Engine Belts And Pulleys problems of the 2006 Toyota Corolla

Received a safety recall from Toyota for my 2006 Toyota Corolla s for engine control module (ecm). I scheduled an appointment to have the part replaced. I took off work and dropped my car off at the dealer, sloan Toyota in devon, PA. I received a call shortly after saying the part was not there and would be ordered, then they tried told me about a belt they could repair for me in the amount of $150. 00. I declined that service and picked my car up. I received an email a week later saying my car was scheduled for service during the time I would be at work. I called and was told an automated email goes out a week after service has not been completed and they were still waitng on the part to come in for this safety recall. They said I would receive a call and here it is 4 months later and have not heard if the part ever came in or not. My understanding from reading the safety recall was that the part was at the dealer. I received an urgent safety recall follow up letter today, July 23, 2011 saying my car has not been taken in for service as of this time and needs to. I am not taking another day off from work just to take my car and then told the part is still not in. If Toyota issues a safety recall then the parts should already be at the dealer's before people call in to schedule service, or at least tell the people they have to order the part and they will call when it has arrived.

2006 Toyota Corolla. Consumer states failure of the central computer and brake failure caused a crash the consumer stated when her daughter applied the brake to reduce her speed to steer around another vehicle, the brakes locked up and steering the vehicle became difficult. Ultimately, her daughter collided with another vehicle. When she attempted to move the vehicle, the vehicle had stalled. Also, the air bags failed to deploy and she strongly impacted the seat belt causing injury to her shoulder. The consumer stated ecu was replaced last April at a cost of $700. A reading of the ecu the following day, showed there was no accident. The consumer believed the ecu may have caused the abs to lock up. The vehicle was declared a loss by the insurance company.

Squeak from engine in 3/4/08 with 15,800 miles. I can only hear out of one ear so this squeak was only evident when I was next to a building (drive thru at bank). Not screaming like fan belts tend to do. Toyota said "belt glazed over causing belt to slip at pulleys, replaced belt, noise no longer present at this time. " now at 33,359 the ecm had to be fixed and they said "the drive belt tensioner and drive belt need to be replaced costing over $400. " the same belt that was replace a little over 15,000 miles before. I did not have them do the work but it will have to be fixed because if the belt breaks then the car is dead, much like the ecm problem (which was a large pain in the. . . ). There will be an incident if I don't get it fixed. And again I cannot hear a squeak unless a really listen or again I pull up to a building.

Prior to January 1, 2010 started hearing squealing noise coming from engine. At regular maintenance intervals brought to the attention of service departments and was told this was not unusual due to moisture build up on belts. Accepted explanation at Toyota dealerships. Noise continued to get worse so took in again on January 17, 2010 - mileage @ 50,496. Tensioner assy. Was replaced (not under warranty) @ a cost of $368. 18. A couple of days later the same noise returned. Continued to bring to the attention of service department at regular maintenance interval 3/27/10-mileage @53,192 and they could not duplicate the noise I was hearing. Noise continued and got worse - took back to dealership on 8/16/10-mileage @58,411, again they could not duplicate the noise? noise continued every day - all the time. Took back to dealership on 11/26/10 - mileage @61,521. They replaced tensioner assembly @ no cost and was told my timing chain tensioner was leaking oil and the belt tensioner was leaking too? what the [xxx]? service manager suggested I call 1-800-331-4331 to file a complain, I did so on 11/29. Case #[xxx]. I was told the tensioner assembly (3 year/36,000miles) was not under warranty at the initial repair and the timing chain repair is not under warranty either (5 year/60,000 mile) which will cost me $173. 00. My point here is that taking into consideration all the recalls for Toyota vehicles -- Toyota can't possibly hold the consumer to the warranties they have in place. It is apparent to me that the parts are defective and I don't feel I should have to pay anything for these repairs. As of today, I am still hearing the same noise when I crank my car from the tensioner assembly just replaced on 11/26. Toyota should reimburse me for all the defective parts/labor/and my personal time/mileage to get this repair done and the repair to the timing chain should be at no cost to me. There should be a recall on this too. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).