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2010 TOYOTA COROLLA — STEERING

crash2 injured · 773473 · 2010-03-12

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
12,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS GOING TO WORK WHEN MY BRAKES STOPPED WORKING, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, AND CAR ACCELERATED STRAIGHT INTO A FENCE. BOTH MY MOTHER AND I WERE INJURED. I GOT A TOYOTA SPECIALIST TO LOOK AT THE CAR, IT TOOK THEM THREE AND A HALF WEEKS AFTER THE ACCIDENT TO SEND THAT SPECIALIST TO LOOK AT THE CAR. HE THEN SAID THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. AFTER I GOT MY CAR BACK FROM THE BODY SHOP I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE I GOT IT TO GET THE BRAKES FIXED AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FIXED. I HAVE GONE TWICE ALREADY AND MY BRAKES STILL AINT FIXED AND GIVING ME PROBLEM. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10319283
Machine
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