My 2007 corolla stalled at an intersection. I was waiting at a stop light and then all of a sudden the engine stalled and would not start again. I called a friend who helped me push my car to the side of the road. I then called aaa and they came and towed my car to a car service. This happened at 8:30pm today and so the car service was already closed and I will have to wait till friday morning to understand what caused this. It was a harrowing and terrifying experience and I feared for my safety.
2007 Toyota Corolla engine complaints
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My corolla 2007 stopped on the middle of the road with check engine light suddenly on and battery light is also on without any warning. After two minutes I was able to turn on and drew one block to a mechanic shop and asked them to check battery and other problems. Mechanic said battery is weak, he recommended to change battery, but he said some other problems may exist. I asked him to change battery. He changed and it started ok. No check engine light. After I drew three signals, car stopped on the middle of the road again with check engine light suddenly on without any warning and battery light is also on. I towed the car to dealer. As per invoice they did following work. ?p0607- ECM shortened, replaced ECM and re-checked: operates as designed?. My car is under warranty, they did not charge for parts and service. I strongly believe it is a manufacturer defect. If this problem occurred on freeway, that could be dangerous and lead to fatal crash.
Car: 2007 corolla le. Incidents: check engine light suddenly came on without any warning while I was on a ramp to merge into the high way on may 1 2010. The car wouldn't speed up when I hit the gas pedal. Pulled over to the side of the highway and the engine died. Tried to restart the engine, the car cranked but failed to start. On the following monday morning (5/3/2010). Tried to get the car to dealership. Was able to start the car. The check engine light was still on. Engine died after driving for 1 mile. Couldn't started it. Had the car towed to toyota dealer. Bad engine control unit was identified and replaced. This could be a very dangerous situation should the car shut down suddenly at high speed or on a busy street.
My 2007 toyota corolla died while pulling out of a parking lot, I restarted it and when I shifted it back into gear it made a hard clunk and would not get over approximately 25 miles per hour. I got the care home and the check engine light was on. After reading the owners manual it explained that it could have been the gas cap possibly. Removed and reinstalled it the car seemed to run fine, then the check engine light came back on. The next day I was driving and the same thing happened, the car have now done this several time. I did read on the internet that I'm not the only person having this problem and some people were told it was because of improper maintenance. I not that not to be true.
The engine suddenly lost power on 1/04. 3/02 and 3/12 and eventually replaced the conputer control part on 3/16
My 2007 toyota corolla engine stalled. I started the engine and went back inside the house and when I returned to the car I noticed the engine was off (which was bizarre because I knew I had turned it on). Of course the radio was still on. Several attempts to start it either resulted in the car not starting and in other instances it would start for a second and then shut off. I had to borrow my husband's car for the day. When I got home, my husband and I tried starting the engine again and realized that it was stalling, also the engine check light was on. My husband told me he read an article recently about corollas and matrix problems so he went back and read the article online and realized that this was the same issues my car was experiencing. I also checked the corolla manual and saw that the engine light says take the car to toyota immediately.
I owned a toyota corolla 2007 and the engine stalled once. It happened when I was getting off a highway and the vehicle took a 180 degree turn on the ramp. Thank god that there was no car behind me. I thought it did something wrong to cause the engine to stall. This week I read the news that toyota admitted that there may be a engine defect. I hope that toyota is taking step to correct the problem.
On friday, march 12, 2010, I was driving my 2007 toyota corolla home on my lunch hour and my car stalled twice on a sharp turn. I nearly lost control on the turn because the steering became (quite unexpectedly) very difficult. At first I didn't realize the car had stalled, causing the steering problem. That was the first time the car stalled. I immediately took it to my local toyota dealership. They said it could be a computer problem, battery, alternator, etc., and they'd run diagnostics on it. After being there over four hours, all they said was that the battery was "marginal" but it took a charge. I asked about putting in a new battery and the service rep said he didn't want to do that. I wasn't charged for the diagnostic or battery charge. I believe, now that I've heard about the stall issue today in the news, that this problem is why I wasn't charged for the diagnostic test; however, I was not informed there have been problems with stalling.
2007 toyota corolla le 41k miles bought used a month ago.. I been experiencing very similar behavioral patterns as noted in the federal safety agency recall campaign number: pe09054 . While driving the car normally around 40mph+ and sometimes at highway speeds, very randomly engine stalls or slowly lowers to about 2000 RPM almost immediately the engine light come on.. I tried to give it more gas but engine won't pick up above 2000rpm. I pull over to the side. Shut the engine off. Then restarts the car with no issues, engine light turns off and I continue driving normally again.. This happens at least 2 times in my daily commute (30 minutes one way) .. And is getting more and more frequent.
2-17-10 2007 toyota corolla stalled on 4 lane highway. I had to rent a car. Went back to the car and it started and ran fine for a few days. Then started stalling again. Once when on interstate I-26 I was in passing lane doing 65 MPH and it stalled and I had to get it off the road. I was almost run over by irate motorist. If that's not a safety problem I don't know what is. Problem became progressively worse and it would stall every 10-15 miles. Took it to mechanic on 3-15-10 and he installed a new oxygen sensor and everything was fine for the next 100 miles. Now the check engine light is back on and the mechanic suspects the ECM is the problem. Now I'm afraid to drive the car. Don't know if used parts are available.
Unexpected, sudden, full acceleration while at a complete stop [with the transaxle in "drive"].
Unexpected, sudden, full acceleration while braking/slowing and little or no response from brakes. *tr occurs while braking, both slowing as well as while stopped. *smch
My 2007 toyota corolla stalled while driving within the city at 45 MPH, with the accelerator pedal becoming non responsive and the engine losing out power. The engine check light also went on. This stalling issue happened twice and I had to drive onto the curb to evade potentially dangerous accident in the traffic. Both the incidents occurred on 08/06/2008. Subsequent to the stalling the car would not start. After trying few time I could get it to start once more and barely managed to drive it to the dealers service station. The dealer kept the car overnight and called me to inform next day that they could not quite figure out the problem and replaced the computer in the car. The car being under warranty I was not charged anything. The dealer comments on my invoice stated - "engine ecu malfunction replace engine ecu". (for the stalling problem) "immobilizer not responding". (for the engine check light) the incident has not occurred since.
We have a 2007 toyota corolla ce whose brakes wore down too fast. We purchased brand new in 2007 with 58 miles on the car. At around 20,000 miles, when we pressed the brakes, there was play in the pedal and there was a pull to the right slightly. Toyota, repaired the brakes since our car was under warranty. Now our brakes are wearing down again and pulling to the side again. *tr the consumer also stated the dealer recommended having the timing cover re-sealed, to stop a fluid leak. On may 8, 2015, the valve cover gasket was replaced. However, the dealer did not address the timing cover leak although they recommended re-sealing it. Updated 09/02/15.
Re my 2007 corolla ce. Driving with my husband in my 2007 corolla in 8/09 was making right turn out of residential subdivision onto heavy traffic roads during rush hour. With no warning engine literally stopped dead as I was moving into lane and perhaps 20% of way into lane. Engine had been running fine before that with absolutely no indication of problem. Fortunately--when engine stopped dead--front of car was not fully in lane into which I was turning and oncoming traffic could move around me. Turned off ignition, let set for perhaps 60 seconds; was able to re-start engine; car started and I was able to make it home, driving 1.2 miles. Garaged overnight; car started next morning but died halfway out of garage. After 5-10 minutes started again but died after driving 30 yards. Had towed to dealer; learned there'd been a "dealer's technical service bulletin in 9/08, tsb ego42-07, in re defective part, to quote service mgr "bad batch of ECM's in "some" 2007 toyotas." dealers were supposed to have informed customers of this defective ECM when they brought corollas in for service. Please note that I had this corolla serviced at 2 different toyota dealerships between 9/08 and 8/09, date of incident, and neither informed me of this tsb. My husband and I could have been killed in this incident and, since I transport my 4 yr old nephew, he, too, had been at risk. Dealership rep shrugged ... Could have cared less. This defect should never have been a mere tsb ... There should have been a recall and corolla owners should have been notified. Online research at the time indicated that there had been corollas which had died at highway speed, so we were probably fortunate. This could have been catastrophic for us.
In may 21, 2009, when my husband was driving in a 45 MPH road, the car speed suddenly couldn't maintain and started to decrease although the accelerator pedal was depressed. Then found the car engine stalled and couldn't restart. Fortunately, there was no other car hit his car when this happened. But engine suddenly stall while driving, especially in a highway could be life threatening problem, which could be even worse than sudden acceleration. I have read qcsreport00203 report regarding electronic throttle control systems in toyota consumer complaints to the federal safety agency. In this report it states: it is frequently possible to determine whether an electronic throttle control system is used in an engine in a specific vehicle once the make, the model, the model year, and the corresponding toyota engine family are identified. In 2007 toyota corolla owners' manual, page107, it clearly states: if engine speed does not increase when the accelerator pedal is depressed, there may be a problem somewhere in the electronic throttle control system. From this statement, it tells that toyota does aware the engine sudden stall problem and the defectiveness of the electronic throttle control system. Toyota should take responsibility on 2007 corolla as well.
I own a 2007 toyota corolla I bought new. With 17,000+ miles on it the engine control module failed. This event occurred while driving on a heavily traveled road at 45 MPH. The car's speed immediately dropped to 15 MPH. I avoided accident and injury, but was horrified at the thought I could have been on the freeway when this happened. The next day I had it towed to the dealer. I found it odd that the service writer didn't even blink about this, and that a new engine control module was readily available. The experience made me think this must be a common occurrence.
I bought a 2007 toyota corolla about 3 years ago. I had a very bad experience on jan. 29, 2010. (1) firstly, when I got off work, I could not start the engine. I tried 3 times, and engine was finally started and both the battery and engine check lights were on. I was very worried and decided to go to a dealership the next day. (2) the next morning, I drove to a toyota dealership nearby. When I stopped at a red traffic light on my way to the dealership, my engine was shut off automatically!!! I was so nervous, quickly turned on my emergency light and tried to start the engine again. The engine was started and finally I arrived at toyota dealership. The dealer checked my car and found the engine control module went bad. They replaced it with a new ECM. The problem went away for now. My car is only about 22,000 miles. I am very concerned about the quality of toyota's electronics.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota corolla le. While driving at speeds of less than 25 MPH the vehicle stalled and the driver was able to restart the vehicle and drive home safely. The next day, the vehicle stalled again. Within 20 minutes, he was able to restart the vehicle and drive home. Within minutes, he was notified by the fire department that the vehicle was on fire. The front end of the vehicle was totally engulfed in flames. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire; however, the vehicle was destroyed. The contact was unable to speak with toyota of america. The failure and current mileages were under 14,200.
2007 toyota corolla stalled a traffic light in downtown rush-hour traffic. Would start back up, but only idle for 30 sec. And die again. Had to have towed to dealer, who diagnosed the problem as the engine control module (ECM). This appears to be a way to common problem as discussed on the toyota forums. Seems to occur with mid-30k mileage. Mine had 34,800 miles.
I saw article about 2006 toyota corolla stalling problems. We have a 2007 that has experienced a minor version of this problem since new. At low speed <30mph engine RPM will randomly drop for a few seconds then come back up. Does not appear to occur at idle. Problem is worse when cold. Did not think it serious until I saw the article. The only thing we have done is had our mechanic check for engine codes, no codes reported. We also have a 2008 corolla that does experience this problem.
Re: 2007 toyota corolla ce, purchased in july 2007, approx. 15,000 miles. On 7/29/09, car stalled to a complete stop while driving. Luckily, I was not driving on the highway (I-95) as I normally do. Stalled on my block after I made turn into street. After a minute, was able to restart with minimal engine power to travel another 100 feet. Had to repeat this until I reached my driveway. Car was towed to dealership. They told me that this was a defect (wire for the computer dislodged or fell off and caused the problem). There was no indication that this was going to happen. No time to pull off to side of the road. Only "check engine" light appeared when trying to restart engine. This is a very dangerous situation and without some indication that this will happen, there could have been a serious accident resulting in injury or worse. Dealer replaced the part that day.
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
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota corolla. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the engine idled highly. Suddenly, the engine began to rev excessively followed by a low power response. There were no warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The driver pulled over into a parking lot and turned off the engine. She restarted the vehicle after ten minutes and it resumed normal operation. The failure occurred on five separate occasions and the vehicle was taken to the dealer four different times. The technician was unable to duplicate the failures. The failure still persists. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 25,000 and current mileage was 27,000.
Our son was driving my car at approx 55 MPH, in the afternoon, in cool clear spring weather... A clunk was heard, the engine died, he was lucky to find a wide spot to pull off the rural two lane highway and coast to a stop. The vehicle was towed to a dealer, diagnoses revealed dtc 607 ECM performance, description computer,engine . The computer was defective, and was replaced with 1 quantity....fp number 89661-02k21 computer for the engine under warranty. (31,858 miles on odometer) thurston's dealership in ukiah gave us great service and a quick turn around time enabling son to commute to college once again with little inconvenience. I'm greatly concerned about this incident and hope my data submission will serve to alert service departments, manufacturers and investigators to our experience with the engine computer chip defect. I want to help prevent the possibility of other drivers being placed in a potentially hazardous situation of loss of engine computer control while driving.
I would like to make a formal complaint about my 2007 toyota corolla. I purchased my car in january 2007. I'm having problems with my vehicle. The is a vibration I feel coming from the steering wheel. My car stopped on the li expressway due to 2 sensors that no longer worked. There is a shaking in my tires & every time I turn my car on there is a loud noise coming from the engine.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota corolla. The contact stated that the computer in the vehicle failed and had to be replaced. The computer is related to the gears and power windows. Whenever the gears are being shifted, the vehicle would shake severely. The contact had to get new brakes and rotors installed four times since the vehicle was purchased. In addition, the vehicle received numerous alignments because the steering wheel would shake when the brakes were applied. Two sensors also caused the engine to stop running. The vehicle has been taken to the dealer for repair numerous times, but the failures still persist. All of the failures began five months after the vehicle was purchased. The failure mileage was 4,000 and current mileage was 60,000.
I have a 2007 toyota corolla s, and I believe there is a manufacturer design flaw that leads to excessive debris and rocks that gain access through the front of the vehicle and will ultimately puncture holes in the AC condenser. Since I have owned this vehicle this is the second occurrence of having a punctured hole in my AC condenser. Since they say it is caused by a rock the dealership accepts no fault and the warranty does not cover it. They charge $728 dollars to repair the condenser. I am upset because I feel that toyota knows that this problem exists and have done very little to resolve the issue. My car only has 22,000 miles on it yet this has happened twice. Very dissatisfied with the design of the vehicle which I feel is the cause. The car should have enough protection in the front end that a rock would not be able to make contact with the AC condenser so easily.
The 2007 toyota corolla (ce) car engine didn't pick up speed in highway until pulling car over to shoulder and restarted the car. This situation has happened three times yesterday when I driving it with my family on highway I-95 in jacksonville florida. Next day I went toyota dealer to find out the issue. They hooked the engine with the computer but didn't find the problem. I fear this will happen in the future and may cause life threaten situation.
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