2009 Toyota Corolla complaints

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA STEERING IS EXTREMELY LIGHT AND REQUIRES CONSTANT CORRECTION TO HOLD A STRAIGHT LINE. EVEN ON A CALM DAY IT IS LIKE DRIVING IN A HEAVY WIND. ON A WINDY DAY SPEED MUST BE REDUCED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. IF YOU RUN THE TIRES AT RECOMMENDED PRESSURE IT IS EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. ABOUT 32 LBS IS OPTIMUM BUT STILL WORK. THIS WAY SINCE PURCHASE. IF YOU LIT THE STEERING DRIFT GO TOO FAR A SUDDEN CORRECTION CAUSES AN OVERSTEER. *TR

THE DESCRIPTION I AM SENDING IN MAY OR MAY NOT BE CONNECTED TO THE TOYOTA RECALLS FOR BRAKES OR GAS PEDAL STICKING. MY EXPERIENCE IS THAT EVERYTIME I STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL I FEEL SOMETHING MOVE UNDER MY FEET. SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS ROLLING UNDER THE CARPET. MY FLOOR MATS ARE SNAPPED INTO PLACE SO I KNOW THAT THEY ARE NOT MOVING. I PLAN ON TAKING MY CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALER ON THURSDAY FEB. 18, 2010. THIS FEELING HAS BEEN THERE SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR BACK IN AUGUST OF 2009. MY CAR IS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. THEY SAY BECAUSE IT WAS MADE IN JAPAN I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. WE WILL SEE. *TR

THE CAR VIOLENTLY JERKS OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER. THIS HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCURRENCE AND A CASE WAS OPENED BY OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP WITH TOYOTA WHO CLAIMED THAT "A TRANSMISSION CANNOT FAIL IN ONE OF THOSE CARS". THE MODULE ON THE TRANSMISSION WAS RE-CALIBRATED ONCE, AS REQUIRED BY A PREVIOUS SERVICE BULLETIN. I WAS TOLD TO COME BACK WHEN THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AGAIN. I DID NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR, SO I TRADED IT IN AT THE FIRST OPTION I HAD. *TR

2009 COROLLA DEVOLED A SHUDDERING OR STALLING WHEN DEPRESSING CLUTCH COMING TO A STOP WHICH ALSO DROPS RPMS FROM 900 TO A LITTLE UNDER 800 WHEN CAR STOPS CAUSING THE CAR TO RUN ROUGH AND THIS DROP HAPPENS ALL THE TIME BUT IT MAY DROP SLOW OR FAST NOT THE SAME EVERY TIME THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT 5000 MILES WITH OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM ASSOCIATED BY TOYOTA REFLASHING ECM PER TCB WHICH ONE WEEK LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON #3CLY CDE SHOWING MISS FIRE TECH ERASED CODE MISSING ANY DIAGNOSIS CARE STILL ACTING UP GULF STATE TOYOTA TECH SAYS ERASE ECM STILL NOT CHANGED DEALER CANT FIND CODE DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX . LAST VISIT TO DEALER WAS 2-10-2010 DEALER CHAMPION TOYOTA HOUSTON T713-943-7780 SERVICE MGR AND GEN MGR CAR RAN FINE UNTIL OILCONSUMPTION AND REFLASHING ECM CAR HAS 7139 MILES ON IT I AM NOT PLEASED AND WONDER IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!!!!!! *TR

SAFETY PROBLEM WITH STEERING WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON 2009 COROLLA WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CAR TENDS TO VEER TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG A CURVE, APPARENTLY DUE TO THE VAGUE, UNRESPONSIVE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM. THIS CAUSES A SENSE OF LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE NEED TO HOLD ON TIGHTLY TO THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP THE CAR FROM VEERING OUTSIDE OF THE LANE. THIS IS CONSIDERED TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I DON'T SEE HOW THIS CAN BE REMEDIED BY ANY ADJUSTMENT OR REPAIR EXCEPT TO RECALL THE CAR ITSELF AND TAKE IT OFF OF THE ROAD. THIS OCCURRED THE FIRST DAY I DROVE THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

09 COROLLA STEERING PROBLEM FEELS LIKE ITS BINDING AND WONT HOLD A STRAIT LINE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN GRANBURY TEXAS DEC.21, 09 THEY DROVE IT 55 MILES AND SAID THE FRONT END WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT DECLARED IT FIXED. THE CAR STILL HAS A PROBLEM . *TR

DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY OR ROADS THE IS ABOVE 50 MPH, MY CAR STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO MAKE A UNUSUAL MOVEMENTS ,IT FEELS LIKE DON'T HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE I RECENTLY HAD A INCIDENT, IT WAS A MONDAY MORNING WENT I WAS DRIVING ON A PARKWAY ABOUT 55 MPH WENT MY VEHICLE STAR TO PULL TO MY RIGHT THEM LEFT AND WAS VERY HARD TO STAY IN A STRAIGHT LINE SO I STOP AND CALL MY DEALER AND HAVE THEM CHECK IT OUT BUT NOTHING HAVE BEEN DONE TO MY CAR.SINCE I BUY MY CAR I FELT THIS PROBLEM AND I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES ALL READY AND THEY SAY IS A ENGINEER PROBLEM AND BECAUSE IS A SPORT CAR ,SO AFTER I READ ABOUT THIS ISSUE OVER THE INTERNET I'M VERY SURE I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE I WILLING TO PROVIDE MY CAR FOR A DEEP INSPECTION BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL SECURE WITH THIS CAR. *TR

THIS LETTER WAS DATED AND SENT JUNE132009 RE: STEERING, BRAKES AND/OR SUSPENSION OF MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA LE, 4 DOOR SEDAN. WITH A MILEAGE OF 11,682 TO DATE. TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., INC., THIS LETTER IS IN REGARDS TO THE RECENT ROAD HANDLING OF MY TOYOTA COROLLA (LISTED HEREIN). I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE TO REPLACE MY 1995 TOYOTA AVALON AS A VEHICLE TO DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK. I DRIVE QUITE A DISTANCE TO WORK HAVING PUT ON 8000 MILES ON THIS CAR IN ONLY 3 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. OUR FAMILY CAR IS A 2007 MATRIX XR. WE ARE OBVIOUSLY FANS OF TOYOTA VEHICLES. THIS PAST WEEK THE BISHOP FORD HIGHWAY, WHICH IS PART OF MY ROUTE TO WORK IN CHICAGO, WAS SCRAPED PRIOR TO A RESURFACING OF THE ROAD. THIS LEFT A STRETCH OF ROAD WHICH WAS VERY ROUGH AND WITH DEEP WAVY GROOVES CUT INTO THE PAVEMENT. WHEN MY CAR CROSSED INTO THE SCRAPED SECTION OF PAVEMENT MY CAR LURCHED ABOUT A FOOT TO THE RIGHT (WITHOUT THE STEERING WHEEL MOVING). THIS ALARMED ME AS IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BUT THE STEERING RECOVERED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS BUT I REALIZED SOMETHING WAS WRONG OR LOOSE IN THE FRONT END. MY WARRANTY WAS COMING DUE (12,000 BUMPER TO BUMPER) AND THE CAR DOES HANDLE WELL FOR THE MOST PART AND I NEED THE CAR FOR WORK SO I FIGURED I WOULD WAIT A FEW DAYS UNTIL THE WEEKEND TO HAVE IT FIXED ALONG WITH THE BRAKES WHICH ARE STARTING TO FEEL SPONGY. NEW PADS ARE PROBABLY NEEDED ON THE FRONT END. I WILL HAVE THEM CHECKED INDEPENDENTLY THIS WEEK AND PAY THE OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE (EVEN THOUGH THIS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. HE STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND RESISTANT WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BEAR TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT OFTEN TIMES WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE OWNER AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND VERIFIED THAT THE FAILURE DOES EXIST. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES WOULD FEEL AS IF THEY WERE NOT ENGAGING, THEN THEY WOULD IMMEDIATELY RESPOND AND LUNGE THE VEHICLE FORWARD. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO CORRECT THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 13,300.

I WAS DRIVING ON TO THE OFF RAMP AND OFF THE FREEWAY DECELERATING FROM ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR. I FELT AS IF A STRONG GUST OF WIND PUSHED MY CAR TO ONE SIDE AT THE SAME TIME THIS OCCURRED THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO THE LEFT PULLING MY HAND WITH IT. AT THIS POINT I HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAD HAPPENED I TRIED TO RECORRECT THE WHEEL AND INSTEAD IT WENT WILDLY BACK TO THE RIGHT. THIS HAPPENED ANOTHER TIME WITHIN A COUPLE OF SECONDS. THE NEXT THING I KNOW THE CAR SPUN AROUND 180 DEGREES FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC OF CARS COMING OFF THE FREEWAY AT WHICH POINT THE CAR DRIFTED, HIT THE CURB AND ROLLED INTO THE EMBANKMENT. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. MY PASSENGERS LEG WAS ALSO INJURED AND WE ARE LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. UNTIL ALL THIS NEWS CAME OUT ABOUT TOYOTA I HAD THOUGHT THAT WHAT HAD CAUSED MY ACCIDENT WAS STRONG WINDS BECAUSE HONESTLY THAT IS WHAT IT FELT LIKE WHEN I WAS DRIVING BEHIND THE WHEEL AND ON TOP OF THAT I WAS TRAUMATIZED SO I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THE ACCIDENT HAVING ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE CARS MECHANICAL FAILURE. LOOKING BACK I DON'T EVEN BELIEVE THE WIND WAS EVEN BLOWING THAT DAY THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME I DROVE THAT CAR ON THE FREEWAY AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR. MY SISTER ALSO DROVE IT ONCE ON THE FREEWAY AND SHE ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FELT HARD TO HANDLE. SHED MENTIONED THAT DRIVING FROM SAN JOSE TO SAN FRANCISCO SHE HAD TO HAVE A FIRM GRIP WITH TWO HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE IT FELT STRANGE. THE ACCIDENT WAS IN 2008 AND IT WAS A 2009 COROLLA. BECAUSE OF THE ACCI

IN EARLY 2009 , ONE WINTER NIGHT, I WAS RETURNING HOME AFTER A NIGHT OUT, IT HAS SNOWING AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW ZERO. MY DRIVEWAY IS ABOUT 50 FEET LONG AND COVERED WITH SNOW AND MAY BE SOME ICE AND THEREFORE BECOME SLIPPERY. FROM THE CURB, I ACCELERATE SLIGHTLY TO GET OVER ONTO THE DRIVEWAY, AND THEN I BRAKE IMMEDIATELY ONCE ON THE DRIVEWAY. THIS IS WHEN I REALLY SUDDENLY FOR NO REASON THE CAR IS ACCELERATING QUICKLY AND IS GOING TO HIT MY GARAGE. I BRAKE HARD AND FIND THE CAR CONTINUE ACCELERATING UNTIL IT HIT THE BACK OF MY STAND ALONE GARAGE AND CRACKED A FEW 2 BY 4 PILLARS. MY CAR SUFFER NO DAMAGE. WHEN I REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA ONLINE, I GOT NO RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA CANADA OTHER THAN THIS, I AM VERY HAPPY ABOVE MY COROLLA AND I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER BRAKE PROBLEM SINCE THEN. *TR

WE PURCHASED A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA LAST SPRING FROM COLEMAN'S TOYOTA IN ROCKVILLE, MD. IN AUGUST, WE HAD A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. THE TEMPORARY DRIVER'S FLOOR PAD BECAME LOOSE AND CREPT OVER THE ACCELERATOR, MAKING IT NECESSARY TO STOP THE CAR AND REMOVE THE PAD. AT THAT TIME, WE HAD NOT HEARD OR SEEN ANY NEWS ABOUT A RECALL, BUT WERE TOLD BY OUR COLEMAN'S SALESMAN THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $200 FOR FRONT SEAT FLOOR PADS THAT WOULD BE CLIPPED ON THE FLOOR. HE SAID TOYOTA DID NOT CONSIDER ATTACHABLE FLOOR PADS STANDARD EQUIPMENT IN THE PRICE OF A CAR. HE FINALLY SOLD ME ATTACHABLE PADS FOR $40 ON SEPT. 18, 2009. WE HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM SINCE THEN, BUT WE WONDER WHY NHTSA WOULD ALLOW A CAR DEALER TO SELL ANY CAR WITHOUT FIRMLY PLACED FLOOR PADS ARE PART OF THE STICKER PRICE. IT IS NOW FEB. 12, 2010, AND WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ACCELERATOR PROBLEM. MY WIFE IS FRIGHTENED TO USE THE CAR ON ANY MAJOR HIGHWAY. *TR

I BOUGHT A NEW TOYOTA COROLLA ON 5-27-09 FROM FIESTA TOYOTA IN LAWTON OK. I CALLED THEM TO TELL THEM IT DID NOT DRIVE GOOD AS MY LAST COROLLA AND I TOOK IT BACK TO THEM ON 7-13-09 AND THEY KEPT IT ALL DAY AND SAID IT WAS THE ELECTRIC STEERING. IT WONDERS OVER THE ROAD ESPECIALLY IF THE ROAD IS NOT A GOOD WIDE SMOOTH ROAD. THEY WORKED ON THE STEERING AND SAID IT WAS ALL THEY COULD DO. I GOT AND BROUGHT IT HOME AND THEN I CALLED THEM TO TELL THEM I WAS DIS-SATISFIED AND WAS GOING TO BRING IT BACK. I HAVE NOT TOOK IT BACK AS THEY SAID THEY HAD ALL THEY COULD DO. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS STEERING PROBLEM. I HOPE YOU CHECK INTO THIS LETTER. *TR

BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND ON TIME. AFTER PRESSING THE BRAKE, CAR DID NOT STOP ON TIME AND HIT A SMALL POLE IN FRONT OF THE STORE AND HAD FRONTAL BUMPER DAMAGE. AT FIRST I DID NOT KNOW THE REASON. NOW I KNOW THE RECALL ON TOYOTAS DUE TO BRAKE DEFECTS. *TR

STEERING ON 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA IS LOOSE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FEELS LIKE TRUCKS PASSING YOU ALL THE TIME. I COMPLAINED TO SEVERAL DEALERS, THEY TOLD ME I WOULD GET USED TO IT AS IT IS ELECTRONIC STEERING. NOW I SEE I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MY TOYOTA COROLLA/S/L HAS HAD STEERING PROBLEMS SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR VEERS/SWERVES TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT LIKE YOU WERE DRIVING IN A WIND STORM. THIS IS MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS CAR. IT'S A 2009 WITH 20,000 ON IT AND EVERY SINGLE TIME SHE BRINGS IT FOR A OIL CHANGE SHE TELLS THE MECHANIC TO CHECK THE ALIGNMENT BECAUSE SHE HAS A HARD TIME STEERING IT ON THE HIGHWAY. WHICH THAT IS THE ONLY DRIVING SHE REALLY DOES. SHE COMMUTES TO COLLEGE. I AM VERY WORRIED. *TR

STEERING 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA, VEHICLE CONTINUALLY FEELS AS IF IT'S BEING BUFFETED BY WINDS, IT WANDERS FROM CENTER OF LANE AND READILY VEERS FROM STRAIGHT TRAJECTORY WHILE CHECKING OVER SHOULDER FOR TRAFFIC DURING LANE CHANGES. CONDITION IS UNNERVING AND UNCOMFORTABLE, HAZARDOUS FOR YOUNG OR INATTENTIVE DRIVERS. PURCHASED VEHICLE JULY 28 2008 AND THIS IS A CONTINUOUS CONDITION. *TR

I OWN A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA AND THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE STEERING HAS TO BE CONSTANTLY ADJUSTED TO KEEP IT FROM WONDERING OFF CENTER. THIS OCCURS AT ALL SPEEDS. IT REMINDS ME OF DRIVING A GO-CART. THE STEERING IS EXTREMELY SENSITIVE TO ANY TURNING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. IT RESPONDS MORE LIKE DRIVING WITH A JOYSTICK. THE TIRES ARE PROPERLY INFLATED. THE CAR IS NEW WITH ONLY 4,200 MILES AND HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN ON ROUGH ROADS. A TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE REP (NAPLES, FL) SAID IT IS NATURAL WITH SMALL CARS. I FIND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE WITHOUT CONSTANTLY WATCHING THE ROAD AND ADJUSTING THE STEERING. LOOKING TO THE SIDE SUCH AS READING A ROAD SIGN COULD GET ME IN A LOT OF TROUBLE. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS AT ALL TIME AND NOT ON A PARTICULAR DAY PER BELOW. *TR

I OWN A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. SINCE DAY ONE, I NOTICED THAT DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE STEERING FEELS VERY LOOSE. IT TAKES TWO HANDS TO CONSTANTLY TRY TO KEEP THE CAR TO GO STRAIGHT. THE CLOSEST SENSATION WOULD BE LIKE HYDROPLAINING. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

MY DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW WHILE DRIVING IN THEIR 09 TOYOTA COROLLA, EXPERIENCED UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION; ON A STRAIGHT PIECE OF DRY PAVEMENT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHOOT INTO THE ONCOMING LANE (A CONDITION KNOWN AS TORSIONAL STEERING BY SOME) ON A 2 WAY TRAFFIC ROAD STRIKING A CAR IN THE ONCOMING LANE AND THUS CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THERE WERE ONLY SLIGHT INJURIES. THOUGH THE WHEELS WERE POINTED STRAIGHT AHEAD, THE CAR VEERED LEFT AS THE CAR UNCONTROLLABLY SPED UP. MY SON-IN-LAW STATES THAT HIS FOOT WAS NOT ON THE PEDAL. THE ACTION INITIATED AFTER HE DEPRESSED THE PEDAL TO ACCELERATE ALONG WITH OTHER TRAFFIC. THE CAR WAS REPAIR BY THE INSURANCE BUT STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM. IT HAS ONLY DONE IT THE TIME THAT THE CAR WAS INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT AND MY DAUGHTER AND SON IN LAW HAVE BEEN RELUCTANT TO USE IT SINCE THE ACCIDENT SO THUS WE HAVE NOT HAD THE EXPERIENCE RECUR. YES THE ORIGINAL PART IS AVAILABLE AND STILL ON THE VEHICLE, THOUGH TOYOTA IS SCHEDULED TO EITHER REPAIR IT OR REPLACE IT SOON. *TR

MY CAR ALWAYS SHIFTS TO THE LEFT. I THOUGHT IT'S AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM, SO I SENT MY CAR TO AUTO CHECK TO ADJUST THE ALIGNMENT. AFTER SERVICE, THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. I DON'T HAVE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. *TR

I HAVE A WANDERING PROBLEM WITH MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. I HAVE TRIED NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENT TO NO AVAIL. AT HIGHWAY IT TENDS TO WANDER AROUND THE LANE EVEN WITH NO WIND PRESENT. *TR

I OWN A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CAR IS ABOUT 9 MONTHS OLD. I NOTICED IN JANUARY 2010 THAT THE CAR IS NOT STEADY AT HIGH SPEEDS. ON THE HIGHWAY, AT ABOUT 60 MPH, THE CAR REQUIRED CONSTANT MANEUVERING OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO PREVENT IT FROM DRIFTING OFF A LANE. TO BE MORE PRECISE, EVEN WHEN I HOLD THE STEERING STEADY, THE CAR DRIFTS AND I HAVE TO BRING THE CAR BACK INTO THE LANE BY ADJUSTING THE WHEEL SLIGHTLY. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME I DRIVE, BUT HAS HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS SO FAR. THE DRIFT IS QUITE SIGNIFICANT AND SOMETHING TOYOTA CANNOT IGNORE. I HOPE TOYOTA RECOGNIZES THIS PROBLEM ASAP. *TR

MY 2009 COROLLA HAS ALWAYS FELT AS IF IT WERE WANDERING AS I WAS DRIVING. I TOLD MY SALES PERSON AND HE FELT I WAS JUST NOT USED TO IT AS I HAD BEEN DRIVING A NEW TOYOTA TUNDRA THAT IS MUCH BIGGER. I HAVE DRIVEN SMALL TOYOTAS SINCE THE 70'S SO I THINK THIS IS NOT THE CASE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS FOR A YR AND 1/2 NOW. *TR

I OWN A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA, THE VEHICLE DRIFTS WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD IN A STRAIGHT LINE OFF CENTER. TOYOTA HAS DONE A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND STATE THAT ALL IS ACCORDING TO SPEC. I OWN A TOYTOA 4RUNNER 2003 AND IT TRACKS STRAIGHT AND TRUE ON THE SAME ROADWAY. I DRIVE A FORD POLICE INTERCEPTOR AT WORK AND I ALSO DRIVES STRAIGHT AND TURN ON THE SAME ROADWAYS. CONSUMER REPORTS MAGAZINE ALSO REPORTS IN THEIR TEST THAT THE COROLLA 2009 WAS VAGUE ON CENTER DURING THEIR TEST. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA S MODEL ON MARCH 23, 2008. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE I HAVE NOTICED THAT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE CAR MOVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD. FOR SOME REASON THERE IS A LOT OF "EXTRA PLAY" IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH FORCES THE DRIVER TO CONTINUALLY MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT AND RIGHT TO KEEP THE CAR GOING STRAIGHT. THIS IS THE 3RD COROLLA I HAVE OWNED IN MY LIFETIME AND I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE LIKE THIS. IT SEEMS THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A FAULTY DESIGN PLAN USED WHEN TOYOTA MANUFACTURED THIS NEW MODEL VEHICLE. CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME HOW I SHOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND WHAT MY NEXT STEPS MIGHT BE? THANK YOU! *TR

MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA S VEERS (AS IF HIT BY HARSH WIND) WHILE DRIVING 60+ MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS DRIVING OUT OF STATE ON A HIGHSPEED HIGHWAY WHEN I NOTICED THE PROBLEM. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS TO KEEP MY CAR IN MY LANE. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE PROBLEM OCCUR AT HIGH SPEEDS SO I HAVE BEEN DRIVING SLOWER SINCE THEN. I FOUND OUT YESTERDAY THAT THERE MAY BE ANOTHER POSSIBLE RECALL AND THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. *TR

I OWN A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA THAT HAS HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF NOT STARTING. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START AFTER SITTING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, HOWEVER, IT WILL START AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO DO SO. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN APRIL 2008. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN THE SHOP ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE AND THEY TELL ME THEY CANNOT FIND A CAUSE FOR THIS. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED FOUR OTHER TIMES THAT I DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE GARAGE SINCE THEY INFORMED ME THEY COULD NOT FIX IT IF IT WOULD NOT REPEAT THE BEHAVIOR. THE OCCURRENCE IS VERY SPORADIC AND THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THE LAST TIME IT WAS IN THE GARAGE THEY PLACED A FUEL ADDITIVE IN THE GAS TANK TO FIX THE PROBLEM... STILL NO RESOLVE. *TR

I HAVE 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. I NOTICED THAT IN HIGH SPEED (60 MPH) SOME TIMES IT IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE CAR IN LANE AND AT HIGH SPEED IT DRIFTS. I WAS DRIVING TO MISSISSIPPI FROM ATLANTA AND NOTICED THE DRIFT. *TR

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA STEERING COMPLAIN. 1. DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE CAR IN A STRAIGHT POSITION WHILE DRIVING. 2. LOOKS LIKE IT IS LAGGING BEHIND WHEN TURNING OR DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT POSITION. 3. IN A SPLIT SECOND, YOU FEEL THAT YOU ARE NOT IN CONTROL OF THE STEERING. *TR

WHEN I START THE CAR THE ENGINE NOISE ALTERNATED BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW. THE RPM WAS FLUCTUATING A LOT EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS ONLY BEING HEATED. *TR

I BOUGHT TOYOTA COROLLA 2009 A YEAR AGO. AND AFTER 2 WEEKS I BOUGHT I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE STEERING WHEEL BY FEELING THE SURVEY FORM AND EVEN I WENT TO THE DEALER TO CHECK THIS FOR ME. THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY VERY BAD.... WHEN YOU DRIVE YOU CAR MORE THAN 50 MILE PER HOUR.... IT IS VERY HARD TO KEEP THE LANE STRAIGHT.... YOU HAVE TO GRAB THE WHEEL REALLY HARD... YOU FEEL SWINGING LEFT AND RIGHT WHEN YOU DRIVE THIS CAR IN A HIGHWAY. STARTING FROM WEEK 1. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE STEERING WHEEL OF THIS CAR. I WAS EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM TOYOTA FOLLOWING MY COMPLAINT.... BUT I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING. I AM STILL DRIVING THIS CAR WITH LESS CONFIDENCE AND SCARED EVERY SINGLE TIME I DRIVE. I NEVER FELT DRIVING A NEW CAR FOR A SINGLE DAY. SERIOUSLY, THESE TOYOTA COROLLA 2009 MODEL NEEDS TO BE CHECKED FOR THE STEERING WHEEL. SINCE I HAVE ALREADY BOUGHT IT I CAN'T TO ANYTHING BUT I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE MY COMPLAINTS HEARD BY TOYOTA AND FIX THE ISSUE. THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY BAD. *TR

STEERING DRIFTS TO RIGHT. MUST HOLD STEERING WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS AT ALL TIMES TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT. DEALER SAID THIS IS NORMAL FOR ELECTRIC STEERING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA ON A SLICK, SNOW-COVERED ROADWAY, A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MY WIFE STOPPED RATHER QUICKLY. SHE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 15-20 MILES PER HOUR, UPON BRAKING, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES KICKED IN AND SEEMED TO COMPLETELY DISENGAGE THE BRAKES. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FIRED SLOWLY, THE PEDAL STRONGLY RESISTED BEING PRESSED AND THE CAR KEPT ON GOING, SHE HAD TO SWERVE INTO A GAS STATION TO AVOID REAR-ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. TWO DAYS LATER, IT SNOWED AGAIN, AND I WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM ON OUR STREET. DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 20-25 MPH, I QUICKLY APPLIED THE BRAKES AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME RESISTANCE TO PRESSING OF THE BRAKES, THE SAME SLOW FIRING OF THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM, AND THE SAME FEELING OF COMPLETE DISENGAGEMENT OF THE BRAKES. THE CAR TOOK NEARLY 120 FEET TO STOP (THIS IS A VERY GROSS ESTIMATE BASED ON PROPERTY SIZES). AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE, WE TESTED THE BRAKES ON OUR TOYOTA RAV 4 ON THE SAME ROAD AND GOT SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER PERFORMANCE - THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN LESS THAN 60 FEET (AGAIN, GROSS ESTIMATE) AND DID NOT EXHIBIT THE RESISTANCE TO PRESSING OR THE SLOW FIRING OF THE ABS. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, WE WERE INFORMED THAT EVERYTHING TESTED FINE AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND NOTHING TO FIX. THE PROBLEM RECURRED AGAIN IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS TWO DAYS LATER. THE DEALER HAS OFFERED TO ALLOW US TO BRING THE CAR IN ON A DAY WHEN A REP FROM TOYOTA WILL BE PRESENT, BUT I FEEL THAT THEY DO NOT BELIEVE US, AND AM NOT OPTIMISTIC THAT

2009 COROLLA S STEERING PROBLEM--DRIVING ON FREEWAY CAR WANDERS ANY ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE STEERING DOESN'T HELP I'M CONSTANTLY TRYING TO KEEP MY COROLLA WITH IN THE LANE. I'M MORE WORRIED ABOUT THE STEERING THAN THE GAS PEDAL. I TRADED IN A 2006 COROLLA FOR THIS ONE, NO PROBLEMS WITH THE 2006. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THAT THE STEERING WAS DESIGNED TO HANDLE THIS WAY. I REPORTED THE STEERING WITH IN A FEW WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. I WENT ON LINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE COROLLA. OVER THE YEAR I FOUND MYSELF COMING VERY CLOSE TO GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION BECAUSE OF CAR DRIFTING INTO THE OTHER LANE. *TR

THE BRAKE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY WHEN YOUR STOP IN A RED LIGHT OR WAITING IN DRIVE THRU RESTAURANT YOU HAVE TO PUSH REALLY HARD THE BRAKE THAT WAY THE CAR NOT MOVE IF YOU DON'T DO THAT THE CAR START MOVE FORWARD VERY SLOW YOU DON'T FEEL WHEN START MOVING I HIT OTHER CAR WAS IN FRONT OF ME IN THE DRIVE THRU AT MCDONALDS RESTAURANT. *TR

I HAVE 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. OVER SPEED 60 MILES I FEEL STEERING PROBLEM. ITS HARD TO STAY IN THE MIDDLE OF A LANE, CAR GOES BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT AT HIGH SPEEDS. IN ADDITION IF THE ROAD IS SLIPPERY, I NEED TO HANDLE STEERING VERY CAREFULLY. I DON'T THINK MY CAR IS SAFE. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA "S" SEDAN IN THE SUMMER OF 2008. AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-6 MONTHS, I DETECTED INSTABILITY IN THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DOWN THE I-95 CORRIDOR, SOUTH OF THE WASHINGTON DC AREA. I REPORTED THIS TO CLOSE FRIENDS, BUT AFTER DISCUSSION WITH THE FRIEND, ATTRIBUTED IT TO THE NEW ELECTRIC POWER STEERING AND TO A SMALLER WHEELBASE VEHICLE THAT I'M NOT ACCUSTOMED TO DRIVING. AFTER MONITORING RECENT PRESS REPORTS THAT OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE BROUGHT TO LIGHT REGARDING THE SAME SITUATION, I FELT COMPELLED TO REPORT OUR EXPERIENCE, WHICH WAS WELL BEFORE THE RECENT, MYRIAD RECALLS ISSUED BY TOYOTA. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA SWAYS BACK AND FORTH IN THE LANE, SOMETIMES CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO GO INTO THE LEFT OR RIGHT LANE. FOR AWHILE I THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO THE WIND OR MAYBE THE ROAD BEING UNEVEN BUT I HAVE DRIVEN ON DIFFERENT HIGHWAYS AND IT HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES. THE VEHICLE SWAYS WHEN I REACH SPEEDS OF 40+. THE WHEEL WILL BE STRAIGHT BUT THE VEHICLE WILL STILL SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I SAW THAT OTHER 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA OWNERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AND I REALIZED IT WAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE VEHICLE AND NOT JUST SURROUNDINGS SUCH AS THE WIND OR THE ROAD. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA IN MAY 2008. FROM THE VERY FIRST DAY OF OWNERSHIP, THE STEERING HAS BEEN VERY SLOPPY, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING OVER 50 MPH WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE STEERING SEEMS AS IF IT IS OVER-SENSITIVE AND NOT FINE-TUNED, BUT THERE ALSO COULD BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COMPONENTS. WHEN I BROUGHT THIS ISSUE UP TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, THEY RESPONDED BY TELLING ME THAT THE STEERING IS SUPPOSED TO BE THAT WAY, SINCE IT WAS A NEW ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM, RATHER THAN A CONVENTIONAL POWER STEERING SYSTEM LIKE IN PREVIOUS MODELS. IF THE STEERING IS SUPPOSED TO BE THAT WAY, THEN WHY IS IT THAT I HAVE SUCH A HARD TIME KEEPING MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA CENTERED IN THE LANE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD; AND IF I EVER HAVE A TWITCH OR HAVE TO SNEEZE, THE CAR WOULD, MOST LIKELY, BE DARTING ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF THE SLOPPY STEERING. IN TALKING WITH MANY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA OWNERS, THIS PROBLEM DOESN'T SEEM AS IF IT IS MINOR, AS ALL OWNERS THAT I TALK TO HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I HAVE TO KEEP BOTH HANDS FIRMLY ON THE STEERING WHEEL, LOOKING STRAIGHT AHEAD IN ORDER TO KEEP MY CAR IN A SEMI-STRAIGHT LINE WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. IF I START LOOKING AROUND, SCANNING FOR POTENTIAL HAZARDS THAT MAY PRESENT THEMSELVES, I FIND THAT THE CAR IS WANDERING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WITHOUT ALMOST ANY STEERING INPUT FROM MYSELF. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF THE NHTSA AND TOYOTA WOULD LOOK INTO THIS POTENTIALLY SER

MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA'S ELECTRIC STEERING WANDERS ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY. YOU CAN'T TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF THE WHEEL FOR A SECOND WITHOUT THE CAR DRIFTING INTO ANOTHER LANE. *TR

ON 2009 AND LATER TOYOTA COROLLAS, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM CAUSES EXCESSIVE LIGHTNESS IN THE WHEEL AND EXCESSIVE WANDERING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS CAN CAUSE VEHICLE INSTABILITY LEADING TO A CRASH. TOYOTA SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. *TR

THE 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA THAT WAS PURCHASED IN 2009 ACCELERATED, ON IT'S ON ACCORD WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO INCREASE IN SPEED SO QUICKLY THAT THE CAR HIT THE NATURAL GAS METER LOCATED NEXT TO THE HOUSE.THE FORCE OF THIS IMPACT COMBINED WITH THE ACCELERATION CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE. THE GAS METER BEGAN TO LEAK AND THE FORCE OF IMPACT AND CONTINUING ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE, LITERALLY RIPPED A GASH IN THE SIDE OF THE CAR, APPROX 5 FEET LONG. THIS GASH WAS CAUSED BY THE REGULAR ON THE GAS METER. (THE METER IS WELL OUT OF THE WAY OF THE PATH AND HAS NEVER BEEN A PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN IN THIS LOCATION FOR DECADES. THE VEHICLE ONLY STOPPED BECAUSE IT WAS FORCED TO, AS THE SMALL SECTION OF THE GAS METER WHICH IMPACTED THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE RIPPING INTO THE CAR. AS IT FINALLY CAME TO A POINT WHERE THE DOOR ENDED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT QUARTER PANEL BEGAN. THIS WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE POLICE, AS THIS HAPPENED ON OUR PRIVATE PROPERTY. IN ADDITION,WE SAW NO POINT IN REPORTING IT TO NHTSA AS WE COULD NOT FATHOM THAT IT WAS EVEN THE CARS FAULT. AS PERPLEXED AS WE WERE THAT THIS HAPPENED, UNTIL RECENTLY, WE HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY SUCH DAMAGE WOULD BE CAUSED BY PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT SUCH A SLOW SPEED, OR EVEN HOW WE MANAGED TO HIT THE GAS METER. WITH THE GIVEN NEWS OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION RECALL, WE NOW HAVE A VERY CLEAR PICTURE AS TO WHAT HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER REPAIRED AS THE COST OF THIS REPAIR IS GOING TO BE MO

I LIVE IN MINNESOTA AND DURING WINTER MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA PRODUCE A SLIPPING ON BLACK ICE SENSATION WHEN PASSING UNDER A BRIDGE. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND I'M NOT STEERING THE CAR AT ALL. IT'S LIKE THE CAR TEMPORARILY STEER ITSELF UNDER THE BRIDGE WITHOUT ME MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE TO KEEP THE STEERING EXTRA STILL TO AVOID A SKID OR SHIFTING TO ANOTHER LANE. MY CAR ALSO HAS POOR ANTILOCK BRAKING. THE ANTILOCK FREQUENCY IS WAY TO HIGH TO BE EFFECTIVE IN LOW SPEED DRIVING. IT USUALLY CAUSE SKID AND LONG BRAKING DISTANCE. *TR

MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA STEERING WANDERS AROUND THE ROAD AND MAKES STEERING DIFFICULT AND TIRING. *TR

WHEN DRIVING ON I-355, MANY DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT UP AND CAR TEMPERATURE IS VERY HIGH TOO. IT IS A BRAND NEW TOYOTA COROLLA (<2000 MILES). HAD TO TOW IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT A RODENT CHEWED UP AC AND COOLANT TUBES. NEVER HEARD OF IT. WHAT A LOUSY DESIGN OR PARTS THAT ATTRACT RODENTS. *TR

WHILE FOLLOWING MY DAUGHTER ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, AFTER SHE GOT A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA, I NOTED THAT SHE HAD A TENDENCY TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE LANE, THEN CORRECT THE STEERING REPEATEDLY. I NOTED IT TO HER THINKING IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH HER DRIVING SKILLS. WE THEN SWITCHED CARS. (I HAVE OVER 40 YEARS DRIVING EXPERIENCE.) I NOTED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR THAT SHE DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. I SEEMED TO HAVE NO PROBLEM KEEPING THE COROLLA IN-LANE AT HIGH SPEED. HOWEVER, I WAS SENSITIZED TO THE PROBLEM AND WAS PAYING PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO WHERE I WAS IN THE LANE-SOMETHING THAT I AM NOT INORDINATELY FOCUSED ON NORMALLY WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE RECENTLY DISCUSSED THIS WITH HER AND SHE NOW CLAIMS THAT SHE IS HAVING NO PROBLEM KEEPING THE TOYOTA IN-LANE. I AM REPORTING THIS AFTER READING IN THE NEWS ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA STEERING ISSUE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHEN AT 50 MPH OR ABOVE MY CAR STARTS PULLING OR TURNING WHILE HOLDING THE WHEEL STRAIGHT. I WAS PLAYING TUG OF WAR. IF ITS WINDY OUTSIDE AT ALL, THE STEERING GETS WORSE LOOKING AS IF I'M A DRUNK DRIVER OR SOMETHING. *TR

WHEN YOU PICK UP SPEED DRIVING AND REACH AROUND 55MPH OR OVER, THE CAR DUCKS OFF TO THE LEFT AS IF ITS READY TO GO OFF THE ROAD. AND THIS CAR HAS A LOT OF BLIND SPOTS WHEN TRYING TO BACK UP OR SEE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR

THE STEERING (EPS) TWITCHES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, SOMETIMES A LITTLE, SOMETIMES A LOT. IT SEEMS TO DO IT MORE IN AREAS WITH POWERLINES AND OTHER INTERFERENCE. THIS IS ALWAYS, NOT JUST ON A CERTAIN DATE. SOME DAYS IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN. *TR