# 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `764477` · 2010-02-18 · 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:** 20,000
## Narrative
I HAD TALKED WITH TOYOTA MULTIPLE TIMES REGARDING WHAT SOMETIMES FELT LIKE VERY LOOSE, UNCONTROLLED STEERING IN MY 2009 COROLLA XLE, & WAS TOLD EACH TIME THAT IT WAS DOING WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO DO & I NEEDED TO "GET USED TO IT."  THE STEERING WAS HYPERSENSITIVE & WHEN MAKING EASY TURNS,  THE WHEELS FREQUENTLY TURNED AS FAR AS MECHANICALLY POSSIBLE (COULD HEAR THEM HIT THE WHEEL WELL.) I EVENTUALLY RESIGNED MYSELF TO THE STEERING & QUIT ASKING THEM.  WHILE DRIVING ON A 2 LANE ROAD, AROUND A LARGE CURVE,  I FOUND MYSELF TO CLOSE TO AN OBJECT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD.   I INSTINCTIVELY PULLED THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT & IMMEDIATELY FELT THE CAR TRY TO MAKE A TURN, THEN START TO SPIN, WHEN I TRIED TO STEER BACK TO THE RIGHT TRYING TO CORRECT, I FELT NO RESPONSE OR CONTROL.  MY CAR SPUN AROUND 180 DEGREES, OFF THE ROAD, & ROLLED ONTO THE DRIVERS SIDE & PART OF THE ROOF.  AS FAR AS INTERIOR SAFETY, NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT HELD UP WELL,  &  WHILE MY INSURANCE CO. HAD TO TOTAL THE CAR, I ONLY SUFFERED BUMPS & BRUISES.  NOW I'M READING THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH CONCERNS RELATED TO THE STEERING IN THIS CAR & MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS SOUND FRIGHTENINGLY FAMILIAR TO MY EXPERIENCES WITH IT.  THIS ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE POLICE, BUT NO TICKET WAS GIVEN OR REPORT FILED.  *TR
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