| Issue ID | 967299 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10500867 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 26/01/13 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Took car for test drive on road described to me by a dealership employee as an uncrowned road. Let go of steering wheel a few times and immediately the car took off to the left repeatedly. Went back to dealership, said would buy car, but that i would have to have the steering pulling cured. Went back next day or two, tires rotated. On drive home pulling was back. Went back for realignment. Was told the problem was "minimalized". Got in the car, let go of the steering wheel, started the pulling in the dealership parking lot. Took car to independent to check the front end. He said could only find most minor alignment problems,not enough to cause the pulling. He checked out underside for any damage, found notthing. Back to dealership for replacement of rack & pinion & two new tires on the front. Job finished, left and made right onto highway. Got a right hand pull. Car never previously pulled right except for a couple of times when braking. Made left to go home and had only left pulling on all roads traveled. On open six lane highway i let go of the wheel, by the count of three entire car is in the lane to the left. I read on this site incidents with pulling that have resulted in unsafe situations. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 61262 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | LONGS, SC |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BE32K34UXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 37 |
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