Two problems related to battery have been reported for the 2006 Toyota Corolla. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Toyota Corolla based on all problems reported for the 2006 Corolla.
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. While driving at 40 mph, the engine stalled and turned off completely. After sitting in the idle position for 40 minutes, the vehicle finally restarted. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership but the failure could not be duplicated. The current and failure mileages were approximately 26,000. Updated 11/03/10. Updated 11/19/10. The dealer stated the cause of the engine failure was due to a bad battery. Updated 11/24/10.
2006 Toyota Corolla with approx. 36,125 miles starts but soon stalls within a time span of 15 seconds to 5 minutes. Efforts to restart the vehicle immediately fail posing a safety risk if the vehicle is in traffic (which ours was). After waiting approximately 10 minutes, the vehicle is able to restart but stalls again within the same time span of 15 seconds to 5 minutes. The battery is working as evidenced by interior and exterior lights. Gas is at or above 3/4 tank full. Car recently passed (April 2009) pennsylvania standards for emissions and inspection.