Steering Wheel Problems of Toyota Camry - part 1

Mavis said that struts are leaking. . Went to Toyota they said it is sweating. My mechanic said they should replace struts under warranty they are definitely leaking. They refuse to do it. Called Toyota headquarters and they refuse to fix and replace three struts. My mechanic said he is replacing a lot of Camry struts because they are defective.

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Two of the four struts are leaking . Per Toyota they are not leaking enough to warrant replacement under the warranty . Per my own mechanic the struts need to be replaced and it will fail west virginia inspection for it. You can tell the struts have issues because the tires are wearing in a matter consistent with strut issues. Toyota says the tire wear is normal for the type of tires I have , the manufacture says other wise .

The contact owns a 1997 Toyota Camry which was purchased in September 1997. While driving at speeds of less than 30 mph in wet and icy conditions, the steering wheel completely came off of the steering column into her hands. The vehicle swerved all over the road and barely missed crashing into a residence. The contact had no control over the vehicle and proceeded to crash into a snow bank. She was able to travel home safely without incident and replaced the steering wheel loosely back onto the column. The dealer was contacted and stated that NHTSA campaign id number 99v307000, steering wheel and handle bar recall was performed on the vehicle and they would not have any further liability for the failure. She had no knowledge of the prior recall repairs performed on the vehicle. She then contacted the manufacturer which stated that they had no records of the repair; however, her VIN was not included in the recall campaign. The vehicle was repaired by the dealer at the owner's expense by tightening the steering wheel bolts. The failure and current mileages were 150,000. The VIN was not available.

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The contact owns a 1996 Toyota Camry. The contact went to his insurance company after hail damaged his vehicle. The insurance representative discovered NHTSA campaign id number's 96v037000 (exterior lighting:tail light) and 99v307000 (steering wheel and handle bar); however, the dealer stated that his VIN was not included in the recalls. The current and failure mileages were 104,800. Updated 09/15/08 updated 09/17/08.

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The contact owns a 1998 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that his vehicle is experiencing the same failure as noted in recall # 99v307000 (steering:wheel and handle bar). The dealer and manufacturer stated that his vehicle is not included in the recall. While driving 20 mph, he lost complete control of the vehicle and fears that a crash may occur if he drives on the highway. The contact also stated that the two rear passenger and driver side seat belts fail to retract properly. He is unable to pull them back into their regular position or push them in anymore. The current mileage is 135,000 and failure mileage was 130,000.

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: the contact stated while the vehicle was at a stop, the steering wheel continued to move to the left. The dealership was unable to determine a problem. Updated 03/28/06.

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: the contact stated while turning, the steering wheel made a grinding noise. An independent repair shop determined the steering wheel needed to be removed and lubricated. Updated 03/20/06.

On 7/7/05, the steering wheel assembly had to be replaced by owner. She received recall sscxoc6 notice, but did not recall whether she received the recall letter before or after repairs were done. Owner called Toyota to have them check recall letter to see if it was related to the work done. Toyota told owner she has had the recall work done. The vehicle iwasregularly serviced. The location of the work was the steering wheel assembly.

The consumer learned of a steering recall on NHTSA's website but never received any notification from the manufacturer. Recall campaign : 99v307000 dealing with the steering wheel set nut.

The consumer was involved in an accident where the vehicle was totaled because the steering column locked up. The recall letter was received after the accident for 40-4000046657.

Consumer states while driving at highway speed the vehicle pulled violently to the left causing lost of control and resulting in a accident. Ts.

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While stopping on a hill, brakes went to the floor. Consumer had to pump brakes for vehicle to stop. Took vehicle to dealer who stated that cardboard was in disc brakes. Mechanic stated that abs were suppose to go to the floor. Consumer states steering wheel has excessive play, no action from wheels with slight movement.

Vehicle accelerated suddenly and unexpectedly, resulting in a collision/ minor injuries. Manufacturer has been notified. Consumer was injured in vehicle, consumer states steering wheel turned sharply to the left at time of sudden acceleration.

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No summary found for abov evehicle.

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Steering wheel became crooked from having so many front end alignments. Consumer was concerned that the bolt in the steering wheel was loose.

Consumer had contacted Toyota manufacturer about recall 99v232000/steering wheel. Manufacturer explained to the consumer that this recall affected only vehicles manufacturered in japan. Also, when handling steering wheel consumer could feel persistent vibration.

Vehicle lost all steering control while driving causing vehicle to collide with chain link fence, possible failure of recall (99v-307) of the steering wheel and column, however vehicle was not included in the recall due to VIN #.

No summary.

Consumer received a recall letter on a steering problem. Dealer said they were going to look at it.

Steering column vibrates after being repaired in recall. Dealer will not inspect it again.

Steering column is loose and vehicle steers to the right.

Vibration at speeds of 40mph and higher. Vibration most apparent at 60mph and higher. When steering wheel vibrates, car feels unsafe/unstable. Vibration is very apparent throughout the car. Hands shake and can feel in arms and legs. Vibration causes my lower back to hurt everytime I drive it. Never had back problems before. Dealer states that they reblanced the wheels. Claims the vibration is the road. However, no other car I've ever driven has had so much vibration. Can even see passenger seat constantly vibrating. Have taken the car to the dealer three times. Second time dealer states that they rechecked the wheel balance and phase matched front tire. Left car at dealer for three days they did not even look at the car. Dealer refuses to repair the car. Help! help! help!.

Steering wheel came off while traveling 72 mph. The only thing that was attached were the wires. No injuries. Consumer had no control of vehicle, but was able to pump the brakes to get vehicle under control.

Steering wheel starts to vibrate at speeds between 65 and 68 mph, and usually stops beyond that range. It does not seem to jeopardise the safety but is worrysome and annoying considering a brand new car of this make.

Vehicle experienced failure of the recall component prior to notification. (99v-307).

Steering wheel vibrates when speeds of 65 mph and higher,dealer has attempted to repair 4 times and problem has not been repaired.

The steering wheel vibrate during acceraltion at all speeds. The steering wheel vibrates at normal driving conditions at all speeds. The vibrations are at the greatest at speeds greater than 50 mph. The car was brought back twice to the dealer and each time it was dismissed as rounding of the tires. To this dat ethe car has approx 5600 miles and the vibration continues.

On flat roads,steering wheel binds or locks into a left turn requiring driver to use clockwise force to the steering wheel to return it & maintain vehicle on (center) straight path. (steering wheel does not return to the center). If I let the steering wheel go, vehicle will turn into the left lane or center divider in about 5 seconds. I am an outside salesperson and on two ocassions I have had to sharply steer the car away from the left to avoid hitting oncoming traffic,I had no expectation the car would steer itself to the left so quickly. I understand that solara and sienna share same platform,powertrain & steering. . . Siennas had a similar problem (odi pe99-070) & owners had new modified steering rack guides replaced to correct the problem & and that the solara steering rack has quietly been modified with new part # 44250 06081. I took my solara to the dealer to check alignment about 6 times(first time when car had about 300 miles), rotated, balanced tires,dealer told me bridgestones potenza tires were to blame,I replaced them with b. F. Goodrich but the steering wheel continues to bind or lock into a left turn.

Wheels or steering locked, causing vehicle to pull off the road, causing vehicle to roll over. (qcaw).

Interlock system failure after key is inserted. Dilemma: owner rocked steering to release mechanism.

While driving steering wheel moves up and down even when locked. Delaers has not seen vehicle. Cause unknown. Consumer states the steering wheel would appear to be a design fault that needs to be corrected.

Consumer was driving under normal operation, driving 65 mph or lower, turned the steering wheel to the right and the consumer lost control. The vehicle skidded, causing an accident.

Grinding noise in steering wheel when turning left.

Misalignment, causing vehicle to drift to left/right, also steering wheel croocked and replaced front tires.

Steering wheel malfunctions. Yh.