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02 Camry Tick noise when turning the wheel

Hi, recently my 02 Camry(4 cyl) is making a tick noise at turning: if the turn signal is on, I can hear between 1 to 3 "ta" sound (depend on how big the turn is)from the steering column. If the signal is not on, no such sound when turn. Dealer said it's normal and that's the mechanism to automaticly shut off the signal. The thing is, I don't think the noise was there before. A friend's Corrola doesn't do this, while a

01 camry is doing the same. Is your 02--05 Camry act like this? Shoulds to me a part needs to be lubricated? Thanks for any suggestion.

BTW, the quality of the new model of Camry is terrible. My car is made in JP, less than 2 years old(40K km). Already has fuel guage sending unit changed; drive belt replaced(squeaking); driver seat rack replaced; No air blown to the floor(fixed); Leaking coolant at the top side of engine(to be fixed); power steering box(don't know its name; it's where the steering column and the power steering fluid pipe join, under the hood) leaking. And of course, that's famous rattle noise from behind the dash board which the dealer always said they can't reproduce but I hear it every day.

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C.Lee
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Takes a long while to work out the kinks in the new generation camrys. It took 3 years for them to come out with a real fix for my front shock noise that the dealer never could hear on my 97.

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ROBMURR

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Butherus

Check out a Chrysler 300C or Dodge Magnum. I have a 300M with 40k miles on it. No rattles.

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Art

The turn indicator is tripped off once the steering wheel starts to straighten up again. This mechanism which can be likened to a small cam or bump on the steering column, can make a noise as the wheel is turned *into* the corner.

Basically there is a small spring-metal arm which can make a ticking type sound as it runs over the trip or cancelling bump in the opposite direction than the 'straightening' the cars direction again. It is not a real problem.

If that's an indication of other post-2000 Camrys as well, then the image which has contributed to the popularity of the car (and its resale value) will suffer.

Jason

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Jason James

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