2008 Toyota Corolla Engine

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE ENGINE ACCELERATED. I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE RPM INCREASED TO 6000RPM. AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE I REMOVED THE FLOOR MATS AT TOYOTA'S REQUEST EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE NO WHERE NEAR THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CONDITION RE-OCCURRED. BOTH THE LOCAL AND REGIONAL TOYOTA REP CHECKED THE CAR AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I PUT THE FLOOR MATS BACK - AGAIN NO WHERE NEAR THE ACCELERATOR AND ON 2 JULY THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OCCURRED AGAIN WHEN I WAS ON A TRIP. WHEN I RETURNED I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY LOCAL DEALER THEY CHECKED THE CAR AND FOUND NOTHING. THE REGIONAL TOYOTA REP WOULD NOT COME TO INSPECT IT BECAUSE THE FLOOR MATS WERE IN PLACE - BUT AGAIN THEY ARE NO WHERE NEAR THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND TO REMOVE THE FLOOR MATS. MY WIFE AND MOTHER IN LAW WERE IN THE CAR DURING THE LAST INCIDENT AND THEY WERE VERY FRIGHTENED. MY WIFE WILL NO LONGER DRIVE THE CAR. I DO NOT FEEL THAT THE CAR IS SAFE BUT HAVE NO CHOICE SINCE I CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER CAR. THE ACCELERATOR IS NOT STICKING BUT IT IS ADVANCING TO CAUSE THE HIGHER RPMS. I'M NOT SURE WHY TOYOTA DOES NOT REALIZE THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT FOLLOWED BY AN ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY AND WAS MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) WAS DEFECTIVE. THE ECM WAS REPLACED BY A LOCAL DEALER UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,300. UPDATED 07/26/10. *LJ U[DATED 08/16/10*JB

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, WITHOUT APPARENT REASON (I.E. NOT BEHIND ON MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE). SHORTLY AFTER, ENGINE STARTED STALLING; FIRST TIME JUST FELL LIKE ENGINE WAS BEING SLUGGISH AND NEEDED TO GIVE MORE GAS TO GET POWER; SECOND TIME, CAR NEARLY FELL STILL (DOWN TO A COUPLE OF MPH'S), EVEN WHEN APPLYING SERIOUS GAS (AND CLEARLY HITTING HIGH RPM & ENGINE ROARING LOUDLY). JUST MANAGED TO PULL THE CAR ASIDE. WHEN TOWTRUCK ARRIVED 30 MINUTES LATER, PROBLEM HAD DISAPPEARED... (FOR NOW). A QUICK CHECK ON GOOGLE SOUNDS LIKE THIS MAY BE DUE TO MANY CAUSES, FROM SIMPLE AIR INTAKE SENSOR, TO MORE SERIOUS ECM PROBLEMS. EITHER WAYS, HAVING YOUR ENGINE STALL SUDDENLY SEEMS PRETTY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IF THIS HAPPENS IN BUSY TRAFFIC. PLAN TO HAVE THIS CHECKED OUT IMMEDIATELY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A COMPUTER PROBLEM. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. THE CONTACT IS NOT AWARE OF THE CURRENT MILEAGE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS TRADED IN.

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. I EXPERIENCED A STALL AT AN INTERSECTION RECENTLY. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR SEVERAL WEEKS (IT WAS BOUGHT USED WITH 11,000 MILES ON ODOMETER). *TR

2008 TOYOTA COROLLA 4-DOOR SEDAN CE SHOWED SUDDENLY "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" WHILE BEING DRIVEN. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE CAR ABRUPTLY TURNED OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. INFORMED BY DEALER THAT PROBLEM WAS DEFECTIVE ENGINE COMPUTER (FP NO 89661-02R00) AND THAT COROLLAS IN MODEL YEARS 2004-07 COMMONLY HAD PROBLEM. HOWEVER, NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED BY COMPANY THOUGH IT HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE PART. COMPUTER REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT AS IT OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN ACCIDENT OR INJURY OR STRANDING OF THE MOTORIST IN A DANGEROUS AREA. ALSO SENT LETTER OF COMPLAINT TO TOYOTA (THEIR FILE NO. 0907142725). *TR

MY SON HAS A 2007 COROLLA. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, HE NOTICED HIS AIR CONDITIONING WAS NOT COOLING. HE TOO IT TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED SINCE HE ONLY HAS 17,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE CONDENSER. THEY ARE TRYING TO SAY IT IS A ROAD HAZARD AND HIS FAULT. TOYOTA HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE 2005 AND 2006 COROLLA. NOW IT HAS HAPPENED WITH THE 2007. THEY WANT TO CHARGE HIM $800.00. THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE IS NO REASON FOR SOMETHING TO DAMAGE THE CONDENSER. IF THE CONDENSER WAS PROTECTED, THIS COULD NOT HAPPEN. WE HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY REFUSE TO WORK WITH US. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE IDLING AT AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SIX ATTEMPTS AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3,000.