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2011 TOYOTA COROLLA — SUSPENSION

crash · 1129271 · 2014-11-10

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SUSPENSION
Miles at failure
49,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 20-25 MPH WHEN I FELT THE STEERING WHEEL GET OUT OF CONTROL I TRIED TO STEER IT IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION BUT IT JUST STEERED TO THE RIGHT AND AT THE MOMENT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I COULDN'T CONTROL THE CAR CAUSING ME TO RUN INTO A SIDE WALK AND ALMOST HITTING A POLE ALSO THE ACCIDENT CAUSED MY WHOLE WHEEL AND SUSPENSION TO COMPLETELY BREAK ALSO THE CV DRIVE SHAFT CAME OFF NO ONE WAS HURT BUT I AM REALLY CONCERNED THAT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY ROAD THERE COULD HAVE BEEN CASUALTIES AND I WANT A RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA AND HELP BECAUSE THIS IS VERY UNFORTUNATE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10654002
Machine
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