2008 Toyota Tacoma Steering Problems
- 35
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 35 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- steering shaft · 12 records
- steering column · 6 records
- steering wheel · 5 records
- intermediate steering · 4 records
- hard turn · 4 records
- left right · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 9 |
| 60–100k mi | 9 |
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Steering
On the day of july 9th 2014 i was driving my vehicle down a dirt road hill. Once reaching the bottom of the hill my steering column assembly separated itself from the dash board completely, causing a total loss of control. Fortunately i was able to stop in a safe distance and avoided impact with any obstacles. This experience left me wondering about the integrity,safety, and trust i had in my vehicle which has not…
ODI 10611317
Steering
Powersteering not working properly when making a turn in either direction had to physically turn steering wheel would not recover on its own. Brought truck to toyota dealer for problem they replaced the drive belt,thinking it was slipping on the powersteering pump. That did not fix the problem,took it back,the dealer decided the powersteering rack was the problem and cost for the rack was about $1400.00. I decided…
ODI 10758588
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota tacoma. The contacts stated that while driving various speeds, the steering wheel became very hard to turn. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician diagnosed that the steering shaft was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 60,000. The current mileage was 60,125.
ODI 10593721
Steering
Vehicle upper steering shaft assembly at the joint where steering shaft goes through the hole in the joint underneath column inside the cab is completely worn out and is flopping around and could lead to the complete loss of steering if it was not caught by myself at 49k.... *tr
ODI 10578403
Steering · Suspension
Steering feels likes its binding intermittently. Have read on various toyota online forums there is a u-joint in the intermediate shaft that is exposed underneath the vehicle and fails due to road debris, salt, sand etc. If this joint fails vehicle will not be able to be controlled. There are tsbs for this but only for 36,000 miles. *tr
ODI 10567102
Steering
While driving on a rural road, approximately 55mph my steering column came out of the dash and into my lap. After receiving a recall notice from toyota for a spiral cable recall in the steering assembly i made arrangments to take it in for both to be repaired. Toyota called me this morning telling me that the tabs in the steering columns were sheared and it would not be covered by the recall or my extended warranty.…
ODI 10496296
Steering · Suspension
Severe steering drift and shimmy. New tires didn't fix the problem. Had tires rebalanced, did not fix the problem. Freeway driving is more severe, i'm fighting the steering trying to keep the vehicle tracking straight. If i hit a bump the vehicle wants to jump to the side. Towing a lightweight single axel trailer is very difficult, the trailer is whipped because of the trucks steering situation. It feels like…
ODI 10424130
Steering
The dealer is not accomdating the repairs for the vehicle. They state that they do not have any parts. *tr
ODI 10495143
Engine And Engine Cooling · Steering
While entering an on ramp the truck accelerated on its own going out of control, crashing sideways into a guard rail...once it took off on its own it kept increasing speed on its own, applying the brake had no affect on getting it under control...damage $8,000.00....took to dealer next day to which they found no problem...we have found many instances as this one with this same truck and model on the internet. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10247673
Fuel System, Gasoline · Steering
My 08 toyota tacoma 4x4 that i purchase on 3/5/08 has had a throttle and steering problem from the day i purchase it. My truck has been checked by freeman toyota of hurst, tx several times and toyota of irving. Toyota of irving called in a factory representative, who also checked and drove it. All telling me the truck was programmed to act the way it was performing. On 12/05/08 i filled a complaint with ncds, case#…
ODI 10312187