2006 Toyota Corolla Engine

2006 COROLLA LE ENGINE COMPUTER MODULE DIED WITHOUT NOTICE ON JULY 18, 2009. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS COMPUTER DIEING ON THE SPOT WITHOUT NOTICE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL SINCE THIS IS DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT DIES WITHOUT NOTICE. DOES THERE NEED TO BE A DEATH INVOLVED OR CAN YOU GUYS HAVE A RECALL BEFORE IT HAPPENS. YOU NEED TO GO ON TOYOTA NATION AND SEE ALL THE COMPLAINTS. *TR

DRIVING BEHIND DUMP TRUCK ROCKS FELL OUT OF TRUCK AND PUNCTURED THE UNPROTECTED AC CONDENSER. THEN I LOST AC DURING ONE OF THE HOTTEST DAYS OF THE YEAR. LUCKY MY NEWBORN WAS NOT WITH ME. WHAT REALLY TICS ME OFF IS TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND RELEASED IT IN THERE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN AC002-06. WHICH I'M JUST NOW FINDING OUT ABOUT ON THE INTERNET. *TR

GOING 45 MPH, CAR SUDDENLY CUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING, WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD THAT THE ECM FAILED AND THE PART HAD TO BE ORDERED. I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW, SO THIS IS COVERED. IN SPEAKING WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AT DEALERSHIP, HE INDICATED THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS PART BECAUSE IT WASN'T A SAFETY ISSUE! IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE! I WAS LUCKY THERE WAS VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC AT THE TIME MY CAR DIED OR I MAY HAVE BEEN REARENDED. I'M JUST LUCKY IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

2006 COROLLA 1.8L IDLING ROUGH AND ABOUT TO DIE AT INTERSECTION, BUT SEEMED TO 'WARM UP' AND DIDN'T HAPPEN LATER THAT DAY. NEXT MORNING SAME THING, BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS REMAINED ON. *TR

TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN INDICATING THAT THE A/C CONDENSER IS NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED THE NUMBER FOR THIS REPORT IS AC002-06. ADDITIONALLY, THE TOYOTA HAS REDESIGNED THE COROLLA TO CORRECT THIS IN 2007 BY PROPERLY PROTECTING THE A/C CONDENSER LEAVING THE 2005-2006 CUSTOMERS IN THE DUST. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO OCCUR JUST OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. I DISCOVERED MY CONDENSER WAS NOT WORKING (CAUSING NO AIR CONDITIONING) 16 DAYS AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. I NOW LIVE IN THE SOUTHWEST AND THE TYPE OF HEAT EXPERIENCED AND LACK OF AC COULD BE CONSIDERED A HEALTH HAZARD. TOYOTA REFUSES TO REPLACE THE CONDENSER AND WANTS TO CHARGE CUSTOMERS THE FULL $600 FOR REPLACEMENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT 8 AM IN THE MORNING AND NOTICED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER STARTED PUMPING OUT HOT AIR. SINCE THAT TIME MY A/C HAS BEEN DEAD. THE VEHICLE IS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA LE WITH 43,000 MILES. *TR

WE LIVE IN FLORIDA AND WE LEASE A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE A/C WENT OUT. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD US A ROCK HIT THE CONDENSER AND PUT A HOLE IN IT. THERE IS A TSB OUT ON 2005-2006 COROLLAS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. REPORT NUMBER AC002-06 THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD US IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. NOW TOYOTA IS TELLING US WE HAVE TO PAY $645 TO FIX IT. WE FEEL TOYOTA NEEDS TO FIX IT. THIS IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM AND DESIGN FLAW. WE NEED TO HAVE A RECALL. *TR

THE ENGINE TURNS OFF COMPLETELY WITH NO POWER. *TR

2006 TOYOTA COROLLA, STARTED CAR AND DROVE APPROX. 10 MINS. CAR STALLED AT INTERSECTION, IN TRAFFIC. ENGINE WOULD CRANK BUT DID NOT RESTART. APPROX 10 MINS, THE ENGINE STARTED FOR 1 MIN. STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I WAS STUCK IN THE RIGHT TURN LANE BLOCKING TRAFFIC FOR ALMOST TWO HOURS WAITING FOR TOW TRUCK. COST ME $80. TO TOW TO GARAGE, MECH CLAIMS POSSIBLE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT FAILURE, LEFT IN SHOP FOR TESTING. *TR

MY CAR STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING , I PULLED OVER WHILE COASTING. I TURNED THE KEY AFTER STOPPING & IT STARTED BACK UP AND I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN AND IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES, AND THEN I HAD IT TOWED DUE TO THE HAZARD OF BEING HIT BY SOMEONE. THE PROBLEM WAS THE COMPUTER HAD TIED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER FAILURE IS A COMMON ISSUE ON THESE VEHICLES. LUCKILY I WAS UNDER WARRANTY ON THIS AND WAS REPLACED FOR FREE. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL. ALSO AFTER THIS WAS FIXED 2 DAYS LATER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WENT OUT. AGAIN IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE ACCORDING TO A FEW DEALERS I TALKED AS THE PART THAT IS NEEDED TO REPLACE IS BACKORDERED AS TOYOTA IS REDESIGNING IT. AGAIN NO RECALL FROM TOYOTA YET. I AM LIABLE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH IT IS AN ENGINE COMPONENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AROUND 1:30 AM ON 5/02/2008 WHEN THE VEHICLE JUST QUIT RUNNING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. I TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITH NO LUCK. I CALLED MY WIFE TO COME AND GET ME SO I COULD CALL A TOWING SERVICE TO GET THE CAR HOME. I THAN CONNECTED THE CAR TO MY PERSONAL ENGINE SCANNER AND PULLED A TROUBLE CODE P0607 CONTROL MODULE PERFORMANCE. I LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT TOYOTA HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR NO START CONDITION. BULLETIN # EG049R. I CONTACTED TOYOTA THE NEXT DAY AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP SO THEY COULD TROUBLE SHOOT IT. THEY TOLD ME WHAT I ALREADY NEW. THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WAS FAULTY. THEY ALSO SAID BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAD 111,146 MILES ON IT THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE TO TRY AND GET THEM TO REPAIR IT UNDER GOODWILL SINCE THEY HAVE A BULLETIN OUT REGARDING FAULTY CONTROL MODULES. I WAS CONTACTED ON 5/8/2008 AND TOLD THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT OFFER ME ANY TYPE OF GOODWILL COVERAGE BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PRIOR REPAIR WORK DONE AT THE TOYOTA DEALER AND I WAS BEYOND THE NORMAL WARRANTY. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT I DO ALL MY OWN MAINT. ON MY VEHICLES SINCE I AM A MECHANIC BY TRADE. THEY SAID THEY WERE AWARE OF THE BULLETIN BUT THE STILL WERE NOT WILLING TO OFFER ANY TYPE OF GOOD FAITH WARRANTY. MY CASE NUMBER WITH TOYOTA IS 2008 0502 0992. AFTER TALKING TO A FEW LOCAL DEALERS I DEAL WITH I HAVE FOUND THAT THEY ARE REPLACING QUITE A FEW OF THESE FAULTY PROCESSORS UNDER WARRANTY. SOME DEALERS STOCK AS MANY AS 3 CONTROL UNITS ON THE SHELF AT ONE TIME. MY FEELING IS THAT THEY ARE WARRANTING MOST OF THEM PEOPLE ARE NOT AWARE OF THE BIG PICTURE. THE PROCESSOR IS A $700.00 ITEM. I WONDER HOW MANY ARE REALLY GOING BAD. SHOULD THIS BE A NATIONAL RECALL? *TR

THE CONDENSER ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT (MODEL XRS 2006) IS EXPOSED AND THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAS FAILED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICING, WHILE STILL UNDER MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY, AND WAS DENIED THE CLAIM. I WAS TOLD THE REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED. WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT THE DESIGN, I WAS TOLD " I DON'T DESIGN THE VEHICLE, I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE". *TR

2006 TOYOTA COROLLA LE EXPOSED CONDENSER RESULTING IN PUNCTURE WHICH CAUSES AIR CONDITIONING TO FAIL WAS FIXED ON LATER MODELS BUT 2006 MODELS NEED TO BE FIXED OTHERWISE A REPLACED CONDENSER WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE SAME PROBLEM REPEATEDLY. *TR

A/C CONDENSER HAS LEAK CAUSED BY ALLEGED ROCK STRIKING. *TR

VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHEN DRIVING. DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER, ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA, THE VEHICLE GASOLINE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER OUT OF TRAFFIC WITH NO INCIDENT. I HAVE GREAT CONCERN FOR SAFETY OF OTHERS SINCE I NORMALLY DRIVE ON THE MAJOR INTERSTATES. I TRIED TO RESTART BUT NO RESULTS. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOLLED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS THE ECM OR THE ENGINE COMPUTER THAT FAILED. THIS INCIDENT IS SIMILAR TO NHTSA INVESTIGATION, #PE05029 DATED MAY 31, 2005, WHERE GASOLINE/ELECTRIC HYBRID VEHICLES GASOLINE ENGINES WOULD STALL. FACTS FOUND THAT ANALYSIS OF THE WARRANTY DATA INDICATED THAT OVER 97% OF VEHICLES EXPERIENCING A GAS ENGINE STALL RESULTED FROM AN ISSUE WITH THE PROGRAM LOGIC IN THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) SYSTEM. MAJOR CONCERN IS SAFETY ON MAJOR INTERSTATES AT HIGH SPEEDS AND THE VEHICLE STALLING OUT WITH NO WARNING. THE OTHER CONCERN IS THAT IT COST ME $1,229.69 TO REPLACE THE ECM, PLUS $80.25 TO HAVE IT TOLLED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND THE FUEL AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES DISPLAYED ZERO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE MAIN COMPUTER IN THE VEHICLE FAILED AND THE COMPONENT COULD NOT BE REPLACED UNTIL OCTOBER. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,000.

MY COROLLA IS A 2006 WITH ONLY 14,000 MILES.THE ENGINE COMPUTER WENT OUT AT 13,000 MILES ABOUT 5 WEEKS AGO. MY CAR STAYED IN THE SHOP AT THOMASVILLE GEORGIA TOYOTA FOR TWO WEEKS. I GOT IT BACK AND DROVE IT TWO WEEKS AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I CUT IT OFF AND RECRANKED IT AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY CAN'T GET IT TO DO IT AGAIN. THEY KEPT IT ANOTHER WEEK AND DID NOTHING TO FIX IT. I CANNOT EVEN GO ON VACATION OR LET MY DAUGHTER TAKE IT TO COLLEGE FOR FEAR THAT IT WILL BREAK DOWN AGAIN AND LEAVE HER STRANDED ON A DESOLATE ROAD IN DANGER FOR HER LIFE. THE DEALER ADMITTED THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS AND I KNOW IT HAPPENED IN 2001 CORROLLAS ALSO. THE CAR IS 14 MONTHS OLD WITH 14,600 MILES ON IT.I WANT THE CAR REPLACED OR BOUGHT BACK.I OWE AROUND 13,000 ON THE CAR AND THEY ONLY OFFERED ME 11,000 ON A TRADE IN. YET THEY ARE SELLING ONE JUST LIKE MINE WITH MORE MILES FOR 15,788.THEY ARE TRYING TO ROB ME BLIND.THIS IS VERY CROOKED DISHONORABLE BUSINESS PRACTICES. THE CAR IS USELESS TO ME TO LEAVE TOWN AND VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE CAR GETS VERY HARD TO STEER AND WILL BARELY RUN 2 MPH. PLEASE HELP ME. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW FOR MY DAUGHTER. *TR

NOTICED EXHAUST WAS COMING INTO CABIN OF CAR SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING IT BRAND NEW FORM DEALERSHIP WHILE DRIVING, IN PARK OR AT A TRAFFIC STOP SIGN. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP WAS ADVISED BY SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE SMELL WAS THE COATING ON THE EXHAUST USED FOR ANTI CORROSION PURPOSE. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER TOOK CAR INTO DEALER SHIP, ADVISED THAT I HAD EXHAUST COMING INTO MY CAR, DEALERSHIP CONCURRED AND REPLACED EXHAUST SYSTEM FROM EXHAUST MANIFOLD BACK TO THE MUFFLER. PURCHASED CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR FOR CAR TO VERIFY THAT EXHAUST WAS COMING INTO CAR W/CARBON MONOXIDE. DETECTOR WAS READING AT 25 PPM (PARTS PER MILLION) TOOK CAR BACK AGAIN, STILL GETTING SMELL 2 WEEKS LATER. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. TOOK IT IN AGAIN STILL GETTING EXHAUST IN CAR ( INCONSISTENTLY) DOES NOT DUPLICATE THIS ACTION EVERY DAY. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE ISSUE, WROTE LETTER TO TOYOTA MFG. ON THIS ISSUE AS OF LATE NO ACTION YET. *JB

I CAME HOME ON 8/25/06 AT 12:30AM, DRIVING ABOUT 15 MILES HOME FROM THE RESTAURANT, AND PARKED THE CAR IN MY APARTMENT COMPLEX. AT APPROXIMATELY 5:30AM THE VEHICLE BROKE INTO A FIRE, AND WAS BURNT TO THE GROUND. THE FLAMES COMPLETELY ENGULFED THE CAR. MY INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR SAID THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE, AND WORKED IT'S WAY AROUND THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR. HAVE NOTIFIED TOYOTA, AND HAVE A CLAIMS TICKET WITH THEM, BUT GETTING THEM TO RETURN ANY PHONE CALLS HAS BEEN COMPLETELY UNSUCCESSFUL AT ALL. *NM