Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / PRIUS / 2001

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006067000 Incident Date: May, 29 2006
Consumer's City: DES MOINES Consumer's State: IA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: PRIUS Model Year: 2001
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#: JT2BK12U210 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 02 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 22 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Check engine light came on in vehicle. took to dealer for service and was told the power steering rack had a malfunction and needed replaced. they replaced the rack and electric link assembly and did a front end alignment at a cost to me of $1500 dollars. the service advisor told us that this was the third time this year that he had seen this problem . after researching this problem further, i found that many people have had this same problem. why should i have to pay for a faulty part? *nm