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2009 TOYOTA COROLLA — STEERING

crash · 770191 · 2010-03-04

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
13,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PULLED LEFT AND RIGHT. IN ORDER TO STEER STRAIGHT, SHE WOULD HAVE TO TILT THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND WHEN SHE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT. SHE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND CAUSED HER TO DRIVE OVER A CURB. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES AND WAS TOLD THAT SHE NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. THEY REPLACED THE TWO FRONT TIRES AND TOLD HER THAT THE ALIGNMENT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE STEERING WHEEL HAS CONTINUED TO MALFUNCTION SINCE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE FAILURE. SHE HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,669. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 13,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10316680
Machine
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