I believe that is normal behavior, as other people who own the 2020 Corollas also complain of a similar "light / feathery" feeling. Don't take my word completely though, because I haven't driven a 2020 yet.

 

Hi Howboutatoyota,
Thanks for your message. I took it to Firestone and they said that it was normal behavior. But I'm taking it to the dealer Monday to be sure. You described the issue perfectly "light/feathery" steering wheel.
Thanks

 

The Corolla is not known to be a high performance car and the steering may not give the drivers the best feel, but it is nowhere near "... feel like I don't have control of the car...". The new 12 gen are actually better than the last few gen's of Corolla. The way you described it is just scary. That is not normal. Was the car in an accident before? Have you checked the tires and make sure the pressure is at the correct level? Another possibility may be the alignment is off. Yes, would be best for you to have it checked out.

 

Maybe I overstated the issue. Another member described it perfectly the steering wheel feels "light and feathery". I took it to Firestone and they said it was fine. I'm taking it to the dealer Monday to be sure. My other vehicle is an MDX and the steering wheel is a lot "heavier" so I may be just used to that feel. Thanks

 

Normal. I’m a Toyota mechanic and the reason for this is because of the electric power steering so since it is electric it doesn’t feel the same as a hydraulic steering system would especially at high speed like that. Personally I’m not a fan of it. The reason it’s slower to respond afterwards is because it works with the computer instead of a belt and pulley.

 

I don’t like it either and had I known when I purchased it, I wouldn’t have! I’m considering upgrading my sway bars and adding a suspension brace to try and help improve the stability and handling/responsiveness. The steering feels delayed and lazy and considering I typically do 100mph on R71 (speed limit is 85) it’s very noticeable. Down here in texas it is often windy and the car is all over the road and when any large vehicle passes me or I pass them the car starts veering off its trajectory. I just don’t get why everything has to be electric. I wasn’t a fan when they moved to electric accelerators, I’m not a fan of CVTs and I don’t like this electric steering. It all makes the driving experience seem delayed and disconnected.

 

Have you checked and adjusted your front and rear tire inflation pressures? 35 psi Front / 33 psi Rear

At over 26k miles, it's really time to upgrade from your worn original equipment tires.

 

Wow! Thank you! I knew I wasn't crazy. I never heard of electric power steering but I know I don't like it either. Thank you so much for that information! I appreciate it!

 

You’re welcome. If you have any other questions or concerns about it or another Toyota please ask the forum or me. We are happy to help here.

 

That's the first thing I did. It has new tires.
Thank you

 

There's nothing wrong with our electric power steering assist... If your tire inflation pressures are correct, you may require a wheel alignment.

I did improve mine by setting both front and rear toe alignment to 0.0.

 

Thanks a LOT! You're awesome!

 

You’re welcome. If you need to know anything else just ask and I will do my best to answer.

 

Thank you! I'm Robert BTW.

 

Good to meet you Robert my name is Blake AKA AutoMechanic

 

Good to meet you Blake! Be safe!

 

The LE isn't a sports car; it's supposed to be driveable whether you're a 16-year-old girl or an 80-year-old grandpa. As a result it takes the driver's inputs with a grain of salt. The driving experience prioritizes smoothness over responsiveness but it should still work fine for accident avoidance

 

There's nothing wrong with the steering. If you don't like it, it's preference and not a problem with the setup. This is why people should test drive before they buy.

 

steering feel is very subjective. the steering is deliberately damped at highway speeds to make it harder to over-correct. in some luxury cars it is damped at low speeds too to lessen the feeling of the road.
personally I like to feel the road, but I recently saw somebody elsewhere concerned that they could feel the steering wheel shake when they hit a bump as though that was a problem.
When driving my Sequoia I appreciate the feedback it gives with it's hydraulic system, but I sure wasn't appreciating the complexity of the system when I had to replace the steering rack bushings.
Electric power steering is simple, compact, efficient, and reliable. it is also somehow dead silent, and it still amazes me that they are able to pull that off.

 

I also have 2020 Toyota Corolla and having issues with power steering as it stuck and hard to turn. Informed the dealer and will look into it but however company have no recalls for it as it could be dangerous.

 

We had a 2020 corolla, back in jan '24 we were caught in a freak thunderstorm, long story short, there was no steering response and went into ditch front tires first and flipped over.

 

Sounds like you hydroplaned your front wheels.