Toyota Corolla electrical problems

MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA'S ENGINE SHUT OFF AS I WAS GETTING OFF THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO A BUSY HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO GLIDE THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE RODE. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND PRESSED DOWN THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO (EVEN WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR). THE CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN. I RESTARTED IT, IT LURCHED FORWARD AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF AGAIN. I COULD NOT RESTART IT AGAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE, OIL LIGHT, AND BATTERY LIGHT ALL CAME ON BUT ONLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS THE ECU. *TR

THE SYMPTOM OF PROBLEM PRESENTS ITSELF WHILE DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN I WILL LOSE POWER AND THE CAR SPUTTERS AND CHUGS. TODAY, FOR INSTANCE, I WAS DRIVING 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, AND I LOST POWER AND NEARLY WAS REAR ENDED AND I TRIED TO NAVIGATE ACROSS TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL JUST STALL AND COMPLETELY GO DEAD AND OTHER TIMES I CAN TRY AND TAP THE GAS PEDAL A FEW TIMES TO TRY AND GET IT THROUGH THE CHUGGING. ALSO - WHILE DRIVING THE TACHOMETER IS JUMPING ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT HAS STALLED WHILE I WAS WAITING AT A RED LIGHT. IT STALLS/LOSES POWER AT ANY SPEED OR IF I'M STOPPED. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THREE PLACES AND ALL THREE SAY THE ECM IS BAD IS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS 90K MILES ON IT AND THEY'LL ONLY COVER IT IF IT HAS 80K MILES OR LESS (8YR OR 80K MILES - WHICHEVER COMES FIRST).. *TR

I HAVE 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA (VIN# [XXX] ) PURCHASED ON OCT 31 2009 FROM SANSONEAUTOMALL, NJ. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN INITIALLY WHICH STARTED WITH SOME UNIQUE SOUND, THEN FROM FEB 2010 I WAS SERIOUSLY FACING STEERING FREEZE (WILL GET HARDEN) ONLY 15-20% OF STEERING MOVES WHEN IN 0' SPEED, FOR THIS I HAVE VISITED MY DEALER SERVICE CENTER 3 TIMES BUT THERE IS NO USE. ONLY WITH LOT OF DISAPPOINTMENT AND ARGUMENTS SAYING "WHAT IS THE REASON TO BUY A BRAND NEW CAR TO GET PROBLEMS" I WAS REQUESTING TO SOLVE MY PROBLEM. THEY SIMPLY SAID, THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO IF YOU HAVE NO OTHER MEAN TO COMMUTE ITS UPTO YOU AND IF YOU WANT YOU CALL TOYOTA HEAD QUARTERS FOR THIS. I EVEN SPENT LOT OF TIME IN CALLING MAIN TOYOTA NR BUT SIMPLY I GET VOICE MESSAGE THAT "THERE IS HUGE VOLUME OF CALL WAITING PLEASE WAIT". I REALLY WONDER WHEN I/ANYONE BUY A CAR FROM DEALER AND IF THEY CANNOT RECEIVE ME ASSIST ME PROPERLY "WHERE FROM I GET THE JUSTICE????". RECENTLY I FOUND TWO MORE NEW PROBLEMS THEY ARE: IN A SLOPE ROAD CAR PICKS-UP ACCELERATION AND MAINTAINS SPEED AS IF IT IS CRUISED AND ONCE I APPLY BREAK AFTER A WHILE THE SPEED COMES TO NORMAL POSITION OTHER PROB- FUEL INDICATOR STUCK UP TO FULL LEVEL INDI' EVEN THE FUEL IS LOW. WITH THIS I'M DAY BY DAY GETTING DEPRESSED AS I SPENT QUITE LOT OF SAVINGS (MONEY) ON THE CAR TO AVOID ANY HASSLES BUYING A USED CAR, BUT UNFORTUNATELY ITS A DISASTER TO ME. I REQUEST TO PROVIDE ME NEEDED SOLUTION TO FIX MY DEPRESSING SITUATION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, HE DID RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL AND COMPLIED BY TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE ON FEBRUARY 17, 2010. HOWEVER, ON MARCH 6, 2010, THE CONSUMER MADE A RIGHT TURN ON A STREET THAT WAS CURVY AND WAS RELATIVELY STEEP DESCENDING TOWARD AN INTERSECTION. HE GENTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES 2-3 TIMES DURING THE DESCENT TO MAINTAIN A SPEED OF 15-20 MPH. AT NO TIME DID HE DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR DURING THE DESCENT AND THE ENGINE WAS IDLING AS THE VEHICLE COASTED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL. WHEN HE APPROACHED A FOUR-WAY STOP SIGN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL NORMALLY TO COME TO A FULL STOP. INSTANTLY, THE ENGINE RACED AND ROARED. THE CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. HE RESTARTED THE ENGINE WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE GEAR SELECTOR IN NEUTRAL AND IT STARTED WITH THE SAME ROAR. HE TURNED IT OFF AGAIN AND WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES. HE DECIDED TO TRY ONE MORE TIME AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED IN NORMAL MODE. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS GARAGED, THE DOORS WERE BARELY KEPT LOCKED. OVER THE LAST 6-9 MONTHS ABOUT ONCE A MONTH WHEN THE CONSUMER ENTERED THE GARAGE, HE DISCOVERED THE DOORS WERE LOCKED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM WAS BEING RANDOMLY ACTIVATED. *JB

MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA SPORT JUST SHUT ITSELF OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL. IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THIS FIRST INCIDENT AND MY FATHER-IN-LAW WHO IT A MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY ECM. ACCORDING TO HIM THERE ARE A LOT OF SHOPS IN OUR AREA THAT HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEM. THE DEALER EVEN HAS THE NEW UPDATED PART IN STOCK, WHICH MEANS THEY KNOW IT IS A PROBLEM. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE WITH ALL OF TOYOTA'S ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS?

FAILURE OF ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (CURRENTLY REFERED TO AS "ECU" BY TOYOTA TECHNICIANS). THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THIS COMPONENT FOR THIS VEHICLE. THIS FAILURE HAS CAUSED MY CAR TO BUCK SIGNIFICANTLY ON UPSHIFTS OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANS. PART WAS ORIGINALLY REPLACED IN 2006 UNDER GUIDELINES OF TSB TC014-06. TC015-07 REFERS TO THE SAME PROBLEM AND WAS ISSUED AFTER REPAIRS TO MY VEHICLE. TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONTINUING FAILURE OF THIS PART.

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I HAVE HAD A VARIETY OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SHOW UP IN MY 2005 COROLLA CE, [XXX]. THEY BEGAN ABOUT JULY 2009 AND CONTINUE TO THIS DAY, IN JULY, THE CAR WAS HARD TO START ON HOT DAYS. IT MAY BE CORROSION AT THE BATTERY GROUND OR IT MAY BE SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS. THEN, ABOUT THE 1ST OF JANUARY, THE ELECTRIC LOCKS FAILED TO WORK. ABOUT THE 20TH OF JANUARY, THEY WORKED AGAIN. THIS SUGGESTS THAT THE ECM IS SUBJECT TO WATER EXPOSURE, AND CORROSION....WHICH WILL LEAD TO OTHER, PERHAPS DANGEROUS, FAILS. FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS, THE PASSENGER SAFETY BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON. THIS TOO, SUGGESTS SOME TYPE OF WEATHER EXPOSURE TO A FLAWED DESIGN. IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT COULD MEAN THE SAFETY BAG MIGHT TRIGGER SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION...THUS TRIGGERING AN ACCIDENT THAT COULD KILL ME, ANY PASSENGERS, AND IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING OTHER VEHICLES...RISKING THE LIVES OF MANY OTHERS. MY FINAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BEGAN ON/ABOUT 1 MARCH OF THIS YEAR. MY "ENGINE FAULT" LIGHT WENT ON AND REMAINS ON. I DID CHECK ALL FLUIDS ON THE TOP OF THE ENGINE AND FOUND THEM TO BE OKAY. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR AND IT IS NOW SITTING IN MY CAR PORT. I WON'T DRIVE IT UNTIL I CAN FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I AM EVEN AFRAID TO DRIVE IT TO THE AAMCO BUSINESS FOR THE FREE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK THAT THEY OFFER. INSTEAD, I JUST BOUGHT A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL TO HELP ME FIGURE OUT IF THE CAR IS SAFE. I ALMOST FORGOT. LAST SUMMER, THE ODOMETER SET ITSELF BACK BY ABOUT 25,000 MILES. THIS IS ANOTHER INDICATOR OF AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *TR