Power Steering Failed Problems of Toyota Tacoma

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Tacoma. While driving 10 mph, the power steering failed. The contact stated that the steering became difficult to operate. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 71,000.

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The Toyota Tacoma became difficult to steer, as though the power steering was failing. To negotiate the vehicle through a bend in the road I had to exert significant amount of force on the steering wheel and had to manually force the wheel back to center. This momentarily inhibited me from keeping the vehicle centered in the lane. This problem has since reoccurred intermittently. On inspection I was able to determine the cause of the impaired steering control to be corrosion of the universal joint #2 steering intermediate shaft part # 45203-04020. On searching for a remedy I learned this part has been redesigned to address the problem, and the replacement part is 45220-04020. Application of penetrating oil to the steering intermediate shaft universal joint has reduced the severity of the problem but not permanently resolved it. If this problem occurred while a younger, older or otherwise physically weaker operator was driving they may have had difficulty keeping the vehicle in its lane.

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The steering all of a sudden became surprisingly hard to turn as if the power steering failed. This is a common occurring problem in this make and model of truck and is a safety concern. The onset of this problem is incredibly fast which could lead to serious crashes and injuries!!! the cause is a faulty part design (part is exposed to the elements and seizes) and needs to be remedied ASAP. The faulty part # 45203 - 04020, intermediate shaft.