# 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA — STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
> NHTSA complaint `613275` · 2007-02-14 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## 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
## 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
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