# 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `741132` · 2009-10-25 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** COROLLA
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 13,876
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
MY DAUGHTER LOST CONTROL OF HER 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA WHILE TRAVELING ON A WET ROAD AT A LOW SPEED.  SHE STATED THAT THE CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND THEN SPUN AROUND IN 3 TIGHT LONG CIRCLES BEFORE SPINNING OUT.  HAD NOTICED WHAT SEEMED LIKE A LOOSENESS IN THE STEERING ABOUT 2 WEEKS BEFORE, BUT BECAUSE I DO NOT DRIVE IT ON A REGULAR BASIS WAS CONCERNED IF IT WAS NORMAL OR NOT.  I WAS CONCERNED THAT THE STEERING MAY HAVE PLAYED A ROLE IN THE ACCIDENT AND WHEN RESEARCHED ONLINE IF ANY KNOWN ISSUES, I WAS SURPRISED TO LEARN OF A # OF INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCES AND CONCERNS SIMILAR TO MINE...ALL WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF THE START OF 2009.  THERE WERE MANY POSTINGS REGARDING THE STEERING IN THE TOYOTA 2009 COROLLA.  I WAS EQUALLY CONCERNED TO LEARN THAT THERE IS A NEW POWER STEERING SYSTEM IN THE 2009 MODEL THAT IS DIFFERENT THAN THAT OF PRIOR YEARS.  MY DAUGHTER ENDED UP GOING BEHIND A GUARDRAIL AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND I FEEL OBLIGATED TO FILE A COMPLAINT OVER MY CONCERN RELATING TO THE STEERING IN THE 2009 COROLLA.  THE POSTINGS INCLUDE THAT TOYOTA COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, BUT NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM DOES NOT MEAN IT DOESN'T EXIST.  RECENT NEWS EVENTS INCLUDE THAT TOYOTA ALSO DENIED HAVING A TURN-OVER PROBLEM WITH ANOTHER OF THEIR VEHICLES.  WHEN WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IT HAD APPROX. 10,000 MILES ON IT AND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT IT HAD 13,876. *TR
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