Corollas Pose New Concern for Toyota
Toyota and the government are looking into complaints that the Corolla is difficult to steer straight. This is raising another safety concern before the upcoming congressional hearing about the automaker’s recalls.
According to an article on Philly.com, the Toyota executive in charge of quality control said the company was reviewing about 100 complaints about power steering in the Corolla.
The executive said drivers may feel as though they were losing control over the steering, but it was unclear why. He mentioned problems with the braking system or tires as possible underlying causes. U.S. officials are also investigating.
The article stated that the company was prepared to fix any defects it found and that it would install a backup safety system in all future models worldwide that will override the accelerator if the gas and brake pedals are pressed at the same time. Acceleration problems are behind most of the 8.5 million vehicles recalled by the automaker since November of 2009.
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