Steering Is Tight Problems of Toyota Highlander

My Toyota Highlander 2014 has a huge security and safety issue. Its steering wheel jammed and it become completely disabled while I was driving and the engine wont start again. It has the following messages in the dashboard. 1- �eps failure. Steering wheel is harder to turn�. 2- �the engine has stopped. Please put the shift lever to p�. 3- �trac off� 4- �brake override system failure�. My car had same issue back Aug 2017 but the Toyota dealership claimed that they didn't see such issue and the car started normal. I don't know what kind of diagnostics they performed because I am having the same issue which has similar symptom as the recall issue (NHTSA campaign # 15v14000) for Toyota Highlander 2015 models. It is a very dangerous security fault because my car was idol while I was driving and the steering wheel jammed. On both occasion the vehicle was stationary.

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I was backing out of my parking space and the vehicle jerk. Then a warning sign appear on the dash that said eps failure. The steering wheel was hard to turn. I began to struggle with the steering wheel at that point it was lock. After several attempts; I was able to pull into an empty parking space, parked the vehicle and had it towed to dick dyer in columbia SC. The dealership was not able to confirm what was actually wrong with the vehicle. At this time, they think they found the problem. The technician stated he has never seen such a problem before and was not sure how to fix it. I did not purchased the vehicle from dick dyer instead I purchased it from sparks Toyota in myrtle beach SC. They are aware of the problem and I was told to call the central office. I was told by the central office to complete the arbitration process. I am in process of doing this now. At this time, I do not feel comfortable driving this vehicle and instead would like a different vehicle. At dick dyer no one wanted to sign off on the service invoice stating the car is fix. I feel no one wants to be liable for any future issue with the vehicle if this does not fix the problem.

While driving at approximately 40 mph, I was unable to keep the car in the lane on a slight curve to the right in the road. The steering wheel was turning, but the wheels were not responding. The steering wheel was much harder to turn. Suddenly the steering wheel was extremely easy to turn and the car veered heavily to the right causing me to run off the road. This has happened several times at other speeds.

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2004 Toyota Highlander began making a noise which could be felt in the steering wheel, particularly when turning or going over a bump at slow speed. Toyota has a TSB out on this but it is not know to owners, and is not well know at the dealership. This despite hundreds if not thousands of complaints on the web. Furthermore, Toyota reps and the dealer's service writers will tell you face to face it is not a safety issue, but won't put it in writing. When the problem was finally repaired by replacement of the steering shaft, I became aware that prior to the repairs the car was pulling to the left and the steering wheel was hard to turn as the vehicle now track straight and the wheel easy to turn. With such symptoms I feel very strongly that Toyota should be compelled to notify vehicle owners.

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