| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003265223 | Incident Date: Aug, 07 2003 |
| Consumer's City: PORTLAND | Consumer's State: OR |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: AVALON | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Steering:rack and pinion:rack |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4T1BF12B0VU | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 12 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 15 1996 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I noticed a wobble in the steering and took the car to a tire dealer. dealer balanced tires and said all would be ok. in less than 10 miles wobble reappeared and took car to another shop of tire dealer. wobble was less noticible and next day noticed power steering oil on driveway. i took car into toyota and was told i needed to replace the rack & pinipn steering unit at a cost of 1200.00. i was able to negotiated price of repair down to 1044.15, apparently because i was a good customer. i yelled a lot! *ak |
