Rob from Pittsburgh

[kcalbbor]

Glad to have found this site.

Love Toyota, Wife had a 97 Camry...great car. I have had 3 tundras, loved 'em all. Will get into that some other time. Currently have a 2006 Pilot and an '04 Camry.

04 Camry-needing to probe your mechanical minds as I am not mechanically inclined whatsoever. I am an accountant....feel free to ask any tax questions though.

2 problems I have.....

1) From doing research on here, it appears I have the TSB Intermediate Steering Shaft Assembly problem. One dealer replaced my steering column and the problem went away (had it done @ 11,000 miles). Car is now at 48,000 and wonder if steering column replacement would have addressed the TSB noted above.

2) The more annoying problem is the driver's side wheel/brakes/suspension. After the vehicle is driven for a while, a grinding, clunking noise resonates when you apply the brakes. It makes the noise at the same speed the wheel is going. That is, faster speed, the noise is a highly repetitive noise. As you go slower, the noise is constant but less frequent. Also, when the car is parked, getting in and out of the car creates a grinding, rubbing noise from the same wheel. One dealer said I needed new rear brakes/resurface rotors which was done. Oddly enough, at 35K miles, I had that done (under warranty) but the grinding sound didn't go away. The same dealer said it had to do with the suspension (after taking it back 3 times) and the noise DID go away for about 6 weeks. It has since returned and remains prevalent as the car "warms up." A friend who is a body mechanic, suggested that it is a strut bearing, or something to do with the suspension, not the brakes. What's weird is that my front brakes have not been replaced and I am on my second set of rear brakes.

Sorry for the lengthy post.....hope you can shed light on these problems.

Just another thought, I have the extended Platinum warranty.....would this be covered under the warranty?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Rob

[YESCA]

Welcome to TN Rob! We are glad to have you here! Ask those same questions in the Camry forum. You should get some answers there