I just received a Safety Recall today in the mail for my '91 Pickup that I traded in only months ago. The steering wheel relay rod, under heavy use, such as fully turned while pulling out from a stopped position, will have a chance of fracturing the relay rod.
So basically they just found a flaw that could potentially be fatal, 15 years after the truck was put out to the public? I'm glad that didn't happen to me.
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Got mine yesterday, it is surprising after 15 years. I still have the truck (selling it now). I think I might have already replaced it since I did a bunch of work on the steering a little while ago. Hopefully will get some money back.
I got that recall about 3 weeks ago for my old 1989 Toyota truck - now 17 years old. Guess Toyota at least believes in getting the word out. I gave the recall notice to the guy who bought my old truck ... he was a salesman at the dealership where I bought my 05 Taco. He had already had the recall done since the shop knew it should be done.
The failure is probably very rare, but with a safety recall they have to CYA.
Toyota will initiate a Special Service Campaign to replace the Steering Relay Rod on certain 1989 – 1995 Truck 4WD, 1990 – 1995 4Runner 2WD and 4WD, and 1993 – 1998 T100 4WD vehicles equipped with Power Steering.
On the involved 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. In the worst case, the Steering Relay Rod may fracture, causing a loss of vehicle steering control and thus increasing the possibility of a crash.
I just received a Safety Recall today in the mail for my '91 Pickup that I traded in only months ago. The steering wheel relay rod, under heavy use, such as fully turned while pulling out from a stopped position, will have a chance of fracturing the relay rod.
So basically they just found a flaw that could potentially be fatal, 15 years after the truck was put out to the public? I'm glad that didn't happen to me.
I don't know about potentially fatal when pulling out from a stopped position
I've owned '84, '86, '88 and '90 pickups and NEVER had any problems with them. And trust me, I put them all through their paces. I wasn't able to crack the aforementiones rods while driving about 30 mph in dry, rocky riverbeds. I think the general public is pretty safe. The cool thing is that Toyota will replace the rods even loooong after people have beat the crap out of the vehicle. Just like the head gasket issue on the 3.0L V6. Even when a customer ran the engine without coolant, Toyota still stepped up to the plate and replaced the head gaskets free of charge.
Ryan
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The beatings will continue until morale improves.
And putting the truck through its paces...I no doubt did that with my old truck. I've seen that thing have all four wheels lift off the ground trying to rip tree stumps out. Towed a trailor that was a good 500 pounds over the towing capicity. Took it offroading and jumped it quite a few times. Nothing ever broke. Man I miss it.
But man do I love my new Taco
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And putting the truck through its paces...I no doubt did that with my old truck. I've seen that thing have all four wheels lift off the ground trying to rip tree stumps out. Towed a trailor that was a good 500 pounds over the towing capicity. Took it offroading and jumped it quite a few times. Nothing ever broke. Man I miss it.
But man do I love my new Taco
Way to go, Rodge! Thats what trucks are 'bout..
When I researched prior to buying my truck, I was surprised at the number of 'safety campaigns' for Toyota. The volume was less than most pther manufacturers but there were a few. Then I begin looking at the specifics ..and I realized what was happening. Toyota's all appeared to be motivated principally by maintaining the company's reputation of extreme reliability. The wording 'under extreme use' came up often. This pattern was in stark contrast to other manufacturers whose recalls were made up almost exclusively of issues which would occur under normal driving situations (eg EXplorers tires and cruise control fires). In short, Toyota seems to be ready to blow the whistle on itself and I respect the company immensely for that!
Toyota finds this one a little late?
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