Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA
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Steering reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Mar 15, 2010
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
6%
of 133 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2
What this page shows
Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2001 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.
Owner reports naming steering
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
BrakesSteering
Filed Mar 15, 2010
Crash reported1 injury reported
I NOTICED THAT TOYOTA ONLY RECALL 2009/2010 COROLLA. BUT MY COROLLA HAD FATAL PROBLEM ON 2001 MODEL, AND CRASHED ON 2004/03. ON HIGHWAY 680 ON 03/19/2004, DOVE AS NORMAL SPEED. THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME WERE FAR AWAY, MAYBE ABOUT 200 METERS. THERE IS NO CAR WAS CLOSELY ASIDE OF MY LANE. I DIDN'T STEP BRAKE OR TRY CHANGE LANE, JUST KEPT THE LANE AND SPEED AS NORMAL. SUDDENLY, THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF CONTROL. IT RUSHED TO RIGHT, THEN LEFT, THEN RIGHT, LEFT, I TRIED VERY HARD BUT COULDN'T CONTROL THE STEERING. AT THE FIRST SECOND WHEN I NOTICED THE CAR WENT WRONG DIRECTION, I STEPPED THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD, NO USE. STEERING AND BRAKE WERE OUT OF CONTROL. THE CAR HIT THE BARRIER WALL WITH HIGH SPEED, ROLLING OVER AND OVER. MILPITAS OR SAN JOSE CHP WAS ON SITE, AND HAD A ACCIDENT REPORT. THE CAR WAS TOTAL DAMAGED, MY HEAD GOT HIT AND START BLEEDING INSIDE BUT DIDN'T CHECK IT OUT AFTER ACCIDENT. 2 MONTHS LATER I HAD A HEAD SURGERY TO STOP THE BLEEDING INSIDE AND TOOK OUT A BIG CHUNK OF BLOOD. AFTER YEARS, TILL TODAY, I AM STILL SUFFERED BY THE HEAD WOUNDS/HIT. BUT THE RECALL IS ONLY FOR 2009/2010 MODEL, LEAVE SO MANY DRIVERS STILL IN DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
NHTSA ID
10319617
Incident
Mar 19, 2004
Mileage
37,500 mi
Steering
Filed Jan 11, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT A NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS, AND BOTH DETERMINED THE RACK AND PINION STEERING WORE OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK UPDATED 2/7/2006 - *NM
NHTSA ID
10147411
Incident
Oct 9, 2005
Mileage
45,000 mi
Steering
Filed Aug 23, 2005
Crash reported1 injury reported
TRAVELING ON STRAIGHT HIGHWAY APPROX 60 MPH WITH CRUISE ON - LET RIGHT FRONT TIRE DRIFT OFF EDGE OF PAVEMENT. RIGHT FRONT TIE ROD BROKE RESULTING IN LOSING CONTROL AND CRASHING. CAR TOTALED. SUFFERED SEVERE BRUISING.
NHTSA ID
10133854
Incident
Aug 6, 2005
Steering
Filed Mar 20, 2004
THE TOP OF MY STEERING WHEEL IS DETERIORATING. I ONLY CLEAN THE INTERIOR WITH WINDEX. NOTHING ELSE IS "BREAKING DOWN" BUT THE TOP OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED MY EMAIL TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. THE TOYOTA DEALER JUST SAID IT WASN'T COVERED. *JB
NHTSA ID
10062671
Incident
Jan 23, 2004
Steering
Filed Jun 26, 2003
WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL WANDERED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ESPECIALLY ON WINDY DAYS. *NLM. *AK STEERING RACK WAS FASTENED TO LIGHT METAL INSTEAD OF THE FRAME OR SUBFRAME, CONSEQUENTLY WHEN THE CAR FLEXED DUE TO ROAD IRREGULARITIES OR SLOPE, TRUCKS PASSING OR CROSS WINDS A STEERING CORRECTION HAD TO BE MADE BY THE DRIVER. *TT. THE CONSUMER ALSO A 1998 COROLLA WHICH EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB
NHTSA ID
10021627
Incident
May 27, 2003
Steering
Filed Jun 9, 2003
STEERING SYSTEM HAS A FAILURE THAT CAUSES VEHICLE TO CONTINUOUSLY PULL TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT WHILE DRIVING.*AK
NHTSA ID
10022645
Steering
Filed May 9, 2002
WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO ROTATE. CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP IT, AND PUT VEHICLE BACK INTO CONTROL. THIS ALSO WAS A RENTAL VEHICLE.*AK
NHTSA ID
8009537
Incident
Jan 1, 2002
EngineOther / unspecifiedSteering+2 more
Filed Jul 7, 2000
Fire reported
WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT, CLAIM 25-5411-610. *SLC
NHTSA ID
6900653
Incident
Jul 5, 2000
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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