| Issue ID | 579208 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10150386 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 10/12/05 |
| Component | STEERING:COLUMN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Failure of intermediate steering shaft causes clunking and looseness of steering system. Toyota refused to give its dealer a replacement part. Instead, dealer noted this information on service form: "toyota will be issuing a recall regarding condition in near future. Will receive notice by mail." this was on december 10, 2005. I have not yet received a recall notice. Has toyota contacted nhtsa about a recall for the intermediate steering shaft? *nm |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 30000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | CUPERTINO, CA |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BE30K54UXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | |
| No. of fatalities | |
| Date of purchase | 29/11/03 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | STEVENS CREEK TOYOTA |
| Dealer's telephone number | 4089848833 |
| Dealer's city | SAN JOSE |
| Dealer's state code | CA |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 95129 |