You beat me to it!!
Time to hurry up and wait...
Time to hurry up and wait...
Full story at link aboveToyota Announces Voluntary Safety Recall on Certain Toyota Corolla and Corolla Matrix Models
TORRANCE, Calif., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today announced that it will conduct a voluntary safety recall involving approximately 1.13 million 2005-2008 Model Year Toyota Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles sold in North America to address some Engine Control Modules (ECM) that may have been improperly manufactured. No other Toyota or Lexus vehicles are involved in this recall.
As part of the recall, the ECM on involved vehicles will be replaced at no charge to the owner. Beginning in mid-September 2010, Toyota will mail an interim notification to advise owners of this recall and the fact that they will receive a future notice when parts become available to complete the repairs. Owners who have previously paid for replacement of the ECM to address this specific condition should refer to the owner letter for reimbursement consideration instructions.
"Owners who have previously paid for replacement of the ECM to address this specific condition should refer to the owner letter for reimbursement consideration instructions."
People should be reimbursed however it remains to be see what the actual language will be on that. Even the quote from the press release leaves some wiggle room with the use of "reimbursement consideration instructions".Also it look like people who previously paid for a new ECM should get a refund:
The dealers don't have any more information than what is provided on the internet right now. In the next weeks, we will get the serial numbers involved in that recall. It seems that even those that currently have the last version of the ECM (02K22, 02K42, 02K52) would be also replaced. Last year, we were replacing 02K20 with 02K21, and this year, 21 to 22. I bet that everyone will get a newer ECM. I just hope that those won't be from Delphi.Had mine replaced last fall when the engine light went on and it started to shift like an old school bus. How do I know if I had one of the bad ones put back in? Any way to tell???
this is for auto transmission only or both auto and manual?The dealers don't have any more information than what is provided on the internet right now. In the next weeks, we will get the serial numbers involved in that recall. It seems that even those that currently have the last version of the ECM (02K22, 02K42, 02K52) would be also replaced. Last year, we were replacing 02K20 with 02K21, and this year, 21 to 22. I bet that everyone will get a newer ECM. I just hope that those won't be from Delphi.
The lot number is the tiny 12 number sequence below the bar code. You may have to take a pic of it with a camera set to macro as that is better than removing the ecu to check it.Tnx for the info mikred30.....My ecm is an 02K21 which means "confirm the LOT number". Ok, I can't find the LOT number which is evidently a 12 digit number. Is it on the same sticker that the part number is on, or is it somewhere different? The only number on the part number sticker that is different is the 28113962 number just below the part number.
Hopefully it's not the tiny number below the bar code?????
Stan
Take it to a dealer and explain the issue and have them check the ECU to see if it falls within the recall range. Its possible if your ECU was replaced more than a year and a half ago you may have an ECU that's in the recall batch.i have a 2005 toyota corolla, i got my ecm replace, now dtc p0741 came back on, can it be i got another bad ecm put on my car ?