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Released: February 17, 2010

Complaints lodged against Toyota’s Corolla

Source: Associated Press (MSNBC.com) (Free Registration)

A Toyota official acknowledged Wednesday that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration had received dozens of complaints about power steering problems in its hot-selling Corolla subcompact and that the auto giant would “take action” if necessary.

“If we find out that this issue involves the safety of the driver then we will consider a recall,” Vice President Shinichi Sasaki said, but added the company hasn’t heard anything from the NHTSA beyond that complaints have been lodged.

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