{"count":1,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":10455033,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"04/12/2012","vin":"5TELU42NX6Z","components":"STEERING","summary":"THE TACOMA INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IS UNPROTECTED AND EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS UNDER THE TRUCK, THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON WITH ALL TACOMAS FROM 2005 TO PRESENT 1012 MODEL. MY STEERING BEGAN TO LOCK WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED GIVING THE FEEL THAT I COULD NOT TURN THE TRUCK. THE PROBLEM APPEARS SUDDENLY AND FOR A SHORT TIME SEEMS TO COME AND GO. ACCORDING TO NUMEROUS FORUM WEBSITES, THIS IS BECOMING A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. DUE TO ITS EXPOSURE TO THE ELEMENTS, THE UNIVERSAL JOINT FAILS AND BINDS MAKING THE VEHICLE FEEL LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKING UP. SPRAYING THE JOINT WITH A PENETRANT WILL LOOSEN IT TEMPORARILY TO CONFIRM THAT THIS IS THE PROBLEM. IF NOT CORRECTED, THE UNIVERSAL MAY BIND COMPLETELY OR SNAP, THIS WILL UNDOUBTEDLY CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING OR CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEED.    I RECENTLY HAD MINE REPLACED BY A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND I AM AWARE OF MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS CAN BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE RESULTING IN A CRASH OR EVEN DEATH! OTHER MANUFACTURERS THAT I AM AWARE OF COVER THEIR UNIVERSAL WITH A PLASTIC COVER DEVICE TO PROTECT IT FROM THE ELEMENTS, TOYOTA DOES NOT.    MY VEHICLE HAD THIS FAILURE AT 164,000 MILES, BUT I KNOW OF FAILURES WITH AS LITTLE AS 60,000 MILES.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2006","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"TACOMA","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]}]}