2005 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA; 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY; 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID; 2004 LEXUS RX330; 2005 LEXUS RX330; 2004 LEXUS ES330; 2005 LEXUS ES330; 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA; 2004 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER; 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY; 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA; 2006 LEXUS RX HYBRID; 2004 TOYOTA AVALON; 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA; 2005 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Toyota is recalling certain 2004-2006 model year vehicles including Avalon, Camry, Camry Solara, Highlander, Sienna, and Lexus ES330, RX330, and RX400H models manufactured between June 1, 2004 and March 31, 2005, with 1MZ-FE or 3MZ-FE engines. The crankshaft pulley in these vehicles may have been assembled with an inadequate amount of adhesive between the outer ring and inner torsional rubber damper, which could cause the outer ring to become misaligned and fail to rotate properly with the inner ring.
If the adhesive is insufficient, the power steering pump belt may become detached from the pulley, resulting in a loss of power steering and increased steering effort that could increase the risk of a crash. Additionally, this condition may cause noise or illumination of the battery discharge indicator light. Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the crankshaft pulley to determine if it was produced by the U.S. supplier and replace it with a new one at no charge. Owners should contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331 for more information.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
IN SOME CASES, THE BELT FOR THE POWER STEERING PUMP MAY BECOME DETACHED FROM THE PULLEY WHICH COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND A SUDDEN INCREASE IN STEERING EFFORT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
TOYOTA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL CHECK THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY TO IDENTIFY WHETHER IT WAS PRODUCED BY THE U.S. SUPPLIER. IF SO, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE PULLEY WITH A NEW ONE AT NO CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING EARLY JANUARY 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004 AVALON VEHICLES; 2004 AND 2005 CAMRY, CAMRY SOLARA, HIGHLANDER, AND SIENNA VEHICLES, 2006 HIGHLANDER HYBRID; 2004 AND 2005 LEXUS ES330 AND RX330; AND 2006 LEXUS RX400H VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 1, 2004 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2005, EQUIPPED WITH THE 1MZ-FE OR 3MZ-FE ENGINE. THE AMOUNT OF ADHESIVE AGENT APPLIED BETWEEN THE OUTER RING AND THE TORSIONAL RUBBER DAMPER (INNER RING) IN THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY MAY BE INADEQUATE. IF THE ADHESIVE IS INSUFFICIENT, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE OUTER RING MAY BECOME MISALIGNED AND IT MAY NOT PROPERLY ROTATE WITH THE INNER RING, CAUSING NOISE AND/OR ILLUMINATION OF THE BATTERY DISCHARGE INDICATOR LIGHT.
Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.