Power Steering Failed

[pudders]

Anyone else know of any Verso power steering problems.?

I have been experiencing some loss of power when my 54 T3 first started in the morning and a bit of squealing. I put it down to the belt being slack. So I took it to the dealer. They said that they found a little bracket had broke, and they now had the parts on order. Fair enough? I asked if the car was OK to drive and they said, yeah fine, we will call you when your parts come in. That was Monday, and today, Friday I was so close to having a head on as my steering failed as I went round a corner. I mean I tried to round the corner, but the steering went heavy and straightened out... Luckily I wasn't going so fast and managed to stop up quickly.

But rather shaken I attempted to limp my car back to the house without incident. Two hours later I'm waiting for the dealer to call me back.

[macyoung]

Shocking from the dealer, and could have been a nasty accident. I would take this up with Toyota customer support - they may not do anything but it is worth a try. Have never heard of this on the Verso, but worth looking out for now.

[Creamola]

Thinking that this was a safety critical issue, I was just doing a google search to see which gov dept you should report it to.

Then I came across the latest Toyota recall for the Verso. Looks like yours is subject to a recall, the title of which is "Steering may fail" - !Removed! hell, given your experience, they are not kidding are they....

Check here: Toyota recalls

[pudders]

Dealer has fixed the fault. Waited two and a half hours for them to call back on friday. Then when they didn't, I called them again. They checked and the bits required had come in, so was booked in for 8:30 on Saturday morn. Finished the work by 9:15 so dealer came good in the end.

Steering feels like it should again. But I think it will be a while before I am completely confident in my Verso again.