LivingTheDream

Rather than take my 2012 Kluger Altitude to Toyota to do nothing about the problem, I undid the shaft at the steering column, 12mm bolt, and worked my shaft (hahahaha) in and out to free it up. The problem is that the steering rack is mounted to the crossmember rather than the body of the car. As the crossmember is attached to the body via rubber bushes, as the vehicle twists and the crossmember flexes on its rubber mounts, the alignment of the intermediate shaft alters and the slip splines end up binding causing the knock. Working the shaft in & out (hahahaha) fixes the problem for a little while. I'll wait til it comes back and then do the same again, there's no point having someone stuff around with my car unnecessarily when he's not going to permanently fix the problem, especially when I'm more than capable of doing the same job.

Hi, I have a 2012 Kluger Altitude with the factory sat nav and I found that once I did the ios7 update on my iPhone 5, my bluetooth stop pairing intermittently and the steering wheel controls also stopped working while trying to change music while bluetooth streaming. Changed to a Samsung Galaxy and it all started to work again. What Im trying to say is, make sure your phone isn't the cause of not being able to pair. It is fairly easy to do, just make sure your bluetooth on your phone is on and follow the owners manual. If not, go to Toyota, they won't/shouldn't charge you. Good Luck

Have you inspected, re-greased & correctly adjusted the Trunnion Bearings?