2009 Toyota Corolla Electric Power Assist System Problems

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.

Mileage in stored records

Band	Records
60–100k mi	2
1–30k mi	1

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

March 20, 2013 · 86,000 miles
Electric Power Assist System · Power Train
Toyota corolla s 2009 transmission/clutch issue / electric steering wheel on wednesday, march 20th, 2013 at 86000 mi. Experienced same lack of acceleration transmission problem after i purchased in 40 month at 79,000 mi. Right after i started the engine, no acceleration / no shift. Terminated the driving immediately. Restart the engine, it accelerate normal. However, an engine light came out. I drove more than 80…
ODI 10504218
March 28, 2012 · 88,888 miles
Electric Power Assist System
Electronic power steering (eps) turns off every once in a while. As a result, steering get very heavy and requires a lot of force to turn the steering wheel. I had to turn off the car and turn it back on to reset the eps motor. *js
ODI 10455884
March 31, 2009 · 3 miles
Electric Power Assist System · Steering
The car is hard to control the power steering and i luckily have been able to get control of the car without a accident but i have been close to being slammed in the side of 18 wheelers, other cars and concrete barriers. This issue needs to be resolved asap. My dealership keeps telling me there is nothing wrong with my car. As a consumer and a parent of small kids this is not right. Toyota needs to address this…
ODI 10311649