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I have a 2000 gs300 and i turned it on this morning and wenr in reverse while trying to turn then heard a thump and my steering wheel went full on loose and spins freely without turning tires, i looked under my steering colum and seen this!!!! Is this common???im trying to push it back together cuz it seems to be a male and female but it dosent reach, how is this even held together??here are some pictures
You've really got an interesting case there. I think this is the first time I've ever heard of something like this happening. I really don't have much idea of what caused it, except do you know if your car was ever in a floodt? Water could have come up or inside the car, under the dash, and corroded parts of the steering column, causing some parts and covers to work loose....that's the only thing I can think of.
You might try posting this in our maintenance or GS forums and see if they have any other ideas. But you may (?) end up having to get it towed to a repair shop.
^ I was thinking the car had been in a bad accident and somebody did a hack job repairing it. Steering column and entire linkage should have been replaced, or car should have been written off and crushed.
Although that's just speculation.
Good thing that didn't happen while you were doing 75+ on the highway
^ I was thinking the car had been in a bad accident and somebody did a hack job repairing it. Steering column and entire linkage should have been replaced, or car should have been written off and crushed.
Good point. I had not considered that.
Good thing that didn't happen while you were doing 75+ on the highway
Yes, I was thinking the same thing...but I'm sure he probably feels more relief than we do.
Hey guys and gals i have a 2000 gs 300 and out of no where i turned on my car put it in reverse turned the wheel and i heard a thump then my steering wheel went into free wheel it kept spinning but didnt turn the wheels....i looked under my dadh it it seems like the part thats a male and femal detached (this part is pressed together) wtffff ive never heard of this happening... can someone help?why didn this happen?
It has to be pushed back in place from the steering wheel and the steering assembly below. My guess is the reason why it wont reach is because your steering rack below is sitting lower than it should. Have you had any work recently under the car to slide the rack forward?
slide it down into place. i think there was a bolt hole (i think it was a 10mm) that holds that into place.
No dude theres no bolt im almost positive,theres no hole it looks like its just pressed in, and i tried to pull the shaft down but it really hard then i accidently pulled it up and it went further into the steering wheel and now it about a inch away and wont come down period
It has to be pushed back in place from the steering wheel and the steering assembly below. My guess is the reason why it wont reach is because your steering rack below is sitting lower than it should. Have you had any work recently under the car to slide the rack forward?
man at least this didn't happen during driving at high speeds, it could have been ugly
please keep us updated on the solution, I never seen this happen to our cars either and hope you the best
My mecanic said the motor in the steering colum is no good and got stuck and all the pressure was on the cuplid which made it seperate, he said this is rare the car must of been in a accident before i got it
I had this happen to me before. It's what allowed the telescopic steering wheel adjustment to work. There is a bolt that keeps it from sliding all the way out I believe or a bracket that keeps it together
07-31-15, 09:43 PM
my steering wheel not turning tires!!
I think this is the first time I've ever heard of something like this happening. I really don't have much idea of what caused it, except do you know if your car was ever in a floodt? Water could have come up or inside the car, under the dash, and corroded parts of the steering column, causing some parts and covers to work loose....that's the only thing I can think of. 
