2008 Toyota Corolla Electrical System Problems
- 15
- 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 15 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 5 |
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 60–100k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System
I was driving at 65 miles an hour, the check engine light came on, and i lost power. I hit the accelerator and nothing happened. Luckily i was able to get off of road safely. After restarting the car, it shifted harshly into first and would not let me accelerate past 25. *tr
ODI 10938403
Electrical System
We received noticed back on 2010 that our vehicle has a recall regarding ecm but when we contacted dealership they said our vehicle is not affected. I just put my vin number in this website and it shows two recalls open in my vehicle. *tr
ODI 10916693
Air Bags · Electrical System · Service Brakes
I have had failure to disclose issues with this car. I have had an accident in which the airbag did not deploy and brake had difficulty. I had a bad accident and have reached out to toyota to wither repair my car or setup rental or make a payment for rental. I do not want to drive this car until repaired, therefore renting for the past 3 months
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10991877
Electrical System · Engine
Stalls while driving, faulty ecm. Heavy traffic, had to push car out of traffic.
ODI 10817404
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control
My car had difficulty starting after getting the new battery last month, and a couple days ago my engine stalled as i slowed it down to stop in the busy traffic road while i was going to the dealership to get it checked. I had it towed to the nearest dealership assuming that a wrong battery was installed, but it turned out to be a bad ecm. I had to get it fixed by paying over $800. The thing is the ecm unit in my…
ODI 10809862
Electrical System
While driving on the interstate going 65mph the car suddenly turned completely off. There was absolutely no power, no power brakes,steering ,all the gauges looked as if the car had not been started. It restarted by itself after about 15 seconds which was a good thing as it would have been difficult to maneuver the car from the middle lane to the shoulder in heavy traffic with very limited steering and brake and…
ODI 10597813
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota corolla. The contact stated that he started the engine and the rpms increased excessively high. The contact also stated that he was driving the vehicle 50 mph and the vehicle engaged into limp mode. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the electronic control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not…
ODI 10512372
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling
While driving on the highway, i noticed a clicking sound resulting from the needle on the rpm meter dropping to 0. The check engine light went on, and my engine stalled. I lost power steering and power braking, and coasted on momentum to the shoulder of the highway. I was able to restart the car, but the check engine light was still on and the engine shut off a few seconds later. I had the car towed home.
ODI 10365963
Electrical System
2008 toyota corolla, engine computer failure caused car to stop acceleration on freeway nearly causing accident with children in the car. *tr
ODI 10346802
Electrical System
It's toyota corolla 2008. The engine stalling happened 3 times since last friday. Once at toll station, twice at highway, when i tried reduce speed, the engine stalling. I have to turn on alert light, stop car, move to park position in the middle of highway. Then turn on the engine again. It's very danger at highway.
ODI 10321648
Electrical System · Power Train
My 2008 4dr toyota corolla suddenly stalled while driving to work in the morning on october 7, 2009 without any early warning signs. Car was towed to the longo toyota dealer in el monte, california. The diagnosis was ecm logic error. The ecm module was replaced under part number 89661-02r00. *tr
ODI 10321220
Electrical System
2008 toyota corolla comes with anti-theft protection. There is a flashing red light near the ignition which stops flashing after we insert the key in the ignition. This is the engine immobilizer system. Sometimes (rarely), what happens is that after i insert the key in the ignition the light keeps flashing and the car does not start. This is probably because the computer in the car thinks that the wrong key has been…
ODI 10349457
Electrical System · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota corolla. While driving approximately 10-15 mph in her driveway the front end of the vehicle began to make a clanking noise. She turned the vehicle off, observed the noise, and restarted the vehicle. As she engaged the brakes, they did not responded as normal. The vehicle was taken to three dealers who were unable to duplicate the failure. She stated that the failure was intermittent…
ODI 10354881
Electrical System
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota corolla. While driving at any speed during bright conditions, the contact could not read the speedometer. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was told there was no repair for that type of failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 12,995 and the current mileage was 18,000.
ODI 10376425
Electrical System
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota corolla. The contact stated that the odometer was not working properly. The mileage on the vehicle continued to display the incorrect mileage which was 10000, but the odometer displayed 0 miles and later displayed 17000. The dealer stated that this should not have happened, but they could not determine the cause of failure. The vin was rejected from the system. The failure mileage…
ODI 10367255