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2006 Toyota Corolla engine problems

121 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2006 Toyota Corolla, which is 12% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
121 12% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
56,000 miles 110 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
7 and 3
Injuries and deaths
9 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2006 Toyota Corolla Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 56,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 13 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 21 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 26 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 17 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 16 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 7 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 56,000 miles
Based on 110 complaints that include mileage. 55% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles13
20k to 40k miles21
40k to 60k miles26
60k to 80k miles17
80k to 100k miles16
100k to 120k miles7
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 110 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 56,000 miles, and 55% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 7 crashes, 3 fires, 9 injuries.

What owners wrote

I was westbound on broward blvd. In broward county, florida in stop and go traffic, when the car surged and rear ended another vehicle. Both occupants in the other vehicle were injured. Two other incidents of this nature have happened. One about four years ago in 2011 and one about two weeks ago during the first week of may 2015. Also, there has been numerous times that accelerator paddle seems to depress by it self speeding up the vehicle.

Reported at 8,000 miles, May 2007 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla. While driving approximately 10 MPH the "check engine" warning light illuminated on the instrument panel, and then the engine stalled. The vehicle was coasted to the side of the road. The engine restarted after several attempts. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The throttle body was cleaned. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on a separate occasion.

Reported at 80,700 miles, December 2009

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