2014 Toyota Corolla: check engine light

Filed Apr 20, 2023 · Engine · MN

Vehicle stopped accelerating while on highway leading to dangerous slow down with 2 little kids in the car. Car would no longer accelerate despite engine running. Check engine light turned on. Toyota dealer ran diagnostics and found vvti actuator had internally failed. This was a very expensive replacement. I worry that a previous recall for ECM module update came too late before damage had already occured to the vvti actuator prematurely. Car is well taken care of and only 100k miles.

Filed Aug 27, 2022 · Engine · IA

I was going to work, my check engine light came on as well as my track off light came on and I noticed that my engine smelled burning, it was not holding my coolant in my radiator. The dealership said I bought the car as is. I had only had the car for only 7 months. I feel like the sold a car that may have more issues.

Filed Mar 9, 2021 · Engine · 65,000 miles · WA

Car experienced a sudden loss of power while driving on a city street. Check engine light is turned on. Mechanic at official toyota dealership suspects rocker arm actuator or variable valve timing system issues.

Filed Mar 2, 2021 · Engine · 67,000 miles · MN

Car experienced a sudden loss of power while turning a corner. Rolled to a stop, turned key all the way off and then was able to restart the car. Check engine light is now on.

Filed Feb 9, 2020 · Fuel system · 145,000 miles · AL

We purchased my car in 2014 new. Come 2015 we had to replace the charcoal canister. I believe the car had @60,000 miles (yes, that's a lot but those are mostly highway miles)on it at this time. Luckily it was covered under warranty. 7/ 2019 we had the same problem. Less than 60, 000 miles more had been put on at this time. Guess what no warranty.! $1,000 later we have a new charcoal canister. It is now 2/2020 , we are at 145,000 miles now and guess what? Same problem. We've changed gas caps. We've done fuel treatments. We are now waiting on check engine light to come back on so we can take it back to the dealership (why is it off? Because we just purchased the 3rd gas cap in 6mths and had to reset it to see if the gas cap was the cause.) problems: check engine light comes on, I could hear the fuel being pushed through the lines, it would miss as you give it gas.sometimes it'swhen you are taking off but it done it while on the highway also, the cruising range is not accurate (ex: I just filled up. Usually it gives me 428 miles now its telling me 376) and the eco light goes off. Now the 1st 2 times were kind of different than this time. I think were are in the beginning stages at this point now for the 3rd time.

Filed May 15, 2018 · Acceleration, Transmission · 70,777 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota corolla. The contact stated that the check engine indicator illuminated. While driving at unknown speeds, the accelerator pedal was applied and traveled to the floorboard. The vehicle failed to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the codes were reset. The mechanic referred the contact to a dealer. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer (bill walsh toyota, 4000 n columbus street, ottawa, il 61350) where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and opened case number: 181200125. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not included in a recall nor was it under warranty. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 70,777.

Filed May 6, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 27,500 miles · OR

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota corolla. While driving approximately 15 MPH and attempting to accelerate, the engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle began to decelerate. The contact had to gently depress the accelerator pedal in order to increase the speed; however, when the accelerator pedal was depressed with force, the vehicle's speed decreased. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was diagnosed that the ECM software needed to be updated. The software was updated. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 27,500.

Filed Dec 3, 2014 · Engine · MI

My check engine light came on. I also notice when attempting to slow down, the car would accelerate. The engine would seem to stall almost like a dead spot. Then when depressing the gas pedal several times the engine would catch and jump forward. Almost hitting the vehicle in front of us. This car accelerates at times when braking and hesitates when pressing on the gas. I also noticed when I was stopped at a light, the car moved backwards after taking my feet off the brakes. It could've hit the car in back of us. I asked the sale lady, if this car was apart of the recall and she told me that if it was the dealership would have to fix it before they sold it. I had the car for less than 2 weeks. I hope this car doesn't cause my family and someone else's family harm. Big safety issue! Big safety issue!

Filed Jan 22, 2014 · Transmission · 4,450 miles · FL

Cvt transmission making erratic ratio corrections when car was being driven at low speed which made the car literally jump at some speeds (0-30 MPH) making it difficult to drive for in ex. A traffic jam (stop and go) and loose power when climbing for in ex. Parking places that had ramps (0-5 MPH) due to erratic upshift ratio corrections that forces pressing the accelerator pedal to be able to keep the car climbing the ramps causing erratic jumps/speeds/pulls and sometimes the engine to backfire when climbing. Car also had noticeable jumps when braking to a full stop condition from any speed. Tested by dealership, diagnosed and replaced the CVT transmission with a remanufactured unit, got it back after 4 days. Right after driving it out of the dealer who supposedly took care of the 5k miles maintenance as well, maintenance required soon indicator started to light every time the car is started. This condition could increase the chance of an accident when driven under those circumstances due to erratic/unexpected speed variations. Trac off & check engine light came on barely for a day even though the malfunction was present and were off when the car was left for the repair in the dealer, even though the condition started at least 10 days before as an intermittent situation, getting worse at days, not present during normal to hard acceleration but had to be taken to the dealership before the appointment due to worsening of the drivability, but the gauges never lighted up, but for a while, the day before it was taken to the dealer, which may indicate that due to the nature of the problem the on boad diagnostics systems may not alert a driver of the malfunction, even though is present, which may be causing those cars being driven by unexperienced owners/drivers with that fault being present increasing chances of having a accident, fortunately at low speeds.