NHTSA Complaint #10522411 — 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA
STEERING issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10522411 |
| Vehicle | 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA |
| Component | STEERING |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 12 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
SINCE NEW, CAR WANDERS/DRIFTS AT SPEEDS OF OVER 65MPH. DIFFICULT TO TRACK STRAIGHT IN HIGHWAY LANE. FEELS SIMILAR TO DRIVING IN HIGH CROSSWINDS EVEN WHEN THERE ARE NONE. IN THE PRESENCE OF LARGE TRUCKS OR CROSSWINDS IT CAN FEEL VERY DANGEROUS. DEALER DOES THE STANDARD "NO PROBLEM FOUND" AND ACTS GENEROUS TO NOT CHARGE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS. THIS IS PRETTY OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE IN THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SOFTWARE. FEELS LIKE IT MIGHT BE RESPONDING TO A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT SENSOR INPUTS AND HAVING SOME DIFFICULTY DECIDING WHAT TO DO. PERHAPS IT ONLY OCCURS WITH CERTAIN COMBINATIONS OF INPUT SENSORS? THIS WOULD BE THE ONLY JUSTIFICATION FOR NOT HAVING A FULL ON RECALL. MEANWHILE, VERY DANGEROUS AT HIGH SPEEDS FOR THOSE OF US THAT DO HAVE IT! FOR REFERENCE, I DROVE AN OTHERWISE IDENTICAL 2013 COROLLA RENTAL CAR RECENTLY IN CO. AT 75MPH+ THE CAR WAS TOTALLY STABLE. THIS POINTS BACK TO THIS BEING A MODEL YEAR ISSUE AND/OR A PART COMBINATION ISSUE AS MENTIONED ABOVE. *TR
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