NHTSA complaint: 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA — STEERING
I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. ON DEC. 24, 2005 THE STEERING PULLED AWAY TO THE NEXT LANE CAUSING IT TO HYDROPLANE. IT SEEMS LIKE A GHOST JUST TAKES OVER THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THANK GOD NO DEATHS. AFTER THE CAR WAS REPAIRED, I CONTINUED DRIVING IT. IN 2006, THE WHEEL CONTINUED TO SWIFT TO THE NEXT LANE, LIKE IT'S PULLING AWAY FROM YOU. IF YOU ARE NOT GRIPPING THE WHEEL TIGHTLY, THE CAR WILL JUMP INTO THE NEXT LANE. I ALWAYS MAKE SURE NO ONE IS DRIVING IN THE NEXT LANE IN CASE THE CAR STARTS PULLING. I HAD THE CAR INSPECTED, BUT TOYOTA SAID NOTHING IS WRONG TO MAKE SURE I GET MY WHEEL ALIGNMENTS. I TOLD THEM I ALWAYS GET WHEEL ALIGNMENTS AND TIRES CHANGED OFTEN SINCE I DRIVE ALOT. THE PROBLEM OCCURS MOSTLY WHEN YOU ACCELERATE SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 40 MPH WHILE GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE. ALSO THE STEERING WHEELS JUMPS TO THE NEXT LANE ESPECIALLY WHEN ITS HIGHLY WINDY ON THE INTERSTATE AND RAINING. WHEEL ALIGNMENTS DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WHEN I GOT ONE DONE IN 2008, THE PROBLEM HAPPENED RIGHT WHEN I PULLED OUT FROM GETTING AN ALIGNMENT. THE PROBLEM ALSO OCCURS IN WINDY CONDITIONS WHEN TRAVELING OVER BRIDGES OR HIGH ALTITUDES. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES UNTIL THIS DAY IN 2010. *TR
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation