NHTSA Complaint #11083927 — 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA
STEERING issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11083927 |
| Vehicle | 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA |
| Component | STEERING |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 89,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | OH |
Consumer Description
IT SUDDENLY BECAME HARD TO STEER, IT WOULD TURN EASILY (NORMAL EFFORT) PART OF THE WAY, AND FEEL STIFF OR TIGHT PART OF THE WAY. THIS PROBLEM STARTED OFF INTERMITTENTLY BUT THEN BECAME CONSTANT. NOT ONLY WAS IT RISKY MAKING A TURN BECAUSE AT FIRST YOU APPLIED MORE FORCE THAN NORMAL AND SUDDENLY IT BECAME EASIER TO TURN CAUSING OVERSTEER. IT DID NOT WANT TO SEEM TO RETURN TO STRAIGHT WHEN YOU FINISHED THE TURN. THIS PROBLEM WAS THERE WHETHER YOU WENT FAST OR SLOW AND ON ALL SURFACES. WE HAD JUST PAID NEARLY $500 LAST WEEK TO FIX MY OTHER SON'S TACOMA WHEN I DROVE THIS TACOMA AND IT HAS EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD PROBABLY SHOULD NEVER GO BAD.
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