Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 04/14/2012 | 86000 | ||
| I was driving at 70 mph on the interstate when the car stalled out. we were able to pull to the side of the road luckily. it did start again but stalled again if i went over 40 mph. i had replaced the transmission the week before and had a transmission place check it out. they said the transmission is fine and that the error code is for the ecm. i had taken the care back to my transmission place (certified transmission in bellevue ne.) and he had the same answer for me. i attempted to work with toyota on this through their customer complaint dept. they referred me to nick anderson (customer care manager) at bellevue toyota. he didn't care that the car is unsafe to drive or that it stalled on us going 70 mph on the interstate. all he cared about is that the care is over miles on the extended warranty (80,000) and he wouldn't do anything for me at all. i believe in companies that back there product and i no longer believe in toyota. i have found out that there is a very strong chance that the reason i had to replace the transmission on this auto is because of the ecm that was misdiagnosed as transmission issues. i believe this to be true because i am having the same stalling issues that i had before the new transmission was put in. i feel that toyota should at the very least repair/replace the faulty ecm at no additional cost to me. | |||
| 09/20/2010 | 102000 | ||
| The vehicle i believe has an ecm (engine control module) problem. since the first incident where the vehicle wanted to shut off at a stop light, the vehicle erratic rpm fluctuation when the vehicle is at a stop or hesitates when taking off. toyota has done a recall on some of the 2005 thru 2008 models and i believe this model should be included since it uses the same ecm and has the same engine as the other models | |||
| 12/02/2004 | 22152 | 1 | 01/02/2004 |
| I hate the fact that the engine lights comes on and my car in under manufacturer warranty and i have to pay to find out why my light came on the excuse after paying 50.00 dollars in my gas top was loosen that was bull it came on again. so why when i left the top off intentionally it didn't come on again?*ak | |||
| 04/07/2004 | 500 | 3 | 03/15/2004 |
| On three occasions the vehicle would not start, as a result of a drained battery. 1st time the dealer replaced the battery, 2nd time the dealer stated that the alarm system had a short wire and was fixed. the 3rd time just occured and we are having the car towed to the dealer.*ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 05/09/2004 | 50 | 2 | |
| On two separate occasions while trying to start the vehicle engine would not turn over. consumer felt that the problem was the battery. vehicle is currently at dealer. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 08/01/2006 | 56000 | 12 | 06/30/2003 |
| My car on an intermittent basis will not start as well.....there is no cranking whatsoever. although upon turning the key all the lights on the dashboard light up in a normal manner, there is absolutely no sound from the engine. after either a few tries or roll starting the vehicle (manual transmission)....it will start. i brought it to the dealer once and they originally thought it was the battery, then the starter *which they proceeded to replace, then after a few days the same problem occurred again....i am bringing it back to the dealer. *jb | |||
| 03/29/2004 | 1 | 07/17/2003 | |
| My car on an intermittent basis will not start after turning the key in the ignition. there is no cranking whatsoever. after several attempts of turning the key, the car finally started. i took the car to the dealership on the first incident and the nothing wrong could be detected. in april 2006, it has occurred again as the car will not start until several attempts of turning the key in the ignition. i am taking the car to dealership again on monday, april 17th, 2006 to find out what is the matter with the car. *nm | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 10/11/2004 | 1 | ||
| Consumer's vehicle came to a stop at a red light when hearing three beeps coming from the car, the car died. she tried to restart it but car would not turn back on. consumer then turned on hazard lights which flashed quickly then turned off. consumer got out of the car, looked back, and saw fire coming out of the bottom, which then spread to the hood and windshield. this was caused by an electrical malfunction.*ak | |||