Toyota Prius: About the steering recall

"B. Peg" <att.net> wrote in message
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I was going to bring the steering wheel in but I guess they want the whole
car, huh? Several of my friends have asked me if my Prius was recalled, as
if recalls were unique to the Prius. I just sigh and remind them it could
be worse if I owned a GM Yukon. Like you, I'm waiting for the next oil
change. I did that with the first recall too, and wouldn't you know.... my
dash lit up like a Christmas tree the week before it was time to change.

B. Peg <att.net> wrote:
 

Under "What will Toyota do?", my notice says:

"Any Toyota dealer will replace the Steering Intermediate Shaft at NO
CHARGE to you.

"In addition, the dealer will inspect the sliding yoke and the
intermediate extension shaft and replace them as necessary..."

So my take is that the recall is on the one specific part, the Steering
Intermediate Shaft, and everyone will get that replaced. Then, in
addition, they'll replace the other two parts if necessary.
 

No, there's definitely something they'll do now, but for me it's moot
since I'm up for my 45K service real soon anyway, so I'll take care of
it then.

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> Under "What will Toyota do?", my notice says: 

That's my read as well. However, the "Inspect" and "As necessary" are the
parts that leads me to "Maybe they will. Maybe they won't."

I can see the dealer doing nothing but an "Inspection" and saying "Looks
good enough to us" and billing Toyota accordingly. Not that any dealer
would be so brazen as to do that. <right!>

It says nothing about "The dealer *WILL REPLACE* the part." (regardless if
Toyota has "At no charge to you" in it).

Maybe an oil change inspection will suffice.

Side note: Friends at work who carpool to lunch with in my Prius have said:
"You got insurance in case that there steering wheel falls off and kills us
all?" Like it's really funny! >(

B~

B. Peg <att.net> wrote:
 

The "maybe they will, maybe they won't" deal definitely applies, but
only to the sliding yoke and the intermediate extension shaft. The
dealer WILL replace the Steering Intermediate Shaft, as stated in the
first phrase. There's no mention of inspection or "as necessary" in
that phrase.
 

Oh, but it certainly does:

"Any Toyota dealer will replace the Steering Intermediate Shaft at NO
CHARGE to you."

The words "will replace" are right there.

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>> > "In addition, the dealer will inspect the sliding yoke and the 

So there's two parts? One "may get replaced" and the other "will get
replaced?"

Gotta go back and read the fine print.... I thought there was only one
thing that cracked?

....back again.

Yep. You're right. There are "two" parts in the recall.

The *Steering Intermediate Shaft* is a "will replace" part.

The *Sliding Yoke* is an "inspect and maybe replace" part.

Thanks for the update.

B~

B. Peg <att.net> wrote:
 

Three.
 

Yes.
 

Yes, along with the *intermediate extension shaft*, so it sounds like
the one part is faulty, and when it breaks, it can sometimes take the
other two along with it.

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Jerry Keller writes:

I had this recall done two days ago and the dealer replaced the
steering intermediate shaft. This was done even though there was no
sign of damage to this or any other steering component. Toyota has
issued a kit of parts to the dealer for this repair. They do replace
this component regardles of its condition.
Jerry

On 2006-06-18 10:19:06 -0400, invalid (Mike Rosenberg) said:
 

> Jerry Keller writes: 

Jerry,
How long did you need to leave your car at the dealer for it to be done?
I've heard it takes about an hour, but my last oil change took over 4 hours
(they decided to balance the wheels as well which made the bill $90 or so
for the 10K service).

Fwiw, I know they balanced the tires as it rode smoother than ever and I
recently discovered the little silver trim-covers were bent in various
places from the wheel weight tab over the edge of the rim (cannot get them
flat or flush with rim with the weight's tab). I don't think there were any
weights on the original wheels as the trim-covers were flush with the wheel
before they did it. Seems there are some heavy weights on my rims now. At
least it doesn't seem to bounce around and off the I-5 autobahn in
California when speeds exceed 100 mph. <wink>

B~