Robin Perry 
2005 Toyota Corolla Sedan S 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 4A)
I loved this car until last Friday!
 This is my "Mini NASCAR" wanna be car. I've owned this car since 2005. It's been really good to me, even with recalls. It has 159,000 miles on it. I don't drive very far to work, maybe 10 miles. 3 years ago someone hit my kid in it head on accident & the airbags did not deploy!  I had it repaired, because I love my car & it's my fav car I've ever owned! I've had to change the brake pads often. 3 months ago, I had to have a new piece replaced & welded for the exhaust, which my buddy who did it for me, knew right where to look & fixed it for $45. He said it's common with Corolla's & living in IL.  There's a short somewhere in my dash because unless someone is setting in the passenger seat wearing a seatbelt, my clock no longer works & that stopped about 2 years ago. I have been having transmission problems for about a year now. When the weather gets warmer, my "Check Engine" light comes on & when I take off from a complete stop, it goes into gear very hard! Last Friday, I was going around a curve, turning left & the car lost control & spun out. I noticed a difference that day on my way to work & had put new tires on it about 2 weeks before & it was driving like a champ after the tires. The car was also aligned at the time of the new tires being installed. My car now feels as if I'm riding on air & I slow down to a crawl when turning left now. I was driving down the road last night trying to swerve to see the difference from my left to right steering action & my left is really a mess.