Major Problems with 2006 Toyota Corolla Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2006 Toyota Corolla

2006 Toyota Corolla STEERING Victims: 5 Mileage: 60000 miles

2006 Toyota Corolla AIR BAGS Victims: 3 Mileage: 11000 miles

2006 Toyota Corolla AIR BAGS Victims: 3 Mileage: 180000 miles

Browse 2006 Toyota Corolla complaints by category

Problems with AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Toyota Corolla owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AIR BAGS my husband and i were stopped at a red light when we were hit from behind and knocked at least...	431 ~ 21519 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i purchased a 2006 toyota corolla le and brought it home jan. 2. next morning jan. 3 vehicle would not...	77 ~ 53405 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL dt: the contact stated while coming to a stop in a parking lot the engine revved the vehicle lunged forward....	73 ~ 50849 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING my corolla is a 2006 with only 14 000 miles.the engine computer went out at 13 000 miles about 5...	65 ~ 52745 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i came home on 8/25/06 at 12:30am driving about 15 miles home from the restaurant and parked the car in...	30 ~ 41335 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER dt*: the contact stated that when the air conditioner or heat is in use the contact gets a nose infection....	26 ~ 81635 miles
ENGINE school bus drove across a four lane divided road and my daughter ran into the school bus she applied the...	24 ~ 92129 miles
POWER TRAIN i have a 2006 toyota corolla ce it's automatic with the drive shift in the center console. shortly after purchase...	24 ~ 75567 miles
STEERING while driving on the ne extension on my way to my sisters house my steering wheel began to shaky and...	19 ~ 43133 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC dt*: the contact stated while driving various speeds and releasing the accelerator pedal the vehicle only slowed to 30 mph....	14 ~ 18129 miles
SERVICE BRAKES i was pulling into a parking lot applied the brakes and it suddenly accelerated. i hit the brakes hard and...	13 ~ 98007 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE rust on body of 2006 corolla. location by rear window edge. found 3 days after purchase. returned to dealer for...	13 ~ 83270 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN my wife was behind the wheel of her 2006 toyota corolla le and was backing slowly out of a parking...	11 ~ 55908 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE after only 45 000 miles on my 2006 toyota corolla my fuel pump had to be replaced. this is the	10 ~ 43956 miles
WHEELS steel wheels began rusting. after haggling dealer removed wheels and tires and repainted the wheels and mounted the tires. this	8 ~ 35563 miles
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING a/c condenser has leak caused by alleged rock striking. *tr...	7 ~ 101546 miles
TIRES was driving down an decline in the road and was applying the brake gently due to stop light at the...	7 ~ 32601 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM i was pulling into a parking spot at work (california state university east bay in hayward ca) at approximately 5...	6 ~ 121833 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL 2006 toyota corolla with 36900 miles. complete engine shutdown while in traffic at an intersection with inability to restart engine....	6 ~ 30133 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS was driving down an decline in the road and was applying the brake gently due to stop light at the...	6 ~ 53826 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING i presently own a 2006 toyota corolla and a 2008 subaru outback . i noticed that on both vehicles when...	6 ~ 113479 miles
EQUIPMENT 2006 toyota corolla air conditioner stopped blowing at 51 000 miles. after reviewing several posts on auto repair sites it...	4 ~ 50446 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER pollution (?) control computer pollution charcoal cannister and associated electronics ruined. *tr...	4 ~ 33125 miles
AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla. the contact stated that the air conditioner blew hot air when the vehicle...	4 ~ 66500 miles
CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla. the current and failure mileage were 11 500 miles. the check engine light...	4 ~ 15795 miles
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT i purchased a 2006 toyota corolla ce on 06-26-06. on 02-05-07 vehicle would not start. after several attempts it still...	4 ~ 37595 miles
STRUCTURE 2006 corolla instrument panel has dark red pointers and a black background which makes it difficult to read on bright	4 ~ 47006 miles
TRUNK LID > BODY > STRUCTURE tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla. while unloading the trunk the trunk lid suddenly dropped and struck the contact...	3 ~ 7667 miles
SEAT BELTS last year we purchased a 2006 toyota corolla. we added side air bags. we wanted a safe vehicle for our...	3 ~ 48901 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER i was driving in a driving rainstorm on the baltimore beltway between two cars at 6 am when my drivers...	2 ~ 60000 miles
MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT toyota corolla 2006 had transmission replaced at 55000km was grinding gear wile i was up shifting an also down shifting...	2 ~ 52748 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla. the contact stated while driving 35 mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed...	2 ~ 48138 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES this about a tire called riken raptor's. i now have had this happen twice where the top part of the...	2 ~ 46500 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY the fuel pump assembly is mounted in the top of the fuel tank hanging down submerged in the gas. one...	2 ~ 71000 miles
INTERIOR LIGHTING tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla. the rear passenger side interior light bulb does not stay in the socket...	2 ~ 18500 miles
VALVE > TIRES tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla. the contact stated that the valve stems in both passenger side tires cracked...	2 ~ 45425 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer for an inspection. the toyota...	2 ~ 100 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM dt*: the contact stated the sunlight diminished the visibility of the instrument panel. the dealership determined this was how the	2 ~ 5750 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY i bought a new 2006 toyota corolla. the windshield was distorted with wavy areas in the glass. while driving objects...	2
SEATS i received a safety recall (interim notice) from toyota in august 2015 and have not had the front passenger airbag...	1
SUSPENSION the accident happened @. walmart rte 6 north dartmouth ma parking lot. i don't know how this happened pulling into...	1 ~ 15000 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 2006 toyota corolla. consumer states failure of the central computer and brake failure caused a crash *tgw the consumer stated...	1
ANTI-THEFT DEVICES > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla. the contact stated while attempting to accelerate the vehicle would not increase...	1 ~ 58000 miles
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla. while driving at 40 mph the engine stalled and turned off completely. after...	1 ~ 26000 miles
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla. the contact was driving at approximately 30 mph through an intersection when...	1 ~ 64000 miles
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN toyota corolla 2006 had transmission replaced at 55000km was grinding gear wile i was up shifting an also down shifting...	1 ~ 55000 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING my 2006 toyota corolla experienced a failure with the ecm that caused the check engine light to come on and...	1 ~ 60300 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla ce. the contact was driving 50 mph when the vehicle began to...	1 ~ 32000 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES drove to work about 30 miles and by the time i got here the two right tires on my vehicle...	1 ~ 35049 miles
FUEL PUMP > DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE after only 45 000 miles on my 2006 toyota corolla my fuel pump had to be replaced. this is the	1 ~ 45000 miles
FRONT > SEAT BELTS in march 2008 i was the 3rd car in a four car accident. when i was hit from the rear...	1
HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS > HOOD > BODY engine compartment hood was raised to check fluids. wind attempted to force the hood closed distorting the point where the...	1 ~ 5000 miles
SOFTWARE > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2006 toyota corolla (mileage 36 191) : on the way to dealer for a scheduled oil change the service engine...	1 ~ 36191 miles
SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla. while the contact's wife was seated in the front passenger seat the air...	1 ~ 15000 miles
CALIPER > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS daughter driving smelled and saw smoke right front tire area. two days later same problem right side brake drag. towed...	1 ~ 14495 miles
ROTOR > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS i purchased a 2006 toyota corolla ce on 06-26-06. on 02-05-07 vehicle would not start. after several attempts it still...	1 ~ 15378 miles
FRONT UNDERHOOD > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM the car was being driven between 40-50mph on a secondary road. the engine began making a whining noise and the...	1 ~ 4000 miles
REAR/OTHER > SEAT BELTS 1. september 1 2006 and september 10 2006. 2. rear seat belt has jammed closed and would not release allowing...	1 ~ 8800 miles
ARM > SPINDLE > KNUCKLE dt*: the contact stated while driving 55 mph on a normal road conditions the front driver side wheel detached from...	1 ~ 176 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM occasionally the ignition does not turn to the "start" position. to remedy the situation the driver usually has to turn...	1 ~ 200 miles
MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING noticed exhaust was coming into cabin of car shortly after purchasing it brand new form dealership while driving in park...	1 ~ 15000 miles
PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) > CLUTCH ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN dt*: the contact stated the clutch is so hard to push that it causes driver fatigue. the clutch forces the...	1 ~ 800 miles

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