Problems with 2009 Toyota Highlander STEERING

Steering wheel is clicking very bad when making turns. car shop checked everything out and decided it was coming from the steering column. car was in a prior car accident in 2012 with no reported frame damage. taking car to local toyota dealership, as recommended from regular car shop.

While driving, the battery light on the dash illuminated, while the power assist steering no longer worked. the car could still drive and steer, but it was very difficult to turn. the power steering assist would intermittently come back on, and then go off again, making it extremely difficult to operate the car safely. in this condition, if there were a need to tuner the car suddenly, it would not be possible.

August 4,2018 backing on of garage and power steering complexly quit working. you can still steer but with great effort , mileage 134,521. in march 1, 2015 power steering quit working while driving on a city street at about 25mph making it very difficult to turn .it had 88644 miles. the toyota dealer replaced the steering column part # 45250-48181 & computer part # 89650-48060. two steering failures in 134,000 seems rather high in a system that important.. there was no prior warning and had they occurred at highway speeds on a winding rroad one could have lost control on the vehicle.08

The steering wheel came loose while driving on a 4 lane city street at approximately 30 mph. i was adjusting the telescoping steering wheel when the steering wheel came loose from the car and a loud rapid beeping noise was emitted from the vehicle. i crossed into the oncoming lane before i was able to get the steering wheel back onto the car enough to steer back into my lane. i drove the car 6 blocks home and it has not been started or driven since.

When you drive back and turn, the tires make a strange movement, it seems like it will be detached from the axle.

Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota highlander. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v168000 (steering) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the contact had not experience a failure. the vin was not available.

About eighty miles/two days prior to the failure, an intermittent whine/humming noise was heard in the vicinity of the driver side dash area while turning at slow speeds. i was told this was not unusual as the power steering is electrically assisted and the electric motor was likely making the noise. two days after the first sounds, the power steering failed upon engine start. the steering wheel is nearly impossible to turn now. *jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota highlander. the contact stated that the suspension was loose and the braking system would not operate properly. the brakes would go to the floorboard when depressed. the brakes would not engage intermittently when depressed. the contact stated that the driver's seat would no longer move backward, and was positioned entirely too close to he steering wheel. the contact stated there was little room for movement when driving. the vehicle was taken to four separate dealers and the contact was told that the vehicle was operating as designed. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 400 and the current mileage was 6,500. the consumer stated when she realized a police officer was behind she attempted to stop, the vehicle continued to accelerate and the brakes collapsed very low to the floor. the consumer had to pump the brakes to slow the vehicle down. the consumer also stated the lug nuts broke on the front driver side wheel. the cruise control was inoperative, and the engine had a slight ticking sound and the rotors were rusting. updated evoq 12/23/10 the consumer stated the seat belt wrapped tightly around her throat. the front wheel was loose, there was a whining noise coming from the vehicle. when the consumer attempted to accelerate the vehicle would stall, the cruise control no longer worked. the accelerator pedal no longer stays in place and the steering wheel turned in different directions. updated 07/07/11. *jb