NHTSA Complaint #10683877 — 2006 TOYOTA AVALON

ISSUES I'VE COMPLAINED ABOUT FOR YEAR TO TOYOTA ONLY TO FIND OUT NOW TOYOTA WAS AWARE OF THEM ALL ALONG THERE WERE RECALLS & SERVICE BULLETIN. THAT SHOULD HAVE COVERED MY TOYOTA ISSUE THE INFORMATION BELOW CAME FROM SITES TOYOTA ISSUED THIS WARNING TOO. THE RECALL FOR STEERING COLUMN WAS ON 2005 MINE IS A EARLY MODEL 2006 WITH THE EXACT SAME SAFETY ISSUE. THE RESOLVE FOR ME IS THAT TOYOTA FIX THE VEHICLE AND NOT TRY AND HOLD ME RESPONSIBLE FOR HALF THE COST AS THE ARE NOW DOING. MY CAR HAS BEEN CARED FOR ONLY BY TOYOTA SERVICE SINCE THE DAY IT WAS PURCHASE FROM TOYOTA NEW IN 2006, THE DISTRICT MANAGER FOR TOYOTA [XXX] MADE THE CALL NOT TO HONOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE SERVICE BULLETIN NO.: 00306 COMPONENT(S): STEERING NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10019689 VEHICLE MAKE/MODEL YEAR(S)TOYOTA AVALON2005-2006 VEHICLE SLIGHT PULL/DRIFT FEELING IMPROVEMENT PROCEDURE. *TT TOYOTA: A NEW ADJUSTMENT LEVER DETENT CLIP WAS DEVELOPED TO CORRECT THE LOOSENESS OF SECURING THE TELESCOPIC ON STEERING COLUMN FOR SOME VEHICLES. MODEL 2005-2012 AVALON. *PE ITEM AFFECTED: STEERING: COLUMN DATE ANNOUNCED: 05/18/2005 DESCRIPTION OF RECALL: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE STEERING YOKE WAS NOT WELDED TO THE STEERING SHAFT. IF THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN THIS CONDITION, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE YOKE MAY COME OFF FROM THE INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR