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2009 TOYOTA COROLLA — SUSPENSION

crash3 injured · 748307 · 2009-12-15

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SUSPENSION
Miles at failure
38,500
Speed
15 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING 15 MPH IN 33 DEGREE TEMP. I GAVE IT A LITTLE GAS AT THE BOTTOM OF A SMALL HILL AND MY CAR WENT IN TO A FISH TAIL. I CORRECTED THIS ABOUT 6 TIMES BEFORE I COULD NOT RECOVER. MY CAR HIT THE DITCH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND FLIPPED ON IT'S ROOF. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT MY WHEEL WOULD ALMOST TAKE CONTROL OF THE CAR BETWEEN ABOVE 30 MPH. THE CAR WOULD SWERVE ALL OVER MY LANE. I THOUGHT THIS WAS JUST ME, NOW I SEE MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM ALSO. QUESTION BEING..... COULD THE ALIGNMENT BE OFF ENOUGH FROM THE EPS PROBLEMS THAT IT COULD HAVE MADE IT POSSIBLE THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN RECOVERABLE FROM? I WOULD LIKE TOYOTA TO LOOK IN TO THIS TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM BEFORE ANOTHER FAMILY OF 5 ENDS UP UPSIDE DOWN IN A DITCH. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10295739
Machine
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