| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005044194 | Incident Date: Aug, 19 2005 |
| Consumer's City: GALVESTON | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: TACOMA | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Steering:column |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 5TEWN72NX4Z | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 25 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 28 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Noise and excess play in steering wheel when driving over bumpy surfaces. found upper steering shaft slip joint improperly machined /crimped resulting in abnormal noise and excess play when driving under certain conditions. dealer replaced upper steering shaft with and identical part. this part has not been redesigned and will fail again. part is not available as it was replaced under warranty and the dealer kept the old part. have found from others through the internet that this play and noise is very common but no one knew the cause until recently. *nm |
