Toyota Corolla Complaints (2010)

1,244 consumer complaints on file.

#10332777May 28, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- COURTESY COPY OF LETTER FROM SENT TO TOYOTA RE SAFETY ISSUE WITH TOYOTA COROLLA *TGW 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONSUMER LEARNED THAT AN ADVANCED BRAKE OVERRIDE SYSTEM HAD BEEN DEVELOPED FOR THE 2010 MODELS AND IT IS CURRENTLY BEING INSTALLED IN ALL COROLLA'S NOW BEING MANUFACTURED. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE INQUIRED ABOUT HAVING IT INSTALLED IN HIS VEHICLE, HE WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR COROLLA'S MANUFACTURED BEFORE THE SYSTEM WAS DEVELOPED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WILL NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE UNIT IS INSTALLED IN HIS VEHICLE. *JB
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#10332715May 28, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE SELLING DEALER TWICE AND AN ADDITIONAL DEALER ONCE. I TOOK IT IN FOR WHAT I DEEM AS UNSAFE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WANDERS EVEN WHEN HOLDING THE WHEEL LOCKED STRAIGHT WITH BOTH HANDS. THE DEALERS CHECKED ALIGNMENT AND SAID ITS THE NATURE OF THE ELECTRONIC STEERING. MY WIFE WONT DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR OF HOW IT FEELS. *TR
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0
#10332564May 27, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2010 RECALLED TOYOTA COROLLA TRANSMISSION FAILING- NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY LOOSES POWER THEN JERKS FORWARD WHENFINALLY SHIFTS. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND ALL THE TIME ON STREETS AND FREEWAYS TOYOTA NOT PROBLEM FOUND I WAS ADVISED BY TOYOTA THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION DUE TO THE THROTTLE BODY WIRE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS NO FIX AT THIS TIME. CAR IS GOING BACK TO CORPORATE TOYOTA FOR 2ND INSPECTION ASKING FOR NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS CAR. DRIVIBILITY OPERATIONS UNSAFE. *TR
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0
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#10332120May 25, 2010
STEERING, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT
PURCHASED A NEW 2010 COROLLA. DRIVING HOME FROM WORK LAST WEEK, I HAD TWO SERVICE LIGHTS ON (MY CAR HAS 1400 MILES ON IT). THE STEERING IN THE CAR SEEMED "LOOSE" AS I DROVE HOME, BUT WHEN I WENT TO TURN ON MY STREET, THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT TURN AND THE ABS FAILED. I HIT A CURB ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD DAMAGING A STRUT AND AN ALLOY WHEEL. MY LOCAL DEALER, LAKELAND TOYOTA, TOLD ME IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM BUT THAT I NEEDED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD NO IDEA WHY THOSE TWO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON. I AM CURRENTLY TRYING TO WORK WITH TOYOTA CORPORATE TO GET THIS RESOLVED IN A MANNER THAT I WILL FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR. KIND OF HARD TO DO WHEN THEY REFUSE TO ACCEPT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10332190May 25, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STEERING WOULD BECOME HARD TO TURN AND INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO INDEPENDENTLY PULL IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE IN THE 2010 MODEL COROLLA VEHICLES AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS CURRENTLY WORKING ON A REMEDY TO ADDRESS THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES DUE TO THE CONTACT'S CONCERNS REGARDING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,715 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,150. UPDATED 07/19/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/12/10 THE CONSUMER STATED AN UPDATED STEERING COMPUTER WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE, WHICH HAS MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE. UPDATED 10/19/10*JB
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10332204May 25, 2010
STEERING
THE VEHICLE PULLS, YOU HAVE TO CONTINUALLY CORRECT THE STEERING TO STAY IN THE LANE. MORE NOTICEABLE THE FASTER THE SPEED. A LONG DRIVE MAKES MY KNUCKLES TURN WHITE AND MY SHOULDERS HURT. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE WIND, BUT THE MORE I DRIVE IT THE MORE NOTICEABLE IT IS. *TR
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No
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0
#10331899May 24, 2010
STEERING
TOYOTA COROLLA 2010 STEERING UNSTABLE TO DRIVE SPECIALLY FREEWAY DRIVING. EVERY TIME YOU DRIVE IT FEELS LIKE IT WANT TO GO LEFT OR RIGHT. WENT TO BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND TRY IF THEY CAN FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID NOTHINGS WRONG WITH THE CAR IT IS JUST A LIGHT CAR. I TOLD THEM I USED TO DRIVE A SMALL TOYOTA YARIS AND IT IS MUCH MORE STABLE TO DRIVE THAN THE COROLLA I JUST BOUGHT. PLEASE DO HELP ME! THE CAR IS BRAND NEW. I'M STARTING TO LOOSE MY TRUST WITH TOYOTA. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331950May 24, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUES TO RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 0. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,400.
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#10331943May 24, 2010
STEERING
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA XLE. I HAVE NOTICED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE IS IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER NORMALLY. APPARENTLY THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS OVERSENSITIVE OR SOMETHING BECAUSE YOU CANNOT KEEP THE CAR GOING STRAIGHT WITH NORMAL STEERING INPUT. IF A HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER WERE TO FOLLOW THIS CAR FOR ANY DISTANCE, HE WOULD THINK THE DRIVER WAS IMPAIRED. I HAVE OWNED TOYOTA VEHICLES FOR 20 YEARS AND HAVE BEEN VERY SATISFIED, BUT THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. *TR
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No
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No
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0
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#10331823May 23, 2010
STEERING
HIGH SPEED STEERING IS VERY SENSITIVE. MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH. OVERSTEERING IS COMMON. THE CAR CHANGES LANES WITH JUST 1/2" OF MOVEMENT ON THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10331854May 23, 2010
STEERING, TIRES
I JUST BOUGHT A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA LESS THAN 30 DAYS AGO. I BELIEVE THE STEERING IS EITHER GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR AT LEAST CAUSE US TO GET A TICKET FROM DRIFTING IN AND OUT OF OUR LANE OF TRAFFIC. I AM 32 YEARS OLD AND HAVE BOUGHT AND DROVE TONS OF VEHICLES SO I AM NOT AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER. I OWN A 1988 TOYOTA PICKUP THAT IS EASIER TO KEEP IN A STRAIGHT LINE THAN THIS CAR. BEFORE I WAS READY TO PURCHASE THE CAR I DID SOME RESEARCH AND SAW SOME COMPLAINTS ABOUT HOW HARD IT WAS TO KEEP THEM DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST PEOPLE JUMPING ON THE TOYOTA RECALL BANDWAGON TRYING TO GET SOMETHING FOR NOTHING. I ALSO FIGURED IT WOULD BE A PERFECT TIME TO BUY A TOYOTA AND GET A DEAL BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS THEY ARE HAVING. WHEN I MENTIONED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER WHILE TEST DRIVING THE CAR HE SAID " I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING. IT PROBABLY WILL JUST TAKE SOME GETTING USED TO." IT HAS BEEN A MONTH AND THEIR IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. IT IS VERY VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN A STRAIGHT LINE. IT IS ALMOST SO SENSITIVE THAT JUST PUTTING YOUR HANDS WHEEL WILL CAUSE A SLIGHT CHANGE IN DIRECTION. THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP THE CAR IN A STRAIGHT LINE DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD IS TO TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF THE WHEEL. IF IT IS WINDY THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO CORRECT FOR DIRECTIONAL CHANGES THAT ARE NOT HAPPENING. IT DRIFTS HORRIBLY BAD DURING EVEN SMALL WINDS. I KNOW IT IS NOT JUST MY DRIVING HABITS. WE JUST MOVED FROM PALMER ALASKA AND ROUTINELY DROVE A 1990 FORD ESCORT, AND THE 1988 TOYOTA PICKUP IN WINDS OVER 50 MILES AN HOUR WITH EFFECTS LESS THAN THOSE IN THE 2010 COROLLA. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10331702May 22, 2010
STEERING
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) [XXX] MAY 21, 2010 HERITAGE TOYOTA SHELBURNE RD. DEAR HERITAGE TOYOTA, I AM RETURNING THE TOYOTA COROLLA I PURCHASED FROM YOU LESS THAN 30 DAYS AGO. I EXPECT A FULL REFUND AS PROVIDED BY STATE AND FEDERAL STATUTES. I FIND IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT TRACK STRAIGHT. IT TOO READILY REDIRECTS ITSELF FROM A STRAIGHT PATH, DRIFTING ALTERNATELY FROM TO RIGHT OR LEFT. MY DRIVING TIME IS SPENT INTENSELY CONCENTRATING ON CORRECTING THE RIGHT AND LEFT ADJUSTMENT THE VEHICLE HAS MADE ON ITS OWN. IT FEELS LIKE I AM DRIVING ON RAILS THAT I DO NOT HAVE CONTROL OVER OR THAT I AM DRIVING ON THE CREST OF A SEVERELY CROWNED ROAD AND THAT I MUST CONSTANTLY REDIRECT THE VEHICLE BACK UPHILL TO THE TOP PF THE CROWN.. THE STEERING DOES NOT HAVE A SWEET NEUTRAL SPOT; IT IS AS IF THE VEHICLE IS ALWAYS TRYING TO TURN AND IT MY JOB TO CORRECT ITS TURNING. THIS HAPPENS ON ALL ROADS AND AT ALL SPEEDS. IT HAPPENS BOTH WHEN I AM HOLDING ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND CONCENTRATING ON CORRECTING, AND ALSO WHEN I RELAX MY GRIP FROM THE WHEEL AND LET THE CAR 'TRACK' ON ITS OWN. THERE IS NO TIME I AM NOT WORKING TO KEEP THE CAR ON THE ROAD. IN ADDITION TO THE TYPICAL/USUAL TASK (THE JOY OF DRIVING) OF STEERING TO KEEP THE CAR ON THE ROAD, I AM FORCED TO ALSO STEER TO COMPENSATE FOR THE RANDOM TURNS THE VEHICLE MAKES ON IT OWN. I THOUGHT THE STEERING WOULD 'WEAR-IN' BUT I THINK IT IS GETTING WORSE. THE LAST STRAW HAPPENED YESTERDAY (WHILE I WAS OUT OF TOWN), WHEN MY WIFE DROVE IT FOR THE FIRST TIME, SHE CALLED ME TO ASK ME, 'WHAT I HAD DONE TO THE STEERING, BECAUSE SHE HAD DIFFICULTY KEEPING THE CAR ON THE ROAD.' NOTE: I DROVE MY OLD CAR ON THIS TRIP TO BOSTON BECAUSE THE 2010 COROLLA IS TOO TIRING AND THUS UNSAFE TO DRIVE LONG DISTANCE. [XXX] *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10331480May 20, 2010
STEERING
2010 TOYOTA COROLLA STEERING UNSTABLE TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10331011May 18, 2010
STEERING
BASICALLY, THE CAR LOSES ALL ITS BALANCE WHEN YOU HIT ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY. STEERING BECOMES VAGUE. THE CAR DRIFTS LEFT OR RIGHT, AS IF A REALLY STRONG WIND HITS THE SIDES. INSTEAD OF GETTING HEAVIER, STEERING BECOMES SO LIGHT, YOU CAN'T KEEP THE CAR IN THE LANE. IN TWO RECENT OCCASIONS, I ALMOST HIT THE CARS WHICH WERE DRIVING NEXT TO ME, IN THEIR LANES. *TR
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No
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0
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0
#10330754May 17, 2010
STEERING
I PURCHASED A 2010 COROLLA IN AUGUST 2009. I DID NOT TEST DRIVE THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY BUT RATHER IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE DEALERSHIP. ONCE I STARTED DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY, I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING SEEMED TOO LOOSE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR 5000 MILE CHECK AND COMPLAINED ABOUT IT, I WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING MECHANISM WAS FINE. I CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTLY DRIVING THE CAR IN SPEEDS GREATER THAN 50 - 55 MILES PER HOUR. I DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE TO DESCRIBE IT BUT IT FEELS LIKE I HAVE LITTLE CONTROL OVER THE CAR. I DEFINITELY HAVE TO USE TWO HANDS TO CONTROL THE CAR AND A SNEEZE OR CHANGING A RADIO STATION CAUSES THE CAR TO DRIFT OR SWERVE INTO ANOTHER LANE. THE CAR DOESN'T FEEL TIGHT TO THE ROAD, IT FEELS LIKE IT IS HYRDOPLANING. DRIVING IN A STIFF WIND IS CHALLENGING. ON THE 10,000 MILE CHECK UP, I COMPLAINED AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT MY COMPLAINT HAD BEEN NOTED. I QUESTION THE SAFETY OF THE CAR. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330605May 16, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES GO INTO A CHATTER, WHEN WET, AT LOW SPEEDS, AND DO NOT STOP THE CAR VERY WELL. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. *TR
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No
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0
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0
#10330592May 15, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I JUST RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA CONCERNING A 19 STATE RECALL OF 'SSC 90H - CERTAIN 2009-2010 COROLLA AND COROLLA MATRIX BRAKE SYSTEM VACUUM PORT SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN". THIS NOTICE ADVISES (UNDER "WHAT IS THE CONDITION"? "IF THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED UNDER EXTREMELY LOW TEMPERATURES, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT CONDENSED MOISTURE FROM A POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION (PVC) PORT MAY SEEP INTO THE BRAKE SYSTEM VACUUM PORT ("PORT") AND FREEZE. THE PORT IS LOCATED INSIDE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND PROVIDES VACUUM ASSIST FOR THE BRAKES. SHOULD THIS CONDITION CONTINUE, ICE MAY SLOWLY ACCUMULATE AT THE PORT AND IN THE WORST CASE, ULTIMATELY PLUG THE PORT. AS A RESULT, POWER ASSIST TO THE BRAKES WOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE (EVENTUALLY TO ZERO), AND THE INCREASED PEDAL PRESSURE REQUIRED COULD LEAD TO GREATER VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCES." "WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?" "IF YOU BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY FOR YOUR VEHICLE TO BE OPERATED IN THE 19 SPECIFIED STATES OR IN THE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE, PLEASE CONTACT ANY AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALER AND ...." THIS DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM IS VERY SUBJECTIVE ("POSSIBILITY OF CONDENSED MOISTURE...", "ICE MAY SLOWLY ACCUMULATE..."IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A POSSIBILITY FOR YOUR VEHICLE TO BE OPERATED..." . I HAVE ALREADY OPERATED THE VEHICLE IN NEVADA (ONE OF THE 19 STATES LISTED). IF THIS IS REALLY A SAFETY CONCERN I WOULD THINK THAT ALL VEHICLES SHOULD BE EITHER A) FIXED WITH THE REDESIGNED AIR INTAKE CONNECTOR OR B) PROVIDE THE VEHICLE WITH A SAFETY WARNING STICKER (PLACED PROMINENTLY ON THE STEERING WHEEL?) THAT ADVISES THE DRIVER THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN FITTED WITH THE REDESIGNED AIR INTAKE CONNECTOR AND THAT VACUUM BRAKE FAILURE MAY OCCUR WHENEVER THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW X DEGREES F (Y DEGREES C) FOR PERIODS GREATER THAN I HOURS. WITHOUT SPECIFICS I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD RECEIVE THIS NEW PART, AND IF I ELECT NOT TO, HOW DO I PASS ON THE POSSIBLE EXTENDED LOW TEMPERATURE IMPACT TO FUTURE OWNER(S)? *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330453May 14, 2010
STEERING
ON 05/03/2010 AFTER MY DAUGHTER GRADUATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA WE WERE DRIVING TOYOTA COROLLA 2010 FROM GAINESVILLE FL TO FT. LAUDERDALE FL. WE WERE KEEPING SPEED OF THE VEHICLE AROUND POSTED LEGAL LIMIT OF 70 MPH AND EXPERIENCED SOME DIFFICULTIES TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE LANE BOUNDARIES.THIS CAR IS SUPPOSE TO BE DRIVEN BY MY DAUGHTER WHO ONLY NOW IS STARTING TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAYS AND I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF THE CAR. WE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS DURING ALL OUR PREVIOUS DRIVING EXPERIENCES WITH OTHER CARS. WE ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT IT IS SEEMS NOT OUR UNIQUE EXPERIENCE AND MAY BE RELATED TO THE DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING DEFECTS IN THE NEW ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE ON THE TOYOTA COROLLA LATEST MODEL. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE PROBLEM BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE FOR SOME TOYOTA COROLLA OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330284May 13, 2010
STEERING
2010 TOYOTA COROLLA LE - WANDERING OF VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALIGNMENT IS ALSO OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330317May 13, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE FUEL LINE AND WIRES UNDER THE HOOD WERE CHEWED AWAY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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