSER. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF HAVING A PUNCTURED HOLE IN MY AC CONDENSER. SINCE THEY SAY IT IS CAUSED BY A ROCK THE DEALERSHIP ACCEPTS NO FAULT AND THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER IT. THEY CHARGE $728 DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE CONDENSER. I AM UPSET BECAUSE I FEEL THAT TOYOTA KNOWS THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS AND HAVE DONE VERY LITTLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. MY CAR ONLY HAS 22,000 MILES ON IT YET THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE WHICH I FEEL IS THE CAUSE. THE CAR SHOULD HAVE ENOUGH PROTECTION IN THE FRONT END THAT A ROCK WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE AC CONDENSER SO EASILY. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

THE 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA (CE) CAR ENGINE DIDN'T PICK UP SPEED IN HIGHWAY UNTIL PULLING CAR OVER TO SHOULDER AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THIS SITUATION HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES YESTERDAY WHEN I DRIVING IT WITH MY FAMILY ON HIGHWAY I-95 IN JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA. NEXT DAY I WENT TOYOTA DEALER TO FIND OUT THE ISSUE. THEY HOOKED THE ENGINE WITH THE COMPUTER BUT DIDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I FEAR THIS WILL HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE AND MAY CAUSE LIFE THREATEN SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 8,470