general problems of the 2006 Toyota Corolla - part 1

I was slowly pulling up the driveway to park behind another vehicle when the Corolla suddenly surged forward. It accelerated quickly and I couldn't stop it. It crashed into the back of the other vehiclewaaq. Both vehicles sustained damage but the Corolla's is significant.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while driving the vehicle decelerated and simultaneously accelerated to 80mph without warning, failure occurred several times. The contact was able place the gear into park immediately while deceleration reoccurred. The vehicle was towed to an unknown dealer. The dealer performed a diagnostic that was unable to locate a failure code, the dealer also test drove the vehicle and was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 43,000. Li.

Takata recall - my airbag light while driving also will come on when I first start the car. It started on several days turned off for a few days and came on again. This happens over & over.

Car accelerates by itself drastically making me almost hit a tree. This is the second time I make this complain to Toyota. They told me the first time a couple of years ago there was nothing wrong with the car. The acceleration happens not in a regular basis but sporadic. This time it happens when I was going very slow and there were children playing close to my home. I was very slow no more 3 to 5 miles and hour. I had to hit the breaks very hard to stop since as I was turning into the driveway the car accelerated on its own.

Manufacturing defect with odometers in Toyota 2006. It is the federal law that mandate functional odometer. It appears that digital gauge in some Toyota cars was programmed to disconnect odometer at 299999 millage. Not only the replacement of odometer cost $600. 00 but the new odometer will have to be set at 0 zero millage which is incorrect and fraudulent. Toyota odometer for whatever and unknown reason don't go pass 300000 miles. How otherwise the owner should keep a track of millage. Toyota doesn't seems to recognize this defect as a reason for recall and/or reimbursement. So far vehicle is in operation with millage stacked at 299999.

I had my brake applied and was stopping on city street and engine started racing and it hit the van ahead. With my foot on the brake I shifted the car into the park position hoping to stop the racing engine, but, it didn't stop. I am seeking possible source of problem as I would like to keep the vehicle it has only been driven 34,000 miles. Car has been repaired but I want to be sure I can have it fixed so I don't injure or kill anyone,.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. While attempting to park, the vehicle accelerated independently and crashed into a beam on the sidewalk. The windshield cracked, but there were no injuries. A police report was not filed. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 35,500.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while driving at low speeds, the vehicle abruptly accelerated and crashed into a median, two trees and came to a stop after crashing into a residential garage. The contact mentioned that the brake pedal was depressed but the brakes failed to respond. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed and no injuries were reported. The contact mentioned the vehicle had three flat tires. The vehicle was towed by a flat bed but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 17,715.

I noticed that my steering wheel was very difficult to turn so that "12" would go farther right than "2" or left than "10". I found that even within that "10" to "2" range, the car was not following my steering fast enough to make turns and curves as quickly as it usually does. I had to slow down sharply to stay on the road. Ten minutes later, I had to come to a complete stop in the road in order to direct the wheels into my driveway. During all of this, it seemed that both acceleration and brakes were less responsive than usual. Preceding the entire event, the engine had made some clacking/clanging/banging noises and the heat began to blow only cold air.

The date and mileage I list are approximate. At first we thought this was an issue related to brakes not releasing, now we see it is related to a gas pedal/throttle issue. What happens is when taking off the car would fall flat, like brakes sticking. Now the problem is worsening, and it is apparent that the engine is not responding, that is, no rpm's building. It is not the behavior of an engine hesitating. It is running fine, just unresponsive. Now a few days ago Monday may 27, 2015 I had an issue and the car would not climb over 15 mph for about 1/2 mile. No missfire, no signs of anything wrong with the engine running. I had the gas pedal down about 1/2 way for the car to even move. The car was recently at midas. They seen no problem with the brakes.

I was backing up out of a parking space, stopped and put car in drive position, and 2006 Toyota Corolla accelerated to a high speed, engine roared. I put my foot on brake immediately, shut off engine and pulled emergency brake. Lights on dashboard were lit, and I had no power steering. Car bolted forward and hit the back of a parked truck which stopped my vehicle. My daughter was in the passenger side and experienced this horrible event. I was bringing her home from an operation on her arm. Needless to say, we were both terrified. Had car towed to the Toyota garage. The service manager said he couldn't touch the car due to protocol, and gave me the 800 # for Toyota. That was on a Monday and on Friday I had to get my own rental car as I had not heard from Toyota in regard to a rental car.

I was parking in my tandem parking spot behind my husband's car. I tapped the accelerator and then stepped on the brake to finish parking. When my foot was on the brake, the car continued to accelerate. I pressed harder on the brake but the car continued to accelerate, and stopped when it hit my husband's car. The hood, bumper, grill, and front fenders on my car were damaged. The bumper on his car was cracked. I am certain I was pressing the brake and not the accelerator. I filed a complaint with Toyota. They did an edr investigation on my car but could not replicate the problem or find evidence of sua. The person who did the inspection told me he deemed it was safe to drive. Toyota takes about 3-4 weeks to close the case from the time of inspection. I was still concerned from background information I had read about sua (that often it cannot be detected or replicated) and did not want to drive the car anymore. I traded in the car and purchased a new car (a Honda this time), and was up front with them about the incident.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph into a parking space, the vehicle unexpectedly increased acceleration. The vehicle failed to decelerate and traveled over a concrete parking barrier before crashing into the front end of an unoccupied vehicle. The driver's side frontal air bag deployed, which caused burns to the contact¿s left arm, bruised ribs and injuries to the chest area. A police report was filed and the vehicle was destroyed. The vehicle was towed in an authorized dealer but was not inspected to determine the cause of the acceleration failure. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 86,500. Kmj.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while stopped at a traffic light with the brakes applied, the vehicle abnormally accelerated and crashed into another vehicle. The passenger of the second vehicle sustained neck injuries as a result. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection of the acceleration failure. The contact did not call the manufacturer to report the failure. The failure mileage was 49,600. Kmj.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that the vehicle was stopped with the brakes engaged when it surged forward until the parking brake was engaged and the ignition was shut off. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileages were 70,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that the vehicle abnormally accelerated while sitting idle in a parking space. The contact was able to stop the acceleration when applying the brakes. The failure was experienced twice. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing but the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.

While driving my 2006 Toyota Corolla s (sport) at around 60 mph, the engine lost power without warning and began rapidly decreasing traveling speed to 10-15 miles mph. Then, the check engine light came on. I attempted to apply gas to correct the problem, but the car continued declining in speed. After pulling over to the side of the road, I turned the car off, and then restarted the vehicle. The car started and began operation as if nothing had occurred. I had the car checked at an auto parts store, and was instructed to take it to the nearest dealership. I researched the issue online and found a preponderance of complaints with the exact experience to mine from owners of (2005-2007). Outraged owners expressed that it was common knowledge among dealers that there was engine computer issue, and a subsequent technical service bulletin was issued without notifying owners of this matter. I relayed this information to the Toyota of easley dealership. The service manager gave me a lot of pushback on the matter, said I was 4,000 miles over their free replacement period (8 yrs/80,000 miles). I responded that the mileage wasn't the cause it is commonly known to be defective. Finally, after speaking my call to the Toyota helpline and his district manager, the parts manager agreed to cut the fee 50% from $724 to $352. At this point, they charged me $85 just to look at the car so I had no other recourse but to pay to have them fix this since the car was beginning to lose engine power in this manner every 10 to 15 miles. Upon leaving Toyota of easley and returning to my apartment, I called a few other dealerships that I had patronized previously. The response that I received from another dealership was bring the car in immediately. This is a common problem with the 2006 Corollas, and even if we can't do this for you for free, Toyota should be able to refund you for this matter because its so commonplace.

While driving our 2006 Toyota Corolla, with aprox. 70,000 miles on it. In a parking lot searching for a parking space, with foot on brake, driver turned to pull into a perpindicular to drive lane parking slot. With foot still on brake, engine suddenly went to full throttle five feet from curb, even with both feet on brake peddle, car would not stop. Engine overpowered brakes, car came to a stop after hitting concrete/brick two foot square pole. Air bags deployed, hood hit windshield along with air bags breaking windshield into many shards of glass. Engine continued to race and front wheels continued to spin until ignition was turned off. There were no personal injuries however the car was a total loss. Police were summened, personal information was taken, no charges were issued.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while braking to turn into a parking lot, both the accelerator and brake pedal was depressed simultaneously. The failure would occur because of his foot, a size ten, was fairly large. When the failure occurred, there was an unusual increase in engine rpms and once the vehicle would accelerate, the brakes were unable to stop the vehicle. The contact was concerned that there was not enough space between the accelerator and brake pedals. The failure and current mileages were 40,000. Updated 05/13/10.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. The contact attempted to yield for a vehicle ahead of him while depressing the brake pedal from speeds of 10 mph. The vehicle abnormally accelerated and crashed into the preceding vehicle. The vehicle did this repeatedly until coming to a stop without driver interference. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that they would send an investigator to further evaluate the failure. The insurance company refused any repairs to the vehicle until they were contacted by the manufacturer with a determination of the cause of failure. The failure and current mileages were 80,640.

Car: 2006 Toyota Corolla s. Problem: unexpected reduced braking power. Occurrence: 1 to 2 times every 6 months. Description: brakes only apply about 50 to 70 % normal stopping power. Low braking power until brake pedal has been depressed several times. Near rear-end collision occurred about 3 miles from home at about 7:10 am on 3/3/10.

The contact owns 2006 Toyota Corolla. The contact was driving at 65 mph and the accelerator pedal stopped working. When he put the car in park the rpm 's starting moving frantically. The contact turned the vehicle off and then back on and the vehicle started. The vehicle stalled when the contact attempted to restart it later that day. The contact did take the vehicle to the authorized dealer. The dealer stated that his electronic marginal was not reading the accelerator pedal. The contact then called the manufacturer and they informed him that his VIN was not related to the recall and that his vehicle was no longer under warranty. The contact informed his insurance company and they stated that there was nothing that could be done. The vehicle has not been repaired; however, it is at an authorized dealer. The failure and current mileage were 90,000.

Driving in town between stop lights when car accelerated on its own. Steered right hitting bank building to avoid hitting car and going into intersection.

My wife had a major accident last week in seaville,NJ. She was driving a 2006 Toyota Corolla s. The weather was cold outside but it was not snowing. She had ample of distance and time to stop the vehicle at the traffic light. She hit on the brakes when the light turned yellow. The car still kept on going and did not slow down. She slammed the brakes real hard and the car still kept on going. Finally the car stopped when it hit 2 trucks on cross traffic. The driver side air bag deployed. My wife was rushed to the er directly from the accident scene. Police was on site. She was hurt pretty bad in her neck, lower back, shoulder foot etc. I would never buy a Toyota again. Both her and my confidence is lost in Toyota. Government should be stricter with examining cars. Her car was not identified as part of recall. I would ask the government to inform other 2006 Toyota owners to be very careful. Updated 03/08/10.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerated without the accelerator pedal being applied while driving at lower speeds. On four occasions when the vehicle accelerated a crash occurred each time. There were no injuries. The contact has taken the vehicle to the dealer twice who stated that the brakes caused the failure since they were unaware of the floor mat or the sticky pedal recall. The contact stated that the failure could potentially cause serious injuries to occur. The failure mileage was 9,664.

I backed my 2006 Toyota Corolla into a friend's driveway, and then put the car into drive to straighten it a bit. The car suddenly without warning shot across the street (perhaps at 45-50 mph), went over a 6" high cement retaining curbing, and across a lawn into another driveway. All the while I had my foot firmly on the brake (not the gas pedal). I swerved the wheel to avoid hitting a telephone pole, and the house. I finally got the car into neutral, and at last the brakes engaged, and I was able to stop the car avoiding a pick-up truck in the driveway and a tree. During this entire time the engine was loudly reving. Other than 3 shredded tires and 2 ruined rims, the car seems to be intact. I have contacted Toyota and hope for a successful resolution. The service manager at the dealership where this vehicle was purchased, however, said that since it is not under recall there is nothing they can do. Meanwhile I will be fearful every time I get behind the wheel, which I have yet to do! 3 new tires and 2 new rims is a small price to pay - it could have been my life! had cars been passing by on this normally busy street, or children walking on the sidewalk on their way home from school - other lives as well could have been taken. . This was a terrrifying event! judging from all of the similar stories written regarding this make, model and year, Toyota needs to do a recall to solve this problem once and for all.

I was traveling westbound on I-80 at approximately 55-60 miles per hour during light rain. I took my foot off the gas pedal but the car continued to accelerate. I pushed the brake pedal a few times, but the braking system was non-responsive. I realized I would soon be approaching the car ahead of me, so I looked in my mirrors and over both shoulders to determine the locations of other vehicles. I wanted to change lanes so that I had more time to attempt other corrective actions. When I began the lane change and while my vehicle was continuing to accelerate, the vehicle spun out and I hit the center divide head-on. The accident stalled the motor. A highway patrol officer arrived on scene, but after arriving had to leave to go to a major-injury crash.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated whenever he is driving and approaching a stop sign and he depresses the brake the vehicle accelerate forward. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was tested twice and they cannot duplicate the failure. The contact was told to continue driving the vehicle because there was no failure with the vehicle. The Toyota manufacturer was called and they told the contact if the dealer cannot find the failure with the vehicle the vehicle had no problem. The failure mileage was 44,000.

The 2006 Toyota Corolla crashed into the back of our garage as my husband was attempting to park it. He stepped on the brake and the car accelerated.

On 3, August 2009, I dropped off my Toyota Corolla, year 2006, to power Toyota, irvine, CA due to the vehicle abruptly lunges forward when accelerator pedal is barely touched. When I picked up the car, the vehicle still lunges forward when barely touching gas pedal. Thus, immediately brought the car back to service, asked to have the issue lunging forward looked at again. Power Toyota service team assigned a mechanic to ride along with me for a test drive. During the test drive, the mechanic agreed the lunging forward from a dead stop is not normal and we drove back to power Toyota facility. Once arrived at Toyota, the mechanic went to talk to his supervisor and a different mechanic came out and looked at the car. The second mechanic stated this is normal for Toyota, dismissing the first mechanics observations. I asked for the first mechanic, the second mechanic stated the mechanic (first) is not available. If I wish, I could have the electronic accelerator parts replaced, but I will need to pay for the repair/service and the expense will not be covered by Toyota. Recently I contacted power Toyota to make an appointment to have my vehicles accelerator system inspected, power Toyota said since the vehicle is not included in the recall, I will need to contact Toyotas consumer department, power Toyota cannot do anything. Thus, contacted Toyota consumer department and verbally made a complaint on said issue. ¿vehicle abruptly lunges forward when the accelerator petal is barely touched. With recent information released by Toyota on Corolla accelerator systems (other Toyota models are include) and recalls. I am formally asking Toyota motor sales service department to critically inspect my vehicles accelerators electronic and mechanical system and replace all parts in question, to ensure occupants safety. How and where can I have my vehicles accelerator system inspected, at this time, Toyota has not contact me on this issue.

I stepped on gas pedal and car stopped. This happened three times in a couple of minutes. The car was towed to Toyota. They fixed it immediately and stated in was a computerfailure. I was lucky to be in a parking lot. If on a highway I would be dead as the car died each time I restarted it and stepped on the gas. Toyota dealer stated it was a computer failure. My friend has the same car and same year. Same thing happened to her. Diagnosis again computer failure.

2006 Toyota Corolla "s" / 52760 miles I was driving on a city street and approaching a red stop light, I applied the brakes and was nearly at a complete stop (could not have been going more than 2-3mph). All of a sudden without warning, the engine surged and the car lurched forward--despite the fact that I the brakes were being pressed. I immediately pressed harder on the brakes and got no reaction, so I jammed both feet on the brake pedal as hard as I could, the wheels locked and I skid approximately 10 feet! I had to steer out of the way of rear-ending the stopped car ahead of me. All of this happened in about a three second time frame. It was literally a miracle that I did not ram into the car ahead of me. Once the car came to a stop, everything seemed normal again, and the car drove fine as if nothing ever happened. I am the original owner and sole driver of this car and have never experienced anything like this. It was as if some outside force had control over the car and I could not stop it. This could have caused seriously injury or death. I immediately called my Toyota service dept. And the technician I spoke to told me he "never heard of such a thing" or that "maybe perhaps the floor mat was involved". I currently have no floor mats in this vehicle so that was not the cause. I am bringing the car into Toyota. However in researching this incident online, I am not the only person who has experienced this sudden lurching and loss of control. Toyota needs to address this now!.

Could not control gas acceleration on 2006 Toyota Corolla.

I have a 2006 Toyota Corolla. It has a history of surge problem exactly like the surge issue acknowledged by Toyota on the Lexus. However, Toyota refuses to acknowledge problem with issue on 2006 Corolla. My car has been in to service twice with this issue. I was almost thrown into 50 mile per hr traffic.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla le. The contact was driving approximately 10 mph in a parking lot. Unexpectedly, the vehicle accelerated and crashed into five parked vehicles. There were no personal injuries. A police report was filed for the incident. The vehicle was towed to an auto body shop and sustained severe damages. The air bags deployed at the time of the impact. The failure mileage was 14,000.