Toyota Corolla electrical problems

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA, AND I HAVE SOMETHING TO REPORT ABOUT THE CAR'S ELECTRONICS, EVEN THOUGH IT MAY NOT LEAD TO AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY ISSUE. THE CAR HAS A SMALL COMPARTMENT ON THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH. RECENTLY I DECIDED TO KEEP A CREDIT CARD IN THE COMPARTMENT JUST FOR CONVENIENCE AT THE GAS PUMP. AFTER A FEW DAYS/WEEKS THE CARD STOPPED WORKING. I TOOK IT IN TO THE ATTENDANT WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ID STRIP HAD BEEN CORRUPTED, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE STRIP.. I SUSPECT THAT SOMETHING BEHIND THE DASH IS EMITTING ENOUGH RADIATION TO ERASE THE STRIP. *TR

THIS HAPPENED FOR ME IN 2007 BUT DUE TO THIS RECENT EVENTS, I DECIDED TO REPORT IT. I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA COROLLA 2006 WHICH WAS A YEAR OLD, AND THE ENGINE DIED ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS LUCKY THAT I COULD PULL OVER AND I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND LATER I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT CIRCUIT HAD A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND WAS REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE OTHER CARS WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVING ON 210 FWY. GOING EAST, SPEED WAS APPROX. 70, WHEN CAR STALLED, AKA DIED. THE CAR TURNED OFF AND SLOWED DOWN, MAKING US SLAM ON HAZARDS AND BRAKES. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE PAST WEEK. WE TOOK IT TO CROWN TOYOTA AND FOUND OUT THE ECU IS BAD. BUT THEY THEN PROCEED TO TELL US ITS ONLY COVERED FOR UP TO 80,000 MILES. THEY THEN PROCEED TO TELL US ITS A PROBLEM ON SOME COROLLAS, BUT NOT ALL. SO THERE IS NO RECALLS, SO WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *CN

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WITH MY 3YR OLD SON WHEN MY CARS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT POPPED ON AND THE CAR TURNED OFF AND IMMEDIATELY STARTED SLOWING DOWN. IT WAS NIGHT TIME AND AFTER A LARGE SNOW STORM SO I WAS UNABLE TO GET OFF THE SHOULDER FULLY. LUCKILY A POLICE OFFICER CAME AND SAID I WAS IN A VERY DANGEROUS POSITION AND THAT SHE WAS GOING TO SPEED UP THE PROCESS BY CALLING A TOW AGENCY HERSELF. SHE THEN CORNERED HER CAR WITH LIGHTS ON TO ADD SOME SAFETY. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY STATED NOTHING WAS PHYSICALLY WRONG WITH THE CAR BUT THE COMPUTER HAD DIED. I CALLED TOYOTA TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THAT THEY COULD DO AND THEY STATED THEY WERE AWARE THIS WAS A STANDARD PROBLEM BUT SINCE THE CAR WAS OVER 80,000 MILES THAT IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD BE FULL PRICE TO FIX. I STATED THAT I FELT WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR THEY NEEDED TO INFORM ME THAT AFTER 80,000 MILES MY CAR HAD THE POTENTIAL TO SHUT DOWN AT ANYTIME. I CAN ASSURE YOU I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED IT. I HAD TO ORDER A NEW PART WHICH IS STILL NOT GUARANTEED. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SCAM BY TOYOTA TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE STILL MAKING MONEY ON CARS EVEN WHEN YOU TAKE THE BEST OF CARE. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. I HAD A VERY BAD EXPERIENCE ON JAN. 29, 2010. (1) FIRSTLY, WHEN I GOT OFF WORK, I COULD NOT START THE ENGINE. I TRIED 3 TIMES, AND ENGINE WAS FINALLY STARTED AND BOTH THE BATTERY AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHTS WERE ON. I WAS VERY WORRIED AND DECIDED TO GO TO A DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. (2) THE NEXT MORNING, I DROVE TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP NEARBY. WHEN I STOPPED AT A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT ON MY WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP, MY ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY!!! I WAS SO NERVOUS, QUICKLY TURNED ON MY EMERGENCY LIGHT AND TRIED TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN. THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND FINALLY I ARRIVED AT TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER CHECKED MY CAR AND FOUND THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WENT BAD. THEY REPLACED IT WITH A NEW ECM. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR NOW. MY CAR IS ONLY ABOUT 22,000 MILES. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE QUALITY OF TOYOTA'S ELECTRONICS. *TR

IN THE PAST YEAR, I HAVE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN 'JERKS' DURING ACCELERATION ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS, AND HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED TWICE, IN AUGUST 2009 AND IN DECEMBER 2009. IN BOTH INSTANCES, TOYOTA MECHANICS ADVISED THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY A PROBLEM. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGHOUT THE PAST YEAR, I HAVE EXPERIENCED NOTICEABLE PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, WHICH RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT THE OVERALL INTEGRITY OF THE ELECTRICS. THERE HAS BEEN VERY FREQUENT LOSS OF POWER TO THE POWER DOOR LOCKS AND MANUFACTURER'S RADIO. DURING THE INSPECTIONS, TOYOTA MECHANICS COULD NOT IDENTIFY A PROBLEM IN THIS AREA EITHER. *TR

2006 TOYOTA COROLLA, GAS PEDAL FAILED TO ACCELERATE ENGINE AT CRITICAL TIME WHEN CROSSING HIGHWAY FROM SHOPPING STRIP. CAR WAS STOPPED BLOCKING TRAFFIC NARROWLY ESCAPING A COLLISION AND I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY BY HAND. VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY WITH 47618 MILES. TOYOTA REPAIRED THE VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE. THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER ENGINE CONTROLLER. *TR

ECU OR ECM IN 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA DEFECTIVE, CAUSING VARIOUS PROBLEMS, MINE WAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ,BUT MY TRANSMISSION WAS OKAY THE ECU OR ECM WAS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION NOT TO SHIFT RIGHT,.UPON TALKING TO DEALERSHIP THOUSANDS OF UNITS REPLACED AND THERE ARE SEVERAL ONLINE ISSUES OF THIS PART MALFUNCTIONING,WARRANTY COVERS TO 80,000 MILES BUT IF OVER THAT IT IS A $800.00 REPAIR FOR A PART TOYOTA KNOWS IS BAD, HAD PART REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE I,DON,T FEEL THE CONSUMER SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS... *TR