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2009 TOYOTA COROLLA — STEERING

crash · 771964 · 2010-03-09

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
20,000
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ABOUT THREE MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT MY 2009 COROLLA I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WASN'T ACTING RIGHT DURING HIGH SPEEDS ON THE INTERSTATE, HEAVY WIND, AND RAIN. IT PULLS TO THE SIDE SOMETIMES AND THEN OTHER TIMES FEELS LIKE I HAVE NO CONTROL, IN THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS IT'S STARTED TO MAKE NOISE WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL. I'VE BEEN TRYING FOR OVER A YEAR TO GET THIS SETTLED WITH THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING AND WON'T EVEN DO A SERVICE REPORT AT ALL, SAYING THAT IT'S FINE. I WAS EVEN IN AN ACCIDENT THAT INVOLVED SEVERAL OTHER CARS, BUT THE SEVERE DAMAGE COULD'VE BEEN PREVENTED IF MY STEERING HADN'T OF MESSED UP ON ME. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS OTHER INCIDENCES WHERE MY CAR'S VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND ALMOST VEERED INTO ANOTHER CAR, I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO NOT BE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS THOSE TIMES - HOWEVER, I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND I CAN'T TAKE ANY CHANCES. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10318089
Machine
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