2007 TOYOTA COROLLA Complaints

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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