# 2009 Toyota Corolla - Crushed dash issue

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-toyota-corolla-crushed-dash-issue/181052>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota\
**Created:** [December 3, 2021, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-toyota-corolla-crushed-dash-issue/181052 "2021-12-03T23:23:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![MikeO19](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@MikeO19](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeO19)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2021, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-toyota-corolla-crushed-dash-issue/181052/1 "2021-12-03T23:23:21Z")

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had boxes of luxury vinyl plank slide forward when I had to hit my brakes and it hit my heat control knob and pushed in the dash. How do I fix it in a 2009 Toyota Corolla S

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2021, 1:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-toyota-corolla-crushed-dash-issue/181052/2 "2021-12-04T01:03:54Z")

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Replace it, you may be able to find one at a junkyard.

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2021, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-toyota-corolla-crushed-dash-issue/181052/3 "2021-12-05T21:26:32Z")

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I own a 2009 Corolla and to be honest as long as the heat/ac worked and there wasn’t anything about the damaged area that would present a risk of harm I’d let it go as is.

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2021, 10:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-toyota-corolla-crushed-dash-issue/181052/4 "2021-12-05T22:22:16Z")

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Dash knobs are required to collapse on impact for occupant protection, it will need to be replaced.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/e/f/ef0c8037d35ba8632e11ec9959d105ac11aa6967.jpeg)

A new blower switch is $155.

[2009 Toyota Corolla Hvac blower control switch. Air, panel, auto - 5590202070 - Genuine Toyota Part](https://parts.toyota.com/p/Toyota_2009_Corolla-S-18L-AT/HVAC-Blower-Control-Switch/62926484/5590202070.html)