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Originally Posted by Impureclient
I didn't make a video of it happening but just wanted to put this up in case somebody was running into the same sound.
I'm at only 27.5k miles and around 27k I started hearing a clunk coming from the drivers side dash. If I went over a speed bump or really rough road it would make
what sounded like something from the suspension rattling. Then I later realized if I whipped the steering wheel back and forth it at a stop, it would barely do it also.
The dealer replaced the sway bar bushings, under warranty and since they said they were loose, and that didn't fix it. Then they replaced
the whole steering column assembly and it went away.
So if you are going over bumps and it's pretty loud like somethings loose and can also lightly recreate the sound by whipping the wheel back and forth
when the car isn't moving, there's your problem. Seems premature at 27k miles but there it is.
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When they replaced the column did they also replace the EPS? If so then it was probably just the rubber coupler that was bad. It’s crazy they are doing such an expensive repair to replace a $5 rubber bushing. They don’t sell this part individually for our car but several other Toyota’s have the same EPS and they do sell the part individually for those. You would think Toyota would link this part to the 86 and release a TSB for this. Most threads about suspension noise lead to people saying to check the end links when most of these people really just need new couplers.
27k seems low to have this issue though. Do you drive on dirt roads often or maybe have a dirt driveway. It seems most of the people with this issue are in counties with low quality roads where it is constantly pounding on this bushing.