Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL | |||
| 04/10/2010 | 1 | ||
| I was driving my toyota corolla 2005 on the 395 highway, when i tried to pass a truck because the conductor was driving too slow, then when i press on the accelerator the car started to shift harder and i almost had an accident and i got force to get out from the highway spinning on the dirt, in a few seconds after that!, the check engine light came on, i was soo scared that i took the corolla to the dealer but they said that there was a malfunction with the computer and that the computer is not cover and that i have to pay for it because im over 80,000... but they knew about the problem already i just want to report this so you can do an investigation with the corolla computer, i don't think this is right that we have to pay for a computer!!! when they are the ones selling junk cars. i will never ever buy a toyota anymore now the cars they sell are junk and to dangerous for the other people on the road, hope that this problem won't happen to anyone and that you people check on that asap. the error code i got was p2716 and is a computer malfunction. thank you. *tr | |||
| 03/18/2010 | 169542 | ||
| Details: at 169,542 miles my 2005 toyota corolla's check engine light came on & developed harsh / jerky automatic gear changes (park to first and while driving, first to second). the dealer diagnosed this as a faulty engine computer based on code p2716. replacement of the module corrected the problem at a cost of almost $600 for the computer itself + labor. i was told this is a known issue with the 2005 corollas. | |||
| 09/09/2008 | 11000 | 1 | |
| Here i report an accident which may be caused by toyota unintended accelerate problem. we bought 2005 toyota corolla sport on july 09, 2004. we drive 2000-3000 miles/ per year. as we bought 5 years pre-paid maintenance, we have regular maintenance service with faulkner dealer every half year until july 09, 2009. there has no big problems during the first 3-year warranty period except on around summer of 2007, the check engine light is on and toyota dealer replaced the computer control system without charge (we | |||
| 07/15/2009 | 105000 | 1 | |
| At approximately 105,000 miles my toyota corolla began to develop harsh and jerky automatic gear changes which progressed. at 108,000 the dealer diagnosed this as a faulty engine control module (computer) based on code p2716. replacement of the module corrected the problem. i was informed that toyota had a service bulletin dated september 20, 2007 tsb no. tc014-06 indicating that they were aware of this defect and would cover under warranty to 96 months or 80,000 miles. *tr | |||
| 03/21/2009 | 87 | 1 | |
| Ecu (engine control unit) malfunction causes hard shift on transmission. total replacement charge sums up to 762.00 as per toyota dealer. toyota corolla s 2005 replacement information in data base is 89661 02c11 vs. 89661 02c12 on physical engine control unit part. compatibility in question. customer service admitted to have a total of 4 car with same problem during the same week. also said that they would replace it with an upgraded unit questioning the manufacture performance. *tr | |||