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Welcome to the Corolla Forum! :thumbup1::clap::):thumbup::party::balloon: Firstly, is the car equipped with an automatic or manual transmission? What did the old spark plugs look like? I hope you still have them? Look at the chart below -...

Any updates?

The report noted the brakes didn't work.

Does your car come with an owners manual?

Be careful, as that switch could be to the ejection seat! :D

Westlow - Update?

http://blog.gasbuddy.com/posts/Hyundai-unseats-Honda-as-cleanest-greenest-automaker-in-U-S/1715-573170-2468.aspx

http://members.jacksonville.com/business/2014-06-02/story/gas-prices-drop-little-bigger-decline-predicted

http://blog.gasbuddy.com/posts/2014-Road-Rage-Report-Americans-hate-texters-more-than-tailgaters/1715-573770-2479.aspx

It's the James Bond option! You see, when you push the secret button on the dashboard, those devices spray oil all over the road behind your car so the bad guys chasing you will run over the oil, lose control of their cars and crash! :D

Welcome to the Corolla Forum! :clap::thumbup::thumbsup::):thumbup1::balloon::party: I concur with Donabed Kopian; those switches are not Toyota factory installed. I'm guessing they may be to some kind of aftermarket alarm system, or theft deterrent system. Look in your phone book yellow...

The piston rings get gummed up with sludge from the use of petroleum oils exposed to very hot engine temperatures, which the piston ring area is anyway. However, with this engine the intended design temperature for the pistons and piston ring area was supposed to be 120 C., but in reality it is...

Were the spark plugs correctly torqued? There are many videos here in the, "Toyota Corolla Maintenance", section on spark plugs, etc., that might help you with the problem your car is having - http://www.corollaforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=8&order=desc&page=2

Did you test the spark plug wires yet?

Do you still have the spark plugs? Compare them to this chart. Which picture do they look like? http://www.ngksparkplugs.com/tech_support/spark_plugs/faqs/faqread.asp?mode=nml You never mentioned how many miles are on this car? When did this problem start to occur? Were you just driving...

What did the original spark plugs look like? They can provide huge clues for misfire problems.

Using thicker oil will make the problem worse, as the oil flows slower, which means it doesn't transfer heat as well, which means temperatures increase even more, creating even more sludge and carbon to plug up the piston oil holes. Oil additives can have unplanned and negative affects, (like...

The recall notice is listed above. Many companies are not in a rush to give handouts. This particular recall was initiated on January 27, 2010, over four years ago. Toyota apparently doesn't care very much about you, so after four years of them ignoring you, it might be a good idea to demand...

stusmith - Very well said! :thumbup1:

Welcome to the Corolla Forum! :thumbup::thumbup1::clap::):balloon::party: CVT transmission technology has been around for a few years now, so let's hope they have it all worked out. :thumbsup: