Steering Wheel Vibrate Problems of Toyota RAV4

When I back up on any kind of an incline, the car jerks and the steering wheel shakes. It feels like I have "hit" something it jerks so badly. If I let off the gas pedal, it stops the jerking but the minute I press the gas pedal again, it jerks again and makes a terrible noise. I can still back up but it feels like the underside of my car is falling out. It's been going on since I purchased it used 2 years ago. I kept thinking it was me until I googled it today and saw several other people have the same issue. I feel it's unsafe and Toyota needs to take care of it. My vehicle already qualified for the oil consumption issue and was repaired earlier this year. Needs to be a national recall and fixed properly.

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The electronic power steering (eps) failed on my 2010 Toyota rav-4 today on the interstate and the resulting crash almost killed me. I'm 53 years old, my rav-4 has always had routine maintenance and is in good condition, not abused and always well taken care of. Without warning today while traveling at about 60 mph on the interstate the steering wheel started vibrating and sharply turning left-right-left-right for about 5 seconds with a grinding and shaking noise in the front end of the vehicle. I used all my strength to keep the car pointed straight while trying to slow down and not cause an accident. Then the car sharply veered left and hit (hard) a 5-foot concrete barrier wall separating the interstate lanes. As this was occurring a red triangle warning light came on the dashboard with an exclamation point. After the accident I looked in the Toyota rav-4 owners manual, and it indicated an "eps malfunction". The vehicle sustained major damage (insurance estimate still pending, probably about $8,000). More importantly however, I believe if the concrete retaining wall hadn't been there my vehicle would have turned left, rolled over into approaching on-coming traffic from the other side of the interstate and potentially caused much greater safety risk to on-coming traffic and damage. It was very fortunate that the wall was there. I sustained back injuries. There was also a witness in back of me who saw the entire thing with the erratic steering and resulting accident; he stopped to ensure was ok and he called 911 and made a statement to the police. This was not due to tires (they are new), or poor road conditions (this part of the interstate was newly refinished and smooth). It was clearly a mechanical failure of the Toyota eps.

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The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle and steering wheel would shake violently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the intermediate shaft was defective and had to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 81,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Rav4. While driving 25 mph in low speed, the steering wheel vibrated violently. The failure recurred numerous times. The dealer diagnosed that the ventilation fan cover caused the vibration. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

While backing up out of a driveway there is a loud clunk and the steer wheel shakes. While making turns at low speed and driving over pot holes the same loud clunk. The dealer said its a problem in the steering shaft that has 2 different parts. I asked the dealer about it being covered under warranty and they said no. I have read several other complaints on this same issue and a couple have been covered under warranty even thou the vehicle had over 100000 miles on it. I understand Toyota has made 2 replacement parts regarding this issue so they know there is a problem. I would like to see a national recall on this part and have Toyota cover the repairs before someone is injured or killed.

Intermittent failure of steering at vehicle startup. Steering wheel will not move in either direction and p/s indicator light comes on. Car must be turned off then restarted for steering to function. More frequently - steering wheel will shake slightly at startup as if it is about to lock, but continues to function normally. Toyota dealer said cause was low battery voltage and replaced battery. Problem occurred again less than 2 months later. Will return vehicle - still under warranty - for another repair of the same problem.

This defect is with regard to my 2006 Toyota Rav4. Turning the steering wheel at low speed causes multiple loud clunking sounds, and the steering wheel vibrates along with clunk. It's almost like a ratcheting behavior on the shaft connecting the steering wheel to the steering mechanism. This defect began at approximately 40,000 miles. The car has 83,000 miles and the clunking is becoming more pronounced. There is at least one Toyota technical bulletin on the defect: #st001-08. It describes a new series of parts redesigned to correct the issue. When I brought car to dealer for repair, they said parts are on backorder and Toyota isn't offering a recall or assistance in covering the cost of the repair. As it requires redesigned parts, is a prevalent defect, and directly involves the steering integrity of the vehicle, I would contend that Toyota should recall the affected cars and replace these defective parts without charge and without delay.

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