Toyota Corolla Steering Problems
- 1,010
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 22
- Years with records
- 1999–2020
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 1010 stored complaint records:
- 112 indicate a crash
- 54 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
- 2 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- Electric Power Assist System · 3 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 613 |
| 30–60k mi | 113 |
| 60–100k mi | 66 |
| 100–150k mi | 34 |
| 150–400k mi | 7 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Service Brakes · Steering · Wheels
The car is pulling i've taking it to the dealership over 6 times when i'm driving the car is shaking and pulling and it feels like i'm going to flip over from the wind you can go over 60 on the freeway if a car is next to you my car will shake when i turn i'm so scard the tires are going to break off it's not a safe car
ODI 11307206
Steering
Steering wheel is hard to turn while driving.because of hard steering wheel, it is hard to turn. I feel risky while turning because there would be a chances that it won't turn in time and would have the risk of collision.
ODI 11292418
Steering
Steering wheel locked when i am backing up my car to do reverse parking. It happened only once. It stared working when i tried to move forward and came back to normal. I showed it to toyota authorized service center and they said they could not find anything wrong with steering.
ODI 11282615
Steering · Unknown Or Other
I was driving trying to get in right lane and steering wheel locked up and i drove into median
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11269560
Steering
Extremely loose steering. Car has no control on highway. I almost hit a car. Called toyota and pretty much got hung up by toyota rep.
ODI 11291779
Engine · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 toyota corolla. While the vehicle was parked outside of the garage, the contact turned the key in the ignition and the vehicle made an abnormal noise. Also, the steering wheel became difficult to turn and the power steering warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The failure mileage was 75,500.
ODI 11266203
Steering
When it's a little cold out and i start up my car,my steering wheel will not turn, it's like it is locked. Until it warms up a bit i can't and will not move it until it becomes normal again. This has been an ongoing issue since the beginning of oct. 2019.i understand it has everything to do with the electronic steering component. I am very concerned it may lock up on me while i'm driving and cause an accident??
ODI 11309521
Steering
My car's steering wheel for the past couple of days has been so stiff and hard to maneuver. I went to work fine but as i was about to leave work, i turned the car on, seems like the start was weak, as i backed up 2 feet, the steering wheel was so hard to maneuver. I went to park my car back to where it was from, turned off the engine, then all i hear was a clicking sound, engine won't start. Coworkers jumped the…
ODI 11255224