Steering Column Problems of Toyota Sienna

I had the vehicle inspected by personal mechanic because the steering wheel would tighten and then release whenever turned to right and release on left turn. This would happen on a regular basis when turning the wheel. The mechanic did recommend that I called the manufacturer to check if there was any recall for the problem. Which I did. Respond was no and so I explained the problem to the representative. There is not a failure or incident except the steering wheel keeps on tightening and I'm just being cautious. No manufacturer, police, or insurance has inspected it because there is no accident. Thank god! just concerned because my mechanic said it is something for the dealership. Something to do possibly within the steering column/channel component. Not sure which is right, but to check for recall by manufacturer. I took it to tire kingdom but something else was repaired. So I'm still having trouble with steering wheel stiff tightening up lightly. I would feel it tighten whenever driving 45 miles or more.

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The contact owns a 2014 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that while attempting to turn the vehicle to the left or to the right, there was a grinding sensation in the steering column. The contact stated that the vehicle felt as if it was losing traction. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact had not taken the vehicle to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000.

While driving the vehicle at higher speeds (greater than 40 mph) around curves, the skid indicator sensor will occasionally trigger even on dry pavement where no slipping is happening. The car will automatically decelerate and brake momentarily. There is often a clicking sound in the steering column as well. The vsc warning light occasionally comes on too. Mechanics on multiple occasions have not been able to figure out what is causing the problem. However, based on research at Toyota blogs, it appears that other Toyota Sienna drivers have experienced this same issue.

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Gear shifter mount unit on the steering column broke apart, stranding the vehicle in the middle of the road.

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When driving at freeway speeds and veering to right or left, the vehicle stability control (vsc) symbol lights up and beeps while a clicking sound can be heard from the steering column. When this happens, occasionally the brakes automatically get applied causing a brief loss of control.

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From 2016 and until he received his converted 2015 Toyota Sienna in February 2018, osu outpatient rehab was responsible for assessing rick's disease progression and ensuring that he was able to safely drive his modified vehicle. Opportunities for ohioans with disabilities administers a vehicle modification program, whereby disabled consumers purchase a vehicle suitable for adaptation and ood contracts and pays for vehicle to be retrofitted with adaptive equipment. Under ohio administrative code �3306-6-02 (motor vehicle modifications, scope and limitations. Wishing to participate in ood's vehicle modification program, rick purchased a 2015 Toyota Sienna for $37,657. 25. Ood contracted with mc mobility (now mobility works) for the installation of adaptive equipment. Ood paid mc mobility $95,210 in two installments. The first payment of $89,690 occurred January 22, 2018. A second payment of $5,520 happened on March 20, 2018. On December 27, 2018, ingenium engineering's principal, george w. Hicks, inspected the modified van. Mr. Hicks identified a few important deficiencies. He wrote that an accelerator pedal guard must be installed per �ohio vehicle modification rules� and that the vehicle pulled to the right while driving. 2-15-18 osu hospital medical records. Occupational therapy assistant kaitlin finch made notes on page 38 the van should have failed inspection non-working equipment. The paravan space steering did not work correctly. Van released? mobility did not calibrate paravan steering bad installation the wheels turn more left than turn right. The steering column is installed wrong. These two inspection reports were given to ood contracting office. The ood contracting office paid for the handicap equipment and the equipment was in non-working condition. The vehicle was delivered to mr. Richard wells. Please see the enclosed cd.

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The power motor would turn off for a week or so then come back on for several weeks. The power motor now doesn't work at all. The final time it went out was when I was driving. I took it to a dealership they told me the steering column need to be replace at a considerable cost. I have read on-line on many forums that this is a common occurrence.

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Knocking/bumping sounds coming from lower steering column when turning - dealership diagnosis was that the steering intermediate shaft needed to be replaced.

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Clicking and clunking sound during turns at low speed in the steering column.

Steering column made clunking noise and stuck. I had to pay out of pocket to fix this problem because it is a serious safety issue.

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Steering wheel column (or part of the steering wheel is making a clicking sound when turning wheels in low speeds or in reverse. The clicking sound is getting louder and the wheels appear to "skip" or "jerk slightly" when turned. I thought that it was a typical or individual issue, but a lot of Toyota Sienna owners are experiencing the same issue.

The steering column clunks and sticks since about 55,000 miles . It feels like it may eventually lock up and I won't be able to turn the vehicle . It does this while the car is in motion . I definitely feel it in the steering column. It has gotten progressively worse with time . Seems dangerous ! also my passenger seat belt behind the drivers seat is not functioning at all . Looks like a part may have fallen off and is inside the plastic trim.

I was backing out of space in parking lot. With engine still on and running, the steering column locked and the brakes became inoperative. Fortunately I was able to jam down on emergency brake to keep from backing into other vehicles across the aisle in the lot.

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The contact owns a 2002 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the gear shift failed to shift out of park and drive. The failure recurred sporadically. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis where it was stated that the steering column needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

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The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that when decelerating, the vehicle would hesitate abnormally. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle would become uncontrollable when driving over road bumps and when attempting to park. The contact took the vehicle to a mechanic and was told that the steering column was partially fractured and would need replacing. The contact spoke to the manufacturer but no assistance was provided. The failure and the current mileages were 68,000.

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My vehicle 2005 Toyota Sienna xle limited awd is experiencing a serious safety scare and concern, I have noticed the steering wheel column making loud pop noise at idle while turning the wheel, and while driving and turn at the speed 15mph or up. The loud pop and clicking noise is also associated with the feeling the u joint at the steering column shaft is badly design, and causing a real safety concern for the general public, this pop noise problem truly deserve a recall by Toyota to fix this safety issue to avoid future injury or death accidents to occur for everybody.

Joining highway in a situation where vehicles giving way cause hesitation and then give way causing braking then acceleration repeatedly, transmission refused to downshift on kick down, vehicle would not accelerate, actually slowed significantly forcing following vehicles to brake . Vehicle eventually began to pick up speed. Generally poor response from transmission in all modes. Transmission drops out of drive at low speeds causing engine to race before taking up drive, very hard to operate vehicle smoothly. . Excessive engine vibration and noise for this price point ,known more refined diesels knocking from steering column on constant radius turns when making small steering corrections, detectable at low and moderate to high speed.

During the turning of the steering wheel to the left at 5-10 mph, in making a left turn, clicks and clunking noise could be heard and felt through the steering wheel. At one point, I had to apply bigger turning force to the left as if I was overcoming some unusual resistance in the steering column, making the turn uneasy and non-smooth.

Our 2004 Toyota Sienna developed a clicking or popping sound in the steering column when turning left or right after about 3 seasons of winter driving in minnesota. The dealer said that they did not hear/feel the problem. Each consecutive winter the symptoms would get worse and the Toyota dealer claimed they could not duplicate the noise or hear a problem. About 4 months ago, the steering became erratic and felt un-boosted at times requiring a great deal of effort to turn the wheel. I did some research online and came across a Toyota technical service bulletin st003-04 where they describe a shaft noise that is caused by corrosion. The NHTSA investigation concluded that Toyota's claims that the noise was minor, not a safety hazard, and occurred infrequently. We took the Sienna back to the dealer and I specifically asked them to examine the intermediate shaft and showed them the TSB. They reported back that I had a severely corroded intermediate shaft from road salt and it had siezed at one end of the connection. The TSB campaign was only good for the first 36,000 miles (our van had about 82,000 miles at the time of the repair) so the out of cost expense to make the vehicle safe to steer again was $527. I can not speak to the frequency this defect affects other 2004 Siennas, but I can attest to a number of near misses on the road caused by the erratic and lack of power steering assist caused until the repair was finally diagnosed and fixed. Corrosion resistance of steering components should be a fundamental attribute of any vehicle as the loss or diminished capacity of that function instantly creates a hazard to the vehicle occupants and others on the road.

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The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Sienna. When the contact started the vehicle, she noticed that the steering column became very stiff and difficult to maneuver when turning. There were no warning indicators illuminated prior to the failure. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop and the mechanic stated that a shaft was failing. The repair would cost $375. The contact is currently waiting for the parts to arrive for the repair. She is in the process of notifying the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 111,000 and current mileage was 112,000.

Large noise in the steering column while turning left.

5 years ago, we needed a Mini van and shopped Toyota, Honda, and Mitsubishi. After some research, we chose a new Toyota Sienna for it's value, it's reliability, and it's strong rating from consumer reports. I have, in the past, driven one Toyota to almost 200,000 miles with little repair, just regular maintenance! when the Sienna was about 39 months old, we began to have some steering issues. Occasionally, it would be "stiff" to steer. It was still drivable and after taking it to a local mechanic, we were convinced we needed new tires, so purchased 4 new tires. The steering issue continued, however, and became worse and worse. We were perplexed because the Sienna was a new car purchase, garaged year round, and was a Toyota. When we received a recall notice about the spare tire recall, we took the Sienna to haley's automall in farmville, va for repair and asked them to also replace the tailgate struts and investigate our steering issue. The mechanic there replaced the tailgate struts, told us it was under warranty, then removed the spare tire from under the vehicle since Toyota admitted "the corrosion resistance of the spare tire carrier cable is insufficient when vehicles are operated in areas where a large amount of road salt is applied. In the worst case, the carrier cable may fail and the spare tire could become separated from the vehicle, a road hazard for following vehicles. ". He put the tire in the back of the Mini van, and then told us our u-joint was corroded in our steering shaft from the steering column to the steering rack. The cost for repair was quoted at $1169. 00. Since the recall admittedly involved "insufficient corrosion resistance", which is exactly what also happened to our u-joint, causing further damage to the steering column and rack, we were certain Toyota would also cover this repair, as clearly a new vehicle should not have corrosion of this magnitude after only 3 years of use!.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that while driving in reverse, the steering column began making a squeaking noise. She also experienced difficulty when turning the steering column. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the steering yolk was replaced. The current and failure mileages were 90000. Updated 10/29/09 the consumer stated she noticed the steering wheel was stiff occasionally for over a year. Before it started making noise. The dealer stated the steering yoke needed to be replaced. Updated 10/29/09.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Sienna. While driving 10-15 mph, the steering wheel vibrated and he heard a clunking noise when he made a turn. The dealer stated that there was a defect for the intermediate steering shaft. The steering shaft was replaced with an upgraded part. There had been no other occurrences since the replacement. The current and failure mileages were 68,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Our family is deeply troubled and worried about the safeness of our 2004 Toyota Sienna le-8 every time we use it on the road. Our van has been having intermittent vsc, kicking which started early this year. First, it will hesitate to accelerate followed by vsc kicking then automatic braking engages then sudden pull of the steering to the left. The vsc keeps flashing and beeps continuously unless I slow down to around 20mph. I even showed the dealer copies of Sienna owners complaints with similar problem and tsbs regarding yaw rate sensor and steering column sensor. But still could not fix or duplicate the problem. Nothing was done to correct the problem and no parts replaced or repaired.

We noticed that the steering for the 2004 Toyota Sienna was beginning to get hard. Sometimes it felt like there was no power steeing, then it would become easier. I thought it was a lack of power steering fluid, but found out it was the intermediate steering shaft. The switching from hard-to-turn steering to regular power steering made driving difficult and unpredictable. Toyota issued two TSB's on this steering shaft component, and, I understood had recalled the same component in its prius model. Something should be done about this danger.

On oct 14th 2006 at about 4:45 pm I was driving in a parking lot at slow speed. I came to a stop and then tried to make a right turn. As I turned the wheel and applied the gas the steering column made a noise like breaking plastic and the car moved in a straight line despite the wheel beeing turned. I increased the turning motion until it was clear steering had failed. Since the lot was empty I brought the car to a stop without incident. I had the car towed to sandy springs Toyota and was told that the steering shaft had broken at the "knuckle" where the column connects to the shaft. In addition I was told that the spiral cable to the airbag had been damaged in the incident. My concerns are that had this occured at high speed or while already in a turn or in traffic the results would have been catastrophic. In addition the failure of the air bag meant that had I in fact had a collision I would not have had the protection of the airbag. I drive this car daily and I did not detect and change in steering or handling that would have been a warning. The car was repaired and has driven nromally since. I do not know what happened to any replacement parts.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact stated that the outside rear driver side door handle would not open the door. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and a technician replaced the release mechanism. The current and failure mileages were 90000. Updated 10/28/09. Shortly after purchasing the vehicle, the consumer noticed the driver side door would not always operate when using the outside handle. Eventually the door would never open with the handle and the consumer would press the button on the door column to open the door and then that stopped working as well as the key fob opener stopped working and the consumer couldn't use the door at all. The vehicle has 2 automatic sliding doors. When the consumer took the vehicle to the dealer, they were unable to get the door to open and then the passenger sliding door failed. The consumer also stated it didn't seem the doors could be opened manually which is a safety hazard. The steering column was also replaced. Updated 10/29/09.

The steering went out without any warning. 45 minutes prior to this, I was on the interstate going 70 miles an hour, thankfully I was backing out of a parking space at the time, so no personal injury or damage of any kind. I could have very easily have been killed do to defective workmanship. I promptly called greenville Toyota and reported it and they were to come tow the car from raleigh back to greenville. Greenville Toyota says the steering column is not under warranty and it would cost me $328 to replace it. It never should have come loose. Here is part of the letter I've sent to greenville Toyota: ------------------------------------------------------------ I cranked my 2002 Toyota Sienna and put it in reverse and started to turn the wheel to back up. All of a sudden the steering wheel popped and the wheel started to spin freely. My brother took a look at the Sienna. He checked the front wheels and it was not the tie rods. He then checked the steering column. The wheel spun freely because the universal joint had come loose. The bolt that goes from the u joint into the steering column never was installed properly. The unit should have never, ever come apart like that. My brother attached the bolt properly and had me on my way in a couple of hours. In his mechanic's opinion the unit was never attached properly and was an accident waiting to happen.

The steering wheel was turned in the right position and the driver was in the process of straightening it when it locked up. This caused lost of control of the vehicle. The vehicle had gone into the highway divider and was totaled. The cause of the failure was undetermined.

While driving at 25 mph there was a loud noise and the steering wheel seemed to disconnect from the column. Consumer was able to spin the steering wheel, and wheels would not move. Consumer had, for about ninety seconds no control of the vehicle. Manufacturer and the dealer have been notified of the problem.

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