Model/Year:

Toyota Corolla 2006 CE Automatic

General experience:

The car is very economic and need much less gas than the competitors. But since I got the car I started thinking of getting rid of it. I’ve had very serious problems with my Corolla, starting the first week I got it. At first I saw that the engine temperature gauge shows the overheat, when I was standing in a traffic jam. I took my Corolla to the dealer and it appeared that the radiator fan wasn’t installed on the factory at all. If I would not have noticed it myself it would probably cause the engine failure. Since that situation I wasn’t sure about my car’s quality at all. And confirming my fears to my disregard I had to change my front tires and make an alignment. As the dealer explained I probably had driven over something huge, but I know I hadn’t. I’m sure there was something wrong with the front tires from the very beginning.

After 15000 miles I heard a weird sound of the transmission. It sounded like “knock-knock” and it really freaked me out. I took the car to the service again. It’s been for the third time already during the first year! The service man told me to leave the car for a couple days. After diagnostics they told me that there was something wrong with the transmission relay switch. These words don’t mean much for me, but I’m sure this is not something that occurs to a good brand new car. It was even sadder to hear that there was also a problem with the computer module, which they also needed to replace. I’ve taken back my car only in two weeks and decided to sell it the day before the warranty term ends. You can never be sure in a car like this and that’s a reason I’m not recommending it for any of you guys to buy. I’m sure you can buy a more reliable car for the same price. Sorry for Toyota, their quality and service.

Pros and cons:

+ Fuel mileage is the only good thing I can mention. Everything else is either normal, or bad.

-  Bad quality! I know that my car is not the only lemon, because I know a couple of dudes who owns Corolla, having even more problems with their cars, than I do. Lots of problems and inconveniences. Bad service. They are trying to deny bad quality, telling me what I might do wrong. In fact I know how to treat my car and I know that they should work better, much better if they want me to buy Toyota ever again!