CarComplaints.com Notes: Beware of the NHTSA complaint data for the 2008 Corolla. It is almost certainly misleading.
The problem with NHTSA data for the 2008 Corolla is that for months on end, the news media repeatedly told the public that several Toyota models have an unintended acceleration defect, & to go to safercar.gov (the NHTSA's website) to file a complaint.
So, the NHTSA received a disproportionate number of complaints about Toyota unintended acceleration issues because of the national news media attention, to the point where now the NHTSA data is unreliable taken in context with any other vehicle that did not receive national news attention.
CarComplaints.com typically receives more complaints per day about vehicles than the NHTSA does, but the news media did not repeatedly say "go to CarComplaints.com to report your Toyota acceleration problems" like they did about the NHTSA -- so although we have less complaint data than the NHTSA for the 2008 Corolla, our data for the Corolla is a far more statistically accurate representation of the Corolla's reliability than what the NHTSA data shows.
Was getting 35 mpg and ran great. Received recall notice on ECM problem. Had ECM changed at local dealer. Gas mileage dropped to 26 mpg. Recheck and was getting 28 mpg. Dealer tells me ECM has nothing to do with gas mileage. Refused real assistance to correct gas mileage loss. Any ideas on what my problem could be besides the replacement ECM? Had emissions systems checked and all sensors working properly.
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Was getting 35 mpg and ran great. Received recall notice on ECM problem. Had ECM changed at local dealer. Gas mileage dropped to 26 mpg. Recheck and was getting 28 mpg. Dealer tells me ECM has nothing to do with gas mileage. Refused real assistance to correct gas mileage loss. Any ideas on what my problem could be besides the replacement ECM? Had emissions systems checked and all sensors working properly.
- fberry, Scottsboro, AL, US