Toyota Corolla electrical problems

THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN BETWEEN 40-50MPH ON A SECONDARY ROAD. THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A WHINING NOISE AND THE OIL LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF. THE CAR STALLED OUT IN A DRIVEWAY. TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. OPENED THE HOOD AND SMOKE CAME OUT. TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR TO MOVE IT. IT BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE NEXT MORNING THE CAR WAS TOWED TO WESTBURY TOYOTA WHERE THEY WROTE IT UP AS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. A FEW DAYS LATER THE CAR WAS INSPECTED BY AN INSPECTOR FOR THE COMPANY AND I WAS TOLD THAT A ROD WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE, CUTTING THE FUEL LINE CAUSING THE FIRE. THEY SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY DOWNSHIFTING (ON AN AUTOMATIC) AND WAS DRIVER ERROR, INVALIDATING THE WARRENTY. AT FIRST THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $13,000 TO FIX IT. THEN THEY OFFERED TO TAKE THE INSURANCE CHECK FOR $4,900 AND SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE WITH ME. THE LAST OFFER WAS TO GIVE THEM THE INSURANCE CHECK $1,000 AND THEY WOULD GIVE ME A COMPERABLE CAR. THIS I THOUGHT WAS INSURANCE FRAUD. I WILL BE WITH OUT A CAR. *NM

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

MY CAR ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS WILL NOT START AS WELL.....THERE IS NO CRANKING WHATSOEVER. ALTHOUGH UPON TURNING THE KEY ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD LIGHT UP IN A NORMAL MANNER, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. AFTER EITHER A FEW TRIES OR ROLL STARTING THE VEHICLE (MANUAL TRANSMISSION)....IT WILL START. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER ONCE AND THEY ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY, THEN THE STARTER *WHICH THEY PROCEEDED TO REPLACE, THEN AFTER A FEW DAYS THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN....I AM BRINGING IT BACK TO THE DEALER. *JB

WARM ENGINE STARTING: I BOUGHT A NEW 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA LE FROM FUNKS TOYOTA, MANITOBA, CANADA. ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS A LOT OF CRANKING IS REQUIRED BEFORE THE CAR STARTS WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM. A NUMBER OF OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS REPORTED ON VARIOUS FORUMS ON THE INTERNET. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS JUST NORMAL TO CRANK FOR LONGER PERIOD OCCASIONALLY. *NM

MY CAR ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS WILL NOT START AFTER TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THERE IS NO CRANKING WHATSOEVER. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF TURNING THE KEY, THE CAR FINALLY STARTED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THE FIRST INCIDENT AND THE NOTHING WRONG COULD BE DETECTED. IN APRIL 2006, IT HAS OCCURRED AGAIN AS THE CAR WILL NOT START UNTIL SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. I AM TAKING THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN ON MONDAY, APRIL 17TH, 2006 TO FIND OUT WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH THE CAR. *NM

I AM EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS W/MY DASH AND SPOILER(DOESN'T LIGHT UP FULLY, CAUSING DIFFICULTY TO SEE GRAPHICS DURING NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING DRIVING.) ALL FUSES HAVE BEEN CHECKED/REPLACED, HOWEVER THIS PROBLEM STILL PERSIST. ADVISED PER DEALERSHIP TO DISCONNECT SPOILER LIGHT DUE TO IT "ONLY BEING COSMETIC". ALSO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS W/ODORS FROM AIR CONDITIONING COMING INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I WAS ADVISED THESE ODORS WOULD SUBSIDE, DUE TO SERVICE MAINTENANCE OF AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. THESE EXPENSES HAVE PROVEN TO BE COSTLY. NEVER HAVE I BEEN ADVISED/NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. EVEN DURING REPAIR FROM DEALERSHIP,I WASN'T ADVISED THE ABOVE ITEMS WERE BEING QUESTIONED.*JB

2005 TOYOTA COROLLA PASSENGER SENSOR IS OVERLY SENSITIVE. WHEN SEAT IS TOUCHED RINGERS GO OFF. *TS WHEN ANY OBJECT IS PLACED IN THE SEAT THE RINGER SOUNDS. WHENEVER A BACK SEAT PASSENGER TOUCHED THE PASSENGER SEAT THE RINGER WOULD SOUND. THE RINGER ALSO SOUNDED OCCASIONALLY FOR NO REASON AT ALL. THE CONSUMER SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE SENSOR WAS WORKING TO THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE VEHICLE. *NM

I PURCHASED A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA LE, AND BROUGHT IT HOME JAN. 2. NEXT MORNING, JAN. 3, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. AFTER ABOUT 7 ATTEMPTS IT FINALLY STARTED. I TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP, THEY CHECKED IT AND ADVISED NO PROBLEM FOUND. I DROVE IT TO RESTAURANT FOR LUNCH, WENT OUT LATER, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND ADVISED THEM OF THE SAME. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WAS VERY UPSET. DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME TO CALL TOW TRUCK. I CALLED TOW TRUCK AND WAITED 45 MINUTES. I THEN ATTEMPTED TO TRY TO START VEHICLE AND IT STARTED. I DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND ADVISED THEM I DID NOT WANT A NEW VEHICLE THAT WAS NOT GOING TO START. THEY ADVISED THEY WOULD CHECK IT AGAIN AND TO LEAVE IT. THEY DID FURNISH ME WITH A CAR TO DRIVE IN THE MEANTIME. THEY CALLED ME WEDNESDAY, JAN. 4 TO ADVISE ME THEY HAD REPROGRAMMED THE KEYS AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS READY FOR ME TO PICK UP. THEY WENT OUT TO START IT AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE CALLED ME BACK TO ADVISE ME OF SAME AND THEY WOULD CHECK IT FURTHER. THEY CALLED ME FRIDAY, JAN. 5 AND SAID THEY HAD PUT A NEW COMPUTER IN THE CAR AND I COULD PICK IT UP. I DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY WENT OUT TO GET THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE PERSONNEL CAME BACK AND SAID IT WOULD NOT START. I WAS SO UPSET AND WANTED TO SPEAK WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER. I ADVISED HIM I DID NOT WANT THIS CAR, I JUST PURCHASED IT ON JANUARY 2, AND I REQUESTED THEY PUT ME IN ANOTHER VEHICLE. THAT, ALL I WANT IS A VEHICLE THAT WILL START AND RUN. THEY ADVISED THEY WOULD NOT DO THAT BECAUSE I HAD ALREADY SIGNED THE CONTRACT. WELL, I DID NOT KNOW THE VEHICLE HAD A PROBLEM SUCH AS THIS. I WAS SO UPSET AND ASKED TO SPEAK WITH THE SALES MANAGER. HE BASICALLY TOLD ME THE SAME. I TOLD HIM I DO NOT WANT THE VEHICLE, IT IS BRAND NEW AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS. HE ADVISED I HAD ONLY 2 OPTIONS; LEAVE THE VEHICLE THERE AND THEY WOULD TRY TO REPAIR IT OR THEY WOULD CALL THE COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE REGARDING THE LEMON LAW. *JB