I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT WHICH SOME OF THE RAV4 OWNERS WERE EXPERIENCING AS I BROWSE THROUGH THE INTERNET I FOUND A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. I'M NOT SURE IF EVERYBODY FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS. MY CAR IS ONLY 38 MONTHS OLD AND BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. I HAVE 37000 MI ON IT. WHAT I NOTICED IS A CLICKING SOUND WHEN I'M TURNING SLOWLY TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT, MOSTLY WHEN I'M PARKING. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT IS MALFUNCTIONING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY SAID IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE IF NOT TAKEN CARE OF BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL MIGHT GET STUCKED. *LN
2006
STEERING
ON MY 2006 TOYOTA RAV4, I CAN HEAR AND FEEL A CLUNKING OR POPPING NOISE AND SENSATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE TURNING. THE FEEL IS AS IF THE LINKAGE(S) IN THE STEERING WHEEL HAVE SOME INTERFERENCE OR HAVE BECOME PREMATURELY WORN TO THE POINT WHERE THEY ARE RUBBING ON EACH OTHER AND PRODUCE A POPPING SENSATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE TURNING. THE POPPING NOISE/SENSATION OCCURS EVERY TIME I TURN THE CAR THROUGH TURNS GREATER THAN ABOUT 45 DEGREES, LEFT OR RIGHT. THE SENSATION STARTED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO WHEN THE CAR HAD ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 67,000 MILES ON IT. *TR