# 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `765872` · 2010-02-23 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **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:** 15,000
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
ON JANUARY 11TH 2009 I GOT IN AN ACCIDENT IN MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA.  I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON THE I-5 SOUTH IN SAN DIEGO.  I NOTICED A CAR INCHING INTO MY LANE CLOSE TO HITTING ME SO I IMMEDIATELY TOOK EVASIVE ACTION AND TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL. I SKIDDED TO THE LEFT THEN TO THE RIGHT TRYING TO COUNTER STEER THE WHOLE TIME TO NO EFFECT.  I HIT THE CAR THAT I WAS TRYING TO AVOID AND THEN SPUN 180 DEGREES AND SLAMMED INTO THE CENTER DIVIDER.  I FEEL THAT I LOST CONTROL WAY TO EASILY.  I NOTICED NOT BEING ABLE TO KEEP THE WHEEL STEADY AS WELL PRIOR TO THE CRASH.  I RECEIVED WHIPLASH AND WASH TREATED AT A MILITARY HOSPITAL. *TR
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