2005 Toyota Corolla: sudden loss of power

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 Nov 17, 2018 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 170,000 miles · CA · crash

It lost power while on hwy driving at appx.75 MPH

Filed Nov 15, 2010 · Engine, Fuel system · 72,000 miles · NY

On 11/9/2010 at 5:30 p.m., my 2005 toyota corolla ce stalled on I-87 (ny state thruway--major deegan) in the bronx as it was being driven at 55 miles per hour. The car was operating normally when I left work in the bronx 20 min before. All of a sudden the check engine light came on and the car lost all power. The oil and battery lights also came on. I put on my hazards and managed to get from left lane to shoulder. The car stopped completely before I could get it off the highway and the back end of car was slightly on the road. I called aaa and they called the official company who has to tow cars off the thruway. No truck arrived for a long time--two passers by stopped and helped me push car onto shoulder. The car lights dimmed and eventually went out. The car had plenty of fuel when it was being driven. After the car stopped, the car seemed electrically dead and would not turn over at all. There was no sound at all or any cranking or sputtering. It seemed that the car lost all power and I was only able to get it off the road due to its momentum from being in motion. When no truck arrived after 45 minutes, I called 311 for assistance (nyc help line) and they contacted police who came and called another truck and sat with me with their lights on until tow truck arrived around 6:50 pm. It was towed to official towing station in bronx. The repair people told me the next day it might be due to an electrical problem. My car is under recall for the engine control module (ECM). The toyota dealers in bronx said cars don't stall because of this problem and I would have to pay to have my car towed there to have it checked. I wanted them to look at it to see if ECM was the problem. On 11/11, when I called the official towing station to have car towed out, they said it was fuel pump and wanted 1100-1200$ to fix it. As of today, I am having the car towed to a local repair station where I leave to see if they can diagnose the problem and let me know what caused the stall.

Filed Nov 2, 2010 · Engine · 18,000 miles · PA

My 2005 toyota corolla, its engine warning light was illuminated in 2007. Then the car dealer replaced the computer system. In 2008, as the losing control, the car slid out of the road and hit the tree. In 2009, the warning light was illuminated again, this time they changed gasket and found the air can enter the engine and caused the engine problem (lose power and can't drive more than 30mph). Since then, we experienced such problems three times: when we drive, the car can suddenly lose power and can't drive more than 30mph, but it become normal and the mechanic worker can't find the problem the next day. We think this problem is very dangerous and need to report to your company.

Filed Jun 4, 2010 · Engine · 83,500 miles · MD

Was driving toyota corolla 2005 out of a parking lot when engine stalled, and could not be restarted. No warning signs or flashing lights on dashboard prior to engine failure. Engine lost power while driving. Power could not be regained. Brought to toyota dealership and was told ECM had to be replaced because of a failed component.

Filed May 3, 2010 · Acceleration, Electrical · 80,000 miles · VT

Complaint on 2005 toyota corolla: "ecu" engine control unit. Our 2005 corolla's ecu failed once at approx 40k miles (4k over warranty). The unit failed completely causing the car to lose power while driving. The car also shifted gears randomly when restarted, including shifting itself into reverse while in drive! We had to pay for a new unit as it was out of warranty. It was replaced with newer ecu (I think from an 06 corolla). However, now at 80k it just failed again (that's 40k on the ecu again). It failed while it was in drive, again causing a lose of power. Once again we will have to pay to replace it. I've never filed a report before. But apparently this is a common problem. I was instructed by this website to file a report. Http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/showthread.php?t=201631&page=4.

Filed Apr 8, 2010 · Electrical · 90,889 miles · TX

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)..

Filed Mar 18, 2010 · Engine · 35,500 miles · MD

While crossing large intersection @ 15-20 MPH car lost power and tried to stall, after a few seconds it cleared up, approx. 5 min. Latter while stopped at a red light, engine RPM dropped from idle ( 1000rpm) to 450 RPM with engine fluttering trying to stall, this lasted about 7-10 seconds then suddenly cleared up. Did not take car toyota as yet, trying to get more info from toyota about problem.

Filed Mar 18, 2010 · Electrical · 131,000 miles · OH

My 2005 toyota corolla engine light comes on and stalls then wont shift almost rearended another car because of loss of power. Had it checked and they say the ECM is bad. Again.

Filed Jan 14, 2010 · Engine · 116,000 miles · OH

My 2005 toyota corolla will stall or lose power at random times. It has the engine light on and reports codes p0171 & p2716. This has happened three times in the past 2 weeks. One time I was driving 60 MPH on the freeway and was almost hit from behind. Another time I was turning left at a intersection and just made it through but cars were honking and about hit me. Dealer informed me there is a tsb from toyota as it is a known issue and common problem. My car is out of the 8 yr or 80,000 mile warranty so it would be around $1000.00 to fix. Frustrated as this is a known issue which has serious safety concerns and I have to pay $1000 to fix their issue.

Filed Dec 9, 2007 · Fuel system · MS

Vehicle, when at higher speeds and with less than half a tank of gas, will suddenly stop accelerating, will not respond to the gas pedal, and must be stopped and put in park before it will resume. The vehicle does not lose power or stall out, but it will stop responding to gas and will continue to decelerate.

Filed Oct 11, 2007 · Engine · 85,000 miles · CA

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota corolla. While driving 70 MPH up a slight hill, the vehicle shut off. The vehicle continued to lose power; however, the contact was able to drive to the emergency lane. She attempted to re-start the vehicle and it failed to start. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop. After the vehicle was repaired, the vehicle stalled and shut off while driving from the repair facility. The vehicle would not restart. The vehicle was towed to her home. According to a tsb that the repair shop found, the vehicle exhibits a no start condition. The current and failure mileages were 85,000. Updated 02-25-08 *bf another dealer replaced the computer at no charge. Updated