2009 Toyota Corolla Steering

I NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING ON MY COROLLA. THE CAR HAD 12,116 MILES ON IT WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM I EXPERIENCED WAS THAT IT SEEMED THAT I HAD TO WRESTLE WITH THE WHEEL TO KEEP THE CAR FROM DRIFTING SIDE TO SIDE. IT HAD NOT HAPPENED DURING THE FIRST 12,000 MILES. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING. *TR

AS A CURRENT OWNER OF A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA I BELIEVE THAT THE STEERING ISSUE IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. WHILE I HAVE NOT HAD ANY SERIOUS PROBLEM, THE CAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ON A WINDY DAY IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE. IT SEEM THAT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE FEED BACK TO THE DRIVER DOES NOT ALLOW FOR GOOD CONTROL WHEN HIT WITH A GUST OF WIND. THIS CAR EVEN ON A GOOD DAY NEEDS TO BE DRIVEN WITH GREAT CARE TO KEEP IT IN ITS LANE. I AM SURE THIS IS NOT THE LAST WE WILL HEAR OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT INTO THE OTHER LANES, UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 14,400. UPDATED 03/11/10 *BF UPDATED 05/13/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DRIVE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH WHEN IT BEGAN DRIFTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000. UPDATED 3/17/10 *CN UPDATED 05/20/10.*JB

ON JANUARY 11TH 2009 I GOT IN AN ACCIDENT IN MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON THE I-5 SOUTH IN SAN DIEGO. I NOTICED A CAR INCHING INTO MY LANE CLOSE TO HITTING ME SO I IMMEDIATELY TOOK EVASIVE ACTION AND TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL. I SKIDDED TO THE LEFT THEN TO THE RIGHT TRYING TO COUNTER STEER THE WHOLE TIME TO NO EFFECT. I HIT THE CAR THAT I WAS TRYING TO AVOID AND THEN SPUN 180 DEGREES AND SLAMMED INTO THE CENTER DIVIDER. I FEEL THAT I LOST CONTROL WAY TO EASILY. I NOTICED NOT BEING ABLE TO KEEP THE WHEEL STEADY AS WELL PRIOR TO THE CRASH. I RECEIVED WHIPLASH AND WASH TREATED AT A MILITARY HOSPITAL. *TR

I OWNED A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA FOR ONLY 2 WEEKS BECAUSE I SOLD IT. THE STEERING WAS HORRIBLE, ON THE FREEWAY YOU HAD TO CONSTANTLY STAY ALERT TO KEEP IT IN A STRAIGHT LINE IT WAS LIKE DRIVING A 20 YEAR OLD CAR. I FELT I SHOULD SAY SOMETHING WITH THE LATEST PROBLEMS. *TR

I RECENTLY READ ABOUT THE POWER STEERING ISSUE BEING PROBED IN 2009-10 TOYOTA COROLLAS. THE SYMPTOMS THAT I READ ABOUT ARE EXACTLY WHAT I EXPERIENCE IN MY 2009 COROLLA. WHEN I AM AT HIGHER SPEEDS, IT FEELS LIKE IT IS BEING BLOWN BY REALLY STRONG WIND AND AT TIMES I HAVE TO FIGHT TO KEEP IT GOING STRAIGHT. *TR

WHEN DRIVING MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH OR MORE, STEERING BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL IN MY CAR. IT JERKS TO BOTH THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT WITH NO WARNING. I THOUGHT IT WAS MY TIRE ALIGNMENT AT FIRST BUT THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM. *TR

PURCHASED TOYOTA COROLLA 2009 AND EVER SINCE HAD STEERING PROBLEMS ON HIGHWAY. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR WANTS TO GO ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY BY ITSELF. IT IS EXALTING TO DRIVE ANY DISTANCE ON THE HIGHWAY. I AM CONSTANTLY FIGHTING WITH THE STEERING JUST TO KEEP THE CAR STRAIGHT. I DO NOT DRIVE IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF MY CAR VEERING AROUND AND DO NOT WANT A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. *TR

SINCE MAY 2009, MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA DRIFTS ON THE HIGHWAY LEFT OR RIGHT. I HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL VERY TIGHT, AND STILL THE CAR DRIFTS. I HAVE USED THE STOCK RIMS, NEW RIMS, ORIGINAL TIRES, SNOW TIRES AND NEW TIRES. HAVE HAD FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENTS DONE, AND NOTHING. NOW THAT I AM HEARING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME. BUT GOT NEW TIRES ON 2/19/2010, AND THE SAME THING. I DRIVE 80 MILES ROUND TRIP EACH DAY TO WORK AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY. ALL IT TAKES IS ONE LOOK AWAY, AND YOU ARE DRIFTING. THIS CAR DOES THIS ALL THE TIME. I AM GOING TO ASK THE DEALER TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, SINCE THERE ARE MORE COMPLAINTS NOW. *TR

ON FEBRUARY 11, 2010, WHEN I WAS DRIVING OUR NEW 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA FROM WILMINGTON TO PHILLY ON I95 AND MY HUSBAND WAS SITTING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. WE FEEL OUR VEHICLE WAS CONTINUOUSLY VIBRATING. THE CAR VIBRATE JUST LIKE THE EARTHQUAKE. OUR SPEED IS ONLY 55 MILES AN HOUR. AND THERE IS NO WIND IN THAT DAY. IT IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL AND WE WERE SCARED, SO WE SLOWLY TAKE THE BRAKE AND STOP THE CAR TO INSPECT, WE DID NOT FIND ANYTHING UNUSUAL. THEN WE KEPT DRIVING IT ON THE I95, WE FELT THE SAME VIBRATION. REGARDING TO THE SAFETY CONSIDERATION, WE LEFT THE HIGHWAY AND WE ARE AFRAID OF DRIVING IT ON HIGHWAY RIGHT NOW. I CONSULTED WITH SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE SOME KNOWLEDGE ON CAR, THEY TOLD ME IT IS SOME PROBLEM WITH THE STEER SYSTEM. I AM COMMUNICATING WITH MY DEALERS AND TRYING TO GET THE FEEDBACK FROM THEM. *TR

I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING IN MY 200 COROLLA AND IT RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND BLAMED IT ON MY POOR DRIVING. *TR

MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA KEEPS PULLING LEFT - IT IS PARTICULARLY OBVIOUS (AND MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE)WHEN DRIVING 55MPH+ ON THE HIGHWAY. I WENT TO MY DEALERSHIP, REPORTED THE PROBLEM AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK ON IT LAST WEEK. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE ALIGNMENT OF THE CAR. HOWEVER, THEY ROTATED MY TWO FRONT TIRES - WHICH DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. MY CAR KEEPS PULLING LEFT WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS (55 MPH+) ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS HASN'T CAUSED AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT IT DOES MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR

POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. CAR IS HARD TO KEEP IN STRAIGHT LINE. POWER STEERING OVER CORRECTS WITH THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT RIGHT OR LEFT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. WHILE TRAVELING ON I 40 IN A ONE LANE CONSTRUCTION ZONE NEAR WINSTON SALEM N.C. ON OCTOBER 16TH 2009, I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT . I THEN HAD TO CORRECT BY TURNING BACK TO THE LEFT. WHEN I TURNED LEFT THE STEERING OVER CORRECTED CAUSING ME TO STRIKE A CONSTRUCTION CONE WITH MY LEFT MIRROR. THE GLASS IN THE MIRROR BROKE AND I REPLACED IT AT MY EXPENSE. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS KEEPING THE CAR IN A STRAIGHT LINE WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 40 - 60 MILES PER HOUR EVER SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. I TRAVEL THOUSANDS OF MILES EVERY YEAR DRIVING SEVERAL MAKES OF VEHICLES. THIS VEHICLE IS THE ONLY ONE I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH. AFTER HEARING OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, I BELIEVE THIS IS EITHER A DESIGN PROBLEM OR AN EQUIPMENT FAILURE AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY TOYOTA IN ORDER TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS OR DEATHS CAUSED BY THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO ADD OUR 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA TO THE LIST OF CARS WITH A STEERING PROBLEM. AT LOW SPEEDS IT SEEMS TO WORK JUST FINE. IT IS WHEN TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY THAT THE CAR SEEMS TO HAVE A MIND OF ITS OWN. IT TAKES CONSTANT EFFORT TO KEEP THE CAR IN THE LANE AND AFTER LANE CHANGES OR SLIGHT CURVES THE CAR WILL OFTEN SHOOT FURTHER IN THE DIRECTION OF THE TURN AND HAS TO BE CAUGHT AND PULLED BACK. *TR

BOUGHT A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA IN APRIL 2009 AND HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING AS THE CAR WILL NOT DRIVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE AND WANDERS ON THE ROAD. DRIVER MUST FIGHT THE STEERING AT ALL TIMES TO KEEP IT IN THE DRIVING LANE. TOYOTA SAYS IT IS NORMAL AND WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

2009 COROLLA STEERING FAILURE - PLEASE BRING THIS ISSUE TO LIGHT. MY POWER STEERING JUST FAILED AND I HAD TO HAVE BOTH THE STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING COMPUTER REPLACED. *TR

THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST TWICE SINCE I BOUGHT THE TOYOTA COROLLA 2009. WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT(ON AN INTERSTATE) IT FEELS AS IF WE ARE SLIDING ON BLACK ICE AND HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING. I HAVE NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL IN GENERAL HAS BECOME VERY LOOSE AND DOESN'T DRIVE AS TIGHTLY AS IT ONCE DID A FEW MONTHS AGO. *TR

COROLLA WAS PURCHASED NEW WITH ABOUT 100 MILES. THE DAY AFTER THE PURCHASE I DROVE IT ABOUT 1500 MILES TO FLORIDA. ALONG THE WAY, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I SOON OBSERVED THAT IT WAS NOTICEABLY DRIFTING SIDE TO SIDE WITHIN THE TRAVEL LANE. NO AMOUNT OF ATTENTION COULD PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING. WITHOUT SAYING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE, A SECOND DRIVER BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION AS THEY TOO NOTICED IT. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO SUGGESTED THAT IT WAS SIMPLY A "LIGHT" CAR BUT THOUGHT WE SHOULD BRING IT TO A DEALER TO BE CHECKED OUT. WE HAD A TOYOTA DEALER LOOK IT OVER TO MAKE SURE NOTHING WAS LOOSE OR WRONG. NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE WRONG WITH THE CAR. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES BUT PRIMARILY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. UNEXPECTEDLY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WANDER INTO ANOTHER LANE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL INTO ONE DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATED 03/19/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STEER MOSTLY TO THE LEFT FOR A FEW SECONDS. UPDATED 09/21/10*JB

MY TOYOTA COROLLA 2009 HAS A STRANGE HISSING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES FEEL DISCONNECTED WITH THE ROAD. I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE STEERING, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH SPEED. *TR

CONSTANT FIGHTING WITH STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP VEHICLE ON PATH! *TR

OUR 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER ON THE HIGHWAY. CONSTANTLY HAVE TO MAKE CORRECTIONS TO KEEP IT IN THE LANE. THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM AND NOT A SINGLE INCIDENT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA IT "FLOATED" INTO THE LANE NEXT TO ME. I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO "FLOAT" INTO THE RIGHT LANE NEXT TO ME. I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE FAR LEFT AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TURN TO THE RIGHT. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND WHEN I STARTED TO DRIVE AGAIN THE VEHICLE DROVE FINE. THE ROADWAY WAS DRY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DRIFTED TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN 180 DEGREES AND CRASH INTO A GUARD RAIL. MOMENTS LATER A SECOND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACTS VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,400. UPDATED 05/07/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/18/10*JB