| Issue ID | 1080443 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10605871 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| File date | 13/07/13 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I purchased brand new car from darcars located at 12210 cherry hill rd, silver spring, md 20904 on may 27th, 2013. First incident took place approximately less than 4,780 mileages; i began having trouble with my steering. During this incident, i was driving on i95-n near exit 43 of maryland while the vehicle was in motion suddenly the steering was locked and the steering warning sign with the beep noise for a second came on. I panicked i couldn't not turn the steering at all. Luckily, i tried very hard and was able to force the steering to turn a fraction of a degree angle where i was able to safely pull the car on the shoulder without hurting anyone. At that point i restarted the car and the steering was unlocked. I took my car back to the dealer for repairs on 07/15/2013 but, to date, the dealer has been unable to correct the problem. Attached are copies of the repair orders that document the dealership's attempts to repair my car. While i was driving this vehicle on guildford roa second incident took place approximately 15000 miles, when my brother in law was driving this vehicle to georgia. At approximately 12 a. M at night after refueling the vehicle he was heading back on the i95-s. The same incident had occurred. At that point only thing i suggested him to restart the car and move on. After the second incident i did received a letter from toyota manufacture about the recall on hvac assembly causing a leak which can ruin the sensor causing steering issues, air bag issues and etc. The car was taken back to a dealer ¿ |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 4780 |
| Number of Occurences | 3 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | ELKRIDGE, MD |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BF1FK6DUXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| 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 |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
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| Vehicle speed | 65 |
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