2006 Toyota Corolla power train problems

“The contact's mother owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while reversing out of a parking space and as she shifted the vehicle into drive, the vehicle surged forward. The contact's mother lost control of the vehicle and crashed into several vehicles and then a curb and turned the vehicle ignition off. The contact's mother stated she had no brakes. The contact sustained bruises to her left and right legs by the knees and both wrists were bruised. Additionally, the contact had pain in her left and right shoulders. The contact did not seek medical attention. The other vehicles were not occupied. The contact stated she did not notice any warning lights were illuminated. The police were on the scene and filed a report. The contact's mother had the vehicle towed to her residence and then later towed to a dealer. The dealer did not inspect the vehicle, however, the manufacturer had an independent mechanic inspect the vehicle brakes. The mechanic determined that there were no mechanical problems with the brakes. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000.”

“DRIVER WAS MAKING LEFT HAND TURN ON CITY STREET WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND STEERED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A BLOCK WALL. DRIVER DOES NOT KNOW WHY VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, THERE WAS NO EXTRA INPUT ON THE ACCELERATOR.”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND RESET THE MODULE BY TURNING THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000.”

“CAR STALLED WHILE TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION; CAR WAS IN MOTION. DASHBOARD WENT BLACK. NO POWER OR CONTROL OF VEHICLE. WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE WITH MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. ALL SYSTEMS WERE 'DEAD'. AFTER ~ 30 MINUTES, WAS ABLE TO SPONTANEOUSLY START VEHICLE AND DRIVE. BATTERY HAD BEEN REPLACED~18 MOS. AGO; TANK WAS FULL.”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE GEAR LEVER FROM DRIVE INTO PARK, THE GEAR LEVER WOULD NOT LOCK INTO PLACE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE GEAR WAS LOOSE AND THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE NEEDED TO BE APPLIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.”

“MY TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX 2006 HAS A ECM UNDER RECALL. WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM PREVIOUS OWNER , I DID NOT KNOW THAT CAR WAS SERVICED UNDER RECALL AND ECM WAS REPLACED IN JANUARY OF 2011. IN OCTOBER OF 2013, CAR HAS 54K MILES AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (P2716) IS ON. THE TRANSMISSION DIAGNOSTIC WAS DONE AND IT SHOWS THAT CAR HAS MALFUNCTIONING ECM. TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT BUT NOT BY TOYOTA DEALER. TOYOTA DEALER TOLD ME THAT MY CAR HAS REPLACED ECM AND DOESN'T QUALIFY FOR ANY OTHER ECM REPLACEMENT. NOW THE CAR HAS 106K AND STILL THE SAME PROBLEM P2716 AND ECM IS MALFUNCTIONING. *JS”