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2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA — STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

crash1 injured · 613275 · 2007-02-14

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
TUNDRA
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
Miles at failure
24,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I DROVE OFF THE HIGHWAY AND IT FELT LIKE THE TRUCK WAS STEERING ITSELF. I HAD THIS STEERING PROBLEM SINCE IT WAS NEW- DEALER SAID IT WAS TIRE BALANCE AND LATER SHOCKS- BUT " WE WON'T THROW PARTS AT IT"- A INDEPENDENT SHOP REPLACED THE TIE ROD AND THE STEERING VEERING OFF STOPPED. THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICEABLE WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND GOING AROUND CURVES- THE TRUCK WAS HARD TO CONTROL- SHOOK AND NEEDED STEERING HELP. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10182554
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown