Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||||
| 00501 | 11/16/2001 | 00501 | 10007586 | Repair manual supplement: vehicle pulling to one side. toyota all model years. *mj 2002 - 2007 model years. toyota/scion models. *tt | 07/01/2004 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 11/16/2011 | 61393 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 toyota tundra. the contact noticed both front tires were wearing prematurely. the contact took the vehicle to a local mechanic where a diagnostic was performed and the mechanic informed the contact that the entire rack and pinion system needed to be replaced due to defective bushings. the contact did not have the rack and pinion replaced. the failure mileage was 61,393. kmj | |||
| 11/16/2011 | 61393 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 20065 toyota tundra. the contact noticed both front tires wearing well before there expected time so the contact took the vehicle to a local mechanic. after a diagnostic test, the mechanic informed the contact the entire rack and pinion system needed to be replaced due to defective bushings. the contact did not have the rack and pinion replaced. the failure mileage was 61,393. jo | |||
| 07/18/2006 | 35000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota tundra. whenever the contact drove the vehicle at highway speeds the vehicle began to sway from the left and right unless the vehicle speed was reduced. the vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact had the rack & pinion replaced 4 additional times prior to the recent failure. the contact noticed that prior to the failure, the steering wheel would not return to the normal position after making a left turn. the current and failure mileages were 35,000. | |||
| 10/24/2009 | 19817 | 1 | |
| Looking at the complaints, this looks similar to odi id number : 10222095 date of failure: march 21, 2008. i was at a dead stop. i turned my steering to the left as possible. as i was rounding the turn slowly, the power steering was lost. i was unable to make the u-turn completely. i had to run off of the road. after driving straight to repair shop, the mechanic said the rack and pinion had to be replaced because the rods were bent to what looked like could have been service work related to the ball joint recall. i've only got 19800 miles on a 2006 tundra crew cab. no way this should occur with this few many miles. i'm just glad i wasn't at a high rate of speed and trying to round a curve. i don't drive it much and not used on a farm. it's been very well cared for so it shouldn't have caused that much strain on the rack. *tr | |||
| 10/08/2009 | 48000 | 1 | |
| The right front steering tie rod on my 2006 toyota tundra rusted and totally disconnect. i have 48000 miles on the vehicle. toyota company would not repair it under warranty. i believe the problem is connect to the ball joint recall problem on the toyota tundra. *tr | |||
| 07/27/2007 | 29000 | 1 | 12/01/2005 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota tundra. while her son was driving 70 mph the steering wheel started to shake. there was a loud noise and the vehicle steered to the right. he was unable to control the vehicle and applied the brake, however; the brakes failed after impacting the concrete wall. the vehicle went across 3 lanes and crashed into the median. the vehicle was towed to the repair shop. the repair shop was unable to determine the cause of the failure. the vin and engize size were unknown but will be added when the hardcopy is received. the current and failure mileages were 29,000. the consumer provided multiple pictures of the vehicle and the insurance information for the vehicle. updated 08/30/07 *tr | |||
| 09/11/2006 | 1 | 09/04/2005 | |
| My 2006 tundra truck lost control while driving on the highway on 9/11/2006. it happened very suddenly. my truck rolled over a couple times and stopped upside down in the highway. my truck was all damaged due to the steering problem. now i can't use it anymore. *nm | |||
| STEERING - RACK AND PINION - RACK | |||
| 03/21/2008 | 31000 | 2 | 09/21/2005 |
| Just after i did my 30k mile service on my 2006 toyota tundra my steering rack failed and took to dealership for repair and they said they would have the district representative look at my problems and he said that their was nothing wrong with my steering and he could hear no loud growling noise. well 3 days later i carry it back to dealership and they decide the steering rack has now failed and they replaced it. now only 14 hours after they replaced it is leaking very badly again and is making a growling noise once again. i called the dealership and they said bring it in monday morning 24 march for the to look at it and see what is going on with it. *tr | |||