2013 Toyota Sienna Steering

I was gonna make a U-turn at the end of the road and then the steering made a cracking noise. The steering shaft has been replaced 3 TIMES and it still happens. So much for Toyota Reliability.....................

BINDING AND NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT AND ACCELERATING FROM A STOP.

WHEN AT LOW SPEEDS, TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT...THERE IS A CLUNKING SOUND. FORUMS SUGGEST THAT THE ISSUE IS EITHER THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING LINKAGE. IF THIS FAILS WILL IT CAUSE LOCK UP OR LOSS OF STEERING? THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. SO FAR, I HAVE HAD ONLY THIS 'CLUNKING' SOUND.

I HAVE A 2013 TOYOTA SIENNA AND NOTICED A CLICKING/KNOCKING SOUND WHENEVER I'M TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE IN MOTION. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE CV BOOT AND SO I BROUGHT MY CAR TO TWO LOCAL SHOP MECHANIC BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE ISSUE. I HAVE CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND SOMETHING THAT MIGHT BE THE CAUSE OF THIS KNOCKING SOUND. I SAW IN ONE TOYOTA SIENNA FORUM TALKING ABOUT THE ISSUE WITH THEIR "STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT" WHERE ONE OF THE OWNER HAVE THIS ISSUE. THE MILEAGE OF MY VAN IS 104900 JUST PASS THE WARRANTY OF 100K BUT STILL LESS THAN 5 YEARS BY APRIL OF THIS YEAR. I KNOW THEIR WARRANTY POLICY IS WHICH EVER COMES FIRST. AND I'VE NOTICED THIS ISSUE 10 MONTHS BEFORE MY MILEAGE GOES MORE THAN 100K BUT I DID NOT PAY ATTENTION ON THIS BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT'S GONNA GO AWAY. I LIVE IN ONTARIO CANADA.

STEERING COLUMN MADE CLUNKING NOISE AND STUCK. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING LEFT TO RIGHT AND VICE VERSA. STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ISSUE IS A WELL-KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR