Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||||
| ST00901 | 12/21/2001 | ST00500 | 628688 | Subject regarding steering rack end noise. *tt | 03/19/2002 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 02/20/2010 | 170000 | 1 | |
| The power steering on my toyota avalon keeps getting difficult to turn. the maintenance garage has fixed it once indicating it was a steering shaft lubrication problem. now it is doing the same thing again. steering is hard to turn then sometimes jumps because the power steering kicks-in. *tr | |||
| STEERING - COLUMN | |||
| 06/01/1998 | |||
| Consumer is complaining that the steering wheel is tilted. it blocks the view of the instrument panel. consumer unable to see the speedodometer. dealer notified.*ak | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - PUMP | |||
| 1 | 10/19/1997 | ||
| Power steering reservoir leak. yh | |||
| 1 | 01/30/1998 | ||
| Power steering pump leak. yh | |||
| STEERING - RACK AND PINION | |||
| 5 | 08/01/1999 | ||
| Purchased used 1998 in 1999-while driving car turns off and steering wheels become too hard to steer. safety hazard. i have been on the highway going 65 when this happens without any symptons. have taken it to dealer many times they say they fixed it yet it keeps reoccuring. could kill or have major accident on the road, i'm extremely concerned because i'm a realtor and i have clients in my car all the time. *ak | |||
| 04/15/2001 | |||
| When turning steering wheel it has hard resistance until warmed up. dealer has parts on back order, and it will take 30 days. a rush order has been placed. vehicle is going to get worse over the next 30 days. *ak | |||
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||
| 05/01/2002 | 1 | 04/01/2098 | |
| Steering column locks up goes other direction. (no control) of steering column. replaced part but also defective. don't undersand why this is happening?*ak | |||
| Steering wheel is inoperable due to a faulty steering yoke. dealer has inspected vehicle, and informed consumer that part was on backorder.*ak | |||