# 2004 Camry Steering Wheel

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-camry-steering-wheel/29118>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** noises, steering, wheels\
**Created:** [April 14, 2009, 1:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-camry-steering-wheel/29118 "2009-04-14T01:54:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Ralph22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Ralph22](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ralph22)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 1:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-camry-steering-wheel/29118/1 "2009-04-14T01:54:02Z")

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My 2004 Toyota Camry LE (auto transmission) with 61K miles makes a soft knocking sound (appears to be coming from the interior of the car) when turning the steering wheel. The steering wheel makes this sound even at the slightest turn of the steering wheel, i.e., within the “play” and even when the engine is off (before it goes to lock position). I would appreciate ideas on what could be possibly causing it. Thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![galant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/77aa72/32.png) [@galant](https://community.cartalk.com/u/galant)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 2:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-camry-steering-wheel/29118/2 "2009-04-14T02:31:42Z")

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It is usually the intermediate steering shaft. There is a technical service bulletin on this but if you are out of warranty you end up paying for the repair. There are other possibilities too, but that is the 1st thing I will check.

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**Author:** ![art1966](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@art1966](https://community.cartalk.com/u/art1966)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 3:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-camry-steering-wheel/29118/3 "2009-04-14T03:14:25Z")

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> > Usually\<\< that intermediate steering shaft, but for mine the solution was a lot simpler. This very topic was discussed recently here:

[http://community.cartalk.com/posts/list/2119150.page](http://community.cartalk.com/posts/list/2119150.page)

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**Author:** ![Ralph22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Ralph22](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ralph22)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 3:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-camry-steering-wheel/29118/4 "2009-04-14T03:40:47Z")

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Thanks for the response. I’ll approach the dealer and see what they can do in connection with the TSB.

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**Author:** ![Ralph22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Ralph22](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ralph22)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2009, 2:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-camry-steering-wheel/29118/5 "2009-05-03T02:03:25Z")

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update: took the car to the dealer. The TSB was right but the dealer proposed a solution similar to art1966

[http://act](http://act)…19150.page

but the cost was twice…didn’t mind at all since less expensive than changing the intermediate steering shaft…i just hope that was a permanent fix