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2006 TOYOTA COROLLA — STEERING

crash · 1036085 · 2014-02-02

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
57,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS BACKING UP OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, STOPPED AND PUT CAR IN DRIVE POSITION, AND 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA ACCELERATED TO A HIGH SPEED, ENGINE ROARED. I PUT MY FOOT ON BRAKE IMMEDIATELY, SHUT OFF ENGINE AND PULLED EMERGENCY BRAKE. LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD WERE LIT, AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING. CAR BOLTED FORWARD AND HIT THE BACK OF A PARKED TRUCK WHICH STOPPED MY VEHICLE. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE PASSENGER SIDE AND EXPERIENCED THIS HORRIBLE EVENT. I WAS BRINGING HER HOME FROM AN OPERATION ON HER ARM. NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE WERE BOTH TERRIFIED. HAD CAR TOWED TO THE TOYOTA GARAGE. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE COULDN'T TOUCH THE CAR DUE TO PROTOCOL, AND GAVE ME THE 800 # FOR TOYOTA. THAT WAS ON A MONDAY AND ON FRIDAY I HAD TO GET MY OWN RENTAL CAR AS I HAD NOT HEARD FROM TOYOTA IN REGARD TO A RENTAL CAR. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10562577
Machine
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