2009 Toyota Corolla complaints

I COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA ABOUT THE STEERING ON MY COROLLA AS SOON AS I DROVE IT THE FIRST TIME ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT AND I WAS THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID IF ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT THEY MIGHT LOOK INTO IT. *TR

DEAR EXPERTS, I AM THE OWNER OF A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. AND I WOULD LIKE ALSO TO STRESS OUT THE FACT THAT MY COROLLA HAS A STEERING PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP CAR IN LINE, IT TAKES A LOT OF CONCENTRATION TO WRESTLE WITH THE CAR AND WHICH IS NOT SAFE. IF DON'T PAY SUFFICIENT ATTENTION TO THE ROAD, YOU CAN VERY EASILY LOOSE YOUR LINE. *TR

THOUGHT I BETTER ADD MY EXPERIENCE WITH MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CAR WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP IN A STRAIGHT LINE. IT WAS AS IF EVERY TINY STEERING CORRECTION WAS GREATLY EXAGGERATED OR BEING BUFFETED BY STRONG WINDS FROM EVERY DIRECTION ON A CALM DAY CONSTANTLY. I HAD TO CONSTANTLY STAY UP ON THE WHEEL & NOT LOSE CONCENTRATION FOR A SECOND OR I WOULD BE OUT OF MY LANE. AS I SAID, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP IN A STRAIGHT LINE. I COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA ABOUT THIS BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE AT ALL. AFTER ABOUT 5,000 MILES IT SEEMED TO GET A BIT BETTER OR MAYBE I' JUST GETTING USED TO IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN MARCH OF 2009. SHE NOTICED THAT WHENEVER SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 6,000.

AS SOON AS I DROVE HOME IN MY NEW 2009 COROLLA I REALIZED IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER. IT IS OVERLY SENSITIVE AND REQUIRES CONSTANT RECOMPENSATION TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT. I HAVE HAD THE CAR A YEAR NOW AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I CALLED THIS PROBLEM IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. *TR

MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS A STEERING PROBLEM ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WANTS TO DRIFT OUT OF LANE. CONSTANT CORRECTIVE STEERING WHEEL ACTION IS REQUIRED. IT SEEMS THAT THE CONTROL MODULE DOES NOT KNOW WHERE CENTER IS OR HOW TO MAINTAIN CENTER. *TR

THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT. I FELT COMPELLED TO DO SO AFTER READING OTHER ISSUES PEOPLE WERE HAVING WITH THERE TOYOTA COROLLAS (S). I PURCHASED THIS CAR JUNE 1ST 2009. THREE WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE I NOTICED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE PAINT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERS, THE SERVICE DEPT MANAGER LOOKED AT IT AND SAID IT WAS DUE TO THE ENVIRONMENT, THE SALES GUY TOLD ME IT WAS DUE TO TREE SAP AND THE THIRD TIME I TOOK IT THE SALES MANAGER SAID IT WAS FROM BIRD CRAP ( IT'S GARAGED MOST OF THE TIME). WEEKS LATER I WAS HIT BY A CONCRETE TRUCK, AT FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRUCKS FAULT BUT NOT REAL SURE NOW BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULT STEERING WITH THIS CAR. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THERE WAS NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED BY A PRIVATE SHOP, THEY COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. WHILE MY CAR WAS THERE THEY LOOKED AT THE PAINT. I HAVE A BLACK CAR WITH LARGE WHITE SPOTS AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CLEAR COAT AND IT WOULD COST AROUND 4,000 TO FIX IT. I AGAIN WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THIS TIME THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU BUY A BLACK CAR. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA AND WE ALL KNOW WHERE THAT HAS GOT ME. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE CONSUMER COMPLAINT AGENCY AND TOYOTA FAILED TO RESPOND. BOY, FOR A RELIABLE CARE THE ONLY THING I CAN RELY ON IS POOR QUALITY AND A DEATH TRAP. I HAVE A DODGE AND WILL DRIVE IT BEFORE THIS DEATH TRAP. GOOD LUCK TRYING TO DO A LANE CHANGE AND LOOKING INTO THE BLIND SPOTS. I HAVE A

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA MAY NOT BE SAFE ON THE ROAD. THE CAR DRIFTS FROM MINOR STEERING INPUT AT SPEED OF 70 MPH OR HIGHER. I INITIALLY THOUGHT THE DRIFTING WAS CAUSED BY WIND UNTIL I LEARNED THAT OTHER COROLLA OWNERS EXPERIENCED SAME. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA COROLLA '09 ON THE HIGHWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIBRATE VERY HARD AS I BEGAN TO DE-ACCELERATE, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE CURVES OF THE FREEWAY. IT DID NOT FEEL NORMAL AT ALL AND TOOK A LOT OF STRENGTH TO KEEP THE STEERING WHEEL STEADY. *TR

2009 COROLLA S WITH STEERING PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT MY 2009 COROLLA IN 2008. I LOVE THE CAR BUT HATED THE STEERING. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE WIND PUSHING THE CAR AROUND BUT REALIZED IT WAS NOT THE WIND. I HAD TO ALWAYS COMPENSATE FOR THE WANDERING OF THE CAR AND IT WAS QUITE TIRING ON MY ARMS. SOMETIMES THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED AND IT WAS GOING STRAIGHT, SOMETIMES THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STRAIGHT AND IT WAS HEADING FOR THE DITCH. I PARKED IT IN THE WINTER (PROBABLY WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH IT IF I HAD NOT). IT WAS LIKE DRIVING ON ICE ALL THE TIME. I REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC TOOK IT OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND SAID THE POWER STEERING RACK WAS BAD. THEY ORDERED ONE AND REPLACED IT (UNDER WARRANTY) ALONG WITH THE RECALL FOR DRIPPING FLUID ON THE BRAKES. *TR

I HAD TALKED WITH TOYOTA MULTIPLE TIMES REGARDING WHAT SOMETIMES FELT LIKE VERY LOOSE, UNCONTROLLED STEERING IN MY 2009 COROLLA XLE, & WAS TOLD EACH TIME THAT IT WAS DOING WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO DO & I NEEDED TO "GET USED TO IT." THE STEERING WAS HYPERSENSITIVE & WHEN MAKING EASY TURNS, THE WHEELS FREQUENTLY TURNED AS FAR AS MECHANICALLY POSSIBLE (COULD HEAR THEM HIT THE WHEEL WELL.) I EVENTUALLY RESIGNED MYSELF TO THE STEERING & QUIT ASKING THEM. WHILE DRIVING ON A 2 LANE ROAD, AROUND A LARGE CURVE, I FOUND MYSELF TO CLOSE TO AN OBJECT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. I INSTINCTIVELY PULLED THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT & IMMEDIATELY FELT THE CAR TRY TO MAKE A TURN, THEN START TO SPIN, WHEN I TRIED TO STEER BACK TO THE RIGHT TRYING TO CORRECT, I FELT NO RESPONSE OR CONTROL. MY CAR SPUN AROUND 180 DEGREES, OFF THE ROAD, & ROLLED ONTO THE DRIVERS SIDE & PART OF THE ROOF. AS FAR AS INTERIOR SAFETY, NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT HELD UP WELL, & WHILE MY INSURANCE CO. HAD TO TOTAL THE CAR, I ONLY SUFFERED BUMPS & BRUISES. NOW I'M READING THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH CONCERNS RELATED TO THE STEERING IN THIS CAR & MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS SOUND FRIGHTENINGLY FAMILIAR TO MY EXPERIENCES WITH IT. THIS ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE POLICE, BUT NO TICKET WAS GIVEN OR REPORT FILED. *TR

8-10 INSTANCES OVER 2 YEARS WITH A 2009 COROLLA DRIFTING WHILE TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT HIGHWAY, AS IF A STRONG WIND WAS BLOWING WHEN THERE WAS IN FACT NO WIND. THE STEERING WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY LIGHT AND UNRESPONSIVE, PROMPTING ME TO IMMEDIATELY SLOW DOWN. IT ALMOST FELT LIKE HYDROPLANING, BUT AGAIN, THERE WERE NO ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AS SUCH. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO DATE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT UNTIL HEARING ABOUT THE COROLLA POWER STEERING INVESTIGATION. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA FOR MY WIFE BECAUSE OF ITS SAFETY FEATURES. WE NOTICE D THE STEERING WAS STIFF, BUT THE SALES PERSON ASSURED US IT WOULD BE BETTER THE MORE WE USE IT. IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR AND NO IMPROVEMENT IN THE STEERING, IT IS STILL STIFF AND TENDS TO DRIFT. WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN APRIL OF 2008 AND IT ONLY HAS A LITTLE OF 5,000 MILE ON IT BECAUSE MY WIFE DOES NOT LIKE DRIVING IT DUE TO THE STEERING. *TR

AS I APPROACHED A STOPLIGHT THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING. I QUICKLY PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND WATCHED THE TACH SLOWLY KEEP GOING UP. I REACHED DOWN AND PULLED UP ON THE GAS PEDAL AND GOT NO REACTION SO I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON IT WAS OK THEN. *TR

STEERING PROBLEMS---AS SOON AS I PULLED MY NEW 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA OFF THE SALES LOTS IN DECEMBER 2008 FROM DAN CAVA TOYOTA I COULD BARELY KEEP IT ON THE ROAD. THE STEERING WAS GOING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WITHOUT ME TURNING IT. IT WAS BY FAR THE MOST DANGEROUS CAR I HAD EVER DRIVEN AND I USED TO BE A GOODYEAR DEALER. I COMPLAINED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT IT WAS NEVER FIXED. THEY SAID IT WAS THE WIND AND BUCKHANNON TOYOTA JUST LET THE AIR OUT OF THE TIRES WHEN I COMPLAINED THERE. IT WAS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM AND IF I MADE A SHARP TURN, AT TIME THE WHEELS WOULD GO AS FAR IN THAT DIRECTION THAT THEY COULD GO AND THEY CAR WOULD GO INTO A UNCONTROLLED SKID. MIND U I WAS A GOODYEAR DEALER, I KNOW ABOUT CARS. THEN I NOTICED THAT AS I PUT MORE MILES ON THE CAR IT WAS SLOWLY GETTING BETTER AND BY THE TIME I HAD 3,000 MILES ON THE CAR IT HAD QUIT. IF A LESSER EXPERIENCED DRIVER HAD BEEN DRIVING I AM SURE IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. *TR

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA S DRIFTS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AT HWY SPEED. AS IF DRIVING IN STRONG WIND. WONDERD WHY WRISTS SORE AFTER 30 MINUTE COMMUTE. READ ABOUT EPS PROBLEMS AND ALLOWED THE CAR TO TAKE ITS COURSE ON QUIET FREEWAY. SURE ENOUGH THE CAR PULLED FAIRLY STRONGLY LEFT. *TR

STEERING WANDERS BACK AND FORTH AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF AND HARD TO TURN IN ALL DIRECTIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING PROPERLY AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE CONTACT HAS NOTICED THE FAILURE SINCE THE DAY HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,126.

IN MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA, THE STEERING IS FINICKY AT SPEEDS ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR. IT CONSTANTLY FEELS LIKE IT IS BEING DRIVEN IN WINDY CONDITIONS AND WANDERS IN THE LANE, REQUIRING CONSTANT STEERING CORRECTION. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN MAY 2008; IN JUNE I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT HAD ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. THEY SAID THE 'LIGHT' STEERING FEEL WAS NORMAL AND NO FIX WAS PRESCRIBED. I THEN WROTE A LETTER OF COMPLAINT TO TOYOTA AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. SINCE THEN, I HAVE JUST HAD TO GET USED TO IT AND BE CONSCIENCE OF IT WHILE BEHIND THE WHEEL. I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT IT WAS UNSAFE AS ANY TIME I TAKE MY EYES OFF THE ROAD, THE CAR VEERS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT RANDOMLY. NOW I HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE THAT IT MIGHT NOT BE 'NORMAL,' BUT A NATIONAL CONCERN. *TR

FEW PROBLEMS WITH MY COROLLA 09. POWER STEERING PROBLEMS, FEELS VERY LOOSE AND TURNS BY ITSELF SOMETIMES, LUCKILY SO FAR NO ACCIDENTS BUT IS A REAL ISSUE. BRAKES MAKES A NOISE WHEN REVERSING OR SOMETIMES GOING FORWARD, I HAVE TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT BOTH ISSUES, BUT SO FAR THEY SAYS IT'S UP TO TOYOTA STANDARDS. *TR

THE STEERING ON THIS VEHICLE IS HAZARDOUS. I HAVE EXPLAINED IT TO THE DEALER ON AT LEAST 2 PREVIOUS OCCASIONS AS BEING "HYPER-SENSITIVE". WHILE DRIVING IF YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL IS EXAGGERATED AND THE CAR BEGINS TO VEER LEFT OR RIGHT. TRYING TO COMPENSATE THE VEERING ONLY EXACERBATES THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY LOOSE AND HAD A LOT OF "PLAY" IN IT. ALSO, HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD RECEIVE A MPG RATING OF 35 FOR THE HIGHWAY. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE ONLY RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 27 MPG. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED CONCERNING THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE FONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR COULD BE OPENED WHENEVER THE DOOR WAS ENGAGED IN THE LOCK OR UNLOCK POSITION. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED HIM THAT ALL VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH THAT FUNCTION. A VOICEMAIL MESSAGE WAS LEFT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE SAFETY HAZARD AND HE IS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 12,000.

2009 COROLLA POWER STEERING MAKE NOISE AND NOT SMOOTH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA. HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2008 AND SINCE THEN HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE VEHICLE ACTED AS IF IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT SPECIFICALLY WHILE DRIVING OVER 50 MPH IT BECAME CONSISTENT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT AND ADVISED HIM THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE A REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE YET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000. UPDATED 3/30/2010

THE CAR OVERSTEERED AND FISHTAILED YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN. AS A RESULT, I ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR IN THE LANE TO MY RIGHT. I WAS GOING ABOUT 25 MPH OR LESS ON DRY, NORMAL ASPHALT PAVEMENT, IN NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS, AFTER FREEWAY DRIVING IN LOS ANGELES CA. IN A SEPARATE INCIDENT, I FOUND THE STEERING TO BE DANGEROUSLY VAGUE WHEN I WAS DRIVING AROUND 70 MPH DOWNHILL ON A STEEP AND CURVY MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY (I-15 IN NEVADA, ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTH OF LAS VEGAS) IN DARK. THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, WITH THE STEERING BEING EXTREMELY LIGHT AND VAGUE. I CHECKED THE WHEEL VS. TIRE MOVEMENT OF MY CAR. IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE AN EXCESSIVE FREEPLAY ISSUE -- IN FACT THERE WAS NO FREEPLAY. IT APPEARS THAT THEY MADE THE STEERING WAY TOO LIGHT AND, ON TOP OF IT, VERY NONLINEAR -- THAT IS VERY SLOW STEERING RESPONSE AT THE CENTER. BECAUSE OF THIS THE CAR DOESN'T IMMEDIATELY STEER UNLESS YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL ABOUT TWO INCHES. I'M SURE TOYOTA DID THIS WITH SAFETY IN MIND -- SO THAT THE CAR CAN'T BE SUDDENLY STEERED -- BUT THE END RESULT WAS UNSAFE STEERING INSTEAD. IT'S UNSAFE BECAUSE THE STEERING IS SO VAGUE THAT PEOPLE CAN UNINTENTIONALLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT NOT IMMEDIATELY CHANGING THE CAR'S DIRECTION BUT THEN IN A SECOND OR TWO CAR MAY VEER OUT OF CONTROL. *TR

I OWN A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. I HAVE NOTICED MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE STEERING "WANDERING". WHEN WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WE WERE TOLD ABOUT THE NEW ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. I HAVE NOT LIKED THE STEERING SINCE DAY ONE BUT I THOUGHT THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT WAS. WHEN DRIVING THE CAR THE VEHICLE DOES "WANDER" FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH TO KEEP THE CAR GOING STRAIGHT. *TR

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ( 1QT. PER 1K) FOR 09 TOYOTA COROLLA. *TR

EVER SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA I HAVE NOTICED STEERING DIFFICULT. I READ BLOGS AT THE TIME AND IT SEEMED FROM WHAT I READ, THAT THIS WAS JUST A DRAW BACK OF THE CAR, SO I LET IT GO. I FEEL I NEED TO REPORT IT NOW. THE STEERING FEELS WAY TO RESPONSIVE TO EVEN THE SLIGHTEST HAND MOVEMENT OF THE WHEEL, OR BUMP IN THE ROAD. BECAUSE THE SUSPENSION ON THIS MODEL IS SO STIFF, A BUMP IN THE ROAD CAN CAUSE MY HAND TO MOVE A TINY BIT, RESULTING IN THE CAR MOVING MUCH MORE THAN ONE WOULD EXPECT FROM LITTLE MOVEMENT. THE BEST WAY TO SUM UP THE PROBLEM IS THIS; IT IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO JUST GO STRAIGHT, OR HOLD THE WHEEL STILL FOR A SECOND. YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY MOVE SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT JUST TO KEEP IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR LANE. GOING AROUND CURVES SMOOTHLY IS DIFFICULT AS WELL. IF IT IS WINDY THIS PROBLEM IS 10 FOLD, AND DOWN RIGHT DANGEROUS. I HAVE ALREADY SKIDDED OFF A SNOWY HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE CAR SO EASILY FISH TAILED WHILE TRYING TO CORRECT MY STEERING. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO DAMAGE, HAD THERE BEEN VEHICLE IN THE LANE NEXT TO MINE, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A HORRIFIC CRASH. IN MY 17 YEARS OF DRIVING I HAVE NEVER FISH TAILED BEFORE. THE ALIGNMENT AND TIRES HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND ARE FINE. I HAD THE BRAKE RECALL DONE BEFORE THE ABOVE MENTIONED INCIDENT. THERE DOESN'T FEEL TO BE AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE. THE CAR DOES NOT PULL. THE STEERING JUST SEEMS FAR TOO SENSITIVE, THIS COMBINED WITH IT'S ODD AERODYNAMIC RESPONSE, AND BUMPY RIDE MAKE THE STEERING FEEL VERY UNSAFE AT

I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA THAT IS PART OF THE GAS PEDAL RECALL. I BELIEVE IT MAY ALSO HAVE THE STEERING ISSUE AS WELL. I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY STEERING IS ALL OVER THE PLACE, IT TAKES 2 HANDS TO GENERALLY RUN SMOOTHLY. MY HUSBAND COMPLAINS ABOUT IT MORE, I JUST LOVE MY CAR SO I DEFENDED IT BUT NOW THAT I HAVE HEARD THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM, I THINK IT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT ALITTLE CLOSER. MY OTHER ISSUE IS THAT WHEN WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK IN JAUNARY IN REGARDS TO THE GAS PEDAL THEY VERY NICELY INFORMED US THAT THEY WERE REPAIRING THE MORE EXPENSIVE VEHICLES FIRST AND THEN WOULD SCHEDULE ME AN APPOINTMENT. IS THAT ALLOWED? NO OFFENSE, BUT MY LIFE IS JUST AS VALUABLE AS A CAMRY, 4 RUNNER, OR OTHER VEHICLE THAT THEY CONSIDER MORE EXPENSIVE. I WANTED A TOYOTA COROLLA SO BAD AND NOW I WOULD DO ANYTHING TO GET RID OF IT. *TR

THE STEERING ON MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA S FEELS LOOSE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CAR FEELS LIKE IT DRIFTS AND NEEDS CONSTANT CORRECTING, ALWAYS FEELS LIKE YOU NEED A FIRM GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS. FEELS AS THOUGH YOU ARE DRIVING IN WINDY CONDITIONS WHEN IT'S CALM. I DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBABLY AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AS SOON AS I PURCHASED THE CAR, APRIL 2009, AND I STILL EXPERIENCE IT NOW. I HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I THOUGHT I WAS OVER SENSITIVE TO IT SINCE IT WAS A NEW CAR I WAS NOT USED TO DRIVING, BUT AFTER SEEING THIS WEBSITE, I KNOW IT IS THE CAR, NOT ME. *TR

THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL (DRIFTS) AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF ABOUT 60 MPH. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA IN AUGUST OF 2009. SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASE, I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE DRIFTS ALL OVER THE ROAD WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN THE LANE THAT YOU ARE DRIVING IN AND SEVERAL TIMES, I HAVE COME CLOSE TO HITTING THE CAR THAT WAS IN THE LANE NEXT TO ME. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT EVERY THING IS NORMAL AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO ABOUT MY CONCERNS. AT THIS POINT, I HAVE ELECTED TO PARK THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE ANOTHER VEHICLE AS I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE COROLLA. I RECENTLY HEARD THAT TOYOTA WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THEY WERE NOT SURE WHAT ACTION THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE AS THERE WERE ONLY ABOUT 100 COMPLAINTS FILED ON THE ISSUE. I PERFORMED A WEB SEARCH (GOOGLE) ON THIS TOPIC AND RECEIVED OVER 2.5 MILLIONS RESULTS SO THIS IS NOT A SMALL ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO READ MANY CONSUMER REVIEW SITES AND THIS ISSUE IS MENTIONED IN ALMOST ALL REVIEWS OF THE CAR. *TR

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA S . STEERING INPUT VARIES AND SOMETIMES IS MORE DIFFICULT THAN OTHERS. WANDERS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OCCASIONALLY. *TR

I BOUGHT MY CAR BACK IN AUGUST OF 2009 AND LIKE MANY OTHERS I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH KEEPING THE CAR STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I HAVE ALWAYS SAID I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO HOLD BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO GO DOWN THE ROAD. IT GETS EVEN WORSE WHEN THE WIND IS STRONG. I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE IT IS A SMALL CAR IT WILL DO THIS. BUT I HAVE NEVER HAD A SMALL CAR ACT THIS WAY. MY CAR IS VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND I KNOW IT IS NOT THE TIRES NOR THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT. IF YOU DO NOT PAY ATTENTION TO THIS PROBLEM IT WOULD TAKE NOTHING FOR YOU TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

2009 COROLLA, HIGH SPEED STEERING AND WONDERING, HAD THE ALIGNMENT CHECK, WAS TOLD IT WAS FINE AND WAS JUST ME. FILING A COMPLAINT NOW BECAUSE OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE AND IT ISN'T ME. *TR

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING IN MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA IS VERY LIGHT AND TOO RESPONSIVE. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW, THE STEERING REQUIRES CONSTANT SLIGHT CORRECTIONS TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT LINE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CONSUMER REPORTS ALSO NOTED IN THEIR JULY 2008 ISSUE IN THEIR REVIEW OF THE 2009 COROLLA THAT "THE STEERING IS A BIT LIGHT AND RATHER VAGUE ON CENTER." *TR

MY 2009 COROLLA AT HIGH SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 55 TO 60 ON THE HIGHWAY FEELS LIKE IT IS ABSOLUTELY OUT OF CONTROL. I FEEL AS IF IT IS ALMOST DRIVEN BY THE WIND, EVEN ON STILL DAYS. *TR

SINCE THE FIRST DAY I LEASED MY TOYOTA COROLLA IT HAS HAD BRAKE AND STEERING PROBLEMS. I HAVE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK AND MANY TIMES SINCE. THE CAR IS ALL OVER THE ROAD AND THE BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR SOMETIMES. THE LAST TIME I MET WITH THE MANAGER IN WHICH HE TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL IN COROLLAS. THEY CHECKED ALIGNMENT AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE BUT THEY DID REPLACE 2 TIRES DUE TO THEM BEING TOTALLY WORN AFTER 16K MILES. MY WIFE HAS TO DRIVE THIS CAR EVERYDAY TO WORK. I THINK THE CAR IS UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE KNOWN TO OTHERS. *TR

GAS PEDAL IN MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA STUCK WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS BACKING UP AND CAUSED HER TO GO INTO A TREE CAUSING $7,000 IN DAMAGES TO MY CAR, WHICH MY INSURANCE PAID FOR AND SHE IS PAYING HIGHER INSURANCE FROM THE ACCIDENT. ALSO MY CAR DOES HAVE STEERING PROBLEMS DRIVING OVER 50 MPH. *TR

MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA STEERING WILL DRIFT THE CAR OFF A STRAIGHT LINE AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF AROUND 60 MPH AND CROSS OVER LANES. CONSTANT EFFORT IS REQUIRED TO KEEP THE CAR WITHIN THE LANE ON HIGHWAY. THIS PROBLEM EXIST AFTER DELIVERY OF MY NEW COROLLA, COMPLAINT TO DEAL ON FIRST SERVICE BUT WAS BRUSHED OFF. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA IN NOV. 2008.I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER THAT THE STEERING WAS LOOSE(FLOATS IN AND OUT OF LANE) HARD TO DRIVE.ALSO ABOUT MPG 27 HIGHWAY.I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR INSPECTIONS ON FOUR OCCASIONS.I WAS BASICLY "BLOWN OFF"

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP 75 MPH WHILE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND BRING IT TO A COMPLETE STOP AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT CHECK THE PEDALS TO SEE IF THE FLOOR MAT MAY HAVE CAUGHT THE PEDAL BUT THE FLOOR MAT WAS IN PLACE. THE CONTACT THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME AND SOON AFTER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE CONTACT FEELS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE. FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION. SUDDENLY, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO BLINK. THE WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN CLEANED ICE AND SNOW FROM THE SPEED SENSOR CONNECTION. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRICAL WIRES EXHIBITED CORROSION WHICH WERE CLEANED. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AS A RESULT OF PREMATURE WEAR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,979. JS

VERY OFTEN, MY 2009 COROLLA WILL HAVE A VERY LOW IDLE, THE CAR ACTS AS IT IS GOING TO STALL. IT SHUDDERS, THE TACH DROPS LOW, BUT THEN WILL COME BACK UP. IT HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES PER WEEK WHEN I AM EITHER BACKING UP OR GOING FROM A STOP INTO FIRST GEAR. I HAVE DRIVEN ONLY MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS FOR OVER 26 YEARS, AND THIS IS THE FIRST VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH. I FEAR I WILL BE HIT FROM BEHIND, OR T-BONED WHEN THE CAR ACTS AS IF IT WANTS TO STALL. IT NEVER HAS STALLED, BUT IT FRIGHTENS US. AS I MENTIONED, THE CAR SHUDDERS, SHAKES WHEN THIS HAPPENS TO US. WE FEEL IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH A LOW IDLE PROBLEM, EITHER WITH THE ELECTRONICS OR SOFTWARE. WE HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER A FEW TIMES, BUT IT'S THE FAMOUS "CAN NOT DUPLICATE" ANSWER. WE ONLY DRIVE THIS VEHICLE USUALLY FROM APRIL TO LATE OCTOBER. WE LIVE IN THE SNOWBELT OF OHIO AND DRIVE OUR 4X4 JEEP NOV. THROUGH MARCH. I ALSO DRIVE A 2001 MANUAL TRANSMISSION HONDA CIVIC, WITH NEVER THESES ISSUES. I CAN'T GIVE INCIDENT DATES, THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY DURING EACH WEEK, EVER SINCE I TOOK DELIVERY OF THIS CAR IN MARCH, 2008. AGAIN, THIS IS A 2009 COROLLA S. *TR

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA S BRAKES WERE FAILING TO STOP SOUND AS IF BRAKES WERE METAL TO METAL. LOUD GRINDING NOSE AND UNEVEN CONTACT WITH BRAKE DISC. TWO ACCIDENTS WERE BARELY AVOIDED BECAUSE VEHICLE INABILITY TO STOP IN A REASONABLE DISTANCE. EXCESSIVE PRESSURE WAS PUT ON TO THE PEDAL TO FINALLY BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP. CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND A DETERMINATION WAS MADE THAT THE VEHICLE HAD OVER 60%OF PAD WEAR LEFT. WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO AN OUTSIDE MECHANIC WHICH DETERMINED THAT THE ROTOR HAD BECOME UNEVEN WARPED AND CUPPED IN SEVERAL PLACES AND THE PADS DETERIORATING AND WERE DEFECTIVE. WE HAD BOTH REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF OVER 500.00. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED AS HE WAS DRIVING AT 60-70MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. AS HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND DOES NOT HAVE ANY FAILURES BECAUSE HIS VIN NUMBER STARTS WITH A "J'". THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS A 5 SPEED AND IT HAD ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN GEAR THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE18000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELRATED AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND THEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER IS WAITING FOR AN INSPECTOR TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO MAKING ANY REPAIRS. THE DEALER HAS NOT INFORMED THE CONTACT ABOUT ANY REPAIRS OR UPDATES ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,212.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A DALLAS COWBOY GAME WITH MY GRANDSON ON A RURAL ROAD. THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND LIGHTS STARTING FLASHING. IT ALMOST CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. I HAD NO STEERING CONTROL FOR A SHORT PERIOD. THE ENGINEWARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO FLASH. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME AT ABOUT 25 MILES PER HOUR. I CALLED THE DEALER IN ABILENE TEXAS AND WAS TOLD TO HAVE THE CAR TOED. THEY COULD NOT OR WOULD NOT TELL ME WHAT HAD HAPPEN. THEY DID TELL ME THAT THEY GOT IT TO REPEAT WHAT I HAD HAPPEN, BUT DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED SOONER WHILE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, I BELIEVE THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A COMPUTER PROBLEM WITH THE CAS. THE CAR ONLY HAD 5000 MILES AND I WAS NOT COMPENSATED FOR THE TOWING AS PROMISED. *TR