2006 Toyota Corolla Electrical System Problems
- 77
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 77 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- engine light · 24 records
- check engine · 18 records
- control module · 14 records
- light came · 13 records
- engine control · 8 records
- side road · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 24 |
| 30–60k mi | 22 |
| 1–30k mi | 16 |
| 100–150k mi | 7 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical · Electrical System
I own a 2006 toyota corolla le, and in november 2009 my check engine like lit up. I took my car to the toyota dealership in mons, belgium. It turns out there is a problem with the pressure control solenoid. I am stationed in england, so i decided to take my care to the dealership there. However, they will not work on my car because it is us specification. So, now i am having issues with trying to work with the…
ODI 10298611
Electrical System · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · 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…
ODI 10441494
Electrical System
I own a 2006 toyota corolla. On november 11th, as i was driving on the highway, the car stalled. I was able to coast the car to the shoulder of the highway and had it towed to the nearest toyota dealer. The computer, the electronic control module, had to be replaced. At the time of the failure i had approximately 81,000 miles on my car and the warranty covered the computer up to 80, 000 miles. I paid to have the…
ODI 10294846
Electrical System
On friday, october 23, 2009, my check engine light came on in my 2006 toyota corolla le. Once the light came on, the car had a "hard shift". On friday october 30, 2009, i took the car to the local toyota dealership and had the diagnostics run, which indicated a faulty p2716 pressure control solenoid "d" electrical. The service representative told me that i needed to have the computer replaced ($900) and that the car…
ODI 10292374
Electrical System
I own a 2006 toyota corolla. This year and model of vehicle has widespread problems with an engine control module which causes the vehicle to cease acceleration during driving. My husband was driving home from work on interstate 77 when the problem occurred. Luckily, he was able to get the car to the side of the road without a car accident. Toyota was notified of the problem, yet refuses to recall this part saying…
ODI 10288620
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* 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 *bf the failure mileage was 32336. The current mileage was 32340. The dealer found a code for an ecm malfunction. Updated 11/18/09
ODI 10286915
Electrical System
2006 toyota corolla with approx. 36,125 miles starts but soon stalls within a time span of 15 seconds to 5 minutes. Efforts to restart the vehicle immediately fail posing a safety risk if the vehicle is in traffic (which ours was). After waiting approximately 10 minutes, the vehicle is able to restart but stalls again within the same time span of 15 seconds to 5 minutes. The battery is working as evidenced by…
ODI 10273972
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla. While driving between 10-15 mph on normal road conditions, the vehicle exhibited an erratic hard shift during acceleration. The check engine warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel and remained lit until the engine was turned off. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for inspection and the failure was labeled as the pressure control solenoid. The…
ODI 10269129
Electrical System
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla. While driving approximately 35 mph, the engine shut down and the engine light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that the electronic control module (ecm) failed. The parts for the repair are currently on backorder; therefore, the vehicle has not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 32,000. Updated…
ODI 10269617
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Service Brakes
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…
Crash reported
ODI 10901973
Electrical System
2006 toyota corolla, gas pedal failed to accelerate engine at critical time when crossing highway from shopping strip. Car was stopped blocking traffic narrowly escaping a collision and i had to push the car off the highway by hand. Vehicle was out of warranty with 47618 miles. Toyota repaired the vehicle free of charge. They replaced the computer engine controller. *tr
ODI 10304865
Automatic Transmission · Electrical System
When i drive my car it feels like there is something wrong with the transmission when this started happening the engine light came on, so i took the care in to the dealership and they are telling me it's a computer problem that affects the transmission and that i need a new computer. *tr
ODI 10251969
Electrical System
Driving during rush hour, going home from work, car stalled, engine light came on. I was able to pull over, looked in owner's manual and for that "malfunction" failure, states to take to dealer. Had to have it towed. They replaced the "bad computer" "in warranty" (the next day, today) w/ an "updated one", just happened to have one in stock "for our customers" "we've seen this before, the nice man stated. *tr
ODI 10248464
Electrical System
My 2006 toyota corolla (le) randomly shut off in the middle of the road. After the vehicle shut off, it had trouble restarting. As it happened, we were driving on a side street and no accident resulted. I am concerned however, that if this happens to someone else on a highway, this could be a life threatening issue. At the dealership, i was told that there was a recall on the computer of the car. However after…
ODI 10248599
Electrical System
My daughter was driving the toyota 2006 corolla when the windows stop working, then the lights begin stop working so she parked the car. The car would not start up again so she was able to get someone with jumper cables to start the car. She contacted performance toyota who instructed her to bring the car to toyota. They informed us that the car computer's ecu unit needed to be replaced and they replaced the ecu…
ODI 10464142
Electrical System
There were no deaths or injuries for this complaint. I'm guessing that these two incorrect entries will get this complaint reviewed by a nhtsa employee sooner rather than later. As noted by several other complaints, the 2006 toyota corolla's pcm appears to have a serious failure mode (i.e. Control module turns off fuel relay causing engine stall). It also appears that the failure mode has a high occurrence. As of…
ODI 10265016
Electrical System
Toyota corolla's engine shut off and would not restart replaced electronic control module. *tr
ODI 10320789
Electrical System
The computer quits and car stopped running as i was driving. I was almost broadsided. The lights turn off, the steering locks and everything just shut down. According to the service department at david maus toyota, the computers are having a problem in the 2003-2006 corollas. There is no recall on these items. *tr
ODI 10216601
Electrical System
My 2006 toyota corolla completely shut off as i was driving on a dark country road. I was in the middle making a left hand turn. The only thing that was working was the battery. I was unable to start the car. I had to get my car towed to the dealer. I purchased my car in august of 2006 and the computer completely failed on january 09, 2008. The car only had 20,434 miles on it at the time of the computer failure. The…
ODI 10318793
Electrical System
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla. The contact was driving 35 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who advised that the computer had failed. The dealer made replaced the computer however the following day, the check engine light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where she was advised that there was an emissions issue within the vehicle and not…
ODI 10351426
Electrical System
This happened for me in 2007 but due to this recent events, i decided to report it. I was driving my toyota corolla 2006 which was a year old, and the engine died on the highway. I was lucky that i could pull over and i had the car towed to the toyota dealer and later i was told that the engine management circuit had a manufacturing defect and was replaced. I was told that there were other cars with a similar…
ODI 10307869
Electrical System
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla. While driving 15 to 20 mph, the vehicle suddenly began to lunge forward as if the contact was applying the brakes. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated that the computer was defective and it was replaced. When the failure recurred, the vehicle stalled. When the vehicle was taken to the dealer they stated that the computer needed to be replaced again at…
ODI 10328939
Electrical · Electrical System · Rotor
I purchased a 2006 toyota corolla ce on 06-26-06. On 02-05-07 vehicle would not start. After several attempts it still didn't start. I called the local toyota dealership and he told me to get a jump off because it was the battery due to the cold weather. I got a jump off and it still would start. I called the dealership back and he told me to call a tow truck. I did that and it was towed to the dealership. We needed…
ODI 10185072
Electrical System · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control
Dt*: the contact stated while driving various speeds and releasing the accelerator pedal the vehicle only slowed to 30 mph. Also, when depressing the brake pedal there was a extended stopping distance. Furthermore, the odometer had become inoperable. The vehicle was driven to the dealer where the cause of the problems could not be determined. Updated 11/30/2006 - *nm
ODI 10172357
Electrical System
I have a 2006 toyota corolla s. It has approx. 115,000 miles. The engine stalled while my husband was driving on the freeway going 70miles/hr. He pulled over waited a few minutes and the car started up again. The car continues to stall when the rpms go over 1000. The problem diagnosed was the engine control unit. Still waiting for car to be repaired. *tr
ODI 10335822