2018 Toyota Corolla Engine Problems

“My car was driving fine for months, then out of nowhere it had a funny smell inside so I pulled over and parked it. When I tried to start it up again I drove 1 minute down the street and shut off. I was told that my engine locked up by Toyota, but it was not their fault or mines. But that I have to pay to fix it. The car is 2018 less than 25,000 miles.”

“The car was in stationary mode on a city street and waiting for the red light to turn green. After a few minutes, the turned green and I accelerated a little as the car begin to move but out of nowhere the car turned off and all systems stopped, including the computer board, but before all went blank there was a message about system error with a triangle symbol, and I had to manually activate the parking lever as well as press the brakes. Thankfully everyone in their lanes noticed my odyssey and made space for the other upcoming cars as I activated the emergency flashing lights. …”

“schedule a service appointment at AutoNation Toyota Hayward for October 14, 2026, at 8:40 AM. I arrived before 8:37. At that time, I was told it would only take three hours to complete. The car hadn't moved at 11:37. At that time I asked when it could be completed. I was told there's no estimated completion time. So I’ve decided to leave. Why was my appointment set for 8:40 if nobody was free to deal with this until 11:37 ?”

“I was driving down the highway and I heard a tapping noise thought it might have been a piece of trim loose on the car so I pulled over and stopped. Immediately the engine died would not restart. I looked under the hood and the radiator cap had blown off and all of the coolant was gone The engine had overheated when I put compression test was done there was water shooting out of the valve cover. It was diagnosed as a blown head gasket The car never gave any warning lights or the thermostat never showed any temperature problem at all. …”

“The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Corolla. While operating the vehicle, the check engine and power steering warning indicators illuminated. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer (stone mountain Toyota, 4400 stone mountain hwy, melbourne, ga) was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 6,600.”