Toyota COROLLA steering problems
1,189 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
11,222 owner complaints analyzed
59 distinct recall campaigns
40,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1969 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 5,379 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
1,189 of 11,222 complaints match this topic (10.6%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 971673 · 1995-09-05 (September 5, 1995)
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT REAR ENDED THE DRIVER SHOULDER BELT DIDN'T RESTRAIN CONSUMER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL . TT
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Owner report 972216 · 1995-09-19 (September 19, 1995)
REDUCED POWER STEERING ASSIST UPON FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE. TT
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Owner report 10314802 · 2010-02-27 (February 27, 2010)
I HAVE A TOYOTA COROLLA. I WAS PULLED OVER ONE TIME BY THE NASHUA POLICE IN 2007 ALLEGING THAT MY VEHICLE WAS SWERVING. I COULDN'T FEEL IF IT DOES..BUT COUPLE WEEKS AGO I OBSERVED IT VERY CLOSELY.AND YES IT DOES SWERVED. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THE LIST OF MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINT THAT THE SECOND TIME THAT MY CAR ACCELERATED IN REVERSE MOTION COULD ALSO BE ATTRIBUTED TO STEERING MECHANISM. WHY ? I WAS ENGAGED IN REVERSE , WHILE CUTTING THE WHEEL TO MAKE A 90 DEGREES ANGLE BACKING BUT MY CAR WENT INTO A DONUT SPIN. AS A WOMAN WHAT DO I KNOW ABOUT…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10314802 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 978328 · 1996-01-29 (January 29, 1996)
UPON FRONTAL IMPACT, DRIVERS SHOULDER BELT W/ADDITIONAL LAP FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER ALLOWING MAJOR CONTACT W/STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
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Owner report 985916 · 1996-06-20 (June 20, 1996)
THE SHOULDER RESTRAINT BECAME UNLATCHED DURING AN ACCIDENT, NOT RESTRAINING THE DRIVER.*AK CONSUMER WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND WAS STRAPPED IN SEAT BELT, WHEN HE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND, THE SEAT BELT THAT GOES ACROSS CONSUMER'S CHECT BECAME UNLATCHED SENDING CONSUMER TO HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL.*JB
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 985916 at NHTSA ↗