NHTSA investigating claims of stalling on 2006 Toyota Corolla, Matrix

NHTSA investigating claims of stalling on 2006 Toyota Corolla, Matrix

Filed under: Government/Legal, Recalls, Safety, Hatchback, Toyota



When it rains, it pours. With recalls on the books for Toyota floor mats and corrosion problems, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is now investigating reports that Toyota's Corolla and Matrix vehicles may have engines susceptible to stalling. Owners of the 2006 model year Corolla and Matrix vehicles with the questioned 1ZZ-FE engines have described stalling in intersections and on highways, putting drivers at a safety risk while they attempt to restart the engine. There have been no reports of crashes.

It's important to note that about 397,000 vehicles are covered by the review, and that only 26 complaints have been lodged (that works out to about one in every 15,000 vehicles). Since it is a preliminary investigation, there's no recall until NHTSA investigates and determines that the stalling is caused by a specific design or parts defect. Of course, they may also find the stalling issue is attributed to poor maintenance or bad gas... nobody is pointing fingers. Yet.

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Comon toyota. What have you turned into? First shattering windows then bad floor mats then rusty frames And even being beat by ford in some cases. Thats not like you

rust on 10 year old trucks is not uncommon. my step dads mazda has rust on his spare tire holder, no one is demanding a recall from them. and those bad floor mats are simply a joke, it doesnt take a genius to figure out how to fix the problem, everyone learns how to fix a stuck gas pedal, sometimes my gfs honda's will get stuck the same way the toyota ones did, but no one is demanding it be fixed. and now they are trying to say 1zz's are stalling out for no reason, and only the 1zz's that are in the 2006 model year? even though its exactlly the same for 03-08? and were used ever since the 01 with vvti. These are just bullshit claims and get rich quick schemes by people.

Yeah I guess that makes sense. And also this is a toyota forum so im not seeing all the recals that the other types of vehicles have. But trust me being an oil changer ive seen ALOT of recal stickers on GM and ford vehicles.

yeah i know, way more than toyota and people are making a big stink about it. i mean seriously, if its only the 2006 model that is having this problem its more than likely user error...

You can fix cars, but you can't fix stupidity.