SirDancelot
New member
Hello,
I had a 2018 4Runner TRD ORP which I sold last year. I missed that truck and so found another 2018 4Runner TRD ORP with about 21k miles on it. Took it for a loop around, everything seemed fine. Brought it home.
A few days later, when driving locally I felt a bit of a "clunk" in the steering wheel when coming to a stop over a bump. Eventually I've realized that I can pull the wheel by about 1/8 of an inch, perhaps more, this was the clunk I felt. It feels like the steering wheel has a nut and a spring, and it will return to a normal position.
Brought it back to the dealer, they just told me they compared it to 2 other 4Runners in their lot and that this is "normal".
Here's the thing. I put about 34K miles on the previous 4Runner, and I don't remember this behavior. In addition, I had a 2003 and a 2009 4Runner, and all in all have driven close to 200K miles in all 3 combined, and don't remember this either. Finally, I have a 2020 tacoma and there's no "push/pull" play either, that steering wheel is mounted solid.
Before I pick the car up tomorrow, could someone with a recent (2018+) SR5 or TRD OR see if they see the same behavior?
This would help me determine whether I'm losing my mind.
appreciate any feedback, happy 4th, and thank you.
I had a 2018 4Runner TRD ORP which I sold last year. I missed that truck and so found another 2018 4Runner TRD ORP with about 21k miles on it. Took it for a loop around, everything seemed fine. Brought it home.
A few days later, when driving locally I felt a bit of a "clunk" in the steering wheel when coming to a stop over a bump. Eventually I've realized that I can pull the wheel by about 1/8 of an inch, perhaps more, this was the clunk I felt. It feels like the steering wheel has a nut and a spring, and it will return to a normal position.
Brought it back to the dealer, they just told me they compared it to 2 other 4Runners in their lot and that this is "normal".
Here's the thing. I put about 34K miles on the previous 4Runner, and I don't remember this behavior. In addition, I had a 2003 and a 2009 4Runner, and all in all have driven close to 200K miles in all 3 combined, and don't remember this either. Finally, I have a 2020 tacoma and there's no "push/pull" play either, that steering wheel is mounted solid.
Before I pick the car up tomorrow, could someone with a recent (2018+) SR5 or TRD OR see if they see the same behavior?
This would help me determine whether I'm losing my mind.
appreciate any feedback, happy 4th, and thank you.
