2004 Toyota Avalon

2004 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TWO RECALL NOTICES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED IT WOULD BE A 150 MILE- ROUND TRIP TO THE NEAREST DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALLS PERFORMED. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE COMPETENT FORD, GM AND CHRYSLER AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIANS THAT COULD PERFORM THE WORK IF PROVIDED THE PARTS AND GUIDANCE. *JB

2004 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING ENGINE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY *TGW THE CONSUMER BELIEVED UNNECESSARY REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE, PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY IN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE STEERING WAS SLUGGISH AND THERE WAS A VIBRATION. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE BRAKES, TIRES, AND RACK AND PINION WERE ALSO REPLACED. *JB

IN DECEMBER, I TOOK MY 2004 AVALON TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE STEERING COLUMN BRACKET RECALL. SHORTLY AFTER, I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP COMPLAINING ABOUT MY ODD STEERING. I COULD FEEL THE STEERING STIFFEN, THEN RETURN TO NORMAL, THEN BACK TO STIFFENING. THE DEALERSHIP HAD THE CAR FOR A DAY TO CHECK OUT THE STEERING WHICH THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. NOW, MY STEERING IS STIFF ALL OF THE TIME. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. IT IS NOT SAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD. IN RESEARCHING I HAVE NOT FOUND A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. CLEARLY, THERE IS A STEERING PROBLEM SINCE I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. A RECALL SHOULD IMMEDIATELY BE ORDERED BY TOYOTA. *TR

ON 30 DECEMBER 2010, I TOOK MY 2004 TOYOTA AVALON FOR SERVICE PER A RECALL FOR A STEERING BRACKET REPLACEMENT. I PICKED UP THE CAR ON 03 JANUARY 2011 AND DROVE IT HOME. THE NEXT TIME IT WAS DRIVEN WAS ON JANUARY 10 AND I NOTICED THE STEERING WAS "STICKING" SO I NOTIFIED THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT. WHILE DRIVING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE CHECKED, THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND I NEARLY CRASHED BEFORE MANAGING TO STOP. THE CAR WAS TOWED IN FOR SERVICE AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE "STEERING RACK". I HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS THAT REPAIRS TO THE STEERING DUE TO A RECALL WERE PERFORMED AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING RECALL 10V345000, STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAT WAS WORKING NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2008. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEAT WAS WORKING FINE UNTIL HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND WOULD NOT RETURN HIS CALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,399 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,429.

AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES STEERING FELT STIFF. WHEN TURNING, STEERING WHEEL DID NOT RETURN TO POSITION PROPERLY. STEERING WHEEL FEEDBACK DID NOT PROVIDE A SMOOTH MOTION WHEN MAKING TURNS. STEERING EFFORT WAS INTERMITTENT. THIS CONDITION WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE SINCE STEERING SHOULD BE A SMOOTH PRECISE MANEUVER, ANY UNEXPECTED STEERING RESPONSE IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. BECAUSE THE CAR HAD LOW MILEAGE BUT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, TOYOTA, CORP. PAID FOR PARTS AND I PAID FOR LABOR. TOYOTA DEALER FOUND STEERING SHAFT JOINT BINDING AND REPLACED PART. PROBLEM RETURNED AT APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES. THIS TIME DEALER REPLACED STEERING MAIN SHAFT ASSY. TILT R&R. AND SHAFT SUB-ASSEMBLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING TWICE AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT ON EACH OCCASION. THE REPAIRS DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

2004 TOYOTA AVALON XLS- WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY ONE DAY LAST WEEK, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN. TOOK THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TO THE TOYOTA DEALER THE SAME DAY. WAS TOLD THERE WASN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY THE SAME PROBLEM, TOOK THE CAR BACK TO DEALER AND ASKED FOR SOMEONE TO TEST DRIVE THE CAR WITH ME. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT STRONG FORCE. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 6 DAYS. *TR