NHTSA Complaint #10691550 — 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 395 IN CONNECTICUT THE ENGINE DIED. I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AFTER MULTIPLE TRIES THE CAR STATED. I DROVE A LITTLE FURTHER AND THE ENGINE DIED ONCE AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND GET IT TO MY MECHANIC. THE ENGINE ERROR CODE STATED THAT 2 OF THE 4 STARTER COILS FAILED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE 2 STARTER COILS AND THE CAR DROVE FINE. AFTER THE CAR SPENT THE NIGHT IN MY GARAGE IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. THE CAR AGAIN RAN FINE FOR 1 DAY THAN AFTER THE OVERNIGHT IN THE GARAGE THE CAR WOULD NOT START. AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF MY MECHANIC I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO VALENTI TOYOTA IN WESTERLY. RI WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR A WEEK FIRST STATING THAT THE COMPUTER WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I POINTED OUT THAT TOYOTA HAD A RECALL OF COMPUTERS IN 2008 COROLLA AND SINCE MY CAR WAS BUILT IN 2008 DID THEY USE THE SAME FAULTY COMPUTERS? THEY STATED NO AND WOULD ORDER A NEW COMPUTER AND HAVE IT THE NEXT DAY. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP STATING THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT RELEASE THE PART TO THEM AND THEY WOULD BE DEALING WITH THE REGIONAL PARTS ENGINEER. AFTER 4 DAYS AND STILL NO COMPUTER VALENTI TOYOTA CALLED ME BACK AND STATED THAT ALL 4 STARTER COILS NEEDED REPLACING AND THAT THE CAR IS RUNNING NOW. THE CHARGE FOR THE REPAIR WAS $768.52 (CUSTOMER #20437 AND INVOICE #TOCS275417) THIS DOES NOT MAKE A LOT OF SENSE TO ME AS I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A COMPANY NOT RELEASING PARTS TO ITS OWN DEALERSHIP. MY QUESTION IS DID MY CAR HAVE A FAULTY COMPUTER AND IS THIS A COVER-UP? WHY WOULD THE CAR ENGINE JUST STOP WHEN DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 60 MPH? LUCKILY I HAD NO ONE BEHIND ME AND WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SAFETY. *TR