2009 Toyota Corolla complaints

WHEN DRIVING MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH OR MORE, STEERING BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL IN MY CAR. IT JERKS TO BOTH THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT WITH NO WARNING. I THOUGHT IT WAS MY TIRE ALIGNMENT AT FIRST BUT THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM. *TR

I RECENTLY READ ABOUT THE POWER STEERING ISSUE BEING PROBED IN 2009-10 TOYOTA COROLLAS. THE SYMPTOMS THAT I READ ABOUT ARE EXACTLY WHAT I EXPERIENCE IN MY 2009 COROLLA. WHEN I AM AT HIGHER SPEEDS, IT FEELS LIKE IT IS BEING BLOWN BY REALLY STRONG WIND AND AT TIMES I HAVE TO FIGHT TO KEEP IT GOING STRAIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH ON A RAINY DAY THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHILE HAVING HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND APPLYING A LOT OF PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS VERY HARD TO CONTROL, THE STEERING TURNED VERY LOOSELY AND THEN HE CRASHED. HE SUSTAINED LOWER BACK INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. TOYOTA WILL BE CONTACTED TO REPORT THE CRASH. PRIOR TO THIS CRASH HE HAD EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE 2 ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22172.

SINCE MAY 2009, MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA DRIFTS ON THE HIGHWAY LEFT OR RIGHT. I HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL VERY TIGHT, AND STILL THE CAR DRIFTS. I HAVE USED THE STOCK RIMS, NEW RIMS, ORIGINAL TIRES, SNOW TIRES AND NEW TIRES. HAVE HAD FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENTS DONE, AND NOTHING. NOW THAT I AM HEARING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME. BUT GOT NEW TIRES ON 2/19/2010, AND THE SAME THING. I DRIVE 80 MILES ROUND TRIP EACH DAY TO WORK AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY. ALL IT TAKES IS ONE LOOK AWAY, AND YOU ARE DRIFTING. THIS CAR DOES THIS ALL THE TIME. I AM GOING TO ASK THE DEALER TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, SINCE THERE ARE MORE COMPLAINTS NOW. *TR

PURCHASED TOYOTA COROLLA 2009 AND EVER SINCE HAD STEERING PROBLEMS ON HIGHWAY. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR WANTS TO GO ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY BY ITSELF. IT IS EXALTING TO DRIVE ANY DISTANCE ON THE HIGHWAY. I AM CONSTANTLY FIGHTING WITH THE STEERING JUST TO KEEP THE CAR STRAIGHT. I DO NOT DRIVE IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF MY CAR VEERING AROUND AND DO NOT WANT A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. *TR

ON FEBRUARY 11, 2010, WHEN I WAS DRIVING OUR NEW 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA FROM WILMINGTON TO PHILLY ON I95 AND MY HUSBAND WAS SITTING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. WE FEEL OUR VEHICLE WAS CONTINUOUSLY VIBRATING. THE CAR VIBRATE JUST LIKE THE EARTHQUAKE. OUR SPEED IS ONLY 55 MILES AN HOUR. AND THERE IS NO WIND IN THAT DAY. IT IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL AND WE WERE SCARED, SO WE SLOWLY TAKE THE BRAKE AND STOP THE CAR TO INSPECT, WE DID NOT FIND ANYTHING UNUSUAL. THEN WE KEPT DRIVING IT ON THE I95, WE FELT THE SAME VIBRATION. REGARDING TO THE SAFETY CONSIDERATION, WE LEFT THE HIGHWAY AND WE ARE AFRAID OF DRIVING IT ON HIGHWAY RIGHT NOW. I CONSULTED WITH SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE SOME KNOWLEDGE ON CAR, THEY TOLD ME IT IS SOME PROBLEM WITH THE STEER SYSTEM. I AM COMMUNICATING WITH MY DEALERS AND TRYING TO GET THE FEEDBACK FROM THEM. *TR

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW TOYOTA COROLLA 2009. SINCE THE DATE THE CAR WAS TAKEN FROM THE DEALER, THE PASSENGER SEAT KEEPS SINKING LOWER WITHOUT TOUCHING ANYTHING. THIS CAUSES THE MIRRORS TO GET OUT OF FOCUS SINCE THE POSITION OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT CHANGES, CAUSING A HAZARD WHEN EMERGENT LANE CHANGING IS REQUIRED. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER OVER SIX TIMES. THEY DENY THERE IS A PROBLEM AND HAVE NOT TAKEN CARE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA IN DEC. 2008. MY CAR HAD 3000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF MY GOING OFF THE ROAD IN MY CAR. MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE TRAVELING HOME IN SOME VERY COLD WEATHER AFTER CHRISTMAS SHOPPING. I WAS BEING CAREFUL DUE TO THE ROAD BEING ICY IN PLACES. WE HAD WENT UP THIS SMALL INCLINE AND AS WE TOPPED OUT I WENT TO SLOW DOWN BY LIGHTLY PRESSING ON THE BRAKE BEFORE WE GOT TO THE ICY STRETCH OF HIGHWAY, I HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO SLOW DOWN BUT BEFORE I KNEW IT WE WERE ON TOP OF THE ICY HIGHWAY SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL. WE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AT LEAST A COUPLE TIMES ON THE ROAD WITH NO CONTROL. WE WENT OFF OF THE ROAD, MISSING THE MILE MARKER BY INCHES WITH MY SIDE MIRROR. WE CONTINUED TO GO DOWN A SMALL INCLINE AND THE CAR CAME TO A REST AT A LARGE ROCK AND RABBIT BRUSH. WE WERE ONLY A FEW FEET AWAY FROM GOING INTO A BARB WIRE FENCE WHEN WE CAME TO REST. I NOW HAVE DAMAGE TO MY CAR. THE 2009 COROLLA IS AMAZING HOW THE ICE AND SNOW BUILDS UP ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE CAR. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE VACUUM ASSIST ALSO. I DO NOT UNDER STAND WHY THIS RECALL IS ONLY FOR CERTAIN STATES THAT A TOYOTA IS REGISTERED IN. THE WAY THE CAR ICES UP UNDERNEATH I CAN SEE HOW THINGS COULD POSSIBLY ICE UP AND NOT WORK CORRECTLY. WE HAVE SOME VERY COLD WEATHER IN OUR STATE OF NM AND WE ARE NOT UNDER THE RECALL. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE THINKING HERE BY TOYOTA. WE DID NOT MAKE A REPORT OF THIS BECAUSE I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS SOMETHING I DID. I HAVE PLAYED THIS EXPERIENCE IN

MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA KEEPS PULLING LEFT - IT IS PARTICULARLY OBVIOUS (AND MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE)WHEN DRIVING 55MPH+ ON THE HIGHWAY. I WENT TO MY DEALERSHIP, REPORTED THE PROBLEM AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK ON IT LAST WEEK. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE ALIGNMENT OF THE CAR. HOWEVER, THEY ROTATED MY TWO FRONT TIRES - WHICH DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. MY CAR KEEPS PULLING LEFT WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS (55 MPH+) ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS HASN'T CAUSED AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT IT DOES MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR

POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. CAR IS HARD TO KEEP IN STRAIGHT LINE. POWER STEERING OVER CORRECTS WITH THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT RIGHT OR LEFT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. WHILE TRAVELING ON I 40 IN A ONE LANE CONSTRUCTION ZONE NEAR WINSTON SALEM N.C. ON OCTOBER 16TH 2009, I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT . I THEN HAD TO CORRECT BY TURNING BACK TO THE LEFT. WHEN I TURNED LEFT THE STEERING OVER CORRECTED CAUSING ME TO STRIKE A CONSTRUCTION CONE WITH MY LEFT MIRROR. THE GLASS IN THE MIRROR BROKE AND I REPLACED IT AT MY EXPENSE. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS KEEPING THE CAR IN A STRAIGHT LINE WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 40 - 60 MILES PER HOUR EVER SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. I TRAVEL THOUSANDS OF MILES EVERY YEAR DRIVING SEVERAL MAKES OF VEHICLES. THIS VEHICLE IS THE ONLY ONE I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH. AFTER HEARING OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, I BELIEVE THIS IS EITHER A DESIGN PROBLEM OR AN EQUIPMENT FAILURE AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY TOYOTA IN ORDER TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS OR DEATHS CAUSED BY THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING IN MY 200 COROLLA AND IT RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND BLAMED IT ON MY POOR DRIVING. *TR

BOUGHT A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA IN APRIL 2009 AND HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING AS THE CAR WILL NOT DRIVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE AND WANDERS ON THE ROAD. DRIVER MUST FIGHT THE STEERING AT ALL TIMES TO KEEP IT IN THE DRIVING LANE. TOYOTA SAYS IT IS NORMAL AND WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

OUR 2009 COROLLA WAS TAKEN TO MELODY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL REINFORCEMENT BAR INSTALLATION ON 2-8-10. FOUR DAYS AFTER THE REPAIR, MY HUSBAND TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE HE HEARD A WHINE NOISE FROM ENGINE. AFTER THE CAR WAS BEING EXAMINED, SERVICE ADVISOR VERIFIED THIS IS A NORMAL NOISE - NO REPAIR NEEDED. MY HUSBAND FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE ANNOYING NOISE. HE STATES THAT HE NEVER HEARD SUCH A NOISE BEFORE THE RECALL. RIGHT NOW WHENEVER HE STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE NOISE OCCURRED. WE WOULD BE HAPPY IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SCHEDULE AN INSPECTION IN OUR AREA. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO ADD OUR 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA TO THE LIST OF CARS WITH A STEERING PROBLEM. AT LOW SPEEDS IT SEEMS TO WORK JUST FINE. IT IS WHEN TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY THAT THE CAR SEEMS TO HAVE A MIND OF ITS OWN. IT TAKES CONSTANT EFFORT TO KEEP THE CAR IN THE LANE AND AFTER LANE CHANGES OR SLIGHT CURVES THE CAR WILL OFTEN SHOOT FURTHER IN THE DIRECTION OF THE TURN AND HAS TO BE CAUGHT AND PULLED BACK. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA IS SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC, MAYBE 20MPH I WAS BRAKING AND REALIZED THAT I WAS GETTING CLOSE TO THE TOYOTA TUNDRA IN FRONT OF ME. AND IT FRIGHTENED ME BECAUSE I ALMOST HIT THE TRUCK. I HAD TO PRESS MY BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE IT WAS GRABBING AND IT MADE AN AWFUL NOISE AND I STOPPED JUST SHY OF HITTING THE TUNDRA. I MADE A CALL TO TOYOTA LAST YEAR BUT I WASN'T ONE OF THE STATES THAT THEY CONSIDERED TO GET AMBIENT LOW TEMPERATURES. WELL WE GOT INTO THE LOW 20'S AND TEENS MANY OF NIGHTS AND LAST NIGHT WAS IN THE 30'S WITH FROST ON THE CAR. HOW COLD DOES IT HAVE TO BE? I HAVE HAD MY WASHER FLUID FREEZE UP A FEW TIMES. *TR

CONSTANT FIGHTING WITH STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP VEHICLE ON PATH! *TR

MY TOYOTA COROLLA 2009 HAS A STRANGE HISSING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES FEEL DISCONNECTED WITH THE ROAD. I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE STEERING, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH SPEED. *TR

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA S. SPECIAL ORDERED AND PURCHASED IN 2008. WE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP QUICKLY AFTER PURCHASE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE STRAIGHT-LINE DRIVEABLITY OF THE CAR. THE PROBLEM WAS MORE NOTICEABLE ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CAR HAS TO BE CONSTANTLY CORRECTED LEFT AND RIGHT JUST TO BE KEPT STRAIGHT ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD. MY WIFE AND I BOTH ARE SCARED OF THIS CAR. I JUST FEEL LIKE I'M GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF THIS CAR AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. IT'S WORSE WHEN THERE'S A CROSS WIND ON THE INTERSTATE. IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME WE DRIVE THIS CAR. WE WORK ON OPPOSITE SHIFTS AT THE SAME PLACE, IN THE NEXT COUNTY. SO SHE DRIVES IT BACK AND FORTH THE FIRST HALF OF THE DAY AND I DO THE SAME THE SECOND HALF OF THE DAY. IT'S ALMOST ALL ON THE INTERSTATE. IT'S VERY STRESSFUL GETTING THIS CAR DOWN THE ROAD. SO, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COMPARED IT TO ANOTHER COROLLA ON THEIR LOT AND THEY DROVE THE SAME. THEY FIXED NOTHING. GAVE NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY IT WOULD DRIVE LIKE IT DID. SO WE FEEL HELPLESS AND WE HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO KEEP DRIVING IT AND PAYING FOR IT. MY WIFE DRIVES OUR KIDS IN THIS COROLLA AND IT WORRIES ME EVERYTIME THAT SHE'S GOING TO CRASH IT. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS SINCE THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. IT'S CURRENTLY GOT A LITTLE OVER 21K MILES ON IT AND IT STILL DRIVES LIKE IT DID WHEN WE BOUGHT IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. UNEXPECTEDLY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WANDER INTO ANOTHER LANE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL INTO ONE DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATED 03/19/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STEER MOSTLY TO THE LEFT FOR A FEW SECONDS. UPDATED 09/21/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA WHICH WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WHILE DRIVING HOME THE DEALER AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 60 MPH, THERE WAS MINIMAL RESISTANCE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. HE HAD TO CONTINUE MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL SIX INCHES BACK AND FORTH AND FROM LEFT TO RIGHT IN ORDER TO KEEP THE WHEEL STRAIGHT WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. HE EXPERIENCED THE "LOOSE" FEELING IN THE STEERING WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY EVERY TIME HE DROVE THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY IN WINDY WEATHER CONDITIONS. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,500. UPDATED 04/13/10. *LJ THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON FOUR OCASSIONSS. THE DEALER FOUND A SMALL LEAK IN THE EVAP SYSTEM. UPDATED 10/12/10

COROLLA WAS PURCHASED NEW WITH ABOUT 100 MILES. THE DAY AFTER THE PURCHASE I DROVE IT ABOUT 1500 MILES TO FLORIDA. ALONG THE WAY, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I SOON OBSERVED THAT IT WAS NOTICEABLY DRIFTING SIDE TO SIDE WITHIN THE TRAVEL LANE. NO AMOUNT OF ATTENTION COULD PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING. WITHOUT SAYING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE, A SECOND DRIVER BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION AS THEY TOO NOTICED IT. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO SUGGESTED THAT IT WAS SIMPLY A "LIGHT" CAR BUT THOUGHT WE SHOULD BRING IT TO A DEALER TO BE CHECKED OUT. WE HAD A TOYOTA DEALER LOOK IT OVER TO MAKE SURE NOTHING WAS LOOSE OR WRONG. NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE WRONG WITH THE CAR. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES BUT PRIMARILY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

2009 COROLLA STEERING FAILURE - PLEASE BRING THIS ISSUE TO LIGHT. MY POWER STEERING JUST FAILED AND I HAD TO HAVE BOTH THE STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING COMPUTER REPLACED. *TR

WHEN BRAKING TO COME TO A STOP, IF THERE IS ANY TYPE OF IMPERFECTION IN THE ROADWAY, SUCH AS A SMALL POTHOLE, WHEN HITTING THE POTHOLE AND BRAKING AT THE SAME TIME, IT CAUSES THE FRONT END TO GET LOOSE AND THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE SOMETIMES SEVERELY. *TR

WHEN STARTING TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE FOR THE FIRST TIME OF THE DAY, AND IT IS COLD OUT, WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE REAR BRAKES MAKE VERY LOUD CLUNKING NOISES LIKE SOMETHING IS BROKEN INSIDE THE BRAKE ASSEMBLIES ON BOTH REAR WHEELS. I FEEL AS IF THE BRAKES ARE FAILING, AND THIS COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO SOMETHING WORSE IN THE FUTURE. *TR

THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST TWICE SINCE I BOUGHT THE TOYOTA COROLLA 2009. WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT(ON AN INTERSTATE) IT FEELS AS IF WE ARE SLIDING ON BLACK ICE AND HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING. I HAVE NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL IN GENERAL HAS BECOME VERY LOOSE AND DOESN'T DRIVE AS TIGHTLY AS IT ONCE DID A FEW MONTHS AGO. *TR

PLEASE I NEED SOMEBODY TO HELP ME WITH MY CASE WITH TOYOTA. I HAD AN ACCIDENT BACK TO JULY IN MY TOYOTA COROLLA 2009. I HIT SOMEONE HOUSE WITH MY TOYOTA BECAUSE (ACCELERATOR AND PEDAL WERE STUCK AND I LOST THE CONTROL OF THE CAR. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WENT WRONG NOT ONLY I'M A WOMAN AND I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT "MECHANIC, PEDAL ... ETC. WHEN POLICE CAME I TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO THEM WHAT CAUSE THE ACCIDENT THEY TOLD ME THAT IF I DON'T STOP LYING I CAN END UP TO JAIL. SO THE HOUSE OWNER SUED ME I WENT TO A LOT OF PROCEDURE OF LAWSUIT. I NEVER KNEW THAT COULD HAPPENED TO ME. THREE DAYS AFTER COURT, I RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER FROM TOYOTA. I DROVE MY CAR TO TOYOTA I FOUND OUT MY CAR HAS 2 RECALLS ( ACCELERATOR AND PEDAL). PLEASE HELP ME. AT LEAST TOYOTA CAN PAY THE WOMAN THAT SUED ME AND MY MEDICAL EXPENSES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DRIFTED TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN 180 DEGREES AND CRASH INTO A GUARD RAIL. MOMENTS LATER A SECOND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACTS VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,400. UPDATED 05/07/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/18/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES PER HOUR, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SPEAK WITH THE MANUFACTURER BUT HAD NOT RECEIVED A CALL BACK. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,688.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA IT "FLOATED" INTO THE LANE NEXT TO ME. I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO "FLOAT" INTO THE RIGHT LANE NEXT TO ME. I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE FAR LEFT AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TURN TO THE RIGHT. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND WHEN I STARTED TO DRIVE AGAIN THE VEHICLE DROVE FINE. THE ROADWAY WAS DRY. *TR

OUR 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER ON THE HIGHWAY. CONSTANTLY HAVE TO MAKE CORRECTIONS TO KEEP IT IN THE LANE. THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM AND NOT A SINGLE INCIDENT. *TR

STEERING I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA I PURCHASED NEW 9/18/2008. WHEN I DRIVE ON THE FREEWAYS IT IS ALWAYS DRIFTING AS THE ROAD TAKES IT THIS WAY OR THAT WAY OF AIR TAKES THE CAR WITH IT EVEN INTO THE OTHER LANE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CAR TO DRIVE OVER 45 MPH. I TOOK BACK TO DEALER THE FIRST TIME THEY REALIGNED THE FRONT END HELPED. AFTER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. AFTER ALL I WAS THE "ONLY ONE WHO EVER COMPLAINED". *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA LATE IN 2008. I USED TO USE IT A LOT ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN GOING TO CHAMPAIGN FROM CHICAGO. I NOTICED THAT I HAD TO FIGHT A LOT WITH THE CAR AS IT FELT REALLY LOOSE. IT WAS NEVER A COMFORTABLE TRIP AS I HAD TO ALWAYS HOLD THE WHEEL SUPER TIGHT OR ELSE THE CAR MAY JUMP TO ANOTHER LANE OR INTO THE DITCH. I NEVER REALLY LOOKED INTO IT BECAUSE IT WAS MY FIRST CAR (I HAD AN SUV PREVIOUS TO IT) AND I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS EITHER JUST ME OR IT WAS NORMAL THAT IT HAPPENED. BUT JUST TODAY I SAW AN ARTICLE ON AN INVESTIGATION BEING DONE ON THE COROLLA'S POWER STEERING AND IT DESCRIBED EXACTLY WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH ME AND MY CAR. I WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS ISSUE IS NOT OVERLOOKED AS MANY DRIVERS AS MYSELF MAY NOT HAVE REALIZED THAT WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE STEERING WAS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM. TO SUMMARIZE, WHEN I AM AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I FEEL AS I HAVE TO FIGHT WITH MY CAR OR ELSE I MAY LOSE CONTROL OF IT AND STEER OFF THE LANE. THIS NEVER HAPPENS IN THE CITY. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND IT WAS AN ISSUE FROM THE START AND THEREFORE NOT AN ISSUE CAUSED BY WEAR ON THE TIRES OR THE SUCH. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. I NEVER DO LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL WITH MY COROLLA DUE TO THAT ISSUE AND IF IT CAN BE FIXED IT WILL BE A GREAT RELIEF. BY THE WAY, I PUT A DATE FROM AROUND THE TIME I BOUGHT THE CAR BECAUSE IT DID NOT GIVE ME AN OPTION TO PUT ANY OTHER TYPE OF ANSWER, BUT THIS ISSUE HAPPENS AT ALL TIMES WHEN ON A HIGHWAY. THANK YOU. *TR

MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS STEERING ISSUES, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS CAR IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP TRACKING STRAIGHT WITHOUT CONSTANT CORRECTION TO THE STEERING WHEEL. IT WANTS TO "GENTLY" WANDER FROM SIDE TO SIDE ALL THE TIME. THIS POSES A DANGER TO ANYONE DRIVING THIS CAR AS WELL AS OTHERS ON THE ROAD. I WAS A TOYOTA SERVICE TECHNICIAN FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED SUCH A PROBLEM WITH A PROPERLY FUNCTIONING VEHICLE. *TR

THANK YOU NHTSA ! HELLO, I HAVE HAD EXTREME ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ON MY 2009 COROLLA. THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING ON MINE AND MANY OTHER 2009 COROLLA'S. THE CAR IS DANGEROUS! THE COROLLA SWERVES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT BY ITS SELF AND IS VERY VERY SCARY AT TIMES. A GOOD EXAMPLE WOULD BE TO IMAGINE YOUR CAR BEING HIT BY EXTREME WINDS FROM THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIMULTANEOUSLY. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN INVOLVED IN TWO ACCIDENTS IN THIS CAR. I HAVE BEEN TO THE AVONDALE TOYOTA DEALER IN ARIZONA TWICE AND THEY ALWAYS TOLD ME THE CAR WAS WITH IN SPECS. THE REGIONAL MANAGER WAS INFORMED OF MY PROBLEM YET HE WOULDN'T EVEN DRIVE MY CAR TO SEE THE PROBLEM. AS IF I WAS CRAZY OR SOMETHING, I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL CUSTOMER TO TOYOTA FOR MANY YEARS AND THIS FEELS LIKE A SLAP IN THE FACE. I AM VERY EDUCATED IN MECHANICS OF AUTOMOBILES AND HAVE DRIVEN MANY CARS. THIS IS NOT DRIVER ERROR! I ALSO HAVE TO SAY, I HAVE BEEN MORE UPSET OVER THE DENIAL OF THIS PROBLEM EVEN MORE THAN THE PROBLEM ITS SELF. IF TOYOTA WOULD HAVE LISTENED TO ME AND ACTUALLY DRIVEN MY CAR THEY PROBABLY COULD HAVE SAVED THEM A TON OF MONEY ON ALL THE RECALLS NOW. GOOD LESSON TO ALL BUSINESS'S. LISTEN TO YOUR CUSTOMERS. I AM VERY THANKFUL THIS DESIGN FLAW HAS GOTTEN SOME MEDIA ATTENTION. MAYBE NOW THEY WILL ACTUALLY LOOK INTO THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CAR TENDS TO VEER EITHER WAY LEFT OR RIGHT AND HAS TO BE CONSTANTLY ADJUSTED TO STAY STRAIGHT CENTER IN THE LANE. IT'S BEEN OCCURRING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. I THOUGHT IT WAS WEIRD AT FIRST, BUT DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT UNTIL MORE COMPLAINTS OCCURRED. NOW, I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF TRYING TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

THE CAR IS HARD TO CONTROL THE POWER STEERING AND I LUCKILY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET CONTROL OF THE CAR WITHOUT A ACCIDENT BUT I HAVE BEEN CLOSE TO BEING SLAMMED IN THE SIDE OF 18 WHEELERS, OTHER CARS AND CONCRETE BARRIERS. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED ASAP. MY DEALERSHIP KEEPS TELLING ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. AS A CONSUMER AND A PARENT OF SMALL KIDS THIS IS NOT RIGHT. TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE OR TAKE THE CARS BACK AND FIX THEM AND QUIT TELLING US THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. *TR THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE VEHICLE HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND DRIFTED FROM SIDE TO SIDE IN THE TRAVEL LANE. UPDATED 05/24/10

CHANGE IN STEERING RESPONSE . CAR WANTS TO WANDER GOING DOWN ROAD. *TR

DRIVING MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA WESTBOUND AND WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WHERE THE LIGHT WAS RED. I SLOWED DOWN ON MY APPROACH TO THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AND APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP CAR FOR THE RED LIGHT. THE CAR SLOWED BUT WOULD NOT STOP. THE LIGHT WAS STILL RED AND IN THE INTERSECTION WAS A MAN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN TO TRAVEL EASTBOUND IN HIS SUV. HE SAW ME COMING SPED UP HIS VEHICLE (ALSO GIVING ME THE FINGER) I SWERVED TO MY RIGHT TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I HAD DRIVEN THROUGH THE RED LIGHT BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND IMMEDIATELY THE CAR ACCELERATED WITHOUT ME TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE AGAIN AND BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE SPEED LIMIT. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER TOYOTA MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THEIR FLOOR MATS. I STOPPED THE CAR AND CHECKED MY FLOOR MAT AND IT WAS NOT IN THE WAY AT ALL OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *TR

EPS STEERING IS VERY HARD TO KEEP CAR IN LANE WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE BEST DESCRIPTION I CAN GIVE IS THAT YOU HAVE TO MAKE CONSTANT MICRO ADJUSTMENTS TO KEEP IT GOING STRAIGHT. I DO NOT FEEL A PULL LIKE A ALIGNMENT ISSUE BUT RATHER THE CAR STEERING SEEMS TO WANT TO DRIFT LEFT OR RIGHT ALL THE TIME. I HAVE A 2007 RAV4 WITH EPS AND IT DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME ISSUES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT. THE CONTACT THOUGHT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES TO REMEDY THE FAILURE AND THE DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED SINCE THE STEERING FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

I ABSOLUTELY HAVE THE CURRENTLY-PUBLICIZED PROBLEM WITH MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA DRIFTING AT HIGH SPEEDS! IT FEELS LIKE A GUST OF WIND IS HITTING THE CAR FROM TIME TO TIME. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN GOING AT OR ABOVE 55-60 MPH (BASICALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS). *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE ON GSP (NJ) AT 65MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING WAS NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY AND THE CAR WAS SWINGING BETWEEN LANES. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SLOWED DOWN AND THAN MOVED INTO THE RIGHT MOST LANE. ON THAT DAY IT WAS LITTLE WINDY AND I NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE CAUSE BUT I HAVE DRIVEN OTHER CARS AND NEVER FACED THIS ISSUE. *TR

ONGOING STEERING ISSUE WITH 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA PURCHASED AUGUST 1, 2009, FROM EASTERN SHORE TOYOTA AS A NEW CAR. AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS (60 - 75 MPH) CAR BEHAVED AS IF IN A STRONG WIND...STEERING CONSTANTLY NEEDING CORRECTION. ON JANUARY 6 I TOOK THE CAR FOR SCHEDULED SERVICE AND MENTIONED THE PROBLEM TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP. HE KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND SAID, "IT'S THE TIRES." HE SAID THAT AT HIGH SPEEDS THOSE TIRES, "JUST RUN THE ROADS." HE SAID ALL I COULD DO IS WAIT UNTIL THE TIRES WEAR OUT AND CHANGE BRANDS. I THOUGHT THAT WAS A LOT TO ASK OF A PERSON WHO HAD RECENTLY PAID VIRTUALLY FULL PRICE FOR A NEW CAR WITH A SENSE OF DRIVER-CONTROL NOTICEABLY DIMINISHED ON THE INTERSTATE. IT MAY BE IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO KNOW THAT I SAVED THE WORK ORDER AND IT MAKES NOTE OF MY RAISING THE STEERING ISSUE. I CALLED THE CAR SALESMAN AND VOICED MY OBJECTION TO "JUST PUT UP WITH IT." HE CORRECTLY POINTED OUT THAT THE TIRES WERE UNDER GOODYEAR'S WARRANTY, NOT TOYOTA'S. I TOOK THE COROLLA TO THE LOCAL GOODYEAR DEALER AND THEY REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES ON MY CAR...MILEAGE NOW UP TO NEAR 5000. ON MY FIRST DRIVE TEST, PROBLEM AT HIGH SPEED WAS DEFINITELY IMPROVED. I CALLED MY SALEPERSON AND TOLD HIM SO. HOWEVER, ON A 300-MILE ROUND TRIP YESTERDAY, THE PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH REDUCED AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS, WAS NOW VERY APPARENT AT CITY DRIVING SPEEDS. I FINISHED THE TRIP RESOLVED TO WRITE THE DEALERSHIP TODAY WHICH I WILL DO AS SOON AS I FINISH THIS. COINCIDENTALLY, IN THIS MORNING'S PAPER

APPROACHING RED LIGHT, CAR IN NEUTRAL, RIGHT FOOT DEPRESSING BRAKE, LEFT RESTING ON CLUTCH, AND CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN WHEN ENGINE REVVED (WATCHED TACHOMETER NEEDLE JUMP). AS ENGINE REVVED I CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THAT RIGHT FOOT WAS NOT NEAR GAS PEDAL (WASN'T). THIS WAS SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE ENGINE REVVING WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS NOT ENGAGED. APPARENTLY THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT. I AM NOT AN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEER. GAS PEDAL WILL BE MODIFIED BY DEALER WITHIN THE WEEK, BUT BOTH TIMES MY FEET WERE NOT NEAR THE PEDAL WHEN THE RPM'S INCREASED. *TR

STEERING THE CAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (OVER 55 MPH) IS DIFFICULT. FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS TRYING TO PUSH THE CAR OUT OF THE DRIVE LANE. THIS OCCURS ALL THE TIME (I HAVE A 3 HR ROUND TRIP COMMUTE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS) AND HAS SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. HAVE AN APPOINTMENT W/DEALERSHIP, BUT IN A PHONE CONVERSATION WAS TOLD BY SERVICE REP THAT IT WAS MY PROBLEM, NOT THE CAR AND THAT AN APPOINTMENT WAS NOT NECESSARY. REP (FORGOT NAME) STATED THAT PUTTING SAND BAGS IN TRUNK WOULD SOLVE PROBLEM. I HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES AND HAD THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED BUT THE SITUATION HAS NOT CHANGED. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA IN JUNE. AFTER HAVING IT FOR A WEEK I QUESTIONED ABOUT THE REASON AS TO WHY THE STEERING WAS SO HARD TO HANDLE IN THE RAIN AND WHEN THE WIND BLEW. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF TIRES I HAD ON MY CAR. THIS PROBLEM HAS BECOME WORSE. YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING AND WITHOUT OUT ME STEERING THE CAR IT WENT ON IT'S ON TO THE RIGHT. THIS CAR TAKES TWO HANDS TIGHTLY HOLDING ONTO STEERING WHEEL TO DRIVE. IT IS THE SCARIEST CAR I HAVE EVER DRIVEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO CONTROL AND KEEP THE VEHICLE DRIVING FORWARD. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT AND STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND THAT'S THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED. SHE ALSO STATED THAT RECENTLY THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. SHE NOTICED THAT WHENEVER SHE ADDED FUEL TO THE GAS TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE DIDN'T REGISTER THAT IT WAS FULL. THE COMPUTER CHIP FAILED TO REGISTER THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT WAS IN THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT LOCATE A FAILURE AND SHE SHOULD AVOID ADDING FUEL TO IT'S CAPACITY. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT IF THEY TAKE APART THE GAS SENDING UNIT THEY ARE NOT SURE IT THAT WOULD DETERMINE THE FAILURE; THEREFORE, NO PARTS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,200.

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA - 14,000 MILES FEBRUARY 8, 2010 TRIED TO START CAR. IT WAS FIRING UP BUT NOT TURNING OVER. TURNED KEY OFF. IT WAS STILL FIRING UP. IT STOPPED WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES THE SAME DAY - UNABLE TO START THE CAR. FEBRUARY 9, 2010 - IN THE MORNING, TRIED TO START THE CAR - IT FIRED UP BUT DID NOT TURN OVER. KEPT FIRING UP WHEN KEY WAS TURNED OFF. TRIED AGAIN AND IT STARTED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLEANED THE FUEL INJECTORS. QUESTION - COULD THIS BE RELATED TO THE ACCELERATOR PROBLEM? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCLERATED, CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND WAS IMPACTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BUT DID NOT SUSTAIN MAJOR INJURIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A LEFT TURN OWN IT'S OWN AND CAUSED THE CRASH TO OCCUR AND THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS FAULTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. UPDATED 05/10/10*JB