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Toyota Recalls 978,000 vehicles #644582 09/07/05 08:12 PM

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Thompsons Station, TN

rmg

Getting the Wheeling Fever

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This clip is from the newspaper on the Ford recall.

Toyota Motor Co., meanwhile, recalled 978,000 sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks amid concerns over the power steering system. The affected vehicles include the 1990-1995 4Runner SUV, 1989-1995 truck 4WD and 1993-1998 T-100 pickup.

Toyota said a rod linking the steering wheel and the wheels may fracture under conditions where the steering wheel is turned while the vehicle is stopped. Owners will be notified beginning in mid-September, the company said.

Is this the recall for those that have replaced the broken linked discussed over the past year?

Does this affect the 4x2 models or just 4x4?

Ryan
95 T100 2WD ExtCab
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Re: Toyota Recalls 978,000 vehicles [Re: rmg] #644583 09/07/05 08:46 PM

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Asheville, NC

Scott McCrea Offline

Getting the Wheeling Fever

Here's the link to the article where I just read about this:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050907/ap_on_bi_ge/ford_recall

'97 T100, XCab, Auto, 3.4, 175k, 4x4, SnugTop cap, custom over-cap rack.

Re: Toyota Recalls 978,000 vehicles [Re: Scott McCrea] #644584 09/07/05 11:15 PM

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Auburn, NorCal

ErikB

Toyota Moderator

Sounds like the 4wd Centerlink Failure in our FAQ...!?!?

Anyone have any more specific info?

'97 4Runner, '06 F350, '86 4Runner, '05 WR450
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Re: Toyota Recalls 978,000 vehicles [Re: ErikB] #644585 09/08/05 12:01 AM

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New York

NYT100

Mudrunner

Call your local dealer and have them run your VIN. They just got notice today to start contacting T100 owners and the relay rod will be replaced at no cost to the customer.

97 T100, 32" BFG/AT, Warn hubs, stock height with Bilstein shocks, Optima battery

Re: Toyota Recalls 978,000 vehicles [Re: NYT100] #644586 09/08/05 01:43 AM

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Seattle

Jake97T

Body Damage is Cool

This only applies to the 96 T100 correct???

97 FZJ80, Stock, Factory Lockers.

Re: Toyota Recalls 978,000 vehicles [Re: Jake97T] #644587 09/08/05 02:49 AM

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High Point, NC

speedlever Offline

Wheeler

From the above link:

"Toyota Motor Co., meanwhile, recalled 978,000 sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks amid concerns over the power steering system. The affected vehicles include the 1990-1995 4Runner SUV, 1989-1995 truck 4WD and 1993-1998 T-100 pickup."

Looks like all T100s to me.

--speedy
White '98 T100 SR5 4x4 ExCab Auto - wrecked.
2008 Honda Ridgeline RTS replaced the T100.

Re: Toyota Recalls 978,000 vehicles [Re: rmg] #644588 09/08/05 02:54 AM

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Fairbanks, Alaska

kewlynx

Toyota & Classifieds Moderator

Mod, could you please sticky?

Here is the literature from www.nhtsa.gov

Manufacturer : TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 05V389000 Mfg's Report Date : SEP 06, 2005
Component: STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 977839

Summary:
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS REPEATEDLY TURNED UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS WHERE HIGH STEERING EFFORT AND POWER ASSIST ARE REQUIRED, FOR INSTANCE, WHEN FULLY TURNING THE WHEEL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, A FATIGUE CRACK MAY DEVELOP IN THE STEERING RELAY ROD.
Consequence:
IF THE VEHICLE IS CONTINUED TO BE OPERATED IN THIS CONDITION, THE RELAY ROD MAY FRACTURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy:
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING RELAY ROD. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING LATE SEPTEMBER 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
Notes:
CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

AFFECTED VEHICLES

Make / Models : Model/Build Years:
TOYOTA / 4 RUNNER 1989-1995

TOYOTA / PICKUP 1989-1995

TOYOTA / T100 1993-1998

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Re: Toyota Recalls 978,000 vehicles [Re: rmg] #644589 09/08/05 03:03 PM

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maryland

TomPoh

Wheeler

can we get $ back for the links we bought ourselves? i forget the cost..maybe ~100?

95 T100 SR5 Xcab 4X4

Re: Toyota Recalls 978,000 vehicles [Re: kewlynx] #644590 09/08/05 03:39 PM

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Oregon

garym

Rock Warrior

Thanks for keeping us up on this. Mine is on the list. Wonder what the wait will be. That's a lot of vehicles.

1997 T-100 4X4 Xcab,Warn Hubs
02 Camry LE
2008 Yaris

Re: Toyota Recalls 978,000 vehicles [Re: garym] #644591 09/08/05 03:44 PM

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Bucks County, PA

uzombie

Rock Warrior

Ha! Stealership near me still doesn't know about this! They want me to drop off my truck..
I recall that last year, I mentioned the cracked relay rod issue with the Toyota place and they "never had a problem like this. Toyotas are reputable vehicles and have the least recall of any manufacturer" ... eat those words! "and it must be because you lifted and modified your vehicle..." eat me, stealership!

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