2011 Toyota Highlander Steering Problems

“Driving on a highway with gentle turns at 35mph, power steering failed. I was able to drive straight until there were no cars directly behind me and I could brake to a safe speed to attempt turning. I was eventually able to manually steer the car to turn into a driveway using a three point turn.”

“I came to a complete stop at a red light in my neighborhood, preparing to make a right turn. When I then began the right turn I lost power steering and could not straighten out the wheel, resulting in me running up onto the curb. I immediately let off of the gas pedal- luckily no one was behind me. I then gave the car gas again while turning the wheel back to the left, and suddenly the power steering was working again.”

“For several months, there's a thump when turning the steering wheel in either direction, no matter what road/street. We have less than 43,000 miles on it & do not drive on ruff terrain. We purchased the 2011 Toyota Highlander new, take it to the dealer every 6 mos for maint. & now told it needs a steering shaft replacement & 4 wheel alignment. ($657.33 total!) this is inconceivable to pass on to customers. And a road hazard to all on the roads.”

“There is a problem with my power steering wheel, it's stiff and I unable to control it when on the road. When driving on the freeway with high speed, the steering wheel sway left or right and I unable to control it back to straight. Also, when making a turn the steering wheel not reflexes, fast enough for me to make a turn. For instance, whenever I make a right turn and then try to straighten the vehicle back to straight, the steering wheel does not reflex back enough that it leads me to hit the curb damaging front wheel rim. …”

“I only have 7k miles in my car I own the car for only 1 year. I notice that the steering wheel is not balance at all. At least 5-10 degree to the right. I have my car service every 6 months with Toyota it should be balanced and done the tire rotation??? Also the transmission occasionally stall about 1-2 second when I accelerate to 30-40 MPH. I am afraid that the transmission will have problem within this 2-3 years. Like honda transmission failure on odyssey.”