1998 Toyota Camry steering problems

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND FELT LOOSE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE STEERING WHEEL UP TOWARDS HER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN OR WHILE PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 99V307000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.”

“CAR BEGAN "GOING OUT OF CONTROL" UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. AS IF I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR. CAR CONTINUED STRAIGHT INSTEAD OF TURNING WITH THE ROAD, INTO A FENCE/TREE AND CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED UP. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER RECEIVED FACIAL TRAUMA, CHEST TRAUMA, AND MULTIPLE LACERATIONS AND CONTUSIONS, REQUIRING SURGERY. *TR”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH AND HIGHER, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK AND BECOME EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FREQUENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE DEALER HOWEVER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH HIS SAFETY WHILE DRIVING A VEHICLE HE POTENTIALLY COULD NOT CONTROL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.”

“PROBLEM WITH STICKY GAS PEDAL OFF AND ON FOR 1 YEAR. HAVE BEEN PRESSING HARD TO GET PEDAL TO WORK PROPERLY. SO FAR, NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED OR REPLACED ON 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. ALSO STEERING PROBLEMS IN 2008; TOOK TO DEALER WHO ADDED POWER STEERING FLUID. *TR”

“I BOUGHT 98 TOYOTA CAMRY 3MOS AGO, THE CAR PULLS ACROSS ROAD, I FIGURED NEEDED ALIGNMENT AND I KNEW IT NEEDED STRUTS,, I HAD STRUTS , AXLE REPLACED THEN NEW TIRES AND BROUGHT TO RUSTY WALLACE FOR ALIGNMENT. THEY DID ALIGNMENT, I LEFT CAR STILL PULLS I BROUGHT BACK AND THEY RECHECKED STILL PULLS SAID THERE NOTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO.. I HAVE ROTORS REPLACE AND BRAKES CHECKED AND NOTHING, I SEEN RECALL BOUT STEERING ON MY YEAR CAMRY BUT TOYOTA SAYS NOT MY CAR! I SEEN IT ON NHTSA WEB PAGE BUT THE 800 # TELLS ME THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO WHAT AM I SUPPOSE TO DO>? SOUNDS LIKE THE PROBLEM IM HAVING WHY WILL THE CAR NOT DRIVE STRAIGHT? *TR”

“STEERING IS LOOSE CAR WANDERS LEFT AND RIGHT. RACK AND PINION IS LEAKING. SEEMS TO BE TO MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE RACK AND PINION FAILURES AND THE COST OF REPAIR. TOYOTA YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET YOUR ATTENTION? *TR”