Steering Column Clunk

I just traded a 2014 FJ that I owned since new for a 2015 4Runner Limited with about 87K miles. The 4Runner was a one owner vehicle with no accident history. Looks like it saw a lot of gravel roads. The test drive was fine. A week after the deal I started getting a random clunking sound from the steering column (and I can feel it slightly too). There seems to be no correlation to driving conditions, speed, etc. I did a ride along with a dealer mechanic and he said it's a normal sound that's sometimes made from the intermediate steering shaft. My reaction is, bull. I'm not a mechanic but apparently an idiot for getting rid of a perfectly good FJ for this PITA. Any advice on a fix would be greatly appreciated.

 

Well on the brighter side, welcome to the forum.

 

Thanks. Have read a lot of posts. Glad to be here.

 

Oh my. 1 owner, last year of the FJ... for a meh Limited. Interesting.

There is a zip tie trick that apparently can stop the intermediate column clunk... at least on Tacomas.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...ad-the-zip-tie-fix-will-make-your-day.435015/

Welcome and try not to regret your decision too much.

 

Love my LE it's been a great truck for over 5 yrs. Now with that said, What the???? SMH. Seriously though, I hope you get the column sorted out. I do have to say you should like the seats in the LE