NHTSA Complaint #10328482 — 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10328482
Vehicle	2005 TOYOTA COROLLA
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	April 25, 2010
Date Filed	May 3, 2010
Mileage	80,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	VT

Consumer Description

COMPLAINT ON 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA: "ECU" ENGINE CONTROL UNIT. OUR 2005 COROLLA'S ECU FAILED ONCE AT APPROX 40K MILES (4K OVER WARRANTY). THE UNIT FAILED COMPLETELY CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR ALSO SHIFTED GEARS RANDOMLY WHEN RESTARTED, INCLUDING SHIFTING ITSELF INTO REVERSE WHILE IN DRIVE! WE HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW UNIT AS IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT WAS REPLACED WITH NEWER ECU (I THINK FROM AN 06 COROLLA). HOWEVER, NOW AT 80K IT JUST FAILED AGAIN (THAT'S 40K ON THE ECU AGAIN). IT FAILED WHILE IT WAS IN DRIVE, AGAIN CAUSING A LOSE OF POWER. ONCE AGAIN WE WILL HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE IT. I'VE NEVER FILED A REPORT BEFORE. BUT APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I WAS INSTRUCTED BY THIS WEBSITE TO FILE A REPORT. HTTP://WWW.TOYOTANATION.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=201631&PAGE=4. *TR

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