2006 Toyota Corolla: won't start

Filed Feb 3, 2020 · Brakes, Engine · 160,000 miles · CA

Driving on the freeway, my car engine shut-off and breaks locked. Car will not start on the move so I have to bring it to a stop. The process of transitioning lanes without breaks was very scary. After the car was brought to a full stop the car was able to start.

Filed Sep 26, 2017 · 299,999 miles · TN

Odometer stopped at 299,999 miles. Will not turn over any additional mileage.

Filed Jul 3, 2012 · Electrical · 51,135 miles · OH

My daughter was driving the toyota 2006 corolla when the windows stop working, then the lights begin stop working so she parked the car. The car would not start up again so she was able to get someone with jumper cables to start the car. She contacted performance toyota who instructed her to bring the car to toyota. They informed us that the car computer's ecu unit needed to be replaced and they replaced the ecu with no charge since the car was under warranty. However, they charged me $257.99 for a wire that had shortened behind the dash causing the fuses to blow. I believe that it was due to the computer failure but they disagreed. Then on june 20, 2012 while the car was being repaired by performance collision body shop they contacted me to inform me that the car wouldn't start. I towed it to performance toyota and they inform me that the ecu computer failed and needed to be replaced. I will submit a new complaint for this incident.

Filed Jul 3, 2012 · Electrical · 118,784 miles · OH

This is the 2nd time the computer ecu unit failed. My daughter drove the car to performance collision for some body work repairs. The body shop called to inform us that they couldn't complete the repairs because the car wouldn't start. I called aaa who towed the car to performance toyota. After they inspected the vehicle the technician manager told me that the ecu unit failed again and this time it was out of warranty. I had to pay $725.74 and performance toyota again replaced the ecu unit. Toyota replaced the initial ecu on august 25, 2008 ( I filed a separate complaint) under warranty. I explained to toyota that a computer should not have to be replaced at all and out of all the 7 cars I've owned over the pass 40 years this is the first car that ever had so many mechanical problems. Toyota claimed that the ecu computers don't last very long and need to be replaced about every 4 years. I don't believe these ecu are quality units and are defective. I'm hoping to get my money refunded.

Filed Dec 28, 2011 · Electrical, Fuel system · 69,000 miles · PA

The fuel pump assembly is mounted in the top of the fuel tank , hanging down submerged in the gas. One of the power wires from the pump assy. Going to the electrical connector at the top mounting plate of the pump, was badly burned and melted causing the pump not to work when it warmed up along with this electrical connector. Remember this is inside the fuel tank. This could have created a serious explosion ! Toyota issued a recall for "ECM" (electronic control module) problems associated with stalling engine, sudden loss of power and engine cranks and will not start. I think some of the "ECM " problems could have been mis-diagnosed and were this burnt wire and connector from the fuel pump. On top of that this repair cost me approx. $1500.00 but maybe it saved my life. For safety reasons alone , this should be looked into and resolved. I hope this might help someone else before they are hurt.

Filed Nov 11, 2010 · Engine · 9,890 miles · CA

In august 2010, I learned about corolla recall. Therefore I called elk grove toyota(916‑405‑8000) to make an appointment but was informed to wait until I receive a notice from toyota motors USA. Because I did not receive a letter from toyota, I have emailed them on october 19, 2010 requesting the recall letter. Toyota motors replied stating my corolla engine control module was replaced on march 13, 2008. I do remember towing my car to elk grove toyota on march 13, 2008 because the engine will not start. I was told the engine needed new parts and because of warranty there will be no cost to me. My concern is: 1. According to the recall announcement made by the media stated that this defect could have been a serious matter because the vehicle could stop while driving. I was lucky because I was in a parking lot. 2. Why did toyota take so long to announce this engine problem.?if my engine problem was similar to this recall, why did they take 2 years and 5 months to announce the recall? I know toyota has been penalized for their slow decision to recall the acceleration problem. But it seems that they continue to have problem making recall decision to ensure public safety. Toyota has become too big too fast as stated in the media. I hope they will seriously consider consumer safety rather than their profit by becoming the largest auto manufacture in the world.

Filed Aug 27, 2010 · Driver assistance · CA · crash · 1 injury

I was driving on an off ramp when my car suddenly stalled and would not start again. I was rear ended and the car was totaled. I was injured and suffered back and neck pain.

Filed Aug 25, 2010 · Fuel system · 60,000 miles · KY

I have a 2006 toyoto corolla ,engine eg053-06. I have had trouble with it being a slow crank or no start condition, as listed on the tsb update homepage. I was not aware of this, and purchased a new batthery, tested the starter,it was fine, alternator was fine. Took it to my mechanic who saw the problem and pulled up the tsb website and it is on there own site. The title of the notice is 1zz-fe engine "no start" or extended crank" condition. It affects corollas and matrixes. Surprise here. Anyway, it states the fuel pump assembly manufacturing process has been improved to correct this condition. The warranty ran out at 60,000 miles. I have 66,000. I think consumers should have been made aware of this since they know it was a known problem or it would have not been on their site. Now they want 1200.00 to fix this. Obviously the fuel pump assembly was defective to start with or they would not have to corrected it.it is also ironic that the other investigaton you are doing is on the same years and models, corolla and matrix. Have you had other complaints on this issue?

Filed Jul 13, 2010 · Electrical · 52,662 miles · NM

06 corolla stalled @ intersection w/ check eng lite on- would not restart-almost got rear-ended-had the computer scanned by a mechanic and told me computer is bad-car still won't start.

Filed Mar 4, 2010 · Engine · 75,000 miles · CT

My 2006 toyota corolla began stalling on the highway last night and ultimately left me stranded on the side of the road. After sitting for several minutes and trying to restart, the temperature gauge would sometimes respond and other times would not move when the key was turned to start the engine. When the gauge doesn't move the car will not start. When the gauge does move the car sometimes starts but will only go a few feet before stalling again. The check engine light is on permanently. There is no sign of over heating or of an oil level problem. The car is currently at a garage awaiting analysis.

Filed Jan 25, 2010 · Engine · 26,000 miles · CA

Car: 2006 toyota corolla le when driving the car around a turn, accelerator pedal lost power, the car stalled and the engine died. This happened within a few seconds. On trying to restart, the car sputtered for a few seconds and then died again. And, after that the car engine would not start at all. There was no power in the accelerator pedal at all. Maintenance is up to date on the car and its at the car shop right now. This was a scary moment, because if I had been on the freeway, it would have definitely LED to a crash. Please take appropriate steps to investigate this.

Filed Aug 25, 2009 · Engine · 23,000 miles · FL

Hello, I am writing to you in relation to a recent problem I had with my 2006 toyota corolla. The short story is that the car's engine died while driving and wouldn't restart. I had to tow the car to a toyota dealership where it was inspected and found that the electronic control module (ECM) had failed (error code p0607) and needed replacement. Since the car is still relatively new, I was astonished to find that the "brain" of the car is out of order and has to be replaced. What's worse is that this problem could cause highly dangerous situations where the car's engine stalls in the middle of a highway while driving at 65 MPH. Many people complain about the same problem on the internet and describe such cases where either the car's engine dies in the middle of the road, or the car leaves people in the middle of nowhere and won't start at all (http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/showthread.php?t=201631). Toyota has issued a technical service bulletin about this problem: tsb eg042-07 (http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forums/attachments/corolla-matrix/27763d1201041193-2006-obdii-code-p0607-06-corrolla-tsb.pdf). Information on the internet suggests that faulty solenoids on the ECM board are causing the computer to go crazy. Given the severity of the problem, I don't believe that toyota should be leaving all corolla and matrix drivers get stuck on the road before replacing the faulty parts. I believe that for any such road hazardous situations where the manufacturer acknowledges that faulty parts were installed should recall all affected models and replace them accordingly. Since this is the first time such thing has happened to me, I am not sure what the procedures are but just wanted to let you know about my experience so that you decide what's appropriate. My concern is that car manufacturers should be proactive in such matters and not be passive and wait for something known to happen. Thank you for your attention! *tr ognian voynikov mileage: 23,000