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steering knock

Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Main Forum' started by Kindke, Dec 16, 2023.

  1. Kindke

    Kindke Member

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    In last few days Ive noticed a "knock" when turning the steering wheel from dead straight a few degrees after being stopped or parked for a short period. It does not happen while driving or turning, it seems to only get reset when stopping or being parked for a short period

    Its incredibly annoying, the guy in this video actually describes the problem very well



    This is in addition to the slight squeaking I am hearing from the steering column while turning thats been going on for few months now,

    This is making me believe that some part of the steering column needs re-greasing to fix both issues.

    I have a 2017 Gen 4 prius with 60k miles.

    I couldnt find any guide online to re-grease column for my model so thinking of taking it to the garage.

    If anyone has encountered this before and fixed the knocking issue please let me know.
     
    #1 Kindke, Dec 16, 2023
  2. Mr.Vanvandenburg

    Mr.Vanvandenburg Senior Member

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    My 2020 had the squeaking from new, intermittent. My old Venza had a case of the knocks. Both fixes are new steering columns I think. I sold both of these. My present 2020 hasn’t had this. It must not be common as the part number never changed like on the Venzas.
     
    #2 Mr.Vanvandenburg, Dec 16, 2023
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