# 2011 TOYOTA TACOMA — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `1630932` · 2019-12-21 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** TACOMA
- **Year:** 2011
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 95,000
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, I FELT MY STEERING COLUMN GET LOOSE. AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT THE GAS STATION, I TRIED MAKING SURE THE COLUMN ADJUSTER WAS TIGHT, AND IT WAS. THE ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL/COLUMN WAS STILL LOOSE, AND THEN FELL OFF INTO MY LAP. AFTER THAT, MY TACOMA WOULD NOT START. RADIO WOULD NOT WORK, AND THE ODOMETER NUMBERS DISAPPEARED. I HAD TO THEN CALL A TOW TRUCK TO GET MY VEHICLE HOME. IF I HADN'T STOPPED AT AT THE GAS STATION, IT WOULD HAVE FELL OFF AS I WAS DRIVING.
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