2004 Toyota Corolla: engine stalls while driving

Filed May 6, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · FL

Without any indication of a potential problem, my car lost complete power while driving it. In addition, my speedometer was stuck on 50 (I just got off the interstate & was going residential speed), my gas gauge reflected I had a full tank (I actually had a half of a tank) and my temp gauge said my engine was completely cool. I don't know what caused this to happen, but I'm lucky that it did not happen to me while I was on the interstate! Let me clarify the facts here- total power loss while driving, steering wheel locked up, gauges - including the speedometer- while at a complete stop were stuck on inaccurate readings, no indication of an issue prior to it stalling! (prior to the car dying on me- headlights and interior lights were bright, radio worked, gauges were accurate. There was no loud noise when this happened, it is not the timing chain, the starter and battery are brand new, there was no hesitation and no trouble when starting it up.) I have not been able to get the car to start since. Did not respond to a jump. From my understanding, there should have been some order in which power is lost - example radio first- dimming lights, etc. Before power is lost to the entire car while driving.

Filed Jan 17, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 270,000 miles · WI

Most important: we do not drive the car now. Unable to get answers to possible solutions. Called toyota they said they cannot assist if the problem is not happening when they get the car. This problem is intermittent at best. I asked if they had problems such as mine below and can give me some idea and they said they cannot assist me without having the problem occur while they have the car. We cannot drive the car for it may shut down on us. Latest problem: the vehicles engine shut down while driving 30 MPH. Tried to restart the vehicle and everything comes on as if it was going to start up (meaning: the problem is not battery), but would not crank over, no noise, nothing. After playing with the fuses, and waiting a bit the car was able to crank over and start. A week before the latest (above): the car was in park and running, the engine shut down, tried starting the car and same scenario as above, we let the car rest overnight and the next morning it started up. (we didn't do anything to the car). Years ago: the same thing as above except, I went to go use the car, it would not start, had noise and lights but no cranking of engine, nothing (same scenario as above). But, after letting time go by the car would start. (I changed the key to a backup key I had and it started up.) others have this problem as we have tried to find out what the problem is, we came across the same scenarios but no solution.

Filed May 7, 2012 · Electrical, Engine · 86,000 miles · NE

I was driving at 70 MPH on the interstate when the car stalled out. We were able to pull to the side of the road luckily. It did start again but stalled again if I went over 40 MPH. I had replaced the transmission the week before and had a transmission place check it out. They said the transmission is fine and that the error code is for the ECM. I had taken the care back to my transmission place (certified transmission in bellevue ne.) and he had the same answer for me. I attempted to work with toyota on this through their customer complaint dept. They referred me to nick anderson (customer care manager) at bellevue toyota. He didn't care that the car is unsafe to drive or that it stalled on us going 70 MPH on the interstate. All he cared about is that the care is over miles on the extended warranty (80,000) and he wouldn't do anything for me at all. I believe in companies that back there product and I no longer believe in toyota. I have found out that there is a very strong chance that the reason I had to replace the transmission on this auto is because of the ECM that was misdiagnosed as transmission issues. I believe this to be true because I am having the same stalling issues that I had before the new transmission was put in. I feel that toyota should at the very least repair/replace the faulty ECM at no additional cost to me.

Filed Sep 22, 2010 · Engine · 123,155 miles · OR

Car suddenly stalls, sometimes while at a stop but has happened when moving. Won't start for a little while then will start. Has happened 3-4 times in the past 5 months.

Filed Sep 15, 2010 · Engine · 17,000 miles · AL

My 2004 toyota corolla suddenly had engine problems while driving, making a horrible metallic clanking as the car stalled. After having it towed to the nearest repair facility, the diagnosis was that pieces of the engine literally broke apart as if the metal was fatigued. The mechanic could not explain how this happened with only 117,000 miles on the car. It took over a month to find a used engine and scrape together the money needed for repairs. The entire engine was replaced, for a total of $2500. I was also forced to rent a car during this time, and the car rental amount is around $600.

Filed Aug 30, 2010 · Acceleration, Engine · 33,000 miles · CA

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. While driving 45 MPH, the vehicle began to hesitate and attempted to stall. The contact engaged the accelerator pedal so that the vehicle would not stall at all. The vehicle was taken into the dealer where they stated that there was excess carbon build up in the throttle body from a new battery that was installed. The dealer then performed a throttle body cleaning which removed the carbon build up. The contact stated that within the last 3 to 4 months the problem continued to occur. The dealer was not contacted and there have been no diagnostic test or repairs. The failure mileage was 33000 and the current mileage was 36000. Updated 12/03/10. *lj the consumer stated it felt as though the engine was going to stall. According to the service invoice, the dealer stated the engine belt was glazed and the tensioner had lack of tension. Updated 12/14/10

Filed May 24, 2010 · Acceleration · 22,000 miles · FL

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. While driving at 55 MPH, the engine began to make a loud noise and stalled. The contact pulled to the side of the road and took the vehicle to the dealership. The dealer ran a diagnostic test and stated that the throttle body assembly needed to be replaced. The contact called the manufacturer and filed a complaint; the manufacturer referred him back to the dealership for repairs. The current and failure mileages were approximately 22,000. Updated 07/19/10.

Filed Apr 23, 2004 · Engine · CA

Intermittent stalling while driving at various speeds. Consumer pulled the vehicle of the road. Unable to restart until 30-60 seconds later. Dealer inspected vehicle on several occasions, and was unable to duplicate the problem.