Toyota Corolla Complaints (2010)

1,244 consumer complaints on file.

#10322705March 29, 2010
STEERING
2010 TOYOTA COROLLA LE WHICH SUDDENLY VEERS LEFT OR RIGHT AT HIGH SPEEDS (45MPH OR GREATER). WHILE HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL PERFECTLY STRAIGHT, THE CAR WILL WANDER LEFT OR RIGHT CAUSING THE DRIVER TO CORRECT THE STEERING AND PAY EXCESSIVE ATTENTION TO SIMPLY KEEPING THE CAR IN ITS OWN LANE. THIS OCCURS ALL THE TIME WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 45MPH. NO ACCIDENT HAS TAKEN PLACE, BUT I FEAR FOR MYSELF AND MY FAMILY MEMBERS WHO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, WE HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR SPARINGLY OR ONLY FOR LOCAL DESTINATIONS WHICH DO NOT REQUIRE TAKING A HIGHWAY. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE THE SERVICE ADVISOR ADMITTED THAT THE STEERING IS "TOO SENSITIVE" CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO "WANDER" AND THAT WHILE THERE IS "NO FIX FOR IT YET [HE] HOPES FOR A FIX SOON." REGARDLESS OF THESE STATEMENTS, HE WROTE ON MY SERVICE PAPERS THAT THE VEHICLE "ROAD TESTED NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC." A MONTH LATER, I CALLED THE SERVICE ADVISOR AGAIN TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTING. I REQUESTED TO BRING IN THE CAR FOR AN ADDITIONAL REVIEW OF THE PROBLEM. HE DENIED MY REQUEST BY STATING THAT "THERE'S NO POINT IN BRINGING IN THE CAR UNTIL A FIX IS ISSUED." I THEN BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, WHICH WAS NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. THEY OUTRIGHT DENIED MY CLAIM THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND STATED ON MY SERVICE PAPERWORK THAT THE "VEHICLE DRIVES NORMAL" AND THAT THEY "CANNOT DUPLICATE THE CUSTOMER CONCERN." NO FIX HAS BEEN DONE AND THE VEHICLE SITS IN THE GARAGE VIRTUALLY UNTOUCHED (LESS THAN 800 MILES) WHEN IT WAS BOUGHT OVER 3 MONTHS AGO. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322722March 29, 2010
STEERING
2010 TOYOTA COROLLA - WHEN YOU GO HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT STEERS ITSELF. I ALMOST HIT A BUS TODAY. ITS HAD THIS STEERING ISSUE SINCE THE PURCHASE DATE. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO GET SERVICED AT THE VERO BEACH,FL TOYOTA DEALER TWICE BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322735March 29, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A RECALLED 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA THAT HAD THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. I HAD A MINOR ACCIDENT ON MARCH 3RD 2010 THAT INVOLVED MY OTHER VEHICHLE, AS I WAS PUTTING MY COROLLA INTO REVERSE & IT JUMPED HARD BACKWARDS LIKE IT WAS PROPELLED I HAD BARELY TAPPED THE GAS, THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR BUMPER HIT MY OTHER CAR THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THAT ONE BUT MY COROLLA SUBSTAINTED A MINOR BUT BIG ENOUGH DENT TO THE LOWER BACK BUMPER, I CALLED THE POLICE MADE A REPORT AND NOW I AM WAITING ON SOMEONE FROM TOYOTA TO GET BACK TO MY HUSBAND AND I TO GET THIS COROLLA INSPECTED, IT CAN'T BE REPAIRED IN THE BACK UNTIL THAT IS DONE! MY HUSBAND HAS ON MANY OCCASIONS HIMSELF FELT THE CAR SURGE WHEN STEPPING ON THE PEDAL ITS HAPPENED TO HIM BACKING UP, GOING FORWARD AND DRIVING DOWN MAIN ROADS! MY CAR IS BRAND NEW THE VALUE OF IT AND WHAT WE PAY MAKES ME SICK TO EVEN KNOW THESE THINGS ARE HAPPENING! I LOVE MY TOYOTA AND HAD A BRAND NEW 2009 YARIS FOR YEAR BEFORE WE TRADED IT IN ON THIS! ANYHOW MY DEALER 'FIXED' THE PEDAL BUT THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE FIX. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY CAN DO. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY ARE SENDING SOMEONE TO INSPECT THE CAR. IF YOU CAN SEND SOMEONE TO INSPECT THE CAR, [XXX] *CN INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322455March 27, 2010
STEERING
WE PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WE DID NOT NOTICE THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY. AFTER DRIVING IT FOR ABOUT A WEEK THE POWER STEERING WOULD START FLOATING WHEN THE WHEEL WOULD BE STRAIGHT. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF YOU DO NOT HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHT THE VEHICLE FLOATS INTO OTHER LANES AND ONTO THE SHOULDER. I HAVE TAKEN IT TWICE TO THE DEALERSHIP NOW JUST TO BE TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE IS WITHIN THEIR REQUIREMENTS AND THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. THEY REFUSE TO ADMIT THAT SOMETHING MAY BE WRONG AND STATE THAT THE COROLLA NOW HAS ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WHICH IS WHY IT FEELS THAT WAY. NO CAR SHOULD STEER YOU OFF THE ROADWAY WHEN IT IS DRIVING STRAIGHT. THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED YET AND NO ACCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY KEEP CORRECTING THE WHEEL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322504March 27, 2010
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CAR DRIFTS UNPREDICTABLY AND SUDDENLY, WITH NO APPARENT CAUSE. I HAVE NOTICED THIS AS AN ISSUE SINCE SOON AFTER PURCHASING IT IN JULY 2009. AS A RESULT OF THESE STEERING ISSUES, I HAVE OFTEN COME FRIGHTENINGLY CLOSE TO CARS IN THE LANES ON EITHER SIDE OF ME, AND I AM AFRAID THAT THIS WILL ACTUALLY CAUSE A HIGH SPEED ACCIDENT AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323080March 26, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE TOYOTA VEHICLE PROBLEMS.*TGW THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE PEDAL ASSEMBLY, BUT THE CONSUMER IS STILL AFRAID TO LET HER DAUGHTERS DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THEREFORE, IT HAS BEEN SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322415March 26, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IN SEPT OF 2009 I BOUGHT A NEW 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. I HAVE BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH IT UNTIL LAST MONDAY MARCH 22. THREE WEEKS THEY INSTALLED THE RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. MONDAY MARCH 22 I TOOK MY WIFE TO DUKE MEDICAL CENTER FOR AN APPOINTMENT,. I PULLED INTO THE PARKING DECK AND REACHED FOR A PARKING TICKET SUDDENLY THE CARS MOTOR REVVED UP ALL ON ITS OWN. MY FOOT WAS ONTHE BRAKE THE WHOLE TIME, I NEVER TOUCHED THE GAS PEDAL. I PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL AND THE MOTOR WAS GOING REAL FAST. I CUT IT OFF AND PUT IT INTO PARK. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON IT STILL WAS GOING FAST. I CUT IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT THIS TIME IT WAS RUNNING NORMAL. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOWED IT IN. THEY KEPT OVER NIGHT AND SAID THEY WERE CALLING TOYOTA. NEXT DAY THEY CALLED AND SAID IT WAS READY THAT TOYOTA GAVE IT A BILL OF HEALTH. THE BRAKES HELD OTHER WISE THE OUT COME COULD HAVE BEEN BAD. I DO NOT IF THEY FOUND ANYTHING WRONG OR NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322146March 25, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED WHICH TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND STRUCK A POLE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGES. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER IN WHICH THERE WERE NO SERVICE REPAIRS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322213March 25, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK AGO, MY 2010 COROLLA SURGED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 6-8 FEET AFTER I PLACED IN PARK IN MY WORK PARKING LOT. THE TACHOMETER WENT TO ABOVE 2000 RPMS, AND THE CARS SPEED WENT OVER 20 MPH BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO JAM ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE BRAKE OR THE GAS PEDAL. I ALMOST HIT A TREE. MY HEAD WAS THRUST BACKWARDS. THREE HOURS LATER THE PARAMEDICS HAD TO COME TO MY OFFICE AND RUSH ME TO THE HOSPITAL AS I HAD A TIA AS A RESULT. THIS IS THE THIRD ACCELERATION INCIDENT WITH MY VEHICLE SINCE FEBRUARY 12TH. THE DEALERSHIP HAS EVEN HAD A SPECIALIST LOOK AT MY CAR, AND THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY BECAUSE OF THE ABOVE INCIDENT. THE GENERAL SERVICE MANAGER SAID TO ME QUOTE UNQUOTE "WE CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH YOUR VEHICLE, AND CAN NOT VERIFY YOUR COMPLAINT. YOU HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO US FOUR TIMES FOR THIS SAME ACCELERATION PROBLEM AND THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH YOUR CAR. WE HAVE NOT CHARGED YOU ANY OF THESE TIMES. IF YOU BRING IT TO US AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BILL YOU FOR OUR TIME. THEY ALSO CHARGED ME FOR THE RENTAL CAR TODAY. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE MEDIA IS BLOWING THIS WAY OUT OF PROPORTION, AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH ANY OF THE TOYOTA VEHICLES. HE SAID THE PROBLEM IS ONE OF TWO THINGS. I ASKED HIM WHAT THOSE TWO THINGS WERE. HE STATED THAT THEY ARE THE DRIVERS ARE BAD DRIVERS AND THE OTHER IS IT IS FRAUD. SO I SAID ARE YOU IMPLYING I AM A LIER OR A BAD DRIVER AND HE REFUSED TO ANSWER. I THEN SAID I AM NEITHER OF THE TWO AND THAT I RESENTED THE IMPLICATION TO BOTH. I TOLD HIM MY CAR IS A DEATH MOBILE AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AND ALSO THAT I HAD BEEN HURT 3 OR 4 TIMES ALREADY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10321699March 24, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT REMAIN IN A STRAIGHT POSITION. OCCASIONALLY, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT DIRECTION WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321702March 24, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO SPEEDS OF 86 MPH. SHE WAS ABLE TO DECREASE SPEED BY DEACTIVATING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT ASSUMED IT WAS CAUSED BY DRIVER ERROR. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT SHE HAD PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED RECALL REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 10V017000 AND 10V023000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED INCIDENTS OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION BEFORE THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 11,850.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321329March 22, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH IN CLOUDY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT THEN ENGAGED THE BRAKES WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE, THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, THEY SUGGESTED THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED AGAIN BY THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321485March 22, 2010
STEERING
.THE STEERING ON MY 2010 COROLLA IS HARD TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE IT IS WANDERING ON THE ROAD AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO CORRECT. THE PROBLEM IS MUCH WORSE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ABOVE 60MPH. DRIVING THE CAR IN CROSSWINDS IS DIFFICULT AND SCARY DUE TO THE "FLOATING" FEEL OF THE STEERING. *DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321271March 21, 2010
STEERING
STEERING TOO SENSITIVE. MOST NOTABLE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. WONT TRACK CORRECTLY. WANTS TO DRIFT EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. CORRECTION ONLY MAKES THE CAR DRIFT THE OTHER WAY. MUST BE VERY ATTENTIVE OR CAR COULD DRIFT INTO OTHER LANE. CONDITION SINCE NEW. DEALERSHIP HAS VERIFIED THE PROBLEM BUT CANT SEEM TO FIX IT. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE TWICE FOR THIS CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321278March 21, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
IN TRYING TO STOP A 2010 TOYOTA (WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION) THE BRAKES HAD A METALLIC RATTLE AS THEY ENGAGED, THEN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THEY BECAME DIS-ENGAGED CAUSING THE CAR TO MOVE FORWARD ABOUT FIVE FEET BEFORE RE-ENGAGING AND STOPPING THE CAR. DURING THIS EVENT THE BRAKES HAD BEEN APPLIED AT ALL TIMES AND THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321142March 20, 2010
STEERING
WE PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA LESS THAN A MONTH AGO FROM A TEXAS DEALER IN NORTH HOUSTON. IMMEDIATELY UPON DRIVING HOME WE NOTICED A "MEANDERING" OF THE FRONT END, DIFFICULTY IN KEEPING THE CAR IN ITS LANE AT HIGH SPEEDS. IT FELT LIKE DRIVING A CAR DURING A WINDY DAY. AS IT WAS A WINDY DAY WE THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. IT BEHAVED AS YOU WOULD EXPECT AT HIGH SPEEDS, ON THE FREEWAY, ON A WINDY DAY. THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE IS THAT IT NEEDS CONSTANT CORRECTION TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT PATH WHILE STEERING; CONSTANT SMALL ADJUSTMENTS TO KEEP IT IN ITS LANE. THE PROBLEM IS EXACERBATED AT HIGH SPEEDS AS SMALL ADJUSTMENTS SEEM TO BE AMPLIFIED. AND A SMALL ADJUSTMENT TO THE RIGHT FOR EXAMPLE, WHILE THE VEHICLE MEANDERS TO THE RIGHT, CREATES AN EXAGGERATED MOVEMENT TO THE RIGHT; KIND OF A DOUBLING OF THE EVENT. SO IF YOU ARE CORRECTING MOVEMENT TO THE LEFT, BY ADJUSTING TO THE RIGHT, AND THE MECHANICAL PROBLEM KICKS IN WITH MORE RIGHT MOVEMENT, YOU GET A BIG SHIFT IN THE VEHICLE, THE NEED TO MAINTAIN ATTENTION TO THE STEERING IS CONSTANT. YOUR HANDS ARE ALWAYS AT THE 10 O'CLOCK, 2 O'CLOCK POSITION, AND ALWAYS MAKING CORRECTIONS TO THE FRONT END MEANDERING. AT HIGH SPEEDS IT IS MORE PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE THE MECHANICAL REACTIONS GET AMPLIFIED AT HIGH SPEEDS. AT LOW SPEEDS THE PROBLEM EXISTS, YOU STILL HAVE TO REACT, BUT YOU HAVE MORE REACTION TIME BEFORE THE VEHICLE MOVES TO AN UNCOMFORTABLE POSITION WITHIN THE LANE. WHERE THIS EVENT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IS ON TWO LANE ROADS WITH HIGH SPEED LIMITS. TWO LANE ROADS IN TEXAS CAN BE NARROW WITH SMALL SHOULDERS. WHEN THE VEHICLE MEANDERS, YOU PULL TO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR NARROW SHOULDERS ON THE TWO LANE HIGHWAYS, MARGIN OF ERROR IS MUCH SMALLER THAN ON CITY FREEWAYS AND STREETS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320926March 19, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA HAD A FAILED ECM WHICH CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME AND STALL THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, MY VEHICLE HAD HIGH RPM AND SHIFTING GEAR PROBLEMS AS WELL. THE FAILED ECM ISSUE WAS DISCOVERED BY A SPECIFIC CODE FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY WERE CERTAINLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM HOWEVER TOLD ME THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO RECALL THE ISSUE. I CALLED TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY INFORMED SINCE MY MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE WARRANTY WOULD ONLY COVER UP TO 80,000 MILES. I ENDED UP GETTING THE ECM REPLACED FOR ABOUT $800 AT CARMAX WHICH WAS $700 CHEAPER THAN WHAT TOYOTA WANTED TO CHARGE. I CALLED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS AGAIN TO COMPLAIN AND WAS LEFT WITH NO RESOLUTION. AFTER MY RESEARCH ONLINE, THIS WAS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM TO TOYOTA HOWEVER THEY FAILED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THIS ISSUE OCCURRED TO MANY VEHICLES AS LOW AS 35000 MILES UNDER WARRANTY AND STILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR OUT OF WARRANTY OVER 80000 MILES. I FEEL IF THEY HAD A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, I WOULD HAVE NEVER HAD THESE ISSUES WITH MY CAR BEING STALLED AND HAVING TO REPLACE THE ECM. I RECENTLY READ AN ARTICLE IN NEWS ABOUT YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN REGARDS TO INVESTIGATION OF THIS ISSUE AND HOPE TOYOTA CAN RECOGNIZE TO ACCEPT THIS FAILED RECALL. I HAVE ALSO FOUND MANY OTHER TOYOTA CUSTOMERS WHO ARE ALL OVER THE INTERNET SHARING SIMILAR FEEDBACK. HTTP://WWW.TOYOTANATION.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=201631 I AM HOPING THAT YOUR TEAM CAN HOLD TOYOTA ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS POOR DECISION OF NOT TO RECALL THIS ISSUE. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE AT [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320949March 19, 2010
STEERING
AT THIS POINT, I WOULDN'T NECESSARILY CLASSIFY IT AS A DEFECT, BUT AS I HAVE READ WITH REGARDS TO OTHER OWNERS, MY 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA LE (WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) ALSO EXHIBITS "LIGHT" STEERING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DRIVERS REALLY HAVE TO PAY CONSTANT CLOSE ATTENTION WHENEVER DRIVING ABOVE 45 MPH IN ORDER TO AVOID MOVING OR "WANDERING" OUT OF YOUR LANE WITH THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. IN OTHER WORDS, THE STEERING ON THIS AUTOMOBILE IS EXTREMELY SENSITIVE, ESPECIALLY ABOVE 45 MPH. AS, SUCH, WHENEVER I AM DRIVING MORE THAN TWO HOURS AT A TIME, I GET EXTREMELY FATIGUED. IN MY OPINION, A VARIABLE ASSIST POWER STEERING SYSTEM, BASED ON VEHICLE SPEED, WOULD HAVE BEEN A MORE APPROPRIATE TYPE OF POWER STEERING SYSTEM TO ENGINEER INTO THIS CAR. I AM NOT SURE IF THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DONE SINCE THIS AUTOMOBILE UTILIZES AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM IN PLACE OF THE TYPICAL HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320802March 18, 2010
STEERING
I JUST BOUGHT A NEW 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. UPON TAKING IT UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED THE FIRST TIME I NOTED A "DRIFTING" IN THE STEERING THAT SEEMED UNUSUAL (CAR RIDES FINE FOR A WHILE THEN DRIFTS RIGHT OR LEFT CAUSING YOU TO OVER STEER IT BACK). I DROVE IT FOR THE REST OF THE DAY AND THE NEXT DAY AND AM CERTAIN THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE STEERING. THE DEALER SAID IT IS THE NEW ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING BUT IT SURE SEEMS UNSTEADY. SOMETHING IS WRONG AND THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320816March 18, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT A NEW 2010 COROLLA AND WAS TOLD ALL RECALLS WHERE FIXED. MY GAS PEDAL STUCK COMING HOME FROM WORK I CALLED THE DEALER SHIP THEY CHECKED THERE RECORDS AND FOUND THAT MY CAR DID NOT GET FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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