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Toyota recalls Corolla sedans on engine computer glitch; fix requires additional wiring harness

Sep 7, 2011

Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) reportedly announced that its Chinese subsidiary company Tianjin Faw will recall 33,809 Corolla Ex sedans, launched between October 2010 and January 2011, to fix an engine computer malfunction. According to Toyota, if the cars' computer is exposed to static electricity, functions of the onboard computer controlling the engine might fail, making it impossible to start the car and causing the engine to stall.

Toyota said that an additional wiring harness will be installed between the car's bodywork and a computer case in the recalled cars to avoid the function problems.

Source: Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM) Makes Corolla Recall (eMoneyDaily)

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