Steering Is Tight Problems of Toyota Tacoma

Steering is very tight due to poorly made u joint on the intermediate steering shaft. Was quoted $460 by Toyota to replace. I feel like this safety issue should be rectified free of charge through a TSB or recall.

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Power steering pump having issues I can fill it up to the full line and it will go down to half empty everytime I've done it therefore steering is very tight and difficult, the truck bed has huge holes rusted/corrosion completely through it on both sides, the spare tire mechanism is rusted so badly it doesn't work and half of it is missing due to rust/corrosion an has fallen off, and the frame broke completely in half on the driver side of the truck while I was driving it an caused the drive shaft to hang on the ground and it knocked a hole in the gas tank before I could get the truck stopped, also the suspension on the rear of the truck is not attached to the frame on the top under the bed just attached to the frame on the bottom.

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Steering is very hard to steer dealer wants 600. 00 to fix a steering shaft I don't think its right should be a re call on this truck before some one gets killed.

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The steering in my Tacoma has suddenly become stiff. It began 3 days ago and has gotten worse. The truck is handling poorly. The steering feels tight at all speeds. I have not solved the problem as yet but have been lubricating the universal joint at the bottom of the steering shaft. It feel similar to the same problem I had with my 2005 Tacoma. The steering shaft universal joint should be designed as a sealed unit and ability to grease it.

Steering is tight while turning then good then tight it's getting worse, I replaced power steering unit wasnt that, and front bearings. In motion and when turning.

Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that the steering wheel was extremely tight and difficult to turn. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop who diagnosed that the steering knuckles were rusted and that the u joint needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000. Dyd.

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On or about July 24, 2014, I noticed while pulling out of my driveway that my 2007 Toyota Tacoma trd extended cab with 62830 miles that the steering was quite hard to turn. But the problem seem to go away after a minute. This then continued to happen intermittently at various speeds for the next couple of weeks until I had near collision while driving out of town in new jersey. While proceeding at an intersection at about 20 miles per hour and turning with multiple vehicles paralleled to me, I nearly swiped another vehicle on my right. This was because my steering became very stiff which made it very hard for me to turn the wheel. Driving my Tacoma had now become dangerous and I couldn't take any more chances. The next day I called Toyota dealership and set up an appointment to take my truck in for the following day. When I drop-off my vehicle, I incated to the attendant that the intermediate steering shaft my be the culprit. This was because in doing some research I discovered that the same thing had happened to a multitude of people who own a Tacoma. Well my vehicle was repaired, with the root of the problem being the intermediate shaft. A repair that cost me $579. 00 since as part of the repair they had to do a wheel alignment.

Steering is hard, binding up at several points in a 90 degree turn, and then the wheel does not recover automatically as turn is completed. It would stay in the "turned" position if I did not manually return the steering wheel to the "straight" position.

Tl - the contact owns a 2008 Toyota Tacoma. The contacts stated that while driving at various speeds, the steering was very hard to steer. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the steering shaft was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 60,125. Pm.

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