2008 Toyota Corolla electrical problems

Filed Sep 10, 2026 · Electrical · CA

The engine will lose power and shut off while driving. It will proceed to not start and strand the driver. Other models in the genera of my car had this issue with the engine control module, so Im not sure why my VIN does not have a recall. My mechanic isolated the problem to either a fuse or the ECM. I took the vehicle for a test drive and it failed again. By shutting off when driving out of nowhere this is a huge safety issue and could cause an accident. The ECM is a component that should never fail on a vehicle. Improper soldering caused this issue.

Filed Sep 9, 2021 · Electrical, Engine · NM

Engine light stays on

Filed May 26, 2017 · Airbags, Brakes · 55 miles · CA · crash · 1 injury

I have had failure to disclose issues with this car. I have had an accident in which the airbag did not deploy and brake had difficulty. I had a bad accident and have reached out to toyota to wither repair my car or setup rental or make a payment for rental. I do not want to drive this car until repaired, therefore renting for the past 3 months

Filed Dec 29, 2016 · Electrical · 100,000 miles · MI

I was driving at 65 miles an hour, the check engine light came on, and I lost power. I hit the accelerator and nothing happened. Luckily I was able to get off of road safely. After restarting the car, it shifted harshly into first and would not let me accelerate past 25.

Filed Oct 18, 2016 · Electrical · WA

We received noticed back on 2010 that our vehicle has a recall regarding ECM but when we contacted dealership they said our vehicle is not affected. I just put my VIN number in this website and it shows two recalls open in my vehicle.

Filed Jan 2, 2016 · Electrical, Engine · 37,000 miles · AZ

Stalls while driving, faulty ECM. Heavy traffic, had to push car out of traffic.

Filed Dec 13, 2015 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 1 miles · OH

My car had difficulty starting after getting the new battery last month, and a couple days ago my engine stalled as I slowed it down to stop in the busy traffic road while I was going to the dealership to get it checked. I had it towed to the nearest dealership assuming that a wrong battery was installed, but it turned out to be a bad ECM. I had to get it fixed by paying over $800. The thing is the ECM unit in my car was a replaced one in the past as the toyota recalled it. I am really scared of driving my car now because it might happen again in the future, and I wonder if toyota knows this issue that the ECM does not recognize a new battery well. I read the same story while searching for this problem.

Filed Jun 12, 2014 · Electrical · 77,236 miles · IA

While driving on the interstate going 65mph the car suddenly turned completely off. There was absolutely no power, no power brakes,steering ,all the gauges looked as if the car had not been started. It restarted by itself after about 15 seconds which was a good thing as it would have been difficult to maneuver the car from the middle lane to the shoulder in heavy traffic with very limited steering and brake and decelerating rapidly.

Filed May 16, 2013 · Electrical, Engine · 78,200 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota corolla. The contact stated that he started the engine and the rpms increased excessively high. The contact also stated that he was driving the vehicle 50 MPH and the vehicle engaged into limp mode. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the electronic control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 78,200.

Filed Jan 12, 2011 · Electrical · 12,995 miles · MO

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota corolla. While driving at any speed during bright conditions, the contact could not read the speedometer. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was told there was no repair for that type of failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 12,995 and the current mileage was 18,000.