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.
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 car, it started, took it to advance for diagnosis, they didn't find anything wrong on the alternator or battery (both less than 2 years old). the car ran like nothing was wrong. went to work driving the car the following day. it was fine, until i have to leave work again. the same thing happened!!! car's on park, started the car, backed up, turned the wheels, it was stiff and it seemed to have locked, coworkers jump started it, drove home but the steering wheel was acting weird. i made it home. husband drove the car a blocks from the house to see it for himself then while driving back he mentioned that the ...
On 08/30/2019 i was driving down a suburban city street going 40mph and slowed down to make a left turn, but was unable to move the steering wheel because is hadu locked up and would not turn. i was terrified because i had to come to a complete in the middle of the street because the car kept moving straight ahead. i was afraid of being hit, because i could get the steering wheel to turn. out of desperation and fear, i grabbed the left side of the steering wheel with both hands and tried to pull down to make the steering wheel turn...i was using extreme force, pulling numerous times before the steering wheel finally moved the wheels to the left so i could make the left hand turn. but when i tried to turn the steering wheel to the right to straighten the wheels and continue moving straight ahead, the same thing occurred....the steering wheel required excessive force, using two hands pulling down on the same side of the steering wheel repeated times to get the car in position to move forward. by the grace of god, no traffic came down the road in either ...
Sudden failure of steering while driving. current mileage around 116,000. had been driving for about 30min around 15-35mph on city streets when steering suddenly locked up at about 15mph while i was merging lanes. became incredibly difficult to turn steering wheel. after 3 straight blocks and no cars in the road, i had to use 3 lanes and alot of force to attempt to turn right in order to get off the main road and on to a side street. i let running car sit for about 5 minutes while i tried to call for help...then the steering suddenly started to work again and was able to drive again. i'm very concerned about this happening again. this is extremely dangerous. i can't imagine what would happen on a freeway.
Electric steering stopped working and all warning lights lit up. i shut off the car and restarted and returned home. car is in the driveway since.
Steering the corolla is difficult and requires intense effort. the issue is the car wonders/swerves and is thus difficult to keep tracking correctly. this is first electric power steering vehicle i have owned and perhaps it respond differently from hydraulic steering but this steering issue is very dangerous, taking your eyes off the road even to scan gauges will have you steering off the road or adjacent lane. just bought this vehicle 1/19 with only 70k so it's in mint condition and no accident history or evidence to blame.
Sudden failure of my car's power steering: i was driving at abt 50-55 miles per hour at i-880 going north, i was making a lane change because my exit was approaching, when all of a sudden, i lost my power steering, my steering wheel became super hard to move or turn, and i almost hit the rear-right side of the car in front of me, which was at the same lane. i was able to change lane but it was a very close call for collision-accident. i was told that my car has electric power steering (eps). such eps should have a back up system, or such failure should not happen all of a sudden--in a blink of an eye. without a back up system, such sudden failure could result in fatal accident. it was too scary, panicky, n stressful for me. then, when making a left n a right turn, because of my super hard to turn-steering wheel, i suffered a sprain n pain in the left side n the right side of my body. the mileage of my car was about 106470 miles when it happened.
When turning the steering wheel it seems to just lock up and doesn't want to turn, and i have to force the steering wheel to turn. it happens about 2 to 3 times a week. i was almost hit by a car the other day because i could not get turn the corner fast enough because i was trying to turn the wheel. it also feels like it's locking up when i am driving down the highway also. i read hundreds of other complaints regarding this exact same issue on other 2010 toyota corollas.
When i am driving my 2010 toyota corolla s on the highway at speeds of over 50 mph it does not stay straight. it requires alot of strength to keep it straight. it feels like the car is being moved to the right or left by winds. feels very unsafe to drive. the steering wheel is so stiff to turn sometimes. i have done the wheel alignment several times and put on new tires recently but the problem still remains. very unsafe to drive and i get very tired after driving at highway speeds just maintaining in my own lane. the dealer's are not much helpful at all with this. i've read online alot of people having problems with this make and model with the steering. there needs to be an investigation on this soon because it's very dangerous to drive.
Steering hard turn hard moving to speed 55 miles hour
At approx 1730lt today 10/19/2017 car driven from work parked in the drive way no problem at approx 1745 lt started car to leave driveway and no power steering.... unable to drive car. will contact dealer toyota of west kendall as this seems to be another ongoing problem with the corolla
My son got in a crash this past saturday. his steering wheel completely locked up as he was turning coming out of an intersection and he crashed into a guard rail. we filed a police report and they confirmed he was in this single car crash with no other reason for the crash.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. while driving 65 mph, the steering wheel seized without warning. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to diagnose the issue. the vehicle was not repaired and the failure recurred. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there were no recalls on the issue; however, there were other open recalls on the vehicle and assisted the contact with making a repair appointment. the approximate failure mileage was 59,444.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota corolla. the contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 14v168000 (steering) in june of 2019. the contact took the vehicle to ourisman fairfax toyota (10441 fairfax boulevard, fairfax, va 22030, (703) 359-1010) where it was determined that the recalled part needed to be replaced; however, the part was on backorder. there was no estimated date of delivery. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect.