# 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `742450` · 2009-11-03 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 3
- **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:** 2,000
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
MY MOTHER WAS IN A BAD ACCIDENT WITH A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA.  SHE WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN FROM A SET POSITION AND AS SHE ACCELERATED THE CAR CONTINUED TO STEER RIGHT CAUSING HER ALONG WITH HER TWO GRAND CHILDREN TO GO OVER A CURB/CLIFF AND INTO A DITCH BANK.  SHE HAS BEEN IN EXTREME PAIN SINCE THE ACCIDENT.  THE GRAND KIDS APPEAR TO HAVE SUFFERED MILD INJURIES.  THIS IS A REAL ISSUE AND I HOPE SOMEONE PAYS ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE.  TOYOTA REALLY NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS FATALLY INJURED. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR
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