NHTSA Complaint #10136374 — 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR SUDDENLY SWERVED/VEERED AND I HAD TO FIGHT FOR CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I BARELY AVOIDED HAVING AN ACCIDENT. IT HAD RAINED THE NIGHT BEFORE BUT WAS NOT RAINING WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN JANUARY 2004. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED, IT WAS A SUNNY DAY THIS SUMMER. I WAS ON A CITY STREET AND AGAIN DRIVING STRAIGHT WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY SWERVED. I HAD A PASSENGER IN THE CAR WITH ME. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN THE SPRING OF 2004, A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. I HAD JUST COMPLETED A LANE SWITCH AND WAS GOING STRAIGHT WHEN THE CAR SWERVED/VEERED. I ALMOST COLLIDED WITH THE MEDIAN. AFTER THIS THIRD OCCURRENCE, I KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND BROUGHT IT IN. AFTER A 5 MINUTE ROAD TEST, THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM I WAS DESCRIBING. THE DEALER TOLD ME IF I WANTED TO PAY FOR AN INSPECTION, THEY CAN FURTHER INSPECT THE CAR TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. I ASKED THEM TO GO AHEAD BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER JUST CALLED AND INFORMED ME THAT AFTER A 15 MINUTE INSPECTION, THEY DID NOT SEE ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. MY PROBLEM IS SIMILAR TO THAT IN COMPLAINT #10127778. PLEASE LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM. *JB