2008 TOYOTA COROLLA Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

RECEIVED NOTICE OF DEFECT WITH ENGINE CONTROL MODULE IN OCTOBER OF 2010 FROM TOYOTA MOTOR SALES USA. FOLLOW UP NOTICE WAS STATED BY TOYOTA TO BE GIVEN AT LATER DATE. IN FEBRUARY 2011 RECEIVED NOTICE FROM TOYOTA THAT DEFECT WITH ECM WAS CONFIRMED AND COULD CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE AND POSSIBLY SERIOUS INJURY FROM DRIVING VEHICLE CAUSED BY THE ECM FAILURE. OUR CAR WAS ALREADY SUFFERING THE EXACT SYSTEMS OF ECM FAILURE. IMMEDIATELY TOOK VEHICLE TO DON MCGILL TOYOTA LOCATED AT 21555 KATY, FREEWAY, KATY, TEXAS 77450. SPOKE WITH ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER, [XXX] OF DON MCGILL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. [XXX] INFORMED ME THAT DON MCGILL TOYOTA AND TOYOTA DID NOT HAVE A REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE DEFECT IN STOCK AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ORDERED FROM THE MANUFACTURER, TOYOTA. [XXX] ALSO STATED HE WOULD CALL ME TO SCHEDULE THE DEFECTIVE PART REPLACEMENT IN 3-5 BUSINESS DAYS UPON THE PART ARRIVAL FROM...

MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 2010, WHILE DRIVING ON A MAIN HIGHWAY WITH A HILL MY CAR STALLED. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS THE ONLY THING SHOWING IN MY DASH. I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR; THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN AND I WAS FRIGHTENED THAT SOMEONE WOULD REAR END ME OR THAT MY CAR WOULD START ROLLING BACK DOWN THE HILL. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS TRAVELING AT THE LEGAL SPEED OF 65 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I TURNED MY VEHICLE BACK IN THE DIRECTION THAT I CAME FROM TO HAVE MY HUSBAND HELP ME LOOK FOR WHY THIS HAPPENED. HE SAID MOST LIKELY IT WAS THE BATTERY AND REPLACED IT THAT EVENING. TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2010, LATE EVENING I PARKED MY CAR IN A POTEAU OKLAHOMA SHOPPING CENTER FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER DRIVING SOME TWENTY PLUS MILES. I RETURNED TO MY CAR; IT APPEARED TO START...

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE ENGINE ACCELERATED. I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE RPM INCREASED TO 6000RPM. AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE I REMOVED THE FLOOR MATS AT TOYOTA'S REQUEST EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE NO WHERE NEAR THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CONDITION RE-OCCURRED. BOTH THE LOCAL AND REGIONAL TOYOTA REP CHECKED THE CAR AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I PUT THE FLOOR MATS BACK - AGAIN NO WHERE NEAR THE ACCELERATOR AND ON 2 JULY THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OCCURRED AGAIN WHEN I WAS ON A TRIP. WHEN I RETURNED I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY LOCAL DEALER THEY CHECKED THE CAR AND FOUND NOTHING. THE REGIONAL TOYOTA REP WOULD NOT COME TO INSPECT IT BECAUSE THE FLOOR MATS WERE IN PLACE - BUT AGAIN THEY ARE NO WHERE NEAR THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS TOLD TO BRING...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE BATTERY HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 26,000. UPDATED 6/21/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED TWICE. UPDATED 06/25/10.*JB

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. I EXPERIENCED A STALL AT AN INTERSECTION RECENTLY. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR SEVERAL WEEKS (IT WAS BOUGHT USED WITH 11,000 MILES ON ODOMETER). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE IDLING AT AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SIX ATTEMPTS AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3,000.