Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Toyota Corolla submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE STEERING WHEEL EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE LEFT DIRECTION. IN ADDITION, UNEXPECTEDLY THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ACCELERATION. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE IN OPERATION WITH CAUTION. THERE WAS DIFFICULTY STEERING AND THE DRIVER APPLIED GREAT FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE LEFT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL CAME OFF INTO DRIVER'S HANDS, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND ENDED UP IN A DITCH. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE GEAR BOX BROKE, CAUSING THE TIRES TO SPIN. CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING, AND THE ENGINE BE MAKING A LOUD NOISE. *AK
THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP.PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILURE. *AK
WHEN STARTED TO DRIVE VEHICLE AT ABOUT 30 MILES THERE WAS NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN, CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER ABOUT SIX TIMES. *AK.
PLASTIC PARTS ON STEERING SWELLS CAUSING INTERMITTENT RUBBING AND GRINDING NOISE WHEN DRIVING OR MAKING A TURN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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