2010 Toyota Corolla complaints

I JUST BOUGHT A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA LESS THAN 30 DAYS AGO. I BELIEVE THE STEERING IS EITHER GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR AT LEAST CAUSE US TO GET A TICKET FROM DRIFTING IN AND OUT OF OUR LANE OF TRAFFIC. I AM 32 YEARS OLD AND HAVE BOUGHT AND DROVE TONS OF VEHICLES SO I AM NOT AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER. I OWN A 1988 TOYOTA PICKUP THAT IS EASIER TO KEEP IN A STRAIGHT LINE THAN THIS CAR. BEFORE I WAS READY TO PURCHASE THE CAR I DID SOME RESEARCH AND SAW SOME COMPLAINTS ABOUT HOW HARD IT WAS TO KEEP THEM DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST PEOPLE JUMPING ON THE TOYOTA RECALL BANDWAGON TRYING TO GET SOMETHING FOR NOTHING. I ALSO FIGURED IT WOULD BE A PERFECT TIME TO BUY A TOYOTA AND GET A DEAL BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS THEY ARE HAVING. WHEN I MENTIONED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER WHILE TEST DRIVING THE CAR HE SAID " I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING. IT PROBABLY WILL JUST TAKE SOME GETTING USED TO." IT HAS BEEN A MONTH AND THEIR IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. IT IS VERY VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN A STRAIGHT LINE. IT IS ALMOST SO SENSITIVE THAT JUST PUTTING YOUR HANDS WHEEL WILL CAUSE A SLIGHT CHANGE IN DIRECTION. THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP THE CAR IN A STRAIGHT LINE DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD IS TO TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF THE WHEEL. IF IT IS WINDY THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO CORRECT FOR DIRECTIONAL CHANGES THAT ARE NOT HAPPENING. IT DRIFTS HORRIBLY BAD DURING EVEN SMALL WINDS. I KNOW IT IS NOT JUST MY DRIVING HABITS. WE JUST MOVED FROM PALMER ALASKA AND ROUTINELY DROVE A 1990 FORD E

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) [XXX] MAY 21, 2010 HERITAGE TOYOTA SHELBURNE RD. DEAR HERITAGE TOYOTA, I AM RETURNING THE TOYOTA COROLLA I PURCHASED FROM YOU LESS THAN 30 DAYS AGO. I EXPECT A FULL REFUND AS PROVIDED BY STATE AND FEDERAL STATUTES. I FIND IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT TRACK STRAIGHT. IT TOO READILY REDIRECTS ITSELF FROM A STRAIGHT PATH, DRIFTING ALTERNATELY FROM TO RIGHT OR LEFT. MY DRIVING TIME IS SPENT INTENSELY CONCENTRATING ON CORRECTING THE RIGHT AND LEFT ADJUSTMENT THE VEHICLE HAS MADE ON ITS OWN. IT FEELS LIKE I AM DRIVING ON RAILS THAT I DO NOT HAVE CONTROL OVER OR THAT I AM DRIVING ON THE CREST OF A SEVERELY CROWNED ROAD AND THAT I MUST CONSTANTLY REDIRECT THE VEHICLE BACK UPHILL TO THE TOP PF THE CROWN.. THE STEERING DOES NOT HAVE A SWEET NEUTRAL SPOT; IT IS AS IF THE VEHICLE IS ALWAYS TRYING TO TURN AND IT MY JOB TO CORRECT ITS TURNING. THIS HAPPENS ON ALL ROADS AND AT ALL SPEEDS. IT HAPPENS BOTH WHEN I AM HOLDING ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND CONCENTRATING ON CORRECTING, AND ALSO WHEN I RELAX MY GRIP FROM THE WHEEL AND LET THE CAR 'TRACK' ON ITS OWN. THERE IS NO TIME I AM NOT WORKING TO KEEP THE CAR ON THE ROAD. IN ADDITION TO THE TYPICAL/USUAL TASK (THE JOY OF DRIVING) OF STEERING TO KEEP THE CAR ON THE ROAD, I AM FORCED TO ALSO STEER TO COMPENSATE FOR THE RANDOM TURNS THE VEHICLE MAKES ON IT OWN. I THOUGHT THE STEERING WOULD 'WEAR-IN' BUT I THINK IT IS GETTING WORSE. THE LAST STRA

2010 TOYOTA COROLLA STEERING UNSTABLE TO DRIVE. *TR

BASICALLY, THE CAR LOSES ALL ITS BALANCE WHEN YOU HIT ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY. STEERING BECOMES VAGUE. THE CAR DRIFTS LEFT OR RIGHT, AS IF A REALLY STRONG WIND HITS THE SIDES. INSTEAD OF GETTING HEAVIER, STEERING BECOMES SO LIGHT, YOU CAN'T KEEP THE CAR IN THE LANE. IN TWO RECENT OCCASIONS, I ALMOST HIT THE CARS WHICH WERE DRIVING NEXT TO ME, IN THEIR LANES. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2010 COROLLA IN AUGUST 2009. I DID NOT TEST DRIVE THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY BUT RATHER IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE DEALERSHIP. ONCE I STARTED DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY, I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING SEEMED TOO LOOSE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR 5000 MILE CHECK AND COMPLAINED ABOUT IT, I WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING MECHANISM WAS FINE. I CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTLY DRIVING THE CAR IN SPEEDS GREATER THAN 50 - 55 MILES PER HOUR. I DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE TO DESCRIBE IT BUT IT FEELS LIKE I HAVE LITTLE CONTROL OVER THE CAR. I DEFINITELY HAVE TO USE TWO HANDS TO CONTROL THE CAR AND A SNEEZE OR CHANGING A RADIO STATION CAUSES THE CAR TO DRIFT OR SWERVE INTO ANOTHER LANE. THE CAR DOESN'T FEEL TIGHT TO THE ROAD, IT FEELS LIKE IT IS HYRDOPLANING. DRIVING IN A STIFF WIND IS CHALLENGING. ON THE 10,000 MILE CHECK UP, I COMPLAINED AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT MY COMPLAINT HAD BEEN NOTED. I QUESTION THE SAFETY OF THE CAR. *TR

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES GO INTO A CHATTER, WHEN WET, AT LOW SPEEDS, AND DO NOT STOP THE CAR VERY WELL. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. *TR

I JUST RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA CONCERNING A 19 STATE RECALL OF 'SSC 90H - CERTAIN 2009-2010 COROLLA AND COROLLA MATRIX BRAKE SYSTEM VACUUM PORT SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN". THIS NOTICE ADVISES (UNDER "WHAT IS THE CONDITION"? "IF THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED UNDER EXTREMELY LOW TEMPERATURES, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT CONDENSED MOISTURE FROM A POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION (PVC) PORT MAY SEEP INTO THE BRAKE SYSTEM VACUUM PORT ("PORT") AND FREEZE. THE PORT IS LOCATED INSIDE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND PROVIDES VACUUM ASSIST FOR THE BRAKES. SHOULD THIS CONDITION CONTINUE, ICE MAY SLOWLY ACCUMULATE AT THE PORT AND IN THE WORST CASE, ULTIMATELY PLUG THE PORT. AS A RESULT, POWER ASSIST TO THE BRAKES WOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE (EVENTUALLY TO ZERO), AND THE INCREASED PEDAL PRESSURE REQUIRED COULD LEAD TO GREATER VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCES." "WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?" "IF YOU BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY FOR YOUR VEHICLE TO BE OPERATED IN THE 19 SPECIFIED STATES OR IN THE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE, PLEASE CONTACT ANY AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALER AND ...." THIS DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM IS VERY SUBJECTIVE ("POSSIBILITY OF CONDENSED MOISTURE...", "ICE MAY SLOWLY ACCUMULATE..."IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A POSSIBILITY FOR YOUR VEHICLE TO BE OPERATED..." . I HAVE ALREADY OPERATED THE VEHICLE IN NEVADA (ONE OF THE 19 STATES LISTED). IF THIS IS REALLY A SAFETY CONCERN I WOULD THINK THAT ALL VEHICLES SHOULD BE EITHER A) FIXED WITH THE REDESIGNED AIR INTAKE CONNECTOR OR B) PROVIDE THE VEHICLE W

ON 05/03/2010 AFTER MY DAUGHTER GRADUATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA WE WERE DRIVING TOYOTA COROLLA 2010 FROM GAINESVILLE FL TO FT. LAUDERDALE FL. WE WERE KEEPING SPEED OF THE VEHICLE AROUND POSTED LEGAL LIMIT OF 70 MPH AND EXPERIENCED SOME DIFFICULTIES TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE LANE BOUNDARIES.THIS CAR IS SUPPOSE TO BE DRIVEN BY MY DAUGHTER WHO ONLY NOW IS STARTING TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAYS AND I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF THE CAR. WE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS DURING ALL OUR PREVIOUS DRIVING EXPERIENCES WITH OTHER CARS. WE ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT IT IS SEEMS NOT OUR UNIQUE EXPERIENCE AND MAY BE RELATED TO THE DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING DEFECTS IN THE NEW ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE ON THE TOYOTA COROLLA LATEST MODEL. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE PROBLEM BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE FOR SOME TOYOTA COROLLA OWNERS. *TR

2010 TOYOTA COROLLA LE - WANDERING OF VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALIGNMENT IS ALSO OFF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE FUEL LINE AND WIRES UNDER THE HOOD WERE CHEWED AWAY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

I BOUGHT A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA S IN JUNE OF 2009. WHENEVER I WOULD BE DRIVING ON ROUGH AND UNEVEN ROADS AND HAD TO USE MY BRAKES THEY WOULD NOT WORK. THE CAR WOULD KEEP MOVING FORWARD WITHOUT SLOWING DOWN WHEN I WOULD APPLY MY BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED ALL OF THE TIME EVEN AFTER I TOOK MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO INSPECT AND FIX THE PROBLEM. I TOLD THEM ABOUT THIS WHEN I WOULD TAKE MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND THE MECHANIC ASSURED ME THAT IF THERE WERE ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY BRAKES THAT THEY WOULD FIND IT AND FIX IT BECAUSE THEY DO A COMPLETE CHECK OF MY CAR AND IT FUNCTIONS WHEN THE DO THE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND CAR DIAGNOSTIC. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED AND I HAD ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON MY CAR 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. MY CAR WAS ALSO TAKEN TO THE SAME TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM DURING TIMES IT DID NOT NEED MAINTENANCE AND AFTER TAKING MY ENTIRE BREAK SYSTEM APART AND STILL NOT FINDING ANYTHING, THEY TOLD ME THAT EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE. HOWEVER, THIS WAS NOT THE CASE BECAUSE THE FIRST UNEVEN ROAD I DROVE ON MY BREAKS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY AND THE VSC SYMBOL IMMEDIATELY CAME ON AND MY CAR STARTED MAKING THIS CONSTANT ANNOYING BEEPING SOUND THAT WOULDN'T GO AWAY. THEREFORE I CALLED TOYOTA TELLING THEM ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID TO BRING THE CAR BACK, SO I DID. THEY SAID THEY FOUND A LEAK IN ONE OF MY HOSES. SOMETHING THAT THEIR CAR DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER NEVER CAUGHT WHEN I INITIALLY COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHICH

2010 TOYOTA COROLLA LE HAS BRAKE PROBLEM ON BUMPY ROADS. THE BRAKE SEEMS TO HAVE HIT SOMETHING WHEN THE CAR BUMPS DUE TO ROAD CONDITIONS, AND AFFECTS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BRAKING. A FRIEND WHO HAS THE EXACT MODEL ALSO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. HAVE COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND WAS LOOKED AT, BUT SAYING EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM EXISTS. *TR

I PURCHASED MY TOYOTA COROLLA LE 2010 IN AUGUST 2009. WE FOUND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY AND THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES SKIPPED/SHIFTED ON FREEWAY. WE REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA BEFORE THEIR MASSIVE RECALL. WE TOOK IT TO STERLING MCCALL TOYOTA IN HOUSTON SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY INSISTED THERE WAS NO ALIGNMENT PROBLEM, EVEN A THIRD-PARTY MECHANICS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND IDENTIFIED THERE WAS ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. THE STEERING WHEEL HAS TO BE PLACED SLANTED TO THE LEFT SIDE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO GO STRAIGHT. IT WAS SO OBVIOUS THAT ANYONE YOU CAN NOTICE IT. THE CAR DEALER AND THE TOYOTA US HEADQUARTER TOLD US THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THIS HAS BE A SECURITY CONCERN AND WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE WITH TOYOTA BUT HAS FAILED TO. I URGE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER TO ENSURE CONSUMER SAFETY. *TR

I'M ALSO MAKING A FOLLOWUP TO MY ORIGINAL COMPLAINT #10302584. THESE COROLLA'S HAVE A SERIOUS BUILT IN PROBLEM! YOU (ODI) STARTED AN INVESTIGATION IN FEB. STATING 168 COMPLAINTS ON THE STEERING IN 09 AND 10 COROLLAS, THERE ARE NOW ALMOST 500!!! 95% OF THEM SAY THE SAME THING! CAR WANDERS, FEELS LIKE IT'S WINDY WHEN IT'S NOT, CAR STEERS ON ITS OWN, WANDERS BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT, FEELS LIKE IT',HYDROPLANING, CONSTANT CORRECTION NEEDED, FEELS LIKE I DON'T HAVE CONTROL, AND ON AND ON AND ON. WHY DON'T YOU HAVE TOYOTA SEND A QUESTIONNAIRE OUT TO COROLLA OWNERS AND ASK THEM HOW THEIR CAR DRIVES ON THE HIGHWAY? I SAW A FRIEND DRIVING ONE ALMOST IDENTICAL TO MINE TODAY AND ASKED HIM HOW HIS HANDLED ON THE ROAD AND HE DESCRIBED THE SAME FEELING. I SUGGESTED HE TELL THE DEALER AND ALSO FILE A REPORT ON THIS SITE. THE DEALER SAYS TOYOTA IS INVESTIGATING BUT NOTHING IS HAPPENING YET. COULDN'T ODI SPEED THIS UP A LITTLE. I TOOK MINE IN AT 400 MILES AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG AND OFFERED ME 14000 TRADE IN AGAINST A USED CAMRY (I PAID 17800) NOW , AT 7000 MILES THEY OFFER 12500 I'M BLEEDING BAD AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. PLEASE HELP ME AND OTHER COROLLA OWNERS. THANKS FOR LISTENING TO MY RANT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE CONSTANTLY EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITH THE VEHICLE WHICH WOULD SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD. THE CONTACT ALSO HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,700. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,700.

JUST PURCHASED NEW 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA 4 DAYS AGO AND I'M HAVING STEERING DIFFICULTY AT SPEEDS OF 60+ MPH. THE CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP CENTERED IN THE LANE AND IT CONSTANTLY SWAYS LEFT AND RIGHT. STEERING CORRECTION IS NEEDED EVERY FEW SECONDS TO PREVENT UNINTENDED LANE CHANGES. IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR IS BEING BOUNCED AROUND BY STRONG WINDS, BUT NO WIND IS PRESENT. THE CAR FEELS OUT OF CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND I AM VERY CONCERNED AS TO ITS SAFETY. *TR

LETTER FROM SENATOR TESTER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE TOYOTA (DIRECT RESPONSE TO BILLINGS OFFICE) THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT OUT OF THE LANE HE WAS DRIVING IN. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT AT TIMES. DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STEERED FINE, BUT IT WAS HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHERE THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE DEALER PATCHED A TIRE AND ROTATED THEM, BUT THE STEERING PROBLEM CONTINUED. ANOTHER DEALER DISCOVERED ONE OF THE TIRES HAD 5 PSI MORE THAN THE OTHER TIRES, THEY ALSO MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE REAR END. THE CONSUMER WAS THEN ADVISED TO PUT WEIGHT IN THE TRUNK AND TO GET SNOW TIRES. AFTER THE WORK WAS COMPLETED IT SEEMED A LITTLE BETTER, BUT THE VEHICLE STILL WANDERED INTO THE NEXT LANE. THE CONSUMER WENT BACK TO THE FIRST DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE STEERING ISSUE WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *JB

BOUGHT NEW DEC 18, 2009. TOYOTA COROLLA LE 14 MILES. WHEN YOU GO TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. THE ENGINE SOME TIMES ACTS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL. YOU TOUCH THE BRAKES JUST AS YOU COME TO A DEAD STOP. THE ENGINE RPMS WILL DROP TO ABOUT 300 RPMS THE ENGINE WILL SHUTTER ALL MOST DIE AND THEN GO BACK TO NORMAL RPMS ABOUT 500 TO 600 HUNDRED. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. YOU CAN NOT MAKE THE CAR DO THIS. YOU MAY DRIVE IT 5 TIMES AND IT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT. YOU DRIVE IT THE NEXT TIME AND IT WILL DO IT THREE TIMES IN A ROLL WHEN YOU STOP. IT HAS DONE THIS FROM THE TIME IT WAS NEW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND STARTED VEERING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TOL ACCELERATE AND VEER LEFT TO RIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL DURING THE ENTIRE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED ACCELERATING AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT A CASE MANAGER WOULD CONTACT HER WITHIN TWO DAYS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 4,741. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD PROVIDE NO ASSISTANCE AND ADVISED TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILES WERE 2,700.

I JUST TOOK MY BRAND NEW 2010 COROLLA ON THE HIGHWAY FOR THE FIRST TIME LAST WEEKEND. IT WAS AS IF WIND WAS BLOWING THE CAR BACK AND FORTH. IF YOU LEFT THE WHEEL IN ONE PLACE, THE CAR WOULD STILL VEER AS IF YOU WERE SLIGHTLY TURNING THE WHEEL ONE WAY OR THE OTHER (CONSTANT CORRECTION REQUIRED). ALSO, ON THE TRIP BACK I HAD A FULL CAR WITH 5 NORMAL SIZED INDIVIDUALS. THE CAR VEERING WAS MUCH WORSE. IT WAS AS IF THE TIRES WERE VERY LOW ALSO. JUST A FEELING OF NOT HAVING CONTROL OVER THE CAR. *TR

TOYOTA SAFETY CONCERN *GR THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL REINFORCEMENT BAR WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THREE WEEKS LATER, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES SHAKE AND SURGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT; THE PROBLEM WAS STILL ONGOING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,400.

2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. SUDDEN ACCELERATION *GR THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE HE HAS HAD TWO ACCIDENTS DUE TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS BACKING OUT OF HIS GARAGE, WHEN HALF WAY DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO BACK UP IN THE STREET AND WENT ACROSS THE ROAD AND HIT A CURB, WHERE IF FINALLY STOPPED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE, AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, BUT WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, NOTHING HAPPENED. INSTEAD, IT KEPT GOING UNTIL HE HIT A TRUCK THAT WAS DOUBLE PARKED BEHIND HIM. AS THE CONSUMER PU THE GEAR INTO PARK, SO HE COULD TALK TO THE OWNER OF THE TRUCK, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN, ALMOST HITTING THE PARK VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER. AS HE REPEATEDLY APPLIED THE BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, NOTHING HAPPENED SO HE FORCED THE GEAR TO PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND FINALLY THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS RIGHT WRIST WAS A LITTLE SORE FROM FORCING THE GEAR INTO PARK AND HE COULDN'T LIFT ANYTHING FOR A DAY OR TWO. JB

WHILE DRIVING MY COROLLA, EVEN I DO NOT HIT THE GAS PEDAL, THE RPM STAYS AROUND 2000 AND SOMETIMES IT STARTED TO STUCK AROUND 3000 RPM FOR 15 TO 30 SECONDS THAN GOES TO NORMAL. I HAD DIFFICULTY TO SLOW DOWN IN BUSY TRAFFIC, BECAUSE EVEN I HIT THE BRAKES IT DOES NOT CUT THE GAS SO THE ENGINE STILL TRIES TO RUN AND THE CAR STILL TENDS TO GO, SO I AM NOT ABLE TO SLOW DOWN OR IT TAKES TIME TO SLOW DOWN. I AM DRIVING MY TOYOTA IN THE 5TH GEAR AND AROUND 3000 RPM. WHEN I NEED A SUDDEN STOP, I LET GO THE GAS PEDAL AND HIT THE BRAKE. THE ETCS COMMANDS HIGH IDLE EVEN I HIT THE BREAKS; THE PISTONS ARE STILL WORKING (THE ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING IN GEAR) WITH 3000 RPM SO I AM NOT ABLE TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. HOW COME ECM WOULD COMMAND FOR HIGH IDLE FROM TIME TO TIME? HOW CAN I STOP THE CAR OR SLOW DOWN IN NEED WHILE ECM IS COMMANDING HIGH IDLE? IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE A PROPER CONTROL ON THE CAR WHEN ECM COMMANDS HIGH IDLE. WHO CAN GIVE ME GUARANTEE THAT IT WOULD NOT GET STUCK IN HIGHER IDLES? (BECAUSE IT USED TO STUCK AROUND 2000 RPM AND RIGHT NOW IT ALSO STARTED STICKING AROUND 3000 RPM). WHEN I GET CLOSE TO A CURB OR TO AN EXIT I STOP HITTING THE GAS PEDAL ASSUMING THE CAR WILL GET SLOW BUT SINCE IT STICKS AT HIGH RPMS THE CAR DOES NOT GET SLOWER WHEN IT IS IN THE GEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS RE-ALIGNED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND THAT IT WOULD TAKE TIME TO GET USED TO DRIVING IT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 0. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,400. UPDATED 6/17/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT FROM SIDE TO SIDE. UPDATED 07/15/10.*JB

MY CAR ENGINE REVS UP TO ABOUT 3000 RPM WHILE IN PARK, HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE THE PEDAL WAS FIXED DUE TO A RECALL. RECALL PEDAL WORK COMPLETED 02/11/10 FIRST INCIDENT OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ON 3/5/10 TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP NO PROBLEMS FOUND, SECOND INCIDENT OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ON 4/3/10 TOOK TO DEALERSHIP NO PROBLEMS FOUND. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 10V023000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDINGLY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE REPAIR SINCE THE DEALER ONLY REPLACED THE WASHER IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO REQUEST A NEW ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,467. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000.

I OWN A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH 19,000 MILES. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN TWICE FOR A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS BUT NONE HAVE EVER FELT SO UNRESPONSIVE WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES, ESPECIALLY IN THE EVENT OF A FAST STOP. THE DEALERS TELL ME THIS IS NORMAL FOR VACUUM ASSISTED BRAKES. A BRAKE PEDAL THAT GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR WHEN STOPPING AND REQUIRES DANGEROUS DISTANCES TO FULLY STOP IS NOT NORMAL, AND IF TOYOTA HAS DESIGNED THE SYSTEM TO FUNCTION LIKE THIS THEY HAVE A BAD DESIGN FOR A MAJOR VEHICLE SAFETY FUNCTION. THE BRAKING SYSTEM IN THE 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA MAY BE A DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW. YOU MAY NEED TO EVALUATE THIS FUNCTION OF THE TOYOTA. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA S 4/22/10 .ON THE 70 MILE DRIVE HOME , I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WANDERED ALOT AS IF IT WERE BEING BUFFETED BY WIND. AT TIMES THE CAR WOULD EVEN CROSS THE CENTER LINE INTO ONCOMING CARS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THIS STEERING. MY 2009 DIDN'T HAVE THIS ISSUE. IF ANY POLICEMAN WERE FOLLOWING ME ,THEY WOULD PROBABLY ASSUME I WAS DRUNK. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE STEERING IS VERY SENSITIVE AND I CANNOT KEEP IT ON THE ROAD IF OVER 65 MPH. IT FEELS LIKE YOUR ARE HYDROPLANING, THE WIND IS BLOWING YOU ALL OVER THE ROAD. MY BOYFRIEND FOLLOWED ME HOME AND SAID IT LOOK LIKE I WAS DOING DWI ON I-95. IF THE WIND BLOWS JUST A LITTLE BIT, YOU ARE ALL OVER THE ROAD. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THE SALESMAN EXPLAINED IT WAS ELECTRICAL STEERING AND I WILL GET USE TO IT. THE SECOND TIME WAS WITH THE TECHNICIAN WHO WOULDN'T GO WITH ME ON THE I-95 AND TWICE THE ALIGNMENT. THE 3RD TIME 2 DAYS LATER AND THAT IS WHEN THEY COULDN'T HELP ME AND SAID THEY LOGGED IT WITH TOYOTA. I AM VERY MAD AND UPSET. I FEEL I PURCHASED MY CAR IN GOOD FAITH AND NOW I AM STUCK WITH A CAR COSTING $353 AMONTH FOR THE NEXT 5 YEARS, THAT IS A CHORE TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS MY 3RD TOYOTA IN 20 YEARS. I AM VERY UPSET BECAUSE I DIDN'T DRIVE ANY OTHER VEHICLE BEFORE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I TRUSTED TOYOTA. I HAVE LOGGED A COMPLAINT WITH OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS UNDER THE LEMON LAW AND WITH THE MANUFACTURE. I FEEL I HAVE BEEN BETRAYED BY TOYOTA B/C THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND LIED TO ME THE FIRST 2 TIMES. MY NAME IS [XXX], I CAN BE CONTACTED AT [XXX] AND MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, MY 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA SHOT UP TO 6,000 RPM/100MPH. WE WERE ABLE TO PUT IT IN PARK AND SHUT CAR OFF BEFORE IT LURCHED FORWARD INTO THE CAR AHEAD. TOYOTA HAS HAD THE CAR SINCE MONDAY AND IS TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE COMPUTER. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER AND A CASE NUMBER HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE INCIDENT. *TR

I AM A NEW OWNER OF A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. I AM EXPERIENCING STEERING PROBLEMS ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHERE THE CAR WANTS TO DRIFT FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND REQUIRES CONSTANT CORRECTION BY THE DRIVER TO MAINTAIN PROPER CONTROL. THIS IS AN ONGOING OCCURRENCE AND NOT DUE TO ANY PARTICULAR ROAD CONDITIONS. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS EVEN THOUGH RESEARCHING THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT OTHERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WERE LESS THAN 100 COMPLAINTS, SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I REPORTED MINE. *TR

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO A BRICK WALL. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF PERSONAL INJURY. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGES. ADDITIONALLY, ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP DURING BRAKING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V338000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: POWER ASSIST: VACUUM). THE RECALL DEFECT RELATED TO THE PRIOR FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. DEALER THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,532.

I LEASED A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA LE ON 4-2-2010. THE FIRST TIME DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WAS VERY SCARY. I COULD NOT KEEP THE CAR GOING STRAIGHT. IT FELT LIKE A STRONG CROSSWIND CONSTANTLY BLOWING THE CAR AROUND. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALER ON 4-19-10. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT THE DEALER UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V338000: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: POWER ASSIST: VACUUM). TEN DAYS FOLLOWING THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 25 MPH AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY DID NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING AN INVESTIGATION OF THE FAILURE BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 7,500.

ON MARCH 6, 2010 I PURCHASED A NEW 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. I DROVE HOME APPROX. 50 HIGHWAY MILES AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THE STEERING SEEMED VERY DIFFERENT. THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL RESULTED IN THE CAR WANDERING RIGHT TO LEFT. I WAS AWARE THAT THE CAR HAD EPS BUT IN NO WAY AWARE THAT THERE HAD BEEN PROBLEMS REPORTED SIMILAR TO THE ONE THAT I WAS EXPERIENCING. PERHAPS RATHER THAN A SLIGHT MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL, SOME ISSUE CAUSED THE NEED TO CONTINUOUSLY STEER THE VEHICLE. IN ANY EVENT I THOUGHT THAT THE EPS WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT ONE HAD TO GET ACCUSTOMED TO. HOWEVER, NOW THAT I AM AWARE THAT I AM NOT ALONE IN HAVING THIS EXPERIENCE, I FELT THAT I SHOULD COMPLETE THIS REPORT. DRIVING LONG DISTANCES ON THE HIGHWAY IS NOT A PLEASURE IN THIS VEHICLE. THAT IS ABOUT IT, THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

MY SISTER WAS DRIVING WHEN SHE WAS ABOUT TO PARK THE CAR IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK AND SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN IT CRASH A TUBE. WHICH SHE PROCEEDED TO REPORT TO THE INSURANCE AGENCY AND DID THE REPORT AND CALL THE POLICE, BUT POLICE SAID HAD TO CALL THE INSURANCE. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAD HAPPEN WHEN USING THE CAR. THEN I TOOK THE CAR TO A TOYOTA AGENCY TO HAVE THE CAR BE FIX BY THIS FACTORY DEFAULT. WHICH THEY TOLD ME WERE ONLY GOING TO FIX THE FACTORY ISSUE WITH THE PEDAL BUT WOULDN'T FIX THE FRONT BUMPER DAMAGE THAT THE CAR PRESENTS BECAUSE OF THE CRASH. I DIDN'T AGREE IN THAT SINCE THIS WAS THE CAR FACTORY DEFECT WHICH LED TO THE CRASH AND THE AGENCY HAD TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGE OF THE CAR AND ALL THAT INVOLVES. WHICH I CONTACT DIRECTLY TOYOTA AND THEY ONLY TOLD ME TO ACCESS THIS WEBSITE TO DO THE COMPLAINT ONLINE. *TR

PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA LE AT THE END OF DECEMBER 2009...IN ADDITION TO THE FLOOR MAT RECALL (OFFICIAL RECALL NOTICE, FOR SAME, FINALLY RECEIVED FROM TOYOTA CORP. IN TODAY'S MAIL) & THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION PROBLEM (ALREADY HAD PART RETROFITTED TO GAS PEDAL; EVEN THOUGH TOYOTA NEVER SENT A RECALL NOTICE)...AN ONGOING PROBLEM STILL EXISTS WITH THE AUTOMATIC STEERING: WHEN DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, HAVING TO "WRESTLE" WITH THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO KEEP THE CAR WITHIN THE LANE; CONSTANT MOVEMENT / VEERING OF VEHICLE BECAUSE OF UNUSUAL / UNACCEPTABLE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION. STRESSFUL DRIVING DUE TO HAVING TO GRIP THE WHEEL WHICH IS IN CONSTANT MOTION; FEARFUL OF LOSING CONTROL OF THE AUTOMOBILE WHILE TRAVELING AT 65+ MPH IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. HAVE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS THUS FAR, TO FIND OUT IF THEY CAN RECTIFY THIS ISSUE. BEING TOLD THAT TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS HAS NOT SENT A REPAIR RECOMMENDATION TO THEIR DEALERS & THE SERVICE DEPTS, CURRENTLY, DO NOT KNOW HOW TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I'M FULLY AWARE THAT TOYOTA ISSUED A PRESS RELEASE STATING THAT THEY ARE "INVESTIGATING" THIS PROBLEM; UNFORTUNATELY, JUST NOT FAST ENOUGH. REQUESTING THAT NHTSA REQUIRE A DEADLINE DATE FOR TOYOTA TO COME UP WITH A "FIX" FOR THE AUTOMATIC STEERING PROBLEM(S) EVIDENT IN THIS MODEL VEHICLE & A RECALL BE ISSUED FOR SAME. IT IS AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITION & COULD CAUSE CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENTS, IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD RESULTING IN A CRASH THAT DESTROYED THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED WHICH INCLUDED THAT TWO PEOPLE SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DID NOT ARRIVE AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 1,413.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WITH AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,100. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED FOLLOWED BY, A LOUD NOISE AND JERKING MOTION. AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OCCURRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURES PREVIOUSLY AND WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM. AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED WITH THE DEALER FOR SERVICE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 06/02/10. *LJ UPDATED 07/13/10 *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ATTEMPTING TO STOP. WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND PULSATE CAUSING A DECREASE IN THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE DUE TO THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM SENSITIVITY WHEN DEPRESSED AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT THERE WOULD BE A RESPONSE WITHIN A TWO DAY PERIOD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. UPDATED 05/18/10. *LJ

I BOUGHT A TOYOTA COROLLA 2010 LE ON 04/03/2010, AND WHEN I DROVE IT ON THE FREEWAY FIRST TIME, I WAS SHOCKED/SCARED THE WAY WAS STEERING/HANDLING. I ALMOST HAD TWO ACCIDENTS WITH IT BECAUSE OF THE STEERING ISSUE. WHEN I DROVE IT ON THE FREEWAY I SAW THAT THE CAR IS LOOSING BALANCE (THE BACK CAR SHAKES), I FOUND STABILITY PROBLEMS (AS IF I DRIVE IN STRONG WINDS), AND BIG STEERING PROBLEMS (AS I LEARN TO DRIVE A TRICKY BICYCLE). TO GET AND MAINTAIN AN ALMOST CONTROL ON THE CAR DIRECTION I HAVE TO FOCUS MY ACTIONS AS MY COROLLA HAS ONLY TWO WHEELS LIKE A BIKE. I ALMOST ACT AS AN EQUILIBRATE FOR A ROPE DANCING. THE EXPERIENCE OF DRIVING MY COROLLA SHOWED THAT I HAVE LIMITED CONTROL OVER IT, AND MOST CONTROL I LOST WHEN I HAD TO USE SUDDEN BRAKES AT HIGH SPEED - IT WAS LIKE ON THE ICE. BACK JUMPS AND I STIR IN SAME DIRECTION; BACK JUMPS AGAIN IN THE OTHER DIRECTION AND I CHANGE THE STEERING IN THE OTHER DIRECTION TOO, AND SO ON. THESE EVENTS OCCUR ALMOST EVERY TIME I DROVE WITH SPEED AROUND 60 MILES/HOUR ON THE FREEWAYS THAT ARE NOT STRAIGHT. THE CONSEQUENCE IS THAT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY NEW CAR BECAUSE I AM NOT ABLE TO CONTROL IT, AND I RISK AN ACCIDENT. I WENT TO TOYOTA DEALER, THEY SAID THAT THEY KNOW THE SITUATION FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS TOO, BUT NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUES UNTIL IS NOT TOO LATE, AND PEOPLE MAKE ACCIDENTS AND INJURE. THANK YOU. *TR

BOUGHT A 2010 COROLLA ON 12/26/09 WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE LS 2 TIRES. UPON DRIVING HOME MY STEERING WAS WEAVING LEFT TO RIGHT FELT AS THOUGH I WAS DRIVING ON ICE AND/OR HYDROPLANING. TOYOTA REGIONAL REP CAME FROM CORPORATE, LOOKED AT THE STEERING 2 WKS AGO. STEERING IMPROVED UNTIL DRIVING IN RAIN ON 4/4/10 THE STEERING BECAME LOOSE AND THE CAR WAS WEAVING LEFT TO RIGHT AND I WAS ONCE AGAIN HYDROPLANING AT 65 MPH GOODYEAR MAN SAID WHEN TRACTION IS LOST TO THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE WILL HYDROPLANE. (THESE TIRES ARE DANGEROUS) *TR THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WOULD WANDER INTO THE NEXT LANE. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT ALWAYS STOP IN TIME WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH ABS AND THEY WERE MUCH BETTER AND SAFER. UPDATED IVOQ 03/10/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 75 MPH, THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT BECAME INCREASINGLY TIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. HE HAD TO MANUALLY RETURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE CENTER POSITION. THE FAILURE BECAME INCREASINGLY WORSE OVER TIME AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS NOT A REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,800. UPDATED 05/25/10*BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE ENCOUNTERED A DIP IN THE ROAD THAT CAUSED HIS VEHICLE TO JERK VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE TIRES TO SQUEAL. UPDATED 05/27/10.*JB

WHEN DRIVING AT SPEED OVER 50 MPH MY CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO CONTROL. I FEEL LIKE FOR THAT TIME ITS PULLING I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER MY VEHICLE AND IF DRIVING IN LEFT LANE OF 2 LANE HIGHWAY OR ROAD THAT I MAY END UP CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WITH VEHICLES DRIVING IN RIGHT LANE BESIDE ME. *TR

STEERING COMPLAINT. I JUST PURCHASED A USED 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA FOR MY 60 MILE DAILY FREEWAY COMMUTE. THE STEERING IS VERY CONCERNING TO ME AS IT SEEMS LIKE I HAVE TO STRUGGLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT. IT'S ALMOST AS IF IT'S FLOATING AND BEING BLOWN IN THE WIND, EXCEPT THERE'S NO WIND ACTUALLY BLOWING OUTSIDE. THIS IS VERY NOTICEABLE (AND CONCERNING) DUE TO MY LONG COMMUTE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 85 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 95 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR WHICH ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE FLOOR MAT BECAME WEDGED AGAINST THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND WOULD NOT STAY MOUNTED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE A REINFORCEMENT BAR WAS INSTALLED IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL; THE FLOOR MAT WAS ALSO TAKEN OUT. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ACCORDING TO RECALL 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,200. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,000. UPDATED 08/03/10

STEERING "WANDERS" SLIGHTLY MOST OF THE TIME, RESPONDING TO ROAD SURFACE, WIND, PASSING TRUCKS AND OTHER VEHICLES. IT FEELS LIKE I DO NOT HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL OVER WHERE MY CAR GOES -- THAT THERE IS NO DIRECT CONTROL OVER THE STEERING BY THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS REQUIRES 100% ATTENTION TO THE CAR'S DIRECTION BECAUSE, IF I LOOK AWAY EVEN FOR A MOMENT, THE CAR DRIFTS ON ITS OWN. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I OWNED AND DROVE AN EARLIER MODEL TOYOTA COROLLA (2004) UNTIL I BOUGHT THIS CAR; IN THE 2004 MODEL, THE STEERING WAS PRECISE AND THE CAR HELD THE ROAD BEAUTIFULLY. THE EARLIER CAR HELD THE LINE I ESTABLISHED. NOT SO THE NEW ONE -- IT HAS BEEN CHANGED, AND THE CHANGE LEAVES THE CAR IN CONTROL, NOT THE DRIVER. I FEEL LIKE I GO "WIGGLING" DOWN THE ROAD, NOT DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. NOTE: I AM STRUGGLING TO FIND THE RIGHT WORDS TO DESCRIBE THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM AND BECAUSE IT IS SO DIFFERENT FROM MY EARLIER TOYOTA COROLLA. HAS TOYOTA REDESIGNED THE STEERING SYSTEM? IF SO, THEY MESSED IT UP! I HOPE THIS HELPS THEM GET IT FIXED. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ALL THE TIME!!!! *TR