2017 Toyota Corolla Steering Problems

While reversing out of a parking spot, I noticed my break and steering wheel felt extremely stiff. I lost control of the vehicle for a second until I instinctively pushed HARD on the break. I realized it was unsafe to continue reversing, so I switched from R (reverse) to D (drive), I let go of the break pedal slowly, but the car continued to reverse. I pushed hard on the stiff break again, and switched from D (drive), to P (park), I let go of the break pedal again, and the car continued to roll back in reverse still. I realized my cars breaks, steering wheel, and gears were being unresponsive. I kept my foot on the break pedal, used the parking stick and set the car into P (parking) again, and turned it off. The car did not roll back as before, and was completely off. I turned the car back on again, and it went back to normal. The steering wheel and break pedal were not stiff, and the gears were all working and being responsive. I searched up the problem, and from what I have read, it is currently unsafe to drive my vehicle. I have kept up with proper and regular maintenance on my vehicle. But from what I have researched, the corolla has had a massive recall on this exact problem. However, my vin number indicates my vehicle is not eligible for a recall. I would like to receive proper help for this problem, as it is a dangerous and widely known problem with the 2013-2019 corollas.

NHTSA ID

11717408

Incident

Dec 31, 1969

While turning left out of a drive through my the steering locked up and shot to the left causing a run up on the curb. However after a second or two it cleared. Upon shutting the car off and restarting driving in a parking lot same problem occured steering wheel shot to left causing me to almost loose control then all electrical power was lost in the vehicle. The steering wheel fault came up on the dash and would not let me control the wheel.

NHTSA ID

11640746

Incident

Feb 2, 2025

it seems the steering failed with this incident. the car was totaled no there were no lights on at the time. i was making a right turn after a complete stop. the steering would not straighten out. the car also accelerated after hitting the curb causing a second accident cracking an entire telephone pole in half and having to be replaced. the car wasn’t even 30 feet from the right turn.

NHTSA ID

11478724

Incident

Dec 11, 2018

The contact owns a 2017 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds the vehicle's power steering would suddenly fail. The contact would wait till the power steering would restore proper functionality. The failure occurred 2 times. The warning light indicating the power steering had malfunctioned had sounded off several times. The contact took the vehicle to a certified mechanic who stated that the rack n pinion could be the cause. A repair had not occurred. The contact had not taken the vehicle to the dealer as of yet. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage 62,000.

NHTSA ID

11471484

Incident

May 29, 2022

Mileage

62,000 mi

When it's wet on the road or raining my car deploys and I lose control I've been telling the dealer ship since the first day I had this car they told me it's nothing yesterday when it was raining my car did it again also u I called to have my recall fixed and they said there was not any in my car??? This car is a risk I'm going to kill myself driving this car or get hurt I had 3 rental cars because I am scared to drive this car [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA ID

11438290

Incident

Oct 25, 2021

1ST OF ALL FIX YOUR SITE I HAVE TO NOW WRITE EVERYTHING OVER AGAIN& AGAIN.FIX THIS.I WAS ON FREEWAY WEST ON I-10 TURNED OFF ON WASHINGTON ST. EXIT& WARNING LIGHT &BUZZER SHOWING BATTERY FLASHING&30 SECONDS MY P.S. LIGHT FLASHES& LOST POWER&STEERING& WAS ABLE TO VEER INTO PARKING LOT.IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED 3 MINUTES EARLIER I WOULD HAVE BEEN RUN DOWN BY HEAVY TRAFFIC.IN LESS THAN 2 MINUTES I LOST POWER& STEERING.DON,T THINK I WILL EVER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR AGAIN.AFTER REPLACING ALTANATOR-WATERPUMP-THERMOSTAT-TIMING BELT-SPARK PLUGS-CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR& CAMSHAFT SENSOR.STILL CRANKS BUT WON'T START.ENGINE ROTATES BUT WON'T TURN OVER OR START

NHTSA ID

11352336

Incident

Jun 30, 2020

Mileage

140,000 mi

THE CAR IS PULLING I'VE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP OVER 6 TIMES WHEN I'M DRIVING THE CAR IS SHAKING AND PULLING AND IT FEELS LIKE I'M GOING TO FLIP OVER FROM THE WIND YOU CAN GO OVER 60 ON THE FREEWAY IF A CAR IS NEXT TO YOU MY CAR WILL SHAKE WHEN I TURN I'M SO SCARD THE TIRES ARE GOING TO BREAK OFF IT'S NOT A SAFE CAR

NHTSA ID

11307206

Incident

Feb 5, 2020

STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN WHILE DRIVING.BECAUSE OF HARD STEERING WHEEL, IT IS HARD TO TURN. I FEEL RISKY WHILE TURNING BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE A CHANCES THAT IT WON'T TURN IN TIME AND WOULD HAVE THE RISK OF COLLISION.

NHTSA ID

11292418

Incident

Dec 20, 2019

Mileage

66,900 mi

LANE DEPARTURE ALERT & PRE COLLISION SYSTEM MALFUNCTION WARNING LIGHT KEEP ILLUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME AND THEN WILL TURN OFF AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS ALSO AFFECTING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE ABS SYSTEM. I NOTICED THAT IT AFFECTS WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE TRANSMISSION WHEN I AM COMING TO A STOP THE CAR WILL SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND ACT LIKE IT IS OUT OF GEAR. ALMOST LIKE IT IS POSSESSED. IT'S BEEN DOING IT ON AND OFF SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY WILL FIX IT TEMPORARILY AND THEN SEVERAL MONTHS LATER IT ALWAYS COMES BACK. THIS PAST TIME HAS BEEN THE WORST AS IT SEEMS LIKE THERE ARE MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS THAT ARE BEING AFFECTED AND IT IS ACTUALLY AFFECTING THE STEERING AS WELL AS THE BREAKING AND EFFICIENT RUNNING OF THE VEHICLE .

NHTSA ID

11245099

Incident

Aug 19, 2019

Mileage

5,000 mi

WHEN PURCHASING THE CAR AND LEAVING THE CAR LOT I HEARD A GRINDING/RUBBING NOISE WHICH SOUNDS JUST LIKE BRAKE PADS BEING WORN AS WELL AS ROTORS. I CONTACTED THE CAR LOT AND THEY ASSURED ME IT WAS FROM RUST WHERE IT HAD SIT. THEY HAD ME TAKE IT TO TOYOTA OF KINGSPORT AND THEY EVALUATED STATING IT WAS RUST. I STILL HEAR THE RUBBING OR LOUDNESS AFTER THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS. PLEASE RECALL

NHTSA ID

11209009

Incident

Mar 2, 2019

Mileage

50,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A DOWNGRADE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AND SET TO 65MPH, THE CVT TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS, THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO WELL OVER THE SPEED LIMIT. IT FELT LIKE I WAS LOSING CONTROL. I HAD TO ACTIVATE THE BRAKES TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN ORDER TO REDUCE MY SPEED TO BELOW THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT. I TRIED IT AGAIN ON ANOTHER DOWNGRADE AND THE SAME SITUATION WAS DUPLICATED. THE CAR WILL ALSO ENGAGE RPMS WHEN YOU ARE DOWNGRADING OR UPGRADING IN CRUISE CONTROL I DID NOT TAKE THE CAR INTO A DEALER SINCE THE ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DEALERSHIPS WITH A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

11209005

Incident

Mar 3, 2019

Mileage

50,000 mi

I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW IN APRIL OF 2017 AND HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS, TIRES ARE ALWAYS FLAT, STEERING DOESN'T WORK RIGHT, WHEN I TURN MY CAR ON IT SOUNDS REALLY LOUD. BROUGHT IT TOYOTA 10 TIMES AND THEY DID ANYTHING, THERE IS CONSTANT SQUEAK NOISE AND MY ROOF FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BLOW OFF WHEN I AM ON THE INTERSTATE. GAS MILEAGE SUCKS TOYOTA STATES I GOT BAD GAS SO THEY FLUSHED IT OUT BUT STILL HEAR THAT LOUD NOISE. MY TIRES I HAVE TO FILL UP ONCE A WEEK BUT THEY SAY THEY ARE FINE. EVERYTHING IN THIS CAR IS CHEAP AND I HATE IT. THEY CHARGED ME 26 GRAND FOR A 17 THOUSAND CAR WITHOUT ME EVER KNOWING BRANDON TOYOTA IS THE WORST. SPOKE TO THE GENERAL MANAGER AND SERVICE MANAGER NOTHING IS EVER TAKEN CARE OF

NHTSA ID

11061334

Incident

May 1, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WAS UNCONTROLLABLE AND IT FELT LIKE THE WIND WAS BLOWING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT AND WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER STRAIGHT AHEAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155.

NHTSA ID

10939712

Incident

Jan 2, 2017

Mileage

155 mi