2007 Toyota Corolla: sudden loss of power

Filed Feb 11, 2022 · Electrical, Engine · PA

I saw that there is a recall on some of these vehicles for losing power while driving. This had happened to my car a couple times

Filed Oct 12, 2017 · Airbags, Electrical · 89,074 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota corolla. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a complete loss of power. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 10v384000 (engine and engine cooling) and 15v285000 (air bags). The parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Bay ridge toyota (6401 6th ave, brooklyn, ny) was contacted, but was unable to perform the repair. The failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the ecu was defective. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to plaza toyota (2721 nostrand ave, brooklyn, ny) where it was confirmed that the failure was related to the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v384000 (engine and engine cooling); however, they refused to perform the repair free of charge because the previous dealer documented that the recall repair was completed. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and did not offer any assistance. The failure mileage was 89,074.

Filed Jun 29, 2012 · Electrical, Engine · CA · fire

I was driving uphill on a one-way street in downtown when I saw and heard the sparks about 1 minute apart from each other on the front left side between the crack of the hood, the car lost power and turned off. I started it again, and it only moved about two feet and turned off. The car started to roll back, and the steering wheel locked making it impossible to steer. An unknown driver who was in front of us was merging to park to the right told us to get off because the car was on fire, next the smoke was visible. It began to smell like burned plastic, and then we saw the thick grey smoke coming through the crack of the hood. I pulled the hand emergency brake to stop the car from rolling back down any further. I opened the hood we all got out of the car. I went back inside the car to unhooked the harness off my dog. I was so scared that I couldn't release my dog, and my son's girlfriend helped me, and we got my dog out. My son, his girlfriend and I got the super-size large drink we just bought at mcdonald's and dumped on the fire with the help of the unknown man who got a bucket of some liquid possibly water from the hotel next to us, and the fire was out. I was so terrifying of how rapid my car caught on fire and how fast everything happening. My car was well maintained by toyota regularly, and the mechanic told us that there is no known reason why the fire started. Toyota has replaced the defected computer twice, the transmission once, I had two electrical problems in the past, and I do not feel safe in a car with so many manufacturers defective parts. Unexplainable fire, is the response I got from the insurance and repair shop which does not make me feel safe to drive a car that could caught fire at any time.

Filed Aug 25, 2010 · Engine · FL

After driving for some time, the engine light comes on and the car starts to lose power. Within one minute the car shakes violently and stalls out. This happened on several occasions for the past year. It happens on the highway and on city streets. When it happens, I have to glide over to the shoulder and hope there's a place where I can park the car. So far, there has not been an accident. After two minutes, I am able to start driving the car again. The car was at toyota, and they said it was the water pump leaking. This was done. But the car is still stalling during driving. So problem is still not fixed.

Filed Mar 27, 2010 · Engine · 32,000 miles · IN

The engine suddenly lost power on 1/04. 3/02 and 3/12 and eventually replaced the conputer control part on 3/16

Filed Mar 3, 2010 · Electrical · 94,000 miles · ME

While driving my 2007 corolla I lost power to the engine on a busy intersection. Thankfully I was not hit by oncoming traffic. Got towed to a garage. Received the code p0607. Researched and found a tsb on this issue tsb eg042-07. My car is at 94000 miles and the tsb only covers up to 80,000. This is a known issue with 2006 and 2007 toyota's. I called toyota corporate and a ticket was generated for my case. The district manager said she would do nothing to replace this part. So much for helping a (former) reliable toyota owner. A recall was never done. I now need to replace a computer for $900 on a 3 year old car. This is a major safety issue. I see many others have had this same issue. I see that the federal safety agency has begun an investigation on this. I hope that toyota does not get away with this!

Filed Feb 28, 2010 · Transmission · 31,198 miles · CA

While driving to work in the morning, the 'check engine' light for my 2007 toyota corolla came on, and the car began to 'jerk' or 'stutter', as though it was switching gears or losing power. My husband and I took the car into the dealer, and they found codes p0441, and most importantly p2716 -- correction was r&r engine control module, and the people working on it seemed to have knowledge of the issue.

Filed Oct 29, 2009 · Engine · 21,450 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota corolla. While driving 35 MPH the check engine light illuminated on the instrument control panel, and then the vehicle began to lose power and shut off completely. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, and a technician concluded that the engines computer needed to be replaced. The current mileage was 25030, failure mileage was 21450. Update 12/14/09 *cn updated 12/16/09

Filed Jan 21, 2009 · Electrical · 30,447 miles · NC

While operating this vehicle at approx 35mph, there was a sudden and complete loss of power. Engine continued to run smoothly but absolutely no acceleration or power. This caused the vehicle to slow to a stop at a very dangerous and busy intersection. I returned home at idle speed and placed the car in the garage. Check engine light was on. Days later I restarted the car and everything appeared ok and recovered. Check engine light eventually went out. Then it occurred again while making a right hand turn at another intersection. Very dangerous, very scary. The car was garaged and later towed to the dealership. The dealership conceded that the problem was the computer or ECM. There is a tsb concerning this and they are aware of this problem with toyota corollas. Fortunately, I still had 6k miles left on my warranty so this repair and the tow was covered by toyota. I was told that had this been an out of warranty the repair would have been $1300 for an 18month old car! I believe this is a safety issue and toyota should notify every owner of this vehicle for this possible problem. I also believe this defect should be repaired regardless of warranty limitations.

Filed Dec 13, 2008 · Electrical, Fuel system · 19,500 miles · OH

While driving on the highway, the rpms dropped and there was a total loss of power. I had to coast to the side of the highway, the engine light came on. The car had approx. 19,500 miles on it. I had the car towed to the dealer and they replaced the computer module and the fuel pump. Four days later the car died again while driving and I had to have it towed a second time and the dealer replaced the fuel pump and gasket. The car has 26,000 miles on it now and has not repeated this incident. Needless to say, my perception of quality is negative.