Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY | |||||
| TSB-0358-09 | 10/12/2009 | 10032593 | Toyota: fuel tank protector rattle noise. the fuel tank band (rh) has been improved to correct this condition. *pe | 04/16/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 12/01/2011 | |||
| Check engine light came on. drove for approximately 20 minutes more when engine completely shut off causing car to rapidly decelerate and near-miss rear-ending. | |||
| 11/28/2010 | 84654 | ||
| Traveling south on i-95, speed 71 mph, engine stops. i carefully and promptly pull over to right shoulder, call aaa and have vehicle towed to local firestone repair facility. after performing diagnostic firestone informs me the fuel pump has failed and replaces the fuel pump. i request and receive the original fuel pump. previously i have owned 3 corollas and have driven each of them over 150,000 miles with no fuel pump failures. i am reporting this incident because i feel that this fuel pump might have been faulty and could be very dangerous under certain circumstances. | |||
| 12/01/2011 | |||
| Check engine light came on. drove for approximately 20 minutes more when engine completely shut off causing car to rapidly decelerate and near-miss rear-ending. | |||
| 11/28/2010 | 84654 | ||
| Traveling south on i-95, speed 71 mph, engine stops. i carefully and promptly pull over to right shoulder, call aaa and have vehicle towed to local firestone repair facility. after performing diagnostic firestone informs me the fuel pump has failed and replaces the fuel pump. i request and receive the original fuel pump. previously i have owned 3 corollas and have driven each of them over 150,000 miles with no fuel pump failures. i am reporting this incident because i feel that this fuel pump might have been faulty and could be very dangerous under certain circumstances. | |||
| 12/01/2011 | |||
| Check engine light came on. drove for approximately 20 minutes more when engine completely shut off causing car to rapidly decelerate and near-miss rear-ending. | |||
| 11/28/2010 | 84654 | ||
| Traveling south on i-95, speed 71 mph, engine stops. i carefully and promptly pull over to right shoulder, call aaa and have vehicle towed to local firestone repair facility. after performing diagnostic firestone informs me the fuel pump has failed and replaces the fuel pump. i request and receive the original fuel pump. previously i have owned 3 corollas and have driven each of them over 150,000 miles with no fuel pump failures. i am reporting this incident because i feel that this fuel pump might have been faulty and could be very dangerous under certain circumstances. | |||
| 05/23/2011 | 32120 | ||
| In april,2011 took car with 32120 miles into dealer for toyota engine computer recall replacement.. shortly after replacement app. 50 miles the check engine light came on. i returned to dealer on 5/23/2011 mileage at this time was now 32599 and was told that it would cost app. $77 to fix the problem which was the gas cap which was leaking fumes. i did not have the work done but i did have the gas cap checked at a certified smog station and cap was found to be ok. i was not satisfied with the answers i was receiving so i called toyota corp. customer service and explained the problem. i was told that they would contact the dealer and have them call me to fix this problem. later that day the service manager called and requested that i bring the car in that day and he would have it diagnosed for free to see what the problem was. i took the car in and after a period of time the service tech. said they found the problem my fuel filler neck and gas cap needed to be replaced due to rust and corrosion at a cost of over $400. i asked if this was covered by toyota because the car only has 33763 miles and was told no, i live in a dry desert area so i don't see why i'm having a rust and corrision problem. i also asked if this was a common problem and again was told no. the tech.told me that i needed to leave the car and he needed to order the part. i left the car and went home and i goggled this problem and found that this problem was common enough that toyota issued a tsb #02206, i also found many other owners that have had the same problem not only with the corolla but the toyota camry and tundra. i called back and cancelled the work and picked up the car the next morning. i advised the tech what i found on google but he was not willing to listen. it's not only my feeling but the opinion of the others that this is something toyota needs to fix as a warranty item recall. | |||
| 08/03/2011 | 110000 | ||
| Gas cap falls out after turning cap 3 to unlimited clicks. sends error signal for fuel emission leaks $29 for new gas cap recalls on 2009 vehicles but not 2005? | |||
| 04/13/2011 | 51897 | ||
| My 2005 toyota corolla suddenly accelarated as i was pulling into a parking space at a grocery store in jan. 2011 and again while pulling into my garage on 4/13/11 this time doing a lot of damage in my garage. | |||
| 08/16/2009 | 81947 | ||
| Defective fuel pump problem: i own a 2005 toyota corolla. one day in august 2009, i parked my car on the street for a few hours and by the time i got back to my car to start the engine, the car wasn't able to start. i had to call the tow truck company to tow my car to an auto repair shop. according to the diagnose from the auto shop, my car failed to start due to defective fuel pump problem and they have to replace the fuel pump assembly. | |||
| 10/21/2010 | 39565 | ||
| Bought a new corolla in 2005. fuel pump failed after only 39000 miles. caused the car to abruptly stop running. fortunately my daughter was in a parking lot. this could have been a serious safety problem if it had happened out on the road. after replacing her keys and engine control module to no avail toyota finally figured out it was the fuel pump charged her $1067 to replace it. there is no way these fuel pumps should be failing this prematurely. | |||
| 04/20/2010 | 65000 | ||
| Have s 2005 corrola,fuel pump had to be replaced at 65,000 mi. car shut off suddenly and almost caused an accident! | |||
| 11/30/2010 | 55000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 toyota corolla. while driving approximately 35 mph up a hill in rainy conditions the vehicle began to hesitate before stalling. the vehicle was pulled over and towed to an authorized dealer where he was informed the fuel pump needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 55,000. the vin was unavailable. sm. | |||
| 11/09/2010 | 72000 | ||
| On 11/9/2010 at 5:30 p.m., my 2005 toyota corolla ce stalled on i-87 (ny state thruway--major deegan) in the bronx as it was being driven at 55 miles per hour. the car was operating normally when i left work in the bronx 20 min before. all of a sudden the check engine light came on and the car lost all power. the oil and battery lights also came on. i put on my hazards and managed to get from left lane to shoulder. the car stopped completely before i could get it off the highway and the back end of car was slightly on the road. i called aaa and they called the official company who has to tow cars off the thruway. no truck arrived for a long time--two passers by stopped and helped me push car onto shoulder. the car lights dimmed and eventually went out. the car had plenty of fuel when it was being driven. after the car stopped, the car seemed electrically dead and would not turn over at all. there was no sound at all or any cranking or sputtering. it seemed that the car lost all power and i was only able to get it off the road due to its momentum from being in motion. when no truck arrived after 45 minutes, i called 311 for assistance (nyc help line) and they contacted police who came and called another truck and sat with me with their lights on until tow truck arrived around 6:50 pm. it was towed to official towing station in bronx. the repair people told me the next day it might be due to an electrical problem. my car is under recall for the engine control module (ecm). the toyota dealers in bronx said cars don't stall because of this problem and i would have to pay to have my car towed there to have it checked. i wanted them to look at it to see if ecm was the problem. on 11/11, when i called the official towing station to have car towed out, they said it was fuel pump and wanted 1100-1200$ to fix it. as of today, i am having the car towed to a local repair station where i leave to see if they can diagnose the problem and let me know what caused the stall. | |||
| 10/08/2010 | 83400 | ||
| I was driving my 2005 toyota corolla and it stopped running in the middle of rush hour traffic. i was almost rear ended because of this sudden stall of my vehicle. it turns out that the problem was the fuel pump. the fuel pump is being replaced as i write this complaint. the dealer told me that toyota no longer makes the original pump for the car that cost about $300 because they've been having to service many cars with that particular fuel pump problem. as a result of this problem i have to end up paying about $920 for a new model fuel pump. i can't believe that i the consumer has to pay for toyota's mistake of not producing a reliable product. what if this would have happened on the freeway while driving 65 mph and the car just stalled on me. i believe that the fuel pump for this vehicle should be recalled because i'm sure this is not the first or last time that this will happen. toyota should pay the difference for this mistake. | |||
| 07/28/2010 | 145000 | ||
| 2005 toyota corolla le model stalled and would not re-start after driving approximately 10 miles. fortunately it happened pulling up to the house, and not on the street or freeway. subsequent investigation by the owner diagnosed the problem as a defective fuel pump. no aftermarket fuel pumps were available, and since toyota wanted $1039 for a new unit ( ie., the whole in-tank module), an auto dismantler who specialized in late-model toyotas was found and the part was obtained for about $100. after installation, the car has performed flawlessly for a month. | |||
| 05/15/2009 | 45000 | 1 | |
| I was driving back to home after work. the car feels like choked and stopped. i managed to stopped on the side. car can not be started again. starter is fine, just can not start the engine. have it towed to shop and the mechanic told me the fuel pump was dead. since the car was assembled in japan, the fuel pump is $900 on parts, and labor is extra. i had the car for 4 and half years, less than 50k miles. that is a pump inside the gas tank, which suppose to last at least 10 or 15 years. lucky there was no car behind me when this happened, otherwise i would be hit from behind. *tr | |||
| 06/08/2009 | 25000 | 1 | |
| Toyota corolla xrs 2005 gas pedal sticking. while driving speed increased. i had to fight with gas pedal and brake pedal to bring vehicle under control. danger was imminent and i fought with pedals. if i had been on an open road with nothing ahead of me (giving additional time) i would have depressed the clutch. this is a xrs having 6 speed manual and larger engine than standard corolla. this has happened at least 3 or 4 times in the 5 years i have owned the vehicle. i am not sure what happened wasn't the result of operator error but repetition of similar event indicates other than operator error. the date indicated on form was only used so that i can continue entering data. *tr | |||
| 10/17/2008 | 96000 | 1 | |
| I have a 2005 corolla that stalled out on me while i was driving 65 miles an hour. i have always had trouble starting the car, even the day i drove it off the lot brand new. toyota stated that they didn't see anything wrong with the vehicle when i brought it in a week after purchasing the car. so after it stalled i had the car towed to a local toyota dealer ship, where i was told that the fuel pump went bad. i was upset that my 4yr old car needed a new fuel pump. i was told that the cost to replace the pump was $1500. i later found out that toyota put out a technical service bulletin about the faulty pump, and they had to change the design. so toyota is aware of this design flaw. i had the car towed to a garage, where they put in a used fuel system from a junked car. the cost was about $500, so i hope that this pump will last a few years. *tr | |||
| 06/07/2005 | 60 | 300 | 05/10/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving 25 mph on normal road conditions the vehicle maintained the same speed without depressing the accelerator pedal. the problem persisted at any speed there after. there were no warning lights illuminated prior the incident. the vehicle was taken to the dealership who observed no abnormalities after a diagnostic checkup and road test. the dealer also stated there was not a mechanism to slow downs the speed as there used to be in older models. the vehicle was taken to a different dealership for a second opinion who determined there was a valve stuck open in the fuel system and repair it. but the problem was persisted. the manufacturer was contacted who referred the contact to a dealership. the contact expressed concern because the only way to reduce the speed was by depressing hard on the brake pedal to prevent a collision. updated 12/5/2006 - *nm | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY | |||
| 08/05/2007 | 3 | ||
| Vehicle, when at higher speeds and with less than half a tank of gas, will suddenly stop accelerating, will not respond to the gas pedal, and must be stopped and put in park before it will resume. the vehicle does not lose power or stall out, but it will stop responding to gas and will continue to decelerate. *tr | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - FUEL PUMP | |||
| 06/02/2009 | 30063 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota corolla. the vehicle shut off while driving at an unknown speed. the contact was informed that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. the vehicle was towed to a repair shop and the fuel pump was replaced at the cost of $900. the dealer was the only place that had the part available. the failure mileage was 30,063. | |||
| 04/23/2008 | 40000 | 1 | |
| Car stalled on interstate - tried to get as far to right side as possible. called and waited for a tow truck, which took me to a local auto repair shop. auto repair shop informed me that i needed a fuel pump replacement, which is strange, since my 2005 toyota corolla is just barely 3 and 1/2 years old. come to find out, when they went to order the part, they said it would cost 3 times the normal amount for a toyota corolla fuel pump because mine happen to be made in a batch during a 3 month period in which they no longer made that same sort of fuel pump. i have always kept up with my maintenance checks, so this fuel pump replacement seems like it was bound to happen no matter how well i took care of my car. it's only 3 1/2 years since i acquired this corolla, and i'm already replacing an item that cost me over $1,500.00, which is a damage i had no control over. i'm afraid that this particular fuel pump is going to break at some point again, since it seems to be a part that toyota no longer continued manufacturing... *tr | |||
| 08/08/2006 | 53000 | 07/01/2004 | |
| At 53,000 miles, fuel pump went out at an absurd price of $771.00 after being stuck on the road i had to call a tow | |||
| 03/28/2005 | 45 | 2 | 03/25/2005 |
| (1) i bought a brand new 2005 toyota corolla. while driving away from the dealership i noticed an odd humming noise coming from the vehicle. i immediately took the vehicle back to the dealership where the service personnel informed me that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. the part was not in stock, so they ordered it immediately. (2) while driving down the highway the day before the service appointment the car stalled out on me! after i pulled over to the side of the road, the vehicle would not start! i had to have the vehicle towed back to the dealership. (3) the fuel pump was replaced.*ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | |||
| 08/22/2011 | 1 | ||
| 2005 toyota corolla. consumer writes in regards to a possible fuel pressure regulator *tgw the consumer stated gas was leaking onto the engine. the fuel pressure regulator and rail had to be replaced.*jb | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | |||
| 04/20/2010 | 65000 | ||
| Have s 2005 corrola,fuel pump had to be replaced at 65,000 mi. car shut off suddenly and almost caused an accident! | |||
| 01/30/2010 | 60000 | 1 | |
| 2005 toyota corolla. for 18 months i have been taking my car to dealer complaining of the idling problem. i can be sitting at the light with my foot on the brake and suddenly the car begins to idle to the point the car vibrates. i have changed gas, had the injection system checked, but the problem continues. there is something wrong either with the gas line or the motor. during the recent snow storm i was sitting at the light with a 1/2 car length between me and the car in front of me. i was on level road and my foot wasn't on the brake. the car began to idle fast and surged forward. i slammed on the brakes and began to slide. i am repeatedly told there is nothing wrong with the car. however, it is either the injection system, the gas line or the motor, which every it is it is dangerous. they also told me nothing was wrong with the brakes at 30,000 but it turned out to be the master brake cylinder. *tr | |||