My wife's '06 Avalon has a problem that this might fix. If I pull into a parking lot, stop the car, go inside a store and come back, then start the car and drive off slowly, I hear a rubbing sort of noise a few secs after the car starts rolling. It last a sec. or two, then clears up.
Here's the TSB:
************************************************** STEERING
Title:
Models:
Technical Service
BULLETIN
March 14, 2006
STEERING COLUMN NOISE
’05 – ’06 Avalon
ST002-06
TSB REVISION NOTICE:
.
December 21, 2006: The introduction and the “Model” column of the Parts
Information table have been updated.
Previous versions of this TSB should be discarded.
Introduction
Some 2005 – 2006 model year Avalon vehicle customers may complain of a ticking noise
from the steering wheel while driving slowly and turning left or right. The steering column
assembly manufacturing process has been improved.
Follow the repair procedure provided in this TSB to replace the steering column assembly
and correct the noise.
Steering Column Assembly
Applicable .
2005 – 2006 model year Avalon vehicles produced BEFORE the Production Change
Vehicles
Effective VIN shown below.
Production
Change
Information
MODEL PRODUCTION CHANGE EFFECTIVE VIN
Avalon 4T1BK36B16U099714
Warranty
Information
OP CODE DESCRIPTION TIME OFP T1 T2
442051 R & R Steering Column Assembly 1.3 45250–##### 9A 40
Applicable Warranty*:
This repair is covered under the Toyota Comprehensive Warranty. This warranty is in
effect for 36 months or 36,000 miles, whichever occurs first, from the vehicle’s
in-service date.
* Warranty application is limited to correction of a problem based upon a customer’s specific complaint.
Toyota Supports ASE Certification
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STEERING COLUMN NOISE – ST002-06 Revised
March 14, 2006
Parts
Information
MODEL PREVIOUS PART NUMBER CURRENT PART NUMBER PART NAME QTY
Avalon XL,
XLS, &
Touring
45250–AC021 Same Column Assembly,
Steering
1
Avalon
Limited
45250–AC011 Same Column Assembly,
Steering
1
Repair 1. Confirm the customer complaint by driving the vehicle slowly and turning the steering
Procedure wheel left or right.
2.
If a tick noise can be heard or felt from the steering wheel when turning left or right,
replace the steering column assembly.
3.
To replace the steering column assembly, refer to the Technical Information System
(TIS), 2005 or 2006 model year Avalon Repair Manual: Steering Column: Steering
Column Assembly.
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