2010 TOYOTA COROLLA FIRST EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS JUNE 2010 (CAR PURCHASED MARCH 2010) ON A WARM DAY I.E. 90 DEGREES THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN, COASTS TO A STOP. STILL ABLE TO STEER TO GET OFF THE ROAD. WAIT 10 TO 15 MINUTES AND CAR WILL RESTART. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED MY SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, TOTALLY SHOCKED HIM. THE NEXT TIME I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE THROUGH A CONGESTED MOUNTAIN PASS, WAS FORTUNATE THAT NO SEMI TRUCKS WERE DIRECTLY BEHIND ME AND THAT THERE WAS A SHOULDER ON THIS STRETCH. TOOK INTO DEALER AFTER SAME EXPERIENCE ON 2 TRIPS. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PROBLEM. JUNE 2011 DROVE 200 MILES ON THE ROAD, THEN DROVE IN TOWN SAME DAY WITH MULTIPLE STOPS. DRIVING AT APPROX. 35 MPH, CAR JERKED, STEPPED ON GAS WITH NO RESPONSE. ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT. WITH TRAFFIC BACKING UP BEHIND US AND CAR WOULD NOT RESTART, DRIVER BEHIND US AND MY OCTOGENARIAN FATHER PUSHED THE CAR AROUND THE CORNER TO A CHURCH PARKING LOT. CALLED TRIPLE AAA FOR A TOW, AFTER WAITING A HALF HOUR TRIED TO START CAR. IT STARTED. CALLED TRIPLE AAA TO CANCEL TOW. DURING THE NEXT 1 TO 2 MILES THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN 3 MORE TIMES AND EACH TIME WAS ABLE TO COAST OUT OF THE ROADWAY. FINALLY HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. THEY EXAMINED VEHICLE NEXT MORNING AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP ON 2010 AND 2011 TOYOTA COROLLAS IN HEAT AND AT ALTITUDE. ENGINEERS ARE WORKING ON A NEW FUEL PUMP. TOYOTA DOES NOT KNOW WHEN A NEW PUMP WILL BE AVAILABLE. I NO
2010 Toyota Corolla complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2010 record →
2010 RAPID ACCELERATION WHEN PUSHING DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DRIVERS FLOOR MAT WAS LOOSE & WHEN I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE MY HEELS PUSHED THE MAT INTO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. 3 TOYOTA DEALERS SAY NO RECALLS GROSSINGER - OAK BROOK / WESTMONT & LIBERTYVILLE... *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE HE SAW HIS DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SHATTER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT IT HAPPENS . THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 5,000. UPDATED 07/08/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HIS INSURANCE COMPANY REPLACED THE WINDOW AS THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY.
GRINDING NOISE COMING OUT OF THE FRONT BRAKES DUE TO WARPAGE IN THE FRONT ROTORS. *TR
IN JANUARY 2011, MY 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA LE EXPERIENCED WHAT HAS BEEN TERMED 'SUDDEN ACCELERATION'- WHILE I WAS BRAKING, THE ACCELERATOR ENGAGED BY ITSELF, GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. MY TOYOTA COROLLA IS THE NEWER DESIGN I BELIEVE, IT HAS NAILED DOWN FLOOR MATS, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ALREADY WORKED ON BY TOYOTA I BELIEVE IN OCTOBER 2010. I TOOK MY CAR TO TOYOTA, THEY SIMPLY ISSUED AN INSPECTION RESULT INDICATING THAT THE CAR 'CHECKED OUT TO FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS.' TOYOTA IS LYING ABOUT THE CAUSE OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION, AND CONTINUES TO DO SO. THE COMPANY WOULD RATHER SEE PEOPLE INJURED OR KILLED THAN DEAL WITH THE REAL PROBLEM(S). *TR
HIGHWAY DRIVING CAR DRIFTS FROM SIDE TO SIDE. CONSTANTLY CORRECTING STEERING. UNCOMFORTABLE / UNSAFE RIDE. ALMOST LIKE I WAS ON BLACK ICE AS CAR OSCILLATES LEFT TO RIGHT. *TR
SINCE THE DAY WE TOOK OWNERSHIP OF OUR 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA, 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. NOW AT 44,000 MILES THE ELECTRONIC STEERING (ELECTRIC MOTOR) WHINES/WHISTLES INTERMITTENTLY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH. THIS IS NOT AN ALIGNMENT OR TIRE WEAR ISSUE AS IT HAS DONE THIS SINCE NEW. *TR
WE PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA S4 IN FEB. OF THIS YEAR. I LOVED MY TOYOTA & THE GAS MILEAGE I HAS GETTING (MAJOR REASON WE BOUGHT THE COROLLA). HOWEVER, I JUST TOOK IT ON A LONG HIGHWAY/INTERSTATE DRIVE 7 HOURS THERE AND BACK. I WAS SHOCKED AT HOW THE VEHICLE HANDLED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I DID NOT FEEL SAFE GOING OVER 55 MILES AN HOUR. IF I DID NOT HOLD BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL CONSTANTLY, THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT SWAYING AS IF A STRONG WIND WAS PUSHING IT SIDE TO SIDE. I ALSO OWN A SUBARU FORESTER--A SMALL SUV. I HAVE OWNED IT FOR 6 YEARS AND NEVER EXPERIENCED ON THE HIGHWAY WHAT I DID WITH THE TOYOTA COROLLA. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED AND DISMAYED. *TR
2010 TOYOTA COROLLA LOANER VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION*TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HIS MOTHER DROVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE LOT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND SHE HIT AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. *JB UPDATED 12/15/14.*JB
I HAVE A 2010 COROLLA AND HAD STEERING DIFFICULTIES. AT HITTING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IT WOULD FEEL LIKE THE WIND WAS BLOWING MY CAR INTO THE OTHER LANE, YET THE WIND WAS NOT BLOWING. ON 4-25-2010, MY CAR JERKED RIGHT WHILE GOING 43, CAUSING ME TO HIT A DITCH, GO AIRBORNE, HIT A TELEPHONE POLE, DO A 360 AND LAND BACK ON IT'S WHEELS. MY CAR IS NOW NOT DRIVABLE AND NOT REPAIRABLE. BEFORE THE ACCIDENT I THOUGHT IT WAS THE WIND BLOWING MY CAR, BUT MOMENTS AFTER THE WRECK I KNEW IT WAS SOMETHING MORE. SEEING OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, I NOW KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60-70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VEER BACK AND FORTH ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED FREQUENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THAT COMPUTER STEERING ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,700 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,700.
THE PROBLEM IS WITH BRAKING SYSTEM OR BRAKES IN TOYOTA COROLLA 2010 LE. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN DECEMBER 2010. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN OR STOP. IT REQUIRES PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL FURTHER DOWN TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR OR BRING IT TO COMPLETE STOP. IT HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS. ABS IS AVAILABLE IN THE CAR AND IS ENGAGED. IT RAN 1100 MILE ONLY. I GOT IT CHECKED WITH THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND THAT IS HOW THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED IN NEW TOYOTA CARS ( REQUIRES PUSHING DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL FURTHER DOWN AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS). I STILL FEEL THAT THERE IS SOME ISSUE WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I CHECKED THE RECALL LIST IN HTTP://WWW.TOYOTA.COM/RECALL/ AND MY VEHICLE VIN IS NOT LISTED. I SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA COROLLA 2010 MODEL REPORTED BY MANY CUSTOMERS. THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS "POWER-ASSISTED VENTILATED 10.7-INCH FRONT DISC BRAKES; 9-INCH REAR DRUM BRAKES WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS), ELECTRONIC BRAKE-FORCE DISTRIBUTION (EBD) AND BRAKE ASSIST (BA)" . I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 50-60 MPH, THE STEERING WOULD BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE IN A STRAIGHT DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10.
STEARING. VEARS TO LEFT AND RIGHT CAN'T CONTROLL @ SPEEDS OF 50MPH PLUS
ORIGINAL FILING: ODI#10317281 ON DEC 12, 2009 AS ... "AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO "LOCK" INTO A POSITION AND RESISTS BEING MOVED TO EITHER SIDE UNTIL EXCESSIVE FORCE IS APPLIED, SEVERAL POUNDS OF FORCE I WOULD SAY, THEN THE STEERING WHEEL JUMPS TO A NEW POSITION AND THE CAR TAKES OFF TO THAT SIDE, REQUIRING ANOTHER HARD PULL ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO TRY TO GO BACK TOWARD CENTER. I HAD TO FIGHT THIS CAR FOR THREE HOURS EACH WAY ON THE HIGHWAY, AND THE SLIGHTEST INATTENTION WAS LIKELY TO RESULT IN THE CAR HEADING FOR ONE EDGE OR THE OTHER OF THE LANE, SINCE IT SEEMS TO PERIODICALLY JUST "DRIFT" OFF PATH FOR NO APPARENT REASON-- NO CHANGE IN ROAD SLOPE OR GEOMETRY, BUT THE CAR WOULD START MOVING TOWARD ONE SIDE OF THE OTHER. (TIRE PRESSURES WERE CHECKED BEFORE THE TRIP). ... .... RESOLUTION: AFTER 19 MONTHS OF AVOIDING USING THE CAR FOR HIGHWAY DRIVING, WE TOOK THE 2010 COROLLA S TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED, WITH 7600 MILES ON IT ON MARCH 17, 2011 AND REQUESTED THEM TO CHECK FOR SERVICE BULLETINS RELATED TO THE CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH STEERING CONTROL (OR LACK OF IT!) AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING ECU UNDER TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETIN 0140-10R1 WITH A NEW ECU (TOYOTA PART #89650-12C20 ) THIS WORK WAS DONE UNDER WARRANTY, NO CHARGES. NO OTHER CHANGES TO TIRE PRESSURE OR ALIGNMENT WERE DONE, BUT THE RESULTS ARE AMAZING! THE CAR ACTUALLY HANDLES AND RESPONDS TO THE STEERING WHEEL LIKE YOU WOULD EXPECT, AND IS EASY TO STEER ACCURATELY WITHIN THE LANE AT SPEE
1. THIS CAR CAN NOT BE DRIVEN IN A STRAIGHT LINE ON THE HIGHWAY EVEN WHEN YOU HOLD STEERING WITHOUT MOVING. IT SEEMS VEHICLE SLOWLY, CONSISTENTLY DRIFTS MOSTLY TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT. ONE NEEDS TO PAY SO MUCH ATTENTION ON STEERING WHILE DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN THERE SINCE DAY ONE (8 MILES) AND I REQUESTED TO FIX BEFORE I SIGN THE PAPER WORK BUT NOT HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OTHER THAN CAR WASH. THIS ISSUE STILL EXISTS EVEN AFTER PERFORMING ALIGNMENT DURING OUR FIRST SERVICE VISIT AS I THOUGHT IT WAS AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE. WE BELIEVE IT IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAN STICKY PEDAL AND POSE A POTENTIAL RISK FOR COROLLA OWNERS IF WE CAN NOT CONTROL STEERING. IT HAS POTENTIAL ROAD HAZARD AS THE VEHICLE WANDERS BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT ESPECIALLY WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC AND FEELS LIKE CAR WHEELS ARE NOT UNDER CONTROL. WE ARE POSITIVE THAT THESE STEERING/SUSPENSION ISSUES WERE ALSO RAISED ON OTHER 2010 COROLLAS BY A NUMBER OF OWNERS. TOYOTA AND DEALERS MUST BE FULLY AWARE OF THESE CONCERNS BUT FAILED TO DECLARE UP FRONT. DURING OUR SECOND VISIT THEY TOLD US ABOUT TS 1040 AND REPLACED STEERING CONTROL COMPUTER BOARD. SEEMS WANDERING ISSUE IS GONE FOR NOW. BUT TIRES ARE PROBLEM AS I AM HAVING CONCERN FROM THE BEGINNING. 2. I FEEL HUMMING MILD VIBRATION/RESONANCE IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN WE CROSS 50-60 MPH. IT FEELS LIKE TIRES ARE VIBRATING THE STEERING WHEEL. REPLACING COMPUTER CONTROLLER DID NOT FIX MILD VIBRATION OF STEERING. 3. TIRES: AS I HAD DOUBT ABOUT TIRES THIS COULD BE TIRES PROBLEM BU
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MOVED FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHILE DRIVING MAKING IT HARD TO STAY IN THE LANE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
I OWN A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH 10,000 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW FROM A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN OCTOBER 2009. IMMEDIATELY AFTER BUYING THE CAR, I STARTED NOTICING AN ABNORMAL TINGLING WHEN HITTING THE BRAKE PEDAL COUPLED WITH A LOUD GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY AFTER I HIT A LITTLE POTHOLE AT MY CONDO. IT FEELS AND SOUNDS AS IF I WERE DOING SOMETHING WRONG BY PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT WAS THE ABS BEING ACTIVATED AND THAT IT HAPPENS WHEN I BRAKE AFTER HITTING A POTHOLE OR A BUMP OR ON A ROUGH TERRAIN, AND THAT THE GRINDING SOUND AND TINGLING BRAKE PEDAL ARE NORMAL. IT DOES NOT FEEL OR SOUND NORMAL AT ALL AND THE TINGLING PEDAL CAN MAKE A DRIVER AVOID HITTING THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAUSE IT FEELS AND SOUNDS LIKE DOING SOMETHING WRONG, WHICH MAY LEAD TO A CRASH. *TR
2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. ATTORNEY WRITES ON BEHALF OF CLIENT WHO EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND APPLIED BOTH FEET TO THE BRAKE, AND BY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, HE WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOP. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY VEER FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE, WHICH THE DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 778 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,300. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ UPDATED 05/02/11
VEHICLE PURCHASED WITH 7,418 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 50MPH AND ABOVE THE VEHICLE WILL WANDER WITHOUT TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. CONSTANT STEERING CORRECTION IS REQUIRED TO KEEP VEHICLE STRAIGHT. VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY OUT OF SYNC WITH VEHICLE WHEELS WHEN DRIVING FROM A STAND STILL AND MOVING AT A VERY SLOW SPEED AND TURNING.
I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP BEHIND A GMC YUKON AS WE WAITED FOR TRAFFIC TO MOVE, I LIGHTLY TAPPED THE GAS PETAL AS OUR VEHICLES BEGAN TO MOVE & MY 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA LE LUNGED FORWARD AS IF I PRESSED FULL FORCE (WHICH I DID NOT) SLAMMING INTO THE YUKON. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EITHER. *LN
1)FRONT BUMPER IS BEEN REPLACED 2 ON MY CAR AS THE STRIP OF A REMOLDED TIRE OF A TRUCKTHAT GETS PEALED OFF DUE TO HEAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD HIT MY CAR TWICE AND THE FRONT BUMPER GETS DAMAGED OR BROKEN IMMEDIATELY. IT COST ME 600$ TO FIX IT 2) IT HAPPENED TO ME TWICE. 3)I THINK THAT THE REMOLDING OF TIRES IS TO BE BAND OR PROPER PROCESS SO AS IT DOES NOT SEPERATE.YES AND NOW THE TIRES ARE MADE BIGGER AND BROADER ONLY ONE INSTEAD OF TWO IN TRAILERS WHICH IS BAD. 3)IT THE BUMPER GETS DAMAGED JUST BY A HIT DOES MEAN THAT THE BUMPER IS WEAK TO SAVE US FROM A REAL CRASH. IT IS TOYOTA,COROLLA 2010. *TR
I WAS DRIVING A RENTAL 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA IN SIESTA KEY, FL. I CAME TO A STOP ON A BUSY DOWNTOWN STREET ON A FRIDAY NIGHT. AS I SAT AT A COMPLETE STOP WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AS PEDESTRIANS WERE CROSSING, THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED FORWARD. I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL & AS THIS HAPPENED, I HELD MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE TO AVOID HITTING THE PEDESTRIANS. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO HOLD THE CAR BACK UNTIL THE ACCELERATION ENDED. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE THE PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA ACCELERATION WAS MADE PUBLIC. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE ENTERPRISE CAR RENTAL AGENCY IN PORT CHARLOTTE FL, WHERE I RENTED IT, BUT THEY DID NOT SEEM CONCERNED. IT WASN'T UNTIL A WEEK LATER THAT THIS STORY WAS IN THE NEWS. I CALLED THE NHTSB TO FILE A COMPLAINT, I'M FILING THIS COMPLAINT AGAIN AFTER HEARING THE GOV'T RESPONSE TO THE STUDY OF THIS PROBLEM. FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, I KNOW FOR A FACT THIS IS NOT CORRECT. THIS CAR I DROVE DID NOT HAVE THE PEDAL STICK OR FLOOR MAT PROBLEM. IT DEFINITELY ACCELERATED COMPLETELY ON IT'S OWN WITHOUT THE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. IF NEEDED , I MAY BE ABLE TO LOCATE THE VIN FROM MY RENTAL RECEIPT. *TR
I WAS PARKING MY CAR WEDNESDAY EVENING. AS I WAS ABOUT TO FINISH PARKING MY CAR, THE ENGINE OUT OF NOWHERE MADE A LOUD VROOM AND ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN AS I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE. THE CAR HIT A SNOW BANK WHICH STOPPED THE CAR. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED.
MY 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA CONTINUES TO HAVE ACCELERATION ISSUES. NOW IT ACCELERATES WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON TO SPEEDS OVER 100/110 MPH. I HAD TO DRIVE MY CAR FROM VERMONT TO CALIFORNIA, AND USED MY CRUISE CONTROL FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 75 TO 80 MPH IN AREAS AND I SET THE CRUISE CONTROL TO 72. THE NEXT THING I NEW, THE CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD ON ITS OWN & WENT COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL. IT WENT TO SPEEDS OF 100- 120 MPH WITHIN 1-2 MINUTES AND I COULD HARDLY CONTROL THE CAR. I HAVE BEEN IN 3-4 ACCELERATION INCIDENTS WITH THIS VEHICLE ALREADY AND BEEN INJURED (THE REPORTS I HAVE ALREADY FILED WITH YOUR AGENCY THIS PAST YEAR). THIS VEHICLE IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE. THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL OR ENGINE PROBLEM WITH THESE TOYOTAS, NO MATTER WHAT THE NHTSA, THE FEDS, OR TOYOTA STATES. IT IS NOT THE WAY AMERICANS ARE DRIVING ! DON'T INSULT OUR INTELLIGENCE. HOW MANY MORE INNOCENT VICTIMS HAVE TO GET HURT. ALL WE ARE ASKING IS FOR TOYOTA TO TAKE THESE CARS BACK AND REPLACE THEM WITH A SAFE CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT IS WHAT IS FAIR TO THE CONSUMER. THAT IS WHAT THE LEMON LAW IS FOR. YET WHY DOES NO ONE LISTEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE AND THE CONTACT NEEDED TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF WHEN THE RPMS CONTINUED TO INCREASE. THE POLICE ASSISTED WITH MOVING THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DIAGNOSING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 3,000.
PURCHASED 2010 WITH 35K MILES. TEST DROVE CAR BUT DID NOT NOTICE STEERING ISSUE UNTIL I DROVE IT A LOT. THE STEERING CONTROL FORCE CHANGES WITH SPEED. STEERING WILL NOT STAY STRAIGHT AND PULLS TO LEFT DEPENDING ON SPEED THE PULL MAY BE WORSE TO THE LEFT. TOOK TO DEALER TWICE AND NTB FOR ALIGNMENT BUT IS ACCORDING TO REPAIR SHOPS THE ALIGNMENT IS IN SPECS AND THE TIRES ARE GOOD. IF IT TURNED TO THE RIGHT I WOULD BE BAD BUT BETTER BECAUSE NOW IT TURNS TOWARDS ONCOMING CARS RIGHT NOW AND POSES A DANGER TO MYSELF AND FAMILY. *TR
OUR JAPANESE BUILT 2010 COROLLA HAS A DEAD SPOT AT THE TOP OF THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL. AT ALL SPEEDS, WHEN FIRST DEPRESSING THE PEDAL, VERY LITTLE IF ANY BRAKING ACTION OCCURS WITH THE VEHICLE. ONLY AFTER SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE HAS BEEN APPLIED TO THE PEDAL WILL THE VEHICLE SLOW. THIS IS ACTUALLY MORE DANGEROUS DURING LOW SPEED DRIVING. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THIS. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL ADJUSTMENTS MADE, AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS BEEN FLUSHED WITH NEW FLUID. IT IS STILL AN ISSUE. THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE JAPANESE BUILT CARS. I HAVE TEST DRIVEN 2 CANADIAN BUILT 2010 COROLLAS, AND THE BRAKING FUNCTION IS MUCH BETTER. THE BRAKING COMPONENTS ARE NOT TRANSFERABLE BETWEEN THE 2 CARS. I MAINTAIN THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW OF THE JAPANESE BUILT COROLLAS. *TR
EXTREMELY LIGHT STEERING AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MILES PER HOUR. VIRTUALLY NO ROAD FEEL. SENSATION IS SIMILAR TO "DRIVING" A VIDEO GAME. ALL CONTROL NEEDS TO BE THROUGH VISION AS THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO FEELING OF RESISTANCE IN THE STEERING WHEEL MAKING THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ON CURVES OR WHEN BUFFETED BY WINDS PRODUCED BY LARGE TRUCKS PASSING BY. VERY TIRING TO DRIVE. FEELS ESPECIALLY UNSAFE AT NIGHT AS IN THE DARK THERE IS LESS VISUAL INPUT REGARDING THE UPCOMING ROAD AND WITH SUCH MINIMAL ROAD FEEL THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL DRIVING FEELS UNSAFE. THIS IS A NEW CAR WITH LESS THAN 2,000 MILES. REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING COMPUTER BY THE DEALER DID NOT SUFFICIENTLY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *LN
I HAVE A 2010 COROLLA WITH BRAKE ISSUES. WHENEVER I GO OVER A POTHOLE OR OTHER BUMP AT LOW SPEEDS (UNDER 25MPH), THE CAR MAKES A GRINDING 'METAL ON METAL' NOISE. IT FEELS KIND OF LIKE TINGLING UNDER YOUR FOOT... SIMILAR TO A PULSE. THE CAR 'JUMPS FORWARD' A SMALL BIT BEFORE IT SLOWS DOWN TO A STOP. I FIND THE 'JUMPING' ISSUE VERY UNSETTLING. IT IS LIKE THE CAR ACCELERATES SLIGHTLY EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE USING THE BRAKES AND TRYING TO SLOW. THE MAJOR ISSUE IS THAT THE CAR DOES NOT STOP--THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELS DISENGAGED WHILE IT GRINDS AND PULSES. I HAVE HAD MY CAR SERVICED AND THEY TELL ME IT IS THE ABS AND THERE IS NO PROBLEM. BUT OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A PROBLEM AND OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE AS WELL. I HAVE DRIVEN THE 2005 COROLLA MODEL, AS WELL AS OTHER CARS WITH ABS BRAKES, AND NEVER ENCOUNTERED BRAKE ISSUES LIKE THIS. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN MY 2010 COROLLA AND HONESTLY, MAY TRY TO TRADE IT IN EVEN THOUGH I'VE ONLY HAD IT A YEAR AND WOULD BE LOSING A LOT OF MONEY. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT FASTER SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES STIFF. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOOSEN UP AS THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE SINCE IT WAS A NEW VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT CRASHED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUFFERED A SERIOUS INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 5,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE BRAKES AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE LOCATED SO CLOSE TO ONE ANOTHER THAT THE CONTACTS FOOT WOULD GET STUCK BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS WHEN SLOWING DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE EXHIBITED AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN RPMS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES THE RPMS WOULD EITHER DECREASE OR INCREASE RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RPMS WERE OPERATING NORMALLY AND THERE WERE NO REPAIRS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THAT HE SHOULD CONTACT ANOTHER DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION ON THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AS SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFTED OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD RETURN HER CALL WITHIN ONE BUSINESS DAY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,979. UPDATED 02/23/11*LJ UPDATED 07/01/11
TL*THE CONTACT RENTED A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE ACCELERATED, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE ENGINE AREA. THE RPMS INCREASED SUDDENLY AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT TO THE LEFT SIDE INSTEAD OF FORWARD. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES RESULT OF THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT AN INVESTIGATION OF THE BLACK BOX DID NOT INDICATE ANY VEHICLE MALFUNCTION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 22,350.
I HAVE A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH 1,900 MILES ON IT, I PURCHASED THE VEH IN THE MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER. AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT MY RIGHT ARM WOULD COLLECT STATIC ELECTRICITY WHEN I WOULD PLACE IT ON TOP OF THE CENTER ARM REST/CONSOLE. AT FIRST I WOULD ONLY GET THE STATIC SPARK WHEN I TOUCHED THE METAL FRAME OF MY DOOR, THEN WHEN I ENTERED THE VEHICLE I WOULD ONCE AGAIN COLLECT THE STATIC ELECTRICITY ON MY RIGHT ARM FROM THE CENTER ARM REST/CONSOLE. I BEGAN TO JUST NOT PAY ATTENTION TO THE STATIC BUILD UP I WOULD GET UNTIL YESTERDAY DECEMBER 29, 2010. I EXCITED MY VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO OPEN MY GAS COMPARTMENT DOOR, AS I TOUCHED THE COMPARTMENT DOOR, I RECEIVED THE STATIC SPARK. NOW I AM BECOMING CONCERN BECAUSE IT HAPPEN WHEN I TOUCHED THE COMPARTMENT DOOR HAD IT HAPPENED A FEW SECONDS LATER I COULD HAVE BEEN PUMPING GAS. I DROVE TO THE TOYOTA DEALER NEAR MY HOME AND WAS ASKED TO SIT IN ANOTHER 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA AND I ALSO BUILD UP STATIC ELECTRICITY, THEN THEY HAD ME SIT IN A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY AND NOTHING HAPPENED. CLEARLY THE TYPE OF MATERIAL USED ON THE CENTER ARM REST/CONSOLE IS CAUSING THIS STATIC BUILD UP ON MY ARM. THE MATERIAL USED IN THE CAMRY IS NOT CAUSING THIS. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW OF ANY STATIC COMPLAINTS. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOMEONE INVESTIGATE THIS, IT ISN'T SAFE TO GO PUMP GAS WHILE HAVING STATIC ELECTRICITY. I CAN SHOW ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT HOW THE HAIRS ON MY ARM STAND UP ONCE I TOUCH THE CENTER ARM
1. 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA S WAS PURCHASED FROM A TOYOTA DEALER WITH 8 MILES. RIGHT AFTER GOING OFF THE LOT, AND ONTO THE FREEWAY, CAR WAS UNSTABLE. EVEN IF YOU HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT, THE CAR WANTS TO JUMP LEFT AND RIGHT RANDOMLY. BASICALLY IT IS UNSTABLE. 2. CAR IS UNSTABLE AND REQUIRES MORE THAN NORMAL CONCENTRATION AND MORE EFFORT TO DRIVE STRAIGHT, AS CAR DOES NOT TRACK STRAIGHT. 3. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER WITH APPROXIMATELY 185 MILES. TEST DROVE WITH TECHNICIAN, WHO SAID IT VEERS SLIGHTLY RIGHT. ALIGNMENT WAS DONE. THE FRONT WAS OFF BY A BIT AND CORRECTED. BUT REAR OF CAR WAS OUT OF SPEC WITH REGARDS TO LEFT AND RIGHT TOE. BASICALLY BOTH REAR WHEELS FACING TOWARDS THE LEFT. TOYOTA DEALER SAID THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. I BRING IN A TOYOTA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT ADDRESSES ON-CENTER STEERING FEEL. THE DOCUMENT REQUIRES ALIGNMENT DONE, THEN POWER-STEERING ECU REPLACED. MY ECU IS THEN REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT ALIGNMENT IN REAR IS NOT ADJUSTED, SINCE THE DEALER SAID IT IS NOT ADJUSTABLE. THEY GIVE ME BACK THE CAR WITH THE NEW ECU EVEN IF REAR TOE IS OFF ALONG WITH TOTAL REAR CAMBER. THEY ALSO SAY THAT TOTAL REAR TOE IS CORRECT AT .38 DEG, BUT EVEN IF LEFT AND RIGHT REAR TOE IS OFF, AS LONG AS TOTAL REAR TOE IS GOOD, CAR IS WITHIN TOYOTA SPECIFICATIONS AND TOLERANCES. I DO NOT AGREE WITH THE STATEMENT. IF LEFT AND RIGHT TOES ARE OFF, THEN CAR IS NOT ALIGNED. RIGHT REAR TOE IS OUT OF SPEC BY .15 DEGREES WHILE LEFT REAR TOE IS OFF BY -.0
2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL CONCERNS REGARDING THIS VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AT TIMES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE LIGHTLY, THEY GRAB ABRUPTLY. AT TIMES, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, HE HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE AMOUNT ACCELERATION DELIVERED TO THE VEHICLE. THE SPEED WOULD INCREASE MORE THAN DESIRED. AT SPEEDS ABOVE 35 MPH, WHEN IN OVERDRIVE, THE ENGINE SPEED WOULD SUDDENLY DROP. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM AND TOYOTA'S RESPONSE WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKED UP AND CAUSED THE ENGINE SPEED TO CHANGE AND THEY RECOMMENDED THE CONSUMER SHIFT TO THIRD GEAR. *JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL; THE CONTACT HAD TO GRIP IT WITH BOTH HANDS. AT LOWER SPEEDS OF 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HAD A LITTLE MORE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE PARTS FOR REPLACEMENT (REPLACEMENT PARTS UNKNOWN). THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,400.
1. 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA S WAS PURCHASED FROM A TOYOTA DEALER WITH 8 MILES. RIGHT AFTER GOING OFF THE LOT, AND ONTO THE FREEWAY, CAR WAS UNSTABLE. EVEN IF YOU HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT, THE CAR WANTS TO JUMP LEFT AND RIGHT RANDOMLY. BASICALLY IT IS UNSTABLE. 2. CAR IS UNSTABLE AND REQUIRES MORE THAN NORMAL CONCENTRATION AND MORE EFFORT TO DRIVE STRAIGHT, AS CAR DOES NOT TRACK STRAIGHT. 3. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER WITH APPROXIMATELY 185 MILES. TEST DROVE WITH TECHNICIAN, WHO SAID IT VEERS SLIGHTLY RIGHT. ALIGNMENT WAS DONE. THE FRONT WAS OFF BY A BIT AND CORRECTED. BUT REAR OF CAR WAS OUT OF SPEC WITH REGARDS TO LEFT AND RIGHT TOE. BASICALLY BOTH REAR WHEELS FACING TOWARDS THE LEFT. TOYOTA DEALER SAID THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. I BRING IN A TOYOTA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT ADDRESSES ON-CENTER STEERING FEEL. THE DOCUMENT REQUIRES ALIGNMENT DONE, THEN POWER-STEERING ECU REPLACED. MY ECU IS THEN REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT ALIGNMENT IN REAR IS NOT ADJUSTED, SINCE THE DEALER SAID IT IS NOT ADJUSTABLE. THEY GIVE ME BACK THE CAR WITH THE NEW ECU EVEN IF REAR TOE IS OFF ALONG WITH TOTAL REAR CAMBER. THEY ALSO SAY THAT TOTAL REAR TOE IS CORRECT AT .38 DEG, BUT EVEN IF LEFT AND RIGHT REAR TOE IS OFF, AS LONG AS TOTAL REAR TOE IS GOOD, CAR IS WITHIN TOYOTA SPECIFICATIONS AND TOLERANCES. I DO NOT AGREE WITH THE STATEMENT. IF LEFT AND RIGHT TOES ARE OFF, THEN CAR IS NOT ALIGNED. RIGHT REAR TOE IS OUT OF SPEC BY .15 DEGREES WHILE LEFT REAR TOE IS OFF BY -.0
I BOUGHT A 2010 COROLLA S MODEL IN OCT 15, WITHIN A MONTH I HAVE EXPERIENCED A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE, THIS HAPPENED WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS AND GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP AT LOW SPEED I HAVE LESS THAN 1,000 MILES AND HAVE HEARD THIS NOISE THREE TIMES. VERY CONCERNED BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW! *TR
2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT REGARDING RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED JUNE 20TH AND HE STILL HASN'T BEEN NOTIFIED. *JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO DECELERATE, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. 01/25/11*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE CONTACT WAS REAR ENDED WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN. UPON IMPACT THE CONTACT TRIED TO PUMP HER BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SURGE FORWARD. THE CONTACT TRIED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND IT CONTINUED TO SURGE FORWARD INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. SHE RECEIVED MINOR ABRASIONS AND WAS SEEN WENT BY HER PERSONAL DOCTOR THE FOLLOWING DAY. A POLICE WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.
MY 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA STEERING IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE CAR WANDERS AROUND THE ROAD. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE ALIGNMENT. DESPITE AN ALIGNMENT SERVICE, THE STEERING IS STILL VERY DIFFICULT AND EXHAUSTING. THE WANDERING, CORRECTIVE STEERING MEASURES THAT HAVE TO BE TAKEN AND CONSTANT VIGILANCE WHEN DRIVING ARE EXHAUSTING. IT IS A DIFFICULT CAR TO DRIVE, PARTICULARLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH NARROW ROADS AND AT THE HIGHER CRUISING SPEEDS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM THE SHOWROOM. *TR
I HAVE A TOYOTA COROLLA 2010,I HAD IT SINCE JUNE 2010, . I WENT THROUGH A MAJOR CAR ACCIDENT ON HW 1 CA @ 8:45 AM ON TUESDAY WHICH WAS A SUNNY, CLEAR , NOT FOGGY NOR RAINY DAY (WEATHER CONDITION WAS PERFECT),I WAS DRIVING ON 63 MPH (NORMAL SPEED IS 65) ON THE FAST LEFT LANE AND SUDDENLY I FELT THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE IS VEERING THE CAR INTO A DIFFERENT DIRECTION ACTING AS IF IT BELOW UP (BUT IT DIDN'T) AND MY CAR IS VEERING TO THE LEFT , MY STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED AND IS NOT RESPONDING AT ALL WHEN TRYING TO CHANGE THE CAR DIRECTIONTO THE RIGHT. THERE WAS NO WAY TO DRIVE THE CAR IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED COMPLETELY TO RESPOND TO ANY ATTEMPT TO TURN IT TO THE RIGHT IN AN ATTEMPT TO GAIN CONTROL OVER THE CAR AND ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE IT IN STRAIGHT LINE. BRAKES AS WELL WERE NOT RESPONDING. ALL ATTEMPTS TO STOP THE CAR OR TURN IT TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID BUMPING THE RAILS AND KEEP IT STRAIGHT IN THE LANE FAILED. I COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL OVER THE CAR & IT STARTED FISHTAILING IN THE FRONT. THE CAR DIDN'T STOP UNTIL IT BUMPED INTO THE GUARDING RAIL, AT THIS MOMENT THE CAR JUST STOPPED AND IT TOOK THE CAR MORE THAN 20 FEED TO AUTOMATICALLY STOP BY IT SELF. I FAILED TO STOP IT.AT THIS MOMENT THE CAR CORRECTED ITS DIRECTION &WENT IN STRAIGHT LINE DIRECTION SCRUBBING AGAINST THE RAIL COMPLETELY DAMAGING THE ENTIRE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR BEFORE IT STALL. THEN ALL THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS AND CAR SOUNDS WENT ON AND THE CAR STALLED. THE CAR WAS NOT IN A DRIVABLE CONDITION SO I
I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AGO, AND HAVE HAD IMMENSE PROBLEMS STEERING IT. ONCE I HIT 35-40 MILES PER HOUR, IT BECOMES INCREDIBLY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO STEER. HIGHWAY MILES ARE THE MOST DIFFICULT, AND IT TAKES AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF EFFORT TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT. I HAVE HAD INCREDIBLE PAIN IN BOTH SHOULDERS SINCE BUYING THIS CAR, A PROBLEM I HAVE NEVER HAD BEFORE DRIVING ANY OTHER CAR. FOR WHATEVER REASON, STABILIZING THIS VEHICLE IS INCREDIBLE DIFFICULT, AND IN MY OPINION, IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS A RESULT. DUE TO THE PAIN IN BOTH OF MY SHOULDERS, AND MY SAFETY CONCERNS WHILE DRIVING IT, I WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE SELLING THIS CAR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
2010 TOYOTA COROLLA LE - WANDERING, FLOATING EFFECT STEERING. ON ROADS THAT SLOPE TO RIGHT OF VEHICLE, OCCASIONALLY VEHICLE WILL PULL LEFT SHARPLY INTO INCOMING TRAFFIC. REQUIRES CONSTANT STEERING CORRECTION. WHEN DRIVING ON A COUNTRY ROAD IN THE RAIN, CAR WOULD PULL SHARPLY TO THE LEFT WHEN DRIVING UNDER LOW OLDER POWER LINES. DEALER MECHANIC TEST DRIVE DESCRIBED "FLOATING" WANDERING STEERING. ALIGNMENT SHOWED REAR AXLE COULD NOT BE ALIGNED. TIRE INFLATION CORRECT. DEALER SAID THAT NO REPAIRS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER THREE TIMES ASKING FOR REPAIRS. 7400 MILES ON VEHICLE. *TR
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