Four problems related to engine shut off without warning 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.
I was driving my Toyota had just left my house and I turned the corner and just asfter I turned the corner the car shut off completely. I erred to move from middle of road so it restarted and I drove about 20 ft turned a corner to park the car and it shut off again. I then noticed smoke coming from under the hood. A minute or two later I'm on the phone w fire department cause my car was in flames. After fire was put out by fire dept the firefighter said the car is a total loss and I only had liability. They towed to a salvage yard and I was told by firefighter cause of fire is unknown, possibly something electrical may have shorted he was not sure. Two days later, I see a safety recall for my car on the news was announced for possible fire in engine compartment.
I was driving my 2006 Toyota Corolla s on the freeway today, and suddenly, without warning, the engine shut down. I had no power steering or abs brakes, and no control of the car. After having it towed to the dealership, I found out that 2005-2009 Toyota Corollas have a huge issue with the engine control module, and that upwards of 5 cars a month come into the dealership with this same complaint. I find it ridiculous that every review I've read mentions that this car has this problem with the ecm, but that nothing has been done about it yet. On top of the reviews, there have been news reports about how Toyota is aware of this problem, and says that this problem does not pose an unreasonable risk to safety.
2006 Corolla 4dr sedan has a faulty electronic control unit (computer) that causes complete engine shutdown. Diagnostic code p2716 for this model year gets 40,000 hits on google and yet there is no recall on this defective part. Dealer replacement with updated ecu part cost me $830 on this 3-year old car (we're at 83k miles so out of warranty).
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. While driving in a parking lot the vehicle shut down without any prior warnings. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and the engines computer was replaced under warranty. Updated 11/17/09 the failure mileage was 32336. The current mileage was 32340. The dealer found a code for an ecm malfunction. Updated 11/18/09.