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2009 Toyota Corolla steering problems

The 2009 Toyota Corolla has 384 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 22% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

384

Steering complaints

22%

Share of year

45

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

Corolla steering complaints by model year384 complaints1985: 1 complaints1988: 1 complaints1990: 1 complaints1991: 2 complaints1992: 4 complaints1993: 2 complaints1994: 10 complaints1995: 8 complaints1996: 3 complaints1997: 5 complaints1998: 18 complaints1999: 9 complaints2000: 11 complaints2001: 7 complaints2002: 4 complaints2003: 8 complaints2004: 13 complaints2005: 22 complaints2006: 22 complaints2007: 43 complaints2008: 12 complaints2009: 384 complaints2010: 370 complaints2011: 44 complaints2012: 19 complaints2013: 39 complaints2014: 18 complaints2015: 15 complaints2016: 22 complaints2017: 13 complaints2018: 5 complaints2019: 8 complaints2020: 8 complaints2021: 5 complaints2022: 4 complaints2023: 16 complaints2024: 11 complaints2025: 3 complaints2026: 2 complaints
Corolla steering complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT INTERSTATE. SPEED LIMIT WAS 70 MPH. ROAD SURFACE WAS WET. DROVE OVER WATER, ENGINE ABRUPTLY SURGED, SIMILAR TO PUSHING ACCELERATOR TO FLOOR. FRONT END VEERED ABRUPTLY LEFT. I APPLIED BRAKES. CAR SPUN BACKWARDS. REAR RIGHT WHEEL MADE CONTACT WITH THE METAL CABLE-TYPE BARRIER ON…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Steering · January 13, 2013 · crash

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 2009 Toyota Corolla have?

NHTSA has 384 complaints about the 2009 Toyota Corolla steering — 22% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.