Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING - GEAR BOX - SHAFT SECTOR | |||||
| 00106 | 02/16/2006 | 00106 | 10019873 | Steering intermediate shaft noise. *ak | 05/08/2006 |
| STEERING - LINKAGES - ROD - RELAY - CONNECTING | |||||
| TSB-0177-09 | 06/12/2009 | 10032712 | Toyota: vehicles may exhibit a condition with multiple warning lights illuminated, vehicle not shifting from park to drive, and other accessories becoming inoperative after the vehicle has cold soaked in sub freezing (below 14 f[-10 c]) am | 04/30/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 12/07/2012 | 117794 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. the contact stated that the vehicle exhibited a two-minute delay while attempting to accelerate from a stop. there was no warning prior to the failure. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where a diagnostic was performed. the contact was advised that the throttle body assembly needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. in addition, he noticed fluid leaking from the vehicle. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer where they advised him that the boot was leaking and the rack and pinion assembly needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired for the rack and pinion assembly. the manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 117,794. the current mileage was approximately 119,276. kmj | |||
| 07/09/2012 | 38000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. the contact stated that he heard a clunking sound whenever they completing a left or right turn. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the intermediate shaft needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 38,000 and the current mileage was 41,000. kmj | |||
| 12/07/2012 | 117794 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. the contact stated that the vehicle exhibited a two-minute delay while attempting to accelerate from a stop. there was no warning prior to the failure. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where a diagnostic was performed. the contact was advised that the throttle body assembly needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. in addition, he noticed fluid leaking from the vehicle. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer where they advised him that the boot was leaking and the rack and pinion assembly needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired for the rack and pinion assembly. the manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 117,794. the current mileage was approximately 119,276. kmj | |||
| 07/09/2012 | 38000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. the contact stated that he heard a clunking sound whenever they completing a left or right turn. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the intermediate shaft needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 38,000 and the current mileage was 41,000. kmj | |||
| 12/07/2012 | 117794 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. the contact stated that after accelerating from a stop, it hesitated for approximately 2 minutes. there were no warning lights illuminated. the vehicle was taken to a dealer. after diagnosis they advised him that the throttle body assembly needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired for that component. in addition, he noticed fluid leaking from the vehicle. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer and they advised him that the boot was leaking and the rack and pinion assembly needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired for the rack and pinion assembly. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 117,794. the current mileage was approximately 119,276. tb | |||
| 07/09/2012 | 38000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. the contact stated that the steering intermmediate shaft failed on the vehicle. the contact stated that they heard a clunking sound whenever they made a left or right hand turn. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told the imtermidiate shaft needed to be replaced. the dealer stated this was a known problem and toyota put out a technical service bulletin, but it was no longer under warranty. the failure mileage was 38,000 and the current mileage was 41,000.rl | |||
| 08/18/2010 | 34000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. the contact stated that the steering system was leaking oil from the rack and pinion. the contact took the vehicle to a local mechanic and the mechanic advised that the rack and pinion be replaced. the contact replaced the rack and pinion and a year later, the failure recurred. the failure mileage was 34,000. | |||
| 10/10/2010 | 63000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. the contact stated that when driving 45 mph and above or when attempting a turn, the vehicle would exhibit an abnormally loud noise. the vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic and they advised her to replace the steering knuckle and wheel. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. in addition, she noticed that the headlight cover appeared to be extremely foggy. the vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic and they advised her that they would have to clean the headlight cover with a special chemical. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 63,000. | |||
| 10/10/2010 | 63000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds or when making a turn she would hear a loud noise. the vehicle was inspected by a independent mechanic and they advised her to replace the steering knuckle and the wheel it self. the vehicle was repaired for the wheel and the knuckle. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. in addition, she noticed that the headlight cover looked as if it were foggy. the vehicle was inspected by a indepeddent mechanic and they advised her that they would have to put a chemical on to clean it. the vehicle has not been repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 63,000. tb | |||
| 05/01/2010 | 10000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. the contact stated that when just entering the vehicle and turning the wheel he heard a knocking noise. the vehicle was inspected by a dealer who informed the contact that he needed to replace the inner steering shaft. the vehicle has not been repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 10,000. tb | |||
| 09/01/2008 | 72000 | ||
| 2006 toyota camry steering problems. when making left turns at 90 degree angles, steering colums often lock in the position turned (left) for a few seconds. | |||
| 03/01/2010 | |||
| Bought brand new 2006 toyota camry. when you make a right turn , the steering wheel sticks to right even after the turn. the steering wheel dosen't come to normal position quickly. my wife drives the car and never informed me, until i drove it and felt lately. i will call the company and infrom them and see if there were similar complaints reported. | |||
| 02/01/2010 | 63000 | 1 | |
| With only 63,000 miles on my 2006 toyota camry, 4 cylinder, started to hear a knocking sound when turning the steering wheel that got progressively worse. a power steering leak was detected and had to replace power steering rack or run the risk of losing ability to control my vehicle. i had to pay over $1,300 for the repair. *tr | |||
| 07/01/2008 | 4000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. he experienced power steering failure twice while driving 50 to 60 mph. the steering wheel exhibited some resistance. the dealer test drove the vehicle and was not able to duplicate the failure and stated that nothing was wrong with the vehicle. the failure mileage was 40,000. the current mileage was 55,000. | |||
| 11/06/2008 | 30000 | 1 | |
| 2006 toyota camry le 4. steering intermediate shaft problem per toyota technical service bulletin st001-06. repair refused. safety concern. *tr | |||
| 10/15/2009 | 43000 | 1 | |
| 2006 camry, bought new, may, '07. feel slight clunk with soft sound when turn steering wheel. dealer diagnosed as bushing/lower control (steering) arm breaking down. replaced both control arms at cost of $1000+ not including taxes. car has approx. 70,000 km (43,000 mi), is treated for rust prevention annually (krown) and not driven hard (99%) well paved roads. normal wear (never experienced anything like this before)? *tr | |||
| 11/30/2009 | 61288 | 1 | |
| 2006 toyota 60,000 miles. needs to have intermediate steering shaft replaced or i won't be able to steer the car soon. happened to my old 1997 toyota also. couldn't turn the wheel had no control. worried this may happen again to this 2006 car. told by mechanic that it is wear and tear. he only sees it on some toyota not all. if it was wear then why not on all. sounds like a defect to me. very costly to replace, $517. this car has been maintained thru toyota dealership on a regular basis, it was bought as a demo car from a dealership with 12000 miles. something is wrong maybe engineering defect? *tr | |||
| 11/05/2009 | 82000 | 1 | |
| Clunking noise. brought vehicle in for normal maintenance and diagnosis. clunking noise was identified as steering shaft joint failure. (frightening prospect). repair over $300. mileage 82,000. that on top of early head gasket failure due to defective head gasket has me getting ready to get rid of this car. *tr | |||
| 01/01/2008 | 15565 | 1 | |
| I have a 2006 camry le which has developed a clunking noise in the steering shaft or column somewhere below the steering wheel. toyota has a service number on it, but will no do anything unless this detect was reported before 36,000 miles. they require you to find their detect it early and if you find it later after 36,000 miles they say that's too bad you are too late. this is just wrong !! they know they have a problem, yet they hope you pass 36,000 miles so they don't have to fix their known defect. *tr | |||
| 01/09/2009 | 66681 | 1 | |
| Popping and loose steering while turning, stopping , accelerating or just driving. the failure is the upper intermediate shaft universal joint, the occurrence is constant while driving. the intermediate shaft had to be replaced. *tr | |||
| 11/06/2008 | 1 | ||
| 2006 toyota camry 4 le steering intermediate shaft noise, company sent technical service bulletin st001-06 dated 02.16.2006 to dealers for replacement under warranty. owner never made aware of this. i became aware of 'steering knocks' two months ago, while vehicle was still in warranty (under 36,000 miles). told by dealers service 'adviser' that this was normal 'play'. now problem worse but replacement refused, because vehicle has 36,700 miles (one month and 700 miles over). have safety concern if not fixed. *tr | |||
| 03/29/2006 | 1 | 1 | 03/29/2006 |
| Car constantly pulls to left. cannot release tension on steering wheel for fear of going off the road. toyota refuses to acknowledge this problem. afraid to take on a long trip for fear of driver fatigue. *tr | |||
| 07/01/2006 | 1 | 01/24/2006 | |
| 2006 toyota camry's steering wheel pulls to the left. *kb ***nar*** the steering wheel pulls while in curses. the consumer has to hold the steering wheel firmly to maintain control. the vehicle pulls while driving on bumpy roads and more frequently on the highway. sometimes it also pulls while braking. the vehicle seem to always be parked at an angle, although the consumer pulls straight into parking spaces. the steering wheel seems stiff as if there is not enough power steering when making sharp turns. the consumer has also noticed a noise underneath the vehicle when turning into tight spots. *nm | |||
| 01/24/2006 | 7 | 1 | 01/01/2006 |
| Steering wheel pulls left and right, more frequent on freeway especially going around curves and have to hold wheel firmly. pulls sometimes when braking and driving over small bumps. steering wheel is stiff at times when making sharp turns in tight spaces as if there is no power steering. car wobbles too much when going over small bumps. 8jb | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| 2006 camry steering wheel locked and ignition key refused to turn. *ts *nm | |||
| STEERING - GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | |||
| 03/15/2006 | 500 | 2 | 02/25/2006 |
| I've got very bad experience with car dealer. i have bought toyota camry 2006 at the end of february 2006. after receiving a new car, i had heard some kind of noise when i drove the car for the first time. at that point, i knew that this kind of noise was normal because my car was brand new. unfortunately, that noise had got louder time after time, and did not stop. to fix a noise problem on my car, i checked my car to toyota. toyota found the problem and told me that my car needed to replace a whole transmission. at that time, i could not believe the fact that my new car needed to fix, because my car had got just 500 mileage on it and just passed two weeks after purchasing my car. furthermore, i felt displeasure and was very upset about their employees' attitude. i wanted to trade in my car with a new another camry. they required me to pay for 7000 dollar more with my old car. i had been waited for more one hour to make deal with one of their employees. at that time, i had felt some kind of discrimination. even worse, this thursday, i also have heard same noise again. to check the noise, i dropped off my car again to the toyota dealership service. toyota told me that my car had another problem on steering shape at this time. i let him repair it again. until this very day, even though my car was checked twice at the dealership service, i can hear the same noise again. i've known that the quality of toyota is very good and trusted the service. for now, i am so doubt about the toyota and the dealership service. it seems the technicians are not trained to be professional to repair toyota cars or they did not try to check my car. i am wondering if there are any other ways to change my car. like i mentioned about my car, i would like to change it to the another new car, if possible. i hope that you can help me to solve my car problem. if you have any question, please let me know. thank you so much. *jb | |||