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My 2009 Toyota Corolla continues to have steering issues...oversteering, not staying centered in its lane. I have been to the dealership probably 12 or more times with this vehicle. I have had repeated problems with issues that I reported starting in late 2008. These issues are now under recall. I am still deeply concerned about the steering of my Corolla. I drive it as little as I can trying to stay off of the turnpike. I am concerned that this problem is actually unrepairable. I have contacted Toyota corporate more times than I can remember. Additionally, I have contacted both of my senators and also my congresswoman. I need this issue very carefully investigated. My son drove a Corolla for many years and never had this problem. I need your help and my guess is that others do as well.
I had very scary experience with Toyota Corolla 2009 on highway drive. I am not able to control steering over 60mph. At higher than 60 mph the car is either shifting towards right or left. It was strange to see other vehicles are passing my car with no problems. I was holding my steering with both the hands but still its not in control.
Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I own a 2009 Toyota Corolla 4dr. Sedan. [xxx]. this vehicle is not out of balance or alignment. You can not hold the car straight. It is going to go left or right within 3 to 5 seconds and in less than 10 seconds it would be in the right ditch or left. Extremely dangerous and nerve wracking. This vehicle should not be on the road.---when applying brakes, the RPM's go up about 200.
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that at high speeds, the front of the vehicle lifted because the steering was too powerful. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership but had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was 0. the current mileage was appproximately 35,000.
My 2009 Toyota Corolla has a steering problem. The steering is too sensitive. If I look down for just a second or two, the car drifts off the road or it drifts into other lanes quickly. It is especially bad when the wind blows. It happens all of the time especially during medium to high speeds. It contributed to two separated accidents where the car drifted into the guardrail causing thousands of dollars in damage.
- San Antonio, TX, USA
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Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 2009 Toyota Corolla with 9500 miles, has steering issue at speeds over 60 mph. Steering goes soft and feels like driving a shopping cart with loss of stability, wandering in lane, and feeling of wind gusts around car when it is not a windy day. Experienced in prior months beginning November 2009, bought car new in July 2009, mostly city driving, though. Drove from va beach to DC on April 7, 2010, returned April 8, 2010. Routes driven were 64 and 95. Most of stability loss occurred on southbound 95 in heavy traffic. I am an experienced driver with no accidents of any kind in over 30 years. I have driven toots primarily. I am filing this to report the unsafe condition, but there was no accident. Since originally feeling the stability loss in November, 2009, I have tried to catalog the times the car's steering is amiss. Overwhelmingly, it occurs at speeds of 65-70 mph, and in order to control the wandering, I grip the wheel tightly, like I am driving a snowmobile down a bumpy hill. It is exhausting, and very, very distracting. Only in the heavy traffic on 95 recently, I felt very unsure of my ability to control the car. I plan to discuss all of this with the local Toyota dealer. [xxx]
I am having a problem with Toyota steering. I tried calling 3-4 times at Toyota santa monica, California tried doing online request on recalled car's appointment but everytime they said me that they will call me back but nobody called. I begin experiencing the steering issue again and when I went to the office here in santa monica they asked me to come back.they said office is open until 7pm but I went at 5pm and they did not assisted me. Anyways, I don't know what to do, my car has 3-4 recalls but none of them are addressed until now.
Since purchased, I have noticed at speeds over 40-50 mph the car is very difficult to keep moving in your lane. It feels as if a gust of wind blows the car either left or right out of its lane, yet it happens when there is no wind whatsoever. It requires two hands to be firmly placed on the wheel in order to keep control of your car and not pass into another lane. Took it to dealer, the found no problem and was unable to replicate the situation.
The car's power steering turns by itself when hitting bumps or rough patches on the road at higher speeds. It takes awareness and effort at times to keep the car straight. Although probably not an immediate safety threat, I imagine if not remedied, it will be a problem that gets worse and not better over time. This is an issue that occurs daily.
Lose some control over 2009 Corolla when driving at highway speeds. Car acts like it is being hit by a gust of wind from the side. Usually ends up pushing the car a number of feet to the right but I am able to get it under control before any accident occurs (so far). This is a recurring problem and always happens at highway speeds, ever since I purchase the car.
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 25 mph in rainy conditions, the vehicle started steering to the right although she was driving in a straight direction. She had noticed that the steering felt loose prior to the failure. The contact was not sure if the vehicle also accelerated and steered to the right or if the only problem was the steering as the failure occurred so quickly. The VIN was unavailable.the failure mileage was approximately 4,800. The current mileage was 5,000.
I purchased a Toyota Corolla 2009 new the steering is dangerous. If you happen to look away from the road in front of you for a moment, you may find yourself heading out of your lane when you look back. A friend of mine drove a Toyota Corolla from the state of Georgia to New York and didn't notice any problem with the steering. I ask him to test drive my car he noted it was difficult to stay in the lane the one he drove up from Georgia tracked straight and true. I took my Corolla back to the dealership they said every thing was in speck. I did some searching on the web and found there have been some accidents involving this car and the NHTSA has received over 820 complaints at this time. Please add mine to your growing list. Ps with the growing number of young kids using cell phones and texting these days they do not stand a chance in @#$% driving a car like this.
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that the contact was driving at approximately 65 mph, when the vehicle suddenly began steering to the left. The contact stated that the power steering failed and the vehicle crashed into the side of a building. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for a diagnostics test and the dealer stated that he/she would call the contacts insurance company and the manufacturer. The current and failure mileages were approximately 28,000. Updated 05/11/10.
Trying to make a U turn out of a parking lot, car straghtened itself out and sped up brakes did not work and we went over a curb and down an embankment and hit a tree. This only occured once. We had over $4000 in damageson a car with less than 200 miles on the speedometer.
My car(Corolla 2009) does not hold the road. Very hard to steer strait, makes me very nervous on freeways. I have had it in the shop for aligment 3 or 4 times. Wind and rain makes it worse. They know something was wrong from day, just like I did. I thought it was the tires after so many trips to service dept. I have been dealing with it. Until I read the news release on steering trouble.
Bought a new 2009 Corolla S in late August, 2009. The car has had a problem with steering since new. At highway speeds, the car is constantly "floating" from lane to lane because the new drive by wire electric motor tells the car to be in a constant "correction" mode, there is no "center" driving position. It's always either "correct left, or correct right". this makes the driver have to constantly "re-correct', and results in a constant "zig-zag" pattern at 65mph! that's driving like a drunk drives. The car drives like it's in a wind storm, even though there is no wind, and you can't predict when the next "gust" will drift you into the next lane. Greatly disappointed that Toyota would continue to allow these cars on the road without a fix. Was told by the Toyota service manager that my car "drives as designed". I know that, it's a bad design. Saw where there are many complaints about this on this site, we're not complaining just for the fun of it, we're honestly concerned for our safety. I also own three other older Toyota's, a Camry, a cressida, and a tercel with close to 300K miles. All of them drive better than this new Corolla. Shame on Toyota for allowing this to remain a problem. Was planning on giving this car to my daughter at college graduation. Now I don't want her to drive it unless it's fixed. I also know of two other buyers of 2009 Toyota Corollas, both S models, that have the same steering issues. Complaints unanswered by Toyota. My Corolla only has 5200 miles since last August, it mostly sat for the first few months, as I hated to have to drive it. Sad to have a new car and have to just "endure" driving it. Toyota needs to expedite a fix, before someone "drifts" into the path of a big rig. Help!! it could still be a good car, just fix the steering!!
I have a 2009 Toyota Corolla. The steering is not right.it feels as though I am in gusty wind when driving at highway speeds, it also shifts to the right and left. I don't feel safe driving this car
I purchased a 2009 Toyota Corolla in June of 2008. Up until approximately the fall of 2009, it appeared to be driving satisfactorily. However, after that time, at highway speeds, the car "drifts" almost each and everytime this happens, I open my window to see if it is windy, because it feels like the car is being blown by the wind. My son sometimes drives my car and I asked him if he experienced this, and he said "yes", and it always attributes it to the wind, however, it is not always windy. It feels like there is a slight lack of control. Needless to say, it is very unnerving. I would say that in the past 3 months I notice this problem 3 times a week. When googling about the current Toyota problems, I came across a write up regarding "Toyota steering problems". then, I knew I wasn't just imagining what I had experienced. Therefore, I am hereby voicing my complaint.
2009 Toyota Corolla; same steering issues (at highway speed) noted by other drivers. Steering feels unstable, at times car feels as though it might veer into another lane. Happens regularly.
I own a 2009 Toyota Corolla S. I test drove this vehicle locally and did not think to drive it on the highway. I placed an order of this vehicle shortly after the test drive to get preferred color interior/exterior of car. I noticed a couple days after when taking it on the highway, at about 60-65 mph it sways from left to right of lane. I have had this car for a year now and this happens every time I go over 60 mph on the 94 highway. I do not feel safe driving on the highway, I drive mostly locally for this reason. When I do drive on the highway I always need to be extra cautious and pay extra attention to steering and it worries me especially on days when it is real windy and it makes it real difficult for me to steer. I have talked to Toyota dealers about this issue I have been experiencing and they told me it was nothing to be concerned with and that it was because of "road crown". I do not believe this is the issue and am very concerned.
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- Wells, ME, USA