Manufacturer: NEW UNITED MOTOR MANUFACTURING, INC.
Manufacturer Id: 1062
Model: Corolla
Model Year: 1993
Other Engine Info: Electronic Fuel Injection
Other Restraint System Info: Inflatable (Airbag)
Plant City: Fremont
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: California
Series: DELUXE
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2010
STEERING
ON MARCH 6, 2010 I PURCHASED A NEW 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. I DROVE HOME APPROX. 50 HIGHWAY MILES AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THE STEERING SEEMED VERY DIFFERENT. THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL RESULTED IN THE CAR WANDERING RIGHT TO LEFT. I WAS AWARE THAT THE CAR HAD EPS BUT IN NO WAY AWARE THAT THERE HAD BEEN PROBLEMS REPORTED SIMILAR TO THE ONE THAT I WAS EXPERIENCING. PERHAPS RATHER THAN A SLIGHT MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL, SOME ISSUE CAUSED THE NEED TO CONTINUOUSLY STEER THE VEHICLE. IN ANY EVENT I THOUGHT THAT THE EPS WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT ONE HAD TO GET ACCUSTOMED TO. HOWEVER, NOW THAT I AM AWARE THAT I AM NOT ALONE IN HAVING THIS EXPERIENCE, I FELT THAT I SHOULD COMPLETE THIS REPORT. DRIVING LONG DISTANCES ON THE HIGHWAY IS NOT A PLEASURE IN THIS VEHICLE. THAT IS ABOUT IT, THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
1993
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON JULY OF 1999, I WAS DRIVING MY 1993 TOYOTO COROLLA WHEN I WAS RUN OFF THE ROAD BY ANOTHER DRIVER, THUS CAUSING ME TO HIT A GUARD RAIL ,AND THE CEMENT HIGHWAY DIVIDER, MY AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND MY PASSENGER RECEIVED PERMANENT DAMAGE TO HIS FINGER, I RECEIVED BURNS ON MY STOMACH, ARMS AND 5 FRACTURED RIBS, ALSO WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED THE PLASTIC FROM THE STEERING COLUMN FLEW OFF CUT ME IN MY LIP, CAUSING PERMANENT DAMAGE. I ALSO RECEIVED SEVERE BRUSING AND PERMANENT NERVE DAMAGE IN MY CHEST . MY CAR HAD NO WARNING SIGNS ABOUT THE DANGER OF THE AIR BAG, AND I ALONG WITH MY PASSENGER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. I RETAINED A LAWYER AND I WROTE TOYOTA AND TO THIS DATE NO ONE RESPONDED, I JUST FOUND YOUR WEBSITE TODAY. I ALSO HAVE PICUTURES OF MY INJURIES. I FEEL THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A WARNING SIGNS, AND THE FORCE OF THE AIR BAG SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SO GREAT , THUS PREVENTING ME FROM SUSTAINING SO MANY PERMANENT INJURIES. I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY TOYOTA NEVER ANSWERED MY LETTER. I RETAINED AN ATTORNEY AND STATED THAT THE AIR BAG COMPANIES HAVE GOOD LAWYERS AND I WOULD NOT WIN.