2006 TOYOTA COROLLA Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

12/26/2009 MY TOYOTA COROLLA JUST STOPPED SUDDENLY AS I WAS DRIVING ALL IDIOT LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I WAS LUCKY THAT I HAD NOT ENTERED HIGHWAY IN CENTRAL PA WITH INTERSTATE TRUCKERS USUALLY MOVING AT 80MPH.I WOULD BE DEAD. THE CAR JUST COMPLETELY CAME TO AN IMMEDIATE HALT. MY CAR WAS BROUGHT TO A LOCAL REAPIR SHOP WHO TOLD US IT WAS A COMPUTER FAILURE AND WE HAD TO TAKE IT TO TOYOTA.CALLED TOYOTA SAID THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WE SHOULD HAVE CAR TOWED AND THEY WOLD LOOK AT IT NEXT DAY WE WERE TOLD THE ECM HAD TO BE REPLACED BUT WAS UNDER WARRANTY.WILL PICK UP CAR TODAY. HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL DIE BEFORE NHSTA ACTS . MY FAMILY WE WOULD HAVE DIED. *TR

I CURRENTLY HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. IT FREQUENTLY SHUTS COMPLETELY OFF. SEVERAL TIMES I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN OR SIGNAL LIGHT AND IT DIES. I PUT IT INTO PARK AND IT DOES EVENTUALLY START UP AGAIN. MY HUSBAND WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY, ON THE ON-RAMP, AND THE CAR DIED. THIS HAS HAPPENED THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR. *TR

2006 COROLLA 1.8L IDLING ROUGH AND ABOUT TO DIE AT INTERSECTION, BUT SEEMED TO 'WARM UP' AND DIDN'T HAPPEN LATER THAT DAY. NEXT MORNING SAME THING, BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS REMAINED ON. *TR

HELLO, I AM WRITING TO YOU IN RELATION TO A RECENT PROBLEM I HAD WITH MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE SHORT STORY IS THAT THE CAR'S ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING AND WOULDN'T RESTART. I HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) HAD FAILED (ERROR CODE P0607) AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. SINCE THE CAR IS STILL RELATIVELY NEW, I WAS ASTONISHED TO FIND THAT THE "BRAIN" OF THE CAR IS OUT OF ORDER AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. WHAT'S WORSE IS THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE HIGHLY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHERE THE CAR'S ENGINE STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. MANY PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND DESCRIBE SUCH CASES WHERE EITHER THE CAR'S ENGINE DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, OR THE CAR LEAVES PEOPLE IN THE...

2006 COROLLA LE ENGINE COMPUTER MODULE DIED WITHOUT NOTICE ON JULY 18, 2009. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS COMPUTER DIEING ON THE SPOT WITHOUT NOTICE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL SINCE THIS IS DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT DIES WITHOUT NOTICE. DOES THERE NEED TO BE A DEATH INVOLVED OR CAN YOU GUYS HAVE A RECALL BEFORE IT HAPPENS. YOU NEED TO GO ON TOYOTA NATION AND SEE ALL THE COMPLAINTS. *TR

TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN INDICATING THAT THE A/C CONDENSER IS NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED THE NUMBER FOR THIS REPORT IS AC002-06. ADDITIONALLY, THE TOYOTA HAS REDESIGNED THE COROLLA TO CORRECT THIS IN 2007 BY PROPERLY PROTECTING THE A/C CONDENSER LEAVING THE 2005-2006 CUSTOMERS IN THE DUST. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO OCCUR JUST OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. I DISCOVERED MY CONDENSER WAS NOT WORKING (CAUSING NO AIR CONDITIONING) 16 DAYS AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. I NOW LIVE IN THE SOUTHWEST AND THE TYPE OF HEAT EXPERIENCED AND LACK OF AC COULD BE CONSIDERED A HEALTH HAZARD. TOYOTA REFUSES TO REPLACE THE CONDENSER AND WANTS TO CHARGE CUSTOMERS THE FULL $600 FOR REPLACEMENT. *TR

THE ENGINE TURNS OFF COMPLETELY WITH NO POWER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10-15 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ERRATIC HARD SHIFT DURING ACCELERATION. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND THE FAILURE WAS LABELED AS THE PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID. THE COMPONENT WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY RECOMMENDED THAT THE ENGINE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO THE MASSIVE NATIONAL BACK ORDER FOR THE PART. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,029.

2006 TOYOTA COROLLA, STARTED CAR AND DROVE APPROX. 10 MINS. CAR STALLED AT INTERSECTION, IN TRAFFIC. ENGINE WOULD CRANK BUT DID NOT RESTART. APPROX 10 MINS, THE ENGINE STARTED FOR 1 MIN. STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I WAS STUCK IN THE RIGHT TURN LANE BLOCKING TRAFFIC FOR ALMOST TWO HOURS WAITING FOR TOW TRUCK. COST ME $80. TO TOW TO GARAGE, MECH CLAIMS POSSIBLE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT FAILURE, LEFT IN SHOP FOR TESTING. *TR

MY CAR STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING , I PULLED OVER WHILE COASTING. I TURNED THE KEY AFTER STOPPING & IT STARTED BACK UP AND I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN AND IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES, AND THEN I HAD IT TOWED DUE TO THE HAZARD OF BEING HIT BY SOMEONE. THE PROBLEM WAS THE COMPUTER HAD TIED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER FAILURE IS A COMMON ISSUE ON THESE VEHICLES. LUCKILY I WAS UNDER WARRANTY ON THIS AND WAS REPLACED FOR FREE. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL. ALSO AFTER THIS WAS FIXED 2 DAYS LATER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WENT OUT. AGAIN IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE ACCORDING TO A FEW DEALERS I TALKED AS THE PART THAT IS NEEDED TO REPLACE IS BACKORDERED AS TOYOTA IS REDESIGNING IT. AGAIN NO RECALL FROM TOYOTA YET. I AM LIABLE TO PAY FOR THE...

THE CONDENSER ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT (MODEL XRS 2006) IS EXPOSED AND THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAS FAILED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICING, WHILE STILL UNDER MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY, AND WAS DENIED THE CLAIM. I WAS TOLD THE REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED. WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT THE DESIGN, I WAS TOLD " I DON'T DESIGN THE VEHICLE, I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE". *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AROUND 1:30 AM ON 5/02/2008 WHEN THE VEHICLE JUST QUIT RUNNING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. I TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITH NO LUCK. I CALLED MY WIFE TO COME AND GET ME SO I COULD CALL A TOWING SERVICE TO GET THE CAR HOME. I THAN CONNECTED THE CAR TO MY PERSONAL ENGINE SCANNER AND PULLED A TROUBLE CODE P0607 CONTROL MODULE PERFORMANCE. I LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT TOYOTA HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR NO START CONDITION. BULLETIN # EG049R. I CONTACTED TOYOTA THE NEXT DAY AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP SO THEY COULD TROUBLE SHOOT IT. THEY TOLD ME WHAT I ALREADY NEW. THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WAS FAULTY. THEY ALSO SAID BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAD 111,146 MILES ON IT THAT...

VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHEN DRIVING. DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER, ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA, THE VEHICLE GASOLINE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER OUT OF TRAFFIC WITH NO INCIDENT. I HAVE GREAT CONCERN FOR SAFETY OF OTHERS SINCE I NORMALLY DRIVE ON THE MAJOR INTERSTATES. I TRIED TO RESTART BUT NO RESULTS. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOLLED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS THE ECM OR THE ENGINE COMPUTER THAT FAILED. THIS INCIDENT IS SIMILAR TO NHTSA INVESTIGATION, #PE05029 DATED MAY 31, 2005, WHERE GASOLINE/ELECTRIC HYBRID VEHICLES GASOLINE ENGINES WOULD STALL. FACTS FOUND THAT ANALYSIS OF THE WARRANTY DATA INDICATED THAT OVER 97% OF VEHICLES EXPERIENCING A GAS ENGINE STALL RESULTED FROM AN ISSUE WITH THE PROGRAM LOGIC IN THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) SYSTEM. MAJOR CONCERN IS SAFETY ON MAJOR INTERSTATES AT HIGH SPEEDS AND THE VEHICLE STALLING OUT WITH NO WARNING. THE OTHER CONCERN IS THAT IT COST ME $1,229.69 TO...

MY COROLLA IS A 2006 WITH ONLY 14,000 MILES.THE ENGINE COMPUTER WENT OUT AT 13,000 MILES ABOUT 5 WEEKS AGO. MY CAR STAYED IN THE SHOP AT THOMASVILLE GEORGIA TOYOTA FOR TWO WEEKS. I GOT IT BACK AND DROVE IT TWO WEEKS AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I CUT IT OFF AND RECRANKED IT AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY CAN'T GET IT TO DO IT AGAIN. THEY KEPT IT ANOTHER WEEK AND DID NOTHING TO FIX IT. I CANNOT EVEN GO ON VACATION OR LET MY DAUGHTER TAKE IT TO COLLEGE FOR FEAR THAT IT WILL BREAK DOWN AGAIN AND LEAVE HER STRANDED ON A DESOLATE ROAD IN DANGER FOR HER LIFE. THE DEALER ADMITTED THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS AND I KNOW IT HAPPENED IN 2001 CORROLLAS ALSO. THE CAR IS 14 MONTHS OLD WITH 14,600 MILES ON IT.I WANT THE CAR REPLACED OR BOUGHT BACK.I OWE...