NHTSA Complaint #10279936 — 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10279936
Vehicle	2008 TOYOTA COROLLA
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	July 19, 2009
Date Filed	August 10, 2009
Mileage	21,926 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

2008 TOYOTA COROLLA 4-DOOR SEDAN CE SHOWED SUDDENLY "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" WHILE BEING DRIVEN. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE CAR ABRUPTLY TURNED OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. INFORMED BY DEALER THAT PROBLEM WAS DEFECTIVE ENGINE COMPUTER (FP NO 89661-02R00) AND THAT COROLLAS IN MODEL YEARS 2004-07 COMMONLY HAD PROBLEM. HOWEVER, NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED BY COMPANY THOUGH IT HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE PART. COMPUTER REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT AS IT OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN ACCIDENT OR INJURY OR STRANDING OF THE MOTORIST IN A DANGEROUS AREA. ALSO SENT LETTER OF COMPLAINT TO TOYOTA (THEIR FILE NO. 0907142725). *TR

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