| Issue ID | 1154497 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10680705 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | HIGHLANDER |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| File date | 15/09/14 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Turning left or right there is a clicking noise and a click in the steering wheel mainly at slow speed & if just bearing moving - very low speed. Numerous reports have been turned into toyota - yet they will not do a recall - appears that the steering shaft is the problem. Have been told hundreds have had to be replaced in phoenix alone. Can you request from toyota how many of these shafts the dealers have purchased? Toyota will not tell me when i requested this information. Our vehicle has less than 25k miles on it & it is 7 years old so it isn't an abused vehicle. This problem is also on other toyota models / years i've been told. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 24200 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | PHOENIX, AZ |
| VIN pattern | JTEDS42A682XXXXXX |
| 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 |
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| Vehicle speed | 2 |
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