NHTSA Complaint #10319617 — 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA
STEERING issue reported to NHTSA
Crash 1 Injury
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10319617 |
| Vehicle | 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA |
| Component | STEERING |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 37,500 miles |
| Crash | Yes |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 1 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
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
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