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From: homepc on 19 Mar 2010 12:22
I was sort of waiting for this to happen:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2010-03-18-toyota18_ST_N.htm

http://www.freep.com/article/20100317/BUSINESS01/100317078/1319/Toyota-mulls-fix-in-1.2M-Corolla-Matrix-models

http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2010/03/toyota-considers-new-recall-for-corolla-matrix.html


The chances of the engine control module going sideways are very slim, but
it would be nice if the known defective modules would be replaced before
getting caught out on a deserted stretch of highway or a busy street during
rush hour.

I'll have to ask my dealer about it when I go in for my spring oil change.


From: C. E. White on 19 Mar 2010 17:49

"homepc" <wiebe008(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I was sort of waiting for this to happen:
>
> http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2010-03-18-toyota18_ST_N.htm
>
> http://www.freep.com/article/20100317/BUSINESS01/100317078/1319/Toyota-mulls-fix-in-1.2M-Corolla-Matrix-models
>
> http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2010/03/toyota-considers-new-recall-for-corolla-matrix.html
>
>
> The chances of the engine control module going sideways are very slim, but
> it would be nice if the known defective modules would be replaced before
> getting caught out on a deserted stretch of highway or a busy street
> during rush hour.
>
> I'll have to ask my dealer about it when I go in for my spring oil change.

The chances of occurence are very low. In documents submitted to NHTSA
Toyota projected a 10 year cumulative failure rate of less than 1% for two
problems related to the defective modules.

I wouldn't worry about the problem unless it turns out Toyota has
underestimated the failure rate. There is a TSB (TC015-07) related to
problems with the Corolla ECM, so maybe you could ask your dealer if it
applies to your car. It doesn't address the stalling issue, but it does
address an ECM related shifting concerns that is realted to the same
porblems inside the ECM. A copy of the TSB is at
http://ww2.justanswer.com/uploads/johnduh/2008-04-01_175019_T-TC015-07.pdf .

Ed

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