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2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER — STEERING

crash · 745248 · 2009-11-22

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
4RUNNER
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
65,237
Speed
62 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I HAVE A 2004 4 RUNNER I RECENTLY HAVE HAD A STEERING VIBRATION THAT IS MAKING ME CRAZY IT FLUTTERS AROUND 55 TO 65 I HAVE GONE TO DIFFERENT DEALERS AND INDEPENDENT SHOPS PLUS I HAVE DONE LOTS OF TESTING WITH NO LUCK ON A PERMANENT FIX I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR 6 MONTHS SINCE THE PROBLEM REALLY STARTED THE ONLY THING I CAN FIND IS THIS TSB ST001R-05 050908 STEERING THAT RELATES TO MY PROBLEM I HAVE HAD 9 NEW SETS OF TIRES AND A SET OF NEW WHEELS AND ALL NEW SUSPENSION NO MATTER WHAT I DO I CAN NOT GET RID OF THE FLUTTER IT SOME TIMES PERFECTLY SMOOTH EVEN OVER BUMPS SOMETIMES IT IS WOBBLING ALL OVER I HAVE ALREADY ENCOUNTERED A COLLISION DUE TO THIS ISSUE IT WAS JUST A FENDER BENDER NO MAJOR DAMAGE BUT THE ONLY THING LEFT FOR ME TO DO IS FIND OUT MORE ON THIS TSB I DISCOVERED I REALLY LIKE MY 4 RUNNER BUT I CANT HAVE THIS DEATH TRAP PUTTING PEOPLE IN JEOPARDY PLEASE HELP WITH ANY INFO THANKS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10293169
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