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Toyota Venza Steering Safety Report | Sept 06, 2013
Reported on Sept 06, 2013
MY 2011 TOYOTA VENZA WITH ONLY 10,000 MILEAGE HAD A ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILURE AS I EXITED I695 TOWARDS TOWSON, MARYLAND. AS I TURNED ONTO THE EXIT I LOST MY ABILITY TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL. HAD THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 MINUTES EARLIER ON THE SHARP CURVE FROM I95 TO I695, I MAY HAVE CRASHED. FORTUNATELY I DROVE STRAIGHT TO SAFETY TO A PARKING LOT. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THE POWER STEERING ECU FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART WAS ORDERED AND I WILL PICK UP MY VEHICLE TONIGHT, 9/13/13. SINCE MY VENZA WAS STILL UNDER MANUFACTURER WARRANTY UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2014, I WAS ADVISED THE CAR MAKER WOULD COVER COST. HEY ALSO PERFORMED MY 10,000 SERVICE. I WAS SHOCKED THIS DANGEROUS STEERING COMPUTER FAILURE HAPPENED BECAUSE I HAVE MAINTAINED REGULAR MAINTENANCE AS DEALERSHIP REQUIRED, IT IS SAFELY STORED IN MY GARAGE ALL WORK WEEK DAYS AND I ONLY DRIVE IT ON THE WEEKENDS, BASICALLY. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW SO I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER TOO. *TR | |
Make: | Toyota |
Model: | Venza |
Manufactured by: | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
Year: | 2011 |
Was a crash reported? | N |
Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
Was a fire reported? | N |
Location: | SILVER SPRING MD |
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 4T3BK3BB5BU |
Mileage: | 10000 miles. |
Speed: | 30 MPH |
Number of cylinders: | 6 |
Vehicle type: | |
Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
Was a police report filed? | N |
Tire size: | |
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