2014 Toyota 4runner Steering Problems

Your steering wheel became almost completely unresponsive while driving, making it difficult or impossible to turn. A repair shop found that the intermediate steering shaft and U-joints had rusted and seized up, even though your vehicle only has 55,000 miles and doesn't live in a coastal area. The shop replaced these parts and your steering now works normally, but this could have been dangerous if it happened at highway speeds. The fix involved replacing the corroded intermediate steering shaft and U-joints.

When you brake, your steering wheel shakes violently, making it difficult to control the vehicle — especially at highway speeds where the brakes feel extremely ineffective. You've had the front rotors replaced multiple times by a certified mechanic (at 71K, 83K, and 100K miles, including with genuine Toyota parts), but the violent shaking returns after 10,000-18,000 miles each time. This recurring issue suggests the problem may extend beyond the rotors themselves, possibly involving brake calipers, brake pads, or wheel alignment. A comprehensive brake system inspection and likely replacement of additional brake components beyond just the rotors will be needed to resolve this.

Your steering feels difficult to turn, and the issue appears to be with the intermediate steering shaft u-joint. This happened at 80,000 miles, just after your warranty expired. Fixing this will likely involve replacing the u-joint component in the steering shaft.

MY 2014 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER HAS WHAT I CALL A DEATH WOBBLE. AS YOU START DOWN THE ROAD AND GET UP TO SPEED, 55-65 MPH, THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT. I AM ALMOST SCARED TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE HAD A FEW MECHANIC SHOPS LOOK AT IT AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE IT OUT. THEY HAVE DONE ALIGNMENTS, CHECKED TRANSFER CASE (4WD), CV AXLES ON FRONT, CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS, SWAPPED TIRES, REPLACED ROTORS AND ROAD FORCE BALANCED TIRES. THE LAST MECHANIC SAID I SHOULD PARK IT UNTIL IT'S FIGURED OUT BUT I CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE AS I'M STILL PAYING ON THIS ONE AND IT'S MY ONLY VEHICLE. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE THAT DOES THIS AND I HAVE HAD ABOUT 20 VEHICLES! I LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE WHAT OTHERS HAVE REPORTED ON THIS ISSUE AND THERE ARE A BUNCH OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS IN ONLINE 2010-2018 4 RUNNER FORUMS. THIS SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND IS APPARENTLY AN ISSUE WITH THE FRONT END. SOMEONE IS GOING TO WRECK BECAUSE OF THIS. TOYOTA NEEDS TO BE MADE AWARE OF AND LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIPS ISN'T ANY HELP AT ALL. THEY CANNOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM EITHER AND JUST PAWN IT OFF UNTIL A WARRANTY RUNS OUT. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP FIGURE THIS OUT. I LOVE MY VEHICLE BUT I'M REALLY STARTING TO BE SCARED TO DRIVE IT.

VEHICLE SHAKES "VIOLENTLY" UPON PUTTING BRAKES WHILE DRIVING AT OR ABOVE 60 MPH. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO TOYOTA SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME IT'S A BRAKE PAD/ROTOR PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK THIS IN TO TOYOTA MY VEHICLE HAD MAYBE 28,000 MILES, I TOOK IT IN TODAY 3/20/17 AND IT HAS 35,000 AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING SO I TOOK IT TO A BRAKE REPAIR SHOP AND EXPLAINED WHAT TOYOTA HAD SAID, THE EMPLOYEE AND ACTUAL OWNER OF THE SHOP TOLD ME "I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE YOUR MONEY HOWEVER IT WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE YOUR BRAKES AND ROTORS ARE PERFECT. THAT IS ACTUALLY WHAT THE ANOTHER SHOP EMPLOYEE TOLD ME WHEN I TOOK IT IN BACK IN 2016. I AM HOPING IF ANYONE ELSE OUT THERE HAS THIS SAME PROBLEM THEY WILL FIND A SOLUTION BEFORE SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENS TO ANYONE

VEHICLE HANDLES POORLY,WORSE ABOVE 55 MPH,RAINING,OR WINDY. VEHICLE WANDERS AND REQUIRES CONSTANT COURSE CORRECTIONS TO STAY IN LANE. TIRES ARE FEATHERING ON OUTSIDE EDGES AND ARE PREMATURELY WORN OUT AT UNDER 10,000 MILES. ACCORDING TO TOYOTA EVERYTHING IS PERFECT. *TR

STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES, FLUTTERS AT HIGHWAY SPEED. MOST NOTICEABLE DRIVING OVER 60 MPH. *TR