2007 TOYOTA COROLLA Complaints

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

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

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. 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.

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

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

STOP THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. BIG CRASH NOISE JUST LIKE CONFLICTING METALS. 1/14/08 DEALER CHANGED THE ECM AT 13,699 MILES. AFTER THEN WHEN STOPPED AND IDLING IN DRIVE WITH BRAKES ON THE RPMS DROP AND THERE IS TAPPING NOISE FROM THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE OF CAR. BUT THE SERVICE ALWAYS TOLD ME YOUR CAR IS FINE. I HAD TO DO MAINTENANCE SERVICE FOR TRANSMISSION OIL CHANGE AND 30,000 MILES SERVICE AT 26,68MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD. THE CONTACT PUSHED HARDER ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THAN USUAL BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. HE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH EXTREME FORCE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A TRUCK. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A ROAD SIGN AND THEN INTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT CONTINUOUSLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKES WITH NO RESPONSE AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE LOT. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY HOWEVER, THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

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.