NHTSA Complaint #10412212 — 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA

WHILE DRIVING MY TOYOTA COROLLA 2003 MODEL AT FREEWAY 110 WITH A SPEED OF 65 MILES PER HOUR, I NOTICED THAT THE MIL OR MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT TURNED ON. AS SOON AS I SAW THE LIGHT, I WENT STRAIGHT TO A MECHANIC TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG. THE MECHANIC USED A DIAGNOSTIC TESTER AND SHOWED THE CODE P0070 SOLENOID "E" FAULT AND ADVISED US TO GO TO THE DEALER AND CHECK IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS FAULT, BUT TOYOTA CLAIMED THAT THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL ISSUED ON THAT PARTICULAR DEFECT. I TRIED TO RESEARCH ON THIS AND FOUND OUT THAT TOYOTA ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED ON OCT. 23, 2002 . IT WAS ALSO ADMITTED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT TOYOTA HAS MADE PRODUCTION CHANGES IN LATER MODELS OF THE COROLLA LINE TO ELIMINATE THE ISSUE BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THE 2003 MODEL. IF THIS IS THE CASE, THEN THIS WILL TRULY POSED A PROBLEM TO MANY TOYOTA COROLLA 03 USERS. WE BOUGHT THESE CAR 5 YEARS AGO AND WE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY PROBLEM ON IT UNTIL TODAY. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT YOUR ORGANIZATION CAN URGE TOYOTA TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS. THANK YOU. *TR