NHTSA Complaint #11181406 — 2013 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER
STEERING issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11181406 |
| Vehicle | 2013 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER |
| Component | STEERING |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 60,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CT |
Consumer Description
MY STEERING WHEEL ON VIN#(XXXX) FEELS CLUNKY WHEN I TURN CORNERS. IT SCARES ME, LIKE IT FEELS LIKE A GHOST IS JACKING IT ABRUPTLY INTO THE TURN IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. I WENT TO THIS SITE TO CHECK UP ON PROBLEMS, AND RECALLS. PUT MY VIN # IN AND LO AND BEHOLD, PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME THING AND FOUND THAT THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN BECAME LOOSE AND HAD TO BE CHANGED OUT! THIS OUGHT TO BE A RECALL. I'M SCARED. TO CHECK UP ON THE SITE I USED GO HERE: HTTPS://DRIVING-TESTS.ORG/VIN-DECODER/ PUT MY VIN IN AND YOU'LL SEE 1/3 WAY DOWN THE PAGE "MOST RECENT COMPLAINTS" THERE YOU WILL READ WHAT IS HAPPENING TO MY SUV. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED FROM A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THE WARRANTY IS NOT GOING TO BE USED ON THIS BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW OF ANY RECALL. DO I WAIT UNTIL MY STEERING COLUMN BECOMES LOOSENED? THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY FROM SUMMER TIL PRESENT TIME. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
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