2012 Toyota Tundra Steering Problems

Your power steering gear seal failed on the passenger side, causing you to lose all power steering fluid and nearly collide with another vehicle. Toyota dealers refused to cover the repair under warranty, claiming it wasn't a recalled issue and charging $250 just to inspect it, despite your research suggesting a recall exists. The repair will likely involve replacing the power steering gear seal or the entire steering gear assembly.

While driving at about 10 mph, your steering suddenly failed and made abnormal popping sounds, with no warning lights showing up beforehand. Your truck had to be towed home, and the problem hasn't been diagnosed or fixed yet. The issue may be related to a known steering problem covered under NHTSA recall 21E103000.

I WAS DRIVING AND ALL THE SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND ALMOST WAS IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF NO POWER STEERING. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND LOOKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT OF MY TIE ROD BOOT. I IMMEDIATELY GOT TO MY TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY AUTOMATICALLY KNEW WHAT IT WAS, THE RACK AND PINION BLEW OUT. SO CLEARLY IT'S A TOYOTA THING I FIGURED. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT FIXED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY BUT I STARTED DOING RESEARCH ON FORUMS AND MANY FACEBOOK GROUPS DEVOTED TO TOYOTA TUNDRAS AND DAILY I SEE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH THEIR RACK AND PINION GOING OUT AND DAYS AFTER MY FRIEND ALSO HAD HIS GO OUT ON HIS TUNDRA. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM TOYOTA HAS AND IT EITHER NEEDS TO BE RECALLED OR FIXED SOMEHOW SO PEOPLE CAN BE SAFE AND NOT ALMOST GET IN AN ACCIDENT LIKE I DID. WHEN TOYOTA EVEN ACKNOWLEDGES IT AND REFUSES TO NOT FIX IT, THAT THROWS THE RED FLAG RIGHT THERE AND THEY CLEARLY UNDERSTAND IT'S A PROBLEM. THE FIX AMOUNTED TO $1937 DOLLARS ALSO.

THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT STAY CENTERED AND THE POSITION WOULD CHANGE. I NOTICED THAT WHEN I WAS STOPPED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HAD SOME MOVEMENT FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I CHECKED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK DOWN NUT AND IT WAS TIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A SPLINE BUSHING THAT MATCHES UP WITH A MATCHING SPLINE ON THE SHAFT SO I COULD NOT SEE HOW THIS COULD MOVE. I REMOVED THE LOCKING NUT SO I COULD SEE THE WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL AND SHAFT CONNECT TOGETHER. WITH THE NUT OFF I NOTICED THAT THE SPLINE BUSHING DID NOT MOVE BUT THE STEERING WHEEL DID MOVE ON THE BUSHING. THERE WAS A POTENTIAL DANGER OF THE STEERING WHEEL COMING LOOSE SO THAT I WOULD LOSE CONTROL OR WORSE YET THE STEERING WHEEL COULD COME COMPLETELY OFF THE COLUMN. THIS PROBLEM CAN EASILY BE CHECKED AS I DID WITH THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE LOCKED POSITION. IF YOU HAVE ANY MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE LOCKED POSITION GET IT CHECKED IMMEDIATELY.

AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING BAD HORN DOES NOT WORK BUT WHEN YOU STEERING THE CAR LEFT OR RIGHT HORN WORKS NORMAL

TOYOTA TUNDRA POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION FAILED. I HEARD A POP SOUND AND PULLED OFF THE CITY ROAD TO INSPECT MY VEHICLE. UPON DOING SO I NOTICED THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT TO MANIPULATE AND UPON INSPECTION FOUND POWER STEERING FLUID ACTIVELY LEAKING OUT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BELLOWS BOOT. MY VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 47,000 MILES AT THIS TIME.

I HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE BREAKS AND STEERING NOT WORKING. I WAS WITH MY 3 CHILDREN IN THE TRUCK.

HORN STOPPED WORKING BEFORE 100,000 MILES AND DEALERSHIP WON'T REPLACE IT. WANTS TO CHARGE OVER $600 TO FIX. VEHICLE WAS NOT IN ANY WRECK TO CAUSE HORN DAMAGE. IT IS DUE TO FAULTY EQUIPMENT FROM TOYOTA. SEATBELT LATCH DOESN'T CONNECT SEATBELT SOMETIMES AND ALSO WON'T RELEASE AT TIMES WHEN ATTACHED.

MY TRUCK IS A 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA 4X4 LIMITED. IT HAS 100,000 MILES ON IT. I TYPICALLY ONLY DRIVE IT ON THE WEEKENDS. I WAS DRIVING AND MADE A TURN, ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST POWER STEERING. THE ACCORDION BOOT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS FULL OF POWER STEERING FLUID. IT BLEW A SEAL ON THE STEERING ROD. THE WHOLE RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED. 18 HOUR LABOR JOB, AND WITH PARTS $3000.00. I ALMOST GOT INTO A ACCIDENT BECAUSE I COULDN'T TURN IT. YOU HAVE TO DROP THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY TO CHANGE IT THAT'S WHY IT COST SO MUCH. THIS HAS TO BE A FACTORY DECFECT. ANY INPUT?

LOST POWER STEERING . MECHANIC SAYS NEED RACK AND PUMP REPLACED

DRIVING MY 68000 MILE 4 YEAR OLD TUNDRA ON BACK ROAD ABOUT 45 MPH AND STEERING LOCKED UP, AND STARTED SHUTTERING. WAS ABLE TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND GET OFF THE ROAD ONLY TO FIND POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION WAS BLOWN OUT AND FLUID EVERYWHERE . THIS IS NO A ISSUE OF WEAR ITS AN ISSUE OF DEFECT PARTS IN THESE TUNDRAS , THERE ARE MANY MANY OTHERS ONLINE WITH THE SAME ISSUE . THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SEVERELY INJURED FROM THIS. WAITING ON PICTURES FROM THE DEALER AND CAN SEND THEM TO YOU. TOYOTA CLAIMS STEERING RACK WENT BAD DUE TO DUST BOOT BEING RIPPED AND OUTSIDE DEBRIS CAUSING SEAL FAILURE, BUT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE WHILE ON SIDE OF ROAD MY ARM RIPPED THE DUST BOOT SO THE DUST BOOT WAS NEVER RIPPED UNTIL AFTER VEHICLES WAS PULLED OVER AND ALREADY BROKEN .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING AND CORRODED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR THE FAILURE AND THE TECHNICIAN CRASHED THE VEHICLE. THE DETAILS OF THE CRASH WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.