Our van has 93,800 miles on it and is making a grinding noise when we turn left and right while moving at slower speeds. we took the van in and were told that the struts need replaced and it was unsafe to drive. this is low miles for this vehicle and would be still under warranty if it was not older than 5 years. this should not need a repair like this already. many other people have had the same complaints on his forum at about the same mileage. toyota prides itself on making vehicles to last but have made several mistakes on this model. cost to fix it is $750. i believe this issue should be looked into along with the reason our van has been going through tires about every 25,000 miles.
When at low speeds, turning left or right...there is a clunking sound. forums suggest that the issue is either the intermediate steering linkage. if this fails will it cause lock up or loss of steering? this should be looked into. so far, i have had only this 'clunking' sound.
I have a 2013 toyota sienna and noticed a clicking/knocking sound whenever i'm turning the steering wheel to the left or right while in motion. i thought it was the cv boot and so i brought my car to two local shop mechanic but they could not find the issue. i have checked online and found something that might be the cause of this knocking sound. i saw in one toyota sienna forum talking about the issue with their "steering intermediate shaft" where one of the owner have this issue. the mileage of my van is 104900 just pass the warranty of 100k but still less than 5 years by april of this year. i know their warranty policy is which ever comes first. and i've noticed this issue 10 months before my mileage goes more than 100k but i did not pay attention on this because i thought it's gonna go away. i live in ontario canada.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 toyota sienna. while driving approximately 15 mph, the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard when depressed. the vehicle accelerated without warning, the steering wheel seized, and the brakes failed to stop the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the brake booster failed and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired and the rear passenger door latch detached when the contact attempted to open the door. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 94,000.
Steering column made clunking noise and stuck. i had to pay out of pocket to fix this problem because it is a serious safety issue.
Clunking noise when turning steering left to right and vice versa. steering intermediate shaft issue is a well-known problem. *tr
There are 2 problems i am experiencing with my 1 yr old toyota 2013 sienna van - 1> rattling noise coming frm back of 2nd row or 3rd seat - very hard to pinpoint source, took it to my dealer for 25k svc, explained, was notified they will run this check on my 30k mileage svc as van needs to be left for 3 to 4 hrs with them. there are a lot of internet blogs and postings on this issue, with some getting toyota to replace 2nd or 3rd seating completely with a brand new seat and thus making noise disappear 2> when turning the steering wheel, whining noise in the background can be heard at very lo w speed around 15-25 mph or even less, very annoying and disturbing for any car driver.i believe that is may also signify an underlying problem, waiting to get out of control. with a range of moving parts working in tandem, it is difficult to figure out the source of such abnormal car sounds. however, one thing you can be sure of, is that the noise, in this case, is created due to some problem in the steering ...