2006 Toyota Corolla: raw data

Every record we hold for this vehicle, as plain tables, with nothing added. The consumer page shows the same records with the maintenance schedule, price ranges and nearby shops around them.

vehicle2006 / toyota / corolla
known issues7 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-20)
complaints903 on file (2006-01-09 → 2026-04-09)
recalls0
investigations0
fars364 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Brake pedal loses stopping powerSERVICE BRAKES9 complaints2016-05 → 2023-10corolla-2006-service-brakes-failure
  • 10864950 AFTER PERIODS OF MORE THAN ABOUT 6 HOURS, FIRST ATTEMPT AT BREAKING DOES NOT DECELERATE CAR SUFFICIENTLY TO AVOID ACCIDENT. ON GOING PROBLEM. I HAD MOUNTAIN STATES TOYOTA AND GO TOYOTA (FORMERLY JOHN ELWAY TOYOTA) IN DENVER, CO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AND THEY DENIED ANYTHING WRONG
  • 11508769 I purchased a Toyota three years ago, immediately I complained about the brakes scrubbing and squeaky sounds, the dealer denied anything was wrong with the brakes. After paying the last payment the other day, now the brake pedal is stiff as a board and takes alot of pressure to
  • 11164200 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND SIMULTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH WITHOUT WARNING, FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT A FAILURE CODE
Odometer stops advancing at 299,999 milesUNKNOWN OR OTHER3 complaints2016-08 → 2018-11corolla-2006-odometer-stuck-299999
  • 11029959 ODOMETER STOPPED AT 299,999 MILES. WILL NOT TURN OVER ANY ADDITIONAL MILEAGE
  • 11152948 WE HAD OUR CAR SERVICED JUST PRIOR TO HITTING 300,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. AFTER A WEEK OR SO WE OBSERVED THAT THE ODOMETER HAD NOW STUCK ON 299,999 AND FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD AFTERWARDS. 11-16-18 CALLED AND TALKED TO RICARDO AT THERE NATIONWIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER. THEY
Takata airbag recall repair delayed by parts shortageAIR BAGS63 complaints2016-05 → 2020-06corolla-2006-takata-airbag-parts-delay
  • 10904315 TAKATA RECALL I LIVE AND WORK IN MEXICO, TOYOTA DEALER THERE REFUSED TO DO THE REPAIR. DEALER IN JUAREZ MEXICO IS TOYOTA "INNOVA"
  • 11031671 I HAVE TRIED TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIR OF MY RECALL# 168340. MY TOYOTA DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT GET THE PARTS TO REPAIR. I HAVE CALLED AT LEAST 6 TIME OVER THE PASSED 18 MO AND STILL NO PARTS. WHEN CAN I GET REPAIR PARTS
  • 10911057 TAKATA RECALL CONTACTED THE TOYOTA DEALER THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART. CALLED THEM LAST MONTH AND THEY ACTED LIKE THEY NEVER HERD FROM US. AGAIN THEY SAID THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART AND WOULD BE IN TOUCH
Air bags fail to deploy in a crashAIR BAGS10 complaints2016-07 → 2026-03corolla-2006-airbag-no-deploy-crash
  • 11047721 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK, BACK, HEAD, AND CHEST INJURIES
  • 11018778 "TAKATA RECALL" HAD 2 ACCIDENTS IN MY TOYOTA COROLLA AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT WORKED. I'VE HAD 10 SURGERIES BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGES I GOT FROM THE ACCIDENT AND BECAUSE THE AIRBAG DIDN'T PROTECTED ME. THE CAR WAS MOVING IN THE FIRST ACCIDENT AND IT WAS A REALLY BIG ACCIDENT BUT THE
  • 11014215 "TAKATA RECALL" HAD TWO ACCIDENTS WHERE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. 1 ANOTHER CAR WAS DROVE INTO THE FRONT OF MY CAR CAUSING DAMAGE. 2ND HIT AN ICE PACK AND SLID INTO BACK OF ANOTHER CAR TOTALING THE CAR. AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF
Air bag warning light from failed spiral cableAIR BAGS9 complaints2016-06 → 2023-09corolla-2006-airbag-spiral-cable-warning-light
  • 11265381 VEHICLE'S CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. TOYOTA DEALER SAYS THE SPIRAL CABLE HAS FAILED AND MUST BE REPLACED. TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR OTHER MODELS FOR SAME ISSUE, BUT NOT FOR 2006 COROLLA. NO ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS IN FL AND DEALER VERBALLY
  • 11090048 AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. HAD TO HAVE THE SPIRAL CABLE REPLACED. IT WAS NOT PART OF A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. NOTE: IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND REPLACED BY TOYOTA
Sudden unintended acceleration at low speedVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL7 complaints2016-05 → 2022-06corolla-2006-sudden-unintended-acceleration
  • 10870698 THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. THE CAUSE WAS DEFINITELY UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND IS THE SECOND SUCH INCIDENT WITH THIS CAR SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED USED IN DECEMBER 2015
  • 11230631 I WAS SLOWLY PULLING UP THE DRIVEWAY TO PARK BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THE COROLLA SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD. IT ACCELERATED QUICKLY AND I COULDN'T STOP IT. IT CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF THE OTHER VEHICLEWAAQ. BOTH VEHICLES SUSTAINED DAMAGE BUT THE COROLLA'S IS SIGNIFICANT
  • 10956214 CAR ACCELERATES BY ITSELF DRASTICALLY MAKING ME ALMOST HIT A TREE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I MAKE THIS COMPLAIN TO TOYOTA. THEY TOLD ME THE FIRST TIME A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE ACCELERATION HAPPENS NOT IN A REGULAR BASIS BUT SPORADIC. THIS
Engine stalls or loses power while drivingENGINE6 complaints2019-01 → 2023-09corolla-2006-engine-stall-loss-of-power
  • 11172512 CAR STALLED WHILE TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION; CAR WAS IN MOTION. DASHBOARD WENT BLACK. NO POWER OR CONTROL OF VEHICLE. WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE WITH MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. ALL SYSTEMS WERE 'DEAD'. AFTER ~ 30 MINUTES, WAS ABLE TO SPONTANEOUSLY START VEHICLE AND DRIVE. BATTERY
  • 11282633 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND RESET THE MODULE BY TURNING THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
9032006-01-092026-04-091209AIR BAGS:495; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:108; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:88; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:77; POWER TRAIN:47

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_yearsoccupant_deathsmatch_typevpic_recovered
2010-2024364legacy-code0

FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.

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Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 2006 Toyota Corolla vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2006/toyota/corolla
@misc{wrenchpro_2006_toyota_corolla_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2006 Toyota Corolla},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2006/toyota/corolla}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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