2005 Toyota Corolla: check engine light

Filed Jun 25, 2024 · Airbags, Fuel system · TX · crash

Unknown - The airbag light has been on for a while. Check engine light is also on, and after a few repairs/replacements of diagnosed issues the light remains. A Texas vehicle inspection report shows a P0420 fault code that will not go away, as well as a P0741 fault code about a torque converter clutch circuit underperforming or is stuck/off. I have a technical service bulletin from the inspection station that reads as follows: 10051865 Date: 04/16/2013 Toyota: In a collision, to help reduce injuries, with seat belt pre=tensioner and supplemental restraint systems (srs), it's possible that the devices may or may not perform as expected with unintended deployment.

Filed Mar 3, 2021 · Engine, Fuel system · 150,000 miles · FL

My toyoda corrolla had two recalls one is the defective ECM which causes the cae to be un risk of a serious accident because it can stall while driving, this problemas damaged my car transmisin after they supposedly changed the part, they either didnt fixed it or replaced it with another defective part, now my car hesitates abd chek engine light is always on due to the ECM again not functioning properly, I contactes toyota corporate and al they did was to give me the run around I contactes the ceo and he rejected my emails, I want this to be reportes un case me abd my child can get injured due to that defect toyota didnt fixed properly.any help will be appreciated.

Filed Sep 28, 2019 · Driver assistance · 175,000 miles · UT

I have a manual transmission and at random times while I am driving and in motion, I'll push in the clutch to brake or coast, the rpms go down until the engine shuts off, and the steering wheel goes hard. The headlights and dash lights still work, in fact all the dashboard lights, like the check engine and maintenance required lights, actually come on (just like when you're key ignition is in the "on" position but you haven't started the engine yet). The car starts right back up when I turn the ignition or pop the clutch while in gear. This has been happening about once every week ever since I bought the car over 4 years ago. Within the past couple of months at random times when trying to start my car my car (stationary), the engine will turn over but won't start on first try. On second try I will turn the ignition and pump the gas pedal and after a few seconds it will start up and run perfectly fine. I've read about the recall of the ECM for my make, model, and year, but when I search my VIN it comes back with no current recalls. Within the first year of owning the vehicle (purchased from private party in august of 2015), I learned of the airbag recall and took in and got it fixed, but a couple of months ago, about 2.5 years after taking it in for the recall, my SRS light came on as well. The check engine light is not illuminated and everything else is functioning properly, but I am a little worried about safety especially now that the SRS light has come on. On multiple occasions I have been surprised by the engine shut off while trying to make a turn, which very easily could have caused an accident, and now if I do get in an accident and the airbag system fails, then I could be injured even more severely or die. I'm a college student on a very tight budget, otherwise I would've just seen a mechanic by now. I thought I'd try filing a complaint first.

Filed Jan 1, 2019 · 210,000 miles · MD

Symptoms happened several times when I was driving on the highway. When I pushed the gas at approx. 50 MPH, the car is not gaining speed, instead, the car was losing losing power. Earlier this week, my car stutter after the input of gasoline. My check engine light came on yesterday and I brought it to a local parts store for a code read. The code is p0741, solenoid circuit.

Filed Dec 14, 2018 · Engine · 155,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota corolla. While driving 40 MPH, the check engine warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the electronic control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. David maus toyota (located at 1160 rinehart rd, sanford, fl 32771, (407) 792-6524) was contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v384000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 155,000.

Filed Jul 19, 2017 · Driver assistance · 156,561 miles · CA

Car appeared to be running fine. Went to get a smog, " check engine" light on, as a result I failed smog. Code revealed was po741( torque converter clutch circuit performance or stuck off) upon vehicle inspection from canal transmission in el cajon, ca. Owner revealed that he had come across this problem about 10 times with toyota corollas. He revealed that each time he tried to fix torque converter, check engine light would still remain with same code after repair. He said they finally realized that it was an ECM issue and not a transmission problem. In 2010 toyota did a recall on ECM. So what do I do? Code is preventing me from getting a smog, yet when repair of torque converter attempted check engine code po741 still remains. I contacted dealer regarding code, they scanned car, the same code appeared. All they offered was 400 to tear into transmission to see if they could find issue. So in closing , we have a check engine light revealing code p0741; that when repairs attempted ,repair cant seem to be fixed satisfactorily to clear the light, because through experience of transmission shop it is a faulty code and the real problem lies within the ECM, which was supposedly fixed during toyota recall. So what do I do? I need my car smogged to drive.what other problems will the ECM create in the future? Toyota needs to recall ECM again for this specific problem and other problems that may be created due to the fault y ECM.

Filed Jun 26, 2017 · Transmission · 156,023 miles · AZ

Torque converter clutch solenoid performance. My 18 old daughter just purchased this car from this man who had reset the car so the check engine light would go off. After us driving it home and server miles later it went off. He said he had flushed the transmission oil and that his mechanic had told him to just reset it and it would be fine obviously it was not fine. We took it to our mechanic who is a very honest mechanic had stated that there's nothing wrong with the vehicle . He pulled up some recalls and indicated that there was a recall done on models 04305 corolla unfortunately the VIN numbers were 1zz -fe. I'm calling the dealerships and all they can tell me is that this may have been an expired recall on my vehicle therefore it's no longer under the warranty of the recall . They're not telling me that there was a recall on this they're just saying that there is no recall on this particular VIN number . With all the research I have done I've seen a lot of this issue has arrived with other VIN numbers but no recall has been open . At this point I'm not even too sure what to do other than get a new transmission or rebuilt this transmission.

Filed May 23, 2017 · Transmission · 118,000 miles · CA

The vehicle started showing the "check engine light" and the error code shown was p0741. The error code suggests issue with the transmission clutch converter solenoid. This issues seems to be common on the 2005 corolla and could be a safety issue if the transmission dies immediately while driving on a freeway or high-speed road.

Filed Nov 21, 2016 · Engine · 25 miles · LA

Takata recall my engine light is on I was told they have a recall in 2010 on toyota corolla but I didn't have the car at that time am I still eligible to get that fix for free

Filed Oct 19, 2015 · Engine · 143,433 miles · SC

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota corolla. While driving at 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the check engine light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was able to restart after the initial attempt. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine control module (ECM) failed and needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was serviced under the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v384000 (engine and engine cooling), but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the vehicle continued to stall after the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 143,433.

Filed Sep 24, 2015 · Engine · 58,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota corolla. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the ECM module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v384000 (engine and engine cooling). The approximate failure mileage was 58,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Sep 2, 2015 · Fuel system · 120,000 miles · WA

Check engine light came while driving to work in 2005 corolla. Took car to mechanic who diagnosed the charcoal canister needed to be replaced. Also occurred with a 20008 toyota matrix (corolla cousin), that had only 70,000 miles on it. Seems to me this is a manufacturing defect with toyota corollas and possibly others.