Corolla 2005 questions

[eVolution54]

Hi guys, this is my first post.

I've owned a corolla 2005 for about a year now and there is some questions I would like to ask to the community.

First, I bought the car used with about 70 000 km last year and after looking around on the internet, I've found some pages talking about Toyota's recall. My question is if I should bring in the car to the dealership to check about that recall. If I do, will they charge me some fees ?

My second question is about getting more power into my car. I know the Corollas aren't made to be fast cars, but I was recently thinking about buy a K&N Cold air intake. I wanted to if it's worth it or if it's a total waste of money. I was looking into some ways to get more sound and HP out of the engine.

Thanks !

[mikered30]

It will be best to call the dealership and give them your Vin and they can check. The recall is free, it only costs you your time.


As far as the k and n, they don't filter too well. You can get a better filtering CAI, intake, and exhaust but that will cost a lot for not much gain.

[bennor]

Originally Posted by eVolution54

First, I bought the car used with about 70 000 km last year and after looking around on the internet, I've found some pages talking about Toyota's recall. My question is if I should bring in the car to the dealership to check about that recall. If I do, will they charge me some fees ?

See the big thread on this forum about bad 06 ECM's. In it there many comments about ECM issues affecting several Corolla model years (not just the 06). Some have had their ECM die.
06 corolla - bad batch of ECM's?

Call your local Toyota dealership and give them the VIN number for your Corolla, they should be able to tell if it falls under the ECM recall or not. Or you can go to this Toyota link, http://www.toyota.com/owners/SSCInfo...call_vinlookup, and input your VIN to see if your car is affected.

Since I'm the original owner of the car I received one recall notice last fall and a second one saying the parts were in stock at my local Toyota dealership in late January. I finally got around to having the ECM replaced today and it took about an hour and was not charged for it. I posted pictures of the old ECM along with the new one in the bad 06 ECM thread link above in case anyone is interested. Car ran fine after ECM replacement but dealership did say some cars will run rough for 20 minutes or 20 driven miles while the computer learns the car.