Chesapeake, VA
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Acccelerator gives no response when pressed without warning Unknown
NHTSA complaint #11511493 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2006 Toyota Corolla fuel system problems
22 of the 971 complaints about the 2006 Toyota Corolla are about the fuel system — 2% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 56,000 miles.
22
Complaints
3
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Fuel System, Gasoline
10
45.5%
Fuel/Propulsion System
7
31.8%
Fuel System, Other
4
18.2%
Fuel Pump
1
4.5%
Fuel & Propulsion across every Toyota Corolla year
What owners said
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
at 170,000 miles
Perris, CA
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TAKATA RECALL AIR BAG DASHBOARD LIGHT ON BUT AIR BAGS HAVE NOT DEPLOYED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON DASH TURNS ON AND OFF SYSTEM SAYS PROBLEM WITH FUEL INJECT HEAD LIGHTS WIRE KEEPS BURNING OUT.
NHTSA complaint #11054613 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 46,000 miles
Miramar, FL
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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.
NHTSA complaint #10956214 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 156,000 miles
Tacoma, WA
Crash
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE ENGINE LIGHT WON'T GO OUT THERE IS A ERROR READING OF P0031 ON THE O2 SENSOR BEEN REPLACE 7 TO 10 TIMES AND THE LIGHT STILL STAYS ON EVEN RESETTING.I HAVE PROBLEMS YEAR AFTER YEAR WITH MY BRAKES OVER ALL I LOST TOTAL TRUST IN TOYOTA COROLLA PLUS A LOT MORE PROBLEMS TOYOTA TAKES FOREVER TO SEND OUT THE RECALL LETTERS. I HAVE 8 RECALLS BUT WHEN YOU GO LOOK IT UP ITS STATES NO RECALLS WELL THIS IS WHY I LOST TRUST TOYOTA DOESN'T CARE THEY USE TO BE THE BEST CAR EVER NOT ANYMORE.
NHTSA complaint #10901973 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 130,000 miles
Memphis, TN
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I'M NOT CERTAIN REGARDING THE SPECIFICS OF THE GAS LEAK REFERENCED IN THIS ARTICLE, BUT I AM UNABLE TO FILL MY GAS TANK TO FULL CAPACITY AS GAS WILL LEAK FROM THE TANK BECAUSE OF PRESSURE RELIEF OR OVERFLOW HOSE BREAK AT THE TOP OF THE TANK. I DISCOVERED THIS RECENTLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FILL UP MY TANK. I HAVE NOT NOTICED GAS LEAKING WHILE DRIVING AND AM ABLE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE WITH 3/4 TANK OF GAS OR LESS. I AM WONDERING IF THIS RECALL CAN BE EXPANDED. THANKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TO MY INFORMATION! HTTP://WWW.BLOOMBERG.COM/NEWS/ARTICLES/2016-06-29/TOYOTA-RECALLS-MORE-THAN-4-MILLION-CARS-ON-AIR-BAGS-FUEL-TANKS
NHTSA complaint #10898073 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 60,000 miles
Tartu, AL
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE GAS STARTED TO LEAK FROM TOP OF THE FUEL TANK WHEN FILLING TO MAXIMUM LEVEL. THIS FAILURE APPEARED AFTER 5 YEARS USAGE OF THE NEW CAR. DRIVER WHO WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, CAUSED MUTCH FUEL LEAK TO STREETS. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS FOR DRIVERS WHO SMOKE.
NHTSA complaint #10884188 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 169,000 miles
Walnut Creek, CA
Crash
1 injured
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT WORK (CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY EAST BAY IN HAYWARD CA) AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT INSTEAD OF STOPPING, IT WENT OVER THE CURB, CROSSED THE WALKWAY, BROKE THROUGH AND KNOCKED OVER A LARGE BUSH, ROLLED DOWN AN INCLINE FOR 3-4 YARDS, AND STOPPED WHEN IT STRUCK A TREE. I BELIEVE THE INCIDENT APPEARS SIMILAR TO THE CURRENT INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER DP14003.
NHTSA complaint #10640368 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Manalapan, NJ
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE GAS TANK PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, ONE OF THE STRAPS, THAT HELD THE GAS TANK IN PLACE WAS DAMAGED.
NHTSA complaint #10525452 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 69,000 miles
West Chester, PA
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY IS MOUNTED IN THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK , HANGING DOWN SUBMERGED IN THE GAS. ONE OF THE POWER WIRES FROM THE PUMP ASSY. GOING TO THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AT THE TOP MOUNTING PLATE OF THE PUMP, WAS BADLY BURNED AND MELTED CAUSING THE PUMP NOT TO WORK WHEN IT WARMED UP ALONG WITH THIS ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. REMEMBER THIS IS INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. THIS COULD HAVE CREATED A SERIOUS EXPLOSION ! TOYOTA ISSUED A RECALL FOR "ECM" (ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE) PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH STALLING ENGINE, SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND ENGINE CRANKS AND WILL NOT START. I THINK SOME OF THE "ECM " PROBLEMS COULD HAVE BEEN MIS-DIAGNOSED AND WERE THIS BURNT WIRE AND CONNECTOR FROM THE FUEL PUMP. ON TOP OF THAT THIS REPAIR COST ME APPROX. $1500.00 BUT MAYBE IT SAVED MY LIFE. FOR SAFETY REASONS ALONE , THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AND RESOLVED. I HOPE THIS MIGHT HELP SOMEONE ELSE BEFORE THEY ARE HURT.
NHTSA complaint #10441494 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 60,000 miles
Harrodsburg, KY
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTO COROLLA ,ENGINE EG053-06. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH IT BEING A SLOW CRANK OR NO START CONDITION, AS LISTED ON THE TSB UPDATE HOMEPAGE. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS, AND PURCHASED A NEW BATTHERY, TESTED THE STARTER,IT WAS FINE, ALTERNATOR WAS FINE. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAW THE PROBLEM AND PULLED UP THE TSB WEBSITE AND IT IS ON THERE OWN SITE. THE TITLE OF THE NOTICE IS 1ZZ-FE ENGINE "NO START" OR EXTENDED CRANK" CONDITION. IT AFFECTS COROLLAS AND MATRIXES. SURPRISE HERE. ANYWAY, IT STATES THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY MANUFACTURING PROCESS HAS BEEN IMPROVED TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION. THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 60,000 MILES. I HAVE 66,000. I THINK CONSUMERS SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF THIS SINCE THEY KNOW IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM OR IT WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN ON THEIR SITE. NOW THEY WANT 1200.00 TO FIX THIS. OBVIOUSLY THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE TO START WITH OR THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO CORRECTED IT.IT IS ALSO IRONIC THAT THE OTHER INVESTIGATON YOU ARE DOING IS ON THE SAME YEARS AND MODELS, COROLLA AND MATRIX. HAVE YOU HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE?
NHTSA complaint #10351874 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 79,481 miles
White Hall, MD
Crash
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, WHILE FOOT ON BRAKE . UNABLE TO STOP CAR, IT JUMPED THE CURB AND HIT A TREE. THE TREE STOPPED THE CAR, HOWEVER THE WHEELS MUST HAVE KEPT GOING, AS THERE WAS DIRT TORN UP AND SPEWED BEHIND THE TIRES. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TOYOTA NOTIFIED. CAR TOWED TO DEALER. TOYOTA INVESTIGATION PENDING, WHICH ACCORDING TO TOYOTA MAY TAKE UP TO 2 MONTHS. TOYOTA SAID THIS 2006 COROLLA WAS NOT ON 'RECALL' LIST. THEY ALSO SAID THEY WILL INVESTIGATE BUT DO NOT EXPECT TO FIND IT TO BE THEIR FAULT, AS THEY SAID THEY HAVE NEVER FOUND THEMSELVES TO BE 'AT FAULT' WHEN THE CAR WAS NOT ON THE 'RECALL LIST'.
NHTSA complaint #10351112 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 18,500 miles
Whitesboro, NY
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
MY TOYOTA COROLLA IS 4 YRS OLD WITH ONLY 18,000 MILES AND I AM HAVING THE STRAP ON THE FUEL TANK REPLACED BECAUSE IT HAS RUSTED OUT. I WAS COMING BACK FROM A TRIP THIS WEEKEND WHEN IT STARTED TO DRAG AND MAKE NOISE. THIS IS COSTING ME 331.00 FOR NEW PARTS AND REPAIR. CONSIDERING THE AGE OF MY CAR AND THE MILEAGE THIS DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT TO ME. ARE COROLLAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE TUNDRAS WITH GAS STRAPS RUSTING OUT?
NHTSA complaint #10340505 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 7,351 miles
EL Paso, TX
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
OUR 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ENGINE SHUT-DOWN ON A FREEWAY. THE ENGINE SIMPLY SHUT OFF, WHICH CUT OFF THE POWER STEERING. WE WERE ABLE TO BRING THE CAR SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RE-START. THIS ENGINE STALL COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A VERY SERIOUS CRASH BECAUSE THE CAR QUICKLY LOST SPEED IN FAST-MOVING TRAFFIC, AND THE STEERING BECAME HARD TO TURN. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED IN 2007, BUT WE NOW UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA AND WE WANT TO REGISTER A COMPLAINT. FURTHER, THE DEALERSHIP REQUIRED SEVEN ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON FREQUENTLY AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE AND THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. FURTHER, WHEN WE TRIED TO FILE A "LEMON LAW" COMPLAINT, TOYOTA SAID THAT EACH OF THE SEVEN "CHECK ENGINE" EVENTS WAS A DIFFERENT PROBLEM AND THEREFORE THE CAR WAS NOT BOUGHT BACK BY THE MANUFACTURER.
NHTSA complaint #10334172 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 47,000 miles
Miami, FL
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 TOYOTA COROLLA SHUTS OFF AND ALSO SOMETIMES RPM DROPS REALLY LOW. IT HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. I FINALLY TOOK IT TO TOYOTA ON 11/30/09 AND THEY REPLACED THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. CAR DOES NOT SHUT OFF ANYMORE BUT RPM STILL DROPS REALLY LOW TO THE POINT THAT IT ALMOST SHUTS OFF. IS TOYOTA GOING TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM?
NHTSA complaint #10320589 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 23,725 miles
Kansas City, KS
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. EARLIER THIS MONTH, I LOST ALL BUT AN EXTREMELY MINIMAL AMOUNT OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. I NURSED THE CAR TO MY HOME AND CONTACTED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP BY TELEPHONE AND DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM. OVER THE PHONE, THE SERVICE PERSON WITH WHOM I SPOKE SAID THAT HE BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH ONE OF THE CAR'S COMPUTERS. HE INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM I DESCRIBED WAS NOT UNIQUE, BUT THAT I SHOULD BRING IT IN FOR FORMAL DIAGNOSTIC TESTS. WHEN I HAD THE CAR TOWED INTO THE DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE PERSONNEL VERIFIED THAT ONE OF THE CAR'S COMPUTERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. I SPOKE WITH TWO OF THE SERVICE PERSONNEL AT THE TIME AND BOTH GAVE ME THE IMPRESSION THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT UNUSUAL FOR THAT YEAR'S COROLLA LE. I BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION BECAUSE OF THE CURRENT QUESTIONS REGARDING TOYOTA'S PROBLEMS AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT SOME OF THE MAJOR PROBLEMS COULD HAVE AN ELECTRONIC ORIGIN.
NHTSA complaint #10314821 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 56,000 miles
Mathews, VA
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE OWNED MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA S WITH A 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION SINCE JULY 2006. IN THAT TIME I HAVE HAD APPROXIMATELY 5 INCIDENCES WHEN THE ENGINE RACED UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS HAS ALWAYS OCCURRED WHEN I HAD THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED AND WAS BRAKING. I HAVE THOUGHT THAT MY RIGHT FOOT, WHICH I INTENDED TO BE ON THE CENTER OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, WAS ACTUALLY ON THE SIDE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL SUCH THAT IT SIMULTANEOUSLY CONTACTED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS EXPLANATION IS PROBLEMATIC IN THAT EVEN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED, IT IS STILL HIGHER THAN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE ONLY WAY I COULD BE DEPRESSING BOTH THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME IS FOR MY FOOT TO BE TWISTED AND OFF CENTER AT THE SAME TIME. MAYBE THIS IS POSSIBLE, I DON'T KNOW. WHAT USUALLY HAPPENS IS THAT THE ENGINE RACES(MAYBE 4000 TO 5000 RPM) BUT SINCE THE CLUTCH IS ALREADY DEPRESSED AND MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR DOES NOT SPEED UP. USUALLY THE ENGINE ONLY RACES FOR A SECOND OR TWO AND I DON'T KNOW HOW IT GETS SETTLED DOWN--MAYBE I REPOSITION MY FOOT A LITTLE--I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENS BECAUSE IT IS ALWAYS UNEXPECTED AND HAPPENS SO QUICKLY I AM LEFT CONFUSED AND SCARED. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS A FEW DAYS AGO SO WITH ALL THE PUBLICITY ABOUT TOYOTA ACCELERATOR PEDALS, I THOUGHT I WOULD REPORT THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH MY CAR IS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #10304525 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 52,000 miles
Willoughby, OH
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THROTTLE BODY HAS SHOT DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY RIGHT ON THE MIDDLE OF ON THE ROAD. THE CAR HAS BEEN FULLY DISABLED SINCE GAS DID NOT GO TO THE ENGINE. OCCUR FOR FIRST TIME. THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN REPLACED BY TAKING FROM USED CAR. MASTER SAY IT JUST STOPPED TO FUNCTION.
NHTSA complaint #10304036 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 52,000 miles
Lewisville, TX
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA, WITH INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATION OF THE CAR. I TOOK IT IN AND THE DEALER IS SAYING THAT THERE IS NOT PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATION OF THE CARE. BUT THEY SAID THERE IS A BAD THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND THAT IT WOULD COST WE $1200.00 TO REPAIR. (THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 3 OF 4 TIMES IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. THEY ARE SAY IS CODE # P0121. THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR OUT OF RANGE.
NHTSA complaint #10295338 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 62,000 miles
Silvana, WA
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA CE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN I EXITED OFF I-5 AT THE 128TH ST EXIT NEAR MILLCREEK WA. THE ENGINE WAS RACING AND I FLOORED THE BRAKE AND THREW THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL TO AVOID A HUGE CRASH INTO THE VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2006 AND THE COMPUTER HAS HAD TO HAVE TWO REPLACEMENTS. THE CAR WOULD NOT RUN WITHOUT WARNING AND HAS HAD TO BE TOWED. I AM FEARFUL OF MY SAFETY AND THAT OF MY PASSENGERS IN THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD LITTLE EXPLANATION AT THE DEALERSHIP EXCEPT THAT THIS IS 'RARE'. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO TAKE THE MATS OUT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CAR ALTOGETHER, BUT I'M POSITIVE THE FAILURE TO STOP HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH STUCK MATS. THIS ALL SEEMS CONNECTED TO THE PROBLEM I'VE HAD FROM THE VERY BEGINNING WITH THE CAR'S COMPUTER FAILURES.
NHTSA complaint #10291625 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Medina, OH
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
POLLUTION (?) CONTROL COMPUTER POLLUTION CHARCOAL CANNISTER AND ASSOCIATED ELECTRONICS RUINED.
NHTSA complaint #10264483 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 45,000 miles
Corpus Christi, TX
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER ONLY 45,000 MILES ON MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA MY FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME FOR ME TO HAVE A CAR FUEL PUMP REPLACED SO EARLY IN ITS LIFE.
NHTSA complaint #10229986 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 45,000 miles
Corpus Christi, TX
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
AFTER ONLY 45,000 MILES ON MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA MY FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME FOR ME TO HAVE A CAR FUEL PUMP REPLACED SO EARLY IN ITS LIFE.
NHTSA complaint #10229986 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.