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2010 TOYOTA COROLLA — STEERING

crash1 injured · 853323 · 2011-04-26

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
STEERING
Speed
43 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I HAVE A 2010 COROLLA AND HAD STEERING DIFFICULTIES. AT HITTING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IT WOULD FEEL LIKE THE WIND WAS BLOWING MY CAR INTO THE OTHER LANE, YET THE WIND WAS NOT BLOWING. ON 4-25-2010, MY CAR JERKED RIGHT WHILE GOING 43, CAUSING ME TO HIT A DITCH, GO AIRBORNE, HIT A TELEPHONE POLE, DO A 360 AND LAND BACK ON IT'S WHEELS. MY CAR IS NOW NOT DRIVABLE AND NOT REPAIRABLE. BEFORE THE ACCIDENT I THOUGHT IT WAS THE WIND BLOWING MY CAR, BUT MOMENTS AFTER THE WRECK I KNEW IT WAS SOMETHING MORE. SEEING OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, I NOW KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10397919
Machine
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