2023 Toyota Corolla Transmission Problems

Your windshield has a visibility problem at night — the top three-quarters appears dark and opaque, limiting your view to only the bottom quarter, which a police officer measured as providing just 78 feet of road visibility ahead. Additionally, your transmission required replacement, and your infotainment system only connects to your phone about 25% of the time, preventing you from using GPS and emergency calling features while driving. Addressing these issues may require windshield inspection or replacement, transmission repair or replacement, and a software update or hardware repair to the infotainment system.

Your Corolla's engine sometimes won't restart after shutting off at a stop, even when you release the brake. When this happens, you see warning lights saying "Press Brake Firmly to Restart," and the car may roll backward on a hill until you put it in park, turn it off completely, and restart it. This creates a safety risk at traffic lights where other cars might hit you while your car is stalled and unresponsive.

Your car's transmission display isn't showing which gear you're in — when you shift to Park, Drive, or Reverse, the gear indicator either doesn't appear or appears incorrectly on your instrument cluster, and the car may not respond to gear shifts. You noticed a warning message "EPB Stopped Completely" appeared twice, and a mechanic suggested resetting the parking brake by lifting and holding the lever for 5 seconds, then pressing and holding for another 5 seconds, which temporarily fixed the issue — but the problem has become more frequent. This likely involves the transmission range sensor or electronic parking brake control module needing diagnosis and replacement.

Your car sometimes shuts off unexpectedly when you shift into reverse or come to a complete stop, but no check engine light appears on your dashboard. This makes it difficult for your dealer to diagnose the problem since they typically rely on the warning light to identify issues. The underlying cause may be related to your fuel system, idle control, or transmission sensors that need diagnostic equipment to locate.