NHTSA Complaint #10620998 — 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA

1. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 25 MPH, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER; I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ABOUT 2 MPH INTO A NEARBY GAS STATION. THE BATTERY LIGHT WAS NOT ON, BUT THE ORANGE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER 5 MINUTES, THE EMPLOYEE WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND I DROVE ONE MILE TO MY HOME. MY REPAIR MECHANIC DID A COMPUTER SCAN INDICATING POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WITH A SWITCH AND SUGGESTED THAT I DRIVE AROUND FOR ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE RETURNING. 2. A SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCURRED 10 DAYS LATER. I GLIDED INTO A PARKING LOT, WAITED 10 MIN., AND THE CAR RESUMED AT REGULAR SPEED. 3. ON 8/7/14, I DROVE 2 MI. BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP AT A REGULAR SPEED. A SECOND SCAN COULD NOT BE COMPLETED BECAUSE THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED RESPONDING TO THE REPAIR SHOP'S COMPUTER. AT THIS POINT THE CAR IS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE AND MUST BE TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALER. I WAS ADVISED THAT I MAY NEED A NEW COMPUTER. MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS ABOUT 48,000 MILES ON IT. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT A COMPUTER FAILURE IS NORMAL WITHIN THE AGE AND MILEAGE RANGE OF THIS CAR. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE.. *TR