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Toyota Corolla Steering Safety Report | Nov 23, 2011
Reported on Nov 23, 2011
| THIS IS A NEW CAR PURCHASE (W/200 MI). AT 60-75 MPH (AND NOTICEABLE ALSO AT SLOWER SPEEDS ON OTHER ROADS) ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR'S STEERING WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD, IT CANNOT STAY ON A STRAIGHT LINE EVEN IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS NOT MOVED. TRUCKS PASSING BY DO NOT APPEAR TO GREATLY EFFECT STEERING. WIND WAS NOT AN ISSUE. THIS, NOT A LOOSENESS BUT RATHER INACCURATE STEERING, CAUSES A WANDERING WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THE CAR WILL WANDER INTO ANOTHER LANE OR OFF THE ROAD INTO A POTENTIAL CRASH. THE DRIVER IS 57, WITH 200-300K MILES DRIVING EXPERIENCE IN MERCEDES TO BMW TO VOLVOS TO GM TO OTHER TOYOTAS TO FORD CARS - W/O AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A REAL AND SERIOUS PROBLEM WHICH MAY CAUSE DEATHS. THERE APPEARS TO BE LITTLE CONTROL BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE STEERING. THE TIRES HAVE THE PROPER AIR PRESSURE (GOODYEAR). I REPEAT, THIS IS THE MOST DANGEROUS NEW CAR I HAVE DRIVEN SINCE 1968. THAT'S PROBLEM #1. PROBLEM #2, A LESSER PROBLEM BUT ALSO RIDICULOUS.. IS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. YOU CANNOT KEEP THE SPEED CONSTANT AT 45-50 MPH. HOLDING THE ACCELERATOR STEADY THE ENGINE SPEED, AS SHOWN IN THE TACHOMETER ,WILDLY JUMPS UP AND DOWN AT WILL, INTERMITTENTLY, RPM GOING FROM 1600 TO 2200. IF YOU HOLD STEADY IT DROPS TO 1600, IF YOU THEN DEPRESS THE PEDAL THE SMALLEST POSSINE ABOUT, IT JUMPS TO 2200, THEN BACK TO 1600. OTHER TIMES THE SAME ACTION WORKS AS YOU WOULD EXPECT A LINEAR PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR WOULD COMMAND A LINEAR INCREASE IN SPEED. THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION SPEED CONTROL IS ALL OVER THE PLACE WITH NO FEEDBACK TO THE DRIVER. LOOK... I HAVE EXAMINED THIS ON EMPTY ROADS. IT'S THE MOST RIDICULOUS CONTROL SYSTEM I HAVE EVER USED. IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE AND IT'S POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. I CANNOT BELIEVE IT WOULD PASS SAFETY STANDARDS> PLEASE CORRECT THESE 2 ISSUES BEFORE DEATHS OCCUR. I WILL SWEAR TO THIS. *TR | |
| Make: | Toyota |
| Model: | Corolla |
| Manufactured by: | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | THE VILAGES FL |
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| Mileage: | 200 miles. |
| Speed: | 70 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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