2007 Toyota Corolla Complaint Log

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW TOYOTA COROLLA 2007, RECENTLY I HAVE HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND OFF FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. WHEN I WENT TO CHECK ON WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY ADVISED ME I NEEDED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE THE CAR ISN'T EVEN 4 YEARS OLD AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS NOT MY FAULT. THEY TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION CONVERTER TORQUE IS STICKING, AND THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE FOR $5700.00. THE ONLY WAY TO REPAIR IT , IS TO. *TR

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

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 THAT THE STEMS BE SAVED FOR ME AFTER REMOVAL. THE STEMS WERE SUBSEQUENTLY LOST DESPITE THE SALESMAN AND I COMBING THRU THE GARBAGE CANS. I SAW A SEARS PRINTOUT OF THE STEM RECALL/FAILURE INFORMATION WITH PICTURES OF A STEM IDENTICAL IN DESIGN AND CRACKING TO THE ONE ON THE BLOW OUT TIRE AS WELL AS JUST REMOVED FROM THE COROLLA. THIS PROVED THAT SEARS KNEW ABOUT THE STEM PROBLEM BUT FAILED TO CONTACT ME OR HELP WHEN I ASKED. 6/12/10 RESEARCHED VALVE STEMS, LEARNED OF CHINA RECALL. *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. TOYOTA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX THESE CARS INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS TO COMPLAIN AND TOW IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THEIR CARS BREAK DOWN! *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

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

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED MOVING INTO THE INTERSECTION CAUSING A VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE CONTACT'S DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE NECK. THE INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKES WERE WORKING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING FAST AND THE CRASH WAS NOT SEVERE ENOUGH FOR THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY, BUT THEY ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE MOUNT VERNON POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT 10-24232 WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 33,000.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

I HAD JUST STARTED MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA IN A PARKING LOT, I BACKED OUT OF A MY PARKING SPACE, AND PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 3-4 MPH, WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE TO STOP. THE CAR CONTINUED TO LURCH FORWARD. EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. I APPLIED MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE, BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE. I HAD TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK, IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR. I THEN LOOKED DOWN AT THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS. MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT DEPRESSED IN ANYWAY, HOWEVER THE ENGINE RPM'S CONTINUED TO INCREASED. I HAD TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF TO STOP THE ENGINE SPEED FROM INCREASING. I TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY, BUT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. *TR

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

DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY, I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE TO TURN AND THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN. COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT, AND TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT WAS FINE. ARRIVED HOME IN THE DRIVEWAY, MY HUSBAND OPENED THE HOOD AND ASKED ME TO TURN THE CAR ON, LEFT IT RUNNING AND IT SHUT DOWN IN ABOUT 3 MINUTES. THIS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. CALLED THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. HAD THE CAR TOWED AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS UNDER WARRANTY. *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

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

WHILE GETTING ON THE FREEWAY MY CAR LOST ALMOST ALL ACCELERATION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY TURNED OFF CAR, RESTATED IT AND IT SOUNDED, FELT NORMAL. I DROVE 11 MILES HOME. NEXT DAY: DRIVING TO TOYOTA 2MILES AWAY, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, CAR SHUTS DOWN AT INTERSECTION IN TRAFFIC, BLOCKS FROM TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. CAR STALLS 4 MORE TIMES TO DEALERSHIP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THE RPMS WOULD RACE UP AND DOWN FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLING. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW COMPUTER AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP SO THAT THE DEALER COULD LOOK AT IT AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 33,000.

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA WHICH I BOUGHT IN NOVEMBER 2006. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS OUT OF MY VEHICLE, FROM COSMETICS, TO VIBRATING STEERING WHEEL, AIR CONDITIONING ISSUES, LEAKING STRUTS, ALIGNMENT ISSUES, AND MOST RECENTLY THE ECM. I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE, AND RIGHT BEFORE I TURNED INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION MY CAR SHOOK, AND THEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. ALL OF THE LIGHTS AND SERVICE INDICATORS CAME ON, AND THEN SHUT OFF LEAVING ONLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I TRIED TO START MY VEHICLE AGAIN, BUT NOTHING. MY FRIEND HAD TO HELP ME TO PUSH THE VEHICLE INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. THERE, I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AGAIN, AND SO I HEADED HOME. JUST AS I GOT TO MY HOUSE, THE CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN, AND RIGHT BEFORE IT SHUT OFF, IT WOULDN'T EVEN GIVE GAS. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A NEARBY SHOP, AND AFTER CHECKING THE ENTIRE CAR AND DOING A DIAGNOSTIC, I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ECM AND THAT IT WOULD COST 650 TO REPAIR (AND THAT'S FOR A USED/REBUILT ONE). I CALLED TOYOTA, AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY UP TO 80,000 MILES. I AM JUST UNDER 80,000 MILES THANK GOD. THE GUY I SPOKE WITH SOUNDED AS IF HE WASN'T SURPRISED OF THE ISSUE. I AM HAVING MY VEHICLE TOWED TO TOYOTA TODAY, AND I GUESS WILL SEE HOW THIS ALL PANS OUT. THE BAD PART ABOUT IT ALL IS, WHAT IF THEY FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT HAPPENS AGAIN? AND WHAT OTHER ISSUES ARE THERE THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT AND THEIR CONSUMERS DON'T. PLUS, WHO IS GOING TO PAY FOR PEOPLES TIME OFF WORK FOR THESE REPAIRS, AND THEIR INCONVENIENCES? AT THIS POINT I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN TOYOTA! I WANTED TO PURCHASE THE 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA NEXT, OR THE LEXUS RX320, BUT I WILL DEFINITELY PASS ON THAT NOW! *TR

YESTERDAY OUR 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA(13,000) STOPPED DEAD IN FLOW OF TRAFFIC ON A HIGHWAY-LUCKILY WE MERGED TO SHOULDER NARROWLY MISSING BEING HIT BY TRAFFIC. THE CAR WAS FIXED W/ A NEW COMPUTER SYSTEM. CHECKING IF OTHERS HAD THIS PROBLEM IT TURNS OUT THAT DIAGNOSTIC CODE P0607 HAS A VERY BAD & SIGNIFICANT HISTORY WITH 2007 COROLLA-CARS JUST DIE!!! BUT NO RECALL. WE ALMOST DIED AND SIMILAR SITUATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS VEHICLE WAS AT A REPAIR SHOP, HE WAS INFORMED THAT ALL FOUR STRUTS WERE LEAKING. WHEN HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, HE WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE STRUTS TO LEAK AND THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH REPAIR EXPENSES. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45,670.

MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA'S ENGINE SHUT OFF AS I WAS GETTING OFF THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO A BUSY HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO GLIDE THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE RODE. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND PRESSED DOWN THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO (EVEN WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR). THE CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN. I RESTARTED IT, IT LURCHED FORWARD AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF AGAIN. I COULD NOT RESTART IT AGAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE, OIL LIGHT, AND BATTERY LIGHT ALL CAME ON BUT ONLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS THE ECU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, SIDE SWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE, CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT, WHILE IT WAS AIRBORNE IT ALSO HIT A SIGN AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE VEHICLE ALSO FELL 3.5 FEET FROM A RETAINING WALL, CRASHED INTO A FENCE, DOWN AN EMBANKMENT INTO A CREEK AND STOPPED AFTER CRASHING INTO A TREE. TWO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 53,103.

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

DRIVING ON --185N IN COLUMBUS, GA CAR (2007 TOYOTA COROLLA) STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ALL SYSTEMS SHUT DOWN;PUT CAR IN PARK ON MEDIAN TOOK CAR TO DEALER ON MONDAY (3/29/2010) DEALER SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE IT'S WARRANTEED UP TO 80,000 MILES MY CAR HAS 65,000 MILES DOING RESEARCH, FOUND OUT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON IN 2006-2007 CORROLLA MODELS SALESMAN TOLD US NOTHING ABOUT IT NO ONE REPORTED REPEATED PROBLEMS (MAYBE BY THE TIME THEY DID, THEY BOUGHT A NEW CAR) BY KEEP TRYING TO CRANK THE CAR TO GET IT TO A SAFE SPOT OFF THE ROAD, ALL THE CRANKINGS EVENTUALLY CAUSED THE STARTER TO GO BAD HADN'T REPLACED STARTER YET, BUT REPLACING STARTER EXPENSE DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEM HAD TO COME OUT OF MY POCKET CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODE IS: P0607 CONTROL MODULE PERFORMANCE (ECM) WAS REPLACED

DAUGTHER WHO IS SEVENTEEN STATED THAT TOYOTA COROLLA 2007 IN WHICH SHE WAS DRIVING WAS TURNING A CORNER ON HIGHWAY 218 IN AND AROUND POLKTON ,NC WAS UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE AND WHEEL BECAME VERY LOOSE AND UNABLE TO TURN AND STEER AND WHEN ATTEMPTED TO STOP CAR BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK AND DAUGHTER EVENTUALLY WENT OVER OPPOSITE ONCOMING LANE AND OFF ROAD INTO A DITCH THANK GOD NO ONCOMING CAR WAS COMING COULD HAVE BEEN A LETHAL IF CAR WAS COMING DAUGTER HURT HER BACK IN THE ACCIDENT PLEASE HELP US THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH POWERSTEERING IN THESE TOYOTA COROLLA AND IT IS A SIGN FROM GOD ALMIGHTY AND NEEDS LOOKING IN TO THIS MATTER I DREAMED WEEKS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED THAT MY DAUGHTER HAD DIED ANDWHEN WE TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS CAR BUT YOU HAVE COMPLAINTS AND IT MUST BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE SOMETHING DANGEROUSLY HAPPENS PLEASE DONT IGNORE THIS PLEA

CAR : 2007 COROLLA CE FIRST INCIDENT : ACCELORATOR WOULD GET STUCK AND IT WOULDN'T GO DOWN UNTIL I PRESS THE BREAKS REALLY HARD. IT KEPT SHAKING THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER INCIDENT I TOOK TO CABE TOYOTA OF LONG BEACH (562) 595-7411 . AND CABE TOYOTA WASTED MY TIME AND KEPT THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS AND SAID NO WORK WAS DONE BECAUSE NOTHING WAS WRONG BUT IT SEEMED LIKE THEY DID SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CAR BECAUSE WEIRD NOISES STARTED HAPPENING. SECOND INCIDENT: 03/24/2010 BREAK FAILURE ON WARDLOW BLVD TOWARDS ATLANTIC AVENUE. BREAKS DID NOT WANT TO GO DOWN. CAR KEPT GOING AFTER TRYING TO PRESS BREAKS! HAD TO SHUT DOWN CAR BY TAKING KEY OUT OF IGNITION AND PULL EMERGENCY BREAK. LUCKILY NO CAR WAS IN FRONT AND BACK. STERRING WHEEL LOCKED. AS SOON AS IT HAPPENED I CALLED CABE TOYOTA AND FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT IT. THEY TOOK THE CAR FOR LESS THEN A DAY AND TOLD ME TO PICK UP MY CAR. THE MECHANIC SAID "WE HAD IT FOR TWO DAYS AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT." AND THEY HAD A MEETING WITH THE TOYOTA AND SAID GIVE THE CAR BACK. TIME OF SUBMITTING CAR 2 PM ON 03/24/2010 . TIME I CALLED TO ASK ABOUT CAR AROUND 1:30ISH 03/25/2010. THEY ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR ONE DAY. AND ISSUED THE CAR BACK TO ME. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. I WAS SHAKING DRASTICALLY AFTER IT HAPPENED. LUCKILY MY DAUGHTER WASN'T IN THE CAR. OR I WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY.

I TOOK MY 2007 COROLLA TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 1/18/2010 IN BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA BECAUSE OF THROTTLE SURGES, AND AT ONE POINT, LOSS OF THROTTLE CAPABILITY. THEY REPLACED 1 PART RELATED TO THE THROTTLE THAT COST OVER 1100 DOLLARS. IT CONTINUED TO DO THE SAME THINGS, AND I RETURNED IT ON 3/23/10, ONLY TO FIND OUT A COMPUTER BOARD AND OXYGEN SENSOR NOW NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 1,000 ADDITIONAL DOLLARS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN TOYOTA'S LACK OF OWNERSHIP REGARDING THESE ISSUES. IF I CHOOSE TO HAVE THE REPAIRS MADE, I WILL THEN DRIVE IT OVER TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, TO PURCHASE A COMPARABLE REPLACEMENT.

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH A SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND CAUSED A CRASH TO OCCUR. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT MENTIONED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND REQUESTED TAHT VEHICLE NOT BE REPAIRED BEFORE AN INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR MORE THAN TWO WEEKS WITHOUT A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER, ALTHOUGH SEVERAL MESSAGES WERE LEFT REGARDING THE INSPECTION DATE. THE CURRENT FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 38,000.

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN TRAVELING AT 20 MPH ,THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A INTERNAL MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24000. UPDATED 5/12/10 *CN THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING PUMP. UPDATED 05/20/10

THE CAR ACCELERATED INSTEAD OF STOPPING WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP. THE CAR SPED OFF ON ITS OWN AND CRASHED AGAINST THE FENCE ON MARCH 10, 2010. THE ACCELERATION OF THE CAR ON ITS OWN IS NOT NEW, BUT HAS NOT RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA SPORT JUST SHUT ITSELF OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL. IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THIS FIRST INCIDENT AND MY FATHER-IN-LAW WHO IT A MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY ECM. ACCORDING TO HIM THERE ARE A LOT OF SHOPS IN OUR AREA THAT HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEM. THE DEALER EVEN HAS THE NEW UPDATED PART IN STOCK, WHICH MEANS THEY KNOW IT IS A PROBLEM. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE WITH ALL OF TOYOTA'S ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS?

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 COROLLA I LOST POWER TO THE ENGINE ON A BUSY INTERSECTION. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. GOT TOWED TO A GARAGE. RECEIVED THE CODE P0607. RESEARCHED AND FOUND A TSB ON THIS ISSUE TSB EG042-07. MY CAR IS AT 94000 MILES AND THE TSB ONLY COVERS UP TO 80,000. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2006 AND 2007 TOYOTA'S. I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE AND A TICKET WAS GENERATED FOR MY CASE. THE DISTRICT MANAGER SAID SHE WOULD DO NOTHING TO REPLACE THIS PART. SO MUCH FOR HELPING A (FORMER) RELIABLE TOYOTA OWNER. A RECALL WAS NEVER DONE. I NOW NEED TO REPLACE A COMPUTER FOR $900 ON A 3 YEAR OLD CAR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I SEE MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. I SEE THAT THE NHTSA HAS BEGUN AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS. I HOPE THAT TOYOTA DOES NOT GET AWAY WITH THIS! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH ATTEMPTING TO PARK AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. IN ORDER TO STOP THE ACCELERATION, THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THREE PEOPLE DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND ALL OF THEM HAVE EXPERIENCED THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000. UPDATED 04/22/10 *BF UPDATED 05/05/10.*JB

MY FOUR EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE MADE UP OF CHEAP PLASTIC AND THEY HAVE DISINTEGRATED. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO OPERATE THIS VEHICLE SINCE GETTING IN AND OUT OF THIS VEHICLE IS NOT EASY. I CAN ONLY ACCESS THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE DRIVER'S DOOR. ALL THE OTHER HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF COMPLETELY. WHEN YOU USE THIS VEHICLE IN AN URBAN, TRAFFIC CONGESTED SITUATION, ENTERING THIS CAR BECOMES VERY DANGEROUS. IF THIS VEHICLE WAS EVER INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT, IT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE TO JUST OPEN THE CAR DOORS TO RESCUE PASSENGERS SINCE THE DOOR ARE INOPERABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY AFTER HE REMOVED HIS FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 03/26/10. *LJ

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

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

WE HAVE TWO TOYOTAS,A 2006 CAMRY LE AND A 2007 COROLLA. IN BOTH CASES IN THE LAST MONTH WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN SURGES WHILE THE CARS WERE IN GEAR BUT COMPLETELY STOPPED. IN THE FIRST,THE 2006 CAMRY MADE A SUDDEN SURGE AHEAD WHILE WAITING AT AN INTERSECTION. IT LASTED ONLY A BRIEF MOMENT BUT IT WAS QUITE NOTICEABLE. I REPORTED IT TO OUR TOYOTA DEALER RIGHT AWAY AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT ONE OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES. THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE SERVICE DEPT. SEEMED UNCONCERNED EVEN THOUGH I INSISTED ON THE SERIOUSNESS OF IT. THE SECOND OCCURRED THIS LAST WEEK AND WAS FAR MORE SERIOUS. WHILE AWAITING AT A STOP SIGN THE CAR BEGAN TO REV TREMENDOUSLY AND THE RPMS SHOT INTO THE RED ZONE. I HAD MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE AND IMMEDIATELY PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL BEFORE SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE ENTIRELY. I RE STARTED THE ENGINE SHORTLY AND NO FURTHER PROBLEMS RESULTED THAT DAY. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE SAME DEALER AND DETAILED THE EVENT TO THE SERVICE DEPT.. I WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN IMMEDIATELY,WHICH I DID.THIS ONE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY DID A CODE CHECK ON IT AND FOUND NOTHING AMISS. I KNOW THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG! I WROTE TO TOYOTA'S WEBSITE BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE OTHER THAN THEY WOULD LOOK INTO THE FIRST REPORT FILED AFTER THE INCIDENT WITH THE 2007 CAMRY. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. TWICE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A PERIOD OF 24 HOURS AND THEN WENT OFF FOR A WEEK. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER. I AM REPORTING THIS AS I KNOW THERE IS SERIOUS CONCERN ABOUT THE COMPUTER ELECTRONIC SYSTEM IN THE TOYOTAS. I THOUGHT THIS PIECE OF INFORMATION MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO YOU. *TR

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

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