2007 Toyota Corolla Electrical System Problems
- 78
- 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 78 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 3 indicate fire
What owners report
- engine light · 27 records
- check engine · 21 records
- light came · 13 records
- without warning · 5 records
- rear ended · 5 records
- engine control · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 21 |
| 60–100k mi | 18 |
| 1–30k mi | 17 |
| 100–150k mi | 6 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags · Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
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.
ODI 11269525
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota corolla. When the contact started the vehicle in the driveway and depressed the accelerator pedal, the vehicle surged with a high rate of speed and crashed into the garage. The air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries. The insurance company had the vehicle towed and was to have a facility inspect the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The dealer was not contacted. The…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11151422
Air Bags · Electrical System
Tl* 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…
ODI 11033121
Electrical System
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.
ODI 10950409
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Engine And Engine Cooling
Gentle persons: i would like to draw your attention to a safety issue associated with my vehicle (toyota corolla 2007, vin: [xxx]) listed on nhtsa web site. Nhtsa campaign id number: 10v384000 http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/recalls/recallresults.cfm?start=1&searchtype=drilldown&type=vehicle&year=2006&make=toyota&model=corolla&component_id=0&typenum=1&submit=retrieve+recalls&printversion=yes i have been experiencing…
ODI 10860101
Electrical System · Engine · Engine And Engine Cooling
Gentle persons i would like draw your attention to a safety issue associated with my vehicle (toyota corolla 2007, vin: [xxx]) listed on nhtsa web site. Http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/recalls/recallresults.cfm?start=1&searchtype=drilldown&type=vehicle&year=2006&make=toyota&model=corolla&component_id=0&typenum=1&submit=retrieve+recalls&printversion=yes i have been experiencing similar sudden stop problem while driving.…
ODI 10859988
Electrical System · Engine
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 [redacted]. 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…
ODI 10855705
Electrical System
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…
ODI 10817403
Electrical System
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…
Fire reported
ODI 10806621
Electrical System · Engine
ENGINE STALLED AND DOES NOT START!
ODI 10780988
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota corolla. The contact stated that the vehicle randomly stalled without warning more than once and the service engine light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the remote starter installed by another dealer was repaired incorrectly. The dealer that installed the remote starter stated that they completed the repair correctly. The service engine…
ODI 10861723
Electrical System
The ac is not working properly, maybe the condenser or fan or both
ODI 10761390
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
Looked up a recall on the emc of 2007 toyota corollas. My car was rear ended on 12/31/2014. Ever since, my car has been having electrical problems. My radiator fan is not working and had to be hot wired by a mechanic for it to stay on while running. My ac is not working, my shifter is stuck in park which is caused by a bad solenoid. I have had it inspected for over 8 hours by certified mechanics at midas, and they…
ODI 10717011
Air Bags · Electrical System
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. *js
ODI 10608951
Electrical System
Tl* 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.
ODI 10548117
Electrical System
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.
ODI 10542326
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
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…
Fire reported
ODI 10464881
Air Bags · Body · Electrical System · Power Train
Tl* 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…
ODI 10934263
Electrical System · Engine
While exiting a parking lot onto a main road, the car stalled during acceleration. The driver attempted to restart the car, however, the car would not start. The starter continued to turn, but the engine would not turnover. After waiting approximately 10 minutes the car restarted, but then stalled again after approximately 30 seconds of running. The driver noticed the check engine light on the instrument panel was…
ODI 10429287
Electrical System
On august 7, 2011 when i got off of work i started my 2007 toyota corolla and i noticed that the engine light was on and it wasn't on when i drove to work earlier. On the way home i noticed the car started to sound funny then the battery light and oil light came on and suddenly the car started to loose power. I suddenly try to speed up to get into a parking light before the car shut off but it wont accelerate, i…
ODI 10418117
Electrical System
On june 13th 2011 my wife was on a ny state highway driving home from work traveling at 65mph and the car engine shut off. My wife was very lucky as she rolled to the side of highway that she was not rear ended.my wife restarted car after 15 minutes, but car shut off 2 more times. My wife was able to pull into a car repair shop because the car would not restart. The next day repair shop said you need to get toyota…
ODI 10426764
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota corolla. The contact stated that the check engine warning lamp illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that an oxygen sensor was defective and needed to be replaced. The remedy failed to repair the problem and the warning lamp illuminated again. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who stated that there was an electrical problem in the wiring harness…
ODI 10405500
Electrical System
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…
ODI 10716217
Electrical System
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…
ODI 10373206
Electrical System · Service Brakes, Electric · Steering · Structure
Check engine light came on 11/14/10 and car started slam shifting, and died on freeway. The car started again, and i took it to xx in moreno valley next day. Dealer said faulty ecu (dtc p2716) and the part must be ordered. I asked if they could provide a loaner car because i don't feel safe driving the car with a faulty ecm. I was told part will most likely be in tuesday or wednesday. The dealer said a loaner car…
ODI 10366375