The steering system of the car is not behaving properly. It is much harder to turn than normal. Furthermore, when driven through curve, the steering does not align back to a straight line as it has done in the past. So, in other words if you drive through a curve and let the steering wheel go free, the car will not straighten out but continue to follow the curve. The steering has to be pulled hard to straighten the vehicle out and drive a straight line. No warning lights are coming up in the instrument cluster to advise of any malfunction.

- Rochester, MI, USA

Vibration issues.sterring whell vibrates even after with a set of 4 knew tires.at speed of about 5O milles / hour vibration starts.

- Houston, TX, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota 4 runner. While driving 70 mph, the vehicle became difficult to steer. The steering was very tight traveling around curves. The steering failed without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the steering column U joint was severely corroded. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 169,066.

- Saginaw, MI, USA

Unable to turn wheel without great effort, wheel does not return to straight after turn without driver pulling wheel back to original position.

- Lorain, OH, USA

Vehicle is vibrating when braking, unstable at speed of 50mph, Toyota dealer diagnosed the problem as bad left & right ball joint/lower control arm, and needs to be replaced at a cost of $2300 vehicle only have 55000 miles no accidents..I searched online and found out that almost every 4runner owners are having this problem.

- Piscataway, NJ, USA

2005 Toyota 4runners have a very frequently reported vibration issue. This issue is reported all over the web and acknowledged by dealers nationwide. From my understanding, 2004 to 2007 4runners are all impacted. Customer spend 1000S of dollars replacing tires, balancing wheels, replacing steering wheels, etc and the car still vibrates and is suspect to be unsafe. This is a well known issue and Toyota claims that this is the design of the call. Steering wheel can shake badly. I have had my 4runner in many times for this issue to multiple dealers. All say it is a problem, but all 4runners of same vintage have same issue, so nothing that Toyota will do about it.

- Raleigh, NC, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota 4 runner. While driving approximately 55 mph, the driver noticed that the steering wheel always turned to the left. He then heard a clunking noise near the front end of the vehicle when the transmission was placed into drive. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop and the mechanic discovered that the rear passenger side stabilizer bar snapped and the metal appeared to be crystallized. The mechanic replaced the stabilizer bar and the rack and pinion. The manufacturer stated that they would not provide reimbursement since the vehicle was out of warranty and was not serviced at a dealer. The contact believes a recall should be issued. The VIN was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 53,000.

- Downey, CA, USA