NHTSA Complaint #10898400 — 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER

1.) WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE LASTEST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE WAS CONSTANTLY SWAYING AND PULLING TO DIRECTION FORCING ME TO GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL ; PULLING IT IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION SO TIGHTLY THAT MY WRIST WERE THROBBING. ONCE I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND CAME TO A STOP, THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED ALMOST 180 DEGREES BY ITSELF. I TOOK IT TO A SEARS SERVICE CENTER AND THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. PRIOR TO MY ROAD TRIP, I HAD MY VEHICLE CHECKED OUT AND NOTHING WAS FOUND OUT OF SORTS. THIS AS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS. 2.) MY VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER IF THE KEY IS LEFT IN THE IGNITION FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING STARTED. IT WILL ALSO LOOSE POWER IF THE VEHICLE DOORS ARE OPEN, EVEN IF THE KEYS ARE NOT IN THE IGNITION. I HAVE TO GET A "JUMP START" OFTEN. I'VE HAD MY BATTERY REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM CHECKED OUT AT THE MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER BUT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DETECTED. THE LATEST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS WAITING FOR A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TO ASSIST ME AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. I PULLED INTO THE SERVICE AREA, WAITING FOR THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, BUT THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING. IT COULD'VE BEEN MORE THAN 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE THE REPRESENTATIVE GOT IN MY TRUCK AND TRIED TO START IT; BUT IT WAS DEAD. IT HAD TO BE JUMPED STARTED. THE BATTERY WAS CHECKED , AS IT USUALLY IS WHEN THIS OCCURS; AND IT HAD FULL POWER.