Computer Failure problems of the 2006 Toyota Corolla

This is the 2nd time the computer ecu unit failed. My daughter drove the car to performance collision for some body work repairs. The body shop called to inform us that they couldn't complete the repairs because the car wouldn't start. I called aaa who towed the car to performance Toyota. After they inspected the vehicle the technician manager told me that the ecu unit failed again and this time it was out of warranty. I had to pay $725. 74 and performance Toyota again replaced the ecu unit. Toyota replaced the initial ecu on August 25, 2008 ( I filed a separate complaint) under warranty. I explained to Toyota that a computer should not have to be replaced at all and out of all the 7 cars I've owned over the pass 40 years this is the first car that ever had so many mechnical problems. Toyota claimed that the ecu computers don't last very long and need to be replaced about every 4 years. I don't believe these ecu are quality units and are defective. I'm hoping to get my money refunded.

2006 Toyota Corolla- for the third time in 3 weeks the computer ecm has failed- extremely dangerous if the car stalls in middle of a highway. Toyota knows about it, has a TSB on it.

06 Corolla stalled @ intersection w/ check eng lite on- would not restart-almost got rear-ended-had the computer scanned by a mechanic and told me computer is bad-car still won't start.

I recently encountered a power loss while I was driving my 2006 Toyota Corolla, the opposite of the acceleration problem that is in the news. After stopping to fill up the car with gasoline, I could only get the car to go about 5 to 10 miles an hour when I used the acceleration pedal. Despite using the hazard lights, I was concerned that someone was going to ram into the car as I limped into a garage to have the car looked at. The vehicle had to be towed to the nearest Toyota dealer who uncovered (after a computerized system check) an internal ecu failure. . . Some sort of computer circuit failure. The only advanced warning about a computer failure that I can recall receiving occurred earlier in the morning when I noticed the dashboard lights weren't working right. The ecu was replaced by the dealer. I do not have the old part.

My daughter was driving the Toyota 2006 Corolla when the windows stop working, then the lights begin stop working so she parked the car. The car would not start up again so she was able to get someone with jumper cables to start the car. She contacted performance Toyota who instructed her to bring the car to Toyota. They informed us that the car computer's ecu unit needed to be replaced and they replaced the ecu with no charge since the car was under warranty. However, they charged me $257. 99 for a wire that had shortened behind the dash causing the fuses to blow. I believe that it was due to the computer failure but they disagreed. Then on June 20, 2012 while the car was being repaired by performance collision body shop they contacted me to inform me that the car wouldn't start. I towed it to performance Toyota and they inform me that the ecu computer failed and needed to be replaced. I will submit a new complaint for this incident.

My 2006 Toyota Corolla completely shut off as I was driving on a dark country road. I was in the middle making a left hand turn. The only thing that was working was the battery. I was unable to start the car. I had to get my car towed to the dealer. I purchased my car in August of 2006 and the computer completely failed on January 09, 2008. The car only had 20,434 miles on it at the time of the computer failure. The dealer replaced the defective computer.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. The contact was driving 35 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who advised that the computer had failed. The dealer made replaced the computer however the following day, the check engine light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where she was advised that there was an emissions issue within the vehicle and not the computer. The dealer advised the contact that the vehicle was safe to drive the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a second dealer where the contact was advised that the initial dealer did not install the computer correctly. The dealer corrected the failure. The manufacturer would not provide any assistance. The failure mileage was 15,000 and the current mileage was 27,901.