2006 Toyota Corolla: jerking or lurching

Filed May 11, 2015 · Body · 65,000 miles · VA · crash

My son was driving, I was a passenger. He pulled into the emory, va post office parking lot and began to turn into a parking space. I was watching him closely as I was teaching him to drive. We were going very slowly when the car suddenly lurched forward and crashed into the side of the post office, severely damaging the bumper of the car. I can unequivocally state that he was beginning to apply the brakes when the incident happened. Yesterday I got a check for $20.46 for what is said to be a settlement for acceleration problems with the toyota. I was totally unaware of this issue until this check came. Why did toyota not contact me. We were lucky that only the car was damaged, and not the passengers. The cost of the bumper repair was approximate $3500, plus I am sure an insurance rate increase.

Filed Nov 6, 2013 · Transmission · 123,000 miles · GA

At speeds about 45 MPH , cars jerks and shakes and check engine light comes on . The dealer replace ECM for recall and 2 days later , the car still does the same thing. I hear alot of horror stories about this problem and toyota should fix it for free . I am afraid to drive far from my house but I cannot afford to buy a new car right now . Last time I buy a toyota !!!!!!

Filed Mar 1, 2012 · Transmission · 70,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle started jerking violently and the check engine lamp illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the torque converter was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 70,000.

Filed Aug 16, 2010 · Transmission · 68,200 miles · NY

Dear toyota customer service, I request prompt reimbursement of expenses in the amount of $656.47 incurred due to the malfunctioning of the engine control module in my 2006 toyota corolla last month. While a toyota dealership ultimately replaced the ECM at no cost, I incurred rental car expenses for the time I was without my corolla, and paid parts and labor in the amount of $521.76 to my independent mechanic to initially replace a transmission solenoid which had gone bad due to the failing ECM. I will not even describe the amount of my time that toyota wasted by failing to notify me, as the owner of a car model known by toyota to frequently have premature ECM failure, of this issue so that I could resolve it at a toyota dealership immediately. In early july I experienced difficult and jerking shifting of the automatic transmission in my toyota. I brought it to my independent mechanic, who diagnosed the problem as a bad transmission solenoid (code p2716), and subsequently determined that the solenoid had gone bad due to the ECM failing. At that point, concerned about the state of my transmission, I called toyota customer service and was told that the ECM is covered up to 8 years/80,000 miles, and that if the solenoid had gone bad as a result of the failing ECM, the solenoid replacement, too, would be covered under warranty. The toyota dealership replaced the ECM at no charge. I believe that the out-of-pocket expenses I incurred, as well as the considerable inconvenience I endured, would have been avoided if toyota had shared proactively with its customers the fact that failing ecms are unusually common in corollas. If toyota had reported this information to me, I would have recognized the symptoms demonstrated by my car, and would have brought it to a dealership in the first instance to be fixed. Instead, I spent time and money using a trusted independent mechanic, and learned of the larger ECM problem through him and through independent research.

Filed Jul 14, 2010 · Electrical · 83,947 miles · TN

My check engine light infrequently would come on and off starting in june 2010, along with the car jerking during acceleration at speeds of 10, 25 and 35. 7/7/10 I took my corolla into a local dealership for diagnosis of the problem, code p2716. I was informed that my engine computer (ECM) needed to be replaced. For safety purposes I had the ECM replaced. The federal safety agency has opened a defect investigation into the issue. The number is #pe09054.

Filed Jun 30, 2010 · Electrical, Engine · 80,000 miles · TX

2006 toyota corolla. Consumer states failed engine control module *tgw at 86,000 the transmission stopped shifting properly. When going uphill on a steep incline, the transmission would downshift as usual to climb the hill. However, after reaching the crest and starting downhill, the transmission would not shift again to the proper gear. The engine would race and finally a proper shift would occur. Then at 86,870 miles, the transmission would not shift from 1st to 2nd gear and it would suddenly shift with a strong jerk. The warning light illuminated on the dash which stated to seek service. The technician ran a diagnostic test and found that the engine control module was defective and needed to be replaced. Toyota informed the consumer they would not reimburse him because, the repair was not performed at a toyota dealership.

Filed Jun 13, 2010 · Transmission · 64,985 miles · NJ

2006 toyota corolla at 64,985 mile check engine sign came up and at the same time car started giving big jerk at speed of 15mile then 30mile and then around 45mile when your increase speed and reduce speed.

Filed Mar 25, 2010 · 53,004 miles · CA

I have a 2006 toyota corolla. I was driving down the road 50 MPH when my car when my car just stopped without any warning. I had it towed to the dealership in el cajon, ca. They replaced the computer module on my car. My car now shifts odd at different times a hard jerking and then it shifts normally again. Also as soon as my cars computer module was replaced the car alarm beeps at 1:16 am every morning. I am really frustrated because my car is not the same. I took my car into the dealership, they said the alarm was too sensitive, and they adjusted it. I am concerned that these problems are effecting my transmission. I only have 58,000 miles on this car, I do not know what to do about my car. I am concerned that my car will go out again and me and my passengers will be injured. Please help me, I do not feel safe driving my car. [xxx] parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Mar 5, 2010 · Acceleration · 14,700 miles · OH · crash · 2 injuries

My mother was driving a 2006 toyota corolla and was pulling into her parking place at her apartment (estimated moving only several MPH). When she took her foot off of the accelerator to brake, the car suddenly lurched forward accelerating very fast, jumped the curb, and crashed through the building wall and into a neighbor's apartment. The car struck the tenant inside, causing extensive injuries. The police surmised her foot hit the accelerator, but she kept repeating 'the car suddenly jumped forward on its own'. Lacking evidence to the contrary, we had no way to question the police's report; however, in my mother's recounting the experience, it didn't seem to make any sense. Then, as we have seen others recently recounting similar experiences and watching videos acceleration problems with toyota vehicles, we realized that this seemed to be exactly what our mother experienced. Furthermore, both my sister and my niece both recently drove my mother's car on the expressway and both experienced sudden rapid acceleration while driving with the cruise control engaged. The problem they experienced was so unsettling, that they warned my mother to keep the cruise control turned off. These experiences combined with reports that problems with earlier models of toyota vehicles than the 2009-2010 recalled models LED us to believe that our mother's accident was caused by this sudden acceleration problem that has been uncovered with toyota vehicles.

Filed Feb 15, 2010 · Brakes · 1,000 miles · NJ

My 2006 toyota corolla does the following when braking, if a pothole(s) or bump(s) in the road is hit (while braking at the same time), the car fails to slow down or stop until the area of the potholes or bumps is passed. The brake pedal jerks forward as it appears that the brakes are failing to engage or does its job of slowing or stopping the vehicle. I have experienced this problem many times since day one, but I thought that it's a suspension problem.

Filed Jan 29, 2010 · Acceleration · 52,765 miles · CA

2006 toyota corolla "s" / 52760 miles I was driving on a city street and approaching a red stop light, I applied the brakes and was nearly at a complete stop (could not have been going more than 2-3mph). All of a sudden without warning, the engine surged and the car lurched forward--despite the fact that I the brakes were being pressed. I immediately pressed harder on the brakes and got no reaction, so I jammed both feet on the brake pedal as hard as I could, the wheels locked and I skid approximately 10 feet! I had to steer out of the way of rear-ending the stopped car ahead of me. All of this happened in about a three second time frame. It was literally a miracle that I did not ram into the car ahead of me. Once the car came to a stop, everything seemed normal again, and the car drove fine as if nothing ever happened. I am the original owner and sole driver of this car and have never experienced anything like this. It was as if some outside force had control over the car and I could not stop it. This could have caused seriously injury or death. I immediately called my toyota service dept. And the technician I spoke to told me he "never heard of such a thing" or that "maybe perhaps the floor mat was involved". I currently have no floor mats in this vehicle so that was not the cause. I am bringing the car into toyota. However in researching this incident online, I am not the only person who has experienced this sudden lurching and loss of control. Toyota needs to address this now!

Filed Nov 10, 2008 · Steering, Tires · 60,000 miles · PA · 5 injuries

While driving on the ne extension on my way to my sisters house, my steering wheel began to shaky and pull to the left. I grabbed hold of the steering wheel to try to put us back in the lane but it didn't want to go. Eventually I was able to jerk the steering wheel to the right and we then spun out into two 360 degree turns before landing in a ditch on the side of the road. I then noticed that both of my rear tires had problems as well, and these tires were just recently put on by team toyota on thursday october 30th 2008.