2015 Toyota Corolla Steering

Rack and pinion steering rack failure. Car only has 119K miles. Diagnosed by Peterson Toyota on 08/16/2024. Repair cost is $2,000.00! Rack and pinion failure created very tight steering characteristic and banging, knocking noise.

THE TOP OF THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A BULGE OR IS BUCKLED. I TOOK IT TO A TOYOTA DIRECT SHOP IN COLUMBUS OHIO AND WAS TOLD IT COULD BE DUE TO THE CONSTANT GLARE FROM THE SUN. IT MAKES IT HARD TO DRIVE THE CAR. I NOTICED IT AROUND OCTOBER 2023.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN SIEZED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VEER TO THE LEFT WHILE BEING OPERATED AT 60 MPH. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CEMENT BARRIER. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR BRUISING FROM THE COLLISION, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,000.

CAR DRIFTS TOWARD THE LEFT THUS CAUSES CONSTANT CORRECTION ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 30 AND ABOVE. CONTROLLING THIS IS VERY TIRING AND MORE IMPORTANTLY CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WITH THE CAR IN THE OTHER LANE. WITH THIS DISTRACTION IT LEAVES ONE NOT GIVING OTHER SAFETY OBSERVATIONS AS MUCH TIME TO MONITOR.. TOYOTA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS IN OLDER MODEL YEARS BUT HAS FAILED TO ADDRESS IT SINCE NOT ENOUGH OWNERS CARS OR AFFECTED BY THIS DRIFTING OR SIMPLY THRU APATHY. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, IT IS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE ECU UNIT THAT IS PART OF THE STEERING UNIT. MY PREDICTION IS THAT NOTHING WILL COME OUT OF THIS COMPLAINTS AS WITH OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED ON GOOGLE. *TR

POWER STEERING HARD WHEN I TURN ENGINE ON AFTER ABOUT TEN SECOND IS NORMAL

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS EXTREMELY OVER BOOSTED. I HAVE TO STRUGGLE TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT LINE AT SPEEDS EXCESS OF 50 MPH AS ANY INPUT RESULTS IN EXTREME ANGLE. DIFFICULT TO DRIVER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, EVEN WITH CRUISE CONTROL. PLEASE FIX THIS!

MY TEENAGE LICENSED DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING DOWN RESLER, ON A FOUR LANE STREET, SHE WAS ON THE SECOND LANE TO THE RIGHT AND SHE MADE A SLIGHT RIGHT TURN FOLLOWING THE LANE, WHILE APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION WITH CLOUDVIEW AND RESLER THE STEERING WHEEL GOT STUCK. SHE DIDN'T HAVE CONTROL OVER THE FRONT WHEELS. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS IF IT HAD A LOCK ON IT AND SHE STARTED TO VERGE TO HER RIGHT AND SHE PRESSED ON THE BREAKS, BUT SHE STILL MERGED TO THE RIGHT ENOUGH TO HIT THE CAR NEXT TO HER CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. NOBODY WAS HURT, BUT THE CAR WAS BADLY DAMAGED.

IMMEDIATE ATTENTION REQUIRED RE:2015 TOYOTA COROLLA ? DANGEROUS STEERING FAILURE DEAR NHTSA, ON DECEMBER 8, 2014, I PURCHASED A NEW 2015 TOYOTA COROLLA. ON FEBRUARY 9, 2015, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO OPERATE WHILE I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN, LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. TURNING THE WHEEL CAUSED NO INPUT TO THE WHEELS. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT ?THE COMPUTER BECAME OVERWHELMED.? THANKFULLY THERE WAS NOT A WRECK. AFTER STOPPING, THERE WERE NO WARNINGS LIGHTS OR MESSAGES. I CLICKED EVERY DISPLAY FEATURE IN AN ATTEMPT TO DECIPHER WHAT HAD GONE SO WRONG WITH MY NEW CAR. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, WAITED A MOMENT, AND IT TURNED IT BACK ON AT WHICH TIME THE STEERING WHEEL WARNING SIGN APPEARED. I WAS ILL AND HAD A DOCTOR?S APPOINTMENT, SO I REACHED OUT TO TOYOTACARE AS SOON AS MY APPOINTMENT CONCLUDED. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT AUTONATION HAS ALWAYS PROVIDED TOPNOTCH SERVICE, AND THEY HAVE CONTINUED TO DO SO THROUGH THIS DANGEROUS, DISAPPOINTING AND PUZZLING FAILURE. THEIR SERVICE TECHNICIAN ADVISED ME THAT THE PART IS BACKORDERED AND LET ME KNOW IT WILL BE AT LEAST ONE WEEK BEFORE THE PART ARRIVES AND IS INSTALLED. TODAY, THEY TOLD ME THAT TOYOTA ENGINEER CAME TO INSPECT THE CAR AND THAT TOYOTA IS TAKING THE APPARENTLY DEFECTIVE PART FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. IF YOU WISH TO INSPECT THE CAR, PLEASE TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. THE CAR IS AT: AUTONATION TOYOTA SOUTH 4800 S INTERSTATE 35 FRONTAGE RD AUSTIN TX 78745 *TR