2009 Toyota Corolla Steering

I PURCHASED A TOYOTA COROLLA 2009 NEW THE STEERING IS DANGEROUS. IF YOU HAPPEN TO LOOK AWAY FROM THE ROAD IN FRONT OF YOU FOR A MOMENT,YOU MAY FIND YOURSELF HEADING OUT OF YOUR LANE WHEN YOU LOOK BACK. A FRIEND OF MINE DROVE A TOYOTA COROLLA FROM THE STATE OF GEORGIA TO NEW YORK AND DIDN'T NOTICE ANY PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. I ASK HIM TO TEST DRIVE MY CAR HE NOTED IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STAY IN THE LANE THE ONE HE DROVE UP FROM GEORGIA TRACKED STRAIGHT AND TRUE. I TOOK MY COROLLA BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID EVERY THING WAS IN SPECK . I DID SOME SEARCHING ON THE WEB AND FOUND THERE HAVE BEEN SOME ACCIDENTS INVOLVING THIS CAR AND THE NHTSA HAS RECEIVED OVER 820 COMPLAINTS AT THIS TIME. PLEASE ADD MINE TO YOUR GROWING LIST. PS WITH THE GROWING NUMBER OF YOUNG KIDS USING CELL PHONES AND TEXTING THESE DAYS THEY DO NOT STAND A CHANCE IN @#$% DRIVING A CAR LIKE THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN STEERING TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A BUILDING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTICS TEST AND THE DEALER STATED THAT HE/SHE WOULD CALL THE CONTACTS INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 28,000. UPDATED 05/11/10. *LJ

BOUGHT A NEW 2009 COROLLA S IN LATE AUGUST, 2009. THE CAR HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH STEERING SINCE NEW. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CAR IS CONSTANTLY "FLOATING" FROM LANE TO LANE BECAUSE THE NEW DRIVE BY WIRE ELECTRIC MOTOR TELLS THE CAR TO BE IN A CONSTANT "CORRECTION" MODE, THERE IS NO "CENTER" DRIVING POSITION. IT'S ALWAYS EITHER "CORRECT LEFT, OR CORRECT RIGHT". THIS MAKES THE DRIVER HAVE TO CONSTANTLY "RE-CORRECT', AND RESULTS IN A CONSTANT "ZIG-ZAG" PATTERN AT 65MPH! THAT'S DRIVING LIKE A DRUNK DRIVES. THE CAR DRIVES LIKE IT'S IN A WIND STORM, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO WIND, AND YOU CAN'T PREDICT WHEN THE NEXT "GUST" WILL DRIFT YOU INTO THE NEXT LANE. GREATLY DISAPPOINTED THAT TOYOTA WOULD CONTINUE TO ALLOW THESE CARS ON THE ROAD WITHOUT A FIX. WAS TOLD BY THE TOYOTA SERVICE MANAGER THAT MY CAR "DRIVES AS DESIGNED". I KNOW THAT, IT'S A BAD DESIGN. SAW WHERE THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THIS SITE, WE'RE NOT COMPLAINING JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT, WE'RE HONESTLY CONCERNED FOR OUR SAFETY. I ALSO OWN THREE OTHER OLDER TOYOTA'S, A CAMRY, A CRESSIDA, AND A TERCEL WITH CLOSE TO 300K MILES. ALL OF THEM DRIVE BETTER THAN THIS NEW COROLLA. SHAME ON TOYOTA FOR ALLOWING THIS TO REMAIN A PROBLEM. WAS PLANNING ON GIVING THIS CAR TO MY DAUGHTER AT COLLEGE GRADUATION. NOW I DON'T WANT HER TO DRIVE IT UNLESS IT'S FIXED. I ALSO KNOW OF TWO OTHER BUYERS OF 2009 TOYOTA COROLLAS, BOTH S MODELS, THAT HAVE THE SAME STEERING ISSUES. COMPLAINTS UNANSWERED BY TOYOTA. MY COROLLA ONLY HAS 5200 MILES SINCE LAST AUGUST, IT MOSTLY SAT FOR THE FIRST FEW MONTHS, AS I HATED TO HAVE TO DRIVE IT. SAD TO HAVE A NEW CAR AND HAVE TO JUST "ENDURE" DRIVING IT. TOYOTA NEEDS TO EXPEDITE A FIX, BEFORE SOMEONE "DRIFTS" INTO THE PATH OF A BIG RIG. HELP!! IT COULD STILL BE A GOOD CAR, JUST FIX THE STEERING!!

MY CAR(COROLLA 2009) DOES NOT HOLD THE ROAD. VERY HARD TO STEER STRAIT , MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS ON FREEWAYS. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP FOR ALIGMENT 3 OR 4 TIMES . WIND AND RAIN MAKES IT WORSE. THEY KNOW SOMETHING WAS WRONG FROM DAY , JUST LIKE I DID. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TIRES AFTER SO MANY TRIPS TO SERVICE DEPT. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH IT. UNTIL I READ THE NEWS RELEASE ON STEERING TROUBLE.

I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE STEERING IS NOT RIGHT.IT FEELS AS THOUGH I AM IN GUSTY WIND WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS,IT ALSO SHIFTS TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR

I PURCHASED A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA IN JUNE OF 2008. UP UNTIL APPROXIMATELY THE FALL OF 2009, IT APPEARED TO BE DRIVING SATISFACTORILY. HOWEVER, AFTER THAT TIME, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CAR "DRIFTS" ALMOST EACH AND EVERYTIME THIS HAPPENS, I OPEN MY WINDOW TO SEE IF IT IS WINDY, BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS BEING BLOWN BY THE WIND. MY SON SOMETIMES DRIVES MY CAR AND I ASKED HIM IF HE EXPERIENCED THIS, AND HE SAID "YES", AND IT ALWAYS ATTRIBUTES IT TO THE WIND, HOWEVER, IT IS NOT ALWAYS WINDY. IT FEELS LIKE THERE IS A SLIGHT LACK OF CONTROL. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT IS VERY UNNERVING. I WOULD SAY THAT IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS I NOTICE THIS PROBLEM 3 TIMES A WEEK. WHEN GOOGLING ABOUT THE CURRENT TOYOTA PROBLEMS, I CAME ACROSS A WRITE UP REGARDING "TOYOTA STEERING PROBLEMS". THEN, I KNEW I WASN'T JUST IMAGINING WHAT I HAD EXPERIENCED. THEREFORE, I AM HEREBY VOICING MY COMPLAINT. *TR

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA; SAME STEERING ISSUES (AT HIGHWAY SPEED) NOTED BY OTHER DRIVERS. STEERING FEELS UNSTABLE, AT TIMES CAR FEELS AS THOUGH IT MIGHT VEER INTO ANOTHER LANE. HAPPENS REGULARLY. *TR

I OWN A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA S. I TEST DROVE THIS VEHICLE LOCALLY AND DID NOT THINK TO DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY. I PLACED AN ORDER OF THIS VEHICLE SHORTLY AFTER THE TEST DRIVE TO GET PREFERRED COLOR INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF CAR. I NOTICED A COUPLE DAYS AFTER WHEN TAKING IT ON THE HIGHWAY, AT ABOUT 60-65 MPH IT SWAYS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT OF LANE. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR A YEAR NOW AND THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I GO OVER 60 MPH ON THE 94 HIGHWAY. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I DRIVE MOSTLY LOCALLY FOR THIS REASON. WHEN I DO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY I ALWAYS NEED TO BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS AND PAY EXTRA ATTENTION TO STEERING AND IT WORRIES ME ESPECIALLY ON DAYS WHEN IT IS REAL WINDY AND IT MAKES IT REAL DIFFICULT FOR ME TO STEER. I HAVE TALKED TO TOYOTA DEALERS ABOUT THIS ISSUE I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOTHING TO BE CONCERNED WITH AND THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF "ROAD CROWN". I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS THE ISSUE AND AM VERY CONCERNED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY SPEED BEING TRAVELED. ADDITIONALLY, AS THE VEHICLE SPEED INCREASED THERE WAS DIFFICULTY IN STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 13,000.

SINCE PURCHASED, I HAVE NOTICED AT SPEEDS OVER 40-50 MPH THE CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP MOVING IN YOUR LANE. IT FEELS AS IF A GUST OF WIND BLOWS THE CAR EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT OUT OF ITS LANE, YET IT HAPPENS WHEN THERE IS NO WIND WHATSOEVER. IT REQUIRES TWO HANDS TO BE FIRMLY PLACED ON THE WHEEL IN ORDER TO KEEP CONTROL OF YOUR CAR AND NOT PASS INTO ANOTHER LANE. TOOK IT TO DEALER, THE FOUND NO PROBLEM AND WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE SITUATION.

I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA STEERING SINCE IT WAS NEW [ FEBRUARY-2009 ] I THINK THE FIRESTONE TIRES CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROBLEM BUT NOT ONLY CAUSE. I FEEL IT'S RELATED TO ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING CONTROL. NOT SURE HOW TO DESCRIBE CIRCUMSTANCE. IT IS MOSTLY FELT WHEN YOU MAKE TURNS AND ARE ACCELERATING INTO THE TURN THE STEERING DOESN'T RESPOND BACK AND MAY CAUSE YOU TO GO OFF THE ROAD. MAYBE BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDS TO BE TURNED BACK A LOT TO GET BACK STRAIGHT ONTO THE ROAD. HAPPENS ANY TIME . I'M ADJUSTING TO THIS SITUATION BUT DON'T LIKE WHAT MAY HAPPEN IF IT CATCHES ME OFF GUARD SOME DAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. WHILE STEERING IN A STRAIGHT DIRECTION THE STEERING WHEEL REQUIRED EXTREME FORCE. UNEXPECTEDLY, THE STEERING PULLED TO THE LEFT DIRECTION. THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL; CRASHED INTO A DITCH AND STRUCK A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL MOVED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT DIRECTION WITHOUT ASSISTANCE WHENEVER TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 4/7/2010 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO CONSTANTLY CORRECT THE STEERING LEFT TO RIGHT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN THE LANE. 07//27/10*JB

STEERING WHEEL IS STRAIGHT AND BEING HELD WITH BOTH HANDS YET CAR IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN THE LANE. THIS OCCURS EVERYTIME THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED IN APRIL 2009 AND CAN LEAD TO ACCIDENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. I HAVE COMPLAINED NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT THE STEERING PULLING ONE WAY OR THE OTHER TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER BUT THEY HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED IT'S FINE. I FINALLY LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM ON GOOGLE AND FOUND OTHER PEOPLE ARE ALSO HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I RECENTLY DROVE THE CAR TO AND FROM FLORIDA AND MY ARMS ACTUALLY HURT FROM FIGHTING THE STEERING, AND I'M A CONSTRUCTION WORKER. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. *TR

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA LE REQUIRES EXCESSIVE CONCENTRATION TO STEER AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH ON IMPERFECT HIGHWAYS OR IN WINDY CONDITIONS. I NOTICED THIS IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE AND HAD THE CAR IN TO GET ALIGNED BY BRUNSWICK TOYOTA. THE ALIGNMENT HELPED ONLY SOMEWHAT. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE IT TESTED IN MARYSVILLE LAST SPRING, HOWEVER THE TRACK WAS IN GOOD CONDITION AND THE RUNS OVER 50MPH WERE SHORT. I DON'T BELIEVE IT WAS A REALISTIC TEST. COMPARED TO MY OTHER CARS (ONE BEING A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK UP WHICH STEERS BETTER) THIS ONE REQUIRES FULL ATTENTION AND IF CHANGING RADIO STATIONS ON A HIGHWAY WITH LOTS OF HEAVY TRUCK USE COULD CAUSE A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER TO VEER INTO ANOTHER LANE. *TR

I AM STILL WAITING FOR TOYOTA TO RECALL MY CAR REGARDING THE POWER STEERING OR THE PROBLEMS WITH IT. AS MANY HAVE INDICATED/COMPLAINED, THE POWER STEERING OF MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA IS SO FRUSTRATING AND NERVE WRACKING. IT'S VERY UNSTABLE AT HIGH SPEED. IT FEELS LIKE THERE'S ALWAYS A HIGH GUSH OF WIND PUSHING MY CAR LEFT AND RIGHT. IF SAFETY IS WHAT TOYOTA IS ALL ABOUT, I THINK THE DRIVERS OF THESE CARS, I FOR ONE OF THEM, DON'T FEEL SAFE AT ALL. I'M ALWAYS NERVOUS THINKING THAT MY CAR WOULD PULL ON EITHER SIDE AT ANYTIME. I HOPE THAT THEY STILL HAVE A RECORD OF MY COMPLAINT. BROUGHT MY CAR TO TWO DEALERSHIP AND BOTH OF THEM CONFIRMED THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR, WHEN IN FACT THERE IS. I HOPE THAT WHOEVER IS INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE TRY TO DRIVE MY COROLLA SO THAT THEY FIND OUT THEMSELVES THE PROBLEM THAT WE'RE HAVING. THE CAR IS VERY UNSAFE. IMAGINE SOMEONE WHO IS A NEW DRIVER DRIVING THIS CAR? I THINK THEY'D HAVE A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN. &TR

I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 60 MPH THE POWER STEERING IS CAUSING THE CAR TO WANDER OUT OF THE LANE EVEN WHEN I HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES SINCE JANUARY 2009, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST AND HAS NOT IMPROVED. I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER 2/26/2010 AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL TOYOTA TOLD THEM A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD US THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM EVEN AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 36,000 MILES. I HAVE 14,000 MILES ON THE CAR NOW, DO I HAVE TO WAIT FOR AN ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN? THE CAR CHANGES LANES ON ITS OWN AND IT IS HARD TO CONTROL IT AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH. *TR

I WAS SOMEWHAT RELIEVED TO SEE THAT THERE, IN FACT, IS AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING ON THE 2009 COROLLA. I BOUGHT MY FIRST TOYOTA IN SEPT. 2008, WHICH WAS A 2009 COROLLA. THAT WINTER, I WAS DRIVING ACROSS THE STATE DURING THE HOLIDAYS. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 75 MPH, THE SPEED LIMIT. WITH NO EXPLANATION, ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR. I HADN'T DONE ANYTHING TO LOSE CONTROL AND THERE WERE NO WEATHER ISSUES. I FOUND MYSELF SKIDDING ACROSS TWO TO THREE LANES OF INTERSTATE TRYING TO GET CONTROL BACK OF MY CAR.. I EASILY COULD HAVE FLIPPED MANY TIMES THROUGH A DITCH AND GOD KNOWS WHAT ELSE. THANKFULLY THERE WERE NO CARS ON EITHER SIDE OF ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED. TO THIS DAY IT HAS HAUNTED ME ON WHAT HAPPENED THAT DAY AS I HAVE NEVER BEEN THAT CLOSE TO WHAT I CONSIDER A "NEAR DEATH" EXPERIENCE. I EASILY COULD HAVE DIED THAT NIGHT AND I REALIZE THAT. I TOOK MY CAR IN THE NEXT DAY TO THE DEALER AND ASKED THEM TO LOOK AT IT. THEY DID AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. PLEASE DO A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. IT IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AS I EXPERIENCED IT MYSELF. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE IN CASE IT HAD ANY BEARING ON WHETHER A RECALL IS MADE OR NOT. I WILL CLOSE THIS BY SAYING THAT I CAN'T HELP BUT BE EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN TOYOTA. I HAD NEVER OWNED ONE AND BOUGHT ONE BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A RELIABLE BRAND. I'M POSSIBLY FACING MY THIRD RECALL (FIRST WAS BRAKES, SECOND THE ACCELERATOR AND POSSIBLY A THIRD WITH THE STEERING) - ALL THREE MAJOR SAFETY CONCERNS. I WILL SAY THAT I DO APPRECIATE TOYOTA'S WILLINGNESS TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT. IT IS THE CORRECT AND ETHICAL THING TO DO. PLEASE HANG IN THERE AND FIX EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED SO WE CAN ALL MOVE FORWARD SAFELY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA PULLS TO THE LEFT AS THOUGH IT IS VERY WINDY OUTSIDE EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT WINDY OUTSIDE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. *TR

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN TRAVELING OVER 50 MILES PER HOUR, THE STEERING IS "LOOSE" OR UNCONTROLLABLE. THE VEHICLE CAN STRAY INTO OTHER LANES OF TRAFFIC. THIS HAS OCCURRED ALMOST EVERYDAY SINCE I TAKE THE FREEWAY TO GET TO MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE RESPONSE IS: THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE STEERING SYSTEM OF MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. AT THE LIMITS OF THE STEERING SYSTEM THERE IS A LOUD NOISE. THAT IS, AT THE END OF THE DEGREE TO WHICH I CAN TURN THE WHEEL THE STEERING SYSTEM MAKES A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND. I HAVE POINTED THIS OUT TO CLASSIC TOYOTA IN MENTOR OHIO IN THE PAST AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE IS A STEERING PROBLEM! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA XLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE AXLE WHILE MAKING A TURN AND DRIVING IN REVERSE. MULTIPLE AUTHORIZED DEALERS DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND ONLY ONE OF THEM INFORMED HER WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE ELECTRIC STEERING. THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT HER SITUATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER TIRES ALSO CONTINUED TO LOSE AIR. A DIFFERENT DEALER STATED THAT SHE NEEDED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. LAST WEEK THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT IF THE DEALER DID NOT ASSIST HER TO FIND A DIFFERENT DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17200.

1) DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (55-65 MPH) 2) CAR SUDDENLY CHANGES TRACK IN LANE TO LEFT OR RIGHT, SIMILAR TO A LARGE BROADSIDE GUST OF WIND 3) NO KNOWN FIX AVAILABLE. *TR

MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS ISSUES AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH ITS STEERING. IT WILL BE FINE AND THEN IT WILL WANT TO GO SIDE TO SIDE VERY QUICKLY FOR A SHORT WHILE, THEN GO BACK TO DRIVING NORMALLY. IT IS SIMILAR TO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU WERE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL RAPIDLY SIDE TO SIDE, BUT JUST A FEW INCHES. IT HAPPENS AT SPEEDS OVER 50MPH AND HAS DONE IT UP TO 80MPH. IT DOES NOT ALWAYS HAPPEN, BUT DOES SO SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. I HAVE AN 80 MILE ROUND TRIP COMMUTE DAILY, AND SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES IN ONE DIRECTION. *TR

POWER STEERING SEEMS OVERLY SENSITIVE. CONSTANT MINOR CORRECTIONS TO STEERING WHEEL ARE REQUIRED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN A STRAIGHT LINE. EVEN WITH ALL THE EXTRA STEERING WHEEL CORRECTIONS, I STILL END UP WEAVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE HEARD OTHERS SAY THEY FEEL AS IF THE ARE LOSING CONTROL. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT I HAVE TO CONTROL TOO MUCH. I HAVE HAD SIX OTHER TOYOTA COROLLAS NONE OF WHICH HAD THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. THEY ARE FINE. I NOTICED THIS BEHAVIOR AS SOON AS I DROVE THE CAR HOME FROM THE DEALER ON THE DAY OF PURCHASE IN JANUARY, 2009. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THIS I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER (METRO TOYOTA, CLEVELAND, OHIO) THAT WHAT I AM EXPERIENCING IS NORMAL FOR A CAR WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. I'M NOT SO SURE. *TR