# 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `1308699` · 2016-08-16 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** COROLLA
- **Year:** 2015
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 28,000
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
I PURCHASED A USED 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH ABOUT 27,085MILES, IN JUNE 2016.  THREE MONTHS LATER, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET.  I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK.  BY HAVING NO CONTROL OF THE CAR, IT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE.  THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PARKED VEHICLE.  THE COROLLA HAD MAJOR DAMAGE BECAUSE ALL THE AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED.  THIS OCCURED THREE BLOCKS FROM HOME, ON A CITY STREET.  NO SPEEDING WAS INVOLVED AND NO CITATIONS WERE ISSUED BY THE POLICE
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