Below you may see the STEERING components and the number of complaints they received.
While in parking lot, placed car in reverse. the car accelerated across the parking lot, jumping a curb and hitting a 2 foot high pole in next parking...
2013 toyota avalon. consumer writes in regards to steering wheel malfunction. *smd the consumer stated while driving, he heard a strange noise comi...
While driving the vehicle at approximately 45 mph on a clear sunny day the windshield wipers turned on and began to operate at full speed and would no...
Power steering fluid was seeping and then became a full leak that resulted in loss of all power steering fluid. vehicle was examined, and toyota quoted a $1800 rack and pinion replacement. mileage of failure is approximately 126k miles.
When driving on the interstate speed between 60-70 mph the car suddenly jerks to the right. i had the car checked because it felt scary (as if i would hit the car in the next lane) i had the problem checked through a reputable service center- the torque steering was off; car jerked with acceleration
While driving down the highway the at 70 mph telescopic steering wheel collapsed.
I was traveling on i-294 south in the vicinity of, south highland, illinois traveling about 70 miles per hour. i was next to the median. there was a car next to me that was behind an 18 wheeler, pulling an extra trailer. the 18 wheeler swerved to miss a car and as a result of the 18 wheeler swerving, the car next to me swerved to miss the trailer; when that happened i swerved to my left because of the vehicle. as i did so my vehicle made contact with the emergency strip that makes a nose like your tires are flat, almost instantly it appeared that i was pulled into the wall median. there was no way that i could have corrected that with all the strength that i was putting into getting my vehicle back in the lane.
On june 7, 2019, i was driving the avalon, the engine suddenly stopped while i was driving the vehicle on city street. with the loss of power steering and brakes, i was traumatized and did my best to guide the vehicle to side of the road. i had the vehicle towed home and hooked up to a code reader, which yielded codes p0345, p0300, p0302, p0304, p0306. we did further diagnostics and discovered the 3 bolts that hold the variable-valve timing (vvt) gear to the intake camshaft came loose, these bolts are supposed to be temper-resistant and never be removed which led me to believe the result of engine dying is caused by serious manufacturing and design defects. please refer to attached three pictures showing 3 bolts laying next to vvt gear, vvt gear loosely held on and the vibration of bolt left cutting mark on the gear, and all intake cam rockers falling out. i did more research and concluded the root cause of engine stopped while the vehicle is being driven in our avalon is identical to toyota safety recall 13v-395 in lexus vehicles 2006 to 2011. please find attached two documents, ...
Steering wheel telescoping lever comes loose often. the lever comes loose about every 500 miles .i have resorted to making sure it it tight every time i get in the car.
Car's steering stops turning while driving in the initial 5 minutes of drive, it occurs mostly when weather is humid ( raining). the episode occurs when i try to turn the steering and recovers after i forcibly turn the stiff steering.
Telescopic steering wheel lever will randomly drop, causing the steering wheel to collapse. happens while the car is in motion
Air bag dashboard light occasionally flickers and begins to glow for a few seconds. seems to occur more frequently in wet weather. my steering wheel will lock when i turn left or right while driving. reversed backwards a little bit and wiggled the steering wheel, it wouldn't budge then i went forward and wiggled and it finally loosened. this has happened 4 times and usually in wet weather. my car is listed in the air bag recall of 2015; however, i have not been notified of what to do next and it has now been more than 3 years since first notification.