NHTSA Complaint #10310890 — 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA

VERY OFTEN, MY 2009 COROLLA WILL HAVE A VERY LOW IDLE, THE CAR ACTS AS IT IS GOING TO STALL. IT SHUDDERS, THE TACH DROPS LOW, BUT THEN WILL COME BACK UP. IT HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES PER WEEK WHEN I AM EITHER BACKING UP OR GOING FROM A STOP INTO FIRST GEAR. I HAVE DRIVEN ONLY MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS FOR OVER 26 YEARS, AND THIS IS THE FIRST VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH. I FEAR I WILL BE HIT FROM BEHIND, OR T-BONED WHEN THE CAR ACTS AS IF IT WANTS TO STALL. IT NEVER HAS STALLED, BUT IT FRIGHTENS US. AS I MENTIONED, THE CAR SHUDDERS, SHAKES WHEN THIS HAPPENS TO US. WE FEEL IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH A LOW IDLE PROBLEM, EITHER WITH THE ELECTRONICS OR SOFTWARE. WE HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER A FEW TIMES, BUT IT'S THE FAMOUS "CAN NOT DUPLICATE" ANSWER. WE ONLY DRIVE THIS VEHICLE USUALLY FROM APRIL TO LATE OCTOBER. WE LIVE IN THE SNOWBELT OF OHIO AND DRIVE OUR 4X4 JEEP NOV. THROUGH MARCH. I ALSO DRIVE A 2001 MANUAL TRANSMISSION HONDA CIVIC, WITH NEVER THESES ISSUES. I CAN'T GIVE INCIDENT DATES, THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY DURING EACH WEEK, EVER SINCE I TOOK DELIVERY OF THIS CAR IN MARCH, 2008. AGAIN, THIS IS A 2009 COROLLA S. *TR