Six problems related to steering is loose have been reported for the 2009 Toyota Corolla. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2009 Toyota Corolla based on all problems reported for the 2009 Corolla.
I have a 2009 Toyota Corolla( pre owned). Since day one I noticed that the steering felt loose. It feels like the wind is blowing the car around and it is difficult to keep it going straight. I need to constantly keep both hands on the wheel. This car has all 4 brand new tires and dealership balanced the tires as well. When searched on Toyota site there is no recall information. Pls help.
The car was purchased on 10\19\2010 in a town about 3 hours from where I live. My wife drove the car home. Tire pressures were checked and were at 30 psi per the vehicle's manufacturer's label. I then drove the car (for the first time on a highway) and noticed that the car was indeed unsteady in curves. It wondered left and right and the power steering seemed loose or was adding power steering boost when not necessary. On 11/01/2010 I brought the car to an alignment shop that bighorn Toyota uses. They said the alignment was not within specs. Afterwards and on my way home (about 1 1/2 hour drive down interstate and two lane roads) I now noticed that the vehicle, when in left curves, continued to have this slack or loose feeling at highway speeds and would not correct itself or straighten out coming out of the curves. One would have to keep your hands on the steering wheel to compensate for the looseness. Right corners or curves were not loose and the vehicle would correct itself once you came out of the curve. Thinking that the alignment was not done correctly I went to another shop (big o) in craig, CO. They said the alignment was perfect (I have both print outs to confirm). At this time I decided (after discussion with the store manager) replace the tires with a higher quality tire. The same problem still existed afterwards. I contacted a Toyota service manager, they are aware of the issue but have no fix for the problem as of this date. This may not be a big problem on dry roads but on icy, snow packed or wet roads, this car will be a handful to keep it under control.
I have a 2009 Toyota Corolla. Since day one I noticed that the steering felt loose. It feels like the wind is blowing the car around and it is difficult to keep it going straight. I need to constantly keep both hands on the wheel. The car is currently at the Toyota dealer for repair. At first they said they would not do anything because there is not a recall for this problem. When I explained to them that I had seen an article on the internet that said Toyota issued a technical service bulletin that would allow dealers to do the repair if the customer complained, they investigated and are saying now they will fix it.
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 25 mph in rainy conditions, the vehicle started steering to the right although she was driving in a straight direction. She had noticed that the steering felt loose prior to the failure. The contact was not sure if the vehicle also accelerated and steered to the right or if the only problem was the steering as the failure occurred so quickly. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was approximately 4,800. The current mileage was 5,000.
Steering erratic on highway speeds. Car is unstable at highway speeds, steering too loose.
I bought a 2009 Toyota Corolla in Nov. 2008. I have complained to the dealer that the steering was loose(floats in and out of lane) hard to drive. Also about mpg 27 highway. I brought the car in for inspections on four occasions. I was basicly "blown off".