Is this normal with the Yaris steering lock? - Toyota Yaris Forums

STC · 04-19-2010, 07:59 PM

I've had my car for nearly 4 months now. Just the other day, after I shut my car off in the ignition lock position and pulled the keys out... I used the steering wheel for leverage to get out and noticed it moved?

I sat back in and moved the steering wheel left and right... it did not lock. Then I turned it over to the right around a 1/4 (steering wheel turn) and it finally locked?

Is this normal with the steering lock in the Yaris? Large play before the column locks? Anybody experience the same?

My last car's steering wheel would lock if you turned it only an inch or two!

Thanks...

ddongbap · 04-19-2010, 08:05 PM

Yep its normal.

STC · 04-19-2010, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ddongbap

Yep its normal.

I don't know why it took me so long? There were a lot of differences I noticed immediately from my old car. I was hoping this was just a property of the Yaris! Good to know this...

Thanks!

AlexNet0 · 04-19-2010, 08:57 PM

sometimes mine locks immediately when turned, sometimes it takes a good quarter turn, lol

rihdrkc · 04-19-2010, 09:05 PM

I honestly do not ever remember mine locking, and I've had it for a year now

*kimona* · 04-19-2010, 09:59 PM

Normal

auxmike · 04-19-2010, 11:10 PM

It locks?
Wow, I don't think I experienced that in 2 years of ownership....

STC · 04-20-2010, 05:45 PM

Thanks everyone for your comments! I've learned so much from Yaris World...

SAV912 · 04-21-2010, 04:15 AM

Man, they must've not installed a steering lock in mine. I've turned it from one end to the other, no keys, no power. I tried this after noticing the same thing when getting out of the car, that I used the wheel for leverage and it didn't lock. I thought it was just a product of the electric steering.

O.o!! I feel jipped.

-SAV

STC · 04-21-2010, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SAV912

Man, they must've not installed a steering lock in mine. I've turned it from one end to the other, no keys, no power. I tried this after noticing the same thing when getting out of the car, that I used the wheel for leverage and it didn't lock. I thought it was just a product of the electric steering.

Wow... it should lock? Mine locked after I turned it over a ¼. The following morning, I put the key in and turned the ignition. The key would not turn forward to the ACC position. It was locked! So, I jiggled the steering wheel back and forth while turning the key forward. Finally, it moved out of the lock position.

Cheers...

Thai_Dang · 07-04-2010, 06:35 AM

Mines lock immediately after the engine is off, like rock hard lock. Have to start the engine for it to move, was annoying because I have to restart my engine when i forget to align my wheels after I park and turn off the engine. Which makes sense, since its electric power steering.

Yaris Hilton · 07-04-2010, 01:04 PM

Mine always locks, and I often have to hold a little torque on the wheel one way or another to unload the locking pawl so I can turn the key and start it.

Yarisduder · 07-05-2010, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SAV912

Man, they must've not installed a steering lock in mine. I've turned it from one end to the other, no keys, no power. I tried this after noticing the same thing when getting out of the car, that I used the wheel for leverage and it didn't lock. I thought it was just a product of the electric steering.

O.o!! I feel jipped.

-SAV

Was your car ever stolen? Maybe somehow the lock got broken before you noticed it.

Thai_Dang · 07-06-2010, 10:15 PM

maybe you got huge biceps, and just turn that locked thing without noticing

04-19-2010, 07:59 PM	#1
STC "LibertyRides!" View User's Garage Drives: 2010 Yaris 3Dr LB \| 2020 Stang Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: State College, PA, USA Posts: 576	Is this normal with the Yaris steering lock? I've had my car for nearly 4 months now. Just the other day, after I shut my car off in the ignition lock position and pulled the keys out... I used the steering wheel for leverage to get out and noticed it moved? I sat back in and moved the steering wheel left and right... it did not lock. Then I turned it over to the right around a 1/4 (steering wheel turn) and it finally locked? Is this normal with the steering lock in the Yaris? Large play before the column locks? Anybody experience the same? My last car's steering wheel would lock if you turned it only an inch or two! Thanks... __________________ ~ Mark ~ 2010 Yaris 3-Dr Liftback, 5-Speed Manual, P185/60R 15, Bayou Blue Pearl I Love my YARIS - (Click below to see Gaslog): Most miles Tank: 538 tank/10.148 gal = 53.015 MPG / Most MPG: 54.95 MPG (ethanol) 425 tank/7.73 gal "The evils of government are directly proportional to the tolerance of the people." -- Frank Kent

04-19-2010, 08:57 PM	#4
AlexNet0 View User's Garage Drives: '07 Yaris 3dr Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Rockland, ME Posts: 1,638	sometimes mine locks immediately when turned, sometimes it takes a good quarter turn, lol __________________ ---------- MI-YW ----------

04-19-2010, 09:05 PM	#5
rihdrkc Blazing Blue Yaris View User's Garage Drives: 2009 Yaris 3 door Liftback Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: RI Posts: 185	I honestly do not ever remember mine locking, and I've had it for a year now __________________ http://www.yariscentral.com/index.php Just an old guy rockin it with you young-uns

04-19-2010, 11:10 PM	#7
auxmike Drives: 2008 HB, A/T, Power W/L/M Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: LI, New Yawk Posts: 2,063	It locks? Wow, I don't think I experienced that in 2 years of ownership.... __________________ Never take eyes off opponent - Bruce Lee

04-20-2010, 05:45 PM	#8
STC "LibertyRides!" View User's Garage Drives: 2010 Yaris 3Dr LB \| 2020 Stang Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: State College, PA, USA Posts: 576	Thanks everyone for your comments! I've learned so much from Yaris World... __________________ ~ Mark ~ 2010 Yaris 3-Dr Liftback, 5-Speed Manual, P185/60R 15, Bayou Blue Pearl I Love my YARIS - (Click below to see Gaslog): Most miles Tank: 538 tank/10.148 gal = 53.015 MPG / Most MPG: 54.95 MPG (ethanol) 425 tank/7.73 gal "The evils of government are directly proportional to the tolerance of the people." -- Frank Kent

04-19-2010, 08:05 PM	#2
ddongbap Banned Drives: yw calls me douche and racist. Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: hay Posts: 2,183	Yep its normal.

04-19-2010, 09:59 PM	#6
kimona Super Moderator Drives: 2014 White VITZ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Huntington Bch, CA Posts: 4,938	Normal

04-21-2010, 04:15 AM	#9
SAV912 Pirate Yaaaaris View User's Garage Drives: '00 Toyota Celica GTS 6MT Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 573	Man, they must've not installed a steering lock in mine. I've turned it from one end to the other, no keys, no power. I tried this after noticing the same thing when getting out of the car, that I used the wheel for leverage and it didn't lock. I thought it was just a product of the electric steering. O.o!! I feel jipped. -SAV __________________ Georgia Bulldogs! '09 Yaris LB 5MT Sold.

07-04-2010, 06:35 AM	#11
Thai_Dang View User's Garage Drives: 2010 Yaris 5-Door LB AT MM Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 57	Mines lock immediately after the engine is off, like rock hard lock. Have to start the engine for it to move, was annoying because I have to restart my engine when i forget to align my wheels after I park and turn off the engine. Which makes sense, since its electric power steering.

07-04-2010, 01:04 PM	#12
Yaris Hilton Half a Bubble Off Plumb Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA Posts: 1,593	Mine always locks, and I often have to hold a little torque on the wheel one way or another to unload the locking pawl so I can turn the key and start it.

07-06-2010, 10:15 PM	#14
Thai_Dang View User's Garage Drives: 2010 Yaris 5-Door LB AT MM Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 57	maybe you got huge biceps, and just turn that locked thing without noticing

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