general problems of the 2007 Toyota Corolla - part 1

The car wouldn’t break a few months back causing it to smash into the person infront of me ever since then and getting repaired nothing has fixed it.

I saw that there is a recall on some of these vehicles for losing power while driving. This had happened to my car a couple times.

Tl- the contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds the vehicle would experience sputtering and hesitation to accelerate and the check engine light had displayed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the ecm was faulty and needed to be replaced. The local dealer savannah Toyota(11101 abercorn st. Savannah GA. ) was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the NHTSA campaign number 10v38400(engine, engine cooling). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 200,000. Jft.

A/c blows hot on driver side and cold on passenger side until it cuts of and blows only hot air. Also front end suspension problems repeatedly. Finally its under recall for takata airbags.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a complete loss of power. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 10v384000 (engine and engine cooling) and 15v285000 (air bags). The parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Bay ridge Toyota (6401 6th Ave, brooklyn, NY) was contacted, but was unable to perform the repair. The failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the ecu was defective. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to plaza Toyota (2721 nostrand Ave, brooklyn, NY) where it was confirmed that the failure was related to NHTSA campaign number: 10v384000 (engine and engine cooling); however, they refused to perform the repair free of charge because the previous dealer documented that the recall repair was completed. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and did not offer any assistance. The failure mileage was 89,074.

Key can be removed while car is out of park. It doesn't even have to be turned all the way off to remove it. It can be removed while in position for the radio playing while not running. Haven't tried this while moving for obvious reasons.

Gentle persons I would like draw your attention to a safety issue associated with my vehicle (Toyota Corolla 2007, VIN: 1nxbr32e87z849462) listed on NHTSA web site. . Read more...

Gentle persons: I would like to draw your attention to a safety issue associated with my vehicle (Toyota Corolla 2007, VIN: 1nxbr32e87z849462) listed on NHTSA web site. . Read more...

I have been experiencing sudden stops of the vehicle while driving that is likely related to the ecm. A case has been registered with Toyota national head quarter suggesting to call Toyota at 800-331-4331. I called and spoke with [xxx]. She refused to provide any help although I provided her the case number r. She handled the case very rudely and unprofessional, kept me on hold for several minutes and then gave me the same case number with no further action and ended the call. Thank you, and I look forward to hearing from you. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Started car in December 2015, two weeks before christmas. Dash lights did not come on automatically as they always did at night, nor did they come on after manually turning them on, but after 10 minutes of driving they came on. Next night again no lights, this time I hit a bump, dash lights flashed on then off again until next bump in road and came on and stayed on. Next night, no lights. Hit bumps in road but still no lights. My dash lights never came on again. I looked online and found that post after post after post of 2007 Toyota Corolla owners are experiencing same problem. That's when I found out I also had no tail lights! mechanic checked fuses and tail light relay, all fine. Checked for loose wires, no loose wires. Mechanic puzzled. Walnut creek Toyota dealer wants $350. 00 just to look at it. After seeing all these posts with same problem, Toyota dealer should know what it is! I hope this will become a recall.

I had my vehicle in idle and retracted my drivers side power windows down to pull my nephew into my lap to say goodbye to him. At this time about 5 minutes after starting my car the window panel, as well as below the door panel towards the speaker a heavy smell of burning plastic spread around the car and white smoke started billowing out through the slit the window glass retracts back into. At this time I shut the car off and waited until the toxic smoke had escaped. This issue with the master switch has been reported by Toyota for 2009 Corollas only. This could have posed a serious health risk had it gone unnoticed. After doing the diagnostic, it was found that it was in fact a faulty switch that probably "got wet". If a car is catching on fire after a simple florida rain shower, that is not the consumer's fault. Faulty manufacturing is the case here. Waiting on Toyota corporate response or will seek prompt legal action.

Engine stalled and does not start!.

The ac is not working properly, maybe the condenser or fan or both.

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that she started her vehicle and the air bag warning indicator illuminated continuously. The vehicle was taken to a independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the air bag sensors needed to be serviced. The vehicle has not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the vehicle. The failure mileage was 61,000. Ddr.

Experiencing air bag light on. Was told at dealer I needed the air bag spiral cable replaced inside steering column. There is currently a recall the the spiral cable on certain Toyota models. I question if the 2007 Toyota Corolla should be included in the recall as well.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was restarted within a minute but the failure was recurring. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who replaced the (ecm) electronic control module but to no avail. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was unavailable. The failure and current mileage was 110,000.

Car was running then died in the middle of the street in traffic and would not start again. I was told that the throttle body fuse was blown and this caused the throttle body unit and the emc to overheat and burn out requiring replacement at a cost of over $2,000. 00.

I was driving uphill on a one-way street in downtown when I saw and heard the sparks about 1 minute apart from each other on the front left side between the crack of the hood, the car lost power and turned off. I started it again, and it only moved about two feet and turned off. The car started to roll back, and the steering wheel locked making it impossible to steer. An unknown driver who was in front of us was merging to park to the right told us to get off because the car was on fire, next the smoke was visible. It began to smell like burned plastic, and then we saw the thick grey smoke coming through the crack of the hood. I pulled the hand emergency brake to stop the car from rolling back down any further. I opened the hood we all got out of the car. I went back inside the car to unhooked the harness off my dog. I was so scared that I couldn't release my dog, and my son's girlfriend helped me, and we got my dog out. My son, his girlfriend and I got the super-size large drink we just bought at mcdonald's and dumped on the fire with the help of the unknown man who got a bucket of some liquid possibly water from the hotel next to us, and the fire was out. I was so terrifying of how rapid my car caught on fire and how fast everything happening. My car was well maintained by Toyota regularly, and the mechanic told us that there is no known reason why the fire started. Toyota has replaced the defected computer twice, the transmission once, I had two electrical problems in the past, and I do not feel safe in a car with so many manufacturers defective parts. Unexplainable fire, is the response I got from the insurance and repair shop which does not make me feel safe to drive a car that could caught fire at any time.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The vehicle was purchased brand new in 2007. Two months after the vehicle was purchased, the factory alarm system engaged intermittently. The dealer repaired the alarm failure. In September of 2011, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. On February 21, 2012, a warning indicator illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle rolled backwards without warning while parked. The dealer test drove the vehicle and determined that the vehicle was functioning as designed. The dealer produced a failure code detected for the torque converter clutch lock up and recommended that the transmission assembly be replaced. On February 24, 2012, an ecm recall repair was performed. Also in 2012, the contact noticed rust on the hood of the vehicle and small white circles (the size of basketballs) on the rear bumper and trunk. Two years later, leopard like spots were present on the roof of the vehicle. The manufacturer and dealer were notified of the defects. The manufacturer scheduled an appointment with the dealer in December of 2016 for diagnostic testing. The dealer determined that there were only paint chips on the vehicle and failed to include the extensive amount of rust on the roof. The service manager informed the contact that they would use oxidation on the vehicle regarding the rust. The manufacturer stated that the paint used on the vehicle was environmentally safe. In addition, the contact received a recall notice for the air bags. It was unknown if the notice pertained to the passenger or driver side air bag. The NHTSA campaign numbers and failure mileage were not provided. The VIN was invalid.

Shortly after having the ssp, computer replaced under recall, the check engine light started to come on and go off intermittently. I brought it to the dealership to have it checked out and was told that the fault code #741 was a transmission code and they had top remove the pan to check it out for a cost of $350. 00. We are the first owners of this car and being in the auto field for over 30 years I told them that the transmission felt no different than the day we got the car and suggested that the problem might be in the computer that was replaced but they insisted that they would have to remove the pan to investigate and wouldn't even consider the possibility that the computer might be the problem. I refused to be charged $350. 00 to have them find what I already knew and then incur other charges for them to troubleshoot to find the true cause of the light. I have been having this problem ever since the computer was changed on 3/10/11 until now 5/13/15. The light will come on and stay for 2 or 3 days and then go off for about the same time. Has anyone else complained about check engine light problems after having the computer replaced under the recall ? there was never a check engine light until the computer was replaced and I have been ignoring the light now . If something shows up that is valid I won't pay attention because of this and possibly cause some damage to the vehicle.

2007 Toyota Corolla suddenly stalled. After researching the problem it appears to be a bad ecm which appears to be a common problem for Toyota Corollas between the years 05 2005-2007. This is potentially a dangerous situation since the car just dies. Many forums have stated that they were fortunate that they were not rear ended. Since this is a known problem, Toyota should recall this item and avoid potential harm to the consumer.

1. Pulled up to a red traffic light and stopped 2. Car stalled and would not restart. Called a wrecker to tow car to Toyota dealership. Traffic was blocked for around 30 minutes. We were in danger of being rear ended the entire time. 3. Toyota dealership said the ecu had failed and they installed a new one.

My daughter's 2007 Corolla "check engine light" illuminated while driving back to college on 8/29/10. She stated that the car started to jerk periodically also. She was able to drive home safely the following day and I took it to my mechanic on 8/30/10. He said that there was a bulletin released regarding a recall on the ecm and to take it to the dealer for repair. I took it to Toyota mall of georgia and handed the service rep the printout of the bulletin and explained what had happened. I asked him if this had to do with the recent recall - he said that this wasn't recent since the date on the bulletin was 2007. He said probably the ecm needed to be replaced and would call when he knew for sure. A few hours later he said that the ecm was replaced at no charge. In the interim, I had done some research and found that there was a recall bulletin issued on 8/26/10 so when I picked up the car later that evening, I questioned a different service rep and he said he didn't know about any recall! huh? didn't the other rep tell me that this was from 2007? I said why did you replace the ecm then, he said because there is a start up issue with the ecm. I told him we weren't having start up trouble, but that the engine light came on and the car started to jerk. I told him what I had learned about the engine stalling while driving and asked him if these issues were fixed with this replacement and he said no, just the start up issue!! he said since there wasn't a recall on the stalling issue, they couldn't fix this. I was totally confused and did not feel safe putting my daughter back in that car. Now I see all these complaints going back to 2007 regarding this. Toyota has known about this for 3 years and has done nothing to inform the public. Meanwhile my daughter has basically been driving a time bomb for the past 3 years!! I don't feel that the replacement has corrected the problem, so now what is my recourse? please help!.

1. 08/23/2010- left for work car stalled, hard knocking in gear. Car inoperable I had it towed to the dealer where I purchased it. 2. Engine control module was replaced 04/23/2009 , part # 89661-02k21,vehicle was still under warranty. This incident 08/23/2010 the service department advised the vehicle has the same issue , the engine control module which was replaced 04/23/2009 ,the engine control module at a cost of approximately $1000. 00 to repair , plus the cost of a rental car. The mileage at this time is 83,419. So I am advised it is not under warranty. This same issue has occurred twice in two years. Not to mention the cost of this repair but will it happen in the next two months? it is obvious to me this vehicle has a defect. Thank goodness the car behind me was paying attention to fact I was having difficulties or an accident could have easily occurred.

I was driving in the rain one day and my vehicle just stalled out. I had not driven through high water, or had any brake issues, but the car stalled. Went to turn the next corner after I had restarted it, and it stalled again. This happened 4 times in a row. I took it into the shop and they could not find a problem with my vehicle. The problem still occurs about once a week.

My check engine light came on a few months ago, and then turned off. My transmission started shifting rough and jerking between gears - particularly going in and out of reverse. A few weeks later my dash light went out, and my tail lights stopped working. I called Toyota, and they had me come in to the dealership to have my ecu re-calibrated. Rather than re-calibrating it, I was told after the appointment that they had replaced the ecu. The replacement ecu was installed on August 7, 2010. They were unable to help me with the lighting problem because they said it was a fuse problem. None of my fuses are blown. The car does not have as hard of a time shifting between gears as it did before the ecu replacement, but now I am hardly able to accelerate up the hill to my house. My engine revs up to almost 4000rpm just trying to get up to 30mph. The engine is working hard and is loud, the car has been vibrating during acceleration, and it takes a lot of pressure on the brakes to stop the car. There was a recall announced on my car, and I went to Toyota. Com to check my VIN. It is involved in the recall, but I already had the new part they say I need installed and the problem persists. I want to return this car.

Read a story in USA today about the stalling problem with the 2007 Toyota Corolla. Asked my dealer about the problem, they didn't hear about it. Two months later while heading on vacation to canada on Aug. 7, 2010, car stalled infront of mall in victor new york. After a few minutes, car started. Went to fill up gas tank (was at 1/4 tank). Couldn't start the car again. Called aaa. When tow truck came, we were able to start again. He followed me to parts store, it was closed. Followed him to his home to do some checking. Wouldn't start. Towed to lebrun Toyota in canadadequa new york. They replace ecu Monday morning. Lebrun was great at fixing the problem quick.

When I was backing out my 2007 Toyota Corolla the engine stalled (had the airconditioner at full blast as it was a hot day). Fortunately, I successfully restarted it and promptly drove it to the Toyota dealership (brought it first to firestone autocare but they advised me to bring it to Toyota). They found out that the car was jumpy specifically when backing out. It was running funny even when moving forward. Before they fixed the car, they asked me if my car was still under warranty - (3 years or 36000 miles whichever comes first) and I told them that it was not. They told me afterwards that they had to replace the ecu unit and that I don't have to pay anything because it was still under warranty which I found strange as I was given the impression that the car was not under warranty.

We own a 2007 Toyota Corolla four-door with a 1. 8 liter dohc engine. Since purchasing this car, we bought it used with low miles, we have had four engine control modules in this car. The first one was in the car when we bought it. The second was replaced free of charge by Toyota in may or June of 2009 under TSB tc015-07. The third one was replaced in columbus, GA. , by Toyota on July 12, 2010 which we had to pay for and the fourth one was replaced on July 14, 2010 by Toyota in mobile, al. , free of charge under warranty. . . Two days later. The second and third ecm problem caused the car to stall.

I was driving my 2007 Toyota Corolla and pulled out into traffic and the engine just shut off causing the vehicle to stop. Several vehicles had to swerve and or slam on their brakes to avoid me. I had the vehicle towed to the local dealer where they replaced the ecm. I have read of other Toyota vehicles having this very dangerous problem . I could have been injured or killed because of this ecm failure, please see that Toyota repairs all these vehicles.

My 2007 Corolla stalled at an intersection. I was waiting at a stop light and then all of a sudden the engine stalled and would not start again. I called a friend who helped me push my car to the side of the road. I then called aaa and they came and towed my car to a car service. This happened at 8:30pm today and so the car service was already closed and I will have to wait till Friday morning to understand what caused this. It was a harrowing and terrifying experience and I feared for my safety.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. While driving 70 mph the engine stalled and the check engine light came on. The contact drove onto the emergency lane and turned the vehicle off. He waited two minutes and restarted the vehicle and it began to function normally. The failure was intermittent and had become progressively worse over time. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the computer needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000. The current mileage was 82,000.

2007 Corolla le, auto transmission began to shift violently. Engine check light came on and the car became sluggish. Brought the vehicle into service and was informed that the ecu was bad and replacement was needed. I was told that this is a very common issue and Toyota released a TSB in 2007. The technician replaced the ecu only to find out that the replacement was bad as well.

Our 2007 Toyota Corolla's engine light had been on for a few days and then while my husband and daughter were going 60 mph down the road the car just shut off and would not start. Thank god he was on a country road and not in heavy traffic! had to tow the car to a shop to find out a few days later that the ecm is out!!! talking to Toyota right now to see if they will pay to replace. I see this has been an issue for Toyota Corollas. Why is there not a recall yet? someone could be hurt or even killed with this problem! please help before this happens to someone. Toyota needs to get on this ASAP!.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while driving 5 mph, the check engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. He was able to restart the vehicle; however, it became difficult to shift gears. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where he was advised that the ecm needed to be replaced. The contact was referred to the dealer where the vehicle was waiting to be repaired. The contact stated that the safety related defect could potentially cause a crash to occur. The failure mileage was 100,002. Updated 6/19/10 updated 07/19/10.