NHTSA Complaint #11436144 — 2014 TOYOTA 4RUNNER STEERING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11436144
Vehicle	2014 TOYOTA 4RUNNER
Component	STEERING
Date of Incident	October 5, 2021
Date Filed	October 9, 2021
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MA

Consumer Description

The steering became almost unresponsive and I could not turn the steering wheel while driving. I brought it to a repair shop and they said the intermediate steering shaft and u-joints were rotted out and rusted to where it seized up. The vehicle only has 55k miles on it and I don’t live by the ocean. The parts were repaired by a shop and steering feels like new again. Had this seized up on the highway or at high speeds it could have been very bad. There were no warning lamps or issues with steering before

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